The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-13 00:00:00

riOrb lbfitton TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING. Su o'cLocx. CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Rhesus 25 to 1 agst Wallflower 33 to 1 sgst Cossack 40 t) 1 agst Montague—taken 40 to 1 agst The Flying Gont—taken 50 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn—taken 50 to 1 agst Trouncer 50 to 1 sgst The Italian—taken 66 to 1 agst Harricot--taken LIT ERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 agst Sir John DERBY. No change. CRUELTY TO A SERVANT. A case having something of the features of that of the unfortunate Jane Wilbred has just been brought before a bench of Worcestershire magistrates. In this case the ill-used domestic was a young girl named Hannah Hinton, aged 16 years, who at Michaelmas last, was hired at a statute fair or "mop," where men and women congregate together at the fall of the year, on particular days, for the purpose of being hired, chiefly as farm servants, day labourers, waggoners, ploughmen, dairymaids, and maids of all work. The person by whom she was hired on this occasion was Mr. John Lee, a farmer, of Kempsey, near Worcester, who engaged her as nursemaid to his children at the wages of 2/. per year. The girl was never healthy or strong, but has become much emaciated since her entry upon her new service. On her appearance before the magistrate she appeared much emaciated, and her fea tures appeared pinched and careworn, her general ap peaxance being that of a person much older. She deposed to frequent castigations inflicted by her mas ter and mistress, but especially the latter. Her mas ter had struck her over the head with a pair of leg gings, because she bad not got the fire lighted at seven o'clock in the morning ; and just before Christ mas Mrs. Lee called her a "nasty hussy," and pick ing her up by the arms threw her down stairs.' She added—" I was hurt badly all up my side, and my arms were bruised and as sore as could be. My master tind mistress were in the habit of crusing and swearing at me." She also represented that the food which was given to her was scanty, and when she had meat or dripping upon her bread, it was stale and offensive to the nose and pa late. Mrs. Powell, a neighbour to the Lees, deposed to the ill-treatment of the girl. On a Sunday even ing witness heard a great noise as of something faliing down stairs, and a great cursing and swearing from Mr. and Mrs. Lee, and the girl Hinton was crying. Next morning the girl told witness that her mistress had pushed her down stairs from the top to the bot tom, and had hurt her thigh. Witness saw a large bruise on her thigh, about the size of her hand. Had often heard Mrs. Lee threaten to kill the girl, knock her brains out, &c. She (the girl) looked very bad six weeks ago, but looked worse now. She had come to witness many times and begged for a bit of victuals—" a bit of bread or a cup of coffee." Last Sunday she sent witness's little girl to her to ask her for a potato. The potatoes were not quite cooked, and she sent her a bit of pud ding. The girl had told witness many times that she had not half enough to eat. Matilda Munn, a dress maker, living in the same village of Kempsey, de posed to acts of cruelty exercised by Mrs. Lee towards the girl, who had often complained to witness that she was kept short of food, beaten, and ill used. Had known Mrs. Lee beat her with a walking stick, and heard the girl scream out. Had also heard threats used towards her, both by Mr. and Mrs. Lee. The girl had shown to witness the food that had been given to her. It was bread, with something like lard upon it, and which " smelt very bad." The magistrates, after hearing the evidence, and receiving from the superintendent of the county police a good character of the male defendant's " humanity," came to the de termination to convict the defendants of a common assault. They were accordingly fined 2/. each and costs; and in delivering the judgment of the Court the chairman characterised the case as one of " great and unnecessary cruelly." OFF WEYMOUTH—Pantaloon, Cape of Good Hope. Pr.vmouTzr, JAN. 12.—Wind B.W.—Arrd. Sir John Falstaff, Moulmein. Sld. John Line, Port Natal. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on Jan. 9:— ASSETS. Cash in hand Ditto in branch banks Bills past due ••• Bills discounted, but not yet due, of which 18,847,893 f. were received from the Branch Banks ... 61,194,628 65 Bills in the branch banks 78,143,219 0 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 2,480,000 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... ... 1,510,412 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 8,773,096 10 Ditto by branch banks... ... 2,427,990 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0 Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 50,000,000 0 Rentes of the reserve fund 10,000,000 0 Rentes, disposable funds ... 42,212,238 13 Investments of the new branch banksin the public funds Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of the branch banks ... Interest in National Discount Bank ... Ditto branch banks ... Bills protested at Paris ••• •• 4. Expenses of administration of the Bank Miscellaneous f. 348,529,019 95 ... 127,322,602 0 ••• 193,980 30 12,952,725 74 4,000,000 0 3,458,728 0 200,000 0 230,000 0 59,975 11 35,220 0 1,564,427 8 f. 815,288,262 6 LIABILITIES. Capital . . f. 67,900,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 0 Reserve fund 10,000,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks 2,980,730 14 Reserve-immobiliere 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 414,079,900 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... 90,311,350 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 6,211,936 48 Account-current with Treasury creditor 85,089,475 21 Various accounts current ... 80,228,628 53 Ditto in branches 20,599,332 0 Bills payable at sight 3,873,000 0 Ditto at branches 2,524,586 0 Dividends payable •• 2,485,424 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank 8,215 0 Discounts, interest, and expenses 168,362 29 Ditto of branch banks ... 279,492 0 Expenses anticipated ... ... 147,958 48 Re-discounts of the last six months 169,730 65 Ditto in branch banks .. 287,673 0 Miscellaneous ... 592,418 3 f. 815,288,262 6 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France, D'A RGOUT. It appears by the preceding account that the cash in hand has inc rease d b y 5 ,0 0 0. 000 f. Th e commerc i a l bills discounted have decreased by 1,250,0001. The Bank notes in circulation have decreased by 3,000,000 t. The balance to the credit of the Treasury has increased by 8,000,000 f. Sundry credits have decreased by 3,000,000 f. STUDY TRIFLES. " STUDY TRIFLES!" NOtactively, but passively: not for the sake of carp ing at a word, but with a vidw of ascertaining what will most delight, and what will least offend those with whom we are thrown in frequent contact. An atom is a trifle; yet what is the world but a collection of such trifles? A moment is a trifle; yet what is eternity but a succession of suca trifles? If, then, what is iu itself so minute may sum up to a result so vast as to strain, and even overthrow, reason herself in the attempt to dive into its mysteries; let nothing be considered insignificant which may, by the freemasonry of affection, be used in the structure of domestic happiness. We cannot all be good; we cannot even be good in the same way: but we may each, when kind ideas are dropped, like gold dust, into the crucible of the heart, study the best and most enduring form in which the new coin shall circulate from the loving mind. Gold—actual gold, bard and . senseless —may do a world of good when carefully applied; what, then, may not that moral gold purchase, which is calculated to preserve the health of the body, through the sweetly palatable food of the mind. To the fair reader who has thus far accompanied us, we say—pause, rellEct upon our axiom; search yur heart, and then acknowledge, if it would no t some timeo or other have been spared a pang, or saved from inflict ing one upon another, if you had only studied a trifle? suppose an irritable husband, (perhaps rendered so by the worlds harassing, but too loving to chafe the gentle heart to which he is united, by the diurnal recital of business vexations), suppose, we say. an irritable hus band complains about some matter of even small impor tance to either; if it be really unreasonable, let the wife point it out dispassionately; if net—let her remedy it with a smile. To the wife vie say—when any trifle occurs to put your husband out of temper, (we mean such as might have been avoided without serious trouble, or imposing . scything dero ga t or y !To n yourself), instead o f da rk looks and peevish retaliatien—fretting in hL absence— o;, worse still, indulging. in that claegerous expFriment, reposing your faneiect sorrows in the friend—never let 4 occur again breast of a dear Depend upon it that male eyes are as sharp, if not as bright, as the kindred orb s in w • if he observe the change he is sensibl e o f the woman: motive, and paPze nt will surely come, even thoughmotive be unexplained. If, en the contrary, h e thinks its nomore about it, is your care thrown away in removing a source of possible vex ation? If it is a t r ifl e for h about, is it not equ a lly a trifle for to have been vexed You to hang humour upon? _ Again—some small matter, harmless in itself, and easy to procure, amuses or interests; it is but a trifle, but by acquiring a habit of studying trifles you per ceive and chronicle it simultaneously and without effort. Certainly both parties should read from the same book; for if one always exacts and the other always yields, the result is a species of quiet tyranny equally galling and unworthy: but the mind must be weak, indeed, that descends to such a pitiful exercise of power: there is no cure for a small mind. If disastrous events succeed a trifle, so do also glo rious results. It rests with ourselves, in the great ma jority of cases, whether the match shall explode a mine of inquietude, or light a new train of happiness: whether it shall consume to ashes the hopes of a life time, or light ap that purer fire in the breast which sheds its ray upon kindred hearts, keeping up the soft glow of affection when the less pure fire of youth has departed.—Mrs. Ellis's " Morning Call." THE ST. LAWRENCE ROUTE. (From the Quebec Gazette.) There is a contest now going on between the rival seaports of New York and Boston, in which the citizens of Quebec, and indeed the whole population of the St. Lawrence banks, are deeply interested. The state of New York possesses four channels, through which is poured, into her great port, the produce of the lake region, and through which she supplies them with manufactured goods. The Erie railroad from New York is the first, running directly through from Dun kirk, on Lake Erie, to this city. It is not yet quite completed, but already does an immense business, and bids fair to afford a large return for the capital in vested. The second is the Erie canal, with its recent enlargement, which has almost doubled its capacity. Almost parallel to it is the railroad between Buffalo and Albany. Both of these routes have large tribu taries in the Oswego canal and railroad, which join them at Syracuse. The traffic on these feeders is enormous, chiefly of Canada produce. Lastly, there is the lake Champlain and Champlain canal route to Albany, which bids high, or rather low, for western trade. Boston has the advantage of three of these routes, all terminating as they do at Albany, from which there is railroad communication to the former city. But the Bostonians were not satis fied with that ; they wished to have lines of their own, and they have built two roads one to Ogdens burgh, on the' St. Lawrence, and another, com monly called the Rutland-road. The former appears to have secured, immediately, a very large share of the western trade. It is crowded with bu siness, and cargoes of produce are lying at its wharves waiting till there is time to carry it away. New York, in its turn, has become alarmed, and contem plates a new railroad, namely, from Sackett's Harbour to Saratoga, where it would join the line to Albany. While the Americans are thus active in their efforts, it becomes us, who hare so deep an interest in the trade, to see what we have been doing in the race. The great difficulty in our competition with the Americans for the transportation trade, has been, during the last threeyears, the high rate of ocean freight from this port. The canals were finished in 1847, and the inland transportation has since then been far less than that on the American routes, but the conveyance across the Atlantic, or to the lower pro vinces, was so much higher than from New York, that, in spite of our inland superiority, our St. Law rence trade appeared rather to diminish than increase. To remedy this, mainly for the benefit of Canada, Great Britain removed her navigation laws, and it is with great pleasure we observe that the abolition has been attended by the most marked benefit to our trade. The competition of foreign vessels has caused a reduction in the rates during the season just closed, of freight on timber from this port, of between 16 and 17 per cent., from those of the previous year. Of the 1,078 vessels which arrived here from sea during the season, 96 were foreign, of which 45 were Norwegian, 24 American, 19 Prussian, 8 Russian, 2 Portuguese, 1 Hanoverian, and 1 Dutch. The ton nage of all the arrivals was 436,379 ; and of this the foreigners amounted to 37,970. Although the num ber of foreign vessels is not large, it is quite suffi cient to affect the rates of freight, and it is to be remembered that this is only the first year of free trade in ships, and was only an experiment. The following table of the rates of freight for the two seasons, on timber per bead, to Liverpool shows the reduction : 1849. 1850. June A 1 12 01 June £1 6 6 July 1 12 0 July 1 4 6 August Septeraber October November Average rate 111 3 I Average rate 1 6 2 Showing a reduction of ss. id. per load. Now there has been shipped during the past season 23,249,020 feet of timber, or 464,980 loads, so that the amount saved on timber freights to our people by the abolition of the navigation- laws during one season is 118,1821. Bs. 41. But this is only one article. We are sorry that we cannot give as well the produce shipped to Europe and the lower provinces, which have been affected, though perhaps in a less degree, by the abolition of the laws. The actual gain to the Canadian flour and timber merchant, and through him to the farmer, by this reduction of freight, is very great ; but if the cheapening give the St. Lawrence the position which it was intended by nature to occupy, the outlet from and inlet to the west, then the gain will be great indeed, far beyond what we can calculate. Free trade in corn took away a part of our St. Lawrence trade; free-trade in ships will bring it back to us again. The ship-owner in England may suffer in the meantime ; but be will be forced by the competition of the foreigner to learn to sail his ships as cheaply as them. The few who reside in this country have the same power in their hands, but the immense increase in business which the reduction of freights would create would amply compensate them for their present dis advantage. The shipowners' interest should, however, be con sulted in every way that lies in ou,r power; all that can be effected by our Government should be done for their benefit. One thing we certainly can do— we can lessen the dangers of the navigation, and, consequently, the expense of insurance, by erecting lighthouses on the river and gulf. In truth, this is ' the next point of public improvement which ought to engage the attention of the Government. Mil lions have been expended on the inland navigation ; one or two slight improvements on the Upper St. Lawrence are all that is required to make the commu nication above perfect, but the lower river has been comparatively uncared for. We have been content to lay down our produce in safety at the port, but have left it exposed to many dangers after it leaves it. We certainly had as much to do as we could possibly accomplish in past years, but that is all now finished ; our treasury overflows, and we must com plete the chain of navigation between Lake Huron and the ocean, or else what we have already done will be comparatively useless. The members from Lower Canada last year consented to the grant of a great sum towards the completion of the Welland Canal, and we trust that at the coming session we shall see a large amount set apart, so that our seamen may leave our roadstead in confidence and security, leaving no anxious hearts behind them, so that our shipowners may drive a safe and profitable trade. Another point in which our shipowners are deeply interested remains to be notieed ; we refer to the re fusal to permit American vessels to descend the river to Quebec, while they are allowed to come to Mon treal, a seaport town, and to go up the Ottawa as far as Bytown. This is a restriction utterly useless for any good purpose, and very unjust to the business men of Quebec. We are informed, on very good authority, that a great deal more railroad iron and other articles would hare been brought by the St. Lawrence, if American vessels from the Lake brie ports would have been permitted to convey it from here ; thus causing a loss of business to the ship owner. It besides compelled the forwarder of what has been conveyed to pay higher to the owners of in land vessels, which are owned, for the most part, in Upper Canada or Montreal. The Upper Country people must be reminded that, if we do not grumble at their sending their produce to Europe in foreign ships, or getting back their goods by them, they must in like manner permit us to send to the west in what vessels we please, American or otherwise. We are aware of the argument used, that if we refuse to al low this, wee will force the Americans into reciprocity. Now, we do not believe that we can force the Ame ricans into anything; they are too much like their relation, John Bull, apt to resist force, and only give in to reason or persuasion. And then again it is too small a matter to place in comparision with recipro city. If we obtain that advantage it will be because it will benefit the Americans far more, and in a dif ferent way, than the use of the navigation between Montreal and Quebec. But in addition to all this, we have the warm support already of those Ameri cans who desire the free navigation ; the shipowners of the west are all anxious for reciprocity for the general benefit of their trade ; so that we gain no thing by withholding this the American Congress, just rticular favour from them. We hope that assembled, will grant the boon which we have so lon g desired, although we do not consider it of so very great importance to our prosperity as some do. It is, indeed, necessary that we should bestir our selves for the improvement of our St. Lawrence route, or the Americans will take away even the business that at present remains. In 1845 there was not a bushel of wheat nor a barrel of flour imported into OM ego from Canada, and very little of any kind of agricult ura l p ro d uct i ons . I n 1849, among the Canadian import s a t th a t p l ace were 200,000 barrels of flour, 618,240 bushels of wheat, and con siderable quantities of oats, peas, butter, ashes, seeds, &c. The lumber trade has also increased wonder fully within the last ten years. The imports of Ca nadian sawed lumber, principally pine, into Oswego were, in the three years indicated, as follows e 1840 1845 1849 Exports to Oswego of lumber will reach sixty millions feet during the present season. THE MORMONS. (From the New York Inquirer.) No doubt you are aware that in the geegraphical formation of what is called the Rocky Mountains, there is that anomalous feature known as the Great Basin, the existence of which, until quite recently, was advanced as a theory, but is now established as a fact. It is a singular feature—a basin of some 500 miles diameter every way, between 4,000 and 5,000 feet above the level of the sea, shut in all around by mountains, with its own system of lakes and rivers and having no connexion whatever with the sea, except, perhaps, that the Mormons have recently discovered whirlpools in the Salt Lake, which may possibly lead to the discovery of some outlet. The basin is partly arid. Its general character is that of desert and mountains, except the eastern portions of it, parts of which afford fine loca tions for civilized man. The sect denominated Mor mons have here located themselves, and brought under cultivation an extent of arable land for 150 miles. It will be three years, the coming 24th inst., that the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake Valley, and their progress in laying out a city, buildings, fencing farms, raising crops, &c., is truly wonderful to be hold ; and is but another striking demonstration of the indefatigable enterprise, industry, and perseverance of the Anglo-Saxon race. The city is laid out in about twenty different wards, and covers an area of three square miles. It already contains about one thcusand houses, nearly one storey and a half high, built of adobe, or sun • burnt brick. A fine stream of cold water rushes down from the mountains, which is distributed in ditches through every street in the city, through the gardens, and to the doors of the dwellings, where it is used for culinary and other purposes. The ground whereon the city is built is sloping, which affords a great fall for the water, the current through the ditches running at the rate of about four knots an hour, and keeps up a continual supply of fresh water from the mountains. The valley where the city stands is quite handsome, running east and west. The city is situate about three miles from the Timpanogos Mountains on the east, within five of the Utah outlet on the south-east, and within twenty miles from the range of mountains on the south, and within twenty-two miles of the great Salt Lake. Its population is about 5,000, that of the valley 10,000, exclusive of the city. The Mormons are now building a neat stone state house, two storeys high, and its dimensions are 40 by 90 feet. Most of the city is fenced, every half square mile being under one enclosure, almost every foot of the ground (except where the house stands) being occupied in grain and vegetables. There are several stores kept here. Mechanics of different trades are busily engaged. The Mormons, take them as a body, I truly believe, are a most industri ous people ; and, I confess, as intelligent as any I have met with, either in the east or the west. It is true they are a little fanatical about their religious views, which is not at all strange, when compared with the majority of religious denominations in the east. But let no man be deceived in his estimation of the people who have settled here. Any people who have the courage to travel over plains, rivers, and mountains for 1,200 miles—such, probably, as cannot be travelled over in any other part of the world—to settle in a region which scarcely ever received the tread of any but the wild savage and beasts who roam the wilderness, must be possessed of indomitable energy which is but rarely met with. Brigham Young, the President of the Mormon Church here (and to whom I had a letter of intro duction), is a man about forty years of age, of light complexion, ordinary height, but rather corpulent. He exercises a vast influence among the Mormons— probably more than any other man—and I think stands nearly in the same position as their saint, Joseph Smith. He is a man of considerable intelligence, and I think has seen a good deal of the world. The greatest fault I can find with his preaching is that he is almost too egotistical. Instead of taking a text from the good book and if possible showing that the Book of Mor mon is the true road, he confines himself altogether to giving accounts of their persecuted church in bygone days, and in "showing up" its present enemies. I have heard him preach twice, and hare had several private conversations with him. In private, he is very sociable and talkative, joking and laughing as heartily as anybody. An impression exists abroad respecting the num ber of wives which each Mormon is allowed, and which it may not be amiss to make a few remarks upon. I have made inquiry of those who know, and find that each member, as well as each head of. the Church, is privileged to have as many wives as he can decently support—that is, if all parties concerned are agreed—and to each he has to be formally married in accordance with the law "in such case made and pro vided." I have not a word to say in defence of this odious and demoralising feature—but merely state the facts. THE SUN, LONDON, MENTAL DIETETICS. Habitual tippling, or a systematic recourse to in toxicating liquids, gives rise to a chronic form of mental disease, which is characterised by a marked perversion of all the moral feelings. Such per sons, without betraying any positive symptoms of drunkenness, are nevertheless under the influence of an excitement which produces in them an irri tability of temper and a waywardness of dispo sition, which prompts them to commit acts of indiscretion which frequently become matters of ju dicial investigation. Was he drunk, or was he sober ? He was apparently perfectly collected, and rational ; but notwithstanding this, he may have been under the influence of alcoholic excitement, albeit the facul ties of the understanding may not manifestly have been deranged. This form of insidious excitement —this state, which is an intermediate condition between sobriety and insobriety—should be carefully watched and guarded against in persons holding responsible situations and positions of trust and danger on board steam-vessels, and having the ma. nagement of railway engines, &c. In the recent re port of the Committee of the House of Commons on the supply and use of spirits in the navy, Captain Drew cites the case of a man who, in a state of ex citement, without drunkenness, was continually com mitting acts of insubordination, for which he was so frequently flogged, that despairing of his reformation the captain determined on invaliding him ; but being advised by the surgeon that he was a fine healthy young man, and not a fit subject to be invalided, his allowance of grog was altogether stopped, and the result was, that he became completely an altered man, and not a complaint was made against him while he remained in the ship. Upon cross-examination the captain stated that " he never had had any suspicion of his being drunk ; he never showed any indications of being in liquor," nevertheless he was " in a state of constant excitement from his allowance, which induced him to do nothing, and constantly commit acts of dis obedience." Captain Hamilton, in the same report, says, "that drunkenness is the cause of nearly all the punishments on board a ship is so well known that I need not repeat what has so often been said ; but I would go further, and add, that where people do not even get drunk, habitual spirit-drinking produces an irritability of temper in the seamen and the officers that is the cause of much evil in the daily routine of duty." This form of mental disease fre quently terminates' in homicidal insanity, unless apoplexy, paralyis, or delirium tremens, supervene, and lead to a fatal result. The case is still fresh in the recollection of the public of a captain of a mer chant vessel, who, suffering under this form of disease, wounded and cruelly maimed many of his crew, and who is now an inmate of Bethlehem Hos. pital.—Dr. Forbes Winslow's Journal of Psychological Medicine for January. DARING ATTACK AND AT TEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Mr. T. C. Wigg, grocer, of Lambeth-marsh, left his shop on Saturday night, accompanied by his son (twelve years of age) for his residence, 2, Lorimer terrace, having about him a considerable sum of money. On reaching Manor-place, Walworth-road, he fancied his steps were dogged by two suspicious looking men ; and anticipating an attack, kept on his guard. At the point, however, where West-street is intersected by Canterbury-place, the men appeared to leave, but suddenly returned, and struck Mr. Wiggs violently on the back of his head with some heavy instrument. Mr. Wigg and his son called out "Mur der 1" as loudly as they could, when the foriner again received two or three violent blows also on the back of his head, and some blows were also inflicted upon the bead of the child. Police-constable James Key, 354 P, who was on duty near the place, ran to the spot, and found Mr. Wigg leaning against some palings and the blood flowing profusely from wounds in his head. He, however, contrived to tell the constable that the vil lains had fled along Canterbury-place, and accordingly the policeman went in pursuit of one whom he could perceive, but the latter was met by Henry Coppin, D7B (who had also been attracted by the cries) at the corner of Manor-place, who inquired the cause of the alarm, when the fellow replied "that it was only some quarrel between a man and his wife." Coppin, however, thought it better to insist that the latter should return in his custody to see if he had any thing to do with the affair, when Key came up, and both proceeded with the prisoner to Mr. Wigg's, who at once identified him as one of his assailants, and he was then conveyed to the police-station in Locke's fields, when he gave his name as Joseph Wood. The other made his escape. Mr. Wigg and his son were within twenty yards of their own door at the time. The thieves had not succeeded in abstracting any of the property. Mr. Wigg was very seriousl y in j ur ed by four large, deep wounds at the back of his head. Near the scene o f v i o l ence was discovered a short riding-whip, which was loaded w ith f our o unces of metal. formed of gutta percha, the head of LAW INTELLIGENCE. ARGUES' COURT, Jan. 11. (Before Sir HERBERT JENNER FUST.) CURDY AND OTHERS V. BENTLEY. In this case the churchwardens of the parish of St. Nicholas, Brighton, within the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Chichester, and also the chapelwardens of St. Peter's, Brighton, proceed for non-payment of church-rates against Mr. Bentley, the case being removed by letters of request from the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes. The case came on to-day on the admission of the libel, which was opposed. The facts at present before the Court were as follow: The parish church of St. Nicholas, in Brighton, and the chapel of ease called St. Peter's, which was erected under the Church Building Act in 1825, both requiring repair, and the parishioners having refused at more than one meeting called for such purpose to make a church rate, a monition, dated 26th October, 1847. issued from the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, requiring the church wardens to repair the said church, which monition being served, the churchwardens summoned a vestry to meet at the Town-hall, Brighton, on the 91 December, 1847, for the purpose of making a rate. At such meet ing, the rev. the vicar being in the chair, upon the rate of id. in the pound for repairs, &c., being proposed, an amendment was moved to the effect that the reparation and clean-keeping of the churches of St. Nicholas and St. Peter's be done by voluntary contributions, in accordance with the law of the land The chairman decided this amendment was illegal, anti refused to put it. A further amendment was then proposed, that the meeting adjourn for six months; which amendment the chairman also decided to be illegal, and refused to re ceive. The chairman then asked if any other person wished to move anything; and not receiving a reply, he put the original motion, when there was 47 hands held up in its favour and 90 against it. He then declared the votes recorded against the motion to be illegal and thrown away, and that the original motion was marled. In September, 1849, the defendant and other parishioners were summoned before the magistrates fur payment of the respective amounts at which they had been taxed; when, having given notice of their intention to dispute the validity of the rate in the ecclesiastical court, the magistrates decided their jurisdiction was ousted. The principal ground assigned for the opposition was thatthe rate in question was made by a minority, under circum stances varying from those mentioned in the Braintree cases (" Gosling and Velcy v. Joslin"), which had been decided by the Arches Court in the year 1843, and after wards carried through the Courts of Queen's Bench and Exchequer, and which was now before the House of Lords. Dr. JENNER, in opposition to the libel, contended that many of the items introduced in the estimates were not properly the subject of a church-rate, and that no ad vantage would accrue to any party if the libel were al lowed to go on t) proof. Although perfectly willing to uphold tae churchwardens in their duty, yet he (Dr. Jenner) submitted, while they chose to make experi ments, it would be exceedingly hard on the parties op posing if the Court did, not only refuse admission to the libel, but also condemn the churchwardens in costs. He submitted the rate was not made by the majority in any sense whatever, technical or legal ; that the parishioners assembled were under no obligation to vote for it ; and that the Braintree case could not be taken as a pre cedent. Dr. HARDING was heard on the same side. Dr. Curties and Dr. R. Phillimore, on behalf of the churchwardens, contended the present case fell under the principle involved in the Braintree case, and submitted the libel ought to be admitted. The Learned JUDGE was satisfied in his own mind the present case was not distinguished from the Braintree one. He would take time to consider the case. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY is, um HERRING V. HERRING. In this case the wife proceeds against the husband for a divorce on the ground of adultery. There was no op position on the part of the husband, and therefore the tucts were not entered into. The Learn.2d JUDGE, after commenting on the delay which had taken place, and which was caused entirely by Mr. Herring, decided that, although he had pleaded as a pauper, he must pay the costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 11. (Be:ore Mr. Commissioner GocrusuaN.) IN RE J. BUTTFIELD. The bankrupt, a grocer at Newbury, came up to pass his last examination. Tho balance sheet, prepared by Mr. Maynard, showed the debts to be 674/., to meet which the good debts given up were nearly 4001. His profits had been 8241.; losses, 1831.; trade expenses, 4941.; other expenses, 6271. There was no opposition, and the bankrupt passed. IN RE J. R. BROWN. This bankrupt was a wine-merchant of Norwich. To-day was fixed for passing his last examination; but the accounts not having as yet been filed an adjourn- ment was ordered. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. At the sitting of the Court, on Saturday, Edward Antos, who was on Friday convicted of arson, was placed in the dock, when the Learned Judge said that, in con sequence of some points of law having been raised by his counsel, which would be argued elsewhere, the judg ment of the Court upon him would be postponed until the next session. lie was them removed. Richard Gardner, a young man of very respectable appearance, was indicted for embezzling the sum of 1L 3s. 6d., received by him on account of his employers, and was also charged with larceny iu stealing the sum of 141., their property, which had come into his posses sion by virtue of his employment. Mr. BALLANTINE stated the case on the part of the prosecution, and afterwards called several witnesses, from whose evidence it appeared that about two years ago the prisoner was taken into the service of Messrs. Thompson and Co., ship and insurance brokers, as a confidential clerk, at a salary of 1501. a year, and which was afterwards increased to 2001. ; that he re mained in their service until the 10th of August last, when he quitted without giving them notice, and entered into partnership with a person named Blake hall, and they commenced business as insurance brokers, in Corbet-court, Gracechurch-street. A few days after wards, one of the parties discovered an entry in one of the books which excited his suspicion, and he thereupon sent for the prisoner, who immediately attended and ex plained the entire matter to his complete satisfaction; but suspicion of the prisoner's honesty having been once aroused, the prosecutors were induced to institute a more careful investigation of their accounts, and the result was the discovery that the prisoner had received several sums of money, for which he had not accounted, and for which he was taken into custody and ultimately committed for trial. Mr. E. JA ES, Q.C., addressed the jury at consider able length on the part of the prisoner, complaining of his not having had access to the prosecutor's books since this charge had been brought against him, and which would have enabled him to have explained the whole transaction. The Learned Counsel did not call any witnesses even to character. Mr. Justice TALPOURD then summed up the evidence, and The jury retired to consider their verdict. After an absence of nearly an hour they came into court and re turned a verdict of Guilty on that count of the indictment which charged the prisoner with stealing the 141. Upon the verdict being returned, _ _ Mr. BALLANTINE said there were five other similar indictments against the prisoner, and that his defalca tions amounted altogether to 2151, but after the verdict which had just been returned he had no wish to trouble the Court and jury with the trial of the other cases. Mr. Justice TALiotrap, however, said it would be mere satisfactory to proceed with another case before the'Court decided upon the prisoner's punishment, and the prisoner was tried on another indictment, and again convicted, whereupon the Court sentenced him to be transported for seven years. The two trials occupied the court the whole of the day. This osse terminated the sessions, and the court was adjourned to Monday, the 3d of February. LONDON SESSIONS-SATURDAY. THE CASE OP GROSS CRUELTY TO ♦ CHILD. Sarah Ann Paterson, aged 27, who was found guilty last Saturday, of gross negligence to an illegitimate child, exposing it to the cold, and depriving it of proper sustenance, was brought up for judgment. The prisoner lived with her husband in Skinner street, Bishopsgate, and had two children, the one the subject of this indictment, which was an idiot, and about six years old, and another by her present husband. Prom reports which had reached the officers of the East London Union that the former was starved and grossly neg lected, they, on the 11th of December, sent the re lieving officer to the house, and, finding the room door locked, he broke it open, and found the poor child was almost naked in a cradle, in appearance a skeleton, and a dry piece of crust by its side. There were sores over the head and body, and one of the witnesses said the mother was frequently in the habit of beating it naked with a strap. Mr. Porter, the surgeon of the union, on examining the child, was satisfied that the appearances arose from starvation, and not disease; and it further appeared that in the coldest weather the poor thing was left without firing in the room, where the stench was dreadful. ...„ The RECORDER, addressing the prisoner, said the offence of which she had properly been convicted was a very serious one. The prisoner had already been a week in prison; she was far advanced in pregnancy, and a lengthened imprisonment would cause the child to be born in prison, a thing which it was always de sirable to avoid, for some of the wise were so unchari table as to throw a taint in after life on those whose misfortune it was to have been born in a gaol. He should, therefore, order the prisoner to enter into sure ties, herself in 201., and two others in 204 one to bo her husband, to come up for judgment when called on. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-110USE. Williurrz Wakeham, a young man in the employment of Messrs. Meyers and Co., of No. 144, Leadenhall street, factors and general merchants, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having robbed his employers of a telescope and several other articles. The prisoner had, it appeared, been employed in look ing over goods for the orders, and of late several articles, to which he as well as the other servants of the estab lishment had access, had disappeared. Two policemen, having rece i ve d i nformation that suspicions attached to the prisoner, f o ll owe d hi m one even i ng f rom t h e pre mises to a coffee shop; and thence to a pawnbroker's shop, wh ere t h ey saw him through the window offer a telescope to the shoprnan. They immediately pounced upon him, and asked him where he got the property, and after some little hesitation he told them he had stolen it from his masters. The officers, after lodging him in the station-house, proceeded to search his apart ments, and found there a number of smelling-bottles and other goods, a long list of which was produced, and all of which were identified as property having been stolen from the prosecutors' premises. Tn. pr . : - - ! , was constaitte4 for trial. James Moody, a ruffian whs has been a hanger-on a the cab-stand in King William-street, was charged with having kicked and threatened to murder a policeman. The prisoner was expostulated with by one of the police on the turbulent spirit which he was exhibiting amongst the rough class to which he belonged, when he turned suddenly round and threatened, in the most so lemn manner, to thrust a knife into the preserver of the peace. As the officer had some reason for believing that the fellow would keep his word, he spoke to a brother policeman, and determined to have the opinion of the Lord Mayor upon the subject. The defendant said he did not care a straw for the Lord Mayor or Alderman Gibbs; that he was able for either or both of them, and that he never walked to the station-house and never would. He then began to use his fists and his feet, and in the most dangerous manner. Luckily the noise had the effect of gathering together a number of the force, but six of them were actually engaged in conveying the cadger to the police-station, from whence they were also obliged to convey him to the Mansion-house, where, upon his arrival, he was placed before the very magis trate whom he had named as one of the objects or his contempt. The general character given of the defendant in every respect corresponded with the description of his vio lence upon this particular occasion, and the policeman declared that he was the terror of the whole neighbour hood, and had been always in the habit of snapping his fingers when any authority was named. Alderman GIBBS—Why have you not brought him before the Lord Mayor upon former occasions? Police man—We cannot find out where he lives. We believe that he has no lodging; that he never goes to bed, but when he wants sleep that he takes possession of a cab, out of which the driver dares not remove him. Alderman Gmßs—Was he drunk? Policeman—As sober, my Lord, as I am at this moment. Alderman GlBBs—You ought to have stopped this sort of game long ago. Defendant—You ain't going to believe what that party says about me, are you? I did nothing but what I was bound to do, for he was wanting to meddle with the li berty of the subject, and I wouldn't have it. Alderman GIBBS—I fine you 40s. for the assault, and you must find bail for your good behaviour. Defendant—Very well. I never walked to prison yet, as I said before, and I'm blowed if ever I will.— (Laughter.) The commitment was then signed, and preparations were made for strapping down the refractory cadger to a stretcher, upon which he was subsequently taken to prison. ,~ ..:::,; ~ {. A PERSECUTED MAN.—After the ordinary business of the day was concluded Michael Sullivan, who said he came from the county of Cork three months ago, ap peared before Alderman Gibbs, and presented to him a letter from a City missionary, who resides at White chapel, requesting assistance for the bearer. The letter said :—" Will you be pleased to assist the bearer M. Sullivan, to get some tools, which he has been obliged to part with under very painful circum, stances. He attended the Protestant worship in Ire land for the last few years, and he was so persecuted by the instigation of a priest that no one would employ him, and, having five children, he was thus ruined ; and to be safe he left his home, for fear they would do him some bodily harm. The priest took away his Bible, and would have taken away his life as possible." Alderman GIBBS—What have you done with your family ? Applicant—They are all in the workhouse. Alderman GIBBS—And of what religion do you call yourself a member? Applicant—Oh, faith, I an't a Psomen Catholic, at any rate. Alderman GIBBS—Do you go to any church or chapel? Applicant—Not now, your Honour. The priest burned my Bible because my children went to church, and he cursed me, and I'll never go to chapel again. Alderman Gll3l3S—Did you apply to any Protestant clergyman to get you ereployment? Applicant—Oh, then, upon my word I did; but I couldn't get a bap orth t o ,r f i d w p o o rk o r r o a d t e o s ; , i for u b i e d t w g e e e t n no th th e in h g ea in ry th r e en w t o s rl a d n t d o t d ax o. es i have got a sister and a brother-in-law hero, and he works in the docks, but he couldn't get me in, and it's I that's able and willing. Alderman Genas—But I find you belong to some trade, for you have been obliged to get rid of your tools. Applicant—Yes, your Honour, I am a carpenter, but I can't got work without tools. The only tools re quired in the docks is a strong pair of hands, and I've got them. Alderman GIBBS then gave the applicant money to redeem his tools, and advised him to set to work as fast as he could and release his wife and children from the workhouse. The promise was made, mad the applicant retired overjoyed at the success of his mission. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY.— Thomas Barris was charged with having stolen a great coat from the hall of Dr. Thomas Chum hers, No. 1, Hill-street, Berkeley-square. Edward Hooker, the butler, said he had occasion to leave the hall the over night for a minute, while he went across the way to order a pint of porter. He saw the prisoner enter the hall and come out with a great coat, which had been hanging up there, on his arm. He immediately pursued the prisoner, and took him into custody with the property in his possession. Police-constable Watts, C 67, said in the prisoner's possession a pewter pot, and other articles, suspected to have been stolen, were found. Mr. Henry Last, landlord of the Duke of Albemarle public-house, said the pot was his property. The prisoner was fully committed. CLERKEN WELL. A DESPERATE THIEF.—A rough-looking fellow with many aliases, residing at No. 2 " over the water," was charged with breaking into some premises now erecting in Suffolk-street, Lower-road, Islington, belonging to Mr. Richard Harsent, and stealing a quantity of leaden piping and brass fittings. The prosecutor stated that at half-past seven in the morning he met the prisoner with the property coming from the premises in question ' and immediately recog nised it. The accused seemed aware of it, and asking, " Old fellow, what's o'clock ?" walked hurriedly aw a y. Witness, however, followed, telling him he had com mitted a felony, when he turned upon him, threatening his life, and struck and threw him several times. While being so ill-treated police-constable Luker, 147 N division, came up, and very likely saved his life. Mr. Mould, the clerk recognized the prisoner as an old thief, and said he had been convicted. Prisoner, looking savagely at that gentleman, said, " Not so much of your jaw." Sergeant Barber, 9 N, having proved two former con victions of felony against the prisoner, he was sent to Newgate for trial. A question of considerable importance was decided by Mr. Tyrwhitt in a case where Mr. George Walter, the parish engine-keeper, of Clerkenwell, and some of the fire brigade, applied for the usual rewards. Mr. Dyer, the churchwarden, attended merely to be satisfied that the rewards were legally claimed. He had seen the owner of the premises, who admitted that some articles in trade caught fire, and the house was in danger, but was not injured. The engines arrived, and Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent of the Fire Brigade, attended, and gave shrewd directions, which saved the house. Mr. Walter called a policeman, and he confirmed the above acts. Mr. TintwurrT remaiked that in such a case the fire men were entitled to the rewards. WORSHIP-STREET. ATTEMPT TO ROB, AND INFAMOUS DEFENCE.—A fellow, named George Henry Clarke, was placed before Mr. Hammill upon a charge of assaulting, with intent to rob, Mr. Henry Francis Seymour, a gentleman resi ding at Bath House, Hackney. About midnight, the complainant was passing the end of Church-street, Shoreditch, when the prisoner and three or four others surrounded him, and laid hold of his right arm, hustling him about, with the in tention, no doubt, of robbing him. He, however, strug gled, and having contrived to free himself from their grasp, called a policeman from the opposite side of the way, upon which the assailants all made off, except the prisoner, who being laid hold of by the policeman, as serted that he had seen the complainant assaulting re spectable females, and had 'laid hold of him to assist in bringing him to justice. This, of course, was iudignantly denied by Mr. Seymour, and the prisoner, unluckily for himself, being already well known to the constables, was at once taken into custody. Mr. HAMMILL remanded the prisoner for a week, in the expectation that other charges may be brought against him. LAMBETH. Mr. Frederick William Routledge, alias Captain Rout ledge, a person of gentlemanly appearance, about sixty years of age, was placed at the bar, bofore the Hon. G. C. Norton, on a charge of swindling Mr. Richard H. Johnson, of the flint-glass works, St. Helen's, Lanca shire, out of 2131. 16s. Mr. Games appeared for the prisoner. _ _ _ The books, bills, and d ocuments found at the pri soner's residence furnish ample proof of the existence of a system of wholesale swindling, almost incredible, and the case, when brought to a proper maturity, will disclose one of the most gigantic swindles and frauds that has come to light for years past. The prisoner, who is known at different parts of the metropolis, and who is said to be a Waterloo officer, a Captain Rout ledge, has been for nearly thirty years the principal of a gang of swindlers, who have victimised the public to a very considerable amount, under the assumed titles of Wiararn and Co., Taylor and Co., Hill and Co., Green and Co., Hankey and Co. Gurney and Co., and latterly as George and William Bruce; and so ingenious have been the plans of the gang that during these thirty years they have set the police at defiance, and carried on their operations with great impunity. Their plan of proc.-ding was this:—They forwarded printed circulars, headed " Commercial information, and temporary as sistance to merchants, manufacturers, tradesmen, and private gentlemen of respectability," and offering bills of exchange to any amount, drawn and accepted by " respectable" parties, and at such dates us might be required as a temporary assistance, provided the parties receiving such bills provided for their payment on their coming to maturity. These circulars they addressed to many persons of respectability in every town in England, Ireland, and Scotland, and by this means they were afforded ample score for their nefarious praatices. Persons requiring temporary assistance, and not able, or not wishing, perhaps, to put their own paper into circulation, write to these swindlers for bills, vary ing according to circumstances, and for these they were called on in the first instance to pay a large bonus in ready money. The bill so received, and which in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, was made payable at a London banker's, the parties get discounted at a local banker's, or by private monied friends, and some days before they become due an intimation is received from the swindlers reminding the party of the fact, and stating the necessity of forwarding a remittance to take I it up. The dunes, simpering. they ere dealing with I is , e egel; - ne a, foreeted !t‘e toneert tl - as sa iialiets, ahe at ok,ce put it into tin.ii pock i ts, and leave the bill to its fate; and this was precisely the case in the instance of Mr. Johnson. That gentleman, how ever, finding that he had got into such hands, made application to Mr. Robinson, the superintendent of the P division of police, and he at occo placed the case in the hands of Sergeant Quinnear and Robert Melville, two of his most intelligent and active officers, and the result has been the apprehension of Rout ledge, the captain of the gang, and it is hoped the break ing up the nefarious and monster swindle. The officers having ascertained that a registered letter, containing Johnson's remittance, and addressed to Messrs. George and William Bruce, Frances-street, Newington, had been addressed to No. 21 in that street, they called there on Friday, and inquired for Captain Routledge, but were told no such person resided there. They fcrced their way into the parlour, and there found the prisoner sitting at a desk, with varinue letters, documents, and a bill-book before him. Quinnear, addressing him, said he was an officiir, and should ;take him into custody on a charge of fraudulently obtaining from Mr. Johnson, of St. Helen's, Lancashire, the sum of 213/. 165., and be (the prisoner) replied he knew nothing about it. The prisoner, in reply to the question of the officers, admitted that the bill-book before him was his, but that the whole of the documents did not belong to him. On examining the place, the officers found a truckload of circulars drawn up with a cunning and skill calculated to deceive the devil himself, or at least the most knowing. Also a number of letters from persons who had been and were about to be victim ised ; in fact, the assortment presented a " grand exhibition" of documents, the most perfect that human ingenuity could devise for carrying on a gigantic system of swindle. Amongst the things so found were thirty bills, amounting in the whole to 3,5171. Bs., and about the same number of bill-stamps in blank, with the ex ception of the acceptance, which were in different names; seventy-six sovereigns, half-notes to the amount of 741, a piece of black broad cloth, duplicates for cloth to a vast amount, and other things important to the case, Sergeant Quinnear said that from a letter which he had received from Mr. Johnson, it appeared that about the 10th of August last he received a bill of exchange from Messrs. George and William Bruce, of Frances street, Newington, for 2131. 165., for which he had to pay 10/. commission. The bill, which purported to be drawn by Mr. William Balfour, merchant, of Glasgow; accepted by Mr. Henry Boult, merchant, of King-street, London; endorsed by Mr. W. James Selkirk, commis sion-agent, Commercial-road, Limehouse, London, was dated the sth of August last for four months, and became due on the Bth of December last, that day being Sunday. Mr. Johnson remitted its amount in a registered letter, to take it up at the banking-house of Messrs. Glyn, Hal lifax, and Co., but this was not done, and the bill was returned to the country bankers who discounted it, with 19s. 6d. expenses. (Sergeant Quinnear here produced the bill-book found at the prisoner's, and pointed out an entry of this very bill, with the name of Mr. Johnson before it) The prisoner here denied that he bad acknowledged to the officers that the bill-book was his. Mr. Superintendent Robinson begged that the magis trate would remand the case, as he had reason to be lieve that he would be able to bring forward others of a similar kind, in which the prisoner was implicated. Mr. NORTON assented to this request, and refused bail for the prisoner's future appearance. THAMES. Mrs. Mary Barnes, a respectable-looking woman, 26 years of age, was charged with attempting to utter a spurious half-sovereign to Mrs. Ann Muldeary, tobacco nist, Sykes-terrace, Mile-end-road. The prosecutrix stated that the prisoner came that day to purchase a snuff-box at her shop, for which she tendered a sovereign in payment, and received the change in silver. The prisoner, instead, requested to be accommodated with half a sovereign, which Mrs. Muldeary brought down, and the prisoner requested to have it weighed, which being done it was found to be light. As Mrs. Muldeary always weighed any gold she took, she was satisfied it was not the half-sovereign she gave to the prisoner, and accused her of having changed the coin, when the prisoner abused her in the grossest manner. The prisoner, who said she resided in the London road, Kingston, Surrey, said that Mrs. Muldeary having weighed her sovereign with great nicety, she insisted on having the half-sovereign weighed also, when it was found to be light. Mr. INGRAM questioned Mrs. Muldeary closely as to whether some unweighed coins might not have got amongst her cash. He seemed disinclined to commit the prisoner, and accepted her own security for her ap pearance on Monday. SEABORNE MAILS_ When made up in Fromwhat When PLACES. General Post-office port dis- due. London. patched. Africa (West coast).. America (via N. York by British packet) ..*N January 31 .. Liverpool ..,Jan. 16 America (via Boston by British packet) .. N January 17 Liverpool .. Jan. 29 America (by [halted Liverpool & States packet).. N January 24 Southampt.! Belgium. • . .. •• N Daily .. Dover ..!Daily Brazil .. 31 9th of the month Southampt. :Jan. 24 Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 24 California(viaChagres) AI 17th of month Southampt. 'Feb. 5 Cape of Good Hope N January 14 Plymouth • . !March 3 Central America .. 31 2d & 17th of month Southampt. 'Jan. 20 Channel Isles .• IV Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Sa Chili DI 17th of the month Southampt. 'Jan. 20 France 21 & N Twice daily .. .. Dover ITwicedally Harnburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. 'Tues. Sat. Ilolland .. • • .. N Wednes. & Satur. London .. , Mon. Thur Honduras N 17th of the mouth Southampt. IJam. 20 Ireland .. & N Twice daily .. Holyhead •. Twicedaily India (via Southamp.) 31 20th of the month Southampt. Jan. 28 India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th of mouth' Dover • • Jan. 23 Madeira .. • Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. 31 20th of the month Southampt. Jan. 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. N 7th&24tla ofmonth Dover .. Jau. 23 Mediterranean (by French packet via Marseilles) .. .. Mexico 21 2d of the month.. Southampt. Feb. 5 Peninsular.. 21 7 th,17th,27 th of mo' SouthamPt. Jan. 15 Peru .. M 17th of the month iSouthampt. Jan. 20 West Indies .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M( 2d of the month .. i Southarnpt. N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-office by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch. *.* It is not expected that the next West India packet Will bring any wail from the Havannah. SHIP NE WS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 11.—Wind, S.W., moderate.— Arrived—Empress, from Pernambuco, in 24 days, having sailed on the evening of Dec. 17; Mary Ward, from New Orleans; Arrow, from St. Michael's; Glide, from Taganrog; Princess and Home, from Odessa; Fa vourite, from Barletta; Druid, from Benin; Trouba dour, from Demerara; Hebe, from Laguna; Phantom, from Dunkirk; Maseppa, from Cadiz; Louisa, from Prince Edward's Island; Alcibiades, from Alexandria; Sophia and Christiana, from Honduras; Elizabeth, from Demerara; Queen of the West, from New York; Co rinthian, from the Mauritius; G - ulnare, from St. Mi chael's; Lance, from Figuera. Adamant, hence, for California, has arrived at Monte Video in distress. Peru, hence, has Arrived at Benin. Livorno screw steamer, sailed from Plymouth for Gibraltar, 9th inst. Theodore, hence, has arrived at Toulon. BRISTOL, JAN. 10.—An Irish schooner, supposed from Gloucester, is on shore; crow saved, vessel little damaged. A chequered buoy, belonging to the Trinity House, said to be drifted from below the Holmes, drove on shore near the river's mouth. FREDERICESHAVEN, DEC. 30.—Gesnia, from Dantaic for Leith, has put in with damage, and must discharge her cargo, part of which, being damaged, will be sold. HIORTINS, DE C . 30.—Ch ristina schooner, of and bound for Mulinoe, from Grangemouth, was wrecked off Thornley the 24th lust.; master and two men saved; cargo, coals, being saved. DANTSIC, DEC. 31. The Anna and Paul, from Ko nigsberg for Stettin, has put in to-day in distress, and with part of cargo thrown overboard, having been ashore on Hein, and must discharge to repair. STETTIN JAN. 6.—The Schwan , o f St ol pemunde , from Hartlepool for Swinnomunde , cap siz ed and sunk , off Falster on the sth of November; crew (except one) drowned. GRAVESEND, JAN. 11.—Wind W.S.W., fresh, cloudy. Arrived—Sarnia, from Jersey; Apollo, Ocean, and Giraffe, from Rotterdam; Menai, from Calais; Isabella from Sines ; Ann and Eliza, from St. Domingo; Colum bus, from L eghorn; Roscommon and Diana, from Har lingen; Lady Pansa, from Sundval; Sir Robert Peel, Cygnet, from Berbice; H e r o i ne , f rom Callao; fo Queen of the Isles, from Tercei ra; M argaret, r Dunkirk; from Konigsberg; Amelia, from Seville; Triton, from Ostend; William Jolliffe, from Havre; Tourist, from Boulogne; Lady Louise and Joseph, from Guernsey; Tribune, from Leghorn; Flora, from Tarragona; Do minion, from Sunderland; Volosona, from Trieste; Ann Tift, from St. John's; Swift, from Africa; La Coq, from Cherbourg; Roding, from Venice. Sailed—Walmer Castle, for Calcutta; Grampian, for Coquimbo; Rebel, for St. Michael's; Tiger, for Ham burgh; Belle Vue, for the Cape; Lady Kenneway, for Hobart Town; Lord John Russell, for Harlingen; Eliza beth, for St. Michael's; Earl of Auckland, Rainbow, and Fyenoord, for Rotterdam; Albion, for Boulogne; Ruby, for Glasgow; Fame, for Calais; Duke of Bronte, for N ew Zealand; Baron Vay, for Trieste; Sir Edward Banks, for Ostend; Antwerpen, for Antwerp; Heinrich Hudson, for New York; Propontis, for the Cape; Royal Saxon, for Dominica; Director, for ' Antwerp; Lalaroche, for California. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Blake barque, for Panama, on the 18th of November, in lat. 5 N., long. 21 W. Barque, second distinguishing pendant, No. 5,367, on the 23d November, in let. 9 N., long. 22 W. Acorn, of Greenock, from Falmouth for Demerara, on the 15th ult., in lat. 36 N., long. 18 W. Thames, from Southampton, on the 28th ult., about three hours' sail from St. Thomas's. Ino, from Bristol for Jamaica, on the 26th of Decem ber, in lat. 47 N., long. 11 W. Robert Watt, from Liverpool for Valparaiso, on the 20th of November, in lat. 13 S., long. 36 W. Hanoverian schooner Magnet, on the 26th ult., in lat. 44 N., long. 19 W. Mazurka, from London for Constantinople, on the 25th ult., off Cape Bon. Brig Middleton, outward bound, Dec. 31, in let. 41 N., long. 12 W. Troubadour, from Demerara for Liverpool, Dec. 17, in lat. 33 N., long. 49 W. Brig Elizs Caroline (supposed), Dee. 29, in let. 47 N., long. 16 W. Barque Rambler, outward bound, in let. 7 N., long. 21 W. Effort, from Ceylon for London, in let. 49 N., long. 5 W. A schooner, from Liverpool, Dec. 26, in let. 38 N., long. 12 W. THE COUNTI LTVEBW , OT,, JAN. 11,—P; 1119 !r:ldc. s. d. s. Wheat, per 701 b English, white :• 5 6 to 6 0 Do. red .. 5 6 5 9 Irish, best red •• 5 6 5 9 Do, lower quality 5 2 5 6 Manx, red and wh. 5 6 5 9 Dantsic, high mixed 6 8 7 2 • Do., mixed - .. .. 6 2 6 61 Rostock, &c.. .. 6 4 6 6 Ramburgh and Lower Baltic .. 5 9 6 0 American & r white 6 3 6 8 Canadian, t red 6 0— 6 6 Antwerp & Louvain 5 10 6 1 French, red.. .. 5 7 5 10 Hungarian and Mariaropoli .. 5 6 5 9 Odessa, Polish .. 5 8 5 9 Do., common .. 5 4 5 6 Egyptian .. 3 9 4 3 Flour, English & Irish, per 2801 b 31 0 33 0 tY MARKETS. •;oPR firm tf.-riav, 6 7t nothing d. s. d. Do• Meal, perl96lb 15 0 to 16 0 Barley, English, pr imperial quarter 26 0 28 0 Irish, Scotch, and Idanx,per6olb.. 3 4 3 8, " Foreign, grinding 3 2 3 ,7 Rye, per 601 b .. 3 3 3 Beans, English, pr imperial quartr 29 0 30 Irish and Scotch, per 4801 b.. .. 25 0 27 0 Dutch .. .. 26 6 28 0 Egyptian .. 23 6 24 0 Peas, English, per imperial quartr 30 0 32 0 Foreign ..30 0 31 0 Oats, per 451 b : English, Scotch, and Welsh, old 2 9 2 10 Irish, raew, best mealing 2 0— 2 7 Do., feeding .. 2 5 2 8 Do., foreign .. 2 6 2 8 Oatmeal, English, & Scotch,pr24olb 23 0 24 6 Irish,new .. 21 6 22 0 Do., old • .. 23 0 2 1 0 Do., extra fine 33 0 -- 34 0 United States, per barrel 21 0 21 0 Canadian •• 21 0 23 6 Indian corn, per 4801 b, white .. 30 0 —32 6 MANCHESTER, JAN. 11.—During the week nothing has occurred to vary the tone of the trade in the slightest degree, a vary limited demand being experienced for all articles at about previous prices. Into Liverpool and Runcorn the imports from Ireland exhibit a further de crease, and coastwise the arrivals (with the exception 0 1 malt) are most trivial. Fr om a b roa d, h oweve r, liberal supplies of wheat and lour still come forward. Our mar ket this morning was exceedingly lifeless, and wheat andl flour were again slightly depressed in value. Oats and oatmeal likewise moved off slowly, and the prices current on this day se'nnight were with difficulty :nsintained for the former article. WORCESTER, JAN. 11.—The general prices asked for good samples of wheat in fair condition to-day were 15 5 to 15s 4d per bag for white, and 14s 8d to 15s for red' Malting barley 3s to 3s 4d per bushel; distilling 25 9d to 3s. New English bears, 3s Sd to 4s per bushel; old English, 4 to 4s 4d per bushel. New oats 2s gd to 3s, and old 28 6d to 2s 9d per bushel. White peas 3s 6 d to 4s per bushel, and gray from 4s to 4s 6d per bushel. Stourbridge market on Friday was well attended . Wheat was very dull, and the prices were a trifle lower. Barley also cheaper, and in slow demand. Peas main' tained their former rates. At Wolverhampton the market was much of the 51 01 . character that has distinguished it for several weeks, the prevailing feature being dullness, though without anY decline in price on good samples of wheat, farmers being inclined to resist any further reduction. Fine of wheat sold at 4s 10d to 5s 4d per 621 b; inferior * little lower. Malting barley in better demand, but wit h ; out any improvement in value; current prices rang e " from 24s to 26s per imperial quarter. Old beans a slowsale, at 12s per 196th; new, 11a per 1961 b; of foreig n few on offer. Oats sold with difficulty at 18s to 209 per 3121 b. qua lities At Atherstone business was dull, and the turn of pric es for all grain was in favour of the buyer. Wheat, 14s to 15s per bag of three bushels. Barley, 23s to 25s per quarter. Old oats are worth 24s per quarter; wh ile new range from 19s to 21s per quarter. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 9.—The numbers at the market to-day were —oxen, 868; sheep, 1, 852 ' Owing to the large supply of cattle sales were very dully and best ox beef down is per cwt from last market' Best ex beef 465, current from 43s to 445, inferior 3 6s to 40s. At the close of the market a clearance was ef fected. Owing to the small supply of sheep sales were brisk, with an advance in price of about 2s per bead. Best aged wethers 6d p, r lb, current price 5d to 6 2' good owes from 4d to 41d. Clearance of the sheep wed early effected in the mornir: . Pigs dull at 349. Fe calves frcm 56s to 60e per cwt. DALKEITH, JAN. 9.—The relative weight per four baldish of the three prices of wheat were 18st llb, IBst 01b, and 001 01b. Oats, 12st 121 b, 12st 21b, and lOst 61b. Barley, 16st 3 1 b , 15st 131 b, and 14st 81b. Peas and beans, 19st 31b, 18st 41b, end 17st 91bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 527 Wheat ... £2 2 0 118 0 £1 11 0 2077 Oats 625 Barley 1 5 6 1 3 9 018 ",„, 34 Peas and Beans 1 10 0 1 8 0 6 v Average of wheat 36s Bd. ABERDEEN, JAW. 10 .— Grain — O a ts (old), s. n 1 Od to Os Od; , 401bs per bushel; oats (new), 16 s Od t o 16 s 3d, 401bs per bush el; barley, 20s to 21s Od, 52Ibs per bushel ; bear, 20s Od to 0d,521bs per bushel; wheat 40s to 00s; oatmeal, 13s Od to 14s O per boll ; flour, 31s to 33s per sack. Provisions --Besf l 4d to 6d per lb mutton„ ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, to 6d ; pork, per stone, 2s 9d to lamb, per lb, 4d to 64; tallow, per stone, ato3s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, 6d to lei hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each, 6d to 7d; hares, each, is 6(1 to 2s ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 7d to 9o; eggs, per doz, 9d to Is ; cheese, per cwt, 18s to 23s Od ; hens ' peg pair, 3s to 3s 6d ; chi c k ens , ditto, 2s Od to 2s 6d; ducks, ditto Is 6d to 2s Od; ducklings, ditto, Os Od to Os; turkeys, ditto, 7 * (141 to 8s Od; geese, ditto, 6s Od to 7s ; butter for exportation (prey nt d cure), per cwt, 00s to 645 ; egg s , w h o l esa l e p r ice, per dozen, 7 to Od ; 4113 loaf, cash, 5d ; credit, 6d ; pork, per stone of 14110, 33 Od to 3s 6d; peak fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od ; porOstok large, Sc 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per b arre l o f 204 lbs, _os: Meal—Oatmeal, Is 4d to Is sd ; ba r ley dust, 6d to 71.. peasemeal, Is 8d to is 10d; aids, Od to 6d ; bermes], 1 le _ e to is 2d ; flour, is 8d to Is 10d; barley, per lb, Id to 2d; barl y flour, is 4cl to Os Od. DUBLIN, JAN. 10.—We have no alteration to report in the currencies of the corn market since Tuesday, but every description of grain met a dull sale this day, and Tuesday's prices were scarcely obtainable for Indian corn. Wheat, white, 21s Od to 25s od ; red ditto, 19s Od to 22s 6d ; barley, 12a Od to 14s Od; oats, per barrel, 8s Gd to lOs 3d; rapeseed, 18s to 20s Od; oat meal, lOs 6d to lis 61; flour, seconds, per cwt, 13s to 16s; Indian corn, 29s to 33s per 4801bs. CORK, JAN. 10. The supplies of home-grain for the week have been small, the reeeipts being— wheat 341 brls, at 1 7 9 to 21s 3d per brl; barley 1,202 brls, at 10s to 12s 6d per brl; oats 4,174 brls, at 8s to lOs 6d per brl. We have but little variation in prices. Wheat and oats, however , manifest a downward tendency. The large arrivals of foreign wheat, and the pressure of the article (slightly damaged or much) on the market, by foreign importers, through the medium of auction sales, has so complete l y checked business and paralysed the trade as to render quotations altogether nominal. Barley is scarce, and to firm and inquired after. O a t s are very dull, and but little has been done in the article, prices at the oth er side of the Channel h o ldi ng out little inducement to shippers to make consignments. It is difficult to give a correct idea of the condition of the flour trade. Millers, factors, and dealers in small lots on their own Val et : are selling in retail quantities a s th e y can realise, and a ' varying prices, and we believe we are correct in stat'eg that in most cases a decline of ed, and in many instances a decline of Is per cwt has been submitted to. The trade in Indian corn is extremely dull, restricted , 5 13 i limited, and although prices are nominally the same, lower terms would, we think, be submitted to. Indian meal is entirely neglected Currency. Barrels. 0 White wheat oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 stone 41 Red wheat 18s Od to 20s Od OJs Od-20 do 70 Barley IIs 4d to lls 10d Ils 10d-16 do 0 Bere 112 Oats 190 Pigs 27s Od to 29s 6d 28s Od per cwt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices: 0 barrels white wheat; 21 red ; 28 barley; 0 here; 11 oats; 3 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week :--- Wheat, 347. Barley, 958. Oats, 4,093. Pigs, 423. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY., First quality ... 81s First quality ... ......... .• 724 Second quality Third quality ......... 73s Third quality . ........... 643 Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality s2s Sixth qualit .............. 431 Return of Cattle so ld f orte week endi ng ..... 4: -- Pigs, 1,608. Sheep, 154. Cows, 90. , 01. Flour—First seconds, lls Od to 12 s Od ; h ouse h olds 9 8 to 10 5 6d; thir d s , 12s 6d to 13 a Od ; extra 14,j VIA 6s to Se per cwt. Oatmeal 10,16 d to Os; Indian meal 78 3d to 7s 6d; w heat ' meal, 10s to 108 6d per cwt. Indian corn 712 s 6d to 7110 s Od Pe r ton. Bran 878 6d to 90s per ton. Hay—Farmers 25s to 425; averse ; dealers 44 s to f.‘ss Od; average 48s per ton. Su aw—Farnieri: 22s Od to 32 s Od ; average 28s ; dealers 36s Od to 90s „A average 00$ Od p er ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 60 household loaf 5d to 50 per 41b. Fresh butter, 10d 0 1243 per lb. Eggs-5s Od to 58 6d per hundred. Coale"' Newport 1 sOd ; Lydney 17s ; Landore 14s ; Neath Cub!' 13$ 6d per ton. Tallow 39a Od to 40s per owl Whisky, 25 o. p., bs 9d per imperial gallon. lg e : n —Beef 4d t o 40 ; mutton 40 to 6d; veal 4( 1 2 Z_ 5d ; pork 4d t o Od ; b acon 7d t o 8d ; sausages M per 1 7. Hops 6110 s to 0/ Os per cwt. B a n gor s l a t es 312 s 6d to 315 5 pe . tcn. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 8/ Os; Valonia 151 to 01; Frenc h 61 Os ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wooll4s to 15s per s tont Hemp 32/ to 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 21a to 00s ditto, 24s to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ to 11110' P 0 , ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pi n e, 31 105 • yello ditto, 2/ 15s per ton ; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. Market 23s to 325; salted 24s to 328 per cwt ; calf e`* - 0 30 to 30 per lb. Potatoes, white 70 to 10d; lOd to 12d. Guano—Peruvian, 11/ lOs ; lchaboe, 8/ to r , per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19a per barrel. We have much pleasure in informing o ur rescr that the authorities of the town of M arseilles have decr ee d a silver medal to Mr. Cahen, Chief Rabbi of th a t town, 7c testimony of their gratitude for the devotion shown by tn, worthy pastor during the ravages of the cholera. —fe z ' Chronicle. OF A 801!. On the 9th inst., at Cheste r - square , t h e w if e o f CllP taio Burdett. On the 3d inst., at Upl an d-h ouse, Exeter, the Rife of Major Robinson, Royal Engineers. ON A DAUGHTER. if e of On the Bth inst., a t t h e Vi carage, Netherbury, the lt the Rev. Richard Pulteney. On the 7th in s t., at B ou l ogne . sur-M rdiva r4 er, the lady of -- Francis Fennell, Esq. ____.....--- ARMED. On the 9th i ns t., at & the Catholic Chapel, ~,t o Masboro ll e g u t Yorkshire, Charles W e ld, E sq ., e ld est son of HumphrY Esq., of Chidcock, Dorset, to Mary, second daughter of late 'l'. D. Bland, Esq., of Kippax-park, Yorkshire. _,,,, firer , On the 7th inst., at Clifton Ch urc h, J. G o ldie Esq., London, to Jane Cuming, eldest daughter of Benson, Esq., Clifton. DID. On the 2d inst., at Alber t- street, Regent's-park, Brevet Major Fitzmaurice W. Colthurst, late of the 57th Foot. t On the 6th inst., at Spring-vale, Isle of Wight, Lieutol an Harry Wilson, R.N. so, At Chertsey, on the 7th i ns t., Th omas Gall; Esq., age d formerly of Whitefield-house, Uldale, Cumberland. g. On the 9th inst., at Charlette-row, Walworth, Win" — Hemmans, Esq., aged 64. At Cheltenham, on the Bth inst., aged 70, Frances Beb ece3 Harriet. widow of James C. B. Ogilvie, Esq., of London- v., On the Bth inst., at Cambridge. John Haviland, Esq./ Al' a , o for more than 33 years Regius Professor of Physic i n University. ---- London : Printed and Publish e d b y MURDO Yo- ,4 of 2 , No. 112, Strand, Printer,No • IA at The S un Office, .. v , of Strand, in the Precinct of th e S avoy , i n the coin"' Middlesex, Monday, January 13, 1851. .xtr Will l at th, 1 4th 1 F,aatt E ,Tan 1 • ~,h Ro P tek,