The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-30 00:00:00

LONDON, BRIGHriON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. The usual balf-yearl.y general meeting of the pro prietors of the LonOaen, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, was held yesterday, at the Bridge House Hotel ; Ir. Samuel Laing, chairman of the board of directors, in the.: chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, the common seal was affixed to the register of shareholders, after which the report of the directors was read, from which we make the following se:tracts : " The accounts for the half-year ending 31st December, 1349, are subjoined, and show the following results:— Capital account—The amount of capital raised np to the 31st December, 1849, is 7,046,1681., consisting of— Loan capital £1,392,938 Preference shire capital 1,037,596 Ordinary share capital £7,046,168 " The whole of this amount, including 85,9601. ex pended on the London-bridge Station Enlargement, now an progress, is treated as productive, and the intere t or dividend thereon charged to revenue. Of this capital then, has been expended during the past half-year 70,7502, of which 17,7191. is for land and works on the :Portsmouth Ext-msion, and 43,188/. for the London bridge Station Enlargement. The purchase of the land for the lait!r work being completed, and the principal contract for the arches and masonry being let, the direc tors have the satisfaction of stating that the estimate given by them in October, 1848, of 7,200,000 i. for the completion of all the company's undertakings, will not only not be exceeded, but that a sufficient margin will remain to provide the additional plant, rendered neces sary by the great increase of goods traffic consequent on the opening of the Bricklayer's Arms Station and the Thames Junction Branch. " REVENUE ACCOUNT. "Traffic.—The t )ttl receipts for the half-year have been 286,3581., showing an increase of 27,7551 over the corresponding half-year of 1848, of which, however, 3,3851. is for cartage in collection and delivery of goods, which has been undertaken by the company since March, 1849, and therefore forma no feature of comparison. Ex cluding this item, the increase for the half•year over the corresponding half-year of 1848, has been 24,3701., or at the rate of 9} per cent. Of this increase 14,0001., or at the rate of seven per cent., is on the ordinary pas senger traffic; 1,8531., or 31 per cent. on the receipts from periodical tickets; and 8,3701., or 24 per cent. on the goods traffic. " The regular increase of traffic, since all the principal portions of the present system of lines belonging to the company were completed, has been very satibfactory. The net amount at the credit of the revenue account for the half year i 5...... £187,970 Whereof is appropriated for interest on loan capital ... £32,884 60,770 For dividend on preference share capital ... ... 27,886 Leaving a balance of ... .£127,200 " This balance would give a dividend of 2/. 15s. per 1001., on the ordinary capital, making the total dividend earned in the year 1849 at the rate of 41. 4s. per cent., but for the reasons stated in their last report, the di rectors strongly recommend that a sum of 15,0001. should be set apart towards a reserve fund out of the disposable balance. This will leave 112,2001. available for divi dend on 4,615,6341. of ordinary capital, out of which the directors recommend a dividend of 21. Bs. per cent. for the half-year, amounting to 110,7841., leaving a balance to the credit of the current half-year of 1,4161. " The directors recommend that the reserve fund and the interest accruing thereon should be invested, from time to time, in the company's debentures, or other ap proved securities, and kept quite distinct from the other accounts of the company; and that no transfer from the reserve fund, in aid of any account, should be permitted without a special resolution of a meeting of the pro prietors. " The total provision against depreciation made in the year 1849, including the sum actually expended and that proposed to be set aside as a reserve, will amount to 34,9271. The line is in good order, and the working stock is larger and more efficient than at any previous period. " At the last half-yearly meeting a traffic arrangement was sanctioned with the Direct Portsmouth Railway Company for working the short portion of their projected line between Epsom and Leatherhead. The construc tion of this portion by the Direct Poi tsmouth Company having been prevented by an injunction in Chancery, the arrangement has fallen to the ground, and the Direct Portsmouth Company are applying to Parliament for a Bill to abandon the undertaking. Under these circum stances the directors do not recommend the proprietors to take any further steps in reference to the matter. " The sum advanced by the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company to the Brighton and Continental Steam Packet Company, has been repaid. " Two vacancies having occurred in the direction in the course of the past half-year, by the sudden and lamented deaths of John Lawrie, and William Cash, Esqs., they have been filled by the election of Beaumont Hankey, Xsq., and Charles Lushington, Esq., M.P. " Leo Schuster, Esq., John Nix, Esq., and Charles Lushington, Esq., M.P., retire by rotation, and being eligible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly. John Urpeth Rastrick, Esq., has also declared himself a candidate." The report of the professional accountants on the ac counts for the half-year ending 31st December, 1849, was as follows: " Having completed our audit of the accounts of your company for the hall-year ended 31st December, 1849, we beg to report to you the result of our labours. " We find the published statements, intended to be laid before the shareholders on the 29th inst., to be in due accordance with the books of the company; and that the books themselves are adequately supported by original vouchers; in the instances of payments for land purchases, the deeds of conveyance of the several pro perties have been produced to us. " We have not failed to consider the appropriation made of the half-year's expenditure under the several heads of capital and revenue; and we find the accounts to be correctly kept and stated in this respect, subject nevertheless to the following question, which appears to us to involve an important principle, and which we submit for consideration. "The question we allude to is, whether the sum charged to revenue for repairs and renewals of rolling stock, is as equivalent for the amount of loss occasioned by the traffic? The principle acted upon by this company, in order to provide such equivalent, being to maintain the efficient value of the stock out of revenue, by means of repairs, renewals, and additions, and not by means of a reserved fund; it is of especial importance that no ex penditure of that sort be charged against capital that does not effect a positive addition to the stock, over and above its restoration, out of revenue, to a state of com plete and original efficiency; upon what is the fact in t his respect, appears to us, to depend the propriety or otherwise of charging to capital the cost of three new engines and tenders (about 6,0001.), which have been received int istock during the half-year. It appears to us an essential condition of the safe working of the principle adopted by the eompany, that the capital should not be charged with the cost of new engines, that do not form an addition to the number originally possessed by the company, and charged ti capital account; according to this view, the cost o the three engines in question should be ~ !harg,tt.d to revenue, inasmuch as (we are given to underst tad) t%ey do not equal the number of engines which have tee i worn out and destroyed. In connexto and as illustrative of this ques tion, we notice the fact, that one locomotive engine has beo broken up during the half-year. " With respect to the sums charged to capital for timber trucks, coal waggons, and for stock for collection and delivery of goods, we aro it.fonned that they consti tute additions t ) the stock, which have been rendered necessary by the increasing goods traffic of the company. " Under the head of Cart iage and Waggon Repairs, the 2,tual half-year's outlay is diminished in the ac counts to the extent of something short of 1,0001. Tbis arises in consequence ( f the stock of stores belonging to that department having been more fully and accu rately taken than formerly. The effect of that proceed. ing is properly enough set forth under the head of Revenue. We notice the circumstance as one which affects the view of the net earnings of this particular half-year. " We aro pleased to have it in our power to state that the accounts of the company are kept with great care diligence, and intelligence, and altogether reflect the greatest credit on the officers concerned in that depart ment of the company's business." The CHAIRMAN pointed out to the meeting that the professional accountants had not contented them selves with simply auditing the figures in the ac counts, but they had gone into the question of expe diency in the expenditure, and the mode of keeping the accounts. The result of their inquiry must be as satisfactory to the shareholders as it was con firmatory of the soundness of the policy ',which the directors pursued in keeping the accounts. With regard to the paragraph in the last report, relating to the engines, he maintained that they had been pro perly charged. At present the company had 115 engines, considerably more than was necessary for the efficient working of the line, and some of them were now for sale. The directors, therefore, had charged the actual stock in use to revenue, and that was all revenue could be expected to bear, for when the surplus stock of engines was sold, the amount would be written off against capital and not against revenue. The fact of their being overstocked with engines arose out of past mismanagement, before he became connected with the line, and he could not be held answerable for it. The proprietors would per ceive by the capital account, that a sum of 7,200,0001. would be more than sufficient to complete all the works of the line, and close the account altogether, and he could assure the s h are h o l ders that the opinion thus stated in the report was founded upon accurate and unquestionable data. At a former meeting the di rec tors gave an estimat e o f t h e amount that would be required to complete all their works. That esti mate had already been exceeded by some 44,000/ , but still the directors were prepared to pl e d ge .them selves that the capital account could be finally closed with an additional expenditure of 7 , 2 00,000/., a n d leave a sufficient margin in surplus land, to provide for contingencies. He fully anticipated that be fore the year closed they would be in a position to < aulaseks. 9rp , cipion for the whole of their loan-capital, - - 7- at 4—rateor___tiltirest not exceeding four per cent., and4/s,V.refen n future their being overtaken by =OF ECerisifOie hat which occurred in the year 1.84$1; 'The ;-' ctors had gone through the - - ._.receit3t3l:444lt , diture of recently opened lines, '.-* - whish-Wfir#7 e always looked upon as incubi -- _ v_ 4 ,, ,d ,._ a 9 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EYINING, upon the main line,*and the result was highly satis factory; the worst of them, namely, the Newhaven branch, yielding a return of 3 per cent. on the cost of construction. The excursion traffic during the past half-year had greatly increased, and the result of an inquiry which the directors bad instituted into the effect which the excursion trains had upon the ordi nary traffic, had satisfied them that it diminished it in no degree whatever. It must, therefore, be highly gratifying to the shareholders that the company had been enabled to afford so much pleasure to the indus trious classes of the metropolis, not only without loss, but with a respectable profit, while an increase in the accommodation given to the public on the Epsom branch, by a reduction of the fare and an increase of trains, had certainly resulted in no loss to the company, if it had not secured a profit. The ex penditure was so fully gone into in detail in the report, that it was only necessary to point to the general result. It was shown in the report, that the saving in expenditure over the year 1848 amounted to 15,0001., which had been expended in the renewal of working stock and adopting the prin ciple of a reserved fund, which was recommended at the last meeting; he saw no di ffi culty in the way of their ultimately closing the capital account and charging everything to revenue. The amount ad vanced to the Brighton and Continental Steam Packet Company had been repaid, the directors con senting to forego the claim of this company for in terest; and when he looked at the legal difficulties which must have stood in the way of their recovering the money at law, he felt that the conclusion which had been come to was highly advantageous to them selves. A PROPRIETOR wished the Chairman to state the result of the working on the Horsham line. The CHAIRMAN was glad his attention had been directed to that branch. It returned a profit of 51. per cent. on the cost of expenditure. A mistaken impression prevailed out of doors that this line had been ruined by its branches, the fact was these branches were all of them remunerative. With re gard to the question of Government audit he would simply mention these facts. No less than a million of money had been expended by the company in Par liamentary contests, while the line itself was taxed at the rate of 40,0001., and were it not for the interest they had to provide for this useless and unproductive expenditure, the company at this moment might be dividing six per cent. Upon the matter of future prospects he did not like to indulge in predictions, but with the increase that was going on in building property in the various coast towns which the line accommodated, he saw no reason why their receipts should not go on gradually progressing. The ex press trains to Brighton had greatly accelerated bringing that town within forty instead of fifty miles of the metropolis. This accelerated speed had not been obtained by an increase in the cost of working, it was produced by diminishing the stoppages, and it was likely to prove as remunerative to the company as it was advantageous to the public. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. In reply to questions from Captain KELLY, The CHAIRMAN said he could give no estimate of the value of surplus land, but it yielded a rental of 4,0001. a year. His impression was, that it was worth about 40,0001. As regarded the number and description of the rolling stock, the shareholders would find a statement upon that head in a former report of the company. The directors, however, had under their consideration the propriety of giving more detailed information in their accounts ; and he hoped the improvement would be brought into opera tion next half-year. He proposed to recommend the proprietors to put aside 15,000/. a year until such a sum was accumulated as would enable them to pro vide for all new works and contingencies, without making calls upon the proprietors. The company had Parliamentary powers more than sufficient to raise, either by loan or shares, one million four hundred thousand. The Portsmouth station, in round ;numbers, would cost 50,0004, of which the company would contribute one half, and the South- Western the other half. Mr. LETT objected to the reserved fund. All the earnings ought to be divided amongst the share holders of the day, and leave all contingencies to be provided for by loans or calls. But if they must have a reserved fund, why should not the preferential shares contribute to it ? Just let him put this case. They paid the chairman 1,5001. last year. Now, suppose they said to him this year, " Mr. Laing, we will give you 8001., and the balance of 7001. some other time. You managed very well last year, but you may have contingencies next, and we keep the 7001. to provide for them." Well, that was just the case, and he hoped they would have no reserved fund. Mr. Alderman Wlmom moved as an amendment that the report be adopted, with the exception of the paragraph relating to the depreciation fund, and that the 15,0001. be iltvided amongst the shareholders as far as it was divisible. Mr. WOOD seconded the amendment. Mr. Ssairrn wished to know hew long they were to set aside the 15,0001. a year ? The CHAIRMAN could not tell at present. A PROPRIETOR asked if a vote would be taken every year upon the question of the reserved fund ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative, adding that when the proprietors thought the fund was getting too large they could stop it. After some further discussion the amendment was put and negatived by a large majority, and the report adopted in its integrity. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN it was then re solved, ".That 15,0001. be set apart towards a reserved fund, and be invested in the company's debentures, or other approved securities, in the names of three trustees, and that no part of such reserved fund be transferred without the consent of a special meeting called for that purpose, and that the accruing interest from time to time be also so invested." The dividend was then declared payable on the sth of February next. A resolution was then passed authorising the con solidation into stock of such of the eighth shares D created on the 19th of August, 1846, in respect of which the whole of the calls shall be then paid up ; and also to determine upon the consolidation into a six per cent. stock of such of the six per cent. shares created on the 27th of May, 1848, in respect of . . which the whole of the calls shall be then paid up. The retiring directors were then re-elected, and a vote of confidence in the direction, and thanks to the chairman having been unanimously passed, the meet ing terminated. THE LOSS or THE RICHARD DART TRANSPORT.— Since the announcement of the loss of this unfortu nate vessel on the islands of Prince Edward, a deso late heap of rocks in the Indian Ocean, about 700 miles south-east of the Cape of Good Hope, with a detachment of Sappers and Miners on board, further intelligence has arrived confirming the fearful loss of life that took place on the occasion. With the ex ception of three private?, the entire body of Sappers and Miners on board, including the commanding officer, Lieutenant James Liddell, was lost. The place the vessel struck was on the north-we“ side of the island, which consists of perpendicular rocks of great height. The men who escaped v, ere thrown into au open cavity in the rock. The majority of the unhappy creatures who perished were thrown by the surf against the base of the rocks, where escape was impossible; there they met a horrible death. All the accounts received go to show that the master had gone out of his course, partially in consequence of tie hazy state of weather that had existed several days previously preventing observations being taken. The following list of the sufferers has been furnished us by the authorities of the garrison at Woolwich, to which most of them belonged prior to their de parture in the Richard Dart:—Lieutenant James Liddell; Dr. Fitton, Mrs. Fitton, and child; Mr. Kelly and assistant; Mr. Gale, surgeon; SergeantJohe Sutton, wife, and child ; Corporal John Mulreaney ; Lance-corporal Robert Bruce and wife ; Privates David John, Joseph M•Lean, Robert Martin, John Scott, Charles Quigley, James Barker, Wm. Walsh, Martin Nichmlson, Samuel Pinch, Alex. Clark, William Cambrary Green (widower), and three children; Robert Alexander, Nathaniel Vicory, Samuel Porter, Richard Holt, James Furguson, William Thome*, his wife, and four children, and William Witcher. In addition to the above list, eleven of the crew of the vessel perished. The Richard Dart was quite a new ship, with cargo. The loss is said to be upwards of 20,0001. THB TRANSIT TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES. —The steam-vessel Commodore, arrived at the port of Liverpool from Havre, has brought 634 packages of French silks, gloves, and other articles, which are ex pressly stated and intended to be for immediate ship• ment by one of the packet vessels to the United States ( f America. The whole of these goods are officially declared to be for the purpose of exportation only, the advantage of which is that, instead of a full and com plete examination of the whole contents of the packages being made by the authorities of the Revenue, as if they were entered fir the duties or to be warehoused in the usual manner, a very small proportion of the pack ages are disturbed, or subjected to examination prior to re-.thipment for their destination, under the regulation of a Treasury order having special reference to the im portations of foreign goods in transitu to other foreign countries. an shiTrewefrlovme co ca w t s in h g av t e he di b et u l lb o s n o a f te r fa w r a mi w n o r G t which, Cleaning a ditch, had been thrown up into the field in which they were castured. Sir James Emerson Tennent, the Civil Secretary of Ceylon, has arrived in town with Lady Tennent. It is considered probable that Sir James will assume the Governorship of one of our Australian colonies.— Weekly Chronicle. ACCIDENT TO THE REV. J. JACKSON.-00 Mon day, the 21st inst., a serious accident befel the Rev. James Jackson, the worthy and much respected Rector of Lidgate, near Newmarket. It appears, that his gar dener was engaged in filing a tree, and had fastened a rope to it for that purpose, when Mr. Jackson, who was looking on, kindly took hold of it to assist the man in pulling it down; The rope suddenly broke, and both fell with great violence upon the ground. We are sorry to say, that on lifting the Rev. Gentleman his leg was found to be broken_ Mr. Stutter, surgeon, of Wick ham-brook, wag immediately sent fur, and the broken bone carefully adjusted.—Norfolk Chronicle. Names of g I: l lvidend 7A4l l l ll a m . es of i 4 ,4 Dividend ' 1 Companies. xi d ; per c Annum. P rice. Companies. c ' AnMa. PM "' - ,-- 1 -. £i 1 X Ashtn& Oldh 9T, 71. , 113 Macclesfield. 100 21. 103. SO Barnsley.... 160 121. , 180 Neatk .. •• • • 100 161. 340 RrXrik&Abrg 150 Cl. I 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 185 Birmingham 35, 41. I 87 Peak Forest. 78 31. 181. 70 Coventry..• • 100 251. 210 Regent's .... 33 1/. 2s. 1$ Derby . •..• 100 61. 22 6 3044 3 4 R ssiirpt o ff c oer h .wdL d as a kbur l w e rd . o . ysr .. c . t. 1 0 412 5 0 61. 4 p 1 . . e . $0 34 Ellsmre&Chs 133 866. 41 Somrset Coal 150; 71.105. 130 j S I t : n u ni r r c ii: 1 1 1 00 00 00 ' 1 11. 1. 5 1 1 :04 .. - - Stourbridge- 281. 410 Grantham Grand rraa n nn d d d 150 125 45 1 1 5 ) 1 1 . . 30 - 0 Kenut Sc Avn 39 7s. 6d, 536 Severn andl Lancaster . 100 21. 3234 Wye Rail. 126 21.0 x. - Leeds& Livrp' 100 301. - Warwick& Leicester ...• 140 el. 6334 i Rirming. lOO 41. 63 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 46 Warwick&l 31, 40 Louchboroghll42 701. 510 Napton...s 100 Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr &1 78 31. 43 Mntgemrysk , 100 - - Birming. j MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts lk Brks -14 c. 9 LIST OF SCOTTXSUI CODIPANIZS' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 233 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 13 Clydesdale Bank ••• • •• 63S per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 14% Commercial Bank .. • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 ;100 0 0 175 Eastern Bank ••.• •• • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 0 9 EdinS.lc Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 OW. 17s Exehangeßnk of Scot 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 2334 isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 634 percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1534 North of Scotland Bank 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 334 Korth British Bank • • - - - - Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 136 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 92 Western Bank ••.•• • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7534 Aberdeen Fire and Life 7361. pr cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 2 B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 0 10 0 - dritish Guarantee Ins. 41. per sent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ,16..; 6d Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 12s Edinburgh Life Incur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 20 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 191.6 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 I - Hercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Insur. Co. of Scetind•• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1 I - Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 10e Mercantile Life - National Fire and Life SI. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s. 6d North British Incur 5341.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 I 24 North & West of Scot 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 1 00 1 - Scottish Life and Guar - 20 0 0 011 0 - Scot. Mae. and Gen. Life - 0 0 015 0 - Scottish Union Insrnce. 6311. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 243.0 d Standard Life ...... •. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 , 9% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 116 c Od MISCELLANLOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - X. s. d. Z. s. d. Auction Mart •••• • • • • 2/. ss. 50 0 0 , - 25 Australian Acrieulturl 11. 100 0 0I 30 0 0 16 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 41. 10 0 0 i 10 0 0 - Ditto, Ilalf Shares.. - - I 210 0 - Canada ... • • ........ Gl. per cent. 100 0 0,32 10 0 26 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - 89 Pity Navigation .... - - - 91 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 94 Equitable Reversienry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 103 Gen. Steam Navigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 1 14 0 0 26 London Institution ... - - 178 15 0 - Russell Institution.... - - ' 26 5 0 - Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0' 50 0 0 80 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 9234 Royal Mail Steam.... 61 18..4. p. c. 100 0 0 60 0 0 50 South Australian ... - IL per share. 25 0 0' 25 0 0 - Tan Diemen's Land.. - 100 0 0 29 0 0 2 PENNY BANKS.--It is rather remarkable that in the metropolis, where there are so many associations for the promotion of every good and laudable object, there has never yet been established an institution for the safe daily deposit of sums so low as one penny, repay able upon demand. For this purpose an institution is about to be brought into active operation in White chapel, under the title of " The London Penny Bank," under the management of Mr. James M. Scott, a gentle man who has successfully organized two institutions on the same general principles at Greenock and Hull; and one important feature we consider to be the fact that this bank will be entirely self-supporting. Persons of andpuep pe n ny withon each yad n p m e o r r s e o n t h m a n a y fivedepositt any sh i l li ngs all ages, b o th sexes , an d every c l ass, may b e depos i tors; not less repayable no b n i e e every su m ay, a a n ll d a . d A di l t l io t o h a e l d s e u p tn os , it s s oe a h re a t s o s b i e xp r e e o p e a e id f a o n r n e u v a e ll r y y , twenty shillings lodged in not less than thirty weekly payments, and one shilling for the same sums lodged in not less than fifty weekly payments. The expenses are provided for from small charges to the depositors, which are stated in the rules, with the addition of interest re ceived from the deposits invested. The funds are to be lodged at interest in the London and Westminster Bank, or invested in Exchequer-bills, to be lodged in the Bank of England in the names of the trustees. The Bank will be open for business on Wednesday, the 30th of January, in Whitechapel. It is intended to form district banks in any part of London on the receipt of any well-supported requisition from parties resident in any locality who are really interestE , d in such means of ameliorating the condition of mankind.— The Reporter. Dispatches from the Governor of Gibraltar were 're ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Paid. A s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 JANIJARY 3O, 1850 PItIUES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, ANT: OTHER COM FAMES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Name of Company. Dividend per Amount of Share. Price. Australasia .......... Entail:North American Ceylon Commercial of London Colonial . • .... Gloucestershire ...... Londn and Westminstr Annum. 31. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. A .. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 London Joint-Stock ... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New .. National of Ireland .. Nat. Provnclai of Eng. Ditto, New. ....... South Australia ...... Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 51, per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 Union of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid ..... 50 0 0 40 0 0 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. A s. d. £ s. d. Albion .•••••• • • • • • • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 80 Alliance Brit. and For. 7114 s 6d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 20% Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas ......... ..... .. 136.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 6 8 16% British Commercial - 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Clericl,Med.BB Gen. Life Ipr ct.& los. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - County .. • ..... .. •. - 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 60 14s. 80 0 0 5 0 I 14 Eagle . 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 6% European Life ••• • • • 4% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 10 General •••• • • • • .... - - - 5% Glone - 122 Guardian ...... •.• . • . 51. 100 0 0 36 10 0 82 Imperial Fire •••••• • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 228 Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15% Indemnity Marine -.• 11. oh. Ec ha. 100 0 0 513 1 37 Law Fire ............ - 100 0 0 210 0 2% Law life•• ••••• • • • .. 11.165. 100 0 0 10 0 0 42 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 4 Licensed Victuallers .• - 5 0 0 1 0 0 X London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 16% London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 I 165 i Marine •• •••• • - •. 12s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 8 Sled. Invlid&Gen. Life 4%1. per ct .50 0 0 20 0 2% National Lean Fund.. 11. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life •••• • • . - 81. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Palladium Life ..... ... 51. per cent. SO 0 0 2 0 0 210 s. Pelican • . • • .......... - - - - Primaix 31. p. sh. k bs. - - 141 Protector Life.... •• • 54. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - Provident Life ••-• • • • 11. ss. $ bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26 Kock Life ...... ...... be. 8 0 0 010 a 5% Royal Exchange 6l. per cent. Stock. - 203 sun Fire. - - 207 r, itt a Life 11. 61. - - 48 United Kingdom . ;.... 41. per cent. 20 0 0 4 0 0 - Universal Life........ 10% pr cut. 100 0 0 9 0 0 - Victoria Life • 51. per cut. - 40 0 4% DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - XB. d. .S s. d. East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. - 142% East Country - 21 London . 51, pr cent. Stock. - 118 Ditto Bonds •• • • • • 41. per cent. - - - dt.Katharine .... •• - 4 per cent. Stock. - $2 Ditto, Scrip . - - 85 0 0 67% Ditto Bonds- • . 4%1. pr cent. - - - Southampton •••• •• . . 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. A. s. d. A. s. 41. Charing -cr055........ - - - 15% Southwrk ,Nw Sub. Av. - 632 12 $ - 2 Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - S Waterloo •.•••• • • . • .• - 100 0 0 -3% Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 28 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 25 Vauxhall .• .. •• • AT. 11. 70 10 3 - 1$ WATER-WORKS . Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. I A s. d. 4 s. d. East London.... ••• • .. i SI. 100 0 0 - 176 Grand Janction ••• • • • 41. per cut. SO 0 0 - $1 Kent.. --•••••• •• •• ! 21. 101. 100 0 0 - 75 Lambeth . Si. per cnt. 108 0 0 - 99 New Rivr Lndn Brdge 1 21. 10s. - - 85 Vauxhall ••...•• • • • .- 5l. per cit. 100 0 0 - 98 West Middlesex . . . 61.05. pr cnt. - - 116 GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .--- X. s. 4. A. s. d. British ••••••• • • • - •• 11. 40 0 0 18 I II 14 Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 I I 20 0 0 18 Brighton .... -••• • .. 51. per cent. 20 I 0 - 12 City of London ...... 101. 100 0 0 150 I 0 1230 CentinentalConsolidat. 925. pr share 75 0 0 31 8 0 1 34 Equitable ............ 50s. pr share 60 0 0 SO 0 0 1 27 Imperial .......• •• • • 31. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 ! 70 Independent ......... 61. per cent. 40 I 0 40 0 0 61 - 50 0 0 60 0 0 - Ditto - 60 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 210 0 -- Phomix. ... .... • . .... 4341. per et. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28% 51. 100 0 8 90 0 0 75 United General . .... . • 7s. 64. 60 0 0 50 0 0 13% Westminster Chartered 31. 60 0 0 - 46% Ditto, New •• .•• • .. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 87. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jax.:29. IN THE HATTER OF BARBER. Mr. Sere eantmiss (in continuation from our After noon Edition of yesterday) said—With regard to the charge that Barber called himself an agent for the insurance company when he was no longer so, it was true that he had not done anything for the company, bet he still re tained the insignia of office, as he might call them—the books and papers, and he never had resigned the office of agent. This very Stiddolph, after Mr. Barber's return to London from transportation, called upon him to proffer him his warmest sympathy, and if he again got into practice, to promise his best support. It must be borne in mind that throughout all the affidavits which had been made to contradict Mr. Barber's statement, they had never given a whole letter, but only certain excerpta of letters, such as suited their own purposes; and it must also be borne in mind that Mr. Barber had to answer these affidavits entirely from memory, and without any books or papers to help him, at a distance of 12 years, f,ur of which had been spent in acute mental agony. If they were to believe Mr. Stiddolph, after he had suspected that Barber had been appropriating the premiums all communication ceased between them; this was untrue, for it appeared that from December, 1841, to April, 1842, the two were in constant communication, both personally and by letter, relating to the sale of an estate, and yet Mr. Stiddolph swears that to the best of his knowledge from March, 1841, he never had any com munication with him. With respect to the pamphlet which had been mentioned, it was Mr. Barber's proper course to take to set his case before the community— Sir F. THESIGER said that he must certainly interrupt his Learned Friend ; he had had sufficient latitude already. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—Not an inch of latitude. Sir F. THESIGER—WeII, longitude, then. Mr. Sergeant Wuxi/is—My Learned Friends have certainly the advantage of me there. Well, then, with regard to Stiddolph, it seems to nie that when he swears that he paid Barber the 51., it could not have been a simple mistake; the Learned Master did not be lieve him. Was it a deficiency of memory when he swore that he had RO correspondence with Barber after March, 1841? Which of the two men would a dispassion ate man believe ? He had now gone through the whole case, and it only remained fur him to show the Court what they bad a right to demand—how Mr. Bar ber had conducted himself during his absence from this country. (The Learned Sergeant was about to read some extracts from the pamphlet published by Mr. Bar ber, when he was interrupted by Mr. Justice PATTESON,Iwho inquired whether what his Learned Friend was about to read were affidavits? Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—No, my Lord, they are cer tificates from per sons o f high respectability, who had means of observing Mr. Barber's conduct abroad. Mr. Justice PATTESON said—lt was quite contrary to the practice of this Court to receive certificates. If the Learned Gentleman wished it, he was quite at liberty to state that Mr. Barber, during his absence, had con ducted himself well and orderly. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS said those were weak terms indeed. He prayed the Court to receive these documents, as he thought that if it refused them their Lordships would not have sufficient information to guide them in forming their judgment. Mr. Justice PATTESON said that it was certainly quite contrary to the practice of the Court. These were persons at a long distance, and as there were only certificates they could not be received by the Court. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS said that he should not at tempt to dispute the ruling of the Court; and he could only repeat what he had before said, that he was only restrained from protesting against all this inquiry, from a desire that Mr. Barber's conduct should be fully in vestigated. He also wished to observe that all the elle gations were out of their Lordships' jurisdiction—that the allegations had all of them been sufficiently met to disprove them. These were the whole of the remarks which he had to offer. The Learned Sergeant then sat down having spoke to-day more than three hours. Sir F. THESIGER commenced by remarking that, as his Learned Friend Sergeant Wilkins bad taken up so much time in his address, he must endeavour to com press his remarks in as small a space as possible. He extremely regretted that his Learned Friend had so iden tified himself with the present case, as it rendered it extremely difficult for him to meet his Learned Friend upon the ground which he had selected. In the first place, he must repudiate the charge which had been thrown out by his Learned Friend against the Master, and he deplored that his Learned Friend should have indulged in the remarks which he had done against the pu rity and integrity of the judgment to which he had come. His Learned Friend had taken very bold ground indeed when he said that Mr. Barber had a right to plead his pardon in freeing him entirely from all charges. He did not at all wish to destroy the proper impression which the pardon ought to have upon their minds, pro vided that his Learned Friend did not push it so far as to plead that it extended so far as to entitle him to claim his certificate as a man who had never been guilty of any crimes. They now came to consider the charges which had been brought against Mr. Barber, in all of which, though he was said to be an innocent and deceived man, he must be pardoned if he thought that he was some thing more. In defending himself Mr. Barber had an advantage, which had been taken to the full by his counsel, namely, that the whole materials for his answers were drawn from his own affidavits. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to review at length the different will forgeries with which Mr. Barber was charged with having guilty knowledge. Be contended that it was almost impossible for a man who, like Mr. Barber, had been described as " a man of cau tion, curious, and investigating," not to have some know ledge at many stages that fraud was intended ; in par ticular, the handwriting of the three forged wills were precisely the same, and that might have excited any man's suspicion. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS here observed that Sir F. Thesiger was travelling out of the line of the Master's report. The Master explained that the similarity of the hand had excited his attention, but he had not made it the subject of comment in his report. Sir F. THESIGER then proceeded to comment upon the case of Robins' executor. He contended that in this case Mr. Barber had lent himself to the conceal. ment of Fletcher's name, and he could not have done so had he not believed that it was a discreditable transac tion. Mr. Barber most certainly have been aware that this could have been the only reason for concealment. Then, again, to insert Mr. Turrall's name in an agree ment of such a nature was, to say the least of it, discreditable to any professional man. With all this fresh in his mind, Hunt was introduced to Mr. Barber, who without further inquiry takes it in hand. In this case, as well as in Stuart s, 151. as payment for legacy duty is charged by Mr. Barber in his bill, which legacy duty had never been paid. Mr. Barber must either have considered that it was not likely he should ever be pressed as to the non-payment of the legacy duty by the persons who were joined with him in the fraud, or he must still have shut his eyes and considered this an honest transaction. He could not clear himself from the imputation of misap propriating his client's money, and as such ho was un worthy of having his certificate issued to him to practise as an att)rney. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded at some length to investigate the case of Slack, from which he interred that to suppose Barber bad believed the entire genuineness of Fletcher's information was to suppose that he was neither more nor less than wilfully blind, and had lent himself a willing instrument in Fletcher's hands. At this time he could no longer have been ignorant—his eyes must have been open, and if he hal been a fair, open, honest deal ing man, he would not have p roc eeded any further in such transaction without inquiry. He thought the Court would see now with the light which had been thrown upon the transaction, that the verdict which had been solemnly delivered was a just and a right one, and he thought that it was quite impossible for his Learned Friend to prove to the Court that his client was entitled to a certificate of practice unless he could prove that this verdict was an erroneous one. These were all the observa tions which he bad to offer upon the forgery part of the case. The CouaT here observed that as the case could not be terminated that day it would be advisable for Sir F. Thesiger to break off here. Mr. Sergeant Wriants appealed to the Court to grant a day after term to hearing the remainder of the arguments. Mr. Ju.tice PATTESON observed that this would be impossible, be thought. It being now just five o'clock, it was agreed that if Sir F. Thesiger could arrange to continue his argument on the malpractice cases, the . Court would s it, b y consent, on two days out of term, viz ., OR the 18 t h an d 19t h o f February, when the case might be concluded. The Court then rose at five o'clock. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Jan. 29. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates.) HANBURY AND CO. V. THE POOR-RATE OP ST. MATTHEW, BETHNAL - GRBEN. The was an appeal by the firm of Truman, Han bury, Buxton, and Co., the eminent brewers in Brick lane, Spitalfields, against a rate which had been as sessed upon that portion of their premises which was in the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green. Mr. Clarkson with Mr. Pashley conducted the case for the appellants, and Mr. Prendergast with Mr. Bodkin appeared for the parish in support of the rate. The inquiry occupied several hours, but the follow ing outline of the case will put our readers in posses sion of its leading points: — It would seem that there has been somewhat re cently a new valuation and assessment made through out the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, with a view to an equalisation of the rating. This operation was accomplished by Mr. John Paine, the architect and surveyor, who has for some years been especially engaged in re-assessing parishes under the Poor law Amendment Act. The result of this re-assess ment, in so far as it affected the present appellants, was that their assessment was raised from 1 , 1501 . to 1,7501. in this particular parish, for the very small portion of their premises which is within its limits, as compared with that portion that was in the parish adjoining. The appellants, in common with many other of the parishioners whose assessment had been materially increased, not having paid the rate, suffered themselves to be summoned before a magistrate for the purpose of showing cause why the rate had not been duly paid Upon that occasion the matter was fully entered upon, and the result was that the magis trate reduced the rateable value to 1,6001. Against that decision the appellants gave notice of appeal to the sessions, and the case now came on for hearing by special appointment. In the course o f t h e i nves ti ga tion it was proved on the part of th e appe ll an t s by Mr. Hammack, M r . Tite, Mr. Higgin s , and Ur. Norton, all well-known architects and surveyors, that the ground upon which the appellants' premises stood, which was in the parish in question, was about 1 acre and 3 roods. The pre mises were on the east side of Brick-lane, and were appropriated principally to the purposes of stabling for the cooperage, cleansing-house, and standing for carts and casks, whilst underneath the stables was a " vat-house." The stables, which were admitted to have been most expensively built, afforded accommo dation for 108 or 112 horses, with a certain number of loose boxes. The main question in the case, how ever, was whether the " vats " used in a brewer's storehouse are fit objects for a separate valuation, with a view to being rated. It ha. already been stated that under the new assessment these premises were rated at 1,7501., and that previously that rating had been made at 1,1501., and the witnesses who were now called gave it as their opinion that, taking the two extremes, the real and fair rateable value was between 1,0701. and 1,2001. On the part of the respondents the principal wi ness was Mr. Paine, who at considerable length entered into an explanation of the grounds, or principle rather, upon which he had made his valuation of the various properties in the different parisheQ, with a view to their equalisation. in this particular parish he had made 15,000 assessments, and the only appeals which had come to the sessions against his rating were the present one and another by the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The witness adhered to his assessment as a fair one, and contended that "vats," especially where fixed, as they were in this brewery, were proper objects for assessment, inde pendent of the premises. He went through every item, and accompanied each with his reasons for so assessing them. The estimate he had made for the expense cf erecting the stables was 16,000/. Mr. CLARKSON was understood to say, that the cost of the erection of these stables had been under 10,000/. The Learned JUDGE eventually said that in certain respects the Court considered that the principle upon which Mr. Paine had made his assessment was founded in error. Most undoubtedly that gentleman had undergone an extremely laborious duty. Whilst, however, it appeared to the Court that the assessment appealed against was upon this ground too large, the Court were at the same time of opinion that there must be an addition made, not only to the former rate able value, but even to the highest amount at which the respectable witnesses who had been called on the part of the appellants had placed the value. If there fore the Court were to fix the rateable value at 1,3004 he did not think that they would be very far from the fair and equitable mark. At the sum of 1,300/., therefore, as the rateable value, he should order the assessment to be- fixed. The appeal was therefore allowed, so far as to re duce the rating from 1,600/. to 1,3001. per annum. Mr. BODKIN wished to ask what the Learned Judge said as to the liability of the " vats" to be assessed ? The Learned JUDGE replied that he said nothing about the " vats," nor was he disposed to grant a case upon the point. The rateable value was accordingly fixed at 1,3001. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. After the list of prisoners was disposed of on Mon day, Mr. Liscombe, of Park-place-terrace, Padding ton, a gentleman officially connnected with the Great `Western Railway Company, applied to the Alderman for a summons against Mr. Burchett, a goldsmith in Cheapside, whom he charged with having sold a Swiss watch which went badly for a " Barwise " watch. The ALDERMAN, instead of sending a summons to Mr. Burchett, courteously sent a message to request that the defendant would attend and give an explana- tion of the transaction. The Mansion-house messen ger, however, returned with an account of an inter view with Mr. Burchett's servant not at all satisfac tory or respectful, and the consequence was the im mediate service of a peremptory order to appear to answer a serious complaint. Mr. Liscombe said,.on the 24th of July last I went into the defendant's shop and purchased this watch which I hold in my hand of him for 19/., believing it, upon his representation and the inscription inside, to be one of Mr. Barwise's manufacture. It never went well since I purchased it, and being astonished at such a fact, I took it to the house in St. Martin's lane, where I was told by Mr. Barwise's successor that it was never made by Mr. Barwise, but that it was a S wiss watch, and by no means to be compared to an English watch of the price that was given for it. I accordingly called upon the defendant and re presented to him the result of my inquiry, and he then offered to let me have an English-made watch, but said that I must pay 71. more for it. As I con sidered, however, that the dealing I had already had with the defendant was not such as to increase my confidence in him, I declined the proposition, and was advised to come here to make this representation. The ALDERMAN examined the watch, and said it was quite clear that the watch was a Swiss watch. It is not like an English watch, and the name of Mr. Barwise, as maker, has no doubt been adopted to make it pass for a more valuable article than it is. Mr. Liscombe said, he was given to understand that it was not worth 101. Mr. Burchett said, he had purchased the watch of a dealer who had assured him that it was of Mr. Barwise's manufacture, and he believed that such was the case. The ALDERMAN—You must know, if you under stand the business, that these are not the " Hall marks." There is nothing in the watch to show it is English at all. Mr. Burchett—l assure you that I bought it as a " Barwise ;" but I am willing to be guided by your opinion in the matter, and will readily give in ex change for it a genuine English watch. The ALDERMAN—WeII, I think it would be more agreeable to the complainant to receive his money back, and if that be returned there is an end to the matter. Mr. Liscombe—l certainly would prefer the money to another experiment. Mr. Burchett—l only wish that the magistrate would decide between us, and I am prepared to pay back the 191. this instant. The ALDERMAN—Very well; let that be done. The money was then paid back to Mr. Liscombe, and the watch was returned to Mr. Burchett, and both parties left the justice-room. MAIIYLEBONE. Mr. James Gammage, master of a National School in Tichbourne- road, Paddington, at the head of which is the Rev. Mr. Boone, was charged on a war rant with having committed an assault of a very serious nature upon William Taylor, a delicate-look ing boy, 10 years of age, living with his parents at 10, Market-street, Paddington. Complainant, after replying satisfactorily to ques tions put to him as to the nature and obligation of an oath, deposed that on Wednesday last he was standing on a form to write his lesson upon a slate, when the boy next to him asked him a question which caused him to laugh. Defendant then came up to and punished him. Mr. BaouGnrosi—What did he do to you ? Com plainant—He gave me at that time three hard cuts with his cane on my left side. I got down from the form, and told him that I would bring my mother up to-morrow to see me righted. He then seized bold of me and pulled me over the form, and struck me as heard as:he could with a thick cane. Mr. BROUGHTON—How many times, to the best of your belief, did he strike you ? Complainant—About 20 times, Sir. I cried out as loudly as I could, for I was in much pain. He told me he did not allow boys to be impudent to him, and he then let me go home. As soon as I arrived there I mentioned to my mother the ill treatment which I had received. Rebecca Taylor (the mother) said that on stripping her boy and examining him, she found large weals, from which blood was starting, upon his shoulders and side. There was also blood upon hi s shirt. Her husband upon coming home saw t he boy 's back and side, and said that a soldier had never been served worse. Harriet Milton corroborated the mother's evidence with regard to the cruel beating which the boy had received. Croswell, one of the warrant officers of this court, also deposed to his having observed the mark s upon complainant when application at the court wgs first made. Whipp, another officer of the court, said that w h en he served the warrant defendant told him that th e b oy was unruly ; he had therefore struck him, but not in such a way as to injure him. Defendant, on being called upon for his answer to the charge, alleged that com plainant had cond uc t e d himself upon many occasions improperly, but more particularly on Tuesday last, when, during a lecture which was given in the schoolroom upon astronomy , the complainant blackened his face with ink a n d set ' , the rest of the boys laughing; for this he set him a lesson, and on the next morning he was extremely insolent and laughed in his face ; he th en gave him a stroke across his shoulder, when the boy said he would bring his father up. Defend an t t h en gave him the beating complained of; but it was not an out-of-the way correction at all. Two witnesses were called for the defendant. The first was William Dawson , a teacher at the school, who spok e as t o the complainant being a saucy boy ; but he was not present at the time of the assault complained of. Thomas Bryan, 15 years old, who said he was a pupil teach er a t th e school, deposed to the complain ant's disorderly behaviour at the astronomical lecture. Mr. BROUGHTON—Were you present on Wednes day when the assault took place ? Witness—l was, Sir. Mr. BROUGHTON—Did you see complainant pu nished ? Witness—Yes ; he was flogged two or three times with the cane because he had not learnt his lesson and was impudent. Mr. BROUGHTON—How largo was the cane with which he was " flogged" as you call it ? Witness— Perhaps as thick as my finger. Mr. BROUGHTON—How many times did your mas ter give the blows ? Witne3s—A dozen or so—not more. Mr. BROUGHTON—How are the pupils usually corrected? Witness—They generally have a cut across the hand, but when they are flogged " down right" they are laid across the form and Mr. Gain mage holds them down. Mr. BaouGuToN-LDid you consider the flogging of the complainant to be a "downright" one ? Wit ness—l should say so; but I have seen other boys flogged worse. Mr. BROUGHTON—If after a flogging you were to see marks upon a boy's back, and blood upon his shirt, what would be your opini about the correc tion he had received ? Witness .1 should say that he had had a " good" flogging. Other evidence,, descriptive of the bruises and cuts upon the youthful complainant, was given. Mr. BROUGHTON, after making many well-timed remarks upon the undue severity which had been ex ercised towards the boy, desired Whipp, the officer, to call upon the Rev. Mr. Boone and request his at tendance at the court, in order that he, as the head of the committee of the National School, might be fully acquainted with all that had transpired in reference to the case. WORSHIP- S I'REET. An elderly man, named William White, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hammill, charged with having been concerned, with others not in custody, witt breaking into the premises of Mr. Archibald a gunmaker in Peerless-place, City-road, and stealing a large number of guns and phtols. It was intimated by the officer that if the prisoner were remanded he should be in possession of evidence conclusively proving the prisoner's implication in other transactions, and the prisoner, who made no de fence, was therefore ordered to be brought up in a week, for the formal completion of the charge, the magistrate directing the depositions in the present case to be taken against him by Mr. Vine, the chief clerk. CLERKEN IV E LL. Charles Thompson, alias Charles Thomas, alias Charles Williams, alias Charles Robinson, alias Chris topher Barber, and Mary Thompson, alias Amelia Thomas, alias Amelia Parish, were again placed at the bar before Mr. C )ombe, charged by Mr. Charles John Cox, of 10, South •hank, S. John's-wood, Marylebone, with having been concerned in a daring and extensive robbery in his dwelling-house. Mr. COMBE told the prisoners that he should com mit them to take their trial at the Old Bailey, and, after the usual caution, asked if they wished to say thing in their defence? They treated the matter with levity and reserved their defence. They were conveyed to Newgate in the course of the day. THAMES. The appearance of James C. Duncan, the Chartist poet and orator at this court, on Friday, for wilfully and maliciously destroying property to the amount of 201. and upwards in Sion Chapel, Whitechapel, brought together a great number of persons anxious to see the " poet" and to hear the investigation. The prisoner is a man of about 30 years of age, with an immense quantity of hair on his head and a large beard and moustache. To add to the singularity of his appearance he wore a heavy greatcoat torn in several places. O❑ being placed in the felons' dock he folded his arms and put himself in an attitude of defiance. Mr. William Lowe said, that a meeting, at which nearly 6,000 persons were present, was held in Sion Chapel, Whitechapel, on Monday evening, for the promotion of Parliamentary and financial reform. Sir Joshua Walmsley, M.P.; Mr. George Thompson, M.P.; Mr. W. Williams, late Member for Coventry, and the leading Reformers of the Tower Ha:nlets, were present. The defendant was there and made a great disturbance, and acted more like a madman than anything else. Mr. YARDLEY —I suppose he resisted being turned out ? Mr. Lowe—He did, Sir; his object was to create a riot Mr. YARDLEY said, if the prisoner went to the meeting for the purpose of creating discord and dis turbing the harmony of the proceedings, the persons in authority had a perfect right to eject him. He was a trespasser no doubt, and he was liable to be sued for the damage in the county court if it is under 201., and at one of the courts at Westminster if the damage is above that sum. If I was satisfied he did the mischief either designedly or wilfully I would punish him, but I don't think I can treat this as a wilful destruction of property, and he must be discharged. The Magistrate then addressed the prisoner, and said he knew him before, and would strongly advise him not to misconduct himself again. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Jan. 29.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was purchased with caution both for the scale and refining purpos.w, whilst merchants were disposed to realise, and submitted to a reduction on Friday's rates of 6d per cwt; but the lower sorts are the most difficult to dispose of. A public ,ale of 143 hhds 11 trcs Barbidoes went at steady rates for fine, but at a reduction of 6d per cwt for other sorts; middling to fine yellow realised 38s to 425, and low 37s to 37s 6d. In all to-day only 330 hhds and tres oere sold. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar met with little at• tention for home trade purposes, and lower rates weir acceded to; brown Lumps sold at 49s to 49s 6d, and fair grocery at 50s 6(1 to 51s. The market for Crthhed Sugar has been quiet, with sellers of British at 29a 6d to 30s 6d. MAIIRITIUS.—This afternoon there was not a bette r demand for Mauritius Sugar, and at a public sale of 2,546 bags 156 casks, a small part only sold at barely former rates; yellow at 37s to 41s 6d, brown, very low, 273 6d, ordinary 31s 6d to 328, good and fine 35s to 36s 6d, and strong grainy grey 41s 6d to 42s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was little disposi tion evinced to operate in Bengal Sugar. At public sale 5,760 bags were offered, and not above half sold at 6d per cwt decline ; and fair to fine white Benares realised 40s to 425, low 395, damp and washed 37s 6d to 41s 6d, fine yellow, like Mauritius, 38s 6d to 398 6d, low and mid 35. to 36s 6d, fine strong yellow, small grain 43s to 43s 6d, fine strong white 49s to 49s 6d. Of Madras 565 bags went at easier rates ; low soft yellow at 31s 6d to 32s 6d, middling 34s to 36s 6d, and fine 37s t) 37s 6d, whilst a part only sold. FOREIGN.—To - day there was no public t ale of Foreign Sugar, and by private treaty little business was con cluded in duty paid or bonded sorts, whilst there were sellers at rather lower rates. MOLASSES.—West India met with less attention, and former rates are not to be obtained. The purcha.es amount to only 200 puns Porto Rico at 17s 6d to 18s, and 30 puns Sr. Vincents at 15s 6d for ordinary. East India met with little attention, and can be purchased at I4s to 14s 6d. The chief portion of the stock is in second hands. Cocoe.—For West India there has been a decrease in the demand by private treaty, and none has been sub mitted to public sale, whilst former rates are not to be obtained. The market for Foreign has assumed a quiet aipect, and there are not buyers at former terms. At public sale a large parcel of Para was taken in at 35s per cwt for fair grey. COFFEE. —This afternoon the private operations in Coffee were very trifling by shippers and home dealers, whilst former iates were not to be obtained, although the supply at market was small. At public sale 354 bags Ceylon went at a further reduction of fully 2s per cwt; fine and fine fine ordinary realised 62s to 64 8 6d, good ord 58s to 60s 6d, ordinary 55s 6d to 575, one lot of real good ordinary Native only realised 60s 6d. 26 bales Mocha went 35 to 4s ender former rates; long berry at 75s to 76s per cwt. The rates asked to-day were 60a to 60s 6d for good ordinary Native Ceylon, but there was scarcely any business concluded. TEL—The market has assumed a quiet appearance for ordinary and good common Congou, still holders generally are not disposed to press sales, and re quire 10Id to lOid p er lb , b ut there is a more plentiful supply, and prices tend downwards. In the better kinds a good business has been con cluded, and at firm rates—medium realising 110 to is 2d, other kinds la 2d to is 10d, and merchants exhibit firmness. Fine and good sorts are still cheap as compared with inferior. In Green large purchases have been made, and former terms are well supported, while Hyson and ordinary Young ilyson have been the mo,t freely dealt in. Scented Orange has been in good de mand, still holders have been unable to obtain any fur ther advance. RICE.—To-day, at public sale, 1,200 bags Bengal Rice were offered and taken in; fine white at lis 6d per cwt, being the full value. Privately there was little passing in East India Rice. PlCES.—Several parcels of Nutmegs have been sold by private treaty at full rates. At auction 8 kgs realised 2s 7d to 2s 10d for mid and good mid brown. The value of better sort is from 3s to 4s per lb. Mace is still scanted, and 6 cases at auction realised 2. 6d to 2s 7d tor middling, and 2s 10d for good quality. Pimento is much sought after by the trade, who appear disposed to pay even higher prices than heretofore, whilst the supply is less than for some time past. Sales by private treaty have he. ,n made at 71d to 7f. per lb. For Ginger the demand is mono activ. - , and prices have an up ward tendency. At auction 700 bags Malabar were sold at 24a 6d lo 27s f r ord to good export sort, and 540 bags African at 38s for mid. For Ja m ai ca the mitre is 5/ to 11/ for low to fine. Cloves continue in go; d demand, and prices are on the adve.nce. At auction 110 bags Bourbon were sold at Bid to 84d for ord. For B , licoolen the value is Is 8d to 2s 2d, and Penang is 4d to is 2d per lb. In the value of Cinnamon there is no variation, but few buyers are t, be met with. Of Cassia Lignea there is a scanty supply at present, and the value is 100 s to 106 s, with buyers to 3 fat:: extent. To-day black Pepper was pu:Athast , d with caution, and th, re are seders of h,avy Malabar at 4IJ to 41.1 per lb. 6ALTPETRE.—TiIIti Wternoon the public s, , d, a of 1,341 bags of CalcuAa west eff at rather lower rates, but ne oily all sold—refr,ction 34 to 54 per cent. at 27s to to 28s, 71 to 8 ditto 26s to 26s 6:1, 111 to 14 per cent. 25s 61 l er cwt. INDIGO.—Tht• market for East India remains in a firm position, and a fair quart ty has been taken by shippers and home dealers, whilst the rates paid are from 3fl to 6d, and in some eases 8d per lb above last quarterly sales' rates. For eir•tTon the quantity declared is 13,347 chts, of which 5,000 are new, arid the remainder second-hand goods taken in anti withdrawn at previous sales. Previous terms are well su Spanish, and there are ready buyers; Cones at 26 6 d t 3s 6d, and Sobres 3s 6d to 4s 6d. ' . lb COCHINEAL —Prices hive further declined ld p.r , I Of 410 • su., _ sirons offered at public sale a small patl ° i n , / fo I 1, Honduras silvers went at from 33 101 to 4s for to 1, red, and at 43 Id to 4s 6d for better sorts, tiled, low "y to good 4s to 5s sd, Lima silvers $ s 9d to 3s 1 Slay. can blacks 4s 11 to 4s Bd, silvars.43 to 4s Id. , prevailed. SPIRITS.—For Jamaica Rum an extensive demana ait; 1,400 puns, 29 10 3 3 4 6 t0 cent.Pr 'cd. The purchases are 34 over proof ordinary at 2s 6d to 2s Bd, good ').., to 3, ov er i 2s 9d to 3s, fine 34 to 36 over 33 3Li 0 .. 6 , , superior 34 to 36 over 3s 7 d "P e er Dried fit r r gallon, whilst a part was taken on 51) pried 14 ion. Demerara met with greater 1 Vention; 5,1 are rising. the purchases amounted to 200 pans 4 t 2 ,, S ro S to 2i 6d 1a- 33 to 38 per cent over proof. Previou6l-200 are well supported fir Leeward 15 acid, ° A n " w ith puns have been s Id, at 1. 5d to id 51 A id: swat! parcels of flue brown at Is 61 Sal- 6 t 100 0 14:asr. ltid!a is waited at Is 4d to is rf o goss For Brandy the them arket has a quiet aspect. ''.°,,jd b l est Erancis of vintage .4'1848 at 4s 7d to 4 s ' t 'i, so 1I obtained B e, -l t 7 h,v ditto a e t aot : I s us 3 i9n l d t n o too s a s iiise 5d. 1 ot id: : Geneva e d v a fi e n o e m a ra t 2 0 3 0 3 9 ; r e i xoi :: _, British made Spirit is 9s 6d, and a good demand , ~, COO' TALI OW T -.— here has not been much bus ln ` c ed' clu.ied in Russian on the spot; whilst price s LI re 394 pwc t. le,f g ,ri. , i,ste F avvn i tt i d i h. e erc P ea . nnis Y oErbn . emo Candle is offered at lj 3 8 d "- tea' sorts ., tie c f Talk m t '' decreaseal t rc d l 5 a' ntu h fe i : a v s e u slightet ihe:niiolPeerrsi:Aficisileac°l:llol/':9b;:lji p t , r u ts 3 S 3 o s u t i South AE L 6 r d i c i a ,o n r , . , and prics exhibit a reductior. w lo e w re to " fi ly ne in sort ‘ 3 r s e s ha tu n 3 1 45 , t, 38s; 100 casks first sort P.Y.C. 383 63; 41 ° c od g3e6ls3,ls)esn9cdvv cwt. Rough 3 1 6 t , o . ag 2 h s Fa c a t ..,„r go Lf Sibs. A iir es 4 _ A re Otts.—Palm met with less attention, 1 10 " r ic hol'` - , _ .A - 00 not so firm, whilst good end tine sot* scan De pale 1 at 32s to 32s 6,1 per cw , . At public ,;. the ea,,lrs were withdrawn. For Cocoa '';: iC iarg ef ; market, has Leanne quiet, and supplies a si - . as 11 :t At auction 390 cks were mostly taken in ; 4- - A d i r tto,'' 6n d low n o d t ° , 33a 3 Gd to 34s ; Cochin, 36s to 36s 3d, 70poarlistpose 00 () 3s 9,1 t . 34s per cwt. Olive Oil had been plitc`-4,513.i _ a m ll e i extent, and prices keep on the advanc. . s ; t , 4i o 50 1 1 ), i have been made at 50/ to 524 and ettler a 6u _ , 0 011 sil;s2sS2iderijia.,. se 0 per tun. On the part 01 holders there is lso T w o firm n• , d n. as, and only limited arrivals are looked fer• , 410 brow 4, pe r ,Oil has been in good demand, pale 42s ' to 41,, 6,1, Foreign 42s to 42s 6d, and pale a t ! ra ts i ti , Austratio cwt. Then- has not been much desire to °Fv" -- , an d Fish Oils, whilst prices haveadowward tatideljeb'odil supplies are getting upon a larger scale. no vi atte A tiog eu 30/ lOs to LT/ 15., pa eS a 1 81 39/ straw and 06d 33/ lOs to 37/. 10- a " 'ito 3 " ' • 0 South .. =,, yr-llow and brown 3 ° , a ttain l; eAI 31/ to 341. Sperm met with little i Oi Ir aud fine Cul,mial is to be purchased at 821 to 8 2 `, 1 1 . 0 .dai t tr, whilst further parcels have been impoited• he e e err.wa,a less dem and for Linseed Oil, 03 declinedt— to 33s per cwt on the spot. RAILWAY hesil BRISTOL, JAN. 29. its firo_ - . 0 T her STOCK EXCHANGE.—TI IO market maintains us, e and quotations remain nearly stationary. have to etot good business done, but the only a lterations d were—Great Western, Quarters, 10‘ 2 —Br i5t°1 411 Thirds, 9 dis. lit STOCK EXCHANGE. The market wag LIVERPOOL, JAN 29. s s foil/ ; Fiftlt the quotations. The transactions were Lancashire, 11 1 / s —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Co r ,n s . a tt Se" 71. Bs. 9d.—London and 'North-Western, 116 —vi ,,a4; °' diSli Quarters, 1 3 / 4 p.—Midland, 44—Ditto, Halves , 2 4; s i ari Ditto (Erewash Valley), 60% St. Helens (B al . 0 1, 15 ' . Canal), guaranteed 5 per teat., 82—Scottish (Ceutrsl, see yor . I v South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), 61. 11s. 3 1 -- castle, and Berwick (Original N. aad B.)► G' 5. chase, 6 per cent. till 1850, 4/. 18s. 9d. ill MANCHESTER, JAN. 29. .„ clO lO t he STOCK EXCHANGE.—But little business W- - „,011 %. our Stock Exchange to-day; prices, however, ar e - 40 0 ; same as last quotations. The transactions were as • " 19 ttco, r.r,,cl Eastern Counties, 71 4 —East Lancashire, 1178 -- ; s i sbire 1 7 0 , ference, Quarters (min. 6 per cent.), 1 6 L an— Pi te. 7 3- h- W es cef Yorkshire, Fifths, 7th dis.—London and No- -- 0 ,, e fereLf do to-ciotivot 116%._ Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire , N f i b e„' 8% —Ditto (Sheffield, and Lincolnshire), 44 — :1 -' 4o (No. ""' foidshire, 10 , A c. dis.—South-Eastern and Doer ' Scrip, 6 9-16. BIRMINGHAM, S9 ' v ery u STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was 01f . , 4 day; the only transactions were—Birminghlirevol" hampton, and Dudley (calls duly paid), 4 1 h P. - and Birmingham (B), 51. 165 3d. 0 YORK, JAI; 28. W e ' ° '. 1' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to- fla dsq ( s t() follow :—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 16 castle Extension), 10t. 18s. 9d. GLASGOW, JAN. 28. /), STOCK ExCHANGz.—The transactions to - wv.. (10 • follow : Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, }lai sres s 4 05t1.6 5% —North British, Preference, 51. 93.—York, J o . Oci• and Berwick (G. N. E .Purchase or Preference), higbO l ei THE BRISTOL HzaEwAymax.— The f our $OOl- men, named Samuel Bryant, William Gunning , , o ptnt e ,', Rogers, and John Rogers, the details of whose," tae" with several acts of atrocity, recently committen,rbte in the neighbourhood of this city, appeared 111 if tfit of Monday, have been fully committed to take the ale ,`" on the several offences which were brought them by the other man, William Powell, si" th e allowed to turn approver. It will be remember e- r ibq subsequently to their capture, the lie , per of a bee it, el in the vicinity of Elannum, named Eli TreoJ e n Pig whose house the gang used to m ee t, was t" e- ore°7 custody. He has since been discharged. G r eat op g 0 is due to Sergeant Hazen for breaking up th is g in ieS desperate ruffians. GRESHAM Cum.—A dinner was given last e,c;d bos - I.°„C by the club to the committee, as a mark of re_g f the long-continued and energetic exertions 17003 gentlemen in the service t f the club. Mr. W il ste u se i bitt, M.P. for Andover, occupied the c hair. o ovg l e loyal and constitutional toasts were p r oposet• sllep those present we noticed Mr. Wm. Cubit .I 'loo.l Nic..ll, Mr. Alderman . Salomons, Mr. J °" bbf Pr a Travers, Mr. Stephen Lee, Mr. BellaTY We re r efl . John Bell, and Mr. John Crewel.. Letters 'V: 00 10 from Baron Rothschild and Mr. A. 13- S ll3 ) t icsi l d fe oi gising for their non-attendance. Mr. Sher"; 1, turned thanks on behalf of the cotoration 01 ;; fal, f t I J - 9 London, and expressed the ple as ure whi ch all. - 14. Jolly, entertainment ol proposing ly w h o a b p y r t i o z hf e eti at hr e the ev glees evening teat ngd w e a x s T ai bic o3 io e n n i t n ed l b - y l a g kai e Ito the enjo y ment of the AS (o os* AN ACCIDENTAL SURGICAL OPE."- T i n io. faio C. Moseley, Esq.. vice-chairman of the WY bv ijer driving through Littleport Wednesday 1 0 ,hou'pr, tell, which threw him out of his gig and put h ,,, 1 0 01. put out; for some time he remained in great rill 00 0 1 Muriel was sent for, but fortunately his o a t, tb e h j :ittg rs quired, as, in taking off Mr. Moseley 's cosoo was accidentally put right by the er in I,l l r. ° ° :rido turned into the socket of the shoulder-borr e f_xets' evaenninqgu.artefs contribute providentially escaping any serious injurP op Chronicle. i'lli: d tb° TAKING THE TElL.—Miss ilaWkW °C) iter o :l 3 o Monday formally received as one of the . . 6 " 00 1, " t , Convent of Mercy, Bermondsey. The cere7, o pri e6 wo l4 was conducted by Dr. Wiseman, aided hYlr: tr iats' the convent, and others from metropolitan a OO P t place in the church adjoining the convent+, °l f l ,ieiA s. nessed and joined in by several of the W 1 4660 17 ;0 appropriate sermon was preached by Dr. XI EVELYN'S DIARY AND CORRESPON": tb' 00' are requested to state that Mr. Colburn Pfl''isedfoor published the first volume of the novo, Co' " r i a 4 , cheaper Edition of "Evelyn's Diary anu,,i teti A tb' deuce," with additional notes, to be c° l33 ,c n i e Q. volumes, price 10s. 6d. each, bound un''''" bli s ' just Pi s /1 0. co r n,w edition of Pepys' Diary. Also, The Rev. R. Milinan's Life ( f Tasso, , 1 . 1° . 3 18 5 9'gV Burke's History of the Landed Gentry, to' ig 91%1 0 ri rected to the present time, complete in 2 1 , ° ";."0 P, tl /. 6 : 4. Sir James Alexander's Acadie ; or , P e ' t fel' FlS a te s s ' . P r e 0. Explorations in Canada, 2 vols., with Lives of the Princesses of Engand, by 0 Green, 2 vols., 215.-6. The Ninth V ie — O O. (0 0 Thiers' Consulate and Empire under NaV ie roof (,) ,,tO.l [AnvettuseacENT.]—An incontestable roof , eta lit efficacy of Holloway's Pills for the care of Liver h s oletyot; Mr. Robert Elkins, of Campbeltown, New Sots. t i been addicted for several months with a severe 1" - co ten c 4, which reduced him to so low a state that he crlt e lf! take to his bed. Finding no relief from any of ,'' tic til he received, he was advised to give HolloWaY, s , jest i i sle d which he did ; and this invaluable medicine (tutios given with it being strictly followed), in th e 10 1 13 %0,41 weeks re- established him in the enjoyment of as y ie itie ever he possessed in his life.—Sold by all nas 0 5 throughout the world, and at Professor Hollovig ment, 244, Strand, London. ClAr lei BIRTHS. ,-4,,vtA iri A On the 21st inst., at Newrv, the wife of ‘-'7 „ i -el H. Fenton, of the 9th Regiment, of a daugh,' ss e. i 13 0t1fre' .0, On the 24th inst., at Jevington, near ..' A l3 l wife of the Rev. H. Watson, of a clit ' u hter• 1,5 0-1 1 in he 25th inst., at the Vicarage, g Kirk h3l4 o f O e ' ' Mrs. G. L. Parsons, of a son. Es 4" On the 26th inst., the lady of W. Brodrick, , Ogleford, of a dahter. 0 On the 2 7 t ug h inst., at Sunderland, the 'vib e, -f PO vfr - IL Imes, Esq., of a daughter. lad}' ° f , 1 0,1 the 27th inst., in Grosvc le, the w ife ° H. Pepys, Esq., of a daughter. nor-p ac t the On the 27th inst.. in Idol-lane, Tower-stree ' ,fel l R. B. Portal, Esq., of a daughter. A o ° 4 o MARRIED. . bo , r s lv , 0 On the 2-th irst.,at Cirencester the Rev. 111 , c o _o 0 04 ' ret; Taylor, .5.1.,t ,of Trinity Col lege , Oxford, Od es. ' - Alli.i rr P` °c Taylor, Esq., of Berkeley-sqUare ' Bristol , t - fi l s cpt P. ( 1, Arie, eldest daughter of Joseph R. Mulling* `" . fo r Cirencester. J. cti i f y On the 26th inst.. at Lacock Abbey, Esq., (,f Itord, Wilts, eldest son of the Dean ° i„, ci Horatia, be h Feilding. Rear.AdmiiWlilti d , f 0,117;61 to 0 0 DlED.the CO I° el At Gosford- house, on tho 25th inst., i lolol i Wernss they March. i it.•`" n • e la r? On sth inst., at Tunbridge Wells, Lleu t oeo Wilson, R. M. if , of r ' On the 'sth inst., aged Ps, Laura Manners, vi ,ope Killiek, Esq., of Brooksby-hall, Leicestershire; in.s fill 4, On the 25th inst., in Regent-stree t, Sir Obi" pat' Bart. $5. r. e On the 27th in: t., in York-place, City-road, loot Esq., aged 75. I u t-C° l°lle 00 In Lyndon , on the '2Bth inst., Lieutenan We b° o ll ' Cat heart, sth Bombay Native 'lnfantry. of L i WO On the 27th inst., Richard B ackbur , l:street' Un the 26th inst., Mrs. Trigge, of Be n rnar square, aged 65. eo c , , 1,, .-.,don • and Published ..yruDO n Printed by IvAu--i)face, ' to g , 1 , 12, Strand, Print€,r, at The Svn the ‘ r'-orinnt *no na h[iddl Wednes 1.. y, January 311 • 18— • ~... z