The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-22 00:00:00

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. Accounts from Hamburgh of the 18th inst. state that the Assembly of Notables held their first meet ing on the previous day. Count Bille Brahe addressed the Assembly, and alluded to the conciliatory feelings of the Danish Government as evidenced in the amnesty. A draft of a joint constitution for the Duchies in union with the Danish Monarchy was then placed before the Assembly. Another meeting was to be held on the following Monday. ITALY. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY. -- Yesterday we received ad vices by the Asia, showing that although the receipts pointed to a crop exceeding 2,300,000 bales of cotton, yet, in consequence of telegraphic reports of heavy frost throughout North Alabama, Mitsissippi, and Tel:lessee, en the 2d and 3d init., there had occurred a rise of 1, - ;. per pound in the New York market, and ic. at New Orientis. This intelligence appeared to telt rather in favour of the Liverpool holders of cotton, in the early part of to-day, according to the somewhat ques tionable authority posted on cur Exchange; and as in crease of firmness was tlaerefore manifested throughout the forenoon, both by the spinners and manufacturers, so that it became more difficult to buy on terms which were easily commanded last week. Still there appeared but little disposition to operate in goods: while, in yarns, the orders for exportation, though in some degree increased, were both few and of restricted extent, and although the home consumers ventured to make a good many offers, issuing in a greater..amount of business than they had effe.eted for some time before in any one day, yet the whole of it would be made little account of in a settled state of things. Since high 'Change, we are informed by telegraph that the Pacific has arrived in the Mersey, with news of three days later date, from which we learn that the advance at New York, referred to above, did not exceed I cent, the whole of which, with an 1 additional 4 cent, was lost on the receipt of unfavourable advices from Liverpool and Man chester by the Europa, on the 9th instant. At once, the spirit of our market is again, in some degree, dumped; and, during the last two hours, we seem to have been reverting, pretty decidedly, to the attainable rates of last week. Those rates were beginning to attract the attention of foreign merchants; and it is felt to be better, therefore, that an advance originating solely in an alleged heavy frost, and which must necessarily hinder the lull resumption of business, should be checked in a day. RCCHDALE, MontnAlo—The flannel market is still in active, and the march:en::: show no disposition to pur chase. Indeed, not many buyers have attended, and a very limited amount of business has been transacted. The price of wool continues firm, notwithstanding the manufacturers are only purchasing for their immediate wants. MetecLEsrlELD, TUESDAY.—The manufactured goods trade remains entirely without alteration for the better. Bor , incss is doing to a ce rt a i n ex t ent , a l t h oug h at prices which are anything but satisfactory to makers. Home Throv. - n—Prices may be quoted the same as those ranging for the last fortnight. In some instances offers have been made on the part of holders to do business at a reduction of 6d. per lb. on previous rates, but up to the present we have not heard of this concession having led to business. Foreign Thrown—Rather more doing, manufacturers continuing to turn attention to thia de scription, the consequence o f success i ve reductions in price, and evident desire on the part of importers to sell. HALIFAX, SATURDAY. —Low lastings and low cotton back lastings have been inquired for 'to-day, but there are very few to be met with. Other descriptions of goods are very little sought after just now. There is no improvement in the yarn market ; and prices arc without alteration. There is scarcely so much doing in wool, with the turn in favour of the buyer. LEEDS, MESUAY.—The market to-day has been dull; but on Saturday last a fair business was done, and prices continuo firm. IitIDDER6FIELD, TIIESDAY.-Our marl:et of today has scarcely been an average one; less nas been done on the wll6lc. Goods of a middle quality are the class principally in demand. Yarns are s teady. In wool less has been dlast one, at about me same prices asweek. THE SOMERSET EXAMPLE. . (From the Examiner.) T he eorurektal of Ceptain Poulett Henry Somerset, of the Cdealice,at;ana Guards, to the House of Correction for ten a brutal neeeult on a police-officer in the executio'n 7 for warning to t his duty, is an excellent example both will enable ate gentlemen who think that their purses for imitation m to break tbe law with impunity, and u to magistrates who have to deal ' with such cases. It will be observed that Captain Somerset treated the charge with thuoreoui! ah, ainedifference till the sentence was proneunced. t een no regret, indeed he talked as if he had been the ill-treated party. considered he had not" He f ro m the police whicha treated with the courtesy expect." He " would have gentleman was entitled to proper civility." In Captain oPped if treated with Somerset's . . obedience to the law is 11 opinion, tional, and depending on the etnaraLere quite conven order is enforced. • If the policeman performedin which an tion, Captain Somerset might h„e been a prostra pleased to comply with the regulations, and graciously taken the road which the public convenience iht h ave Bat as the policeman was not a p ink of courtesy, ejpiired. forbidden r oa d, a' %,t,ain Somerset drove on in the the head and when stopped whipped tbe officer about end face to mend his manners. Captain Somerset made this impenitent defenc e , no doubt, with a 5/. note ready in his hand, to be flung on the counter of justice to pay for his pleasure in brutality. But vast was the change that came over his spirit when the magistrate, Mr. Hardwick, uttered the words, " You will go to the House of Correction for ten days." Capt. Somerset was then no lonr cavalier—no longer indif ferent, but full of feeling for himself, and pleaded piteously ad m. • tserzcordiam. Defendant — "House of Correction! Pray allow me to pay a fine, I i trust you will consider your decision over again. Such a sentence will probably oblige me to leave my regi ment Not a doubt of ft. I will pay any fine you may inflict." to escape the dis He would gladly have paid 1,000/. e xample is thi s or graceful punishment. What an ties, on which we have vice of pecuniary penal petty fine to a man in easy 0 often commented! A is no punishment at all, r affluent circumstances , and it is an abu s e of words to call it a pecuniary Ptualt more punishment to a man who indu Y. I A s mall fine is no pine y of a brutality than the price of a in the luxury another appetite is a punishment. A p e c rie to gratify the angry passions of Captain Somerset; a ceman moved and at tbe SUP posed expense of 51. th© price of the satisfaction - passions was dirt cheap, and the assault was e of those the Captain no doubt intending to Pay for committedcommitted, when called to account, and to show how It honestly would fling the dirty money to the magistrate. 'irn h i e was a miscalculation which Captain Somerset now rues,s but the case does not the less forcibly illustrate the pernicious tendency of fines, which are to justice what the Catholic indulgences of old for crime and sin were to morality and religion. A gentleman com mits an assault with t h e u nderstanding that the highest price for the article is 51.' It had not oc curred to Captain Somerset that for assaulting a police. officer in the execution of his duty the magistrate had the discretionary power of i mpr isonment; or it hid not cc rred to him that a magistrate would impartially dis charge his duty towards a gentleman so highly connected. Had Captain Somerset known the price he was to pay fer the pleasure of whipping a police officer, what amount of discourtesy or incivility would have moved him to raise a hand against the constable? His horse might have In its sitting of the 15th, the Chamber of Deputies of Turin passed the Ministerial Bill for imposing a tax upon mortmain property and corporate bodies, by 97 votes to 27. The Senate approved the first four teen articles of the Bill on the discipline of judical functionaries and their permanence in office. The Opinione of Turin quotes letters from Milan of the 15th, stating that Marshal RADETZKY has been summoned to Vienna, for the purpose of accom panying the EMPEROR to Warsaw. Count GruLax is to assume the Government of Lombardy i❑ the interval. A rumour is current at Milan that the daughter of the Grand Duke of HES3E DARMSTADT is to be affianced to the Emperor of AUSTRIA. The Constituzionale of Florence of the 13th states that the Marquis FERDINAND BARTOLOMMEI having applied to the prefecture of Florence for permission to celebrate a funeral service in commemoration of the battles of Curtalone and Montanara, is which the Tuscan troops distinguished themselves against the Austrians in 1848, the Prefect has met the applica tion with a refusal, notwithstanding the same anni versary had been celebrated in 1849 and 1850 with the approbation of the Government. ABD-EL-KADER. The Journal d'lndre et Loire gives some interesting hbeen particulars about Abd.el-Kader. .The Ameer b a permitted to take rides in the environs of . A ll m oi a detachment of the 7th Chasseu ss o e' n a t n ed d r's specially the cold and to accompany him in his excursions . . rainy weather, which has prevainleod opportunitysince the end of of April, afforded the Amer availing himself of this indulgence until the 13th, when he left the chateau for the first time since his arrival there, to visit Chenoneeaux, formerly a royal residence frequented by Francis 1., Henry 11., and Diana of Poitiers, and now the property of M. and Mme. de Villeneuve, who had been the first to welcome Abd el-Kader to his new residence three years ago, an d ever since paid him the politest attentions, by sendin g hi m t h e ra r es t flowers and fruits their hothouses could supply. On this occasion dime. de Vindictive received the illus trious captive with her accustomed urbanity, and ac companied him throughout all the apartments of her mansion. An abundant collation was then served up for the visitor and his suite. Abd.el-KadDr was accom panied by two of his sons, some of the principal Arabs of his household, an interpreter, and Captain Boisonnet. Before taking le tve h e wrote, the following words in Arabic in Madame de Villeneuve'a album:—"Praise be to tha only God I I have seen the world assembled in this palace. It is like a fragment of the eternal garden. Greeting to those who shall read this writing of mine. And I am Abd-el-Radar Ban Malhi Eddin ; in the year 12.57, Tuesday, the 10th rad . zale May 13th, 1851)." He then bid his two children sign their names also, and watched with inte rest the manner in which they traced their names. At the moment of his departure, Mme. de Villeneuvo Pressed a hope that the Aincer would repeat his visit. "Madam," answered he, "to see you Pain, I would even return on foot." Tl-1 E SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1851. kicked, and kicked the phae:.on to pieces, and he would bave submitted patiently rather than visit the House of Correction. But the pernicious notion in his head which let loose his passions and his hands was that a fine of 5/. acquitted all scores of outrage and brutality. How much the public peace and security would gain if the law applicable to the protection of the police were applicable to the protection of the rest of the community. What! interposes some one, would you give magiti trates such a summary power over the liberty of the subject ? Why, if they can be safely trusted with the power when the police are concerned, why are they to b e su p pose d l ess trustwor thy in other cases ? And they do exercise the power over the liberty of the poor, who are sentenced . to gaol in defa u lt o f th e paymen t o f t h e fine. It the iniquity of the s y s t em o f fi nes th a t it spares the rich in every way. A max i mum i s fi xe d, with which i njustice prepense declares that the fine shall not b© propor tioned to the large means of the rich offender ; and a minimum is also fixed with injustice prepense which declares that the fine shall not proportioned to the slender means of the poor offeoffender. The rich man goes to gaol when he commits the indis cretion of assaulting a constable. The poor man goes to gaol for a petty assault, in default of a penalty of 40s. cr less; and with the loss of his liberty for a tow days he may lose his character and his livelihood. as pen.alties imposed:by the recited Act maybe recovered under the provisions thereof. 111. This Act shall not extend or apply to the assump tion or use by any bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Scotland exercising episcopal functions within sumo district or place in Scotland of any name, style, or title in respect of such district or place; but nothing herein contained shall be taken to give any right to any such bishop to assume or use any name, style, or title which he is not now by law entitled to assume or use. DECISION IN THE SOMERSET CASE. A WARNING TO THE ROTTEN-R 0 WITES. Mr. Hardwick has won golden opinions from all right judging people by his decision in the case of C a p ta i n Paulett Somerset. Looked at in every point of view, the judgment was most just and satisfactory. Rare wa s an officer in her Majesty's . service—a man, the very es sence of whose profeasion consists in knowing. how to obey and how to command, wilfully refusing obedience to a known police regulation, and so far losing all command of himself as violently and brutally to assault the officer who was only seeking to put that regulation in force. The case was, in fact, surrounded with every circumstance of aggravation. The captain had been warned at Kensington -gate of the existence of the order in question. The constable at that gate attempted to stop him. He lashed his horses into a gallop, and when the second policeman, at considerable personal peril, endeavoured to arrest his course, he flogged the man violently about the head and shoulders, drawing blood from his face in two or three places. The conduct of the captain, when before the magistrate, was not such as to palliate his offence ; he complained that he not been treated by the police with the civility due to a gentle man:--had their mode of address been more courteous, he would have desisted from his attempt to effect his passage. This plea, which, under no circumstances could be held as amounting to a justification, was nega tived by the evidence of the witnesses and by the facts of the case. The captain evidently intended, from the first, to treat the police regulation with defiance. lino thereby, as far as in him lay, to set an example of dis order at a place, and on an occasion in which the pre servation of order was of essential importance to the comtort and security of the public. Under such circumstances, Mr. Hardwick very pro perly decided upon inflicting the only penalty which, on a person in Captain Somerset's station, would operate as an effectual punishment. A fine to the highest amount in the magistrate's power would have been a mere mockery: not so, the alterna , ive of ten days' imprison meet in the House of Correction. We are aware of the argument, that in fact, though not in philosophy, the nature of the punishment is regarded in these cases as the degrading thing, not the nature ce the offence; and that an infamous punishment operates more severely on a man of the higher classes. We very much doubt the fact on which Viis argument is based. Suppose, for instance, that, instead of an officer holding her Majesty's commission, the offender in this case had been a warehousemen, or lawyer's clerk, or druggist's apprentice, we question exceedingly whether the deprivation of place and salary, which would in this case almost inevitably have followed from such a sen tence, would not, in point of severity, have far exceeded any penal consequences that are likely to flew from the sentence passed on Captain Somerset. As to the ridicule and social obloquy attending such a conviction, that is probably pretty equal in both classes of cases, and is only more noticeable in the case of the higher class cul prit, because the people who govern the talk and fashion the opinions of the great world belong to the same order, and feel their class-dignity wounded through his punish went. But even conceding that honour becomes more sensi tive as we ascend is the social scale, and that a discrt ditabie penalty might in its consequences prove more dis tressieg to as aristocratic than to a plebeian offender, is it not juet that it should be so? If the social influences are at all to be taken into the account, let us, at all events, take them into the account fairly. If it be correct to say that the refinements of caste make a degrading punish. ment more severe, it is quite as correct to say, that they ought to operate in making a discreditable offence more penal. Ten days in the Hcuse of Correction is a greater punishment to a gentleman than it would be to a mechanic. Be it so; but, at all events, admit that the offence for which the penalty is awarded, is less venial in the gentleman than it would have been in the mechanic. The advantages of class should never be taken into consideration as a plea for the mitigation of punishment, where they have been found ineffectual for the prevention of offence. If a gentleman has behaved with the brutality of a coalheaver, let him not, on the ground of his gentility, escape a coalheauer's punish meat.— Weekly News, TRESPASS AND PUNISHMENT. The Protectionists feel bound to afford amuse ment to the public in this groat holiday year of 1851. Since they amused Lie town at Drury lane, and for an entire day exhibited themselves gratis, the walls, hoardings, and public buildings of London have been coverod with a strange in scription. People could not make it out; the only plau sible suggestion being th it Bedlam had been turned loose, and the gastronomic ideas of the human race in verted. For weeks wo have road with amazement strange specimens of Roman writing, which seemed to import a prevalent desire for "Free Trade and Star vation." But the mystery has been revealed. The eye of the police, which falls upon all things, of course fell upon James Gray and John Allen, who were apprehended in the act of inscribing the enigmatical phrase upon Black friar's-bridge by the light of the moon. In the presence of Mr. Alderman Wilson they ex plained that " a gent" had promised to pay them two pence a piece for these isseriptions, that he had not paid them yet, and that they painted at night because the children smeared their work if they did it by day. Such was their trespass. Their punishment was novel and exemplary; they were ordered to clean the bridge, or go to prison. Of course they cleaned the bridge. We said the mystery was revealed, but not entirely, for the " gent" who promises to pay, but dces not pay, is still involved in congenial obscurity. Who can he be —that man of enlarged, we way say, gigantic revolu tionary ideas? Gunpowder Plot was a small concep tion compared to this. Guy Fawkes proposed to move, with a very forcible suasion, " that the House do rise;" but to awake a people to a constitutional insurrection, by persuading them that cheap bread and plenty of it amount to starvation, that required the original genius of a "gent." Again wo ask who is this mcdern Machia velli, in the s h ape, demeanour, and dress of a " gent? " Is it Colonel Sibth orp, or Mr. G. F. Young? or has the Association for the Protection of Native Industry con descended to superintend in person these mighty evolu• tons? Who can say? Let Sir George Grey and Mr. Mayne look alive, for are there not " six Richmonds in the field?"—The Leader. ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL. I BILL AS AMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE TO PREVENT THE ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES IN RESPECT OF PLACES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. Whereas divers of her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects have assumed to themselves the titles of archbishop and bishops of a pretended province, and of pretended sees or dioceses, within the United Kingdom, under colour of an alleged authority given to them for that purpose by a certain brief, re script, or letters apostolical from the See of Rome, purporting to have been given at Rome on the 29th of September, 1850: And whereas by the Act of the 10th George IV., c. 7, after reciting that the Pret es t an t Epis copal Church of England and Ireland, and the doctrine, discipline, and government thereof, and likewise the Protestant Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and the doctrine, discipline, and government thereof, were by the respective Acts of Union of England and Scotland, and of Great Britain and Ireland, established perma nently and inviolably, and that the right and title of arch bishops to their respective provinces, of bishops to their sees, and of deans to their deaneries, as well in England as in Ireland, had been settled and es t a bli s h e d by l aw , i t as enacted that if any person, after the commencement o b f_th , at Act, other than the person thereunto authorised should forant av / eh lw ah , a sheu e ld assume . or use the name, style, or title of et e oi any province, bishop of any bishopric, or dea n deanery, in England or Ireland, he be doubted of °na ve l ?, such offence forfeit and pay the surn whether pounds. And whereas it may the assumption 0 _ the recited enactment extends to prorinfaathe title of archbishop or bishop of a pretended , or teorrediocese, or archbishop or bishop of a city, place gl ma o ' r to l ry, or dean of any pretended of :eland, not being the see, pro deanery in En vince, or diocese dean re 'a o Y archbishop or bishop, or o c e• a n i ised by law; but the at of authority from the within deanery of any tempt to establish, under apretended sees, pro 7sehithegal and void And See of Rome or otherwise"r and the en enacted King vinces, or dioceses or deaneries' assumption of such whereas it is expedient to prohibit titles in respect of any places dom : Be it therefore declaredby nnd Queen's most excellent Majesty, with the and consent of the Lords spiritual and teraporl advice Commons in this present Parliament assembled a d w .9ed, by t h e , and by the authority of the same, That— I. The said brief, re3cript, or letters apostolical, and all and every the jurisdiction, authority, pre-emi nence, or title conferred or pretended to be conferred thereby, are and shall be and be deemed unlawful and void. 11. And be it enacted, that if, after the passing o f this Act, any person other than a person thereunto au thorised by law in respect of an archbishopric, bi shopric, or deanery of the United Church of England and Irel an d assume or use the name, style, or title of archbishop, bishop, o r dean of any city, town, or place, or of a ny territory or district (under any designation or description whatsoever), in the United Kingdom, whether such city ' se town, or such territcry or district, be or be cese, or co-extenally not the the province, or co-extensive with the provinc: of t f the seat or archbishop, or the sea or the dies Place To with the diocese of any bishop, or a f a o d r re e d ve p r o y un su d c s h , sive with any deanery, church of any dean, or coexten sive so offendin- , rayn'alolf the slid United Church, the and pay the sum of one]; tooffbeencree'cofvoerrfeeidt LAW INTELLIGENCE. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, May 20. (Before Lord CAMPBELL, Mr. Justice PATTESON, Mr. Justice COLERIDGE,_M r . Justice MAPLE, Mr. Jus tice CRESSWELL, and Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) BOOSEY 27. JEFFRIES. Lord CAMPBELL, in delivering the judgment of the Court, said that in this case the action had been brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for the pirating and using a musical composition, being a cavatina in the opera of La Sonnarnbula, which was composed by Bellini. The declaration was in the common form, alleging that the plaintiff was the pro prietor of the copyright of the opera, and that the composition in question was first published in Great Britain. To this declaration there were two pleas— first, that the plaintiff was not the proprietor; and secondly, that there was no copyright. At the trial, • which took place before Mr. Baron Rolfe, now Lord Cran worth, evidence was given that the opera was composed at Milan in February, 1831, by Bellini, who was an alien, and who,then resided in that city. By the law of Milan, he was entitled to a copyright of his work ; and accordingly, in May, 1831, he assigned his copyright to Giulio Ricordi, an 14 alien, also residing at Milan, who, on the 9th of June following, assigned the copyright for Great Britain and Ireland to the plaintiff, a native of Great • Britain, and he published it in London on the 10th ' of June, 1831, there having been no prior publication of it in any other country. On the 12th of June, the plaintiff entered his work at Stationers' Hall, and deposited copies at the British Museum and other % places required by the Act of Parliament ; and on the 13th of May, 1844, he made entries at Stationers' ;A Hall, as required by the sth and 6th Victoria, c. 45, • for the purpose of co n ti nu i ng his right. The Learned Judge, in accordance with the decision of the Court of Exchequer, in the case of Boosey and Purday, Ice directed the jury to find a verdict for the defendant, on the ground that the evidence was not sufficient to establish a copyright. The jury, therefore, returned a ; verdict for the def en d ant, upon which a bill of excep tions was tendered to the ruling of the Learned Judge, and so the present writ of error was brought. After listening to a learned argument, and carefully consi dering all the authorities, we are of opinion that the evidence was sufficient to support both issues, AL and that there ought to be a venire de novo. The first question was, whether the author had a copy. 3e right, but that is not essential in the present case. If 4 it were, we should be of the same opinion as my Lord Mansfield in the case of "Miller and Taylor," 4 Bur roughs, 2,330. We think that, un d er t h e statute of the Bth of Anne, c. 19, the plaintiff was entitled to maintain the action. In Boosey and Purday, in which the Court of Exchequer overruled the decision cf the Court of Queen's Bench and Common Pleas, '1 s hich are auth or i t i es di rect l y i n point, it was decided that a foreign author residing abroad, who composes a work abroad, and sends it to this country, where it is published under his authority, acquires no copy ; right therein, neither does a British subject, to whom od that work is assigns dby the foreign author, gain any such right. If these premises be sound, then a Bri tish subject who resides abroad cannot be in a better position ; but with great deference to that decision, ; which must have been strongly maintained, we ;Se are of opinion that it was not the intention of the Legislature to debar a foreigner from the power of holding a copyright in this country. The Parliament has no power to legislate concerning Lee. foreigners residing in foreign countries, but it has _ power to grant the monopoly which the statute of Anne confers, to be enjoyed here, on the conditions 534 to be performed here. The statute of the Bth of a Anne, c. 19, is an Act for the encouragement oflearn ing, by vesting the copies of printed books in the 7 )4 authors or purchasers of such copies during the times therein mentioned. Assuming that the Legislature looked only to the benefit of Great Britain, without regard to general literature, it is not for the literature of Great Britain that it should have the benefit of lee. foreign authorship ? If Rapin and D e Lolrne had . written their valuable works without visiting our shores, could it be said that they would have been deprived of the privilege of disposing of their works to a publisher ? It has always been the policy of . 44 Parliament to introduce foreign literature into the ; N country; thus by the Ist Richard 111., c. 9, which was an Act passed for regulating the mode in which _ Italian merchants might sell merchandise and other restraints on aliens, it is enacted by sec. 12, that aliens ' may bring any books written or tee• printed into this country, for selling by retail or otherwise. The question truly is, whether a foreigner composing literature abroad, by sending it and first publishing it in Great Britain, is deprived of his copyright, whereas, if he resides and composes it here, it is admittel that he would be possessed of it. If he had composel it abroad and brought it over in his memory, or even brought over the manuscript, would it have mach any difference in his right as an author ? Can his presence here alter his right as an author ? If he can bring it over and enter it at Stationers'-hall himself, which is admitted, why should he not able to do so by an agent? Where is the necessity of his crossing from Calais to Dover ? The law will give him redress, though he never set foot in England ; for, by the 6th of Henry VIII., the Court of Common Pleas held that an alien residing in France could maintain an action of debt in this ' country, though he could not do so with regard to real property; and that great judge, Chief Justice Tindal, held that an alien, though he has never been in this country, may maintain an action for a libel published in this country ; and, on delivering judgment said that it would create in the minds of foreigners a very unfavourable impression of the justice of our laws, if we were to hold that an alien's friends could not maintain an action of that is 4 description in our courts, unless by some interval of ;aa residence here he has incurred the onus of what Lord Coke calls igeantia localis ; and Mr. Justice Maule, - in the same case, raid that every day's experience Ice, showed us that actions are maintained here by fo reigners —for example, those for running down vessels on the high seas—without objection. Gibbons wrote his celebrated work of the " Decline and Fall" in a . 1 t foreign country ; can it be doubted that he might have published and sold his work here had he con • tinued to reside abroad? What difference can there , be then between a foreigner or a subject domiciled abroad ? For these reasons we think that if an alien author, residing in his own country, should cause his work to be published here, he would be an .% author within the Acts, and could maintain an ,% action for piracy; but we wish it to be understood that it must be first published in this country, for if it had been published previously in any other country be could not gain a copyright here. The origin of the doctrine set up by the de ice. fendant seems to have arisen from a dictum of the late Vice-Chancellor Shadwell, against the right of a foreigner, expressed in the cases of Guichard v. Mori, ' and in Page and Townsend, which turned on the construction of several Acts protecting engravings, one only of which wag expressly confined to plates engraved in Great Britain ; but these opinions were os. merely obiter dicta, and the cases had no connexion 1 % with copyrights. Looking at the context, there is ,sa reason to believe that the Vice-Chancellor only meant 5- to say that the Court would not protect a foreigner who publishes abroad. As to the other points, viz., aaf that the assignment by Bellini to Ricordi was not ac. 6d cording to the A c t o f P ar li ament, v i z., in the presence 134 of two Ritnessee, we think that there is sufficient to ill show a good title in Ricordi, which he assigned to the os. 1% plaintiff :n England in the presence of two witnesses. Upon the whol e , th ere f ore , we are of opinion that the ° I direction of the Learned Judge was wrong, and that r od he ought to have directed the jury to find a verdict 6d for the plaintiff on both issues. They must, there• l o d fore, be a venire de novo. sion, he being the holder of the warrants ; hence the present issue. It appeared that the ten casks of nut megs were lying at Brewer's Quay-wharf, and that if delivered for home consumption about 2091. would have to be paid as duty, but if they were exported of course no duty would be payable. Mr. LOCKE submitted that the plaintiff's case could not be sustained, as the attachment was against ten casks of nutmegs which had never been in his posses. sion, he being merely the holder of the warrants. The latter, and not the goods, should have been attached. The RECORDER held that the nutmegs were in Mr. Scott's possession really, though not actually, in the same manner that a person who had money at a banker's was in possession of that money. Mr. LOCKE then addressed the jury, and urged that unless they were thoroughly satisfied, from the evi dence that the nutmegs were actually in Mr. Scott's possession, they could not find for the plaintiff. The Learned Counsel then put in as evidence a deed of assignment, executed by Cleland and Day, at Boston, on the failure in December, to show that when the attachment was issued in February, the nutmegs had been formally assigned to Mr. Scott and other creditors, for the benefit of the creditors generally. The names of Mr. Posuo, Turkish Consul at Ant werp, and Mr. Da Pesta, Turkish Consul General at Brussels, appeared as parties to the deed. It ap peared, however, that the deed had not been executed until after the issue of the attachment. The jury, without hesitation, found that the gar nishee had in his possession ten casks of nutmegs be longing to the defendants—which was a verdict for the plaintiff. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, May 21. (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE RICHARD JOHN moscaor. This insolvent, who was a corn-dealer at Holloway, was opposed by Mr. Sargood for Messrs. Charring ton. He had no counsel. An objection was taken to the petition in this case, which was filed under the Protection Act, on the ground that the debts exceeded 3001. It appeared that the insolvent had given a Mr. Bilton a bill of sale for 11.0/., which, with his present debts, would make them exceed 3001. It was, how ever, alleged that Mr. Bilton had taken possession of the property secured by the deed, and had realised the same, which was in effect an extinguishment of the claim. The deed was exhibited in court, and ap peared to be a mortgage. Mr. SARGOOD submitted that the deed to Mr. Bil ton had not been extinguished, and that it must be calculated in the amount. Therefore the debts ex ceeded 3001. and the petition must be dismissed. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER concurred in the view taken by the Learned Counsel, and dismissed the petition. The petition was accordingly dismissed. His HONOUR granted several final orders, and heard other applications, neither of which presented any feature of public importance. ADMIRALTY COURT, May 21. (Before Dr. Lusurmotort.) TSB 8URE.....-SALVAGE. In this case the crews of two fishing-smacks of Harwich proceeded against the Bure for services ren ,s4/4 dered her on the 9th of November last, off Harwich, she having run aground on the Pye sand. The sal vors asserted she was in a dangerous position, and were employed in heaving the vessel clear off the sand. '% O❑ behalf cf the Bure it was asserted she merely . dropped alongside of the sand ; the assistance of the boatmen was not solicited or required, but that they forced their tervices upon the vessel, and that some coals had been given for the services they had ren dered. Dr. Harding appeared for the boatmen, and Drs. Addams and Twiss on behalf of the Bure. The COURT considered a trifling service had been rendered, and awarded the salvors 51. and costs. • LORL MAYOR'S COURT, May 21. (Before the RECORDER.) HULSCHOFF V. CLELAND AND DAT DEFENDANTS, SCOTT GARNISHEE. This was a customary attachment in an action for debt for 7001. The garnishee pleaded that he had neither moneys nor goods of the defendants in his possession. Mr. Ryland and Mr. Randall appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Locke appeared for the garnishee. The plaintiff was a merchant at Amsterdam, the defendants were merchants at Boston, United States, and the garnishee was Mr. James Scott, merchant. of Nicholas-lane. In April or May last year, Mr. F. Saville Lee, who was the authorised London agent of the firm of Cleland and Co., of Boston, purchased on their behalf e l even casks of nutmegs, of the value of 7001., of Mr. Adrian Meyer, the representative in London of the plaintiff's house, but one of the war rants was returned to Mr. Meyer, he having sold one of the casks, and the ten others were given by Mr. Lee to Mr. Scott, the present garnishee, who it ap peared was a creditor of Cleland and Day's to some amount. In December the house of Cleland and Day failed, whereupon the plaintiff availed himself of the process of the Lord Mayor's Court to recover from Mr. Scott the nutmegs which were still in his posses- I list ? Witness—Thrsa or four minutes, your Wor ship. MY. BROUGHTON—D o you really believe there were as many passengers as you have stated ? Wit ness—l do, Sir; but of course I had no opportunity of counting them at the time. Defendant, when asked by the magistrate what he had to say, replied that the passengers numbered no more than twenty-two, which was just one more than the vehicle was licensed to carry ; the near horse was a " jib," and he did not whip him more than two or three times ; he had no witnesses to call. Mr. BROUGHTON remarked, that the case had been very properly taken up by a useful society, and fined the defendant 20s. and costs, or in default of payment 14 days' imprisonment. If it had been shown that he had been brought up upon any former occasion for conduct of a similar nature, he would now have been more severely dealt with. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday James Hurley and George Cater were placed at the bar for re-examination before Mr. Seeker, charged with a daring assault and robbery upon the person of Mr. Benjamin Collins, a blind man, carrying on business as an ironmonger in High street, Shoreditch. The circumstances which led to the detection and apprehension of the prisoners were of a somewhat singular character. It appeared that on the afternoon of Monday, the 9th instant, as the prosecutor was passing through New Inn-yard, Shoreditch, under the guidance of his daughter, a child eight years old, he suddenly received a severe kick on the back of the leg, which flung him forward upon his face, but he was immediately raised up by two men, one of whom, while affecting to commiserate his misfortunes, sud denly thrust his hand into his waistcoat pocket, from which he abstracted his watch with a violent jerk that detached it from the guard, and both of them in stantly made off with their booty. lie gave imme diate information to the police, and having been sub sequently apprised that a man was in custody charged with a murderous assault upon a married woman, who had denounced him as one of the gang who had robbed him of his watch, he proceeded to the station house, where he was confronted with the prisoner Hurley, and at once recognised him, by the pecu liarity of his voice, as one of his assailants. Ellen Wateman, the wife of a bedstead-maker, in Christopher -square, Shoreditch, in whose house Hur ley had formerly lodged, was then examined, and de posed that she accidentally witnessed the robbery while proceeding through New Inn-yard, on the afternoon in question, and having described the par ticulars in the same terms as they had been detailed by the prosecutor, arse thoroughly identified the pri soners as the perpetrators, proceeded to state that she met Hurley again, near her own residence, on the same evening, and after an exulting observation upon the daring character of the transaction, he informed her that he had sines sold the watch for 16s. to a Jew receiver. Witness remarked that it was a cruel act to commit such a robbery upon a poor blind man, and told him that she had a goo d m i n d to communicate POLICE INTELLIGENCE MANSION-HOUSE. the circumstances to the police, t o w hi c h he replied Yesterday Mr. B e ll an d M r . C or b ett, the pro _ that he would certainly c u t h er th roat i f she von tured to do so. In consequ ence o f th ese threats she prietors o f th e G racec h urc h- street premises, which fell on S a t ur d ay l ast, wa i te d upon the Lord Ma was deterred from divulging what she h a d seen, but on the subj ec t o f th e di sas t r i ous occurrence. yor carefully avoid e d a ll f ur th er commun i cat i on with the Mr. Bell add resse d hi s L or d s hi p i n the justice prisoner, and k e pt ou t o f hi s way unt il t h e night of Saturday se ' nnight, when he f o ll owe d h er h ome, and room, in an int erva l o f th e or di nary b us i ness of the day. commenced a mo s t unmerc if u l at t ac k upon h er, de- He said, " W e wa it u p on y our L or d s hi p for a daring that he would have her lif e , and aft er s t r iki ng twofold p urpose . Fi rst, to express our sincere thanks to y our L or d s hi p f or t h e promptitude her repeat e dl y on t h e f ace, he seized her by the throat, have shown i n commenc i ng a su b scr i pt i on in you and attempt e d t o strang l e h er, but her cries co public capacity, a s c hi e f mag i s t ra t e , f or the unfor yotu- ur Murder" were fortun a t e ly h ear d b y a policemen, who rescued h er f rom further ill-usage, and convey e d him to the stati on -h ouse . Wi tness then preferred nate poor m en w h o are now l y i ng i n t h e hospital, and the familie s of th ose w h o were kill e d b y t h e disastrous fall of th e p rem i ses i n G racec h urch . street ; and, the charge of robb ery aga i nst hi m, and furnished the police with furth er i n f ormat i on, which resulted in secondly, to assure your L or d s hi p t h at we are the apprehension of th e o th er pr i soner. doing, a n d s till cont i nue to d o, al l i n our power to assuage the affli c ti ons o f th e o bj ects o f the public The prisoners, who d en i e d t h e charge, were or solicitude. W e h ave g i ven di rect i ons, t h at the wages sition, but on being removed by the gaoler they shall be regularly paid, and that eery comfort re- turned fiercely round upon the female witness, and quired be abundantly supplied, and we hand to your assailed bet with a volley of imprecations for giving Lordship a cheque as an earnest of our feelings to- evidence against them. wards the poor fellows who have suffered, and their SOUTHIVARK. families." Yesterday Willi am C ox , a we ll-d ressed boy of The LORD Maroa said it was mo s t gratifying to fourteen years of age , was pl ace d a t th e b ar before him to fi n d, th a t t h e gentlemen who must be losers Mr. A'Beckett, c h arge d w i t h b rea ki ng i nto the house to a very seri ous ex t ent b y the fall of the premises, of Mr. Ed war d R a l p h , l andlord of ' the Queen ' s Head. came forward t o g i ve suc h unquestionable evidence of theie Freeschool- e tr ee t, H orse l y d own, for the purpose of cacti's athy .He w ou ld take care that the press, in committing a felony. which the notice of the contributions received had Policeman William Tlarussell, 148 M, stated that already appeared, should be informed of the liberal at half-past two o'clock that morning., while on duty act of the gentlemen who had thus waited upon him, in Freeschool•street, in passing the Queen's Head, he and he entertained no doubt that he should be again observed that the glass fanlight over the private en considerably indebted to the newspapers for their trance in Short -street was broken, and an aperture powerful assistance, in circulatin g th e claim s o f the made sufficiently large to admit of a man's arm. injured parties, and announcing the amount of sub- Knowing up to twelve o'clock the same night that sub scriptions for their service. the glass was perfect, he suspected that the house Mr. Bell--It is our duty also to state to your Lord- had been entered, and he knocked at the door, and ship our sense of obligation to several gentlemen for listened, and distinctly heard footsteps within, but their extraordinary exertions immediately after the received no answer, upon which he rung the house accident occurred. 'We in particular allude to Mr. bell and aroused the landlord, who came down, un. Tress, Mr. John Stevens, Mr. Edmond Woodthorpe, bolted the door, and admitted him. He (the police- Mr. S. Wood, Mr. Ashpital, and Mr. Bailey. All man) then pointed out the aperture over the door, and these gentlemen rendered the most valuable as hinted at his sus pi c i ons th at some person had effected sistance i n super i nten di ng, i n places of the most ine• an entrance, and was probably th en concea l e d on the minent danger, th e e ff or t s t o rescue the workmen who premises. Th e y accor di ng l y i nstituted an examine were buried in the ru i ns . Of t h e l a b our and skill of tion of the p ar l our , t ap - room, b ar, and other parts at t ighly hose gentl emen , it i s qu i te i mpossible to speak too the lower p ar t o f th e h ouse, b ut failed in discovering h. The lives, in fact, of some of them were any person, until at length they proceeded to the front constantly exposed to the greatest peril in their anx- of the bar, in a corner o f w hi ch stood an empty iety to sav e th e li ves o f th e i r f el l ow -creatures, so that puncheon, underneath w hi c h, t h e heading next the the community must f ee l, upon see i ng the acknow- lodgme n t s o f th e w it nesses to their efforts day and night, that the e m ergency was met b y the greatest and when discovered house before twelve o ' clock th e n i g ht b e f ore, and hid he stat e d th a t h e got i nto the intrepidity, as well as by th e greatest zea l and talent ; himself in the puncheon w h ere h e was found. On we are al so b oun d t o spea k i n terms of gratitude of the s ea r c hi ng hi s p oc k e t s a b ox of Lucifer matches was exertions of the polic e w h o ac t e d t h roug h out with the found. The policeman a dd e d, th at a short time pre most remarkable firmness, resolution, and judgment. viously to the discovery h e saw two suspicious -looking The LORD MAYOR said' he had every reason to be- men lurking about the neighbourhood, who, when lieve the police had supported the high reputation they enjoyed by their con d uc t on t h e occasion. particularly noticed by him wen t away, and he had He no doubt now that they wer e ac ti ng i n collusion with was perfectly aware of th e ac ti ve l a b ours of the pro- fessional gentlemen all u d e d t o, w h ose services u the prisoner, who, in all pr o b a bili ty, i ntended to have the premises wer e de scr ib e d as h ay i ng been so eflpoi- n admitted them into the h ouse b y unfastening the cient, and he was pr ou d t o say t h at the had shown door; that the fan-light was a cons i derable height as great intrepidity as s kill. His Lordship then said lifted up by other persons, in order to give him an he would feel much indebted to th e editor s of the opportunity of breaking the glass, and making an daily press by their acknowledgment of his receipt of aperture to admit his arm, so as to enable him to draw the following sums for the sufferers on that day, and back the bolt by which the window was fastened, and his anxiety to receive most bountiful contributions : Messrs.l through which, it bei ng part l y open when discovered, Bel and Corbett, th e propr i etors of the pre- he must have introduc e d hi s b o d y, and thus obtained mises, Mrs. Jane Ogden, SI. ; a family subscrip- an entrance. He (the tion, 55.; James Th omson, E sq., 1/. ls.; A Friend Policeman) f ur th er stated, that , the prisoner, although so y oung , was a lad of very bad CLERKENWE 10s. ; John W agg , Esq., 2/. LL, character, and always i n th e company of thieves; Yesterday Alf r ed W a lk er and Sarah ilfortlekel that he had been in custody b e f ore, and had only re cently come out of ga o l a f ter th ree months ' imprison the forme r a s t ur d y -l oo ki ng young man, 23 years of age, and th e l a tt er a young and interesting-lookin men t, and suffering th e p un i s h ment of flogging besides. girl, were pl ace d a t t h e b ar, before Mr. Tyrwhitt g Th e co mpl a i nan t stated that the prisoner's assertion charged b y I nspector B rennan, of the G division of , that he got into the h ouse b e f ore twelve o'clock, and police, w i t h h av i ng b een concerned in manufacturing was destitute of truth, f or h e ( t h e landlord) did not quit the bar himself till p as t twe l ve o ' clock, at which It appeared f rom th e ev i dence of the Inspector, that in con sequence o f i n f ormation received b the time he fastened the fa n l ig ht over the private door, the glass of which wa s per f ect l y sound and secure at y olic e that p a rti es were constantly employed in the extensive manufacture of base co i n , a t a h ouse s i tuate 69 the time. He add e d, t h at after he was aroused by the policeman in th e way described, when they Golden-l ane , St . L u k e ' s, he, with other officers, made arrangements to pay a v i s it t o th e p l ace , f or t h e commenced their se arc h i n f ront of the bar, he par.. pur- titularly noticed that the empty puncheon had been pose of making a capture. On their arrival, at about removed a short distance from the usual spot where half -past four o'clock on Friday afternoon, they pro- it stood, and underneath which the prisoner was ceeded to the first floor apartment, and on o pening found—that it was a matter of much surprise how the the door, they saw the male prisoner at work at a bench, in th e manufacture of base coin. He had a prisoner managed t o lif t up the vessel so as to got i°aide, file in hi s h an d , fi n i shing off some shillings. On see nside, without kn oc ki ng i t d own i n the attempt; but ing them (the officers), he dropped the file. The however difficult, he surmounted it, and was found female prisoner sat quietly in the room, sod morel inside in a sitting p os iti on . H e was also of opinion said to the ma l e prisoner, " If you had not introduced y that the prisoner's intention was to admit other that party thi s wou ld not have happened. " Housebreakers—his assoc i ates — to ro b the house, if y immediately secu re d th e pr i soners and took them to The the discovery had not been made in the first instance, through the attention di s pl a y e d b y th e po li ceman i n the station-h ouse , a f ter which they proceeded to the performance of his duty. search the place. On the mantel-shelf they found 48 counterfeit shillin gs . I n th e cup b oard three moulds The prisoner, who declin e d sa yi ng anything in an two of which were s o ma d e as to cast three and four shillings at a tim e . I n a drawer they discovered were given that th e recor d o f Hi e f orme r conviction 2 ewer to the c h arge , was comm i tte d , an d di rec ti o ns be produced on hi s t r i a l. counterfeit half-crown s , an d on a further and more might LAMBETH. general search upwards of 200 pieces of counterfeit Yesterday Patrick Cane, John Heekey, _Ja_m e es coin were found, all of superior make and imitation. Also two galvanic batteries, with plates and jars con- William Burke, Edward Shanahan, Thomas . Lynn, llPEllyott, Dennis Harrington, taming strong solution, ladles for melting, Queen's Slattery, who stood Thomas Burke, and Edward Chaplin, r metal spoons, plaister of Paris powder, and all the charged with the murder of Henry James werepin, a necessary implements usually applied to the manufac- constable belonging to the L division, Air. William Fah y, Elliott. again luring of base coin, the whole of which they seized placed within the felons' dock before and conveyed to the station-house. The property Mr. Bodkin, the barrister, and , Mr. , a clerk was now produced in court. in the offices of the sO • liCitOr to the Treasury, attended Mr. Games and A Ir. Neill Sergeant Cole and White, dec., who accompanied for the prosecution, and Inspector Brennan, gave confirmatory evidence. appeared on behalf of the prisoners. Mr. Evans, the The prisoners cohabited as man and wife ; the latter superintendent of the has the police, and Mr. was much affected whilst at the box, and the male Inspector Carter, who management of the prisoner supported her, kissed her and held his arm case, were also in attendance.. round her neck. dr. Bodkin, addressing the magistrate, said, that been last befor e • Mr. TYRWHITT remarked that he never before wit- since the case had t _ his Worship, Mr. nessed the production of so large a quantity of coup- Carter, the insp a ec e o x r, er a t nd the officers engaged under terfeit coin, S ee . H e hi g hl y comp li men t e d Inspector his directions,hel pd. themselves to the utmost, Brennan for having conducted the case in the manner to discover the_ _ whole t _of the parties engaged in the be had done. He decided on eventually committing disgraceful and bru al outrage, that led to the death the prisoners to Newgate for trial, but they should be of the unfortunate man Chaplin, but be (Mr. Bodkin) to sa that brought up again on a future day for the formal cora- regretted y, up to the present time they had pletion of the depositio ns . no t b een a bl e to procure evidence beyond that MARYLEBONE. which brought home the serious offence to more than Yesterday Peter Fishe r , an omnibus 'instance of three of them, namely, Cane, Hickey, and M'Ellyott. charged before Mr. Broughton, at th ß e e in a s i aSociety Against these, however, there was in his (Mr. Bodkin's) Mr. Henry Thomas, Secretary to the y with the opinion, sufficient to place them on their for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , trial on the charge of murder. It was perfectly clear following misconduct:— in 1 from the statement of the witnesses, that there were he was on duty Lock, 660 A, deposed that asa greater number of persons, if not assisting in the defendant driving his Bayswater-road, he saw the murder, at least present when the outrage was com re from thirty to omnibus towards town. Ther t e he w v e ehicle, the springs mitted, than those whose names he had mentioned, forty passengers in and upon of the and though there could be as little doubt that broke in consequence 'Ellyott, of which at length others at the bar, besides Hickey, Cane, and M . came to a complet© in but load, and the horses received his fatal the defendant flogged them,when the 'were present deceased . . kind stand-still, upon which duties, no information or communication of any as they were unable to draw but all to no purpose, had reached the police from any of them. the omnibus along.near-side The horse in particu- s ect to two of the prisoners, Barrington and Lynn, re lay was lashed in a most violent and scandalous he had some additional evidence to offer, and after ofpersons manner, and a number so, e further at the spot cried out "Shame." I remand. Mr. BaouanTori—liow long did the whipping ; The Learned Counsel here called Sergeant Thomas Gosford, 107 L, who deposed that the prisoner Lynn had heal left in his care ; after he had been taken into the cell, and while sitting with him, he asked him if he had been at the raffle at the White Lion public house, on the night before, and he replied that he had. He next inquired if he had l e f t th e White Lion with the other prisoners, who were there, and he said he did, but added, that he had gone before them with a young woman, down Vauxhall-walk, and parted with her in Lambeth-walk, and that on his return be saw the policeman lying dead. Mr. Neill here complained of the conduct of the sergeant in putting these questions to the prisoner, without giving him the slightest caution, or any inti mation that the answers he should give would be used against him elsewhere. Thomas Jones, a shoemaker, was here sworn, and stated that on Monday morning, the ith instant, he was locked up in one of the cells connected with the court, on a c h arge o f ma ki ng away w i t h a pair of boot-uppers belonging to his employer, when the pri soner Harrington was brought in and locked up with him. Soon after he heard him say that if he had tb , e clinker i n hi s h an d h e would split the policeman head into pieces. In reply t o th e quest i ons of the Magistrate, the witness said, that it was about nine o'clock in the morning that th ose assert i ons were made by th 3 pri soner, who was lying on one of the seats at the time, but not asleep. In reply to a q ues ti on as to h ow often he h a d b e en in prison, he declared that he bad never been locked up before the morning in question. Mr. Games applied for the discharge of Febeit William Burke, Shanahan, and Slattery, againiit whom, he contended, there was not a t i tt l e o f evi dence. Mr. Neill also applied for the discharge of Thomas Burke, Lynn, and Harrington, and said that against the former two there was no evidence whatever, and that, notwithstanding the strange evidence given . 11 the shoem a k er aga i nst t h e l atter, t h ere was nothing to justify his further detention. Mr. ELLIOTT remarked that in a charge so serious as the present he felt it to be his duty to remand the whole of the prisoners, to give the officers engsged . ln the case sufficient time to make all the necessary u l ' quiries, and get up the evidence ; but after the state ments that had been made, and the evidence given, be did not consider that he should be justified in detain' ing any of the prisoners besides Cane, Hickey, and M'Ellyott, against whom the evidence was suffi ciently strong to send them for trial on the charge of murder. Harrington he should also remand to 0 future day with the other three prisoners, and all the others should be discharged. The court, during the investigation, was much crowded. THAMES. Yesterday, William Edwards, a labourer, was brought up on remand, before Mr. Ingham, charged on a Custom-house information with carrying and conveying 10 pints and a quarter of rum, the duty on the same not having been first paid and secured, by which he had incurred a penalty of 1001. He ear nestly pleaded not guilty to the information, and said he was an innocent man. It appeared that on Tuesday afternoon the prisoner was met by a police-constable named Barnes, No. 88, H, in Church-lane, Whitechapel, and suspecting that he had contraband property in his possession be stopped him, and asked him what he had under his coat, to which he replied nothing. Barnes took from him a bundle, consisting of a handkerchief, in whicb were two bladders containing rum. Before they were opened the prisoner said he did not know what they contained. The skins were delivered to Wayt, a custom-house officer, who seized them in due form on t',e part of the Crown. They contained 1 gallon and 5 16ths of a gallon of rum, 23 under proof. The prisoner, in defence, said a gentleman with carpet bag in his hand, met him in Whitechapel, and ailed him if he was out of employment, and on his replying in the affirmative, gave him the handerchief containing the skins, and said he was to carry the bundle to Spitalfields, where he promised to meet him and give him a shilling for the job. Mr. INGHAM—Who is this gentleman ? Prisoner —I don't know. never saw him before. Mr. INGHAM thought the case might have been made the subject of a summary proceeding, without an information. Mr. Cornell said the quantity of rum ( r real spirit had been considerably reduced by its being so much under proof. It was valued, with the duty, at 151. per gallon, Mr. INGHAM fined the prisoner POOL, and, in de fault of payment, committed him to prison for six months. He recommended him to memorialise the Board of Customs for a mitigation of punish ment. E COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 20.—There was a good attendance to day, and a fair demand for fresh wheat, which was quite as dear. Stale and out of condition lots were rather cheaper. Flour, both sack and barrel, being pressed for sale, rather cheaper. Oats, oatmeal, and beans, each in good request at rather better prices. Barley, malt, and peas, unchanged in value. Indian corn dull of sale, at 6d per quarter decline. LEEDS, MAY 20.—The market was well supplied with wheat, and millers bought very sparingly; holders, however, did not give way, and last week's rates were maintained. Bar ley steady. Oats and beans brought fully as much money. Other articles as before. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MAY 20.—The supply of wheat of all descriptions at market to-day was moderate, and was readily taken off :at the extreme prices of Saturday last, and in some instances mere money was got. Grinding barley still excites attention at fully former terms. Oats Is per qr dearer. In flour and other articles no change. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MAY 20.—The supply of beasts was a trifle less than on last Tuesday; quality good and trade brisk at former rates, with a fair clearance. About 160 more sheep and lambs than last week; the quality of the for mer moderate, but the latter indifferent; business for both kinds of stock active, at prices a shade higher, and all sold. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MAY 20.—There were in the meal market to-day 1 8 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs. imperial, which sold thus :-1 at 11 12s, 2 at 1i 11 s 6d, and 15 at 11 lls ; average price of the whole 1/ lls Id 4-12ths. sacks flour, which sold at 28s. 5 sacks pot-barley, whereof 4 sold thus :-1 at 26s Od, 1 at 255, and 2 at 228 6d. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, MAY 20. Oat straw, from 7s 6d to 98 Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat ditto, es 6d to 7s 6d ; barley ditto, 6s 6d to 7s 6d. Hay, from 10d to Is per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, MAY 19.—There were 44 bags oatmeal and 9 of barleymeal at this day's market; sales dull. Oatmeal up on the top and second price 1 s per bag ; that sold at 28s per bag was of inferior quality; barleymeal the same as last week. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second imperial .. ••• ... 31s Od 30s 6d Barleymeal, per ditto ••• 18a 6d —s Od Peasemeal —s Od —s Od Flour ... — s Od —s Od Pot barley ... — s Od —s Od Third. 28s Od —8 Od —8 Od —8 Od .-8 Od 13a 9d .. 14s Od 12s 9d . 153 Od .. 143 6d 14s 3d 12s Od 15s Od 153 6d . 133 6d COAL MARKET.-1 - ESTERDAY. Bate's West Hartley.. Us Od Scarborough Buddle's W. Hartley.. 14s 6d Pensher . Carr's Hartley ..... ... 14s 6d Jonassohns Chester Main 123 9d Lambton Howard's W. H. Neth. 14s Od Eeepier Grange Lyons Holywell 13s 6d N. Hetton .. . North Percy Hartley l4e Od,usseSßundelrl s l , an u d e . t . t . ol .. l .. .. .. .. New Tantield ........• 12s 6d Tanfield Moor 1 1 2 2: t,9.ddSwtehwitawret'll . s ...................... ranfield Moor Butes .... Townley d;Caradoc ..•.... West Hartley 14s 6d lieug h Hall .. . ......... 13s Od, Hartlepool ....... ... w W y es ia t ni Wy . il , a . ............ 1 12s 9d /South Hartlepool .... Wall's End, &c. Thornley ............. Acorn Close 14s Od. West Kelloe Brown •••• •••••A......... Gosforth ....• 1 12 s 9d Whitworth .. • s 6d Adelaide Tees Lawson Hilda 13s Odißackhouse ............. 13s Od Rich ar d son ' s Tees...., N or thumberland Wharncliffe Eden Main ....... Lambton Primrose .. •.. Bell Belmont l4a 3d HartleY... Braddyll firr and t..h ..... ... HHetton aswell .................. 15s 6(.1 Ships at market, 309_ ......____ [AD- 14s 3d ~ 14s 6d 15s 6d ~. 14s 9d 14s 3d , . 13s 9d 12s 6d 14s 9d 13s 9d 12s 9d ~ 13s 9d 158 6d 13s 6d 14s 6d -14 s 6d 138 9d Sold, 102_.... Unsold, 147. .oVERTISEMENT.3-11olly's s a crtain specific f or Nervousness, Lowness o of wa Spirits, Pill and Diso r d er ed Stomachs. —The wonderfully regenerating effects produced by these invaluable Pills are truly astonishing. This fine medi cine acts in so peculiar a manner on the system that by follow ing the directions affixed to each box as to the mode of using them, nervous irritability is allayed, the tone of the stomach strengthened, the digestion improved, freedom of circulation given to the blood, and a robust state of health attained. pPer..sons of st u di ous and sedentary habits being especially. liable to the c l ass of disorders alluded to should take Holloway's Pills to insure a good state of health.--Sold by all Druggists, and at P ro f essor Holloway's Establishment, 24 4 , Strand, London. BIRTHS. OF A sox. On the 16th inst., at Geneva, the lady of the lion. Thomas Preston. On the 19th inst., the wife of the Rev. Charles AleriVale. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 18th inst , at Douro-place, Kensington, the W if e of J. W. P. Graham, Esq. On the 21st inst., at Doncaster, the wife of Wi lliam Marratt, Esq , coroner. AIsKIED. I On the W. 0. Polhill, i re ns ct t., or of Illi at Chidngto ding n, Norfolk stone, Kent, th e R ev. Henry , to Frances Char , of Chid lotte, only daughter of Henry Streatfeild, Es q . dingstone. On the 19th inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, Captain Woodward, H. M. sth Fusiliers, to Elizabeth, eldest daugh ter of the late W. Johnson, Esq., of Michaelstown, county of Cork, Ireland, and widow of the late Capt. F. A. Robinson. Dipa) On the 19th inst., aged 39, Georgina, Wife of J. Anderson, Esq., lessee of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. On the 17th inst., the Rev. John Palmer, M.A., aged 77, thirty-four l ears rector of Peldon, Essex. On the 16th inst., at Milton-next-Sittingbourne, Kent, John Mille, E q,, one of the coroners for the county. On the 18th inst., in Lower Belgrave-street, Eaton-square, Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, aged 51. On the 18th ins', at East Farleigh, Kent, Edward Norton, Esq., hiss, Norfolk, aged 49. On the 20th inst., at Addington -place, Camberwell, Sophia, the wife of S. S , Jepheard, Esq. ondon: Printed and Published by IKURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in th e Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Dliddlesex, Thursday, May 22, 1851, PRICES OF SHARES zetazT-sTocx B.LIMES. 412 6 1 5 W.ELTZM-WOM=S. E. ma of Company. Dividend per Amount of Snare. Paid. I Pill Annum. East London. ..... • • 87. per cent. Grand Junction •••• •• i 4/. per cnt. .• •• •• •• 4/. per cnt. Lambeth ...... • • • • 67. per cat. Now Rlvr Lndn Brdge I 41. Os. Vauxhall .• ••••• • • • • • 51. per cnt. West Mleldlasex . . 61.05. pr cnt. X 5. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 £ a. d DOCKS. --- ( Dividend Amount I Name of Company, p er of Paid. rrie Annum. Share. ) ---- ---- Commercial ...... • • 1 £ 8. d. X s. d. .. 41. pr cent. Stock. 44 Ea3t and West India... 5 /. pr cent. Stock. 145 East Country •• ..• •• . 20s. per sh. 100 0 0 London • Ditto Bonds •• .• •• • 41. per cent. 3t. Katharine ......... i 3% per cent. Stock. 76 Ditto Bonds." • • 4341. pr cent. 3outharnpton •• •• • • 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 313231DGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Frio Annum. Share. -- --_-- X. s. d. Z. 5. d. Hangerford— •• 15 Southwrk .. .. —— 100 0 0 Ditto Nw of 7% p. c. 358. per cent. 50 0 0 16 Waterloo .... —•••• • • 100 0 0 3 DIU - ) Old Ann. of 81. 11. 4s. Od. 60 0 0 25 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 1/. Is. Od. 40 0 0 Vauxhall • ... •• • AT. 11. 70 10 8 18 CANALS. I I N,m e s of i ' Dividend Names of , u Dividend p,.,„ Companies. g per i • --. Companies. A An P n e u r na. l Price. 4/1 1 Annum. 1 I X i .Z I Ash in Fr. Oldii 1 97' 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. 50 Rarosic:i.• • • 1 160 121. 180 Neatk ...... l00 )1 1 161. - R rknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 i 201. 140 Birmingham 40 4/. 93 Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 70 Coventry...• 100; 25/. i 200 Regent's •• •• 33 1/. 3s. 18% Derby •• • - 1 00 61. 63 Rochdalo...• 25 41. 42 ElismreikChs 133 355. 267 i Somrset Coal 150; 71.105. - tirandlnnctn, 100 4/. pr. et. 59% Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 - 1 I Stiff's' &Wore 140 281. 406 Grand Surrey 100 2/. Os. 3335 S'brco - sbury.. 125 - Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Stoarbridge.. l l4s/ 2 . 0 0 1 3 .. 290 24 Kennt& Ant 89 4s. Od. 3% Severn and Lancaster . 100 41. - Wy e ß a i l. ( 2 6 Leeds&LiTrp 100 241. 400 Warwick& I 21 Leicester .. • • /100 51. 66 Birming. j , 100' 4.4 46 Lefce tr&Nth 83 41. 44% Warwick& 1 1 .. . 30 Loughboroghl 142 701. 510 Napton. • i 100 41 , Nfonmouthshi 100 81. - Wor cs t r & 7 llntgemrysh, 100 - - Birmi ng . 78 31. 4034 Ifeltnlsfwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - Ile. 636 GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dt- Dividend Amount 9 0 - Name of Company. per of Paid. Frio( 10t Annum. Share. ise - __.-I._______ 14. 5. d. Z. 5. d. 11 . Y. British •• ••••-•• •• - ii. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13 Vel Ditto Provincial,. •• 1/. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18% ,e, Brighton •• • ... •• • ... 5/. 20 0 0 ._- 1 City of London ...... Si. 1 100 0 0 150 00 , 120 ContinentalConsolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 - ry, Equitab1e............ 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27 is Imperial ............ 3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 be Independent 6/. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 London. • .........„, - ,50 0 0 50 0 0 -- - 30 0 0 50 0 0 - 'p- Do., Part. Preference 6/. 25 0 0 710 0 - f e, P hoenix . - , , 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 27% ~ Batcliff ..... 5/. 'lOO 0 0 90 0 0 ; United General l/. 50 0 0 50 00 ' 15% 11, Vrestmin.ster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - 46% it Ditto, .. - 7(riv l2s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9% Ot a- LI:ST O SCOTTISH COMPANIES Pnacms r , Dividend Amount 1e Name of Company. p er of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. a- -- -- -- - - a• £ s. d. £ s. d r. Bank of Scotland i _ Britlah Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 .0 0 199% u Caledonian. Si. Bank City ofGlasgow Bank Cl. 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 0 173% Eastern Bank .. -•• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 9/. Os. T Edinb.&Glaagow Bank 6/. per cent. i 5 0 0 50 0 4% Exchangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 1100 0 0 50 0 0 8% ;$ National Bank 6% percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15% North of Scetlandßank bi.percent. 20 0 0 210 0 21.155. [ e Royalßank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 133 .; Unionßank of Scotland 81. percent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90 Western Bank- -•• •• 7/.per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 d Alliance Fire and Life 8141. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21% 72% d British Guarantee .... 41. p er tent. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 183 6d ,), Caledonian Fire Insnr. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22% City of Glasgow Life.. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 20 0 31. lis " Colonial Life ........ - 50 0 0 10 0 21. Os. ~ Edinburgh Life Insnr. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21% r Eng.& Scot, Law Life 5/.percent. 50 0 0 217 6 ) 3 , Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 , 3/. Os National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 245. Od ' North British Insur. •• 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 I 27 , s cottishUnionlnsrnce. 63t1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ,245.6 d Standard Life •• •• -• • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 1 12 United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17s Od ' MISCELLANEOUS. ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Prise. Annum. Share. ------ ------- ----4 20 5 0 . dO. £. s . 6% Assam Tea • • .. • • .... - 1 Auction Mart •. • ... • . 21. ss. 60 0 0 - 26% d Australian Agrictilturl 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 8 Australian Trust •• .. 6/. per cent. -- 35 0 0 20 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 1/. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 25 V Ditto, llalf Shares .. - - 210 0 - V British American Land - -- 38 10 0 14% ( Canada ............. a pereent. 1100 0 0 32 10 0 47 Uppr Canada Bonds 61. percent. - ..._ d Ditto ditto .... 6'. percent. - _ 107% b a ci e t n y . - 96 e bs, 0 0 100 0 0 91% ' C Navigation Bonds 5 3 p i . per cent. - Equitable Reversienry 5 p.c.&bs.s/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 109% C( 2% 41( Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 210 0 Gea.SteamNavigation 10 p.ct.&bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 27% Hudson's 8ay...... .. - Stock. - 205 Hungerford ........ ~ 21. 58. - 100 0 0 47 A London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 7 New Zealand Company - 28 0 0 25 0 0 _. Ditto, New ...... „ 25 0 0 12 10 0 - - re Rassell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 - Peninslr&Orient.Stm. 8/.percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 6$ Reversionary Int. Soc. t%l. pr cent. 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 100 Royal Mall Steam•• .. 41. p. share. 100 0 0/ 60 0 0 76 Routh Australian .•• • • 11. per share. 25 0 0, 25 0 0 2434 Van Dieman's Land.. - ) 100 0 0 . 29 0 0 2 tit EXECUTION IN FRANCE.—The man Desbois, wh o , it may be remembered, murdered a police agent in the streets of Beaucaire, and was in consequence condemned to death by the Court of Assizes, was executed four days ago at Beaucaire. When told by the officers of the gaol at Nimes, in which he had been confined, that his last day had arrived, he displayed great fortitude, and expressed a wish to receive the consolations of religion. He made an excellent break fast, and thanked the turnkeys for their attention. He was hpapvtiinlc7nr t,hnen. conveyed by ra il way, i n spec i a l tra i n, to B eauca i re. I ?ing tak en to the Hotel de Ville to be pinioned he saw ta proohce a gent whom h o h a d also attempted to k i l l . and a ren g h win himself at hi s f ee t , d emanded pardon with great he said, °,s I ndeesdtne it, s s l ktehde li stened to b a d counsels; they have caused my . addressed He wa ti c r r m o w l u d . t o ,t , h i e , 0 s u c n a g ff o p l e d o , p a l n e, d 4 ruin and brought me to the scaffold. Do not listen to those who, calling themselves re order. preach crime and dis order. They have o e.u o p_ th t e oG r t,,h o lie b g . ,e lt ei '' , il s aa n to precipitate sc ciely into all sorts of misfortune. Let my example be a wa'ning to you. Be united but for g o od—for good only !" somewhat execu tio ner and a minute gave cease h d himself up vr t h hE e aA n dylNG . A gloomy shade has ere t P l H at e .i e rather unexpectedly over the face of the trade, and has flat- I tened commercial prospects considerably Journal. , IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY ETENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 20. be Dividend Amount Name cf Company. per of Paid. P r i ce , er. Annum. Share. i s „ ....................0M1........... ...,,,„,....... ......., to £ 3. d. X s. d. Aastrala3ia •••••• .• •• 4/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 - er BritshNorth American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - he Ceylon .............. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Colonial.. ... ...... .. 21. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 11% , Gloucestershire •••• • • 15/per cent. . lonian ...... ••.• • • 151. pr cent., 25 0 0 25 0 0 - London and County .• 161. percent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - , Londn and Westminstr i 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - I" London Joint-Stock ..• 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - .D Provincialof Ireland- Si.l per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - e Ditto, .New......• •• 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - " ~ National of Ireland .. 51 . per cent.' 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng . 61. per cent.lloo 0 0 35 0 0 - I. Ditto, New. •..- •• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 o South Auttralla -- •• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24% e Union or Australia•-• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto ........ •• •• •• 61. per cen t. - 210 0 - 1 Union of L0nd0n..... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12% t Union of Madrid ... - , - ,40 0 0 40 0 0 - n I=SMIANCE COMPANIES. V - I Dividend Amount r Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ) --- -- 3 .f s. d. , X s. a,. Albion -••-•••• •• •• 31. 103. 500 0 0 1 50 0 0 86 ,' Alliance Brit. and For. 7114s6d&bs 100 0 01 11 0 0 2114 Ditto Marine. •• •• •• 6 p ct.& bs. 100 0 0' 26 0 0 36% / Atlas ... - - •.. •. ••• • • 133.6 d. 50 0 0 510 0 17% Argus Life •• •••• • • • 41. per cent. 100 9 0 1 0 0 -13 ) 'ritish Commercial .. 7 s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life spr ct.&bs. 100 0 01 10 0 0 20 1 Catulty .............. 4/. 100 0 01 10 0 0 80 14s. 50 0 0 ; 5 0 0 15 Eagle ........ ...... .. ss. 50 0 0 50 0 6% I Eqity and Law .... •• 4% pe r cen t .' 100 0 0 5O 0 5 European Llle ••• • • 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 11% General •. .. •..• .• - - - 50 0 IN Gybe ••• • • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 136 Guardian ••.. •••• • • • • 51. per cent 100 0 0 45 0 0 56 Imperial Fire •••• .• • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 245 Imperial Life ...... • • 123. 100 0010 0 0 18% Indemnity Marine •. .• 11.3 h. & bs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 Law Fire ............ - 100 0 0 210 0 2% Law Life- ...... •• -1/. 163. 100 0 0 10 0 0 46 Legal and General Life - 50 001 2 0 0 4% London Fire ........ 20e. 25 0 0 12 10 0 19 London Ship • ........ 203. 25 0 0 12 10 0 19 trarine • ',fed. Invlid &Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2% Mongreh ............ 5O 0 10 0 1 ,ational Lean Fund.. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% Palladium Life • ?tenix - - 156 Professional Life Prevident Life •• .•.• .• 1/ . s s. & bs. 109 0 0 10 0 0 30 !tock Life- ...... .... ss. 50 0 010 0 6% ktoyal Exchange - 221 iitu Fire.. - - 209 Pittc, Life ..... ... • • I/. 6s. - - 48 United Kingdom .. - 41. 0. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 40 0 4 Universal Lift.... .• - 10% ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Viotoria Life ...... .• • 5/. per cnt. - 412 6 5!,i; 11 11 rl Al tt ; tt tt uI w 01 - T•E Tii I the I,AI C indi 4 , 1 C -1 aid Pert tam Be arc aut liad lime C tlO/ Reit Itarr