The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 18. ETILLER V. RENNET. This case was argued yesterday. The question was, whether Messrs. Chitty and Co., the solicitors, of Shaftesbury, were entitled to charge interest on advances made to their client, the late Sir John Dillon, without there being any agreement that the moneys were to be so advanced. The Master to whom the accounts were referred, and Vice-Chancellor \lngram, who heard the matter on appeal, were both of opinion that interest could not be charged as an item of the account. The LORD-CLIANCELLOR expressed the same opinion at the hearing, but took time to look into a correspond ence which was alleged to make out something like an agreement. His Lordship now said that the rule had been properly laid down by the Vice-Chancellor, and that the letters did not show a contract or agree ment. Nothing appeared to have been said or done by Sir John Dillon from which an agreement to pay interest could be implied. In some of the letters Sir chn appeared to make a complaint of the sums en tered against him, and remarked that the balance from the receipts of rents ought to be in his favour. The objections being made to the general balance, it did not become necessary for Sir John Dillon to enter into the particulars of the sums set down as interest. His Lordship repeated that there must be a distinct contract to entitle solicitors or agents to interest on money advanced to or for their principals ; and, as the order of the court below was right, the petition of appeal must be dismissed with costs. ROLLS COURT, Jan. 18. BARNARD GREGORY V. MARYCHURCH AND ANOTHER. In this case the plaintiff, having had large dealings as proprietor of a newspaper, called the Satirist, with Messrs. Wrigley, paper-manufacturers, of Lanca shire, owed a balance of 7561. for paper supplied up to the month of March, 1846. The paper-makers pressed for payment, and, being then unable to pay in cash, the plaintiff gave Messrs. Wrigley a judg ment for that amount, which was to bear interest at five per cent. per annum. The judgment was to be paid off by two instalments, but when the first be came due it was unpaid, and the attorneys, Davies and Evans, threatening to enforce the judgment, Gregory authorised the said attorneys to sue a debtor, Mrs. Matters, and they recovered for his ac count 3001., which it was agreed to take by 150/. pre viously paid, and three promissory notes for 501. each, which were suffered to remain in the said attor neys hands as assets to pay Messrs. Wrigley as an in stalment upon the judgment. The notes Evans paid, to the credit of his firm, into the Commercial Bank of London, and soon after the firm dissolved partner ship. Evans became bankrupt. Mr. Davies continued the business until Oct. 10, 1847, when he died. In a few days after one of the 501. promissory notes of Sarah Matters was presented for payment and dishonoured. The Commercial Bank had been paid since by the plaintiff, who in consequence sought to be reimbursed, and filed his bill against the defendant, the widow of the solvent partner in the firm of Davies and Evans, who had since married the Rev. Henry W. Mary church, who also was made a co-defendant in this bill in Chancery. A reference was ordered to the Master, and interrogatories were sent in by the plain tiff, one of which was in these terms :—" Whether or not did the said John Evans, on the sth of July, 1847, or any other, and what other, day or time, draw on his said separate account with the said bank a cheque for the sum of 141. 1 ls. 63., or for some or what sum inclusive of 141. 1 ls. 6d., in favour of said joint account of himself and the said David Davies with the bank ; if yea, was or was not such cheque returned to the said John Evans, with notice on the part of the said bank that he had not, on his said separate account, sufficient effects to meet it ?" The defendant excepted to this interrogatory, as a leading interrogatory among others excepted to. The excep tions being allowed by the Master the plaintiff brought the case before the court on exceptions to the Master's report. Mr. BEILES stated the case for the plaintiff ; Mr. Shebbeare appeared for the defendant. Lord LANGDALE overruled the decision of the Master, and decided against the exceptions taken by the defendant to the interrogatories. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Jan. 18. (Before Sir L. SHADWELL.) The VICE-CHANCELLOR disposed of the unopposed petitions and short causes in the day's list. IN THE MATTER OF THE LONDON-BRIDGE APPROACH ACT. This was a petition for the investment of a sum of 4001., being the residue of a larger fund, which formed the purchase money of certain land bought by the corporation of London under an Act of Parliament. The Act provided for the payment, by the corporation, of all reasonable expenses incurred from time to time under the Act. On this ground the petition asked that the costs of investing the residue should be paid by the corporation. Mr. Busk supported the petition ; Mr. Randall appeared contra. The VICH -CHANCELLOR said that the Act gave no stint, but rendered the corporation liable for all ex penses which might result from their dealing with the land of other parties. The corporation, therefore, ought to pay the costs. IN RE JERAIY. This was a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the infant daughter of the late Mr. Jermy, Recorder of Ipswich. It appeared that Mr. Jermy had appointed as his executor his son (who fell with his father by the assassin's hand) and another person, who had renounced, and the question now was, upon whom was to devolve the trust for the infant ? Mr. Bird appeared for the petition. The VICB-CHANCELLOR thought that the personal trust had perished with the executors, and that there must, therefore, be a reference to the Master. EX PARTS THE IMPERIAL BANE COMPANY. Mr C. HALL appeared for this petition for the usual reference, under the Winding•up Act, to wind up the affairs of the Imperial Bank. It appeared that a suit in the same matter had bean instituted under the title of " Walworth v. Holt," and a receiver had been appointed. It was now suggested by Mr. Little that the Master should be directed that the present receiver should be appointed also official manager under the Act, on the ground that it would be incon venient to have two receivers of the same property. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said that the appointment of a receiver might be a very proper thing at the time ; but when an application was made under the extensive authority given by the Winding-up Ace, it was proper for the Master to judge who was a fit person to be appointed. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jun. 18. TILE SUN, he 25th of August, wind and weather permitting, this must be considered a portion of the contract, for the violation of which the defendants were liable in damages. If the Court should be of a different opinion, however, the defendants should have leave to move to enter a nonsuit. He then left it to the jury to assess the damages. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 401., which com prehended the 32/. 10s. paid by the plaintiff as part of the passage: money, and 71. 105. expenses incurred before the arrival of the ship in Plymouth. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 18. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE WEST AND WEST. The bankrupts, Elizabeth West and Alfred West, mother and son, were tailors in Adelaide-street, Strand. Mr. Duncan opposed; Mr. Cooke supported the bankrupts. It appeared that the bankrupts had submitted to their creditors a statement showing that the firm had 1,1001. of good debts. A lot of bills were drawn on the 11th of October on their various customers, amounting to 3871, and given to an uncle at Hast ings, who bad become security to Mr. Dawson, draper, of Newgate-street. It further appeared that the balance-sheet would not bear the test of exami nation. An adjournment was therefore ordered by the Commissioner. The bankrupts' debts are 1,357/. ; their assets nomi nal. The losses are put down at 9731. IN RE IVES AND IVES. The bankrupts were drapers at Norwich. This was the certificate meeting. Mr. Lawrance supported ; Mr. Bagley opposed on behalf of the assignees. The bankrupts' debts are 1,5681.; their assets 1601. Mr. BAGLEY submitted that the bankrupts had made away with property in an improper manner. The whole of the stock had been swept off in August last under bills of sale given by the bankrupts to an aunt, Mrs. Mary Ives, and other persons. The aunt *as required to give evidence, but an affidavit having been put in, alleging that she had heen unable to attend in consequence of illness, he submitted that there must be an adjournment. Mr. LAWRANCE urged that the amount received by Mrs. Ives had been no more than 451., and that the Odd Fellows Club being the party who had distrained under the powers of a bill of sale fur 4001., it was not probable that there had been anything collusive in the matter. His HONOUR held that the creditors wore entitled to have the evidence of Mrs. Ives, and adjourned the certificate meeting for that purpose. IN RE G. STEWARD. The bankrupt was a pawnbroker at Norwich. His capital in 1845 was 501. His debts are now 1,575/. ; his assets 8951. Mr. Lucas, on behalf of the assig nees, succeeded in resisting the bankrupt's passing his examination, and any allowance being made. The bankrupt, having 2301. in hand, had put his creditors to the expense of about 2501. in disputing the adjudi cation of bankruptcy, and appealing to the Court of Review. IN RE HENRY STRATTON. A petition in bankruptcy was taken out this day against Henry Stratton, one of the proprietors of the Bucks Chronicle, who absconded on the 27th of De cember last from Aylesbury, and whose name has been brought before the public in connexion with the savings' bank at that place. (Sitting at Nisi Priva befire Mr. Baron ROLFE and a London Jury.) This was the first sitting at Guildhall in Hilary Term. The cases set down for trial were fir the most part undefended. The following was the only case tried deserving of notice. CRANSTON V. MARSHAL AND ANOTHER. Mr. Humfry .(with whom was Mr. Cleasbv) ap peared for the plaintiff; Mr. Martin (with Mr. Wilde) represented the defendants. It appeared from the opening statement of the plaintiff's Counsel, that he is an Irish schoolmaster, whe, with his wife and five children, resolved in the autumn of last year to emigrate to Australia. The defendants, who are emigration agents and shipbro kers, carrying on business in Fencburch-street, on the 27th of July last agreed to provide the plaintiff and his family with a passage i.nd provisions, in a ship call.-d the Asiatic, which was advertised to sail for Adelaide from London on the 15th of August, and from Plymouth on the 25th of Au gust, wind and weather permitting. The sum agreed upon with the plaintiff for the passage was 651.. one-half of which was deposited at the time the agreement was made. Upon the faith of this agreement the:pi aintiff brought over his family from Ire - I and, and arrived at Plymouth on the 20th of August, the advertisement announcing that passengers' bag gage must be on board three days at least before that appointed for sailing. On the 25th of August, the day the Asiatic was expected in Plymouth, the plain tiff ascertained that she had not left London, and that, for some cause or another, the sailing was post poned for ten days at the least. The plaintiff not being in a position to incur the expense of maintain ing his family in Plymouth, relinquished the intention of going out in the Asiatic, and took his passage on hoard another vessel called the Constant, which had then got her clearance papers, and was about to sail from Plymouth. It so happened that, in consequence of some quarrel between the owners and the char terers of the Constant, she did not sail at the time appointed either, and the unfortunate plaintiff, after being detained in Plymouth until the month of Sep tember, saw the vessel in which he had first taken his passage sail before that in which he eventually proceeded. It was only fair, however, to state that the detention of the Constant occasioned no further loss to the plaintiff than the loss of time, as the charterers of thet vessel kept the plaintiff and his family on board their ship, finding them in provisions. Until the pleintitf went on board the Constant, however, and W waiting for the arrival of th e Asi a ti c , he, was at some expense, for which he now claimed 101. by way o f damages ; and ho also claims to have back the sum of 32/. 10 , e deposited on the 27th July, as already mentioned, which the defendants Lad refused to return to him. On the part of the defendants, it was submitted that time was not of the essence of the contract made with the plaintiff by the charterers of the Asiatic, and that this was really an action by the owners of the Constant, a rival emigration ship, to whom the plaintiff passed the receipt for 32/. 10s. as part pay ment of his passage-money. Mr. Baron ROLFE was of opinion that as the letter by which the defendants agreed to take out and pro. vision the plaintiff and his family contained a printed statement that the ship was to sail from Plymouth on LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1850. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Jun. 18 . (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant Judge.) The Court sat yesterday at Clerkenwell for the purpose of disposing of petitions and appeals. There were fifty-two in the list. LOLA MONTEZ' BAIL. Henry Daniel Davies, solicitor, of Warwick-street, Regent-street, appealed against an order made by Peregrine Bingham, Esq., one of the magistrates at the Marlborough-street police-court, for the payment of the amount of a recognizance entered into by the said Henry Daniel Davies, for the appearance before the said P. Bingham, Esq., of Marie _Dolores Com tesse de Landafeld (Lola Montez). There was a like appeal against the same order by Daniel Davies. Upon the application of Mr. Bodkin, who ap peared for the appellants, and with the consent of Mr. Clarkson, who appeared in support of the order, the hearing of both the appeals was postponed until the April General Sessions. The appeals disposed of during the day involved questions as to parochial settlements, of no public interest. Several appeals against parochial rates were postponed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. John Stretton was brought up in the custody of Barber (102), before Alderman Humphery, charged with being a begging letter impostor. Mr. John Cassell, of 80, Fenchurch-street, tea dealer, said, on - Wednesday I received the following letter : "Sir,—Undercircumstances of no ordinary nature do I thus venture to address you; nothing short of my truly painful situation could compel me to do so. "I beg respectfully to state that I am a native of Edinburgh, and for many years wa3 in business at No. 12, Leith-street; but owing t) misfortunes in trade, caused by an accumulation of bad debts, I was reduced from a state of comparative comfort to that of distress. Three months ago I found myself thrown into this hug• city, with no capital beyond the introductory recom mendations furnished me by my friends; and when I state that I have a wife and young family solely depending upon me, and have been unemployed since I came here, I am admitting but a small portion of the consequent privations we have undergone. " I am aware that you must have many applications of nearly a similar nature, but I would respectfully sub mit that you are aware there are some who are not ob trusive, and who do not complain before being com pelled. In humbly representing myself as being of than class, I shall be most grateful for a small portion of your sympathy. lam not pleading for myself, but for others whose necessities augment my miseries, and I have not committed myself by exposing my situation until driven by the sternest and most unmitigated distress. Since Mon day, at twelve at noon, my little ones have had no bread. Under these painful circumstances might I fondly a'ti cipate a little pecuniary assistance to ards alleviating my present situation? In doing so such condescension will be remembered with every sense of f cling. " I have the honour to remain, Sir, " Your ve ry humble servant, " ALEXR. SUTHERLAND. " P.S. I may here mention that I have good prospects of employment when Parliament sits. " January, 1850." I happened to know Mr. Sutherland, to whom the note alluded, having formerly served him with goods, and I questioned the prisoner as to the premises of that gentleman, and found beyond all doubt that the character was assumed for the purpose of imposing upon me. I then told my clerk to give the poor man " half-a-crown," and when the prisoner pocketed the money I told him my opinion of him, which he then acknowledged was correct, and he admitted that the letter was fictitious. The prisoner said, he was really compelled by the distress he had described, which was far from being fictitious, to resort to that mode of obtaining tempo rary relief. He was not, he confessed. Mr. Suther land, but he was as badly situated in his finances as any person of the name could be ; and he hoped that, as he was detected in his first attempt and never in tended to make another, the Alderman would bear lightly upon him. Alderman Humnumir—You shall not make another attempt for some time at any rate. You have not only forged the name of one individual to cheat another, but you have by such an expedient, per haps, put the credit of the party you personated into jeopardy. I convict you, and sentence you to im prisonment in Bridewell and hard labour for three months. You are accomplished in this particular line of business, and this letter and all 'the circum stances attest your skill in the trade. Take my ad vice, and abandon it henooforward. If the money had not been given to you in the way of charity you would have been liable to transportation for seven years. The prisoner—Consider my wife and children. Alderman llummtErty—Wife and children point the way to industry, not to robbery. It is better for them and for society that they should go to the union than that you should succeed in such an avocation as you have chosen, the tendency of which is to dry up the fountain of all charity. A lad, named John Conroe, was charged with hav ing maliciously stabbed Henry Smith. C. H. Rix, cigar -sorter, of Great Alie-street, Good man's-fields, said, on Saturday, the sth instant, about a quarter to two o'clock, the prisoner and several others were playing together cn St. Dunstan's-hill. They were all boys, in the employment of Mr. Ro binson, of it. Dunstan's-Lill, cigar -manufacturer. The prisoner and a boy named Croft were playing at marbles, and Smith and some others were throwing about a basket, which they at last put upon the head of the prisoner, who, when Smith went to take it off, stabbed him with a knife and then ran away. Smith called out that he was stabbed, and the blood flowed into his trousers. I saw the blood and the cut in the waistband of the trousers, and I took the boy to a surgeon, and then to the hospital. It appeared from the evidence of one ef the lads who had been playing together that Smith held the prisoner while the others put the basket on his head. Smith, the complainant, said—l went behind the prisoner to lay hold cf him in play, as the basket wai on his head, and he said " If you don't get away I'll stab you," and he immediately stabbed me in the left side of the body, and the blood ran down. I had h W no quarrel with him. The prisoner was committed for trial. Mr. Showier, GUILDHALL. inspector of Smithfield-market, ap plied for the magistrates' order to destroy some sheep which had been seized that morning, having been brought up in waggons and placed in the pens ; but the salesman would not receive them, although he had a consignment note, which he refused to show to the police. Alderman CARDEN asked where the sheep were now ? Showier replied, " That they were in the hands of the police." Alderman CARDEN thought that as they were so bad as to require an order for their destruction, steps should be taken to punish the parties sending such cattle to market for human consumption. Russell, one of the officers of the market, stated that he understood these were a part of a flock of 600 from the north of Spain, which were seized as soon as landed by the Government about four months ago; 200 of them had died and been buried, and these were some of those that had been sold by Government to defray expenses, at the rate, he understood, of 3s. 6d. per head. Alderman CARDEN said he thought it was not very discreet on the part of the Government authorities to sell any of them, if it was merely to cover expense 3. The Chief Clerk suggested that some evidence should be taken upon oath. David Showler, inspector of Smithfield•market, said that about half-past eight o'clock that morning he seized 38 sheep in a " scabby" state, which were totally unfit for human food. George Russell, 34, said that about twenty minutes past ten o'clock he was in Smithfield-market, and observed two carts full of sheep, opposite the pens of Mr. John Hill. Thirty-eight were put into the pens, and he saw that they had the " scab" very bad, and were much emaciated, in consequence of which he called the attention of another officer to them, and they were removed from the market. Alderman CARDEN—Do you think they were in fectious ? Russell—l certainly do. Alderman CARDEN—To whom were they con signed ? Russell—To Mr. Hill, who admitted that he had the consignment notice, but refused to show it ; upon which I warned him not to destroy it, and told him the present application would be made. George Frew, 26, said, he was called to look at the sheep, and found them in a very bad state. They had the "scab," and some of them had the wool off, while others were scarcely able to stand. He helped to take them to the Ram-yard, and examined them, mad from their appearance he should say they had had the smallpox, and some of them were still labouring under that disease. Mr. Nice, the veterinary surgeon, was called, and after examining them, said they were totally unfit for food, and were still suffering the disease of smallpox. Alderman CARDEN—Is Mr. Hill a large salesman ? Frew—He is not. Alderman CARDEN—Did you ascertain the name of the consignee ? Frew—The name on the carts was Mr. Geer, of Stratford, and if Mr. Geer gave 3s. 6d. per head for the sheep he gave as much as they were worth. Russell said they were in a most infectious state at present. Alderman CARDEN said it was no wonder that legs and shoulders of mutton were so extraordinarily cheap when sheep could be purchased for little or nothing. He should thoroughly investigate the affair, for he was not at all satisfied with letting the owners off by merely condemning the animals, but he was deter mined to punish them as far as the law would allow him. He therefore ordered that the 38 sheep should be destroyed, and that summonses should be taken out against Mr. Geer for sending the sheep, and against Mr. Hill to produce the consignment note on Tues day next. The usual order was then made out for the destruc tion of the sheep and handed to the officers. BOW-STREET. James Callaghan, Robert Horlock, William Hor lock (his brother) and John Je f fery, late in the ser vice of the combined City and Iron Steam-boat Companies, as cheque and money takers, were placed at the bar, before Mr. Jardine, charged with con spiring to defraud their employers and embezzling money to a large amount. Mr. Cattarns, the solicitor to the company, attended for the prosecution, and explained the nature of the alleged conspiracy and fraud. The men had been in the habit, in concert with a fellow-servant named Jackson (who had absconded), of privately handing the tickets received at one pier back to the sta tion from which they were issued, and then giving the same cheques to passengers, instead of tearing out fresh tickets from the cheque-books. The money arising from this fraudulent double sale of the old tickets had been usually divided among the men, and the company were wholly unable to conjecture the amount of which they had been robbed, as the sys tem had been traced back two years and upwards. Sus picions were first directed against the prisoners by an anonymous letter sent to the company, in a fit of drunkenness, by one of the prisoners' wives, and ulti mately by the confession of one of the delinquents (Callaghan) ; although upon the former intimation an inquiry, which ended in the acquittal of the men, was instituted, it was intended only to offer sufficient evidence on the present occasion to secure the re mand of the prisoners for furthar examination. Mr. E I ward Aitchinson, of Chelsea, superinten dent of the steam boat company, stated, that Calla ghan was acheque•taker at the Cadogan-pier, Chelsea ; Jeffery was a money-taker at the Hungerford-pier ; and the two other prisoners assisted in both capa cities as occasion required. Henry Jackson, the man who had absconded, was money-taker at the London-pier, but a box in his possession, containing documents which implicated all the others as well a:- himself, had been secured. On Wednesday last Callaghan made a confession in the presence of wit ness and Mr. Cattarns, at the latter gentleman'& office, to the effect that he had taken back old tickets to Jackson and Jeffery, by whom they were re-sold to passengers, and the produce shared amongst them. Mr. JARDINE remanded the prisoners for a week for further evidence, refusing to admit either of them to bail. LAMBETH. Yesterday Alfred England, a notorious thief, and who had been remanded from Thursday last on a charge of breaking the shop-window of Mr. Miller, a watchmaker and jeweller, and stealing watches chains, and other property, of the value of 50/., was finally examined before Mr. Norton. The robbery, it will be recollected, had been corn. mitted in the most impudent manner, at sever, o'clock in the evening, and in one of the most lead ing thoroughfares in London. The thief, in the firs , place, tied the shop-door to the scraper; and though Mr. Miller was engaged behind the counter at the time, he (the thief) had sufficient time to help him self to eight watches, eight chains, and other pro perty, and got round the corner into Penton-plac( before Mr. Miller could get the shop-door open. Three witnesses, who were close on the spot at the time, and saw the man break the window and take the property, made no effort to secure him, nor could they speak to his identity. The prisoner called his father and brother as wit nesses in his favour, but though their statement dif fered somewhat widely from his, Mr. Norton, taking into consideration the fact that the prisoner had de livered himself up at the station, and other circum stances, believed him innocent cf the charge, and dis charged him. A Wow WITH Two liusnArms.—A man named Sharp was brought up on a warrant for refusing to support his wife ; but the latter having admitted that she had been married upwards of twenty years ago to another man in court, while she had only been married fourteen years to Sharp, Mr. Norton dismissed the complaint. THE RUSSIAN LOAN.—THE MEETING IN THE CITY.— We are glad to perceive that the proposed loan of five millions for the service of Russia—a power which has crushed for a time, by the most treacherous and ty rannical proceedings, the rising liberties of the continent —has not been taken by the great Jewish capitalists. Some short time ago, a leading journal published most grievous daily Jeremiads about the impropriety of rais ing large sums in the London money-market for railroad purposes, even though the outlay was expended at home, and to that cause ascribed the panics we have just sur vived. Now, however, it suits the policy of that journal to advocate the propriety of the new Russian loan of five millions, ostensibly brought forward to complete a Russian railway. Whether thet be the real purpose of the loan or not, it is not our business to inquire; but we may be permitted to rejoice that a Jewish house has not had the negotiation cf a loan for a power so adverse to every principle cf civil and religious liberty. Further, we have to :say, that if our own railroads "absorbed our capital" to the destruction of so many eminent houses, it is to be hoped that it will not bo really " absorbed" in a Russian railroad, and tend to bring about a fresh dis turbance of our money market, so leading the unwary trader to endure another excruciating process for the " correction of the exchanges," and the especial enrich ment of those who are denounced by the prophet Ezekiel as having "taken usury and increase, and greedily gained c f their neighbours by extortion" xxi. 12). Whatever may be the issue of the meeting called in the City, as suggested by Mr. Cobden, it will have one good result - , being an open proof of the inert acing influence cr higher principles than the mere sordid love of gain.—Jewish Chronicle. TuE Jaws AND GENERAL LITERARY AND SCUM aI lo I tooks Ti Tu placeTi o INSTITUTION.—The s u d n a n y i anniversary sa Willis's bllof Rooms.thi s insti tutionT The 0 ebject of the institution may be gathered from its title. It . extends to the members of th e J ew i s h comm u n ity, about confirm% to them those benefits which are ren dered by the literary and scientific institutions now so generally spread throughout the metrop o lis. An extee bioa library, reading-rooms, classes foe the study of lan guages and general branches of ii,firmation are open to the members; and lectures are periodically delivered by competent persons, among whom may be found some distinguished names. The ball was extremely well at t nded, and dancing was kept up to a late hour to the music of an excellent band, provided by the übiquitous Jullien. Among the company present were the Baron Mayor de Rothschild, Mr. Nathaniel Monteliore, Mr. George Cruikshank, &c. THE LATE HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR BIRMING HA3L—It was Mr. Scott, see., the accountant, and not his SOD, upon whc,m this daring robbery was committed. febtrb 72bitton READING, GUILDFORD, and REIGATE RAILWAY COMPANY. The HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders in this Company will be held, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the Offices of the Company, on FRIDAY, the 15th February next, at One o'clock precisely, for the general purposes of the Company. And the said Meeting will be made Special for the purpose of then authorising the Directors to conclude certain arrangements between this Company and the South-Eastern Railway Company, notice of which willbe given fourteen days before the said meeting. The Books of the Company will be Closed frem the 2Ah instant until after the said likeeting. 2, Royal Exchange-buildings, January 18, 1850. DAVID SALOMONS, Chairman. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) The market continues firm, and a large amount of business has been transacted ; still inquiries have been made for a much greater number of shares, at ad vanced prices, than sellers could be found to supply. Tin has advanced, and the metal market is generally firm, with an upward tendency. At the Camborne Consols Mine a considerable improvement in the silver lode has taken place. It consists of a soft friable killas, interspersed with small quartz crystals, throughout which fibrous native silver is thickly disseminated. At Devon Great Consols there has been a very considerable improvement at Anna Maria, in the 70 fm. level, both east and west. At South Tamar, the lode in the 70 end south is greatly improved ; the lode has not been taken down :or some days, and is found to be worth 20 cwts. per fir., the present end continuing the same. The 60 is also improved ; 40 tons is expected to be raised this East Tamar, the 60 end south is much im other ends are looki ng we ll, a n d th e pros r month.ovte ; pros pects generally highly encouraging. Tincroft still continues improving, and large re serves of both tin and copper are being made. The amount of business in these shares this week have been large, and at advanced and advancing prices. West Buller, South Frances, South Tolgus, West Caradon, Alfred Cons&s, and South Basset have been in request—the former espeeially, at an advance. Cook's Kitchen still continues to improve, and shares are readily sought for at better prices. South and Eist Tamar and Bedford United con tinue in demand. Holmbush shares are in request, and business done at higher prices. The lead lode in the 120 continues highly productive, being 6 ft. wide, producing 3 ton• per fm. in the present end; the bottom is worth 7 tons, and the stopes 21 tons per fathom. Cwm Erfin Mine is reported to have very consi derably improved, and with sufficient capital and careful management, we have no doubt of this mine becoming permanent and rrofitable. North Pool continues to look well; and we learn that she will pay 22/. 16s. per 100th share through the present year, if not an increase. South Basset is represented to maintain the late improvement on William's lode. At West Buller, the prospects were never so good as at present ; up wards of 40,0001. worth of ore has been discovered; and the dividends in future will be bi-monthly, when 15/. per share has been promised. At Wheal Se,tor, they have a good lode in Tilley's shaft, which will place the mine in her former posi tion, and will continue to pay regular dividends. Tywarnhayle Mines are considerably improved, and are likely amply to remunerate the spirited adven turers in resuming operations here. Penzance Consols is represented to have much im proved within the last few days, and a local demand has been made for the shares. The Goginan Lead Aline has declared a dividend of 2,500/. on the two months' working—being Si. per share. The profits would have admitted a larger amount, but for the expensive operations now being carried on to bring the mine ultimately into a more permanent and profitable position. At the West Buller account meeting, a dividend of 101. per share was declared from the September and October profits. The mine is stated to be looking splendid ; and an increase of dividend may be fairly calculated on at the next account. At the West Providence quarterly meeting, a divi dend of 21. per share was declared, leaving a balance of about 100/. in hand. We have not received the official statement of accounts ; but the above may be considered authentic. At the Great Consols meeting, a dividend of Si. per share was declared, leaving a balance in hand of 1,4001. 85 3d. _ _ At the Wheal Buller meeting, the accounts showed, ores sold, 2,4501. 18s. 11d. A dividend of 101. per share was declared, leaving balance of 3761. 103. 3d. At the Devon and Courtenay meeting, the accounts presented, showed, ores sold, 2891. 17s. 2d., leaving a balance against the mine of 17/. 17a. 7d. The General Mining Association declared a divi dend of 10s. per share for the half year, and another 10s. may be expected in Juno next, being the usual amount paid annually (20,0000 for the past four years. The collieries, which are situate iu Nova Scotia, are progressing in a satisfactory manner ; and from the present favourable posi tion of the manufacturing districts of the United States, the demand from the surrounding colonies, and the increase of steam navigation, tends to render the company's property of immense value. The numerous difficulties which they have had to en counter are now overcome, and the probability is that the dividends will be permanent and increasing. Shares in the following mines have changed hands since our last :—Devon Great Consols, South Basset, Tincrofr, Treviskey and Barrier, West Buller, Tre lawny, West Caradon, Mary Ann, South and East Tamar, Wheal Prosper (Dartmoor), Tregorden, East Buller, West Providence, Wheal May, Trehane, Stray Park, Kirkcudbright, Holmbush, Cwm Erfin, Wellington Mines, Callington, Trethellan, Devon and Courtenay Consols, &c. In foreign mines the transactions have been chiefly confined to St. John del Rev, Copiapo, United Mexican, &c. i(iFEr NAVYomthe ESTIMATES. --T he i i t m ed AT S ß er s e:_iee T G h e a z A et d te m o i f ra t l h t i y s THE ARMY AND NAVY. engaged for several weeks past at Somerset-house, in "reference to the estimates •in course of preparation for the ensuing official year. have been " The reduction, as we have already stated, will exceed a quarter of a million. ROYAL MARINES.—The reduction, which is said is about to take place in this branch of the service, is to consist of ten companies, and thereby afford the op portunity of old veteran officers to retire from the corps. It is rumoured that First Lieutenant Richards, of the Chatham division, has tendered his resignation to the Lords of the Admiralty. THE VACANT COLONELCIES.—The 68th and 80th Regiments are still vacant, in spite of our reminder last week ; of course all sorts of rumours are afloat. Amongst them is that Major -General Dangles Mercer, C. 8., is to have the 68th, and Major- General James Ferguson, C 8., the 80th. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR W. PARKER'S FLEET.—Our last account from the Mediterranean left the fleet, under the orders of Sir - W. Parker, Bart., G.C.B lying at the island of Mosconini on Christmas-day• The gallant Admiral was about to quit, in a day or two, for Salamis Bay. A NEW SQUADRON OF STEAM-VESSELS.—We un perstand that, in anticipation of securing the contract for conveying the mails between India and Australia, and of performing the whole of the Mediterranean and Bombay service, the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany have determined on building seven new and powerful paddle-wheel steam vessels. Todd and Mac gregor, of Scotland, are to build two of the number, they having succeeded so well with the Sultan, the ship last built. The vessels are to be built of iron. A NEW SCREW STEAM-CORYETTE. — TheAdMiralty have ordered Mr. Mare, of Blackwall, to construct for her Majesty's service a new screw-corvette, of 1,300 tons, to be named the Highflyer. She is to be built of wood, and to have engines of 2 40-horse power. SAILS v. STEAM.—The Admiralty have determined to try, in a long run, the qualties of a pure sailing -vessel against a steamer. The I n defatigable, new 50-gun frigate, and the Terible steam - frigate , are ordered to leave Devonport together on Tuesday next for Lisbon, and they are to make the best of their way to join Commodore Martin's squadron in the Tagus, perfectly independent of each other. The steamer will not use her coals if she has a fair wind, but she is always to keep a forward course. YELLOW FEVER AT ANTIGUA.—The 40th Regi ment has suffered much from the attacks of fever, having lost one-fifth of the non-commissioned officers and privates during its prevalence. STAFF OF IRELAND.—Lieutenant- General the Right Hon. Sir E. Blakeney, G.C.B , has returned to the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, from leave ofabsenc e i n E og l an d, a nd resumed the command. - Major-G enera l F. J. W e myss, Colonel St. J o h n Cl ar k e , 0.13., has arrived in Lonthaa from Athlone, on six weeks leave of absence. K.H., Assistant Quarter- Master-Gener a l o f th e B e lf a st district, has proceeded on leave of absen ce . A SCRE W C OMMITTEE .—Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent, gunnery s hip, has been associated with the Survey or o f t h e N a vy and the Comptroller of Steam M ac hi nery as a C om mittee of Naval Officers to investigate reports an d sug gestions connected with the applic a ti on of the screw propeller to vessels of war, as princip a l an d aux ili ar y, and the experience already gained i n h er M a j es ty's service. APOTIIECALIESe-lIALL.—The following are the Carnes of gentlemen who passel their examination in the science ar,d practice of medicine, and 'received certifi cates to practice, on Thursday, Jan. 17 : —Andrew Hamil ton, .Scarborough ; John Hollingworth, Staveley, Der byshire; leopard William Sedgwick, Boroughbridge; Thomas Warburton Benfield ,Leice3ter. A VAGRANT'S STORY (From the Morning Chronicle.) The following is a statement of a female vagrant, a young girl with eyes and hair of remarkable blackness. Her complexion was of the deepest bru nette, her cheeks were full of colour, and her lips very thick. This was accounted for : she told me that her father was a mulatto from Philadelphia. She was short, and dressed in a torn old cotton gown, the pattern of which was hardly discernible from wear. A kind of half shawl, patched and mended in several places, and of very thin woollen texture, was pinned round her neck ; her arms—which, with her hands, were full and large—were bare. She wore very old broken boots and ragged stockings. Her demeanour was modest. "I am now 18," she stated. "My father was a coloured man. He came over here as a sailor, I have heard, but I never saw him ; for my mother, who was a white woman, was not married to him, but met him at Oxford; and she married afterwards a box-maker, a white man, and has two other children. They are living, I believe, but I don't know where they are. I have heard my mother say that my father--that's my own father— had become a missionary, and had been sent out to America from England as a missionary by Mr.—. I believe that was fifteen years ago. I don't know who Mr. was, but he was a gentleman, I've heard my mother say. She told me, too, that my father was a good scholar, that he could speak seven different langauages, and was a very religious man. He was sent out to Boston, but I never heard whether ho was to stay or not; and I don't know what he was to missionary about. He behaved very well to my mother, I have heard her say, until she took up with the other man (the box-maker), and then he left her and gave her up, and came to London. It was at Oxford that they all three were then ; and when my father got 'away, or came away to London, my mother followed him (she's told me so, but she didn't like to talk about it), as she was then in the family way. She didn't find him, but my father heard of her, and left some money with Mr. for her, and she got into Poland-street workhouse through Mr. --, I've heard. While there she received ls. 6d. a week; but my father never came to see her or me. At one time my father used to live by teaching languages. He had been in Spain, and France, and Morocco. I've heard, at any rate, that he could speak the Moors language, but know nothing more. All this is what I've heard from my mother and my grandmother—that's my mother's mother. My grandfather and grand mother are dead. He was a sawyer. I have a great grandmother living in Oxford, now 92, sup ported by her parish. I lived with my grandmother at Oxford, who took me out of pity, as my mother never cared much about me, when I was four months old. I remained with her until I was ten, and then my mother came from Reading, where she was living, and took me away with her. I lived with her and my stepfather, but they were badly off. lie couldn't get much to do at his trade as a box-maker, and he drank a great deal. I was with them about nine months when I ran away. He beat me so ;he never liked me. I couldn't bear it. I went to Pangbourne, but there I was stopped by a man my stepfather had sent—at least I suppose so— and I was forced to walk back to Reading—ten miles, perhaps. My father applied to the overseer for support for me, and the oversEer was rather harsh, and my father struck him, and for that he was sent to prison for three months. My mother and her children then got into the workhouse, but not until after my stepfather had been some time in prison. Before that she had an allowance, which they stopped. I don't know how much. I was in the workhouse twenty-one days. I wasn't badly treated. My mo ther sweared my parish, and I was removed to St. James's, Poland-street, London. I was there three weeks, and then I was sent to New Brentford—it was called the Juve nile Establishment and I went to school. There were about 150 boys and girls ; the boys were sent to Norwood when they were 15. Some of the girls were 18—kept there until they could get a place. I don't know whether they all belonged to St. James's, or to different parishes, or how. I stayed there about two years. I was very well treated, suf ficient to eat ; but we worked hard at scrubbing, cleaning, and making shirts. We made all the boys' clothes as well, jackets and trowsere, and all. I was then apprenticed as maid of all work, in Duke street, Grosvernor-square, for three years. I was there two-and- a-half years, when my master failed in business and had to part with me. They had no servant but me. My mistress was sometimes kind, pretty well. I had to work very hard. She some times beat me if I stopped long on my errands. My master beat me once for bringing things wrong from a grocer's. I made a mistake. Once my mis tress knocked me down stairs for being long on an errand to Pimlico, and I'm sure I couldn't help it, and my eye was cut. I was three weeks before I could see well. [There is a slight mark under the girl's eye still.] They beat me with their fists. After I left my master I tried hard to get a place, I'm sure I did, but I really couldn't ; so, to live, I got water-cresses to sell up and down Oxford-street. I stayed at lodging-houses. I tried that two or three months, but couldn't live. My mother had been through the country,' and I knew other people that had, through meeting them at the lodging-houses. I first went to Croydon, begging my way. I slept in the workhouse. After that I went to Brighton, begging my way, but I couldn't get much, not enough to pay my lodgings. I was constantly insulted, both in the lodging-houses and the streets. I sung in the streets at Brighton, and got enough to pay my lodgings, and a little for food. was there a week, and then I went to the Mendicity, and they gave me a piece of bread (morning and night) and a night's lodging. I then went to Lewes and other places, begging, and got into prison at Tun bridge Wells for 14 days for begging. I only used to say I was a poor girl out of place, could they relieve me ? I told no lies. I didn't pick my oakum one day, it was such hard stuff; 3ilbs. of it to do from nine to half-past three, so I was put into solitary for three days and three nights, having half a pound of bread and a pint of cold water morning and night ; nothing else, and no bed to sleep on. I'm sure I tell you the truth. Some had irons on their hands if they were obstropelous. That's about two months ago. I'm sorry to say that during this time I couldn't be vir tuous. I know very well what it means, for I can read and write, but no girl can be circumstanced as I was. I seldom got money for being wicked ; I hated being wicked, but I was tricked and cheated. lam truly sorry for it ; but what could a poor girl do ? I begged my way to London from Hastings, and got here on Saturday last, and having no money, came here. I heard of this asylum from a girl in White chapel, who had been here. I met her in a lodging-house, where I called to rest in the day time. They let us rest sometimes ,at lodging houses in the daytime. I never was in any prison but Tunbridge Wells, and in Gravesend lock up for being out after twelve at night, when I had no money to get a lodging. I was there one Satur day night, and got out on Sunday morning, but had nothing given me to eat — l was in by myself. It's a bad place—just straw to sleep on, and very cold. I told you I could read and write. I learned that partly at Oxford, and finished my learning at the juvenile establishment at Brent ford. There I was taught reading, writing, sums, marking, sewing, and scrubbing. Once I could say all the multiplication table, but I've forgot most of it. I know how to make lace, too, because I was taught by a cousin in Oxford, another grandchild of my grandmother's. I can make it with knitting needles. I could make cushion.lace with pins, but I'm afraid I have forgot how now. I should like, if I could, to get into ser vice again here or abroad. I have heard of Australis, where I have a cousin. lam sure I could and would conduct myself well in service, I have suffered so much out of it. lam sure of it. I never stole any thing in toy life, and have told all I have done rong.." EMIGRATION. At the present time there are not less than 14 vessels in the London and St. Katharine's Docks bound to Australis, New Zealand, and Port Natal, for the most part with passengers. The gross ton nage of these 14 vessels is 9,183, and they are all ad vertised to sail in the present or during the next month. It is calculated that they will take away from this country not fewer than 1,200 emigrants to the distant colonies mentioned. A. few words on the manner in which these vessels are fitted up for the accommodation of passengers may not be uninterest ing at the present time. Of course it is not neces sary to mention the cabin passengers, as their com forts are attended to by a regular steward; steerage or intermediate passengers, as they are called, de pend to a great extent upon their own exertions for the comforts of cleanliness, ventilation, and conse quent health. The.between• decks of the ship is used for their berths. All ships which carry passengers have two decks, or, if not, a temporary deck is made by laying planks along the beams. The height of the between-decks varies from 6 to 7 feet, according to the size or build of the vessel. It extends the whole inside breadth of the ship, and the berths are fitted along the sides. Each berth contains from two to six beds, one placed above another, that is two people sleeping lengthways with the ship, and one, two, or four across, according to the capa city of the cabin. Along the length of the ship a table is placed about two feet and a-half broad, and securely fastened to the deck in case of heavy weather. Along the sides of passenger ships there are spaces cut out at about every seven feet, and fitted with strong glass panes, which can be pushed outwards for the purpose of ventilation. These panes of glass are about six inches in diameter, and the berths are fre quently so fitted that one pane serves as a light for two cabins. Of course these small windows are chiefly useful in heavy rains, when it is impossible to open the hatches. Once fairly at sea intermediate passengers are divided into gangs of eight or twelve, and over each gang a passenger is placed whose office it is to enforce order and superintend generally, in the way of seeing that the proper amount of provisions is weighed out to his gang, and of course to look to the quality of the food. It will be easily understood that the captain of a ship of 800 tons, even with two officers under him, has enough to do in looking after the proper navigation of his vessel to have much time to bestow upon the passengers. It is the duty of every one, therefore, to look to himself for those little comforts which all more or less require. A passenger on board an emi grant ship should make up his mind to rough it in the bast way he can ; to be sparing at meals, so that his allotment of provisions may not be expended bef.)re the day expires. But above all it is necessary to hus band water with the greatest care. A few hours of hunger can be easily endured, but under a warm tropical sun thirst is intolerable. Passengers should always remember that there are no more men on board a ship than are absolutely necessary for her navigation. They must, therefore, bestir themselves in the way of cleaning their berths, or their own health and that of every one on board is endangered. The scale of dietary is al ways advertised with the vessel, and it is therefore unnecessary here to mention it. Only let every passenger look to the scale, and remember that at sea he can eat about one-half more than on land. Competition has so lowered the price of a passage to Australia, that there is a difference of 25 per cent. on the charges of different brokers. Of course there must be some cause for this differ ence in price, which every passenger should ascer tain for himself. The voyage to Australia takes from four to five months, according to the sailing qualities of the ship or the prevalence of favourable or unfavourable winds. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Joseph Fox, timber merchant, North-street, Bethnal green. Francis Teale, brewer, Leyton, Essex. BANKRUPTS. Edward Dixon, oilman, Gravesend, to surrender Jar. 24, at half-past one, and Feb. 28, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Wilkinson, Gurney, and Stevens, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. Samuel Sutton, hardwareman, Old Bailey, Jan. 25, at eleven, and Feb. 28, at half--past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Peddell, Cheapsidr. George Stone, grocer, Cole Lester, Jar. 30, at one, and March 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfcld, official assignee; Abell, Colchester; Bull, Ely-place, Holborn. Nelson John Holloway, clock manufacturer, Minories, Jac. 26, at half-past twelve, and March 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Messrs. Linklaters, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house. John Sewell Gowing, bookseller, Swaffhatr, Norfolk, Jan. 26, and Feb. 23, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers; Stratton, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane; Drake, Dereham. Charles Wood, butcher, Ditchling, Sussex, Feb. 1, at two, and March 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bedford-row; Auckland, Sussex. Benjamin Jefferies, boat builder, Worcester, Jan. 24 and Feb. 26, at tv.elve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Bedford and Pidcock, Worcester; Smith and James, Birmingham. Jesse Ilitton and Jonathan Fisher, silk manufacturers, Foleshill, Warwickshire, Jan. '29, and Feb. 26, at to elve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Jackson, Coventry; Motto am, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. Edward Brattan, cabinetmaker, Northwich, Chester, Jan. 28, at twelve, and Feb. '25, at eleven, at the Liver pool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Holland and Green, Northwich. John Edwards, manufacturer, Holt Town, Manchester, Feb. 1 and 28, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Claye, Welsh, and Claye, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall•street. N. Butler, Portiei - ..-_e, Edge 4 are-road, whole3ale stationer, Feb. 8, at hail-past e i even.—J. Spalding, Cambridge, brazier, Feb 8, at twelve.—B. F. Gower, jun., E. E. Alison, and W. L. Cumberlege, New Broad street, City, and Valparaiso, merd ants, Feb. 8, at ha:f past one.—J. R. Fryer, Little Lore-lane, Wood-street, City, !tay manufacturer, Ft,b. 11, at half-past eleven.— J. High-street, Newington, draper, Feb. 8, at eleven.—J. R. H. 'Withers, Bristol, linen draper, Feb. 9, at half-past elevea.—W. Rubinson, Welbeck-street, Ca rendish-square, commission agent, Feb. 8, at eleven. — H. West, Fleet-street, City, medicine vendor, Feb. 15, at Garland, North Shields, Northumberland, tailor, Feb. 15, at two.—W. Buddle, Irongatc-wharf, Paddington, timber merchant, Feb. 12, at one.—W. Wil son, Tavistock-place, Tavistock-square, apothecary, Feb. 12, at twelve. In the Country. J. Womersley, Manningham, Yorkshire, and W. Wo mersley, Clayton, Yorkshire, stone merchants, at the Court, Leeds, Feb. 12, at twelve—.E. Yates, Leeds, vete- rir ary surgeon, at the Court, Leeds, Feb. 12, at eleven— J. DavieF, jun,, Llauelly, Carmarthenshire, linen draper, at the Court, Bristol, Feb. 18, at eleven— W. Fr ar and 11. Coward, Bath, upholsterers, at the Court, Bristol, Feb.ls, at eleven—J. Keevil, jun., Bristol, draper, at the Court, Bristol, Feb. 11, at eleven—J. Sier, Cheltenham, baker, at the Court, Bristol, Feb. 15, at twelve—W. Beamer, Derby, joiner, at the Court, Liverpool, Feb. 12, at eleven—C. Davies, Liverpool, bookseller, at the Court, Liverpool, Feb. 12, at eleven. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. W. Peak, Liverpool, draper, 10d., on Monday, Jan. 21, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. R. Bayne?, Liverpool, baker, lv. 9d., on Monday, Jan. 21, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. E. Elipkinp, Egremont, Cheshire, and Liverpool, com mission agent, id., on Monday, Jan. 21, or any subse quent Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. J. Miller, Liverpool, saddler, lid., on Monday, Jan. 21, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. J. Cecil, T. Dennison, J. Benson, and M. Dennison, Liverpool, merchants, id., on Monday, Jan. 21, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. T. Turnei, D. Bade, and C. Schwind, Liverpool, mer chants, id., on Monday, Jan. 21, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and two, at the office cf . Mr. Bird, Liverpool. W. Drinkwater, Liverpool, draper, 21d., on Monday, Jan. 21, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. J. Bonny, Liverpool, tailor and draper, 2id., on Mon day, Jan. 21, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. R. Ower', Manchester, tailor and draper, ls. 3d., on Tuesday, Jan. 29, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. Brown and A. Urquhart, Manchester, carpet ware housemen and stuff dealers, 3i. 104 d., on Tuesday, Jan. 22, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. A. Burton, Ranelagh Wharf, Pimlico, coal merchant, 10d., on Saturday next, or the three subsequent Sa turdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. J. Carlile, Little Luve-lane, WooeFstreet, commission agent, 6id., on Saturday next, and the three subsequent Saturdays, letween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abehurch-lane, City. T. Brown, Red Lion-street, Whitechapol, plumber, 41,1., on Saturday next, and the three subsequent Satur days, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Alichurch-lane, C:ty. J. Mathew, Carshaltor, linendraper, 61d., on Satur day next, and the three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office r f Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane, City. _ _ - NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At th+• Court, 13asinghall-strec•t. J. Sparrow, Oxfoid, draper, Feb. 12, at twelve—J. Thompson, Piccadilly, linundraper, Fab. 12, at eleven— C. Yozke, Cambridge, upholbtcrer, Fcb. 11, at half past one. In the Country. J. Newton, Ashton under-Lyne, innkeeper, Feb. 9, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—S. Colville, Liverpool, commi.sion and f orwar di ng agen t, an d d ea le r i n canvass , Fob. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—H. S. Bolt, Plymouth, wine and spirit merchant, March 14, at eleven, a: the Court, Exeter. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. A. Rowe, Plymouth, grocer, Jan. 10, certificate of the second class—W. Wilton, Upper St. Martin's-lane, vie tudler, Jan. 16—G. Rot erts, Ruabon, Denbighshire, coal and iron master, Jan. 7, certificate of the second class, after 21 days—W. Pouting, Caine, Wiltshire, nur serytwan, Jan. 16, certificate of the first class, after one mouth—W. Itowtt', Liverpool, broker and ship chandler, Jan. 14, certificate cf the second class, after 21 days—W. Haslotyne, Liverpool, merchant and ship broker, Jar. 15, certificate of the third class, after 21 days—A. Davies, Were, Shropshire, coal merchant and lime burner, Jac. 14, certificate of the first class—W. H. Richardson, Darla:ton, Staffordshire, tube manufac turer, Dec. 18, certificate of the second class, after 12 months—T. Powell, Alter, Warwickshire, miller and corn dealer—ll. Girdlestone, North Dudley-street, apc thecary, Feb. 8. PARTNERSII IPS DISSOLVED. B. Dempsey nad T. Houlgate, York, engravers—J. J. Roberts and C. 11. Whitley, Monmouth, builders —C. Harris, C. 13. SeNs e'l, and S. Harris, Fenchurch-street, surgeons (so far as regards S. Harris)—W. Walker and W. Garbut', Gatesh ea i, Durham, builders—l. Hunt and J. Gale, Leicester, drapers—F. A. Clint, J. S. Tre goning, and T. T. Clint, Liverpool, merchants—T. Glover and A. Allen, South Shields, boot and shoe makers—J. Longton, A. Morrison, and E. Ilebson, Liverpool, brokers ( so far as regards A. M orr ison)—J. Swire, A. Ransome, G. J. Clough, and F. Hardy, Man chester (so Jar as regards G. J. Jackson)—J. M. Law ton and G. Beaumont, Manchester, fustian manufac turers—E. L. Cross and J. Taylor, Liverpool, ship brokers—H. Brown and J.Turner, Lenton, Nottingham shire, machine holders—J. D. Tidd, Mary Dunstone, Mary Eliza Tidd, and Anna Isabella. Tidd (so far as regards Mary Dunstone)—W. Marsh and T. Duckle, Kingston-in-Lindsey, Blyton, and Scawby, Lincolnshire, coal and lime merchants—J. Brown, T. Green, and W'. E. Hopkins, Birmingham,window blind mannfacturers -- W. E. Hopkins and J. Hopkins, Castle-street East, Oxford-street, window blind manufacturers—E. Ilyron s and J. Phillip', John-street, Tottenham-tour'-road, manufacturer s —J. W a t son an d W. H. Yel" loly, surgeons—J. J. Peile and J. Wilson, Whitehaven , ironmongers —W. P. Pri ce , A. G. P r i ce , an d C. Walker , Glouce:t..?r, timber and slate mer c h an t s —H. Sewell, B. B. Sewell, W. Norris, a n d C. W. E s t cour t, Newport, 11l of Wight, attorneys—J. Whit e l e y, G. Whit e l e y, and Whitley, Halifax, can-tankers (so far as regards d• Whiteley, sen.)—L. P. Molledown and C. F. Kreienborg, vs Nag's Head-court, King Williarn-Areet, impotte butter—Hannah Bolt and W. Bolt, Bath, bonnet dealers, of INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. William Brearley, Wadsworth, Yorkshire, hairdresser . George Phillips, Reading, innkeeper. Thomas Mose, sen., Deal, coachdriver. George Beeson, Leicester. William Schofield, Halifax, joiner. William Statham, Rollestoe, Staffordshire, beer-11 00c° keeper. John Ellis, Mount Tabor, Yorkshire, stone delver. Patrick Leonard, Birmingham, tailor. George Watti, Birmingham, lodging-house keeper. William Parker, Birmingham, brewer. Richard Curtis, Birmingham, broker. Thomas Turpin, St. Lawrence, Devonshire, farmer. William Butler, Birmingham, button manufacturer. Richard Hooper, Clifton, Bristol, cook. William Burnett, Bristol, beerseller. Robert Upton, Bristol, butcher. Tames Flay, Caine, Wiltshire, butcher. James Ball, Bristol, butcher. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. 0 A. Cumming, Galashiels, merchant, to meet wit hi the Salmon Inn, Galashiels, Jan. 24 and Feb. 14, 5 twelve. R. Greenshields, Lanark, innkeeper, to meet with in the Black Bull Inn, Lanark, Jan. 25 and Feb. 15, one. J. Flockhart, Alloa, grocer, to meet within Thona e Royal Oak Hotel, Ailoa, Jan. 24 and Feb. 24, at 0 13e ' 1). Sinclair, Inverar3, innkeeper, to meet wi thla the Argyle Hotel, Dunoon, Jar. 24 and. Feb. 21, at twelve. W. Baird, Milngavie, wright, t 3 meet within th e , bI Black Bull Inn, llngavie, Jan. 24, and Feb. 21, 91' twelve. A. Mackay, Wick, Caithness-Shire, leather reerchal to meet within Leith's Hotel, Wick, Jan. 23 and Feb. 1 at one. to J. Boyd, Inchyra, Perthshire, wood morchant , meet within the City Hotel, Perth, Jan. 26 a nd Feb. at one. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, c° 11 : ; Wed from the returns made in the week ending Jan 15, 1850, is 265. 4d. per cwt. DRUNKENNESS IN THE NAVY.—The num ber t he punishments fur drunkenness in the Navy during 0 three years 1846, 1847, and 1848, was no less tha t 1,449, equal to about 34,000 lastas. The total nufnubesc of punishments f o r all other offences was 1,514. P a • a blessing it would be to the service—what an achie,.. meat for humanity—if any remedial measures could 4;1 found for such bitter and revolting cause and et rec o f Could not the Admiralty afford a larger allowan es ,. bread, beef, and p or k t o th e seamen , and less NO' United Service Gazette. brig HORRORS 01' THE SLAVE TRADE. —By the 0 Challenger, thirty-two days from Rio Janeire, 13r n it ;ta Guiana has obtained an addition to its labouring strs',7oo - the arrival of 111 captured Africans. The etr e "„ - r stances under which these unf..ntunate Africans 11 1 ,7; captured, show the daring and the atrocity with " I lse the Brazilians are now carrying on the abotninable 2 s. ijae trade. It appears that the credit cf this capture 1 ,,e to the Rifleman, so amer of war, Lieut. Crofton, I' s . r one of the vessels employed on the Brazilian station ") It the suppression of the slave trade; and that ti' e captui ed Africans who h ave reac h e d fore!, i o part of a cargo of about 600 s l aves , on b oa rd a 1 30 t aa brigantine called the Tif rane , w hi c h was seized by 0 Rifleman on the 28th June la s t,' to the northaard of la Frie. It seems that this brigantine was discov erao the Rifleman on the aftern oon o f t h e d a y men tioned ,4 o 4 that, perceiving the Rifleman b a d given h er chase, s ore that there was no chance c f esca p e , she ran tie night some few miles to the north o f t h a t C a p e , on th n e S ao r ' ig of the 28th, with her whole caro cf slaver. Th is 3 of course done to disappoint the Rifleman, wh O 7 t o not follow among the breakers, o f the full value AiJI expected prize. The murderous villany of this act oe t appear, when we state that, on the boats cf the stealog reaching the brigantine, the officers and men fo, Los the crew had abandoned her, that every single un anu i O , set, not even the studding sails having been tak en o cl and that the sea was breaking heavily over her , o, sweeping the slaves off her decks to certain death be j a The consequence of this infamous proceeding a r unli sis, ashore the brigantine in so desperate a m anner r oro that, although the most gallant and judicious exe, rti , e o, were made by Lieut. Crofton and his officers and n lj t ha, in the night of the 28th and the morning Of th e ."" 0 to rescue as many of the slaves as possible fr° lll , o o, wat?ry grave, only 127 lives were saved out a th e ;;, o l‘ That this enormous and wanton sacrifice of lif e — p a r place in the course of a faw hours off the coast,ll4s Cape Frio, there is no manner of doubt, the fac t 0 when this brigantine went on shore she had 600 neg r ' n e ct on board, being abundantly proved by the papers tet fia in her. The brigantine herself, which was bound tr,'"ii Benguela to Brazil, and was Brazilian property , P, s ec t gone ashore so effectually, and was so firmly imbed c u h e in the sand, that it was impossible to save her. 4-1" was therefore burned and scuttled. PROTECTION OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE LIGHTNING,—The many asful examples of the effe e ' ei t ;cl lightning in the de s truction of ships and buildinggs en more especially the example recently afforded at 05 0 . 1 ;4 where the portion of the buildings unprotected sust,ol'oe damage, whilst that portion to which Sir William Ito Harris's conductors were applied entirely escaped , r o f induced a Royal: summons to the celebrated inven7 t he the lightning conductors to consult the architect of o f Buckingham Palace improvements ou the best in°,l i ,,gs insuring the satety of that extensive pile of 13 ,t 11 7ser from visitations of the destructiveelement.--Thule vice Gazette. D fg of AYLESBURY PARISH CHURCH.—The inhabits ne isot Aylesbury have commenced the repairs of the °; c ieet parish church of that town. The church is An 11 :h•tee; cruciform structure, in the Decorated style of it r "„ -- n i tro' ture, with some earlier portions, and a low, e n ; the tower. The western entrance is very rich, alw„`","orli north side of the chancel is a chantry chapel for as a vestry-room, in which are still remaining n s ol l e traces of Norman character. The door of this °h e i r, the very ancient, opening by means of a latch keY ic; too centre,which turns a strong iron bar that drop i-ie lo t he staples. It was opened by means of a hole hewn ;,,ortv, door, sufficiently large to admit of an arm; the 0 13 ' mental plate and wine were kept in this small rooloostor in all probability were pillaged by the Parlifon! a rch forces when station e d i n Ayl es b u ry . A le n t tigh t door, with dog t oo th carv i ng , h as b ee n brough t " - pile' by the good taste cf the respected vicar, the lte v i e Dal e Prettyman. M os t o f th e pillars of the south ttl e och e ! declined from the perpendicular, although t' e , rne pO' above them are in no wa y disturbed, with the e'-toiver' of the east e r n arc h, which helps to support th e 0 0 It is decided to prop up the tower and columns. The architect employed is Mr. Scott.---90300a Earl Grey, Secretary for the Colonies, ha s reoi' from his mansion in Bel rave square to his ne - o tiott denco on Carlton-house -terrace, lately in the occur, of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone. ypillia m p g ILLEGALLY SELLING POSTAGE STAM- „ ial a Ryan was brought up at the Police-court 3: - otatb (Tuesday) for having, on Sunday last, ( Jere ( ' P rot' stamps for sale outside of the Custom-house n i t i „ o eri e : office. Intimation havieg been made to Mr. Kopecks teudent Clough, an officer wai sent to the re f l - isel' e ,,, with three letters, without stamps, when th e n ' t r d 013 ,1 introduneteor, applied to the officer to know wether he vve „,", -e isee e : stamps. He offei ed them at lid. each. Th e v ial °- upon being taken into custody, had in his possette silo ° thiz-n and three, by the sale of which, during ;P age the shops were closed, he hoped to realise it h e ,„ - r b O , Profit. Upon being asked what he had to BO 0, 1 " self, the prisoner said thet he did not know 1'13" rope d ' illegal, illegal, and observed that the sale had not 1000 b e stow Mr. Rushton said it was not necessary to prov e t liable Was jo ity —the offering was sufficient, for which he be fined 20/. • he would, however, mitigate fh, e m P e e reti l t to one-fourth ' , which he must pay.—Liverpo ni ^ - 1 tots bet. ta'op EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL.—The gi ation for the year Is as the extraordinary D e r to t he 153,902 rersons. Of this number 147,745 wr e n ; 1 4 , 1 i ° United States, 4,633 to British North Alne ric- t,e o ' o e West Indies, 81 to Western Africe, 46 to t• tr elil cf Good Hope, 13 t o Hong-Kong, and 67 3 to The whole were cons e3ed 565,sessels, onlY which sustai ne d d amage; an d b ut one, the C ale 'Yiv e° shave, burnt at sea, attended with loss of I m ir e ' re f, / % 136 0 them met with accident before leaving the e- e off the coast cf Ireland, and another off Ardres, s .;hir passe lagers in these cases were fora arced in ow e ' —Liverpool Mercury. di ge [ADVERTISEMENT.]—An excellent Cure °f lady' fileorderbl in tiinß intimate the Stomach effected by Holloway's O r r f family a of threlaa, declares of t p e ub fr l i i e c n o d f e a disorder in the stomach, and restored ' t e e perfect tilted ;16 she was a ag o , a t G e 1 ° ; t r b e the use of this admirable remedy. She had en e e eo most eminent physicians in the eouniry, but hadher to obtain any relief from the complaint that was 01 4 1 . inches until she took Holloway's Pills. John Es l ; i f t a id te, h an eminent merchant of Buenos A t coalmen Sept. '0 particulars to Professor Holloway, in Yr a e . letter, d a te il d o p as soY E l B 3 4 ta o b ,.... lis S h o m ld en b t, y 2 a 4 l 4 l , Dstrinagngdi,sts, London.anet at Professor ...:----- BIRTHS. 1 4 10' 0 On the 15th inst., at Yerulam-place, Hastings , o f T. Smith, o f a son . hp P g.' On the 15th i ns t., th e w if e o f D. W. Raimba c ......-- Stanhope-street, Hampstead-road, of a son fir Ad i g e MARRIED On Wednesday, the 16,h inst by the Rev. :se°„ Frederick Eakell, Esq., of Mancliesfer to Sa ri narr e j igt daughter of L. J. Jordan Esq. of Streetharo - P ri " On the 15th inst., at Spondon, '' near Darba lh •! l'i n l' ;o 'r s l‘ it son of Samuel Lyde, Esq of Salcombe lsf jote mouth, Devon, to Joan second daughter of ti le IP -1 Michael, and sister of the present Sir Ala lcolio > of Balbedie and Grange, Fifeshire, N.ll ;P DIED. Telid er On the 15th inst., at Southam ton, Robert 1- te psO Milton,Colonel O On thE H e sl e q6 n . t d , h e o l fi s n o ts n htt olaalatstttltaißrhir, Bath, I' Esq., aged 29, of the Inner Temple,peldest son of Liel l " e • 1 „„ r 41 , J ° At Bishop Stortford, on the 1 , 6th inst ., , Firs• of Otinethlaetel6htihr.inj; Esq., late of Chelsfield•coart-lodge, Kent. west BronV agedTi 7 z . abet ' ll . , wife of IL CrascOrdi Igiffik:etioed3Eee' lac 11; oenddgg6ien4e.levr -- of YOLP - ' London: Printed and Published by MURDO - el No. 112, Strand, P r i n t er, at The Sum 00e ° ' w g,o7 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy• in t b4 Filddlesez, Saturday, January 19, 1550.-