The Sun. — London, England, 1850-12-12 00:00:00

GERMANY. The German journals received this morning are unanimous in stating that the stipulations entered into at Olmutz have been very unfavourably received by e the secondary Governments of Germany. They were communicated to the Diet of Frankfort for its adhesion, and a very sharp discussion arose on them, in the course of which the plenipotentiaries of several states did not hesitate to express their dissatisfaction. The secondary Powers, and especially the four Royal Co - urts, now perceive that in desiring to lower Prussia they have played the game of Austria more than they had intended. Nevertheless, it is not believed that the Diet of Frankfort, or the states of the Prussian Union, will refuse their adhesion to the arrangement ; but it is not considered im probable that states which have hitherto supported the policy of Austria may, in the Conferences at Dresden, side with Prussia. The German Reform, the semi-official organ, has published several articles, declaring that the Prussian Government has the firm intention of maintaining the constitution, and of con fining itself within its limits. In consequence of the summons to be addressed to the Lieutenancy-General of Schleswig-Holstein, by Austria and Prussia, to reduce.its army to one-third of its present force, we learn that Denmark has undertaken, on its part, to leave in Holstein only the forces necessary to main tain order. The Prussian capital was tranquil at the date of the last accounts, and the funds remained firm. The folio wing proclamation to the Saxon army has been issued by the Minister of War : It is not unknown to the War Department that car tan of the public journals allow themselves to publish the - meet ruilicions insinuations against the Saxon army, np. , l to circulate suspicions of its patriotism, its fidelity and devotion, and its readiness to obey the orders given it. Tile honour of the army strands too high, and is ton fi,•rn!). established to require any defence against euch pitiful attacks. The War Ministry has not there i,suA any written reply to these insinuations, and bTlieves t.`: 4.t it thus gives the army a new proof of its firm confidence in the spirit by which it is animated. Dresden, Dec. 5, 1850." " RABENHORST. ITALY. letter from Bologna, of the 30th ult., states that the theatrical agent Tinti had been ordered to quit t'ttAt city in 24 hours. This measure was not adopted from any political motive, but was ascribed to the malicz4 arid envy of some rivals. The director of the theatre had cut his throat with a penknife. Lie is the fourth member of his family who has thus put an end to his existence. On the 20th a carriage containing several per4.ois was attlcked and robbed by eighteen ar:rol han , htti, near Faenza. Five individuals, con , virrHt of highway robbery, at Minarbio, were to have ht.:lllsbOt at Bologna on the 30th, but the execution s ttsoenf The Risorgimento of the 6'h inst. eontaini the fol lo,ving, umier date - Rome, 30th ult. . _ -E. been t.saurrtl that Lord Mint() has written a r to a high persnnago here respecting tile Catholic hit r.lreby in England, with a recemmend &en that it be ,t e al to the Gain of Rome. I am intermed that a Toad t) M. de Rayneva!, the French - Minister, wh the reoit Z 39,101111 vnd efficious friend of the Va tiJao, will make it known to his Holiness. It in said that Lord into describes the embarras.sment in which the Go vernment her firitunnic Maj.T•sty is placed, and ascribes to the want of prudes ca with which the bull, erecting VeT, rin to d , sa, h beet' published. the painful cousectiewns the 1-Z:itnau Catholics have to undergo, sh th , ? present Ministry not b) abl , to protect them and treitt them with the impartikli!y which characterises the pelicy (4' Lord J.tha Russell. Lord ;Tinto, it appears, concludes by expressing a hope that the Pope wilt adopt flume measure calculated to remedy the evil and calm the gvnerid effervescence of the country." comfutirkie. it h.. 21 brcr C CY . TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Many theoretical writers on currency hold that " there is no gmeral effect on trade or commerce by increasing the quantity of the currency and lower ing the standard, or by the contrary, except the effect upon what may be called 'old debtors and creditors." They overlook the fact that every member of the community, in reference to existing obligations, is either a debtor or a creditor; but restricting the ex ception to the narrow limit intended, viz., to those who owe, or are owed money (and these, too, simply to the extent of such obligations), it may easily be shown that the opinion is erroneous. If, as they say, increasing or decreasing the circu lating medium has no effect on trade or commerce— or, in other words, neither increasing nor decreasing the demand for labour—then, the total Withdrawal of the medium of exchange—of all currency—would have no effect on trade or commerce, or in the em ployment of labour. Will they go this length ? 1 f so, further argument is useless ; if not, then is the opinion advanced not their opinion. The grand element in the supply of human wants, and in the production of riches, is labour. It creates and re-creates. No limit to its employment is to be found the bounds of imagination. The more labour accomplishes, the more its otjt , cts are multi plied. As with learning, which opens new fields of knowledge at every step, so with labour; its applica tion does hit widen its fi-id of action. Man having passed from the natural to the social an.l having subjected himself to laws which reject barter, and direct to some extent the em ployment of labour, while they secure the posses sion of property ; finds a medium of ex change between labour and property indis pensable. While this medium is suited to the, obligations of society, employment is found fur all. Expand its amount simultaneously with the in creasing interchanges, and the incentives to industry are increased ; the inventive faculties stimulated, and the mind becoming disenthralled, seeks to connect oceans and continents, and through the civilization of all mankind, to establish universal brotherhood. The capitalist and labourer alike rejoice in the general prosperity. On the other hand, reduce the circulating medians below the amount on which society has founded its calculations, or below the amount required by exist ing obligations, and how is the scene changed ! Re duce it still further, and the want of employment becomes universal. Then the capitalist and the labourer, although unequally affected, equally join in lamentation. These Cots cannot be denied. They are written on every page of history. Evidence of their truth Comes trumpet-tongued in every recollection of the last thirty years. Every instance within that period of the want of employment ; every instance within that period of prosperity, is directly traceable to inef ficiency or sufficiency of the medium of exchange be tween labour and proi;erty. LIII legislators learn these great truths, and tct upon them, labour will be periodically exposed to starvation, and riches to plunder; until, finally, labour, seeking its birthright and ignorant of the source of its oppression, will rise in its might, and scatter all existing institutions to the wifids, to re•-construct society on a plan better calculated to ensure its reward. When this time comes (as it surely will, provided the m,Jietary policy of this ge neration be continued), the only safeguard against continuous anarchy, must be looked for in the in creased education and intelligence of the people. Your very obeCfient. servant, SAMUEL A. GODDARD. Birmingham, Dec. 2, 1850. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 11. (Sittings at Nisi Yrius, at Guildhall, befora Lord CAMPBELL Vlld a Cotnnym Jury.) COWES V. CASIDIAN. This was an action for a slander, alleged to be spoken of the plaintiff by the defendant, imputing that she was unchaste. The plaintiff, Elizabeth Cowes, is a young unwearied woman, who had held the situation of bar maid ut the Grapes Tavern, in Blackman-street, Borough, and at the Cock and Magpie, in Worship street; and the defendant, Patrick Cashman, keeps a public-house in Horton. Mr. Parry and Mr. Metcalfe were counsel for the plaintt+T, and Mr. E. James, Q.C., represented the de fendant. William Fitzgerald, a police-constable—l am a sum moning officer at the Worship-street Police-court. I know Elizabeth Cowes, the plaintiff. She was barmaid at the Cock and Magpie, Worship-street, kept by a person named Collins. I also know the defendant, Patrick Cashman. I believe he keep; the White Hart at Hoxton Old Town. In July last I went with cash man to tho Cock and Magpie. I saw the plaintiff, the barmaid there; she was then acting as barmaid. The defendant and I went there to have refresh ment. The defendant asked the plaintiff how she did, and shook hands with her. Wo then had our refreshment and left the house. On the following Sun day I went to the defendant's house at his request to tea. I saw the defendant there. In the course of con versation he asked me if I recollected going into the Cock and Magpi e w i th him. I said I dhl. He then stAted that the girl he shook hands with had had a c hild by a policeman named Guest. I said, '• Indeed." E.„ s id "On yes; Murray knows all about it," meaning one of the warrant officers of the N division. That was all that paned between us on that subject. I repeated this to the girl's master and mistress. Crosta.examined by Mr. JAMES—It was about the 10th July, 1350, that I had this conversation with the de fendant; and I told the girls master and mistress on the following day of her having had a child. Mr. Henry Collins—l keep the Cock and Magpie, near Worship-street Police-office. Elizabeth Cowes was a barmaid in my service in August and September last. In consequence of what I had heard from Fitz gerald, I went with Mr. Murray and Guest to are the defendant. Murray offered to shako hands avid, Cashmaa, and said to him, " What have you beensaying about me?' Cashman said, "Well, I heard it." Guest said, You ought to be ashamed of yourself to bring me into this mattr." Cashman said, " I heard it at the bar." I had previously spoken to Cashman ',bout w •%_ ( Nytta ra %Fi:zge ra 1 d bad told me; and Murray and Guest " b: en spoken to by rry wife and ate plaintiff. • -- T .- 7 atii.:s.t also said to Cashman, he should give him a good hiding, for making such an assertion. Murray de nied having told Cashman. Cashman said he had heard somebody make the statement at the bar, but ho could not tell who it was. I - - . k Z. a 8 remember Mr. W. Hill visiting the barmaid (the plain tiff) at my house. She is about 22 or 23 years of age. Hill and the plaintiff appeared to be keeping company, and Hill had told M 3 that he intended to marry her. In consequence of this slander she gave notice to leave my service. She appeared to he very much distressed and low-spirited about it. Wm. Guest—l am a police-constable. I know the plaintiff. It is certainly not true that she has been the mother of a child, and that I have been its father. I don't know that she has had a child. I have never had any improper intercourse with her. Cross-examined—Before she went to the Cock and Magpie she was barmaid at the Grapes public-house in Blackman-street. I knew her there. I have never in my life taken her out. Re-examined—The plaintiff was to my knowledge a well-condueted young woman when she lived at the Grapes. Mr. Joseph Morey deposed that he had kept the Grapes public-house, Blackman-street, Borough, and that the plaintiff had lived in his home almost from her child hood, with the exception of the time when she lived at the Cock and Magpie. Witness remembered the defendant calling on him on one occasion and saying he had got into a scrape; he said he had an action pending against him for saying that Elizabeth Cowes had had a child. Witness asked why he had said so if it was not true? He said, from hearing it from other parties, but did not give witness his author. He said he had offered 501. to settle the matter. Witness advised him to do so. The defendant said the plaintiff had refused to take it. During the time witness bad known the plaintiff she had always borne a respectable character. Wm. Hill—l am clerk to a Mr. Roberts, an attorney. I know the plaintiff. I have known her about six years. I made a proposal of marriage to her about 18 months ago. That was accepted by her father. Her mother is dead. The landlord and landlady of the Ccck and Mag pie knew that I was engaged to be married to the plain tiff. We had intended first to have been married in August !alt. In July last I heard that she bad had a child. In consequence of this, I told her I should not marry her until it was perfectly clear to my satisfaction that that statement was untrue; and our marriage was broken of in August last. She left the " Grapes " be cause she bad beau cut at a ball with me. Her brother ifii(l sister were with her at the same ball. Mr. E. JAMES addressed the jury for the defendant, denying that the plaintiff had utterly lost her chance of being married to the witness, William Hill, her former snit )r; and that being so, he contended she had not stutained any "special damage," which was necessary to the maintenance of an action like this. Lord CAMPBELL summed up, and The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damagcs, 50/. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, ilentical goods mentioned in these invoices, and so claimed for by the prisoner Smith as goods received since the insurance was effected, and as part of the • property destroyed. Thomas Grey, sub-manager of the Royal Assurance Company, Liverpool, proved that on the 14th of May he received an order for the insurance from Smith, and a policy was effected in consequence. The policy was called for by the prosecution, but Mr. James ob jected that Mr. Dean, in whose possession it was, and whose clerk was called to prole that he had acted, and was acting, as attorney for the prisoner Smith in this matter, was not bound to produce it. Mr. Buns cross-examined Mr. Dean's clerk, and elicited from him that Smith had said to him in Cas son's presence that he was insured in the Royal As surance Company. Mr. Grey then proved further that Smith called after the fire to make his claim, accompanied by Mr. Dean's clerk, and requested to know in what manner the claim must be made, and what proofs were neces sary. In answer to the information given by witness, Smith said all his books and papers were burnt, except two ledgers. He also said that his stock, &c., was worth 1,600?. Smith called again on the 26th of July, accompanied by Casson, the latter of whom produced a paper, and said, " AVe have come to deposit the declaration." Upon this occasion the claim of 8701. was made by Smith, and he was told that the matter would be put into the hands of some respect able persons to inquire into it. Messrs. Smith and and Thoruley were appointed accordingly for the purpose. The declaratioh was then put in, and partly read. • . James Marshall, sergeant . of police, proved the fact of the fire having occurred at about half- past ten o'clock on the night of the 13th of July.: It was about half-an-hour before the fire was extinguished. Casson came up during the progress of the fire, and informed him that it was the shop of George Smith, and that he was his foreman. James Weir, commander of the salvage corps, was called to prove taking possession of the premises and putting his men into them, who remained there until the 27th of August. He described the state of the premises after the fire more particularly, from which if appeared that the damage was almost entirely con fined to the shop. From the examination he made of the cloth, he did not think any pieces had been wholly consumed. Samuel Thornely, tailor and draper, proved that he, along with Mr. George Smith, investigated the claim of the prisoner Smith on the assurance company. They saw him on the matter, and he produced two books, and some invoices were subsequently given to them. Two were produced; one for goods bought of Richard Lewis, amounting to 311. 155. 5r1., dated the 27th of May; the other dated the 29th of May, amount ing to 271. 7s. The witness, Mr. George Smith, and a Mr. Roberts subsequently went to Scotland-road, and valued the Stock. They found they could ascer tain of what length most of the pieces bad been, the ends having been left, however much they had been burnt, and they were also able to ascertain the qua which was generally of an inferior kind. The estimate they male amounted to 961. Mi. 6d., which he believed to b 2 a full estimate of what he was able to value. Edward Roberts, accountant, entered the quantities and value in a book as they were valued by Messrs. Thornely and Smith. On cross-examination by Mr. JAMES, this witness said there were a good mGny pieces so damaged that they could not be measured at all. It appeared, however, on re-examination by Mr. BLISS, that they had, nevertheless, been entered in the vaivation for what they were worth. George Smith, tailor and draper, who acted with Mr. Thornely, corroborated his evidence as to the valuation. He appeared, however, to have thought, oe first seeing the stock, and before measuring it, that it might have been worth from 3001. to 4001. This was, however, before making any examination as to quality. William Pitt Dixon, woollen-merchant, Manches ter, had supplied goods to the prisoner Smith, and frequently received letters from him. He saw Smith in April last in Liverpool respecting an arrangement with his creditors to discharge his liabilities in full by instalments. This arrangement was carried out, and bil!s given, of which the witness identified one. Smith told him that a valuation of the stock had been made, and an account taken of his debts, and that he could pay every one in full if time were given. James Taylor, agent for Messrs. Dixon in March last, proved that in the course of that month, in con sequence of instructions from those gentlemen, he made examination into Smith's affairs, and found that the debts due to him amounted to 2241. 10s. 2d., and that he owed 2491. 7s. 4d. The value of his stock in trade was 1371. 13s. 2d., fixtures 401., cash in hand 31.; altogether making a balance in his favour of 150.. Ile toll Smith that he made these inquiries for the satis faction of his creditors, and that he should transmit the statement to Messrs. Dixon, which he did. He made his calculation at the lowest value he thought the articles wculd fetch. He had examined the salvage, and identified the quality and pattern of many of the articles as being similar to those he valued. He was not prepared to say that there were or were not any new articles in the salvage that were not in the stock at the time he valued it. He then asked Smith if that was the whole of his stock, and he said it was. The shelves in his shop were not filled up by a very great deal. The prisoner saw him put down the items, and made not the least objection to any of them. On cross-examination this witness said, that at the time he took stock it appeared to be much leas than it ordinarily was. The prosecution, when our reporter left, was pro ceeding to that part of the case which involved the prisoners in the charge of removing goods previous to the fire, which they afterwards included in their claim against the assurance company, and the trial would probably be protracted to a late hour. It being evident that Sirrell's case could not be taken to-day, Mr. Justice Talfourd fixed it for the first case in the morning, after which the trial of Blackhurst, the attorney of Preston, for forging a codicil to his late wife's will, will be taken. Mr. Baron Alderson was engaged during the day in trying a number of cases, which did not call for a particular report. ously examined, and would be furt her confirmed by an admission which fell from Poole • vhen he was taken into custody. Thomas Mitchell, the accompli , e a who was exa mined in the previous cases, depose, I that when Gar rett was foreman at the West-quay : S ugar-mill, seven or eight years ago, and was on duty . at the loop-hole, Samuel Poole arrived with his cart f . c:r a load of sugar or pepper—he had forgotten which. Garrett helped the men to lower the bags into Poole's cart, and when there were only about three bags tr deliver, he or dered off the hands to some other Job, and they all went away except witness and Gan nett. Then Gar rett dropped the bag of Singapore p epper into Poole's cart, along with the three remainir g bags of sugar. Maynard met Poole outside, and pu t the bag of pepper into his cart. This was all arrange a previously,when witness and Garrett met Mayne) 'd and Poole at Whitechapel Church. The same n ight they were to meet again at the church, but M nynard and Poole kept away. Witness and Garrett waited for them three hours, and then Garrett said i f; was a sell. Next morning they went to Maynard's h owe, and ho told them that he gave the bag of peppe to a man named Peacock, thinking he would get a better price for it. Garrett said, " You have served u a out nicely about this here bag, but you shall never h sive DO more from me." Maynard replied that it was not his fault, but Peacock had an accident with it. Witness and Gar rett never got the money for that b ag. Peacock was a man who lived like Maynard, and loitered about the docks for jobs. Cross-examined—Maynard, and several men like him, were well known in the d kicks. Whenever Maynard came in it was known wl at was going on, and the men that were not in the se met were sent out of the way. Several of the foremr ea besides Garrett knew Maynard very well, and they must have known what he came for. There was a ma a named Harman, one named Pendennis, and many men whose names he could not then remember. They *knew all about it. Witness did not know whether he considered it smuggling or thieving, or whether they were robbing the merchants or the public reverie a.. He should say they were robbing both. Witness ihad seen Maynard at the south-quay also. (The nam Ais of several of the foremen and superintendents in the docks, said to have been cognizant of these proceedings, were men tioned by the witness, but it is rigl it to withhold them in the present stage of the invest 4 ration.) The pre sence of Maynard was a signal fi ar the cheating to begin. Maynard, another accomplice, confirmed the evi dence of Mitchell in every materi it point. lie took the bag of Singapore pepper from P toole's cart, arid put it on to Peacock's cart, thinking t That Peacock could get a better price for it ; but he : afterwards said he had had an accident with the bag, a.nd they never saw sight of it again, or had any money for it. Cross-examined--I have been in. prison once, and twice in custody. I was charg ed with felony at Worship-street, but was acquitted it the trial. The, second time I was charged with ste ;sling some quick silver, but the magistrate dismissed the case. When I was a lad of fifteen I think I was taken before Mr. Henry, at the Lambeth Police-crisirt, for stealing some coffee at a grocer's, but he (ILicharged me. I am now in the service of Mr. Thoraces Rudd, a town carman. James Shaw, inspector of the Thames police, stated that on taking Poole into custody on Saturday night, the 30th ult., and telling him the nature of the charge, he said, " Oh, that's eight years ago. Garrett dropped a bag of pepper into my waggon, and Maynard took it away. I never received a farthing for it." Mr. Robert Chapman, an inspector-general of the water-side department cf the Customs, was examined to show that the pepper from any quarter or of any kind could not leave the docks in the ordinary way without paying duty. When a ship arrived her cargo was either cleared off at once, and the whole amount of duty upon it paid by the consignee, or it was put away in bond ; that was warehoused, and delivered out in quantities, or at intervals, according to the convenience of the person or persons who might have purchased the cargo. In the latter case duty was paid only upon the quantities delivered, and at the time of the delivery, a certificate of the pay ment being necessary, as well as the dock warrant (which was an instrument of purchase), before the delivery could take place. On the production of these documents to the warehouseman, he would have authority to deliver the quantity ordered; and this was the duty upon which Garrett -was engaged at the west quay. Usually the dock warrant would be presented by the owner or his representative, and then his carman would be sent round to wait his turn at the loophole, where the goods would be delivered. If, by any previous understanding between the delivery foreman and the carman, a bag of pepper, sugar, coffee, or anything else not included in the dock war rant, was lowered into the waggon, it would be ob vious that no duty could hare been ever paid upon that bag, which must have been abstracted surrepti tiously from the stores in bond. Mr. HENRY—Are there no entries made, or books kept, by which the non-payment of duty can be shown ? Witness—Two kinds of entries are made in the books —a duty-paid entry, and a warehouse entry. The first is a record of the payment of the whole duty upon a cargo at once, when it is cleared off, and the other relates to the payments made ati intervals upon the quantities delivered from the stores in bond. Igo duty is paid until the delivery takes place ; and, as their is no limit to the period during which a ship's cargo, or any portion of it, may remain in bond, the payment of duty thereupon is also in definite. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. Wontner—Then, in point of fact, the Customs have not been defrauded of their revenue, because the duty was not due upon the stores in bond ? Wit ness—lf any of the stores have left the docks surrep titiously, it is clear that there has been an evasion of the duty. Mr. HENRY—But have you no means of ascer taining whether goods have been abstracted from the warehouse stores ? Witness--On the arrival of a ship, its cargo is examined, weighed, and removed to a warehouse, and there kept under the locks of the Crown and the Dock Company. The usual account is kept of the quantity stored and delivered. Occa sionally the Crown will take stock, but even then they must be at the mercy cf the dock servants, if there is a conspiracy among them to deceive the examiners. Mr. Wontner—ln short, then, the Custom-house officers are not sharp enough for the dock labourers ? Witness—The plan pursued would be this :—Supposing 10 bags of pepper have been ab• stracted from the letter A warehouse ; before the Custom-house officers arrived to examine the stores, the labourers would take care to have the deficient number supplied by 10 bags from letter B. Mr. Wcntner—But surely this would be discovered when the officers came to the letter B warehouse ? Witness—Not so ; b t e h c e au l se before o, ha ;;;would the officers broughtoflirces after all, the amount i b co cki r r o a. u gl n va d ionn to ftrno l em e r t_t l e e r litt l ue 3 tr , g -A- u r po la g u , ghter.) of deficiency is discovered, are not the Dock Company responsible for it ? Witness —The Commissioners of Customs would, no doubt, have their remedy in that case. _ William Poulter was brought before Alderman Gibbs for final examination upon charges of having obtained money under pretence that his mother, at whose death he will become entitled to considerable property, had died. Mr. H. Hammond, of Farnival's Inn, said—ln October, 1848, the prisoner sent a letter to me re que,ing that I would call upon him at Whitecross-street Prison. lat first declined to call upon him, but, know ing the bea.ror of the letter, I went at his request to the place. I had several interviews with him, at all of which he told me he was entitled to very large re versionary interest under a will. He afterwards com municated to me that his mother was dead, and stated that as he was not able to go himself to take possession of some trinkets belonging to the old lady, ha wished to send a person to her house, stating at the same time that she had been a good old mother, and that she had died at a good old age. I advanced to him money for the purpose, but have since discovered that his mother is alive. Mr. llENnr—ln fact, the evil is an unavoidable re sult of the bonding system, I suppose ? Witness— It is, your Worship. Some of the stores in bond have been there forand if you were to see themillionsofpiles 2 a 7 years ; and dchests of bonded goods, you would not wonder at the difficulty of keeping a per fect watch and control over the warehouse stores. If 1,000 bags are taken away, and the duty is paid upon 1,000, we have no means of ascertaining whether any transfers may have been made to meet the order. Poole said, in his defence—l went after a load of pepper. Garrett dropped the extra bag into my wag gon, and Maynard afterwards took it off my waggon on to his own. It was the first time that I took a bag out for any of them. Maynard took the bag as I was going along the Minories, and I never saw it again, and never had no money for it. I was not associated with them. I was 29 years in Mr. Bailey's service, up to his death, and can have a good character. Mr. Wontner addressed the Court for Garrett, but Mr. HENRY said it was a proper case for the consi deration of a jury, and committed both .the prisoners for trial at the Old Bailey. The prisoners Garrett and Timothy Stratford were also committed upon the charges preferred against them at the previous examination, on Saturday last. The prisoners Shaw, Badcock, Gardiner, Buncher, Clinton, Mary Buncher, and Mary Charuneau, were brought up and fully committed for trial, for the rob bery of jewellery and plate at the shop of Messrs Williams and Clapham, West Strand. Mr. F. IL Wood, who appeared for the prisoner, said he could prove satisfactorily that his client would not only be entitled to a large amount of property at his mother's death, but that he had been led to be lieve from several reports that his mother was dead. The prisoner was committed for trial. The LORD MAYOR requested that the press would acknowledge his receipt of 10 guineas from the Dra pers' Company for the poor-box. GUILDHALL. Yesterday John Spencer Francis was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman Finnis, charged with em bezzling various sums, the moneys of Mr. Woolmar, warehouseman, of Aldersgate-street, his employer. The prisoner, who stated, through his solicitor, that he would reserve his defence, was committed for trial. Mr. Alderman HUMPHBRY begged to acknow ledge the receipt of ss. in postage-stamps, to be ap plied for the benefit of the poor girl Jane IVillbred, at present in the Royal Free Hospital, and whose de plorable case appeared in the journals of Monday last, from " G. A. H.," Essex. LAMBETH. Joseph Jourdan, a constable belonging to the L division of police, No. 88, attended before Mr. Elliott, charged with following about in his uniform dress a suspected person named Brown, alias Winterflood, alias the Doctor. Mr. Wontner, on whose application on a former day the defendant was requested to appear, attended on behalf of the complainant ; and Mr. Games ap peared for the constable. ➢lr. Wontner said the charge be had to prefer against the defendant was one of violation of duty; and it would be fur his Worship to decide whether the police were to be converted into instruments of individual oppression, and not a force, as originally intended, for the protection of life and property. Brown, the complainant, happened unfortu nately, ten or twelve years ago, to get into some difficulty which brought him under the notice of the police, and after this he took a beer-shop in the Blackfriars-road. Here, on account of the low ness of the locality, his house used to be fre quented by persons of bad character, and was conse quently frequently visited by the police. Mr. Wont ner was authorised to say that on all these occasions he afforded the constables the greatest assistance in his power, and always protected them from insult. At this place, however, several informations were laid against him for harbouring bad characters, and he made up his mind to leave the house, and to live in retirement. On leaving the Blackfriars-road, Brown took a small cottage in the immediate vicinity of this court, but ho had not been many days in the locality, when two constables were appointed, the one to watch his residence, and the other to accompany him wherever be went. The consequence was, that when it became known that a constable accompanied him, crowds of some hundreds of persons used to assemble at the end of the court leading to his house every morning to see him go out, and as soon as he made his appearance, used to abuse and jeer him. Mr. Wontner would call the complainant into the box, and he would inform his Worship that the defendant bad been follow ing him about for the last seven weeks ; that whenever he called at a public-house to take refreshment, the constable stopped at the door and informed the land lord of his character. The complainant would also inform his Worship that the object of the police was to get him out of the neighbourhood, for they de clared they should continue to follow him until he left their division, and Mr. Wontner therefore con tended that this amounted to a conspiracy on the part of the police to drive him from his dwelling, an act which was most improper. The complainant was most anxious to make an honest living, but the police by their extraordinary conduct would put it out of his power. Mr. Wontner, in conclusion, designated the conduct of the police as a gross act of persecution, which no Englishman should submit to; and ex pressed a hope that his Worship would view the con duct of the defendant as a gross violation of duty on the part of the police, and by his decision put an end to a practice which, if tolerated, would lead to a gross violation of the liberty of the subject. Brown, who is a thick-set powerful-looking York shireman, was sworn, and confirmed the statement of his counsel as to the fact of the defendant following him about for seven weeks. In his cross-examination by Mr. Games,. the witness admitted that he went by the name of Winterflood as well as Brown, and that the cottage in which he lived was taken for him in that name by a person named Thompson. The misfortune that befel him ten or eleven years ago, as mentioned by his counsel, was one of having been given into custody by a man for robbing him. For that offence he was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment. On another occasion he had been taken into custody at the Epsom races, and committed to prison for three months. He had also been in custody a short time since on a charge of holding a person at his house while another beat and robbed him of 50/ , but was discharged. At present, and since he left the beer-shop, he made a living by lending out money in small sums to dealers, and collected his profits weekly. Did not let the defendant see him collect any of his profits. This was the case on the part of the complainant. Lir. Games, in reply said he bad here a few obser vations to make on the part of the defendant, who acted merely on orders given him by his superin tendent—orders which he could not refuse to comply with, and the offence (if any) was on the part of the superintendent. He then called into the witness box Inspector Cowlin, who deposed that the defendant was acting on the instructions given to him by Mr. Evans, his superintendent ; and Sergeants Goff, Berry, and Barker, and Police-constable Combes, all of whom deposed that they had known Brown to be the constant associate of notorious thieves ; that he had been for the last eleven or twelve years a sus pected character, and that it was the decided opinion of two of the witnesses that he (Brown) was now get ting a living by dishonest means, in receiving stolen property. One of the witnesses said he saw Brown on Monday night in company with Black Jack, a noto rious thief. Mr. ELLIOTT remarked that the circumstances of the case were quite novel to him, and said that as the question involved was one of considerable importance, and as he wished to have before him the legal autho rity to justify the superintendent in giving such in structions to the defendant before giving his decision, he should postpone the case until Tuesday next. In the interim he suggested that, unless there were any positive directions to the contrary, the constable should be withdrawn, and Brown permitted to go alone. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 11. (Sitrings at Nisi Prins, at Guildhall, before Lord Cnief Justice JERVIS and a Common Jury.) cox v. DAVIDSON AND ANOTHER. Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Willes were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Channell and Mr. .14,:.w for the defendants. This was an action brought against Messrs. David son and Gordon, colonial brokers of Mincing-lane, to recover the sum of 175/. for the loss sustained by a re sale of 1,431 bales of a dyestuff called " gAmbier," which they on the part of their principal refused to accept, after having entered into a contract, of which ths following were the terms : " January 9, 1850... Bought by order and on account of Dsvid eon and. Gordon, of Mr. W. Cox, 100 tons cf gambier, sound and of good marketable quality, to arrive per Jos tins, at 131. ss. per ton in small bales. In the even; of damage being so extensive as not to leave 100 tons of sound, the actual reiuced quantity to be accepted by the buyer in lien of the said ion tons. Conditions custo mary.. ! I:tzposit 151. per cent. Promdt three months after landing, &c. SARGINT AND TRUMBLER." The Jostina arrived at the 'West India Docks on 26 , h of Januhry, and discharged a quantity of cam phor, which formed part of her cargo, on the 11th and 12th of February. In the mean time no less than four suits for wages had been instituted in the Court of Admiralty against the ship and freight, and on the 13th of February a stop order from that court, to prevent the further discharge of the cargo, was lodged at the West India Dock-office. Money was paid into the Admiralty Court in respect of the Gambier on the 20th of February, and thereupon an order for its release was lodged at the office on the Ist of March. The unloading, however, was not resumed till the Bth of - larch, and continued till the 23d. One witness stated that a vessel of 400 tons, like the Justine, would in general occupy only five or six days in unloading. It seemed here that nothing prevented the delivery of the gambier except the con flicting claims of the captain and the crew in the Admiralty Court. The invoice was not sent to the defendants till the 4th of April. A month previously they wrote to the plaintiff's brokers, Messrs. Sargent and Co., stating that their principal had been complaining of the delay, and threatened to make them rseponsible, and to cancel the contract. After receiving the invoice Mr. Sargent met Mr. Gordon, when the latter .objected to it, but only on the ground that by it they were not only charged the deposit of 151. per cent., but also the difference be tween the original cost price in the weight-note and that at which the gambier was sold to the defendants. Mr. Sargent promised to amend the invoice, and a clerk was sent an hour after to say that only 15/. per cent. deposit was to be paid. Next day the defendants wrote to Messrs. Sargent and Co., saying that their principal had returned the invoice, as he 'considered the contract cancelled by their letter of the 4th of March. It was proved that the market price of gambler during the early part of February was from 12s. to 13s. per cwt., and in March there was a fall ing market. The LORD CHIEF' JUSTICE directed the jury that if they thought there was unreasonable delay in un loading the ship, he should tell them that the fact of the stop order was no excuse to make to these de fendants, as the plaintiff might have his remedy against the captain for any loss he could sustain. But then the question arose, did the defendants repudiate the contract on that ground. He would ask the jury to consider whether the defendants had only objected to the contract by reason of the additional charge in the invoice, in which case the verdict should be for the plaintiff, or whether they had repudiated the con tract on the ground of the delay caused by the pro ceedings in the Admiralty Court. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 1751. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 11. (Sittings at Guildhall, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a London Jury.) A.I 4 EvoY 4.7. SHUTTLEWCRTH. This was an , action against an auctioneer to recover two per cent. en the purchase money of a property which lie WO employed to sell, but which was, in fact, sold through the instrumentality of another agent: The defendant had retained the amount from moneys in his hands belonging to the plaintiff, and the present action was brought to recover it back. The questirn raised upon the plea of set-off was, whether an auctioneer was entitled to his commission if property entrust€ d to him for sale was sold by any parson before the authority of the auctioneer was put an end to. A great number of witnesses connected with the trade were called to establish the affirmitive of this proposition, but The jury finally intimated that they did not con sider the custom proved, and found their verdict for the plaintiff for the sum claimed. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Lzverpool, Dec. 11. ISI PRIIIS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) George Smith, 33, and Mark Casson, 31, were indicted for having conspired by false pretences to defraud the Royal Insurance Company. Mr. Bliss, Q.C., Mr. Blair, and Mr. Rushton, were for the prosecution ; and Mr. James and Mr. Cross defended the prisoners. The prosecutors in this case were the Royal As surance Company of Liverpool, who have been carrying on business in that town since 1845. Smith was a tailor and draper, and Casson his foreman, carrying on business in Scotland-road, Smith living at a house in Ranelagh-street, where he also had a shop. The insurance was effected on the 14th of May last, but Smith had been in embarrassed cir cumstances, and had applied in March last to a Mr. Dixon for assistance. A valuation was then made, which showed his stock, fixtures, and book debts, to be worth 4001., and his own debts amounted to 2501., leaving a balance in his favour of 1501. In May fol lowing he insured for 8701. On the 13th of July the fire took place. In about half an hour it was extin guished, but the goods in the shop were all more or less destroyed. Two or three days after the fire Smith made his claim on the office. When asked what was the value of the stock he said he could not tell ; but that in the March previous it was valued at 1,600/. He than went before Mr. Rushton, the police magistrate, and made the usual declaration required by the company's Act. Casson took this to the office, and a claim was made by Smith for the full amount of the insurance ---t370/. The company appointed two gentlemen to inquire into the claim, and they got from Smith his ledgers and invoices for this purpose, and examined the remains of the stock, which they valued at 96/. previous to the fire. This they could easily calculate, from the fact of the goods having been only partially destroyed, and in most cases the ends of the pieces upon which the length was marked remaining. It appeared from the further statement of the Learned Counsel for the prosecution, that there were two in voices of goods received since the insurance, amount ing to about 301. and 271. respectively. These goods were claimed for as a part of the loss, while, as the evidence would show, they had been removed previous to the fire by the prisoners, and they were distinctly traced from their possession till their discovery by the police, who got hold of the bee in which they had been packed. Of this box and its conte nts the pri yet it would be distinctly s hown that the box contain e d th e foundsoners subsequently d woul denied all knowledge w h en they tend to criminate them; and BOW-STREET. James Garrett, formerly a warehouseman in the service of the London Dock Company, and Samuel Pool, a carman, were charged on suspicion of being concerned in the extensive robberies of bonded stores at the London Docks. Mr. Rallantine stated that the charge as against Oram, another prisoner, would he withdrawn, there being no evidence on which to ask for acommittal. Oram was accordingly discharged. Mr. Ballantine now proceeded with a distinct charge against Garrett and Poole for stealing a bag of Sin gapore pepper, which had been placed in the same warehouse as that in which the cargo of the ship Agnes was housed, and where Garrett was then em ployed as foreman. The commissioners were deter mined to do their utmost to protect the merchants of London, as well as the public revenue, from the rob bery and fraud which, from the admission of one of the dock officers himself, had become almost a part of the daily business of the subordinate servants of the com pany. The commissioners were extremely anxious to ascertain the extent of the plunder, as far as possible, and make an example of such of the offenders as could be brought to justice. Mr. lIENRY-If the public revenue has been de frauded, you can proceed on that ground also. Mr. Ballantine, thanked his Worship for the,sugges tion. The Learned Counsel then briefly detailed the circumstances of the present charge against Garrett and Poole, which would be supported by the testi mony of two of the accomplices who had been previ- SEABORNE MAILS, When made up inilFrom what Whea PLACES. General Post-office port dis due. London. patched. Africa (West coast) .. America (via N. York by British packet) • .*N January 3 .. .. Liverpool • • 'Dec. 19. America (via Boston by British packet) .. N December 20 Liverpool .. Dec. 25 America (by United I I December 13 r Liverpool*, States packet) .. N Southakigt. Belgium • . N Daily .. .. Dover 4.:•••• 'Daily Brazil .. N 4th of the month 'Falmouth.. Dec. 25 Buenos Ayres .. N 4th of the month Falmouth Dec. 25 C alifornia (via Chagres) M 17th of month Southampt. Cape of Good Hope.. N December 14 Plymouth • • Central America .. 31 2d & 17th of month Southampt. Channel Isles • . 15 Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Sa. Chili . M 17th of the month Southampt. Dec. 20 France & N Twice daily .. Dover • • Twicedaily Hamburgh N Tuesday Sr. Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland .. • . .. 31 Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mon. Thur. Honduras .. . N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Dec. 20 Ireland .. ••M & N Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Twioedally India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Dec. 23 India (vi a Marseilles) N7th t 24th ofmonth, Dover • • Dec. 23 Madeira .. N Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. 31 20th of the month Soathaaspt. Dec. 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. N 7th & 21tk ofmonth Dover • • Dec. 23 Mediterranean (by French packet via Marseilles) • . •• Mexico .. 31 2d of the month.. Southampt. Peninsular.. 7th,l7th,27th of mo Southampt. Dec. 16 Peru .. .. .. 31 17th of the month Southampt. Dec. 20 West Indies .. 31 17th of the month Southampt. Dec. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. ,Southampt. 3 * N signifies that the by the night—and M by mails are sent from the morning—dispa Southampt. I the General Poet-office Lteh. SHIP NE WS. NOTICE TO MARINERS. BELL BUOY, AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE NEEDLE. CHANNEL, ISLE OF MOUT. Admiralty, Dec. 3. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hereby give notice, that in compliance with the proposal of the South-Western Steam Navigation Company, a bell buoy has boon moored at the south west end of the Shingles Shoal, near the outer end of the tail of the Shingles, in lieu of, and in the position formerly occupied by, the Red Beacon Bouy off that shoal, and which beacon buoy has been removed. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Mada;;;;, from Bengal, has arrived off Scilly; sailed Aug. 8. Madras Sept. 3, the Cape Oat. 20, St. _Helena Nov. 8. The Indus, from New South Wales, has arrived off the Wight; sailed from Sydney Aug. 20. The Glenorchy, from Bengal, has arrived off Ply mouth; sailed Aug. 5. The Hindoo, from Bengal, has arrived off Liverpool; sailed Aug. 5, St. Helena Oct. 26. The Vesta, from Moulmein, has arrived off Queens town; sailed Aug. 2. The Clara, from New Zealand, has arrived at Milford; railed from Auckland, July 27. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 1 1.--Wind S.S.E.—The Sarah Jordan, from Mobile, has arrived at Portland for this port, with loss of sails, rudder sprung, &c., having been on her beam ends in a gale, Nov. 5, off Cape Sable. The Houghton, hence, has arrived at New Orleans. The St. George, hence, has arrived at Savannah. The Atalanta, hence, has arrived at Charleston. The E. Z., Onward, Helen MbGaw, James Wright, and Aberdeen, hence, has arrived at New York. HARWICH, DEC. 10.—Wind S.S.E., thick fog all day. A schooner is reported to be on shore on the Whiting Sand. POOLE, DEC. 9.—The royalmast, rigging, and truck, apparently of some large vessel, were seen standing erect in the water on Dec. 7, about eighteen miles W.S. W. of the Bill of Portland. GRAVESEND, DEC. 11.—Wind, S.W., light, hazy.— Active, from Lisbon; Mary Stewart from Denis; Swift, from Cronstadt; Mary and Sarah from Dantzic; William and Mary, from St. Mato; Margaretta, from Bremen; Henrietta Augusta, from Memel; Mary and Elizabeth, from St. Malo; Queen, from St. Michael's; Alice, from Riga; Nicolaus, from Emden; Douglas, Dee, and Sarnia, from Guernsey; Ocean, from Nieuport ; William Canyngs, from Cronstadt; Ann and Rosetta, from Dunkirk; Emerald, from Boulogne; Sir Edward Banks, from Ostend; Renard, from Faro; John Bull, from Hamburgb. Sld. Independence, for New York; Bohe mian, for Singapore; Active, for Leer; Gira ff e and Apollo, for Rotterdam ; Neptune and Triton, for Ostend; Roscommon and Diana, for Harlingen; Seine, for Boulogne; Lionne, for Gravelines; Gilbert Munro, for St. Lucia; Rainbow, for Rotterdam; Countess of Lonsd ale, for Hamburgh .: VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Vernon, Oct. 22, in lat. 16 S., long. 33 W. Henrietta, Hamburgh brig, from Callao, Nov. 3, in lat. 3 N., long. 25 W. Maria ship, from Bombay for London, Sept. 17, in lat. 29 S., long. 41 E. Morillinen, Austrian barque, for Rio Grande, Oct. 25, in _ - lat. 1 N., long. 20 W. Consola, from Rio Janeiro for Antwerp, Nov. 12, in IMO 21 N., long. 30 W. A brig, second distinguishing pendant No. 7,064, Dec. 2, in lat. 45, long. 16 W. Hensa, Bremen ship, bound for the southern whale fishery, Dec. 4, in lat. 48 N., long. 11 W. United, of Sunderland, for Va:paraiso, Dec. 5, in lat. 51 N., long. 2 W., with loss of wheel. Effort, from Colombo, Sept. 29, in lat. 30 S., long. 41 E. Joseph Sanderson, from Calcutta for Liverpool, Oct. 20, in lat. 33 S., long. 3 E. Colombo, from Nantucket, Nov. 10, in lat. 8 N., long. 24 W. Antonia, from Cork for California, Nov. 4, in lat. 49 N., long. 11 W. Maria Joseph for New Orleans, Nov. 4. _ Proseal, from Gottenburg, for the Cape of Good Hope, Nov. 4. Europa steamer, standing to the westward, Nov. 22, in lat. 49, long. 36 W. Cecrop3, Danish ship, from Lima fur London, Nov. 28, . . . . off the Island of Flores. Lochnagar, from London for Port Philip, Oct. 21, in lat. 18 S., long. 32 W. _ Castor, from Amsterdam for Batavia, Oct. 22, in lat. 17 S., long. 32 W. GAS-MIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - ..-....• Z. s. d. Z. a. d. British ••••••.• • • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13 Ditto rrovincial •• • • 11. 85. 20 0 0 20 0 0 17% righton ••••..• • • • • • 51. 20 0 0 - - ity of London .. •• • • 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 - ContinentalConsolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 - Equitable -••••• .. • • •• 505. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Imperial • • .... ••• • • • 3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 73 Independent ....... • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 L0nd0n..............- 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Part. Preference 6/. 25 0 0 210 0 - Phoenix . ............ 4%1. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28 34 Ratcliff ...• •..•• • • • . 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 - United General .• •... 1/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 153 8 Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 48% Ditto, New •• • ..... 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9 34 LEST OP SOOTTISR COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -•-• --_____ -. X d. Z Bank of Scotland 100 0 0 100 3. d 0 0 179 British Linen Company gi. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank Q. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% Clydesdale Bank -•-•• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13% Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 ,100 0 0 178 Eastern Bank •••• • • •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 9% Edinb.&Glasgow Rank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 4% Exchangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 12% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 636 percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1534 North of Scotland Bank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 50 0 2% North British Bank : - - - - Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 3 0 133 Unionßank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 88% Western Bank- •••• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7134 Alliance Fire and Life 3341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 1 0 20% B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 10 0 - British Guarantee Ins. 41. per rent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 18s 6d Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Colonial Life .... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 11. 7s. City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 1711 Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 234 Hercules Insurance Co. - 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Insur. Co. of Scetlnd - 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 185 Mercantile Life - National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 245. Od North British Insur 6pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 2534 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 - Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 - Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life - 0 0 015 0 - ScottislLUnion Insrnce. 6 1 ,(1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 241.6 d Standard Life •• • • I 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 10 United Dep. Assurance I 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 168 Od MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount t Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- -. Z. s. d. 4. s. d. Assam Tea ••••• • • • • • - 20 0 0 20 0 0 4% Auction Mart •••• • • • • 21. 55. 50 0 0 - 28 Australian Agricalturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 1534 Australian Trust •. . . 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 20 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 5 British American Land - - 0 38 10 0 Canada ... ••... . • • .. GI. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 43 lippr Canada Bonds 51. perecent. - - 95 34 Ditto ditto .... 61. percent. - - 103 City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 96 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.Bz bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Equitable Reversienry 5 p.c. & bs. 51 100 0 0 100 0 0 108 Ditto New ...... - 50 0 0 - 50 34 Gen.SteamNavigation 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 0 2734 Hudson's Bay.. .. .. • • - Stock. - - Hungerford .. .... •• .. 2/. ss. - 100 0 0 46 London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 - New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 - Peninsl r & Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 88 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1003 a Royal Mail Steam •• -4/. p. share. 100 0 0I 60 0 0 - South Australian ....• 11. per share. 25 0 0i 25 0 0 20 3( Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 01 29 0 0 - STRANGE SCENE AT A WILD BEAST Snow. — Whilst Mr. Batty was exhibiting his collection of wild beasts on the Market-hill, Barnsley, on Saturday night week, a load noise, accompanied with shrieks, was heard within the show, and was instantly followed by a rush, and an indis scribable scene of confusion arose amongst the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, as well as the spectators, on the cry being made, ‘, Th' lion's out ! th' lion's out !" The cry was not founded on fact; but a leopard had got hold of the arm of a person called Charles Fleetwood, and dragged him to the side of the cage; fortunately, the sleeve of his smock frock gave way. and he escaped with a slight bruise on one of his arms. It was a miracle that nothing more serious occurred, for at the time the leopard seized Fleetwood the fright was such that the people inside rolled amongst a large fire-pan, which was standing upon the ground, and contained several gallons of blazing naphtha, and under the belly of the ele phant, without doing the least harm. The Association for the Protection of Labour and Capital meet on Thursday next, at the South Sea House, to issue an address to the agriculturists, &c., with regard to the course to be adopted before and during the next session. CASTLE ASHBY.—This week the game-house of the Marquis of Northampton was found to have been en tered by thieves the previous evening. A fine deer (a doe) with a number of hares and pheasant! ? had been carried off. THE COUNTRY MARKETS LIVERPOOL, DEC. 10.—The arriva ls being, large, and attendance small, coupled with the flat accounts from Mark-lane, tended to make trade d u ll. A very moderate business was done in wheat and flour, and the prices of both articles were rather lower. Oats and oatmeal maintained their value. Beans , pe as, barle y , and malt, each rather duller. Indian corn as dear. Arrivals-- British wheat, 470; barley, 807 ; oats, 429; malt, 1,285; . flour, 1,066 sacks and 3 bar:els; beaus, 189; peas, Foreign—Wheat, 20,59 9 ; barley , 740 ; flour, 15,745 sacks, 42.250 barrels; beans, 62 . shout LEEDS, DEC. 10.—The wheat trade continued wi activity, yet a large consumption , no doubt, was going 16 on. The supplies, however, have been beyond the de mand. Our arrivals this week were good. The sale, in extent, was much as usual, and prices did not vary from Friday's. Barley was dull, but, at t he reduced prices, there was more inquiry for the finer sorts. Any a t her description was scarcely saleable , except for grinding purposes. Oats and shellings were steady. Beans were very dull without any quotable charge. NEWCASTLE, DEC. 10.—With moderate supplies 0 all descriptions of wheat we could notice no improvement in the trade, but the rates of Saturday w ere maintaine& Barley was if anything the turn in favour of the buyer. In flour, oats, and other articles no change. Su PR 1 NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, DEC . 10.--/ of beasts about the same us last market -day. Quauti,i middling. Trade active at form er rates, and nearly lb. a" er sold. Shetp trade brisk, at an advan ce of id p Quantity on offer 800 less than on last Tuesday, and 5, sold. Beasts, 600; sheep, 3, 200 . Bee f, 4s 6d to 55 9ai mutton, 4tl to sid p lb. in EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, DEC. 10.--There Were the meal market to-day 19 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs i imperial, whereof 13 sold thus :-3 at 1 / B s , 7 at 1/ 756 d. s 5. 28, 1/ is, and latTi6 s 6d ; average price of th e whole 7 6-12 A. 3 sacks flour, which sold at 295. 7 sacks pot-barlei, whereof 5 sold thus:-1 at 25s Od, and 4at 22s Od. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW M A RKET, DEC - Oat straw, from Be tid to 10s Od per kemple of 16 stones tro ‘ , i n; wheat ditto, 6s Od to 7s Od • barley ditto, 55 Od •to 65 oe' Hay, from 10d to ls per stone. ' DALKEITH ME•L MARKET, DEC. 9. — There were 13 , 2 bags oatmeal at this day's market, for which there was re so demand. Oatmeal down Is per ba on the top and 64 per bag down on the second quality The g ra was no other description of meal in the market. • Barleymeal, per ditto Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Thirodl imperial .. Peasemeal . • —s Od _26s s 0 0 1 Od - - s od Flour ... • d Od -- 8 Pot barley Od --0 Od 601 o_3 B 00a COAL MAK& Davison'sWest Hartley 15s Od fanfield Moorßutes 13s Od Townley l3s Gd' West Bartley Wall's End, &c. Bewicke and Co. Gosforth Gibson Hilda lss Odl Northumberland Original Gibson South Eden Walker Eden Main Lambton Primrose .---- 'I. —YEsTannel• Bell ............ .. ........ 165 Od Braddyll ............ 16s 9(1 'II etton .................... 178 Od Ocl Ha5we11......... ~... ...... 17s Lambton ............. • 16: 9d Lumley ................. 155 9d Scarborough ........... 155 9d I Keepier Grange ...... 165 3(1 llileselden .•••• ••• .... 153 6 61 i South Kelloe ............ 15s ;Maclean's Tee 5........,. 14s 91 !South Durham ........ 15s 3d Vernon Tees . 2......... 155 3 0 1 I!Derwentwaterjoiartley 153 Ships at utarket, 51• RAILWAY SHARE MARK E TS. o-cI BRISTOL, DEC. 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market w as not so ac tiv e t dos T still a fair amount of business was done. Caledonian at 10—Midland, 45%. Ll v ERPOOL, Die. 11. fi r m to' STOCK EXCHANGX.—The share market was cell ...nsse' day, and prices had an upward tendency. The 1 „,. 0 r tions were as follow Caledonian, 10% —Chester 11111/".....ya5t head, Preference, guaranteed 5 1 / 5 . per cent., 13 ,1 r fled Lancashire, 12 1 4—Great Northern, 16 1 4—Lhu icas „,7 a djs." Yorkshire, Consolidated, 5614 —Ditto, Fifths, south' Leeds and Thirsk, 14!4 Liverpool, CrosbY, tt_ v itto , port, IA dis.—London and North-Western 12`1'huartell New Quarters, 3% p.— Ditto, Fifths 4 1 A (C), 2 1 A p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshu'boion, Ditto, Preference, 10 1 4—Manchester and Lincoln 3 , 1 4 dis—Midland, 47—Ditto, Halves, 20 dis.--Nor th b l 4 - North Union (A), 242—North-Western, 13 i t j a jort Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4 1 4 ShropsbireA Dover, 2Railwa and Canal). 3% dis.—South-Eastern a n o ,r aid 0 ' o%—South Staffordshire, 3 1 A dis.— Sheffield, 1L 1 ;; - Ditto N. Div., 1, p.—York, Newcastle, and Berivick , 1i, e ;31,3' (unpaid up), 3% dis.—York and North l i fidlen",' F r ocet Dublin and Belfast Junction, 23:y N then 01 . 4 Or 1% dis. p.2DittOPZL BIRMINGHAM, DEc. 11. wer e " STOCK ExcrIANGE.— The sales reported to-d 0 south follow : Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 5 Staffordshire, 3% dis.—Birmingham and Derby, 22 ' YORK, DEC. 10. were ad A STOCK EXCHINGE.—The transactions tn-dal, az ) —_, follow : Great Northern, 16—Manchester, Bul"l' e , an" Matlock, I%—North British, B—York, P NeW eas Berwick, 17%. ()at' nil - MORTALITY in the METlt‘'", op NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGIS'go. THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 0 1 27 Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Dingoes 39 Diseases of Uncertain Seat 1 46 •I° Tubercular Diseases ... „, ••• I Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses••• 44 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels of Diseases of the Lungs, and other Orga ° ' 2Y' Respiration ... ..• ••• ••• .Org an° Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other 65 of Digestion... -.. lO • Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••• 5 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ." ..• Diseases of the Joints, Bones, an d M us cles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... 35 Premature Birth ... ... .. ••• Atrophy ... ... ••• ••• ... Old Ago ... ... ••• ••• ••• Sudden ... ... ••• ••• ... ••• Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... ... ••• DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ..• ". Population Deaths in eorre - Enumeraied, spondinz 'week 1841. of 1849. 13 West Districts... 301,189 . . 14 7 173 4 North Districts.. 376,568 .. 202 Central Districts 374;199 East Districts ... 393,067 South Districts.. 503,346 300 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 Males Females ... 1,053 .- 49 4 ... 51 0 .• • DECEMBER 12, 1850. John Gray, from Greenock for Si .n Francisco, Nov. 5, in lat. 8 N., long. 24 W. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM• PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10. ZOINT-STOCK Si AIMS, Dividend Af aount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. ES hare. --......- -.-. -. A s. d. A c d. Australasia ....•• .• • • 245. 40 0 0 40 0 0 28 BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Ceylon •• • • ..•• ••• • • • 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 Colonial. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Gloucestershire •• •• • • 151 per cent. - - - lonian ••• • • • .... •• •• 61. par cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Loncln and Westrninstr 61. per cant. 10 3 0 0 20 0 0 - - - 13 0 0 - London Joint-Stock ... 6/. per cent. 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 - Provincial of Ireland.. Si. per cent. IC 0 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New.- •• • ... 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. F 0 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New. ••••• .. 5/. per cent. `, 0 0 0 10 0 0 - South Australia -•• •• 41. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - (Inlon of Australia • • 61. per cent. 2.5 0 0 25 0 0 35% Ditto .............. 6/. per cent. - 210 0 - Union of London. -•• 61. per cent. 541 0 0 10 0 0 - Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - INSTnieII.NCE COII4IIMISTIES. 1 Dividend A mount Name of Company. per of raid. Price Annum. :Share. - - A a. d. £ a. d. Albion .. •••••• •• •• •• 3/. 10s. 500 0 () 50 0 0 F 6 Alliance Brit. and For. 71I4s6d&bs100 0 0 11 0 0 213 Ditto Marine. •••• • • 6/.per. cent. 1()0 0 0 5 0 0 . 614 Atlas Argus Life •• •• • • •• 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 - Liritisii Commercial .• 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Clerlcl,llded.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 86 Crown •. •• •• •• ...... 145. 50 0 0 5 0 0 14% Eagle ss. 50 0 0 5 0 0 6% European Life •••• • • 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 11 General •• -•• • • .... - - 5 0 0 5% Gl , uo - 133 01ardian ••••••• • •• •• 51. & bonus. 100 0 0 46 0 0 553 Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 121. per cent. s(io 0 0 50 0 0 230 Imperial Life •••• •• • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 163 Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 43 Law Firo ............ - 100 0 0 210 0 2% Law Life •• •• - ...... 11. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 43% Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 4% Licensed Victuallers .. - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - London lire ...• -•• 103. 25 0 0 12 10 0 177 London Ship Marine - •... 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Invlid &Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 23¢ National Loan Fund- 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life - Palladium bile 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% Pil,ll7liX . 3/. p. sh. & rm. - - 155 Professional Life.. •• .• 57. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 16s. Od Provident Life ll. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 31 Kock Life .. .... .. .loyal Exchange 6/. p.ct. & bs, Stook. - 211 Sun Fire. - - 209 Ditto Life . 11. 6s. - - 4 B 4B United Kingdom .... 41. p. ct.&bs. 20 0 0 4 0 0 3% Universal Life.....• .. 10% ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - %rhetoric Life . 51. per cnt. - 4 12 6 5 VITALTEIL-NISTOEICS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. ' per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - £ s. d. £ s. d. East .........81.• • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 - 160 Grand Junction •• •• •• 4/. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 70 Kent.......... ••• • • • 31. 10s. 100 0 0 - 80 Lambeth .. .. • Sl. per cot. 100 0 0 - 97 New Rivr Lndn Erdge 21. 10s. - - 5754 Vauxhall ...... •• -•• 51. per cut. 100 0 0 - 97 West Middlesex . . • i61.0e. pr cnt. - - 111 I.CI2>CIILE3. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - £ s. d. X s. d. East and West In . d'a ... Si. pr cent. Stock. - 144 East Country - - London 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 119% Ditto 80nd5.... • • -4/. per cent. - - - st.Katharino .... •• - 4 per cent. Stock. - 7734 Ditto, Scrip...-. . - - 35 0 0 - Ditto Bonds•• ...... 4341. pr cent. - - - Southampton .. -- •• 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 9% Bli&IXICOSS Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. -- - X. S. d. Z. s. d. Charing-cross•• •• .... - - - 15 Southwrk .......... - 100 0 0 -8% Ditto Nw of 734 p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo .... •. • ..... - 100 0 0 - 3 Ditto Old Ann. ofBl. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 25 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 21% Vauxhall .... . - Av. li. 70 10 3 - 18 CABT4IIII.B. . Divid end ; Names of 1 4 ~ Dividend ) Names of 0 Price. pr Companies. A per Companies. 21 Annum. Price. s Annum. m --- - - - - X X \ Ashtn & Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100 z 21.105. 50 Barnsley- • • 160 121. 180 Neath .... • • 100 161. 340 14rknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 185 Birmingham 40 41. 86 Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 70 Coventry.... 100 251. 260 Regent's •• .. 33 I/. Os. 18% Derby ••• •• 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 42 Ellsmre&Chs 133 355. 26% Somrset Coal 150 71.10 a. - GrandJunctn 100 41. 65 . !,4 Do.Lk Fd St 1 2 61. p. c. - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 754 - 814 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 2/. Os. 33% Shrewsbury.. 125 - Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Stonrbridge.. 201. 290 Kennt & Avn l 145 i 39; 7s. 6d. 4 Severn and 7 Lancaster . 1 100, 41. 32 Wye Rail. i 26 21 ' Os • 24 Lecds&Livrp 100 241. 325 Warwick& Leicester .... 100 51. 66 liirming. j 100 41. 64 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 48% Warwick&i . ~,,, , Loughborogh,l42 701. 510 Napton..j "" 31. 42 Monmouthshloo 81. - Worcstr & j 78 31. 4034 dfntgomryshlloo - - Birming. MoltnNfwbryiloo - - Wilts & Brks - 110. 6% BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... Females ... 78 9 ••• ••• 76, Total ... 1,558 5 *ln this number are included 35 by Scarlatina; by Typhus and 21 by Diarrhcea. - TT other RemedY„P g , to 11 ' 'sOintment ePisoi failed.—John Eastman, Esq., of Buenos Ayres, states _ , bs t ril[bAhDavveE curedßT l [ADVERTISEMENT . ) after e very fessor Holloway, in a letter dated llth September, ISsLit's,o, a native gentleman of that place hurt his instep some thil ii pi in consequence of which a wound soon formed, and gir o 0 increased, until it spread from the foot to the knee. P ore' under the medical attendance of a native doctor for 0 he months, bat his remedies bad no good effect whste er ! fit therefore deemed it advisable to have recourse to Ointment and Pills, which have effected a perfect el lre , rub' leg, and he now enjoys the hest of health..—Sold by iw, ti . o 4 gists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, Mk h' - London. vier 1,,,,(1 EXTENSION OF LEASING POWERS WITS A l l ,-, ENCOURAGE FLAX SPINNING.—The following eirc..i t obe" been addressed to several influential noblemen and ILL!,jitf , of Parliament, by a gentleman connected with this p ot and it is to be hoped will meet with the support its hlir ante demands: Ac t 16 W I d' "Sir,—By the Act 25 Geo. 111., cap. 62, sec. t, lite;, passed previous to the introduction of stearn-PoWteS I °. lords are empowered to grant leases in perpetuity o r. The mills and manufactures, to be worked by water - P °we c tea b o l Halo attention of her Majesty's Government has been ; dir c e irde r i n e me to the importance of extending this Act, - 11 les -- fei As enable landlords to grant leases in perpetuity 0 - ..,.. r . . mills and manufactures, to be worked by stearn-P°:.-affea.t this is a matter of general interest and importance, ' t ; solic l a ing the increase of flax manufacture, I ventur e refer a d Act 00. your advocacy of the proposed extension of the o ver, , to, which would doubtless have included steaukfoonbet such existed at the date of its enactment. --P 1850."—_,Downpatriale Recorder. A St the' CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.-011 TRESut t folle W n irj o c Diocesan Registry-office, St. James's-squa re „. th e Sis h° ,.„ r i r licences were granted by the Right Rev. the n o " the n e' - it Manchester :—The Rev. Preston G. Williate s ' Mari .`" Qa ci i r. Wray, to the curacy of St. James's, ' Burnley curacy of the parish church of Bury • the 1 1 . , 3v : a nd til e m a l e T. Wilson to the curacy of Birkle, near - nneen.' nomination of her Most Gracious Majesty the "'- cheater Guardian. ddlet ol3 ' t ) )1 11 has' BIRTHS. I v: Old er Be o lg n ra t v h e e , OF A SOW. c Cop On the 4th inst., at Southsea, the lad,' O'' B R teinst., at Newcastle-on-Tyne, lad/ of Wi sil the 'a d/ o Thornhill, Esq., Queen's Dragoon Guards. OFin Charter -house, wife o f the IZesr. On the 3d inst., tb° Dr. Saunders. AI p otitil , On the Bth inst., at Welton Vicarage, ne ar - wife of the Rev. D. Darnell, vicar of Welton are, A ,,,,w-gl li pb, MARRIED. On the 10th inst., at Trinity Church, CleL l u — " of •„,ilf, mouth, Mr.V i tl William am Harriet, E R Ir. wAlter Northampton. square. fiel „ I re, ~,j a • On the 10th inst., at St. Michael's, Chester-scl'irortc t oe, o e w ld e e , st sec d o a n o d gh s t o o n r o of f rr. J. 1013110,,.. Wollaston Blake, Esq., son of W. Blake, Egl" ° iette 'lle' lo p l l od a re c ks e ts , hai a ar n eo d ,gahr ! de a rE n o e af s t j b oo u nh r . y snci , luvila.reecr.thfoilrddesrhsi,rEe,Bqt.o, m e . ll l , a . r : D :f O P- letl e ' tC ° DIED. se On the 9th inst., atWirnhorne, Dorset, Lieute o ,ife Thornhill, formerly of her Ma jesty' s 7th Hussar,s*, rr ietp,L e . On the 7th inst., at the Vicarage, Rochdale, le A. P i ' of J. E. N. Molesworth, D.D. , and sister of IT kinnon, Esq , M.P. for Lymington. g r. I. On the 7th, inst., at the Parade, Tower of Lolia°l3' oio, Clode, of Clarence-road, Windsor, aged 67. ~, ro ad, On the 6th inst., at. Western-villas, Bloonafieiu -5139:P' wife of Robert D. Alexander, Esq. ‘1" W. On the 7th inst., at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, .0.11. IV ...r ife Of a of Hyde-park-gardens, London, aged 77 . On the 7th inst., aged 56, Sarah Oliv er, the ''' ~ Welch, Ben., Esq., 10)f Beaudesert, Warwickshire. A 0 0 On the 7th inst., Anne, third daugh ter of G•.'''' la to Esq., of Fitzroy-farm, Highgate, aged 20. t Mr.. John 9 p t i ti ck i t n o s n t : , o a f g v d e 2 s t6.,sqllueang,s3o-ouut hnlgyeasrks• on o f the Lqndon: Printed and Publishedbv—M------URD°--------------bljNlol-6110t No. 112, Strand, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. is th e 7,,, ,. : j 'j Printer, at 77te Su); Office , .najoy A blicidlols6; Thursday, December 12, 1850. '_^ , '" l l, l .011,,,,i, ' c go„ p ~.-1, • 1• 0 1.4 t,). ._ "' I '`" r , 'v . '' t, •+0pt“,,,,.. , , ~,,;,,,fd ,0:,, Ic .e 0 - _, A i i ! ',', : ~, , ~ , 1,. ~,, „ o f ~,,,, .0 1,) fel) tolwL"' OA II J. 1,0, OA C.I- ''' ' . ' ' I ,g.,:rtz tfltz ,v14013.“1 AI .1 ~,t r i • P , , *1 rioicfvf -f.cv to' ''' to oT f o ' d'c' - ''','? tP i ' ,` v II IS r "4 r A C,C! 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