The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-31 00:00:00

DISGRACEFUL STATE OF THE GLASGOW POST OFFICE.—FACTS. Mark what follows, ye merchants and manufacturers of Glasgow. and see how your most important interests are treated from the utter want of management—from the total inefficiency—the absolute inadequacy of the Go vernment staff connected with the Postmaster-General's department within it. The Edinburgh moil arrives at the Glasgow station at 10 A.M. The poor clerks, who have got to bed about four o'clock in the morning, after arranging the London mail, having to return to do this work with the Edin burgh mail. It takes them about two hours. If they had efficient assistance it could be done in half an hoar. _ _ The Ayrshire mail, which reaches the Glasgow office at one o'clock, lies unopened till two ; and the letters by it are, in no instance, delivered through Glasgow till about four o'clock in the afternoon, and, consequently, parties in Glasgow are positively deprived of the oppor tunity of sending answers by the afternoon mail for that district, which leaves Glasgow at half-past four, the letter-box closing three-quarters of an hour previous. Is not this disgraceful ? Will it be really tolerated much longer ? But the same thing takes place with the Greenock letters, which are brought hither by the half-past twelve train from Greenock. Persons in business cannot get an answer transmitted through the Glasgow Post-office to that important town till the following morning, in consequence of the late delivery The great and serious evil, however, consists in the arrival and arrangements of the important London day mail. It is altogether most irregular of late. But although it should arrive here at one, in place of two or three o'clock, there are actually do letter-carriers at hand to do the duty with it. The poor men are, on its arrival, say even at one o'clock, toiling themselves out of doors with their other deliveries ; and the consequence is, that a most unnatural and disgraceful delay takes place with the London letters and papers, arising from the stinted and niggardly supply of hands within the postmaster's department. How long is this to continue ? How long will it be endured by the merchants, and manufacturers, and citi zens of Glasgow ? It is everybody's business, and yet it seems to be nobody's. We hear growling and grum bling, yet our magistrates are quiescent ; or, if they say anything, it is done in honied tones. Why is this ? Let Sir Hobert Peel himself hear of it ; and if a deputation goes direct to him from Glasgow, we predict that it will he reformed, and that right speedily.—Scotch Re yomers' Gazitie. THE CASE OF THE TORY AND THE DEAL MAGISTRATES. It will be recollected that the crew of the Tory were put into irons at Deal, about the 13th or 14th of last month, and the ship was navigated from the Downs to London by a number of men hired for the purpose, and brought into the Thames under charge of the coast guard service. Tho crew were given into the custody of the Thames police on the arrival of the ship in the West India Dock, and were subsequently remanded by Mr. elerip on a charge of mutiny pr. ferred by Captain Johnstone. The unfounded nature of that charge was soon discovered, and before the seamen were again brought before the magistrates, their accuser was in cus tody on three charges of wilful murder and several cases of cutting and wounding. Before discharging the men, Mr. Bro lerip expressed his surprise that they should have been put in irons at Deal, and asked by whose au thority that had been done ? He was informed that it was done by order of the magistrates at Deal; and, the proceedings having obtained extensive publicity, the mayor and other magistrates of Deal have been blamed for the course they were supposed to have pursued upon the occasion, in ordering a number of innocent and ill used men into irons without just cause. It has since transpired that the magistrates at Deal were never con sulted on the subject, and that when the coast-guard took possession of the ship Captain Johnstone caused the men to be put in irons, without asking the authority of any persons on shore. The magistrates at Deal are very anxious to relieve themselves of the odium attached to them, and on Monday a letter was received by Mr. Broderip, at the Thames Police -court, from the late mayor of Deal, which he handed to the reporter, with a view to its publication. The letter was to the follow ing eflect " Deal, Dec. 27, 1845. " Sir.—By the papers some time since, I find it had been m-ntioned to you in your official capacity that several of the men bel. , nging to the ship Tory had been placed in inns by the magistrates of this borough, and being aware that this report is generally believed, it having been repeatedly mentioned to me during my late stay in town, I am induced, Sir, to state to you that neither the captain or any of his men were ever seen by the magis trates. You will, I trust, should an opportunity occur, have the kindness to contradict the statement, and you -will oblige, your very obedient servant, " C. KINGSMILL, ex-Mayor of Deal. " Addressed W. J. Broderip, Esq , Thames Police -court, London." TRIM, FOR. DEFAMATION. The else of Miller v. Rev. R. Jessop came for trial in Edinburgh on Monday before the Lord Justice-General and a jury, of which the following report appears in the Edinbutgh 'The pursuer was John Miller, residing at Ward Park. near Cumbernauld, and factor on the estates of Mr. IT ming, of Cumbernauld, as also on the estates of Lord . Elphinstone ; and the defender, the Rev. Robert Jessop, formerly residing at or near Trinity, Newhaven, thereafter living at Cumbernauld House, and now at Lerge. e sThe issue was as follows : Whether the defender, on or about Monday, the 20 h day of January, 1845, at or near the Castlecary 8 - talon on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway line, and in the presence or hearing of James Dodds, keeper of the steel station, and Lawrence M'Laren, driver of a coach between Castlecary and Stirling, or either of them, did falsely and calumniously state that the pur suer had Leen dismissed from his situation, meaning his situation as factor either on Lord Elphinstone's estates or the Cumbernauld estates or both, that he had robbed the Cumbernauld family of 6,000/. ; that the parties who had winked at his conduct were now obiged to speak out, and that the sooner be was away from the country the better? Or did, time and place aforesaid, falsely and calumniously make a statement, or use expressions of a similar import and tendency, in the presence or hearing of the said James Dodds and Lawrence M'Laren, or either of them, mean ing thereby to hold out or represent the pursuer as a person who had been dishes: est in the affairs committed to his charge, and whose dishonesty had been at last de teceed, to the injury and damage of the pursuer?" Damages laid at 2,0001. sterling. Mr. Rutherford having opened the case for the pur suer, James Dodds and Lawrence M'Laren were suc cessively put into the witness-box. The evidence of the first went to show that Mr. Jessop came down to the station in the afternoon of the day in question with the view of going by the train—that, during the conversation which ensued between witness and the defender, the latter re merkeel, in reference to some shooters on the estate of Cembernaull, that Mr. Miller had no authority to give them leave to shoot more than he himself—that he (the pursuer) had been kicked out of his situation—that his conduct had been winked at for a length of time—that it could »hiked at no longer—that the truth would all co:ue out—that he had robbed the estate of Cumber nauld of 6,0001., and that the sooner he left the country the better. Dedds mentioned this conversation to Mr. M - Pherson, the innkeeper at Castlecary, and also to Mr. M'Laren. M . Leretee testimony was, that he overheard Jeseep say • he had robbed the estate of Cumbernauld of 6,000/., and that the sooner he left the country the better." Witneee did not understand at the time who the person referred to was, but was shortly afterwards told by Mr. Dodds that it was Mr. Miller, who also re marked to him " this is a queer Character that Mr. Miller is getting." Mr. M'Pherson was also called, but his evidence amounted simply to the circumstance re ferred to being the subject of conversation at the inn. Lord Murray, who was one of the trustees of Mr. Fleming, and the agent for the estate, testified to the unexceptionable character of Mr. Miller. Mr. Inglis addressed the jury in behalf of the de fender. He contended that, this being a case of alleged verbal slander, the jury ought to keep in view that the circumstances out of which it arose were likely to have been greatly exaggerated; that there was, in reality, only one witness, Dodds, to support the issue; that the defender was quite a stranger in that part of the come try, and could have no possible motive for saying any thmg against Mr. Miller—that his profession as a eler;;yinun, while it naturally required of him to be cautious and prudent in making statements affecting the character of any party, also placed him in a situation of the wmost difficulty, seeing that an unfavourable verdict would militate much against his future career, and, lastly, that the defender emphatically and solemnly dis cl timed having used any expressions of the nature libelled on. The Lord Justice .General hating charged the jury, they retired, and, after deliberating, returned a verdict for the pursuer—De[ ages, 2001. Died, at Hastings, on the 27th ultimo, in her 77th ves7, Mrs. Elizabeth Jaffrey : she was the widow of Captain aftray, late of the Eaat India Company's service, and has left personal property amounting to nearly 60,0001. She made her wilt about a fortnight before her death, bequeath • ing her property as f o ll ows : —T o M r . M'C a b e , p h ys i c i an, Hastings, 2,0001. ; to her man servant, 2,0001. ; to two fe male servants, 1,9001. each ; to her god-daughter, Blanche, the daughter of the late Mr. J. Cox, 2,0(X)/. , to his widow, .500/., and his son 5001. to Mrs. H. M. Orme, 5001., and to Henry N. N u ge n t, o f th e H on . E as t the testatrix's nephew, India Company's Medical service, 2001. The residue, between she leav es to h er executors, Mr. 40,0001. and 5 9 ,0 000 /. , Francis Smith, banker, and Mr. Eli W est S tu bb s, c h em i st, both of Hastings, for _their own a b so l ute use. Th e w i ll is dated Nov. 11, 1845, and witnessed by J. G. Shorter, and JohnPhilips, solitor, Hastings. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE SHIP PIER AT CHATHAM. —Yesterday a coroner's inquest was held at the Ship Inn, by the Deputy-Coroner, 31. Gibbs, on the body of James Bic lingliant, captain of the barge Dispatch. The deceased, it appears, came on shore on Saturday afternoon last, having secured his boat to the dumb barge at the end of the ship pier, and during the evening entered the Tartar frigate with two companions, when they had between them three pots of beer, and left again about eight o'clock for Rochester, when the deceased got measured fur a new suit of clothes. He returned alone, and it is supposed walked down the pier, and the night being dark, the wind blowing strong from the north-west, the deceased walked overboard from the barge into the river, and was drowned. The watch found in his pocket had stopped going at twenty-three minutes after nine o'clock, and about that time several persons heard cries of help from Borne man in distress ; but owing to-the incle ment night the cries could not be traced. The pier is up wards of one hundred feet in length, and in total darkness. The deceased was about thirty years of age, and bore a very excellent character. On his person was found a sovereign and a half, and two half-crowns, one shilling in silver, and W. in copper. The deceased was perfectly sober. A ver dict of " Found drowned" was returned. Baron de MOncerro, Portuf;urseifinister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 31. 1845 et Erb Illittion ONR CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 1 4 per Cents Long Annuities toexpireJan.lB6o 10% 9-16 10 9-46 Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 India Bonds, 1,0001 — 33 Ditto under 1,000/. .. . . 33 Consols for Account .. ...... ...... 94% 95 94 3 /% Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1%d.... 26 28 pm. 28 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent 98 98 Danish Bonds. 1825, 3 per Cent 874 874 Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent 21 21 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 SPA% 31 1 , Ditto, Account 32 Ditto, Deferred — 18 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 4 l l /2 41 1 / 2 Ditto, Account ...... ......... Ditto 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. Ditto, Account 6O Russian Bonds ......... 112% 112 1 ,4 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 29 M 29 294 Ditto, Passive Ditto. 3 per Cent 4O 40 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent ...... 96 96% Dutch, 2 1 ,E per Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 944 94 1 4 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSLNG ItAILWA.Y SHARES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Aberdeen, Banff, li; Elgin 2 1 ,E — - ' Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush - - Aylesbury and Theme.. 1% Belfast & County Down 2 1 4 Bideford andTavistock... 1% - - 132 Birmin. and Gleucester. 100 Ditto New 1 7 1% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. --• Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 22s Bridgewater & Minehead 425. ... .. Bristol and Exeter 7O Ditto, New 57 Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 57 ... .. ..... Bristol and Liver. Junc . N.__ Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension ... Cambrian & Grand Jane 42s Cambridge and Lincoln 1 1 ,1 2 3% 3% Do. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% - - Canterbury and Dover.. l% - - Central Kent 2l Chelmsford and Bury... 1 - - Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. — Chelteaham and Oxford 2 Clydesdale Junction ..... 5 Cork .Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2 1 ,4 — Cork and Waterford ... 1% Cornwall - Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester l4 b Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter I )erby and Crewe — Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby ... IN - Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford 2%...... ........ ..... Direct Manchester ( Remington's) - 2 1 A 1 4.. - Ditto (Rastrick's)...... 5% ..-.. 4 1 4 1 / 2 Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh IN-... Dublin and BelfastJunc 5 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway.- - 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broselev Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% Eastern Counties...l4/. 165....23% 22% 23 1 % 22 3 4 Ditto New 61. 16s. Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1.......61.135. 4d — .. . Ditto ditto, No. 2... 41. 13s. 4d... % p EastDereh'm andNor'ch 1 Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares 3 3 4 — Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'n to Norw'h 2% Do., Camb. and Ely.. East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1N—.... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 •••••• Ditto Half Shares ... 5 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% 19 Ditto, New ... 7% — Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 1 4 — Edinburgh and Perth... 1 1 4 — Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2% — F.s.oex and Suffolk .. Exeter,Dorchester, and Weymouth - .- •-•-••••••• Ezeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 2% Glouc.,Abet yetwith t and Central of Wales IA.. - . . 11 Goole and Doncaster .. 428. Grand Junction ...100 Ditto Half Shares 5O Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union l% l% Great Eastern &Western 2th ... ... ........ .... GreatGrimsby and She ffield Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension ...... 12% — Great Munster 2% . ... Great North of Scotland 2%...... GreatNorthof England..loo .220 Ditto New 5 — Do. New .... .. ........ 2 — ••• Great Western BO 165 164 166 Ditto % Shares Ditto % Shares 2 l /.i lB% ... ......... .. Ditto Fifths 2O Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 Harwich Hull and Selby 5O lO3 104 o Ditt 1 4 Shares _ _ Do. Hiiif Shares 2 Inverness and Elgin 1 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 - •. ••. 000000 •• Irish North Midland l% — Isle of Axholme 2% Killarney Junctions l l2 . Kendal and Windermere 1% — L .ncaster and Carlisle... 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal lvmena Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225. Leicester and Bedfjrd... 22s 1 3 / 4 p ... Leicester and Tamworth 425. [Avert.. and Manchester.loo ... .. Do. % Shares Do. Quarters 25 Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% .. ... 2%% Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birmingnmloo 223 221 Do. Thirds Do. 1 4 Shares Ditto Fifths Ditto Extension ...... 1 London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d 9 3 / 4 14 Do. New 4 1 4 22 1 8 % P - % P .... 3% 194 1% 2% p - IA 187 e 1 % P :p 2% - IN Ditto Extension London and Brighton... 50 6 9 3 /4 69 70 68% 68 1 ,G i Do. consolidated Bths... 40 53 Ditto, Sixths London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 23 3 / 4 23 24 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. ... 8 Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford London an dGreenwich 12115 s 4d... Do. Preference ...18117s 2d — Londcn Hounslow. and Western .... 2 000000 ••• Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 77 Do. New Consol. Bths 20 Do. New Do. New 194 15% 4% London & South Essex 2 3 A ...... .... i ondoa and York 2% 4 l /4% London and Windsor ... 1 - 00000000 •• London, Warwick, and Kidderminster .... ..... 2% 2%....... ..... ... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... ......... .. 2 1 ,E 2%.. Londonderry & Coleraine 5 - ..... Londonderry and Ennis killen 5 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Manchester and Leeds .. 76 136 138 l3B Ditto l i ti. Shares Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths 1 . .... 14 ....- ... 14 Do. Sixteenths ..... ... 5 q Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do Quarters 4 ...... 12% 78' 12 1 ,4 10 _ Do. New Quarters ... 2 Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 425.. .... 3 1 4 3 1 ,4 p B% P Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction ..... — Manchester and Rugby Direct .... .. ........ Manchest. &Southampt 2 ...... 4 1 4 3% Midland ......100 .....157 158 156...... Do. Fifths 2 Do. New idland,Birm., Derby...loo Midland Great Western (Irish) 3% 156 32 .. 125 Do. EXtene. to Sligo... 0/ 4 ... .. N ewcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... ...... ....-.. Do. New Brandling 2O N .weasilf and Berwick 5 Newcastle an d Carlisle...loo Newport& Abergaveany 2%...... New Ross and Carlow... 22s Newry and Enniskillen 2% — .. ..... Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... .. .. ......... 25 4-- 2% 3% ...... .. 8% Norfolk Extension ....... 2 ... North British ... ..... ... 17...... 26%. }4 Do. Half Shares .. 3ii B l4 ..1 8%... 8q Do. Exten. to Carlisle 1 Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 26 - Ditto ditto 61% 16% 6% North Devon 2 .. ... North of Norfolk .. ...... 2 3 / — ... •........•. Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 121. E Do. New ...... ......... 1 N. Kent & Direct Dover 2 1 / 2 3 A I /2 .. . ...... 3% North Staffordshire 42s. ...... 4 - 4% p 4% p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester — Northern and Southern Connecting Norwich and Brandon... 16 Ditto Now Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% 2% 2% Not tin gm., Erewsh.Yal - and Manchester... 13 Nottingham and Mans- field - — Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth, & Southamptn 425. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... - Perth and Inverness ... 2 % Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 -, Portsmouth Direct 3 3 /4 Preston and Wyre 25 - Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby, Derby, and Man chester ......... 2% Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington,and Warwick - •••••• Rugby, Warwick. and Worcester..... ... 425. Scottish Central Scottish Midland Do. Extension — Sheffield & Manchester 100 — Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrewsbury and Birm... 2%..... 51,x..... ..... Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropskire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% Shrews., Wolverhamp., & S. Staffordsh• jinn. 2% Sligo and Shannon l% Somersetshire Midland 2% 2 1,4 •-• ••• South Devon 25 South Midland 425. South & Midlands June. 425...... ... % dis. South Staffordshire June. 2% 3% 3 l /2 South Eastern & Dover 3312 a 4d... 40 .... ...... Do., No. 1 l2 D0., No. 2. Do., .No. 3 Do~ No. 4 Southampton, Manches ter. & Oxford Junction 425....... ••• -- St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... Staines and Richmond-. 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 South Wales ..... -.... ... 2% 4 14 1 , 2 4% Taw Vale Extension ... - ••• •• •. ...... Teen and Dove Valley 1% 1%...... ...... .. 1% Trent Valley 5 ...... 21 1 A 2 1 14 Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Ulverstone and Furness 2%...... Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 2 Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. Waterford and Kilkenny 3 Waterford and Limerick 7% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin W aterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley 2 - Welch Midland West Cornwall — West Yorkshire West London,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties iVegord and Carlow ... 2% Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth -2% 4 .............. 414 Worcester,Hereford,Ross, and Gloucester 42s. Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow 2:j4 — Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union..... 1%... Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester,Warwick, and Rugby . 42a. Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New York and Carlisle 2% — ...... .—...— York and Lancaster 2% York and North Midland 50 Ditt• 1,4 Shares .. 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo. Belgian 4 Barbadoes 1 ...... Boulogne and A miens... 10 —... 12 13 Bordeaux & Aleditsrran. 2 - tsordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ... Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West . , Flanders Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast — Central of Spain ... Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley — Dijon and Mulhouse Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2% - Fampoux & Hazebroak 2 Great North. of France Constituted . Great Paris and Lyons 2 1 4 , Great Western Bengal... 5s Great Western Canada... 3% ...... Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 Do. Extension 1 Jersey Louvain and Jenieppe... 4 ... . 2% 2% Lyons and Avignon Luxembourg... ......... .. 4 Madrid and Valentin.... 2 ... Mauritius 1 Namur and Liege North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 - Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 ...... 17 1 A 18 lB Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 12 .... ........ Over Yssel 413 s 4d — — Paris &Lyons( Laflitte's) 2 Paris ard Lyons (Gan neron's).... Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... ..... ... — Paris & Lyons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans 2O 5O 49 1 4 49 LA Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin Rouen and Havre ...... 18 Hoyal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse 6 ...... Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 - St. Laurence & Atlantic Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) .......—..... 4 Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona—, 3 West Flanders ...... .... 4 MINES. Real del Monte Unregd. United Mexican 2Bl. 2s. 841... • ........ 4 JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock London & Westminster. 20 LYNN and ELY, ELY and HUNTING DON, AND LYNN AND DEREHAM RAILWAY •• COMPANIES.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting was held this day at the London Tavern, Bishops ate-street, for the purpose of hearing the terms upon which it was proposed to amalgamate the lines. Sir W. B. Folkes was called to the chair, and the secretary read the advertisement calling the meeting and the purposes for which it was called. The CHAIRMAN then stated briefly what these objects wore, and the terms upon which it was proposed the timalgamation should take place, and which were as follows : " Terms of the Amalgamation of the Lynn and Ely, Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and Derehain Railway Com panies, agreed upon by the Directors of those Compa nies, subject to the approval of the respective Proprie tors. " The three Companies shall be amalgamated as from the Ist day of January, 1846. " The extension capital about to be raised by the Lynn and Ely and Ely and Huntingdon Companies shall be ap portioned among the Shareholders in the three Companies, at the rate (or as near thereto as possible) of one new share for every original share. " The capital of the three Companies, and also the exten sion capital above referred to, shall be taken at par. "Inasmuch as by the terms of the Act of Parliament, in corporating the Ely and Huntingdon Company. Interest at the rate of 3/. 103. per cent. per annum is payable on all sums called up on the shares in the capital of that Company, but no such provision is made in the Acts incorporating the Lynn and Ely, and Lynn and Dereham Companies, interest at the rate of 3/. 10s. per cent. per annum shall be paid on all sums called up on the shares in all the three Companies, from the date of the payment of such respective calls until the three lines shall be opened for working. " Provision shall be made in the Acts, authorising the ex tension lines above-mentioned for payment of interest at 3/. 10s. per cent. per annum on all sums called up on the shares in the capital raised for such extension. " An Act for carrying the amalgamation into effect shall be applied for as soon as the regulations of Parliament will permit, at the joint expense of the three Companies, and in such Act it shall, inter alia. be provided that the three Com panies shall constitute one Company, by the name of The Eas Anglian Railways Company.' " That such Act shall contain all such other clauses and stipulations as the Directors of the three Companies shall, in their discretion, think proper." The CRAIRMAN, in proposing the adoption of the above, alluded to the desire expressed at a meeting held in August last for the amalgamation of the com panies whenever the time should arrive when such a measure could be doemed . practicable. That time had now arrived, and the Proprietors had already heard read the terms upon which that amalgamation was proposed, and he would be glad to hear any observations that any Hon. Proprietor should deem it necessary to offer. In answer to a question from a Shareholder, he said the works of the lines were in a very forward state. The terms having been agreed to, the meeting then changed its name, and Lecame pro forwa, a meeting of the ELY AND HUNTINGDON COMPANY. Mr. LACY took the chair, and after having made a few prefatory observations, read a series cf resolutions, which were to the effect that the shareholders approved of the amalgamation. At this stage of the proceedings, and before the resolutions were put to the vote. Captain PORTER rose and made an observation rela tive to " Mr. Henry Bruce, of Mincing-lane." The CHAIRMAN reminded Captain Porter that the in troduction of the subject at that meeting was quite irre gular, and begged he would not persevere. Captain PORTER said he was aware it was irregular, but he wished to intimate that it was his intention to bring the subject forward upon a future occasion. A good deal of irregular discussion followed upon the topic, which had no reference whatever to the matter for the discussion of which the meeting had been convened, and during which a debate ensued as to the policy of the reporters' publishing that portion of the proceedings, Mr. Bruce at the same time declaring that if Captain Porter's observations were published, he (Mr. Bruce) would insist on his right to reply. The reporters having declared that they could give no pledge, Mr. Bruce en tered into an explanation of his reasons for signing a certain petition; and the matter having at length been brought to a close, The CHAIRMAN requested that Captain Porter would not make any further observations; the subject dropped, the business of the day was resumed, the resolutions were put and adopted, a vote of thanks passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Raleigh, T. S. Goode, and W. Holland, mer c h an t s , Manchester—first div. of Sid. in the pound, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. _ J. Danks, warfinger, Birmingham—first div. of ss. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. W. Shaw, saddler, Stafford—first div. of 3s. 7d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Bir mingham. C. Timmis, flint grinder, Stone, Staffordshire—first div. of 2s. ld. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. T. H. Wetmore, grocer, Worcester—second and final div. of 6s. 41d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. J. Bourne, printer,:Bemmersley, Staffurdsbire—first div. of 6d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Bit tleston. Birmingham. J. Beet, dyer, Bradford, Yorkshire—a div. of 2s. in the pound, any day after Jan. 5, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. J. Haigh, clothier, Aldmondbury, Yorkshire—first div. of 108. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. F. Preston, confectioner, Sloane .street, Chelsea, Jan. 23, at half-past eleven—W.' Dadds, grocer, Leadenhall-street, Jan. 23, at half-past eleven—W. Harding, sen., mason, West • wharf, Millbank, Jan. 22, at twelve—W. Hay and J. A. Titterton, oilmen, London-road, Surrey, Jan. 22, at eleven— G. Thomson and J. F. Forbes, corn factors, Crutched-friars, Jan. 20, at half-past one—C. H. White, linendraper, Graves end, Jan. 30, at eleven—E.M. Marks, upholsterer, Mortimer street, Cavendish-square, Jan. 23, at one. In the Country. W. Challoner, tailor, Lincoln, Jan. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Sugden and W. Sugden, millwrights, Jan. 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—H. G. Gibson, chemist, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jan. 22, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. S. Chard, tanner, Frome, Somersetshire, Jan. 22, a t twelve, at th e Bristol District Court—J. W. Bake, currier, Bristol, Jan. 23, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court—J. C. Dempsey, stationer, Bristol, Jan. 22, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. Thomas Taylor, wine merchant, Nicholl's-square, Hackney road, Jan. 22—William Hay and John Alfred Titterton, oil and colourman, London-road, Jan. 21—George Chennell, carpenter and builder, Capel, Surrey, Jan. '23—John Steven son, china merchant, Jan. 23--Richard Tindle Terry, ship chandler, Jan. 22—Jacob Parker, cabinet-maker, Jan. 23 Jonas Spencer, worsted piece manufacturer, Denhulme-carr, Yorkshire, Jan. 22—Elijah May, linendraper, Aldgate High street, Jan. 20—John Adamson, grocer, Stockport, Jan. 20— Joseph. Plowman, ironmonger, Oxford, Jan. 20—Benjamin Homby, innkeeper, Hoylake, Cheshire, Jan. 20—William J. Wardell, wine merchant, Pickering, Yorkshire, Jan. 20. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Jennings and D. Ford, carriers, Blossoms Inn-yard, Laurence-lane, City—H. Hollins and C. Hollins, cotton spinners, Nether Langewith, Nottinghamshire—S. W. Jenkin, W. Daniel, jun., and J. J. Trathan, surveyors, Liskeard. Cornwall—J. Hoyle, J. Lunn, J. Hoyle, and W. Aston, cloth finishers, Huddersfield (so far as regards J. Lunn)—J. and R. Holdsworth, furnishing warehousemen, Wakefield—R. Jessop, I'. Jessop, H. Jessop, and S. Jessop, steel manufacturers, Sheffield (so far as regards R. Jessop)—W. llandasyde and R. Bramwell, commission agents, Cannon-street, City—S. and J. C. Edkins, grocers, Coventry-street, St. Jame'ss—J. Sted man and J. Macfarlane, Dominica, West Indies—D. Marks and R. Chassereau, coach brokers, Smith's .buildink;?, City road—W. P. Bartlett and R.B. Beddome, solicitors, N icholaA lane, City—A. and E. Burnham, baby linen makers, Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire—C. J: Pagliano and P. Nind, Sablottlere Hotel, Leicester-square—J. Bate and D. W. Yipond, haberdashers, Faversham, Kent —T. S. Bradbury, J. Dodgson, and G. Bradbury, mustard manufacturers, Moor lane, Fore-street—W. I'. Clegg, J. Clegg, and R. T. Clegg, merchants, Rio de Janeiro—J. W. B. Case and T. Patmore, maltsters, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire—J. E. Watson and E. Loder, provision merchants, Plailpot- lane, City—R. C. Bell and B. Ledger, stockbrokers, Leeds—J. S. Wells, B. Westropp, W. Prinsep, and J. A. Melhado, stockbrokers, Old Broad-street (so far as regards J. S. Wells)—T. Birch and W. Ormston, cotton spinners, Aspall, Lancashire—H. Jackson, W. S. Jackson, and R. Jackson, boot and shoe manufacturers, Leadenhall-street (so far as regards 11. Jack son ) B. H. Green and W. E. Oldham, stockbrokers, Man chester—W. W. Ingram and R. I'. Manger, coach builders, Liverpool—W. Radford, W. Stather, and J. I. Hughes, lace men, Plymouth—W. and F. Carter, shoemakers, High-street, Southwark—F. Clementson, jun., W. Young, and W. Jameson, earthenware manufacturers, Stoke-upon-Trent. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Francis Clerihew, wright, Aberdeen, Jan. 5 and 26, at one, at the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen. dames Saunders Robertson, banker, Edinburgh, Jan. 2 and 29, at three, at the chambers of Messrs. Rennys and Webster, Edinburgh. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Dec. 30.) The Colonial markets having been closed since Wednesday last, we have few transactions to report; but they will be re-opened on the 6th of January. A fair quantity of Produce has come in since this day week, and several ships have arrived oil' the coast, chiefly from the East Indies. SUGAR.—The stock of British Plantation is now 14,056 hhds and tierces, which is 1,101 less than last year at this time. The stock of Mauritius is 35,434 casks and bags, which is 3,518 more than last year. The stock of Bengal and Madras is now 94,183, which is 20,065 less than last year, The stock of other East India sorts is now 31,476, which is 89,659 bags less than lust Year. The delivery of British plantation was 1,078 hhds end 'tress which is 358 less than last yesr. The delivery of Mauritius was 2,835 casks and bags, which is 1,307 more than last year. The delivery of Bengal and Madras was 3,247 casks and bags, which is 1,206 less than last year. The delivery of other East India was 296 bags, which is 4,478 less than last year. REFINED.—There was a better desire manifested by the home trade to purchase Refined goods, and several parcels were disposed of. There is still only a moderate quantity of Refined Sugar being produced, and prices are low in com parison with those that prevail for the raw article. Of Pieces many parcels have been sold and prices are firm. Bastards are at present little wanted, and lower rates are taken. Treacle has been in good demand at firm rates; boiled from West India Molasses selling at 21s to 225, patent 22s to 235, and golden syrup 23s to 25s per cwt. The consumption continues to be large. The market for bonded crushed Sugar has a dull appearance and lower rates have been taken, sales to a small extent having been made at 33s Gd to 34s per cwt for first quality. The market will be much better supplied shortly. Treacle has moved off slowly at 14s. In the value of Dutch crushed Sugar little variation has taken place. Belgium has been purchased with caution at 30s to 335. The business transacted in loaves made here under bond is extremely limited, prises looking down. FOREloll.—There are still very few orders for yellow Havannah Sugar, and merchants experience difficulty in keeping up prices. Brown Brazil has been purchased with much caution by exporters and our refiners working under bond, and prices are still drooping. White is neglected, and is upon easier terms. In other descriptions of Foreign there has been scarcely any business transacted, and the tendency of prices is still downwards. SPlRlTS.—Jamaica Rum is held with firmness, but there is only a moderate business transacted. Leeward Island can not be obtained upon lower terms, but the business done has been limited. Demerara has been purchased with caution. For Calcutta the demand has been only for small parcels at Is lid to 2s per gallon proof with certificate. The market for Brandy has a firm appearance, and a fair business trans acted. Geneva for exportation has been sold at 2s to 2s 2d for common quality. Hops.—The transactions have been to a fair extent, and at prices_ differing little from those previously quoted. Middle Kent Bags met with the most attention, and of such the stock in first hands is much reduced. SALTPRTRE.—HoIders of Rough show firmness, and bought in the whole of 3,670 bags at public sale, at full rates. English Refined has been in good demand at 30s 6d to 3ls. The va lue of Nitrate of Soda is 14s to 15s per cwt, but there are few buyers to be met with. CocnrsEAL.—Holders are less inclined to realise, and have refrained from offering any at public sale; privately a fair business has been transacted, but not at better prices. LAC DYE.--There are sellers upon rather lower terms, but the demand has been only for small parcels ; common quality at 5d to 7d, middling 8d to ls, good is 2d to Is Bd, fine is 9d to 2s 6d per lb. TaLLow.—Holders have confidence on account of the great deficiency there is in the stock compared with that of last year, and the large consumption there is going on; the trade are still inclined to increase their stocks, and the rates given have been rather higher for Russian. There has been a good demand from the town and country trade on the spot. For forward delivery many contracts have been entered into at 42s for January, and 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt for February. and March. Home made Tallow has been in excellent re quest at 42s to 42s 6d nett cash. Cmcony.—There has not been much business transacted, the value is 54s to 56s per cwt, duty paid, and root 91 to 10/ per ton in bond. OILS.—The low rates that prevail for all descriptions of common Fish Oils cause holders to be less inclined to realise, and they have refrained from offering any at public sale. Of Cod several parcels have been disposed of at 26/ to 261 lOs per tun. In Southern the operations have been upon a more extended scale, but not at better prices. Seal has been dis posed of to a fair extent, but holders are unable to obtain any advance in prices. Sperm is not offered at any further de cline in prices, but the trade has been cautious in their pro ceedings. Linseed Oil has been in extensive request on the spot at 24s 6d to 25s per cwt, and for forward delivery many contracts have been entered into at 25s 6d to 265. Rape Oil has been in good demand, and the supply being small prices keep firm. In Cocoa Nut purchases to a fair extent have been made upon former terms. Palm is held with firmness. In Olive a good business has been transacted, and in conse quence of the smallness of the stock, holders manifest much firmness. Lard Oil has been purchased with caution at 40 o 431 per tun. TratrENTlNE,—Rough has been in good demand at 13s, and at which a large parcel has been disposed of. Spirits h?.ve been purchased with more freedom, and stiffer rates are given. POLICE IN TELLIGEN CE. MANSION-ROUSE. Dennis Shine, a young man who had been a police. man some time ago, was brought up for final examina tion, on the charge of having committed several most desperate assaults in the Bell, in Little Friday-street, on Friday evening. The person most injured, a policeman named John Monaghan, was not able, in con sequence of the injuries he sustained, to attend until yes terday. John Monaghan (policeman 541) stated that he was sent for to the house in consequence of a very serious disturbance there on the evening in question. When he arrived there were five or six policemen round the door, and he saw the prisoner inside a nom on the second floor, through a hole in the panel of the door, and asked him to give himself up. The prisoner refused, and said he would kill any policeman who attempted to enter. Witness at once pushed in the door, and on going into the room was violently assaulted by the prisoner, who struck at him with the handle of a fire-shovel, which he (the prisoner) held with both his hands. Witness re ceived the blow across the arm and under the eye. The prisoner then levelled another desperate blow at the witness, which broke through his hat, and inflicted a severe wound on the back part of his head, but witness laid hold of his assailant, and managed to get him down, and then the prisoner said he should submit. The wit ness was obliged to leave the room immediately after wards, and was for a time quite blind in consequence of the desperate nature of the assault. It appeared from other evidence that the prisoner had been previously quarrelling at the bar, where he knocked down the waiter and jumped upon his face; that when the police were called for in consequence of that vio lence, he ran into the tap-room, seized the kitchen poker, knocked a man senseless under the table with a back-handed blow of it, cleared the room of all the cus tomers, and then ran up stairs, and fastened himself in the room, in which he was at length apprehended, and in which he very nearly committed murder. The prisoner said, that he had been struck by one of the policemen above stairs through the panel of the door, before he touched Monaghan, and that in his rage he had retaliated, without being particular as to the person whom he punished. The LORD MAYOR—I commit you for trial, and I shall direct the City Solicitor to prosecute you at the Central Criminal Court. Prisoner—Won't your Lordship take bail? The LORD MAYOR—Certainly not. The prisoner was then committed for trial. John Loba, a Dutchman, was charged with having, on the 25th of June last, stolen three watches, worth seve rally 65 guineas, 40 guineas, and 30 guineas. Mr. John Burley, of No. 56, Ernest street, Th. gent's park, watchmaker, stated that on the 25th of June he was sent by a Mr. Viner to No. 3, St. George's-terrace, Bayswater-road, to show some watches and clocks to a Mr. Delara. Upon inquiring for Mr. Delara he was sent up to the first floor, where he saw the prisener,who was quite at his ease, smoking a cigar like a gentleman. The prisoner, upon being asked, said that he was Mr. Delara, and that the watches, but not the clocks, were for him; but he expected a captain would call very soon who was going to make a present to the lady of a watch, and probably his choice would fall upon one of them. The prisoner then took a watch, covered with pearls, value 65 guineas, out of the room, for the purpose of showing it, but soon returned, and then took away the three watches under pretence of exhibiting them to his lady. Witness waited, but Mr. Delara never returned. The servant girl, upon being spoken to by witness, in sisted that Mr. Delara was in the drawing-room, hut the hall door being found open the matter was fully ex plained—the prisoner had absconded with the property. The prisoner—l am not the man ; it is quite a mis take. I was in Holland in June, and I never carne h, re till November. The LORD MAYOR (to the witness)—Have you any doubt of the prisoner's identity? Witness—Not the least. Inspector Shackell, to whom information of the rob bery had been given, and who apprehended the prisoner, said he had traced the pearl watch to a gentleman in Regent street, who had purchased it of Mr. Phillips, by whom it had been purchased of Mr. l)elara. Witness said he had met with the greatest facilities from both the parties named in pursuing the investigation. Mr. Phillips, of Castle-street, Houndsditch, watch maker, said that he purchased three watches of the pri soner at the end of June or the beginning of July, and the pearl watch produced was one of them. He was con vinced the prisoner was the man. The father of the last witness also identified the pri soner as the person who had sold the watches. The L RD NI AYOR.—WeII, prisoner, what do you say to all this evidence ? The prisoner—Why, I say they mistake the person. I know nothing about the watches or about them. I can write to Holland to prove I was there at the time you speak of. I was there in June and I was not here till November. The LORD MAYOR.—You might have been there in June and here too, and you might have been there in November too. Prisoner.—But it is all a gross mistake. Inspector Shackell said be should be able still more strongly to confirm the identity, and the prisoner was re manded. GUILDHALL. A butcher, named Taylor, who sometimes retails meat at the stalls of Mr. Sadler, a wholesale butcher, in New gate-street, was summoned before Mr. Alderman Challis for vending a kg of pork, unfit for human food, on the 23d inst. Henry Gatfield, of George street, :Cambridge-heath, stated that he and his wife came to Newgate market to buy their Christmas dinner, hoping to fare better than if they purchased nearer home. At Mr. Sadler's stall they found what appeared to be a very suitable joint, a leg of pork, weighing 161 b., for which they paid 7s. 6d. A good blazing fire was made up on Christmas-day, and big as it was, the leg was expected to be thoroughly roasted in four hours. At the end of two hours the family were astonished that there was no savoury fumes about the premises, such as might be expected from the action of a good fire on a nice leg of pork, and it was examined and found to be as soft and raw as if it had not been placed at the fire at all. It was curious, and in the next two hours it was looked at pretty often, but still presented the same uncooked, be-devilled appearance. At the appointed dinner hour it was taken up and strictly examined. The meat had become redder, oddly red, but it was evidently still raw. A. stronger fire was made up and it was put down again, And at the end of six hours it was in the same state of rawness as at the end of four hours or two hours. It was clear the leg would not roast, and that something else must be :. üb stituted for the Christmas dinner. When he called early next morning on the salesman, he gave him the name of defendant as the person who had the use of the stall at the time. He produced the joint, which had an un sightly appearance and a tough skin. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS said this story put him in mind of the nursery rhyme, "fire, fire, won't burn pig." What aas the reason tne meat would not roast ? The complainant said he was unable to tell the cause. He could only speak to the fact. It was surmised that it was the leg of a very old boar pig, fattened up for sale, and that he had died of smother ing, and without having the blood drained out of him, upon some railway. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS asked if he could show that the animal must have been infected with some disease ? The complainant said he could not. The defendant said he could prove by the clerk of the market, and another butcher, to whom he showed a part of the pig, on receiving the summons, that it was not diseased. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS asked him to look at the meat, and say if it was good. The butcher replied, he could not say. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS reminded the complainant that he had been accustomed to buy meat, and if there was nothing in the appearance of the meat when fresh cut up to excite suspicion, might not the butcher be also deceived ? If he ordered the butcher to repay the whole money, he must help him to recover it from some otht r party, and he did not know where the pro cess would stop. They had both erred in judgment while buying, and should, perhaps, divide the loss. Both parties agreed to this, and the matter was settled. A.B. remitted 21. for the poor box. LAMBETH. Thomas Smith, William David Eales, and Ann Jones, alias Smith, who have been in custody for some days past, on a charge of being concerned in the robbery at the house of Mr. Hamblin. an aged and infirm gentleman, 3, Crayford-road, Coldblovr-lane Camberwell, were brought before Mr. Henry for further examination. The first witness called was Mr. Thomas Phillips, who gave his address at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. He deposed that he had seen the prisoner Smith before, and was perfectly confident of his identity. When requested by Mr. Henry to state the circumstances under which he had before seen Smith, Mr. Phillips said, that on the afternoon of Sun day, the 14th instant, he went to visit his sister, Mrs. Hamblin, whose husband has been a long time bed ridden, at her house in Crayford-road, Camberwell. At about eight o'clock in the evening, while sitting at the bed-side of his brother-in-law, his sister, Mrs. Hamblin, came in in a great state of agitation, and beckoned to him to follow her to the next room. He did so, and Mrs. Ham blin then informed him that there was a strange man in the house, and showed him a letter which he had given her. His sister then commenced reading the letter to him in a low tone of voice, lest her husband should hear it; fur, from the state he was then in, the slightest excitement must have producA his death. After hearing the con tents Of the letter, witness went into the passage, where he saw the prisoner Smith, and, addressing him, said, " Pray, what is your business here ?" and while so ad , dressing him, he saw that he had a dirk in his hand. The prisoner replied, " I have come for the money in the house, and if I don't have it in a few minutes I'll call in my men who are outside, and the house will be plundered." On finishing the sentence, he . drew from his left hand coat-pocket a horse pistol, and proceeding towards the hall-door, partially opened it and gave a whistle when a second man, armed as he was himself, with a pistol and dagger, came in. There was some communi cation between them, when the second man stood up in a corner shaded from the light, that he, witness, should not see his face, so as to be able to identify him again. He had, however, a perfect view of the features of Smith, and had recognised in them at the time a partial likeness to two friends of his own, with whom he bad done business, and this circumstance bad so strongly impressed his mind with the whole of the prisoners ' countenance, that he could have no difficulty, even at a remote period, of speaking with perfect certainty to his identity, and was confident he was the man. The pri soner Smith spoke to him and said, " If you'll let me have 101. I'll leave the house, and take my men away," and at this Sim! Mr. H. Phillips thought the second man had left the house. Witness told Mrs. Hamblin what the prisoner said about the 101., and she went up stairs in great agitation to look for the money as he supposed; she had not been gone many minutes, when Smith called out, " Is that lady coming ? I'll only allow two minutes before I call my men in." He (witness) here recollected he had a bank note in his pocket for 101., and followed his sister up stairs to tell her so, and they returned together. Witness then walked up to Smith, and ad dressing him, said, " If I give you this 101. note will you be off immediately," and the prisoner replied that he would. Witness then gave Smith the note, upon which he turned round, and proceeded towards the street door, and he (witness) was following him. The pri soner, perceiving this, turned round, and when within about three feet of him, presented the pistol to his breast and vowed he would shoot him if he followed him, or even looked after him. In about five or ten minutes atter witness went to the station-house and gave information of what had occurred. The inspector came back with him to the house, and on examining the place they dis covered some footmarks in the garden at the back of the house where Smith had been, and where he had presented a pistol at Mrs. Hamblin. The note lie had given the prisoner he had received at the banking-house of Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., in change for a cheque lor 11/. odd. The female prisoner and the prisoner Eales were perfect strangers to him. After some further evidence was given, Inspector Campbell rut in the original letter presented by the pri soner Smith to Mrs. Hamblin on the night of the rob bery, and one received since the last examination, of which the following is a literal copy : "My lady,—l write these few lines to inform you that I have been sent here by a gentleman for your money, and I must proceed in getting it ; and if you refuse me the men outside (twelve in number), will come in and plunder the house, and if you make any noise your lives will be in danger. " To the lady of the house." This was followed by a similar letter. Mr. HENRY expressed his determination to send Smith and Jones for trial ; but, in order to give the officers time to procure further evidence as against Eales, re manded all of them to a future day. UNDER SEN- THE CONVICTS TENCE OF DEATH. It has at length been finally arranged that the execu tion of the two unhappy criminals, Martha Browning and Samuel Quennell, who were convicted of murder at the last sessions of the Central Criminal Court, shall take place on Monday next, the former at the usual spot in front of the gaol of Newgate, and the latter on the top of the Surrey county gaol of Horsemonger-lane. Within the last few days a petition has been sent to the Home Secretary by the relations of Quennell, praying for a commutation of the sentence on account of the state of his mind, but as there did not appear to be any evi•- dence or facts to warrant the conclusion that his mind was affected, an answer was returned from the Home offire, stating that the case was of such a character as would not warrant any interference on the part of the authorities with the sentence of the law, and that it must, therefore, take its course. An application was also, it was understood, made on behalf of the other culprit, Martha Browning, by some members of the Society of Friends, and others, who are averse to the principle of capital punishment, and to which the same answer was returned. Ever since this wretched young woman has unburdened her mind by making the confession which appeared last week, and detailing the particulars of her awful crime, she has seemed much more resigned and composed, and evidently feels deeply impressed with an idea that her life is properly sacrificed as an atonement to society for the offence of which she has been guilty, and, in the course of some conversa tion she had with the chaplain, she has expressed an opinion that the spectacle of her being publicly executed would be calculated to have the effect of pre venting others from committing a similar crime ; and there is very little doubt that she will meet her dreadful fate with the utmost firmness. With regard to the other miserable criminal, Quennell, it appears that since his removal to Horsemonger-lane Gaol, he has contl nued to exhibit the same sullen demeanour that he evinced at the trial ; and it appears quite evident that he all along anticipated what must be the inevitable re sult of his crime, and made up his mind accordingly. The Rev. Mr. Rowe, the chaplain of the gaol, has been constantly with him, and using his best endeavours to bring him to a due sense of his awful position ; and it is gratifying to state that, to a considerable• extent, he has succeeded in so doing, and on several occasions the culprit has evinced a most penitent feeling, notwith standing his generally reserved and sullen demeanour. Owing to the alterations in the law, and the great dimi nutio❑ in the number of capital punishments, there has b:•en for a good many years only one official execu tioner, who performs the office in all parts of the country. The authorities, considering that it would not be advis able for the two miserable criminals to be executed to gether at the Old Bailey, made the alteration in the sentence to the effect that Quennell should be executed within the county where his offence was committed; and as it will be impossible for the executioner to get from Newgate, where he will have to remain until nine o'clock, which is the usual hour for the infliction of the capi tal punishment at Horsemonger-lane, in order to cut. down the body of Martha Browning, the hour for the execution of Quennell has been altered to ten o'clock. It will be recollected that shortly after the execution of Hocker for the murder of Delarue, Sir James Graham issued an order, in accordance with the provisions of the New Gaol Act, prohibiting the go vernors of the different gaols throughout the country from allowing any strangers to be within them on the morning of an execution. The order was confirmed by all the courts of quarter session, and will be rigidly enfo ced on the present occasion, so that no representa tive of the press, or any individual except those ofli cially employed, will be allowed to be present, and the ceremonials connected with the execution will be con ducted almost in private. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR WAKEFIELD. —On Christmas-day a gang of highway robbers attacked Mr. Whitton of Wakefield, artist, at Red Beck, near Crofton, on die Wakefield and Doncaster road, and robbed Min of his purse containing about 335. in gold and silver and some minor articles. Mr. Whitton was walking towards Wakefield, about six o'clock in the evening, when he met a party of six or eight men at Red 'Beck, one of whom on passing turned suddenly round and seized Mr. Whitton's arms, the remainder of the party assisted in the attack by holding his legs and rifling his pockets, while others pro ceeded a little distance on the road apparently for the pur pose of looking out. One villain pulled Mr. Whitton's head violently backward and attempted to force dirt into his mouth, another brandished a stick over his head, but on ob taining their booty they left him without further mal treatment. It is supposed they were a party of poachers. With a gang of this desperate character at large it is highly necessary that the police of the district should be on the alert, and travellers will do well to arm themselves if obliged to travel after sunset. [ADvEarissmENT.]—Deafness and Defective Vision Rellieved.—The undermentioned sent into the country free by post.-39. Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, and 25, South Cas tle.street, Edinbureb.—Acoustie Instruments.—lnvisible Voice Conductors, when fixed in the cavity of the ears, are not un comfortable, nor more perceptible than having a small piece wool in its place. They enable individuals at an ad?anced age, and of extreme deafness of 40 and 50 years' standing, instantly to join in general conversation, and to catch the sound of a distant low speaker at church, theatre, &c. They pour the conversation into the ears to such an extent that in the most severe cases deafness cannot be observed. Also, original Etr Cornets, French, German, and Spanish Artificial Ears, and Improved Hearing Trumpets of every description. Many of those instruments have, received the approbation of the Royal Society and Royal Institution of Great Britain. The newly-invented Spectacles, immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, it is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Also, Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solo moos, Opticians, are not in any way connected with a person of the same name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and Observe—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. opposite the York Hotel, and 25, South Castle-street, Edin burgh. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.—The present is hallowed by one of the most delightful offices of friendship and affection ; the interchange of gifts 'as remembrances of the donors, and tokens of their esteem for the receivers. The most appro priate present becomes the first subject of consideration ; a merely useful one can afford no evidence of taste, while a pre sent possessing no claims to utility, shows a want of judgment. To combine these requisites, a more fitting souvenir cannot be suggested than Rowland's Toilet Articles, the Macassar Oil, Kalydor, and Odonto, each of infallible attributes. In creating and sustaining luxuriant silken tresses, Rowland's Macassar Oil is highly and universally appreciated; Rowland's Kalydor is a preparation of unparalleled efficacy in improving and beauti fying the Skin and Complexion ; and Rowland's Odonto, or Pearl Dentifrice, is invaluable f r its beau'ifying and preser vative effects on the Teeth and Gum:. The august patronage conceded by our gracious Queen, and the several Sovereigns of Europe, together with the beauties which adorn the circles of princely and regal magnificence, and the confirmation by experience of the infallible e ffi cacy f these creative renovating specifics, have characterised them with perfection, and given them a celebrity unparalleled. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —AN AUTHENTICATED CURE OP A FEARFUL CASE OF PILES, EY HOLLOWAY'S RILLS AND OINTMENT !—John Thompson. Esq., the very respect able editor of the Armagh Guardian, an Irish newspaper, vouches as to the fact of an extraordinary cure of a case of piles, of a most distressing nature, and of some years' standing, which was effected by these medicines when every other means had failed. The person alluded to is a gentleman of large estate and great influence in the County of Armagh. No one need suffer very long from piles, fistula, and what is termed " a bearing down," if they have recourse to these far-famed remedies. Sold by most of the respectable chemists throughout the civilised world, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. MR. DISRAELI'S TWO ROMANCES, " CONTARINI FLEMING" and " ALROY," were formerly published, the first in four and the second in three volumes. They are now re printed together in three volumes. The republication of these works will, doubtless, be highly acceptable to the numerous admirers of Coningsby" and "Sybil." Of " Contarini Fleming," the celebrated Heine justly observes that " Modern English letters have given us no offspring equal to it. Cast in the Teutonic mould, it is, nevertheless, one of the most original works ever written. Profound, poignant, and pathetic : its subject the most interesting, if not the noblest imaginable—the development of a poet." " 'Alroy' (says the Foreign Quarterly Review) is truly the very beau ideal of orientalism. Massive grandeur, luxuriant magnificence, fancy absolutely prodigal of its uealth, are the most charac teristic features of this singular emanation of creative genius; but to these eastern qualities it adds a deep and intimate knowledge of the human heart, which has been derived from the purest philosophy of the west." FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A fatal accident occurred Yesterday to a labourer in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company, on the line near the Ashford sta tion, in the following manner :—Two labourers were working a lorry up the line, when a coke train from Folkestone came up with them. The driver of the engine blew the whistle, shouted, and did everything in his power to give them timely warning of his approach ; but it appears the men did not hear him in time, or did not consider the danger so imminent, for they did not make preparations to clear the line till the train was too much advanced, and before they could get the line entirely clear the buffer of the engine struck one of them, and be died in a very short time. I ASTLEY'S THEATRE. The Dog of the Pyrenees is the title of a new drama, which was produced here on Monday, for the pur pose of enabling M. Wallens to introduce to an Eng lish audience his celebrated dug Emile, who for months past has been drawing crowded audiences at the Cirque Olympique and at the Theatre des Va riete's, in Paris. Now, seeing that the dog is the gnat object of attraction, and that the drama is merely a vehicle for enabling him to exhibit his astonishing sagacity, we shall not attempt to describe the plot of the piece (who can describe the in comprehensible ?) but shall confine our attention sciely to the hero, Emile. It should be premised that he is the dog of a faithful, honest shepherd of the Pyrenees, who is employed in circumventing the efforts of the villain of the piece to deprive a young nobleman of his rights. In the earlier scenes, Emile, who is a thorough-bred shepherd's dog, and the finest of his race, performs a few merely humorously mischievous tricks, such as stealing bread, meat, wine, in fact, all the materials of a good dinner from a certain Gaspard (Mr. Barry), And bringing them to his master ; but the conclusion of the first act waa a miracle of sagaity. A cottage is in flames; in it is an infant in its cradle, which had been confided to the care of the shepherd by its mother. All hope of rescuing the child is at an end, when the dog 'rushes into the flames, and returns, bearing the cradle, in which was the sleeping infant, in his mouth, and depositing it at the feet of the mother. In the second act we find the dog and his master in a dungeon, chained up so that they cannot come near each other. The shepherd is condemned to die, as is the young nobleman, his protege, who is confined in another part of the castle. The gaoler has dropped the key of the cell in which the nobleman is locked up, and Emile perceives this. No sooner is the gaoler gone than Emile gets his' head through his collar, and having thus relased himself, picks up the key and gives it to his master. The gaoler is heard returning —Emile retires to his chain, forces his head through , the collar, and remains thus chained up as long as the gaoler is present. As soon as he goes Emile again releases himself—loosens the cords by which his master is 'confined, and the dog and the two pri soners effect their escape. In the lait scene the villain of the piece is on the point of escaping across mountain torrent, which forms the boundary between France and Spain, bearing with him papers of the utmost importance ; he is in the act of rushing across the tree which bridges over the torrent when Emile pulls down this rough bridge, and the villain, bearing the papers in his Land, falls into the roaring flood. In • an instant Emile is struggling with him in the torrent, overiomes him, and securing the papers, brings them safe to land, and restores them to the rightful owner. The applause was rapturous at the conclusion, and cer tainly Emile is the most accomplished quadrupedal actor that has ever appeared on the English stage. Ile is, in every sense of the word, an artiste, and we doubt not but that his English will soon rival his continental fame. The piece was splendidly got up. The Scenes in the Circle were admirable, and the Pantomime (which has been curtailed), now that the tricks work properly, went off in excellent style, and was loudly and deservedly applauded, RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen Railway,loa. p.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 5 1 4 p.-Birken head, Mold, and Llangollen, 12s. 6d. dis.-Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, New Shares, 3 1 / 2 p.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, ss. p.-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 2s. dis. -Buckinghamshire, 15s. p.-Caledonian, b p.-Cambridge and Lincoln Extension, p.-Chester and Birkenhead, 49 1 4-Ditto, New 201. Shares, 20s. p.-Clitheroe Junction, 20s. p.-Derby and Crewe, 31/2 p.-Dereham and Norwich, 7s. 6d. dis.-East Lincolnshire, 1 1 4 p.-Glasgow and Dum fries, par-Grand Junction, 249-Ditto, New Quarter Shares, 36p.-Ditto, Eighth Shares, 18 p.-Grand Union, 2,. 6d. Great Grimsby Dock, 24 p.-Goole and Doncaster, 13s. 9d. p.-Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 5 1 4 p.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 17 p.-Leicester and Bedford, 16s. p.-Leices ter and Birmingham, 2s. 6d. p.-Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 2s. 6d. dis.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, p.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3 p.-London and York, 1: ; , 4 p.-Direct Northern, Bs. dis.- Leeds and Thirskr 3 3 / 4 p.-Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 21s. 6d. p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, par-Manchester and. Leeds, Extension Shares, 6% p.-Manchester and South ampton, 17s. 6d. p.-Matlock and Midland ,3-North Kent, 10s. p.-North Staffordshire, 78s. 9d. p.:-North Wales Mi neral, 4:p.--North Western, 2 1 4 p:-Nottingham, Erewash, and Ambergate, ss. p.-Oxford, Worcester,' and Wolver hampton, 3s. p.-Sheffield and Manchester, 123-Ditto, Quarter Shares, No. 3 (scrip), 4% p.-Sheffield and Lincoln, 2 p.-Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire, 17s. 6d. p.-Somersetshire and Midland, 1 1 4 dis.-South- Eastern and Dover, New Shares, No. 2, 4 1 4 p.-Ditto, Consolidated Thirds, Half Shares, OA p.-South Stafford shire Junction, 20s. p.-lean and Dove Valley, 2s. 6d. p.- Welsh Milland, par-West Riding Union, 6 1 4 p.-Belfast and Ballymena, par-Dutch Rhenish, p.-Great Paris and Lyons, ss. p.-Paris and Lyons (Ganneron), 6s. p. MANCHESTER, DEC. 30. STOCK EXCHANOE.-The sales are-Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 8 1 4-Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 714-Ditto, New, 25, Cambridge and Licccln, 3 1 1 2 -East Lancashire, N o. 2, -East Lincolnshire, VA-Fleetwood,. Preston, and %Vest Riding, 325.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 525. 6 d.-Goole, Don caster, Sheffield, &c., 575.-Grand Junction, 401. Share s , 61-. Grand Union, 1 5 / B Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 11-Hud dersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 10-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 545. 6d.-Leeds and Thirsk, 12 3 4- Leicester and Birmingham, 1-Leicester and Tamworth, 438. 6d.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 5% -Liverpool, Warwick, Manchester, and Stockport, 375.-London and York, 44-Manchester and Birmingham, 78-Ditto, New Quarters, 11%-Ditto, ditto, 974-Manchester and Leeds, Extension, 61. 175.-Manchester and Southampton, 34- North Staffordshire, 61. 25.-Nottingham and Boston, 2- Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 3 3 / 4 -Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 425.-South-Eastern and Dover, 39 4 1 Trent Valley, Midland, and Grand Junction, 478.-West Riding Union, 71. 12s. LEEDS, DES. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-London and Croydon, 22 4-York and North Midland Extension, 30!h-East Lan cashire, No. ‘i (late Accrington), 10 1 ,4-Great Grimsby and Sheffield. 104-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 24-Leeds and Bradford. 67-Leeds and Dewsbury, 20-Liverpool and Bury, 24 ex new-Ditto, New, 24 p.-Newcastle and Ber wick,l6-North British, New Carlisle Branch, 3%-Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, Somerset, and Weymouth, 3 4-Goole and Doncaster, 4s. p.-London and Portsmouth, par-London and York, 4 1 ,4-Cambridge and Lincoln, 3 Y K -Ditto, Extensions, 34-Direct Northern, 2/- 18.-Liverpool, Orinskirk, and Preston, 5-West Riding Union, 7% 8 -Grand Union, p.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 7s 6d. p.-Leeds and York, ss. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 18s. 6d. p.-Leicester and Tamworth, ss. p.- -Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 44-Man chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3 r.-Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh June., par-Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 7s. 6d. p.- Midland and Thirst Junction, 12s. 6d. dis.-Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 10s. dis.-North Western, 3%-Nottingham and Boston, 2/. is. 6d.-Nottingham, Erewasi:, and Ambergate, 7s. Gd. p.-South Midlands, 3 3 A p.-Wakefield and Harro gate, 15s. p.-Welsh Midlands, 2%. HULL, DFc. 30. - STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Eastern Counties, No. 2,2 s. 6d.—Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 211,4—Black burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 7%—Leeds and Thirsk, 11—New castle and Berwick, 15 1 / x —North British (Carlisle), Ditto (Dalkeith), 6 lA—Arma g h, Coleraine, and Portrush, —Axholme, 2 1 4—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 2:Y., — Buckinghamshire, p.—Derby and Gainsborougb, 1 1 1 8 — Direct Northern, 2—Grand Union, 335. 6d.—Hull and Barns ley Junction, 40s.—Leicester and Birmingham, 22s.—Lei ceater and Tarnworth, I A2 p.—Liverpool and Leeds, 21,E_ Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 51. 23.—Nottingham, Erewash, &c., 214—Nottingham, Belvoir, and Grantham, 21/B—North Western, 3%-I`orth Staffordshire, 6L 4s. 6d.— South Midland, 61. 2s.—Shropshire Union, 42s.—Tean and Dove Valley, 21s.—Wakefield and Bradford, I%—West Riding Union, 8 1 ,4. _ _ YORK, DEC. 30. STOCK ExcnANGE.—The sales are—York and North Midland Extension, 304—Inswich abd Bury, s—Newcastle and Berwick, 14%—North British, New Carlisle Branch, 3 1 4 —London and York, 44—Grand Union, 1/. 11s.—Leicester, Tamworth, Coventry, Birmingham, and Trent Valley Junc tion, 2/. 12s.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 4 7 4—North Kent and Direct Dover, 3/. ls.—Welsh Mid land, 2%. BRISTOL, Dsc,. 30. STOCK EXCNANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Liver pool Junction, 15 1 A—Midland New, 32. GLASGOW, DEC. 29. . . STOCK EXCIIANGE.—TiIe sales are—Airdrie and Bath gate, 55s.—British and Irish Union, 72s.—Caledonian, New, 725. 6d.—Caledonian Extension, 655. 6d.—Caledonian and Ayrshire Junction, 40s.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 495. 6d.—Dudley, Madeley, Brosely, and Ironßridge, 475. 6d.—Dundee and Perth, 8/. cum new—East Lothian Central, 40s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 16—Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 17s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern, 74s.—Forth and Clyde Junction, 41 s. —Glasgow General Terminus, 8 1 / 8 —Glasgow and Belfast Union, 475. 6d.—Glas gow, ;Dumfries, and Carlisle, 475. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 72s.—Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 38s.—Les mahagow, 65s.—Midland (401. Shares), 31—Perth and In verness, 40s. 6d.—Renfrew and Ayr, 30s.—Scottish South Midland Junction, 40s.—South Mdland, BIRTHS. On Dec. 27, at Wharnelifle-terrace, St. John's-wood•road, Mrs. T. Southey, of a daughter. On Dec. 27, at Hackney, Mrs. Conrad Loddiges, of a son. On Dec. 28, at Camberwell, the wife of Jeremiah Giles Filcher, Esq., of a son. On Dec. 27, at Stockwell, Surrey, the lady of George Gay, Esq., of a daughter. On Dec. 27, at Belford, Northumberland, the lady of W. Brodrick, Esq., of a daughter. On Dec. 28, the lady of D. Meinertzhagen, Esq., of Devon shire-place, of a son. On Dec. 21, at Bounds•green, Southgate, the lady of F Maples, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 20th of October last, at Landour, Bengal, Lieute nant Charles Need, of the 7th Native Infantry, to Mara daughter of the late T. B. Robinson, Esq., of the Bengal Service. On Dec. 23, at Trinity Church, St. Marylebone, Lieute nant Henry Need, of her Majesty's steam-frigate Terrible, to Jane, eldest daughter of J. M‘Dowell, EQq., of Portland place. DIED. On Dec. 28, Thomas sq., of the Long-room, Custom House, in the 81st year Watson,Of his age, dearly beloved by all who knew him. On the 29th of October, at Colombo, William Brown, Esq., civil engineer. At Southfield, Frome, Somerset, Major G. Warburton. On Dec. 13, in Eaton-square, Lady Harriett Payne Gallwey. On Dec. 13, at Holdfast, Worcestershire, Lieutenant- Colonel William Lewis Herford, C.B. London : Printed and Published by hi URDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Na 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savo7, in the County of Michllena, Wednesday, December 64 1ii1•44