The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-20 00:00:00

" J. H. Capper, 1/. "When this paper has been filled up as above directed, it must be sealed or wafered, the name and address of the per son making the inquiry having been previously inserted in this place. " Name—R. Spottiswood, IL; Rev. H. f Legge, 1/. ;C. Han bury, 10s.; J. Deacon, I/. " Address— , " And then put in the post, when an answer will be re turned ; but it will be useless for t he applicant to proceed with the inquiry unless the above particulars can be accu rately furnished. " The foregoing directions must be strictly observed in all particulars, as personal applications cannot be attended to." Witness said that to the paper just exhibited were affixed several signatures, with various sums opposite, purporting to be contributions. Believing the paper and the signatures to be genuine, he gave the prisoner, he believed, half-a= sovereign, and put his name down on the paper as a con tributor. Horsford, one of the officers of the Mendicity Society, stated that the female was the most determined and inde fatigable impostor in the metropolis. The moment she served her term of imprisonment in one case, she began at • the old work with increased skill and activity. Since the year 1836 she had been charged at various police-offices, and been imprisoned in several gaols. Mr. Richard Ferguson, clerk to the Mendicity Society, stated that he had searched at the proper offices, and found that no such person as John Wilson was tried in April ses sion, 1841, for embezzlement. He had also searched the list of convicts for the Asia and found that there was no such person in that list. Witness knew that the prisoners had lived together as man and wife, and also was preseid when they were sent to prison together as common im postors. The female prisoner said that she did not recollect having called upon Mr. Curling, and that she believed the gentleman must be mistaken as to her. Mr. Curling said he had not the slightest doubt of her identity. The LORD MAYOR then stated that he should to-morrow (this day) commit the woman for trial at the Central Crimi nal Court, and his Lordship at once sentenced t?ie male prisoner to Bridewell for three calendar months. GUILDHALL. On Wednesday Mr. Barrett, a solicitor in Doctors'-commv3tlg, appeared before Alderman Musgrove, for a summons against a sharebroker, named Goldzier, under the following cirtaim stances :—His client, during the railway mania, hearing so many people were making money, went to the broker and asked if anything could be done in the way of Ispecu lation, confining his risk to 20/. or thereabout. The broker assured him of the practicability of the thing, and with 201. made a purchase of some shares, which were speedily sold at 10s. premium. By this he was lured into adventuring ; more money, and 901. was altogether advanced. Alderman MUSGROVE said he could not issue a si immons to bring parties before him merely to arbitrate disputed stock jobbing accounts. To give him jurisdiction there must be criminal conduct ; there must be a using of false 'pretences. Mr. Barrett thought he could show the case w as just of that description. The false pretence used in this case was, that after the first 201. had been laid out, the brc ,ker asked him to advance a further sum of 25/., promising Liu it the 45/. would be placed in cash at his disposal next week, I)esides the profits which would result from a prudent investment for that short time. This was a false pretence, for the money was never repaid and no profit resulted. On the contrary, his client was beguiled into advancing more money, and the broker, instead of keeping to his instructions to limit his client's risk to 301. or 40/., entered into transactions to the amount of 400/. ; and now presented a bill showing a loss of 1101., which his client was called upon to pay, in addition to the 90/. already lost. Alderman MUSGROVE said the charge of obtaining by false pretences could not be made as to representations that pro fits would accrue and purchases would be made. The false pretences must be, not as to a future but an existing fact. The broker might himself be deceived as to what would hap pen. If it could be shown that the money had not been laid out in such shares, it would be another tieing. Mr. Barrett said he had no opportunity of going through the account step by step. The account did not set forth from whom the shares were bought, or to whom they were sold. His client had no shares delivered to him. Alderman MUSGROVE asked if his client directed what kind and what number of shares should be bought ? Mr. Barrett said no. It was left to the skill of the broker. Alderman 31 USGROVE said the money was given to the broker to speculate, and the venture had been unfortunate. He saw nothing that criminated the broker, and a magis trate could not be appealed to with the view of obtaining more specific accounts, and the exhibition of vouchers and books. • Mr. Barrett said. the-broker had exceeded his authority, and had induced his client to part with 90/. on worthless things. He would look more closely into the case, and per haps trouble the magistrate again. Mr. Barrett and his client then retired. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CIIRONICLE.—The Timeshal made asingular appeal to the Anti-Corn -law League and its chiefs, which certainly would have been neither an ungenerous nor an unimportant one, if made a little earlier in the day. The modest proposal to Messrs. Cobden and Bright is neither more nor less than that they should turn Tories—not openly and impudently, as the Times itself did at a memorable epoch, but only as i t plays Tory n ow—that is covertly, cautiously , with a sheeps cloth ing of Liberalism loosely hung over its shoulders, and with the pretence of moderation. " Free trade," exclaims that organ, which abetted the formation of a Ministry and a Parliament of monopolists, " is gaining ground, but the League is not." The League, it says, has risen and -crown by Liberal support, but the Liberals have done or it all that they can do. The moderate Tories are now anxious to come round to ideas of such truth and power, which it is no longer possible to resist. The only thing, the last scruple, which prevents these Tories from m aking final sacrifice of their principles and prejudices, is fear of the League. They have but little objection to give up the corn-laws; but they dread the League anion" a Jacobin club," " a sectarian clique," and " a combinat of Radi caliam and Destructiveneas." Bnt if the League, which is a ssumed to be " a ware of its past errors," would only mend them—would first of all abandon " the sectaries,ear -si" and con form to Mother Church , a thin g so requisite for clghte ness in political economy—if the League " would disclaim all party connexions and obligations," and allow Tories to pass for free-traders, now that free trade has carried the day, just as they passed for Reformers when the Act of 1832 was accomplished ;—if the League would only do this, it would deserve well of the country and the Times, and Messrs. Cobden and Bright might not only be elected Members of the Con eaevative party, but, like the great Hudson, be received as guests at Tamworth. We must say, that notwithstanding the grave impudence of such overtures, they are the best of signs. It is evident that the battle is well nigh won, the contest well nigh over, and that the more knowing of the Tories are anxious to rat from the monopo list camp, if the semblance of a flag of truce were held forth to cover their desertion. Nor are we surprised to find that the more knowing of the Tories consider the League as a more important fact than even the corn-law itself, and that they would be contented to waive the one, provided they could win over or even neutralise the other. But the power of the League is of Tory creation. The Tories sowed the dragoon's teeth, and were fully warned of the seed which they put into the earth, and of the crop to be expected from lt. Their defiance of reason and right gave birth to the great principle of popular associations, whose power of achieving rightful and rational purposes has been too fully tested to be ever abandoned. One might as well hope to abolish steam pressure at the p resent day as political associations. We may henceforward set it down as awe la of fr ee co ee untries, that a grea t and universally felt grievanc wi infallibly give rid to an association of the many, who feel it, to rid them selves of it by common effort. The most powerful argu ments, put forth in the ablest way, and circulated with the greatest universality and speed, can be best furnished by u nited funds and intellects ; and the most efficient means for influencing public feeling and legislative and administra tive opinion! can be put in action in this way. Suchma sec therings of melt cannot take place without raising spirits to take the lead: and thus classes, if wronged or op pressed, or strongly and universally moved by ideas of erne lieration, will find tribunes to represent them. It is there fate a groundless fear and caltudry that brands the Anti- Co n-law League as Jacobin or Destroctive, behind is or the other. It is puerile to call it sectarian. What matters religious opinion in the case of corn? Religious opinions have leagues of their own. The dread of the League—put forth by its enemies, even whilst they recommend a session of the great principle to carry which the League was formed —merely implies a consciousness that there remain gross abuses which are calculated to excite associations to get rid of them. but which the Ultras are still determined to defend. However, the vrheedling proffers made to the chiefs of the League being accompanied with no trifling abuse of them, shows how little the writer trusts in the effect of his elo quence. But neither Sir Robert Peel nor the Times, how ever they may turn free-traders, and abandon monopoly in the eleventh hour, can persuade men with memories for the events of even a few years back, that the Tories are friends to the fair influence and development of the middle classes, -whom they have striven so long to shear and to oppress, no mere than they can persuade men of plain sense that they are friends of tolerance, because they at last reluctantly ac quiesced, when the fetters of religion in both countries were struck off in despite of their long and stubborn resistance. TIMES. —It is a curious and unforeseen consequence of the institutions of the United States and of the state of parties in that country, that the destinies of the republic and its 'oacitic relations with the rest of the world are pieced within tke Almost absolute control of a man of whose character and abilities as a statesman scarcely anything can with certainty u seen. The rival candidates for the highest office in the state at the last election were driven from the field or de feated by having acquired too much celebrity and given too many pledgee. It. Polk was brought forward, in the most imposing obscurity, as the nominee of the predominant party in the Union ; and the result of the election revealed the seetonishing fact that the country was delivered over for the next four years to a man who had acquired his power not by individual merit or exeotions, but as the mere symbol of an ir • responsible faction. For pnrposes of mischief, and for what ever may flatter the whims nr passions of the people, such A man enjoys the greatest imaginable degree United f po States litical power. If Mr. Polk be d is p osed to rlunge the Un Into war, such a measure would not be more difficult to bim, in the present state of feelin g in that country, t be to the Autocrat of all the Russias. Whatever betide, the President of the United States is certain of holding office for three years and a half from the present time ; and, notwith standing the extreme reserve which has marked the first six months of his official career, we are much mistaken if he do not prove himself in the end a worthy successor of those de mocratic statesmen, and especially of General Jackson, whose intemperate character and unscrupulous policy have already so profoundly infected and modified the spirit of the American people. In a word, the personal disposition of Mr. Polk is at this juncture of such importance that the question of peace or war may be decided by it ; and, we are constrained to add, that all we know of that per sonal dispcsition, and all we learn from America, tend to strengthen our suspicions rather than our confidence. It remains to be seen how far the people of the United States and t:?e p r esent Cabinet of Washington are a dvanced on this fatal trsek. We do not believe that they are so wicked and absurd as to desire a war, but we suspect that they are not strenuously and sincerely labouring to avert it; and we have no doubt that open the opening of the next session of Con gress one party at least will do all that it can to embroil the present very delicate foreign relations of the Union. With regard to the Oregon territory, the Americans seem now to be convinced that we are not to be bullied out of that tof her Majesty's dominions and they fall back on ar th expedient of gaining time in order to promote that species of emigration which ertds like the occupation of the nests of other birds by the cuckoo. But, as we h ave repeatedly observed , the present position of the question renders this indefinite postponement impossible. The two states cannot allow their relations to be kept in jeo• !tardy by the uncertainty of tenure, and the probability of a (.01ljg:on on the banks of the Columbia. The treaty of 1790 recognised the principle of a joint right, and of joint occu panes-. The English Government and an English company availed themselves of that right, and resorted to the coast for , the purposes of the fur trade. The Spaniards allowed their co-existing right to remain dormant, and until the current of emigration from the United States began to penetrate of late years to the falls of the Willamet, the existence of this boundary question was only known to the diplomatists who bad been engaged from time to time in discussing the provi sional arrangement. At the present time England adheres to the principle of the treaty of 1790, that neither party has an exclusive claim to the country; but she declares her re solution to resist any exclusive claim hostile to her own concurrent rights, and she urges the American Go- vernment to commute those concurrent and now conflicting claims to the whole country into an undisputed title to a moiety of the territory. Virtually the American Government has recognised the existence of this I , concurrent right by offering to divide the district by the 49 degrees parallel of 'latitude. That proposal reduced the quess tion from one of right to one of expediency and amount. Yet, although there are so many just causes of mistrust in the present aspect of this transaction, a statesman of large mind and patriotic views might discern in the present condi tion of England and of the United States powerful means of cementing the good understanding and the pacific interests of the two countries. On both sides there are most important commercial changes or concessions to be made. If Mr. Polk be anxious to conciliate the states of the west, their interests would be infinitely more promoted by open ing a channel for the exportation of their great article •of agricultural produce—lndian corn—to Great Bri ain, than by the annexation of countless acres on the shores of the Pacific ; and if the commercial policy of England is steadily to advance in the direction which has of late years been given to it, the reduction of the American tariff will in fallibly lead to the modification of our restrictive duties on A m erican produce. On the one band England has to offer to the United States all the advantages of a commerce propor tioned to the rapid growth of two great and cognate nations, and extending itself under the beneficent influence of peace and freedom ; on the other hand, if the most distant and un 'peopled tract of the British empire be assailed by force or fraud—if a just right be invaded—if a British subject be wronged, England has an arm to resist and to redress the itriary, and she has the firm, unanimous resolution, of her ataS.esmen and people to hold her own. CHARGE OF MURDER ON BOARD THE SHIP TORY. George Johnstone, who appeared about 40 yeas s of age, the captain of the ship, was yesterday placed at the bar of the Thames Police Court, on the charge of murdering William Mars and Thomas Reason, part of the crew of the ship Tory. Mr. BRODERIP said that a note had been put into his hand from the medical attendant of the prisoner, stating that he was labouring under erysipelas inflammation, arisirg from a puncture in the left leg, and should be accommodated with a chair. The prisoner was then supplied with the accommodation required. Henry Slack said he was apprentice on board of the ship Tory. He served in her during the last voyage. When the ship was at Fayal the captain went ashore in a boat. On his return to the ship he spoke to several of the seamen, and then asked where Mars (the chief mate at that time) was. Mars came, and the captain spoke to him, but witness could not hear what he said. He (the captain) then struck William Mars. Witness could not say exactly with what, but he thinks with a pistol. He saw a pistol in the captain's hand. The captain afterwards spoke to Thomas Lee and Thomas Reason, but witness did not hear what was said. The prisoner here beckoned Mr. Humphries, and remarked that the witness was quite mad. Witness, in continuation—The captain again called for William Mars, and spoke to him, but he did not recollect the words. The captain then struck William Mars, but he could not say what the blow was with. After the blow blood flowed from Mars. Mars was after this put in irons by the orders of the captain. He was in irons about three•quarters of an hour, and was then called down into the cabin. Wit ness heard some words, but could not tell what they were, not being there. He was outside, on the companion-way. Mars was again sent up, and placed in irons on the main hatch. He remained there about three-quarters of an hour. He was then called down again into the larboard after cabin. Witness was in this cabin at the time. Mars was handcuffed. The captain struck him with a cutlass, and blood flowed in consequence. Mars was then ordered upon deck, and placed upon the main hatchway. Having remained about half-an-hour or three-quarters, to the best of his recollection, he was calle d i down again by the captain. Mars came down handcuffed. The caain struck him with a cutlass about the head an d hands. Mars spoke, but witness could not recollect what was said. Mars after this was again placed on the main hatchway, and he bled again. His face was all covered with congealed blood, so he could not say whether there were any fresh cuts or not. There were cuts also on deceased's hands, which bled. After this he was placed on the main hatchway. Shortly Mars was again called down, but by whom witness could not say, as he was on deck. An order came for witness and Julian to go down into the cabin, and they did so, the cap tain being at dinner. Mars was sitting down, and seemed in a very weak state. The captain told witness and Julian to make Mars stand up. We told him to get up, and he got up, but he immediately fell down again, saying he was not able to stand. Witness had the cutlass in his hand at the time, given him by the captain. Witness had hold of the handle of the sword, and Julian the other end. They told Mars to lay hold of the back of the sword, which he did, and they raised him up from the table; but Mars let it go, saying he could not hold it, he was so weak. They put a piece of cord through a hook in the beam, and passing it round Mars, en deavoured to pull him up. Mars groaned and moaned, say ing he could not stand it, and his head fell on one side. They then let him down, when he seemed very weak, and in a dying state. The captain ordered him to be taken out of his sight, saying, " He has got the look of a murderer in his face." Mars was then removed. The captain ordered Tucker to remove Mars, which was done by passing a rope round his body. He was taken on deck, witness following. There was a strand of the rope round his limbs. Julian called all hands on deck, saying that it was by the captain's orders they had to come. He saw David Johnson and Franklin Tucker heave another strand of rope round his legs; others of the crew being there. Witness was standing by with a cutlass in his hand. Mars asked for a drink of water, which was given him. After he had got the drink of water there came a worm out of his mouth. All hands said it was an evil spirit that came out of him. Witness then went below, and reported these things to the captain. He stood a few minutes there, when French came down and said that Mars was dead. The captain said, " Are you sure of that ?" French said, " There was no.fear of his telling him so unless it was so." William Dunn came down and asked for a prayer book to read the service. This was immediately after Mars was reported dead. Dunn got the book and went up. A few minutes after Dunn came down again, and said that Mars was baried.. The captain, in the interim, had not gone on deck. Nothing further passed until about •half-past five or six o'clock. All the hands then came down except witness, William Burton, Julian, William Dunn, French, Alexander Sinclair, James Glover, and William Spence. Witness was in the carpenter's berth in the captain's cabin, and heard what took place. To somebody who came down the captain said, "Are you implicated in this affair or not ?" The answer was, " Yes, Sir." They all came down the same way, and were questioned, and answered in a similar manner, " It is all concerning Mars;" and this was all that was said. With regard to the death of Thomas Reason, he would state what he knew. He was lying in his berth in the morning of a day during the voyage which he did not re collect, when William Burton came and asked where he could get it little wine. Witness asked who it was for, and he replied, " For Thomas Reason, who is very nigh dead." Witness told him to ask James Glover, the steward, for the dipper in the pantry, and he could get the wine out of the casks. Witness got up in a few minutes, and went up on to the gangway. He saw Barton put a little sugar in a glass of wine and take it towards the forecastle. Wit ness followed into the forecastle, and on uncovering Reason's face he was found to be quite dead. Witness saw blood flowing from one of his sides. Reason was covered with a rug that was stained with blood to the extent of a foot. David Johnson sewed up Reason in some old canvass, after which witness went aft , a nd stopped on deck about half an hour. Witness had seen Reason the same night in the cabin, when he did not appear to be in a very bad state, t h oug h he was bleeding from the wound on his forehead, which ke had got when the captain was striking at Mars, the sword missing the latter and grazing his forehead. Wit ness did not see Reason buried. This was all he knew of the matter. To Mr. Humphries, in cross-examination —He was sixteen years old. He had given the saine account before to Mr. Hawley, to whom he had 'seen sent to give his evidence. This was on Saturday night, when his evidence was taken down in writing. lie was alone with Mr. Hawley at the time. nt out a A r th u r Gilmour Spencer exami— nedHe wen ap prentice in the Tory. He was apprenticed to Messrs. Duncan and Gibbs, of Liverpool, the owners. He was with her the late voyage. On or about the 23d of September he was informed by Captain Johnstone that Barry Yelverton, another apprentice, had told him that Stephen Cone and Thomas Reason had said, when off the Island of Ascension, that if the ship did not reach the island before the morning the captajn would a dead man." The captain said no more at that time to witness. Shortly afterwards witness was called upon to come on deck, and write down anything the men had to say. The crew were all aft when he came on deck. He heard the cap:in ask them if he had not treated or something to that elect. them always most humanely, Most of them said, Yes. He saw Tii,? rasa Reason and Stephen the starboard side. Cone in irons by the break of the poop C. 7 and he saw the They seemed to have been severely woundea, _ or state blood flowing down their faces. lie heard no me:. ment made at that time to the captain. e went low, and sometime afterwards he heard Richard French state to the captain that the crew, or part of the crew, had sharpened their knives, as witness un derstood him, with the intention of having the captain's life. The captain seemed to be in a great state of excitement at the time. He heard French say also that, if the captain went forward, they intended to seize him, and sail the ship to the continent. Witness also heard Dunn make a statement to the captain that Richard French had sharpened his knife on both edges, with the intention of taking the captain's life. This was the object as far as he recollected. Cone and Reason were kept in irons till next day, when Lambert, the chief mate, jumped overboard. He believed that daring part of the time they were in irons up on the tops. Always when witness came on deck he saw the officers in charge of the poop armed. On the 23th lie saw J. Rambert on his knees before the captain, who was standing up. The mate prayed the captain to forgive him ; the captain several times pointed the sword to his breast, threatening to run it through him, but he did not see him touch Rambert at that time. Wit ness saw the captain the same day aim a blow at Rambert with a sword. The latter was unarmed. The blow took effect on the body of Rambert. He was after this called upon by the steward to take evidence on the part of the men, which he did, and the written papers were given to the cap tain. Witness had since seen them in the hands of the solicitor. Mr. Hawley here handed in six written papers, four of which the witness identified as the evidence of the men, taken by him on September 25, and signed by several of the crew ; the others were taken in the following mcnth. The ship was in peace until the 22d of October, when the ship was off Fayal. The captain went on shore, and returned with the harbour-master, whom he invited into the cabin to take a glass of wine. After this Mars was called below by the captain. They were, apparently, on friendly terms at that time. A few days following this witness was in the cabin, and Reason was called. The captain had a bayonet lying by his side. He shook Reason violently, on which witness went out. .About three-quarters of an hourafter the steward and witness went into the cabin, and Dunn, the cook, in pre sence of the captain, said that Reason was dead. Witness thought Dunn was joking, and said " Oh, nonsense ;" when the cook immediately took hold of his hand and it was quite cold. Witness was greatly horror-stricken at the time. The captain seemed quite calm, and appeared to be in no way affected. Witness was much surprised and shocked at his manner at that moment. (The examination of this witness was continued somewhat longer, but to a similar effect, being mainly corroborative of the evidence of the previous wit nesses.) The further examination of witnesses was then adjourned ions I till Tuesday next. - . MARLBOROUGH-STREET. James Barton and John Barton were brought before Mr. Maltby, charged with having committed a robbery at the Red Lion public-house, Crown-court, Pall-mall. On the 15th of last month two persons went into the club room of the Red Lion, and called for a pint of beer. One of the men put down sixpence to pay for the liquor, and while the servant was procuring change at the bar it is supposed that the men contrived to get into an adjoining room, and to break open a box with a " jemmy," and to possess themselves of a quantity of wearing apparel belonging to the servant , Sarah Ann - Houghton. Information of the robbery and a description of the supposed thieves were forwarded to the station-house, Vine-street, and this circumstance afforded means to Langley, one of the detective force, of apprehend ing the prisoners. The constable, by the description, imme diately recognised the suspected parties to be well-known bad characters, who had committed offences in public-houses, and who had been in custody before for felony. Mr. Markwick, the landlord of the Red Lion, and the ser vant, recognised the two prisoners as the men who were in the club-room on the day of the robbery. The prisoners were remanded for further inquiry. E XT ENSIVE ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES.— Wm. Wood, porter to the Horticultural Society, Regent-street, was brought up for further examination on snspicioe of having stolen from Mr. Peck, Lower Belgrave-street, coal merchant, the sum of 1201. in Bank notes. The circumstances of the alleged robbery are briefly these : —The prosecutor, in October last, about eight o'clock in the morning, was drinking brandy- and-water at the bar of the Royal Standard public-house, Piccadilly, where the pri soner and some cabmen were also assembled. The prosecutor took out his money to make good a bet on a horse-race which was offered to him, and this circumstance gave the prisoner and his companions an opportunity of seeing his money, and where he kept it. Shortly after leaving the public-house the prosecutor missed his money, but, though he offered a considerable reward, he was not able to obtain any clue to his property until a few days ago, when he as certained that a 5b note of the lost property had been changed by the prisoner. The reply of the prisoner to the charge wee, that he had volunteered to get the note changed for a stranger whom he heard apply for change to the landlady of a public-house. He had done all he could to assist the prosecutor to recover his property, and he thought be was very hardly dealt by in being accused of any participation in the robbery. Mr. Peek said he had traced a 20/. note to Messrs. Swan and Edgar's, but as he was not quite prepared with evidence he hoped the magistrate would remand the case for a week. The prisoner asked to be admitted to bail, and the prose cutor said he had no objection to this, if the magistrate con `silted. MArgivr declined to admit the prisoner to bail, and ordered himto tei again brought up on Tuesday ne xt SOUTHWARK. TILE ANONY3IOC3 L7TTER CASE.—Henry Kellerby, the youth charged with sending anonymous letters, containing threats of a violent nature, and in some instances also in closing poison, to several f the parishioners of St. George's, Southwark, was brought up for final examination. In addition to the evidence already adduced against the prisoner, was that of Mr. Humble, a hop-merchant, of Balhem • hill, to the following effect :—About the period the anony mous letters were sent to several of the inhabitants of St. George, Mr. Humble had a brother of the prisoner living as footman in his service. That gentleman was included in the number of persons to whom anonymous letters were sent; and the first he received was dropped in the letter box of his office on St. Margaret's-hill, near the Town-hall. It purported to be written by a person well acquainted with all his domestic affairs, and the writer threa tened to wa y la y and murder him if he did not immediately discharge John Kellerby, his footman, from his service. At first Mr. Humble paid no regard to the anonymous communication, but having received three others of a similar tendency, he was at length induced to dismiss the young man, under the supposition that no more letters of a similar description would be addressed to him on the subject, but in this he was disappointed, for no sooner had he got rid of his servant than another letter was sent through the past in language of the most infamous nature, not only threatening his life, but also the members of his family, and condemning his conduct for having discharged a servant without having any sort of complaint to urge against him. With a view to detect the writer, a policeman was stationed near the letter-box in which most of them had been dropped, but this plan did not succeed, for no more letters were received through that medium ; but a day or two afterwards a letter was addressed to Mrs. Humble, her husband being out of town, and on opening it, there was a quantity of arsenic found made up in a small package, which the writer, who assumed to be one of Mr. Humble's clerks, said he was directed to transmit to her, and that she was to take it in water or any other liquid, and it would have a beneficial effect.—(The letter alluded to, and the arsenic it contained, were produced in Court.) Mr. Humble added, that he never recollected having seen the prisoner until in Court that day, and that the young man, whom he understood was his brother, and lived in his service, was of very good character, and that he discharged him solely on the account of the anonymous letters, in the hope that such a step would prevent any further annoyance of that description. Another witness, named Lott, belonging to the Post-office, was examined, and several of the anonymous letters, as well as the prisoner's writing, having been shown to him, he gave it as his opinion that they were all written by the same person. The witness added that he was in the habit of com paring handwriting, and that he had frequently to appear on trials to give evidence of that nature. Mr. Corm:caress said that two witnesses had already identified the letters produced to have been done by the same hand, to the best of their belief, and this tact, in connexion with the other circumstances alleged against the accused, made it necessary to send the case for trial. The prisoner's father, addressing the Magistrate, said that he was convinced of his son's innocence, and that some of the parties who had got up the present unfounded charges against him were the very persons who were guilty of the offence. Mr. Corm/ones' interrupted the father, and advised him not to proceed in that manner, and that he regretted to per ceive that he had no professional gentleman in attendance to conduct the case on the part of his son. Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, having read over the whole of the depositions relating to the case, and which were of con siderable length, the prisoner was committed for trial ; the Magistrate, however, having accepted of sureties for his appearance at the Central Criminal Court on the 24th inst., on which day the sessions commence. The prosecution will be instituted by the parochial authorities of St. George. Southwark. MEwrreo OF LAW WRITERS.—The law stationers and writers, without whom little or nothing can be done in the preliminary Parliamentary affairs, fearing a vital injury is likely to accrue from the introduction, by some respectable friends, of printed and lithographic documents, as a substi tute for those which have ever been considered as necessary to be the performance of the penman, called a meeting, which was last evening numerously and respectably attended, at the Ship Tavern, Chichester -rents, Lincoln's Inn. Mr. Gardner, law stationer, of Took's-court, Chancery-lane, was unanimously called to the chair; and various resole were proposed and unanimously agreed to, the purport of -which was, that a memorial be presented to the Lord Chan cellor, praying him to remedy the growing evil, by causing solicitors' bills on taxation to be allowed for printed and li thographic documents only as such, and not as if written. That all parties should withhold their assistance in the drawing of the notices from the printed or lithographic books of reference, and that the secretary of the Law Sta tioners' Society should be requested to attend the next meeting. Messrs. Harston, M'Cartnev, Charles, Edwards, Hayes, and other law stationers and writers, having ad dressed the meeting, a business and finance committee was appointed, and the com p an y separated, with a firm determi nation to unite and persevere for the attainment of their mutual rights and privileges. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE IN THE MERSEY.—As the steamer Nun was proeeeding from the George's pierhead to Woodside, about seven o'clock on Saturday night, one of the passengers, who was standing near a group of gentlemen near the helm, suddenly sprang to the side of the vessel, vaulted over the bulwarks, and was instantly carried down with the tide. The act is described by the gentlemen to have been the work of anon nstant, and wilfully committed. The .6.1:-.tain, who was up the paddle-box at the time, had the ' ,ines immediately stoppe.d, and ordered the punt to be put out. The order was quickly obeyed, and the punt was rowe,l about for a considerable length of time to see if the unfortunate man could be found in a of ny dirfromection the moment but there was nut the slightest appearance him that he Jiad plunged into the water. It is supposed body that has he san k oven before the en g ines were stopped. suppose not since been found, nor is it likely to be until it floats, as the m elancholy occurrence took place about 500 yards rout out side the floating stage, and is a very deep part of the ver. Many reports have bean circulated as to who the deceased is, and as to what was the cause of his committing the rash act ; but vre have been unable to trace them to any accurate Solute- Some said he was a collector of taxes, who had been deficient in his accounts ; others that he was a railway share holder wbo had lost considerably by recent speculations ; but, upon inquiring in the proper quarter last night, we learned that his mane and address were as yet unknown. The gen tlemen in the boat say, that he never spoke a word during Athe time, be was on board, and that he d id not a pp ear to be - th e s lightest degree intoxicated. He wore a dark frock coat, "'and light-Col oured trousers. In jumping over the side of the Taii4 d }m irked off the hat of a passenger. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday Mary Smith and Henry Thompson were brought up for further examination, charged with having most grossly imposed upon the public. The Secretary to the Mendicity Society attended to pro secute. Worledge,* City policeman (442), said that about four o'clock on Wednesday, the 12th November, the female pri soner was pointed out to him as an impostor. He followed and saw her go into some houses in Friday-street, for the purpose of begging, and she dropped a letter, which was partly in print and partly in writing, and contained a list of the contributions of the charitable. Witness took her into custody. The male prisoner, who had been talking with her, waited outside while she entered. Mr. J. W. Taylor, a clerk in the employment of Messrs. Liddiard and Co., of Friday street, stated that the female prisoner called and asked for Mr. Liddiard, who was out at the time. She then went to Mr. Liddiard's partner, who, upon kearing her, gave her ss. She called again on the 12th, and was taken into custody, intelligence having been given that she was a notorious impostor. Mr. William Curling, merchant, carrying on business at No. 5, George-yard, Lombard-street, stated that, between six and seven weeks ago, Diary Smith called upon him at his office, and presented to him the paper produced by the officer, of which the following is a copy : " Secretary of state's Office, Home Department, Whitehall, Aug. 4, 1845. " Before any intelligence can be given respecting convicts, the following questions must be correctly answered, viz. : " Convict's name—John Wilson. " Where tried—Old Bailey sessions. " When tried—January, 1841. " Sentence—Seven years. " To what hulk or prison removed—York. " If sent on board, the name of the ship by which trans ported—Asia. " The bearer, Mary Ann Wilson, is the lawful wife of the above man, who left this country through embezzlement, and she is anxious to join her husband with her two children, at Hobart Town, New South Wales, but unfortunately is with out the necessary funds to defray their expenses and passage out. I have every reason to believe her deeerving the assist ance she implores.' WANDS WORTH. THE RICHMOND RAILWAY.—SUMMONS FOR TRESPASS. — Yesterday was appointed for the hearing of a summons against the promoters of the Richmond Railway for trespass. It will be recollected that on Friday, the ith instant, Mr. John Aitkens, a solicitor, obtained a summons against the promoters of the Richmond Railway for unlawfully entering upon and taking possession of a certain piece of land, called the Panmar Close, s►tuated in the parish of Barnes, abutting on the east of Barnes-common, the property of Mrs. Charlotte Chapman, of the Terrace, Putney, without having obtained the permission of that lady, or paying the sum of money claimed for the land, viz., 1,400/. When the case was called on, there were neither com plainant nor defendant present, nor their attorneys, but it was intimated by a note to the sitting magistrate that the case had been settled. This is the second time that the Magistrate's power of granting summonses in cases of this nature has been taken advantage of as a forcible inducement to this railway com- -- ENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1845 . TUE SUN, LONDON, PI`III7.IISDAY pany to comply with t he demand, made by p ar ties whose 1 2nds it was. necessary for them * opass throe rh - A H —RSMITH. 'Ls.—Yesterday, a man named James Aards eiii,ore Mr. T. Paynter, with assaulting Mrs. 1S lr L l\is tTr Mary l ( a A r d i , his wife. Mrs. Hards, who appeared with one eye blackened, a large patch on her cheek, and ber arms bared to the elbows to show the bruises on them, stated, that on Saturday last she went to the place where her husband was employed to ask him whot time he would be home to supper. He told her half-past ten o'clock; and as she returned home she took with her half-a-pound of rump steak for his supper, and half a-pound of sausages for her own supper. Just as the supper was cooked the defendant came in, and she anticipated a com fortable meal, but on his looking into the frying-pan, he ex claimed " D—n you, where is the gravy ?" She asked him what gravy he could expect out of half-a-pound of steak, upon which he demanded the onions, and on her quietly telling him that she had brought none home with her, he instantly s eized the handle of the frying-pan, and spreading the con ten.*s over the room, commenced attacking her with the pan, beating it about her head, and causing the injuries above de scribed, the bruises on her arms being caused by her endea vours to save her head. Fortunately she succeeded in open ing the door of the room, and getting out of the house. While the defendant was beating her, he threatened that he would send a bushel of bullets through her body, and taking up a knife, said he would drive it through her body up to her shoulder, and that he would tear her heart ,and liver out and twist them round his neck. He was always ill-treating her, and she would never live with him again. The defendant, in answer to the charge, began to recount his , wife's qualities. They might, he said, live very com fortably together, but she was continually getting drunk and pawning his clothes. Mr. PAYNTER said the defendant had been guilty of a most brutal assault, for which he should fine him 40s. and costs, or a month's imprisonment; and as his wife had sworn she went in danger of her life, he must also find two sureties in 101. each, to keep the peace for three months after his liberation. The defendant, not having the money, was committed. THE CLEANSING THE STREETS OF THE CITY. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE• NORTH WALES MINERAL RAILWAY COMPANY. CHESTER, MONDAY, FIVE o'Cl.ocK.—At one o'clock this afternoon a special meeting of the proprietors in the North Wales Mineral Railway Company was held at the offices of the company, in this city, for the purpose of taking into con sideration a proposal for amalgamating the said company with the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Rail way Company, and in case of such proposal being assented to, of adopting such measures ha relation thereto as may be necessary and expedient. Mr. Wm. Wardell, banker of this city, chairman of the company, presided. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN then addressed the proprietors. He said they had met to take into consideration a proposition of greater importance to the' interests of this company than any matter brought before them since they had been incorpo rated. The close connexion which subsisted between the North Wales Mineral and the Shrewsbury,. Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway was such, that it behoved each, for their mutual interest, to unite in working the two lines in the most harmonious and profitable manner. The greater portion of the traffic, he presumed, would be through traffic in connexion with both railways. It was, there fore, their interest to consider the two companies as man and wife, having one common purse, and one common object. What possible benefit or good could arise from having two separate and distinct committees, separate staffs of officers, separate establishments for engines and carriages, and the making and repairing of them, and to keep books of accounts against each other for every sixpenny parcel that might be brought over one line for the other? It must, therefore, be evident to every one connected with these lines that it was their common interest to unite, and make one concern, or, in the ordinary phrase of the day, to become amalgamated.—( Hear, hear.) The advantage was so clear that be need not put it in any other shape • and the only point for their consideration to - day was the terms upon which the amalgamation was proposed to be carried into effect. They had been the subject of mature deliberation on the part of both the committees, as well as private conversa tion, sounding each individual member of the committees, and ether influential holders of stock; and at the recent con ference of the two committees, after very long, calm, and dispassionate discussion, which lasted for many hours, the terms were adjusted, he was happy to say, to the satisfaction of every individual who attended the meeting. Every indi vidual member of both committees who attended that con ference was satisfied they were coming to a wise determina tion in recommending jointly to the proprietors in both com panies the terms of amalgamation which would now be read. Mr. Kut.saLL, the law clerk, then read the terms of the amalgamation, and the following resolutions were founded upon them : "That the Company be amalgamated with the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway Company, upon the terms agreed to at a joint meeting of the directors of both companies, held at Chester on the 28th of October, as follows : " That the 201. shares of the North Wales Mineral Railway Company, when paid up, shall be held as 261. 13s. 4d. of paid up stock of.the amalgamated company; and the 101. shares of the North Wales Mineral Railway Company, when paid up, shall be held as 131.65. Bd. of the stock of the amal gamated company, and shall draw dividends accordingly. And that the 20/. shares of the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway Company, when paid up, shall be held only as 20/. of the stock of the amalgamated company. "That the North Wales Mineral Railway Company shall be entitled to receive the whole of the proceeds and dividends derived from their own lines, until the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway shall be opened throughout. " That the capital required for constructing the branch lines to be brought before the ensuing session of Parliament, shall be issued to the shareholders of both companies, as an amalgamated stock, in the proportions of one 10/. share for every 201. share in the North Wales Mineral, and in the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railways, re spectively; and one 10/. share for every two 10/. shares held in the North Wales Mineral Railway. "That the Directors be empowed to take the necessary steps to carry out the foregoing resolutions." The CHAIRMAN said, before he proposed these resolutions, he would make one or two observations, to show the prin ciple upon which the Directors had arrived at these terms. They had taken an account of the expense of making one railway, and, as far as they could, of the proportion of traffic upon each line. They had certainly come to the conclusion that there would be a material increase of traffic upon the Mineral Railway over that of the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction. This they were decided upon, and consequently the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway could not be put upon precisely equal terms with their line, which would' cost something more per mile in making, and the traffic not be equal. The exact propor tion would be as four to three. If there were 71. to divide the Mineral would take 4/., and the Oswestry 3/. Sup pose there were 141. to divide, the Mineral might realise 8/. and the Oswestry 6/., which was the same proportion, only the figures were doubled. Suppose the Mineral were guaranteed eight per cent., and in that case the Shrewsbury might make eight per cent. : then the divi dend could not advance above eight per cent. Should ten per cent. be made the position of the Company would be this, that while it was receiving only eight per cent. the other and weaker partner would be receiving ten per cent. Again, supposing six per cent. were guaranteed as a fixed sum to the Oswestry ; it might not realise that ; but you presented, at all events, the possibility of its receiving more, however prosperous the joint lines might be. A precisely parallel case bad happened within the last few days, viz., the Great Western and the Bristol and Exeter Companies. The Great Western divided eight per cent , and the profits of the Bristol and Exeter were estimated at six per cent.—pre cisely the same figures he submitted to the present meeting ; but in that case the proposal was, that the Bristol and Exeter should not at any time receive more than six per cent. The Shareholders, hOwever, contended that ultimately the line would pay eight per cent., and they renounced the agree ment made for them by the Directors, and justly so. Now they (the Directors of the North Wales Mineral) proposed the same proportion of eight to six, and upon that basis to become. amalgamated. If the profits were larger, then the Oswestry would receive their proportion as six to eight ; if they were less than was anticipated, they must submit to an equal redaction with the Mineral. The sub ject, therefore, was brought before the Proprietors on a prin ciple to which lie thought they could hardly object, because, whatever prosperity might attend one would also apper tain to the other, and they would move on in pari passu in profit and loss. That there would be great economy in this there could be no doubt ; nor could there be any doubt that the advantages would be more. More comfort and pre cision in the management must necessarily follow from the union. The advantages, therefore, he thought., were wholly in favour of the amalgamation. With these observations, he begged to move the resolutian. Mr. HARRISON asked if the conditions explained did not apply only to the present capital? In all new stock they would be equal. The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative, and added that another question would shortly be brought forward, namely, the necessity of creating a very considerable addition to the existing stock, for the purpose of completing the branches to the collieries, and in some other directions, which would be either feeders to the main line or matters of defence against projected schemes; and this additional stock was to be granted to the amalgamated companies, share and share alike.—(Elear.) In reply to a question, The CHAIRMAN said that the branches would be to Llan gollen, Wem, Welshpool, &c. He then mentioned that three fourths of the Proprietors of the whole stock had sent in their proxies, consenting to the amalgamation, and that in order to save the standing orders, the notices had already been published in the Gazettes The Rev. Mr. LYON then econded the resolutions, and they were unanimously carried. The Rev. Mr. LYON asked when the new shares would be issued? The CHAIRMAN —Immediately ; and we shall require the usual deposit of ten per cent. Mr. ROY (Secretary)—They are 10/. shares, and the de posit will be I/. each. The meeting then terminated. COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS' OFFICE, GUILDHALL. On Tuesday a numerous deputation from the Association for the Promotion of Im p roved Paving, Cleansing, and Drainage, established in March, 1842, at the head of which was the President, Mr. Charles Cochrane, waited upon the Commissioners of Sewers, at Guildhall, upon the subject of the following letter, directed to the Commissioner by the Se cretary to the Association : " 20, Vere- street, Nov. 17, 1845. " To the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London. "Gentlemen,—l am instructed by the President, Vice- President, and Council of this Association, most respectfully to submit the following proposal to your consideration :—That you will be pleased to permit this Association to demon strate, at their own expense, for a period of two months, to what state of perfection the streets may be kept clean, by the employment of a given number of men throughout the day, in the undermentioned places :—The area surrounding the Royal Exchange, to the extent of from 50 to 60 feet ; Threadneedle-street and Throgmorton-street, Finch-lane, Tokenhouse-yard, King-street, Guildhall, Gresham-street (late Cateaton-street), and 200 yards along Moorgate-street, giving employment, it is supposed, to about 30 men. lam particularly instructed to observe that it is the furthest from the wishes of the Association to interfere with, or affect in the slightest degree:„the interests of the scavenging contractors; so far from it, they will consent to convey the manure and other dirt collected during the day to such deposits as may be pointed out by the contractors. " The deep interest, Gentlemen, which you take in the promotion of clean public thoroughfares—the readiness with which you raised the street-cleansing contracts this year from 4,5001. to 9,oool.—the good results which have attended on this increased outlay, making the streets of London cleaner than all others in the metropolis, while the sanatory condition must be greatly improved—the grand efforts made by the generous citizens of London to supply, by means of voluntary subscriptions, baths and wash-houses to the poorer classes, in order to encourage habits of cleanliness Amongst them—and, finally, the undisputed fact that, by the main tenance of the cleanliness recommended by the Association in the public streets, permanent employment can be given to many thousands of the deserving poor in the United King dom, so much to be desired during the inclement winter months; all these things induce the Council of the Associa tion to hope that the Commissioners will readily accede to their present request, as they are convinced that the exainple of clean streets, Which they are so anxious to he displayed under the auspices of the municipality of London, will be speedily initated in every town and borough throughout the United Kingdom.—l have the honour to be,;Gentlemen, with the greatest fespect, your obedient humble servant, " J. M. DAVIES, Secretary and Surveyor." Mr. Cocnitasm and the other gentlemen of the deputation, after having urge,i. the necessity of complying with the request contained in ihe communication, stated that the good effects of adopting a general plan consonant with the views expressed in it, would be 9f the highest description, and that the Association entertained not the most remote doubt that the citizens of London would, after the experiment, join with unanimity in commendation of the principle, and the mode of accomplishing it. Mr. PEACOCK (the Chairman of the Commissioners, of whom about thirty had assembled) said the necessity for watching over the public health was increasing daily, and the commissioners of the City sewers were rejoiced to observe how zealously and diligently their neighbours were exerting themselves to prevent the consequences naturally arising from a densely-populated neighbourhood. The Commissoners of Sewers for the City had, in the spirit of the resolution to do all they could for the public health, determined to compel the contractors to fulfil their contracts to the letter in cleansing the streets, and had on that morning fined three of them for neglectof duty. They felt great interest in the pro posal of the Association, approved of the experiment, and most heartily concurred in allowing it to be made for the term specified, with the consent of the contractors for the time being. It would (Mr. Peacock added) be desirable that the experiment should be made in the immediate neighbour hood of the Royal Exchange, in the Poultry, and in King street, Cheapside. Some of the Commissioners said they hoped for the assist ance of the;press on this occasion. Mr. PEACOCK said he was sure of the support of the press, judging from what had been done by .that power when its influence was much inferior to that by which it was at present distinguished. The Commissioners of Sewers were, he informed the deputation, engaged in endeavouring to bring some fire-escapes of a new construction, and ap parently calculated to be very efficacious, into use in the City of London. THE ST. KATHARINE'S WHARF The alterations and extension of the wharf on the west side of the entrance to St. Katharine's Docks, and between i and the irongate wharves adjoining the East Tower-stairs, known as the St. Katharine's Steam Packet Wharf, which had become absolutely necessary in consequence of the great increase and extent of traffic now carried on there, not only with respect to vessels trading to and from the north eastern coasts of England and Scotland, but also the Dutch, Belgian, and French ports, are now completed. The facilities, therefore, now afforded there for the land ing and housing, for the short period only that house-room is required for such articles, in conse quence of their necessarily quick delivery, of foreign cattle and provisions of various descriptions, and also the im mense importations of fruit, which, if the great increase du ring the past season may be taken as a criterion, will next year be of a still more extensive nature, besides the large quantities of cattle, meat, and edibles of every kind brought by the steamers from the Scotch ports, are beyond compari son superior to any place on the banks of the river devoted to similar purposes. Over this extensive warehouse or shed. or whatever it may be termed, which is on the ground floor, and opening from the river quay, has been constructed a room of very large dimensions, exceeding one hundred feet in length and proportionally wide, lighted with gas, and having a counter along th e entire length of the place for the examination and delivery of the baggage and passengers arriving by the foreign packets, and where, on an emer gency, or the arrival of two or three, or even more vessels, at the same time, four or even six landing waiters of the re venue, with their proper complement of subordinates, can be conveniently employed, and thus afford unequalled dis patch to the public in a matter of so much interest and importance to them. This is a vast improvement on the former place, in which one officer only could be accommo dated, frequently to the great delay and consequent incon venience of the public. The baggage, on being landed, will be hoisted through a trap . into this new floor, in the pre. sense of the officers, and in the most complete and satisfac tory manner. Great facility and safety are also afforded for the landing of private carriages, and other baggage of bulk and value belonging to families returning home from abroad. In erecting this place the comforts of the public have not been lost sight of, for, instead of being obliged to sit in a mere cage, subject to the cold and draughts, waiting perhaps an hour or more their turn to be called—which, to say the least of it, was particularly disagreeable, especially to the ladies, after a long sea voyage, and where the ingress to the examination place and egress also was at the same door—a separate staircase has been erected at the east end of the wharf, leading to a nice com fortable apartment with a fire, and the walls hung with prints of various kinds, and information respecting foreign and English places of accommodation for the amusement and use of the passengers, while they are awaiting their turn to be dispatched to their destination, and other com forts also of great consideration to both sexes have been duly considered and provided. A door opens from this apartment into the official compartment, and when the baggage of the parties is examined and delivered to them, they are con• ducted from the opposite end to anotherdoor, leading through the original examination place out of the building, thus avoiding all crowding or confusion. It may be remarked, also, that through an opening here into the street the lug gage can, if required, be again hoisted without damage into any conveyance which may be in waiting for it. reception. Altogether, the improvements and alterations at this wharf cannot fail to prove most satisfactory to the public generally SHREWSBURY, OSWESTRY, AND CHESTER JUNC TION RAILWAY. CHESTER, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.—At one o'clock to-day an extraordinary general meeting of the proprietors in the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway Com pany was held in this city, " for the purpose of taking into consideration a proposal for amalgamating the said company with the North Wales Mineral Railway Company, and in case of such proposal being assented to, of adopting such measures in relation thereto as may be necessary and expe dient." The chair was to have been taken by Wm. Ormsby Gore, Esq., M.P., but he was unable to be present, and Mr. Wm. Wardell, banker, deputy-chairman of the company, consequently presided. The CHAIRMAN, aft er announcing the object of the meeting, said the advantages of the amalgamation must be so obvious, that it would be quite unnecessary for him to say more than one word in furtherance of it. It would be perfectly ridi culous, in a line of only forty mites long, to have two com mittees, two sets of officers, two sets of engines and car riages, together with books to be kept against each other of the transit of goods passing from one over the other.—( Hear, hear.) In fact, the undertaking was an united one. A large portion of the traffic must pass over both lines; and it was certainly desirable on all accounts that there should be one action through the whole. At. the meeting of the North Wales Mineral Company yesterday, the resolution for amal gamation was unanimously carried, and he hoped they would to-day he carried by this company with the same unanimity. Mr. KELSALL, the law clerk, then read the resolutions, as follows : " That the company be amalgamated with the North Wales Mineral Railway Company upon the terms agreed to at a joint meeting of the directors, held on the 28th October last, as follows : " That the 20/. shares of the North Wales Mineral Rail way Company, when paid up, shall be held as 26/. 13s. 4d. of paid up stock of the amalgamated company; and the 101 shares of the North Wales Mineral Railway Company, when paid up, shall be held as 13/. 63. Bd. of the stock of the amal gamated company, and shall draw dividends accordingly ; and that the 201 shares of the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway Company, when paid up, shall be held as 201. of the stock of the amalgamated company. " That the North Wales Mineral Railway Company. shall be entitled to receive the whole proceeds and dividends de rived from their own lines, until the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway shall be opened throughout. " That the capital required for constructing the branch lines to be brought before the ensuing session of Parliament, shall be issued to the shareholders of both companies, as an amalgamated stock, in the proportions of one 101 share for every 20/. share held in the North Wales Mineral and in the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway Com panies respectively. and one 101. share for every two 19/. shares held in the North Wales Mineral Railway Company. " That the directors be empowered to take the necessary steps to carry out the foregoing resolutions." Mr. W. PxPprrr inquired whether the estimate of traffic was taken from the difference in the value of the lines, or whether it was a perspective view of it? The CHAIRMAN replied that the resolutions had been agreed to at a conference of the two boards, after a long and most deliberate examination of the merits of each line. He was glad to tell the proprietors that the terms agreed to were satisfactory to both. They were founded upon the cost of construction. The cost of constructing this line would, be cause of the large viaducts upon it, be materially more than the construction of the mineral line; at the same time there would be a large throngh traffic pop it. Taking into account the capital and all other data, it was considered that the pro portion of four to three would be the fai r and proper propor tion to amalgamate upon. Mr. Pexprrr said there was a line projected from Birken head to Flint and Mold ; and he asked, if a line should be made in that direction, whether it would not injure the ffill4 Mineral, and add to the traffic oit 9111 (theUSweitre) line? ' • The CHAIRMAN said there were various projects in agi. tation affecting their lines, and the directors had not closed their eyes to them ; but they could not now consider them. They had their acts, and a certain traffic upon which to form their calculations. Mr. J. B. Ross, one of the directors, said that any lines in the direction of Mold were not in opposition to the North Wales Mineral. Their line went to Wrexham, and there fore was not a cOuPetizf li ce with an t 2 ANON GREAT PEDESTRIAN MATCll.—Yesterday the long pending match between Bradshaw and Bee, two well-known pedestrians, came off near the B lack Dog, at Bedfon consider t. The men are of the London fancy , and have acquired able reputation. They were matched for 25/. a side, the former to travel 20 miles, and the latter 19 miles of road. They were to start together, and the first completing his respective distance to be the winner. A good deal of betting was made on the race. They concluded the first mile in nine minutes, and kept well together; at the fifth mile Bee took the lead; his opponent walked steady, d anept close up. At ten miles Bee w as in apparent ease and walked firmly, while Bradshaw seemed rather distressed; the dis tance had been covered in 93 minutes and 10 seconds. They rattled ,}st ay till the 13th mile, when Bee exhibited s)inp toms of weakness, and was a ttended very carefully by his friends; but the distance 1144 peg had told heavily upon him. He, however, was urged to continue, 444 i#G lupt on the road, and at the 17th mile he was quite exhausted. Bradshaw, in the meanwhile, had stepped away, and had attained a good lead; and Bee finding his lost ground irre eA,wilrahle relinquished the race, and Bradshaw went in an easy winner, anei axpmplished the 20 miles of road in three hours and twenty mantes, inQ NOVEL HOAX. —Yesterday morning the follqw trick was resorted to by a man named John Foster , a baker, residing in the Gray's Inn-road :—His wife had been com pelled to separate from him in consequence of his drunken habits, 4.pd haying heard that she had lately acquired some money ana furmtnr,,,^ 1?3 , the death of an uncle, he tried every expedient to prevail upon hex' Feturn to him, but without effect. Yesterday morning, as a last ieskegq to procure an interview, he caused a message to be conveyed. to lit & in forming her that he was dead; and, with the assistance of some friends, he kid himself out as if dead, covering himself over with a sheet. The supposed widow was not long before she arrived, and upon removing the sheet to have a last look at the departed, siv, found herself clasped in the arms of a living husband. Mutual explanations ensued, and there is ever = y prospect of a happy reconciliation, ) his year Lord G. Bentinck has won 58 races with 2¢ hone*, n,ittiin 17,3721., besides a cup, value unknown, bein# the greete4 7/hil3i $43, MSVP° --- the traffic to be equal on both the North Wales Mineral and , the Oswestry, the Mineral was so much inferior in cost, that „., en 8 ti . NAVAL IN TELLIGENCZ i x oRTSMOUTII WEDNESDA Y . —Last , evening, it was thought fair it should have some advantage upon theg,tvareßooins named first amalgamation.man paws , an experiment was 10 o'clock' tried off the Ki b n e anew signal light,brought The CHAIRMAN then formally moved the adoption of the • of •' s a common argan 6 l au g. out by a Retty • the principle which 1 resolutions • and the motion was seconded by Mr. PErrrrr, with a d the au and carried unanimously . reflector and lens, by which, an a powerful o f conr better means a A PROPRIETOR asked if any portion of the Oswestry linegentle . . ~ liaries of vari-coloured signal lights, a obtained thou an y u or was opened before the amalgamation was effected, the profits d to be ° P P munication by night at sea may be would go to that company only? intended as an se _ in use. This estimable invention is not intende •-. loved in any exclusive service, but is The CHAIRMAN replied that there was a reservation of this P - sort in favour of the North Wales Mineral promoters, and of !, ) v r 'o a r ' id ill . The experiments last night took place in r ir e_nt course the same reservation would apply to this company. e ent for the adoption and benefit of the entire tn.arit_talo sence of Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, the Commander•lar Mr. J. B. Ross said the reason of that was, because the b North Wales Mineral had first got their Bill. He begged at this port; Captain Sir Richard Grant, Flag-U . o r_e . , i t Catain Chads, of the Excellent; Captain Stanleyer t I; to congratulate the promoters of both companies upon the amalgamation which had taken place. The two companies separately might have occupied but a very trifling and small president ; Commander Sherringham, of the Dos Y 3.., position in the eyes of the world; but united they made one other distinguished officers. Another trial of this. _ !r at company, with one line of forty-six miles long. extending S ithead. P • will take lace tomorrow evening (weather permittintii Rear ..Admite l P The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of __, ls di. from Chester through the towns of Wrexham and Oswestry, Dacres, has received final sailing orders. She proc_x hieu to Shrewsbury. The amalgamated line would have a large traffic from Liverpool, Manchester, and Chester, both in pas- and OP rect for Rio. She is detained at Spithead by I has been blowing with great violence all night fair last• sengers and goods, to the counties of Salop, Chester, Den from the W.S.W. inclining to south, which bids to bigh, and Merioneth ; and as it passed, for 14 miles of its length, some time . and at about its centre, through the great mineral field of time longer. North Wales—the minerals from which, even now, were she have been compelled to bear up and roadstead s ; o !_r i a lo i Numerous merchantmen, including a French and anßustnisav carried in large quantities towards Chester and Birkenhead s upon one side, and Shrewsbury and Birmingham upon the fine vessels' areprevented from leaving the s'.. other—the traffic in this branch would necessarily be very them the Albert, 700 tons, Captain Scanlan. an„.,_ The Thalia, 42, Ca tain Hope, has commenced dism . i t o ur great. In this way these lines, as amalgamated, would be possessed, not only of a large goods and passenger, but of a and returning stores, P in the harbour, prior to being Pa la large mineral, traffic. Perhaps the line might pay as a PROMOTIONS. goods line, or a passenger line, or as a mineral line only; clops , t° Lieutenants.—C. H. Beddoes (1832), late First o f the Illustrious, and J. S. Ellman (1832), First of the Cy but taking the three together, it would certainly be a ten the rank of Commander. per cent. line, and one of the best in the country. — (Hear.) APOINTMENTS. Commander.—T. Brilliant as these prospects were as to the line itself , there were yet brighter prospects in the extensions w hich were Hope (1841) to the Bi ttern. Surgeon. — J. H. Patterson, to the Helena. contemplated. They were owners of half the capital, and Midshipman.-- Atkinson, to the Alecto. ,_ swa g half the direction of the line from Shrewsbury to Hereford, which would put them in connexion with the Great Western, Naval Caget.— H. Round,. to the St. Vincent, to Indies. the South Wales, and the Welsh Midland Railways, bring passage to join the Vestal in the East In ing on this line the iron of South Wales, and the passenger traffic from Bristol to Liverpool ; while, upon the other side, there were two competing lines from Shrewsbury to Birming ham, of one of which their chairman (Mr. 0. Gore) was chairman ; but whichever of them got their Bill, it would greatly increase the traffic in the directions of this now amal gamated line. He expected, therefore, that this line would ultimately become the great trunk line of the west, extend ing from Chester to Hereford upon one side, and to Birming ham upon the other. If, then, their prospects were so great from the local traffic between Shrewsbury and Chester, what must they be when the line was carried out to /I connexion with the London and Birmingham and the Great Western, as it was certain to be?—(Cheers.) A more gratifying posi tion was impossible, and both companies, he thought, would have every reason to be pleased with the measures adopted to-day and yesterday.—(Cheers.) A vote of thanks was then presented to the Chairman, on the motion of Mr. FoLuorr. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compliment, said it was quite certain this would form the direct line from Liver pool to Bristol and from Bristol to Southampton on one side, and to the Land's End on the other. It would command the whole of the traffic of the south-west of England, and, therefore, he thought there was every prospect of this being a most successful undertaking. The meeting then separated. PUNCH'S PRIVY C0UNC114',,,..-.. Sir R. PEEL--My Lords and Gentlemen, —it is not that I look into the news p a pers, but having later _ f 1 1 1 1 1 `i into some of them, I hope I don't offend the prejudie °.,ntate one present if I say—l fear there is a failure of tne s crop. Duke of WELLINGTON—Much exaggerated. Foll°vi newspapers say anything. If a failure, what of it? Duke. Sir ROBERT—Why, don't you think, my Lord no, I mind, I have no wish to be precipitate in a nything cs :,... it y think it always shows greater address to run a fter a Ilia than to stop it—nevertheless, don't you think ~ or we theg 0w7....- to consider the future propriety till r 7 of some day . 0 . with famine, as it were, menacing us — to consider priety, I say, of gradually opening the ports? !A m H a t Sir E. KNATCBULL—NIy dear Sir Robert I Con!Amon institutions of our country! Our blessed b", 1)ol& Church and State! The House of Brunswick! me! 'se peasantry, our country's pride! Well, you do girPr i uj ost Open the ports ! And as that Molesworth said.:—but Pot ty expect anything of a man who reads Hobbes--open t h b e e 0 , 1 ; and who'll shut 'em again? It's a virtual rep eal laws ; and they once repealed , how are we to P:i 0 daughter's dowries—our wives' pin-money ? T hink money, Sir Robert. lis V° Sir J. GRAHAM—ICS very true; they do say poist c t e hev s failed in Ireland. But with O'Connell there , Who's t° anything that comes from that country? heart , Lord LYNDHURST—If the potatoes are rotten at 10 to only because O'Connell's been making Repeal !Wee° them. And then for the Irish, are they not aliens in n i e t . o ll , Lord STANLEY—NOW, my dear Lyndhurst , be ( I d* that point. They are aliens; but don't say so. Let to potatoes. If the crop has failed —ll Irt~ h Sir JAMES—Pooh, pooh if it has—the starch is 8 , a allY And people may live very well upon starch and-'—';a4st Lion. Besides, I'm convinced of it, hunger is only a t h i eg habit—a wretched prejudice of the common peon it more. vied The DuxE—Good deal of that true, G'sbarn,,,• .4d tre''' in Spain. Soldiers there lived on chwanu . ts• Fought like devils. Peni°s of Sir RoßEET—Nevertheless, tQ I•eturn to the o the orts. be te ' a Earl of ABERDEENI'Irt just thinking we ca nn-t deliberate. a the P us- Earl of HADDMIT ',)N—Certainly not. Besides, if sf atice' are hungry, why taa 31 't the sailors on short 11° why can't thty chew tobacco ? Sir ROBERT--Tharnever struck me • again, as Earl says, we cannot be too deliberate. ' Besides , 1 0°'; sliding scale, and Parliament muit'ineet Februali:‘,o ISZ wheat may go up—so there's a great load take"; d 'i j arl mind. By the by, what beautiful weather we ye November ! ter o The DUKE—Very. Seven this morning saw a b, s tbeS $ l4 Duke of BuccLEumi—They say the gooseberry . ''' • actually shooting. ble Earl of Mt-we—Shouldn't wonder. [And, with this remarkable observation of the Earl's, the Council broke up.]— Punch. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead and Holy head Junction, 1 1 / 2 —Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 7%—Chester and Birkenhead, New Shares, 47—Eastern Counties, 20 1 4—East Lancashire, No. 2, 12 1 %—Grand Junc tion, 234% —Great Eastern and Western, 2% —Liverpool, Preston, and North Union, 2—London and Birmingham, 321 . Shares, 41 3 / 4 —Ditto, Fifth Shares, WA—Leeds and Thirsk, 13—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 31A—Man chester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 11 3 %—Midland, 145—Ditto, 401. Shares, 22—Mold Junction, 2 3 / 4 —North Staffordshire, 5 3 %—North Wales Mineral, New Shares, s—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3 (scrip), 6 5 4—Shrewsbury Oswestry, and Chester, 6—South Midland, 576—South Staf fordshire Junction, 4%—Newry and Warrenpoint, 58s. Gd Datch Rhenish, 7 3 / 4 . MANCHESTER, Nov. 19. STOCK ExcifAxoE.—The sales are—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 31%—Caledonian, 11—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 701.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 62s.—Leicester and Tamwortb, 50s. 9d.—Manchester and Birmingham Continua tion and Welsh Juncton, I%—Manchester and Southampton, B%—North Eastern, 2 3 /,—North Staffordshire,' Si. 128. Nottingham. and Mansfield, 3,6—Sheffield 'and Lincolnshire Junction, 3%—She ffi eld, and- Manchester, New Quarters, No. 3, 6%—Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction, 525. LEEDS, Nov. 19. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 20 1 4—Mancheater and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 11 p.—Midland, 142—Leeds and Bradford Extensions, 37 1 / 2 —Leeds and Dews • bury, 20% c. n.—Leeds and Thirsk, 13 1 4—Oxford, Worces ter, and Wolverhampton, 16 3 / 4 —She ffi eld and Lincoln, 4 Cambridge and Lincoln, 4—West Riding Union, VA—Bir kenhead, Chester,:Mold, &c., 12s. 6d. dis.—Coventry, Nunea ton, Birmingham, and Leicester, 2—Essex and Suffolk, 2s. 6d. dis.—Grand Union, Bs. p.—Great Eastern and Western, par—Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 4s. p.—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, ss. dis.—Leeds and Birmingham, 2s. Gd. p.—Leicester and Bedford, 15s. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3 1 4 p.—Manchester and Southamp ton, 3 1 4—North Staffordshire, s%—North Western, 3 1 4 - . Nottingham and Boston, 20s. p.—N ottingham, Erewash, and Ambergate, 2%—South Midlands, 3 3 / 4 p.—Wakefield and Bradford, 3s. p.—Wakefield and Harrogate, 225. 6d. p. HUDDERSFIELD, Nov. 19. _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Direct Northern, 24 4 —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 4L 4s.—Grand Union, 1 3 f q —Leicester and Birmingham, 2—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 31. 3s. 6d.—North Western, 3 3 A. SHEFFIELD, Nov. 19. pee! ' BRITISH hos COMPANY.—The half-yearlfoceg mg of this Company took place yesterday, at th,e2 ir Gee Old Broad-street. The chair was taken by "g‘ Larpent, Bart., who read the report to the mee 4 ,„%10 1 ,,,," report of the receipts and disbursements of the uni#oT3 the half-year ending in the 30th June last, and tbe era 1$ t sheet of that date, both signed by the auditors, I' tba upon the table. The state of the Company's affai rs i , iri P re tt period was as follows : Debts due by the ComP,a p i., missory notes 33,000/, interest on the same 7 66 t. — OP other creditors 4,2431. 13s. 10d., msking together nielf' 18s. 6d. ; against which were the following assets' riti to t ll cash and bills on hand 14,541/. 12s. 5d., debts Company 3,481/. 15s. 5d., together 18,023/. 7s. lv" ef cbt deducted, leaves the balance of debt due by the C" the 30th June last, 19,9861. 10s. Bd. As the balane, e is t,' on the 31st December Ilast was 107,6021., the redileh ° „,f 1 0 4 half year was 86,843/. 15s. ld. Since t h e 30thryof 2,920/. 19s. 2d. had been received on calls, and 16,070 ff, debt of 33,000/. on promissory notes had been P s ' ri t during the sum to 17,000/., which was the 0 2 ° i n arc4f standing, in notes. Although the amount of can s f was considerable, the Directors had a confident hello 11. per share at the utmost would close the affairs of Nagaithis fortunate Company. After a few words from Mr. 0 . Mr. Stewart, and others, a vote of thanks was 1101"-iss$P passed to the chairman and directors, when the - l e separated. O THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE AND TRATION.—A speciallmeeting of the Committee of ' 4 2, 4 " . rj j , was held last night at their rooms, Newall's-build `.er chester. The object of the meeting was in referen';oteito procuring qualifications for parties wishing to hav e chsV, a : t e counties, &c., on the 40s. franchise. Mr. Wilson, f of the League, presided. The Chairman read a list of 0, four applications for qualifications, and stated that P e ' r ll a/ t/ , sirous of possessing the franchise might new het, Ve il ? dated, as the League had qualifications to dispose of '"ties Pitt eight counties, but strongly recommended all Pa r f icia,; , chasing to select their qualifications in the immediate ,8t of their residence, as the expense of travelling tevsoofot sarily be a serious drawback at the time of election', d 9 b° stated that, during the year, they had registered- P r° „' : 0 014 1 free-traders worth a quarter of a million of had no doubt that the same, or even a largr,r araort, g d ee l be registered in the present year. It was, stated ti 3l. c ote cations could be purchased in some of the northerliori for 22/. or 23/. Various lots of cott.age and otb e ,l, s r b ega were then handed to the secretary as ready to he s ; o og and the other routine business of the Committee sl"' gone through, the meeting . , adjourned for a week. ROYAL MARINEF.,.—PORTSMoUTH TuEsPALoed iii general court-ma Kial on Lieutenant Dunbar es' eri tlis afternoon, and proceedings will be forwarded t'lfroodjet to the Admi:ealty for the approval of her MajestY• o ld i 5 nature of the evidence in support of the chafe!. ee, 11)0 brought forward by Lieutenant Dunbar, in his nel ei t l i tlia" It the g'zneral opinion that he has been acquitted, aeoteinvo character as an officer and a gentleman is without to 50' 4 1 , seems that Lieutenant Dunbar, while suffering fr°, to a co' and severe pain, caused by medicine, had reco ura mulant, which, although taken in a very small V 3 h 11 0'0 5 ,, d duced, almost instantaneously, insensibility, Nt h ic „ - 0nt 1 .70 6 . : taken for an extreme state of intoxication. fre t ; the court will, according to military law, remani,..o4, et , after the approval of it by her Mrjesty. The d el- e l ti p Milford, under the command of Lieutenant-Colo° d ty' a ps is to be reinforzed by one subaltern, one serg e ant, af is two gunners and privates, who will proceed from t h is on Thursday by the Dee steam-trooper. sir istol3,-0, MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. —Yesterday" the Cniffb Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Sir James Grabill'' , io tro', cellor of the Exchequer, and the several Minister s o Di fo ra assembled at the First Lord of the tr eas ury's ofa cei t i o a• pi t ing-street, and remained several hours in consaltas4oopeo Stanley arrived at his residence in St. Jamess-lon t' night, shortly after eleven o'clock, from Lathoor ato ll oc ilf Skelmersdale's seat in Lancashire, expresslY " he C°Li o oel Privy Council to-day. The Lord President of tliffe-li Lord Wharncliffe, was to have arrived at Wharnioe h i r e. 0 . 0 :0 Curzon-street, yesterday, from Wortley-hall , Y °T p r ing',oti Earl of Lincoln was expected in town last , t ev - ar oog",,,ftt i Ranby-hall, East Retford ; and the Earl of ,P .B Adn w e scv expected to arrive at his' official residenc:i,"tripstiv f .,o o ..,` from Tyhinghame-castle, North Britain, suln e t W,"iyor this morning, to attend at the Council to-daY a tr iven he ese! castle. The Right Hon. 'Sidney Herbert lia;tatotroo,u l' the Dowager Countess of Pembroke's seat, " near Salisbury. The Lord Chancellor, o wing to l lbse n t t te4; tion, and Lord Granville Somerset, from being t oo $ o 4 i his family abroad, will be unavoidably prevented were ing the Privy Council to-day. The sumnionos',. issued to the Cabinet Ministers yesterday morl eb ' cons e tr , a ftefo 0 1$ r tf FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.-- . Yesteruay o u tween three and four o'clock, a most frightful ae or: to es ,11 dent happened at the Unicorn-yard, Borough, the 0 l e o named James Turner, about twelve years old , t be 01 e t a ,,`, coachman, in the employ of Mr. Matthew Ball a, a , on ; e tn,,,, 11 ` proprietor of Brixton. The unfortunate boy /1 `" was ei t o '4 of an omnibus standing in the yard, and while tim ed if ! 1 :1" down the horses suddenly started off, and iaTi t iefel l ` r i ts o .l tween the gateway and the wheels. The poor. li 0 0_ 0 41 , immediately taken to Guy's Hospital,where it a a ' h ier,7ots l l, he had sustainedja dreadful wound on:the left sh. ? el y la ribs were broken, and the lungs were extenso A fter A y t) ) ,,i whichroved fatal. He exp o f ired about an ho ur boa/ ler mission. p An inquest was held last night on the „ Acet ta , institution, and the jury returned a verdic t death." Oa 1 ) % e t or eP' Tf GRAY'S:INN, Nov. 19.—The und er 9 s „,..at'l3er men were this day called to the degree ofl3ael e - sePl i ., se" the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, v iz., d jo b ' Esq. ; James Brownlow Hoskins, Esq. ; sn Esq. STOCK ExcnANGE.—The only sale was—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 31. 14s. HULL, Nov. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Chelmsford and Bury, I—Coventry, Nuneaton, &c , 2 Derby and Gainsborough, I N—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 225. 6d—London and York, 41 I Is. 3d.—London and Norwich Direct, 3s.—Nottingham and Boston, 238. t, P4l '' '' 01 56't er‘ " BIRTHS. ... 4 n 5 .31 ofe ll j On the 14th inst., at Paris, the lady of lie , •-° sC° r ' swis.• 00 f ° her Majesty's Secretary of Legation to the ad, ° of a son. ~,,T C l3 $ ?;,- P 4 ', 4 On the 15th inst., at Ghent, Belgium,3l o . ,-- ; 6 lA ,Y I On the 17th inst., ar Southiea, the lady °I ' OP daughter. J . 11. ,i g a fs' On the 17th inst., at Cheltenham, the wife of On' GP -- of a son. -.I g n of P OW s l On the 18th inst., at Clapton, Mrs. J. J. •— a-° 'jars* , p A On the 15th inst., in Palace-street, Pimlico, E „ ..nr ie a ofsen. Ifr° • t' q ' - c, On the 16th Inst., at Orsett House, , s e ' ia . /O aachie, of a son. stlf 47 l l" MARRIED. el d e st o, to o f On the 15th inst., at St. Mark's, Willifon , , din out°, o 4., the late A. J. Nash, Esq., of Hyde House, .... an x P youngest daughter of the late Benjamin Fair" nington. ~cr, DIED. . LAP - ao $:, On the 18th inst., at Headington, near Oxfor d ' _ a i i sre, 4 Co On the 18th inst., at George-street , Ila n°ler-5- ilfi te°' A C wife of Dr. Brewer. ~,,,3 TO ,fe On the 16th inst., at Clifton, near Bristol, E , . -- ' _ 4 ,po , ' ~, DA i'o'' terbury, ....httri °J On the 17th last ., at Cheltenham, Sir Sal. -- i f 1 , Admiral of the White, C.B. and K.C.H. the vilf ° i tse d i i' On the 13th inst., in London, Diary Ann e ' ,rr 1 1 ,"ti r On the 14th inst., at Dalston, Esq ,of Liverpool. ye of 'of— - I , On the 16th inst., Mr. J. Brown, President's ( 0 :1 1 1 sch o e rt., irrt 0 V elti ,d Di ° 140 .14' Aiberane, th• % v e t , 0 0 i l o London : Printed ana Published by Id— Tr, strit g ael. Strand, Printer, at The Sun 01110, No. ---' 01 9 "'" of the Savoy, in tllO County of laddloWn 3Q. 1848, 14Evi YORK, Nov. 19. • STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—York and North Midland Extension, 25 3 4—Newcastle and Berwick, 12 3 / 4 — North British, New Carlisle Branch, 31. 4s.—London and York, 4/. Bs. 9d.—Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester, I:4—Grand Union, 11.14s.—Leicester and Bedford, 1 3 / 4 —North Western, 3--Welsh Midland, 2 3 / 4 . BRISTOL, Nov. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and South -Wales Junction, 3—Bristol and Gloucester, 53—Caledonian, 10 3 / 4 —Eastern Counties, 20—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 214—Manchester and Southampton, 3 1 4—Midland, 21 5 4 South Devon, 30—South Wales, 4 1 4—Vale of Neath, 3 3 A — Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 4%. EDINBURGH, Nov. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 6/. 14s-- Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-British and Irish Union, 31. 155.-Caledonian, 151. IN.-Caledonian Extension, 31. 65.-Clydesdale Junction, 191.-Direct North ern, 21. 7s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 36/.-Ditto, New, 171.-Dundee and Perth, 81. I 55.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 4/. 55.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 70/.-Ditto Quarters, 181. -Ditto, New, 131.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 11.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 241.-Ditto, Prefer ence, 191.-Edinburgh and Northern, 4/. 155.-Edinburgh and Perth, 51.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 701.-Ditto, Quar ter Shares, 211. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 451.-Glas gow and Greenock, 221.-Ditto, New, 101. 155.-Ditto, Prefer. ence, 21. 55.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 31.-Great North of Scotland, 3/. 7s. 6d.-Inverness and Elgin, V.-- London and York, 51.-North British, 221-Ditto, Halves, 51.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. ss-Scottish Central, 16/.- Scottish Midland, 41.-Scottish Western, 2/. IN.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 21. 17s. 6d. DUBLIN, Nov. 18. _ _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bandon and Bantry, PA—Cork and Youghal, 2 1 A—Dublin and Enniskillen, 4% — Great Southern and Western, 21—Waterford, Wexford, and Dublia, I% —Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia, 1. IMPROPER ADMINISTRATION OF LAUDANUM FOR TxE HOOPING COUGH.—On Tuesday Mr. Baker held an in quest at the Bedford Arms, Wapping- wall, on the body o George William Mitchell, nine weeks old, who was alleged to have died in consequence of having laudanum adminis tered to him for the hooping cough. It appeared from the evidence of the mother, who lives in Peacock's-buildings, Middle Shadwell, that she had three children, one four years old, another two years, and the deceased, who were seized with the hooping cough. She was recommended to go to a person of the name of Lockwood, who lived in Fieldgate street, Whitechapel. She obtained a half-ounce phial, which contained a mixture, from a female, who told her to give the deceased a drop the first night, two on the second, three on the third, and four on the fourth night. (The phial was pro duced, and labelled " Lockwood and Green, chemists and druggists, from the late Mr. Jordan, Golden Key, No. 10, Fieldgate-street, Whitechapel. The hooping cough.") The deceased, on the first night upon swallowing a drop was coin posed to sleep, and on the other nights he was awakened with difficulty. After administering the four drops, which were taken by the deceased last Thursday week, he was completely overpowered, and sank into a sleep from which he never en tirely recovered, and died on the Sunday following. Mr. D. Ross, surgeon, Shadwell, stated that he received a certificate from the deceased's mother, which was signed " P. Lock wood," as follows :—" This is to certify that George William Mitchell died with inflammation and hooping cough, and had medicine from me, P. Lockwood, 10, Fieldgate-street, White chapel." He inquired what the deceased had received, when the mother showed him a phial, the contents of which con sisted of a great portion of laudanum. He then refused to register the death until an inquiry had taken place. The Coroner, in summing up the evidence, cautioned Mr. Lock wood, who was present, not to sell such a medicine, as a person administering it without knowing its effects rendered himself liable to a charge of manslaughter. Verdict, " That the deceased died a natural death, which might have been accelerated by the incautious administration of a medicine given for the cure of the hooping cough." NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—OPENING OF THE PONTS.—At a meeting of the Town Council this day, Mr. Taylor brought forward a motion, on the subject of memo rialising the Government, to open theports at this important crisis, to prevent difficulties which must occur, should they not be opened, from a scarcity of food, arising from an in sufficient crop of wheat and the disease amongst potatoes. He urged the necessity of the memorial to strengthen the hands of those in the Cabinet who might be favourable, and condemned the policy of deferring to do an act which all the nations of Europe had thought it right to pursue, for the purpose of affording an ample supply of provisions to the inhabitants, and to prevent them being visited with the horrors of famine. He begged to move, that with the fearful prospect of distress occasioned by the deficiency of the late harvest, the council deem it expedient, that a memorial in conformity with this resolution be prepared and transmitted to the Lords of the Treasury, and that the mayor do affix the common seal to such memorial. Mr. John Bradley se conded the motion. Mr. Wakefield thought the alarm created had been greater than was necessary, but he should vote for the memorial. Many members of the council spoke in favour of the motion, and it was carried unani mously, and a committee was appointed to draw up the me morial agreeing with the spirit of the resolution. DEATH OF REAR-APMIRAL SIR SALUSBURY DA VENPORT, li.NT.—This gallant officer died on Monday last at his residence in Cheltenham. Sir Salusbury was the son of the Rev. E. Humphreys, rector of Clongunford, in Shrop shire, by the eldest daughter, and co-heiress of the Rev. Dr. Salusbury Pryce. He was born in 1778, and married, first, in 1805, the daughter and heiress of John Tlyel Novi% Esq., of Weedon Lodge, Buckingliamsliws; secondly, in 1810, the daughter and heiTess p WOliapi Davenport, ts(las of Bram ah witete llaine he assumed in Is 9, on inheriting the fa mily estates. The gallant officer entered the navy in 1790, and served . 3t the siege of St. Lucia, and at the attack on Porto Rico in 1797. Sir Salusbury also took part in the ex pedition to the Helder, and was at the squander of the Dutch fleet in the Texel, and at the gtt4clF . en, four French frigates in Dunkirk roads in 1 8c9. 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