The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-31 00:00:00

BANK RET URNS. Sons Carnbiidge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forstern Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-711orris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex .Bank, and liadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester Bawtrffe, and Co Comish Bank, Truro —Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood- cock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbeeks and Co.. Claristehurchßank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardig—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank., Cliepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monnicntl - 1 Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Brornage, Snead, and C 0.... Derby Bank, Derby- 7 -Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby O ld Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak . Bank, Derby — Crompt on, Newton, and Co Devizes and. Wiltshire Bank, Devize3—Hughes Locke, and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes,-Fineham, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew, TZeen Grantham Bank, Grantham—Kewney and King 3-aildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon... Grantham Bank, Grantbain—Hardy and C 0.... Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hader, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hertford aad Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams and Co Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Ha,rwieh Bank, Ifarwieh—Cox, Cobbold, and Co Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall Honitor. Bank; Honiton—Flood and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitehen Bank, Hitehen —Sharpies and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Ketterin4—Glotzla and Sons.,, Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C llarvu and Son Lends Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co Leeds Einioa Bank, Lends—W.Willianas, Brown, and 01. Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, widen. Leif:eseer Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando . very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Cradock - Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys an d C 0..... Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co. _ _ Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Broeklehurst and Co Manningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Flungerford Bank, and Hunger ford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier Pitterionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Wi11iam5......... Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyarne and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co Monmouth Old Brnk, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport W. Williams and Sons Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton Newark and Sleaford Bank, and. Sleaford and Newark Bank, S leaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Son Norfolk and Suflolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and - Dyson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harreys and liudsons Norwich and Norfolk. Bank, N°"vich—G ur- - n ays and Birkbeck .................... Notting h a m and Nottinghamshire Ban k,. ..... tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co ........ Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddoek ...... ' Co ................................................. Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, C 0.............. New Serum Bank, Sarum Everett, and Co .................... II f f 3,1.• • • • . lii tin ham Bank, Nottingbem- -- Smitb. and Co. try-Zank and, Oswestry 01d 1 Bartk, O s . 4 ::::-c*cisti-,t4rl9lgon and Co ( p c.we. ?..: --, Virciegiiiil4-Oxford—J. and R. Morrell '''brrartliAttgank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, ,ha c 4: i , .., Ls; Tonbrid ge, Tonbrielge and Tonbridge f ,y WCI3 014 , Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge tft-Vells le . #4 s:ventak Bank, Tonbridge— I 4 t ec ating . , a ,nri .... ...... •:etfi t gure?, Witney Batik, Wifriey - •:•• 64,751 9,055 0,792 (From the Loredors Gazette of Tuesday.) Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issuo in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Weak. ending Satur day, the 19th day of January, 1850:—. Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Ansloyer—Heath and Co 12,298 Ashford Bank, A s hford—Jornmitt and Pomfret 10 ,82 4 A.ylshirca Bank, Aylsham—R. and G Copeman 4,599 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Bickford and aunt Bauer Bank and Baldock and Bi gg leswa ds I3aldock—Welli, Hogg, and Lin.dsell ... 27,059 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall-and Co 10,144 Basing stoke and Odihavr. Bank, Basingstoke— S eym otr, Lamb, and Co Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard . 27,357 Bedford and Bedfordshire Bans, Bedford — Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. Bewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and 3,208 14,060 Crane Mester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb and C0.............. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Atte-3; ds, Spooner, and Co 23,745 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham --J. L. Moilliett, and Sons ............. filandford Bank, Blandford—Bastard ana °all 8,385 Boston Bank, Boston — Garfit and C 0....... Bogtou !lank, Boston — Gee and Co.... Sealey 5,970 14,223 Bridgirater Bank, Bridgwater—J. J. Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and O. 39,953 Broseley and Bridignorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, BroseleyMessn. Pritchard 20525 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham —Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. f3an'oury Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb Baer. City Bank, Bath—lloger and Son . . Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassltt and Grant Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old B.olc, Bradford, Yorkshire—H. A. and W. M. Harris and C.) Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Bridport Bank, Bridport —S. awl W. E. Gundry Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Bank, Burlington Illardino., Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmund 3— J. IVorlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove —Raiford, Biggs, and Co. Cambridgo Bank, .Cambridge—Mortlock and 13,313 18,381 68,161 26,752 28.005 3,805 32,168 32,430 12,726 61)648 34,335 12,256 2,723 12,012 19,05' 39,512 27,475 16,633 3,474 16,43 33,450 35,749 7,3D5 16,679 73,370 6,030 7,111 11,779 33,777 25,713 10,448 10,006 ndCo. .................. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhonse' &Co 61,995 Devonport Bank , Devonpori--Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Darsetshire Bank, Dorchester —Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—iitobins, Foster, 54,885 and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hall, and Co. ••• 50,23 Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Cheleisford—Sparrow, and C 0.... ........... ...• 45,393 Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 30,067 Takonham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk- 95,654 beck. and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley 6,049 Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight 11,925 Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 5,416 Cio;lainaing Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and 5,702 10,759 24,342 T 9,012 14,05 19,42 18,957 33,355 4,830 21,550 32,863 18,392 22,042 64,308 17,637 19,348 6,910 13,770 36,646 7,641 5,158 50,022 35,584 24,488 28.185 17,712 76,857 17,353 6,300 3,320 37,2'1,8 11,595 14,887 4,677 13,472 8,335 6.312 11,121 21,777 9,994 7,712 22,707 44,198 19,568 20,675 41,722 6,684 3,944 25,816 11,054 27,139 11,6F8 31,16 Average Amount. Pease s Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Be7erley Bank, ll.ull—Pease and Co Penzance Bank, Penzance-13atten and Co Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank. Peter borough—MPvsrs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson and White Pemorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank. and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co Richmond Bank, Richmond—Maxwell and Co Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood•. Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son Rye Bank, lye—Pornfret and Co. Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co Ross 6ld Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allart tly Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co Shrewsbury Old Batik, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and Co Sittingbonrne and .Milton Bank, Sittingbourno —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South- 36,603 10,640 8,055 ampton—Maddison and Pt arce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King O ••...• Southampton and 11-ampahire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge Rufford, Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. Stourbridge Old B..tnlt, Stourbridge—Bate and 10,92'0 27,585 Robins - Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Ilerts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- 29,296 4,983 son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badeock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Bundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbu ry—ltolph, Yates, and ___ _ Parslow - Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns- ford and Barne Thrariston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Cheshara Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S. 10,03 7,977 12,518 12,418 15,5.54 Pereira' Union Bank, Cornwall, Hel%ton—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Allnatt & Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— 9,565 4,059 Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap- 31,63 13,434 22,39 31,863 3,406 14,110 12,832 4,660 1,401 13,275 1:2,467 27,54 16,13 19,969 20,04 8,884 6,220 8,926 11,063 13,540 8,1E3 9,280 17,414 7,608 21,200 5,080 42,243 man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Ban Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. WivAiscornhe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holy cake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, 14,06 21,620 4,203 15,917 8,807 and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 68,20 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and lialesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Laeon, Bart., and C 0... 11,101) Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten ... York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and C 0.... 41,406 1,612 43,122 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of NVestmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 50,063 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford 19,489 _ _ Burton, Llitoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland - Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry.. 11,932 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 19,348 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, 9,215 _ Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 18,906 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking com pany, Darlington 13,828 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 126,057 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 18,258 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 38,167 Hull Banking Company, Hull 24,882 Haliftmc Commercial Banking Company, Ha- lifax •Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,494 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 14,785 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 20,421 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,887 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster , 47,648 Leeds Bankint , Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 41,646 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,399 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 28,136 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 1,630 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 40,478 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 64,898 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverp001....... 25,053 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 2,098 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 34,528 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford. 47,860 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang p0rt24751,460645 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... - Stourbridge and Kidde rm i nster Banking Co pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and llallamshire Banking Company, 53 ' 549 Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, She Mold Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond. ..... .. .................................. 39,067 Storey and Thomas's Banking Company Shaftesbury . 9,896 - Sheffield h a a m n p d t 0 1 i n e a t fuedr d St ßak, affordshire B e l a d n k . i . il . g Com pany, Wolverhampton 36,320 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 12,712 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven . . . 19,255 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick . 29,903 West of Englane aid -South Wales District Bank. Bristol . Wilts arid Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 69,141 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield .. Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch • Wprcester City and County Banking Company, Wprcester , 2,858 York Anion Banking Company, York 57,370 York Citytand County Banking Company, York 88,296 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns, Inland Revenue, - Somerset lime, Jan. 26, 1850. 3,355 CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. On Tuesday, at Guildhall, the weekly meeting of the City Commissioners of Sewers took place. Soon after twelve o'clock Mr. Deputy Peacock took the chair. The minutes of the last :meeting having been read and confirmed, and other formal business disposed of, a memorial from the City of London Gas Company was presented and read, in which that company stated their willingness to supply gas at the rate of 4s. per 1,000 cubic feet—(Hear, hear)—and at the rates of 3s. 61 and 3s. per 1,000 cubic feet, provided such a reduction could be effected consistently with their being able to make a dividend of 10 per cent. to their shareholders.—(A laugh.) The memorialists further stated that if any doubts were entertained of their sincerity in these offers, they were perfectly ready to enter into any security that might be deemed neces sary for the purpose of giving to the Court the fullest assurance that the objects which they proposed to ac complish would be fully carried out; and, in this respect, that they were prepared to submit themselves to the direction of the Court. Mr. TAYLOR observed, it was only fair that any thing intended to be done upon this subject should be made a public act. As regarded the old company, he was bound to express his entire confidence in the high honour of the gentlemen who conducted its affairs. The company had done what a public body in such a case might fairly be expected to do; they not only reduced their demand to 4s. per 1,000 cubic feet, but they had expressed their willingness to sup ply gas at the rate of 3. 6d., and even 3s. Mr. CONDER moved that the memorial just received from the City cf London Gas Company be entered upon the minutes of the Court. Mr. YOUNG seconded the motion. Mr. STEVENS observed, that such a proposition might he all very well, bat who ever exnectel to see gas for 3s. or even 35. 64. per 1,000 feet . feom the old company, when they remembered that the memorial did not even promise that until after the company should have been able to pay 10 per cent. to their shareholders ? They could never hope to get gas from that company at a lower rate than 41, and even such a been as that would never have been granted to the public if it had not been for the Central Gas Con sumers' Company. Mr. LOTT said that the memorial just presented was a pleasing record to place upon their minutes—it was a great point gained that they were in future to have gas at the rate of 43. per 1,000 cubic feet. Mr. BLAKE would be sorry it it went forth to the public that the memorial then received had induced them to rescind their former resolution. The conces sion now made to the public of a redaction to 4s. per 1,000 feet would never have been made but for the course taken in starting a rival company. Doubtless steam-boats and omnibuses took their passengers frequently for prices scarcely remunerative, but the Court which he then addressed could not have taken any other course than that vi hich it had pursued ; and, though the old company had come forward and made offers, he felt that they could not desert the new company, after it had been induced to invest its capital in the undertaking. Mr. ELLIOTT thought they caght to meet the old company with courtesy, and with something like the outward show of justice. The old company had yielded to pressure from without ; they had given way before the power of the Corporation of London, and he thought that their terms ought to be accepted. The character of the old company stood high—that of their chairman stood at least as high as the chair man of the new company ; but the old company did not ask them to rest the question upon character alone, they were perfectly ready to give any security that might be required ; they demanded nothing but ordinary trust, and were willing to give ordinary security. The CITAIRMAN reminded the Court that the only question before them was whether or not they would enter the memorial on their minutes. Mr. PERKINS moved, as an amendment, that the memorial be laid upon the table, and denied that the power of the Corporation had been used for the pur pose of putting down the old company. Mr. IlannisoN observed it had been insinuated that the new company never had intended to lay down piper, or to go to any expense whatever, and that they merely got up this agitation fir the purpose of reducing the prices of the old company. He begged to say that there was not the least founda tion for any such statement—contracts had been en• tered into by the new company for the execution of all its works—they did mean to proceed with those works, and there was every reason to believe that they would be executed much more cheaply than was at first anticipated. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE wished the Court to bear in mind that the new company could not lay down their pipes as they had at first proposed to do, namely, during the night. Mr. liAnnisoN asserted that they could do so. The motion for entering the memorial on the minutes was then put and agreed to. Mr. TYRRELL (the solicitor to the Court) then rose for the purpose of calling their attention to the draught of deed which they were about to enter into with the new company. According to the covenant of the proposed deed, all the mains and pipes were in the first instance to be laid down during the eight, and, if an Act of Parliament were to be obtained on the subject, it was quite clear that the more material parts of the deed must be introduced as clauses in the Act, especially those provisions which had refer ence to the paying up of capital. The Secretary was then called upon to read the resolutions on which the draught of the deed was founded. Mr. TAYLOR said, that from the arrangements there provided, it was evident that the mains and the pipes were all to be laid down at night, and the pavements closed during the daytime. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE considered that the question was as to the additional works ; the original laying down of the mains was provided for. Mr. HARRISON contended that it would be impos sible for them to prevent the carrying on of addi tional works during the day, for how otherwise could they meet the ill effects of accidental occurrences? Stopping the escapes of gas could not be delayed till night. _ _ liannwicru, the solicitor to the new company, stated that the first laying down would in, all cases take place at night. Mr. ELLIOTT cautioned the Court not to let them. selves be entrapped into an expensive bargain ; and he likewise recommended them to take care how they allowed the streets to be opened at all times, a danger to which, by the arrangements with the new company, they were very likely to be exposed. Mr. TYRRELL, referring to the draught of the deed, took notice that tha words were such as would bind the company not to lay any original mains or pipes except during the hours of the night. Mr. lIAR2ISON was quite ready to state that the original laying of the mains was to take place at night; what he objected to was confining the com pany to the hours of night whenever they might have occasion to put down substituted mains. The whole question was one as to the construction of their origi nal resolution. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY thought that they ought not to encourage a third rival company. Mr. HARRISON moved a resolution to the effect, that the original laying down of mains now and in future should take place at night, which having been seconded by several commissioners, Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE said that such a propo sition went to alter the substance of the original re solution, and that there ought to be notice of such a motion. The CHAIRMAN considered that it was merely putting a certain interpretation on their resolutions. The motion was then put and agreed to. Mr. TYRRELL desired to know whether or not it was the wish of the Court to bind the new company to use their best endeavours to secure the passing of a Bill that should contain clauses embodying the covenants of the deed, but it seemed the opinion of many commissioners present that they had better wait till the Bill came before the House of Commons. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY was anxious that the Court should not do anything that could make them appear to be partizans of either company. If the new com pany did not render those covenants the main feature of their Bill, then the Court ought to oppose that Bill. Mr. PEWTRESS did not doubt that the company would use their best endeavours to introduce clauses in the Bill carrying out the covenants contained in the draught of deed. Mr. TAYLOR was opposed to placing on the records of the Court any statement on the subject. It might be understood that the company were to use their best endeavours for the proper framing of their Bill in Parliament. It was then agreed that Mr. Tyrrell was to act upon this suggestion. In reply to questions put by members of the Court, Mr. lIARDWICKE, the solicitor for the company, stated that b€fore they proceeded with any works in the City there wou l la be 75,0001. o f th e ir ca pit a l p a id up—thus making property to that am oun t res p ons ibl e for the fulfilment of their co venan t s w i t h th e C ourt. This was th e offer 'Vvlllich they made. Mr. Alderman I.4_,kw4EzicE said that capit a l m i g ht be expended at Bow or at St. Pancras ; but it would be no security to the city. Further, the contractors might constitute the main body of the shareholdes. It would, he thought, be a much better guarantee if 10,0001., 15,000/., or 20,0001. were paid into the Bank of England. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY observed, that their soli citor wanted to know whether the capital of the new company was to be 150,000/. or 2.50,000/. There 1,1 ere, it was stated, 25,000 shares of 10/, and only 13,000/. had yet been taken, the contractors them selves being large ho!dets. Mr. PEWTEESS stated, that if the company.pro ceeded as they had reason to expect, they would en 'dirge their capital from 150,0001. to 250,000/, and be enabled to give gas, first for 45., and then for the 1,000 cubic feet. It was then proposed by several members--Ist, that the 75,0001. should be paid up to the satisfaction of the chairman ; 2d, to that of the solicitor ; 3d, to that cf the whole Court ; and, 4th, to that of the Committee for General Purposes. The last of those propositions was agreed to, and the Court rose. GERMANY. The Oester Correspondent informs us that a serious misunderstanding has arisen between Lieutenant Field-Marshal Schirding, the Austrian Commander in-Chief of the Frankfort garrison, and the Prussian Major Deez, the Commander of the city (Platz-Com mandant). A postscript adds that the latter had been subsequently deposed, and the Austrian Captain Dabrawsky appointed to succeed him. TURKEY. Accounts have been received from Constantinople to the 9th. Diplomatic relations bad not been resumed with the Austrian Internuncio. Achmet Wekif Effendi, the newly-appointed Turkish Commissioner in the Principalities; left Con stantinople on the Bth for Bucharest. Achmet Effendi was educated at Paris, in the College of Henry IV , and speaks and writes French perfectly. lie is not yet 30 years of age, is well read in the literature of Europe, and has had several years' expe rience under one of the secretaries at the Porte. The new Commissioner is highly esteemed amongst the diplomatic body at Pera. Colonel Ferrant, Secretary of L9gation in Persia, has arrived here, on his way to England. Riza Bey, a relative of the Grand Vizier, is gone to Paris as First Secretary to the Turkish Embassy. ITALY. The eel()lico of Genoa, of the 23d instant, an nounces that all the members of the Order of St. John c f JPrusalem had been invited to meet at Rome in February next. They are to attend in person, or to he represented by delegates, furnished ith regular powers. The French members of the order are 11 in number. The province of Romagna continued to be infested with robbers. During the night of the 17th a band of about 100 ruffians, dressed as military men, and armed with fowling-pieces, en tered the village of Colignola, near Faenza, plundered ten of the best houses, carried away the public chest, and carried off several inhabitants, fir whom they claimed a ransom. Three or four others, who attempted to resist, were, more or less, dangerously wounded. THE BRITISH. MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. A letter from Trieste, of the 21st, in the Augs burg Gazette, states that the English fleet arrived ,4t the Pirteus on the 15th, from the mouth of the Dardanelles, and was to proceed to 1111ta. Thy French fleet was still off Smyrna. RAILWA Y INTELLIGENCE. CAMERON'S COALBROOK STEAM COAL AND SWANSEA AND LOUGHOR. A general meeting of the proprietors cf this com pany took place on Tuesday, at the company's offices, Moorgate -street ; Mr. H. G. Winthrop in the chair. Mr. ELDERTON, the solicitor, in the absence of the secretary, read the advertisement convening the meeting, and said that they had met that clly for the sole purpose of receiving the report of the directors relative to the formation of a line from Swansea to Loughor. The CUAIRMAN then read the report, which stated that the directors cf this company had to remind the shareholders that the present meeting was altogether of a formal character, and was convened in pursuance of the provisions of the Act of Parliament. The share holders were aware that after two successive meet ings they had empowered the directors to construct a branch line connecting the company's colliery with the port and docks of Llanelly, and the directors were taking the most active steps to carry for ward their instructions. With regard to the main line to Swansea, the directors wero still strongly impressed with the advantages that would accrue to the company from ,the construction of such a line when the same should be made. As a property it would be greatly enhanced by the circumstance of the harbour at Swansea being almost ready to be im mediately floated, thereby making the company's wharf and railway much more valuable, and also from the fact that the docks at Swansea (which had been greatly promoted by this company) ap• peering now to offer a reasonable prospect of being completed. After some conversation the report was adopted, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business of the day. LONDON AND C,REENWICH. The annual meeting of the proprietors in the company took place on Tuesday, at the company's cfilices, Coleman-street; William Shadbolt, Esq., in the chair. Mr. ADION, the secretary, read the financial statement, from which it appeared that th, receipts hftd been 20,2201. 121. 7d., and the disbursements 11,1;84/. 186. Bd., leaving a balance available fur divi dend of 8,2381. 13s. I ld. Resolutions were then passed for the printing ard circulation cf the accounts, and for the payment of a dividend of 3s. 9d. on the unprivileged or old shares. Mr. Thomas Corney and Mr. Shadbolt were th€n re-elected directors. The CHAIRMAN said he had much regret in an nouncing that since they had last met they had been deprived of their old and esteemed friend Mr. Mau bert ; and the board had recommended in his place Mr. William Ilitchens • but just as that gentleman was coming amongst them he also died suddenly, which must he a matter of the deepest regret to them. The gentleman now proposed by the directors to fill the vacancy was Mr. J. Pilcher, who was a very large shareholder. Mr. Pilcher was accordingly elected director. S )me conversation then ensued on the point of re ducing the interest on the bonds, which the Chairman assured the meeting hEd never been lost sight of by the directors. After a . - vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors the meeting separated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.---TuEsDAr. LIVERP,,OL STEEPLECHASE.—Nothing done. TIIE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAIIES.-180 to 20 og Harriott (t), 12 to 1 agst Osterley, 15 to 1 ag: Velox (t). METROPOLITAN ITANDICAP.-15 to 1 agst Snow storm (t), 15 to 1 agst Cheerful, 20 to 1 zgst any other. CHESTER CITP.-20 •t) 1 agst Miss Ann (taken to ICO3 aid afterwards off=red), 20 to 1 agst Whim colt (t), 22 to 1 agst Glauca (t), 25 to 1 agst Cossack (t), 40 to 1 agst the Flea, 40 to 1 agst Chantrey (t), 50 to 1 apt Clermont (t), 50 to 1 agst Jchn Cosscr (t), 50 to 1 agst CollingwoJd (t). DEBBY. —1 to 1 apt Ghillie Cilium, 10 to 1 agat Bolingbroke, 12 to 1 apt Knight of Avenel, 16 to 1 apt Italian, 17 to 1 agst Voltigeur, 20 to 1 agst Tho Nigger, 25 t) 1 aggt Cypress, 1,000 to 15 agst Sir Charley. STATE OF TRADE (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, JAN. 29. We have had a quiet day in every department of busi ness; the transactions have been on a smaller scale than even those of last Tuesday; and the ex treme quotations to which the prevalent excitement then gave rise, are, therefore, no longer insisted upon by the producers of yarns and goods. Except, however, as regards those merely nominal terms, there is no giving way on the part of spinners and manufac turers. Less than the attainable prices of the week before last are out of the question ; and, indeed, for many things, they would not be accepted. Yet there is a pause in the market. The supplies to India, South America, and Mexico have been so ample, in some cases so excessive, that, on comparing attainable prices with present cost, the merchants find little inducement to make further shipments to any of those quarters, but abundant reason to abstain from doing so to some of them. At this season, the Germans are of course in active; and, no doubt, the non-arrival of the foreign mails has prevented some business, not only from them, but from other continental buyers also. There is, however, a general conviction among the buying class that matters are precisely in that state of uncertainty which renders it necessary fir all parties to proceed with caution in their operations. Sellers are, however, sustained by the general lightness of stocks, together with the orders still in hand for many articles ; and the spinners are expecting that, when the continental demand sets in, the abandonment of that branch of production will be found so extensive as to occasion a deficient supply, with a consequent rise of prices. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had a fair quan tity of business doing to-day in the flannel market, at prices much the same as those of the preceding Mon day. There is little variation in wool, either in de mand or price. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—There is no relaxation here on the part cf manufacturers in the prepa ration of goods for the spring season ; almost all old stocks being cleared off, there will doubtless be a great variety of new styles displayed in the works now in progress, amongst which we understand figured fabrics will be prominent. There has been fair busin ess transacted in thrown silks since our last ; the mills are, without exception, working full time. The raw sa market is buoyant, with a good busi ness doing. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY. --Early this morning all goods were cleared out of the Cloth Hail that were adapted for the shipping trade. In middling and superfines not much is doing ; but stocks were never known to be so low at this season. klaurax, SATURDAX....We cannot report any no. ticeable difference in the condition of the worsted trade. Thsre is a fair inquiry fn. most descriptions of goods, but without any material improvement in prices. The demand for yarns is still very active, and the prices of sonic of the counts most in request continue to look upwards. There is not much ani mation in the wool market, and the quotations remain stationary. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There has been a fair market to-day, and on Saturday last a very large business was done, but the manufacturers still complain that the merchants will not give an advance in price equivalent to the advance in the raw material. Business, both home and foreign, is good in the ware houses. UNITED MEXICAN MINING ASS DCIATION. A half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this association, for working silver mines in Mexico, was held yesterday, at the offices, No. 5, Fins bury-circus ; Sir John EaAhope, Bart,, in the chair. The report, which was read to the meeting, stated that the directors had little to add to the in- formation which was laid monthly before the pro prietors on the arrival of advises ; but they had the satisfaction of congratulating them on a gradual improvement in the prospects of the company. At the last general meeting the proprietors were in formed that Mr. Shoolbred, the present manager at Mexico, had entered into two contracts for two new mines, call(il the "Proinontorio" and " Aldano." The first adjoined the mine of Rayas, the vein of which, it was believed, ran into it. The workings of Froniontorio had been prosecuted with encouraging prospects of success, the produce having already nearly covered the outlay. The other mine being situated on entirely virgin -ground, and the shafts requiring to be sunk to 14U feet, the directors had watched its progress with some anxiety, but from the announcements contained in the last dispatch, it appeared to give fair promises of be coming a valuable acquisition. Though the shaft was 40 yams from the main lode, a small vein of ore had been met with, which yielded 451. per ton. The managers had also secured another mine, called Jesus Maria y Jose, situated in the celebrated vein of La Luz, and half way between the mines of La Luz and Santa Lucia, the two richest mines now working in Mexico. All the surface workings bad been completed, and the sinking of the shaft was pro ceeding gradually. The terms upon which it had been purchased were very favourable, and great hopes were entertained of the successful result of this pro perty. The workings of the Mayas mine had been subject to the mutations usually incidental to mining operations, but there was no reason to fear that its productiveness would be diminished. The company's share of the produce of this mine, from Ist January to the end of September, amounted to 71,3801. s±. 3d , which re duced the mining debt to 462,593/. 4s. sd. Tue Haciendas of the company, four in number, viz., Barrera, Dolores, Duran, and Casas and Blancas, were kept, and would he - employed. 'The Zacateca claim upon the Mexican Government, so long outstandirg, bad again been brought bef ire the attention of Lord Palmerston, and the directors had relson to believe that his leordihip'a instructions to her Majesty's Charge a'aktieires would lead to a settlement. The report concluded by recommending a dividend at the rate of 7s. Gd. per share, to be payable on and after the let of February next. The total receipts amounted to 43,337/. 7s. Gd., and, after paying expanses and allowing for liabilities, there were left available assets to the amount of 14,7971.:75. 9d. The CHAIRMAN said, as it had been the practice of the company for many years to communicate without the least reserve to the proprietors, by means of cir culars, all the information that was received from the Commissioners at Mexico, they were just as well acquainted with the state of their affairs as the direc tors. ist,king these communications to the proprie tors had been the result of some inconvenience, and tended to interfere with negotiations at Mexico; but the directors were ready to pay the penalty in order to produce that kind unanimity and good feel ing which he was happy to say always pervaded their meetings, owing to the frankness with which the di rectors treated the proprietors. J A fcer alluding to the facts stated in the report, he concluded by moving that it be received and adopted. The motion was unanimously carried. A dividend of 61. a share was then agree&to, and Mr. Henry Bunster elected a director, in the place of Mr. James Nelson Shoolbred, who had been ap pointed Manager at Mexico. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chair and directors, and the meeting separated. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 30 (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN THE MATTER OF TUE HON. ADOLPIIUS FREDERICK CHARLES TIOLYNEUX CAPEL. In July last the insolvent applied to this Court for protection. His petition was refused. He bad re sided at Theyden House, Epping, and contracted debts and liabilities to the amount of 32,000/. He had no assets, but it was said that, out of court, an offer of 2s. 6d. in the pound, proposed to be raised by means of friends, had been refused by the creditors. A few weeks since an affidavit was presented to the Court, setting forth that he had been residing for some time at No. 4, Wilton-street, Grosvenor square, unmolested by his creditors, and praying that he might be heard under the 28th section, on an ap plication for a final protecting order. The prayer was granted, and he now came up accordingly. Mr. Nicholls (with whom was Mr. Sturgeon) sup ported ; Mr. Dowse and Mr. Sargood appeared on behalf of a number of creditors ; Mr. Bagley opposed on behalf of Mrs. Woodhouse, of Toxteth-park, near Liverpool, a creditor for 4,0001. The insolvent was examined by Mr. Dowse, and said he had been residing at the house of Mr. John Joseph Josvett, who was a creditor for 568/., on ac count of which he held NHS of exchange. After a stay of eight days at Mr. Jowett's, he went by an early morning train for Dover en route to France. He stopped at an hotel at Calais a few days; then at an hotel at Boulogne for about six - weeks ; then at an hotel, and with his sister at her residence at Paris. He returned to England a little before the middle of November. During that time he visited England twice, once in July, and the other time in October. On the occasion of the first visit he arrived in Dover on a Saturday morning, went to Brighton that after noon, and left Brighton on Monday night. When at Brighton, he stopped at the Bedford Hotel. On the second visit he came over to Folkestoiie on a Sunday morning. The first visit was on pleasure, the second on business. When he returned to England in November he went direct from the railway station to lodg ings at Mrs. Andrews's, Ne. 4, WiltOn• street. He had resided before at 4, Wilton street, and been known by the name of Mr. Cuthbert. On this oc casion he took lodgings in his own name. He had resided and slept there ever since, except a few das 8 when he had been out visiting. lie had never given instructions to Mrs. Andrews to deny him. Thomas Clarke, ef Museum-street, Bloomsbury, said he was a process-server, and after having made fruitless inquiries at 86, Ebury-street and in Bond street, he inquired at No. 4, Wilton-street, and was told that Mr. Capel was not known there. About a week since he applied at Mr. Lewis's, the insolvent's solicitor, but could not get his address. Mr. DOWSE submitted that the insolvent was not entitled to his protecting order under the section in the 7th and Bth Victoria. The statute required that the insolvent whose protection was refused on his first hearing should place himself in the hands of his creditors. In place of doing so he had been to France. His evidence was now that he had visited England twice. The evidence did not bear out his affidavit. Reckless as he had been in contracting debts, he had not evinced sufficient caution in making his affidavit. His affidavit set forth that he had twice visited Bo g ., land, and that he had walked about the streets 01 London without concealment. The insolvent explained that the passage respect.. ing his walking in the streets of London had refer ence to the period when he resided in London. Mr. DOWSE would submit, notwithstanding thi s explanation, that if a gentleman, no matter in what position of life, was thus careless in making an affidavit, he was not entitled to explicit reliance, in other statements that he might make. His affidavit further set forth that he returned to take up his resi dence in London on the Ist of November. His evi dence that day fixed the date at about or a little before the middle of November. Th e insolvent said he had been about London Why, • a man might be about London in such guises and at such hours as would effectually place him out of the power of his creditors. It should have been shown by other evi dence than his own that he had not sought to conceal himself from them. There was not the slightest evidence to show that any of his creditors knew where he was to be found, or that he had made known to them his whereabouts. Mr. BAGLEY could not help regretting that the in• solvent had n o t, in mercy to himself and in mercy to his friends, avoiding bringing his unfortunate con duct again before the public. if his affidavits had stated fully what had been his conduct since the last hearing, he was persuaded that the Court would not have acceded to his petition to be again heard that day. Not a single creditor resided in Dover, Folk stone, or Brighton, the places which he had visited on pleasure or business. He was asked if he had seen any of his creditors, and his answer was " No." He was asked if he had endeavoured to make any arrangement with bis creditors, and his answer was " No." His petition virtually was to be again heard, because since the 12th of July he had not been arrested. He had not given the cre- ditors any opportunity to effect this ; but even if he had, there were many of them whose judgments were either too old, or who had not obtained j udg wilt.. These had no power to arrest him. It was said he had been in London since November. He would protest against the present application as an absurdity, and such as the Court, in the due exercise of its dignity, would unhesitatingly reject. Mr. SA.RGOOD said, the application at that time was obviously premature, and it must necessarily be dismissed. Mr. NICHOLLS said he was sorry that any errors had crept into the affidavits made by the insolvent, but he submitted that the explanations which had been given to his Learned Friend Mr, Dowse would be deemed satisfactory by the court. He was sure that there had not been, on the part of the insolvent, any wil ful intention to deceive the creditors or the Court. It was true the insolvent's debts were large, but he had known many insolvents whose debts were much larger that Mr. Capers were who had obtained their immediate di,charge. It should be recollected that the amount of 32,000/., included 6,0001. on account of railway , liabilities, for which no consideration had been re ceived ; also a sum of 5,0001. td his brother (the Earl of Risex) ; 4,0001. to Mail Woodhouse, and other sums to private creditors, leaving the amount of trade debts between 11,0001. and 12,0001. Some of these had been contracted in the course of eight years next preceding the insolvency, and not in four, as stated by Mr. Bagley. There was no evidence that the insolvent had been guilty of any fraud or misrepre sentation irecontracting these debts. The creditors knew that he was, although a member of a noble family, only a younger son. On the last occasion 43 credi tors opposed; that number was now reduced to fif teen. He would submit that the insolvent had suf fered great inconvenience by being obliged to live se parate from his family, and that he had been so long in the hands of his creditors that he was now entitled to receive his protecting order. His Iloriouß said that when the insolvent first came up for his protection, whether be regarded the amount of his debts or the period in which they had been contracted, he felt it would have been an entire dereliction of his public duty if he (the Commis sioner) bad not then refused him the protection of that court. He had heard nothing to alter his opinion that those debts had been recklessly incurred, not in curred fraudulently or by misrepresentation, hut without any reasonable expectation of payment. He should have been ashamed of himself had he refused protection to a poor tradesman who had thus con tracted a small amount of debts, and let a gentleman of elevated rank go scot-free from such a mass of debts as he found in that schedule. He was clearly of opinion that what the ,law contemplated in the 98th section was, that a person who had contracted debts as the insolvent had, and _had the protection of that court refused in consequence, should place his person in the power of his creditors. Could it be said that this gentleman had done so ? lie had flitted from place to place, in every way escaping and avoiding his creditors. The section, he repeated, contemplated that the person should be liable to the seizure of creditors. Could it be said that the insol vent had done anything towards effecting an arrange ment with his creditors ? No ; nothing. Whilst he felt it his duty to refuse the application now made, he would say that he did riot believe there had been any intentional mis-statement by the insolvent in his affi davits, and that he had answered all questions as be came his station and character. Mr. Nicuou,s trusted his Honour would.name a day when the insolvent might renew his application. His HoNona said the application might be renewed after the lapse of five months. He should then require the insolvent to show that he had made some proposal to the creditors, and the creditors to show that they had also made some (Oats to effect a settlement of their demands. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE. The Rev. Mr. Boone, rector of St. John's Pad dington, and another Rev. Gentleman, one of the . curates, whose name did not transpire,.attended at this court before Mr. Broughton, who, on the previous day, deferred his decision upon a charge preferred against Mr. James Gammage, master of a national school in Paddington, at the head of whi c h i s th e respected clergyman first alluded to, for having cruelly ill-used one of his pupils, a delicate little boy named William Taylor, ten years of age. The evidence in the first instance given has already appeared. Whipp, the officer, now produced a cane, with which, as alleged, complainant had been castigated. (It will be remembered that it was sworn on the first examination that the boy's back and shoulders had upon them large wheals, and that blood had issued from one or.more of them; there was also blood upon his shirt.) By direction of the Magistrate, Mr. Jones, who took down the former depositions, read the whole of them to the several witnesses. Mr. BROUGHTON (to complainant)—ls this the cane you were punished with ? Complainant—l think it is, Sir ;it look] -like it. (The cane was about a yard and a quarter in length, and of no very great thickness.) • By defendant—l was standing when you flogged me. I think you were in a passion when you did so. While you were punishing me you did not say any thing, to the best of my recollection. You were en gaged in giving a singing lesson at the time, and after the caning you gave me, you went on with the lesson as usual. 'William Davidson, one of the teachers, said, in reply to defendant, I saw you immediately after the com plainant left. You did not then seem angry. You resumed your duties is the usual way. I have never seen you lay a boy across the form to cane him, nor did I'ever hear of a boy being caned by you in that way. Thomas Bryan, the pupil teacher, who had given the most important evidence on Tuesday, ,was de sired to stand up in the witness. box. • - Mr. BROUGHTON—Did you ever see a boy beaten before at the school in the same way that this boy w asp Witness—Yes. Mr. BROUGIdTON-4Have you ever seen a boy put across the form when he had what you y es t er d ay called a•' downright" flogging ? Witness-1 saw such a thing once; the boy's name was John Porter. By defendant—That was a year ago; and it was for playing truant. He was flogged at his father's request. I did not hear you caution and admonish him while you were punishing him. Crosswell, one of the warrant-officers of the court, was re-examined, and said that when the warrant was applied for he saw the state of the boy's back and shoulders ; there were sever a l mar k s of -violence, and blood had. oozed from one of them. J D o e s f e e p n h d a n p t r t a h k e e n , called beadle,i)is witnesses. em p employed at the Rev. Mr. Boone's church, said that he was present in the school-ro om d ur i ng t h e astronomical lecture, and he 35W the complainant there ; he behaved him self very improperly, and blackened some of the boys' faces with iek, which caused a laugh, while the lee • tare was going on. Anfred King (a pupil) said, in answer to defen • dant, I saw complainant laughing while the lec ture was being delivered, and he was cutting up an apple, and putting pieces into ether boys' mouths. I have never seen you lay a boy across a form to cane him. It was not my impression that you had lost your temper. By Mr. BIIOUGHTON—The first caning was for playing in school. The second for being saucy. I never saw any boy caned so much before; but I don't think the caning he had was enough for him. James Hazeman, aged 12, was next examiner.. He stated that he had been at the school between five arid six years. He was present when the caning took place, and he heard complainant say that if he could have laid hold of his whip which he had in the school, he would have brought it out to his master. By defendant —I have been caned by you, but only when I deserved it. 1 believe lam the better for the caning which I have received. Defendant—l am glad to hear it. Mr. Frost, master of another school at Paddington, said that complainant was formerly a pupil of his, and was a very unruly boy. Mr. BROUGHTON—Did you ever cane. a boy till he was bruised all over his back ? Witness—Certainly not ; I should be sorry to do so. Defendant—Does it require a very severe blow to make a mark on the back ? Witness—l should think not. A number of testimonials from clergymen of high standing were handed in for the inspection of the Magistrate ; they set forth that defendant was a man whom they much respected, and that his firmness of purpose and at the same time kindness of manner to wards his pupils, were calculated to afford satisfaction to all under whose authority he had as a teacher and master acted. _ _ _ The Rev. Mr. Boone spoke in the highest terms of the defendant, whose salary had recently, in conse quence of his valuable services, been raised from 701. to 801. per year. In giving him so good a character be was not only speaking his own sentiments, but those of the whole of the committee also. Ile would not enter into this particular case, but this he knew that parents had frequently come to the committ ee with a request that their children might be severely punished for misconduct. He (the Rev. Gentleman) knew no school in London in which corporal punish ment, which he, generally speaking, disapproved, was so seldom inflicted as in the establishment in which defendant was the master. Mr. VuononToN carefully reviewed the whole of the evidence adduced, and ultimately came to the conclusion that chastisement of much tco severe a nature had been inflicted, and he must therefore, con vict defendant in.a penalty for the uFsault. He was fined 405., and in default of payment one month's impri.ontnent: The amount was paid by the Rev, Mr, Boone, who said he considered it a very hard case, and the part ies then ltft the court. LAMBETH. Henry Harvey Saville, w ho has been i n 014°4 since Saturday week, on a charge of extort in g ur f wards of 201. from Mr. John Bright, a gentle man - w ho is considerable property, residing at Br ixton, Treasurer of St. Ann's Society School, at Brixioot for WI and other charitable societies, and has b een un der 0 years a guardian of the parish of Lamb eth , threat of charging hini with the commission ° f a e _ abominable offence, was again placed at t he bar, befor Mr. MrEl.Clar liot, for final ination'. t exa kson, the barr m ister; Mr: Redpath, solicitors, appeared for the prosecuti°n; and Mr. Roberts appeared for the prisoner. i t h The depositions, which were of considerable leng: Mr. Humphreys' and were read over, and the only fresh evidence tlreely was that of a person named Restra, residing °V iler Church-court, Strand, who said that the Pr': ) bt lodged with him, and that he had seen Mr• nrg , io l the prosecutor, four times at his house, 1 ) 11 ," "" se d oftener. 119 (witness) had once or twice pureuiland mourning envelopes similar to the one produe tci ' d t he the small seal produced belonged to his Ilif', %gers. prisoner had access to it, and used it to seal his- „., o f The prisoner told him that Mr. Bright had 0 stl'iki money belonging to him in his bands , which bect:;° him by instalments, and added, that he Ira di d pot something for Mr. Bright, and he, therefore, el dire to refuse him money. . g i Mr. Ciarkson, then put in a number of eliletter° , o n o l inill4ll tbe documents which he had read at the last ' and requested that they might be returned to _.:. Central Criminal Court as evidence against the P sone T r. n t o berg he first of these was dated the 29th of Set-in 1849, and was as follows : a you " `'ir ' of things that never happened, and I hope that t ti for , ,—I nereby acknowlo3ge that I have Sat t ie. you will look over it, and if ever I troublo .i° t his money any more I give you full liberty to obring,444o against; me, cn I punish me to the utmost riour otZ' ~ ii, A SAvI LL a% as an extortioner. " To J. Bright, Eq." , bode% It appears that upon the above docUraen,`. f r iend been given by the prisoner in the presence 0 ' 7 .. ch be of Mr. Bright, the prisoner received 81 . , for which the gave an I 0 U, and promised never t o troa.u. the a31,5.°01 o ' z prosecutor again. Notwithstanding his pr o prisoner soon after recommenced his old sYreceer writing and annoyance; and on the 13 t h of m another her he received 3/. more, fur which h e g ave receipt, and also the following d o cument: "-- r oteis e " I give this to Mr. Bright upon bit sacral P that he will not prosecute me." VeCeP l. The document, -which was dated the 13th -, the : no i her, 1849, was a verbatim copy of that g iven prisoner on the 29th September. ui lett ers The following were amongst the numerous ~ sent by the prisoner to the prosecutor :--- mo os yo sent to me; the ether is burnt; " Sir,-1 also return you one of the orielis ibet you may be satisfied that I do not intend to PI A sod by word or di el; and I am now my own 1 1 0 e e ftel i tii is the person who used to make me trouble yea ; if sea t , 'fusstakn up and committed f r trial, which you '.7 4 11. day week's 1 aper at the Marlborough P°' l .'" to aly is name is —. / Ol t . h a rts So lam now happy. riell'etioolo and I send surer by return of post ; an d I a l s o rend the lA vii : that you may know that I amnot deceiving So-* "I remain, Sir, your obedient ser ytots .„ 0 ,0. ‘• H. A. S' ks ' ii J. Brig, t, E. q., Pet'. 19, 1849." for .'!'" 'The above contained a promissory note ~ signed by the prisoner, and I n deloi mP 50. payab e o _ „ is ow " London, Joh % s , . Sir,—l new take the liberty of wr iting t°,Y pay ;O la f and I have this time borrowed a pennYt; a 1/311 postage, and af,er the oaths I have now inau e ,,'''; u ot e ' Positively rely on me. lam now driven t.r t" e -- ii v ole i tremity, and if there is nu answer to the rcP cs "l If; e l t have sent, I expect al answer t .-morrov- L i 1 0 , - , •ive no answer, I shall then know wi.at t° "1 shs l. will soon find our, sad that when it is too let% 'f i ° ., l ; I s eavo it no longer than to-morrow . You ea . " ' s." . , ho e s., A r e, i 4 id what I before stated, avoid it, and, SS 1 u i if 1 4' t to be saved , ' I will never trouble you oslal t he t e ; Tray my right arm wither from hey' body, a n- 1 00' fold vengeance of God follow me. If not sent to will be ton late.—Your obedient servant, P' r' - c k P''' - . " J. Bright, Esq., &tr." 44 ii. A. ..,v . 04 0, i s to-• to "J. Bright, E. , q. "Jan. I do's " Sir,—You will much oblige me by stePP i Pg as, gate, as I wish to speak to you. ~ t. ,4 4 ,,P%. e d a li. A. P • turn " Sir,—l have to inform you. that, lam 1 3011 0, ag i " cut of my lodgings on, account of what you 5 1", d/ I ,,,''' out of the 2/. los. you gave me I gave toY lan- so l ea.e b and I then got my clothes, so I am now about for elle y to-morrow's steamer, and I come to a , lg r fl u s o°° I t e sovereign i and five shillings to pay ply cIE.-nbe ste' -'l,ymonth. You know my writing, 'bY $"" ' send it 4 ,y0,0; a ii, .A. s'•• b ig; , 4i J. Bright, Esq., 4, Brunswick-place, BriSO n- t en ) The former of these two notes the Pr is° l ll t e t r r he in to Mr. Bright by the servant, and the 'lt, - e t the, partially destroyed when given into custody, but 01 fragments of it were found, part in the f o reeZ in. the prosecutor's house, and the other parts ie "'a side of the prisoner's umbrella at the statioireii s The prisoner was hilly committed,and tlr i i examination, the Court, as on the oectisgli previous ou ts was much crowded by the ' friends of the ,pres e r oe and other persons, who were anxious b the e to eat ' ceedings in the case. MA RLBOROUGH-STREET; n•liPs cb : ASSAULT AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE."--4" 61 , 3 ' Thomas Daley, ditch was placed before Mr. Bingham, charg e u" . et P .. : sa Qu ti r l e ti a ng s road. e/ t. The com 1 ; Dla,oletYte#nohnaem.o3ftrteheet,chTecokit-itotte.-01000t.' P•a•eatit stated, that on the Pre, v ,, ll l chechios— mg, about eight o'clock, he was on the Pil e ; 1 007 to when the defenela•tt came up stairs, and ha/ 113 ,.g.: 1 011 11 1e the check passed up into tt e aller • A l y" " s e after he came down g and and said the Ole. so crowded that he could flua I had some friends in thet ° ' •ebb ° the pit, he would g *r Idg ° ness accordingly gave him f the P I U a pass Or he „ifi• no sooner got than he said he'd be d-- d I ' 4 h " e elt there, but he would go into the gallery ° no s tie% Witness then asked him to deliver up th,,?, deo h l - pet which he had given him •and ''" f 0" to the pit, 0 „, t ,„, de 0 ( Ito so to do, witness refused to let him pass. 4 ' — o blig e persisted in going up stairs and witness vill!9e its use some force in order to prevent h av 'nott " d 1 13 was proce e di ng d own sta i rs he turne d roiln d e b ist ll 4ol ness and stru c k hi m a v i o l en t blow t •g to titi c6 iti l knocked him d own . Wi tness ca ll e d for 051 " big some of the other check-'akers having Ow e 0., the prisoner w as g i ven i nto custo d y . 00 42 The d, who denied the charge , WA e or in default was comm i tte d f or f our t e en O.Y" RAILWAY A BRISTOL, JAN. 30. , its w e re.": STOCK MCCHANGE.—The market maintaillo_oy and prices are b et t er . Th e t ransa ctions i t ": sore' Great Western, Quarters, 16 3 4 Ditto 17 " dis.—Bristol and E xe t er , Thi r d s , 9 dis. 016 A l Vf MATEYO OOL, Jan. 30. , to-. ',roo d S'rocic EXCHANGE.—The market was 0 111 l Tbe e the tendency of prices has been downwards'ibither° actions were as follow : —Bolton, Blackburn , ', 13 "!,13if e i West Yorkshire (No. 1), guaranteed 6 per c e , t .1 13 Caledonian ; 12A, —Ditto, Preference, 8 1 / ic• — %o 9 , fg fift l/ , lh 11 , 4 —Ditto, Quarters, 565. 3d. cum div. -- " - o o ns o die Glasgow, 27 c.—Lancashire and Yorksbire, 'A I c. s ad 71. lls. 3d.—Di tto, F ift h s (West Riding I.llli°9,oo4ll)itti7 Liverpool. Clitheroe, and a,tockport, 5 1 % L 9; Pradi a . North-Western, 115—Di t t o , New' Quarters , Mich" Fifths, 2% 1 ) p.—Ditto, Quarters (C.), 1% c.. 1. pc , /,e' ; el c Ditto, Halves, 23 5 , , ,, nis.—South-Eastern 313 ari d m solidated (No. 3), 18 1 4 c.—York, Newcastl e, c' die! (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 5 MANCHESTER, JAN. 30. _ c o STOCK EXCHANGE.—But little business our Stock Exchange to-day; prices, however%l7o feu e 0 same as last quotations. The transactions Wer w o isV e oti e ria; Caledonian, 1.2%--Ditto, Preference, 8 1 :4 — l o rtlroe0 4 ), Yorkshire, Quarters, 11 1 4 London and ter , " . 1* - 116fA —Ditto, New Quarters, 1 3 / 4 p. —Man ches or and Lincolnshire, 4k—South-Eastern and DO Scrip, 6%. doll eet" BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 30. very 0 o 64 groom EXCHANGE.—The share market l o i s e rof ohm. day; the only transactions were—Birming we s t 0 , - hampton, and Dudley (calls duly paid), 4 V , , and Birmingham (A), 7 3 / 4 dis.—South Staffe ron —Birmingham, New Union, 28. were YORK, Jam. 29. # JO' (v . STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions. .0' D itto follow :—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 16%•"" E. Pufchase), 3. Of le BIRTHS. :, A tile 111 o On the 27th inst., at Clurk, Denbi 12 0 ' 4. 1:, tb Captain E. Jones, of a son. g „ n 'o llr 4 On the 27,h inst. , in Albanyrstreet, Iteg —.l c; . I , wife of F. Lablache, Esq., of a son. „„.e..., ~ On the 27th inst.,• at the vicarage , Market-P7, ~ ow shire, the wife of the Rev. S. G. Scobell, of 11 9 ° - ' tl i ' c arer 3, Oa the 27th inst., in Ebury-str, et C a t o n-s 4 fo° Jo of J. Worlledge, Esq., of a son. . ' Ild r - On the 2Gth inst., at,; Hamilton-terrace, st the wife of G. E. Balleras, Esq., of a son P illlt ill . MARRIED. , ho dOlit o f , " On the 26th inst.,_ at Cripplegate Church, 1 - 1 " ger, i fo ( Jane, eldest daughter of the Rev. T. B. F ort t.° j Crescent, Jewin-street, to John Palmer, BK . ' F 000,0, Jamaica. On the 2&11 inst ,at Le m'ng Priors, Gec:rco'tOititt3° son of the late Thomas Dick a 1 L-atic'idner,Bart., ° : b t er °` hall, to Antoinette Amelia Barclay, eldest daug 4 , Iv' ~..rurr . Alf , eci _bier °' s lip, i lie late J. Macpherson, Esq. On the 29t h inst., at Bushey, Herta, Hemel Hempstead, to Mary Anne, eldest daub: late Mr. T. F. Gaine. O P - ...I le r , latoeloiftitiehe26Bt-liti ..- DIED. On the 24th inst., at Clifton Lieutenant_coloa°' tot i ; e daug,l " % ° j elir liiiißste.g,imatenfriaysw;ter, EnlIne""1- , 0 1- A the late Rev. Godfrey \Volley, rector of Haw lwi' 0 1 " of Hutton Bushell, I crlish . -' ' i „plac e ' On the 27th inst., Mr T.E. Pr} , cc of Eastnia ' i tl. Kent-road, aged 59. . On the 28th ins'., Mrs. 5.1 ' ar;* A a CI On the 27tli inst., Louisa, the youngest .... a d 1 9., e ige EN., Grove-road St John's-wood, B ,g, e . al l , If row, Isin . -gton, aged 9,6. :t h 00 1" On the 29th i• -,, t - M ,j s Sra"" ,-- ~ aged ,3, r. aree $ 64.' Basingball street. na l s lle ' On the 28th ' inst., at Bristol, George A. 13an d 5 % tie Lieu' en • - • ant in her 2.4.1j-stv's 63'1 ReAmenf, ag e .(,, of *-- On the 27th - - t' "1 ' . ~.--,...----- inst., at Bath, Elizabeth, the abed i s /of W. Bear.,_ formerly of tbe Coldstream. Guar.?, ?- G . `..-----------....---_--... _-_-r----0 v s 1 Gordonidon t Printed andPublic', d I) • MI/ BP° a e '.' 000, w a r • I No. 112, kif - 3 "4/167 Printer, at The Sus . to 0 Strand, in the Precinct of tile Savoy. al . laiddleser., ThurVil - , Januar" az 485 0 ' - Wild, Wido, i ii... 0, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1850,