The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-29 00:00:00

DRINKING ! (From .Eliza Cook's Journal.) Whether it be attributable to our chilly northern skies and foggy atmosphere, or to the strong native appetite for stimulus which, from time imme morial, has characterised our race, certain it is that the people of Great Britain are a very drinking people, consuming enormous quantities of ardent spirits, wine, and fermented liquor of various sorts. They seem to have a hot spark in their throats, which stands in need of perpetual cooling, or to be troubled with a thirst which is perennial, or almost un quenchable. The drinking of intoxicating liquors enters into and pervades our entire social system. We drink at births, marriages, and deaths. We drink in celebra tion of our successes, and we drink to console ourselves for our defeats. We drink to enhance joy, and we drink to drown sorrow. When friends meet they drink, and when they part they drink. Men drink because they are together, and they drink because they are alone. Political rejoicings, social meetings, party gathering s , are all crowned with drink. Com mercial men treat their customers to drink, working men gain.their " footings" by drink, Members of Par liament secure many " most sweet voices" by drink. In winter we drink to keep out the cold, in wet wea ther to keep out the wet, in summer to keep out the beat. We drink to make our food digest ; we drink to " qualify" this, that, and the other dish ; we drink to keep away the cholera—in short, one would almost imagine, from the various uses of the kind to which drink is put, that it was the immortal Catholicon, the Grand Universal remedy. But excuses to drink in every way and on every occasion, are always ready at hand ; and when it is employed in such a variety of ways, and on such a multitude of occasions, it needs scarcely be matter for wonder that the quantity consumed in this country should be so very prodigious. We consume yearly about thirty million gallons of ardent spirits alone. The average annual con sumption is above two quarts for every man, woman, and child in England and Ireland, and about two gallons a piece for every man, woman, and child in Scotland. In the latter country whiskey is cheap, the climate raw, and the people " drouthy ;" and hence the enormous consumption of the natives— each Scot consuming as much ardent spirits yearly as every two Irishmen or every three Englishmen. The favourite potation of the latter is bear and stout, of which the consumption in England quite as much exceeds that of Scotland as the latter ex ceeds the former in its consumption of ardent spirits. About twenty-five million bushels of grain —equivalent to some fifteen hundred million pounds of bread (were the grain converted into bread instead of malt)—are consumed annually in England in the manufacture of beer, porter, ale, stout, and such like drinks. Englishmen are generally quick at counting the cost of things ; and a word may be said on this head. A little "Rack Book" was recently published, show ing the cost of the Government at something like sixty millions a year—truly a formidable sum—the details of which have excited no•small amount of in dignation. But shat will the people say when they are told, as we now tell thew, that not less than forty mi!liona a ~'ear are voluntarily spent by them upon drink ? We do not def-md the former excessive ex penditure, nor can we say anything in defence of the latter. But we must remember, that for the expen diture on the purposes of Government, we have at least an admirable post-nice, an army and navy, cAirts of law, diplomatic and consulafestablishments, penitentiaries, Q, - .!een, Lords, and Commons, and a great deal more. And what have we in return for our other expenditure ? Oily a prodigious quantity Of poison, producing poverty, demoralization, and crime ! A searching reform in our public financial affairs may he very urgently called for ; but we think it will be admitted, that •there is even a still more imperative necessity for an •equally searching ref)rm in one personal and social expenditure, in respect of drink. From the year 1801 to the year 1846, the people of the United Kingdom spent nearly fifteen hundred miilions of pounds sterling in intoxicating drinks; about 800,000,0001. on spirits, 176,445,0001. on wine 7, and 595,904,0001. on malt; or equal to about double the amount of the present national debt ! The duty alone which was paid on the above articles during thes . e forty -fire years, amounted to 644,968,553/., or equivalent to about five-sixths of the national debt. Our army costs us about ten millions a year, which we think a great deal too much ; but then we volun tarily spend about fifteen millions a year on whiskey, gin, brandy, and their villanous- compounds! Our navy costs about eight millions ; but our beer, ale, and porter, cost from thirteen to fourteen rnilliona! We pay less than a million for our admirable post office, and more than four millions for our wines! The taxes we • pay for our courts of law and justice amount to a little above a million : the taxes we pay on our tobacco and snuff are above four millions ! Financial rtf ?rim in surely needed, hut at home and in the public-hou-:.e as much as anywhere else. Under two millions a year are. , spent on Life and Health As surance; and lbout :1)i - ty millions on drink of all kinds. Are not these Itets most discreditable to us as ntion ? It i 3 Tint, 110 WO,Vf 7, InfYir.!ly because of the monoy which is worse tl,an wasted on all this drink, that these facts are to be lamented; but, because of the many broken hearts, ruined characters, blasted homes, diseased frameS, crowded prison!, vice, infamy, and moral ruin, which hive everywhere followed in 1 - ic track of drink. The money consideration is the very least—though that is not to ha overlef.:ked ; for the money saved from drink might have made hundreds of thousands of families happy end independent, but it is the moral wreckage— the brutish degradwinn—the frightful social suffering, that.have been produced by our drinking practices that form the most prominent considerations in our Let us bear in mind, toe, that by far the largest portion of the above expenditure bus bean on the part of those who could the least afford it, namely the working classes ; for at least two-thirds of all the drink manufactured in the United Kingdom is for their use—and we cannot fail to see in the facts we have stated still deeper cause f3r lamentation and dismay. What hope is there for a people who aban don themselves to so extensive a use of intoxicating drink ? Such is the question that at once presents itself in appalling force to the philanthropic mind! Drink destroys a man's self-mspect, eats away his moral character, makes him powerless to resist the insidious approaches of vice, saps the foundation of his spiritual being, ruins his health, brutallizes his intellect, impoverishes hiS family, desolates his home, and spreads a moral pestilence throughout society. Tne money now spent by us in drinking, might found and maintain schools in every parish, and a college in every county ; and it would leave a sur plus sufficient to provide public libraries for the free use of the whole population Or, employed in another direction, it would en able most working men to invest themselves with the electoral franchise, to put money in the savings' bank, or in the assurance office, and to provide for the comfortable maintenance now, as well as in time coming, of themselves, their wives, and their fa• miles. The time which many men spend in drinking would, if better employed, enable them to master the entire realm of knowledge, to read every known tongue, to procure and study every excessible book. The abolition of the custom of drinking intoxicating drinks would empty our gaols and penitentiaries, diminish our poor-rates, fill our churches, schools, and mechanics' institutes, and effect a moral and re ligious improvement of the grandest character. It would make homes happier, the people wiser, and the world better in all respects. Although drunkenness is gradually diminishing in this country with the progress of intelligence (as shown in a recent article in this journal), still a great deal remains to be done in this wide field of improvement. There is no field of philanthropic labour we know of, that will yield more abundant fruits than this. There is room enough for al activities here. Those who would take part i n l this great movement must aim at the habit, and begin at the beginning. "The diminutive chain o f habit," says 1):. Johnson, o i s scarcely heavy enoughle to be felt, till it is too strong to be broken." must begin with children. Abstinence from drink ought to be taught in all our schools, in all our churches, by all our teachers. It ought to be taught in all our homes, by fathers and mothers. Arld example will teach it more forcibly then than any words can do. When the habit is formed, comparatively little can be done. Yet, here too is room for activity, and hope of success. The teetotallers have shown what is to be accomplished by well-directed efforts, in the host of men whom they have made and kept sober, and in the thousands of drunkards they have reclaimed. The Teetotal missionary is one of the most beneficial workers of the age ; and let no one discourage his noble efforts to reclaim the erring and the lost. There is really in politics no more vital qucstion than this ; in physiology, none more important as regprds our sanitary well-being ; in morale and religion, none more urgent, as concerns the real virtue and happi ness of our race. Therefore, all wh o earnestly deFire a purer morality, a more spiritual religion, a n d a more happy social state, must fervently wish the tem perance labourers " God-speed. PROTECTIONIST DEFEAV.—At a county meeting held et Brecon on Sstarday, summoned by a protection ist reqnisit'on, a free-trac3 amendment, proposed by John Lloyd, Esq., of Dir.as, rind seconied by J. Parry De Winton, E:q., w al carried amPst. t - niendons cheer ing. A peition to PArliament WftS also adopted, em bodying the spirit of the amendraeat. At a protec tionist meeting also, at Stokesl4, in York:::hire, on the same day, there was a very considerable majority in faYOl4 Of the free-trade amendments. PROTECTIONIST MEETING AT BEDFORD, AND SIGNAL DEFEAT OF THE BENNETT'S PARTY. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) In pursuance of a requisition to the High Sheriff of the county, a public meeting was held at the Shire-hall, on Saturday, the 26th January instant, for the purpose of taking into consideration the state of the agricultural, and other interests, and to adopt such measures as the meeting shall deem best for procuring equal and just protection to everyclass of the community against foreign competition. The meeting was appointed to take place at one o'clock P.N. Soon after the doors were thrown open a tremendous rash took place amongst the multitude which should be in first. In a very short time the hall was completely crammed, which is estimated to hold near a thousand people, and some hundreds were in the square that could not gain admittance. In the morning the town was parade) with placards, bearing the motto, " No bread-tax," with a loaf of bread on the top, and " All go to the meeting." Silence being obtained,:the High Sheriff stated that the farmers should be heard first, and that no one should be allowed to address the meeting who was not an occupier of land or a freeholder in the county, and that no amend ment should be proposed unless he assented to it. There were present on the platform the High Sheriff, the mayor of the borough (a Free-trader), the Hon. G. R. Trevor, M.P., Mr. Lindsey, and Col. Gilpin, three puny landlords, about half-a-dozen Methodist local preachers, the tenantry of Mr. Trevor, and some valiant Free-traders, who were fully prepared to again show the Protectionists the error of their ways, and teach them a lesson that the country would never more submit to have their food taxed for the aggrandisement of a few at the cost and privations of the many. A great land monopolist, oc cupying eight firms, which f)rmerly supported eight :amilies, named Pain, of Folmersham, now came forward to address the meeting; he had not done so more than three minutes when it was all uproar, and numberless voices calling upon the sheriff to adjourn in the square, which he positively refused.; Many mtempts the six aker made to be heard but it was all in vain, voices con tinually shouting " Come outside," "Peel and Cobden for ever." The sheriff, the mayor, Free-traders, and others on tte platform, used every endeavour for parties to be heard, but it was all of no avail; consequently, as the sheriff would not comply with the request so repeatedly made, numbers seemed fle 4 ;ermined that no one should be heard within. The uproar and confusion still continued, when the sheriff deemed it the wisest course to dissolve the meeting, or in all probability a general fight would soon have taken place, and no one can tell what would have been the consequence , . Shortly after the sheriff left, and was followed into the street with dismal groans. The Free.traders mustered a strong force, and there can be no doubt that if all parties could have bsen heard the pro position of the Protectionists would have been lest by an overwhelming majority. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEA'S BEACH, Jun. 28 THE CASE OF MR. WILLIAM HENRY BARBER. This case, which came on fir argumert at the sitting of the Court yesterday, seemed to have alracted a good deal of attention, as the court was filled with bar risters, solicitors, and interested strangerp. Some ladies were present in one of the galleries. Mr. Barber sat by the side of his counsel, Mr. Sergeant Within?. Sir F:ederieli Thesiger and Mr. 11)1i11 appeared for the Law Society. The case cane before the Court oa an application by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins to the Court, to direct the Master to give Mr. Barber his cert ficate. The Master was directad to report upon the facts, and accordingly this morning he presented a report, which occupiel an hour and a halt in reading, and which contained a vast num ber of affidavins bearing upon the facts of the case. The report dealt with a number of cases in which Mr. Barber had been professionally engaged. So num berless, indeed, were the instances reported upon, that it was almost impossible to follow thew. The result of the report, and of the affidavits put forth in behalf of the Law Society, which opposed the admission of Mr. Barber to practice, resulted in the opinion that Mr. Barber knew !Pletcher was acting fiaudua ntly in the will for geries, and that he ought not to be admitted to prac tise as an attorney. Several minor charges were brought against him. The case, by the direction of the Court, reiticed itself into a motion for a rule nisi. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS was crowed to address the Court first. He said, this case was a most important one to his unfortunate and deepkaanjured client, and fraught with the most important couseque aces to the community. It seemed to him fiat the Incorporated Law Society were ignorant of what was meant by the term " parden"—ineeed, in opposing the admission of Mr. Barber, they were usurping the royal prerogative. According to Bacon, " pardon" implied that the man pardoned was a new man, reinstated in his former posi tion, and taaa an action wouli re against any one who called him a traitor or a felon; end other authorities which he cited went is show that the King's pardon placed a man in his farmer position, and ad mitted him to all the rights and privileges of citizenship. The Master, he regretted t ) say, had unduly magnified many f lets, whilst ho had perverted others. If a pardon by the Crown did n. t have the effect he had pointed out, the most grievous disabilities woali attach to a person placed in toe position of his client, and the great privi lege possessed by the Crown would be altogether inop erative. The letter of Sir George Grey, whose conduct `in this matter entitled him to the utmost praise, clearly exculpate 1 his client from any guilty participation in the wills' forgeries, though Fe, at toe same time, inti tra'ed that -more caution on the part of Mr. Barber would have spared him the consequences with which he had been visited. War t 01 skill and want of caution were the only charges alleged against him, and he defied his Learned Friends to show a case in which an att rrney bad been otherwise punished for a want of skill and caution than being amerced in damages to his ne glected and damaged c lent. Why, if Mr. Barber had been pardoned within a year of his conviction, it would have been unnecessary for him to make an application of this kind to the Court. He would have continuA a so licitor as a right, and because by a mistake he had not been pardoned for a year, on what principle was he not to stand in the same position? With God's help he would show that the conduct of Mr. Barber since his conviction had been beyond all praise. All mention of this the Master had strangely omit t_A from his report. The enemies of Mr. Barber had come too late, jet, Mr. Barber was struck off the rolls. Pullen in his book said that the courts had held that such an application came too late after three years, and even after three term:. The Law Society had, no doubt, through the instrumentality of some person behind the scenes, traced out the conduct of Mr. Barber from his boyhood. He had 200 clients, and his income the year before his expa'riation was 3,0001.; yet up to his conviction not one of them had urged a complaint against him, and now but one of his clients had a charge against him, and that had no re l a ti on to his professional conduct. At the trial there were four indictments; on the first Mr. Barber was declared not guilty, but upon the second he was found guilty; and he and the other counsel did all they could to induce the prosecution to try the cite: cases, because it was likely he would be found innocent of them, and teat being found guilty of but one the prosecution would have been placed in an awkward position. These t ,vo indictments were entered upon and commented upon by the Master. Fletcher had been proved to be a man of great sagacity and of consummate cunning, and being a man of influ ence, property, and gentlemanlike bearing, was a man very likely to impose upon a young man like Mr. Barber, whose client he had be en for five years, and his partner, Mr. Bircham, was equally blinded. Mr. Freshfleld, the brokers, the proctors, were all deceived like his client, though day by day they were engaged in genuine transactions. The Learned Counsel here paused to explain that only before the trial he was asked by Mr. Bramab, Barber's solicitor, if he would hold his brief for fifty guineas ? He said he would, and defended him. Altar the trial some one called at his chambers and paid fifteen guineas, which he appropriated to buying Mr. Barber necessaries. He never made any offer to conduct his defence on the principle of "no cure no pay," and he would never so degrade his profes sion. There might be cases in which distress might have claims upon his gratuitous services, but he would never act in the way t which he referred. It was part of Mr. Barber's business to find out the owners of money formerly deposited in the Bank of England, but in consequent. of no claims baying bt en made had been handed over to the Commis sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt—acting for parties who had claims upon such funds. Surely it could riot be said that there was anything unprofessional or unusual in this. Unless this were done, many poor persons entitled to property Would be deprived of it. It was not shown that Mr. Barber made any money out of the forgeries. Indeed, he received no more than his professional services, and left the country a penniless man. (The Learned Counsel read cases to show that the minor charges alleged against Mr. Barber that he had not paid certain small sums of money which had been entrusted to him for professional service?, had been held by the Courts not sufficient to justify the striking him air the roily, and h a d on l y requ i re d t h e refunding of the money.) His client was charged with having re tained for his own use 571. which hadac debts placed infi his thillonusdscibalup'sleotcf Mrs.her rwyait lcaswesslei:tiohcstvorteytohentie-t of the females implicated in the c person named Griffin a he had paid the money back to a or:Fletcher, but owing to the loss of his books and papers, he could not, a: this die taace of time, t e ll t h e date. -Thr; Learned Counsel then referred at great length to the affidavit of Mr. Barber, in which ha entered into the whole, of the facts in relation to the criminal I attici pation in the forgeries imputed to him, and solemnly swore that he was wholly and entirely innocent of , any participation in them. Indeed, said the Learned Coun sel, the whole conduct •of Mr. Barber was that of an innocent man, acting unconsciously and openly; that he was an instrument in the perpetration of a systematic fraud. The Learned Counsel spoke until near five o'clock, when his further arguments were adjourned until to morrow mornirg. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 2.9. (S'ttings in Banco.) , T - 11 TILE RELAY SYSTEM IN FACTJRIES. —RYDER V. MILLS. This was a special application made by the Attorney- General under the fol!owing eireunittances. For some months diff erences lave existed between the mill-owners, tho worlspeorle, and the Government factory inspectors as to the power of the mil!-Jwners to adopt the nifty system with rogard t) children and rung persons in factories. The mill-Jwntrs contend that they have a right to adopt t:-.e system, whilst the f_xtory inspectors are of a mutt ary opinion, and the result has been art agreement between them to bring a special case for the opinion of this Court. Tho AIToItZiEY. ENEII4I., is stating-the ease, said the Factory Act required that the working of women and young persons, male and females, in factories, should be limited to ten hours a day, and the question in the present case was as to whether, under the terms of the statute, the working of all . of them was to com mence at a certain hour of the morning, and continue consecutively from hour to hour, allowing an interval for dinner, to a certain hour in the evening, when all were to terminate their employment; or whether gangs or shifts might not begin and end their work in one fac tory at different hour?, so long as each of them did not work more than ten out of fifteen hours a day. He con teuded;there would be a clear violation of the 36th section of the statute if shifts were allowed at intervals, because the object of the Legislature was that these women and young persons should, on the one hand, while they were at work at the factory, be under the superintendence of the inspector, and that on the other, when they had ceased working, they should be enabled to go home and be under the care of their parents—au object which could not be accomplished if they had to remain idle about the factory for hours during tho day, and thus become more liable to conta mination and evil influence. Mr. MARTIN, who appeared for the mill-owners, said as this was a case of very considerable importance, affecting materially the interests, not only cf the pro prietors of factories, but of the workpeople, that a fair and liberal and not a forced interpretation should be put upon the statute, and if that were done, he appre hended they were fully justified in adopting the re lay system, provided the time during which each young person was employed did not exceed ten hours; The real question, in fact, was whether the Government, who had failed to get an Act to limit the work of men in factories to ten hours, should be allowed to accomplish their object by means of a side-wind, fir the present application amounted to nothing more than that the du ration of the work of adult males should be regulated by that of the women. The duty of women in these factories was of a very simple nature, having simply to keep the threads in order in the process of spinning and weaving, and it was found not only mere economical to employ women, but the work required such a delicacy of hand that it was more suited for them than for men. If, therefore, they were limited to ten hours the effect would be to put a stop to spinning and weaving, which was done by the men after that tirnP, and consequently if the men worked now twelve hours their wages would have to be reduced. Mr. Baron PARKE said it might havo been overlooked by ParliamentAwhen women were classed with young persons, that the employment of the women regulated that of the men. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed that that was taken into consideration when the Act was under dis cussion. Mr. MARTIN said the construction which he put upon the statute was this: that the labour of young persons was to be confined between half-past five in the morning and half-past eight hi th© evening, and that it was per fectly competent for the employer or the employed to agree to carry on the work at the most convenient hours during those periods, provided they were not engaged altogether more than ten hours. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied; and The COURT intimated that they would take . time to consider the arguments in the case, and give their judg ment to-morrow week. The case had been most ably argued on both sides, and tie Court did not think it ne cessary to hear the second case, involving the same questions; but if the Court stli doubted, due informa tion would be given of their intention to hear further argumentF. (Sittings in Middlesex, at Nisi Prins, in Hillary Term, before Mr. Baron ROLFE and Common Juries.) The part-heard case of SMART V. FINNIS AND ANOTHER was resumed at the sitting of the Court this morning. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for the injury received by a horse, which it was alleged had occurred by the means of the acts of offieere, they being the officers to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex. The defendants pleaded Not Guilty. It appeared that the plaintiff is a gentleman, who reel les in Percy-street, Bedford square, and that the defendants were the late Sheriffs for Middlesex and London, although the real acting parties were two persons of the name of Daniels, their officers, who having had a writ in their possession for some time against one Edward Russell, of the Oval, Kenning ton, and of the Camberwell New-road, were on the look-out for him in Bridge,street, Westminster, on the Middlesex side, on the 11th of May in the last year. At length they saw Russell coming along towards the bridge, and upon a temporary stoppage occurring in the string of vehicles, in which Russell, like the others, had become en tangled, the officers rushed forward, and a struggle ensued, in the course of which Russell stood up and began lashing the hands of the man who had hold of the reins, as well as the horse itself; the latter jibbed, and after having reared turned round,: when the wheel of another vehicle catching one of those be longing to the gig it was upset, and the animal con sequently thrown down; and it was for the injury which he thus received by the overthrow that the present plaintiff, its owner, now brought his action fer the recovery of compensation in damages. Tae occupants of the gig, Russell and Bennett, were ejected into the middle of the street, when the officers at once succeeded in capturing the men they had been in search of. Some time afterwards an action WAS brought by Bennett for damages for injury sus tained in this matter, but in that object he was de feated, for the jury returned a verdict for the de fendant, mainly upon the ground that the officers had used no more violence than Russell by his conduct had rendered necessary. Subsequently to this R•in sell was indicted by the officers for the assault, of which he was convicted at the Middlesex Sessions, and had eventually to pay the SUM of 301. on account of costs. The following evidence was then called John Bennett, of 1, Lilford-row, Camberwell, builder, said he was on the 11th of May last in a gig with B lward Russell, going from Pimlico towards Westminster-bridge. Russell was driving. In Bridge-street two men rushed out from the neigh bourhood of the Migpie and horse-shoe public-house and laid hold of the horse by the head. The street was much crowded at the time and several vehicles were before the gig. When they laid hold of the horse they said " Get out," and turned the horse's head round towards Cannon-row, and nearly ran against a carriage. Russell then whipped the horse to avoid the other carriages, otherwise those coming from the bridge must have turned them over. The men still kept hold, and ran the gig against a dray and into a carriage, which threw the gig over, and Russell and himself on the ground. The men kept "jobbing" the horse's mouth. Russell told the men to " leave go" the horse's head. When on the ground the man laid hold of Russell by the collar. They took him away in a cab. The horse was thrown down on his haunches. Witress returned, and took him to livery-stables in St. Martin's lane. The horse was cut under the stifle. He was perfectly sound at the time of the accident. Witness drove him to Camberwell the same day. Saw him daily after the accident, and he remained lame for a long time. Cross-examined—The gig belonged to a Mr. Jones, and the horse to the plaintiff. Witness has had an action arising out of this transaction, and there was a case before Mr. Sergeant Adams at the ses sions. Was not 'aware that the sheriff's officers were after Russell. Russell did not whip the horse as hard as he could. He whipped to keep him out of the way of the dray. Witness did not know if he whipped the man violently, or struck him with the butt-end of the whip. Only saw him push a man off the step. The man was not on the ground senseless. Russell was put into a cab and taken along the Strand. Reexamined—The sentence on Russell at the ses sions was to pay 14., and he was discharged. The horse has had capped hocks ever since the accident. Edward Russell, a commission-agent, generally confirmed the evidence of the preceding witness, and then said,—l knew one of the men, named Coleman, to be an officer of the Sheriff of Surrey, but did not know that be was also an officer of Middlesex. I did not know of any writ against me in Middle sex, but I knew of one in Surrey. If I had not whipped the horse we must have been overturned. A man I have since ascertained to be the brother of Daniels jumped on the step of the gig. I did not know him, nor had I ever seen him before. I had the whip in my hand, and tried to push him off with the same hand. It was not safe to allow him to remain with the horse in the state in which be was at the time. After the men took me they did nothing in the least to assist the horse, nor would they allow me to do so. The horse was three months before he went out of the stable after the accident. He had capped hocks after it. I sold the horse to the plaintiff for 401. in March previously. Cross-examined—I only had the horse for a fort night before I sold him. I bought him of a person at Chichester. I deal a good deal in horses on com mission. The plaintiff wished me to break him, and I was doing so at the time of the accident. I have the horse still in my stable. I was paid 401. for him about the Bth of March. A person named Brett, a horsedealer in the Kent-road, was present at the time. Plaintiff never took away the horse in conga quence of the accident. I was the first witness called in an action brought by Mr. Bennett, arising out of this matter. I do not now, and never lived or lod ge d as Percy -st ree t. I knew Coleman, the Sheriff's officer's man, and bribed him about three months before not to arrest me. It was on a writ at the suit ot' a Mr. Billiter. I did not expect a writ in Middle sex. At the time the me n se i ze d the hose there was a stoppage. The whip was a p ony - whip, and could not reach beyond the shoulders of th 2 horse without standing up. I might have been able to reach the man's head on the shaft. I did not see his hand bleeding. I did not say anything about this being a pony whip at the previous trial. If I struck that man it was by accident. I struck the other man who was getting into the gig with my fist, but not with the butt end of the whir, as was sworn to at the trial. I might have said that it was a wonder that I had not knocked his head in. I had to pay ls. fine at the sessions. The judge recommend that the man should be compensa:ol. I am a commission-agent. I deal in anything. I sell wine, cigars, or horses. I am uncle to the attorney in this cause. I have nothing to do with a house in Albermarle-street, but I call sometimes at a house there, No. 46. Fountain, a tailor, keeps the house. Ido not know who is the proprietor of the upstairs place. I call there for orders. They take wine and cigars there,—(Laughter.) I have nothing to do with this case except as a witness. The attorney in this case is the same as in the action of Bennett, and also in the next action. I took the benefit of the In solvent Debtors Act after the arrest. Re-examined—The plaintiff has directed me to sell the horse for anything I can get—not under 201. I bribed Coleman not to.arrest me in Surrey. I have paid him altogether about 5 1 —(Laughter.) Daniels, his master, had me arrested in Middlesex, and thus saved the honour of his servant. Thomas Price, a veterinary surgeon, Park-street, Kennington-cross, said that he had attended the horse in question for the period of three mouths, from the 11th of May last, at Russell's stables, in the Camber well New-road. The amount of his charge had been as much as 211. Tnat money had been paid to him. The horse all that time was utterly useless. At the period of the accident the horse was worth 501. or 60/. llis age was about seven, but in consequence of the injury he received on this occasion he was unable to do any work, and was so much blemished that no one would ba likely to purchase him, unless it were an omnibus proprietor, by whom probably 15/. might be given for the animal, but not more. The plaintiff had told him that if he could sell it fur 20/. he might take 51 for his trouble. Ile had tried to meet with a purchaser, but could not do so. Olier witnesses having been examined on behalf of the plaintiff, Mr. MARTIN addressed the jury for the defendant, and contended that whatever injury the horse might have received was entirely owing to the violent con duct of Russell. lie further stated that he should prove that there had been no more violence used by the officers than bad been rendered absolutely neces sary by the behaviour of the man they had been in search of. A number of witnesses were called, most of them the inhabitants of that part of Bridge-street where the scuffla occurred, and they all stated that but for the violence of Russell the accident would not have arisen. Mr. HUMFREY replied. Mr. B3ron ROLFE then left it to the jury to say whether in truth this result had not accrued by means of the conduct of Ituszell, rather than from the be haviour of the officers, who it must be borne in mind were bound to execute the writ. The jury retired, and after an absence of about half-an-hour, returned with a verdict fir the de fendants. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 28. (Before Mr. Commissioner lioLuorp.) THE ST. ALBAN'S BANK--IN RE GIBSON AND STBRT. The hearing of this necessarily protracted case was to-day resumed. Mi..Lawrance, at the commencement of the pro ceedings, put in the following medical certificate : " This is to certify that Edward Gibson, Eig., of this place, is now suffering from a sudden and severe attack of nervous irritability, with febrile distur bance of the system, which confines him to his bed, and renders him totally unfit to attend at the )urt of Bankruptcy to-morrow, to undergo further examination. " J. M. LIPSCOMB, M.D. " St. Alban's, Jan. 27, 1850." After the reception of some evidence, the hearing of the case was Again adjourned fm a fortnight. (Before Mr. Commissioner GouLnuttN.) IN RE GEO. EACKFIAM. The bankrupt, described as of Southdown, Suffolk, wine -merchant, came up on the question of certificate. He had been in business but a short time, and now owed 1,7191., the assets being 428/. a , His profits were put down at 2,0471., the trade expenses being 1,8691., personal ditto 307/., losses, chiefly arising upon sales by auction, 856/. Mr. Lucas appeared for Mr. G. Harrison, wine merchant,and seven other creditorsoppose; Mr Link lakr supported the bankrupt, a young man. The main grounds of objection were reckless trad ing, and obtaining money by means of forced sales. • The b ►nkrupt said he had been assistant to a wool. len draper, and had had a commission from a wine• merchant for four or five months prior to starting for himself, without capital. He first commenced by buying low-priced wines in London, and selling them by auction in Yarmouth. He had bought wine in pipes, &c., and soma in bottles which had been sent as far as Wisbeach—a distance of 40 miles for sale. He never made a loss on the sale of his wines, but the expense for the conveyance was very heavy. It was not a very unusual thing to sell wines by auction. His HONOUR—The question is, was it wine ? (Laughter.) I suppose you represented the wine as the private stock a some gentleman, and must be sold immediately. The bankrupt said that this was not done; and he believed the merchants knew he sold by suction. At invoice price his wines would have paid the creditors 15s. in the pound. The wines were sold at a great sacrifice under the fiat. Abiut four months before the date of the fiat he bought wines of M-Isrs. Gray and Robertson ; about a fortnight before the fiat he sold a horse and gig for 401. His Hozioua %iished to knew what introduction tho bankrupt had to all these wine-merchants ? The bankrupt replied, none that he knew of. He had travelled for Mr. Dickenson, and was introduced to them. They sought his custom. He believed that they knew he was beginning without a farthing. Mr. LINKLATErr urged that it was the custom in every town in the country to make these forced sales. His HoNouß said it was a custom much more honoured in the breach than the observance. Mr. Lucas urged that the bankrupt's expenses were excessive, and that he had carried.on nothing but a speculative business. His HoNoun, did not think that the bankrupt had been guilty of fraud, but the mode of trade he had pursued was most injurious, sending a liquid called wines round the country, and selling them by auction for what they would fetch, in the meanwhile keeping no proper books. But regard must also be had to merchants forcing these sales on a young trader, so as to get rid of the drug. When persons heard of sherry at 141. a butt, it was quite apparent what sort of article it was. He had not parted with his pro perty, but as the books had been negligently kept, the certificate must be suspended for twelve months from the date of the fiat, March last, with protection. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Jan. 28. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge.) The Court sat yesterday specially at the Guild hall, Westminster, for the pu r p ose o f h ear i ng ap , peals against parochial assessments. THE HUNGERFORD MARKET COMPANY V. THE POOR RATE OF ST. I►IA RTIN ' S-111-TEIE - Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the appellant, Mr. Pashley and Mr. Huddlestone for the respondent. From the opening address of Mr. Bodkin, and the evidence of the secretary to the company, it appeared that hitherto their premises bad been rated at 3,0501., an excess, as they contended, above the net rateable value, of rather more than 2,0001. Taking as their data the gross revenue for the year ending April, 1849, the company estimated that their income for the current year, ending with April, would be as follows :—Annual payment by occupiers of shops, &c., 950/. 14s. ld. ; weekly and daily payments, om nibus standing, &c. (including a decrease in respect of the first two items of 7311. 4s. 3d., arising from the abandonment of the lower fish-market), 2,3211. 15s. hi. ; tolls, 2,1721. ls. 21. ; wharfage, 622/. 7s. 2d. ; and warehousing, 21/. 17s. 6d. Total in come, 6,095/. 15s. The expenditure for the current year was also estimated upon the date furnished by the preceding year. The principal items were— Poors-rate, 317/. 14s. 2d. ; paving rates, 931.43. 63. ; sewers-rates, 761. se. ; salaries and wages, 1,4941.6 x. ; ordinary repairs of pier, 453/., and others, which made up a total of 3,221/. 18s. sd. ; leaving a differ ence between the income and :expenditure of 2,8731. 16s. 73. Supposing the property were let to a tenant, the return upon the capital embarked by such tenant would amount to 1,1241., leaving 1,749/. 163. 7d., which sum a tenant would pay as rent, after deduct ing such a sum as would keep the property in such a condition as to permanently command that rent. Those deductions would be 2001. a year, as a sinking fund, for the renewal of the floating pier ten years since ; 500/. a year as a sinking fund to rebuild and renovate the property sixty years hence; and in surance, 47/ ; leaving as the net rateable value, 1,002/. 16s. 7d. _ Mr. PASHLEY was heard at considerable length in support of the present assessment. Ultimately the Court fixed the assessment at 1,8001. At the rising of the Court, several other cases were adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Tue conductor of a Camberwell omnibus was summoned before Alderman Humphery, fur having refused to admit a gentleman as a passenger into his omnibus. The public are interested in the result of the case. A few days ago, at a quarter before five . the compLa nant wen t t o the door of the omnibus, be ing desirous of being driven as far as Walworth, and requested the conductor to allow him to enter. The evening was extremely wet, but the conductor refused to admit the applicant, and excused himself upon the ground that all the seats were engaged, at the same time that there was abundance of room in the vehicle. the complainant represented the unfairness of the re fusal, and determined to have the decision of a magis trate up , :ni no incivility or di6re,pect, in the words or manner of the defendant, beyond the mere rejection ; but he thought the principle of " first come first served" ought not to be transgressed in such a matter, and although he was subsequently offered the accommo dation he required, he woald not accept of it except as a recognised right. A gentleman who regularly takes a seat in the de fendant's omnibus, stated thtt the defendant was cer tainly expected by his reguar " whole of the way" customers to keep seats for them, especially in wet weather, during which alone the passengers to Wal worth or the Elephant ane Castle were disposed to ride. The expectation was a very reasonable one, both as regarded the Camberwell passengers and the proprietors of the carriages. and if some rule of the kind were not acted upon, wry great inconvenience would be inflicted upon those who had the most un • questionable claims. - The conductor said, as hal been stated, the gentle men who were in the habit of favouring him certainly looked to him for the secirity of their places, and gentlemen who resided onlyhalf the distance shunned the omnibus in fine weather, aid eagerly seized the seats when the rain was pelting. He had acted upon the feeling that the " whole of he way" passengers were entitled to the first consil3iation, but he never at tempted to oppose tI entrance of a person who was going upon the half-fare detance, if there happened to be room. Atdarman HUMPIIERY —The conductor is certainly in the wrong, although his &fence is the most rea sonable that can be made. lie cannot refuse to al low an unexceptionable person into his omnibtv, pro vided that :person do not abject to pay the amount announced inside the vehbls. This is certainly hard up - on the gentlemen who art accustomed to go nil the way, and upon the propriebrs too, who are obliged to accommodate a casual passeenger, probably to the greatinconvenionce of an established custmer, but there is no doubt as to the law upon the subject. Several of the regular amber well passengers ex pressed surprise and regrc that the accommodation which they thought they lad a right to expect was liable to be seriously dimirished by the intru'ion of a threepenny or fourpenny fire. They wished to know what they were to do if in wet weather the short passengers should monopl...ize their places ? Alderman HIIMPIIERT—You must do as I dr., when I want to go to Windaworth, which is a shil ling fare, I run for it, sad get into the omnibus about five minutes before the time, and I often get a seat just before a passenger to Vauxhall arrives. —(A laugh.) I admit that what you complain of is a very disagreeable altexnative ; but to give to an om nibus conductor such a r wer as that which has been in this case assumed, w.sed be productive of much more serious evil. As the conductor has - not been uncivil, and as I am convinced the complainant does not wish for the infliction of a penalty, I shall merely require the conductor to pay the expenses of the summons. Tne complainant—l dc not by any means wish for the infliction of a pena!ly. lam quite satisfied at the decision of the Aldernan, who fully admits the principle for which I cortend, and I shall nut take from the conductor the Amount of the expenses in curred by the examinatin of the case. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1850 CLERIEN WELL. Yesterday Charles Thompson, alias Charles Thomas, alias Christopher Barker, and Mary Thomp son, alias Amelia Thome; alias Amelia Parish, were placed at the bar before llr. Combe, for final exami nation, charged with having been concerned in a daring and extensive robbery in the house of M. Charles Edward Hyde ' of No. 24, Guilford-street, Brunswick-square. The case excited considerable interest, the prisoners having been concerned in numerous extensive and systematic robberies under extraordinary circumstances. It appeared from the evidence of Margaret Davis, a pretty-looking girl, servant to Mr. Hyde, that Mr. Charles Chippendale, jun., occupied the first floor and Mr. Barber, another gentleman, the second floor apartments in her master's house. A few evenings ago she met the male prisoner accidentally in the street, when he was it: the costume of a sailor. He accosted her, and - asked whether she was en gaged. She said she was not. He told her that she was the very image of his sister, and would she like him for a husband ? She said she would have no objection as far as his looks went. He said he was mate of s ship, and that his landlady was a highly respectrole woman ; and, - conceiving his intentions to be honourable towards her, she obtained the permission of her master to allow him to visit her at the house. The prisoner told her he could always manage to earn an honest crust, and he never wou.d be ashamed of anything so long as it was straightforward, and le would marry her off in no time. Witness was seat on an errand to the Times newspaper, and on her return home the female pri soner called at the home and inquired for her. She introduced herself as the male prisoner's landlady, spoke of him in the highest terms, and said he would mike an excellent husband, as he was a nice, parti cular young man. She said that she met her husband accidentally in the street, and he was one of the best of husbands, and she was married in four months after they met; and :be had no any doubt but they would make a happy natch of it, as a young woman had once before deceived him. In consequence of the good character she gave him she entertained a high opinion of him, and trusted him over the house, and he iaade particular inquiries about the plate and the lodgers, &c., and his eoi-disaret landlady was treated with similar respect, aed she was equally anxious to be informed about everything connected with the es tablishment. On last Sunday evening week the male prisoner paid her a visit, and seat her for some ale, when, during her absence, he must have admitted the female prisoner into the house. Ha then forced her to take some rum and water, which stupified her. Mr. Hyde went into the garden at the back part of the house, when he perceived a light in Mr. Barber's chamber, and being aware that Mr. Chippendale and that gentleman were sot at home, he made an alarm, on which the male , prisoner and witness came up stairs from the kitchen, and he made his escape. On proceeding to the various rooms above, the whole of the drawers, Ste., were found forced open and plun dered, the plate and jewellery with other property were packed up, and the place was in the utmost confusion. The polite were called in, and the female prisoner was found concealed under a bed in Mr. Hyde's chamber on the third floor, when she'veae taken to the station-house. The male prisoner was subse quently apprehended by Morris, 10, and 83 E. Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Hyde, and other witnesses were examined, when the prisoners reserved their defence, and they were fully committed for trial ou the charge. They will be brought up again, when other charges of robbery, committed under exactly similar circumstances, will be preferred against them. DA.RING MARLBOROUGH - STREET. STREET St e vens, a fashionably-atti re d woman , was b roug h t b e f ore M r . Bing ham, charged w ith s t ea li ng f rom t h e person o f William Hylies, 29, King-st ree t, a go ld wa t c h , va l ue le/. The prosecutor, a L ativ e of Ir.dia, deposed that about three o'clock on Friday morning last he was proceed ing across St. James's-square, when he was accosted by the defendant, who wished him to accompany her home; He refused to have anything to say to her, and walked towards his residence in King-street, when on arriving at the door, the prisoner again came up to him and twined her arms arourd his waist, and begged of him to take her indoors. Lie told her he had no money, and would not disgrace his respectable lodgings by letting her enter the house. She then pulled him some distance down the street, and tore his coat open, and during the time he was endeavouring to extricate himself from her embraces two men came ur, when the prisoner lct go her grasp, and ran away. The two men then placed them• selves before him, and asked him the way to Berkeley,quare. He told there, and then went to his lodgings. On pulling out the key to unlock the door, he discovered that his watch had been cut from the guard, which was hanging from his waistcoat pockm.t. He immediately gave notice ef the robbery to the police, who succeeded in taking the prisoner into custody on Saturday night. He was positive the prisoner st the watch, as he had occasion to look at it whilst she was following him, and she no doubt saw where he carried it. The prisoner, who donied the charge, was committed for trial. RAILWAY BILLS ON STANDIND OariEits.--Yester day the standing orders were declared to lave been complied with in the case of the f Mowing Bills lin and Belfast Junction Railway, for extending time for the completion of works and retlVal of powers far pur chase of land. South-Eastern Railway, fvr discontinu ance of raynaent of interest upon calls on third and fourth shares, and enable the holders to partickftte in dividends after 30th Jane, 1850; also to enable the company to raise additional capital not exceeding 1,200,0001 by new share& The Oxfard, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, for carrying into effect the purchase of the Stratford-upon-:teen Cand i the purchase money being 103,3304, and liabili ties 52,104/, making 160,4341, for raising which powers are to to taken; also to tike power for the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Shrewsbury and Chester, and South Staffordshire Railways, to subscribe to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, not exceeding 500,000/. Tho York, Newcastle, and 13.2r wick Railway; for payment of the purchase money, 2,754,925/., for Great North of England Railway. The Edinburgh and Glasgow and Edinburgh and Bsthgate Amalgamation. The Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland's Junction Railway and Glasgow College Lands, dissolu tion of railway campany and repo d of Acts. LARGE SNAKE.—The Itfoulmehi Times of Oct. 23 states that on the previius Tuesday a large scake, mea suring 15 feet 6 inches long, was killed by Lieut-laint West, of the 11th Regiment Madras Naive In isntry. The snake was first seen while in the act of swallowing a fowl, the noise of the bad having brought the servants to the spat. Lieutenant West, on the snake being pointed out to him, with his sword pierced the head through and fixed the blade in the ground. The snake, faelasg the sudden shock, im mediately turned round by the tail, and in a moment c i:ed round Lieutenant la tat, bat, valaa bk.; prcaeut, they suraeded in tana. , ifiraa - it from his bat; af:en a lung struggle, formuatoly wicbout his ata4ail4ag any injury. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT. - - PLYMOITTU, JAN: 27.—A fatal boat accident oc curred here yesterday afternoon, by which five persons have lost their lives. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Stromboli, Commander Lord Amain& Beauclerk, having been cruising in the channel to assist the homeward bound, entered the port on Friday and took up her moorings just inside the western arm of the breakwater. Oa Saturday afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, the Stromboli 's cutter was dispatched on duty from the Sound for the Royal William Victualling-yard. The cutter, which is twenty-two feet long, was in charge of Mr. Whitcombe, naval cadet, and a crew of nine hands, viz., R. Gannyclifc, coxswain, John Welsh, John Lowry, Thomas Wenham, Samuel Harris, Joseph Mildren, and Thomas Thomas, able seamen ; James Fox, ordinary seaman ; and John Priest, first-class boy. I.3,sides the crew there were passengers—Mr. E. M. Stone, purser and paymaster; Mr. Robert Loney, assistant-surgeon ; and Mr. Davies, naval cadet. Tide from half to three. quarters Rawl, very strong; wind N.N.W. to N.W., fresh breeze and sually. The cutter carried a single reefed lugsail and mizen, and having beaten up to the eastern end of Drake's Island she passed the revenue cutters Welling ton, Commander Granby, and Stag,Lieut.lVestbrook, which were lying hetrveen the islatid and the " Rusty Anchor" at Millbay. When the cutter had nearly passed Drake's Island, and had got Fireston. -lay on her starboard bow, about half-past two o'clock, she wag suddenly overtaken by a squall from the north west, and a heavy sea, and the "sheet" not having been eased off smart enough she capsized. Lie men attempted to bale her cut with their hats, and the coxswain, Gannyclift, put her about and righted her, but she quickly filled, and went down instantly. The accident having been observed from the island, several soldiers belonging to a detachment of the 82d Regiment, on duty there, shouted from thexarn parts and alarmed the shipping near. Sergeant Garton, with five mer, ran down to the beach, and jumped into the garrison market boat; they were followed by Colour-sergeant Wynne, who, with Sul livan, a private, and Thomas Couch, son of the can teen master, manned the garrison punt, and both boats shoved 'off. Providentially, Mr. George Blakey, the master of the Stromboli, in that ship's pinnace, had left soon after the cutter, and at the m omen t o f the accident was beating over the bridge between Drake's Island and Mount Edgcumbe. The Wellington's first gig, in charge of William Soady and four hands, and the Stag's gib in charge of William Lugger and three .hands, with the Preventive Service gig from Stonehouse-point, a boat from the Royal William Victualling-yard, and other boats, were prompt to render assistance. The pinnace picked up Mr. Davies and Joseph Mildrer, who were floating on the cutter's gangboard, and Mr. Stone, who had an oar. When Sergeant Wynne, in the garrison punt, approached the scene, and saw that assistance was following, he very con siderately passed between several who were floating, and pushed on to Gannyclift, who was at a distance drifting to leeward, and would have sunk but for this timely help. The Wellington's gig saved Mr. Loney and Samuel Harris. Mr. Loney is s!out in person, and had an oar under each arm ; although, like the others, from. ten mieutes to a quarter of an hour in the water, he was very little affected by the immersion. Harri 7, on the contrary, had not sufficient strength to seizi a piddle extended to him from the Wellington's gig, and when nearly exhausted was drawn on board by a boathook. The Stag's gig saved Thomas and, Priest ; the former was floating about on a box of accounts, which was also picked up. The garrison market boat is flat bottomed, and high out of the water, and being thus unmanageable, was not in time to save life. After the cutter went down young Whitcombe was observed partly on her gangbo trd, and with that and an oar attempting to save himself, but his strength failed, and he was unhappily drowned. One of the missing seamen floated near the track of the pinnace, and actually hoisted his hat as a signal to his comrades of his forlorn condition, but it was necessary to steer the pinnace to save the greater number, and the poor fellow was lost. When Gannyclift went down he missed his hat, and on rising to the surface found one belonging to an officer, which he put on and took on board the garrison punt with him. The cutter had no extra ballast; her anchor and two cables were trimmed along on her floor ; no confusion prevailed, and the men were all orderly. An those saved were conveyed in the pinnace to the Stromboli, where they were received by Dr. Burke ; they had, however, only a few slight bruises, and have returned to their duties. The five persons drowned are—Mr. Whitcombe, son of a solicitor, residing at Gilfield-honse, near Gloucester; John Welsh, a native of Queenstown ; John Lowry, from Belfsst ; Thomas Wenham, born at Wittisham, in Kent ; and James Poi, whose friends reside in London. The officers of the Stromboli expressed themselves very grateful for the valuable assistance rendered, especially for that of Colour• sergeant Wynne, Sergeant Garton, and the men belonging to the detachment of the 821 Regiment. Boats from the Stromboli, from Drake's bland, from the Wellington and the Stag, have since been creeping at low water, but they have not succeeded in discovering the sunken cutter, or in finding any of the bodies of those who were unfortunately drowned. The Stromboli is going up harbour to refit. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. THE LOUTH STEEPLECHASE. Even money laid on Maria Day, Abd-al-Kacler, and Proceed, agA the field. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 20 to 1 agst Lord Waterford's Sir John—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Hardcastle's Rescue 30 to 1 agat Mr. H. Murphy's The Oaks The iaveitments were in such small amounts es scarcely to deserve a quota'ion. THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Mr. H. Hill's Oaterley—take 9 to 1 10 to 1 agst Mr. Halford's Harriott 15 to 1 agst Mr. Bumby's Irelox—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Greviile's Clarissa METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 13 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Cheerful 15 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Snowstorm—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Adams's Ellerslie 30 to 1 agst Mr. Murphy's Dough A large sum Rai laid out in the course of the day DO the two favourites, Cheerful, who was first backed at 25 to 1, obt doing the premiership. CHESTER CUP. 18 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glauca—taken 20 to 1 apt Mr. St. George's Whim colt — taken and afterwards offered 20 to 1 aget Mr. Ch:baldeston's Fugleman—taken and afterwards offered 20 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann—take 25 to 1 25 to 1 agst Lord flowth's Peep-o'• day Boy—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Roland—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack f 4,000 to 120 apt Capt4in Ilarcourea Ellerdale—taken and afterwards offered 40 to 1 agst Mr. Padwick's The Flea 40 to 1 agat Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn 40 to 1 agst Mr. Elalford's Harriott 50 to 1 agst Mr. Rolt's Collingwood—t 1,000 to 15 4,000 to 60 agst Mr. B. Green's Lady Superior—taken 4 ; 000 to GO agst Mr. Hesseltine's Andalusian—taken 3,000 to 45 agst Mr. Isaac Day's Cockermouth—taken 1,000 to 15 aget Mr. Bowea's The Knout—taken 1,000 to 30 agst Coiling wood and Hotspur—taken The bitting was very brisk on Glauce, the Whim colt, Roland, and Peep-o'% day Boy; the mare having the strongest party, and rising to 18 to 1, takers. Fogleman had a ficy friends, but kJ% off at the former quotatioc. DERBY, 1850. 7 to 1 agst Dake of Richmond's Ghillie Callum 1 . 0 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke—taken and afterwards offered I 1 to 1 agat Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel 17 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Voltigeur —taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gratvvicke's" The Nigger—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Sweetheart 30 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Mayors—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord H. Lennox's William the Con• queror—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Palmeraton'a Yew Tree 750 to 100 was taken about Ghillie Callum-1,000 to 100 about Bolingbroke (afterwards offered)-17 to 1 to 2001. about Voltigeur —and a few other bets in small r amounts. Bolingbroke looked very unt,etlOy. THE OARS. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Gannon's Regina—taken Offars to take 15 to 2 abut Probit y. DERBY, 1851. 2,000 to 30 agst Lord Stanley's Croupier—taken 2,000 to 80 agSl Mr. Worthington's Goliab—taken DETERMINED SUICIDE.—On Sunday, about noon, some alarm wits created among the foot pesteogers on Blackfriars-bridge, lilt consequence of a f male, appa rently about 50 years of age, committing self-destruc tion by leaping from the stone parapet into the water. It appears that shortly after twelve o'clock the deceased, who was very meanly attired, entered the first recess on the western side of the bridge, from Wackfrisrse7oad. where she stood for a f minutes on the se :t looking steadfistly towards the water, and before any person could reach her she took off her bonnet and cap, throw ing them down on the stone-work, and then deliberately leaped into the river. Several persons ran towards her, but unfortunately tlo late to save her. An alarm was raised, and two watermen put off in a boat and rowed to the spot where she bad fallen, but the deceaSed never rose to the surface. The tide was running up very fist at the time, and most probably the deceased was carried away. The drags were used fir some timr, hut the de ceased could not be found. A constable of the City police force took charge of the bonnet and car, %blob he conveyed to the police-station in Flmt-street, where they remain to be identified. MIDDLE TEMPLF.—A further call to the Bar of students of this society was made on Saturday evening, and they comprise the aferinentientel gentlemen Rob:rt ler Fisher, Esq.; John TOM, E=q ; 1).)11;hs (;:yu, fl ; rti,;7l , Itohrrr, ()eer ,Tereete, Leg.; Cheiles Johte Leieber kieitsiet, .If.q.; and Allied Whaley Cole, Esq. THE COUNTRY M. The following is the official statement corn, &c., received in the port of Lons Essex, from the 21st Jan., 1850, to ti both inclusive:— IRKE'f S. of the quantiti lon from the pol e 26th Jan., r; , 0) .4 E. i:q 6; c 9 ri .., 0 PQ Colchester Harwich Leigh Malden 30 593 1332 - 15 - 223 146 541 1 . 01 65 0 470 • . . , CHELMSFORD, JAN. 25.—We had an extremely dull trade at our market to-thy for all de° l ' i r tions of grain, of which there was an ample sup ; pir, and last week's prices were barely main tPine l 1 Wheat, white, old 37s to 45 5; new 40s to 965; red, c' ; ( I , 35s to 40s ; new, 36s to 4ls ; barley, 2%s to 28s ; ch e , v , sl ,: e i s 211 s to 295; grinding 21 s t o 23 5; oa t s 16s to 225; m a " - to 565; chevalier 545 to 58s; peas, partridge, new 263 t° 283; old, —s to --- - 3 ; white, new, 26s to 28s ; old, -- 5 ,% 3 . ....:7 s dun, now, 24 3 to 26 5 ; b eans , tick, new 2 - is to 265; old, - to 29s ; hayrow ticks, new 25s to 27s ; old 28s to 30s; ma zagan, new 23s to 255; old 24s to 26s per qr. 3lis COLCHESTER, JAN. 26.—s Wheat, white 44s to 48s; red di to 425; barley 24s to 28s ; beans, mazagan 22s to 265; void and small 21s to 235; peas 26s to 26s per qr. Of HADDINGTON, JAN. 25.—The following are the grain at our market to-day : Whe tr. Barley. I Oats. 1 36111 :4 First ... ... 41s Od 22s Od 1 293 Od 'zoll 9 1 S3c . ond ... ... 34s 9.1 23s 51 l6s 11d 23s 01 I Third ... .. 28s Od 16s Od i lls Od 221 , a prices Total qusntity of Wheat in market 798 qrs., 6 ,„ 91 , 1 , 0 ) ;(1 Do. Barley do. 4'. , :7 qrs., ' — ld AA so Do. Oats do. 509 qr ,..- , s ' ` l ll so u Do. Beans do. 117 Wig — ti o 0 KIRKALDY, JAN. 26.—The following are the 11 0 t atti° up to this date : peas,. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Bean Os First 423 01 22s 6d 18s 6d —s Od --9 . Od Second 405 Od 21s 6d 17a Od ---5 th i ....... Od Third 32s Od 16s Od 14s 61 --3 01 " 4 Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs. imp., 24s to 00s0 1 Od GLASGOW, JAN. 24.—Provisions—Cheese, 483 to b us s e per cwt ; retail, bd to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 183 to 005 P w.. cwt. Country fresh butter, 9d to 10d per w h ob ri sh P c hd dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d ; country powdered, to Bd. Country eggs, 9d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, s s c ; esale , a per hundred, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 2s Od per per' ilu 2s Od. STIRLING, JAN. 25.—Wheat, foreign, 21s to 2450; ditt°: home, OOs Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, 15s to 18s; haritYld 'e ; boll of 6 bushels, 00s Od to 00s Od; ditto new, 16, to 1 15 ,,,, oats, common, 103 Od to 13s Od • ditto new, 911 ocl to 1 06 o u ' l ig ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto now, Os OdL an s„ distillers, 33s to 35s ; ditto brewers , 35s Od to 3 8 _, 9 ; "os, per boll, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new, 16s Od to 17s W; % l on 14e 6d to Os Od ; 41our, new, per sack, 34s to 35s • ditto CI A d ; ditto, 24s Od to 25s 6d ; oatmeal, per load, o s 0d to es i ; ji ditto new 26s Od to 28s ; ditto per peck of 7lbs, n d to 0 , 0; fresh butter, per lb, 8d to 10d; eggs per dozen, 6 d tir hay per ton, 48a to 505. . 2 5 1 1 KELSO, JAN. 25.—Wheat, old, OOs to 00s ; ditto, nea r' to to 38s Od ; barley, new, 14s to 16s Od ; ditto old, CU/ co r OOS ; potato oats, OOs to 00s ; ditto new, lOs to 123 0 d ; , 1811 mon oats, 9s to 11s 6d; ditto new, 10s to 135 Od; Pe i s i i i . to tras Od ; beans, 16s to 20, per bol of six imperial bush 10 s,, is , PERTLY, JAN. 24.—Wheat, 32s Od to 37s Od; bal le As Od to 20s 01 ; oats, 13s to 16s ; peas and beans, 215 Oil to 2 per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 25s to 265. 29s 9d; barl e .„_ l ' HAWICK, JAN. 24.—Wheat, new, Od to - ,„,- v s,. 2 0 new, 12s to 15s Od ; ditto old, 00s to 00s ; P° l los Od lOs 01 to 12a Od ; common oats, 8s to 12s Od ; Pe ss ',oerial to 24s Od ; beans, 20s Od to 24 s Od per boll of s i/ P-,,5 bushels. pt s 110; Bsawicx, JAN. 24.—Wheat, 36s Id ; barley, 1 -- - nd ire oats, 14s 51 ; rye, Os 01; beans, 00s 01 ; peas, 00s ' rage per imperial quarter. : th • clif g FALKIRK, JAN. 21. —The supply of grain in . -- is b,111: market was 1,426 bolls • wheat at 16s Od to 20s Od pe t 9 ,0 barley, 13s 01 to 16s 01; oats, lOs 91 to 12i Od; W ang ' to 13s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. COAL MARK ET.—YESTEnDAY. . 193 a Riddle's W. Hartle,y.:l6B 31iHetton ....••••••••••*** 193 °i Oates Hartley . Od 16s 6(11 Haswell ................. . igs Chester Main... ICs 6d i Jonassohns .......•.... :1, a East Adairs Main l4s 6d! Lambton .............. ii, 6d Elasting's Hartley l6i 6d i Lumley .... . ........... . iss 6 4 Holywell North Percy Hartley.. 15s 9d , S tewart's ............... 1 93 0 4 New Tanfield. ... 14s 6dliVhitwell .............. 185 Oct :)rd's Redheugh Ravens worth'sW.Hart I6s Od Denison .................. is , Od Canfield Moor Butes l4s 6d , Heugh Hall ........... 195 Oc t fownley l6s 6dlHartlepool .......... ... . 183 64 Walker's Primrose I West Hartley iss 64 Wylsm Windsor's Pontop'.... Wall's 4ncl, &c. iThornley * ......... . ..... ~ 9J Brown's Gas . l4s 6d'West iletton ............. ;',;; Od liedley Elotspt r ' 1 1 6 0,1 Morrison Northumberland . l6s 3d West Consforth ........ 173 Od 17s 3d Tees ................ .... i 7,3 04 Percy... Killingworth l7s 6d Cowpen Hartley ..... 1 6 1 Oa Eden Main . lBs Cd DarwentwaterHartley „Od Lambton Primrose ... 18s Od Howard's W. H. Neth. l' s Bell Belmont lBs Od Cardiff :... ... ..... 1 6 3 60 Braddyll Ships at m --- Holywell Trader ...... 1 arksr.. 412. RAILWAY sftAitk; mARKETD• BRISTOL, Jim . . 28. .0 00 STOCK EXCIIANG E.—The market maintains its firl and quotations remain nearly stationary. Bristol and E.te" , were done at 27 1 / 2 dis.—Midlaud, 501., 23 1 / 2 dis. ex LIVERrUO.L. JAN. 28. STOCK EXCEIANGE.—The market was dull to-dslt prices rather lower. The transactions were as f0110vf•.,,. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Cousol. Fifths, 7% lerh London and North-Western, 115 Ditto, New (P a c. 1% p.—Ditto, Quarters (C.), 289. Pd. p.—Midland, no gg —Ditto, Halves, 2:1/. Bs. 9d. dis.—South-Eastern and (No. 4), 6 1 / 2 —Whitellaven and Furness, 14 1 / 2 . MANCHESTER, JAN. 28. done 2.1 STOCK EXCIIANGE.—But little business our Stock Exchange to-day, and prices had a d OA Lair tendency. The transactions were as follow :-- E ast dis• cashire, Il—Lancashire and Yorkshi r e, Fifths, 7 9"IA North. Ditto, 34 (late Extension), 9% di s .—London tou ter sail Western, New Quarter:, 1 11-16 p.—llitto, Manch" Birmingham, Quarters (C), 1 7-16 p. BIRMINUILIAI, JAN. 28. STOCK EXCRANG2.—The share market Wag "-- day ; the only transaction was—Birmingham, ton, and Stour Valley, 9 1 4. YORK, JAN. 26. gene STOCK EXCHANGE.—Th e t ransact i ons to-daY, follow :—Great No r th ern, 7 —York, Newcast l e , and 161 2 —Ditto (Newcastle Extension), 11. EXTRAORDINARY TlDE.—Yesterday the re 71• 01 1; Ib .: lowest tide rememtered for many 'ears. l' 11 ; COT, previous night the wind had blown very. strong 7 00; 1 ; the south-west, and this kept the morning's ,tl„ c es nearly two hours. Under ordinary ciret1 0351 2;00 01 „ would have been low water soon after nine in 0 , ing, instead of which the tide eibed till slu rs Waterloc-bridgo the wa'cr was so low and the 5 to W as f apparent that it seeme d ma tt er o f littl e difficult,' . ar ts ° fiann shore to shore. It was th e sam e in oth er r the river wher? there is but little depth. GLASGOW, JAN. 26.—C o tt on —A large S p ec ho a r business was done immediately consequent upoo,oo rival of the advises by the Cambria, and prices {De pth a e: filly . id. per lb. Middling Orleans is 6P , an ci :beec ° „; qualities in proportion. The market has 0, 4 _int 0 0r,7,6 more quiet, s but the advance is maintained. u u ,..,1 for ~6. and goods still show an upward tendency , nitti last week advanced rates have been realise culty. It is feared that the high price of th e .,factd r :• rial will ero long cramp the spinner and Or o s tr s - to . ° Pig Iron—There has been considerable bust one acted in our pig iron market during the y l 'l7 49 1 0 of t'ay mixed numbers cannot be bought u n r ", e 4 . - cA Ds' No. 1 at 505., and N. 1 (Gart , thereie) at u-'"" which the market close +. Bars are also firm' tbat 51. 15a. to 61. per ton. Among the earliest Parliamentary notice:tot: tti will be given by Government will be one for l es . il ,/ go o ia troduce a Bill fir the bettcr government efs e fe Australian colonies. which we are happy to v iii nee t• gully recognize the principle of self•go"'" Weekly Chronicle. es . of ! pr of' CADVERTISEMENTj—WonderfuI Effica -, vg lows 's Ointment and Pills.—Nine months since a g o pes , 'd residing in Glaslough, county of Monaghan, bad, of diseasl' made from the hip to the knee, and a great de bt t - gc1 0 1:10 1 t flesh removed. For three years he sufficed nigsß "; f3 d 1 0 0 though he consulted all the most skilful surgeon: wtt b of cians he could hear of, using . baths, liniments. °`,..,,1be u bled effect. He expecte& to be a cripple for life, pt , ig slog Holloway's Ointment and Pills, he is now cured. Oh o f t he to attend to business for the last six months, as thq 6 tor °f Ol t had happened. His address is known to the prePrl: Erofc° Armagh Guardian. Sold by all druggists, an d a Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, Lonslost di of BIRTHS. the la On the 24th inst., at Plas Fron, Denbighshire, $ O O P. W. Godsall, Esq., of a son. firs . .1 On the 25th inst. , at Stoke Newington-gree n, lira' Richards, of a daughter. h 0 4" At Grove-road, Brixton-road, Surrey, the 25t-- 001/1 T. B. Simon, of a daughter. u• a %.• On the 25th inst., at Upper Clapten, the wi f e Esq., of a daughter. On the 26th inst , at Chipperfiell-house, Elerts' Skinner, of a son. lots. . 1 On the 26th inst., at Golaings, Hertford, tb Weguilar, of twin boys. On the 25th inst., in Baker.street, Portn 2ol " „pie • wife of H. M. Bowdon, Esq., of a daughter. of On the 26th inst., at Woolwich, the wi fe rymple, Esq, of a son MIED. .4 0 do s At Glasgow, on the 24th ARR inst., tha Rev. Willi Ou M.A , 'dear of Rothley, Leicestershire, to Marr.4o 4 ;‘,' SQL eldest daughter of the late A. Mitchell, Esq. ,G on e, P;;0„ On the 25th inst., at Christ Church, Maryle u ,. e gt : ati e Mitchener, of Red Lion-street, Holborn, You l iaest Mr. H. Mi'chener, of Brighton, to Mary Anne , e ter of Mr. White, of Regent's-park DIED. # p+ C' At Crofton-ball, Bromley - , Kent, on the 28a ilisi f j Cecil, eldest daughter of the late Eton. Ed if lir' A, fourth son of John, second Earl of Egmont. Booth, .1:_t; j On the 25th inst., at Brighton, Sir Felix Aoillj'Al Portland-place, and of Great Catworth, lifint' ll- t ° er , Ptor On the `i2d inst., in the London-road, Woreco - b is • Good, Esq.. one of the surgeons in ordinary to 1410 1 sat 0+ HigOhnthe 24thness Prin ce inst Alb,erat Sherborne, Dorect, 0,,,,, t- 0. ed r.i., Charlotte Clark, widow of the late A. Clark', r- 54. ' 0, r il" Portland. , ~,r of Af . On the 25th inst., Catherine Martha,_ daggl-0-, d tb Wright, Thurlow-place, Lower Norwood, age" .2 ,. fliPf On the 25th inst., at Hcnduras.wharf, Banksi"" eotp il , As' wife of Mr. T. Scarborough, aged 36. , ; miP ' - ,1 . e. At On the 25th inst., at Pentonville Mr. Deni a.- ..eti. C .,,,rl Y - , fQOUntY ,01... - la, for upwards of 20 years in Queen Anne s , , o s, 1„d00,, e Ou the 25th inst., at Preston, Lancashire, .Ag t ,, r ot P: pl ow child of the Rev. W. J. Kennedy, H. M. 111sPect Pl' On the 23d inst., at Grove-bouse, Hieg a ' --: (C Ann, wife of Mr. James t'ix of Graves-end. ...- -- 7;- , V , . , E. , 3-, , 1,. , 1; - Frintvci ,tii 4 I •, . 1 i - 21 , -- _,eat bY M U 1:13 ( 1 )` - ' 1 '''' )0 1 ° ". 17 '' imA v .. the G - 6 traud , in the l';ee.n , it :_., .au 610 , ''''''' 1 ~ blicklicon, Tuesday, January 29, 1.850. ~ ,~ ~~a ies •f rte of 1650,