The Sun. — London, England, 1850-05-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 20. (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) THE ITALIAN OPERA-HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN.—IN RE EDWARD THOMAS DELAFIELD. It will be almost needless to state that this bankrupt was the lessee of the above-named theatre, and a member of the firm of Combe, Delafield, and Co., the brewers, from which he retired with a sum of a bout 100,0001. It will be fresh within the recollec tioti of our readers that the bankrupt was to have entered into a bond to pay the creditors 10a. in the pound out of all future acquired property, upon which ground no opposition was offered, and the certificate was to have been granted of a minor class, but he had failed to carry out the proposition, and to-day was fixed for the certificate meeting, it being open to the creditors to go into the whole of the facts of the case. As at the previous sittings, the court was crowded with anxious spectators, including ballet dancers, chorus singers, &c. It is now some seven, months since the bankrupt passed his last examina tion, and it may, therefore, be necessary to re-insert some of the principal items of the balance-sheet which comprises 36 folios, and shows a total o 145,856/. 111 r. Cooke (with Mr. Lewis, Ely-place, solicitor) appeared t) support the bankrupt, and Mr. Lawrance (with Mr. Eapin, joint solicitor to the fiat) appeared to oppose. Messrs. Banks and Sons, Fish-street-hill, the accountants engaged in the case, were again in attendance. The items were these : From the 7th of November, 1845, to July, 1849: Dn. To creditors To goods supplied, and services rendered at the Italian Opers £21,626 12 10 Cash borrowed, and —. interest due thereon Sundry other debts ... 9,050 9 2 2,660 14 6 £33,337 16 6 Creditor holding security Liabilities Includes judgment sustained against me by Mr. A. Webster, in respect of tho furnishing the mansion at" Willow bank, Fulham Capital Profits 3,037 10 0 2,934 8 4 92,383 2 10 14,164 6 1 1 _ Share of profit received from the firm of Combe and Co., during the time I was a part❑er .. 4,243 18 7 I❑terest on capital re ceived of Combe and Co. Differences in Consols 9,714 4 0 206 3 6 A:14,164 6 1 Total • Ca. By sundry debtors—Good £314 6 _ II 1I Bad -. lOO 0 0 By liabilities per contra By property By ditto in the hands of a creditor By outlay on estate at Willow•bank 8,536 5 6 By subscriptions due at the Royal Italian Opera, charged to Mr. Beale, as further security for advances made by him By cash deposited in the bands of Scott and Co., the bankers, to perfect the title of the Royal Exchange Assurance Com pany to the bond held by them Balance loss on the Royal Italian Opera account, as under amount at the Dr. of the old account, being the balance of debt due to Beale, the former lessee, from the payment of which Me held my indemnity Expenses of carrying on the performance for the season 1848 78,765 1 9 Leis receipts 44,008 12 11 Expenses paid and in curred also for season 1849 Less receipts 29,407 0 10 Tofal expenses Gift to Mr. A. Webster, on the 27th of February, 1847 Losses upon the pertormanees of the Brussels Operatic Com pany in the year 1846 2,368 18 5 Advances made to Mr. C. Mathews, to carry on the Lyceum Theatre during the season of 1849, on joint account, abandonel in conse quence of the specula• lation turning out un profitable Sundry other losves 5,000 0 0 Housekeeping and personal expenses... Diffurence . . 21,012 7 2 22,228 8 9 96 16 5 Total The espital account showed that on the 7th of No vember, 1845, the bankrupt had to his credit in the books of Messrs. Combe and Co., 100,000/. It also showed that he was entitle] to the re►ersion of a moiety of 12 000/. under the will of his late father, valued at 3,037/. 10s. To singers -1848, 13,349/. ss. 6d. ; 1849, 25,6441. 33. 13i11et accounts-1818, 8,1051. 183. Bd. ; 1849 2,526/. 64. 61. Orchestra accounts-1848, 10,0481. 13s. 64. ; 1849, 3,3981. 17, 91 Rent.-1848, 4,042/. 53. ; 1849, 7741. 1.9. 111 To house disbursements-1848, 14,5261. 15s. 11d.; 1849, 8,5001. 2s. 10d. To salary to people employed in the house-1848, 3,8851. 15s. 31. ; 1849, 2 , 6661. 133.54. To fitting - the royal box-1849, 2191. 163. 6d. Law expenses-1848, 1,500/. ; 1849, 6271. 7s. Bd. T.) sundry other expenses-1848, 1,845/. ; 1849, 7071. 10s. 11d. To receipts-1848, 44,0081. ls. 11d., 1849, 29,4071. 103. 10d. To losses--1848, 34,756/. Bs. 103.; 1849, 25,455/. ss. Mr. LAWRANCE said that he had the honour to ap pear before the Court on the'part of the assignees, to draw attention to certain facts of the case, and crave a jtrigment against the bankrupt, and' to offer a par ticular complaint on the part of Mr. Eversfield, who Was one of the assignees. He thought, from the pre vious proceedings, that the Court would hare been spared the time, and he would say the not affected pain, in going into the case of this young gentle man, but all that there was to be urged upon the point of youth would come with much more weight from his Learned Friend Mr. Cooke. lie had to bring a strong case before the Curt, which, if proved, and he fully believed it would, would disentitle the bankrupt to a cer tificate altogether, or at all events, cause a long sus pension, and that being only terminated by a condi tion being annexed to such certificate, which the Court had the power of annexing under the 198th secticin of the nee , Act. It was in consequence of the latter part of that section that Mr. Lewis had made a proposition on the part of the bankrupt to pay 105. in the pound, which was agreed to by the assignees, not for the purpose of making any bargain to defeat the justice of the case, but for the benefit of the creditors. He had withdrawn that proposition, and he (Mr. Lawrence) had to call the attention of the Court to the facts of the case, the same as in other cases disclosed by the balance-sheet, and which s h owed as lamentable an h ex b ten k t of profli gacy that h e h a d ever witnessed. T a young ma n j ust emerging from hi e s m a inor r i l t p y t , w and s coming to a capital of 92,0001., was int ro d uce d t o one of the most repectable firms in London, engagement was en t ered into by which hewa a s nd to re ceivean his share of the profits, and the interest 4 h e re ceived on his capital a mount i ng to 14,160ne year they were not quite so large, but then it was prover bial than in 1847, makin owing to the high price o f b ar l ey, b re wers were not g large profits. His Hosioua--I see there was a small loss one year. .{r. LANVEANCE-100/. If the bankrupt had acted w ith anything• like approximation to prud ence, he wou ld have ma d e a large fortune, and astnodtthoestivieondde in which he sh ould s q uander his money a it in the loose reckless manner he bad done, instead ween of making better use of it, was a question bet Mr. Delafield and his conscience. He emerged from the brewery gate wit h this lar g e sum of money, and he would have been justified in entering into ordinary pursuits, or have made some return to those to whom Providence had not acted so bountifully. That was nothing, however, to do with the case to-day. Here the case commenced, and after that the bankrupt was found w ith a l arge amoun t o f debts and very little assets. The sum total on the balance-sheet was 145,0001., and it was quite clear that the bankrupt had been possessed of 106,0001, but he had thrown it away, and it was to the difference between these sums where the creditors' complaints rested. The ques tion which the Court had to deal with was one which involved the proposition whether it was any apology for a man who had wasted this large amount of money to say that it was his own. It was by the position that wealth gave him that he induced people to trust him without having a shilling to pay them, and with out making ally proposition so to do. Delafield came to this Court as an ordinary debtor, owing 33,000/. without having a shilling of assets. It was true that the losses were 81,000/., showing how a large pro portion of his fortune had been engu l phed in the Royal Italian Opera House, at Covent-garden. His Horsouit.—l thought the other house was the Royal Italian Opera ? Mr. L/WRAINCE said that was her Majesty'; Theatre. In addition to the large sum of 81,0001, the expenses in the former year were very heavy, and he took credit for the sum of 2,0001., as the amount of loss sustained by the per formances of the Brussels operatic company, and an advance to Mr. Mathews to carry on the Ly ceum Thestra, during the scum of 1849, on their THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1850. joint account. In addition to this, there was found the sum of 5,0001. as a gift to Webster. True, it might be said that these items together did not exceed the sum Delafield had inherited from his ancestors. He would now turn to the expense sheet, which showed the personal expences to amount to 22,288/. Bs. 91.; and another very startling item, 8591. for the rent of a house in Berkeley-square. His HONOUR—That was quite reasonable, seeing that the bankrupt's income was 7,5001. a year. Mr. LAWRANCE—Bat it would be remembered that the capital was being exhausted. While this sum was being spent the capital was being cast abroad. The expenses included 2,8001. for carriages and harness ; expenses to Brighton, 973/. ; expenses to Hastings, in 1847, upwards of 2,000/. Then, after that, there was an item which, to use the words of Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, in a recent case, must be termed a waste paper, amounting to 4,368/. His HONOUR, looking at the expenses, wished to know where the twopences and threepences came from ? Mr. COOKE said that those items were vouched. His HONOUR said that the bankrupt's expenses were 6,0001. a year. Mr. LAWRANCE said that had the bankrupt lived within his income there would have been no com plaint, but it would be found that his capital was ex hausted, and that it was the creditors who were pay ing the 6,0001. The outlay on the estate at Willow bank alone amounted to 8,0001. It was impossible to look at the bankrupt's balance-sheet without being not only struck, but staggered at the extravagance disclosed by it, and the only apology that seemed to Mr. Lawrance that could be urged in his favour was, that he was extremely youthful, but he had kept no account of the outlay, and he had daily monitors of his personal expenses, not profiting, however, by them. His HONOUR—Then they ought to have been me morandums in two senses of the word. Mr. LAWRAXCE—Yes. There were some facts in the bankrupt's examination which he ought to have the benefit of. When he was examined he showed the greatest anxiety to give all the information in his power, and unfortunately it was the only reparation he could give. The bankrupt's examination showed that he had been a partner with Messrs. Combe and Co., and retired from the firm with a capital of 100,0001. There was no deed of dissolution. He Was entitled to a reversionary interest of 6,0001. under the will of his father. The bankrupt owed Beale, senior, 3,0001. on bills of exchange which he pro posed to pay at 5001. a month, and in the event of not keeping the payments up, the reversionary interest was to become Beale's. Ultimately it did. Dela field gave Henry Arthur Webster, whom he had known three or four years, the money to pay for the mansion at Willow-bank. The conveyance was not made to him (bankrupt). The mansion, which was purchased from General Conyers, was pulled down, and rebuilt at a cost of about 6.0001. From time to time had lent Webster about 8,0001. He gave no receipt for the loans. He was not returned as a debtor. He had advanced him (Delafield) money before he was of age. His HoNouu asked how it was that Webster was not returned as a debtor ? Mr. COOKE said that an account had been filed re specting it. He owed Webster 1,5001. or 2,0001. The matter had been investigated at a previous meeting, and Webster had not been examined on the other side. His HoNona—But after paving all these expenses, the bankrupt did not return Webster a debtor ; but yet he sass that he recollected lending him 3,000/., and that the money Webster advanced was between 1,5001. and 2,0001. Why, the account was worth looking at as a matter of curiosity. Mr. LAWRANCE—If there was anything pleasing in Willow-bank, the account might as well be looked at; and it would be seen that that which was good enough for General Conyers was not good enough for the bankrupt. It would be seen that in addition to the gift of 5,0001. to Webster, and the outlay of 6,0001. or 7,0001. on the premises at Willow-bank, there was a sum for liabilities, principally on account of Webster—. Mr. COOKE said that none of the liability creditors had been allowed to prove. His HONOUR supposed that the proofs were re jected on the ground that their remedy was against Webster. Mr. LAWRANCE then referred to the bankrupt's examination of the 18th of August, from which, he said, it would appear that the bankrupt had fallen into the hands of those older and wiser than himself. It appeared that he first became acquainted with Beale, who was then manager of the Opera House, in the spring of 1847. In August, 1847, Beale came to him in his box at the theatre, and said that they were at a loss for money to pay the money due to the artistes ; and, after some conversation, the bankrupt agreed to give his promissory note for 3,0001. The whole of the account fell on the bankrupt. The opera season terminated in 1847. In November, 1847, the bankrupt and Beale entered into partnership, and in December Beale went out of the firm. Mr. COOKE—One month after it was formed. Mr. LAWRANCE—The debts fell on the bankrupt. Beale had no money, but some time afterwards he made an advance to pay Grisi and Mario. Bankrupt told Beale that he was going to get out of the way from arrest, that he had made an account of the salaries, which were 4,000/. He received nothing from Mr. Beale. He then left the country and went to Brussels. He had had a great many actions against him between March, 1848, and August, 1849. During the season of 1848, Delafield had said he was utterly ruined. His HoNouß—Ho said " I was, in fact, entirely ruined at the end of the season of 1848." Mr. LAWRANCS—On being ruined, according to his own showing, a man ought to have called his creditors together and put the theatre in their hands, but he had continued to go on recklessly and improvi dently, or, if that was not strong enough, the con traction of any debt by him after that period was dishonest. The bond as to the money coming out of the brewery was pledged, as was also his reversionary interest. Mr. COOKE—That was in the middle of 1848. Mr. LAWRANCE—And after this, when he was re ceived, it was no t s h own t h at he had even given up his horses, or in any way broken up his establishment. llis HONOUR--I see it was in 1848 when he exe cuted the assignment of the reversionary interest in favour of Beale. Mr. LAWRANCE—And it was quite evident that Delafield must have known the state of his affairs, for the books of the theatre were kept with singular accuracy. He (Mr. Lawrance) considered that from the season of 1848 the bankrupt was not justified in spending one shilling, and what he was spending was at the expense of the creditors, and it was shown that he had expended 22,000/. in two years. It was again complained that the bankrupt had pursued a reckless course after he knew he was ruined and irretrievably insolvent. He had also executed an assignment in July, 1848, in respect of a debt for which he was not liable, and he might have saved the creditors ex pense by calling them together. The season of 1849 was disastrous, the losses being 25,0001., and the whole of the assets had gone into this ruinous engagement. It might be said that engagements had been made for a series of seasons, and that he could not get rid of them, but he ought then to have become bankrupt, and not at a time when he had not got a shilling. In March, 1849, he also exe cuted an assignment in favour of his own attor ney, to secure a debt of 1,7501. Webster was engaged in that as well as Delafield, and it was proposed that the household furniture and plate should be assigned to him (Appleby). If this was Webster 's property, why should Delafield interfere ? By a deed signed on a Sunday morning, at Mivart's Hotel, De latield disposed of all interest in the Willow Bank property, and there was no opportunity of the cre ditors questioning it. His HONOUR—That was to Beale ? Mr. LAW RANCE—Yes. On the 21st April, 1849, he assigned every shilling to Mr. Beale. His 'lom:suit—And then disappeared. Mr. LAWRANCE—This was an assignment to secure not only the 1,000/., but any future advances. It was said by Beak, that he h a d a d vance d on account o f t h e theatre evr 7,000/. Th at made it all the worse, for what was advanced after 1849 was at the expense of the creditors. The bankrupt had a l so quar t ere d Webst er on the theatre for a maintenance, f or h e was o to pe r n e . ceiv T e n 7 a s t l w . aasmaol also hat as long exp e a n s s the e o f the theatre a e t r r e ed creditors, who were most reasonably complaining. He would now come to the grievance complained of by Mr. Eversfield. He was at the University of w ith portionarch, in Delafield, who had c er t a i n l y brought w of its follies, not to say vices —he borroweai ay 1846, 5,000/. Mr. Ever s fi e ld was now a creditor l 4,6oo/. A memorandum was d rawn up, and interestfor at 5 per cent. was to be paid, and the principal to be paid that day twelve months, but, as Mr. Lawrance was instructed, his client was not aware of the limitation. Mr. COOKE—That is an assumption. The docu ment is signed by himself. Mr. LAWRANCE—In February, 1848, Eversfield instructed his attorney to take proceedings against Delafield for 5,0001., and the latter pleaded to the action that he did nut promise in manner and form except as to 450 1., the action, amount he g interest.ave the Eversfield e being defeated inthat letter, w as a for wh c p h ay4 e r n i t k , e ,a,n, as d s t t h a e t e d r e i s n u l a t second h c t n i t n i , c i e n i i appeared as the bankrupt's solicitor.on D Delafield 12th d took no step to pay him a single shilling, of April, 1849, a few days before the assignment Beale, h e pl ea d e d th e general issue, but s o ig n n t m he en l t 7t t h o of April the bankrupt gave a jud e s payment order forthe amount. amount. The jud ge ' s order was for on t e Dispatches we re receiv e d y es t er d ay, at the Colonial 24th of Ap r il, an d on t h e 23d D e lafield left tne coup- office, from the Governor of the Cape of Gcod Hope, try. (Mr. Lawrance) comp l a i ne d that a gross a n d also from the L or d Hi gh Commissioner of the Who bran Islands, fraud had be en comm i tte d ou M r , Lversfield, kl p e r s e s te t n ra c d e in fo g r . say iwnagythbaet h e at tacked,had beenan d g t u h i e i r ty e was n of r reckless In he b t h o i o s k c s a s had e there n w a a d s m n i o r a a b c l y c o m w e m l l o d k a e ti p t o . n H p a i s p e p r r , i v a a n t e d e t penses were vouched, with the exception of the 4,0001. called a waste paper, which was a mere nothing, seeing that the bankrupt had 100,0001. Character to this young gentleman was of the utmost importance, and there was not a single person who came forward to say that he had deceived them. His HONOUR wished to know something about the 2,0001. lost by the performance of the Brussels operatic company ? Mr. COOKE said that they were considered to be the best in Europe. The climate did not suit them ; they caught cold and could not sing. His HONOUR said that there was another advance to Mr. Charles Mathews, at the Lyceum season in 1849. Mr. LEWIS said it was in 1848, before the ruin took place. His HONOUR said he would defer giving judgment for the present. ~3 •[AN` , _ •~•+ic'gwi. had been treated by him at defiance. He trusted that this case would be treated without regard to the bankrupt's position, and looking at the figures, he thought that a strong case had been made out against him. It was not for him (Mr. Law rence) to deal upon judgments the Learned Commis sioner had given, but he must name a case of' a trader whose debts were only 4001. or 5001. In that case the bankrupt had delivered over a valueless agree ment to his friend, and some miserable articles of do mestic furniture. The certificate was there suspended for two years. The complaint against the bankrupt was, gross and reckless extravagance, improperly making away with property, and aggravated miscon • duct towards Eversfield; and from the manner in which he had disposed of his property, showed that he was not a person entitled to go into trade again. The bankrupt was a'young man of health and energy, and therefore ought to be compelled to mortgage a portion of his future earnings. The same course had been adopted in two cases before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, viz., Hensman and Hensman and that of Lord lluntingtower. Delafield stood alone in the 'world without encumbrances, and something like res titution was necessary for the creditors. His HONOUR was not aware that any case had been decided, so as to enable him to make any difference between Eversfield and the other creditors. Mr. LAWRANCE thought not. He then made some observations upon the judgment given by his Honour in the case of Martin Luther Pritchard, showing that the proceedings in this court were looked to with ab sorbing anxiety out of doors. Having mentioned the case of a trader who had obtained a first-class certifi cate before Mr. Commissioner Holrovd, and in which two large houses had immediately given him credit, the Learned Advocate concluded. His HONOUR then remarked upon two gentlemen having met him in the street and complimented him upon a judgment which appeared in the morning journals, but that was due to Mr. Commissioner Hol royd, for it referred to the case of Gibson and Sturt. Mr. COOKE quite agreed with his Learned Friend as to the interest the proceedings in this court excited in the public mind. This Court was to see the dis tinction marked between a man who had commenced trade recklessly and dishonestly, without a shilling of capital, between a man advanced in years, of long experience in trade, and with a perfect dis regard to his own character, and incur debts to a large extent, without giving the creditor any advan tages. The public like to see a distinction from the case of a young gentleman who had had no experi ence in trade, who had been brought up in the lap of luxury, a man who had a large fortune, and who had been brought in by experienced men to stop a gap they had caused and could not fill up, and all his friends had been engulphed. That was the case in which the public did like to see a distinction. With respect to the cases before Mr. Fonblanque, it was different when a man came to be relieved by a pro cess called white-washing, and if a man can do any thing through the exercise of his judgment, it was very proper to make future exertions for his creditors. Was this the case of a dentist seeking protection from the law (giving up nothing to his creditors, and never would lose) to prevent oppression from the law. In such a case a man ought to do something hereafter for his creditors. In the case of Hensman, that was where a young man had great expectations from an aged aunt, and came to this court to be relieved, expecting the death of that aunt. The Court, however, said it would refuse the certificate, or suspend it from time time till she did die. The case of Lord Hunting tower was, where there was a large family fund, and great expectations there were from that fund. He would remind the Court of a case in which it had been asked to annex certain conditions. It was that of M. Jullien, and after consideration his certificate was granted withoutany conditions. his HONOUR—That was a case in which he was shamefully defrauded. Mr. CoOKE—By the great talents he possessed he was likely to realise a large amount of money. With respect to Mr. Delafield, it was deemed advisable, that he should have a first-class certificate, and an offer was made to the creditors. He had nothing to offer, and what there was would have come from his friends, but as he could not have a first-class certificate, they said it would be useless to pay their money for his debts. In the first instance it was said that the bank rupt was not fit for trade, and then directly after wards it was asked that he should set aside a portion of his future earnings. There was no chance of an arrangement in any way, and with respect to the 4,600/. advanced by his old friend, he did not ask for any certificate. If any arrangement could be made in respect to that, it would be paid, for Mr. Delafield felt that claim as strongly as anybody. He (Mr. Cooke) expressed his surprise at the quarter from which the opposition came, and when none of the other creditors complained, and when the trade debts were not more than' 100/. or 2001. Instead of this gentleman commencing without capital, it was pain ful to him and all persons to know that he had lost 100,0001., and there was really nothing in this young gentleman's conduct deserving censure. When he was at Oxford he contracted debts, and had every facility for so doing, but they had all been paid. He came of age in 1845, and being then in possession of 106,0001., was it not likely that he was pointed at by the clever people of this city as being a gentleman whom it would be advantageous to look after ? It was through his own good feeling that he did not go to the gambling heu,e but unfortunately h e h a d a d e li g ht f or mus i c, and he: took a box at the Opera House, which was the cause of his career. He was sitting in his box when Beale went in, and one could help the little flattery and delicate talk, when he was pointing out the splendour of the scenery, the beauty of the actors, and charms of the dancers. At present, said Beale, (as alleged), they were in difficulties, and could the bankrupt give his note for 3,000/., which would shortly be paid. Now, there was a flattery in that. He gave it ; and when they found they had that faci lity, it was not likely he would be allowed to remain quiet. They led him daily, in innocence of the snare prepared for him, until he found himself totally .engulphed. At last he was to come into the theatre, and pay no more than 15,0001., but he was left, and lost his all. It was all very well i,seamrci.o ccTsiao x npdn the se s of to say, why did you not go t o some f r i en d to s advise you to have nothin g t o d o w i t h it? H e was unwise enough to take it, an d t h at was hi s only fault ; but such words as dish ones t y were not to be applied to this bankrupt, wh ose very f ee li ngs ab horred it, and who had as hi g h a c h aracter as any man. No evidence of dishonesty h a d b een g i ven, and he defied the world to say that h e h a d g i ven any fraudulent preference, or that h e h a d contracted a debt by means of any misrepres en t a ti on . I t had been said that he ought not to have k e pt i n t h e t h eatre so long, but he had no time to l eave it. H e had made no engagements, they having a ll b een made prior to his t a ki ng it. He had lost 59,000/ . b e f ore one year was ov e r. He was in the wh ee l, an d could not stop hi mse lf ; th e mac hi ner y wor k e d w i th that rapidity th a t h e cou ld not get ou t o f i t. T he other parties did no t lik e t h e mac hi nery; t h ey could get out of it, an d got h i m into i t. Th e artistes had got 59,000/. out of Delafield, and i f he had stopped i n 1 848, the result would have been the getting rnaso Hleusgs u u te p hnaont operan la4n,doopop orL Were c, a el ee c an a r s li e yf there o a af he avy , case h young oasf apniyiy, dishonest gentlemanan d not , sc it r Wasut mustnitn i si n b o e t every little thi ng i n a man's career ? He (Mrg. Cooke) c on t en d e d that there was no impropriety in the case, an d t h at there was a large debt due to Webster, wh o was an old friend of the bankrupt's. It was expect e d t h at there was about to be a marriage in the family, an d was it astonishing that Delafield, who then scar ce l y k new how easily 100,000/. might be got rid of, should l en d his old friend 5,0001? Then, with respect to Appl e b y, he had paid liabilities for neweadaaloso ef the bankrupt, and would not go farther without se curity, it was to be expected he would require it, and it was given. What assignments the bankrupt had given was in no way disadvantageous to the cre ditors. Then, as to the action of Eversfield, there appeared to be some angry feeling between the at torneys; and when these monarchs of the law quar relled the unfortunate clients often suffered. The debt due to Eversfield was a friendly one, and the bankrupt still felt it as such. His money, as if by some magic stroke, had all disappeared ; and, with respect to not coming to the Court before, there was no doubt that Mr. Delafield was not aware that be was amenable to the bankrupt laws. H e spe culated with his own money, and, if its awaking from a feverish dream, all had gone. His conduct as a trader, which the Court had to consider, could in no George ced at th e b ar , c h arge d w i th having stolen Lewisleltis olena ' g:l a d s brequet chain and key, the pro perty of Miss Harriet Jane Butler, of 152, Albany street, Regent's-park. Prosecutrix stated that on Saturday night last, after winding up her watch, she put the gold chain and key in a box in her bedroom, and that on the following night she missed the said articles ; on the next morning (to-day), after breakfast, she went up into her sleeping apartment to make a further search for them, and found the prisoner under her bed, when, being terribly alarmed, she gave a loud scream, and assistance speedily arrived. Mr. John Blaekwall said, that in consequence of the cry which was raised he went into the house, and assisted in pulling the prisoner from his hiding-place beneath the bed. Police-constable 191 S said that when he went into the premises he found the prisoner secured in the parlour by the last witness and another ; prisoner told him (the officer) that he had been in the house two whole days. At the station he was searched, and the stolen property was found in his possession. It was further stated that the prisoner was the son of an old servant in the family, and that he (the pri soner) had upon a former occasion been charged with felony and cunvic'ed. The property was produced by the constable and identified by the prosecutrix ; and the prisoner, who had nothing to say, was remanded, in order to insure the attendance of the officer who could give full proof of the previous conviction alluded to. LAMBETH. William Knight and _Henry Stark, two notorious burglars, who ha ve b een i n c ustody f or some d ays, on suspicion of being concerned with a third party, not in custody, in committing a robbery at the house of Mr. Maddle, 14, Caremont-place, Wandsworth road, on Sunday the 28th of last month, when Sarah Snelling, the housekeeper of that gentleman, was found dead in so mysterious a manner, were brought up for re-examination. The prisoners, with a third man, having been observed in the Wandsworth-road in the forenoon of the day of the robbery, and not a great distance fro m th e h ouse of Mr. Meddle, by Cook, the gaoler of this court, the circumstance, to gether with the notoriety of their character, caused suspicion to rest on them, and in a few days after Stark was secured, but the fact of his apprehension was kept secret, so as not to drive the other away. On the evening of Sunday week the other prisoner, Knight, was secured, and on his person was found a perfect set of house-breaking implements. The third man, who was the most remarkable of the three, and who, it was said, could have been spoken to by more than one person who had seen him close to the house of Mr. Meddle, during church hours on the morning in question, has managed to evade the vigilance of the police. The officers engaged in the case said they had no more evidence to offer. Mr. ELLIOTT, addressing the prisoner Knight, ob served that there co u ld b e no d o ubt, from the imple ments found upon him, that his intention was to com mit a robbery at some place on the evening he was taken into custody, and he should therefore commit him to the House of Correction for three calendar months. The other prisoner he should discharge. SOUTHWARK. Yesterday Jona s Hi c k e y, a powerful young man, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with violently assaulting Mr. Henry Da Costar and his wife, and attempting to rob the former, on the pre ceding night. The complainant stated that as he was returni ng home the precedi ng n i g ht, accompanied by his wif e , the prisoner cam e u p t o them near the obelisk at th e bottom of Blackfriar s '-road and solicited alms, say i ng that he w as a h ar d- wor ki ng mechanic in distr ess , and had not th e means o f ge tting a night's lodging. C oin . plainant h av i ng no c h ange , went into a publi c -h ouse near the spot, an d ca ll e d for a pint of porter, w hi c h he gav e t o th e pr i soner , w ho drank it off, and th en gave him t wo p ence b es ides. He and his wife th en walked on toward s Great Union-street, where they lived, but had not proceeded many yards w h en the prisoner ca m e up t o th e m again, and, taking off his cap, said that twopence was of no use t o hi m, and begged th a t h e wou ld give him sixpence. Com plainant, astonished at the impudence of the priso ner, said that he cert a inly should not give him any more , upon which the latter ejaculated, " Then I w ill have what you h ave go t." The moment he uttered these words he struck Mrs. Da Costar a blow on the breast which knocked her down, and h e th en rushed up on him,' struck him several ti mes, when h e l ou dl y ca ll e d for assistance, and fort unate l y ' a poli ceman , 272 M, hearing his cries, ca me up and secured his assailant on the spot. The complainant found that his watch bad been dragged out of hi s waistcoat p oc k e t, and was hanging by the guard chain to which it was attached round his e timely arrival of neck, and he added that the prisoner must have fol lowed th em for some di s tance, and avail e d hi mself of the opp ortun i ty o f a tt ac king him and hi s w if e when they got to a rat h er un f re quented sp o t, an d not far e from his ab o d e ; th a t he (complainant) had not l ost any mow—Y which , assistance, as h he had o stod n attributedo chancetoth of de fending himself against so powerful an assailant as the prisoner. Policeman, 172 M, deposed that on hearing the cry , of " Police," he ran to the spot, and saw the com plainant in the act of defending himself as well as he could from the prisoner, whom he charged with attempting to rob him. He (policeman) saw com plainant's watch hanging loosely by the guard chain outside his waistcoat, and he at once took his assailant into custody. When they got to the station-house he heard the prisoner exclaim " that he knew where the complainant lived, and that he would serve him out when he got his liberty. - The prisoner said that he had been drinkirg; th a t he was never in custody before, and that had he not been in liquor he would not bate acted as described. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HOUSE. John and Mary Smith were brought before the Lord Mayor. Michael Haydon, the officer, said—Knowing the prisoners to be thieves, I watched their movements on the Old Swan Pier upon the arrival of a steam-boat. The woman tried the pockets of several ladies, while the male prisoner screened her, and looked round to see whether she was observed. At last I saw the woman follow a lady up the gangway, put her hand into the lady's pocket and move it about, take out something, and pass it to the male prisoner, who was behind on the watch. I then spoke to the lady, and in consequence of what she told me, I took the wo man into custody. The man contrived to get away. I told the woman I charged her with stealing a purse containing 83. 6d. from a lady. She said "Sure you are mistaken ; lam a respectable woman." I lodged her in the station-house, and at night I went to No. 11, Clement's-lane, Strand, where I knew the pri soner lived. At eleven o'clock I saw the male pri soner come up, and I took him into custody, and told him what for. He said, " You surprise me." At the station-house I found upon him six shillings in silver, a sovereign and a half in gold, and some cop pers. I then returned to No. 11, Clement's-lane, and with a key which I found in his pocket, I opened the door of his shop, which is a sort of general dealer's place, and I found there twenty-six dupli cates and a wig (here the witness produced a light coloured wig). I also found a silver watch and guard. The female prisoner had a massive gold ring in her hand. The male prisoner frequently said, as the officer gave evidence, that nobody could say a word against him or his wife. The LORD AlAvoa—Do you wish to ask the wit ness any questions ? John Smith—Certainly I do. I wish to ask him how he knew me and my wife to be thieves ? having seen your wife in your com pany putting her hands into people's pockets. Smith —Wh en did y ou fi rs t see us d o so ? Haydon—lnni Jy l o a h y n d o n —l3y Hungerford-market. You had been both pointed out to me as thieves before that. John Smith—And why did you not take us into custody then ? Haydon—l had very good reasons for not doing so. There are officers here now who know you. George Trew, the officer—l hare known the woman for seven or eight years as the associate of common thieves, and I have known the man for two or three years. The man who used to live with the female prisoner was tried and convicted at the Old Bailey fur robbery. John Smith—l defy any man to prove that lam a thief, or that she has been a thief since she mar ried me. I In reply to the magistrate, the policeman said that " the prisoner might have been slightly under the influence of liquor, but he appeared to be in that state that he knew perfectly well what he was about. Mr. A'BECKETT said that it was a very daring as sault, with intent to commit robbery, and that upon that charge he should send the prisoner for trial. Committed accordingly. James Denham and James Wilson, two well dressed men, were brought up for re-examination, the former charged with assaulting Mrs. Christina Scowler, No. 32, Commercial-road, Lambeth, and attempting to rob the house, and the latter prisoner with being concerned in the offence. John Scowler stated that he is a letter carrier in the General Post-office, and that on Tuesday last, about eleven o'clock, while in the kitchen, he heard his wife call out " Murder," and he immediately ran up to see what was the matter, and saw her lying in the passage, and the prisoner Denham kicking her. She had hold of Denham by the leg, but he broke away from her and rushed out of the house. He (witness) pursued her assailant and secured him, and brought him back to the house, and upon hearing his wife's statement he gave him into custody. Mrs. Christian Scowler stated that Wilson was lodging in her house, and that he came there without a reference, as he asserted that he was a stranger in London, and had just come up from Southampton. Of late, however, she had reason for suspecting the character of the man, and hearing him about the house on the day in question, she left her husband in the kitchen, and went up stairs to see what he was about. She found Wilson standing at the street-door, which was open, and he made some frivolous excuse about being there. She was not satisfied, and she opened the parlour-door, and saw the other prisoner Denham walking from the back into the front room. Upon this discovery he exclaimed that he came there to look at the apartments, but she accused him of being there for a very different purpose, and seizing him by the coat, said that he should answer for his conduct. He, however, resisted, and threw her down in his attempt to escape ; but while she was down she caught him by the leg, and held him, when he com menced kicking her, and she was at length compelled to let go her hold of him as he dragged her along into the passage, and he rushed out of the house, pursued by her husband, who soon brought him back. The complainant added that during the proceedings above related, the prisoner Wilson stood at the street-door, and ran up-stairs, and did not attempt to interfere or protect her from the violence of her assailant ; and that from that as well as other circumstances she strongly suspected that they were associates, and that it was their intention to rob the house. The prisoner's solicitor contended that Denham had walked into the house to view the apartments, as lodgings were to be let, and that while so doing he was seized and pulled about by the lady of the house, and that it was the resistance of such an attack that caused him to be rather rough in extricating himself. With respect to the other prisoner, he was not affected by the evidence, for it had not been found that even the prisoners were known to each other, and the circumstance of Wilson being at the door of the house where he lodged had nothing extraordinary in it, and could not be construed into any offence by which he rendered himself punishable. The complainant said that there was no bill to le lodgings at her house. Trew—Twelve months ago the prisoners were turned out of St. Paul's, as they were known to be common thieves. John Smith—l have a right to go into a place of worship as well as any one. Robinson Webb—At the last celebration but one of the Sons of the Clergy Anniversary, I pulled the prisoners away from a crowd, and told them we would have no thieves there. "Very well," said they, " we'll go away quietly."—(Laughter.) The woman is well known as " Hopping Hannah," one of her legs being shorter than the other. Mrs. Handcock said that upon landing from a steamer at the pier, she was asked by Haydon whe ther she had lost anything, and upon putting her hand to her pocket she missed her purse. The prisoners were remanded. Timothy Calabar was brought up by Deedy, the officer, on suspicion of having stolen cash to the amount of 401. in Cork. The officer had seen some public notice of the robbery ; and having accidentally seen the prisoner, and found that he was spending money very profusely, accused him of the theft, as certained that there was foundation fur the suspicion, and took him into custody. A constable from Cork attended to-day, and the prisoner, who was identified by him, was delivered into his custody. MARYLEBOIVE. Coombs, a policeman of the L division, stated that he had known Denham for some time to be the asso ciate of thieves ; that he also knew Wilson, and had frequently seen him in the company of the swell mob. Mr. ATECHETT sentenced Denham to two months' imprisonment for entering and being found in the complainant's house for au unlawful purpose; and added that, although there were circumstances of sus picion against his fellow-prisoner, still that they were not sufficiently strong to bring him under the pro visions of the Act, therefore he should discharge him, and at the same time cautioned him as to his future conduct, as he was now a well-known and suspected character, and that if he were brought there again he would probably not be so fortunate. [The following appeared in ,our Third Edition 0: last night :—] FRANCE. The Pope's Nuncio in Paris has addressed a cir cular letter to the Bishops of France, announcing to them that the Pope having carefully considered the Bill on Public Instruction, passed by the Legislative Assembly, and having been apprised of the religious scruples entertained by some prelates against sitting in the Superior Council with Protestant Ministers and a Jewish Rabbi, his Holiness recommends the Bishops to make all the sacrifices consistent with their duty in order to save society from the dangers to which it is exposed at the present moment. The Nuncio reminds the Bishops that France, at the commencement of the present century, gave an ex ample of as severe a sacrifice in order to preserve and to restore the Catholic religion. His Holiness expresses his disapprobation of mixed schools, and exhorts the Bishops, in case such should be esta blished in any diocese, to take measures to secure for the Catholic children the advantage of a separate school. " For," says the Nuncio, " the Holy Father, bitterly deploring the progress which indifference in matters of redgion has made in France, as in other countries, and which has produced terrific evils by the corruption of the faith of the people, anxiously desires that on this important point all pastors shall profit by every opportunity carefully to instruct the faithful committed to their care on the necessity of a single faith, and a single religion—truth being one— to remind them frequently of their duty, and to ex plain to them the fundamental dogma, that out of the Catholic Church there is no salvation." emplification of the best manner of presenting sur faces to resist the force of the wind, Professor Fara day adduced his personal experience during the past week on Woolwich-common. He said he had put up his umbrella to screen himself from the wind, but when in the first instance he held it to windward, he found that the umbrella afforded very imperfect pro tection. He then placed himself between the wind and the umbrella, and in this apparently exposed position he found himself much more protected than before. To illustrate this effect a convex glass, to represent an umbrella, was fixed on a rod, and a lighted candle was placed near the middle, and the light was moved against the air backwards and forwards. When advanced with the glass screen before it, the air rushing in to supply the place occu pied by the glass caused the flame to flicker; but when the candle was advanced in front of the screen the flame burned steadily. The application of a jet of steam to increase the blast of locomotive engine fur naces was illustrated in a variety of ways. In the first place the lower end of a bent glass tube was placed in a dish containing coloured liquid, the upper end being inserted into a larger and horizontal tube. A jet of high-pressure steam was then directed through the larger tube, which carried such a rush of air to supply the place of the air expelled by the steam, that the coloured liquid rose to nearly the top of the perpendicular part of the tube. The effect of the steam jet was shown by the direction of a large coloured flinie, and by the smoke of ignited gun powder, the latter being blown out at the further ex tremity like smoke from a cannon, though the gun powder was exploded at the opposite end. Professor Faraday concluded by showing a very curious experi ment illustrative of the force of a jet of steam. The jet from a strong digester having been directed up wards, he placed an egg in the issuing steam, by the force of which it was sustained in the air, dancing about with great briskness. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. On Tuesday, May' 14 (William Cubitt, Esq., pre sident, in the chair), the paper read was " On the Con struction of the Permanent Way of Railways; with an Account of the Wrought-iron Permanent Way, laid down on the Main Line of the North Midland Railway," by Mr. W. H. Barlow, M. Inst, C. E. The author commenced by entering into the ques tion of the maintenance and renewal of the ordinary railways, analysing very minutely the expenses under the different heads, and showing to what causes the derangement of the line might be attributed. The cost of maintenance was stated to be dependent on two causes, the effect of weather, &c., and the disturbance produced by traffic; and from a summary of the expenditure of the dif ferent lines belonging to the Midland Company, it appeared that the former amounted to 201. or 301. per mile per annum, and the latter varied from. 2d. to 2.7 d. per train per mile. After a line was consoli dated, by far the greater part of this expenditure was due to the derangement caused by the passage of the trains, which first produced an uneven joint, then loosened the joint key, and then disturbed the sleeper, so that at length the whole of the permanent way ge nerally was degraded. With regard to renewal, it had been estimated by the officers of the London and North-Western Rail way, that on their line the rails would last twenty years, and the sleepers, if " creosoted," twenty years, but if unprepared only, twelve years ; now as the duration of service of the rails was dependent on the amount of the traffic, and that of the sleepers on the weather, it was quite evident, that on lines having less traffic than the London and North-Western, the pro portionate expense of renewing the sleepers would be much greater, and would increase as the amount of traffic diminished. In endeavouring to seek a remedy for this, the author conceived, that, by increasing the dimensions of the bridge rail, sufficient width might be obtained for it to take its own bearing in the ballast, without the use of either transverse sleepers or longitudinal supports ; and, moreover, that such a construction would possess great strength, be very durable, and be capable of being renewed at a moderate expense. He therefore proposed a bridge rail, 13 inches in width, 5i inches in depth, and weighing 1261b5. per lineal yard. There was some difficulty at first in getting it manufactured, but Messrs. Bolckow and Vaughan, of Middlesborough-on. Tees, had overcome all the practical difficulties, and now produced rails of the required size, with hard metal in the uppor portion, and ductile metal in the lower, by which both durability and strength were insured. The joint was made by either a cast, or wrought-iron chair, or saddle, which received the ends of the rails, and into which they were keyed with wooden keys. The gauge was preserved by means of ,a tie-bar, fitted and keyed into sockets on the chairs. An experimental length of road on this construction had been laid down on the main line of the North Midland Railway, the cost of which was 3,3231. per mile ; but it was thought, that in future this might be reduced to 2,487/. per mile, by reducing the weight of the rails to 1001bs. per yard, and the chairs in proportion, as it was found by experiment, that these rails were greatly in excess of strength, being as much as three times stronger than that of the ordi nary double-headed rail. A mile of road had also been laid upon the same ine, with cast-iron sleepers, adapted to the ordinary rail, as introduced by Mr. P. W. Barlow, M. Inst. C.E.; and another mile had been laid with these cast iron sleepers at the joints only, but having interme diate sleepers of timber. The motion of the trains over their several experi mental lengths was firm and steady, there being no perceptible difference between the two latter descrip tions. In the discussion which ensued, in which Messrs. Hawkshaw, Brunel, Locke, M.P., P. W. and W. H. Barlow, and Glynn, took part, the relative advan tages and disadvantages of the different systems of perminent way in present use were discussed, and also in some slight degree compared with that pro. posed by Mr. W. H. Barlow ; but it appeared to be a general opinion, that no one system of laying a per manent road could at present claim a great superiority over any other; and that, in reality, much more de pended on the good quality of the materials used in its construction, than in any particular way of laying it. The objects to be attained were—simpli ci'y of construction, so that there should be as few parts as possible to get out of order, a perfect joint, and economy of maintenance; and though the two first of these desiderata were admitted to be obtained in a permanent way with bridge• shaped rails and longitudinal timber sleepers, it was contended that they were, to some extent, counterbalanced in a road laid in the ordinary manner, with double-headed rails, and cast-iron chairs, as, in some instances, after being turned, the second table was found to be more durable than the first. Whatever might be the result of the discussion, it was admitted that the subject was one of great im portance, and that the introduction of any improve ment in so vital a point as the " permanent way" would confer a great boon on railway property. It was announced from the Chair, that the Presi dent's annual Conversazione would be held on Tues day evening, May 28th, for which the co-operation of the members was sought, so that an interesting collection of models or engineering constructions, and of specimens of works of art, might be made • and the meeting was adjourned un til T ues d ay next, May 21st, when the ballot for members would take place, and the following paper would be read :—" On, Printing Machines ; especially that usftd in the Printing of the Times newspaper," by Mr.,Ed ward Cowper. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL. MAY 20. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market has been dull to-day at the quotations. The transactions were as follow:—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 6s. 3d. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Quarters. 16% dis.—Ditto. Fifths, 10 dis.— Ditto, 'Halves (Huddersfield and Sheffield), 17 3 4 Ditto, Fifths (West Ridi ng. Union), 8 3 4 dis.--Mieland, Halves, 28% —North Union (A), 232 1 A—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 6% C. dis. MANCHESTER, MAY 20. Srcicir ExerrAscug.— Our share market was dull to.day, , but prices remain firm. The most remarkable feature is the rise in the price of .Lancashire and Yorkshire .Fifths, from. some cause which is not known beyond Change.. The. transactions were as follow :—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 1 1 4 dis.—Ditto, Manchester and Birmin* ham, Quarters (C), 7-16 p.--Manchester. Sheffield, and Lin; colnshire, 13 3 /—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fitths, 97-16-- Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction,' 19%' dis. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The amount of business transacted to-daY, ^ Paitiv owing to the Whitsun holidays, was.small, bat prices were Arm, and, in some descriwtions of railway stock there was a decided improvement. The immense increase in the traffic of the London and North-Western, as shown by the last published weekly returns, has produced a• f av p ura bl e • effect upon the shares of - that company. ' THE CAPE' OF LiOOD gopE.--- w e have received ' files of papers from the Cape to the 20th March inclusive, but they bring no news of interest. A VETERAN. --One of the most remarkable men , in the British army for his services is 'Wm. Lyons, late set.- , geant 88th or Connaught Rangers, and now barrack-sergeant` at Mallow. The following is a summary of his military . , life:—He entered the service in the year .1799. Served in" the East Indies. Was with the expedition to Egypt in 1804, under the command of Sir David Beard, in the first.l3ritish regiment that ever travelled the long deserts of Egypt. Ac companied the Expedition to South America in 1807, and the attack on Buenos Ayres. Proceeded to Portugal in 1809, and thence to Spain and France. Fought in the whole of the Peninsular campaigns under the Duke of Wellington. Proceeded to North America in 1814, and was at the attack on Platsburg. Returned to England, and again proceeded to Flanders in 1815 and France. Had the honour of' being pre sented with a silver Maltese cross, from the gallant old officers of that brave corps, for twelve general engagements on the Peninsuls, with the following _ inscriptions :—Egypt, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'-Onor, Roderigo, Badajm, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse. He has been recently presented with the Penindala medal and 12 clasps for his distinguished conduct, and is iii daily ex .. peciation of another honour being conferred- on Jilin for Egypt. Besides the general actions in which be was en . gaged, he _fought in •innumerable skirmishes. He was be trayed in South America, and was taken prisoner in North America, and encountered a great Tariety pf other l on ia _ tws,.....CorhAgatnityr. , 880 13 9 670 0 0 GERMAN Y. The Vienna papers of the 15th inst. state that the court-martial of Arad has again published thirteen sentences, of which three are capital ones. The pu nishment in each of these three cases has been com muted into incarceration for a term of sixteen years. The Bishops of the Tyrol have sent in a petition to the Emperor, praying that his Majesty will be pleased to prohibit the public exercise of Divine worship in the case of all non-Catholic sects. TURKEY. - The Wanderer has letters from Constantinople of the Ist inst., stating that the former Turkish Cabinet went out on the 27th April, and that the department of Finance was given over to lialet Effendi, while the chief direction of Law affairs was taken by Chebil: Effendi, late Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Am bassador at Rome and Constantinople. Rifat Pasha has been appointed President of the Council. The insurrections in Bosnia, Smyrna, and Samos, have been suppressed. The Pasha Jochmus, late Minister to the Archduke John, is preparing to re• turn to Turkey. ,OFESSOR FARADAY'S LECTURES ON DOMESTIC CHEMISTRY. The philosophy of a chimney formed the subject of Professor Faraday's lecture on Saturday last. He endeavoured in the first place to impress on his audience the importance of the duties which a chimney performs, by showing the quantity of deleterious matter removed by Plat means of ventilation. Esti mating that an ordinary parlour fire burns 40Ibs. of coals in twelve hours, the amount of gaseous products fatal to life, resulting from that com bustion, would be 42,000 gallons, and not only is that quantity o f gas carried away by the chimney, but the draught of air towards an open fire-place causes five times the amount of the actual product of combustion to ascend, and thereby removes the air spoiled by respiration, and tends to maintain a healthy ventilation. The actual weight of matter carried up such a chimney in twelve hours is esti mated to exceed 2,0001b5. To illustrate the effect of .the went of smoke up a chimney, caused.by the ex pansion of the column of air by heat, the professor heated a-glass tube closed at one end, and then in verted it in a colou re d liquid, which ascended in the tube as soon as the expanded air was contracted by cooling. Several experiments were exhibited for the purpose of showing the force exerted by the as cending column of air, among which was au illustra tion of a descending flue. A coloured flame was held near the aperture of a tube bent like an inverted syphon, the longer arm of which acted as a chimney. The flame at first rose perpendicularly, but as soon as,the tube was heated the ascent of the air in the longer arm drew the flame downwards into the 'shorter with considerable force. As the ascent of Smoke up a chimney depends on the comparative lightness of the column of heated air within, and,an equal column of the atmosphere, the longer the chimney the stronger will be the draught, provided the Sre affords suffi cient heat to warm the air ; but cases were men tioned in which, by adding to the length of a smoky chimney, it was made to smoke more than at first, because the flue was exposed to the external atmo sphere, and in cold weather the column of air, cooled by exposure, became heavier than the air within th e chimney, and forced the smoke downwards. Thi s case occurred at a light-house in the Isle of Portland, which Professor Faraday had been commissioned to examine, because the want of ventilation in winter dimmed the windows and rendered the light useless at a distance. A' model of the light-house chimney was on the lecture table, and the effect cf cold air producing a downward current was shown by the application of ice to the outside. A chimney is sometimes made to smoke by the more powerf u l draught of another chimney communicating with the same room, for if the supply of' air to the fire place of the larger fire be not- sufficient r the direc tion of the current of smoke up the chimney of weaker draught will be reversed. The more frequent cause of a smoky chimney, however, is the bad formation of the top, against which the wind Strikes. If the chimney- top. he properly shaped the wind will tend to increase the draught by being reflected up wards, however violent . its for ce may be. As an ea- SPORTING INTELLIGENC E ' TATTERSALL'S.—YEST ERDAY. DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Lord Airlie's Clincher 5 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke 7 to I agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigg er --tsk e 9 to 1 agst Mr. Hill' s Pitsford—tak en 12 to 1 agst L or d Z e tland's Voltigeu r 14 taken to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Mildew (reel/ 20 to 1 agst M r . M e ikl am 's The Italian and fgt. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Penang--taken and a wards offered d S ate to 1 agst Mr. Gannon's Deicoon--taken wards offered 33 to 1 agst Lord E g linton's Mavors--tsken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Cariboo-taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Sweethea rt llom 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghil li e CIS taken and afterwards of fered sa 30 50 to 1 sgst Mr. Merry's Brenous.-.taken frel 50 to agst Major Martyn's The Sivede---ta"! ald°e colt 50 to 1 agat Sir G. Heathcote's Lady Ger —taken 3 00 0416fjci 5 to 1 was taken about Clincher for nearly ~,n nlo s od 6to 1 about Bolingbroke for upwards of i subsequently for some hundreds, at sto 1. 7 tot ,ices taken eagerly about The Nigger, 9 to 1 sevell si aideab so d .bout Pasford, 12 to 1 in good quarters geur, r 20 to 1 freely about The Italian; the S 2° 8 ennus were also in high favour, 1,00 0 to 15 yildef having been taken about each to win 40,00 01 ter ribll and Penang were in no force, and Mavors eistowever, " peppered" at 30, 40, and 50 to 1, rallyiogtr near the close to 1,000 to 30, takers. THE OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Captain Delme's Gillyflower 8 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Tiff Middleton 010 9 to 1 agst Mr. Eddiston's Eliza 10 to 1 10 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Exotic fill y -434e 12 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Tingle---taken 12 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Probity 12 to 1 agst Mr. Hobson's Rhedycins hayen re 13 to 1 agat Mr. Gratwicke's T i ng le, Eliza Middleton, the Exotic filly, a nd most in favour. • verbl It is essential that parties haring books 0111801 i! 'Moo at or Oaks should compare them this week; - the day usually selected, but for the acooln al ";.. the subscribers the room will be opened elerY KO S ' t wo a of the qu in 0 1 0 0 om tb4. l) , the I frsth THE COUNTRY M The following is the official statement corn, &c., received in the port of Lond Essex, from the 13th May, 1850, to both inclusive : 4 A . 46 0 .... atl 7-1 I r , 4 ' ;' l .............. ........ 13 ..-- 650 130 17 2355 418 40 809 -- 450 d ti 6i t 0 Colchester Harwich Leigh Maldon 154 12 ! o 10 Of V e el ____---.---""""------- ihe. 6 17.—The followin • g ar e ed st v- - 04 Oat& 29° si eat. Barl ey. od , A — First ... ... 41s Od ,-...5 :Od : 1 : 4 Second ... .. 38s Ild ..--s. 0 , 1 "-- Od 9- d id 39 8 Id Third ... :. 34s Od '....a i ars. , 103ffld Total quantity of Wheat in market 4 33 9r, ' d 0 1" 91 4 id Do. Barley do. `f: - q rso - 550 0. 21 9 q .00 4 Do. Oats do. ts., ti 75 4 ; 101l Do. Beans do. , the 9 KIRKALDY, MAY 18.—The following -- p e e p { up to this date :-- 130 415 '. _s pi Wheat. Barley. Oats. . 0 i , First 423 Od 22s Od 20s 6d ""-' Od 5o v * . Second 39s Od 218 Od 18s 6d --; Od ~ OLI. ,I Third 3ss Od 175 Od 16s Od -", " 6 ,3 to v i V . , Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial' 24 361 to cdr, GLASGOW, MAY 15. —Provisions--Chee oef aji 0 ,4 ta b p p' per cwt ; retail, 5d to 6d per lb. Skim rodk , f iri l i 14 0 4 cwt. Country fresh butter, 10d to Od per i' w holow°4l dered, in lumps, 80 to Od; country powdoetn ditt e 'e to 9d. Country e g g s , 7d per d ozen ; carrioa" - pair; per 120, or 6d per d ozen . H ens , 35 Od P er b .00 10 0 2s Od. 400 a; PERTH, MAY 17.—Wh ea t, 35 s Od to ... 91 Od t° 4o Od to :, Os Od; oats, 14s to 17 1 ; peas and be e iiii . ' per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 22s to 245., to 2.91 0 r STIRLING, MAY 17.—Wh e at, foreign , 4 ' s 6d; Wier; home, Os to Os • ditto ditto new, 19s Od to 2 19 .. 4 00, 9 5a ; boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 1, 1 6 ,11 . V Oil' Oats, common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, l u % pro" bey P rto 3 1;0 1 ; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od; ditto ditto distillers, 325 03 to 345; oitto brewers, 342-- - „,(0; 0 00-„ per boll, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 12s 9d to Too c e 0 0 0 .1 ; Od to 005; flour, new per sack, 31s 6d to 32 56 % Od t ° to!; ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od; oatmeal, per load , „vi bi , 70 0 , O d ditto new 253 9d to 27s Od • ditto per peck of '„ 0 , per dooe"' • Ai' fresh butter per lb, 7d to 8d; eggs ibis ;sii , i hay pet ton, Os to Os. •,,, it) 4 ( 01 FALKIRK, MAY 16.—The supply of gril l- od r 4s l os , 6 market was 473 bolls; wheat at 17s Od t ° ,4; b 66° ,I 1 barley, 15 3 Od to 16 s 6d ; oa t s , 14 3 Od to 15 5 : -, no or o l to 14s 6d per boll ; o a t mea l, O s t o O s per load• har iei, '' 00 0 BERWICK, MAY 16.—Wheat *A , 345 7id,; a i l v- ; F ei* .. 4l eats, lbs d ; rye, 205 Od ; beans, 201 - IV ' 0 4. 06 average per imperial quarter. 310 Ysto„,C4 HAvvicx, MAY 16.—Wheat, new, 243 00 r i ot new, 15, to 17s Od ; ditto old, 00s to 001 pnor 00s Od to 00s Od ; common oats, ll s t o 16§r 'foiS to 23s Od ; bean s , 19it Od to 22s Od per b ( :' ° , _ft Li bushels. otos ; tOL4 Kimso, MAY 17.—Wheat, old, Os to Oas t , 0 oidt 0, 070 to 34s Od ; barley, new, 13s Od to lis Od ~:ad ; c lr„ potato oats, 00s to 005 ditto new, 12s to Pi" pesit' Sp oats ass to 00s Od ; ditto new, ,it s 6d to Is ,, e; ,:idb" - DO5 l l to 005 Od ; beans, 18s to 00s per boll of six 11 0 1::. fott r go d ! l i b DALKEITH, MAY 16.—The relative weighL r a Olb' 1 - 1 01 1 . 1 of the three prices of wheat were 18st 91b, o'." - jeep ,f s t ) ' 10Ib. Oats, 12st 91b, 12st 01b, and lOst 1011 x, ° Y.- , TIN ' , 16st lib, and 15st 31b. Peas and beans , I°l. o , o ' and 18st llbs. 1 0 4 Qrs. • Best. Current•n X 1 0 , 25i Wheat ... ...... £2 2 6 £1 19 t' 4 19 ,2 5 I 832 Oats ... 10 8 017 ° - n ti 0 239 Barley 56. Peas and Beans 18 6 1 6 6,1 Average of wheat.-- .....380 5o• - • _ a HADDINGTON, MAT grain at our market to-d COAL MARKE Bate's West Hartley 13s Bd Middle's W. Hartley 13s 6d Carr's Hartley Davison's West Hartley 13s 6d East Adairs Main lls 6d Hasting's Hartley l3s 3d North Percy Hartley l3s 3d Canfield Moor Butes l3s Od East Wylam l2s 6d , Wall's End, &c. Acorn Close 'Brown's . l2s Od{ Bewicke and Co. Buraton Killingworth 13 s 6(11 Gosforth Hedley . 13s 9d Original Gibson lo' g 0 VT.— -- YnoTEIW • 140 - 0 ..Riddell .... ••• rose og s d Lambton ..... ' 14/ 5 4 [ I am bton ......... Richmund.• . .." IP 6 4 A!d e a l l e licictaevieiadner:sChT7e.is::a::::::::: i 9 951 5 : U0 0 : d . ,Birchg. Graigl ..... / 91 61 Cowpon kiik l34 ! l .."'' ~Ebbw Val . pi iilartler .:••••13;;; aP 100 6 4 !Nixon s Iger Cardiff - ••••(., .•••56. Sidney S Hai keti I Shipa At fO .11 CO 19. A;n111 tOgi CADVERTISEMENT.3—An Extraor-- e t -gias- y r Abscess in the Arm cured by Holloway's Ciin.iiiileetri of ief, —Mrs. Howden, the wife of a carpenter ro g e r Plasev_ g os noticed about two years a swelling in tile .„, u 7tely T s 0- 0 0 arm, which, though . not painful at first, nee ° o r. intense suffering. Whilst under medical trea s ysd , I fe appeared. which it was found impossible te o ll th e erde lier ter 9o lo l l o l advised to ge to the infirmary, without all than by amputation ; declining to consent, eb 'e n aili_ j !•s )104, giving Holloway's Ointment and Pills a trial' :eph happy effect of soundly curing her in a 1 0 ,? 9 ,bii;b'' Druggists and at Professor Holloway ' s Strand, London. Aay . last fn et s P o th ECCENTRIC FUNERAL. bou pig' • usual and eccentric funeral took place s oc l ,,eb its t Chichester, in the burial of the late C 0 5 17.: - dee e li R.N., whose death was stated in our obitstalt the In compliance and according to the requee i t l a i' intbe„ r : the coffin was made of Memel deal, the lot a - v laie e d in brass nails appearing thereon, it was VT"' out" of n Instead of a shroud we hear he desired to es tr obi na ilei its naval suit, the cap placed over his face, h i. l °."i o ilat aa f" clA flag, with his sword also to be placed on t ue ibur v . 4 10;0 the lid, and to be carried to the ground. bf.ifol o : o - o `,o l ' white smock frocks. Instead of a blac k P" coo' a te dressed in sailors' blue jackets to bold !h i e d his flag. They were not to have refresbnle s ' tte'fonieS dance, but each to be paid a crown fort heir g l iy er4• oo e4 number of persons congregated in tin , eb i l re plos s el er 4 ro city and neighbourhood to witness these riwc tit ta tsr but little solemnity was observed, not evg .dn ll d . man who officiated on the sacred Guardian. , mr. SELFISH ART...--It is said t h at co ,„„l eg has been commissioned by the East IndiS, e d to ADY pare a die for a gold medal to be preses".. o detroteo . wardes, in acknow:edgment of the serviel s 4 ; - a aitL i p officer during the recent war in the East ; t 's as 'W" solely for. the Major, the die will be destror, _jot. t eri e r medal is struck, so that no duplicate shall 7 n d th il e 'the latter part of this statement is incorreoti te r collections will, at all events, be perinitte iss i a r e%jv toons Pow much more flattering to t he P rit. ;i l4 ' aiveut his head-on the medal, and distribute edill ly, than thus to misapply the process of in ing.—Bu it/er. 0 1L BIRTHS.' OF A SON. „ Pry On the 15th inst., at Patriabourne, . 16 -e n ' A tert .W.• Robert's, Esq. , ?SO P On the 15th inst., at Singleton -lodge , 13 " - lady of William R. Wood, Esq. „0001 OF A DAUGII TX.. On the 14th inst., at Fawfield-cott a g e, wife of W. G. Villiers illiers. lady of - At Tottenham, on the 17th inst.- the C. Barker, Indian Navy. m et le s t it. M A R RIED. 0 0r " if d aavtuee n ci IhEat t iep h Es trg e aos q. t c l o i of r i ; 11 s ian t e . : , s a o. fht her E h s i c sej h re s a , e t l tyo ' de FOO 0 : r ir ry. 0F0.,1 ford, On the 18th inst., at St. James's, to'Clorkeli mot, fell , s tretor o f Cfhal:lielslinVO.haLmov'setlrl,eeit'sq, of tnnville, and Gray's Inn. In Dublin, on the 19th in!.t --------------- si' • - of jum es ,„re e 1 1 ,516 b y .. es b r or to c ir f a n: le n nd a i2ll l) 4 a a, n ds , ee i ci n roan, the county of Waterford, inJ 3l ' - h t .re' a - DIED.,, (2' 4 . d On the I Oth d°sl°-inthoef ...a the , urr . ey, 18th ult.. () - 1 , ,y,bertoo, .to aged 68. Russell-square. ' Edward .n. of AP sief bt, of East Sheen, Longfield S a I O le ol ifo r° t eligthbo,rte,..beig— f 5.' ~e Qe.ir Leool'.- .1,, , aged 60 i t ij i t On the r • ' . • 'Ara •-' 4L i 6otuhisiisnil l e v esgowirms l , : en t r h t:f li s nn ouL ss irm tt i, : re, : eeuy a s, e 6th mat in Pll 11 Sir Virtl ll Ise On the 16th last., in Vir a 0-37maot:tn-sL. daughter of tthheinlsatte )setretr ol3;sthtpeclka'L 4',.:(11 , e li i : g ; tßt.naVii.anentners near ....,..rereetitonroi.,:tel to pArc.r , 00. , On the 1 - . , , coo 0 On the 17th inst at Clifton, John of Kilburn chairPriiry;e ' ged 25. beo' a Loi On the 1 st.. aged 65, in. York4ros , . relict of the late William White, Est]. '' . 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