The Sun. — London, England, 1839-11-28 00:00:00

EVENING KO REFORMS OF THE NEW SULTAN. HATTI SHERIFF, READ BY RESCHID PACHA ON NO VEMBER 3, 1839, IN PRESENCE OF ALL THE MINISTERS, CI.EMAS, PACHAS, AND DEPUTATIONS OF NATIONS, SECTS, AND RACES SUBJECT TO THE SULTAN. All the world knows that in the first times of the Ottoman monarchy the precepts of the Koran, and the laws of the empire, were a rule ever honoured ; in consequence of which the empire increased in force and grandeur, and all its subjects, without exception, acquired a greater degree of ease and prosperity. But since a century and a half a suc- L cesF,ton of accid en t s , an d diff erent causes , h ave l e d l' to , people's ceasing to conform to the sacred code lof laws, and to the rules which flow from it. Thus the internal prosperity and force became changed to weakness and poverty. An empire loses its stabi lity in ceasing to observe its laws. These considerations are always present to our mind ; and since the day of our accession to the t throne, the thoughts of the public good, of the ( amelioration of the provinces, and the alleviation of the people's burdens have occupied us solely. If one considers the geographical position of the Otto -1 man - provinces, the fertility of their soil, the apti ity:e and intelligence of their inhabitants, one re -1 Trains convinced that, by seeking out efficacious re , medieF,, these may be obtained and put in practice 1 within the space of a few years. So that, full of confidence in the succour of the Most High, and - relying on the intercession of the Prophet, we judge /fit to seek by new institutions to procure for the provinces of the empire the benefits of a good ad ministration. These institutions relate principally to three things, which are-Ist. Guarantees which ensure to our subjects the security of honour and fortune. 2d. A regular mode of fixing and levying icmposts. 3d. A regular mode of levying soldiers and fixing the duration of their service. Are not, in fact, life and honour the most pre ? c h i n o w us a b v e e n rs e e fi t t s o which c e e x b i s e t his c W h a r h a a c t t emr a , n e 0 , u n l o d r m e f a r t a t e i n r from recurring to violence if his life and honour be threatened ? If, on the contrary, these be secured, a man will not quit the paths of loyalty and fidelity. If such security be absent, every man remains cold to the voice of either prince or country. No one thinks of the public fortune, being too anxious about his own. It is most important to fix the rate of taxes. The state is obliged to have recourse to them for the de fence of its territories. Fortunately for the people, some time back they have been delivered from the vexatious system of monopolies—those bad sources of revenue. As bad a source of revenue still subsists in the venal concession of offices. By this system, the civil and local administration of each region is delivered up to the arbitrary will of one man ; that is, to the most yintent and greedy passions—for if such farmer of the revenue be not super-excellent, he can have no guide but his interest. It is henceforth requisite that each Ottoman subject should pay a certain sum of taxes, proportioned to his fortune and fa culties. It is also requisite that special laws should fix and limit the expenses of the military and naval force. Although the defence of the country is an im portant and universal duty, and although all classes of the population must furnish soldiers for the pur pose, still there ought to be laws to fix the con tingent of each locality, and limit to four or five years the term of military service. It is dealing a mortal blow to agriculture, as well as an injustice in itself, to take more hands from districts than they can fairly spare ; and it is to reduce soldiers to despair, and to depopulate the country, to retain them all their life in service. Without such laws as these, of which the neces sity is felt, there can be neither empire, nor force, nor riches, nor happiness, nor tranquillity. All thcse blessinps may be expected from new laws. Henceforth, moreover, every accused person shall be publicly tried, according to tile Divine law, after act and examination ; and no power shall secretly or otherwise cause any one to perish by poison or by any other moons until a re g ular judgment has been passed. No one shall hurt another's honour ; and each shall possess his property with liberty, and in fear of no one. The innocent heirs of a condemned person shall inherit his property, nor shall the goods of the criminal be confiscated. These imperial concessions extend to all our suitjects, of every religion, without exception. Per t fect security is accorded to all the inhabitants of the empire in life, honour, and fortune, as wills the text of our law. With regard to the other points, which must be i regulated by enlightened opinions, our Council of Justice, augmented by new members, and by the “djunction of the 'Ministers and Nobility of the empire, shall assemble in order to prepare laws for I the security of life and fortune, and the regulation of imposts. Each person in they assemblies will state I freely his ideas, and offer his advice. The laws respecting military service shall be de bated in a military council at the palace of the Se ' raskier. When tile law is prepared, we will give it our sanction, and write with the Imperial hand a heading. The institutions being to cause religion and government to flourish, we will permit nothing contrary to our promise. Vie will have these laws placed in the chamber of the Prophet's mantle, and will then swear to them in the 'presence of the ule mas and the grandees, making the grandees and ulemas also swear. Whoever shall infringe these Jaws shall be punished with the legal penalty ; and a penal code shall be drawn up for the purpose. All venality and traffic of offices shall be abo lished, as the great cause of the decadence of the empire. Thee dispositions, being a revocation of old usae,es, shall be published at Constantinople and throughout our empire, and communicated officially to the Ambassadors resident there. May the High God keep you in his guard, and malediction on those who shall act contrary to these institutions. Marshal Soult has just received from Spvin the order of the Golden Fleece. This Royal gilt at. first gave great joy to the old warrior, who at all times had a taste for all fine things that come from Spain. But the statutes of the order are very rigorous—every new .knight must pay for the profit of the institution a sum of = 1 5,000 francs. Marshal Souit, more accustomed to raise contributions in Spain than to pay them, would have refused such ruinous honours, had he not been told that it would not be at all diplomatic not to accept so well.deservetl an honour; and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs bearing the expense of this new title, the Minis ter has assumed it without repugnance.—Constitutionuel ELOPEMENT EXT RAORPINA 11Y.—On Tues se'nnight, a gentleman named Cox, arrived from Can terbury, at the Packet Board Inn, Dover, with a lady ; and after partaking of supper. retired to rest. About 3 in the morning the landlord, Mr. Hoad, was roused by a violent knocking at the door, and on rising to ascertain the cause found a lady and two gentlemen, accompanied by two policemen, who demanded admittance. The par ties proved to be Mrs. Cox, accompanied by her brother and son. On ascertaining that the parties were in the house, she insisted on being shown their room, and stated that the female in company with her hus band was the wife of a person residing at Whitsta ble, and had robbed her of gold rings, &c. On reaching the room, Mrs. Cox immediately burst open the door ; and after seizing a gold watch and so me rings lying on the table, commenced a furious attack on the lady, whom she discovered in bed with her faith less spouse, and had it not been for the immediate interfe rence of the police she would no doubt have inflicted sum mary vengeance on her rival, whom she gave into the custody of the police, charging her with having stolen the articles she discovered on the table ; but on reach ing the station-house, not being able to make out her charge, the superintendent refused to take her into custody. The following morning the parties waited on a solicitor , when an amicable arrangement having been duly signed, and a settlement made on the injured wife, the aged Lothario, with his guilty paramour, started for the Conti nent. —Kentish Times. The Leipszc Universal Gazette publishes a a letter from Berlin of the 16th instancornetaei in v i e ng fr t o h m e following very signi ficant passage :—.. \V O c the north-east intelligence of so extraordi nary a nature that we dare not publish it. Time will t e ll h ow far our information is correct. The return of the Grand Duke has given rise to many conjectures. Be thi s as it may, elements of discord have mad e their way into the colos sal empire of Russia." " The matter so mysteriously alluded to here," says a private letter, " is the reported mental indisposition of the Czar, and of a conspiracy to rem ove hi m by means similar to those practised on his father and grandfather. There is not, however, a word of truth in the statement." COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.--,The following is a list of the fashionable visitors to the above theatre during last week :—Lord Tenterden, Earl and Countess of Harrington, Lord Normanby, Duchess of Cambridge, Earl of Pembroke, Lord and Lady Holland, Lord and Lady Lyndhurst, Hon. F. Stanhope, Lady Langford, Baron Parisonni en , Lord Kilmain, Sir George Talbot, Earl Craven, Lady Howard, Mrs. Adnem Hope, Hon. Mr. Methuen. SPANISH FINANCE-IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE. " The revenues and contributions of the Pe in sula being necessary, and indeed insufficient to co ver all the wants of the Government, foreign and even national capitalists have always looked t ) the surplus produce of the islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, as a security for tl , reir advances, as well as the Government itself. '1 his security has now totally disappeared, and with it all hopes which might be founded upon it of re establishing public credit."—Eco del Comercio. The annual revenues of those islands amount to one hundred millions of reals ; via.—seventy mil lions from Cuba, twelve from Puerto Rico, and eighteen from the Philippines. Upon these reve nues the following burdens were placed :—For the current salary of the Queen Regent twelve millions of reals, and for arrears seven millions two hundred thousand reals, which with two millions three hun dred and four thousand reals of exchange, at 12 per cent., make in all twenty-one millions five hundred and four thousand reals per annum. For the In fante Don Francisco and his family, upon the Manillas, three millions five hundred thousand reals, which, with one million and fifty thousand reals for discount at 30 per cent., make in all four mil lions five hundred and fifty thousand reals. For the Contractor of the Marine six millions, and with the discount of 18 per cent., making seven millions and eighty thousand. For the to bacco contract twelve millions, and for various other burdens on these islands three other millions of reals ; all of which taken together amount to forty eight millions one hundred and thirty-four thou sand reals per annum. There was consequently left free for the other necessities of the Government the sum of fifty-two millions of reals. In the month of August, however, there were drawn upon this sum by the Government twelve millions of dollars ; so that, deducting from this sum the quantity of it that may be paid up to the end of December next, there will remain due two hundred millions of reals upon these islands, which, supposing no fur ther bills were drawn upon them, would take four years to pay, and the islands would be clear of debt, and at the disposal of the Government as a security. But, in this state of things, there appeared in the Gazette and Diario of Madrid on the 11th instant, an announcement stating the exhausted state of the Queen's private treasury, and that upwards of sixty two millions of reals were due to her as arrears ; and this measure, which has scandalised without the slightest necessity all Europe, has been contempo raneous with another adopted by Ministers, of also saddling the allowances of Queen Isabel upon the incomes of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Phillip lines in the following manner :—Twenty-eight millions for her current allowance, and ten millions of arrears ; which, with five millions seven hundred thousand discount, at fifteen per cent., amount to forty-three millions seven hundred thousand reals ; which latter sum deducted from the fifty-one millions eight hundred and sixty-six thousand alluded to above as free, will leave of the whole revenues of these islands a surplus of only eight mil lions one hundred and sixty-six thousand reals per annum—a sum scarcely sufficient to pay half the interest of eight per cent. upon the bills drawn upon these islands, and of course unpaid. Hence it is to be deduced that not only are the revenues of these islands not to be counted upon in future nego tiations, but that bills to the amount of 200 mil lions now unpaid are to hang perpetually over the productive revenue of these places. This most important document has been published in the Eco del Comercio, and no doubt whatever is to be entertained of its correctness. It is well worthy the attention of your capitalists in London. Politicians cannot fail to find in it the key to the proceedings of the last twenty days; in short, the character of the Crown, and the interests of the foreign and national creditor, have been regularly sold to keep Ministers in their places. This is th . e compact ; let those interested in Spanish affairs study it well. —Correspondent of the Chronicle. 3IR. JOHN THOROG-00D. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. your paper of yesterday there is a let ter from Mr. John Thorogood, containing some refere:ces to myself which demand an explanation in reply. Mr.. Thorogood complains of the folloywing.para , graph in the memorial of the Centtal Committee i of the Religious Freedom Society to her Majesty's i Secretary of State for the Home Department— " That he did not appear to such citation because of the expenses that would attend upon such a proce(actin ;'' and he adds, " it was certainly urged by thrl gentleman whom I saw at the Patriot Office, the Socretary of the Church-rate Abolition Society, that is would be an enormous expense ; but that which alone prompted me to give up my intention to appear and contest the lawfulness of the rate, was the assurance made to me more good would be effected to the cause of religious liberty, which I have at heart, than would be effected by my up pearauce to question the legality of the rate." I have now before me the draft of the petition of Mr. John Thorogood to the House of Com mons, from which fextract the following words— " That your petitioner did not appear to such citation, because of the expenses that would attend upon such a proceeding, although he believed the Church-rate aforesaid to be bad in law." The allegation above cited is the only one contained in the petition, which refers to Mr. Thorogood's non appearance to the citation. The reason assigned in the memorial is, therefore, taken from the peti tion, signed by Mr. Thorooood himself. With respect to the advice I gave to Mr. Thoro good, I beg to state that having learned from him the particulars of the Church-rate in question I thought it would not be safe for him to oppose it in the Ecclesiastical Court on account of the enor mous expenses to which such a proceeding might subject him. And as he expressed perfect willing ness to go to prison rather than pay either the rate or the costs, alleging that he could work at his trade as well in prison as out of it ; that his wife parti cipated in his feelings on the subject (a fact which ' I subsequently learned from herself), and that he had no family, I certainly did advise him not to appear to the citation. In proof that Mr. Thorogood was neither " for gotten nor " neglected "by me, I have to state the following facts. His imprisonment took place on the 16th of January last, when, as you are aware, Parliament was not sitting Immediately I was in formed of it, I addressed letters in my official capa city to Viscount Melbourne and Lord John Russell, detailing the particulars of the case, and entreat ing the interposition of the Government. On the 30th of the same month I sent to Mr. Thorogood, through a highly respectable Dissenting Minister, the draft of a petition to the House of Commons for his approval, that the petition might be ready for presentation at the assembling of Parliament. Considerable delay occurred in consequence of Mr. Thorogood's objecting to the employment of the customary phraseology. Eventually his objections were removed, and on the very day I received the petition with his signature, I placed it in the hands of the Honourable Member for Leeds for presen tation. Mr. Baines lost no time in presenting the petition ; but, as the rules of the House would not allow of a speech upon that occasion, Mr. Baines gave notice of a motion which would bring the case before Parliament. That motion was, in conse quence of the pressure of other business, postponed from time to time, and did not come on until a late period in the Session ; but on every occasion on which it wds in the notice paper, I was in attend ance at the House. I may further add that I addressed letters resp ec t_ ing Mr. Thorogood's case to the Secretaries of the various public bodies connected with the several d e _ nominations of Dissenters in London, and that I also accompanied a deputation from Chelmsford to Lord John Russell respecting the treatment received by Mr. Thorogood in gaol. I deeply regret the necessity which compels me to make these statements, and the erroneous idea Mr. Thorogood appears to entertain respecting my disposition and conduct towards him. lam satisfied that I did for him all it was in my power to accom plish, and I am still most anxious to render him a . lly aid whi c h i t ma y b e w ithin the compass of my humble instrumentality to afford. I am, Sir, Yourie.stretveert, Nov.very obedient servant, T. H. 80lt -court, 27, BOYKETT.IB39. Fleet-street, Preparations are now rapidly making at Folke stone for the intended bridge over the South Eastern Railroad, which is expected to be finished in the enn , e of the winter.—Dover Chromele THP SUN, LONDON. THURSDA Y, NOVEMBER 28, 1839 LAW INTELLIGENCE. Mr. ERLE said, upon such evidence he would not for a moment throw suspicion upon the evidence given by ' the witness for the plaintiff. Verdict for the plaintiff—Dim tges. 5761. COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 27. WELLESLEY V. WELLESLEY. This case came befoee the Court upon demurrer, ARCHER V. SOUTHWOOD put in by the defendant, Mr. Long Pole Wellesley, to Mr. Ilr said this was an issue directed by one the bill filed by Mrs. Wellesley, for the purpose of com- Ba r r - t l o y f n F s it o E f ir tlte Exchequer to determine whether pelling hint to perform a covenant entered into by him the property a e o cabriolet ooh to d a s s t e i r to allow her, upon their separation, an income of 1,0001. , the ho plaintiff or not. employed el many a year. The case was argued lurinc , the last Term ! The pro la p intiff was ofa drivers, p and among others one named w Col upon appeal from the decision of the 'Vice-Chancellor, usual with those in his trade to employ thos . edrivers twas woo had allowed the demurrer for want of parties, but who had obtained their tickets at the " Stam •officL h overruled it for want of equity. On the case coming on 1 their plates were used on the cabs in order topsavet—exo efore his Lordship he dismissed the appeal, but think- penses. Cole had got his o' - n plate and it ing it inconsistent with the practice of the Court to allow the plaintiff's cab every time it was driven out by him, on a demurrer for want of parties, and overrule one for was indebted to the defendant, who had obtained a judg- , want of equity, he gave the defendant liberty to file a merit against him, and seeing the cab with Coles name new demurrer, which now came on for argument. upon it, he seized it, although told it was the property Mr. WIGRAM and Mr. TOLLER supported the de - of Archer. It was an unfortunate case, for the sum in murrer, and dispute being small (161.), the trial of the case before a Mr. JACOB, Mr. RICHARDS, and Mr. WlLcox, j ury wou ld muc h more than swallow it all up. He called appeared on behalf of Mrs. Wellesley. the maker of the cab, who deposed that he ma le it for The arguments had not concluded when the Court the plaintiff, who paid for it by two bills, one of which rose. had been paid, and nearly the whole of the other. The Mr. Wigram will reply to-morrow (this day). ostler and two drivers in the service of the plaintiff also VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 27. deposed to the fact of the cab being the property of the plaintiff, and that it was usual for drivers to use their WOOLASTON V. BODDINGTON AND OTHERS. own laces where the master had Hot got them. Mr. COOPER applied in this case upon motion that Mr. THOMAS, for the defendant, said he would be the plaintiff might be at liberty to dismiss his bill, and able to show that the whole of this matter was a trick. that the defendant might be ordered to pay the costs of His unfortunate client had supplied Cole with a cab, the suit. From the statement of the Learned Counsel for which he could not obtain any money. Having ob it appeared that the following were the circumstances rained a judgment, and on the officer going upon the of the case under which the application was made :—As premises, he finds a cab with the name of Cole painted long ago as the year 1818 Captain Jebb, the real plain in large letters on each side of it. He knew he was a tiff in the cause, was a brother officer with a Mr. Rat cab-driver, and very naturally he took that which was cliffe in the Scotch Greys. The former had shown held out to the world as the property of the debtor. great friendship for the latter, and on several occasions He then called Mr. Garratt, the sheriff's officer, who he had advanced him money to the extent of two or said the defendant pointed out Cole's premises, and three thousand pounds, receiving as security his promis finding the cab with his plates, he seized it. It was sory notes alone. These documents he had assigned to opposite the stables of both Cole and the plaintiff. The his two sisters. Shortly after Mr. Ratcliffe had re - ceived these advances from Captain Jebb, he be plaintiff Humfrey replied ; his Lordship summed up, and ge came so much embarrassed as to be obli the Jury found for the plaintiff. to retire to the Continent, and in 1820 he made MORTIMER V. WELSH. his will, by which he devised the equity of redemption The time of the Court was occupied full half the day of two mortgages on valuable estates in Jamaica to his with the trial of the above cause. The plaintiffs were brother and Mr. Woolaston, in trust for the benefit of his two illegitimate children. Mr. Ratcliffe's brother musical-instrument makers in Edinburgh , and were in dying, Mr. Woolaston alone proved the will. The de - the habit of dealing with the defendant , the eminent music master. He bought their pianos, and in exchange fendants, the Messrs. Boddington, took an assignment they were supplied with music by him. The accounts of the mortgage on the two estates that were the subject went back upwards of nine years. His Lordship made of the will. Mr. Ratcliffe died in 1828, and at that frequent ineffectual attempts to send the case to arbi period, according to the statements of the defendants, tration. After occupying upwards of three hours, the there was due to them on the mortgage upwards of plaintiff was nonsuited. 44,000/. It being discovered on the death of Mr. Ratcliffe that he had no other assets but the equity of redemption in these mortgages, the Miss Jebbs, who were the assigns of Mr. Ratcliffe, applied to Mr. Woolaston for liberty to use his name in insti tuting a suit against the mortgagees in possession, Messrs. Boddingt on. This permission being granted, in 1838 the present suit was instituted, calling upon the defendants to account, but in the early part of the pre- EXCHEQUER IN EQUITY, IVor. 27. Before the LORD CHIEF BARON, at Sergeants' Inn. N RE MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.— PETITION OF GOULDEN. This was a petition praying that the sum of 5701., which had been paid into Court under the above men tioned Railway Act, might be laid out in the purchase of a certain dwelling-house and close, and that the Company might pay the costs. It appeared that the land taken by the Company belonged to an individual and his wife as tenants for life, with remainder to the children, and that the father had twice purchased an estate for 2851, and so improved it that it was now valued at 658/. ; and his desire was that this property should go on the same trusts as the property taken by the Company. His LORDSHIP directed a reference to the Master. IN RE NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. — PETITION OF THE BISHOP OF DURHAM. sent year, a letter had been received from the defendants by the solicitor for the Miss Jebbs, stating that they had obtained from Mr. Woolaston, the nominal plain tiff, a release of the equity of redemption, and that he had also signed their accounts, by which it appeared that a large balance was due to them. Under these circumstances, it was thought advisable to make the present application, in order to enable the Miss Jebbs . .. to institute an effectual suit against Messrs. Boddington. His HONOUR, without calling upon Mr. Knight Bruce, who appeared for Messrs. Boddington, to ad- dress the Court, dismissed the application with costs, on the ground that upon the applicants' own showing, it was perfectly competent for them to file a supplemental bill, or institute a new suit against the defendants if they had any case for doing so. The petition in this case prayed that the sum of 3,4761. 16s. 6d. might be invested, and the dividends paid to the Bishop of Durham and his successors for the time being.. The only difficulty was as to the costs, the payment of which the petition prayed might be made by the Company. The Act directed that when the money is ordered to be paid into the Bank, or laid out in the purchase of land, the expense of such purchase is to be paid by the Company ; but it was submitted that where there is a doubtful title, and several claim ants, and the Court orders the money to be invested, the expense of suck investment was 'not contemplated by the Act. His LORDSHIP was of opinion that the 44th section applied to all purchases, including the purchases of stock, as well as of land, and directed the payment of costs accordingly. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nor. 27. (Sittings in Banco.) THE KING V. THE RECORDER OF LUDLOW. Lord DENMAN gave judgment in this case, in which the question was, whether the Recorder of Ludlow had power to try an appeal from an order made by two jus tices at sessions, under the Act 9th George IV., cap. 40, sec. 38, for fixing a parish with the expenses of re moving a lunatic pauper. An appeal from the order was given under the 61st section, which enacted that the word "county" should be taken to include any town corporate. As to the question of whether the appeal would have been given to the old corporate body if it had still existed, that was unnecessary for the Court to enter upon ; hut as the law now stood they had no doubt that such was the case. The situation of Recorder gave him cognizance of all matters whatever cognizable by a Court of Quarter sessions of the Peace for any county in England, of which the borough in question must he taken to be one. The recent grant by the Crown to these boroughs did not make any difference in the question, as it did not limit or confine their jurisdiction, and therefore they were of opinion that an appeal did lie, and the order of Sessions must be confirmed. FERGUSON U. MAHON. The COURT gave judgment in this case. It was an action upon a judgment obtained in the Court of Com mon Pleas in Irn:lanci. The defendant pleaded that he had never been arrested nor served with a summons, nor had at any time notice of the proceedings—that he had never appeared throughout, and that the judgment had been obtained behind the back of the defendant. The replication was that before the judgment had been obtained the defendant had notice by a certain process, to wit, a writ of summons. That was specially demurred to. The whole question, therefore, was as to the plea, and it was argued that if the judgment was in fact open to the objection on the plea, it was an irregular one, and might have been set aside on application to the Court. It appeared to them that a judgment obtained in an Irish Court should stand upon the same footing as a judgment of one of the superior Courts of that coun try. Although it was a Record for certain purposes, the inquiry was still open to them, not upon the merits of the action or the propriety of the deciiion, but whe ther it was recovered under such circumstances as that the Court at the time had proper jurisdiction over the party ; and when it appeared to them that the defendant had never been before the Court it was impossible that they could allow a judgment so obtained to be made the foundation of an action in that Court. Their judgment therefore must be for the defendant. - EMPSON V. GRIFFITH. The COURT gave jadgment in this case. It was an action for slander, brought by an attorney, and several of the counts, referring to himself and his profession, were good, but others were bad. The damages were wenerally taken, and alter that the parties resorted to the notes of the Learned Judge on a motion for a new trial, and then an application was made to the late Mr. Justice Parke to amend the postea by confining the verdict to the first count. The motion came before the full Court with the postea altered, but they were of opi nion that the order for confining the verdict to the first count was wrong, inasmuch as some of the evidence at the trial was applicable to the fifth as well as to the first count, and the damages being general the Court could not tell what portion the Jury intended to award to each. The order, therefore, must be set aside. HUMBLE V. MITCHELL. This was an action for the non-delivery of certain shares in the North Central Bank, which bad been pur chased by the plaintiff from the defendant. The case was tried before Mr. Justice Coleridge at the last Li verpool Assizes, and a verdict had for the plaintiff for the sum of 1001., the loss calculated to have been sus tained by the rise in the price of shares, subject to a !notion, to reduce the damages or to enter a verdict for the defendant. Mr. ALEXANDER was now heard in support of the rule, and Mr. CRESWELL against it. The COURT said the question was whether the con tract was not void under the 17th section of the statute of frauds, and there was some difficulty in arriving at a decision upon that point without straining the words of the section to too great an extent. Under all the cir cumstances the Court would throw out the suggestion of whether the object of both parties would not be met by reducing the damages to 50/. 111 r. CRESWELL, for the plaintiff, expressed himself satisfied, and Counsel for the defendant having also agreed, the rule was discharged, on the terms of the verdict being reduced to 50/. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, No►. 27. BLEWITT V. GALE. The plaintiffs in this case were bankers at Chepstow, and sought to recover the sum of 56.51. 7s. 10d. upon a bill of exchange, on which the defendant appeared in the character of an indorser. Spitalfields, in the same house with the prisoner. On the evening of 29th October, heard a 'noise in prisoner's room. Heard him say turn out the child. Saw the child run out, and met the prisoner in the passage. Caught him by the arm, and entreated him not to strike the child. He followed the child, and struck him in the street. He caught him by the shoulder, and dragged him several paces along the street. He brought him back to the door, and threw him into the gutter. Wit ness pushed him away. and saved the child from him. She took the child into her own room, and found the blood streaming from his head. He was very dirty. She gave the child food, which he ate eagerly. The prisoner, who is the father of the child, said he was six years of age. The child's mother has been dead some Cross-examined by the prisoner—Saw the prisoner strike the child. It was the first time she ever saw him ill-use the child. Michael Hawthorn is husband of last witness. On the night in question saw his wife bring in the child, arid the child was bleeding. 'r ite child was taken from the . prisoner by the direction of the Ma g istrates. George Green is a policeman. Saw the child on the evening in question ; it was bleeding from two or three cuts in the head. Took the prisoner into custody, who ga‘ie no reason for his conduct. The prisoner was not drunk. Took the child to the workhouse. Mr. T. Mears saw the child at the workhouse ; it appeared half starved, and was labouring under scald head. There were two cuts on the head. One of the cuts was decidedly through the true skin. Witness is surgeon to the police. A great change. for the better took place in the child's appearance after he had been a few days in the workhouse. The prisoner in his defence said ue threw himself on the mercy of the Jury. Mr. Justice BOSANQUET, in summing up, said he did not think the evidence strong enough to prove that the prisoner assaulted the child with intent to do some grievous bodily harm ; but although a parent had right to correct a child, yet he had no right to commit a via lent assault upon it. It was for the Jury to say whether they did not consider an assault had been committed in this instance. The Jury found the prisoner guilty of an assault only. Mr. Justice BOSANQUET, after commenting severely on the conduct of the prisoner, said that he having been already in prison for a month on this charge, the Court would take that into consideration, and sentence him to 14 days' imprisonment and hard labour. Wm. Witchelowe was indicted for stealing a watch, the property of Robert Spiers. It appeared that the prosecutor had bought Ow watch in question of the prisoner, and had placed it i❑ a drawer, to which the prisoner had access, and from which it was stolen. The prisoner had sent his sister to pledge the watch at a pawnbroker's. The Jury brought in a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Baron PARKE inquired of the policeman if the prisoner was known as a bad character ? To which the policeman replied in the negative ; when the Learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprison ment and hard labour. FORGERY.—Richard John Rogers was indicted for uttering a forged order for the payment of 4/. 169., with intent to defraud William Lightly and another. John Nicholson is engineer on board the Princess Victoria, belonging to the Antwerp Steam Company. Prisoner was employed on board. He was paid by taking a bill to the office, signed by witness, and draw- ing his money. George Thomas is a clerk in the employ of the pro secutors, who are ship-brokers anti agents to the Antwerp Steam Company. Has been in the habit of pay ing prisoner on his producing a certificate signed by the engineer. Paid him 4/. 10s. on the 12th o October; on his producing the certificate now in Court. On the 19th of October paid him 4/. 16s. on a similar document. John Nicholson recalled—lt was prisoner's bu,iness :o fill up the certificates, and witneis signed them. The one for 41. 10s. is not signed by witness. The one for 41. 16s. is signed by witness, but it has been altered from 6s. to 4/. 16s. Cross-examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST—Does not know whether the prisoner can write. He [lover signed a certificate for more than six shillings. Mr. PRENDERGAST took a legal objection to the in dictment, which was overruled. He then addressed the jury for the defence, and contended that there was no proof of the prisoner knowing the certificates to be forged, and a to forging them himself, he should prove that to be impossible, as the prisoner could neither read nor write. The prisoner's father stated that he was not aware that the prisoner could read or write, but had not bad any thing to do with him since he was eight years old. Several persons who had employed the prisoner as a chimney-sweeper, gave him a good character. Mr. Justice BOSANQUET summed up. The Jury found the priioner guilty of uttering with intent to defraud. The prosecutor recommended him to mercy, and Mr. Justice Bosanquet sentenced him to two years' impri sonment and hard labour ; had it not been for the pro secutor's recommendation, he would have been sentenced to transportation. In the course of the morning the Grand Jury found a true bill against John Lee for murder. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A FOREIGNER.—Antonio Farieveney, aged 25, a Spaniard, was indicted for stealing in the dwelling-house of Anne Chaplin a quan tity of jewellery, coats, and other articles, of the value of 4001., the property of Nicholas Sauter Sucrez, his to aster. Mr. BODKIN was engaged for the prosecuton The prisoner, to whom the terms of the indictment were explained by an interpreter, pleaded Guilty to the charge made zgainst Mr. Justice BOSANQUET sentenced the prisoner to be transported far ten years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Wm. Lewis, Cecilia Lewis, and Jemima Dorsett, alias Johnston, who stand committed for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel in Burton-place, St. Pancras, last month, and also for stealing plate from the Pier Hotel, Gravesend, were again brought up yesteriav by consta ble Collier, E division,and Sergeant Pocock, F, charged with having committed five other robberies under the following circumstances : _ _ _ _ The male prisoner was first placed at the bar on a charge of having, on the 26th of August last, been con cerned with others, not in custody, in breaking open the Southampton Railway Station-house at Weybridge, and stealing from it a clock, seven sovereigns, and a cloak, the property of the Comp:my. After evidence had been taken on this charge the fe male prisoner was placed at the bar, charged with steal ing from the shop of Mi-s Walters, of the New-road, certain property. Both prisoners were committed for trial at the present sessions. • . MRS. GORES c. PREFERMENT."—'I HIS IS a clever book, with a very praiseworthy object, certain both to amuse and do good. The intention is to show the corrupting influences of patronage and aristo cratic associations on the clergy, illustrated in a suc cession of satirical descriptions and amusing scenes. The subject is a difficult one, and not inaptly handled. There is abundance of wit and point, and sparkling oh. servation in the book, and we cannot better occupy our space than with some few extracts, expressive of Mrs. Gore's wit and sense, .her tact of observation, her fear less fund of satire, and the happy selections of phrase with which these high qualities are set off in the vo lumes before us. We recommend them to all lovers of pleasant reading.;--Examiner. MR. BREMNER'S NEW WORK ON DENMARK AND SWEDEN.—It would be difficult to name any other recent traveller with whom the public will be better pleased to renew their acquaintance than with the sen sible, well-informed, and thoroughly impartial author of " Excursions in the Interior of Russia." The great popularity o that work has, we understand, induced its author' to prepare two more volumes, devoted to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and if they do but equal in important information, and entertaining inci dent, their excellent predecessors, the two works toge ther will present a body of mingled amusement and in struction relative to the whole of the North of Eu rope, which can certainly not be obtained at present from any other source. Mr. RicHaßps appeared for the plaintiff, and proved the handwriting and a promise to pay. The principal witness was very strictly cross-examined by Mr. Erle. He stated that the bill was brought to the bank by a Mr. Roberts ; he had several interviews with the bankers respecting it, but eventually the bill was dis counted for him on the 21st of March, on which occa sion Roberts signed the bill as acceptor, and endorsed it twice—first above and then below the name of the defendant. He swore that most positively, that the hill was not finally made till that time ; the date of the had evidently been altered, hut that must have been done before Roberts completed the bill. Mr. ERLE characterised the action as a most cruel and unjust one. He said the history of the case was this. John Jones bought timber of Mr. Roberts to the amount of 1,0001. Before the contract was completed Roberts being in want of money applied to Jones for his acceptance, which was given him. He afterwards came back to Jones and importuned him to obtain the defendant's name, not as any security for him, but merely to make it pass at the Bank. Gale would never be troubled with the bill in any way. He also said the Bank complained of the length of time it had to run. Jones then desired his clerk to alter the date from the 19th of February to the 10th, but at that tame he would had b een v i t i ate d. H e then called proveyallueldd that contend the bill the complete, and, if so, then he John Jones, who deposed to these facts, but he could not recollect whether at the time the alteration of the date was made. the name of Roberta was on it as drawer. lie gave the bill as a mere blauk. acceptance. STATIONERS' PROVIDENT SOCIETY. -- Oa Tuesday a highly respectable meeting took place at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, for the purpose of adopting certain.regulations preparatory to the establish ment of an Institution for the Relief and Support of Persons connected with the Stationary Trade, when reduced in circumstances. Sir J. Williams presided, and Mr. Jackson briefly detailed the objects contem plated by the meeting. The several rules framed as the basis of the Society were then read over seriatim, and agreed to with amendments. The meeting shortly after. wards separated, with the understanding that a larger assemblage should be convened on an early day, for the purpose of carrying into effect the resolutions adopted on the present occasion. ISLINGTON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC IN STITUTION.—On Monday evening the first concert of the season (a miscellaneous selection) was given in th: , elegant theatre of the above institution. The vocal exertions of Misses Jenkins and Cubitt were much applauded, as were also the respective solo perfor mances of Messrs. Baumann on the bassoon, and Willy on the violin. The theatre was well filled, and the whole arrangement appeared to give general satisfaction. BURGHLEY HOUSE.—This princely residence of the Marquis of Exeter has been undergoing great im provements lately. fhe Noble Lord is restoring several of the state rooms to their former splendour. The spacious banquetting hall, in which are some fine speci mens of carving in oak, is nearly finished , and the suite of state rooms in the north front has been entirely refurnished. One of these rooms has a splendid em. broidered satin state bed fitted up with great taste. This magnificent bed has, we bea r, been just com pleted by a lady, the daughter of a deceased Olive r iu yrdean-street. I the army._ • ROTHSCHILD V. THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL. Mr. TURNER said there were certain documents in London connected with this case, and there were others at Lisbon ; he wished to take an order for the produc tion of those documents which were in London, and understood that the defendant had agreed to furnish copies of those in Lisbon, verified by affidavits, and un der the - seal of the Government of Portugal. Lord ABINGBR—The Government has no seal for such a purpose. The seal of some Ctuirt perhaps. Mr. TURNER—TiIe seal of a Court of Authority, Lord AIIINGER—The seal of the Government means nothing,. The seal of the Consul, perhaps, might be sufficient. Mr. TURNEIL apprehended that would do. The assent of the Queen of Portugal having been given by the Learned Gentleman who appeared on her behalf, The order was made as prayed. COURT OF COMMON PLEA S, Nov. 26. Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice MAULE and a Common Jury.) FELL V. ROSSLIN. This was an action for a malicious prosecution—the plea was the general issee. Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS and Mr. V. LEE were for the plaintiff, Mr. KELLY for the defendant. From the plaintiff's evidence it appeared that he was a builder, living in Westminster-road, and had been employed to erect a house for a Mr. Valentine at Nor wood. Defendant was a timber merchant, and had left his card at Fell's ; upon which Fell went to Ross iin's yard and ordered three pieces of timber, which accordingly were delivered (value 141.) at the premises, the ticket being directed to a Mr. Morrison. Feh knowing that these were for him, and believing there was a mistake, altered the name to his own, and sent it back with " Received" written. A few days afterwards, offering the money, it was refused, Mr. Rosslin saying that the timber had been obtained under Use pr'- tepees. On this charge plaintiff had been brought ba fore Mr. Jeremy, at Union Hall, committed, tried, and acquitted. The plaintiff's brother stated that the ex penses of the defence had amounted to upwards of 1001, Mr. KELLY submitted that there was no case hr the Jury. No allegation in the declaration had been fully proved. As for instance, that defendant had caused plaintif to be taken in custody on such a charge, and had caused the Magistrate to commit him for trial on such a charge. The LEARNED JUDGE said as this was an action on the case, the declaration might he divided into as many parts as allegations—that the failure of proof in any would not vitiate the rest—and that any evidence that defendant, for example, was connected with the indict ment of plaintiff was sufficient to go to the Jury. Mr. KELLY urged that as the declaration alleged that defendant had caused plaintiff to be committed, the de positions before the Magistrate should be put in by plaintiff, as they were the charge on which the com mittal took place. The LEARNED JUDGE thought otherwise. The de positions certainly snowed the charge for which the Magistrate committed: But the Magistrate's conduct was not in question. It was what had been stated by defendant ; and a man might make a charge without making a deposition, and such was the fact in Mr. Ross lin's case. •••• Mr. KELLY addressed the Jury forcibly for the de fendant, relying principally on the f, , ct that in the d,po sitions (which he put in) one of defendant's servants had stated that on Feli's coining to order the timber the clerk said, " Oh ! you are Mr. Morrison Y' and that Fell gave to that " some sort of assent." The LEARNED JUDGE, in charging the Jury, said first, as to the evidence connecting defendant with the prosecution, he considered the facts, which had been deposed to, that he opposed the bail at the Police-office and went before the Grand Jury sufficient. Then as to malice, which in law meant not spite merely, but any bad motive ; the Jury would infer that, or not, from there being, or not being, in their opinion, reasonable and probable cause for the prosecution. Of this they were to judge. As to the dep ositions, the y were no evidence on this trial of the tact of Mr. Fell's acknow !edging the name of Mr. Morris ; if that fact had had been so, the witness might have been called now, and examined as to it. Immedi a t e l y on th e Learned Judge concluding, Mr. KELLY rose and said—l beg to except, my Lord, to your Lordship's summing up in these particulars. First, that your Lordship did not state to the Jury what facts would amount to reasonable and probable cause. The Learned JUDGE-I left it to them to say what Lord, I except, sub waAsirreaKsoEnLaLbylefrdoptrhoabta,ballesoc,amusye. the Jury. mitring th at your L or d s hip ought not t o have left it to plaintiff's clerk wdeposition who made the as to M orr i s ' s I also except that your Lordship sa id t h e name might now have been c alled ; whereas hi s evi dence, with out proo f o f t h e fact having been communi cated to the defendant, wo uld have been inadmis s ibl e . The Jury f oun d f or the plaintiff. —Da mages 500/. The .tonouncernent of the verdict appeared to create some surpri4e in a very crowded Court. CENTRAL CRTIVINAL COURT. OLD COURT (Before Air. Sergeant ARABIN.) William Carroll, a tailor, was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding John Carroll, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. PRENDERGAST, who appeared for the prosecu tion, said that the prisoner was the father of John Car roll, who was about six years of age, and whom he was charged with ill using. The c hild's mother was dead, w i t h Inflater woman. Eti l > . FREEMASON RY• Av. A Provincial Grand Lodge of Free and accepted Masons was held in the Doric Lodge at Grantham, on Thursday last. Present the Rev. G. Oliver, D.D., Deputy Provincial Grand Master, when the Provincial Grand Officers for Lincolnshire were appointed ; Sir E. Ff. Bromhead, Bart., P. G. Senior' Warden ; Bro ther J. Wood, P. G. Junior Warden, &c. The brethren proceeded to Church, where a truly boautiful and impressive sermon was delivered by the Rev. G. Oliver, D.P.G.M., who eloquently enlarged on the antiquity and excellence of the order, the faith ful practice of the precepts of which is- calculated to advance and improve Masons in every moral and social virtue. We have much pleasure in adding that the Rev. Doctor's excellent and interesting sermon will at the earnest desire of the brethren be printed. Divine Service concluded, the brethren returned to the Lodge, and the masonic business of the province was transacted, a most impressive charge being delivered by the D. P. G. M. ; thanks were voted to the Rev. W. Potchett, for the use of the church ; to the Rev. Mr. Crick, for reading prayers ; to Dr. Oliver, for his ad mirable sermon ; to the Mayor and Council of Gran tham, for the use of the Town Hall ; to Brother Dixon, for the musical services of the day ; to the W. M. and Brothers of the Doric Lodge for their arrangements for the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge ; and to Brother. Crucefix, M.D.I Past Grand Deacon, of Lon don, for his clear and very satisfactory explanations re lative to the Aged and Decayed Freemasons' Charity. The Lodge being duly closed, the brethren proceeded in masonic costume to the Town Hall, where a sump- tuous dinner was provided : the chair was taken by the D. P. G. M., supported on his right by Dr. Crucefix, and on his left by Sir E. Ff. Bromhead, Bart. ; the S. W. chair was filled by Brother Turner, whose re searches into the ancient history of the craft are well known to and highly appreciated by every worthy Mason. The cloth being drawn, the W. M. gave the health of the Queen ; who was the daughter of a Mason, and who, as the Sovereign of this kingdom, was entitled to the respect and support of all good Masons.—(Loud applause.) Brother Sir E. Ff. BROMHEAD, being anxious that the health of the Queen should be drunk with masonic honours, begged to give, as a toast, " The Queen and the Craft," which was drunk with full masonic honours. The next toast was his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Grand Master of the Order, who, it was for some time hoped, would have been enabled to attend this festival. It is almost unnecessary to add that this toast was received with applause, and drunk with the honours. The W. M. then gave the health of the Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt, Deputy Provincial Gi:'and Master, who had expressed much regret at being unavoidably absent on that occasion.—(Drunk with the usual ho. nours.) Brother Sir. E. Ff. BROMHEAD next proposed the health of Brother Oliver, the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, of whom he spoke in terms of well-deserved eu logy, the justice of which was proved by the enthusiastic applause with which the toast was received, and the en ergy with which the honours were given. The D. P. G. M., in returning thanks, enlarged, in glowing terms, on the beauties of masonry, and on the ►rand and sublime character of many of its mysteries, In conclusion he gavethe health of a highly respected Brother, Dr. Crucefix, who had honoured them with his company, and whose unwearied exertions in the cause of Charity were known, not only throughout England, but in the East and West Indies, and indeed wherever Masonry was practised. This toast was re ceived with warm applause, and was drunk with all the honours. Brother CRUCEFIX, in returning thanks, adverted to the Asylum for aged and decayed Freemasons, and ex plained, not only the great benefits derivable therefrom, but the excellent rules laid down for the management of the institution. He earnestly appealed to those who had the means to practise the masonic virtue of Cha rity, and thus to cheer the declining days of those bro thers who were suffering from adversity. The eloquent 'iddress of Brother Crucefix was listened to through out with the utmost interest, and at its conclusion the brethren testified their approbation by warm applause. Before sitting down, Brother Crucefix proposed the health of the P. G. S. W. Sir E. Ff. Bromhead, which was drunk with all the honours. Sir E. Ff. BROMHEAD returned thanks, and proposed the healths of the rest of the P. G. officers. Brother CRUCEFIX then gave " The Ladies," a toast which was always drunk by Masons with the utmost enthusiasm. The worthy Brother adverted, in eloquent terms, to the important duties of woman, in the succes sive characters of maid, wife, and mother, and on the imperative duty of man to repay, by unremitting kind ness and protection, the obligations conferred in infancy, in manhood, and in old age. After this toast had been drunk, the W. M. quitted the chair, and, accompanied by Sir E. Ff. Bromhead, 1)r. Crucefix, &c., left the room amidst enthusiastic applause. —Boston Paper. • METROPOLITAN IM•YROV MENTS. Tuesday evening a meeting of the inhabitants of the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, was held at theVestry room, adjoining the church, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of presenting a memo rial to the Lords Commissioners of the Woods and Fo rests, on the necessity of widening the approaches from Leicester square to New -street, Covent-garden, and from Long-acre to Bedford-street, Covent-garden. After the perusal of the memorial, and some discus sion as to which was the most desirable line, Mr. GOULD proposed for the consideration of the meeting a resolution to the effect that as the improve ments contemplated by the Government were under- stood to have for their object .to ease the two great thoroughfares to the City, viz. the Strand and Holborn. that the inhabitants of the district about to be improved would suggest for the carrying out of such object the line from Coventry-street through St Martin's-lane and New-street, in conjunction with Long-acre, as the most desirable and convenient. He considered that this would be decidedly the host inasmuch as a tho roughfare would be created for th.: mark. 4 gardeners to Covent-garden, as well as the convenience of having a good carriage line to the City. The resolution of Mr. Gould was put and agreed to. Mr. PAYNE then moved that a memorial to the Houses of Parliament, founded on the resolution, should be drawn up ; and a Committee having been appointed to carry the object of the meeting into effect, thanks were voted to the Chairman and the meeting separated. THE .NEW PosTAGE.-,-Increased facilities to correspondence will certainly stimulate many adults to self-education and self-improvement in writing ; and the Smith and Dollar System Copy-hooks will furnish the needful help. They are now published in six numbers, price 6d. each, with 175 engravings, and effectual di: rections for every lesson. Beginners will commence with No. 1 ; improvers with No. 4. A single book, or a set, may be ertlered of any bookseller, who, if in the country, will obtain it with his next parcel from London, the trade being supplied by Phelps and Son ; Simpkin and Co. ; and Sherwo.,d and Co. STATE OF TRADE.—The active demand for goods .and yarn winch prevailed here last week has died away, with the excitement at that time existing in the cotton market at Liverpool; and both markets have returned to the state of apathy and sluggishness which preceded the late speculations. The business done yesterday in yarn was very limited ; but the ad vance obtained at that time, on certain counts and de. scriptions suitable to the East India and Mediterranean markets, has been pretty generally supported. Of ma nufactured goods generally, and especially of printing cloths, we cannot report quite so favourably ; the limited business done has been at lower rates,-indeed, in many cases, at the lowest rates previously paid. Two failures have been announced, of spinning and manufacturing firms in the country ; but they are not to any serious extent.—Manchester Guardian. NOVEL METHOD OF PUNISHING AN AP PRENTICE.—EIizabeth Herren, a young girl, an appren, tice to Mrs. Board, of Christow, summoned her mistress before the Magistrates of Exeter on Friday for ill-using her, by having her on two or three occasions hung up to a beam in the kitchen by her hands; the last time was about three weeks since, and she was then suspended hearly half an hour, allowing only her toes to touch the floor of the kitchen ; the girl admitted that she had misbehaved herself by neglecting to do her work, and sometimes she said she had been found sleeping in the pigs' house. Mrs. Board said than the punishment inflicted was with a view to shame the girl of her bad practices, and that the suspension only lasted a few minutes. The Chair man stated that the Bench disapproved of the mode of punishment Mrs. Board had adopted, and told her that there was always a remedy to be had from that Bench for disobedient apprentices, and hoped that in future she would bring any complaint before them, at the same time they cautioned the girl as to her future conduct , a nd assured her t hat if she was ' 2theywould puni s h h er i n a manner have a lasting e ff ect on h er. M rs. that brought would before f b or e eltikheely to m Board was ordered to pay the expenses.—Western' Luminary. N A TURAL CURIOS' have been fa voured _with a sight of a b eaut if u l antediluvian speci men of the fir tribejust dug from the Stevenson free stone quarry, on the estate of Mr. Warner, of Ardeer.. The trunk, stems, and leaves are as perfectly formed and rourtrayed in this piece of solid rock, as those now growing in the neighbourhood of the quarry. This geo logical curiosity, al ong w i t h a cluster o f nuts, fi ve i n number, whi c h composed part of the stone, was 30 feet from the surface, being 20 feet below the present level of the sea. The nuts and the leaves, stem and trunk of the fir,. are of a dark brown colour ; while the sur rounding body of the stone is n Wueish white, which gives these fragments the appearance of the finest fresco painting. Many interesting curiosities of the like description have been found during the working of this extensive quarry. The antiquarian geologist would he highly gratified IA d ~sits to this cava ti respohdent (:;( CORN AVERAGES. ..... GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, ' Yor the Week ended Nov:22, 18:39, made up from the Returns -of the Inspectors in the different Cities and 'fa wns in Englanl and Wales. pet Imperial Quarter. Wheat .. 655. Oct. 1 Oats d Barley 433. Id. Rye '37s. 41.1 Pea5e.......... G 41s. 1 IMegitiAL AGGREATE AVERAGES OF THE F_IS LKS PRECEDING Wheat 67s. St. Oats Barley I s 9d. O a ts led, Pease. DIMICS ON FOR EIGN COlO4. Wheat— ;5.4. F. , 0 ~.4,5s 'ang ........ • 14:. Ni. THE MARKETS. Kurclon Carr's Hartley Holy well Main Le.tz-s Main Original o:indsor's Pontop Ord's Eledhugh Tanfielti Tan fied \ oor Butes Willingt , n Wylam. Wall; End Bell and Brown u Walls End Brown's alls end Flew on Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth Walls End Newmarch ft Walls End Belmont Walls EndßradaylPsEletton 3 Walls Enti Haswell •)3 ,hips arrived sinec 2i, 0 21 9 20 2.2 19 61 21 1• COUNTRY CO Wheat. ARKET. • 2:4 3 Walls En(l Iletton • ........ • 6 Walls End Lyons, Walls End .......... \Nails - End Lumley ........... 2.: ",„ 41 • H e lt o n 24 Y Walls End ltussell'o -- Walls End Srewart's ......... QTY Walls ...NI Wintwell ......... Walls End Hart1ep001........ '24 3 Walls End Adelaide ......... g Walls End arrington Tees Walls End Semour Tees... Walls End Sou y th Durhain... .22 Wn lls End Tees .. , ............ 6 Walls End Tees Hetto n Walls End Tennant '23 9 WAls End , West Het 0n...... n . Walls End Wendleston ...... 3 1 6 9 I Walls nd .vest fees ....... 1 Blythe., ............................ Pi I ) :20 0 I ICowpen ..... ...... 7.4 last .N MAR Rariey. Oats. PeRSe Beans -_l ;0'" 43 40 4 4t 40 41 4.2 42 45 a. to S. 42 47 as 4 4 .44 46 Per Quarter. a. to s. s. to . s. Boston 5O 65 34 40 10 26 Braintiee 62 72 36 48 26 34 B ighton 64 i 6 .44 17 •I 26 29 68 45 -- Chichester Dunmow C4 76 38 51 26 33 36 44 rantham 68 70 28 35 20 30 49 Grimsby 155 74 35 39 22 26 42 44 Hailsham 63 70 26 32 22 29 3 46 Hit c hin 6l 70 34 46 24 32 25 0 Ipswich 64 72 36 a 24 28 38 4 0 Lewes . ...... 68 -- 43 22 2.9 31 40 Lynn 5B '7O 38 46 25 31 38 44 Maidstone 6l 75 36 39 26 32 40 5 0 Norwich Petworth 'C3 74 28 36 20 24 46 Romford 5B 76 38 45 24 32 34 442 Sandwich 5B 77 28 32 17 28 Thetford Wishech Witham 64 '75 34 47 28 31 36 4 6 Yarmouth 62 70 33 .15 28 32 3 , ,1 40 LiVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—Nov. 26. GA WHEAT, English, White, per 7010. ---- R e d :-. _ ;r Tq A 2 -__ _- ..... -.. _,. ...4 42 44 33 45 42 ss 44 ------- Scotch, Welch, and Manx --- Irish, White 8 6 1 :, v ------ Red 7 3 ' ' 12 3 Foreign 44 2 OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 U 3 5 0 Irish ... 3 11 • d Foreign BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 45 0 -, jo --- Scotch and Irish, per 601bs 5 6 : o Feeding 4 6 ~7 0 BEANS, English, per linperial quarter 4B 0 ':„ Irish, &c. F ore i gn '46 0 r,- 0 PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 4O 0 ~a e Foreign - i i FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. 59 0 '„, . ---- Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 0 401bs 3B 0 ",,,, 0 IrinraN CORN , pc r 48nlii. uarter — 44 0 ' ' ' , b RYE, por Imperal quarter 64 0 76 MALT, per Imperial ri HULL CORN MARKET White (per Quarter) 63s. 6Ss. 725. Red 558. iris. 04 0 . F ore i gn Barley, Malting —s. —s. - -8 ' Grinding 'Os its. 340. Oats, British Foreign (in bond) -s. Beans ••• • ••• Pease, Grey 34s. 368. 375. Blue and White —o. --S. ---- 4 . Linseed... ... Flour (per sack)... 5 . 50s. • • R :nested (per 10 quarters)... CHELTENHAM MARKETS. (I. t 4 E ' s. li. to S. tt,l Per lb 6 8 79 9n 1 teef........................... 6 „7 Wheat, ee , Bushel heat . 4 . 601 Milano ................. ••• 7 9: ..... 3 1 4 0 Veal . .................. 7 s 2. 5 0 6 8 Pork .... .................. ..• 5 n 00 ! Lamb ...................... Hay 2t. 10s. to 71 0. :id. 1 ,, , t ton. CAN'PEBBURI MARK lt.T. to --,' Wheat, white-- (Bw. to 806. 001.....--‘*" —... _,, red------ 60s. to-. I IE Old.....•••••••. 68 '' '',.°,., ....s. Barley, Malting 3tis. to 475......... Grinding.• t'• `" 4.„.. Oats _-- , - 26 '• 50 '..., /leans -...------- --s to —s ......... 01d—.......... 10, to 4i, Pease ---. 43s. to 454. --- Grey--- dl' s. to 4 • CHELM4FORD MARKET. 4i to 3';! Wheat, White c7 t,, .5 4 )ats - 3 lied Barley Cheralier ... —l5 , Beans, Tick ................ : , i s t G rin di n g l5 • 39 Mazagan 34 :arley THE MYSTERY.—It is said that the hills around Mr. Frost's scene of action are not the o nly ones on which the " horn of liberty" has been lately sounded, and that Frost is not alone in the glory of planning, and attempting to accomp!ish, various Char tist measures by other means than either National Petitions or National Rents. We have heard of " progress " of more than one Chartist " amongst the mountains of the west ; and we shoal."' not be surprised if Dr. Taylor, who has been arrested at Alston Moor, should be able to unravel a little of the " mystery" with which certain Chartist sages Prdee so inconveniently puzzled. We have alrea d y expiesse our commiseration for Frost. He was evidently Wis.' led by the " mystery"-mongers of the North. Thehr: are wretches in our vicinity, compared with vv hotn! Welsh insurgent is white as snow-. We trust the tone is at hand when the treasonable tricks of the 0 1 of the North" will be no longer a " mystery,%°6,.., when public execration will fall.upon its worthY obi —the cowardly and mercenary scoundrels byces-0 wil d 6 el ll2 lla e d many much-to-be-pitied persons hare been and betrayed.—Gateshead Observer. . hton TiE LreENSED VICTUALLER.---Drig-tho inns do not differ• from those of other places • Brighton . victualler has some peculiarities. 'Bo is t he especial waiter upon Providence. Nine m onths in , year he has little or nothing to do. He hardly kel is his head above water. He is then tolerably c ivil. v._ fair rotundity of person is • visibly tapered. He loun s gq about with his hands in his pockets, and is half-dispo ffi to become a Liberal, or, if he could get more by it, Radical, or even a Chartist. His politics depend nP° l3 to the s all men. flow of m t o h s e t tap. attentive ti o emphatically w h 0 candles, and drink hock, he is the equal, and something more, of his fellow tradesmen ; at the bar, the most order nii t fi h r i e n s g , but 80 eloquent of orators ; in the smoking-room, the oracle in the tap, the dictator. Having to pay a good deal of court to those above him, he extracts a corresponding quantity from those beneath him in station, and sacri fices considerably at the shrine of personal vanity. He has gained a high notion of the magnificent in the family . of some Nobleman, and is fond of display i n g silver candlesticks and tea pots. As far as dress , ttP, show, and noise can go, be is the most important , great little men.; but there are some niceties of moot; a certain bearing, which, though he try hard, he awl"' compass.—Brighton Herald. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT LIKE r4".1: STAFF.—The members of the present Government France—at least they who ostensibly fill these offi c '' s , e greatly resemble a certain honest shopkeepe r. If 'n i t % drunkard staggering home tate at night asks him o'clock it may be, or the way home, ,he takes to n t i , heels and tells his horrified wife that he has het 61 16 tacked by four men in buckram ; hot that, tha k ' ten I ' ' courage, intrepidity, and sang fruit!, iie bad belated them off. The following morning he gives his affr'g but admiring friends the details of his heroic Yiet°r,,,t " There were five of them ; they looked like retu,,wri convicts. I killed or wounded three,and the four . ontivyi, fled like lightning." The Government inventss 11;eiat nary enemies. and then publishes account s of V' victories.— Les Guepes. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, b in t - o : r d a y Liur a e O r u s The fl a nnel market has been dull and heavY the business done haslreen limited. The malw fac r icer complain, and, not without cause, of ' I P re 19 offered for their goods. In the wool market th e __, e the sal. little change to report ; the prices are about as last week's. A Th e HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, NOV . . 2- f t iatli same dullness and inactivity prevailed to-bY °S bi t weeks past. Buyers were rather more numeronso,oo the prices given were ruinously low. plain w as t ogs were most in request. The demand for fancy g oo s a re trifling. 'Wools remain pretty firm ;in fact, For .ce ree ly the to so low that there is no room for a b a t e ment. c a A do anything is doing in the warehouses, and the retail tr ade is miserable T E C N H T ES LE are MEN WA G ' suited to wear in the waistcoat pocket, engine turned c..' n ' t , se enamel dial, and hand to mark the seconsis. The ineve l l, - yee t° offered,S pEriLeeENGinAeNotuineFasLeAsl, • G f. 1,40,1 ' on the celeb ra t e d h or i zonta l cons t ruc ti on , with going rn ; te iltl , continue a nd wa going while winding, jewelled, &e., T. COX SAVORY'S, j .. r fo r° Watchmaker, &c., N.. 47, C till (S "yen In-- i Corn hill (Se "yen Londo n e x . c lone N.B. S econ d-h an d W a t c h es , Plate, &c. purch a sed in BIRTH. On the 25th inst., in the Commercial - ro ad, the wi fe °I Thomas T. Glaieott, of a daughter.________—/ V 0 11146 London. Printed and Published by WIRD( ) - No. ,trawbat The S ' l '"`" entud I of MARRIED. nea re, On the 26th inst., at Battersea, the Rev. Edward G A.M., son of John Geare, Esq., of Exeter, to An i l _bill, eldest daughter of Randolph Payne , Esq., o f Laven uer Wandsworth. ato p, On the 26th inst., at Epping Church, Richard J. pte ly Esq., M.P., eldest son of Richard Eaton, Esq., ° I. -t - c ond ' worth Park, Cambridge hire , to Charlotte Elizabeth, !..e..5,,ic, daughter of Henry John Comers, Ew4.. of Copped-ha" 31,.. On the 27th inst., at the N ew Church, Bethnal-gre , o 'n u ' og ot i T. S. Laurence, of Walbrook , Cit y , to Sarah Ann, Y i daughter of W. H. Lewis, Esq., of Hackney. DIED. WO' ;i , ton , On the 24th inst. , a t U pp er Phillimore-place, gen''7,dge, Mrs. Weybridge , re lict of the Rev. Francis aged 884 JO l' On the 25th inst., late of Sidmouth - stre et, Thomas D o' Esq., aged 8 2 . . n er, On the 26th in st., Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. Samuel of Greenhill's-rents, Smithfield-bars, London, aged 45. go. • On the 26th inst., at Brighton, Mary, relict of the lat e bert Hoggart , Es q ., aged 90. Job li f On the 26th inst., at Lewisham, Susanna , wife n• °f t he Steel, late of Mill-and-Mouth-street, London. a member Society of Fri ei,ds, a g ed 85. -1 - ) via On the 27 t h inst., Harriet, the infant daughter of ..-- 5 ..„ Burnes, Esq. , s ur g eon, &c., of Vernon-place, Bloornsbe'J square. _ EVEN T EDITION. l OAL M . 6 17 2•P A ETS, 1.