The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-05 00:00:00

P..." -- FREE TRADE IN IRELAND. The following most gratifying and important state ment appears in the Northern Whig of Saturday, showing the steady progress of Belfast under the operation of free trade, and the tendency to improve pent in other parts of Ireland : '' Whilst English shipowners have been grumbling, here and there, against the operation of the re cent changes in the navigation-laws, and proving to their own satisfaction, in the teeth of facts, that they were being ruined with miraculous celerity, it is pleasant to see Belfast looking calmly on and smiling its contempt of this angry vehemence of the Protec tionists and their allies of the shipping interest. And this is a fact which i s q uite as remarkable as it is pleasant. Belfast is deeply interested in the whole question, and must, more keenly than, perhaps, any other place, feel the injury or advantage, as the case Islay be, arising from the alterations that the Legisla ture has effected. Old established ports, long crowded with shipping engaged in the British and foreign trade. ports whose reputation has been made, and which can rest confidently on the strength of their position and the advantages it gives them over new competitors —may bear, without trembling, a shock that would annihilate the resources of less favoured localities. And for this reason it was that Belfast was and is pre eminently obnoxious to the operations of any change of the character to which we allude. But under the new system Belfast has flourished even more re markably than under the old. The modification of the navigation-laws has not blighted its early growth. It is stronger now than ever, like some hardy tree that the sharp but healthful frost of spring purifies instead of withering, and, instead of destroying, only stregthens. Belfast has not complained of the change—she does not mouth her terror at the competition of the foreigner. His cheap-built vessels, and all the other good things he is said to possess, are no bugbear to frighten her from her wits, when she contemplates her own young strength, and feels conscious of the vast resources of indusy, energy, and practical intelligence that lie within her. It has been often flung in our face, that we in Ireland can do nothing without calling for help. Again and again has it been hurled at the people of this country, as a reproachful taunt, that, for every step they take motuproprio—of their own will and energy—they look for two strong pushes from the hands of the Government. Much as may be said against us, this taunt is, after all, a childish, lying charge. 'Ve may take credit to ourselves, in this case at least, that whilst English shipowners yowled and grumbled when our harbours were thrown open to the vessels of the foreigner, few, if any, complaints were addressed to the Legislature by ports in Ireland. And we may claim, as a tribute to that industry and enterprise which our neighbours have refused to acknowle d g e, the confession that, spite of a change more calculated to o injure us than any other part of the empire, while Belfast, facile princeps, has run gloriously ahead, Dublin, Cork, and Limerick, too, and Galway, have given signs of new spirit and vigour, that promise highly for what they will achieve when their strength develops itself under increased exertion. si I n former articles, respecting the growth of our town , we showed how its manufactures prosper under free trade. We are able now to complete the picture by demenitrating the progress its commerce has made under the same system. And, whilst we do this, we need hardly say that it would be very . difficult indeed to prove that, whilst our trade, and commerce, and manufactures, are thus flourishing, our agricultural interests can be said to suffer from the change. That man must be gifted with a very extraordinary imagination, who can look on a town like ours, with its mills crowded, and in busy operation, its quays thickly lined with s hipping, its artisans remuneratively employed, its shopkeepera driving a brisk trade—and then fancy to himself the surrounding agricultural districts poor an d miserable, bankrupt in fortune, idle and hopeless, and robbed of all stimulus to honest industry. And yet the reader e who may be tempted to smile at this picture, should bear in mind that this is the sort of raving that the Protectionists have for a long time been en deavouring to force down our throats, with a thorough disregard of our eyes and ears. Cotton manufac turers and mill-owners, they say, may be making fortunes at the expense of the rest of the community, but most emphatically the rural districts are ruined, and agriculture is going to the dogs. However, we have only to say, that if the agriculturists fare under the corn-laws as the shipowners fare under the repeal of the navigation laws, we have very little commisseration for their present lot, and very little fear for their future condition. By the returns published at the close of the year 1348, it appeared that the total tonnage of sailing vessels then registered in the port amounted to something more than 72,000 tons. Our readers will remember that it wa s only in the following session of Parliament Mr. Labouchore introduced his Bill for the repeal of the navigation-laws ; and the most sanguine might have been prepared for some immediate temporary check. But let us see what the result has been. On the Ist of January, 1849, there was a tonnage of 53,335 tons of sailing craft registered for Belfast, engaged in its foreign trade, and 18,827 tons in the coasting trade. At the end of that year, after the new laws had been for some tirna in force, the foreign shipping was found to have been increased by 700 tons, whilst in the coasting there was a decrease of over 200 tons. Now, surely, if any injury could have resulted from the change of legislation, it would have fallen on the foreign trade, where only competition could have been looked for. But here, instead of loss, ther e h as b een an increase ; the only falling off, and that little more than 1 per cent., has been in the coasting trade, a result which may be accounted for on grounds that by no means argue disadvantage to our commerce. e Well, on the Ist of January, 1850, the foreign trade shipping, belonging to this port, amounted to something more than 54,000 tons, and the shipping in the coasting trade to about 18,600, making a total of over 72,600 tons. A later return was made in May of this year, of which we cannot give the exact particular, but from which it appeared that the general registered tonnage of the port amounted to 73,400 tons. This return did not probably extend beyond the Ist of January, but it evidenced a steady increase; and if we could carry the returns up to the present moment, we doubt‘not a still more marked in crease would be found ; for causes have been ope rating this year of a character calculated to give fresh impulse to our commerce, and more than usual signs of activity have been shown in the shipping interests. Bat these facts prove that our trade is steadily in creasing in the most important points, and with the most important countries, such as the United States, the West Indies, South America, and other places. It may be worth mentioning, too, that the returns in some instances, whilst exhibiting a large increase in tonnage, shot; a decrease in the number of ships —a fact interesting, in so far as it shows that increasing trade enables our shipowners to replace their old craft by a larger and superior class of vessels. The growth of our foreign trade, it will be r emar k e d , h as been exceedingly rapid, a great increase having taken place in the course of a few years. Besides this, we have had some thirty steamers, with a ton nage of over seven thousand seven hundred tons, plying bet Ween our pert and Glasgow, Fleetwood, IDublin, Liverpool, London, and other places, and forming a very prominent element in the constitution of our mercantile marine. "All the items here set forth embrace the increase that took place in the shipping of the port from Jan., 1850, to Jan., 1851. How our trade and commerce have grown during the last seven months we have no regularly arranged and authentic data to show; but all who have noted the course of business during these months will require little argument to persuade them to believe that, in this department, as in all the other sources of her wealth, Belfast has been grow ing more powerful as her opportunities became more extensive; and we doubt not that the returns, ne x t January, will show a very remarkable and very gra tifying improvement. "Here, then, ere some simple facts for those wh o mourn so dolorously about the evil effects of free trade to ponder soberly upon. Whilst the official returns, published by the Board of Trade, show that the kingdom generally is in a prosperous state—that more ships are engaged in the home and foreign trade than in former years—that all branches of industry are affording more general employment to the work ing classes—that the exports of manufactures are largely increased—and that the comforts of life are more. Widely diffused—it is gratifying to us to turn w fro h m ole th T j es nait d eneral accounts of the conditi on o f the Kingdom, and point to B e lf as t as a case of circumstan t ial Government repor t s,evidence confirmat o ry o f th e more valuable than all th e prat ing that tho wlsole set—one and all—of th e ' f armers ' friends' have given utterance to since Sir Rob er t Peel laid his demolishing h and on the mo ns t rous en actments that had : long n () g worked xtile mischief to th e ; textile country, for the supposed ad vantage of a class. "Our manufactures fabricsof the hbauvneibil humbler till hundreds of t housands classes, in this northern province, gain fro m th em t h e means of subsiatence—an iron trad e has sprung up in our town that circulat es amongstthoiutssa.ar, na artisans a yearly revenue of well nigh eighty pounds —other branches of industry have grown in like proportion—the. shipping and commerce of the port have shot ahead with marvellous celerity —our traders e 1, and shopkeepers do a rapid and remunerative b end _ ' •siie'gs‘ Moat new streets are springing up around es , ';'• • 1114 - t tta ud country make interchange of reciprocal advatia''se. and all this has gone on—hear it, Pro tectionists- d farmers' friends—under the very heat '-and 4 - ker - 4.: he terrible free-trade regime, with our eten agyietiltee' unprotected and our shipowners un , ,a7 stoia n the much-dre a d e d com p e tition of the e .; - ‘-fekei Yes, peace, order, and con tentment are Ai iereerg daily more consolid a t e d un d er f ree t ra d e; to et tupt a return to the old state of things would be to plunge the kiegdoin into a bloody servile war." THE SIIN, LONDON, Average Amount Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches- ter—Day and Nicholson 7,276 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 10,330 Rye Bank, Rye—Pomfret and Co. Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allawai Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co 12,320 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co - Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Roeke, Eytons, 21,185 and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South annithPwtenll —BMa Bank, ad d s i soount hlde and wew Pearcey and Co. S S ou thampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall o Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barne Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But- 27,684 cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towceater—J. and S Perci►al Town and County of Poole Bank, and Ring wood and Poole Bank Ledgard and Sons' Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co. - Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Hedges & Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox. Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bang, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. ... Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock ... .t. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney. Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co York Bank. York—Swann, Clough, and Co JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry.. County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham ... Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 16,574 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 125,489 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 35,234 Hull Banking Company, Hull 20,066 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, 1.1 - elston 1,410 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 14,733 Knaresborough and Claro Aanking Company, Knaresborough 19,258 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,140 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 44,693 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 39,751 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 8,992 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 25,935 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-str ee t, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham ..... 40,025 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton.. 54,787 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 21,90 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei- 48,570 9,080 25,050 19,949 36,088 29,118 19,302 10,792 85,065 23,116 19,298 1,255 tester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 2,937 1 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 33,985 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford. 41,199 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetahire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield . .. , Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sh , tffield .. 47,850 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond . . Storey and Thomas's Banking Company Shaftesbury Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 29,994 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 12,874 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank. Bristol Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 71,190 West Riding Union Banking Company, 'L i d. dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch . 2,442 Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester , 3,191 York Union Banking Company, York 63,283 York City and County Banking Company, York 72,501 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Aug. 30, 1351. BURGLARY IN RADNORSHIRE, AND CAPTURE OF THE ROBBERS. On Tuesday five men, named John Davis, fruiterer, of Ashton-street, Birmingham ; David Davis (brother to the foregoing), tailor, late of Birmingham; Charles Edwards, of Kington, Herefordshire, butcher; and Henry Buss, of Birmingh am , recent l y returned from a seven years' transportation ; and another man named Wallis, of Carey's-court, Birmingham, were brought up at the public office, Birmingham, charged with having, on Sunday night last, burglariously entered the house of a widow lady named Evans, residing at Greenfields, near Presteign, Radnorshire, and steal ing therefrom a quantity of silver plate, of the value of 2001. The superintendent constable of Presteign having received information of the burglary and at tendant circumstances, and the suspicion as to the prisoners being the offenders, commenced an early pur , suit after them. He traced them to Kington, where he learned that they had left there with a horse and trap at five that morning. He followed on the track, hearing of them successively at Leominster, Ten bury, and Bewdley. The pursuit was vigorously maintained until they came up to a public-house on the road side near Birmingham, where they had seen the trap received. In order to prevent suspicion in the minds of the pursued, the officers rode past the hope for some distance. Shortly after they returned BANK RET URNS. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eigh th Victoria,. cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Ba nk Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 23d day of August, :851: Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co 10,643 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jenamitt and Pomfret 9,527 Aylsham Bank, Aylaham—R. and G Copeman. 4,555 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Riekfo rd and Hunt ................. . 22,017 Baldook Bank and Baldook and Biggleswads Back, 13aldock—Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 9,848 Basingstoke and Odiham. Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co 16,250 Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard ....... 29,554 Bedford and Bedfordshire Bans, Bedford— — Trapp, Halfhead , and C o. Bewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and 10,488 Crane Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester — Tub b and Co. .• ••• • Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attvrocds, 20,603 Spooner, and Co ................................ Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming- 11,157 harm---J. L. Moilliett, and Sons ............ Blandford Bank, Blandfo rd—Bastard ana Oak 7,855 Boston Bank, Boston — Ga rfit and Co ...... . 54,565 Boston Bank, Boston—Gee and ..... Seale) , 4,808 7,503 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater Co. J. & J. Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Hanford, and C o. 32,569 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchar tlet d 17,249 B uc ki ng ham Bank, Buckingham —Bar t, Parrott, and Co. ..... . Bury and Suffolk Ba nk, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and T Cobb awney. B a nbury Old. B a nk, Banbury—Messrs. Bath City Bank, Bath—Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leig hton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds . Bank, Bradford, . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—ll A. and W. M. Harris and Co Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co B righton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding., Smith, and C 0... Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Werlidge and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and Sons • Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carma;then—Morris . and 21,129 55,950 55,952 18,300 4,297 30,238 27,662 12,150 61,118 22,766 10,438 1,245 12,43 34,462 27,180 Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste .„ Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and 11Essex 16,106 2,916 Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colci —Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro —Tweedy and Co„ Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Batik, Devizes—Hughes, Locke, and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor- man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hall, and Co. - • •• Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Sparrow, and Co. Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenharn Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Cr, Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Hay don.. Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. dereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. lertford and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams and Co dull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. rrantin g don Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Cc Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead-- Smith, and Whittingatall Elertforishire, Hitchen Bank, Hitehen—Sharples and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archentield Bank, and Ross and A rchenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and CN. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. _ _ _ _ Kettering Bank, Kettering—Gotzh and Sons—, Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C liarvoy and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds —Bnkett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williarns, Brown, and C, - ). Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pa. , ,Tts and Kirby... Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and C 0.... f4ichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green... Lincoln )3ank, Lincoln—• Smith and Co Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Cradock Gymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe [lnn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. .... Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brooklehurst and Co Nlanningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborom,rh and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlborough and. North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Williams milers' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co 23,706 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons 8,088 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 17,941 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Haudley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock. 20,231 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Son Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—llarveys and Hudson 41,005 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co 6,967 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and C 0.... .................................................. New Sarum Bank, Sarum Everett, and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 24,068 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co 11,717 Oxford 'Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and C 0..... Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beeehing and Soc.'s. ........... Witney Bank, Witney—Clinek and Co • Pease'd Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 36,743 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and. C 0... , 10,079 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank. Peter borough Yorke Pebroukeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walt ers Reading Bank, Rea l' Readin B a k Re Reading —Simonds and Co ......... Co........ a aing—Stephens,Blandy, and 24,248 Richmond Bank7iii . c l l ,;;; 33 — c i ... ;•: alaxwell and Co 27 ,166 Rochdale Bank, R ochaaie —Clement Royds„ 4,488 and C 0 ............................ ... Boynton gauk, ZoYstqu—l'ordhula and Solis lO 31 6 14,816 4,225 1,786 5,691 11,080 13,466 57,512 3,292 23,691 6,269 7.267 6,736 15,37 25,612 36,815 7,123 16,701 76,107 7,030 8,630 9,411 24,427 21,423 9,330 9,760 54,417 68,26 9,380 42,639 90,958 40,288 36,760 24,498 17,560 5,005 10,550 4,621 5,190 6.889 19,193 21.85 12.638 17,025 14,082 34,413 4,925 2G,965 29,170 18,299 16,2 W 53,555 11,253 18,484 8,061 18,077 34,203 7,065 5,268 52,487 37,027 19.641 27.821 10,710 65,221 26,177 5,10 3,552 ester 8,844 FRI Y EVEN LNG, SEPTEMBER 5, 1851 to the house, and found one of the prisoners washing the horse's us lth with a quart of ale, the distressed animal havins r had a continuous run of sixty miles. Dixon and I? eters sat down on a bench outside the house, until. the other four prisoners entered the house. The officers then went up to them, and told them they were their prisoners. On asking the reason, Dixon charged them with the burglary at Presteign. 'The prisoner Russ then said " I shall go to my ho rse," on which Dixon seizes him, and as there were l ►reparations for a fight on the part of the prisoners, P, titers, in order to alarm them, threatened that, if they ( lid not keep quiet, he would " put a bit of lead into the m." Russ then sat down, but in a minute after he jumped up and leaped through the kitchen window, bri?,aking several squares of glass. Dixon, however, went out and secured him ; after which he went to the cart along with a young man named Thomas Ko.owles, whom he got to assist him. Dixon pointed to some bags that were in the cart, and on en deavouring to secure them, a large dog, which was in the vehicle flew at him, and bit him on the knee ; but he succeeded in beating him off. At this moment the prisoner Davis came through the window into the yard where the cart was, on which Dixon left the dog, went to Davis, and struck him down, and with the assistance of Peters, secured him, and took him into the house, where a desperate fight took place, the prisoners using fire-irons and a life-preserver, but eventually the prisoners were all disarmed and se cured by ropes. Dixon then went again to the cart, and there found secreted in a bag a large quantity of silver plate, consisting of coffee-pots, dessert articles, spoons, salvers, jugs, toast-racks, &c. In one of the bags were found a centre-bit, a large quantity of picklocks, a jemmy, several skeleton drop latches, and a dark lantern. The house of Mrs. Evans had been entered by taking a piece of wood out of the shutter of the butler's pantry, and the centre-bit found exactly fitted the bit of wood that had been cut out ; and the stolen property, although much broken and damaged, has been identified by Mrs. Evans, who is the widow of the late Rev. Mr. Evans, of Greenfields, which is seven miles from Kington. The prisoners had resided in the neighbourhood a fortnight previous to the rob bery. They were remanded back to Presteign.— Wolverhampton Herald. BELGIUM. The Senate of Belgium on Tuesday rejected, by 93 votes to 18, the Bill on successions in the direct line. This news is important. It will be remembered that the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium rejected for the first time the Bill on direct successions, or at least the fundamental point of it, which consisted in the obligation for the direct heir to declare, on oath, the importance of the succession. After this rejec tion, the Cabinet gave in itssesignation, and a Minis terial crisis lasted for some weeks. At last, on ac count of the impossibility of forming a new Ministry, the members of the old Cabinet resumed their port folios, and the Chamber, abandoning its first resolu tion, adopted the principle of the oath. The Bill was taken before the Senate, in which the Catholic and Conservative element dominates. ICELAND. The Diet of Iceland was opened on the sth July at Reikiavik. Amongst the Bills presented was one enacting that from the 15th June, 1852, foreign vessels shall be allowed to enter the port of Reikiavik without passports of the authorities of the island, and shall be treated as Danish vessels. SHE PURCHASE OF CUBA. (From the New York Herald.) One of our Newport correspondents suggests the propriety of the United States purchasing the island of Cuba from the Spanish Government, provided it can be obtained for a reasonable sum—say 100,000,000 dollars. The proposition is put forward on the ground that there is a growing sentiment among the American people in favour of a revolution in Cuba, and of the establishment of Cuban independence ; and that if the Cuban discontents receive aid and assistance from their coadjutors in the United States, it might involve this country in a war with some of the great powers of Europe. We are not certain that any of the great Powers of Europe would go to war with us on account of Cuba. England would not do so, for the reason that she could not. If she were less dependent on us than she is—if she could procure a sufficient supply of cotton and corn from other sources, she might do so, or might enter into an alliance with France, were the latter country a monarchy—to curb our propensity for increasing our territory. As she is at present situated, however, she will be willing to let us alone as long as we do not trouble her ; and to leave us to pursue the even or uneven tenor of our way, as it may be, without any attempt at hindrance or restraint on her part. France would not trouble the United States in the matter at all, for a war with this country, on any pretext, would be disastrous to any Adminis tration that attempted it. There exists between the people of the two republics a tacit but well understood entente cordiale, stronger than any paper concordat or treaty that was ever written. But, were the Creoles of Cuba to obtain their independence of Spain, with or without aid and assistance from the United States, there is good reason to believe that Spain would treat its annexation to the United States as the Mexican Government treated the annexation of Texas, viz., as a casus belli ' or as a declaration of war. Such a result would be of vast injury to us. Her military resources could not be employed against us; but, by means of letters of marque, she could harass our commerce and inflict more damage than Cuba is worth fifty times over. Her pride would induce her to take this course, in all proba bility ; for, weak as she is, and ranking so low as she does in the scale of nations, she does not forget the position she once held, nor would she see the last of her American colonies form part of this confedera tion by annexation without resenting it, even were she sure of suffering injury from so doing. Spain has always held a reputation for privateering and guerilla warfare, and a better outlet for the employ ment of her malcontents could not be offered than the franking of letters of marque to harass our com merce. For these and other reasons, which it is unneces sary to mention, we are in favour, as we have been for two or three years past, of our Government offer ing to purchase Cuba from Spain. If it can be ob tained for a reasonable sum, it would be advisable for us to open negotiations at once. We proposed this to the Government and to Calderon de la Berea, the Spanish Minister at Washington, a considerable time since. As she and Cuba are now situated,:in all proba bility she would give respectful attention to our over tures, and take them into serious consideration. She cannot but be assured that her hold on that island is very precarious, and that, in the nature of things, she cannot continue it much longer. The in dependence of Cuba may be delayed—all present efforts at revolution may be put down—but the Creole population have determined to be independent of Spain, and independent they will be, sooner or later. It is only a question of time ; and, if Spain wishes to save her reputation, and at the same time make a snug sum of money by the operation, she will dispose of that island to the United States for a fair consider& tion, to be agreed upon by the contracting parties. SEABORNE MAILS. signifies that the maths are sent from the General Font-ofilell by the night—and Pd by the morning—dispatch.] When made up in From what PLACES. GerteralPost-office port die- When due. London: patched. America (by Brit. pkt.) N Sept. 15 .. Liverpool .• Sept. 9 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Sept. 16 .. .. Liverpool .. America (by U.S. pkt.) M.Sept. 17 .. Southampt. Arrived Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth Sept. 6 Alexandria* N 19th & 30th of mo: Dover .. Sept. 18 Belgium N Daily • • .. .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16 Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month Soathampt. Sept. 16 Califentia(viaCkagres) M 2d& 17th of month Southampt. Sept. 5 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Sept. 6 Constantinople* N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 10 Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Soutkampt. Tu. Th.fia Central America .. 2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Sept. 5 Chili MI 17th of the month Southampt. Sept. 5 France &NlTwice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicodaily Greece* .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 10 Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat. Holland Wednes. Satur. London .. Mon. Thar Honduras . N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Sept. 20 Ireland .. 21& N Twice daily .. Holyhead • • Twioedaily India(via Southamp.) M,2oth of the month Southampt. Sept. 23 India (viablarseillos) N 7th& 24th efmonth Dover Sept. lb Mediterranean (via Southampton) M 20th Of the month Sonthampt. Sept. 23 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) N 7th&24thofmonth Dover • • Sept. 15 Mexico .. if 2d of the month.. Southampt. Sept. 5 Madeira .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 15 Malta* .. 71hilo7t1h;lf9mtk:,m27111 }Dover Sept. 10 Naples* N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover . • Sept. 12 Papal States* 15th25th ofmo Dover Sept. 12 Peninsular.. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Sonthampt. Sept. 16 Peru M 17th of the month Southampt. Sept. 5 Tuscany* .. N sth 1b th 25th ofmo Dover • • Sept. 12 West Indies .. 141 17th of the month Sonthampt. Sept. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M2d of the month .. Sonthampt. Sept. 5 I * The malls to those 0 French packet VIA Marsel CALIiORNIA.—MaiIa to are now despatched and di 12d of the month .. Gantries thus marl and from California Me by every Amerii ISoathampt. iSept. 5 Led (*) are conveyed by via the United States .n packet. • AN UNIXPECTED RESPONSE.—Three soldiers landed the other day at Egremont, and swaggered up the pier in unseemly fashion, talking loudly, and evidently bent on misbehaviour. When they arrived at the raygate they insisted upon passing at the contractor's side of the barrier. This being contrary to rule, was resisted by the men in charge. One of the soldiers, however, forced his way through, and had his ire excired by a gentleman who stood gazing at them with fixed attention. The soldier advanced with an insolent air, and said loudly, " Are you staring at me?--because if you are, sir, I'll just take and pitch you over those railings." The gentleman replied quietly, but with a voice of authority not to be mistaken, " Go back to your quarters, instantly, and report yourself under arrest." To the other two he gave similar orders. The men changed their looks and demeanour at once, and turned to obey. It , was an officer high in command, who, in his plain clothes, I they had not rec ogn i ze d.—Li ver pool Times. - - - - Galway Bay - is full of herrings, and the haul on Saturday morning gave each boat 1,000 to 4,000, mod of which went up by rail to Dublin market. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) IN RE DIXON. The bankrupt, Samuel Dixon, of Leeds, draper, came up for his last examination. lie was the sur viving partner of the firm of John Field Rhodes and Samuel Dixon. J. F. Rhodes died on the 20th of April, 1851. The accounts, commencing the 11th of March, 1850, and ending July, 1851, show the following : Partnership creditors, 1,6971.; profits, 386/ ; capital, 9401. ; cash at bankers', 1931. ; good debts, 681.; property realized, 1,218/. ; legal and other expenses, 1861.; premium paid for possession of premises, 1101.; trade expenses, 6051. ; losses on sale of property, 406/. ; amount drawn from firm by J. F. Rhodes, 681.; ditto by Dixon, 1051. His HoNowt, observed that the bankrupt was a: but solvent. How came he here ? Mr. Linklater, who supported the bankrupt, said an arrangement bad been attempted, but without success. The bankrupt passed without opposition. IN RE HOLTHOUSR. His HONOUR said he would give judgment in this case on Thursday next. IN RE BURN. The bankrupt, Andrew Burn, of Sackville-street, Piccadilly, draper, applied for his certificate. The accounts commence in January, 1844, and end in June, 1851, and show the following :—Creditors goods, 8891.; bills, 2,569/. ; creditors holding secu-' rity, 1,054/. ; capital in Jan uary, 1844, 2,853/. ; profits, 2,844/. ; debtors, good, 811/. ; doubtful, esti mated to produce 300/. ; property, 297/. ; property in hands of creditors, 1,2501.; losses, 3,976/. ; trade expenses, 2,809/. ; house and personal expenses, 1,3511. Mr. LINICLLTBR, for the assignees, offered no op position._ - His Hormuz said the bankruptcy seemed to have been attributable to circumstances in which the bank rupt had been accidentally involved, and which had nothing to do with his manner of conducting his re gular business. He should grant a certificate of the second class. He had very incautiously involved him self in hazardous transactions, and he had no doubt that if he had attended solely to his shop he would have been a prosperous man. Mr. LINILLATER afterwards informed the Court that the bankrupt had entered into an arrangement by which be could carry on his business as before. His Horiona said he was glad to hear it. IN RE BALLINGIALL. _ The bankrupt, James Ballingall, of Edward-street, Portman-square, pianoforte-maker, came up to pass his last examination. The accounts show the following :—Creditors un secured, 1,8841.; ditto holding mortgage, 1251.; liabili ties per contra, 1,669/. ; rents received and owing, 4781.; profits, 2,669/. ; capital in January, 1850, 2161.; cash, 10/. ; halves of bank-notes, 35/. ; debtors, good, 168/. ; property given up to realize, 847/. ; lease, 1961.; property mortgaged, 290/. ; rent and taxes, 649/. ; trade expenses, 1,898/. ; domestic and personal ex penses, 321/. ; losses, 6341. ; liabilities per contra, 1,6691. ' Mr. Linklater supported the bankrupt. Mr. PAXON, for the assignees, said he had no ob. jection to the bankrupt passing. The bankrupt passed. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 4. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS sat this morning and disposed of a number of applications for bail of an or dinary nature. _ IN RE CHARLES NASH. This insolvent, a colonial and Parliamentary agent, was heard some time since, and was remanded for eight calendar months at the suit of a Mr. Thwaites. To-day an application was made on the insolvent's behalf for an order of discharge to issue, notwithstand ing a detainer lodged since the adjudication by a cre ditor named Lewis. The Learned COMMISBIONSIt thought that as the remand was confined to the suit of one creditor, the insolvent was entitled to his discharge against all the rest. A further application was then made for the in solvent's discharge forthwith, upon the ground that the detaining creditor, Mr. Thwaites, had omitted to pay to the insolvent the allowance, 3s. 6d. per week, or dered by the Court. The period of remand would not expire until next month. Mr. Ingpen, the registrar, discovered that the ser vice upon Mr. Thwaites was imperfect, and Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS therefore refused to make any order. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. After the night charges had been disposed of a re spectably-dressed and apparently well-educated lady applied to the sitting Alderman for a little temporary relief, under the following circumstances : She stated that, in the latter part of 1850, in con sequence of her husband's ill health, he was advised to ssek a change of climate, and accordingly started for Australia, at the same time giving up a most lu crative situation as clerk to a highly-respectable firm in Leadenhall-street, who furnished him with letters of recommendation of a most flattering description. The applicant accompanied her husband to Australia, who died a week after he landed there, and four days after she was delivered of the child she had in her arms. Circumstances compelled her to remain a few weeks in Australia, when, finding her means rapidly diminishing, she returned to England, only to meet with poverty and wretchedness, for the landlord of the room she occupied had given her notice to leave on Saturday next, because she had no money to pay the rent. She had hoped to obtain a situation as go verness, but had failed in her exertions. She applied to the magistrates at Worship-street, who recommen ded her to this court. Alderman HooFER said, the case was not p roper l y within his district, as she lived out of the City, but her case appeared to call for sympathy, and he would order her five shillings from the poor-box. He was very sorry he could do no more for her, and he ad vised her to apply to the workhouse, if she could get no assistance from any other quarter. She gave her name, but, on account of her previous position and present decayed circumstances, we for bear to mention it. Her initials are, "E. H." MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Thomas Smith, clothier, of New Bond-street, was summoned by Thomas Holt, cab-driver and cab owner, for an assault. The complainant said he drove the defendant to New Bond-street on Friday night, and when asked his fare said 2s. The defendant called him a liar, saying his fare was only ls. Bd. The defendant, as he was going into the house, said, " I'll pay you," and instantly knocked him down. Complainant got up, and was pitched into until defendant was out of wind. Complainant called for the police. The de fendant seized him by the neckerchief, but his hand slipped, and such was the force which the defendant used that his boxcoat was damaged to the extent of 10s. Complainant declared he gave no provocation, he used no bad language, and he only demanded his legal fare. All he did was to put his hand on the defendant's arm in the civilest way possible, saying to him, " Sir, if you will not pay me m y fare, perhap s you will favour me with your card ? " A witness who was passing at the time said he saw the complainant knocked down. He heard the de fendant use threatening oaths towards him, and he afterwards saw the defendant strike him about the face and body repeatedly. The cabman did not at tempt to retort with either bad language or blows. The professional adviser who attended for the de fendant said, his client was unfortunately without any witnesses, and therefore he must ask the magistrate to look at the probabilities of the case. His client was in size and apparent strength greatly inferior to the complainant. His client was a highly respectable tradesman, carrying on business for years in Bond street, and also in Regent-street; his character was that of mildness itself, and his language was always regulated by the strictest propriety. All the de fendant's friends would, if necessary, depose to the quiet character of his client, and his incapability of using such language as that attributed to him. He would beg the Court to recollect what was the usual conduct of cabmen, and what would be the' ordinary course of a respectable tradesman under the probable circumstances of the case. _ Mr. BIN remarked that it ofte n happened facts were found to be stronger than fiction, and however improbable it might appear for a cabman t o h ave acted in the civil and forbearing manner ascribed to the complainant, and for a person in defendant' s station to have conducted himself without provocati on in the manner described , still, with the unoontradicted statement of the complainant, supported by the testi mony of an independent witness, he could come to no other conclusion than that the charge had been proved, for which the defendant must pay 40s. and costs. The parties retired, but in a few minutes after wards the cabman entered the court and complained of baying been grossly insulted by Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was called into court again. The cabman said Mr. Smith repeatedly called him a " cur," and made a filthy noise at him with his mouth. Mr. Smith did not deny having applied the epithet " cur" to the complainant. Mr. BIN GHAM sa id a p erson i n Mr. S m ith's position in society ought to pay more respect to the laws of his country, and especially to the decencies and deci sions of its courts of justice. He should order Mr. Smith to enter into his own recognizance in 501. to keep the peace for three months. MAR YLEBONE. Just before the usual period for the closing the court, Mr. William Matthews, a man of very re spectable appearance, residing at IsTo. 10, John-street North, New-road, was brought up by Dafter, 346 A, and placed at the bar before the sitting magistrate, Mr. Long, on the charge of having i❑termarried with Mary Young, his first wife, Anne Matthews, being at the time and now living. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Tichener, solicitor, Chichester. Sophia Beeres proved that nine years ago the pri soner married her sister at the parish church of St. Peter, Chichester. She was still living, and, to the best of witness's belief, was at the present time an inmate of the Bethnal-green Lunatic Asylum. She had seen her there within the last twelve months. Prisoner—l was under an ,impression that she was dead. Mary Young, who had in her arms an infant, said that she was married to prisoner on the 3d of Feb., 1849, at St. Mary's, Mary leboue. He represented himself to her as being a widower. Dafter (the officer) stated that on the same after noon (yesterday) he took the prisoner in charge close to the western entrance of the Great Exhibition ; my!, on his being made acquainted with the nature of the offence for which he was taken, he at once admitted that he had married the two women. The marriage certificate necessary to complete the case was produced by Mr. Tichener ; and The prisoner was committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. A young woman in very humble circumstances complained that she was daily subjected to the most brutal treatment by her husband, and solicited the magistrate's immediate protection, as she was appre hensive, from the threats used by him, that if he dis covered she had been there he would murder her upon her return home. The worthy magistrate having heard her statement, and there being no doubt that she went in bodily fear, granted a warrant, which was immediately placed in the hands of Knowland, one of the summoning officers of the court, who promptly executed it, and brought the offender, Thomas YarmBon, a brutal-looking fellow, before the magistrate in less than half an hour. The wife repeated that she was commonly treated by the defendant in the most cruel manner. He re peatedly beat her so brutally that ehe was literally covered with bruises. His language and threats were most horrible, the latter being used to deter her from complaining of his unmanly violence. She had, un fortunately, got a bad leg, which was at times most painful, and when he had beaten her as long as he could stand over her, he caused her the most excru ciating agony by kicking the affected limb. That morning he took up a knife, and swore ci ith a dread ful oath that he would thrust it into her as far as it would go if he found that she complained to a ma gistrate. - Mr. BRODERIP inquired how long she had been married. The poor woman replied last Christmas, since which she had scarcely known a day's happiness. Her husband, besides beating her in the brutal manner described, was an idle, worthless fellow, who did no work and was supported by her industry. The landlord of the house where they live and a fellow-lodger were called, both of whom confirmed complainant's account of her husband's brutality. The defendant endeavoured to palliate his conduct by alleging that his wife kept late hours, and was given to drink. Mr. BRODERIP recalled the witnesses, who pos: tively denied it. The fellow, finding his endeavours to blacken his wife's character had failed, changed his tone, and in a cringing voice " hoped she didn't mean to prosecute him." The poor woman replied she did. Mr. BRODERIP observed that an immense deal of brutality had been proved in this case, and he should call upon the defendant to find good bail for six months. It would be also as well to tell him that it would be useless to expect any mitigation of his sen tence, for unless he found the required sureties he should remain in gaol the full period. He was committed in default. W ORS HIP- S TRE E T. John Logid, a ruffianly fellow, who has been before in custody at this court for different of fences, and iifaria Logid, his wife, were brought up before Mr. Hammill, charged with the following cow ardly and unprovoked attack upon a young woman named Mary Julian, the daughter of a lamp-manu facturer in Goldsmith's-row, Hackney, and her bro ther, a lad 14 years of age; and the female prisoner was also charged with assaulting and severely biting the father of the complainants, who had interposed for their protection. It appeared from the evidence that the female com a plainant and her brother were proceeding home to the house of their father at eleven o'clock on the pre ceding night, when they were encountered by the male prisoner, to whom they were perfect strangers, who assailed her with a disgusting observation, im puting that there was an improper intimacy between her and her brother. After indignantly expostulating with him upon such a gross insinuation, she was hur rying on to avoid further molestation, when the pri soner seized her by the arms, and, forcing her back against a wall, commenced an unmerciful attack upon her, and beat her about the chest and other parts of her person till she was almost senseless. Her brother interfered and endeavoured to rescue his sister from further brutality, but was instantly seized by the male prisoner, who struck him and flung him heavily upon the pavement, while his wife rene% el the attack upun the young woman, whom she continued beating until their father, who had been apprised of the id-treatment they were sustaining, ran up to their assistance, and was attempting to rescue them, when the female pri soner rushed upon him and bit him with such severity in the arm that he had suffered the most acute pain all night from the injury. Both prisoners th en ran away, but were pursued by the witness and a con stable, and, after a sharp chase, were at length secured and lodged in the station. Mr. Julien corroborated the evidence of the other witnesses, and exhibited his arm to the magistrate, in which the prints of the female prisoner's teeth re mained deeply indented. The prisoner, in general terms,denied the facts al leged against them, and called two persons who were intimately connected with them, with the view of re butting the material portions of the evidence, but their testimony was entirely nugatory ; and Mr. HA➢IMILL, after very strongly animadverting upon the wanton and brutal nature of the outrage, sentenced the male prisoner to pay a penalty of 51. for the assult upon the young women, or in default to stand committed for two months to the House of Correction, together with a second penalty of 2/. for his attack upon her brother, or in default a third month's imprisonment, to commence at the expiration of the first, and ordered the female prisoner to pay a penalty of 40s. for her attack upon Mr. Julien him self, or in default to also stand committed for one month to the House of Correction. Neither of the penalties was paid, and both the prisoners were consequently removed in the van. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 4.—At Gloucester and Worces ter markets on the 30th, there was more inclination to purchase wheat, but the turn was in favour cf the buyer. Barley rather lower. Old oats scarce, and fully as dear; new cheaper. Beans maintained their value. During the present week, the weather having become fine, transactions in wheat have again been on the most limited scale, but prices are nominally the same. Barley taken in retail, at previous rates. Old oats inquired for, and rather more doing in new. Beans and peas held for quite as much money. At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat, which was taken off at rather under the currency of this day se'nnight. Barley in fair demand, and firmly maintained its value. Old oats inquired for, new neglected. Beans sold slowly, at former rates. Peas fully as dear. BRISTOL, SEPT. 4.—There was a good supply of new English wheat of very fine quality, giving a larger re turn of flour, both English and Foreign about is per quarter in favour of purchaser, but little disposition to purchase, English wheat (new or old) sold at 35s to 39s per imperial quarter; Foreign white ditto, 38s to 42s per 480 Ibs; ditto red superfine, 36s to 38s; ditto ditto, fine, 34s to 365; ditto ordinary, 29s to 325; ditto hard, 30s to 32s per 480 lbs. Flour was a dull sale, and is to Is 6d per sack cheaper. English flour, seconds, sold at 26s to 295 per sack; American ditto, sweet, 20s to 21s per barrel. There was but little doing in oats, at 6d to Is per quarter lower. Devon and Welsh oats, new, 17s to 18s per imperial quarter; Irish white old ditto, 20s to 21s per 320 Ibs; ditto black ditto, new, 17s to 18s per imperial quarter; Foreign ditto, tawney, 17s 6d to 18s per 320 lbs. Fur barley there was no demand, at late rates. English barley for malting, 26s to 28s per impe rial quarter; ditto and Foreign, grinding, 22s 6d to 24s per 400 lbs. The averages are—Bristol wheat, 36s 10d; Gloucester ditto, 37s 2d; Bristol oats, 193 ld; Glouces ter, ditto, Hs 2d; Bristol, beans, 26s SJ; Gloucester, ditto, 26s 4d. DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, SEPT. 2.—The sup ply of beef to-day was not large, yet the number of animals was sufficient to meet the immediate wants of buyers without any alteration in the price. The quan tity of sheep was unusually small, for which high prices were asked and a clearance was very easily effected. Fat lambs were plentiful, and were readily disposed of. Fat calves were scarce, for which a high price was obtained. There was a good supply of tat pigs, with a brisk sale. Beef, 41 to 6d; mutton, 5d to sid; lamb, 6d; Veal, 5d to sid per lb; pigs, 7s per score; rough fat, 33 3d per stone of 141bs; hides, 1 d to lid per Ib; calf skins. 2d to 4d per lb. LYNN, Sin. 2.—Wheat 32s to 365, fine 38s 40s to 425; barley OOs to OOs, fine O0s; oats COs to 00s, fine Oos beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr. UPPINGHAM, Ssrv. 3.—Wheat 32s to 38s; barley 23, to 26s Od ; oats, new 18s to 21s, old 26s to 00s ; beans 30s to 355 per quarter. Butter Ild to l per lb ; eggs '2O for IS. BOSTON, SEPT. 3.—Wheat, red 30s to 38s Od, white 36s to 40s, extra OCs to 003 ; barley OOs to OOs ; oats, 15s to 19s; beans 28s to 32s ; peas On to Os per qr. Lotrx, Sam 3.—Wheat 36s to 40s; barley 23s to 265; oats 193 to 22s ; beans 28s to 33s per qr. NEWARK, SErr. 3.—Wheat, old white 46s to 48s, new 40s to 445, old red 37s to 40s, new 38s to 42s ; barley, malting 26s to 28s, grinding 24s to 25s ; oats, old 24s to 268, new 18s to 20s Od; beans, 32s to 34s ; malt, L4s to 568 ; tares, 34s to 36s per qr. 11141,z0x NOWDA•IIS bal i 2.lwe'Wheat, old 37a to 40s, 3,786 3,33 9,925 12,839 3,136 718 10,456 23,420 17,178 20,615 9,467 7,353 6,970 9,052 12,449 7,265 8,502 7,255 17,889 7,843 19,472 5,398 38,112 10,945 22,162 6,642 14,55 28,934 33,540 6,26 7,985 6,547 56,508 6,62 1,015 14,309 10,805 29,760 6,765 35,424 8,749 7,572 8,523 -- ,), °es to - 1 ' new 375 to 40s ; barley, old 25s to 275, new - ~_ 0 qr , o he l.t j r . g!!! oats, old 25s to 0 7s, new 18s to 225; beans 30s to 305 P Butter 11 d to 12d per lb ; eggs 20 to 22 for 15. 0. clay Wieri:terirl EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, SEPT. well supplied both with old and new wheat. Old wis there i l good condition, but the new was exceedingly assisting to take down the general average. barley sold last week, we can make no compariTsorbna considerably. Of beans little need be said. Althougy_itt in general were not quick, a good clearance was effectee:oj all sorts. The top of wheat was Is, and the aver!g.eloo, down. Oats on the top Bd, and the aver a g e 25 la 0 ,4 Beans on the top the same as last week. Unsold -29 cl" 8 gra barley, 150 qrs oats, and 0 qrs beans. Top of Wheat .. ... Leilb. $0 5 5 ()od „ Barley .... ... ** ~ Oats , ~ ~ 4311 b. 2 65 n ,i •• • • 67i1b. 381 vu _ ..be Beans ••• •• • •• • SEFE• 3..--T he 11, 71; EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKIZT, of cattle was 437, or 81 more than last week. TePPrl,‘ti ... 64i1b. 46 °(1 .., current, Cs to es 9d ; secondary and inferior, 1:01211001d, to 66 Od per Dutch stone. A few were If t . i4 00 The number of sheep and lambs this Ol e ,. doll. 6,671, being 150 more than last week. Sales rat co ot and prices for sheep is a head down. Black-faced to4o brought sid per lb ; Cheviot wedslers, 5,1; ewes, „16; and down to 31d. Lambs, top, 205 ed ; currant, 1 45 ,',", ods black-faced top, 11 s ; current, 7s to 85, and down to 0. head. A clearance was not effected. broe DusisAit, SEPT. I.—Wheat, weighing 621b 5 405, and prices to 00s Od. Barley, weighing 53ilbs, vdogill noo li, , `2..s , anti prices to 24s Od. Oats, weighing 421 1 b 5, dp effll 421bs, brought 22s Od, an d p r i c es to 00s Od. Beans a ll weighing OUlbs, brought 005 Od, and prices to 0350 d. CORK, tiEPT. 3. r li rretie/' ..., Barrels. v -. 20 " 65 White wheat 175 03 to 18s ed 71 Red wheat 13s ed to Iss Od cos ,- d o 005 Od --21) 109 Ditto les Od to 17s Od 2.) Ditto l7s Od t o 18s Od 03-' l6 cl° 11 Barley 53 Bere 257 Oats 157 Ditto 93 Ditto 9s 4d to lOs 2d ni , m pet e' 0 Pigs OGs Od to 00s Od uu s "- ' . Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-- 9 s o, 25 barrels white wheat; 13 red; 6 barley; 8 ore; 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold Wheat, 1,053. Barley, 799. Oats, 2, 699 ' Pilo' PRICES OF BUTTER. 1. 67 1 CANT. cuaitV" First quality 755 First quality ••"' .... , Second quality .... Third quality .., 71s Third quality... ........ „., ~, Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality 42s Sixth quality ....... ' 2 3, Return of Cattle sold for week ending Mt, a A; Pigs, 277. Sheep, 331. CO'ws 19 ', CORK.—FIour—First 115 6d to 125 6d; efid,6il°,, seconds, 1050 d to Ils Od; households 88 to lOs Od; 0 3 i she,, i. per cwt. Oatmeallls to 00s Od; Indian meal 6891: 1 ° A 'llo. od ,o l meal, Os to 9863 per cwt. Indian corn 5110 s ta ",),;1 0 ', 0 ton. Bran 70s0d to 75s per ton. Hay — Farmers 15s ta'l,:fir°,,l -00s ; dealers 00s to 00s Od; average 005 per ton. StisW to " 405 ;.i ' ; 21s Od to 295 Od; average OUs ; dealers average 005 Oil 3 0, Od id to , per ton. Bread—Wheaten lo f b . i d at 4 household loaf 4id to 5d per 41b. Fresh 13° , 1' 0 01 ' 9d per lb. Eggs-4s 3d to 4s 4d per hundreu• Col! Newport 14s Od ; Lydney 155 , Landere c os ; 0 0 S'',, 12s 6d per ton. T a ll ow 38. Od to 390 • V Whisky, 25 o. p., 59d 5 A per imper i a l 4 1 0 —Beef Sid to 7d; mutton 5d to 60 I I- 6(11 ,1° ,0 6d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon ed to 7d • ratgagt - ,51 14 ,r,) Hops 61105 to 010 s per cwt. Bangor slates 312 5 °"4 fm o - ,, ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 8/ Os; Valonia 151 0 , o f it° 61 Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wooll4ste LA,nropilr4 Hemp 291 to 32/ per ton. Fish— Seotch herring sl9 ,no" 11 1 , 1 '; ditto, 265 to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundla 10 , 2 , 1 v i Sw'' -'1 ton. Timber—hlemel, 803 per ton • red p ines ''.,'no-C4;lt ditto, 2/ 152 per ton; deals, 12s to 155 per '; : ei , ' "; 11 : Market 215 to 30s; salted 22per eW" li s- °' 3d to 3/c1 per lb. Potatoes, w to hit 3 e os 4 7° 91° id to 8 1 to 00d to 00d. Guano—Peruvian, 111 10s; Icbaboot per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. ors , RAILWAY SHARE MAJ BRISTOL, SEPT. 4. Vo STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market to -day tes, firmer, but purchase rs s till rema i n s h y a t present r4,„Gc only transactions reported were —C a l e donian, lv s Western, 76. LIVERPOOL, SErr. 4. f atte r t. STOCK EXCIIANOK.—Th e s h are mar k e t has beee, 0 1/ to-day, and the business done has been limited hire, The transactions were as follow :—East Lanct s -i ltireW t Ditto, Preference, Fifths (2d issue), 5 1 4- 13 , r1 1 - 24/ qp t : Yorkshire, 48—London and North-Western , ' / - ",d're* New Quarters, I% p.—Midland, 41 1 7 Ditto, - dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, I* . 8 MANCHESTER, SEPT. 4. dept`" SToox ExcmuicoE.—The market has been ra ther o cue c , to-day, and the amount of business limited. The trs ira , 1 9 4 were as follow :—Birkenh ea d, Lancashire, and Cbesliobite tion, 1 d dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 6h — 1 ., 4 , 11c Yorkshire, 48-South-Eastern an d D o ver, 197 a. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 4. ea 020 STOCK EXCHANGE.—O ur Sh are M ar ket has L' e e teci d '' within the last two days, b u t th e b us i n ess fro /15 h ; er, ; ,, 9 very limited. The comp e titi on ant i c i pa t e d fromt" - re cin,3 opening of the local lines has h a d th e e ffect of d e P po onfl! j the value of shares, but, on the other hand, the bsab enormous traffic returns of the great trunk railwaYs 0,111 a tendency towards improvement. The depress ,o,s2 c, within the last week, occurred with regard to the Pv", North-Western and Midl a nd St oc k has, at leas t for lb been stayed, and their respective prices again look 11P; feeling at the termination of busi ness thi s evening Wsbetter' pet , and rates generally were the sa me as c l os i n g pricesw RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETITRI 1/' BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. —Traffic or ending Aug. 21:— 7 9 Passengers ... £3,683 'n 6 Goods ... .. 1,0 28 . 2 ' . 6 Parcels 125 9 Mails ". 223 4 11 Total £5,060 0 000 LONDON AND BLACKWALL BAILWAT.--Ataoan t °fr for the week ending Aug. 31 n 8 Passengers (152,162) £1,420 0 37 10 Goods ... Total ... ..„ £1,466 1 ?, : Corresponding week last year ... 1,2 63 rr SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILIVAV• jr ceipts for the week ending Aug. 31 : d 1 Passengers ... _ £3B o i 2 , Carriages, horses, and p arce l s ... 15 6 Live stock 15 17 5 ••• ••• ••• Merchandise and minerals ... 261 7 ------ 2 Total .. £673 3 4 Corresponding period last ye ar .. 72 0 2 t 4e ' A ;ng MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATL OCK , AND „, ert ,,— TION RAILWAY.—KeIU M of traffic f or the vie"" Aug. 31 : 1 Passengers, &c. £176 A- 10 Merchandise 65 1 ` 0 Total ... _ £232 14 1 1 0 Corresponding week last year 203 2 scee. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAT.—Traffic for the ending Aug. 31, 1851 : Passengers (16,747), parcels, horses, 5 11 and carriages ... £1,490 7 Goods, cattle, ice.. 747 16 6 Total .. 2,238 Corresponding week in last year... 1,9 04 Perth, Sept. 3, 1851. THE FATAL COLLIERY ACCIVPA of t he noon, deceased B ii pro s BRISTOL, o sf f. to , er S pn E li la P e,n T b. Newman . the T e coroner, w i a n s qu o e p s me t nre o . d n vv.y t e. 1 i s jt at the King's Arms Inn, Kiegswood-hill. Per: p so of evidence as to the identity of the body, th e rn t j h e e c b °t ; which had been collected and brought up froo,„,dell", tom of the pit in a sack, the only testimony ""„bo before h the coroner was that of Moses ses Jefferies, e time of the accident was acting as banksino " fit", "deep pit" where it occurred, and who tberefor,eal nessed the fatal occurrence. He deposed to th e ,/ - gsfe the cart having been raised beyond the ' t ;o l ' a general statement of the facts much as WY PSosicit ready appeared in The Sun. The deceased, net' jamped from the cart, seeing his danger, m issed n"Defe, ing, staggered back, and f e ll do wn th e main sha, f i ,. tl 0 6 ' ho was dashed to pieces. The ccroner thee 13v ' i dein e13 ( the inquiry till Tuesday next, informing the g ee s 06 of the jury that, in compli ance w ith a recen t '1, 13 the Parliament, he was required before proceeding wretaff inquest to give two clear d a y s ' no ti ce to the S e d c cloo l of Stare, iu order that he might, if h e pleased, s ea, - a Government inspector to ass i s t i n the invest,g-f The coronor likewise di rec t e d Sergeant Liszl e 's ° otie . ng county constabulary, to ar res t th e 'neer, Jo bn cloy' Hazle accordingly proc ee d e d t o heisresidence et bars bottom, and took him into custody on suspicion °` ,„" As , in caused the death of the deceased, Stephen Nel-te D II 0 was conveyed before Mr. Hughes, stiog i9t 7,fl llo offic w e nend, and that gentleman, on the information -04 r, remanded him till the day named for W EI d iote the inquest. It will be r emem b ere d that the hnoectotio cause of the accident was stated by the engine er di ° to be the breaking of th e b o lt o f the reversing 11°50 of the engine. This bolt, which was in the p05 8 ‘ 5 0 dr of Samuel Osborne, the blacksmith of the pillll tv6.00 rected to be given up to Sergeant Hazle, who it for inspection by the coroner and jury. a OPJ MARRIAGE OF AN AGED COUPLE.-0A rr , e s o3 o ' al D • last, at St. John's Church, Waterloo-road, by speCl f 13 , s tri f Mrs. Lee, aged 74, was united in the holy bands ° a gea mon)? to Mr. Simpson, aged 71, making the un ited f t he bride and bridegroom 145. This is the fifth husban d venerable bride. BIRTHS. c . , ,,, at OF A 8024. On the Ist inst., the wife of D. G. Porter , Esq., L'-e of Tower-street. F O de' On the 2d inst., a t W oo l w i c h, the wife of Cap tain rick Campbell, Royal Artillery. a F A On the 2d in s t., a t Horncastle, he e wife of the .-P"''' Dashwcod Goldie. A tile On the 2d inst., at Edward-street, Hatnpstead-rosw, wife of Dr. Heimann. ______----- MARRIE N W, On the 2d inst., at the Presbyter D. ian Chapel, D e f a ',-doot Cheshire, William Sheen , of Bedford-row., JA; to youngest son of Samuel Sheen, Esq., of Crix, E s r d ;I& Emily, second daughter of H. Winkworth, Esq., of Al On the 2d inst., ° at St. Pancras, Charls F. Brown e, 15 18 of Camberwf 11, to Charlotte, widow of Captain Lewe' of the 27th Regiment DIED. hill, ill, On the 2d inst., Peter Anderson, Esq., late of Ilerl i Dulwich, and formerly of the Stock Exchange, no Dgli road, Brixton, Brooke Woodcock, Esq., On the Ist inst., at Gloucester -cottage, Loughbour, ears of the Inland Department , General Post-office. of th e K e eper On . the 29th ult., Charles Konig, E2q., Mineral Department of the British Museum. aged 66, marl} Y London : Printed and Published by lIIUKDO pai, 0 st o r . and l , l2 in , Sthtreanid)r,ePeirninettero,f atthenesaySou; inOffithc: CO pain Or • ~iiddle~es~ Frig, 3eptember 5, 101. C ON of t T he /ih4 Con nt 4tl th Fork'f or SePtemb er Firtlt Mot( asst May may be w " k g qUallti 44 of the ( teno W th e Writh ag, at I ~ V ery raa ty, Tender b4 st latte r s ,„. ° tn;" The c th Q „ol NOTIC ` e 'Y we , otltraet ~Strt viz ° 801 to CO: LoN a o h t 'sh y tro vv ; Th e ; 4 uer .eJ 4clils liA Th e 84,1 "g, ari 44 th:4 ft - 134 at : ' A ‘ r .h° 1.)0:4 ge ' .---- -•--- It cl/ ktb - i Q4 O lialt hit , ON v 41 , 44 CI