The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-10 00:00:00

ta Mbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloek. PRICES Ui? SHARES I 'CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, J.N. 10. Dividend Amount per I Names of Com- of Paid. Price. Annum. parties. Share. .1110111.1111•11111•11•11, per cent. 41. d. Canals. .6 s. d. £ & As.. and Oldham 97 18 0 Ashby-de-la-Zouch..av 113 0 0...- Basingstoke ..... 100 0 0 j Brecknock & Abergay. 150 0 0 ' Birmingharn,l-16thsh. i 815 0 Do. and Liverp. June. 100 0 0 Chelmer & Blackwater 100 0 0 Coventry 100 0 0 Croinfard ...... 100 0 0 Di - 11 , 2y 100 0 0 1), , 0 0 ,nube and ka:; I ne 4 80 1 13 4 Bilesmere and Chester 1.n3 0 0 Erewash ... . . 100 0 0 Forth and 100 0 0 Grand Junction ...... 100 0 0 Grand Union lOO 0 0 Grand Surrey ....... _ 100 0 0 Grand Western ~...,,.» 100 0 0 Glamorganth. ' ay. cost ; 172 13 4 Gloucester & Berkeley 100 0 0 Grantham 150 0 0 Htaldersfie;d ...... ....ay 57 6 6 Kennet Ind Avon ...av 39 18 10 Lancaster . av i 47 6 8 Leeds and Liverpool... 100 0 0 Leicester Leicester & Northam!). 83 10 0 Loughborough ...av 142 17 0 Monmouthshire .... 100 0 0 Montgomeryshire 100 0 0 Melton Mowbray ~.... 100 0 Ci Mersey And 100 0 A Macclesfield.... ........ 100 0 0 100 b 0 44 10s. per cent. 44. 401. •-•• 4119 4 .15i. lee -- o 0 11..58. 100 0 0 . k: t 9,5. gd. .ss. . 1. 108. ARsid 174. Mg. 7 17N: ad. .• ........ —., Neath ... ..... —. ....... ....., 100 0 0 1 - 6/. e percent. 18 .54 201. )14 108. 151. '391. - 10s. Oxford lOO 0 0 Peak Forest .av 78 0 0 Regent's (or London).. 33 16 8 Rochdale Iv 85 0 0 Shropshire........._. 125 0 0 Somerset Coal l5O 0 0 Do. Lock Fund Stock 12 10 0 Stsardand Worcester 1140 0 S sbury 125 0 0 Stottrbridge 1145 0 0 Stratford -on.Avon...av 79 9 8 Swansea,,.... .....«.».« lOO 0 0 Severn & Wye & Rail, i 26 9 3 Trent & Mersey, 14 sh. 1 58 0 0 Thames & Medway..av 19 5 8 Warwick and Mirming. 100 0 0 Warwick and Napton lOO 0 0 Worcester & Binning 7B 8 0 Wilts and Berks .av 6 7 1 0 Wisbeach ........ 105 0 0 Wey and 110 0 0 Docks. Commerc!al... ......... East and West India... London Ditto Bonds Bristol Do. Bnds, var. arnopAts St. Katharine. Ditto Bonds Ditto Bonds Southampton . ...... . Ihridge is Hammersmi',h .. Southwark new Ditto Y ew " f Suns. 0o . o pr c. r iit t .o Old Ann. of 81, tto New ditto 0171. Ditto Bond Vauzhall ...... av 100 ct Ster,.; & °4o‘2lr. • L 1 .7 9 0 Stock 5 0 - 0 0 .Assurances Alhien •••• Alfred Life - Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham 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 Le,ndon Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fund Neptune Marine... ..... Palladium L1fe.....,..... Protector Life Provident Life Rock Life yal Sun Fire Ditto Life......... ...... University Life Universal ....... Union Fire and Life Joint Stk Ranks Australasia Ditto New. ....... Brit. North An,erican Commercial of !,,ondon Colonial London & W estminstr Ditto New London Rant Stock Metrop&.itan Provirv,ial of Ireland Dittr, New National of Ireland..... Provincial Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire Union of Australia 'Onion of London ( Gaslight & Coke Bath ......... ...... British Ditto Provincial Birmingham Binning. & Staffordsh Bristol Brighton Ditto General City of London Ditto New Continental Consolid Ditto New Equitable Imperial Isle of Thanet I Independent I Phoenix Ratcliff South Metropolitan..... United Genera 1.... ...... Westmins. Chartered.. Ditto New........_....... Water Works. Birmingham I East London.-- ..... Grand Junction av Rent Nw Riv Lan. Bridg An Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lend. I West Middlesex av Yrk BuldgCo.Les.Prop I Iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Birrnin. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter...... Caledonian ...... ....... Chester and Holyhead Eastern Counties....... Edinburgh & Glasgow Grand Junction.... .... Great North of Englnd Great Western Ditto Half Shares.... Ditto Fifth 5.............. Harwich (Braithwaite) Hull and Selby ........... Lancaster and Carlisle Leedi and 5e1by.......... Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes London and Blackwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares I Ditto Thirds London and S. Western London and Croydon i Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares._ I Manchatr and firming Midland Counties North British I Norwich & Brandon Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss.s/. dis • Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen touen and Havre Stockton & Darlington : South East. and Dover Yarmouth and Norwich fork and N. Midland Ditto New Shares Mines. Albion Copper 1A1ten...,.»..........» i Anglo Mex., iss. 51. p.m I Ditto Subscription Bolanos Dirt. Scrip Brasil. Imp. iss. 51. p.m Do. Mocaub. & Coo. U. • Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron Candonga Ditto Registered I Cobre Copper Copiapo Columbian, isa. 51. 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 I Ditto Scrip Ditto New Scrip...." Literary. Lomin,with Sin. Ticket I London University IRussell .............. 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 500 0 0 25 • 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1000 0 0 20 • 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock 100 i 0 25 0 0 '45 0 0 500 • 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 • 9 25 • 0 25 0 0 20 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock 100 8 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 ; 9 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 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 0 0 50 0 6 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 58 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 e 41 13 4 100 0 0 SO ' 0 100 0 0 63 11 9 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 29 0 • 20 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 9 100 9 8 100 0 0 50 9 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 16 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 v. 10.. 22 0 0 41 6 10 13 15 9 100 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 6 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 Y'per cent. 10e. per eh. 11. 104 perch. King's College Miscellaneous Anglo Mexican Mint Australian Agricnitur Brit. American Land, Canada Upper Canada Bonds Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pair., iss. 1/. Mex. and S. American New Brunswick (Land) New Zealand Penins. & Orion. Steam Royal Mail Steam Reversionary Int. 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IL O. Bd. 188. Id. per cent. 11. Is. 3►. 108. 4 per ce'at., 6 per c'en',. riper oft a t. 3s. 6d. pr sh . er 6 hart er• cent. per cent.l Ye 30s. bB. 634 per cent. 54y per cent. 5 er cent. eper cent. tper cent. 2. 6d. per cent. 'l2s. 12 ih. & bs. 1/. ss. 5 per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. I/. 3s. 5 oer cent. $3 per cent .1/. 4.9. fluor eon. ;. L etc ent g per. , sent. 6 pc'! cent. bp< 'cent. sp , I cent. tip r cent. r er cent, percent per p cent. R per cent. I .;Is per share ;48, per share 10 per cent. per cent. 165. 11..35, U. ' qv,. 51. ne •:1 be. 1 1 4 1 • ind be. P er cent. rcent. 101. 10/. Si per 8h Zs per •h 21. per cent. 5 per cent.: 6 per cent. 5 per cent, per cent. pi per cent. 31. 41.105. 21. 10s. 21. 10s. !per cent. 41. ltis. U. 14.. 21.135. p. :b. 3i. ss. 3 per cent. Ds. per sh. V. bs. per .h JO por cent. per cent. 71. Os. per sh 2i41. per sh. 12s. per sh. per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. byl. per eh 104 per gh. 11. 148.. IX per share .384 d per sh 811.175. pr 8b 1138 per sh 11. 11. 51. 1 ss. IL I Is. 10d. 15 per oent, per cent. Ift per cent. 10 per cent. I. 11. 31. ".. 6d. IL 16. IL 1.55. (per cent. b per cent. andi 15. 0 3 d. bs. tree cent. per cent. .... IN per cent taper cent 6 per cent. 6 per ceut. 8 per cent. 6 per cent, 7i per cent. 8 per colt. Sper cent. 1G per cent. ?percent. p per cent. , bper cent ,s per cen t . t per cent. b per cent. teat. r cen iret. LIST OP SCOTTISH COM DEC 7, 1 Bank of Scotland Royal Rank. British Linen Cornpny Commercial Eank Glasgow Union Bank National Pank Western Bank Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of ScotL Edinburgh Life Insur. ,Scottish Union Insur Atandad Life Insur 2Dalkei‘h \Railway Eclin: grid" Glas. Rai lary . Green. RaiL Arta+ Rail. . -.!.. I THE SON., LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1845 William Valiance, merchant, Liverpool, Jan. 24, and Feb. 25, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Gilbank, Coleman street, London ; Lowndes, Robinson, and Bateson, Liverpool. 4s Bd, puns 4s 6d ; ditto, 1843, hhds 4s 6d, puns 4d 4d ; common 2s 8d to 1 ld ; mid to good mid 3s to 3s 10d ; and Bordeaux corn, 2s 6d to 2s 8d per gallon. Geneva, shipping sort is 10d to is I Id, and fine 2s 4d to 3s 6d. English Corn Spirits are wanted ; indeed, the supply is not sufficient for the demand, and lOs 2d per gallon cash is readily obtained, and Ms 3d for small quantities. Cocoa.—West India has met with less attention, but 'merchants are firm, and insist upon full rates ; of 459 bags Trinidad at public sale, a part only fuund pur chasers at the former currency, riz., good red at 48s to 50s, mid 44s to 46s 6d, ord 42s 6d to 43s 6d, grey 42s to 435, and inferior 41s. For Foreign, buyers are, however, compelled to give stiffer rates, and at public sale 80 bags of Bahia fetched 37s to 39s per cwt for good red. FRUIT.—In Currants there has been considerable busi ness done yesterday and to-day, in Cephalonia46s to 475. In Patras some sales have been made at 48s to 50s ; Va lentias at 50s; the demand dull, and several fresh arrivals. Of Chesme and Red Smyrna Raisins there is a good supply ; prices unaltered; the latter are in demand at 465. For Muscatels in layers, of fine quality, which are very scarce, there is a good demand. Of Sultana Raisins the I . large quantity of 3,000 drums sold at 61s to 625, and 65s is now asked. and when the defendant was asked by Mr. Carson for an explanation of his conduct, his reply was, that he would do as he pleased with the ship, and that Mr. Carson should not interfere. To ascerta;n if a mas ter of a vessel could act in such a manner the corn plaint was brought. Mr. Carson was then examined by Mr. Downing, and stated that he was sole owner of the barque Alhambra, 350 tons burden ; that the defendant was employed by him at 121. per month ; that he supplied ; the vessel at Liverpool with everything necessary for her voyage, and amongst these was a quantity of canvass, 600 bags, a quantity of pork, and a quantity of coals, which were not in the vessel then, and that he did not give any directions or assent to their disposal. The mate of the vessel was then examined, and stated that the several articles were taken from the vessel at Ichaboe by persons under the directions of the defendant, and for which he received money and a bill for 601. The defendant, having been called upon for his de fence, stated that he was disappointed in not having a solicitor attend on his behalt; and refused to make any defence, save that he denied the jurisdiction of the Court to inquire into the matter at all, it being only cognisable to the Court of Admiralty. The Chairman asked Mr. Downing if he could show that the Court had authority. Mr. Downing—l did not think it would be neces sary to show you any authority on the subject ; but it so happens that 1 have one in point, the King v. Maden, where the master of a vessel committed larceny on six casks of butter at Sheep's Head, in Berehaven, county Cork, and was subsequently tried for the offence at the Winchester assizes in England. RlCE.—Bengal is not to be purchased upon lower terms, the markt t being still scantily supplied; but little business has been transacted by private treaty, and at auction 1,200 bags were taken in at Ils 6d to 12s per cwt for mid white, being above the value. In Java there has been very little busines done in the private markat. Yellow Madras has been sold at 8s 9d per cwt for Con stantinople. Cleaned Rice is wanted, Patna at 14s to 18s, and Carolina 23s to 27s per cwt. This afternoon at public sale 631 pockets of Bengal were sold at lOs to lls for rather broken, being a little cheaper. SALTPETRE.—This atternoon an increased desire was shown to purchase rough, but business was checked by the stiff rates asked, and 350 bags of Calcutta at public sale were taken in 6d to is per cwt above the value — that is to say, 10i per cent middling grey at 25s 6d to 265, and 7,5- per cent ditto 26s per cwt. INDIGO.—In the value of East India no alteration has taken place sinp i e this day week. For the 21st, 7,455 chests are declatPd. Mr. Gallway— I was on the jury of a captain of a vessel tried at Cork, about two years ago, for an offence committed in the Mediterranean, for which he was transported. Defendant—Well, I'll make no defence. Chairman—Mr. Downing, we'll hear the case of the mate against Captain Thompson before we decide on this. TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 244 casks of New South Wales were sold at 37s 6d to 41s 6d; 50 casks P.Y.C. 38s 3d to 39s 3d; 171 casks of St. Peters burgh Soap Tallow 38s ; 30 casks of Archangel 38s 3d; 570 packages of South American 33s to 38s 9d: 40 casks of East India 40s 6d to 40s 9d ; 100 casks of Odessa sheep, 39s 6d ; and casks of Beef Tallow, 37s ; Ons.—Prices have further given way for all descrip tions of common Fish Oils; there are very few shipping orders, and the home trade have purchased with caution — this is surprising that they should continue so to do, as they are scantily supplied, and stocks in merchants hands are light. Cod Oil has been selling at 301 to 30155, pale Seal 331 lOs to 331 15s, yellow 30/ to 31/, straw 311 lOs to 321 10s, and Southern 281 to 331; dark ;brown Seal is however wanted, and parcels have been disposed of at 281 to 291 per tun ; Holders of Sperm manifest firmness, and a good demand exists, fine British at 881 to 90/per tun ; Rape Oil, pale at 36s to 36s 6d, and brown at 553 to 35s 6d per cwt. Lin seed Oil, 23s 6d to23s 9d, and for delivery in February, March, April, May, and June, many contracts have been entered into at 24s 3d to 24s 6d: for Spring deli very on the Continent sales made al 245. Olive has met with more attention, and an advance of fully 20s per tun has taken place in prices, Gallipoli at 42/ to 43/, Spanish 411 to 411 10s. Barbary 391 to 401, and Sicily 41/per ton. In Palm Oil there has been more business transacted, fine quality is worth ,;25s to 26s per cwt. There are few purchasers of Cocoa Nut, Ceylon is worth 27s to 28s, and Sydney from 25s to 27s per cwt. The mate was then sworn, and stated that on the 9th of December, about a hundred iniles off the Mizen head, the captain being drunk, seized him by the arm and called for a cutlass or sword to cut him down, which, however, was not given to him, and he seized on a carving knife and put it up to complainant's mouth, and swore he would run him through. The captain having been again called on for his defence, refused to make any, and again contended the court had no jurisdiction to commit him. The Court having required to see under what Act they had authority, Mr. Downing referred them to the sth and 6th of Wm. IV., chap. 19, sec. 38, under which section they had authority to act had the offence been even com mitted on the sea in any port of the world. The magistrates conferred for a few moments, and the Chairman said, it was with great pain he had to deliver the judgment of the court, where a person holding so responsible a situation, and of so respect able appearance was concerned. In the case of assault the judgment was that the defendant do pay the sum of 2/. 10s. to the Merchant Seamen's Hospital, and in default of payment to be imprisoned one month, and in the first case the informations tendered would be sent returnable to the Bantry sessions or Cork Assizes as the defendant wished, but bail would be received if tendered. .C 34,099,407 iSHALL, Chief Cashier. Lary, 1845. LONGEVITY OF A HORSE.—A horse, the property of Mr. John Lambert, Thornton-in-Lonsdale, died last week in the 42d year of its age. It worked as usual until a day or two previous to its death. The Lord Bishop of Lichfield has appointed the Rev. D. N. Walton, M.A., to the curacy of Perry Barr, Handsworth. The defendant refused to give bail or to pay the fine, and committals having been made out, he was committed to gaol. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrival—Her Majesty's ship Harlequin, Hastings, from Singapore, at Plymouth, sailed Sept. 5, Cape of Good Hope Nov. 13, St. Helena Nov. 27. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope— Humayoon, Oct. 27, from Portsmouth, and sailed Nov. 3 to Hong Kong; Susan, 27th, from Liverpool, and sailed Nov. 3 to Calcutta; Essex, 28th, from Mauritius, and sailed Nov. 3 to London; Governor, 30th, from Sydney; Ebor, 31st, from —; Lynher, Nov. 9, from Mauritius, and sailed 12th to London; Julie, 10th, from Hull, and sailed 12th to Hong-Kong ; Lady Amherst, from China; Duke of Argyll, from London; Earl of Hard wicke, from Cork; Anne, Wright, 11th, from Newcastle; Atwick, Mather, from Hull; Elizabeth, from Hamburgh. Arrival off the Cape —Pekin, Nov. 11, from Calcutta. Departures from Table Bay—Sussex, Oct. 26, to Mauritius ; Eliza, 27th, to Ichaboe ; Mazeppa, Nov. b, to Algoa Bay ; Port Fleetwood, to Breeds River ; An , galese, Bth, to lehaboe ; Northumberland, 9th, to Madras ; Edward Robinson, 10th, to London ; Welling ton, to Madras ; St. Helena, to Mauritius ; Lady Rowena, to London ; John, to Ichaboe. Arrivals at St. Helena—Maria, Nov. 22, from Mauri tius, and sailed 23d to London ; Isere (French frigate) from Bourbon, and sailed 27th to Toulon ; Hannah Kerr, 24th, from Bombay, and sailed 25th to Liverpool ; Ano nime, 24th, from Batavia ; Avoca, from Mauritius ; Naparina, from coast of Africa ; Lady Rowena, from Bengal and Cape, passed to London; S. Hertagen, Bosch, 25th, from Batavia ; Larkins, from Madras and Cape ; Olympic, from Bourbon ; Amiable Creole, 26th, passed Fortesque, from Manilla and Cape ; Amazon, from Cal cotta ; Ninian, Lindsay, 26th ; Fergus, Everthorpe, Cowan, Laurel, Perseverance, to London, 27th ; Norna and Drutnmore—all from coast of Africa. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) CL ERKEN WEL L. LYNCII LAW.—Mrs. Barbara Cowie, a respectable looking young Scotchwoman, was charged by Jane Knight, a lodger in the same house in IV ellington square, St. Pancras, with having assaulted her. The prosecutor was charged at this Court a few days ago with having concealed the birth of her ille gitimate child, and a report was circulated that she had murdered it. The prisoner, however, was dis charged, and the excitement of the mob was so great towards her that she proceeded to her residence in a cabriolet, whilst she was hooted and groaned at, and called a murderer. On her arrival at the house where she lodged the prisoner struck her a violent blow on the face, and she became so ill that she required medical attendance ever since, and was unable to leave her room in consequence of the exasperation of the neighbours. Mr. GREENWOOD said that the prosecutor having been acquitted of the charge preferred against her, she was entitled to protection, and he finedthe prisoner 11. los., or a fortnight's imprisonment. SOUTHWARK. William Compton, a marine-store dealer, residing at Star-corner, Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with violating the person of Jane Matthews, a girl thirteen years of age. Mr. Roberts, the solicitor for the prosecution, de tailed the circumstances attending the alleged outrage, and afterwards called the complainant, a very inte resting-looking girl, who stated that she had lately gone to live in the service of a Mrs. Baker, at Ber mondsey ' • that on last Tuesday week the prisoner called on her mistress in the evening, and sent out for some gin and peppermint, of which they all partook, the prisoner urging her (the complainant) to drink off a glass, saying it would not hurt her. The prisoner seemed to have been drinking before, and her mistress having expressed a wish that he would leave the house, he consented to go if Mrs. Baker would let her (complainant) proceed with him to the end of the street on the way to Star-corner, and that he would send her back again. Mrs. Baker having acquiesced, she (complainant) walked by the side of the prisoner to the end of the street, and was in the act of turning back when he caught her by the arm, and insisted she should go home with him. She refused, but the pri soner forced her along the street by the arm, and when he got her into his house he then produced a bottle of gin and made her drink a glass of it. She then tried to leave the house, and ran into the pas sage for the purpose, when the prisoner ran after her, seized her round the waist, and carried her up stairs to his bed-room, in spite of her struggles ; and when he got her there, he threw her upon the bed, and when she screamed out he then struck her a blow on the nose, and threatened her if she was not quiet. The complainant added that she became insensible, and when she recovered she found the prisoner in bed by her side. She went on to state that, on finding the situation she was in, she got up without molestation from the prisoner, he entreating her not to divulge what had taken place, and endeavouring to purchase her silence by offering her money and some articles of female dress out of his shop. She, however, re jected his offers, and took an opportunity of running , out of the house, while he was engaged with a cus tomer in the shop. Mr. COTTINGHANI perceiving that the complainant' eyes were both discoloured and swollen, on asking her the cause, she replied that it was from the blow given her by the prisoner while she was struggling with him. She further stated that, on getting out of the prisoner's room, in her hurry, she found that she had put on one of his shoes and one of her own, and wheat she got home she informed her mistress of all that had happened to her. That person, however, advised her not to mention the circumstances to her mother, and she therefore concealed the facts from her parents until within the last few days. She told all that had occurred on the occasion, and thus led to the prisoner's apprehension. Mr. Odling, the surgeon, was examined, and his evidence went to prove that the complainant had been recently violated. Mrs. Baker, the complainant's mistress, stated that on the evening in question the girl returned home in a state of apparent fright, and communicated what had happened to her; and that she (witness) expressed that it would be better for her not to mention the cir cumstances at home. Mr. COTTIN GHAM , in strong terms, reprobated the conduct of Mrs. Baker. The prisoner, by the advice of his solicitor, declined saying anything at present in answer to the charge, and he was remanded until Wednesday. Departures from St. Helena—Graham, Nov. 23, to London ; Commerce, to Cork ; John Gibson, 25th, to Falmouth. Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales—Sydney, Aug. 2, from New Zealand, and sailed sth to Bay of Islands; Phoebe, Aug. 3, from Honohelu; Sir John Byng, from Otaheite; Thomas Lord, 6th, from Auck land; Waterlily, 10th; London, 10th, frcm Hobart Town; Sovendiaporoy, 'llth, from Port Philip; Will Watch, 12th, from Launceston; Prince Albert, 13th, from Cape; and Adelaide Maria Somes, 16th, from Ho. bart Town; Everetta, previous to Sept. 1, from Lon don; Templar, from Cork; Genii, from South Seas; William, Sept. 2; Diana, from Launceston. Departures from Sydney—Eagle, Aug. 7; Giraffe, Bth, to Launceston; Star of China, 10th, to Port Nichol son; Calypso, to Launceston. Arrivals at Hobart ''Town—Robert Matthews, July 30, from London; Salem, 31st, from New Zealand; Louisa, and Marian Watson, Aug. 13; Caroline, 18th— all from Sydney. Arrivals at Colombo, Ceylon—Antigua packet, Oct. 23. from Liverpool, and sailed 15th November to Tutu coreen ; Alibi, 24th, from Calcutta ; Oriental, from Bombay, and sailed 21th, to Tutucoreen ; Urgent, 29th, from London, and sailed Nov. 22 to Galle and Moul mein ; Sarah, Nov. 1, from Madras, and sailed on the 4th to Bombay ; Victoria, from Bombay; Reginald, Heber, Nov. 7, from Liverpool ; Dowthorpe, 11th, from Bombay ; Sophia, from Bombay and Malabar coast ; Emerald, 15th, from Trincomalee ; her Ma jesty's steamer Spiteful, 18th, from Bombay ; Exmouth, from Calcutta ; Athenian, 22d, from Bombay ; Cristina, 23d, from Liverpool. Departures from Colombo--Achilles and Rockliffe, Oct. 30th; Grange, Nov. 1 ; and Alerton, 10th—all to London ; her Majesty's ship Cambrian, 14th, to Trin comalee ; Constance and Diavola, 15th, to Mauritius. SPORTING IN TELLIGEN CE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The interest of the Derby betting yesterday was con fined to the advance ofKedger to 16 to 1 (takers) with a strong party, and the retreat of the Cobweb colt to 28 to 1 ; the first of these movements is attributable to a re ported trial, the second to a rumoured lameness. The betting was also prejudicial to Anti-Repealer and Newsmonger, but not to so alarming an extent as in the case of Colonel Peel's colt. In all other respects it agreed with Monday's quotations. CHESTER CUP. 45 to 1 agst Sorella 50 to 1 agst Faugh-a-ballagh 45 to 1 agat Al-a-mode 50 to 1 agst Cataract 50 to 1 agst Newcourt 50 to 1 agst Valerian All the above beta wore laid to small sums. DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 15 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger 16 to 1 agat Lord Stradbroke's Idas 18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam 28 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer 33 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger 33 to 1 agst Mr. ➢iostyn's Pantasa—taken 85 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England—taken 35 to 1 agst Duke ofßichmond's Laird - o'-Cockpen—t 35 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen 50 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Collier 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-way take 1,000 to 15 50 to 1 agst Gen. Yates's Seaman—take 66 to 1 60 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus—taken 1000 to 15 agat Mr. Worley's John Davis—taken 100 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Elchee. OAKS. BALLYDEHOB PETTY SESSIONS. (From the Cork Southern Reporter.) IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS ♦ND MERCHANT SEAMEN, JAMES CARSON, ESQ., 21. JOHN THOMPSON, MASTER 7 to 2 agst Kent's lot (taken) ; 24 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Ellia (taken). Lord Miltown's Flahowlagh, Duc au Durras, and two or three other horses, have arrived in England, and are daily expected at George Edwards's stables at New market. OF THE BARQUE ALHAMBRA. JAMES IRCHBOUN V. SAME. Mr. MT. Downing appeared for the prosecution, and said, the prosecutor, Mr. Carson, was a respect able merchant of Dublin, and owner of the barque Alhambra, then lying in the harbour of Crookhaven, who appeared with great regret to prosecute the de fendant, who was up to a very recent period the master of his vessel ; but he felt that it was a duty he owed to the commercial world, to show persons in the situation of masters of vessels, that they could not take advantage of the opportunities which their situation afforded them to plunder their employers. The charge against Mr. Thompson was for larceny of a quantity of canvass, bags, coals, and pork, at the Island of Ichaboe, to which place he commanded the vessel from Liverpool, where she was provided with every necessary of life for a nine months voyag e , everything in the way of comfort being provided by Mr. Carson, and had it not been for the manner in which Mr. Thompson had treated the crew, he (Mr. D.) could say on Mr. Carson'spart that hemight have,been induced to forego the prosecution, but when he came down from Dublin, and found 20 men out of a crew of 25 unable to crawl from their hammocks, in consequence of gross and negligent conduct, he naturally felt strongly upon the matter, and was it not for his humane and unremit ting attention many of them must have lost their lives, CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES, 1845. Acceptances for the Revival Handicap. Trueboy, 5 yrs, Bst 51b—What, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—In heritress, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Poussin, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Porto Bello, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Purity filly, 4 yrs, 7st—Fair Rosamond, 4 yrs, 6st 101b—Staley, by Sir John, 4 yrs, 6st 101b--Beaufront, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Advice, 4 yrs, 6st 71b —Spinster, 4 yrs, 6st—Punjaub, 3 yrs, sst. A SCENE FROM " ZANONI."—" Mysterious being, what art thou ? Wherefore dost thou haunt me with thy accursed presence ? A terrible foreboding seizes me. Again, I ask, what art thou ?" "I am the shadowless horror—the dweller on the threshhold !" " And thy name, horrible phantom, is— ?" " THE TAX-GA THERER !" Zanoni felt that even the power of a Rosi crucian could not aid him, and he sank into mute despair. —Great Gun. DARING OUTRAGE.—On Thursday, the constables of the parish of Penmorfa visited Garn, Dolbenmaen, to deliver notices to appear at Tremadoc petty sessions on the Friday. On entering a house called Ty'nybraich, they were welcomed with hot water, and a perscn of the name of John Williams attacked them with a knife, when a severe struggle ensued. A dog also was let loose, and two of the constables were dreadfully bitten. A mob of from thirty to forty persons collected and pelted the constables with turf, stones, &c., and com pelled them to retire. The magistrates issued warrants for the apprehension of the leadem—Carnarron ileragh EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Special Sittings at Nisi Prius in the City, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) NEWALL V. WEBSTER. The Court has been sitting yesterday and to-day for the purpose of hearing the aove case, which was a suit to recover damages for Ln alleged infrinzement of a patent c:or making wire-rope in a peculiar manner. Tho case for the defence occupied the whole of to-day. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DA/. GLOBE.—Agitation against the Catholic Charities r Jequests Act continues to disturb the public mind in I Ireland. Unreasonable and hopeless as is the oppo sition, the agitators seem determined thp.'t " small blame" shall rest with them if there be rmt a popular demonstration against the measur 4 . Th e - Roman Catholic Prelates, who have colsisented to lend their assistance in carrying out is provisions, by accepting the office of Commif,sioners, are denounced with spucial virulence, as though it were thought that wy thout their aid the Act would have been a memorial of the Government's inability to legislate for Ireland. The xn.rirked jealousy with which the bulk of the !Ilish. people view the measures of the present Go ve:znment, is one of the results of the iron rule ',chick successive Tory Administrations were wont to exercise in that long-misgoverned country. The mantle of office has fallen upon Sir R. Peel, or was rather seized by him. He must take the conse quences of having undertaken the responsibilities of office under circumstances of great, if not in surmountable " difficulty." The good deeds of his Government are regarded with suspicion. The evils perpetrated in Ireland by former Tory Ministers live after them. The people —whose memories yet retain a keen sense of the numerous injuries and insults they received from those Governments, of which they regard the present Ad ministration as the lineal representative—will not be -1 lieve that anything really beneficial can emanate from such a source. They, therefore, readily listen to and adopt any representation which the wildest declaimer makes of -- .y . natever measure the Government of Sir - 11 "er`,, Peel may introduce to Parliament, for the Pr:rpose of changing or regulating anything relating their country. The Catholic Charities Act is, we think, a measure calculated to effect much good. By guard ing against an abuse of the influence of the priestly office upon the minds of the laity in the prospect of death, by which property may be appropriated by bequest to the Church which would otherwise be be queathed to their families, it throws protection around them against an influence which might be used to their immense injury. Under the regulations pre scribed by the Act, and the superintendence of the Commissioners nominated to superintend its operation, no well-founded objection could be raised to its ob jects, or the way in which those objects were to be attained. The most venerable of the Roman Ca tholic Prelates have consented to act as Commis sioners. This, of itself, would, under ordinary cir cumstances, be taken by the laity of any communion as a pledge that no direct or covert design war' en tertained by the framers of the measure against the interests of their Church. This confidence would, doubtless, have been cherished by the Irish people with reference to this measure, had there not previously existed a deep prejudice and inex tinguishable hate—which they, as by instinct, cherish—against a Tory Government. Had this Act, which is denounced as a combination of all the elements of evil, been introduced and passed by a Government in whose administration the Irish people possessed confidence, from an experience of the fair and equitable disposition with which the functions of Government were exercised by it, there would have been no opposition against its objects worthy of notice. We shall not readily forget the remark of an Irish Member of Parliament—who, while he avowed its existence, deplored the prevalence of the feeling, as a barrier to the accomplishment of the good which Sir Robert Peel might be disposed to effect among them :—" If a Tory Government," said the gentleman alluded to, " could coin the paving-stones of Dublin into sovereigns ; and having done so were to dis tribute them by handfulls among the people, they would hurl them back in their faces with disdain. So deep is their hatred of everything, however good, which bears the name, or comes forth from the hands of Toryism." We find an exemplifica tion of this undying dislike to Sir Robert Peel's Government generally, and the determination to reject even good at his hands, which the Irish people evince by their opposition to the present measure in the speech of a Mr. T. W. Skelley, at, a meeting consisting of several thousand persons, held near Drogheda on Sunday last. The sins of the leading members of Sir Robert Peel's Cabinet, and of their supporters—their insulting expressions, and their irritating and injurious acts, are set before the people, and are appealed to as evidences, showing the utter improbability of anything calculated to " pacify the Irish Church, or to protect the laity of its communion." We adduce the passages we extract from this speech, not for the purpose of expressing approval of the senti ments it enunciates, or the spirit which it breathes, but of showing that the " difficulties" which the present Government will experience in carrying out even remedial measures are partly derived from the con duct of their Tory predecessors ; but are principally caused by the dishonest and dangerous means which they employed to create prejudice against 'the late Ministry on account of its Irish policy. In opposition, they sowed to the wind—in office, they reap the whirlwind : " Who are the proposers o. this Bill ? They are the men who hold the reins of power—they are the men to whom the Government of this country is unfortu nately committed. And how did they obtain that power ? Was it not by creating and fostering au anti-Irish and an anti-Catholic feeling in England ? Was it not by pouring out the most foul, filthy, and profligate abuse against the ministers of our religion, and by making a mockery of its most sacred ceremonies ?—(Cries of "Hear, hear.") Oh ! yes, the adorable sacrifice of the mass was then an 'ldola trous mummery,' and the men whom they have lately been pleased to recognise under the titles of the Arch bishops,' Bishops,' and Priests' of Ireland, were then designated by our charitable rulers as surpliced ruf fians,' a demon priesthood,' and other such complimen tary appellations—whilst the people were denominated as a filthy and felonious rabble,' and as 'aliens ix blood, in language, and in religion,' by him who occupies the highest official situation in the empire—the Lord Chan cellorship of England.—(Groans.)" The speaker had touched a chord in the hearts of his audience to which their memories responded. Their cheers, and other audible demonstrations of sympathy, showed how completely they entered into the argu ment and its proofs. He proceeded : " I ask you, do you think for a moment that the pre sent Government would introduce any measure having for its object the purification of the Catholic Church and the protection of its laity ? Do you consider that they who have ever been the professed enemies of your creed and country, care one jot for the welfare of your reli gion, or are at all anxious concerning your charitable in terests ?—(Shouts of No, no.') Ah ! believe zne, it requires no great gift of political foresight to see what their object really is. They want to divide the priest- hood from the people; and shall they succeed in doing so ?—(Cries of Never.')" The agitation against the Charitable Bequests Act is but a new demonstration of an old dislike to Toryism, however it may change and modify itself to meet the changed circumstances and milder spirit of the age. Repeal is the same spirit working under another form. We offer no suggestion as to the way in which Sir Robert Peel can best deal with this difficulty." It exists. It is for him to surmount it, or retire, acknowledging his inability to conquer it, as he may be influenced by a love of office which induces him to retain the government at all hazards; or by an elevated patriotism, which sacrifices self to promote and secure the peace of one's country. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, JAN. 8, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James French to the charge and office of Second Minister of the church and parish of Dunfermline, in the presbytery of Dunfermline and shire of Fife, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. John Tod Brown, late Second Minister thereof. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 10. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major M. Richmond to be superintendent of the southern division of the colony of New Zealand. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 10. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Lord 0. A. Fitz gerald to be Cornet, by purchase, vice G. East, who re tires, Jan. 10 sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—G. Fisher, Gent., to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice J. Constant, who retires upon half-pay, Dec. 29, 1843. 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. A. Hamil ton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Palmer, who retires ; Cornet E. C. A. Haworth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hamilton ; J. C. W. Russell, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Haworth, Jan. 10. 87th Regiment of Foot—Second Lieut. A. H. Cobbe to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Willington, who retires ; H. S. Bawtree, Gent., to be Second Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Cobbe, January 10. MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Ensign Kingsley, of the 31st Foot, are Edward William Pincke. WHITEHALL, DEC. 31, 1844. The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Pashley Burbeary, of Sheffield, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, JAN. 7. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Chalk, of Brighton, in the county of Sussex, Gent , to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Brown, grocer, Regent-street, St. John's, West minster, to surrender Jan. 17, at one, and Feb. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Baylis, Basinghall-street. George Flintoff, bookseller, Plymouth, Jan. 17, and Feb. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street; Surr, Lombard-street. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. A meeting of the Proprietors of the Eastern Counties Railway was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of con sidering the extension of lines in connexion with the main line of the Company, and for aking into consi deration several proposals for the purpose of increas ing the traffic of the line. In consequence of the illness of Mr. Bosanquet, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. RATHBONE, the Deputy-Chairman, filled his place, and said, on taking the chair, that he would not at that time occupy the time of the meeting with any remarks, but would reserve himself till questions were put requiring an explanation. He would only mention that on that morning they had seen Mr. Hudson, and he was happy to be able to inform the meeting that the Cambridge and Lincoln Company had come to an arrangement, the principles of which were satisfactory to the Eastern Counties Railway. —(Hear.) He would now call upon the Secretary to read the report. The Secretary then read the report, which was a very voluminous document, proposing several exten sions, and large discretionary powers for the Di rectors. There were four resolutions proposed in confor mity with the report, and asking for a large discre tionary power to be vested in the hands of the Di rectors. Mr. 11. V. LEE proposed the adoption of the re• port and the three first resolutions. He said that the present was a most critical period for the Company, and strongly recommended unanimity amongst themselves. He apologised for coming forward so early as be did, but he thought it right to do so, as he had between 4,000 and 5,000 proxies in his pocket, and he was surrounded by several other persons who held a far larger number, who were prepared to vote the same way with them. He was also a large Proprietor, and, that being thecase, he thought he was justified in calling upon them for the adoption of the report and resolutions. He owned he was also a proprietor in other railways ; but he stood there as an Eastern Counties proprietor, and he ad vised others, who may have other interests likewise, to consider that they were there as Eastern Counties proprietors. The Hon. Proprietor then dis cussed the merits of the lines between Newport, Cam bridge, Ely, and Brandon, the line from Hertford to Biggles wade, and the other proposed lines, and said that, with regard to each of them, the Directors had exercised a sound jadgment, and he had, therefore, great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report and resolutions. Mr. SMITH seconded the motion. Mr. COBBOLD said that before the motion was put, he wished to say a few words. Though a Direc tor of the Eastern Unio❑ Railway, he stood there as a proprietor of the Eastern Counties Railway. Mr. Cobbold then went on to complain of a most important communication having been made by the Directors of the Eastern Countie3 Railway to the Directors of the Eastern Union Railway, without allowing any suffi cient time for its consideration,. _ The Secretary was then called on to read the c-)r -respondence which had taken place, as the best answer to ➢ir. Cobbold. _ . _ The report and resolutions were then put and car ried unanimously, with acclamation. Mr. ESDALB said it was understood, and the agree ment had it so, that the Thames Junction line was to be paid for by debentures at a period of twenty years. He now wished to know why there was a de parture from that agreement? Mr. BIDDER said that he was the first who thought of that line, and the original agreement was, that the payment should be either by debentures or money. Mr. EsDALE said he had the printed report, and that mentioned debentures only. The amount was only small, to be sure, but he confessed he did not feel satisfied. The CHAIRMAN said they felt they were indebted to Mr. Bidder and his family for their exertions with regard to this line, and perhaps they had, on that account, departed from the strict letter of the ar rangement.—(hear, hear.) The resloutions were then put and carried. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said that the report contained most important propositions, and he believed that they had not time to consider any one of them fully. However, after it had been adopted unanimously, he thought it would not be profitable to revert to it again. He thought they ought to have appointed a Committee of five or seven Shareholders to deliberate on the important propositions contained in the report. At the same time, he admitted that this was a crisis in ter affairs.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that all the ectations entertained by the Directors might turn out to he correct, but if so, he believed it would be owing rather to their good fortune than to their sound judgment. He was afraid the only persons who were to be really envied were the lawyers and Parliamentary agent;, for the Company v:rere now required to support six lines, to oppose six lines, and to countenance two others. He thought the Chair man of the Eastern Railway had just grounds of complaint that sufficient time was not allowed that Company to answer the proposition made by this Company, though he could not say much for the calmness with which they had replied to that pro position. He thought it right not to oppose the report, but he begged to guard himself as being un derstood to sanction it. Mr. WARD, M.P., said that if the Proprietors had not confidence in the Board of Directors, what they ought to do would be to turn thetn out at once. If everything useful done by the Directors was to be ascribed to their good fortune, and not to their sound judgment; and if, after all their exertions for the last nine months, the result was, that tEey had placed the York and London line on no more advantageous foot. ing than if they had done nothing at all, in that case the best course would be not to appoint a Committee, but to cashier the Directors at once.--(Thar, hear.) He would acquiesce in that course if he concurred in the statements made by his Hon. Friend. But he did not do so. He thought the meeting were fully com petent to decide on the propositions submitted to them. It was necessary for the Directors to have large powers, to be enabled to go before the Board of Trade and Parliament with the proper weight and authority ; and if they acted with cordiality and unanimity, he did not see how their propositions could be refused. After some further observations by Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Cobbold, and Mr. Kinnaird, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman and Directors, after which the meeting separated. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the Proprietors of the London and Brighton Railway was held yester day, at one o'clock, at the London terminus, London bridge, to consider a report and resolutions, which it was stated by the call of the meeting were to be sub. mitted to them. Captain Kelly was in the chair. The SECRETARY (Mr. C. R. Mackenzie), being called by the Chairman, read the notice of the meet ing, which was specially called to consider the ques tion of applying to Parliament for powers to form three branch lines from the main line, at three seve ral points, of which the following is a description : " The first branch commences near the Three Bridges Station, and proceeds through Crawley to Horsham : the length of it is nearly eight miles and a half, and the estimated expense is 94,035/. The se cond branch commences near Redstone Hill, and runs through Reigate and Bletchingly, to Dorking : the length of it is seven miles and a quarter. For this branch two alternative lines have been deposited —the one avoiding the town of Reigate altogether, the estimate for which is 102,364/. ; and the other going through the centre of it, the estimate for which is 109,734/. The third branch commences near the station at Croydon, and runs through Streatham and Tooting, joining the South-Western Railway, in the parish of Wandsworth : it is six miles and a half long, and the estimated expense is 119,1911." The CHAIRMAN, having offered to read the report at length, which was negatived, inasmuch as it had been circulated among the Proprietors previous to the meeting, then said he had to avail himself of their indulgence while he repudiated the ungenerous and unworthy imputations that had been cast on the Directors of this Company by a gentleman who pre sided at a meeting held in that room on Thursday last. At that meeting he was said to have stated that they (the Directors) were actuated by a feeling of pique towards his Company. He begged it to be distinctly understood that in all their actions and all their dealings they had been actuated but by one feeling--a desire to promote the interests of the Pro prietors—(Hear, hear)—and the accommodation of the public with which he conceived those interests were identical. Within the last week there had also been a very unworthy resolu tion agreed to by a body of persons who met in the town of Leeds, wherein the Directors of this Company were accused of a profligate expen diture of the money of the Proprietors. He should not trust himself to give utterance of what he felt with respect to this accusation, but would leave it en tirely to the judgment of the Proprietors themselves. —(Hear, hear.) They would now proceed to the business before them. The first part of that business was to bring before them the consideration of three short branch lines, extending from their own line at certain points. It was well known what excitement had pervaded the railway world during the last five or six months, and the Directors were quite alive to the necessity of protecting the interests of the Com pany. They considered it necessary that these short branch lines should be thrown out, as outworks for the protection of their property, and to prevent it from being invaded. The Chairman then descriloed these lines (as above stated), and went into a minute detail of the advantages that would arise frtan a ter minus or termini at the west-end of Londlon, which great desideratum would be afforded by aweeing to I 5 31g 63 441 1(5 161. 210 10?4 1 40 622 ! 139 71 1 1159 I 160 10134 21% 3% 17 4 26% 24 120 74 26 19 6 16 6% M. 400 11:13L 1 ' W % 11 6 }. 1 !RI 27-; MI f) 0 40 0 (3 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 a 55 0 0 5 _0 A le o 10 0 0 5 0 0 250 6 0 All paid 2 0 0 3 0 0 38 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 C 50 0 0 10 9 0 5 13 • 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 9 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 10 • 0 10 9 0 5 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 40 8 0 40 0 20 0 25 0 20 0 9 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 II 25 0 9 10 9 0 17 19 9 3590 10 0 0 10 0 I 25 0 9 19 0 0 16 0 0 IS 0 0 19 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 31 5 0 28 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 11 20 0 0 3000 39 0 0 00 0 0 25 0 0 48 0 0 10 0 8 25 0 0 Ib3 4554 10 15 9 ,2 37 174 25 274 45 Li 136 101 86% 104 t% 17% 5N 16 213 SI 12% 7 10% SE.II 76 53A, 4133 44 404 24N, 265 4114 2751, 106 4% 118 ,eils pm 20 37►,% 31 PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Jan. 7, 1844, is 295. lid. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britair COURSE OF EXCHJ Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Ditto, at sight l2 6 Rotterdam 2U. 12 8i Antwerp Hamburgh M.B. 13 14 Altona l3 14 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70 Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Marseilles Bourdeaux 26 0 Frankfort on Maine 122 Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 958 Trieste, ditto Madrid Cadiz ,NGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar..... Leghorn ...... ......... 31 ) Genoa Milan ........ .......,.. Venice .....• 47 Naples ..•..... ....... 39 Palermo, per (Ns ll9 Lisbon . 53 Oporto.. • Rio Janeiro -. Bahia 24 Buenos Ay, es k.:22dyssight run 34 , 4CP BULLION, PER CZ. Foreic.72 t;‘ ...I, bars. ,E. 3 17 9 Portitga . 1 1491 d Coia 3 27 5 New a Loons.-- U 0 0 New 7;.,11113 0 4 9i Silver 'tY t.Ars . 0 4 I.i Bilbao 36 Barcelona Seville — BANK OF ENGLAND. (From Friday Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Vic toria, cap. 33, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 4th day of January, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ... 28,087,055 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion Silver bullion .£28,087,0551 M. MA. Dated the 9th day of Janu £28,087,055 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. lary, 1845. BANKING D ; ?ARTMENT. Proprietors'capi tat 14,553,00 01 Rest 3,127,278 l'ulAie deposits (iicluding Ex el A!quer,Savings banks,Corntnis si,.ners of Na ti,nalDebt,and dividend ac counts) 7,366,643 Other deposits 8,037,320 Seven day and other bills 1,015,166 G overnment secu rities (includ ing Dead Weight Annuity) 13,539.720 Other securities 11,426,996 Notes Gold and silver coin £34,099,407i M. MA. Dated the 9th day of Jam MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Jan. 10.) SUGAR.-Importers of Colonial Sugar have been in clined to realize this week, and the market has been well supplied with nearly all descriptions. To-day there was only a small amount of business transacted in any kind of West India Sugar, the quantity sold amounting to only 350 hhds, making the total quantity for the week 1680 hhds and trcs, and the decline in prices 6d to is per cwt. A large public sale of 5000 bags of Madras in bond is declared for Tuesday. To-day the home trade came forward more freely, and many parcels were dis posed of-brown Lump at 72s to 72s 6d, and Standard 73s 6d to 745. Bonded crushed is held firmly at 91s to 31s 6d per cwt. REFINED.-There has beset less demand from the home trade for Refined Sugar, and the market having been better supplied with goods, the rates accepted are rather under those previously quoted ; brown lumps selling 72s to 72s 6d, standard lumps 73s to 73s 6d. Tittlers low to mid 72s to 735, good 74s 6d to 765, fine and very fine 77s to 83s, Hamburgh loaves 73s to 82s, Double do 83s to 90s, and wet lumps 70s to 71s per cwt, Bastards 38s to 395, middling 40s to 41s, good 43s to 475, and fine 41ils to 53s per cwt. In pieces there has been a good business transacted, fine has been selling at 67s to 69a, good 64s to 665, mid 6ls to 635, and low 56s to 60s. Treacle has been in excellent request at firm rates, and the supply is small. Boiled from West India Molasses has been selling at 21s 6d to 225, Patent 22s 6d to 23s 6d, and Golden Syrup 24s to 27s per cwt. For bonded crushed Sugar there are numerous pur chasers. Of Loaves large parcels have been disposed of. MAURITIUS.- There has been a much better demand for this description of Sugar, and although the market has been well supplied, still previous rates are main tained ; indeed in some cases 6d per cwt advance has been obtained for the better kinds. At public sale, 8,010 bags 278 casks were readily disposed of upon the following terms, viz. :-very low dark brown at 36s 6d to 40s, fine 51s, low yellow 52s to 535, middling 53s 6d to 565, good middling 56s 6d to 58s 6d, good 59s to 60s, fine 62s to 635, very fine 65s ; the casks went at from 51s 6d to 65s per cwt. Privately, some parcels have been sold upon similar terms. EAST INDIA.-The brown and yellow descriptions of Bengal Sugar are plentiful, and a further decline in prices of 6d to is per cwt has taken place ; but upon thova terms buyers have been induced to pur chase freely. This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with less attention, and at auction 1,915 bags were only party disposed of. at rather lawer rates, viz., low yellow at 5 3 to 525, middling 52s 6d to 555, good middling 575, damp and washed 49s to 565, middling sound white 625, damp Gls 6d to 625, tainted by sulphur, mid strong greyish yellow 50s to 52s 6d, damp 49s to 50s, low wasned white very sulphery 48s per cwt. MOLASSES. -For West India a good demand has been exp. eienced, and the improved rates previously este blist.ed are fully supported; Antigua has been fetching 23s Ad per cwt, indeed at present prices some of the merchants will not sell, and the stock is diminishing. East India is in request, but there is at present not much in the market, and 14s to lis is the value. FOREIGN.-This afternoon at public sale 5,926 bags of Manilla, 385 boxes of Havannah, and 92 bags of Bahia were offered. .Manilla of sound quality was taken in above the value ,• good yellow at 20s to 20s 6d ; a few lots of damaged were sold at 18s Gd to 19s, one lot shifted 15s 6d. The Havannah was all washed, and fetched stiff rates-good 21s Gd, middling 20s 6d to 21s, and ordinary 18s to 19s 6d. The Bahia was taken in at 18s 6d for sound brown, and 18s per cwt for washed, being more than it was worth. COFFEE.-There has been less inquiry for West India this week, but importers have shown firmness, and refuse to take lower rates ; by private contract there has been little business transacted, and of 304 casks 21 bags 10 hhds offered at public sale, a small part only found purchasers at the previous currency-Berbice, mid colory went at 75s to 80s, low mid 735 to 73s 6d, fine fine ord 70s to 71s 6d, fine ord 54s to 625, good ord 50s 6.1 to 53s 6d, triage 40s; .Jamaica, good mid 104 to 118 s, mid 82s to 90s, low mid 725, fine ord 54s to 635, good ord 50s to 525; Dominica, fine ord 56s to 58s, and good ord 52s to 54s per cwt. With East India Coffee the market has been better supplied, and shippers and the home trade have come forward with freedom. This afternoon at pub lic sale 25 casks 119 brls 21 bags Berbice were offered, nearly the whole of which sold at low rates, the quality being unclean-low mid went at 635, fine ord 45s to 46s 6d, good ord 40s to 40s 6d, inferior 31s to 355, and triage 25s to 355; 316 bags of fine Batavia fetched 42s to 435, sea damaged Ist class 37s to 37s 6d, 2d class :32s 6d, 3d class 27s 6d, sea damaged and repacked 265. The value of good ord Ceylon is 52s to 53s per cwt. TEA.-Importers still manifest firmness, and have re frained from offering any at public sale. Congou has fully sustained previous rates, and buyers have purchased freely, paying lld to 11 id for common, and good com mon I lid to is Oid per lb ; the supply is small of all qualities. Pouchong 7d to I ld, and superior at Is to is 2d per lb. Twankay is at is 3d to is aid for common, Is 4d to Is 9d for brightish leaf, and Is 9d to 2s 5d for Hyson kind. There are many orders for Hyson, common has been fetching 2s 7d to 2s Sd, mid to good 2s 9d to 3s, and fine 3s 2d to 4s 6d per lb. Young Hyson is rather dearer, and much in request. For Hyson Skin prices are advancing. Scented Orange Pekoe is 3s 4d to 3s 5d per lb, and the demand continues. An increased desire has been manifested to purchase Gunpowder, and the rates given are rather above those previously quoted, Canton selling at 2s 8d to 2s 11d, other sorts 3s to 4s 6d, Im perial 2s Gd to 2s 9d, and other sorts 2s 10d to 3s Gd per lb. Souchong sells more freely upon former terms. For Caper holders are obtaining prices they could not preer:ously get. Flowery and black leaf Pekoe are more in request. The Tea market is in a sound state, and like AO to continue for some time. Seices.-The market has a firm appearance for black Pepper. By private contract several purchases have been madi: ; Penang at 2id to 2id • Sumatra good light 24-d, and Malabar 2jd to Ad per lb, some parcels have arrived. Still the stock is much less, and prices are lower than rt that time last season. White is more in request. Pimento is held with firmness, but the demand has been only for small parcels at 3id to 4id per lb. The mar ket is firm for cloves. Importers of Mocha are not in clined to press sales at present low rates. East and Wes , India Ginger is firm in price, and the business transacted has been upon a most extended scale. Nut megs are wanted, and the rates paid are rather above thoso of the last auctions. We quote brown at 3s to 3s 7d, good mid and geod 3s Sd to 3s Ild and fine 4s to 4s 6d per lb. This afternoon at public sale 55 bags of white Pepper were sold at 4id to 4fd for middling, and 4id for good middling, being id lower. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-Importers of Ja melee Rum submitting to rather lower rates, buyers have been induced to come forward more freely, and 250 puns sold-fair quality, 28 to 33 per cent. over proof, at 3s Gd to 3s Bd, and good, 33 to 35 per cent over, at 4s. In consequence of holders of Calcutta submitting to a further reduction in prices, buyers have been induced to operate more freely, and the large quantity of 500 hhds 200 puns was disposed of by one firm at 2s 2d proof with certificate, but subject to an allowance of 2d in con sequence of the Rum being of old importation, and de ficient of strength, so that the actual price is 2s per gallon proof with certificate. Leewards, 200 puns have been sold at 2s 2id to 2s 3d proof strength. For Demerara there has been a brisker demand, and prices have made a stand : 100 puns, 32 to 33 per cent over proof, sold at 3s 3d per gallon. There are further arrivals of East and West India Rum. An increased desire has been shown to purchase the best descriptions of Brandy, and many parcels have been disposed of at Id per gallon. We quote Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; ditto, 1839, hhds ss, puns 43 10d ; ditto, 1841, hhds 4s I Id, puns 4s 9d ; ditto, 1842, hhds the terms offered by the South-Western Railway' Company admitting them to the use of the branch lines that Company are about forming to Waterloa and Hungerford-bridges. They would thus be able to afford the inhabitants of the west-end of London accommodation at three points—at the two last men tioned, and the terminus of the South-Western COM" pany's line at Vauxhall. He alluded to the great and increasing difficulties of passing the thoroughfares of the City, and mentioned the inconvenience felt on the line at London-bridge for the want of space for the engines, and the impossibility of conducting the goods traffic on the line with the desired facility. They had, in the course of their labours, als°, found great inconvenience from the bickerings and distaste towards each other exhibited by the Croydon and Greenwich Companies. It was true that the Greenwich Company had got into other hands, hut, from a recent correspondence, he did not think these two Companies had for each other altogether the affection of twin brothers—(Hear, hear)—and the Brighton line could hardly expect to work much more satisfactorily with them than they had done. Another inconvenience now was, that, by the Act of Parliament, they were compelled to run a train at a penny per mile, while they were actually called on by the Croydon Company to pay them three-half pence per mile. He did not hold out any expecta tions that the proposed branch lines would be El Dorados, but he believed they would pay a reason able return ; they were laid before them openly, on the ground that the Directors believed them to be necessary for the protection of their property Another part of their proceedings would be the con sideration of the steps necessary to carry out, under certain Acta of Parliament, their agreement with the holders of loan notes, who, in February next, would be entitled to take quarter shares for every loan note; a question would arise whether such holders should not he allowed, if they were so disposed, to register one integral share for four quarter shares. The Compaq had no power to compel them to do so, but he be lieved many would be inclined to do it. He concluded by moving the first resolution, for enabling the Di' rectors to apply to Parliament in the ensuing session for powers to construct the branch lines befor e specified. Mr. HENDERSON seconded the resolution i n 11 speech of great length, going most minutely into $' the local and general features of these branch I le and the contemplated lines, which made them De e" ; sary as an act of self-defence. He explained his 'P s ' . tions by frequent reference to a map of the Brighto n , and other lines, prepared for the purpose, wi thon " which his arguments could not be conveyed with all degree of clearness. He strongly urged the Pro' prietors to adopt the resolution. Mr. FLOOD said the only question the Proprietors ought to consider was, whether the lines would he for their own interest or not, or was there any other way of procuring the same advantages without . f in" volving them in a contest with other Companies ry e thought he could establish that there were ot modes by which these advantages could be obtaine d : The cost of these lines was assumed to be 120,00°(1 and was likely to be more. He thought they ,ong°,, to pause before they assented to projects that ap rons from the mania of railroad speculations that now Pr e : veiled. Because °the,. projects were on foot, We l :s" they to rush into these schemes, notwithstanding their inexperience ? The wisest thing they could do was t°t hold their hands while speculation was so rife; at preseo. they could hardly draw any sound conclusions. last speaker had complained of the aggression an, e invasion of their claims by other parties, and arguments he had used would go far to justify charges against themselves. If so charged, 14111 could they reply ? Quiz tulit Gracchi de sediti on qurerentes? He utterly disclaimed being actuated b t l 4 anything, like hostility to the Directors ; he bel ier, :. that, from first to last, they had endeavoured to their duty to the Company. Mr. LEVI said that now all the three London; bridge companies were at loggerheads, the jo_„,i ° l . committee ought at least to give up the 1,0 ,0 they were allowed. But 'though they quarrelled, )1 dared to say they took their salaries. It was $ very well to talk about the public, and that thelt; would be benefited ; but was he to risk his c apital benefit them ? He liked the public very well, but P t did not choose to yield to the common cant ah°/je giving all their money to it. They would not The 1001. a year extra by the West-end terminus. - 1- „ 0 rich people at the West-end who went to Brig ht " had got their own carriages to take them to the s t6 o ; tion, and what did they care whether it we° London-bridge or Hungerford-bridge ? He bel ie they would give up this unproductive scheme. Mr. PARSONS spoke strongly in favour of the P 4( posal, and thought some of the calculations states. Mr. Flood was fallacious. The South-Western 1113 , e b were engaging in an immense undertaking, of Wil l te they would have the use merely for a proportiona,e toll. :He pointed out the immense growth of ste r; Pro metropolis and insisted on the advantage of a We terminus, and hoped the Proprietors would suPP e the Directors. On the application of a PROPRIETOR, the agree t arp of the Brighton Company with the South - W es Company was read. cia o Mr. C. GRENFELL said it was impossible to d e g s o on a document of such impotence, especiallf many points in it were to be left to referenee' te a st) objected to various parts of the plan ;he objet of the guarantee to the South-Western CorapfiN t r a minimum of 7,0001. a year. The number of 06;00 tions was ten, and to the third of them he moveuote amendment, which was seconded by an Hon. A prietor. A long discussion ensued, in which the chief P! t be involved was whether or not, in the carrying on' proposed plan, the Company would commit a b ra ° of faith with the Croydon Company. h of Mr. MELLOR contended that there was no brea c of faith in the case. He replied to the argurnenteod Mr. sV ilkinson, the Chairman of the Croydon line' ~t e supported the plan of the \Vest-end termini as OP". tial to the prosperity of the Company. v ia Mr. TAYWR opposed the proposal as not t ote remu nerative, and said he should decidedly. * against it. Gre° l The CIIAIRMAN put the amendment of Mr. rot fell, which, on a show of hands, was lost by a g majority. Lb ß Mr. FLOOD then moved the adjournment of meeting, which was also lost on a division ioS' The CHAIRMAN then pte: the original reso le when the numbers were — For the resolution 47 Against it .. Majority for the resolution —34 1 .0( 1 A poll was then demanded, and Mr. Shrewst, e ,„,io( Mr. Mellor were named scrutineers. The poll P'rriee been taken, the resolution was declared to b e cs by a majority of 25. e l° The remaining resolutions, which were depernoo on the first, and fixed the mode of raising the 11/ were carried without opposition. a ° i : Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, adi os meeting separated at six o'clock, the prone`" having lasted five hours. eg °, [ADVERTISEMENT.] —AN IMMEDIATE ab IIM- 9 ,,y A DISEASED STOMACH BY HOLLOWAY'S PILDs' t o r, TRAOR D I NARY CURE.—Mrs. Lydia, a stay - stit che r , siding in Harrison-street, Gray's Inn - lane , Holb°ll,/ been subject for two years to swimmings in til, e ol, l ', dimness of sight, constant sickness , and dera n g e ? the stomach, with a want of appetite, together er tl ij , health and loss of flesh. Half her time she 00 lia°, no work. She had been to almost epe e e r pital in London, but they could do h e r d d good. Notwith standing this, she was res t _t ° ti cs three weeks to the highest state of health by w e ep s) r# Holloway's Pills.—Sold (also Holloway's Ointu t i Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244 , Strap" 'ectsw advice may be had gratis), and by almost all reld, vendors of medicine throughout the civilised W O ' , BIRTHS. Coot os 1 On the Bth inst., in Berkeley-square, the difi a Aboyne, of a daughter. ftv On the9th inst., in Chesham-place, the Countess 0- r and Surrey, of a daughter. i! On the 2d of September, at Macao, in China, tbe T. Gilbert Smith, Esq., of a daughter. )fr a ' On the 4th inst., at Oriental-place, Brighton, Seabrook, of a daughter. On the sth inst., at Langlee, Roxburgsbirm, of Rochsoles, of a son. piA On the 6th inst., at Bentinck-terrace, Regen t 0 tr W. M'Gill, of a daughter. A_O t°' On the Bth inst., at the Grange, near Braden-, of lady of Captain S. H. 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