The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 11. (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) The Court was occupied during the morning in trying an lacti.,n for an alleged illegal distress, but the case, " Hollings- Vorth v. Pursett," presented no feature of interest except to %he parties concerned. GREEN V. CLA.RICE. This was an action for assault brought by Mr. Green, lurgeon, residing in Curzon-street, May-fair, and the proprietor of the Parliamentary Chronicle, against Mr. Clarke, hairdresser, keeping a shop in Vigo-street. It appeared that in December last Mr. Green, accompa nied by one of his sons, and Mr. Seelim, a bullion mer chant, went into Mr. Clarke's shop for the purpose of laving his hair cut, his son Henry waiting outside. After having been satisfactorily attended to by Jones, cne of Mr. Clarke's assistants, Mr. Green descended from the hairdressing-room into the shop to pay, Mr. Clarke and his sister being in the shop. Mr. Green threw down is., remarking that the charge was greater than usual. Mr. Clarke took up the money, saying that was their invariable charge, to which Mr. Green replied that he customarily paid only 6d. The defendant then averred that he had never taken a sixpence of Mr. Green, who retorted that he had always paid lim, and that the present instance was an im position. Mr. Clarke then came out from behind the cdunter into the shop, and Mr. Green repeated Ilia assertion that he had always paid him 6d. This statement was again negatived by the defendant, and the plaintiff replied, " You as much as tell me what I say as false." The defendant rejoined, "If you say that, I My it is untrue." Green retorted, " You're a liar." Clarke then said, " Thank you, sir." Green added, " I tell yea boldly and plainly that you area liar, sand if you were in my house I'd kick you out." Clarke peed, Perhaps you would like me to serve you the sante - Green said, " Neither you nor all your men could do it, and if you'll come into the street I'll lick you." Clarke then turned round the corner and said, Perhaps you will walk out if you please," and Green nourished his umbrella in Clarke's face, and Henry Laurie, one of Mr. Clarke's assistants, opened the door. Clarke then touched Green with two of his fingers and pointed to the door. Mr. Green not moving to go out, (01a:ke gave him a push or shove, on which Mr. Green's foot slipped, and he reeled zig - zag all a cross the road, and fell on Lis hands. A witness for the defence said he jumped up like a harlequin and was not hurt at all. Jones, who cut Mr. Green's hair, then went up to him, and Green spit seve ral times in his face. A person who was standing by eg the time Green was pushed from the shop remarked that it served him quite right. There was no one within 100 yards at the time, and Mr. Green made no com plaint, and walked away by himself. When the police man came up, Green said, " Look at my eye." The policeman replied, "Oh yes, I see your eye ; there's imothing the matter with it." Fleury Green, the plaintiff's son, who was standing outside waiting for his father, said that he saw his father somiog out of the shop, and as soon as he got off the step of the door, Clarke stepped forward and gave his lather a violent blow on the cheek from behind, which knocked hint down, so that he was unable to get up. He asked him what he meant by treating his father so, when he replied he deserved to be killed, and a stranger said it was for calling Clarke a liar. His father seemed to be in great pain. Mr. Clarke's assistant saidithat Mr. Green was not ac eustomed always to speak softly, as if to an old lady. A young man had come out of the shop afterwards, and swore that Mr. Green did not spit in Jones's face ; Air. Green's face was so disfigured that he could not be :seen for a week afterwards. The policeman did not like to take Clarke into custody as it was his own house, and seut up. Dr. rdens, said he knew Collier, physician, Spring-ga Zirr. Green as a surgeon eighteen years ago, and attended Ilia ) next day ; a severe injury had lacerated several blood- yessels, and he was suffering under symptoms of contusioi; of the brain ; two of the ribs in his left side were lacera t ed, and he spat blood for several days after; he was confined to bed for many days ; he had also a Pack eye, occasioned by some very violent blow ; he was not recovered yet. Mr. Platt having . replied, Mr. Justice Williams s ummed up, and the jury returned a verdict for Mr. Green—Damages, 20L COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May 11. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.) ELIOT V. ELLIS AND HICKS. This case was resumed this morning, when a few witnesses, in aris:lition to those who gave evidence yesterday, were called for the plaintiff. After the plaintiff's case had been closed, Mr. Sergeant SIIEE addressed the jury for the defence. He t idied upon the jury to defend the parish officers in this case, w ho had done no more than their duty, and what they were bound to do, in protecting society from a person in the state of mind to which the plaintiff was reduced. He would be able to prove to them that the plaintiff was not in a sane state of mild—that he lived in the most extraordi miry manner, and wag in the habit of acting in such a man ner as no person of soul:4 mind would act. He would show that when he was broaght into the workhouse, he attacked one of the inmates named Harris, most vio lently, and that when he was dismissed by the Wagistrate he was found near the canal by two policemen, under such circumstances as led them to be lieve that he intended to commit suicide. He denied that ,the plaintiff had suffered any pecuniary loss. He would prove that he had not a sixpence in the world, and that he even owed money ; that he was living in a most wretched manner, and in fact, that it was an advantage to him to be taken to the workhouse. The plaintiff was as mad as 111‘Naugh ten, or any other madman, who committed acts of violence on society, and the parish officers would not do their duty towards society and towards the prisoner himself, if they did :not take the steps they had taken. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to call witnesses tom'ablish those facts, the examination of whom occupied t h e Co'ot until it rose. There were between twenty and thirty AVitylpqqpN in attendance on the part of the defence. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 11. (Ni s i Prius 6ittings, before Baron GURNEY and Special Juries.) EXCISE CASES. ,—. 711 E ATTORNEY -GENERAL V. BATES AND OTHERS. This was an information filed by the Attorney-Gene ral to convict the defendants in penalties for having un lawfully shipped, without a permit, goods on which the duty had not been paid, and also for introducing into the 'country goods actually prohibited. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Wilde appeared in support of the iisformation, and Mr. Wordsworth for the defence. ft appeared that on the 19th of May, 1842, an excise v ei,ser, named Evans, seized at the Great Western Rail way : station at Paddington, 102 bales of tobacco stalks (weigh,! 13,347 lbs.), a cask of manufactured tobacco (weight : , 691b5.), and a trunk of, manufactured tobacco (weight 103 lbs.). The defendant Gates was a master mariner residing at Southsea, but at present in Win chester gaol for the offence that formed the subject of the present information. The other defendants were John Attwood, a farmer residing near Gosport, and Archibald Rutledge, the owner of a carrier's warehouse in Portsea. In 1842, Gates, who was the master of a smack called the George the Fourth, at the instance of the other defendants, was prevailed upon to take in a cargo of tobacco at Jersey. On the 22d of February in that year, he sailed in ballast for Cardiff from Ports mouth, and arrived at the former place on the 4th of . arch. when he took in a cargo of eighty tons of coals, an a cleared out for Portsmouth; but, instead of making for thatport, he proceeded to Bouley Bay, in Jersey, where cr cargo of tobacco was to have been ready, for him immediately on his arrival in port. However the person having charge of the tobacco would not allow it'to be shipped, in consequence of the smack having received some damage at sea. Gates therefore oroceeded to Gove, in the same island, where I t : disposed of a portion of the coals, and returned to Portsmouth and disposed of then t h e I.,.,mainder of his cargo. Subsequently, he shipped ,at Liverpool a cargo of pipe clay, taking car e, hove tier, to leave a consid erable s p ace unoccupied pa y!: of the vessel, and cleared out for s e the the fore sea, but instead of proceeding there, he went to Bouley the_ tobacco . in question, with Bay, and shippod the assistance a the ,lefendant, who immediately re the to England by ,steanier, and the George the "‘rii, and having arrived at Fourth proceeded to t he Sev. h GI Sharpness Point, nea r the moat:". of l e canal t e ouce st the r 16th e an Berkeley canal, pass ed the lock of aon of May, 1842. There the defendant joined the ship, and having hauled her to a lay-by the tobacco was unshipped and forwarded by the Great Western Railway to Lon don, where the seizure was made. Evidence in support of this statement of facts was dduced, and .The Learned JUDGE having summed u p , or i : , e jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da magoi .2,2501. •_ THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. COLE. The fO t ,: , rmation was filed by the Attorney-General against the a :9fendant, Joseph Cole, for having in his possession ma x - coombings roasted and coloured, so as to ,imitate tobacco, nd for selling the same for the purpose of being used in t t ,:e adulteration of tobacco, whereby the revenue was defr.iuded. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Wilde conducted the case for the Crown, and the defendant appeared in person to defend. Mr. JERVIS, in stating ti,;_s case, said that the present case was one which had rarely, at all events for a very long time, come before the Couirt. The defendant was charged, upon the information, w i t h h av i ng in his pos t, ession and selling malt coombings, which he had pre j usly roasted and coloured so as to imitate tobacco, an rendered himself act which was in violation of the Act of Parliament, (as was under stood' which he bad, consequently, was a shop liab:le to certain penalties, amounting in Court to 9001. The .defendant, it appeared, stoody keeper at Bradford, in Yorkshire, and was defend If was the in ,defend in person. He , understood . it .to the defendant to submit an objection to the Tention oi? on the ground that the article seized did informatioiff not fall within the denomination of articles pointed out by the statute? but he apprehended that, when the ob edit forward, the Learned jection should have been broil ) , Baron on the Beirch would have no difficulty in at once intimating to the deisendant that . his offence came clearly within the meaning a.nd intention of the Act of Par t 'ament. Some years since the l aws affecting tobacco re extremely stringent, but it having been thought advisable to relax in resp;ct to those laws, an alteration Nyasa made whereby the duty was made payable on the manufactured ,article. Under the 3d and 4th Victoria, c. 16, the amendment in the law had been effected, but it wes,deemed necessary, inasmuch ag the price of tobacco was oaly about- one penny, whilst the duty was 3s. per pound, to take care that there should be no imitation of the article itself, and, therefore, by the 11th section, a penalty of 1001. was leviable upon all persons who should roast, colour, or stain anyleaves of trees, any leaves of herbs, or any plants whatever, so as to imitate tobacco. t would thus be seen that it was unlawful to use the lealtest of any herb or plant for the purpose of . v Xing with tobacco, The sole question in the present c 9 s 4 was, whether malt coombings were or were not a 'b ° r hey plant. He should contend with much con fidei arae that they were a plant , a n d that having been cleari 'y ogoblished to the satisfaction of the jury , he ap- prehended they would have no difficulty in finding a verdict for the Crown. Evidence was then called which went to prove that three seizures had been made of this compound, one at Bradford, one at Wakefield, and one at Irongate Wharf, Paddington, It was also stated by the first witness, the Excise officer, that malt coombings are the little shoots which spring out from the barley during the early pro cess of malting, and grows before the further vegetation is stopped, to the length of from a quarter to half an inch. The root or shoot is then taken from the barley and put into a cylinder like a coffee roaster, and roasted or dried over the fire, by which means, as in the case of coffee, a darkened colour, is imparted, so dark as very closely to resemble tobacco. [A quantity in a raw and roasted state was produced.] Prior to this proceeding the grain was steeped in warm water for fifty or sixty hours, the effect of which was, that in about thirty hours hours afterwards the shoots would make their appear ance. The defendant, continued this witness, called upon him after the seizure and said that the officers had used him very ill by taking his property. The defendant in their conversation had not denied that the article be longed to him, but admitted that it was made and used to " reduce" tobacco. After other officers had been examined, a witness of the name of Lee stated that he had acted as agent to the defendant in the sale of this article to tobacconists. It was sold at is. per pound, and probably might cost 2d. or 2id., inclusive of labour. He had sold a consider able quantity of it. The defendant, when the me for the Crown had closed, submitted that there was no case to go the jury, inasmuch as the article which had been seized was not a plant, and was not contemplated by the Act of Parlia ment. The information also charged him with having barley in his possession ; but there had not been any evidence to prove that such had been the fact. The truth was, that he had not had any barley. Mr. Baron GURNEY said he had no hesitation in giv ing it as his epinion that a malt coombing was a plant. He had no doubt upon the point. It was a plant, and, therefore, came within the operation of the Act of Par liament. The defendant then - addressed the jury, and, after stating that his attention had been originally called to the article by a quantity having been offered to him for sale, proceeded to say that having obtained high opi nions upon the question, to the effect that malt coomb ings were not contemplated by the statute, he had be come manufacturer of the article. He still contended that the 11th section of the Act did not in any way ap ply to his case. He complained that the Excise had offered to compromise the matter for 201., and now, after the seizure had been made for three years, he was pur sued for penalties amounting to 9001. Mr. JERVIS, in his reply, said this was the first time he had heard of a proffered act of leniency on the part of the Crown being attempted to be turned against it. The offer of compromise had been made because the Excise had supposed that the defendant might, in con sequence of an ambiguity (which had since been cor rected) in the section of the Act of Parliament, have been misled. That offer, however, had been rejected, and the Crown, therefore, had been compelled to go for the penalties. Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up, and observed that there could be no doubt of a malt coombing being . a plant. Mr. JERVIS here said that the Crown in this instance only went for two penalties of 100/. each. The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict for the Crown, with penalties for 2001. _ . THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. COX. This was an information filed by the Attorney-Gene ral for the recovery of penalties for an infringement of the statute regulating the manufacture and sale of paper. It was proved that the defendant, who is a paper maker at Boulden, near Hungerford, had sold paper which had not been charged to the duty, that he had al tered the weight of the parcel as originally marked on the stamped wrapper, and that he had sent out and sold paper in considerable quantities without any wrapper having been placed round the package, all these acts being violations of the Act of Parliament. 'rhe case wad undefended, and The jury, therefore, after the case had been proved by evidence, returned a verdict for the Crown for penalties amounting to 5601. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. ... . - - Mary Ann Brown, a rather interesting looking female, about 26 years of age, and John Francis Skinner, a fashion ably dressed young man, wearing meustachios, were indicted for furging a cheque for 1901., with intent to defraud Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith the bankers, on the 9th of January last. The name forged was, as ma be remembered from our recent police reports, that of Lady Margaret Nettlethorpe. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Doane conducted the prosecution, while Mr. Wilkins defended the prisoner Brown, and Mr. M. Chambers appeared for Skinner. Mr. BODKIN having stated the particulars of the case to the jury, Mr. Evyson, clerk to Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, deposed to the fact of a cheque having been cashed on the day named in the indictment, alleged to be drawn by Lady Nettlethorpe. Lady Margaret Nettlethorpe stated that she was the widow of Sir Henry Nettlethorpe, and resided at River Hill, in Kent. She met the prisoner Brown in London, who made application to her for an engagement as a companion, but this was only accepted for a short time, during which Miss Brown had had frequent opportunities of seeing her (Lady Nettlethorpe) write. Witness never gave her authority to sign any cheque in her name. Was aware that Miss Brown belonged to a most respectable family, but had latterly been in rather distressed circumstances, when she lent her some money. Cross-examined—The opportunities which the prisoner Brown had of seeing her write, was when she was writing letters. Used printed cheques, and seldom wrote more than two or three during the year. Miss Brown was aware that she banked with Smith, Payne, and Smith. The next witness was Mrs. Mason, who deposed that the prisoner resided some time at her house at Kingston, and in payment of her rent, &c.. gave her a 5/. note. The note was identified as one of those which had been paid away upon Lady Nettlethorpe's cheque. Several other witnesses having been examined, who gave collateral evidence, all of which has been already published in our police report, Inspector Pearce, of the Detective Force, deposed to taking the prisoners into custody at Kingston, when they both declared their innocence of the offence of forgery. The two prisoners were living together as man and wife, and when the witness went to their lodging, Skinner acknowledged that the female was not his wife, but begged of him not to let the people of the house know anything about the transaction, as they had lived there most respectably, and without the slightest imputation or suspicion. Mr. Witacras addressed the jury on behalf of his client in an able and lengthened speech, and in illustration of the diffi culty with which the identity of a signature was beset, men tioned the case of a Learned Judge in that Court (Mr. Justice Mattison) who mistook his own handwriting. Mr. M. CHAMBERS addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner Skinner, and commented strongly upon the impro bability of a person who bore her Majesty's commission and held the high station in society which he did, being guilty of the crime with which he was charged. The Learned Counsel also commented upon the honourable feeling which lie exhibited in not availing himself of the offer of Mr. Bush to become a witness against the female prisoner. Several witnesses, most of them officers of the army and navy, were called, who gave the prisoner Skinner the highest character for honour and respectability. Mr. Baron ALDERSON having summed up, The jury, after a short consultation in the box, stated to the judge that they would not be likely to agree for some time, after which they retired in custody of one of the officers of the Court to the jury-room to consider their verdict. The jury, after about an hour's deliberation, returned into Court with a verdict of Guilty against Mary Ann Brown, and of Acquittal in favour of Skinner. The - female prisoner, who wept bitterly upon hearing the verdict, was removed from the dock for a few moments, but was again brought up for judgment. Mr. Baron ..DERSON said, it was with much pain he was compelled to inflict the very severe sentence he was about to do, but he felt that he would not be otherwise discharging his duty. The sentence of the Court was, that she be trans ported beyond the seas for fifteen years. The unfortunate young woman, upon hearing the judg ment, nearly went into hysterics, and loudly implored mercy. When being led below to the cells she encountered Skinner, who was standing at the back of the dock, waiting to be discharged, when she threw her arms round his neck, and passionately embraced and kissed him, saying, " Good bye, dear John, for ever." Skinner seemed to repel her as much as possible, and walked coolly oat of the dock. NEW COURT. ARSON.—Mary Ann Joblyns, aged 35, and Mary Pet tigrew, aged 81, were indicted for feloniously and mali ciously setting fire to a dwelling-house. The witnesses proved the facts, which have already been before the public. A distress had been put into the house rented by the elder prisoner for 421., due for rent to the trustees of the property. The two prisoners slept in the house while the officer was in possession on the 16th of April. Both prisoners went out, as they said to tea ; the elder prisoner returned and went up stairs, where she re mained about an hour ; the younger prisoner afterwards returned and went up stairs also with a candle, and stayed there about fifteen,minutes, after which she left the house. The officer in possession after this found a strong suffocating smell in the house, and searched it ; he then called in some neighbours, and on examination it was found that tho room on the first-floor was on fire. It was not extensive, and was soon extinguished. Seve ral holes were found in the flooring boards, in which were placed a quantity of matches. The COMMON SERGEANT said, there was no proof against Pettigrew, and the jury therefore acquitted her ; but the prisoner Joblyns was found guilty, and sen tenced to be transported for fifteen years. The prisoner, who is a most respectable-looking woman, was taken from the dock screaming most piteously to be allowed to go home to her children. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A person named Elizabeth Williams, a Welsh woman, was brought up, charged with the ofence of inducing David Morgan, a countryman of her own, to give her food and lodgings und er f a l se pre t ences . The complainant said the prisoner, of whom he had no knowledge, called at his house one day, and asked him whether his name was David Morgan ' and whether he had not received two letters from Wa les within the last day or two. He replied that th e pr i soner was r i g ht as to his mime, but mistaken as to the letters. ~ Oh ! (said she) you have an uncle who has been 77 years in India, and has just died at the age of 101, a great leav- mu lly thousands behind him, and yo u w ill come i n for your share ing as a near relative." MAYOR—And you took her to diet and representation ? The LORD Com plainant—She told me A The LORD MAYOR — lodge with you upon it su w c ha d an aged uncle iu India ? lieve her ? Have youahs aall MAYOR--And had you any reason to be- Com 1 hearoi that I had not. — that Ilhad, but then I never brought down the brandy Complainant—Not to my kno w ledge. I never hand (Laughter.) Well, my wife bottle, and then she had a drop ; and a fter a good deal of tal k about the old gentleman, she tools a fanny to the situation, and said she should like to live with us en- tirely.—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—And so you took her upon the strength of the story about the old gentleman ? Com plainant—Yes, we took her, and she lived as we did ; but, as she did not seem inclined to pay, my wife began to make some inquiry or investigation like, and she found that she had been round to several other David Mor- gans, telling some of them that they had uncles and others that they had aunts in India, and that there was no end to the money that was coming over.—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—Did she induce you by any re presentation of the kind to give her money? Com plainant—No. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, I am of opinion that you have not an old uncle in the circumstances she has re presented, and that she has told the falsehood for what she has succeeded in obtaining, a comfortable living, until she was detected. But I cannot punish her. You ought not to have been so credulous as to believe a stranger in a matter so full of improbabilities.—Dis charged. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1844. BOW-STREET. Edward Morfew, a clerk in the service of a convey ancer in New-square, Lincoln's Inn, was charged with repeatedly committing indecent assaults upon a youth named William Waghorn, in the gallery of the Olympic Theatre. The prosecutor, who is employed at a printing-office, stated that, on passing the theatre, he picked up an ad mission ticket for the gallery, which fell from some person during a dispute in the street, and, having entered the theatre, he found the prisoner sitting next to him. Shortly after the offence was committed he left the house, followed by witness, who could not see a con stable to give him in charge ; and, having told him of his intention to give him into custody, the prisoner called a cab, and desired the driver to take him to Lei cester-square, but witness ran after it, and when the prisoner got out he gave him in charge to a constable. The prisoner then said he would prefer a charge of a similar nature against the complainant, and subsequently he said it was for attempting, by threats, to extort money from him. The prisoner reminded the Court that no person con nected with the theatre was apprised of this circumstance, because the witness wanted to extort money from him by intimidating him in the public streets. The prisoner was ordered to enter into bail, himself in 1001., and two sureties in 50/. each, to answer the charge at the Central Criminal Court. The required sureties were in attendance, and the prisoner was dis charged. William Northcott, shopman in the service of Mr. Warner, antigropolos manufacturer, in Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, was charged with embezzling several sums of money received for and on account of his master. The prisoner had charge of another establishment in Bow-street, belonging to the prosecutor, and three gen tlemen's servants produced receipts for moneys paid to him on account of his master, of which no entries ap peared in the books. A number of duplicates relating to other property belonging to the prosecutor was found in the prisoner's lodging. Mr. TWYFORD was anxious to know the derivation of the word by which the property was designated. Mr. Warner said the word was derived from two Greek words, and should properly be ugropolos, or pro tectors against mud and wet. The Magistrate seemed as ignorant upon the subject as before he asked the question, and ordered the prisoner to be fully committed for trial. MARYLEBONE. On Friday a very well-dressed man, about 35 years of age, who at the station-house said his name was James Thompson, but refused, on account of his connexions, to give his ad dress, was placed at the bar before Mr. Long, charged with having conducted himself in the following most extraordi nary manner towards the wife of Mr. William Gutteridge, a highly-respectable gentleman residing at No. 28, Upper Montagu-street, Montagu-square : The lady was not present, but her husband, who wit nessed the shameful behaviour of the prisoner, and who was therefore enabled to give all the required particulars, was sworn. He stated, that upon several occasions within the last week or ten days the prisoner had called at his residence, which was to be let furnished, and that he represented him self to be Sir Arthur Shield. He spoke particularly . as to his wish to have stabling for his horses and carriages ad jacent to the house, and, after a little conversation, he was requested to call again, which he did, and he then grossly in sulted his (complainant's) wife. Mr. LoNG—Is your wife present? Complainant—She is not, Sir ; but I think that my evidence will be sufficient with out her, as I saw all that took place with regard to the offence for which the prisoner is brought here. Mr. LONG (to complainant, who seemed very much ex cited)—Be more calm, and state slowly all that you know of the matter. Complainant—The prisoner had been at the house at twelve o'clock yesterday at noon, but nothing was then defi nitively agreed upon ; and at six o'clock in the evening he paid another visit, when he fell passionately in love, all at once, with my wife. Mr. Lose—Were you present at the time you speak of, or do you not state merely what your wife or some one else may have told you? Complainant-1 had just been admitted into my house, Sir, after being out nearly the whole of the day, and while I was on the first landing I heard the prisoner, who was in the drawing-room with my wife, say to her, " To tell you the truth, I am very much in love with you ; and, will 20 guineas a week be of any service to your house ?" My wife immediately said, "What do you mean, Sir; I don't understand you ?" And at the same moment he exposed to her his person. Mr. LONG—In what situation were you placed, so that you could observe this? Complainant—l could see all that oc curred through the opening which there was between the back part of the door and the wood work to which the hinges were attached. The door was partly open at the time. Mr. LONG—Having seen what you have mentioned, what did you do ? Complainant—Hearing my wife scream out at the time of the infamous behaviour taking place, and having seen what I have described, I instantly rushed into the apartment, at the entrance to which my wife flew into my arms; I collared the prisoner, whom I shook and designated as a rascal and a villain, when he screamed out " murder" as loudly as he was able. A police-constable came to the house in the course of a few minutes, and he (prisoner) was taken into custody. Complainant produced a book of a grossly indecent nature, which the prisoner had thrown from him prior to his being given in charge, and it was also shown that . he had torn up several cards and pieces of paper on which were written the addresses and names of various lodging-house keepers, with their terms of rental, &c. He was searched at the station house, and in his possession were found a number of gold rings. The prisoner was further questioned as to his name and place of abode, but he positively refused to give them, saying that the disclosure thereof might seriously affect his interests. He admitted having conducted himself improperly and indis creetly, but denied that he had acted so infamously as had been described. Mr. LONG regretted that, as no assault Bad been proved, he could not punish the prisoner, inasmuch as the offence al leged against him had not been committed in a street or pub lic place, and he must, therefore, be discharged; an indict ment might, however, be preferred against him. He was subsequently charged on a warrant with having threatened to do injury to Mrs. Walters, 4, Southwick-street, Paddington, with whom it was proved he lodged, and that his name was James Whiting. He was held to bail to keep the peace. WORSHIP-STREET. On Friday a stylishly dressed man, named Thomas Wright Esterbee, was charged before Mr. Bingham with the following outrage upon Mrs. Caroline Hancock, a respectable married woman residing in Shaftesbury-street, New North-road. The complainant, a delicate- looking woman, and evidently in an ill state of health, stated, that while proteeding through the New North-road on the preceding evening between 9 and 10 o'clock, on her way home, she saw the prisoner, who was a few paces in advance of her, seize hold of a modest leoking woman, and attempt to take improper liberties with her. The woman repulsed him indignantly, and succeeded in getting away from him, and the witness, fearful that he might serve her in a similar manner, left the pavement and went into the carriage way to avoid him ; but the prisoner, who saw her do so, instantly sprang after her, and began pulling her about in a very offensive manner. She pushed him from her and tried to escape, when the prisoner raised his fist and struck her in the face ; she indignantly gave him a slight box on the ear, upon which the prisoner repeated his blow, and, seizing hold of both her arms, shook her violently. She succeeded in extricating herself from his grasp, and hurried down her own street, but was quickly followed by the prisoner, who again seized her by the arms and con tinued holding and striking her, until an elderly gentleman, who had been a witness to a part of the outrage, came up to her assistance, and rescued her from the prisoner's hands. Mr. H. Lara, the old gentleman just referred to, said he was coming up Shaftesbury-street, when he . saw the com plainant struggling energetically with the prisoner, who had a tight hold of both her arms, and occasionally let go of one of them to strike her repeated blows on the chest. He went up and remonstrated with him upon his unmanly conduct, but the prisoner refused to relinquish his hold of her, and the witness was obliged to forcibly drag him away from the complainant, on doing which, the latter, who was greatly terrified and exhausted, instantly fell to the ground. The prisoner then took to his heels and ran down the road, but a person who now came up, and who had seen the latter part of the transaction, pursued him and gave him into custody. The prisoner, in defence, said he had been drinking with some friends and had become inebriated, and that he really had not the slightestrecollection of acting in the manner that was imputed to him ; if he had, he was very sorry for it, but he thought that the assault must have been accidentally committed. Mr. BrieGiinm inquired what station in life the prisoner occupied ? The prisoner said, he was an officer in the service of the London Dock Company. Mr. BINGHAM said, if a person in a humble station in life were brought before him for this offence, he should have ample powers, in proportion to that person's means, to inflict upon him an adequate punishment ; but he regretted to say that the Legislature had not invested magistrates with suffi cient powers to deal with offenders in the station the prisoner occupied. He, therefore, felt it his duty to call on the pri . soner to find bail to answer the charge at the sessions, to which he should send it, as any fine he could inflict would be wholly inadequate to the merits. The prisoner was about to be removed, when the com plainant stepped forward and begged the Magistrate to spare her the pain and annoyance of appearance again in a public Court, and urged him to deal summarily with the case. Mr. BINGHAM, after some hesitation, said, that in conside ration of the delicate state of the prosecutrix's health, he should, though with great reluctance, accede to her applica tion ; he should therefore sentence the prisoner to pay the highest penalty it was in his power to inflict, namely, 5/., and in default of payment he must undergo 21 days' imprison ment and hard labour in the House of Correction. The fine was immediately paid, and the prisoner dis charged. UNION-HALL. Two men named Murphy and Clarke, and a woman named Palmer, were charged before Mr. Cottingham with breaking into the house of blr. Taylor, landlord of the Black Horse, in Black Horse-court, Southwark, and stealing a variety of property. It appeared that between one and two o'clock this morn ing, a policeman on duty in the above court, saw the two male prisoners in the act of dropping from the wall of the yard at the rear of the premises. The female was apparently waiting for them, and when they were all secured, it was found that the above house had been broken into, the:thieves having effected an entrance by getting through the first-floor window into the club-room, and from thence into the bar, from t r o o a c t o h n s e i t d i Il er a o b f l e w s h u i in ch , a t h p o e y r t t i o o o n k all ofw t h li c e h mo n was e y, found ri amountingthe prisoners' possession, besideslucifer matches and other articles. Another charge was entered into against the prisoners, by which it appeared that on Saturday last the " Marquis of Granby," in Lambeth, was broken into awl ribbed, and the prisoners having been there the preceding night, they were suspected of having committed the offence.—Remanded. Two well-dressed young men, named Edwards and John son, were charged with stealing a piece of cloth, value 171., from the shop of Mr. Somers, woollen draper, of Bridge house-place, Newington. The prisoners entered the complainant's shop that morn ing, between eight and nine o'clock, under the pretence of getting measured for some trousers. They left the shop, and one of them returned again, and no person being there at the time, he ran to the shelves, and taking down a piece of cloth immediately rushed out of the shop, joined his companion, and they both went to a cab, and throwing the load into it were in the act of getting in themselves, when they were taken into custody. There was a third person with them who escaped. The prisoners said they should reserve their defence for trial. As their companion is likely to be taken into custody they were remanded. MURDER AT BAT TERSEA. WANDSWORTH POLICE COURT—(SATURDAY). The Court opened this morning at ten o'clock for the re examination into the late dreadful murder at Battersea bridge, for which the man Augustus Dabnas is in custody. Precisely at five minutes past ten the prisoner was placed in front of the bar. He seemed a little nervous, and evidently paid great attention to the statements of the different wit nesses. _ _ Rebecca Seaward, 5, King-street, Chelsea, glover. I recol lect Monday was the 29th April. At about half-past ten I was coming down Beaufort-street into Duke-street, and saw a man and woman standing close to the new rails on the Middlesex side of the bridge, and on the right side coming to Surrey. They were standing close together, and I was on the opposite side of the way. They appeared to be quar relling. Cross-examined by 'Mr. Gilham—Was sure that the hour was half-past-ten, because she observed that she was late in coming home, and looked at the clock in conse quence. Mentioned the circumstance of seeing the man and woman to parties that same night, and many times after wards. The female had on a dark shawl, a light dress, and a white bonnet. Had not heard from any other person the description of dress which the prisoner or woman had on. It was the man's voice I heard quarrelling. I did not see his face, as it was concealed by the woman's bonnet. They were standing still when I saw him. By the CoußT—The words I heard were spoken loudly and angrily. The words were, "So you won't, then ?" James Cook, 11, Danver-street, coal-porter—l remember Monday, the 29th of April. I was returning home about twenty-five minutes to eleven, and stopped at my master's stables, opposite Chelsea old church, speaking to the carman. Whilst talking to him, I saw a man running down Duke street, in the direction from the bridge, he was calling " Police" not in a very low voice. He ran up Church-lane somewhere, and soon returned and said to me and to others there "a woman has cut her throat on the bridge." He passed quite close to me and used that expression as he passed. I did not speak, nor did I hear others speak to him. I went in, and he went by the church. The man had on a black frock coat. I went on the bridge, and there met a police constable. I said " I was told that a woman has cut her throat on the bridge," and we went together to the toll house. The man I met in Chelsea seemed about five feet six inches, was stout and full- faced, and wore his hat over his eves. _ _ _ The prisoner Dolmas was then desired to mix with the crowd in the body of the Court, and the witness then identi fied him as the person he had met in Chelsea. By the Convr—ltelieve the prisoner to be the same man. Never had known the prisoner before. Did not know him by sight. By Mr. Gilham—l mentioned the circumstance the same night to the pot-boy at " the Swan." I saw the prisonertfor about three minutes—saw him coming from the direction of the bridge and running past—had a look at him after. Mr. an-E to Mr. Gilham—l cannot see the necessity for recapitulating the evidence alreadygiven by the witness. The case will take an endless time if such a system is perse vered in. Mr. Gilham—l will endeavour to be as concise as possible. Examination of witness continued—l did not tell the person Wells with whom I had communicated that night, that I had seen a person running. I have seen no accounts, have read no accounts. I did not tell the police, but I suppose the potboy told the customers what I had told him, and so the police got informed of it. I told my mates next morning, that I had seen the man running, and they did not advise me to communicate with the police. I was at the toll-house at twenty minutes to eleven o'clock, and saw some policemen there, but did not open my . mouth about the man running away. I told my wife the circumstance that same night. I believe Mr. Hall, the toll-house-keeper, saw me on the Monday night upon the bridge. After I got to the toll-house I saw a knacker's cart standing on the Surrey-side of the river. Mr. CuvE again complained that Mr. Gilham was wasting the time of the Court, by needlessly going over the same ground. Examination of witness continued—Cannot swear that the man I saw had his waistcoat buttoned. Did not notice his whiskers, nose, mouth, or collar particularly. I have never been in any trouble myself. Mr. C LIVE—Real ly, I must interfere, Mr. Gilham. You have asked these questions over and over again. Any new questions you may put as long as you please ; but spare us so many needless repetitions. William Parkins was then called, and the evidence given by him on Saturday last was read over. By Mr. Gilham—When she came up to me and said, Will you oblige me by helpinc , me to the toll-house," and informed me that somebody had cut her, she did not say then who had done it. After being taken into the bar of the Swan, I heard them put the question, " Did Dalmas cut your throat ?" By Mr. Cuva—When at the toll-house I heard some one say, " Oh, it is Mrs. M'Farlane ; then Dalmas has done it." By Mr. Gilham—The question might have been repeated by the policeman. I did not hear him reply, as I was stand nig, and Mr. Gosling and the policeman were stooping over her. Mr. Gosling said, "Mrs. M'Farlane, who did it ?" but I did not hear the reply. By Mr. CL.rvE—l thought the gotestion of tile policeman very harsh and coarse, considering the state of the unfortu nate female at the time. I did not know the value of the woman's reply as dying evidence then, and when I use the term harsh and coarse, I refer not to the effect of the question as militating against the prisoner, but simply with respect to the unfortunate deceased. An objection was raised by Mr. Gilham to the reply of the dying woman being put in evidence, on the ground that she had not been apprised of her dying state; but the Ma gistrate overruled the objection. Mr. Hall, the toll-keeper, was next examined, but the greater part of his evidence was a mere repetition of what has already appeared in our columns. When the deceased, Swan Mrs. M'Farlane, came up to him at the toll - house, she said— " See how I have been i ll-used upon the bridge ; take me h o me—take me home." I called my wife a n d ano th er f ema l e who gave was h e the w eand, with the assistance of some persons, she was taken there. I did not follow, as I t there, ala rrn and a t thsow m a an then, from weakness, fell. I could not leave the gate. I heard some person close to de ceased, when she was at the toll-house, say, • Gmd God ! her throat is cut." I had seen the deceased and the prisoner's youngest daughter go over th e bridge about eight o'clock. By Mr. Gilham—Did not hear the deceased say who had ill-used her. I did not put the question, as I was rather con fused at the time. She was perfectly sensible, and could have told who had injured her if she had liked. Eliza Long, 19, Fenel's-walk—l was going to Chelsea about half-past ten or eleven o'clock, and after getting off the bridge I heard a cry of " Police" near Battersea Folly, and I went back to where the female was lying, and she was bleeding from the throat. Saw her carried into Mr. Gos lings, the Swan Tavern. Heard a person say, " Good God, the woman will bleed to death." When in the Swan I re marked that she was dying. She could have heard me say so. By Mr. Gilham—l heard the policeman put a question to the woman ; he said, " Mrs. 3 PFarlane, who has cut your throat ?" I did not hear her reply, but the policeman seemed to understand it. He then said, " Oh, did Dalmas do this, or it ?" I cannot say which, and she replied very aintly, " Yes, yes." I then came out. No one has spoken to me on this subject. Police constable Langton, 36 V, was then called, and his evidence was read over. Augusta Dalmas was called, and said that three letters produced in Court, marked A, B, and C, were in her father's writing. Langton examined by Mr. Gilham.—He asked the deceased "My good woman, who cut your throat ?" She said " Dal mas." I called Mr. Gosling's attention to her answer, and again repeated my question, " Was any other person with you when he did it ?" She said, " No, no." I then asked her the third time if Dalmas had done it, and she said, "Yes, yes." I heard her replies distinctly. She was perfectly sen sible, and died in five or six minutes after. By Mr. CuvE—The reason why I put the question was, because I had heard that the deceased and Dalmas had been on intimate terms. I know a man named Cook, but did not hear his evidence as regards the man running past Chelsea old church on the night of the murder. William Gosling was next examined, and confirmed the conotable's evidence as to the statement of the dying woman. Three letters, marked A, B, C, were then put into Court, and read by the chief clerk. They were proved by Augusta Dalmas to have been written by her father. The first, A, was undated, and was addressed to the deceased. The contents were, however, of so grossly obscene a charac ter, and couched in such indelicate language, that it is impossible to report them. The prisoner reproached deceased with having robbed him, and, after criticising her conduct as regarded her intercourse with a Mr. Meredith, he concluded by stating, that by the same post he had sent a letter to her sister, containing similar allegations. The second letter, marked B, was the one referred to, and was almost a counterpart of the other. The third, marked C, contained what he termed a statement of facts, the so-called facts being of the most disgusting description, and illustrative of the de ceased's profligacy. It concluded with a farewell to his chil dren, and an expressed determination to commit suicide. Police-constable Langton—Those letters were found in the prisoner's apartments, and were all unsealed. Superintendent Bicknell, of the V division, found other letters, now produced, in a drawer in the first floor of de ceased's residence. Another was given him by a brother of the deceased. They are dated at various periods, from No vember last up to the present time. Augusta Dalmas was recalled, and identified them as hav ing been written by her father. Mr. Bicknell—l got the letters numbered Ito 10 included, in the drawer described, upon the Tuesday morning following the murder. The other paper was given to me by Andrews, the deceased's brother, on the Ist May. Those letters were also addressed to deceased, and were now read in Court. They were couched in the extravagant and inflated language so common with lovers, and con tained protestations of eternal fidelity, intermingled with many complaints of deceased's coldness and cruelty. The writer also stated his determination to commit suicide if treated with continued coldness by her. It evidently appeared from their contents that the intimacy between the prisoner and deceased had been of the closest character. Mr. CiavE—lt will be necessary to adjourn the examina tion till Tuesday, and the witnesses will therefore be pleased to be in attendance on that day at 10 o'clock. The prisoner was then removed in the custody of Superin tendent Bicknell. The daughter Augusta during her examination directed many furtive glances at her unfortunate father, but he did not in the smallest degree appear to notice her. ANOTHER HORRIBLE MURDER NEAR COVENTRY. (From the Banbury Guardian.) Scarcely , had the intense excitement following the murder of Mr. Goldsby's infant daughter subsided, than the inhabi tants of the ancient city of Coventry were again thrown into a state of great consternation, i n c onsequence of intelligence having reached the police-station of another cold-blooded murder, upon the person of a weaver, named Henry Clewley. An inquisition upon view of the body , was held at the Red Lion Inn, Sowe, on Saturday last, before W. H. Seymour, Esq., the coroner. William Eaves, an intelligent old man, said—l live in Leaton's-lane, Sowe Waste. I have known the deceased twenty-three years, who was a weaver by trade, and about forty -seven years old. I overtook him at Court-house-green, in the pariah of Coleslull he was then on his return Imo from Coventry. I was going to Ebbern's, at the Boat Inn, PRICES OF SHARES to my club. I told him so, and he said he should be glad of IN my company. I accompanied him to Ebbern's-bridge, CANALS, RAILWAY a, BANKS, ASSURANCE which is near to the place I was going to. It was eight AND OTIIER COMPANIES' STOCK. o'clock at night when we got there. Clewley went on to the towing-path, which was his direct way home, and I went over the bridge which leads to Ebbern's house. We bade each other good night. I saw George Skelsey on the bridge ; he called to some one who was in a boat on the canal, and said, " Hav'nt you heard me talk to you about the b—r that owes me a sovereign ?" He answered, " Yes, I have, George." Clewley must have heard him, as at this time he was nearer to the man in the boat than I was. Clewley kept walking on at a slow pace, along the towing path, perfectly sober. When Skelsey had finished talking to the boatman, I heard him say—but whether speaking to himself or any one else, I could not tell—" Now I'll go and pay the b—r," and immediately ran after him. I heard no conversation between them, but saw Skelsey knock Clewley down. I had remained on the bridge, in consequence of what I heard Skelsey say. The first time he struck de ceased was at the second stile from the bridge, going into Ebbern's field, which is forty-four yards from the first stile. While I was on the bridge, and when he was knocked down , he called to me, and said, "Bill, you won't see me mur dered, will you?" I answered, " No," and immediately went to his assistance. He lay quite still till I got to him ; when I came up, Skelsey said to me, " Now, you old b—, if you in terfere, or say one word, I'll serve you the same ; I'll throw you into the canal and drown you. I began to talk mildly to him, and got him away four or five yards from where Clewley was lying. He called after me, and said he durst not go home by himself. I asked him to go back with- me. He took up a reticule basket, a can, and a stick, which had fallen from him when he was knocked down, and walked behind me and Skelsey till we came back to the first stile nearest the bridge. I was talking to Skelsey all this time with a view of drawing his attention from Clewley, who, when he came up to the first stile, got over, and Skelsey immedi ately jumped over after him, and instantly knocked him down and kicked him on his right side. Thomas Winterberry, Daniel Budd, and Francis Deming, came up at the time, and saw what took place. Clewley never spoke a word while he lay on the ground. We kept Skelsey in conversation, and whilst so doing, Clewley got up and went away over the stile into the towing-path, which was his nearest way home. He left all his things behind him, on the spot where he was knocked down. Winterberry, Deming, and myself kept talking with Skelsey, in the hope that Clewley would get home out of his way. Skelsey very shortly, indeed in a mo ment left us, and said he would follow the old b—, and give him another putting up. He ran along the towing-path in the direction which Clewley had taken. I then re quested the other two to go down with me to Clewley's house, and when we got there we saw Skelsey at the door, throwing his arms about, and saying to Clewley's sister, " I've done for your b— of a brother, and now I'll do for you before I sleep." Clewley was then lying on his back upon the floor, and a great deal of froth was issuing from his mouth and nose. Skelsey immediately after this left the house, and I left also. The other witnesses corroborated Eave's testimony in every particular points. The jury, after a consultation of not more than a minute, returned a verdict of wilful murder against George Skelsey. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 10. Dividend per Annum. Names of Corn panies. Paid. Price. ..•••••••••I•Ib 61 per cent. 41. Canals. Ashton and Oldham Ashby-de-la-Zouch..av Basingstoke Breckneck & Abergay Birmingham, 1-16th sh Do. and Liverp. June Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry .....» Crom ford Dudley ...... Derby Danube and Mayne Ellesraere and Chester Erewash ............ Forth and Clyde Grand Junction Grand Union ....... Grand Surrey ....... Grand Western ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham.... Huddersfield ..... .....av Kennet and Avon ...av • Lancaster av Leeds and Liverpool... Leicester Leicester & Northamp Loughborough ..... Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire. Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield Neath Oxford Peak Forest av Regent's (or London).. Rochdale. av Shropshire Somerset Coal De. Lock Fund Stock Staltbrd and Worcester Shrewsbury ......... Stourbridge ......... Stratford.on.Avon...av Swansea Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, 14 sh Thames k Medway..av Warwick and Birming. Warwick and Napton Worcester & Binning Wilts and Berks .av Wisbeach Wey and Arun Z s. 41. iOOOOO per cent. 41. 401. 41 13 4 St. 153. 11. 54. 1100 - 0 0 100 - 0 0 3f 1 - 2 s. Bd. 1. 10s. 341. 101. All paid 171. SOL 3% 17s. 6d. 104 6 percent. 28 154 204 11. 10s. 154 821. 10s. lot. St. los. at. it. as. 3 per cent. IA per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 31. 10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 4% per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds Bristol av Do. B nds, var. amounts St. Katharine . Ditto . . ..... Ditto Bonds Southampton STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE.—LEEDS, MAY 10.—About the same amount of business has been done this week as during the proceeding one, and in prices there is no per• ceptible variation. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET.--LEEDS, MAY 13.—There has been rather more disposition to buy combing wools this week than for some time past ; but the low prices offered by the manufacturers has prevented any material increase of sales. In clothing wools we do not quote any alteration. Bridges Hammersralth ...... Southwark, new Subs Ditto New of 7% pr v Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of Sl r Ditto New ditto of 71. Ditto Bonds.-- Vauxhall. av 1% percent. IL Or. Sd. 18s. Id. per cent. 11. 7s. St 10s. 4 percent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. 13s. 6d. pr sh Assurances. Albion Alfred Life" Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham Fire British Fire British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gen. Life County Eagle Economic Life European Life Ditto New Freemasons Globe (Guardian Hope Life Ditto Imperial Fire Ditto Life Indemnity Marine Law Life Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fund Palladium Life ..... Protector Life Provident Life Rock Life 8. , yid Exchange Sun Fire Ditto Life ........ University Life Universal Life Union Fire and Life Joint Stk Banks Australasia Ditto New Brit. North American Commercial of London Colonial London & Westminstr Ditto New....... ... Loudon Joint Stock Metropolitan—. ...... Provincial of Ireland Ditto New National of Ireland Nat. Provincial Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire ~.. Union of Australia..... Union of London Gaslight 6. Coke Bath. ... ....... British ...... Ditto Provincial-L Birmingham Birming. & Staffordsh Bristol ..... Brighton .......... Ditto Gener al City of London ..... Ditto New WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, MAY 10.—The long wool trade continues in a state of almost total inactivity, and prices are nominal. In short wools for blanket purposes a few sales have been effected at former quo tations. 51.55. 4 per cent. TEL per share 5 per cent. 3/. 6e. 5 per cent./ It 30e. bds. 5% per cent. 534 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 4s. ie. 6d. 12 per cent. 'l9s. 1. sh. & bds. 11. ss. YORK WOOL MARKET.—We understand that this market will be opened for the present season on nun day next. LEEDS.—There has been a full average quantity of goods sold at our Cloth Hall this week ; as compared with the market of the last three months, less has been done in summer tweeds, but more in cloths and goods of a general description. The clothiers are also more en gaged in manufacturing to order than for a long time past. There has also been a good amount of business done in the warehouses by the houses who are in the home trade. The business is also brisker with the ship ping houses than has been known for several years, and the general impression is, that the prospect, as respects the trade generally, is brighter than at Limy period since the panic of 1837. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—In the Piece Mar ket there has been a degree of stillness to-day, but we do not anticipate its continuance, as the general pros pects in business are favourable to an early resumption of activity. There is but little doing in any kind of combing wools. Noils and brokes are in fair request, at a shade lower prices. Yarns have not in any way altered since last week. 10.. 10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. IL ss. 40. 5 per cent. IN per cent. 11. 4s. 5 per cent. lON percent 51. S percent. 6 per cent 5 per cent. 5 per cent. € per cent. STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVEN^ ING.—We have this week a decided improvement in the demand for cloth of all descriptions, and if prices in general cannot be quoted higher, they are not only firm, but more buoyant, and with the present demand, which is likely to continue, there is no doubt but higher rates will, in a week or two, bo readily obtained. The demand for shirtings, for the East and China, is still immense, and prices again rather higher. This branch of trade is evidently likely to become almost without limits, every succeeding mail bringing an increase of orders. Twist is selling very freely,'and full prices readily paid, never, perhaps, more doing, as exporters to all parts are now buying largely. —Leeds Mercury. LIVERPOOL—Business is by no means brisk, and the con tinued absence of westerly winds prevents the arrival of very many vessels now sadly over due. . . per sent. per cent. El per cent. II per cent. ils per share 6s. per share 10 per cent. per cent. fns. 11. bs. 11. 7s. 5/. and bs. Oil. and bs. per cent. I cent. Tfie last accounts from India and China are very satisfac tory; profitable business has been done, and some g6od orders have been received. 10/. 101. 61 per sh 15s per sh 21. 6 per cent. 5 per cont. 6 per cent. Continental Conso lid Ditto New Equitable Imperial Isle of Thanet ..... Independent . ....... Phoenix Ratcliff. South Metropolitan United General. .... Westmins. Chartered Ditto Water Works Birmingham East London Grand Junction .av Kent ............ Nw Mr Lon. Bridg An. Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex......av Yrk Buldg Co.Les.Prop The alterations in the tariff have not had any material effect in the produce markets, except with regard to coffee, and in this article the change has not been equal to general expectation, although West India sorts have suffered se verely, without benefiting foreign growth to an equal ex tent. Sir Robert Peel's resolutions on the currency question have generally been approved, and with some alterations, which will no doubt be made, as the matter is more fully considered, it seems probable that much good may result from the change. Shipping business continues brisk, and in the absence of arrivals higher freights are readily obtained. The bad state of the New South Wales trade, which has now been running on for a very considerable period, en tailing heavy losses on most parties who have been engaged in it, has placed one of our mercantile houses in difficulties, and it is feared that their affairs will prove to be rather on a large scale. There has been more demand for cotton this week, and stiffer prices have been obtained. The manufacturing trade is now in so healthy a position, and Manchester so well sup plied with orders, that there is no fear of the demand falling off. A large consumption is going on, and the only question between buyer and seller is, how are prices to rule? The steamer which will be due on Tuesday next will give a tone to the market, and afford us statistics of shipments and re ceipts, of far more value than the early statements now to hand. From the private accounts received per the Inde pendence, it would appear that business in the way of ship ments for England had been very brisk; the ports were well supplied with vessels, and freights were low. The continuance of dry weather is considered unfavourable fur the growing corn, and has caused more animation in the market dur►ng the past few days, with some improvement in prices ; however, a few hours' rain would suffice to place the trade in its former position. In Share transactions there has been no excitement the sales made lately have generally been on rather lower terms, but there is no material alteration. —Liverpool Mercury. 5 per cent 6 per conk 43 per cent. 31. 12e. 21. 10s. 21. 10s. 21. 10s. sper cent. 41. 16s. 11. 148. 103. per Os 11. 4s. per cent. 21. 101. Zron Zal iwayn. Birmingham & Derby Birming. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Cheltenhm & Gt. West Clarence Eastern Counties Edinburgh & Glasgow Ditto New Grand Junction. Great North of Ong Great Western Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths ....... Hull and Selby ...... Leeds and Selby .. ... Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares Ditto Quarter-Shares London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes London and Blackwell London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Q uarter-Shares Ditto hirds... ..... London and S. Western London and Croydon—. Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares Manchstr and Binning Ditto Extension Midland Counties North Midland Do. %..Sh., iss. 10 dis Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss. 5/. dis. Paris and Rouen Stockton & Darlington South East. and Dover 155. per sh. 9i. 5a per sh Is 10d per sh 10 per cent. Sper cent. ys. per sh 2341. per sh. 12s. per sh. 4 per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent, per sh OLP; sh, 11.145. 3/.per there 3s4d per sh SI. 171. pr sh /IS. per sh 11,. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. Ir. 50. 150. IL 111. 10d. 15 per cent. per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. Ditto New, Ise. 18dis. York and N. Midland,.. Ditto New Shares Mines. Albion Copper Alten Anglo Mex., iss.sl. p.m Ditto Subscription Bolanes 11. 11. Y. 175. 6d. Ditt Scrip Brazil. Imp. iss. W. p.m Do. Mocaub. & Coc. U. Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron Cand0nga.......... Ditto Registered Cobre Copper Copiapo Columbian, iss. 5/ p.m. General Mining ..... Hibernian Imperial Slate Compy Mexican Mining Co. of Ireland Real del Monte, Unreg Ditto Loan Notes Rhymney Iron Santiago de Cuba United Mex., iss.2l. pm Ditto scrip Ditto New Scrip.....„, Literary. Londn, with Sin. Ticket London University Russell King's College Miscellaneous Anglo Mexican Mint Australian Agricultur Brit. American Land,, Canada Upper Canada Bonds,, Copper Miners' Comp, Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Weod Pay., iss,l!, Mex. and S. American New Brunswick (Land) New Zealand Penins. & Orien. Steam Royal Mail Steam Reversionary Int. Soc South Australian Thames Tunnel Vau Diemen's Land 100 0 0 15 0 0 5 9 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 C 50 0 e 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 `ANIES' PRICES 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. R. L. Sturtevant, soap manufacturer, Church-street, Beth nal-green, May 31, at eleven—NV. Cheesman, J. Hodson, and J. 0. Cheesman, chinamen, Brighton, May 31, at twelve—N. Blake, linen draper, Edgeware-road, May 31, at one—S. F. Stephens, bill broker, Old Broad-street, May 31, at half-past twelve—A. C. Marsh, navy agent, Great Scotland-yard, May 31, at eleven—J. Lark, boot maker, Seymour-street, Euston square, May 31, at twelve—H. Southgate and W. M. Robert. son, auctioneers, Fleet-street, May 23, at half-pat one..E. B. Kilpin, watch maker, Ryde, Isle of Wight, May 31, at half-past one—R. H. F. Williams and M. Wilson, merchants, Liver pool, May 31, at half-past twelve—G. Francis and T. Francis, jun., corn merchants, Cambridge, May 31, at two. In the Country. T. Baines, worsted spinner, Bradford, Yorkshire, June 41, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. C. Petrie, miller, Bedlington, Durham, Jane 3, at half-past eleven, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Unsworth, joiner, Liver pool, June 5, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—G. Gibson, stock broker, Liverpool, May 31, at twelve, at the Li perpool District Court—J. Murray and W. Brown, mill wrights, Liverpool, May 28, at one, at the Liverpool District Court—J. M. Bird, chemist, Liverpool, May 31, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—R. Brown, R. Brown, jun., and W. Brown, balance makers, Prescot, Lancashire, May 31, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. R. Champion, furrier, Friday-street, May 31—T. Morris, builder, Mortimer-road, Hackney, June 4—J. E. Bunker, merchant, Lower Shadwell, June 4 8. W. Leonard, butcher, Frances-street, Golden-square, June B—W. Thorpe, scrivener, Thorne, Yorkshire, June l—J. C. Petrie, miller, Bedington, Durham, May 31—G. and J. Wilkinson ' curriers, Bishop Auckland, Durh am , J une 3—T. W a i nman , dyer, Leeds, May 31—R. Lang, tallow chandler, Birstal, Yorkshire, May 31— W. Smith, merchant, St. Dunstares-hill, City, May 31. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLED. G. F. and J. Cuthbert, hosiers, St. Martin's-le-Grand — J. C. Sutcliffe, E. Sutcliffe, J. Firth, T. A. Shepley, and G. Pickering, colliers, Barnsley, Yorkshire (so far as regards T. A. Shepley and G. Pickering)—W. and J. Smith, consmen brewers, Little Bowden, Northamptonshire—W. H. Rogers, E. Jones, and H. Hayman, snuff manufacturers, Bristol—G. Newton and W. Draper, cabinet makers, Francis-place, Tot. tenham-court-road—R. Kear and G. Tuffrey, seal-skin dressers, Elder-walk, Islington—T. Ainsworth and C. Hilton, silk manufacturers, Manchester—W. and H. Razell, saddlers, Horsham, Sussex—R. Brakell and J. Williams, paper rulers, Liverpool—W. Smith and G. Lambert, fringe manufacturers, Lambeth—A. Allinson and J. Lindow, spade manufacturers, Egremont, Cumberland—C. C. Calley and J. A. Spargo, chemists, Totnes, Devonshire—J. Dewhurst, R. Dewhurst, jun., R. Dewhurst, sen., and J. Whittaker, joiners, Black burn, Lancashire—G. Randell and J. Green, brewers, Stone, Staffordshire—J. Butler and J. Evitt, common brewers, Sal ford, Lancashire—T. S. Dodd and E. M'Cormick, ship chandlers, Liverpool—T. H. Coyle and J. Riky, Liverpool-- R. H. Greg, J. Greg, S. Greg, W. R. Greg, and J. S. Ormerod, commission merchants, Manchester—Fort, Bro thers, and Co., calico printers, Manchester—S. Smith and J. Patey, omnibus proprietors, Fulham—R. Hartley and S. Smith, omnibus proprietors, Fulham —J. M. Murry and J. H. Algar, cement stone merchants, Lower Thames -street—W. and W. J. Froom, chemists, Exeter—F. Webber, W. H. S. Webber, and J. Todhunter, millowners, Trowbridge, Wilt shire (so far as regards J. Todhunter.) SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. JOHN MAfl-IISON, fish curer, Helmsdale, May 17 and June 7, at two, at Gunn's Inn, Dornoch. ETON COLLEGE ANNUAL REGATTA. —This annual regatta, which has hitherto and for many years past taken place on the Thames on the 4th of June, to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of George 111., will, it is expected, be celebrated this year on the 3d of June, in consequence of the races at Ascot having been appointed to take place on Tuesday, the 4th, and three following days. 1 ..i . o. . 10 per cent. 10e. per ob. 11. SW. per ah. IL 4a. U 15a. C per cent. per cent. 5 per cent. Aps. and ke.6d. be. j tper cent ;percent 11;4 per cent tiper cent LIST OF SCOTTISH COM MAY 8, 1 Bank of Scotland Royal Bank British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank . ..... Central Bk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of Scotl. Edinburgh Lite Insur. Scottish Union Insur Standard Life Incur Dalkeith Railway Edin. and Glas. Railwy Glasg. and Groan. Rail. lDundeaandArbr Rail. tper cent (per cent. tper cent. tper cent. 7per cent. tper cost Spar cent. Sper cent. 7per cent. fr per cent. tper cent. €per cent. b per ceat. tiler cent. " per cent. 2 46 per oent 11)6 per cen 10 0 100 0 50 0 100 0 10 0 30 0 35 10 32 10 S 0 14 0 1 10 5 0 3 0 7 0 75 e 26 0 50 0 303 inn 4 4 4% 4 O 005 x, 4 111 N 162% 224 172 13% 21 17% 19s. 50 66). a 14 STATE OF THE LEICESTER Talnn.—The demand for all the lower qualities of goods continues fair, and in fancy articles, and loom work generally. there is an increased business here. The prices of wool and yarns remain unal— teml.—Lcicester Mercury. Amount Share. 85 0 0 125 0 0 150 0 I 12 10 0 140 0 0 125 0 0 14.5 0 0 79 9 8 100 0 0 26 9 3 50 0 0 19 5 8 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 8 0 67 10 II 105 0 0 110 0 0 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Stock 00 - 0 0 SO 0 0 23 2 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 500 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1000 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 0 0 Stock 100 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 9 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 VO 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock 100 0 fl 100 0 0 20u 0 0 49 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 . 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 60 0 0 2.5 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 • • 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 • 25 0 0 SO 0 0 50 • 0 100 0 0 50 0 • 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 • 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 • SO 0 0 100 I 0 ,03 12 9 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 e 50 0 0 12 10 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 • • 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 • 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 32 0 0 41 6 10 13 15 9 100 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 70 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 a 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 15 0 100 0 151 0 S 5 0 25 0 20 0 100 0 20 0 to 0 55 0 20 • 50 0 10 0 60 0 25 0 500 250 400 75 0 100 0 2.5 0 MARKET NEWS.-(SATURDAY.) • COVENT-GARDEN. Notwithstanding we had a very extensive supply of both fruit and vegetables on sale here to-day, the general de mand was active, at mostly full prices. Potatoes from 2s 6d to 5s per cwt ; young Onions, is 3d to 2s 6d; Turnips, is 9d to 2s 6d ; Carrots, 5s 6d to 7s ; and Leeks, 9d to Is 2d per dozen bunches ; Spinach, 4d to 6d per half sieve ; Asparagus, 3s to 7s ; French Beans, 9d to is 6d ; Oranges, 8s to 15s ; and Lemons, 8s to 13s per 100 ; new Potatoes, 3d to 6d ; Pine Apples, 7s to 9s per lb ; Hot-house Grapes, 5s to 6s ; and Forced Cherries, 25s per lb ; Peaches, 404 to 455; and Summer Cabbages, 10d to is 9d per dozen ; Strawberries, 4s per small pottle ; Cucumbers, 8d to is per brace ;- Cauliflowers, 2d to 6d each ; Horse-radish, 2s to 55 ; Celery, 8d to Is 3d ; Rhubarb, 4d to is 6d; and Brocoli, 10d to 2s per bundle ; Sea Kale, 9d to 2s 3d ; Mushrooms , 9d to Is 6d; and Small Salad, 2d per punnet ; Radishes, 3d to 6d per dozen hands ; Lettuces, 6d to Is 6d per score ; green Gooseberries, 4d to 6d per quart. • NEWGATE AND LEADEN/FAIL. Very little business was doing to-day, and previous rates were barely supported. Capons, 4s to 7s ; Guinea Fowls, 2s to • • 3s 6d ; Fowls, 2s to 5s ; Chickens, 2s to 3s 3d ; Ducklings, 2s 6d to 3s 3d ; Goslings, 5s to 8s ; Pigeons, 5d to 9d ; and Rabbit", ' 9d to is 6d each. The supplies of each kind of Meat were extensive, owing to which, the trade ruled heavy, and the quotations were not supported. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d„ Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 4d o 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 4d to 4s 2d per 81bs, by the carcase. NEWPORT. Prime Lamb and Veal sold steadily, at full prices, otherwise the demand ruled heavy. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; and Pork 2s 6d to 4s 4d per 81bs. HUNGERPORD. We had, the time of year considered, only mAerate sup plies of most articles on sale to-day, yet the general demand was in a sluggish state, at about stationary prices. BILLINGSGATE. There was a limited business doing in Fish to-day, yet prices were supported :—Turbots ' 5e to 13s ; Cod Fish, i s to 3s; Haddocks, 4d to Is ; and Brills, 6d to 2s 6d each ; Soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair; Salmon, is to is 2d per lb. WHITECHAPEL. We had a heavy trade here this morning on the follovriu'd terms :—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 6'M Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d ;;Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2i 4 n ' n to 4s per 81bs. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are, from ad to Bid ; of Household ditto, 6d to lid per 41b loaf, HIDE MARKET. Raw Hides, at per stone of 141bs—Best steers and heifer* 5s 6d to 5s 10d; middling hides, 5s to 5s 4d; inferior ditto, 4s 4d to its 10d. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin—Market calf, 6s 6d to 8s; long woolled sheep, 4s to 5s 6d; short ditto 2s 6d to 4s 3d ; lamb skins, is to 2s ; and shearlings , , 6d to 8d each. RAT MARKETS. SxmlnELD.—G7arWilieado;;Tfa:v, 2115 s to 3/ 3s , ful ditto, 3/ 5s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 31 124 ' 3/ 15s ; Clover Hay, 31 lOs to 515 s • Oat Straw, 1/6s to 11 85 1 . Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/10s per load. Supply limited, as trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2118 s to 3/ ss; trA' ful ditto, 31 6s to 3l 14s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 15s to 4 1 ; Clover Hay, 3l 10s to 51; Oat Straw, 117 s to 1/ 93 ; Who Straw, 11 10s to 11 12, per load. Both Hay and. SOO sold steadily at full currencies. WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 150 to 31► useful ditto, 31 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 31 12s r 3/18s; Clover Hay, 3/ 10s to 5/ 8s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/89 , Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1/10s per load. A moderate supply' and a sluggish demand. (From the London New Price Current of May 10.) SUCIA.R.-In the home consumption Sugar market • thee has been less business transacted this week, importers tall been more desirous to realise, and lowe r ra t es art acce pt for all descriptions. To-day the demand was , very tail:. for West India Sugar : prices are still drosping, and rule s. per cwt under tho s e o fthi s d a y week fo:. brown and low 37... low, and 6d per cw t f or b r i g ht sor t s. T he total purchases . f the week are only 740 hhds and trcs, RRFINED.-To-day the grocers were tempted to buy 'ge e fined Sugar more freely, in cons equence o f f urt h er reduc e d rates being accepted; brown Lumps selling at 77 s, 511 ,, standard Lumps 78s per cwt. Th e mar k et is firm foi.. bori°7t . Crushed Sugar at 25s 9d to 265, at w hi c h a fa i t b us i nes s '- doing. MAURITIUS.--Low yellow selling at 59s to 60s 6d, mid. ' 61s to 62s 6d, good 63s to 64s 6d, fine 65s to 66s 6d; brown 57s 6d to 58s, fine 58s 6d to 595, ordinary to middio's gre , 58s to 625, good to fine 62s 6d to 64, per cwt. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon the d eman d was li m ited in Bengal Sugar, and 2,004 bags 4 boxes at public sale were so; at rather lower rates ; fine white at 65s 6d, good 63 8 6d 655, • 655, middling 61s, low 59s 6d to 60 s 6d, m iddli ng yam 58s 6d to 595, damp and washed 57s 6d to 64, per cwt. FOREIGN.-There has been a good demand for white ss . , vannah Sugar by private contract this week, still no advs2,% in prices can be quoted; yellow is held with firmness, 7. 4 1 rather more business has been transacted. For Brazil ~ prices are paid. Whit e B a hi a so ld at 22 s 6d, 20 cases ir,1 0 I", 180 6d; Bahia, middli n g gre y 23 5 , good brown I9s, srAd r" rabia soft white 21s per cwt. MOLASSES.-Prices are maintained for West InAa, good demand has prevailed; Antigua at 275, ani' d 25s 6d to 27s 6d ; privatel good Demers's... 25s per ~ Trinidads Bengal Molasses at 15, to 1 7s per cwt. Holley went ratuP' previous prices : Cuba were taken in at 195.. TEA.-Importers submitting to rather lower rates burg - have been induced to come f orwar d more freely. T oday $ good deal was done in Hyson, and the rates paid are ld t o 3 1 per lb above those of the last p u bli c sa l es, common fetched 2s 2d to 2s 4d per lb ; in other sor t s o f T ea pu rchases to s.. fair extent made, and common and good sound comillow Congou cash Is to is 0-id per lb. p r coe s e - o nF the e F d o e r c e l i pre v ious ine. Yesterday r Trinidad atesp went at 49s to 49s 6d, middling 47s 6d to 48 s , goo d gre y 47, ailFo good West dark lAA to 465, middling 43. 6d; very low 365, and sea-danaar' l, 44s 6d per cwt. Comm.-Although further reduced rates have been accept for West India Coffee of all descriptions, still buyers operate T iii reluctance, and the public sales Jamaica of the new crop wso' heavily, 2s per cwt under last week's price. This afterno' an the, demand for Ceylon Coffee was b r i s k er b y pr i vate contra A t ; got ordinary 49s to 515 per cwt; 60 bags fine ordirAry /F e, Plantation were taken in at 60s. Mocha is to 'gs cisesP e c r i good ordinary green went at 73s 6d, Triage 48s to 665, ?/ 14s, and low sound brown 50s ; Sing a p ore J ava so ld at 55a,for to 57s for fine ordinary brown pea berry, and 46s to 5 0 s , d . sea damaged ; New Jamaica sold at 87s 6d to 91s 6d for U dling, being is to 2s per cwt cheaper. SPICEL-Black Pepper has been less in request this w n .,,, ii ,e sl4 but holders have refused t o su b m i t to lower rates. 4 7f ' afternoon Cassia Lignea sold at a reduction on former ratt f 2s to 3s per cwt; country damaged 52s 6d to 535 595 to 59s 6d, st a i ne d b y cockroaches 58s 6d, b ro ken T or 575, loose and br o k en 51, 6d per cwt; ground 82111,,1d (linger, of good colour, but deficient in strength, Parqs,;oo, at 39s to 409; 30 b ags b o ld B engal taken in at 245; preserved Ginger taken in at 2s to 3s per lb. a ftgr a ; Stop.--13s is the lowest p r i ce o f soun d pear l . This noon Sago met with less attention, fine small pearl soldi; 20s 6d per cwt, Sago flour taken in at 21s per cwt. Jas in ' Arrowroot at 8d per lb. Rum, BRANDY, AND /10LLANDS.- Leewards, proof to i lP et no s cent over sold at 2s 2d to 2s 3d, and common proof so" - 90 black 2s ld; Jamaica 3s 4d to 3s 5d paid for a puns 26 per cent over proof ; Demerara s t i f f o o quality 35 per cent overproof at 3s 2d; Calcutta ls lid to is 11d f or severa l parce l s, proof stren li Al; ir Of the low qualiti es o f B ran d y many parcels have b e en posed of for exportation at 2s 9d to 3s per gallon, b u t the be ter kinds are di ffi cult of sale, and a ga i n chea per.-C° • best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 7d, puns 11010 ' ditto, 1839, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; ditto, 15,40, 56 3d puns 5s ld ; do., 1841, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; do. , l to. hhds 5s ld, puns 4 s lld ; an d middling qualities 3 s 2s 4s 6d per gallon. Geneva for exportation at Is 8d to 1 2 , 9 , 4 and several parcels of fi ne t a k en b y t h e h ome tra d e at to 3s. English Corn Spirits, at lOs 2d per gallon, cash. ic es RICE.-Cleaned Rice is not much wanted, but iu P ' , d st there is no alteration. Thi s a ft ernoon B engal Rir.s) sTol lOs 6d to lls for mid white, and 9s 6d to lOs fur fir" second class sea damaged, being rather higher. w eds India has met with l ess attent i on this Wlots but holders will not sell exc e pti ng at t h e advanced ra te ' viously quoted. With Sp an i s h t h e market is SGP supplied. b oo 011.6.-In common des cr ipti ons o f Fi s h O i ls prices,' 100,' still a downward tendency ; Cod Oil is 34/, pale Seal /3 eo ol and Southern 251 to 29/ per tun. For Sperm a go nd b es doing; 751 to 764 per tun paid for fine. Linseed 0i126s 6d s t g o for per cwt on the s p o t. R ape Oil 39 s to 39s 6d for pale, and 010 brown, Palm is plentiful ; 27s to 27s 6d per cwt is the f i res; of fine. Cocoa Nut at 28s to 325. Holders of Olive are, oil and at 521 lOs to 531, Sicily, 521, Spanish 511 to 51 ; oil t a a n kT d4l L a Tin,o rb Na a vt ry ,l6 so F3 ot / r0 t0 p2 50 ,715, / .f l oc o i. s ng p do e ol r ed, tun. andfor delive ry , fiTn afternoon, e hi ci s ua tpy n..ceh P 4:11:1 for de: dined 6d per cwt, 418 3d to 41s 6d having been accepted 400 the last three months of the year, on the spo t $ (41 10 to 40s ed per cwt. Town Tallow, nett cash, at urs„,.,o 4 0s per cwt. American Tallow upon rather lower Tito This afternoon New South Wales Tallow sold at 385 , 5 s 39s 6d. South Ame r i can 34 s t o 39 s 6d, low 285 to .sa"-,,c04' scrapings and pumpings 3 5 to 19s. Italian 39s to 40 5 r." WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FRIDA I ;ded 1 Fine fresh Wheat being r a th er scarce, has coinr";bere' free sale, at an advance o f I s. per quarter, an d sham tho samples have sold more freely..upon rather better terms 0 0 last week. Barley in limited demand, and dull tale* load' must be noted id. p er s t one d earer, and Shelling I s . Pe sgllo with an improved demand for each article. Beans 1 13115 c be quoted is. per quarter dearer. bu abei ti , Per qr. of 00lb. to, the i.is 4 5 E r ," A. 54 to a 9 Wneat Suffislk, Essex, and Kent........, Red.,..... _to 57 56 Ditto ditto White... 6 ,9 5 1 0 Norfolk Red. o. 56 h i Ditto ditto White,. , 57 5 11 _, 5.? Lincolnshire and Cambrid;ie„ Red — "'",,,,, .„0"' r,, Ditto ditto White... --- •"" D.' 5 , Yorkshire Red..-- 55 ,„,,, 0 0 _, , Ditto ditto White... •"" N 0 Foreign tied — 56 5. , 41. - Ditto ditto White... yr gua r te r iso p . " Per.s9 " Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk _ st ; ; 3: go Yorkshire and Lincolnshire — s e t Grinding 31 Du 42 Foreign — Beans, Small fine the ...- -- ....... 0 . Foreign Per qr. of _63 : lb. 5.23 ° 2 0 3 1 ... O Ticks ."gten t • Oats, Potato and Polar Mea1ing......... 10t1 to 12d., Foreign —d, to er j, 'Vs. to 25 5- P er v b Sholling ,,, ~1 , „. ,t, Malt —... 39, fine ... 11 ' ' pe r /. os. Rapeseed 251.0 s 271.05. ....______....... #,,,, _ T ---___----_-=-----OVg4---_ --- - -.-,, G. • N ' London : Printed and Published by MI:RDO , o. alf, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Officib;; ,9o , of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ill the Middlesex, Monday, May 13, 1644. 385 50234 40 240 28 495 r_1034 179 6000 40 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 o All paid 2 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 C 5000 10 0 0 5 13 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 6 5 0 20 0 0 40 0 • 40 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 • 2.5 0 0 20 0 • 20 0 0 10 0 • 7 10 • 25 0 0 10 Y • 17 10 • 35 0 • 10 0 • 10 • • 25 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 18 0 10 0 50 0 20 0 0 100 0 I 75 I I 31 5 0 29 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 39 0 0 80 0 • 25 0 0 40 0 0 10 i 0 25 0 0 72 19% 165 5% 400 lLj3l. 63 189% 16% 16% 2 40s. 21s. 12% lt,o 41 4114 135 15% tZ 25 26U 11 25 214 88 56 60 16 232% 99 117 74)4 21 CO3 100 0 20 1 92 0 70 0 30 0 40 0 7 0 100 0 100 • 40 • 46 0 15 20 Q 100 0 50 0 25 0 50 0 25 • S 1 13 10 10 0 0 I 25 0 1150 0 111 ,150 e 50 0 10 0 40 t 10 100 100 0 11111 4 344 BIRTHS. • o f . On the 6th inst., at Stansted, Mountfitchet, the vo r i' - F. Maitland, Esq., of a son. ( 4, tli• °- On the 6th inst., at Willow-cottage, St. John''', -'0" lady of Mr. Thomas 11. Barber, of New York, of a 5 ° 1 .......... .% , MARRIED. bi t° On the Bth inst., at the parish chureh of St. Pancras, _ of ,st. , Hon. and Rev. henry Montague e cto: v Villiers, A.M.A.M. , George's, Bloomsbury, Raymond D'Arcy Newton 4 t tel;lt. Kensington, and Warwici-square, second sou of Of* tiri• Thomas Newton, Esq., of Clap ham-common , to T ej o . 0- second daughter of Sampson Goldsmid, Esq. , a ___... burgh-square. ----- DIED. n üba l ' On the 30th ult., at Winterfield House, tle*%" ''' 'l Lieutenant-Colonel R. Anderson, R.H., late 91 s t foot ' 5. 0. On the Ist inst., at Bergholt, near ColchestW, M r ' Taylor. On the 4th inst., at Blurt= Pars/Image, Ju dith We l* only child of the Rev. J. Hutchinsoo , M.A. T. / V ' On the 6th inst., at Theberton 1 1 ,0 u s. e, Saxtuundhaul. Wootton, Esq. On the 7th inst., at Colehouse, Devon, W l . Adair , Merie On the Bth inst., in Baker-street, Portman-square, ' . Franks, Esq. Clou osier On the Bth inst., at Lol'___,er Igton-terra", square, Mr. W. Brecknell. ______--,- --- a ir --------:-..--..,,-t/Niu,::.„