The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-07 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OP TESTERDAY. GLOBE.--Posterity's Plutarch (who will perhaps look back to a Lord Mayor as a Megalatherion, which, we may inform our mere English readers, means a great beast—no longer extant) will perhaps amuse himself, after the manner of his classical pro • totype, with drawing a parallel—or rather contrast between the present Lord Mayor and the pre sent Bishop of London. The characteristic effort of the former exalted functionary seems to make differences, and the characteristic effort of the latter (as Sir Peter Laurie says) to split them. If Bishop Blomfield and Lord Mayor Gibbs both ener gised in- the same sphere of action, the latter would blow up billows for the former to ride up and down upon. The all-defying soul of Gibbs would complete what is wanting to the scolding one of Phillpotts. The Lord Mayor's soul is above scolding, and seems to find its exclusive satisfaction in assuming attitudes of defiance on grounds no one else would think tenable. With such a Primate, the Church would witness the days of Archbishop Laud back—and something more. We have not brought these spiritual and secular digni taries into mere arbitrary juxtaposition, as our readers will perceive, if they turn to the scene in yester day's Common Council. The Lord Mayor again ex hibited himself in his character—unaccountable, and immoveable (again too on a matter of finance)—the justum et tenacem propositi virum, on whom the civiurn ardor pram jubentium is simply thrown away. If the Puseyites ever elect a Pope (and for some reason, best known to themselves, they don't choose to obey the existing one, whom Mr. Ward nevertheless calls the " Chief Bishop on Earth," and concerning whose infallibility Mr. F. Faber cites with approbation the sentiment of Manzoni—that it is " the main point, from which the smallest deviation is damnable heresy") —if, we may say, the Puseyites ever elect a Pope of their own—and they seem on the point of doing so -we should strongly recommend them to take into con sideration the unique aptitudes for their purpose of the present Lord Alayor, when the term of his present office shall have happily expired. " Jove in the chair Of the skies Lord Mayor," was a joke to Lord Mayor Gibbs in this crowning year of his astonishing A ldermanship. His " dogmatic decrees" are just what the Puseyites want—decisions, namely, which are not to be criticised or questioned " without presumption." Any attempt to get either an account or an argument from him—in short to question the infallibility of his sum total, whether of mind or money—is an attempt not to be enter tained or discussed, but to he put down as damnable heresy. The scene of yesterday was a specimen of this. The matter which had been under discussion was the report made to the Court by their Finance Com mittee, to whom had been referred the petition of the Rev. James Tyler, 8.D., rector of the parish of St. Giles's-in- the-Fields, praying for pecuniary aid towards the erection of a new free church in that district, which was brought up and read.—lt recommended a grant of 2001. in aid of the undertaking. On the mo tion that the Court agree with the Committee in their report being put, Sir Peter Laurie made an oration, in reading which we were tempted to exclaim—" Mon tine parle, et meme it parle Lien." It is not, perhaps, known so universally as, we think, it ought to be, that Sir Peter Laurie has set his heart upon two things, as his special earthly mission, and which he looks upon himself as the honoured instrument destined for accomplishing. One of them is the taking up of wood pavement, and the other the putting down of Puseyism. When Sir Peter Laurie shall have accom plished both these great works single-handed, he will sing his Nitric dinzittis. There may be more far sighted sagacity even than usual in these two enter prises, which the City champion of our Protest antism 'and paving-stones is thus carrying on, as it were, abreast. If Puseyista and wood-pavements continue extending themselves concurrently any far ther, we are evidently threatened with the double danger of a revived disposition towards autos da fe, and of the temptation to celebrate such acts im promptu, afforded by wood ready at foot. We must refer our readers to Sir Peter Laurie's own words for a full estimate of his wisdom, only remarking that we have, for once, the satisfaction in a good measure of agreeing with him. But Lord Mayor Gibbs's last new exhibition of infallibility was the immediate sub ject of our notice. After some discussion on the tno tion for agreeing to the report— " The Lord Mayor, after referring to the original petition and to the terms of the report, and conferring upon them with the Recorder, stated that the report not being in accordance with the reference, it must fall to the ground, as the question could not be put. " A stormy scene here ensued, in which it was con tended by Mr. Wire and several others, that it was for the Court to judge of the fact whether or not the report accorded with the terms of the reference, and that the Court would surrender its privileges if it submitted in such a matter to the dictum of the Lord Mayor. " A scene of great confusion prevailed, but " The Lord Mayor persisted in his decision, and called for the next order on the paper to be taken, upon which "Mr. De Jersey moved that the Court do now ad . journ, " On this motion a division took place, when there appeared—For the adjournment, 38 ; against it, 31 ; majority 7. " The Lord Mayor then retired with the other autho rities, but " `Mr. W. IL Ashurit called upon the members to remain, as he maintained the privilege of the Court had been- invaded by the decision at which the Lord Mayor had arrived." A large body remained accordingly, and agreed to a resolution to the effect. that " It is the opinion of this meeting that the ruling of the Lord Mayor on the discussion of the report of the Finance Coin mittee, touching the grant of 2001. to the new free church in St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, is subversive of the Tights of free discussion, and interferes with the privileges of the Court of Common Council." It is clear the magnanimous breast of Gibbs confronts a world which is not worthy of him. It is equally clear the Press should vote him a piece of plate—we forbear to say what metal. At this dull season, the Fourth Estate owe him a deep debt of gratitude. • FROM TU MORNING PAPERS OP THIS DAL TIMES.—This is the age of public meetings and pub lic:dinners: The latter are, in a great meausure, made the feelers of general opinion, whenever a party purpose, or an object of peculiar weight in the eyes of certain individuals, is to be promoted. By the medium of toasts and speeches the required stimulua, : is conveyed to the guests,'Und they go away with the noblest impressi ons o f the Scheme to be adopted or the thing to be done. All, of course, are on one side, for who would attend at the dinner where he would be the sole opponent—the un supported dissentient from the voice of a whole company ? Nothing, therefore, is more delightful, and more capti vating, than the undivided unanimity under favour of which every sentence is applauded to the echo, and every speaker cheered to his heart's content. Such assemblies may be necessary, they may be useful, they may be called for by the necessities of the times, or the peculiar merits of the topic to be diseussed., : We neither ridicule nor condenin them ; it would be quite unnatural to do so, seeing that men are seldom, we may say never, so good-humoured, and so ready to take everything for granted, as after a festival of this kind. How ever, with all our readiness to do justice to the value of such entertainments, there may be, and there must be, certain occasions, and certain remarks to which those occasions give rise, which do not alto getlier win our approbation or goodwill. Our readers will find in another part of our paper a report of a meet ing of sundry noblemen and gentlemen at Cirencester, at th© annual commemoration of the Cirencester Agri cultural A3sociation. There was indeed the abounding flow of sentiment, and the usual amount of speechifying. There was, of course, much tender pathos; a due a - mixture of the grave and gay to interest as well as to amuse the , audience. The pr inc ip a l th eme o f t h e d ay, A howeVer' was one which all o f every c l ass now feel themselves imperatively obliged to consider ;—we mean the 'depressed state of the tabourer, and the best means of atimilThrating his condition. The Hon. W. Bathurst seems to have been powerfully awakened to the subject. " We must not forget," he said, " on an occasion like this, the agrieultural labourer ;" and truly the company did not forget—to mention him at least, as how could they 41 such a dinner, and amid the recurrence of such queatiops ? This gentleman, however, unadvisedly as we think, strayed into one or two diversified branches of argument, which he might certainly have left unnoticed with much better taste and feeling than he shOWed by introducing and dwelling upon them. He made, in truth, a somewhat angry attack upon the manufacturer on behalf of the agriculturist population, neither well-timed nor exactly applicable to the whole state of the case. There was manifested throtighOura pointed desire to accuse and overwhelm the millowners as the most selfish and heartless race of men—the oppressors of the poor labourer whom they had taken into their employment, and who, when his toil had answered their purpose, and he was no longer use ful, or could no longer be maintained, turned him adrift at once upon the parish ! No doubt there is, and nt doubt can there be, that all the peasant wants is em ployment ; he wants, and is ready to do, " a fair day's work for a fair day's wages," than which no proposition more equitable or more reasonable was ever offered to the human understanding. He wants just what the lot of moan enjoins upon his station—to gain his bread by the sweat of his brow. He asks this of his employers— he has a right to ask it ; although it is a portion of toil and privation, such as it is, it is his birthright, and can be no more justly withheld than the rights of his land lord can be refused. No wonder, then, that several of the' speakers adopted this subject for their observa tions. It cou ld not we l l escape their attention at a meeting so obviously connected with the cause of the' poor man. But, we confess, how hi s c b a y ua . e f i i tti n a. g be it ad w v i a t ll i ced, or his conditi on men d e d , aggressive violence in the face of the manufacturer, is enigma that it puzzles our irigenuity to solve. ties fiery emulation, this undisguised jealousy of ape ecillowner ? Could not efisnod topics enough Mr. Balhurst, or any other sp of so er m , offer upon to dilate upon, and remedies the bittet portion of the unetoployed tillretrsto i without arraying all his chivany against the man s e " ' turere_ Besides, gentlemen, you will permit us, if —.,, • you please; to show you one very sufficient reason why, if any charge of the kind were made at all, it should have been aimed elsewhere in the first instance. Who, we ask, was it that turned the agricultural labourer into the plodder of the factory ? Who first exhorted and urged the peasant to forget his original occupation, and bend his energies to another employment ? We do not underrate the earnestness of these speakers, but we really must refresh their memories with &correct representation of the circumstances under which they themselves are placed in this respect. How, then, came the manufacturers to find labourers at low wages ready at their hand? Surely it ought, in common justice, to be remembered that the landowners themselves were the persons to encourage this exchange of toil ; that they did all in their power to free their parishes and estates from the superabundant hands ; that they gave to the public highly-coloured re presentations of prosperity, making their own poor be lieve they would discover the secret of transmutation in this Eldorado—that they were to rise rapidly in wages, and enjoy all the contingent comforts of ample pay. All this may have been thought politic and judicious ; but, after driving these men from field labour, to which they were born, and bringing them into a totally different sphere of life, the landlords should not, in common fair ness, turn round upon the manufacturer and revile him for doing in after times what their own example has but too successfully taught him. And, again, though it may sound very feasible to talk to the farmer about the neces sity of finding employment for the poor on his farm, it is scarcely intelligible to ordinary minds how this can be dose, when, as Mr. Kearsey, a farmer present, very justly ob served, so heavy was the taxation under which they suf fered, that they were driven to curtail their own expen diture, and this always operated upon the wages of the labourer. Really, no one who advocates any benevolent scheme ever seems to feel that the first effort should come from himself, and that if he wishes others to do good where he should himself set the example, he must prove his sincerity by so doing, and doing it quickly. It never seems to strike the wealthy landowners at such meetings to propose a real reduction of their own rents, as a foundation for employing additional labourers or paying them more adequately. Thus, it is to be feared too many of the schemes of advantaging the lower orders fail or fall to the ground, from the want of this great first principle of showing the way where we would wish to lead others. It is no great praise to set up for a humane character at the expense of a neighbour's reputation ; nor is it any credit to the possessors of large estates where a numerous population is without employment, that the master manufacturers treat their own drudges no better. TIRE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7. 184. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Dec. 6.) SUGAR.-To-day the market presented a dull aspect for British Plantation Sugar ; even the good and f►ne bright yellow and strong Refining sorts were taken sparingly, but at present no general reduction in prices has occurred. On inferior and brown sorts the reduc tion since this day week have been is per cwt. The total purchases for the week are only 930 hhds and trs. A public sale of 100 hhds of Barbadoes is declared for Tuesday. REFINED.-The home trade purchasing Refined Goods with caution, and the supply being on the in crease, prices have given way, and rule as follows:- Brown lumps at 71s to 725, Standard lumps 72s 6d to 735, Tittlers ordinary to middling 71s to 745, good 75s to 775, fine and very fine 78s to 82s, Hamburgh Loaves 73s to 82s, double ditto 83s to 90s, and wet lumps 70s Gd to 71s per cwt. The demand has fallen off for Bastards, and prices are not so firm for better qualities, but in the value of common little variation has occurred; we quote fine 50s to 545, good 45s to 495, middling 42s to 445, and low 40s to 41s per cwt. Pieces, fine at 65s to 70s good 64s to 665, middling 58s to 635, and low 55s to 57s per cwt. In Treacle the transactions are upon a small scale, and common sorts are cheaper, but in the value of the better kinds there is little alteration to notice. Boiled from West India Molasses has been selling at 18s to 19s, Patent 20s to 225, and Golden Syrup 235 to 27s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 29s 6d to 29s 9d. In Loaves prices rule firm. To-day the home trade purchased Refined Sugar with caution ; brown lumps are 71s, and stan dard lumps 72s 6d per cwt. Bonded crushed Sugar is still greatly wanted. MAURITIUS.-This afternoon very little inclination was manifested to purchase this description of Sugar. At public sale 3,463 bags were brought forward, and nearly all taken in at about the former value, good mid yellow at 58s to 58s 6d, mid 55a to 575, low 52s to 545, tine and good brown 50s to 51s 6d, mid 48s to 495, low 455, and ord to mid grey 52s to 55s per cwt. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon two parcels of Bengal Sugar, amounting to 4,257 bags were submitted to public competition, the white of which all found purchasers at steady rates, viz., good at 64s to 665, mid 61s 6d to 635, low 59s to 61s, damp and washed 58s to 635, but for other sorts the demand was dull, and a part only sold at a fall in prices of Is to is 6d per cwt-good brown went at 45s 6d to 465, damp 42s to 435, very low 48s, low yellow 47s to 51s, mid 54s 6d to 565, good mid 58a to 58s 6d, good 59s to 59s 6d, damp and washed 47s to 58s, and mid sound grey 57s per cwt. FOREIGN.-None of any description has been sub mitted to public competition this week, and by private contract there is still little offering. The arrivals have again been small. Yellow Havannah is still attracting atten tion, and a good business has been done by private treaty at firm rates. Brazil is wanted, and former prices offered for white and brown- Bahia at IBs to 19s for brown, and at 21s to 23s for white. Porto Rico and Cuba Mus covado fetched 19s to 19s Gd per cwt. Havannah of yellow and brown quality is worth 18s 6d to 235, and last year 16s 6d to 225. Brazil brown and yellow is now 16s to 20s, and in 1843 at this period 14s to 18s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.-The market is still abundantly supplied with ordinary, good, and fine ordinary descriptions of West India, for which the demand has fallen off; and a decline in prices of Is to 2s per cwt has taken place. Jamaica of middling to fine middling quality 83s to 126 s per cwt. Trinidad, fine ordinary 525, and good ordinary 46s to 49s per cwt. Importers of East India - have manifested more firmness, and the market has been sparingly supplied with all descriptions this week. For Singapore Java sales have been made by private con tract at 38s ; in inferior sorts the transactions are upon a more extended scale at 30s to 36s per cwt. The de mand is on the increase for common kinds of East India Coffee ; Sumatra, by private treaty, at 21s, good ord mixed Batavia at 263, and Padang at 24s to 28s for ordi nary to good ord. Mocha is attracting attention, on ac count of its cheapness, and at former rates several par cels have been disposed of privately. This afternoon good ordinary Ceylon met with a dull demand by private treaty, and 52s per cwt is the nearest price. There was no public sale of any kind of Coffee. MoLassxs.—Prices are sustained for West India; the purchases amount to 300 puns : Trinidad, fine at 22s Gd, Antigua 23s 6d, St. liitt's and St. Vincent's 21s to 21s 6d per cwt. The low rates that prevail cause buyers to turn their attention to the article, and the quantity offering is not so large as it was. THA.—lmporters still refrain from offering any at public sale, and at present none is declared. There has been a good business transacted in Congou, and former rates are fully supported ; common sound at 10id to I Id, and good common I lid to is per lb. In Pouchong se veral purchases made at 5d to Is, and prices are firm. Twankay, common yellow leaf sorts, at Is 2}d to Is 3id per lb. Hyson, is held with firmness, at 2s 6d to 2s 8d for common, 2s 9d to 2s 10d for midd 2s lld to 3s 2d for good, and 3s 3d to 4s 6d for fine. Young Hyson is in good demand, commcn has been selling at is 10d to 2s 6d, and better sorts at 2s 8d to 3s 6d. Imperial and Gunpowder at fully former rates. Scented Orange Pekoe 3s 4d to 3s 5d per lb. Caper is in demand. Prices for Tea compared with those of last year at this time are id to 2d for Congou, id to 3d for Twankay, 4d to 6d for Hyson, and 2d to 10d for Gun powder higher than they were at that period. SPICEB.—This afternoon at public sale 3 cases of Singapore Mace were taken in at is Gd ; 20 tubs of dry Sugar Candied Ginger, and 15 cases of China Preserves were all withdrawn. Cocoa.—Foreign is wanted, but there is still little in the market, and 30s to 33s per cwt is the value. Prices are firm for West India, and there are several purchasers, but the supply is not sufficient for the wants of the trade, none has been offered at auction ; the stock is rather less than it was last year at this period. FRUIT.—The trade are still inclined to get largely stocked with Currants, and prices rule firm. Patras new at 49s to 50s, old 45s to 465. Zante and Cephalonia old 44s and new 47s per cwt. Raisins, Valentia at 50s, Denia 40s, Lexia 38s, Smyrna black 38s, Red 45s to 475, Eleme 48s to LOs, Sultana 60s, Muscatels 55s to 100 s. Figs Turkey pulled are 45s to 75s per cwt. Rtes.—There are several purchasers of Bengal, by private contract low white has been selling at lOs 6d to 11s, mid 11s 3d to 11a 9d, good 12s, and fine 12s 3d to 12s 6d per cwt ; there is at present not sufficient at mar ket to supply the demand. For Foreign East India Rice prices are not so firm. Madras yellow is 8s to 8s 6d, Java white 10s to 12s, and yellow 9s to lOs per cwt. SiGo.—This afternoon of Pearl Sago 167 boxes at auction were taken in at 18s 6d to 19s for mid quality. SALTPETRE.—This afternoon Rough met with atten tion, and 394 bags of fine white Madras at public sale 44 per cent refraction were sold at 265, 26s 6d per cwt being the full value. CZCIIINZAL.—To-day several purchases were made by private treaty in Honduras silvers at 4s 4d to 4s 10d per lb, being rather higher. RUN, BRANDY, AND ITOLLANDS—lmporters of Lee wards Island Rum submitting to a reduction on former rates of id per gallon, buyers have been tempted to ope rate more freely, and 400 puns have been disposed of at 2s 3id to 2s 4d proof strength. Demerara at rather easier rates-3s Id accepted for a small parcel 32 per cent overproof ; fine is, however, worth 3s 4d to 3s 6d per gallon. For Jamaica merchants refuse to submit to any decline in prices, as there is not a large quantity in the market; 3s 8d to 4s 3d is the value of 28 to 35 per cent overproof, and 4s 4d to 6s for superior sorts. For Calcutta 2s 3d proof is asked, but only small parcels have been sold. The market has still a firm ap pearance for the best descriptions of brandy; inferior not touch wanted, prices going down : Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 2d, puns ss; do, 1839, hhds 41 Ild, puns 4s 9d; do, 1840, hhds 4s I Id, puns 4s 9d; do, 1841, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d; do, 1842, hhds 4s 7d, puns 4s sd; do, 1843, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d, common 2s 9d to 3s, and middling to good middling 3s 2d to 3s 10d, Bordeaux common 26 6d to 2s Bd. Geneva at Is 9d to is 10d for shipping, and fine fit for duty has been fetching 2s 4d to 3s 6d per gallon. Eng lish Corn Spirits at 10s 2d per gallon, nett cash. INDIGO.—The accounts come to hand from Calcutta fully confirm those previously received relative to the abundant crop. The market has a fiat appearance, and the business transacted has been at a decline on the rates of the late quarterly sales of 2d to 4d per lb. In Spanish there has been little doing. value further reduction has taken place in the taken at th e e x ar m rta te t and i for?f Linseed Oil, on the spot at 22s 6d to 22s 9d, exportation some parcels uave been tracts are entered rates. For forward delivery many con -20,s ta per cwt. For Rape Oil, the crushers with difficulty and 34s per cwt for brown. Palm 25s an to 32s6s a f p o e r r p e al w e i for good t and fine quality. Cocoa Nut 24s 6d to 28s per cwt for common to fine quality. Ia Olive Oil the transac tions are upon a more extended scale, but not at better prices; Gallipoli selling at 411 to 42/, Spanish sad Barbary 381 to 401 per tun. The demand has increased for all descriptions of common Fish Oils: Southern has been in good request, and prices rule firm at 291 to 341 for ord to fine quality. Seal—pale 341 to 341 10s, straw and yellow 30/ to 334 and brown 291 to 29/ 10s. Cod Oil at 311 lOs to 321 per tun. Sperm, 871 to 90/ per tun is the value of first quality. American Lard Oil is 40/ to 411 per tun. This afternoon at public sale 10 barrels of African Ground Nut Oil were sold at 33/ lOs per tun. TALLOW.—This afternoon the market was well sup plied with colonial Tallow ; at public sale 323 casks of stranded St. Petersburgh yellow Candle went at 37s 6d to 395 ; 347 packages of South American at 33s to 39 6d, 21 casks of African 34s to 38s 6d, 92 casks New South Wales 37s 9d to 41s 6d; 181 packages of Cape of Good Hope 38s 6d to 41s 6d; 134 packages of North American 37s 6d to 39s 9d per cwt. COAT, Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Buddle's West Hartley, 19s ; Hasting's Hartley, 18s ; Hclywell Main, 20i ; New Tanfield, 1686 d ; Ord's Redheugh, 163 6d ; Old Tanfield, 16s 6d ; Townley, 17s 6d ; West Hartley, 18s ; W. E., Bewicke and Co., 228 3d ; W. E., Clark and Co., 19s 6d ; W. E., Gosforth, 22s 3d ; W. E., Gibson, 21s 6d ; W. E., Belmont, 22s 6d ; W. E., Haswell, 23s 6d ; W. E., Hetton, 23s 6d ; W. E., Lamb ton, 23s 3d ; W. E., Richmond, 22s ; W. E., Sunder • land, 2ls 6d ; W. E., Stewart's, 23s 3d ; W. E., Caradoc, 22s 9d ; W. E., Kelloe, 23s 3d ; W. E., Richardson's Tees, 21s 3d ; W. E., Tees, 23s ; Lewiss Merthyr, 21s.— Ships arrived since last day, 15. TGE.—(YE STERD AY.: Gibraltar — Leghorn 3O 50 Genoa 25 96 Venice .. Naples 391 Palermo, per oa lls Lisbon 541 Oporto s4i Rio Jsuieire 24 Bahia 24 Buenos Ayres — NewYerk,2ldyssight Philadelphia — PRICE,* OF BULLION, PXR oz. Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Doliars 0 4 9: Silver in Bars 0 4 lit James Mackay, merchant, Liverpool, Dec. 20, and Jan. 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sharpe and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Miller and Peei, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. T. Todd, cotton dealer, Manchester,Dec. 31, at cloven, at the Manchester District Court—A. Jacob, merchant, Manchester, Dec. 31, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court—T. W. Butterworth, draper, Hulme, Lan cashire, Jan. 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—J. Coupland and F. Duncan, merchants, Liver pool, Dec. 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court —R. Benbow, timber merchant, Liverpool, Dec. 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. J. and R. Davies, linendrapers, Chiswell-street, Jan. 8 —G. Ball, carpenter, Bath, Dec. 31—B. W. Franklin, merchant, Liverpool, Dec. 27—J. Grundy, woollen ma nufacturer, Ramsbottom, Lancashire, Dec. 30—T. B. Andrew, tea dealer, Ashton-under-Lyne, Dec. 30— T. W. Butterworth, draper, Hulme, Lancashire, Jan. 2 T. 14.-Monckman, tobacconist, Bradford, Dec. 27—W. Trumble, licensed victualler, Liverpool, Dec. 27—A. Patterson, livery-stable keeper, Liverpool, Dec. 27—W. Schofield, machine maker, Oldham, Lancashire, Dee. 27 —J. Peacock, grocer, Stockton-upon-Tees, Durham, Dec. 27—H. Hitchen, ironmonger, Halifax, Dec. 27—J. Walton, saddler, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. 27—G. Hiller, varnish manufacturer, Sun.street, Bishopagate street, Dec. 27—T. Marsh, miller, Canterbury, Dec. 27 —J. Ramsey, cheesemonger, Chapel-street, Somers town, Dec. 27. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. F. May and A. West, eating-house keepers, New gate-street—H. Underwood, D. Underwood, and W. Un derwood, tobacconists, Nottingham —G. Fisher, J. Bramall, and G. Whittles, file manufacturers, Sheffield— J. W. T. Vollans and R. C. Cross, attorneys, East Het ford, Nottinghamshire—W. F. Bonsall and H. Buxton, auctioneers, Manchester—C. Lamy and S. Rendall, grocers, Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell—T. Stubbs and J. Poole, fustian manufacturers, Manchester—Eli and Elizabeth Berry, drapers, Ashton-under-Lyne—J. N. Holbrook and .J. Jackson, commission agents, Hull—W. and J. W. Ellis, cloth merchants, Leeds—T. Kay, T. Whitehead, D. Whitehead, and P. Whitehead, mer chants, Rawtenstall—Clarke, Maze, and Co., Bristol (so far as regards H. G. Clarke)—J. Philpotts and J. H. Browne, shawl dealers, Brighton—J. and J. A. Webber, drapers, Taunton, Somersetshire—D. Jepson, W. Jepson, J. Kilner, and W. Ezart, glass bottle manufacturers, Castleford, York: hire (so far as regards J. Kilner)—ll. Booth, J. Groom, and E. Marland, spindle makers, Oldham, Lancashire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Robert Brown, ship builder, Dundee, Dec. 9 and 30, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Dundee. John Wallace, grocer, Catrine, Ayrshire, Dec. 11 and Jan. 8, at twelve, at G. Dunlop's, innkeeper, Catrine. Robert Brown, lime merchant, Cadder, Dec. 12 and Jan. 3, at eleven, at the chambers of M. Waddell, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Dec. 3, 1844, is 325. 30. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britair LAW INTELLIGENCE. PRIVY COUNCIL, Dec. 6. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat to-day at the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords present were the Master of the Rolls, Mr. Baron Parke, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Corn wall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. JONES V. GODNET. The further arguments in this part-heard case occu pied their Lordships the whole day. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 6. _ .. The Lord Chancellor, after disposing of the several short cases in the paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard case of " Spalding v. Ruddick," which occupied the whole day. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Dec. 6. The Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole day with short causes and unopposed petitions of no general interest. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 6. (Before Mr. Commissioner HoLnoYD.) WIGNEYIie DANKRUPTCY—EXPARTE MASTERMAN AND CO.-JUDGMENT. His HONOUR to-day, in delivering judgment respect ing Messrs. Masterman's claim for certain costs on the bankrupt's estate, and which claim had given rise to proceedings in another Court, said that Messrs. Wigney were bankers at Brighton, Masterman and Company being their London agents. In March, 1842, the date of the bankruptcy, Wigneys owed Masterman and Co. many thousand pounds ; but the latter held bills of ex change and promissory notes to a much greater value than the amount of their claim. Subsequently to the bankruptcy, Mastermans' had incurred law expenses in putting the bills and notes in force, and this without corning to that Court, or giving any notice to the as signees. The question now submitted to him (the Learned Commissioner) by Messrs. Masterman and the assignees was, whether the former should, in their ac count with the estate, be allowed such costs. He was of opinion that Messrs. Masterman had not only an equitable but a legal lien on all securities placed in their hands by Messrs. Wigney, and that all legal and fair expenses incurred in their realisation, should be allowed in their account. The Learned Commissioaer having cited several law authorities in support of this opinion, proceeded to say that it had been contended by Mr. Chambers , on the part of the Messrs. Wigney, that they (Ma ster mans) should, in the first instance, have given notice to the assigne e s, an d consulted with them. Now, there was nothing before him to show that, if the assignees had had notice, they could have interfered, or effected any satisfactory ar. rangement. For these reasons, he thought that Messrs. Masterman ought to be allowed all costs incurred by them in enforcing or in resisting claims arising out of the securities deposited with them by Messrs. Wigney. But there was a further claim for expenses made by the Messrs. Masterman, which arose out of the following circumstances : —After four o'clock in the afternoon of the 3d March, 1842, Messrs. Mastermun received from a Mr. Stevens a cheque on Glyn and Co. for 153 L 75., to be placed to the credit of Captain Clark's account with Wig ney and Co. Clark was a customer of Wigney, and kept an account at their house. Mr. Stevens brought au action against Masterman to recover this sum, and on the trial in December, 1842, before the Lord Chief Baron Abinger, obtained a verdict. Messrs. Masterman's Counsel ten dered a bill of exceptions to the summing up of the Learned Judge, and the proceedings upon the bill of ex ceptions were still pending. It appeared by the bill of exceptions that the cheque in question was paid by Messrs. Glyn to Messrs. Masterman on the 4th March, at what is called the morning clearing. The cheque was searched for, but could not be found. It appeared in evidence that it was usual with London bankers to get cheques which were paid into a banking house after such bill marked by the other banking house, and that a cheque being so marked was a guarantee that it would be paid by the party marking it, and it was then treated as cash. It was not proved that this particular cheque was taken to Messrs. Glyn and Co. to be marked, but he witness, who received it at Messrs. Masterman's, said he should imagine it was taken to Messrs. Glyn and Co. to be marked, for that was the regu lar course of business. Payments made to a London banker on account of a country banker between four and five o'clock were generally advised by post the next day, and that course was adopted with respect to this cheque. Messrs. Masterman continued to make payments on ac count of Messrs. Wigney and Co. up to fire o'clock of the afternoon of the 3d March. There were several payments made on account of Messrs. Wigney by Messrs. Master man after half-past four on that day, and to a considera ble amount. On the following day the Brighton Bank closed, and Stevens brought his action against Messrs. Masterman, on the grounds that they were in that trans action his agents. For the costs incurred in defending that action he (the Learned Commissioner) did not think that Messrs. Masterman could claim against the assig nees, Stevens paying in the money not for Wigneys, but for Clark, who kept his account at Wigneys.' The re sult of his judgment was that Messrs. Masterman should be allowed these costs in realising the securities, but not those incurred in defending Stevens's action. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClR;;UlT.—Chelmsford, Dec. 6. (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) John Young, 27, labourer, was indicted for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Phillips, at the parish of Navestock. Mr. Rodwell conducted the rosecution ; Mr. Ry land and Mr. C. Gray defended the prisoner. It appeared that the transaction ot;f: of which the charge arose against the prisoner, took place on Sun day, the 10th of November. On the afternoon of that day the deceased, who was a woman of loose character, was seen to go across a field in the neighbourhood of Navestock, accompanied by the paisoner, and they were seen under a hedge together. On the same day the dead body of the deceased was found lying near the spot where she was last seen with the prisoner, and there were some marks of violence upon her person. The medical gentleman who was called in deposed that the death was occasioned by extravasa tion of blood upon the brain, but he would not take upon himself to say that this might not have been oc casioned by natural causes. The Learned JUDGE, under these circumstances, stopped the case, and a verdict of Not Guilty was returned. Leonard Lambert, 23, William Harrell, 20, Elillia Harrell, 24, and William Taylor, 25, all described as labourers, were indicted for feloniously writing and delivering a letter to James Miles, threatening to burn and destroy his property. Mr. Marsh conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Hawkins defended the Hurrells and Taylor. It appeared from the testimony of several witnesses that the prosecutor is a farmer at Aldham, near Col chester, and the prisoner, W. liurrell, was in his ser vice in August last, at the time the letter in question was delivered. On the 28th of last month the pri soner, Taylor, went to the wife of the prosecutor and gave her a letter, which he said he had found stuck on a gate-post upon the farm, and which was addressed to her husband. The letter in question was to the following effect :—" To Mr. James Miles, farmer, Aldham—We are very glad to hear that you have such a plentiful crop, and are also very glad to hear that you have made use of a thrashing-machine, but we warn you it will be a bad job for you if you do it again, for we warn you as men alive that if you do it again, you shall have a light, and we will burn you down. There is another thing against you, which is, that you employ other parish men to do your har vesting, when there are men in your owr parish who are out of wort:, and you will do wel. to employ them ; and if you employ a single stanger again, you shall not do so more than one day, for you shall have a light. All we want is, to have the work done by the flail. We do not care for the police, as we are too strong.—Signed A. A. and Co. Take this as you like." It would appear that upon the prose cutor receiving possession of the letter, he applied to the police, and the prisoner Taylor was taken into custody. He then declared that he was in company with the Hurrells on the prosecutor's farm, and as they were going through a gate he saw the letter in question sticking on the gate-post, and he took it out and asked W. Hurrell who it was addressed to, and he replied that he could not tell him, but he ad vised him to ask another iperson employed upon the farm, and on his telling him that it was ad dressed to M. Miles, he took the letter to him, and he declared he knew nothing whatever of the con tents of it. Suspicion afterwards fell upon the other prisoners, and they were taken into eust)dy, when Lambert at first denied all knowledge of the transaction, but while he was under remand he ex pressed a desire to make a communication to a magis trate, and he then wrote a statement in which he de clared that the letter, and also another of a similar character, which was sent to a gentleman named Weston, were written by the Hurrells, and that he had purchased the paper for them, but not at all aware to what purpose it was to be employed until the letters were shown to him by the policeman. He also stated that he was present when William Hur rell's father charged him with writing the threat ening letters, and he admitted it, and said that it could not be helped then. In ad dition to these facts, it was shown that paper of a similar description to that upon which the threatening letter was written was found in the pos session of one of the Harrell's ; and that the father of the prisoner Lambert, who is a schoolmaster at Aldhem, and who, it appeared, had taught William Harrell to write, was called as a witness, and he ex pressed his opinion that the writing of the threatening letter was very similar to that of this prisoner, although he would not take upon himself to swear positively to it. The Learned Counsel on behalf of the prisoners explained the precise form of the charge against them, observing that Taylor was charged as the prin cipal, and that unless the jury believed it was clearly made out that he had a guilty knowledge of the con tents of the letter, the other prisoners, who were only charged accessorially with the commission of the offence, could not be convicted, and they contended that the story told by him was perfectly reasonable, and that the very fact of his going openly to deliver the letter to his master's wife was almost con clusive of his innocence. They also remarked upon the fact that there was little or no evidence against the other prisoners, and that the statement of Lambert ought not to have any weight, as it was legally no evidence at all against the other prisoners, and, beside=, was clearly only made by him for the purpose of getting himself out of trouble. The prisoner Lambert, in his defence, said he had told nothing but the truth, and it would have been no interest to him to be concerned in writing such a letter, for he did not belong to the parish of Aldham, and had, besides, never been engaged in agricultural pursuits. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS having summed up, the jury, after deliberating a considerable time, Acquitted Elisha Hurrell and Lambert, and returned a verdict of Guilty against the others. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, Dec. 5. At the sitting of the Court William Potter, yesterday convicted of arson, was placed at the bar, and after a very solemn address from his Lordship, receive sentence of death. Sarah Wilson, Thomas Addy, George Reynolds, and Christopher Ingledew, were indicted, the female prisoner for stealing from the person of Richard Harland thirty seven 51. notes, and the others for receiving the stolen property, and with being accessories after the fact, by harbouring and assisting the principal delinquent. Mr. Bliss and Mr. Blanshard conducted the prosecu tion ; the prisoners were defended by Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Overend. It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor, Mr. Harland, that on Saturday, the 19th of October last, he was at Yarm fair, and had in his possession a sum of 1851. in 5/. notes. Of these ten were motes of the National Bank of Scotland, which he had received from a person in the fair. He had paid away a sum of about 301. for some sheep, and of this 301., 15/. consisted of Scotch notes, leaving him still possessed of 1551., including seven Scotch notes. He had been at several public houses in the course of the day, and in the evening was in one kept by a person of the name of Baker, in whose stable his horse had been put up. Being about to leave Yarm, he came out into the passage, intending to go to the stable for his horse, and there met a woman, who, he said, was the prisoner Wilson. She addressed to him certain solicitations of an improper kind, which he said he repulsed. She, however, still followed him into the stable-yard, and on the way she was spoken to by two men, whom he did not recognise, one of whom wore white tromers. Wilson then suddenly tore open his waistcoat, snatched his pocket-book, and she and the two men ran up the yard and disappeared. This was the sole direct evidence as to the actual robbery, and it appeared from the other testimony for the prosecu tion, as well as from Mr. Harland's cross-examination. that he had on some occasioni given a considerably dif ferent account of the transaction. It appeared that on the morning of Yarm fair the four prisoners, with the excep tion of Reynolds, came together to a public-house inYarrn, and from a conversation which took place in their presence, it appeared that they, with Addy's wife and two chil dren, had come over together from Northallerton that morning. They proposed to the person that drove them to take them on to Stockton, where they said they wished to purchase some hardware, but it did not seem that at that time they carried their intention into effect. It appeared, however, that late that night, and after the time the robbery was committed, the same party were seen entering Stockton on foot, and they applied at the house of a Mrs. Cowley for lodgings. They procured one bed there, which was occupied by Addy and his wife, and Ingledew and Wilson, who had passed as mar ried people, were accommodated with a bed at the house of a J.M. Chapman. To her they stated that they had come from Darlington and were going to Middlesbo rough. In the course of that evening Reynolds was seen at Stockton, and went to a shop kept by a person of the name of Weldon, of whom he purchased several pairs of stockings. He tendered in payment a note of the National Bank of Scotland, which he took from a roll of paper that seemed to the shopman to consist of notes, and in which there was, at all events, a second 51 note. The shopman declined changing it, and it was handed back to Reynolds, who said there was no harm done, and put it back with the others. He subsequently went to another shop and purchased a hat, in payment of which he again tendered a Scotch note and received the change. Early the next morning he called at Mrs. Cowley's and saw Addy and his wife. They were shortly after joined by Ingledew and Wilson. In the course of that morning, Sunday the 20th, Ingledew and Addy went together to a livery stable and bargained for an omnibus to take them to Thirsk. At that time In gledew produced a pocket-book in which was a thick roll of paper, which, to the witness, seemed to consist of notes. The omnibus wont to Mrs. Cowley's, and the party got in, and went on to Thirsk. They were shortly after taken into custody, but upon searching them very little money was found. Reynolds was taken into custody at Newcastle. Mr. WILKINS addressed the jury for the prisoners, contending that not the slightest reliance was to be placed upon the evidence of the prosecutor, and that, taken in connexion with his statements to thel con stables, it tended rather to show that Roberts was the person by whom the robbery was committed. As to the other evidence, it did no more—rate it at the highest —than raise a mere suspicion. The possession of a Scotch note by these parties was not to be wondered at, when many of that kind had during the day been cir culated in the fair, and the witnesses were probably mis taken in their ideas as to the amount of money in their possession, a probability strengthened by the fact of hardly any being found upon them. As to the strings of the cloak, it would be a very dangerous thing to make the guilt or the innocence of the prisoner to depend on their identity ; even supposing they were satisfied of their identity they would still have to take for granted, without proof, that the prisoner had placed them there. And suppose they were satisfied of all this, it would only prove that some time in the course of the few days preceding the prisoner Wilson had been there, a thing which, whether guilty or innocent, would probably have been the case. His LORDSHIP having summed up, the jury retired, and after being some time in consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners. Sentence was deferred. John Haigh, aged 46, was indicted for stabbing John Crabtree, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Pashley and Mr. Pickering conducted the prose cution. The prisoner was not defended by counsel. The prosecutor stated, that on the day in question the prisoner came into his house, and said, " John, she's a foolish woman to think I'm going to do something at her," and without further preface struck at the prose cutor with a knife he held in his hand. The knife struck the prosecutor on the side, but not being a straight thrust, it turned, and merely passed through the waistcoat. The prosecutor caught the prisoner by the wrist, and endeavoured to push him down stairs. The prisoner got his hand loose, and again stabbed at him. lie again succeeded in catching the prisoner's wrist, and finally, after a severe struggle, got away from him, with no more serious injury than a cut on the hand. The prosecutor went down the road and met one of his neighbours, to whom he stated what had occurred. Shortly after, when the prosecutor was gone, the prisoner came up. The witness said to him " ,Jack, what hast thou been doing ?" The prisoner replied, " D—n the knife, it is doubled, or else —." The witness said, " Come into our house, and let us know what thou hest had up." The prisoner went into the housa And related to him the transaction. The witness said " Thuult have to be hung if thou follow'st those tricks." He replied, " God had ordered him to kill three that day ; he had his work to do, and he must go and do it," Witness then seized him, and a scuffle ensued, but the witness finally succeeded in mastering him. The pri soner then said, " D—n thee, its been a good one, let's try again, I can whirl thee next time." He became, however, apparently tranquil once more, and talked ra tionally for some time, but took the opportunity of wit ness going out for a minute:to get possession of a carving knife, with which i.a so terrified the inmates that they 4 rushed out , •1 the Louse in a body. The witness hearing the alarm came into the house, and seeing the prisoner wi th the carving knifo in his hand, cried out, " Jack, if thou does'nt lay that down, I'll cleave tha' yead," on which the prisoner laid the knife down, and was taken into custody. This witness, on further examination, stated, that up to six or eight weeks before, the prisoner had been well behaved, and a quiet hardworking man. About that time he began to neglect his work, refused to wash or clean himself, and would lie in bed all day, "saying that he was clean beat, and had no strength in his limbs. On one occasion he came to the witness and asked him to put him in n chair and keep him for a show. The wit ness added, " Soomtimes, when we had coompauy, we'd bring him down and knock him about, to see if 'ud do un any good." He explained, however, that the knocking about meant merely an endeavour to enliven him by their society. _ . The prisoner was acquitted on the ground of insanity. SOUTH WALES CHlGUlT.—Chester, Dec.s. (Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.) THE CASE OF XL WINTERBOTTOM.-CHARGE OF FOR- GERY AGAINST A SOLICITOR. This ease being fixed for this morning, the Court was crowded to excess, the case exciting a very great degree of interest, in consequence of the accused having occu pied a most respectable station in the county, having twice served the office of Mayor of Stockport, and held the situation of clerk to the magistrates of that borough. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Jervis, M.P., and Mr. Welsby, who were brought down from London on special retainers for the purpose, as was also Mr. Bond Hughes, the celebrated short-hand writer, to take ver batim notes of the proceedings. The Learned Judge, who is labouring under indispo sition, did not take his seat until ten o'clock. Shortly afterwards the grand jury came into Court with upwards of twenty bills, including four against John Kenyon Winterbottom for forgery. This concluding their busi ness, the Court discharged them. The prisoner, John Kenyon Winterbottom, was then placed at the bar, charged with having had in his pos session a certain bill of exchange for 5,0001., and that he had forged to that bill the names of Elizabeth Isherwood, Anna Maria bhereood, Miriam Isherwood, and Anna Madalene Isherwood, the executrixes of the late Mr. John Isherwood, of Marple Hall, with intent to defraud them. He was also charged with uttering the said bill, with intent to defraud the trustees of the Pelican Life office, with intent to defraud John Jackson, and also with intent to defraud Messrs. Roberts, Curtis, and Co., bankers, of London. Each indictment charged him se parately- with forging the names of the respective en dorsers, and also with uttering. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Tne A tterney-General. Mr. Davidson, and Mr. Yardley appeared for the prosecution. The ATTORNEY-()ENERAL, in stating the case to the jury, entreated them to dismiss from their minds all prejudices arising from the discussion of the case out of doors, and to decide the case solely in accordance with the evidence which would be laid before them. He was placed in a most painful position, having known the prisoner all his life, and could not have believed he would be guilty of the offence with which he was charged, as he had always thought him as honourable a man as any in the country. The prisoner had been for many years, previous to 1839, an attorney and banker in Stockport, and the confidential adviser of the late Mr. John Isher wood, of Marple Hall. In the year 1814 Mr. Isher wood effected a policy of insurance on his life for 5,0001., the prisoner transacting the business for him. When the policy was effected, it was placed by Mr. Isherwood in a box at Marple Hall, where it was sup posed to be kept until his death, which took place in May, 1839. After his death the prisoner went to the agent of the Pelican Life-office in Manchester, produced the policy of assurance, having, it was supposed, taken it from the deed-box of Mr. Isherwood, to which he had ac cess when attending the funeral. He informed the agent of the death of Mr. Isherwood, and asked for the requisite certificates to be filled up. There he subsequently pro duced the certificates, and on Dec. 20, 1839, called with them and the probate of the will of the late Mr. Isherwood, The agent proposed to pay the amount of the policy by a bill at seven days' sight, and the prisoner obtained a stamp for that purpose. The bill was then drawn by the agent and handed to the prisoner, he at the same time being told that it must not be endorsed by the par ties by procuration, or it would not be paid by the office. On the 3d of January, 1840, the bill was paid by the prisoner into the Stockport Bank, and shortly after that period he received considerable sums from the bank, When paid into the bank it had the names of the ladies mentioned in the indictments on it ; but as he should only proceed on the one charging the prisoner with forging the name of Anna Magdelene Isherwood, now Mrs. Lloyd, he (the Attorney-General) would confine himself to that case. The bill was subsequently trans mitted to Messrs. Jones Loyd and Co., in London, and the acceptance of two of the trustees of the Pelican-office. It was paid by Messrs. Roberts and Co. In May, 1840, application was made by Mrs. Loyd to the prisoner, for the amount of the policy, when he said it. was necessary, before the money would be paid by the office, that there should be a Canterbury probate obtained to her father's will as well as a Chester one. To other applications, ho said the money was safe in London, and the office would pay interest for it. However, in August, 1840, it was discovered that the prisoner had received the money, and Mr. Bush was sent down to investigate the matter, and he, finding that the prisoner had absconded, took means to secure his apprehension, and got advertise ments issued, offering a reward of 2001. for him. He could not be found, however, until the month of Septem ber last, when he was accidentally met with by a man of the name of Paine, on the north shore at Liverpool, when he was apprehended. A numb,r of witnesses were then called to prove these facts, after which, Mr. Jigevis took several objections to the indictment, on the ground that the prisoner was indicted for forging the names of each endorsee separately, whereas the whole endorsement was only one transaction, arid the bill was not complete until all the names were signed ; that there was a variance in the different counts, the title of the Pelican-office not being correctly described, and that the bill itself was not a negotiable instrument, until accepted ; and, therefore, there could be no fraud in uttering it. Mr. WELSBY followed on the same side. The JUDGE said the point was one of too great nicety for him to decide, and he would, therefore, reserve it for the consideration of the Judges. Mr. JEavis then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, in a most eloquent speech, contending that there was so much doubt in the case that they could not safely convict. It was manifest that the prisoner, being the confidential adviser of the family, considered that he had authority to receive the money, and to endorse the bill, and therefore the utmost extent of his guilt was a broach of trust. He implored them, therefore, under these circumstances, not to consign the prisoner, by their verdict, to slavery, and his wife and children to infamy. The Learned JUDGE briefly summed up the case, and The jury, after a few moments' consideration, pro nounced a verdict of Guilty. His Lordship ordered judgment to be respited. There were three other indictments, charging the prisoner with forging the names of Anna Maria Isher wood, Miriam, Isherwood, and Elizabeth Isherwood; and Mr. JERVIS said he apprenended the prisoner was en titled, in some way or other, to be discharged from those indictments. The JUDGE—Oh, no, certainly not. Mr. JERVIS—WiII your Lordship S take a note ;that I made the application ? The Jong—Yes. Mr. JERVIS then applied to the Judge to allow the officer of the court to furnish a copy of the indictment. The JUDGE—I have no objection. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Leicester, Dec. 6. Catherine Burrell, was arraigned upon a charge of manslaughter, in causing the death of one Sophia Stanley. The prisoner was arraigned upon the coroner's inqui sition, and also upon the common indictment proceeding from the Court. The prisoner, who is about forty years of age, has long practised the art and mystery of mid - wifery, and the deceased having heard her highly spoken of by those whom she had previously attended in cases of labour, engaged her to attend upon her in her coming confinement, and it was out of the alleged neglect she was said to have been guilty of on that occasion, by which her death was occasioned, the present charge arose. The evidence necessarily adduced is not fit for publi cation, and we only notice the case in justice to the pri soner, as the Learned Judge (Mr. Justice Patteson) told the jury in his opinion there was no evidence to support either indictment, and that the coroner's jury had dealt hardly with the prisoner in returning the verdict it had. The jury instantly acquitted her. The deceased was said to have been the mother of thirteen children. Thomas Newman, aged 25, was charged with having intermarried with one Eliza Swingler, his former wife, Sarah Newman, being then alive. Mr. Burnaby conducted the case on the part of the prosecution. The prosecutrix, a very interesting woman of the age of 2S, deposed that in March of this year she was working in Leicester at the straw bonnet business, wh , .>n she became acquainted with Newman, whom she under stood was a journeyman clock-maker. Newman paid his addresses to her, representing himself to be a single man, and the prosecutrix, entertaining an affection for him, received those addresses favourably, and they were married at Lubenham Church in September. The pro secutrix had heard as early as the month of June that Newman was a married man, when she wrote to his mother living at Kettering. Before she received an answer the prisoner called upon her, and asked whether she had not written to her mother ? The prosecutrix asked him what she should have to write about ? To which he replied, that he knew she had ; but his mother was unwell, and denied himself to be a married man. A few days afterwards she received a letter purporting to come from the mother (which no doubt it did not), saying Newman was a s i ng l e man. This being satisfactory to her the acquaintance continued, and on the 26th of September they were mar ried by banns at the church previously named. The poor girl bad not been married more than three weeks when a woman called at the house where they were living, an d asked for Newman, The prosecutrix replied that he was not then at home. The woman then said that she (the prosecutrix) was not his lawful wife, whe Nu p„ inquiries were set on foot, and it wqs found he had been pveviensiy plarrjefi cia the lath of September, 1841, at Langley, near Slough, in Buckinghamshire. The proc)X of both marriages wasiverfectly'clear. The ps,; 4 ,, iit i, d u , clined saying, uu JUDGhimETheimpri- Learned then soned in the House of Correction and kept to bard labour for six calendar months. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Liverpool Mercury.) Our trade bears the appearance we hay , so fre quently described during the last few riontbs ; large and rapidly extending business is going on, but unfortunately profits are too frequently in the inverse ratio of the amount of money turned over—thus , speaking generally, and our remark will apply to most of the great articles of import, we may say the greater the business the larger the loss. Such a state of things, it is argued by many, cannot last long, but it would be difficult to assign reasons for the remark ; we have always seen that when money is readily obtainable at a small cost, merchants are anxious to extend their business, and they have an ad ditional inducement when manufactured goods can be purchased at the low rates that have long prevailed in England. Thus we may trace to the low price of cotton (a very losing business of itself) much of the present losses on commercial operations. Our large foreign export has been induced by gradually declining prices in Manchester; a shipper of goo d s or dered in March has found the quotation so low in July, that he has ventured to ship without o rders, believing that, if the first operation answered , the second would yield a handsome result; and again, when in September lower prices still were taken, the sanguine merchant has thought to mend his average by a further export. This, in too many instances, has been the system acted upon, an d the result is, that low and rapidly-declining prices in our colonial possessions, and other foreign markets, have naturally followed a sudden accumulation of stocks. The present Indian Mail confirms our last advises too fully in this respect, and especially is the glut felt •in the Chinese ports. Liverpool has its full share in this system of over-trading, an d mu st, of course, reap its full portion of the reward. The import trade is not in a much more flourishing con dition; the supplies we receive are more than ade quate to the consumption that is going on, and with such a tariff as ours, which precludes the import of many valuable productions from abroad, we ar e con3' pelled to receive in payment for exports a greater quantity of some descriptions of produce than We require, whilst much that would be acceptable at reasonable duties is refused admission—thust from America, we have cotton to such an extent that we are compelled to maintain a stock of nearly A million of bales in the very face of the largest cr. r that has ever been obtained; but, if grain, tobacci • and other American productions, were admissible ( 13 equally favourable terms with cotton, would not $ portion of this superfluous stock of one article Ole place to reasonable supply of other equally necessary commodities ? The West India interest have been taken by stl" prise, by an order admitting the slay...labour sugot of the United States, Venezuela, Mexico, and see' ral other countries, at the same rate of duty as the produce of Java, Manilla, &c., where slav e ry is said to be unknown. We shall now very shortly bore supplies from the United States, and the close con. nexion of Cuba will enable the Americans to con' sume at low rates the produce of that island, while England will receive much of the United Stat'as' pro' duction (of slavery, too), and this whilst politician i are sacrificing the best markets in the world for Ens lish manufactures, because they cannot support 0 trade with a country where slavery is tolerated. I t i 3 thought by many that this opening, Varough 5 11 indirect channel, for slave-grown sugar, of any niv tion, was fully intended by the framers of the r ecent Bill, and it may probably be urged as a strong rens° for a total remodelling of the sugar duties during the next session of Parliament. The trade in Cotton has become more animated: and some disposition to speculate has appeared; but this step is yet injudicious. America can well face , to supply us at low rates, and with a crop that Ease do not dare to estimate, and of which this country will receive its full share, we can only expect a 'felt low range of quotati o n s , an d a lth oug h t h e pre sent f prices may be raised for a ti me w ith th e ass i stanc e heavy speculation, yet the consequences wil/ be su e as we have before experienced ; America will be 6 '; riched at the cost of the manufacturer and working population of this country without any ultilnow benefit to the speculators generally. In consequence of the increase of sickness, the col' tinued ravages of fever, and the increased mortslitl i which has of late bees preval en t i n th e badly-dr ain,.o and ill-conditioned districts chiefly inhabited by labouring classes in th e me t ropo li s, i n Live rpoi York, Bristol, Nottingham, and other erowdid wretched town districts, Lord Ashley, the Atarci° l of Normanby, and so me o f th e l ead i ng clergy'llo a and gentlemen of all p o liti ca l par ti es, h ave determ i°l4 upon calling an early p u bli c meet i ng at Exeter- ball' with a view of for m i ng a general association for °V taining better protection for those classes, and p' moting such measures of improvement as drairog„ e ; better and cheaper supplies o f p ure water, and nvorrh of cleansing those neglected districts —measures whi'd appear obtainable only by legislative interference, i / fd to be beyond the scope of th e vo l un t ary exertions :I`l,, being made for the promotion of public walks lot sP" and laundries, in large towns. THE AUTHOR OF " H ILLINGDON HALL."-1111.00 curiosity has been m an if este d re l at i ve to the author 4D;4 of the c l ever nove l, "Hilli ngdon Hall. " The ;300 Messenger, in noticing it, observes, " This is an 10,, work by the author of the humorous novel of 'Ha s' Cross,' which was published about two years ,4 13 !,.:j There was so much t rue h umour, and so much g o:, writing in that novel, as to render it a matter of OP surprise to us that th e name o f the author is, not sr ; pended to the work now before us. Perhaps there 131 . : 1 0 be some want of cour t esy i n mak i ng public a nne which the writ er himself desir es t o concea l ; but th ere can be no objecti on th at we should ment'on that k id work befbre us i s th e pro d uct i on of a very accompli 'of and able gentleman, in whose family the possessic %i s talents seems to follow a kind of lineal descent. t j• near relative, the l a t e L a d y Eld on, with some li 1 0 peculiar qualiti es , was one o f t h e c l everest women of , age, and had a clear common sense, and a strong act 1 . 0 , ness which, in the ear l y days f their m arr ied 't i l v• afforded Lord Eld on eepa l pr id e and happiness. i os, have merely to a dd t h at t h e good-humour, natural fe and striking common sense o f the f amily, seem to ai%, fallen in great share upon the able author of this % No one exceeds this writer in drawing humorous cl itt t i • ters and pictur esque i nc id ents . T he chief merit afgol work consists in its sc enes o f country l i fe, and in f uc , P • and comic pictu res o f rura l manners and habits. P.,',11 word, the auth or o f 'Hilli ng d on H all ' writes so v'si that we wish h e wou ld oblige as with a nove l our,' ° year. - SIGHT AND HEARING TESTIMONIAL 5 ' ro t 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY. n e vi Browne Clayton feels desirous to express the col a t . 70 and advantage he ha s d er i ve d at hi s advanced age I° ol. years, and after two ye ars trial, from th e use of 3-1;, b e fit S. and B. Solomons newly in ven t e d Spectacles. )10, valuable inventions f u lly mer i t t h e patronage the'," ." received. Address, Adlington-hall, Laacasb Major-General Sir Howard Elphinstone begs to s: the Spectacles he has now had some time in use , fully redeemed the assurance of the Messrs. S. s ll ,i eo Solomons as to their excell ence , an d hav i ng f ' tun fer much comfort and advantage from their use, far . 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II Ci tol CHA 1140 JAM ALF EtA 6Eo The I TH O tt 4tio t 4; i Of 1 4811 J 135 , Sr tap COURSE OF EXC Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Ditto, at sight l2 4 Rotterdam 2U. 12 64 Antwerp 25 95 Hamburgh M.B. 13 14 Alton l3 14 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70 Ditto, 3 months 25 96 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 95 Frankfort on Mains l2l Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin Vienna, effee. 11.3 M 954 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36* Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Sevilla — FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. HORSE-GUARDS, DEC. 5, 1844. Her Majesty does not require that the Officers of the Army shall wear any other mourning, on the present melancholy occasion of the death of her late Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda, than a black crape round the left arm, with their uniforms. By command of Field Marshal his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief, JOHN MACDONALD, Adjutant-General. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 2. Her Majesty does not require that the Officers of the Fleet or Marines should wear any other mourning, on the present melancholy occasion of the death of her late Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda, than a black crape round the left arm, with their uniforms. SIDNEY HERBERT. WHITEHALL, DEC. 4. The Queen has been pleased to grant to the Rev. John Antony Cramer, Doctor in Divinity, Principal of New Inn Hall, and Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford, the dignity of Dean of the cathe dral church of Carlisle, void by the death of tho Rev. Dr. Robert Hodgson, late Detail thereof. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 4. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George Kissel, as Consul at Manchester for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 6, 1844. 10th Light Dragoons-Lieut. Lord. G. A. Beauclerk to be Captain by purchase, vice Bridgeman, who retires; Cornet T. T. S. Carlyon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord G. A. Beauclerk ; E. Shelley, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Carlyon, Dec. 6. Scots Fusilier Guards-Brevet Colonel W. T. Knollys to be Major, by purchase, vice W. Drummond, who re tires ; Lieutenant and Captain E. W. F. Walker to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Knollys ; Ensign and Lieutenant T. H. Powell to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Walker ; J. F. Peel, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Powell, Dec. 6. 11th Regiment of Foot-Capt. J. J. Grant, from 38th Foot, to be Captain, vice Story, who exchanges ; Ensign H. M. Ball to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jauncey, who retires ; R. W. Cardiff, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ball, Dec. 6. 18th Foot-Lieut. G. Swaby, from 33d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Cazalet, who exchanges ; Assistant- Surgeon Grigor Stewart, from 96th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Stevenson, appointed to the 3d Foot, Dec. 6. 31st Foot-H. H. Massey, M.D., to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Jenkins, deceased, N0v.22. 33d Foot-Lieutenant G. H. Cazalet, from the 18th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Swaby, who exchanges, Dec. 6. 35th Foot-C. M. Layton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilson, who retires, Dec. 6. 38th Foot-Captain V. F. Story, from 11th Foot, to be Captain, vice Grant, who exchanges, Dec. 6. 42d Foot-Lieutenant A. C. Campbell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Macdonald, who retires ; Ensign J. 0. Barnett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Camp bell ; J. W. P. Orde, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Barnett, Dec. 6. 44th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon E. J. Pratt, from 63d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bartlett, who retires upon half-pay, Dec. 6. 46th Foot-Gent. Cadet A. Nicholas, from Royal Mi litary College, to be Ensign, by purchase, rice Jackson, who retires, Dec. 6. 49th Foot-Major C. Cotton, from 94th Foot, to be Major, vice Dennis, who exchanges, Dec. 6. 54th Foot-Lieutenant J. B. Chalk to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major W. Cox, who re tires upon full pay ; Ensign W. F. Brett to be Lieute nant, vice Chalk ; Gentleman Cadet W. E. F. O'Brien, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Brett, Dec. 6. 57th Foot-W. L. F. Sheaffe, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Croker, promoted, Dec. 6. 59th Foot-Major-General Sir J. Harvey, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir R. L. Dundas, K.C.8., deceased, Dec. 3. 63d Foot-Assistant-Surgeon W. Stuart, M.D., from 91st Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Pratt, appointed to the 44th Foot, Dec. 6. 65th Foot-Captain J. Jameson, from half-pay 4th Foot, to be Captain, vice P. D. Stokes, who exchanges ; Lieutenant St. Leger Barry to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jameson, who retires ; Ensign T. Barnard to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barry ; F. P. Drought, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Barnard, Dec. 6 ; Gentleman Cadet C. J. Ewen, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Hurford, removed to the Ist West India Regiment, Dec. 7. 68th Foot-Statf-Surgeon of the Second Class T. Hunter, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Atkinson, who ex changes, Dec. 6. 88th Foot -Captain A. M. Douglas, from half-pay 52d Foot, to be Captain, vice J. D. De Wend, who ex changes ; Lieut. G. V. Maxwell to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Douglas, who retires ; Ensign E. Corbett to Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maxwell ; Z. S. Steere to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Corbett, Dev. 6. 91st Foot-W. Munro, M.D., to be Assi stunt-Surgeon, vice Stuart, appointed to 63d Foot, Dec. 6.. 92d Foot-Ensign D. M'Queen to be Quartermaster, vice J. Forbes, who retires upon half-pa:y; Gentleman Cadet A. W. Cameron, from the Royce Military Col lege, to be Ensign, vice M'Queen, app , )inted Quarter master, Dec. 6. 94th Foot-Major J. L. Dennis, from 49th Foot, to be Major, vice Cotton, who exchanges, Dec. &. 96th Foot-W. M'Andrew, M.D., to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Stewart, promoted to the 18 th Foot, Dec. 6. Ist West India Regiment-Lieut. R. Minty, to be Captain, without purchase, vice J. Griffith, who retires upon full pay. Ensign W. J. Chamberlaree to be Lieu tenant, vice Minty ; Ensign J. T. Hurfoval, from 65th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Chamberlayne, De.c. 6. Ceylon Rifle Regiment-Second Lieut E. Agar to be First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Suckling, who retires, Dec. 6; Second Lieut. J. Dwyer to he First Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Kersteman, who retires, Dec. 7. To be Second Lieutenants, by purchase -W. Pownall, Gent., vice Agar, Dec. 6; J. S. 1 ulk, Gen:l., vice Dwyer Dec. 7. BREVET.-Captain J. Jameson, of the- .65th Foot to be Major in the Army, July 22, 1830 ; 12 aptain A. M. Douglas, of 88th Foot, to he Major in thy: Army, Jan. 10, 1837. UNATTACHED.-Lieut. W. Lacy, front -46th Foot, to be Captain without purchase, Dec. 6. STAFF.-Lieut. J. B. Hamilton, from htitlf-pay of 10th Light Dragoons, to be Adjutant of a The , cruiting Dis trict, to ST b s e ee s .- taff S - u s r u g r eo ge n on T. o A f Atkins d n, vice J. 0. Burridge, who exchanges, Dec. 6. 68 i tli " } P 'o n et A , Hunter, who exchanges, Dec. 6. M.D., from f v ro iC ni e MEMORANDII3I.-The commission of St a ff-Surgeon of the Second Class John Charles earner() et, M.D., vice Burnley, deceased, as b een ante d ated to the 15th April. The removal of Assistant-Surgeon DonaJd from 24th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon in the 31st I oot, and the appointment of Dr. H. H. Massey to be .ALssistant-Sur geon to the 24th Foot, in succession, as stated in the Gazette of Nov. 22, have been cancelled. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of R e nfrewshire. Colonel W.. 11 ure, io be Vice-Lieutenant., Nov. 26. WHITEHALL, DEC. 5. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Chr cries Pember ton, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancac tom., Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Col urt of Chan cery. BANKRUPTS. John Wordsworth Robson and John Bair row, patent pump manufacturers, St. Ann's-place, LEI aehouse, to surrender Dec. 19, at one, and Jan 28, at tvr elve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official wail ;nee, Cole man-street; Randell, Birchin-lane. Stephen Bucknall, carman, Hendon, Dec. 17, at half one, and Jan. 28, at one, at the Court of B ankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; _Abrahams, Lincoln's Inn-fields. John Sawyer, butcher, Egham, Surrey,, :Dec. 17, at twelve, and Jan. 15, at half-past one, at th e Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, !Basinghall street ; Smith, Barnard's Inn, Holborn. Charles Carter, miller, Saddington, Leic •estershire, Dec. 14, and Jan. 9, at eleven, at the Birmini ;ham Dis trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birt oingham ; Braham, Chancery-lane ; Rowlinson, Birming ham.