The Sun. — London, England, 1851-11-08 00:00:00

GERMANY. Pomeranian Provincial Diet was closed on tha st. In its 14th sitting the following questions laid before that assembly : If the Provincial Diet was an institution in :nony with the Constitution of 1850, and existed eight ? 2d. Should his Majesty the King be peti -1 to remain firm to his promise of sth June, 1823, to protect the Provincial - Diet, and avail him ' self of their counsels ? 3d. Sbould his Majesty be petitioned to submit to the consideration of the Pro vincial Diets all the laws which without their con• curnnee have been passed since they last met ? The first of these questions was answered unani mously in the affirmative ; the second was affirmed by a majority of 45 against 1; and the third was negatived by 28 votes against 18. The special Austrian Envoy, M. Hock, has re turned to Frankfort. He visited Munich and Stutt givdr, during his absence. The Prussian Chambers were summoned to meet on the 27th inst. The Members of the Opposition have published the following statement of grievances : " Notwithstanding the 1 9 th Article of the Constitu tion guarantees the right of forming religious congrega tions and ahsembling for general public worship and religious exercise, the practical use of these rights, as well as obtaining the means of doing so, are subjected • to the discretion of the police and its orders, aid make every one liable to repeated legal prosecutions, As it arab once with respect to the old Lutherans, so it is now wit) the free congregations. The law relating to civil marriage, promised in the 10th Article of the Constitn tiou, has never been enacted. Equal civil rights are not secured to those religionists that are beyond the sym pathies or above the individual opinions and tendencies of the present official hierarchy. In most of the pro •,:nces the Evangical Church asks in vain for an orga -ration and constitution that shall secure it the inde ,,,ndent management of its own affairs. The law of the 30th of December, 1542, enacts that . independent Prussian subject shall be refused per .sion to reside, or shall have the obtaining such per . sion made difficult by burdensome conditions, wher- Qr he is able to support himself or maintain his own ,sehold. The Constitution guarantees to every Prus in subject the right of freely expressing his opinions; to these fundamental rights, though both existed ,re the Constitution, the police authorities make any teeptions they choose, and they do so especially with -card to inconvenient writers of the Opposition party, la.iugh they may be men of the most honourable private character and perfectly blameless life. Sufficient for the - "rhorities is their interpretation of the Pass Edict of .817 and older regulations, which were only intended to • protect the public against criminals, vagabonds, and disreputable characters. " The political press is liable to the oppression of po lice confiscations and regulations, to which belong in the foremost rank the forfeiture of the trading license of - - „ the printer or publisher, or the withdrawal of the trans mission through the post, at the will of the adminis trative power. And all this occurs, though the whole tendency of the law that has exhausted all the penalties against offences of the press is to regard the co-opera tive police authorities only as organs subordinate to the courts of law, though the courts alone have the right of deciding as to the forfeiture of trading licenses, though the power of withdrawing the transmission by post was thrown out of the Government draft of the law by the Chambers. " The right of association guaranteed by the 30th Article of the Constitution has long been overborne by the dislike and suspicion of the administrative power, and made impossible by numerous limiting measures and regulations." POLAND. A letter from the frontiers of Poland states —" In the night from the 29th to the 30th of October that terrible visitation the Branka (conscription) passed over the whole kingdom. It sweeps into the ranks of the Russian army the strength of the youth of Po land. Last year the conscription was not made till Ali •Sours- day; this year it is put in force a day or two earlier, that any attempt to evade it might be an ticipated. Generally, however, such attempts are be comiog rarer. Desertions are not so numerous as for wrly, as the conscripts know they can find little refuge in the neighbouring frontier districts ; and in the interior it is still more impossible." MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Nov. 7.) gUGAIL—To-day, rather lower rates being taken for W , st India Sugar, occasioned a fair business to be con cluded for home consumption, and the purchases amounted to 578 hhds. The transactions for the week are 2,193, the decline in prices has been 6d and in some eves is per cwt during that time. REFINED.--TO-day transactions were limited in Re fined goods for home consumption, brown lumps are off-ring at 433 6d to 44 and Tittlers at 445. In the value of Crushed Sugar there is no alteration. MetTurrius.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritiue Sugar; and privately scarcely any busi ness was concluded, although there were sellers at rather lower rates. FOREIGN.-To-day, the only transactions worth re ? , r Ling in Foreign Sugar privately, in a cargo of 600 osta yellow Havannag, the particulars of which were t allowed to transpire. At auction 164 hhds and 12 rels Porto Rico, duty paid, were mostly taken in at Jerate rates, mid to good yellow at 335 6cl to 365 6d; 4 32s to 33:, and fine brown 31s to 315 61 per cwt. EAST INDIA..—This afternoon the market was again ,acgely supplied with Bengal Sugar; white Benares sustained the previous value, but a reduction of to lo per owl took place for all other sorts. At auction 6,300 bags were chiefly disposed of, fine white Benares went 393 to 40s; good 37e 6d to 38s 6d; low to mid 35a 6d to 373; mid to fine grainy 36s to 403; erd 34s to 355; low to good date yellow 25s 6d to 30s; so:r brown 23s 6d to 255; low to mid like Mauritius 29s t) 325. Of Madras 4,998 b igs went at 63 to la decline. Fine yellow selling at 40s to 425; mid to good 35s 6d to 395; and ord to good soft yellow 26s to 31s per cwt. CorrEE.—This afternoon there was a reluctance to operate in Native Ceylon Coffee, although rather lower lower rates were taken; of 1,022 bags at auction a part only sold at 39s to 39s 6d for real good ord, and damaged 373 to 395, and 20 casks at 41s to 42s for fine ord sound. The market for Plantation Ceylon is inactive, and previous terms are barely supported; of 305 casks 480 bags at auction not above half sold, fine went at 583 to 58s 6d. good mid and good 53s to 57s 6d, low mid to mid 48s 6d to 525, good to fine fine ord 42s to 41s, and pea berry 57s to 58s. Of Jamaica 22 casks were taken in, low mid at 50s 6d, fine to fine fine ord 43s to 48s, good ord 38s to 40s. Of Mangalore 192 bags were withdrawn. Cocos.—Operations in West India have again been small, although the rates taken are rather under those of last week, and much below this time in the former year. Of 150 bags Trinidad at auction a small portion only sold, low to mid red went at 383 to 41s, good to fine 42a to 465, grey from 35s to 3 83, and Demerara 32s to 365. Grenada is offering privately at 32s to 379, and few transactions have taken place. Foroign is not cheaper, but purchases are small; Guyaqail at 31s to 323, Bahia and Para 26s to 28s; at auction 150 bags were taken in at the latter rate. MoLassns.—To-day, at public sale, 72 casks West India Molasses were taken in at Ils ad per cwt. Tise.—Congou is not offered under the currency of last week, still operations have been upon a limited scale, and supply remains plentiful. There aro sellers of ord quality at 8d to Sid, good ord 9d, medium kinds 9id to 10d; blackish leaf 100 to I lid, fine and Pekoe sorts Is to is 6d, and new crop is 6d to is 9d. In Oolong transactions have been to a fair extent, bat purchases are easily made at previous terms of lld to Is ad, and fine Is 4d to is 6d. There is rather more doing in Soucheng, easier terms having been accepted; sales of low and ord have been made at Bid to 10d, mid to good lld to Is 4d, and fine is 54 to 2s. Scented and Pekoe Teas continue to attract little notice although offered _a o ;l_ow terms; Orange Pekoe can be obtained at from 9 1 1 4d, fine la 5d to is 9d; flowery, common to mid 11 to Is 4d, good is 6d to Is 10d, fine 2s to 2s 10d, and Scanted Caper 10(1 to is 4d. In prices of Green little eace teat i,, n has taken place during the week, no decrease le apparent in supply; there is a fair demand for g° " d t° fine qUalitl, it ordinary and medium me t with littl e no i ce. la Prices for Hyson of common and mid quality rul e at is to good to fine is 4s to is 10,1, tho'ce 2s to 2s Bd, Young,3dson 18 2d to 23 6d. C an t on t?itto 10d to Is, Imperial ay f -I2 2 Id, Gunpowder I s 2d to2sl to Si, fine2s 61, Can on 10d t o 2s 9d to 3s 6d, and "snton 9d to is ld. FRIJIT. — There is an abundant suk e ly of Currants ; atd lower rates have been accepted. and Old 23s to 33 s par cwt. Valencia wat 35s to 38 s . e• "trawls, New at and Old at 27 a to 293 . Muscatels are opera t te f d in -pith caution, and there is a desire to sell laye rs a '45 to 90s, and bunch 46s to 525. In N ew Turkey Fr': i , .;!e is doing, and the pr esent value is fro m 38 s to 6'; aitanas, new can be obtained at 56s per cwt. CGCHINEAL.—SuppIy exceeds exporters and home dealers' wants, and rates are rather lower. Of 250 bgs Honduras at auction rather more than half sold; low t o mod silvers at 2s 9d to 35 3d, good to fine black 34 8d to 4s 6d; 18 bgs Teneriffe 33 4d to 38 9d. SPICES.—To-day at auction 150 brls Jamaica Ginger were sold at 43s to 99s for ord to good, and fine 6128 to Of Mace 5 cases went at Is 10d for ord. Prices 7 1 :e barely supported for Pimento, and 114 bags sold at 0 41 for mid, one lot good ord 5,1. fiT cr . — To-day the market for East India Rice was 'iu At auction 500 bags Bengal sold at 83 6d to 9s forr rot e s . Of white,and 63 to 8s for damaged, these are full value.'' Coringa Madras 5,962 bags were taken in above the bags bold white Mountain fid' a few lots 10s; and 363 3 tain at lOs 6d. Of Jamaica Are ruwroot 50 tins sold at n lea Mois lid to lid, and dama ge d to 3 11 - d, and 393 barrels Tous lid to lid. INDIGO. —Since the termination of the quarterly sales of East India, few transactions have taken place for shipping or home consumption, at the rates of that period merchants are disposed to re Spanish has Floras ut been in fair request at previous rat;ease*lzoF7.rite, s l, r to ed to fine 4,10 d to 58 ld; Sohres 43 to 4s 93 lod. lo 35 81 to 4s 3d; mid 3s to 3s 6 , 1, ord low . For auction small parcels are th•clared. At aucti 2 on chests Alanilla sold at is to 33 sd, and 43 serous Guate mala 3s to 43 4J. SPIRITS.--There continues to be a large demand fur Jamaica Rum, chiefly for home consumption, and t h e rates obtained rather exceed those of last week. The transactions amount to 500 puns; ord quality 30 to 33 per cent. over proof realised 2s 4d to 2s 6d, 32 to 35 over mid and good 2s 7d to 35,34 to 38 over fine 3s 2d to 3s 9d, and choice marks 35 10d to 4s 4d per gallon. Demerara, the purchases for the week aro 250 hhds at 2a 3,1 to 2s 5d for 32 for 40 per cent over. East India cannot 135 obtained under is 31d proof, and several transactions have taken place. Leeward Island at is sid to: la 6d proof. For brandy the demand ia THE SUN, active, and merchants display firmness; deliveries exceed arrivals. Prices for Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1850 rule at 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 1849 ditto 4s 7d to 4s 9d, 1848 ditto 53 Id to 5s 3d, older 5s 6d to 63 4d, low to mid qualities 23 2d to 3s 10J, and Bordeaux 23 21 to 23 43. A large business is doing in British made Spirits at 95 5d to 9s 6d cash, and in Gin at 7s 10d for 22 under proof. Prices for Geneva remain at is 6d to la Bd, and fine Is 9d to but only limited transactions have taken place. S i day, at public sale, 549 bags Cal cuttataken in at 28s for fine 2i to 3 per a. z r E e TnßeEa.r—lyT allo cent refraction, but a few lots washed sold at 25s to 275. TALLow.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow attracted little notice. Of South American 470 pkgs were partly sold at 34s to 36s 6d; 400 Australian Sheep 35s to 37s 9d; ox 36s to 37s 9d; 100 casks Petersburgh soap Tallow 348 9d to 355. Of Cocoa Nut Oil 200 casks flue Cochin were taken in at 35s 6d per cwt. SHOCKING MURDER OF A FARMER BY HIS SON. STOW.ON-THE.•WOLD, WEDNESDAY.—This quiet and retired district, in the centre of the bleak Cots wold range of hills, has been thrown into a state of consternation by the murder of a wealthy farmer, Mr George Hambidge, by his illegitimate son. The circumstances as elicited in evidence at the coroner's inquest terminates yesterday before the dis trict coroner, Jos. Lovegrove, Esq., are as follows : The deceased, Mr. George Hambidge, was a respect able farmer advanced in life, and resided at the village of Iccombe, near this town. The prisoner, whose mother's name was Fisher, and who was an illegiti mate son of the deceased, was also a farmer well to do in the world, and living in the same neighbour hood. On Saturday the prisoner went to the house of a Mrs. Watts, a neighbour, residing at Churchcombe, and asked her to go to his father's house, as he wished her to keep house for him , while he went out with him (the prisoner). Mrs. 11 , atts accordingly accom panied him to his father's, and there she found the old man in the kitchen by the fire. The prisoner's wife was also sitting with him, with her child. Mrs. Hambidge, or Fisher, went up stairs with Mrs. Watts and the child to dress, and left the father and son together in the kitchen. This was about one o'clock in the afternoon. They had scarcely been up stairs ten minutes when they heard the re port of a gun in the kitchen, and Mrs. Fisher, fearing some catastrophe, ran down stairs, and there to her horror beheld her husband standing in the room with a gun in his hand, and his father lyi ng a m ang l e d co rpse in his chair. She screamed out for help, and on Mrs. Watts going down she fou n d the p r i soner supporting his father in the chair, but he was quite dead. Others of the neighbours rushed in, and found the poor old man in the state described, with his blood flowing on the floor of the room, and his daughter in a violent fit, from which it was some time ere she re covered. The prisoner, who had been drinking, but was described as in a state to know what he was about, repeatedly exclaimed that he " had killed his father," and he added, in an apparently cool and collected manner, " I nicked the gun twice, and it didn't go off, but it went off the third time.' The police shortly afterwards arrived, and took the prisoner into custody, and while in the house he went to a cupboard in one of the rooms, and took from it a paper. The policeman immediately took it from him, and replaced it. It proved to be the de-- ceased father's will. When in custody of the police man he said, " I have shot him, and must take the consequences. I shall be tried for my life. It was a good thing my wife was up stairs, for it was as likely to be her as him. If Mary Ann had not snatched the gun out of my hand I should have shot myself." Mr. Jenkins, the surgeon, who was called in to exa mine the body, described its appearance and the cause of death. There was a gunshot wound in the upper part of the chest, and two of the left ribs were frac tured. The wound was three inches in length and two in width. The immediate cause of death was perforation of the windpipe. When he first saw the body he found a piece of flesh attached to the wall behind the chair in which the deceased was lying. Mr. Jenkins thought the muzzle of the gun must have been close to the deceased at the time he was shot. The shot passed completely through the clothes and the body, coining out at the back. At the close of the inquiry the Coroner addressed the jury, who after a short consultation found a ver dict of " Wilful murder against John Hambidge, alias Fisher ;" and the Coroner thereupon committed him for trial at the next Gloucester assizes. ONE CHILD KILLED BY ANOTHER. A singular fatality, arising out of a quarrel between two children while at school, occurred in Solly-street, Sheffield, last week. The death of a child four years of age was caused by a blow from a school-fellow little more than five years of age. The deceased, Arthur Brown, was the son of William Brown, metal smith, of Solly- street, and attended a school taught by Mrs. Castleton, a widow, residing in Wheeldon-lane. On Wednesday forenoon, about half- past eleven o'clock, Mrs. Castleto❑ left the school-room for a few minutes, and during her absence the deceased and a child called Walter Standish quarrelled about an apple that the latter wished to take from Brown. Not succeed ing in getting the apple, Standish spat in Brown's face, and Brown did the same to Standish, when the latter struck him with his fist once or twice in the pit of the stomach. The poor little fellow complained of great pain, and he was sent home. Mr. J. Ilarmer Smith surgeon, was sent for almost directly, but in spite of tht, most active treatment he died on Saturday. On Tuesday last an inquest was held on view of the body of the deceased, before Mr. T. Badger, coroner, at the house of Mr. Wragg, the White Horse Inn, Solly street, when the above facts were detailed in evidence. Mr. Smith had a post mortem examination, and the result proved that the child died from inflamma • tio❑ of the right pleura and lung. That inflammation Mr. Smith said he had no doubt had been caused by blows on the pit of the stomach. The coroner then explained that within the age of seven years no infant can be guilty of felony or be punished for any capital offence, for within that age he cannot, by pre sumption of law, be endowed with any discretion, against which presumption no averment shall be re ceived. The jury therefore returned the following verdict :—" That the said Walter Standish being an infant under the age of discretion, to wit, of the age of five, not being capable of discerning good from evil, did kill and slay Arthur Brown, but not feloniously." The coroner then addressed a few words to the child Standish, teaching him in the spirit of the lines by Watts— " But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise ; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes." The child, who is a strong, heavy lad of his age, replied, "He struck me first." lie appeared thoughtful, but not sorrowful. VIVIAN AT THE BLOOMER BALL. (From the Leader.) For a fiasco complete, extravagant, unredeemed and unredeemable, for the perfect frustration of all expectations, the Bloomer Bell given on Wed nesday at the Hanover-rooms, transcends all my experience. Palmam qui meruit ferat : let merit carry off the palm, and the greatest of failures sinks abashed before this! The amount of excited curiosity may be estimated by the fact that quite early in the evening the rooms were crowded with notabilities. Mixed up with a name less fashionable mob, there were a German Duke, one of the editors of a great morning journal, a Par liamentary Poet, the " handsomest man in Europe." an old beau of the peerage, a famous but fading baronet, Punch, several artists, certain peers, many blackguards, and such a tohu bohu as Kossuth him self could not gather together. But no women! What came the crowd to see ? A Bloomer shaken in the waltz ! Fifty Bloomers, a hundred Bloomers— women young, daring, pleasure-loving, radient in new and piquant costumes, saucy with the insolence of fascination, delirious with excitement, civilized Menads, not irreproachable in morals. That is what the crowd come to see, thinking that the lights, the music, the hum of voices, the bright glances of eyes flashing up from their languor, and the very air infected with gaiety, would form a fitting accom paniment to the New Costume, which was henceforth to invest the person of th e " e m an cip a ted mind." Tvheeroaayr few That and nothing else. Wh a t did th e y see ? A f e w, women of that class which it makes the ache to think of, in finery as poor and faded as their o°wwnsh a u l n l h l ap d p e h s y e c d rib ve e s m .H y disappointment? At a n hour when th e wisest dle is usually admitt e d, I closed one of the y books that was e v er writ ten, and left that s t u d keep serene empire, to where the good and g re a t dresshad h myself for this Bloomer Ball, of which What visions of lovely women lured mvaerdfortsho tmwuhchai syren voices called to me from the deeps ! what ma de me anxious to be there , I am ashamed to thi n k of t Enough, I went. A mob had collected in Hanover square ; and through this yelling mob, intolerant of innovation, loving a riot, and not fastidiou s in the selection of language, the cab made difficult way . Many Bloomers were discouraged, and turned back frightened. If it required some courage to adopt the costume, it ri quired heroism to run the gauntlet of that mob's derision, which might at any moment end in violence. Many, therefore, turned back. When I en tered the room there were not a dozen Bloomers pre sent ; and such Bloomers !—ye gods, such Guys ! Two or three " emancipated minds," with persons ofendowed, I a m w illi ng t o b e lieve, with great " beauty intellect," b u t ot h erw i se no t p re p os se s sing—these evidently the p r i estesses o f t h e new cree d—walked about, hard and triumphant. The others were of that class which no man can think of seriously without word ineffablerd approaching sadness, doze n a t o o d r o id f ic t u h leem. this pen shall write no w av o i m th en men, who scattered d through,leerleered a t n li d e rooms These crowded cheered them as they dan ce d. I to ld you ' o f the mob LONDON, SATURDAY outside. The mob inside was es brutal, only better dressed, and wearing moustachios for the most part. Had the Bloomers been monkeys exhibiting for money, the men would have behaved more politely ! It was no doubt a painfully grotesque sight, that of the Bloomer Quadrille : women aged in their youth, with a look at once faded and bold, dressed like the actresses of a strolling company, intensely conscious of being looked at, and dancing with loose legged cava liers, picked up Heaven knows where—a sight such as I shall never forget, so painful, so absurd, so hideous. And this was a ball ! If Bloomerism is not utterly discredited and extinguished by this, I shall be amazed. Who could for a moment com pare the costume there worn with that of an ordinary ball dress ? No one but a child or a bumpkin who thinks the actresses at a fair are " radient forms of light." About one o'clock there came an accession of Bloomers, a bevy of Gauls, somewhat better dressed, but the Bartholomew Fair stamp ineffaceable on all. As the men seemed to get more and more riotous, I thought it time to depart, and I did so, convinced that Bloomerism was quashed. I remembered that a lady correspondent from Dresden had told me how the tailors there have taken a large building in the Altmarkt, which they christen Academie der Kleider kunst, or Academy of the Art of Tailoring, and are there occupied in inventing a sort of national costume, in order to do away with French fashions, against which their pride revolts. Success to them ! But this appears to me to be the case with all reforms, whether of politics, language, or costume, viz., they must pass to a higher stage through modifications of existing things. Bloomerism will fail as the Phonetic system failed—the change is too sudden, the leap too great. Home I drove, sad and thoughtful. My expecta tions had not only been disappointed, but I had seen human nature under aspects by no means favourable. The mob outside, the mob inside, and those poor creatures flaunting in satin, driving one's thoughts in upon one's soul to brood there in sadness. Above shone the cold stars, distant and dim. Around all was silent. My wearied head was soon reposing on the pillow, and I too passed into silence. ABUNDANCE OF GOLD. The question as to the probable effects of an abundance of gold is again in agitation. California has thus far realised more than was expected by the most sanguine, the product at the end of each year having exceeded the highest estimate at the com mencement, and there are now indications of a similar promise from the new regions in Australia. A disposition, however, still prevails to believe that no extraordinary changes in the relations of money are impending. When the Californian mines were first discovered it was admitted that if anything like eight or ten millions sterling should annually be produced for a series of years, there could be no doubt strange effects would be witnessed. But it was contended that instead of this continued yield there would be a gradual decline after the first year or two. The idea being now effectually set aside, a new argument is adopted. The exports of gold from California for the twelve months ending the 31st December, 1850, were equal, it is supposed, to 12,000,0001., while for the present year, judging from the first nine months, they may be estimated at 15,000,000/. In the face of this supply there has been no very observable disturbance in the measure of value. It is therefore assumed that the aug mented quantity has been met by an augmented de mand, and that with the increasing traffic of the world a like annual addition will henceforth easily be absorbed. This inference, although it is urged by some able economical writers, appears altogether unsupported. The only testa of the result of the increased supply would be an alteration in the relative value of gold and silver, or a general and unaccountable rise in the prices of all articles. But the extensive displacement of silver which has occurred in France, and which was plainly foreseen, has prevented the first of these from being available, except to a very limited extent, while, with regard to the second, the changes in our com mercial system have been such as to produce a rapid fall in all commodities far more than sufficient to neutralize any moderate influences of an opposite kind. Apart from free trade, moreover, there is quite enough to account for the increased influx having thus far produced no palpable manifestations. The Bank of France at this moment holds 8,000,0001. sterling in excess of what she possessed in 1849 ; the extent to which hoarding both of gold and silver has been carried on all over the Continent during the past three years, and especially in Italy and throughout the Austrian empire, his perhaps been unprecedented ; a drain no less remarkable has been caused by the Irish emigration, which has carried large totals to western America, where much of it will long remain ; and finally, there has been the return to India of a great portion of that specie which was suddenly drawn to Eoglard after the panic of 1847. Exceptional circumstances exist, therefore, suffi cient to render it unnecessary to assume that an in crease i❑ the demand for gold has suddenly sprung up to an extent such as steadily to absorb fifteen millions per annum. The tendency of civilization is to render needless the use of the precious metals for purposes of barter, and although new colonies and settlements for a time create fresh demands, there is no reason to suppose that they more than counteract the econo mical influences elsewhere in progress. Even Cali fornia herself is not believed to have absorbed, in the shape of circulation, more than two or three millions, while on the other hand we have to bear in mind the effects of extended banking accommodation and the use of money orders, postage stamps, and other similar contrivences, which are more or less being imitated in every part of the world. Hence we may still infer that previously to the dis covery of California the production of gold, increased as it had been by the large supply from Russia, was equal most probably to the annual demand ; that its value is consequently liable to be reduced nearly to the extent of the exports from California, and that such reduction will of course be measured by the propor tion which the new supply may bear to the existing stock. What the amount of that stock may be is wholly unknown, but there can be little ques tion that fifteen millions per annum is not rela tively an insignificant addition to it. Some in vestigators have surmised that 400 millions is about the total in circulation throughout the world. If that can be taken as in any degree correct, it will easily be understood that the Californian supplies must soon make themselves seriously felt whenever the condition of Europe shall cause the quantities now eagerly secreted to return to active purposes. But it is, after all, not a question of an addition of fifteen millions per annum. If any reliance can be placed on ordinary evidence, the production from California alone is only likely to be limited by the amount of populatio❑ able to reach the State and the rapidity of the arrangements for obtaining ma chinery. It is impossible to name any other reason why the fifteen millions should not be increased to thirty or sixty. No word of failing supplies has yet reached us. On the contrary, the miners seem dis posed to welcome as many fellow-labourers as may see fit to join them, and every one asserts that the whole country is rich, and that as far as the present generation are concerned it may be pronounced inex haustible. The old impression that gold is never found in large or continuous quantities is wholly dis pelled, and scarcely any news could now arrive from California, Bolivia, Peru, or Australia, that could take the public greatly by surprise. In the face of those circumstances it must be in jurious to encourage the tendency, always too strong in the majority of minds, to believe that the old routine of things is to go on as it has always gone. It can do no harm to keep the possibilities of the case constantly in view, so that people may learn gradually and quietly to adapt their interests to whatever may occur. At the same time it may be questioned if the changes destined to be produced will not be so balanced in their operation as greatly to diminish the relative disturbance among the various in terests that must be affected by them. On the 22d February, 1849, the Times gave an outline of the primary effects to be looked for from any striking alteration of the relations between the precious metals and property in general, and the subject has been dealt with elsewhere and on other occasions until the public have become familiar with it. But although the fact is understood that real estate and all properties the rent or charge for which can be raised at will are secure from depreciation in case of an increased currency, while the property of annuitants, on the contrary, will be exposed to it, there are a vast number of modifications to be taken into account by which this course of affairs may be singularly influenced. The impulse of many, when they first glance at the question, is to sell annuities and buy land. Others think justly, that railways, steam-vessels, houses, machinery, &c., must be equally or still more desirable. The march of progress, how ever, which has brought about the late discoveries of gold must also bring changes that will affect in some measure the fixedness even of these possessions. EnWhgilnd is being le l a ethedistance between ssend e ytheear by United States in a way Statesand that bids fair to constitute them neighbouring . coun -strsi.est,ot2hoe3f.apcetrthaantrelaonndsonaerestiodeb had in abundance at holdingsemust operate power fullybeen foreshadowed by the constructio w n t on the value of similartemporary mo, o n t e h e s ot h h h er . The improvements in modes of build Palace, must likewise import a moree The s p am or e ar i suchth aCrystalave I s r a a i c d te w r i t t o h e r x e is g t a io rd g h tn ou s se hips, property. railroads, canals, y s to n bae -1 things that come within the range of scientific aadvance ment. In this way it will be seen that while the ennui nd al annui tant will be unable to rely upon the perpetuity of his in come furnishing him with an exemption from the ne nessity of vigilance, labour, or enterprise, the same tate awaits most of those who are embarked in diffe rent investments. The alarm of one class, therefore, EVENING, may be mitigated by the fact the all others may be more or less affected by analogous conditions ; and the promise for the future is that while it will be difficult for persons of wealth to find any secure resting place for indolence, the universal activity that will be called up will furnish continuous rewards to sagacity and exertion such as have never before been offered in any age.—Times' City Article. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth ot Victoria,cap. 32 for the Woelt ending on Saturday, the let day of November, 1851. 11181:3 DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ........ 28,643,895 Government debt •• 11,015,100 Other securities ...• 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 14,610,520 iilver bullion .. • • •• 33,375 428,643,895 28,643,895 M, MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1651. ,EPIATMIN T. Dated the 6th day of November, ➢ANKING D 1 £• Proprietors'capital.. 14,553,000 Rest .......... 3,153,046 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer; Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-bank s, and Di vidend accown,s).. 5,437,553 Other deposits • • • ... 10,137,251 Seven day and other Bills ..... .... 1,269,856 Government send- tles(including Dead Weight Annuity).. 13,2.11,768 Other securities .. 12,688,022 Notes .............. 8,175,170 Gold and silver coin •. 645,746 A 24,750,706 £34,750.706 I. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1851. Dated the 6th day of November, THE LONDON GAZETTE, Nov. 7, DOWNING STREET, Noy. 7, 1851. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Alexander Williams Anderson, Esq., to be Inspector of Schools for the Island of Trinidad. WAR OFFICE, Nov. 7. 33 Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Charles Hoed to be Captain, by purchase, vice Coble, who retires, Nov. 7. 11 th Foot—Captain Alexander Henry Louis Wyatt, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Cockburn, who exchanges, receiving the difference; Assistant- Surgeon Nesbitt Heffernan, M. 8., from 60th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Chapman, promoted on the Staff, Nov. 7. 38th Foot.—Ensign Archibald Campbell Snodgrass to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Green, who retires, Nov. 7. 57th Foot—Quartermaster•Sergeant James Balcombe to be Quartermaster, vice Morrow, deceased, Nov. 7. 60th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon David Ogilvie Hoile, M.D., from 18th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Heffernan, promoted in 11th Foot, Nov. 7. 61st Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Colin Matheson Milne Miller, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bris coe, deceased, Nov. 7. 85th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Maunsell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Parrett, who retires; Ensign Sir Henry Hope Edwardes, Bart., to be Lieutenant, by purchase vice Maunsell, Nov. 7. _ _ 91st Foot—Staff •Surgeon of the Second Class William Arden to be Surgeon, vice Reid, appointed to the Staff, Nov. 7. 3d West India Regiment—Colour-Sergeant George Alexander Moorhead, from 7th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Robinson, promoted, Oct. 31. St. Helena Regiment—Captain Henry Gahm), from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Bolton, who exchanges, Nov. 7. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff-Surgeon of First Class, Archibald Shanks, M.D., to be Deputy Inspector- General of Hospitals, vice Roe, deceased; Surgeon John Strange Chapman, from the 11th Foot, to be Staff- Surgeon, First Class, vita Shanks, promoted; Surgeon Francis Reid, M.D., from 91st Foot, to be Staff-Sur geon of Second Class, vice Arden, appointed to 91st Foot, Nov. 7. BREVET.—Captain Alexander Henry Louis Wyatt, of the 11th Foot, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 9. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 6. The Naval War Medals (not including those for the Burmese War) for which claims were preferred prior to the Ist September last, will be ready for issue, either on personal application, or by letter addressed to the Se cretary of the Admiralty, on and after Monday, the 10th instant. By command of their Lordships, J. PARKER. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. William Buddle, timber merchant, Irongate Wharf, Paddington. Richard Edwards, linen draper, Sudbury, Suffolk. BANKRUPTS. Ely IKitson, 'saddler, Fenehurch-street, to surrender Nov. 14, at halt•past eleven, and Dec. 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingball-street; Buchanan, Basinghall-street. Joseph Battye Louis Buckland, insurance agent, Regent-villas, Regent's-park, Nov. 14, at one, and Dec. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Cox, Pinners'•hall, Broad. street. George Smith, corn merchant. Walter's-buildings, Old Kent-road, Nov. 15, and D. c. 1.3. at twalve, at the Court of Bmakruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Ba singhall-street; Moss, Gray's Inn-square. William James, builder, Plumatead, Kent, Nov. 19, at twelve, and Dec. 16, at half-past eleven, at th© Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; liensman, Col lege-hill. William Simmonds, grocer, Brighton, Nov. 18, at half-past one, and Dec. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street ; Kennett, Brighton; Sowton, Great James-street, Bedford-row. Augustus Radcliffe, jun., merchant, Chichester-place, Gray's Inn-road, Nov. 21, at two, and Dec. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Taylor, South-street, Finsbury-square. Francisco Franciscowita Braggiotti, merchant, High bury, Nov. 25, at one, and Dec. 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Cotterill, Throgmorton-street. George Moredey Mowbray, builder, Hove, Sussex, Nov. 25, at twelve, and Dec. 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-laue; Great James.street, Bed- John Toy, innkeeper, Wolverhampton, Nov. 18 and Bed ford-row. John Brighton; s owton , Dec. 16, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Hayes, Wolverhampton. Samuel Hall, miller, Tipton, Staffordshire, Nov. 20 and Dec. 16, at half-pa s t eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Motterain, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. John Phillips, druggist, Birmingham, Nov. 17 and Dec. 9, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Chap lin, Richards, and Stubbin, Birmingham. Wilt shire, Nov. 20 and Dec. 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Joseph B Court.aYiY C a IdlbY, stationer, Malmesbury, utton, official assignee, Bristol; Church and Son, Bedford-row. Charles Isaacs, furrier, Bristol, Nov. 21, and Dec. 17, at e l ev en, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official Otteryliirtz e s ! ass i g nee, Bristol; Bevan, Bristol. Henry Canniford , innkeeper, Ottery Saint Mary, De vonshire, Nov. 19 and Dec. 10, at ono, at the Exeter District official assignee. Exeter; Cole id%int Mary; rerrell, Exeter. Edward Hindley, coal merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 18 and December 8, at the Liverpool District Cuurt. Casenove, official assig nee , Li ver p oo l ; Fletcher and rDisete andt et Son,)tirt. Hull, Liverpool. Austin Robert Stace, ironmonger, Strood, Kent, Nov. 21, and Dec 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Law ranee, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. William Joba Miall, cement manufacturer, Ingram court, Fenchurch-street, Nov. 21, at two, and Dec. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook -court, Basinghall-street; Linklaters, Sise-lone, I3ucklersburY; Cobbold and Patteson, Bedford row. At the CDoulrVt,lDitaEBNinDghS. aii. street. T. S. Dickinson and R. C. Dickinson, Gresham street, City, and Leeds, warehousemen, Dec. 1, at half pass eleven—J. -Chisholm and W. Chisholm, Dorking, Surrey, and Ludgate-hill, wholesale perfumers, Nov. 28, at one—J. Murray, Gresham-street, City, woollen ware housemen., Nov. 2 8 , at twelve—G. Whitehead, Fleet street, printer, and Boyle-street, Burlington-gardens, scrivener, Nov. 28, at twelve. In the Country. W. Bagnall, Burslem, Staff u-dshire, grocer, Nov. 29, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—T. G. Tidey, Rugby, Warwickshire, bookseller, Dec. 2, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Watson and R. Y. Watson, Sunderland, shipbuil ders, Dec. 2, a t half-past eleven, a t the Court, Newcastle upon-Tyne— S. Joule and J. Joule, Macclesfield, and Rainbow, Che shire, ribbon manufacturers and cotton spinners, Dec. 1, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. M`Namee, Manchester, manufacturing chemist, Dec. 1, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester---G. L. Owens, Manchester, woollendraper, Dec. 1, at twelve, at the Court, Man cheater—H. Charles, Levenshulme, Manchester, flour dealer, Nov. 28, at twelve, at the Court , Manchester — H. Lewis and J. Ilervey, Halifax. spirit merchants, Dec. 5, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—C. Sclater, Exeter, nurseryman, Dec. 4, at one, at the Court, Exeter —S. Clegg, T. Mather, and K. Pringle, West Derby, Lancashire, ironfounders and engineers, Nov. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Gamble, Liverpool, merchant, Nov. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. W. Jackson, Orchard-street, Portman-square, paper hanger, 2s. Bd., on Saturday, Nov. 8, and three subse quent Saturdays, between eleven and two, et the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. T. J. Sutton, Scarborough, Yorkshire, master mariner, 33. 2d., on Saturday, Nov. 8, and three subsequent Sa turdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook court, Basinghall- street. J. Barber, Eaton Soaon, Bedfordshire, builder, 3s. 9d., on Saturday Nov. 8, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the dice of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. S. Coekerill, Northampton, draper. is. 4d., on Satur day, Nov. 8, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook court. Basinghall-street. J. Emery, Preston, innkeeper, 2s. 5d., on any Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. MackeLzte, Manchester. J. Jaunt, Edgware-road, draper, 41., any Wednes day, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whit more, Basinghall-street. R. Westmacott, Stuart-grove Nursery, Chelsea, nur seryman, 100., any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the i,ffice of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. NOTICES OF e,ER I'IFICATES. At the Court, Basiughall-street. J. Schofield, Aldormanbay, warchoueemaD, Dec. 1, NOVEMBER 8, 1851. at two—W. Bridges, jun., Whi , tio.ea, Cam4iogeshire, termer, N , ,v. 29 at h one— W 1-19hinson, Tri pity- square, Tower-hill, corn factor, Nov. 29, at one. In the Country. C. Oley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ship and insurance broker, Dec. 2, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon- Tyne—T. Hurst, Warrington, Lancashire, painter, Dee. 2, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. Heywood and J. Heywood, Liverpool, provision merchants, Dec. 1, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Watson, Skipton, Yorkshire, linendraper, Dec. 4, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Coslett and T. L. Pemberton,'Sedgeley, Staf fordshire, cement merchants, Nov. 29, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. S. C. Beastall, llighstreet, Kensington, linendra per, certificate of the first class—S. Dixon, Leeds, dra per, certificate of the first class—W. H. Ayles, Rick mansworth, Hertfordshire, builder, certificate of the second class—W. Atley, Hanwell, Middlesex, market gardener, certificate of the second class—J. F. Freake, Hampstead-street, Fitzroy-square, licensed victual ler, certificate of the third class—J. Belliugall, Ed ward-street, Portman-square, pianoforte maker, certifi cate of the second class—W. Mather, High-street, Ken sington, linendraper, certificate of the third class—C. Hargreaves, Liverpool, tailor and draper, certificate of the first class, twenty-one days from Nov. 4—T. S. Dickinson and R. C. Dickinson, Gresham-street, City, and Leeds, warehousemen, certificates of the second class—W. Hodgson, Lancaster, watchmaker, silversmith, jeweller, and auctioneer, certificate of the second class —A. Krauss, Manchester, sharebroker, certificate of the second class—R. Thorpe, Stafford, last manufacturer, certificate of the third class—H. W. Derry, Wolverhamp ton, builder, certificate of the third class—J. Dicken son, Walsall, Staffordshire, merchant, certificate of the first class. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Thomas Chedham, Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwick. shire, wheelwright. Joseph Wharton, Allonby, Cumberland, farmer. Thomas Goldsmith, Woodbridge, Suffolk, grocer. Alfred Smith, Woodbridge, Suffolk, baker. William Scotchmer, Framlingham, Suffolk, boot and shoe maker. Albert Tillott, Stowmarket, Suffolk, tailor and draper. William Henry Collett, Halesworth, Suffolk, grocer . Emma Spencer, Fornham Saint Genevieve, Suffolk, dairy woman. George Kirrage, Bury St. Edmunds, bricklayer and con fectioner. Joseph Bancutt, Northampton, gardener. Henry Ratcliffe, Newport, Essex, plumber. William Sivier, Landport, Southampton, tailor. George Adams, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, boot maker. James Chadwick, Warwick, hat and cap maker. George Checketts, Snitterfield, Warwickshire, farrier. Abraham Abrahams, Abersychan, Monmouthshire, beer-house keeper. Charles James Hanmer, Wyle Gop, Shrewsbury, boot maker. Jamos Johnson, Parker's Flats, Derbyshire, baker. George Harper, Lilbourn, Northamptonshire, glazier. been, ynd caleula: - d as it was t:: eo refer lasting benefit upon► many who woulil doob lens long retain gratetul recolleteion of the liberality of the contributors. He had visited the poor men who had been removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, and could bear testiosony to the care and attention bestowed upon then by the cifieers of that great institution, the wants of their distre,sed fa milies having been during the time they remained under hospital treatment adequately supplied. Furniture, clothing, and the means of earning a livelihood had been in several of the instances provided. To others had been rendered pecuniary assistance, which ena bled them to obtain medical advice and the benefit of a temporary residence near the sea, from which they returned with recruited strength. All who were the objects of the public benevolence in conse quence of the calamitous event had participated in the benefits of the fund. &nue had returned to their usual employment, while others who were not yet restored to health were still in receipt of a weekly allowance from the amount which had been so generously contributed. It might not be desirable on the present eccasi,in to specify the amount expended in each individual case, but the accounts would be open to the inspection of all who had aided him in this work of charity, and who would, he felt assured, be gratified by the manner in which their benevolent intentions had been carried out. Alderman WILSON subsequently presided during an examination which, on account of the notoriety ot the prisoner, excited a great deal of interest, The person charged was— Robert Coningirood, alias the Rev. Dr. Bloomfield, for merly Curate of Albury, alias the Rev. J. Kendal, A. 8., alias the Rev. J. Kenny, Lecturer on Natural Phi losophy. The Rev. prisoner was stated by a gentleman who attended from the Metropolitan Association for the Protection of Trade to be in the lucrative enjoyment ot a great many other names, and to have appeared in some places as a surgeon, and in others as a school master, a surveyor, and an attorney, and to have com mitted frauds in all these and other characters. Joseph H. Burley, constable of Sheerness, said—l took the prisoner into custody at Sheerness on a charge of receiving some goods which had come into his pos session dishonestly. I took him before a magistrate there, by whom the charge was partly investigated, and I produce the examination of the witnesses then taken, and I was bound over to attend at the Mansion-house. The following is the sub3tance of the examination taken at Sheerness before the Rey. Mr. Poore:— Mr. W. B. Kilpin, of 24, Friday-street, Cheapside, trunk and portmanteau manufacturer—On Monday, the 13th or 20th of October, I received by post a letter pur porting to come from Mr. Collingwood, of 1, Chapel street, Blue-town, Sheerness, solicitor, enclosing an order for a portmanteau, a railway rug, and a carpet bag, and by the same night's post I sent a letter, ad dressed as his letter was, containing the prices of the portmanteaus, and asking him what size he required. By the next post I received a letter, addressed from the same place, stating the price. I did not execute the order for the portmanteau immediately, and i❑ the meantime I received other letters urging me to forward it. I sent a bag and rug on the 25th of October, and I received a let ter acknowledging their receipt, but complaining that the bag was not large enough, and requesting that one a size larger might be sent, and at the same time pressing that the portmanteau might be sent. On Thursday last I sent on the portmanteau, addressed as the letters re quested. On the previous night I sent an invoice of the whole of the goods, addressed, " Mr. Coiling wood, Chapel-street, Blue-town, Sheerness." The invoice and envelope produced by the constable are those I sent, and the goods produced are also those I sent. The fact cf his calling himself a solicitor had some considerable in fluence on me in executing the order. I believe that he is not a solicitor. Burley, the constable—ln consequence of information I received, I told Hogpen, of Sheerness, to watch a par cel at the toll-gate on the pier. About two hours after wards a young man, named James Martin Bradley, came and fetched it away. Ilogpen and I saw Bradley and Collingwood talking to g ether at the back gate of the Royal George, at the back of which Bradley says he is the manager of a concert. About half an hour after wards I searched the room, and found the portmanteau, the cover, and the carpet-bag I produce under the stage among a quantity of rubbish. Bradley came in soon afterwards and I asked him whether he knew what the parcel contained. He said he did not, and that his father asked him to go with him and fetch it from the steamboat. I did not know at the time who his father was. He told me ho did not know where his father lived. He has since acknowledged that the pri soner Collingwood was his f4ther. I told him I should take him into custody on suspicion of stealing the arti cles. He said he was innocent, and knew nothing about it, and that it was his father. I asked him why his name was different from his father's? He replied, that his father's name was Bradley, and wby he had altered it was his business. I then went to the prisoner's lodg ing, and was told by a woman, who called herself Col lingwood's wife, that he had been gone out a few minutes. I went up-stairs, and found him behind the door. I took a letter from him which contained the in voice of the goods specified. He had passed in Sheer ness for about three weeks as a solicitor. James Martin Bradley, comedian—On or about seven or eight days ago I pawned a carpet-bag and wrapper at Asher Jacobs's, a pawnbroker at Sheerness, for 63., in the name of " James Collins," by direction of my father, James Bradley, who was yesterday ordered, in the name of Robert Collingwood, to be conveyed to London on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretences. I was not aware of my father going by the name of Col lingwood until about seven weeks ago, when I received from him at Chatham a post-office order, and he desired me to use the name of Collingwood, from May's- pond, in the Borough, should any questions be asked when I applied at the post-office for the amount of the order. In answer to questions from Alderman WiLsoN, James Martin Bradley said, I believe the writing in the letters produced to be my father's. My father is not a solicitor, that I know of. lie was a dyer and a schoolmaster. I have known him to go by several names. Alderman WILSON—Have you known him go by the name of Sinclair. Witness—Yes. Alderman WILSON—By the nama of Watson? Wit ness—Yes. -- --- Alderman WlLsoN—By that of flurephery? Witness —Yes. Alderman WILSON--By that of Kendall? Witness —No. - - Alderman WILSON—By the name of Bloomfield? Witness—Yes. The property produced was then identified. The representative of the Metropolitan Association for the Protection of Trade said that, if the prisoner was remanded, vast numbers of victims would attend to charge him with plunder. It was well known that he had adopted the names of highly respectable clergymen for the purpose of carrying on the war among the tradesmen of the metropolis, and the association had been the means of apprehending him at last. Alderman WILSON said the evidence was quite suffi cient to justify the prisoner's committal for trial, and if it should be considered necessary to proceed with other cases at the Old Bailey against him, the association might bring forward the witnesses there. The prisoner, upon being asked whether he wished to say anything, replied, "I decline to say anything." Committed for trial. • MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Henry Martin was brought up for final examination, charged with having induced Charles White, page to Mr. Algernon West, 44, Curzon-street, to rub his master, and was fully committed. LAMBETH. Yesterday, John Mason, alias the Rev. William John Butler, alias the Rev. Charles W imam Talbot, alias Blind Johny, Jane Farrer, and Elizabeth Thomas, were placed at the bar for further exainivation, before the Hon. G. C. Norton, the two former on a charge of obtaining, by false pretences, from the Countess Dowager of Shaftes bury, 51.; from his Grace the Duke of Portland, 5/.; from Lidy Henley, 21., and the latter with getting, by the same means, from Mr. Davis, coal-merchant, of the Palace-wharf, Lambeth, 51., by the same ingenious means. Captain Wood, the secretary, and Mr. Fergu son, the clerk to the Mendicity Society, attended to pro secute, and Mr. Wontner and Mr. Salomons appeared for Mason and Farrer. It will be recollected, from the former examinations of the wit nesses against Mason and Farrer, that a letter, purporting to have been written by the Rev. William John Butler, and dated from Priory Lodge, Southampton, and setting forth the distressed situation of the widow and family of Mr. Mason, late a surgeon of that place, had been forwarded to the Coanteas Dowager of Shaftesbury, to her residence at Richmond, and that lady. believing the letter to be genuine, with her accustomed benevo lence, ordered her servant to procure a post-office order for 51., and forwarded it to the Rev. Mr. Butler, Priory Lodge, Southampton. Before its arrival at Southamp ton.that place however, a polite note, signed William J h Ileare"stwinags that t iv a e l d i lbeyttetrhse addressedpostmasterto t at t he be forwarded to the Cheltenham Caffee-h whartiteprla ouse, West had been forwarded as requested. Soon after the post minster-road, London, and that l etter, as well as others, master also received a letter, purporting to have been written by the same person, requesting thatth_e ac companying post-office order might_ be changed for one made payable at the post-office, Mount -place, Lambeth, and the writer's request i n this p articular was also com plied with. From infor mation forwarded b y the police at Southampton to the officers of the Mendicity Society on the subject, an offic er was in attendance at the post office, when Mason presented the order for payment, and took him into custody. Previously to his being ap prehended the prisoner represented himself to be the Rev. Mr.:Butler, and the order itself was signed " William John Butler." There was also evidence in this case, as well as a second, in which a post-office order from Lady Staffordshire, and w hi c h found its way Lawley, and for warded in the first instance to Grove hbaocukselo town,Walsall, against the female prisoner, Ferrer, and it was shown that they were old and convicted offenders. The third prisoner, Thomas, as she now called herself, was only apprehended yesterday, when she came to a neighbouring public-house to learn the fate of her com panions, and the evieenee against her, as well as that now adduced against the other female prisoner, discloses a new and successful method by which the benevolent are defrauded. Mr. Henry P. Davis, coal-merchant, and proprietor of the Pslace•wharf, Lambeth, deposed that in the month of July last, the prisoner Thomas called on him at his counting-house, and requested his advice respecting a few acres of land that had been left to her by an uncle, and which were situated in the,city of Bath. lie asked her how she, a stranger, should come to him on such a business, and told her an attorney was the proper person to consult. She replied that, as the property was small and her Income very limited just then, she could ill afford to pay a lawyer's fee, and as she had heard that he (Mr. Davis) was kind enough to assist persons in the neighbourhood with his advice, she had taken the liberty of troubling him. Believing her statement, and her plausible manner throwing him quits off his guard, he asked her what she wanted him to do. She replied that► PARTNERSHIPS DISS.OLVED. S. Robinson and W. Lorking, Grafton-street, Soho, coffee-house keepers—J. Watson, jun., and J. Watson, Horsforth, Guisley, Yorkshire, tanners—R. Smith, J. Smith, and C. H. Smith, Laurence Pountney-hill, City, tea dealers (so far as regards J. Smith)—G. F. George and J. Richardson, Victoria-road, Pimlico, upholsterers —P. W. Byrne and T. Dixon, Bradford, ironmongers— J. Godfrey and V. Godfrey, West Smithfield, cattle and sheep salesmen—M. Yearsley and W. Briggs, Baker street, Portman-square, wine merchants—T. Nutall and M. Harrop, Holehouse, Charlesworth, Derbyshire, waste bleachers—R. Fletcher and B. Robson, Burnhope, Dur ham, quarrymen—J. Grayston and G. Erle, York, stock and share brokers—J. W. Coward and J. R. Darsie, Liverpool, commission agents—H. Lightbown, W. As pinall, sad D. Graham, Manchester, paper stainers (so far as regards D. Graham)—W. Walter, sen., and W.Walter, un., Kingston-upon-Thames, solicitors —W.Chamberlain, F. J. Lilly, and W. H. Kerr, Worcester, porcelain ma nufacturersG. Grazebrook and C. I. Wragge, Stour bridge, Worcestershire, solicitors—C. S. Voules and C. J. Last, New Windsor,BerkShire, solicitors—J. Steward and R. U. Suow, Water -street, Arundel-street, Strand, printers—D. J. Field and B. Molineaux, jun., Altrin cham, Bowdon, Cheshire, corn and flour factors—W. Briggs, T. B. Thompson, and R. S. Briggs, Sunderland, shipbrokers—W. Haigh and J. Gledhill, Honley, York shire, woollen manufacturers. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. F. M'Callum and F. liCallum, Gardenstown and Banff, fish-curers, to meet within the Gillander's Hotel, Banff, Nov. 17 and Deo. 15, at twelve. J. Chalmers, Dundee, spirit merchant, to meet within the British Hotel, Dundee, Nov. 12 and Dec. 3, at one. P. Thorns, Dundee, merchant, to meet within the Royal Hotel, Dundee, Nov. 15 and Dec. 5, at one. A. M'Arthur, Oban, hotel keeper, to meet within the King's Arms Hotel, Oben, Nov. 12 and Dec. 6, at twelve. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 7. (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster, before Mr Justice CaasswELL and a Common Jury.) MURPHY V. BURNETT. In this ease furniture of the value of 321. 10.. bad been seized by the Sheriff of Middlesex, under a writ of fi. fa., and an interpleader issue was directed to try the question of property. Mr. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Powell, were the plaintiff's counsel, and Mr. Sergeant Byles for the defendant. . In 1845 one Benjamin Burnett was convicted of a felonious assault, and sentenced to be transported, but, previous to his trial, he made an assignment of his furniture in two houses in Spitalfields to his bro ther, the defendant. After his removal to the hulks the brother, in consideration of the wife's giving him a watch and silver snuff-box, gave her the furniture, and, after keeping it for some months, she sold it, as was deposed by herself, the plaintiff, and two other witnesses, to the plaintiff for 321. 10s., which money was at the time of sale paid down to her. The plain tiff then took possession of the houses and furniture, and the woman continued to reside there as his house keeper for five years, when her husband obtained his liberation, and claimed the furniture as his property. The plaintiff alleging that he had bought and paid for it, refused to give it up, upon which the returned man brought a fictitious action against his brother, the defendant, who suffered judgment by default and levied the execution upon the plaintiff's goods as those of the defendant, which gave rise to the present issue. The plaintiff and his witnesses s wore that the sale was on their part bond fide, but for the defence it was contended that, considering the nature of the rela tions between the plaintiff and the woman, this was improbable, and that if it were true, as the deed of assignment was not produced, the jury should pre sume it was to the brother in trust for the wife only, and if so that she had no right to sell the property. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL told the jury that if they believed the defendant had not given the furniture to the wife, but bad only permitted her to use it, or if they believed the sale was not bona fide, their verdict should be for the defendant; but, if they should find that the defendant did give the woman the furniture, there would remain the question whether it did not thereby revest in the husband, and, if , it should be necessary, he would reserve that point for further consideration. The jury retired for some time, and then said -" We think the furniture was given to the woman for her use only, and we do not believe the sale was bohii.fide." His LORDSHIP then directed the verdict to be entered for the defendant. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 5. (Sittings in Banco.) PARROTT, ADMINISTRATOR V. ANDERSON. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, as assignees of a bankrupt named Love, for an excessive distress. Mr. HUMFEET moved for a rule calling on the de • fendant to show cause why the nunsuit should not be set aside and a verdict entered for the plaintiffs for 801. It appeared at the trial before Mr. Justice Maule at the last Northampton Assizes, that the bankrupt held a farm as tenant to a Mr. Anderson. At Midsummer, 1850, 1461. was due for rent, and Mr. Faux, who had been collecting Mr. Anderson's rents, took a bill at four months, payable to himself, for the rent. Mr. Faux did not inform Anderson of the fact, but, treating the bill as payment, he remit ted the whole amount of rent to Anderson out of his own money. He then deposited the bill with his own bankers, but before the time it arrived at maturity Love became bankrupt. Mr. Anderson thereupon dis trained not only for the quarter's rent which had become due since the bill was given, but for a whole year's rent next preceding the bankruptcy. The present action was brought for the alleged excess. It was now contended that the plaintiff having received the full amount of his rent from his agent, Faux, was not entitled to treat it as no payment and distrain. Faux could not have recovered the money back again upon the bill being dishonoured. Mr. Baron PARKE — Perhaps it might have been recovered back again as paid under a mistake. He took the bill thinking it was a good one. If the land lord is entitled to distrain, then the tenant would have to pay twice over, because be is liable to the holder of the bill. The payment by Faux was a payment by the tenant, since he had obtained the money upon the security of the bill. The CHIEF BARON—The tenant supposed he had paid the rent through the bill; why then is he to have the benefit of what has occurred between Faux and Anderson, although the bill has been dishonoured ? We must consult Mr. Justice Maule before granting or refusing the rule.—Deferred accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. The LORD MAYOR, upon taking the chair yesterday, stated that he had a few observations to make. Some remarks which he had made a few months ago had eli cited the benevolent sympathy of many charitable indi vid to an extent far beyond his expectations on be half of the unfortunate workmen who were injured, and the widows and families of those who were killed, by the falling of a building in course of erection in Grace church-street, and, as his year of office had nearly ex pired, he would avail himself of that opportunity of pub licly acknowledging how highly he appreciated that 670 1 141 12 7, premptly and efficiently manifested ise it had —...........-------- Is she could 11 , 1 rovl or write. the wanted him to val: t i , r, Mr. 'thou,-, Henry Wood, B:rval- crescent, na',' 6 ciii.ii.-, him to s-li the four acres of land belooging.:a her, w and produced whit she said vvv, and what apPee'Le &ma h ou t: I :I I :e extract of the will of her uncle, appeared to have been left fi.ur acres of freehold lacaa; wberei a - a lio; Bath, and the reversion of considerable prePetlble by auction, to from 3001. to 4001. „ r 00 of an aged aunt. On questioning 1 - oft, the't Davis)subject there did not appear to bil le joid uld to be any necessity for her selling g dr , commended her-to let it remain in the nianagerilToo as she intended, and be told ber se, et ete r her and attorney, Mr. Wood. She thanked him 'fall lc. told begged of him in writing to Mr. Wood to s a y she had altered her mind as to the rale, that she e gos . , h er not dispose of the land, but should like to f, e pd much h money was then due to her on sccount of 1 , 1 ! g bif a-year , effect, when he would remit it to her. Having written 7, to and sealed and directed the letter, he g av e errs her to put into the post-office, and, by a reg u ' a ,ig ya l• of post, ho received a letter from Mr. Wood, naiad to ° olt, crescent, st Bath, and with the regular Bath V s ' so ps discretion in not selling the property's s 1165 0 ete po n t.o d ffi tie ee to et h d e e r rs o . f 0 14 a L th 8 from an the improvements going on, to b Very to , 0 0ce h thc eed, and stating also that he should seed the!' ...s , 0 en — called on him, and bringing him a sealed letter het', 001 Bath post-mark, and the same impress on the s el " ° pa eta 0 one he had before • received, and requested _ d t vesd e s. f o in llo t w hr i e n e g o d r ay fotuliedpuriYage'e;ribribi: and read it. He did open and read itt SP , tke lig 0 that it was in precisely the same bandWriti *beg/ other, and that it staled that her aunt at Carliole' is as a l'" property she was to inherit, was in so danger(); to lose that a if she wished to see her alive she was ee,,,, 0 0, ei l n]imein setting out for Carlisle. Tb . ! Pirthl— ye hearing this, said is was very unfortunate, utt. lit ' t il 5. 0 without the means, she could not leave town Ili f i e (o Davis)received the post-office orders from Bath. rgee s be 0 i told her that as the occasion wa de to e st :A would advance her sufficient money to tsae hert'•. lisle. He then gave her 51., and took ber too uss 3 way . station, and actually saw her off bY I ., / , b , e r l a g tw oMi o ng so o v n ere th ig a n t jog h r. er N t o h a e T s o i rr . —? DmidryoDuipvaisy_laserof.asreirtrs..;einiplrleditow: res e ao v tf e nt2hiln.eg6.st.o station , Car I s i s il l ed.: ( g L a s tv:g 0..,.._ i l 0., ! to pay the fa sbawhtaeoe M nhrktet r r . twol N aocyd o ag ß ori T unh o tgs bed ° • ii o on the following morning,,so that I °P LO" must have got out at Walford, or soma et her • 001" km sb° P h Mr. NORTON—Have °Mauro. arnsegeinvrdtisaLfornisidbestopooo4:o:: you made any -- - u D a r t s 0 4 Wood, of the R Bath? M., beep bot Sir • • oy al-crescent, , a professional friendof mine wh ° b " - / out of a larger sum by the prisoner then sal heel ) ' who is n •ow ashamed to come forward, 1 10 - 10 °,hers down to Bath, and found that no sucli Per - 4t -1 reo 4 ' Wood, a lawyer, bad lived in the Royeec- ItOell 40 y ears . ! d ll , I rret at M 1 r. John Cronnell, a plumber, carrresce°per F - 0 , 53, Edgware-road, deposed that the P T . l , — ,pces,„ til lig NORTON —Have o to orHmwanevo.tet :132 y e had .13 obtained 201. from him under circaa l 'gr , Y - fil in l 4 no respect from those disclosed "toret°llll/ indeed,wr. the only difference was, that the si d p d aten to was Mr. Howard, solicitor, Walssof di, theTaPPlicant gave the name of Miss Ter peso? "prisoner Ferrer declared shoea d her,lle bel Cronnell; but Mrs. Cronnell, as las off swore positively to her identity. • ae l/I arol n The prisoners, after a lengthened eig again remanded. ...—...../ _._. RAILWAY RE Tlll4ll- sT FFIC RETU , 'NS FOR TO F'S• v 05% Ant,. NAME OF RAILWAY. BRITOIL Belfast and Ballymena •• •• •• Belfast and County Dovi•n• • •• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and ." Bristol • • Bo t d a c li k x b u e r t e n r , an . . d . W . e • . a . . v : . e o r Caledonian.... .. •••• • •• •• •• • . Chester and Holyhead. •• •• •"" •,••• Cork, Blackrock, and Pa ssage• Dublin and Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda• ••• •• ' Dublin and Kingstown ..... • Dundee and Arbroath •• •• •": • „ c t• iOn Dundee, Perth, an d Aberdeen Dundalk and Enniskillen•• •• :• * East Anglian....... ...... ••• • East Lancashire • • ....... • • • • Eastern Counties and Norfolk.• • Eastern Union • • • • • • • • • • •• • ••:• . • Edinburgh and Glasgow ••• • • ..•• dee Edinburgh, Perth, and Du n :: Exeter and Crediton.• • • •• • • •• ...." Furness •Railway ••••• • • •• ••• Glasgow, and South-WeStern•::..... Great Northern and E. I•••';,..„iatid) Great Southern and Western (u Great Western ••• • • .......... .• •• Irish South Eastern •••• " •• • ...•• Lancaster and Carlisle• • • • " •• Lancashire and Yorksld.re. ••• ••• ~ Leeds and Thirsk ••.• • • •• • • Liverpool, Crosby, and SoutlfPu" London and North Wester n ." ''•...• London and Blackwall• ••' • 0 . 5 44 • • London, Brighton, and South London and South Western. " Londonderry and Ennisldllen •*‘, Br,C. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlenhiro Manchester, Sheffield, and Line o ° " — .... Manchester and South Junctin.: Maryport and Carlisle •• • • '• i 9 Midland Great Western ar D) ... •••• Monklan ds •• • • • • • • • • • • .... ...• Newcastle and Carlisle .• •••• •• •• North British ••.••• • • •• •••• '• North Staffordshire • • ...... North-Western •• • • ..... •• • • •• • •• Scottish Central .• •••••• " •• •• •' • Scottish Midland •• •• " • " Shrewsbury and Birminglutra Shrewsbury and Chester ...... ••• • • Shropshire Union .• •• '• .... •• ••• South Devon • • • • • • •• • •• "•• Soutr Eastern ••••••" • • • • • • • • •• • South Wales .. •••.• • • • • • •,* Goo le " South York., Doncaster , an. ....• " Ulster. ...... .. ••••• '• '• Waterford and Limerick • • • • West Cornwall ••• • •• " • • ' ••• .•• Whitehaven Junction . • • cr . l OC/C • • • York and Newcastle , and 13 „.• York and North blidiand • " 01 9 hol b oo id i 39 10 0 0 0 1 21, 1 iPif " - II 0 0 0 61/0 6, a 'O l 6,400 11)10 SLI 11, Ore bl i 0 1°.: --------. BAR (04 ' RAILWAY SHAK ; 01 r BRISTOL, Nov% ' it ' e t silidget. Eas Sl te7n K an E d xc D ß O AN Ve C4 r, E. but little business was transacted. Iver 444. The share 111,8'r-iaset" • 0 4 18 3 4 _T a ff Vale , • -,,:. tifstrY, LIVERPOOL, NoV• icery 1,130 ot STocx EXCIIANGS.—We have bed ii or. Dire/ f/ to-day, and prices had an upward tend? olansi/,,.1.1 tions were as follow :Lancashire ali d fard, 7 ;, 1 _ 9 ,7, 4° Ditto, Fifths. 8% dis.—Leeds and 13 . .,r 8 , 1 20: 03 401,0 —Reading, and North-Western, 114,4 Ditto I'ovl i8.,,,-sop-' Manchester, Sheffield, and—Lincoli:shire, south' i / 4 .-- ' • Dover, 19. hihSiTtoodcKin Littx'huceiidisAfhowraGdr,emand Reigate, 2 1 * shade 4716 1) i i4h G e r r e . S 12 1 1 4 —Ditto, Preference - in , lir t ss ollii' l fa iin ilo j ::"'°41 k 00 11..41 :4 atTh:littriNinesHa:tioS:wll,ereST:oll,_:7.reite!iic#l,": Aoi, Shares, l 7 dis.—Eastern Counties, 6i!et,...irefrefOldol/1. Northern, T 6a h rs f :e r_e t c hater a.. voepoor, 1 ', p.— Lan li . eas ire and Yorkshire 55^"' ..""P. * 4.); 91 :0 ) 71/, per cent., 13 f 3 —Ditto Halves (A: 1 "' joae, k _ j 0, 7, North-Western, New Ditto, 2*13 P' i i 10 1 "g0' OW • mingham, Quarters (C)l% ' •- ° d r. '''' r- British, 534 —North '"',' PB4 12.%. Fil /4—North Staffordshire, ..,eO, and Dover, 19—W hitehaven an d UP . 0 010 /8 ", h id if re :s4: ° A PRACTICAL REPLY.---T-ert,eo ad- to 4, hearts trembling with fear, l\ of one the Piscatagna AssociatioV, 111 ' - ' crSe ri t ipo b i, disco 0 pp .r , of fishermen, wished to adapt . ec i, standing of hi s hearers. He i ri quir 1301 .00 d o i i i ?of h north-east storm, you should be take ° ! .. bli$ 10 11 0 ) ti away for Squam." 00tb113.1b7 to •d . 4 i td you, whither would your thoughts turn tIO.AIr reste d / fore'' 010 AND IA H D OY. you . fly?" One of his hearers, er • t the ~ cried, ~ Why, in uy , in that case, I should hole eawads per ce ilia°, if jo A 0 10 .04 / 01 toil el lb ure ea bl e st ve to Of RWTAITS:MriELIT._.]An--TaslltEotin;il— f .j .' l ; d i o medicine, after every other means had g •09iid Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Afes3P/as,oollo2,4ll_,peil 4, 0 f F ilS Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to sa4na'n'',,,' -03,,' 09:400,010, fected a cure of a disorder in my liver and s• - r t oo --, 1 01 r,,, ) em e inent of the facty, at home and all oVe er i oi 4 :p, h en able to effect; nay, not ever the vi 2, 00100 rienbad. (Signed) " ALDB01100311.” The e a 0 cure any disease of the liver or stonlacil,:::;00f, ;ilk Ointment) *1 Professor Holloway's Establlo.7,o if by , di ~,,,ineirii, vendors itironghont tbe eiviii FOREIGN. •• Central of France •• • • •• •• Dutch Rhenish •••• • • •• • •• Maria Antonia • • ••• • • • ' • Montereau and Troyes •• • • 7:.,▪ • Northern of France • • "•• Orleans and Bordeauz• • '• Paris and Lyons ••• • " ..• •• Paris and Orleans •• • • " •• Paris and Rouen. • • • • •• •' • ...• Paris and Strasburgh • • ••• ...• Rouen and Havre .• • • •• • Tours and Nantes• • • • • ......-......._____—_ 1, 1 BIRTIIS. so" ►Ol OF A OS' nainlo3 , On the 3d inst., at Liscleen-house, A',, a ,A. ,1 of Tyrone, the wife of William Ogilby,PsVelv 14 On the 4th inst., at Great College-stree" Or 010' wife of the Rev. William Calvert. fficle'l) 0 On the 4th inst., at Albion-street, ite Captain J. B. Pilgrim. *O S me A DAVOttllog. ors,, fli"'‘i On the 6th inst., at Wandswort-r°d' '''.. Of' "V /11,61./i/i/.0. vioos 0,040 On the 4th inst., at St. George% . P 4° IIPP Arnold Rogers, Esq., Endsleigh-sir, Ostk , ~,% . 4 0 Sarah, elder daughter of James IVilisi'''' is POW ford-place. < vv . CburellOelt OW On the sth inst., at St• PACCrAS ~ ei i l 019,1103011 Kendall Mackinno, Esq., of Iteadinge.• .of er ' : ,10 the late Charlers Villiers ofdckinnon, r',;,! yell 09 to Emily, eldest daughter Christopb" .ge,,fli J, late of Cliffe hall, Keighley, Yorkshira.,over-suotfpi,tir On the 6th inst. at St. George'B,ol4P Moor IPFO William Watkins, 'Esq., of 13adhY-10. of 10,0 i to Mary Mitchell, only, surviving deu.',olo.t of 1 001 Unfacke, Esq., Judge of the Supreme ' 00 iiijo° JA ° lis DIED . ~ }los . Itti 0 0 On the 30th ult., at Geneva, tPe i the „,p, Henry William Wellesley, younger So li 13 109111 P IP the Earl of Mornington, aged 3 6 . t A no, ,ho On the 4th inst., at her reeluei'7l,l4 p. 76, 710, Kennitigton, Ann, relict of Emanuel SI, o pshi r On the 4th lust ,at the PrAdOe, i lr ' id ea l ' Thomas Kenyon, aged 71. , ~, WP" ./, 0' On the sth inst., at Cantarbury-Po' ,",,i relict of Mr. Robert Curtis, aged 73. .ojv plo y a l'il .401 1;i6 ii i : ; 0 0 London: Printed and easein bY S o No. li2, Strand, Printer, r vo g. ill Strand, in the PreCinCt of :1551, raddlosex, Saturday, Novetuilier ut -I Oro 4 1 1 11 ftrO g .1 1 I+ Miles opened, 1851. 26% 85% 18914 94.% 6% 11,i 241% 188 264 12% 539% 5% 173 1 4 244 % 15 11% IC A 9 28 496% 126 261 93% 152 57 21;6 63 412% 134% VO 4 4 4 : 1 / 4 t4 e '