The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-13 00:00:00

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of Saturday :—] FRANCE. DEFEAT OF THE NEW MINISTRY IN THE ASSEMBLY. The Assembly met yesterday at two o'clock, M. Duoin, the Presiden t, in the chair. After the trans action of some formal business, M. de Remusat rose and said that he expected, in presence of the grave and extraordinary facts pro claimed to France in the Alaxii,eur of the morning, that Ministers would come forward and explain why the former Administration had withdrawn, and the new one been formed. Their conduct, he said, was unaccountable. The silence of the Cabinet imposed upon the Assembly an obligation to speak. It would, he was sure, prove truVo its mission. It had saved the country, and others had merely followed its foot steps.—(A. few " Bravos" on the Right.) He accord ingly called upon the Assembly to retire into its bureaux and devise measures commanded by the gra vity of the circumstances.—(Partial approbation on the Right.) Let the Assembly speak, and break this king and generous silence. M. Baroche, Minister of the Interior, said, that he felt a certain embarrassment to reply to the ques tions put to him by M. de Remusat. He had never questioned the eminent services rendered by the As sembly. Yes, it had saved France, but it was by the harmony that had invariably prevailed between the Legislative and Executive powers, since December, 1848.—(Bravos.) He would appeal to the Assembly, and if necessary to the country itself.—(Murmurs on the Left and part of the Right.) The Minister could not understand those interruptions; was not the country the supreme judge of all ? He would appeal to the conscience of these whose co-operation they hoped to obtain.—(Yes, yes • No, no.) "What," continued M. Baroche, " lam asked to explain our p o licy, and you interrupt me by negative cries before you hear use. You wage war upon our persons and not on our policy." All were aware of the generous and constant efforts of the executive power since 1848, and it would be the height of injustice and in gratitude to contest the part that power had had in promoting a prosperity which recent agitation bad not yet impaired. He was asked what was the policy of the new Cabinet. It was indicated beforehand by their past acts. It was not for the pitiful honour of remaining on the Ministerial bench that he or any of his colleagues would consent to forget their past con duct. Their policy was to be found in the Presi dential Message of the 12th November, 1850, which had been applauded by the great majority of the Assembly. The Cabinet was determined to enforce respect for the Constitution, that sheet-anchor of the country, and to persevere in a loyal and courageous defence of the rights and privileges of the Executive.—(Braves on the Right.) That was the programme of the Cabinet—nothing more nor less. It would be judged by its acts. It wished to transact the business of the country, and would show itself actively devoted to its interest. (M. Vezin :—" Your presence is an act of hostility against the Assembly." "Do not mind the interruption," exclaimed General Lebreton, " it is the expression of an individual opinion which we do not share.") M. Baroche, in conclusion, appealed fur support to all those who were anxious to devote themselves with them to the interests of the country, and he trusted his appeal would be responded to by the former ma jority. M. Berryer next rose, and said that he had not intended to speak, bat after the vague and contradictory reply he had heard, he could not remain silent. How did it happen that a Cabinet so united and unanimous divided into taro parts, and resigned after a vote of the Assembly, approving the conduct of General Changarnier, who was attacked by a journal whose intercourse with the Executive was known? The Ge neral was called to account. The Ministry had nothing to say in the affair, since none of the members were in office at the time the document alluded to was issued, and yet, after the whole Assembly gave a solemn assent to the words of the General, the Ministry considered it the moment to tender their resignation ! It behoved the Assembly to give the General a testimony of its high esteem and confi dence.—(" Speak to us of Wiesbaden," cried a Mountaineer.) " I will reply to that interruption at another moment," responded M. Berryer, " when it will be the duty of all to explain their sentiments." M. Berryer then asked why General Lahitte, who had avenged the dignity of Erance, in a difference with a nation jealous of her prosperity and power, was one of the Ministers sacrificed ?—(" He made room for the Ambassador at that Court," retorted General Lebreton.) In conclusion, he called on the Minister to explain the motive of the retreat of that glorious Minister and of the rest of the Cabinet. M. Baroche replied that the date of the retreat of the Cabinet sufficiently explained the motive of its resolution. They had adopted it after a series of acts which had wounded the feelings and dignity of the Administration. The Assembly might remember a certain discussion on nn important point, of which the Administration demanded the adjournment, and which the Assembly refused to grant. He was asked why he remained in office ? It was because an appeal was addressed to his devotion and to that of his col leagues in the name of the general interest, and in consequence of a situation which could not last. He concurred with M. Berryer in his praise of General Lahitte's conduct, which was part of the energetic policy pursued both at home and abroad by the Cabinet. In conclusion, he prayed the Assembly to postpone its judgment until the acts of the Cabinet were known. M. Dufaure said that the question at issue was of a higher and graver order. The National Assembly was daily attacked by the Ministerial press in all parts of the country. It was described as in a state of constant aggression against the Executive. The Government press regularly copied articles pub lished in England against that Assembly. He could make certain disclosures relative to the part the English press had acted in the reviews of Satory.— (" Speak out! Speak out!" cried several voices.) Those attacks were calculated to bring the Assembly into disrepute. It was proclaimed unworthy of the nation it represented, for the purpose of restor ing in France a Government, which the exist ence during thirty-six years of a Parliamen tary Government rendered impossible. Why those seditious cries, uttered by the troops, if criminal, intentions were not entertained ? They had pre occupied the Permanent Committee, who had had the generosity to keep it= proses-rerbnux under seal. M. Baroche said, "Judge us by our acts." \Vas not the dismissal c.f General Changarnier a sufficiently significant act ? It was an additional insult offered to the Assembly after its vote of approbation, which it could not but resent. M. Roulier, Minister of Justice, repeated the frank declaration alreedy m ide by his colleague of the Interior, and protested the sincere desire of the Cabinet to maintain the Censtitutieu, and not inter fre with the right of the nation to confide its desti nies to whoever it pleased. M. Dufaure had spoken of the attacks directed by a certain press against the Legislative power, and of seditious cries. Were the Opposition journals less sober in their attacks against the Constitution and less audacious in proclaiming their factious sympathies ? The Cabinet had thought proper to suppress the double command placed in the hands of General Changarnier by the decress of the lath of June, 1850, proposed by M. Dufaure him self. In doing so it bad merely carried into effect a clause of that decree of M. Dufaure, which stipulated that so anormel a situation should cease the moment public tranquillity was restored in the capital. G, , neral Bedeau, who followed, condemned the conduct of the Executive in not prosecuting the offi cers guilty of the seditious cries uttered in the plains of Satory, and dismissing General Neurnayor, who had recently refused to obey an order contrary to military regulations. The proof of the guilt of those officers could be arrived at if the seals were removed from the process -verbaux of the Permanent Com mittee. M. Remusat declaredioabin himself dissatisfied w ith t h e explanation of the Cabinet, retiring n et, and insisted on the As semblyJlß Bureau, and appointing a Committee to draw upsubmit to the Assembly an energetic resolution and or proclamation to the people. M. Baroche combatted the motion of the Assembly and a citizen* He both as a member was withoutentreated his col leagues to pause and weigh the gravity of and was afl prece t d h e e nt pr i o n " posed resolution, which grant of violati on of Parliamentary annals, the division of powers and of the rights a Exe cutive. the After the Minister had left the tribune, As sembly was thrown into the utmost confusion. the The members rose and rushed into the he •- cycle. It was with the greatest difficulty the rni officers of the house prevailed upon them to return to their seats. When silence was somewhat restored, M. DuP in consulted the Assem bl y as to the urgency of the re solution moved by M. Recount, which was adopted by a considerable majority. The President was next preparing to put to the vote th e immediate retirement in the bureaux, when a division was loudly demanded on all sides. A ballot took place, which gave the following result : For the motion . • ••• ... 330 Against it • . 273 The motion .. •.• was accordingly adopted, and the Assembly retired i n t o i ts b ureaux at half-past five o'clock. " TIIE" FIELD OP TURNIPS.--Yhere is a fi eld of turnips presently on the estate of Panmure, l y i ng immedi ately south of the noble c h ateau of that name , which, whether we take into view its extent (more than three hundred acres), or the number of animals (five thousand sheep) to which the valuable crop affords sustenance, may be said to be without equal in Great Britain, and in reality an agricultural phenomenon. The crop consists of yellow sad Swedish turnips, and is unprecedentedly heavy.— Arbroath Gazette THE GERMAN QUESTION. POLICY OF PRUSSIA-7-151ANTEUFFEL'S SPEECH. The following is the reply of the Minister Man teuffel to the attack made on his policy by Camp hausen in the debate which took place on the Bth in the Upper Chamber of Prussia : " The speaker has alluded to a change of system which he says has taken place. Certainly every one must judge according to circumstances, and the reason why the idealogists of Germany have never effected anything is, that they always run their heads against the wall of facts. " The Bundestag is a creation of 1815—a creation of haste, not now sufficient for the necessities of the nation. Nevertheless it has continued to exist. Germany lived under the weak shelter of its roof till, in 1848, the pillars were shattered and the fabric fell. Then all the blame was thrown on the design of the building, and not on the materials; on the shape of the house, and not on the beams and timbers. He did not underrate the in fluence the Frankfort National Assembly had at that time; but when once recalled, it appeared as if one was thrown back into the midst of a dream. The funda mental rights, the constitution of the Empire, the elec tion of an Emperor—the wretched end of all, with a Raveaux as the Regent of the Empire, all these were things could not be forgotten. Prussia resolved to place itself at the head of Germany, and founded its union with two Governments that immediately withdrew from it. The day of Erfurt arrived; there too there were excellent elements; but a calm spectator was compelled to :admit that that assembly too was not free from the ambition of governing.—(Applause.) In the Con gress of Princes at Berlin unity was not obtainable; several of the States withdrew from the place; the number of those which remained became continually smaller ; only the small States continued faithful, be cause they hoped to find in Prussia a support. It became evident that the union was impracticable ; Prussia was to have a Parliament for the monarchy, and, with its allies, another for the Bund. What a state of confusion ! It was at last perceived that a German Constitution, with this double embroidery of Parliaments, was an impossibility ; it was perceived by the College of Princes. In the meantime the old Bundestag was thought of in other quarters. A great part of the German States took a share in its revived activity; Prussia was about to be excluded from its legal right of participating in the discussion of German affairs. Prussia, in the Schleswig and Holstein ques tions, would have lost its influence. When the danger of war arose, it was certainly of some importance to know for what object we were about to engage in it. There could only be two grounds for it; either to maintain the Constitution of the Union, or to support a revolution effected by the officials of the Govern ment in Hesse. There are different opinions as to the Hessian dispute ; some believe that the conduct of the Government was arbitrary; others think there was a dangerous official revolution.—(Murmurs.) Yes, I call it dangerous, because such a revolution can be made by the officials of the Government in their dressing gowns and slippers, while a man of the barri cades must at least have the courage to expose his lite.— (Cheers.) When a war was in question we were bound to look round and see who were our friends and foes; it was quite certain that Russia and Austria would have been our foes in the conflict; but by our side not one great Power would have st ,, od. Dangerous as this position was, I should not have advised his Majesty against a war, but that there were only a few of the small German States with us; besides them we had hopes held out to us that the Hessian officers who had thrown up their commissions would have joined us; then there was M. Mazzini in Geneva ready to assist us with a money subscription; and Klapka, Arnold Ruge, and other kindred spirits had arrived in Holstein to help us. These would have been our friends. The time had arrved when a decision must be made; Prussia must have a voice in the Govern ment of Germany. It that was obtained the cause of war ceased to exist. Here we reached the turning point, here Prussia determined to break, and here Prussia will break, with the revolution.—(Applause.) For this reason M. Camphausen is very right when he calls our present policy a transparent one; yes, in this question it shall be so. The Prussian army has been withdrawn from Hesse; it retired unwillingly, hut it did what its Sovereign commanded. It began a retreat reluctantly, and felt as it felt when it was withdrawn from Berlin before the already conquered revolution.—(Cheers.) This has been called a defeat for Prussia, but I believe Prussia will never be stronger than when it avoids all contact with the revolution. M. Camphausen thinks that we shall not have the respect of Europe if we did not hold the sword always ready to be drawn from the sheath; but I believe we shall secure both the respect and confidence of Europe if we maintain what is the true honour of Prussia. As to the Dresden Conference I am compelled to be silent: but I hope that a strong Germany will be founded there, and that Prussia will find in it the peace to which she is entitled."—(Applause.) THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) FULL-PAY RETIREMENT.—Major Kenny, of the 89th Regiment, is about to be placed on the Retired Full-pay List, vice Major Dalzell, late 16th Regi ment, deceased. Major Kenny entered the army on the 17th June, 1813; was promoted Lieutenant No vember, 1819 ; Captain December, 1832 ; and Major 26th February, 1845. He served in the Peninsula from June, 1813, to the end of the war, including the action at Oana, the battle of Vittoria, siege and capture of San Sebastian, passage of the Bidassos, where he was severely wounded above the left hip ; at St. Jean de Luz, and the series of actions between the 9;h and 13th of Dember, 1813, in front of the entrenched camp near Bayonne. Served also in Ave, and was present in most of the operations throughout the war. He has the war medal with three clasps. THE VACANT QUARTERMASTER-GENERALSHIP. — It is rumoured, and with some degree of certainty, that Major-General Sir Frederick Storin, K.C.8., Colonel 83d Regiment, will succeed the late General Sir Willoughby Gordon as Quartermaster-General to the Forces ; a saving of the extra allowance of 5004 per annum, as in the recent appointment of Adju tant-General, will, of course, be made. THE COLONELCY, I S T DRAGOON GUARDS.—It is confidently expected that Lieutenant-General the Earl Cathcart, K.C.8., commanding the Northern and Midland district, will be removed from the 3d Dragoon Guards to the vacant Colonelcy of the Ist Dragoon Guards, and that it is likely Major-General Cavendish will succeed to the latter regiment. PAYMASTERSHIP 23n FUSILIERS.-- Lieutenant and Adjutant Hall Dare has been nominated to suc ceed to the paymastership of this regiment, vice Dunn deceased. BLACK MEDICAL OFFICERS.—It appears from the evidence token on Army and Ordnance expenditure, that Government had had it in contemplation to form a Medical Staff upon the same principle as that adopted by the Ea,t India Company, of educating black men for service on the west coast of Africa, and to be apprenticed to the medical officers serving there. The plan was subsequently abandoned, from the cir cumstance that the young negroes to be educated would cost too large a sum of money before they attained these qualifications befitting them for the appointments of military medical officers. The shrewdness, however, which these men naturally pos sess would enable them to reach their acquirements at an early period ; and we therefore regret that the measure was not carried into effect. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. We understand that reduction in this branch of the service is to be continued, and not only are no new appointments of clerks to take place, but every opportunity for re ducing will be taken advantage of. MELVILLE HOSPITAL.—The Admiralty have or dered the purchase of the necessary vessels for the ad ministration of the Eucharist at this establishment. SPRING CHANGE OF QUARTERS.—The moves of the infantry at present stationed at home, a de tailed account of which we gave our readers some months previously, will be completed during the ensuing fortnight. The 91st are at presented bil letted in Manchester ; and after the embarkation of the 52d Light Infantry from Liverpool for Ireland has taken place, the 90th Light Infantry will proceed on the 16th inst. to Dublin, en route for the south of Ireland. After these changes have been effected, we hear it is not the intention of the authorities to make any further general moves. The Cavalry at present stationed in Great Britain will make no change as regards their head-quarters; the different troops will be at the disposal of the Generals of districts. What ever change of quarters may take place, however, no cavalry regiment will leave Ireland this year, but, either dui iwg the spring or autumn, there will be an alteration in their quarters. There has not been any inten tion on the part of the authorities to concentrate a force in the. vicinity of London during the ensuing exhibition, nor will such a project be carried into effect. An augmentation to the police force has, however, been nearly effected, and some foreign police engaged. IRISH CONSTABULARY. —The Inspector-General of Constabulary, Sir Duncan M'Gregor (late of the 93d Sutherland Highlanders), has directed that in future the constabulary throughout Ireland shall per form the duties of Billet-Masters instead of civilians. THE SCREW TWO•DECKER SANSPAREIL."—This ship , which was laid down at Devonport Dockyard, on the line of the old French line-of-battle ship of that name (captured on the Ist of June, and sub sequently the favourite flag-ship of Lord Hugh Sey mour), and which was afterwards altered and built to receive a screw propeller, has, after various stop pages, suggestions, and re-arrangements, been so nearly completed that the Admiralty have ordered her to be launched on the lath March next ; she wil l then be immediately fitted with her machinery, and tried,and if found inefficient, will be altered to a frigate. RUMOUR OF AN ACCIDENT TO THE ALBION.—A report prevailed at Plymouth this week to the effect that a vessel had arrived at that port bringing• the in telligence that she had seen the Albion, 90, C apta i n , Hope Johnstone, in the Bay of Biscay, dismisted, and this report was said to have gained some weight by the fact of intelligence having been received of the arrival at Lisbon of the Phaeton, 50, that left Plymouth two days after the Albion, and had seen nothing of her. We give the above for the sake of remarking that we have not the slightest confidence in the rumour, and of observing that these reports , are set 01%4 periodically of almost every ship. It will be remembered that something of the same kind was in circulation about the Bellerophon on her pas sage home ; and the Birkenhead, steam-ship, arrived this week at Portsmouth, was given up as actually lost. We may add that the Albion was ordered to proceed direct to Malta, without calling at Lisbon or Gibraltar, and having two days' start of the Phaeton, it is by no means extraordinary that the frigate did not see the line-of-battle ship on her run to Lisbon. LIEUTENANTS' OUT-PENSION OF GREENWICFI.— The vacant Lieutenants' Out-pension of Green wich Hospital has been conferred upon Lieute nant John Jenkins Loney (1807). Lieutenant Loney has been in the service since 1791, and has served, afloat and ashore, for twenty-five years. He was in the Ist of June, was in the action of St. Domingo, and at its surrender. Latterly he was in the transport service, in which he received an injury in the head, and in command of Semaphores. Lieut. Loney has had a family of ten children, most of whom are living, and one is a Master in the service. FATAL FEVER ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP SCORPION.—We regret to state that we have re ceived accounts from the Scorpion, surveying vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Laurence, dated St. Thomas's, December 19, to the effect that a fatal fever had broken out on board that ship, and that one of the victims was Lieutenant William Mooney (1844). Com mander Fraser and the officers of the Sparrow, cur ' veying vessel, now at Queenstown, are not to be paid off. They are ordered, in consequence of reports of damage done to the fishing weirs, to proceed to Black water, to examine and report to the Admiralty the mischief committed by accident or design. ADMIRALTY AGENTS FOR THE CAPE Pecsirrs.— The: Admiralty agent for the next screw steam packet for the Cape, to sail from Plymouth next week, is Commander Arthur Mellersh (1849). As we have already stated, the Admiralty decided on appointing Commanders to this service, with the view of subse quently availing themselves of the experience they are sure to gain in screw navigation in the future com mand of screw steam men-of-war. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING-, JANUARY 13, 1851 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. It is reported that the Duke of Richmond's Compass died a short time since, and that several other horses in the stable have been amiss. SALES.—We hear that Mr. Robert Ellis, of York, has sold his three-year old filly by Lanercost out of Modesty, by Malek, engaged in the Lancashire Oaks, at Liverpool, and other stakes, to Mr. Winteringham, and she has joined his string at Richmond. Mr. W. Hudson, of Brigham, near Driffield, has sold his yearling colt by Melbourne, out of Lady Elizabeth, by Sleight-of-hand, granddam Sir Tatton Sykes's dam, engaged in the Don caster St. Leger, 1853, to Mr. Farrance; the price is said to be 300 guineas. Mr. C. Py bus, of Catterick, has sold his brown colt by Lord of the Manor out of Lady Langton to James Pearson, Esq., of Thornton-le-Moor; Mr. Pybus has refused large prices for his Red Deer and Provost colts. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1851. The following are the present fixtures as nearly as we can ascertain:— FEBRUARY. Lincoln MARCH. Coventry 4 Doncaster Spring Warwick Spring AP: Croxton Park 1 Kipling Coates Northampton 26 Newcastle-on-Tyne S 2B ;IL. Malton l5 Catterick Bridge 3 Epsom Spring 4 Newmarket Craven The Hoo l2 Newmark. First Spring 21 Abergavenny 24 Chester Newinkt. Second Spring 6 Shrewsbury 8 Plymouth spring York Spring Bath l3 Epsom E. S. Lancashire (Newton) 18 Stockbridge Winchester 2O Newcastle Ascot Beverley, Hull, &c 4 Hampton ll Manchester 8ibury....... . Newmarket Carlisle ........ 1 Lancaster Worcester Liverpool . ........ 9 Stamford l5 Nottingham Goodwood UST. Ripo❑ Brighton 6 Wolverhampton ..... Lewes 13 or 14 York Egham 27 ;MIER. SE PTE: Warwick Radcliffe 8 Weymouth .. 10 Doncaster Sandbach Wrexham Newmarket S.O l3 Newmarket Houghton 27 MBER. Worcester First week. Bedford 22 or 23 Eglinton Park Manchester Autumn.... 25 Newmarket P.O 3O BER. Monmouth Richmond Chester NOVE VIOLENT- DEATH AT POOLEWE On Tuesday, 24th Dec. last, a case of violent death took place at Poolewe, accompanied by painful cir cumstances. It happened as follows :—A. respectable young man, about thirty years of age, was following his vocation as a tailor in the house of one Macgregor, a merchant, in the second court of Poolewe, who also keeps an unlicensed dram-shop. On the evening of Saturday, the 24th Dec., a large quantity of spirits was drank in Macgregor's house, by several persons, of whom the deceased was one, sad the party re mained to a late hour. It seems undoubted, however, that the tailor was quite fit for, and busily occupied with, his work about eight or nine o'clock in the evening of that day. Three or four hours thereafter, an uncle of his was called in by Macgregor's mother, and he then found his unfortunate nephew stretched upon a bed, and in the agonies of death. He con. tinued in that state till two P.M. of Tuesday follow ing, when he expired. When urged by his brother to reveal the cause of his death, he replied that he would do so if they removed him out of Macgregor's house. Unfortunately this was not done, and the case remains consequently to be determined by other evidence. On the 26th he was interred, and two days thereafter the proper authorities were ap plied to for an investigation. Accordingly Sheriff Cameron, Mr.l Macalester, Fiscal, and Dr. Smith, proceeded to Poolewe, and on Friday, the 3d current, they got the body disinterred, and its state examined in the usual manner. The result was a full conviction that the deceased came to his death by violence, but the difficulty remained of tracing the calamity to its author or authors. This, we trust, will be succes fully brought about, from the ability and exemplary attention of the legal gentlemen to whom the task officially belongs. At the request of Dr. Mackenzie, of Eileanach, the Sheriff addressed the spectators on the occasion of re•interring the body, both in English and Gaelic, with characteristic clearness and solemnity. He directed their attention to the corpse of their young kinsman, when being committed a second time to its grave, as a warning of the most painful kind against the thirst for ardent spirits, as not only sinful in itself, but as the inducing cause of other and erro neous views, such as contempt of all authority and law, whether divine or human, profanation of the Sabbath, and the violent removal of life itself. The authorities are now pursuing the investigation.— Inverness Courier. DARING ATTACK AND A T TEMPTED HIGEIWAY ROBBERY. Mr. T. C. Wigg, grocer, of Lambeth-marsh, left his shop on Saturday night, accompanied by his son (twelve years of age) for his residence, 2, Lorimer terrace, having about him a considerable sum of money. On reaching Manor-place, Walworth-road, he fancied his steps were dogged by two suspicious looking men and anticipating an attack, kept on his guard. At the point, however, where West-street is intersected by Canterbury-place, the men appeared to leave, but suddenly returned, and struck Mr. Wiggs violently on the back of his head with some heavy instrument. Mr. Wigg and his son called out " Mur der !" as loudly as they could, when the former again received two or three violent blows also on the back of his head, and some blows were also inflicted upon the head of the child. Police-constable James Key, 354 P, who was on duty near the place, ran to the spot, and found Mr. Wigg leaning against some palings and the blood flowing profusely from wounds in his head. He, however, contrived to tell the constable that the vil lains had fled along Canterbury-place, and accordingly the policeman went in pursuit of one whom he could perceive, but the latter was met by Henry Coppin, 978 (who had also been attracted by the cries) at the corner of Manor-place, who inquired the cause of the alarm, when the fellow replied " that it was only some quarrel between a man and his wife." Coppin, however, thought it better to insist that the latter should return in his custody to see if he had any thing to do with the affair, when Key came up, and both proceeded with the prisoner to Mr. Wigg's, who at once identified him as one of his assailants, and he was then conveyed to the police-station in Locke's fields, when he gave his name as Joseph Wood. The other made his escape. Mr. Wigg and his son were within twenty yards of their own door at the time. The thieves had not succeeded in abstracting any of -the property. Mr. Wigg was very seriously injured by four large, deep wounds at the back of his head. Near the scene of violence was discovered a short riding-whip, formed of gutta percha, the head of which was loaded with four ounces of metal. THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT AlouAT, 50TH REGI mENT.—At the Insolvent Court, on Thursday, Lieutenant Mouat again attended upon his petition under the Protec tion Act, for discharge. He was again opposed, and the creditors consented to take Bs. in the pound, but Mr. Mouat's friends having some time before offered to pay on his behalf 53. in the pound, declined now to advance any money, the insolvent having undergone all the sufferings and inconvenience of a public examination. The Commis sioner, after making some observations upon accommodation bill transactions, again adjourned the case, with the view of cculiDg tg amicable AdjWitiZelat 9( the ClAi4l4' *LAW INTELLIGENCE. ARCHES' COURT, Jan. 11. (Before Sir HERBERT JENNER FUST.) CORDY AND OTHERS V. BENTLEY. In this case the churchwardens of the parish of St. Nichol' ,s, Brighton, within the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Chichester, and also the chapelwardens of St. Peter's, Brighf.on, proceed for non-payment of church-rates agair;st Mr. Bentley, the case being removed by letters of rei pest from the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes. The case oame on to-day on the admission of the libel, which was opposed. The facts at present , before the Court were as follow : Tl'.e parish church of St. Nicholas, in Brighton, and the 'chapel of ease called St. Peter's, which was erected und.er the Church Building Act in 1825, both requiring repair, and the parishioners having refused at more than one meeting called for such purpose to matte a church rate, a monition, dated 26th October, 1847. issued from the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes, requiring the church wardens to repair the said church, which monition being served, the churchwardens summoned a vestry to meet at the Town-hall, Brighton, on the 9th December, 18 , 47, for the purpose of making a rate. At such meet ing, the rev. the vicar being in the chair, upon the rate of ld. is the pound for repairs, &c., being proposed, an amendment was moved to the effect that the reparation and clean-keeping of the churches of St. Nicholas i and St. Peter's be done by voluntary contributions, in accordance with the law of the land. The chairman decided this amendment wee illegal, and refused to put it. A further amendment was then proposed, that the meeting adjourn for six months; which amendment the chairman 6150 decided to be illegal, and refused to re ceive. The chairman then asked if any other person wished to move anything; and not receiving a reply, he put the original motion, when there was 47 hands held up in its favour and 90 against it. Ho then declared the votes recorded against the motion to be illegal and thrown away, and that the original motion was citified. In September, 1849, the defendant and other parishioners were summoned before the magistrates for payment of the respective amounts at which they had been taxed; when, having given notice of their intention to dispute the validity of the rate in the ecclesiastical court, the magistrates decided their jurisdiction was ousted. The principal ground assigned for the opposition was that the rate in question was made by a minority, under circum stances varying from those mentioned in the Braintree cases (" Gosling and Velcy v. Joann"), which had been decided by the Arches' Court in the year 1843, and after wards carried through the Courts of Queen's Bench and Exchequer, and which was now before the House of Lords. Dr. JENNER, in opposition to the libel, contended that many of the items introduced in the estimates were not properly the subject of a church-rate, and that no ad vantage would accrue to any party if the libel were al lowed to go on to proof. Although perfectly willing to uphold the churchwardens in their duty, yet he (Or. Jenner) submitted, while they chose to make experi ments, it would be exceedingly hard on the parties op posing if the Court did, not only refuse admission to the libel, but also condemn the churchwardens in costs. He submitted the rate was not made by the majority in any sense whatever, technical or legal ; that the parishioners assembled were under no obligAtion to vote for 'it ; and that the Braintree case could not be taken as a pre cedent. Dr. Heaintia was heard on the same side. Dr. Curties and Dr. R. Phillimore, on behalf of the churchwardens, contended the present case fell under the principle involved in the Braintree case, and submitted the libel ought to be admitted. The Learned JUDGEI was satisfied in his own mind the present case was not distinguished from the Braintree one. He would take time to consider the case. HERRING V. HERRING. In this case the wife proceeds against the husband for a divorce on the ground of adultery. There was no op position on the part of the husband, and therefore the facts were not entered into. The Learned JUDGE, after commenting on the delay which had taken place, and which was caused entirely by Mr. Herring, decided that, although he had pleaded as a pauper, he must pay the costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jam. 11. (Beton) Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.) IN RE J. BUTTFIELD. The bankrupt, a grocer at Newbury, came up to pass his last examination. The balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Maynard, showed the debts to be 6741., to meet which the goad debts given up were nearly 4001. His profits had been 8241.; losses, 1831.; trade expenses, 4941.; other expenses, 6271. There was no opposition, and the bankrupt passed. IN RE J. M. BRUWN. This bankrupt was a wine-merchant of Norwich. To-day was fixed for passing his last examination; but the accounts not having as yet been filed an adjourn ment was ordered. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. At the sitting of the Court, on Saturday, Edward Amos, who was on Friday convicted of arson, was placed in the dock, when the Learned Judge said that, in con sequence of some points of law having been raised by his counsel, which would be argued elsewhere, the judg ment of the Court upon him would be postponed until the next session. He was then removed. _ Richard Gardner, a young man of very respectable appearance, was indicted for embezzling the sum of 11. 3s. 6d., received by him on account of his employers, and was elso charged with larceny in stealing the sum of 141., their property, which had come into his posses .ion by virtue of his employment. Mr. BALLANTINE stated the case on the part of the prosecution, and afterwards called several witnesses, from whose evidence it appeared that about two years ago the prisoner was taken into the service of Messrs. Thompson and Co., ship and insurance brokers, as a confidential clerk, at a salary of 1501. a ) eir, and which was afterwards increased to 200!. ; that he re mained in their service until the 10th of August last, when he quitted without giving them notice, and entered into pirtnership with a person named Blake hall, and they commenced business as insurance brokers, in Corbet-court, Gracechurch-street. A few days after wards, one of the parties discovered an entry in one of the books which excited his suspicion, and he thereupon sent for the prisoner, who immediately attended and ex plained the entire matter to his complete satisfaction; but suspicion of the prisoner's honesty having been once aroused, the prosecutors were induced to institute a more careful investigation of their accounts, and the result was the discovery that the prisoner had received several sums of money, for which he had not accounted, and for which he was taken into custody and ultimately committed for trial. _ _ _ Mr. E. JAMES, Q.C., addressed the jury at consider. able length on the part of the prisoner, complaining of nis not having had access to the prosecutor's books since this charge bad been brought against him, and which would have enabled him to have explained the whole transaction. The Learned Counsel did not call any witnesses even to character. Mr. Justice TALFOURD then summed up the evidence, and The jury retired to consider their verdict. After an absence of nearly an hour they came into court and re turned a verdict of Guilty on that count of the indictmegt which charged the prisoner with stealing the 141. Upon the verdict being returned, Mr. BALLANTINE said there were five other similar indictments against the prisoner, and that his defalca tions amounted altogether to 2151, but alter the verdict which had just been returned he had no wish to trouble the Court and jury with the trial of the other cases. Mr. Justice 'rALFOURD, however, said it would be were eati4factory to proceed with another case More the Court decided upon the prisoner's punishment, and the prisoner was tried on another indictment, and again convicted, whereupon the Court sentenced him to be transported for seven years. The two trials occupied the court the whole of the day. This case terminated the sessions, and the court was adjourned to Monday, the 3d of February. LONDON SESSIONS-SATURDAY. THE CASE 07 GROSS CRUELTY TO A CHILD. Sarah Ann Paterson, aged 27, who was found guilty last Saturday, of gross negligence to an illegitimate child, exposing it to the cold, and depriving it of proper sustenance, was brought up for judgment. The prisoner lived with her husband in Skinner street, Bishop gate, and had two children, the one the subject of this indictment, which was an idiot, and about six years old, and another by her present husband. From reports which had reached the officers of the East London Union that the former was starved and grossly neg lected, they, on the 1 lth of December, sent the re lieving officer to the house, and, finding the room door locked, he broke it open, and found .the poor child was almost naked in a cradle, in appearance a skeleton, and a dry piece of crust by its side. There were sores over the head and body, and one of the witnesses said the mother was frequently in the habit of beating it naked with a strap. Kr. Porter, the surgeon of the union, on examining the child, was satisfied that the appearances arose from starvation, and not disease; and it further appeared that in the coldest weather the poor thi n g was left w ithout firing in the room, where the stench was dreadful. The ItECORDER, addressing the prisone r , said the offence of which she had properly been conv icted was a very serious one. The prisoner bad already been a week in prison; she was far advanced in pregnancy, and a lengthened imprisonment would cause the child to be born in prison, a thing which it WAS always de sirable to avoid, for some of the wise wore so unchari table as to throw a taint in after life on those whose misfortune it was to have been born in a gaol. He should, therefore, order the prisoner to enter into sure ties, herself in 201., and two others in 20L, one to be her husband, to come up for judgment when called on. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. William Wakeham, a young man in the employment of Messrs. Meyers and Co., of No. 144, Leadenhall strec!, factors and general merchants, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having robbed his employers of a telescope and several other articles. The prisoner had, it appeared, been employed in look ing over goods for the orders, and of late several articles, to which he as well as the other servants of the estab lishment had access, had disappeared. Two policemen, having received information that suspicions attached to the prisoner, followed him one evening from the pre mises to a coffee-shop, and thence to a pawnbroker a shop, where they saw him through the window offer a telescope to the shopmau. They immediately pounced upon him, and asked him where he got the property, and after some little hesitation he told them he had stolen it from his masters. The officers, after lodging him in the station-house, proceeded to search his apart ments, and found there a number of smelling-bottles and other goods, a long list of which was produced, and all of which were identified as property having been stolen from the prosecutors' premis.-s. ;The prisoaer said he had nothing at all to say, and was committed for trial. James Moody, a ruffian wh has been a hanger-on at the cab-stand in King William-street, was charged with having kicked and threatened to murder a policeman. The prisoner was expostulated with by one of the police on the turbulent spirit which he was exhibiting amongst the rough class to which he belonged, when he turned suddenly round and threatened, in the most so lemn manner, to thrust a knife into the preserver - if the peace. As the officer had ..,cne reason for believing that the fellow would keep his word, he spoke to a brother policeman, and determined to have the opinion of the Lord Mayor upon the subject. The defendant said he did not care a straw for the Lord Mayor or Alderman Gibbs; that he was able for either or both of them, and that he never walked to the station-house and never would. fie then began to use his fists and his feet, and in the most da❑gerous manner. Luckily the noise had the effct of gathering together a number of the force, but six of them were actually engaged in conveying the cadger to the police-station, from whence they were also obliged to convey him to the Mansion-house, where, up ,n his arrival, he was placed before the very magis trate whom he had named us one of the objects of his contempt. The general character given of the defendant in every respect corresponded with the description of his vio lence upon this particular occasion, and the policeman declared that he was the terror of the whole neighbour hood, and had been always in the habit of snapping his fingers when any authority was named. Alderman GIBBS—Why have you not brought him before the Lord Mayor upon former occasions? Police man—We cannot find out where he lives. We believe that he has no lodging; that he never goes to bed, but when he wants sleep that he takes possession of a cab, out of which the driver dares not remove him. Alderman GIBBS—Was be drunk? Policeman—As sober, my Lard, as I am at this moment. Alderman GIBBS—You ought to have stopped this sort of game long ago. Defendant—You ain't going to believe what that party says about me, are you? I did nothing but what I was bound to do, for he was wantiag to meddle with the li berty of the subject, and I wouldn't have it. Alderman Grmats—l fine you 40i. for the assault, and you must find bail for your good behaviour. Defendant—Very well. I never walked to prison yet, as I said before, and I'm blowed if ever I will.— (Laughter.) The commitment was then signed, and preparations were made for strapping down the refractory cadger to a stretcher, upon which he was subsequently taken to prison. A PERSECUTED MAN.—After the ordinary business of the day was concluded Michael Sullivan, who said he came from the county of Cork three months ago, ap peared before Alderman Gibbs, and presented to him a lever from a City missionary, who resides at White chapel, requesting assistance for the bearer. • The letter said :—" Will you be pleased to assist the bearer M. Sullivan, to get some tools, which he has been obliged to part with under very painful circum stances. He attended the Protestant worship in Ire land for the last few years, and he was so persecuted by the instigation of a priest that no one would employ him, and, having five children, he was thus ruined ; and to be safe he left his home, for fear they would do him some bodily harm. The priest took away his Bible, and would hays taken away his life as possible." Alderman GIBBS—What have you done with your family ? Applicant—They are all in the workhouse. Alderman GIBBS—And of what religion do you call yourself a member? Applicant—Oh, faith, I an't a Roman Catholic, at any rate. Alderman GIBBS—Do you go to any church or chapel? Applicant—Not now, your Honour. The priest burned my Bible because my children went to church, and he cursed me, and I'll never go to chapel again. Alderman GIBBS—Did you apply to any Protestant clergyman to get you employment? Applicant—Oh, then, upon my word I did; but I couldn't get a hap'orth of work to do; for between the heavy rents and taxes, and poor-rates, I could get nothing in the world to do. I have got a sister and a brother-in-law here, and he works in the docks, but he couldn't get me in, and it's I that's able and willing. Alderman GIBES --But I find you belong to some trade, for you have been obliged to get rid of your tools. Applicant—Yes, your Honour, I am a carpenter, but I can't get work without tool.. The only tools re quired in the docks is a strong pair of hands, and I've got them. Alderman GIBBS then gavo the applicant money to redeem his tools, and advised him to set to work as fast as he could and release his wife and children from the workhouse. The promise was made, and the applicant retired overjoyed at the success of his mission. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY.— Thomas ilarris was charged with having stolen a great coat from the hall cf Dr. Thomas Cham bers, No. 1, Hill -street, Berkeley-square. Edward Hooker, the butler, said he bad occasion to leave the hall the over night for a minute, while he went across the way to order a pint of porter. He saw the prisoner enter the hall and come out with a great coat, which had been hanging up there, on his arm. He immediately pursued the prisoner, and took him into custody with the property in his possession. Police-constable Watts, C 67, said in the prisoner's possession a pewter pot. and other articles, suspected to have b'en stolen, were found. Mr. Henry Last, landlord of the Duke of Albemarle public-house, said the pot was his property. The prisoner was fully committed. CL ERKE N WELL. _ _ A DESPERATE THIEF. —A rough-looking fellow with many aliases, residing at No. 2 " over the water," was charged with breaking into some premises now erecting in Suffolk-street, Lower-road, Islington, belonging to Mr. Richard Hareent, and stealing a quantity of leaden piping and brass fittings. The prosecutor stated that at half-past seven in the morning he met the prisoner with the property coming from the premises in question, and immediately recog nised it. The accused seemed aware of it, and asking, " Old fellow, what's o'clock?" walked hurriedly away. Witness, however, followed, telling him he had com mitted a felony, when he turned upon him, threatening his life, and struck and threw him several times. While being so ill-treated police-constable Luker, 147 N division, came up, and very likely saved his life. Mr. Mould, the clerk recognised the prisoner as an old thief, and said he had been convicted. Prisoner, looking savagely at that gentleman, said, " Not so much of your jaw." Sergeant Barber, 9 N, having proved two forme': con victions of felony against the prisoner, he was sent to Newgate for trial. A question of considerable importance was decided by Mr. Tyrwhitt in a case where Mr. George Walter, the parish engine-keeper, of Clerkenwell, and some of the fire brigade, applied for the usual rewards. Mr. Dyer, the churchwarden, attended merely to be satisfied that the rewards were legally claimed. He had seen the owner of the premises, who admitted that some articles in trade caught fire, and the house was in danger, but was not injured. The engines arrived, and Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent of the Fire Brigade, attended, and gave shrewd directions, which saved the house. _ _ Mr. Walter called a policeman, and ho confirmed the above acts. Mr. TYRWHITT remarked that in such a case the fire- IIIC:1 were entitled to the rewards. WORSHIP-STREET. ATTEMPT TO ROD, AND INFAMOUS DEFENCE.—A fellow, named George Henry Clarke, was placed before Mr. Hatninill upon a charge of assaulting, with intent to rob, Mr. Henry Francis Seymour, a gentleman resi ding at Bath House, Hackney. About midnight, the complainant was passing the end of Church-street, Shoreditch, when the prisoner and three or four others surrounded him, and laid hold of his right arm, hustling him about, with the in tention, no doubt, of robbing him. He, however, strug gled, and having contrived to free himself from their grasp, called a policeman from the opposite side of the way, upon which the assailants all made off, except the prisoner, who being laid hold of by the policeman, as serted that he had seen the complainant assaulting re spectable females, and had laid hold of him to assist in bringing him to justice. This, of course, was indignantly denied by Mr. Seymour, and the prisoner, unluckily fur himself, being already well known to the constables, was at once taken into custody. Mr. Hamm', remanded the prisoner for a week, in the expectation that other charges may be brough against him. LAMBETH. Mr. Frederick William Routledge, alias Captain Rout ledge, a person of gentlemanly appearance, about sixty years of age, was placed at the bar, before the Hon. G. C.,Norton, on a charge of swindling Mr. Richard H. oapnd at appeared the for the prisoner. Johnson, of the flint-glass works, St. H e l en ' s , Lance s h i T re he ,out books, of bills, l3l .16 a s. nd Mr. Games documents fu pea pri soner's residence furnish ample proof of the existence of a system of wholesale swindling, almost incredible, and the case, when brought to a proper maturity, will disclose one of the most gigantic swindles and frauds that has come to light for years past. The prisoner, who is known at differ en t p a rts of the metropolis, and who is said to be a Waterloo officer, a Captain Rout ledge, has been for nearly thirty years the principal of a gang of swindlers, who have victimised the pablic to a very considerable amount, under the assumed titles of Wigram and Co., Taylor and Co., Hill and Co., Green and Co., Hankey and Co , Gurney and Co., and latterly as George and William Bruce; and so ingenious have been the plane of the gang that during these th irty years they have set the police at defiance, and carried on their operations with great impunity. Their plan of proceding was this:—They forwarded printed circulars, headed " Commercial information, and temporary as sistance to merchants, manufacturers, tradesmen, and private gentlemen of respectability," and offering bills of exchange to any amount, drawn and accepted by "respectable" parties, and at such dates us might be required as a temporary assistance, provided the parties receiving such bills provided for their payment on their coining to maturity. These circulars they addressed to many persons of respectability in every town in England, Ireland, and Scotland, and by this means they were afforded ample scope for their nefarious praatices. Persons requiring temporary assistance, and net able, or not wishing, perbaps,to put their sawn paper into circulation, write to these swindlers for bills, vary ing according t o c ircumstances, and for these they were called on in - the first instance to pay a large bonus i n ready money. The bill so received, and which in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, was made payable at a London banker's, the parties get discounted at a local banker's, or by private monied friends, and some days before they become due an intimation is received from the awindlere reminding the party of the fact, and stating the necessity of forwarding a remittance to take it up. The dupes, supposing they are dealing with honest and honourable Mel), forward the amount to the swindlers, who at once put it into their pockets, and leave the hill to it , fate; and this was precisely the case ' in the instance of Mr. Johnson. That gentleman, how- I ever, finding that he had got into such hands, made application to Mr. Robinson, the superintendent of the P division of police, and he at once placed the case in the hands of Sergeant Qiinnear and Robert ; Melville, two of his most intelligent and active offieers, and the result has been the apprehension of Rout ledge, the captain of the gang, and it is hoped the break ing up the nefarious and monster swindle. The officers having ascertained that a registered letter, containing Johnson's remittance. and addressed to Messrs. George and William Bruce, Frances-street, Newington, had been addressed to No. 21 in that street, they called there on Friday, and inquired for Captain Routledge, but were told no such person resided there. They forced their way into the parlour, and there found the prisoner sitting at a desk, with various letters, documents, and a bill-book before him. Quinnear, addressing him, said he was an officer, and should take him into custody on a charge of fraudulently obtaining from Mr. Johnson, of St. Helen's, Lancashire, the sum of 2131. 165., and he (the prisoner) replied he knew nothing about it. The prisoner, in reply to the question or the officers, admitted that the bill-book before him was his, but that the whole of the documents did not belong to him. On examining the place, the officers found a truckload of circulars drawn up with a cunning and skill calculated to deceive the devil himself, or at least the most knowing. Also a number of letters from persons who had been and were about to be victim ised ; in fact, the assortment presented a " grand exhibition" of documents, the most perfect that human ingenuity could devise for carrying on a gigantic system of swindle. Amongst the things so found were thirty bills, amounting in the whole to 3,5171. Bs., and about the same number of bill• stamps in blank, with the ex ception of the acceptance, which were in different names; seventy-six sovereigns, half-notes to the amount of 741, a piece of black broad cloth, duplicates for cloth to a vast amount, and ether things important to the case. Sergeant Quinnear said that from a letter which he had received from Mr. Johnson, it appeared that about the 10th of August last he received a bill of exchange from Messrs. George and William Bruce, of Frances street, Newington, for 2131. 165., for which he had to pay 101. commission. The bill, which purported to be drawn by Mr. William Balfour, merchant, of Glasgow; accepted by Mr. Henry Boult, merchant, of King-street, London; endorsed by Mr. W. James Selkirk, commis sion-agent, Commercial-road, Limehouse, London, was dated the sth of August last for four months, and became due on the Bth of December last, that day being Sunday. Mr. Johnson remitted its amount in a registered letter, to take it up at the banking-house of Messrs. Glyn, Hal- Wax, and Co., hut this was not done, and the bill was returned to the country bankers who discounted it, with 19s. 6d. expenses. (Sergeant Quinnear here produced the bill-book found at the prisoner's, and pointed out an entry of this very bill, with the name of Mr. Johnson before it.) The prisoner here denied that he had acknowledged to the officers that the bill-book was his. Mr. Superintendent Robinson beggedithat the magis trate would remand the case, as he had reason to be lieve that he would be able to bring forward others of a similar kind, in which the prisoner was implicated. Mr. NoaToet assented to this request, and refused bail for the prisoner's future appearance. THAMES. Mrs. Mary Barnes, a respectable-looking woman, 26 years of age, was charged with attempting to utter a spurious half-sovereign to Mrs. Ann Muldeary, tobacco nist, Sykes-terrace, Mile-end-road. The prosecutrix stated that the prisoner came that day to purchase a snuff-box at her shop, for which she tendered a sovereign in payment, and received the change in silver. The prisoner, instead, requested to be accommodated with half a sovereign, which Mrs. Muldeary brought down, and the prisoner requested to have it weighed, which being done it was found to be light. As Mrs. Muldeary always weighed any gold she took, she was satisfied it was not the half-sovereign she gave to the prisoner, and accused her of having changed the coin, when the prisoner abused her in the grossest manner. The prisoner, who said she resided in the London road, Kingston, Surrey, said that Mrs. Muldeary having weighed her sovereign with great nicety, she insisted on having the half-sovereign weighed also, when it was found to be light. Mr. INGRAM questioned Mrs. Muldeary closely as to whether some unweighed coins might not have got amongst her cash. He seemed disinclined to commit the prisoner, and accepted her own security for her ap pearance on Monday. SEABORNE MAILS. When made up in From what PLACES. General Post-office port dis- When London. patched. due. Africa (West coast) .. America (via N. York by British packet) •• *N January 31 .. .. Liverpool •• !Jan. 16 America (via Boston by British packet) .. N January 17 Liverpool ..'Jan. 29 America (by United 24 ' Liverpool & 1 States packet) .. •. N January 1 - Southampt.', S Belgium • . .. •• N I Daily • • .. 'Dover .. Daily Brazil .. .. 31 9th of the month 'Southampt. ,Jan. 24 Buenos Ayres •• M 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 24 California(viaChagres) 31 17th of month Southampt. Feb. 5 Cape of Good Hope N January 14 Plymouth..' March 3 Central America .. 34 2d & 17th of month Southampt. !Jan. 20 Channel. Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. 'T u. Tie. Sa cmin • • • . zs 17th of tho inunth aotathompt. 'Jan. 20 France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover • .ITwicedaily Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. ITues. Sat. Holland Wedn es & Satur. , London .. Mon. Thur Honduras . N 17th of the moathlSouthampt.,Jan. 20 Ireland M& N Twice daily .. !Holyhead ..11wicedaily India (via Southamp.) 31 20th of the month' Southampt. ,Jan. India (via Marseilles) N 7thtic 24th otmonthl Dover • • Jan. 23 Madeira .• N Mediterranean (via Southampton) 31 20th of the month ,Southampt. Jan. 28 Nlediterrenean (via Marseilles) . N 7th& 21th ofmonth Dover • • Jan. 23 Mediterranean (by French packet via Marseilles) .. •• Mexico 31 2d of the month.. , Southampt. Feb. 5 Peninsular.. • • .. 31 7th,l7th,27th of mo Southampt. Jan. 15 Peru .. M 17th of the month (Southampt. Jan. 20 West Indies 31 17th of the month ' Southampt. Jan. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. ,Southampt. N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—and M. by the morning—dispatch. ..* It is not expected that the next West India packet will bring any mail from the Havannah. 2d of the month.. Southampt. 7th,l7th,27th of mo Southampt. 17th of the month ISoutharoPt. 17th of the month 'Southampt. 2d of the month .. ,SouthamPt. are sent from the General Post-office the morning—dispatch. that the next West India packet will bring nah. SHIP NE WS. LIVERPOOL, S.W., moderate.— Arrived—Empress, from Pernambuco, in 24 days, having sailed on the evening of Dec. 17; Mary Ward, from New Orleans; Arrow, from St. Michael's; Glide, from Taganrog; Princess and Home, from Odessa; Fa vourite, from Barletta; Druid, from Benin; Trouba dour, from Demerara; Hebe, from Laguna; Phantom, from Dunkirk; Mazeppa, from Cadiz; Louisa, from Prince Edward's Island; Alcibiades, from Alexandria; Sophia and Christiana, from Honduras; Elizabeth, from Demerara; Queen of the West, from New York; Co rinthian, from the Mauritius; Gulnare, from St. Mi chael's; Lance, from Figuera. Adamant, hence, for Cadrornia, has arrived at Monte Vidto in distress. Peru, hence, has arrived at Benin. Livorno screw• steamer, sailed from Plymouth for Gibraltar, 9th inst. Theodore, hence, has arrived at Toulon. BRISTOL, JAN. 10.—An Irish schooner, supposed from Gloucester, is on shore; crew saved, vessel little damaged. A chequered buoy, belonging to the Trinity House, said to be drifted from below the Holmes, drove on shore near the river's mouth. FREDERICKSRAVEN, DEC. 30,—Gesnia, from Dantsic for Leith, has put iu with damage, and must discharge her cargo, part of which, being damaged, will be sold. &WRUNG, DEC. 30.—Christina schooner, of and bound for Malmoe, from Grangemouth, was wrecked off Thornley the 24th inst.; master and two men saved; cargo, coals, being saved. DANTSIC, DEC. 31.—The Anna and Paul, from Ko nigsberg for Stettin, has put in to-day in distress, and with part of cargo thrown overboard, having been ashore on Hela, and must discharge to repair. STETTIN, JAN. 6.—The Schwan, of Stolpemunde, from Hartlepool for Swinnemunde, capsized and sunk off Falster on the sth of November; crew (except one) drowned. GRAVESEND, JAN. 11.—Wind W.S.W., fresh, cloudy. Arrived—Sarnia, from Jersey; Apollo, Ocean, and Giraffe, from ROtterdam; Ileum, from Calais; Isabella, from Sines; Ann and Eliza, from St. Domingo; Colum bus, from Leghorn; Roscommon and Diana, from Har lingen; Lady Panzs, from Sundval; Sir Robert Peel, from Dunkirk; Cygnet, from Berbice; Heroine, from Callao; Queen of the Isles, from Terceira; Margaret, from Konigsberg; Amelia, from Seville; Triton, from Ostend; William Jolliffe, from Havre; Tourist, from Boulogne; Lady [Anise and 'Joseph, from Guernsey; Tribune, from Leghorn; Flora, from Tarragona; Do minion, from Sunderland; Volosona, from Trieste; Ann Tift, from St. John's; Swift, from Africa; La Coq, from Cherbourg; Roding, from Venice. Sailed—ViTalmer Castle, for Calcutta; Grampian, for Coquimbo; Rebel, for St. Mich ae l' s; Ti ger , f or Ham burgh; Belle Vue, for the Cape; Lady Kenneway, for Hobart Town; Lord John Russell, for Harlingen; Eliza beth, for St. Michael's; Earl of Auckland, Rainbow, and Fyenoord, for Rotterdam; Albion, for Boulogne; Ruby, for Glasgow; Fame, for Calais; Duke of Bronte, for New Zealand; Baron Vay, for Trieste; Sir Edward Banks, for Ostend; Antwerpen, for Antwerp; Heinrich Hudson, for New York; Propontis, for the Cape; Royal Saxon, for Dominica; Director, for Antwerp; Lalaroche, for California. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Blake barque, for it 11E 1 O; the 18th of November, in lat. 5 N., long. 21 W. Barque, second distinguishing pendant, No. 5,367, on the 23d November, in lat. 9 N., long. 22 W. Acorn, of Greenock, from Falmouth for Demerara, on the 15th ult., in lat. 36 N., long. 18 W. Thames, from Southampton, on the 28th ult., about three hours' sail from St. Thomas's. Ino, from Bristol for Jamaica, on the 26th of Decem ber, in ht. 47 N., long. 11 %V. Robert Watt, from Liverpool for Valparaiso, on the 20th of November, in lat. 13 S., long. 36 W. Hanoverian schooner Magnet, on the 26th ult., in lat. 44 N., long. 19 W. - Mazurka, from London for Constantinople, on the 25th ult., off Cape Bon. Brig Middleton, outward bound, Dec. 31, in lat. 41 N., long. 12 W. Troubadour, from Demerara for Liverpool, Dec. 17, in lat. 33 N., long. 49 W. Brig Eliza Caroline (supposed), Dec. 29, in lat. 47 N., long. 16 W. Barque Rambler, outward bound, in lat. 7 N., long. 21 w. Effort, from Ceylon for London, in lat. 49 N., long. 5 W. A schooner, from Liverpool, Dec, 26, in hit, 38 N., bong, 12 W. THE COUNT] LIVERPOOL, JAN. 11.—P1 passing in the trade. s. d. s. d t Y MARKETS• ices firm to-day, but nothing d. a. d. Do.Mcal, perl96lb 15 0 to 16 0 Barley, English, pr imperial quarter 26 0 —2B 0 Irish, S cotch, and Alanx,per 601 b.. 3 4 3 6 Foreign, grinding 3 2 3 4 'ltye, per 601 b .. 3 3 3 4 Beans, English, pr imperial quartr 29 0 —3O ') Irish and Scotch, per 4801 b.. .. 25 0 — 27 0 Dutch .. .. 26 6—28 0 i !Egyptian • • .. 23 6 -- 24 0 IlPeas, English, per ) imperial quartr 30 0— 32 0 Foreign .. .. 30 0— 31 0 )Oats, per 451 b : Wheat, per 701 b English, white 5 6 to G _ _ Do. red .. 5 6 5 9 :risk, best red • • 5 6 5 9 1 Do, lower quality 5 2 5 6 _ _ _ _ Malik, red and wh. 5 6 5 9 Dantsic, highmixed 6 8 7 2' Do., mixed • • .. 6 2 6 6 Rostock, &c .- 6 4 6 6 Hamburgh and Lower Baltic .. 5 9 6 0 American & s white 6 3 6 8 Canadian, /re 6 0— 6 6 Antwerp 84I,Tauvain 5 10 6 French, red.. .. 5 7 5 10 Hungarian and Mariaropoll .. 5 6 5 9 Odessa, Polish 5 8 5 9 Do., common .. 5 4 5 61 Egyptian .. .. 3 9 4 3 Flour, English & Irish, per 2801 b 31 0 33 0 English, Scotch, and Welsh, old 2 9-2 10 Irish, new, best mealing 2 61-2 7 Do., feeding .. 2 5 2 Do., foreign .. 2 6- 2 ° Oatmeal, English, & Scotch,pr24olb 23 0 24 6 Irish, new .. 21 6 '22 0 Do., old . .. 2 0 21 0 Do., extra fine 33 0 —d4 0 United States, per barrel 2L 0-24 0 Canadian .. .. 21 0— 23 6 lndi.ut corn, per 4801 b, white .. 30 0 32 6, MANCHESTER, JAN. 11.—During the week nothing has occurred to vary the tone of the trade in the slightest degree, a very limited demand being experienced for all articles at about previous prices. Into Liverpool and Runcorn the imports from Ireland exhibit a further de: crease, and coastwise the arrivals (with the exception; 01 malt) are most trivial. From abroad, however, a supplies of wheat and flour still come forward. Our mar ket this morning was exceedingly lifeless, and wheat and flour were agsin slightly depressed in value. Oats sa d oatmeal likewise moved off slowly, and the prices current on this day se'nnight were with difficulty maintained for the former article. WORCESTER, JAN. 11.—The general prices asked for good samples of wheat in fair condition to-day were 15$ to 15s 4d per bag for white, and 14s 8d to 15s for red. Milting barley 3s to 3s 4d per bushel; distilling 2 e 9d to 3s. New English !sesta, 3s 8d to 4s per bushel; old English, 4s to 4s 4d per bushel. New oats 2s gd to 3s, and old 2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel. White peas 35 to 4s per bushel, and gray from 4s to 4s 6d per bushel. Stourbridgo market on Friday was well attended. Wheat was very dull, and the prices were a trifle lower• Barley also cheaper, and in slow demand. Peas main' tained their former rates. At Wolverhampton the market was much of the same character that has distinguished it for several weeks, the prevailing feature being dullness, though without $Ol decline in price on good samples of wheat, farmers being inclined to resist any further reduction. Fine qualities of wheat sold at 4s 10d to 5s 4d per 621 b; inferior a little lower. Malting barley in better demand, but with_; out any improvement in value; current prices rang e, ' from 24s to 26s per imperial quarter. Old beans a Slo g sale, at 12s per 1961 b; now, lls per 1961 b; of foreign few on offer. Oats sold with difficulty at 18 5 to 203 per 3121 b. At Atherstone business was dull, and the turn of prices for all grain was in favour of the buyer. Wheat, 143 to 15s per bag of three bushels. Barley, 23s to 255 p er , quarter. Old oats are worth 24s per quarter; w h ile new range from 19s to 21s per quarter. h GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 9.—The 1111111.,er at the market to-day were —oxen, 868; sheep, 1 9 852. Owing to the large supply of cattle sales wer e very dull, and best ox beef down is per cwt from last market. Best ox beef 465, current from 43s to 448, inferior 3 63 to 40s. At the close of the market a clearance Wee ef fected. Owing to the small supply of sheep sales Wel brisk, with an advance in price of about 2s per hee,`",, Best aged wethers 6d p r lb. current good ewes from 4d to W. Clearance of the sheep we l l early effected is the morning. Pigs dull at 343. F c " price 5d to 51' 1 calves from 56s to 60s per cwt. DALKEITH, JAN. 9.—The relative weight per four bushe ls of the three prices of wheat were 18st Ilb, 18st 01b, and IT 01b. Oats, 12st 121 b, 12st 21b, and lOst 61b. Barley, l6st 5 1 u2 15st 131 b, and 14st 81b. Peas and beans, 19st 31b, 18st 4101 and 17st 91bs. Qrs. Best. Current. I n ferior. 0 527 Wheat ... £2 2 0 £llB 0 £1 11 2077 Oats 625 Barley 1 5 6 1 3 9 018 34 Peas and Beans 1 10 0 1 8 0 1 6 Average of wheat 36s Bcl. N: . ABERDEEN, Jax. 10.—Grain—Oats (old), Os Od t o Os 401bs per_ bushel; oats (new), 16s Od to 16s 3d, 401bs per bushel'', barley, 20s to 21s Od, 521bs per bushel ; bear, 20 5 Od to od, 521bs per bushel; wheat 40s to 005; oatmeal, 138 0 d to 14s e: er boll ; flour, 31s to 33s per sack. Provisions —lie T, d to 6d per lb ; mutton,' ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, te; to 6d ; pork, per stone, 2s 9d to 3s ; lamb, per Ib, 4d to Sol tallow, per stone, 3s to 3s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, 6 d to 71' hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each, 6d to 7d; hares , each, 0. 6d to 2s ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 7d to b e' eggs, per doz, 9d to Is ; cheese, per cwt, 185 to 2 3 s Od 11,.ene. psi pair, 3s to 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s Od to 2s 6d; ducks, 'O:2 Is 6d to 2s Od ; ducklings, ditto, Os Od to Os; turkeys, ditto, ' 7 to 8s Od; geese, ditto, 6s Od to 7s ; butter for exportation Wail: cure), per cwt, 00s to 645; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 7 to Od ; 41b loaf, cash, 5d ; credit, 6d ; pork, per stoats of 141ba, 3! ltd to 3s 6d; pink fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od; pork largo , 3s 6d to 4s 3d ; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to .7 Meal—Oatmeal, Is 4d to Is sd ; barley dust, 6X t° peasemeal, is 8d to ls 10e1 ; Bids, Od to 6d; b e remeal, la,. to Is 2d; flour, is 8d to Is 10 , 4 barley, per lb, id to 2d; barley flour, ls 4d to Os Od. DUBLIN, JAN. 10.—We have no alteration to repor t in the currencies of the corn market since Tuesday, nu; every description of grain met a dull sale t his day, and _ Tuesday's prices were scarcely obtainable fo r lodise corn. Wheat, white, 21s Od to 25s Od ; red ditto, 19s Od to 22s 6d ; barley, 12* Od to 14s od; oats, per barrel, 8a 6,1 to 10s 3d; rapeseed, 18s to 20s Od; oat' meal, lOs 6d to 11s 61; flour, Seconds, per cwt, 13s to 16s; Indian corn, 29s to 33s , er 4801bs. CORK, JAN. 10. The supplies of home•grain for the week have been small, the receipts being— wheat 341 brls, at 175 to 21s 3d per brl; barley 1,202 brls, at lOs to 12s 6d Per brl; oats 4,174 brle, at 8s to 103 64 per brl. We bit ve but little variation in prices. Wheat and oats, ho wever, manifest a downward tende.lcy. The large arrivals of foreign wheat and the pressure of the article (slig htly damaged or much) on the market, by foreign impo rters: through the medium of auction sales, has so comp lete l y clocked business and paralysed the trade as to rend!: (potations altogether nominal. Barley is scarce, a nd , i t firm and inquired after. Oats are very dull, and tur little has been done in the article, prices at the (4u e side of the Channel holdin out little induceme nt 1 ' shippers to make consignme n ts. It is difficult to Or • correct idea of the condition of the flour trade. M iller; : factors, and dealers in small l o t s on their own :we a l" „g are selling in ret tit quantities as they can realise, an d a varying prices, and we believe we are correct in stating that in most cases a decline of 6d, and in many inet e V , a decline of Is per cwt has been submitted to. tra'le in Indian corn is extremel dull, restricted , an d limited, and although prices ar e nominally the son" i ; lower terms would, we think, be submitted to. Ind ia meal is entirely neglected. Barrels. C ur rency. 0 White wheat ...00s Od to 005 Od 00 s Od-20 stone 41 Red wheat . 18s Od to 20s Od Oas od-20 do 70 Barley lls4d to lls 10d 11s 10d-16 do 0 Bere 112 Oats 19U Pigs 27s Od to 29 s 6d 28 Od ?es c wt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices: 0 barrels white wheat; 21 red ; 28 barley, here; 11 ostst 3 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week: — Wheat, 347. Barley, 958. Oats, 4,033. Pigs, 423- PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY. 795 First quality Second quality Third quality 73s Third quality ... ............ 59s Fourth quality Fifth quality 430 Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for the week ending Jan. 4 Pigs, 1,608. Sheep, 154. Cows, 90. nd Flour—First 12s 6d t o 13 s Od ; extra 145, Sato o - so seconds, 1 is Od to 12 s Od ; h ouse h o ld s 9 s to 10* 6 d ; t hi r ds, per cwt. Oatmeal 10s 6d to Os; Indian meal 7s 3d to 7s 6d; meal, lOs to 10s 6d per cwt. Indian corn 712 s 6d to 71105 0 d n - e ton. Bran 87s 6d to 908 per ton. Hay—Farmers 2is to 425; F a_ . .., Ter ' °- er s 38s; dealers 44 s t o 55 s Od ; average 48s per ton. Straw•—•'' — 0c1; 22s Od to 32s Od; average 28s; dealers 368 Od to 00s d; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d t0„ 6 . , 1 t o household loaf 5d to 51d per 41b. Fresh butter, 12d per lb. Eggs-5s Od to bs 6d per hundred. 41 ",, 11. 10, Newport 16s Od; Lydney 17s ; Landore 14s ; Needs O l io . 13s 6d per ton.- Tallow 39s Od to 40$ Pe r Zeit Whisky, 25 o. p., 58 9d per imperial gallon. to —Beef 4d to 40; mutton 4/ I d to 6d; veal ".. 5d ; pork 4d to Od; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages Od P ° ;„ 6 l. Hops 6110 s to 010 s per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 31 uf i d rb ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 810 s; Valonia 151 to 01; F re— o e. 61 Os ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wooll4s to 15s per stor ed Hemp 321 to 34/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 21s to 00s; „ar ditto, 24s to 00a per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ to 11/ W e s i t,; - 0 ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 3/ 10s ditto, 2l 15s per ton; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. Market 23s to 325; salted 24s to 32s per owt ; 3id to 3fid per lb. Potatoes, white 70 to 10d; 1;1100 10d to 12d. Guano— Peruvian, 11/ 10s; lchaboe, 81 t° per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. We have much pleasure in informing ou r rev:l e :l that the authorities of the town of Marseilles have d eer s ., A a silver medal to Mr. Cohen, Chief Rabbi of that tovnb t ot testimony of their gratitude for the devotion shown W.,' oh worthy pastor during the ravages of the cholera.- - i ie Chronicle. lflliL'ltb. OF A SON. • teillAp On the 9th inst., at Chester-square, the wife of r %--= Bu Oden rtt. • l e of the 3d inst., at Upland-house, Exeter, the 1 4 Major Robinson, Royal Engineers. OF A DAUGHTER. •fe Of On the Bth inst., at the Vicarage, Netherbury, the WI the Rev. Richard Pulteney. . Edia id On the 7th inst., a t B ou l ogne - sur -M er , th e l a dy of Francis Fennell, Esq. ____....-------- AI4BIID. hnrou h On the 9th inst., at the C atholic Chapel, Digomvel g d, Yorkshire. Charles Weld, Esq., eldest son of Humphil f t he Etq., of Chid coc k, Dorset, to Mary, second daughter of late T. D. Bland. Esq., of Kippax- park, Yorkshire. ,nat. On the 7th inst., at Clifton Church, J. Goldie vY7. Esq., London, to Jane Coming, eldest daughter °` Benson, Esq., Clifton DIED, Bre vet On the 2d inst., at Albert-street, Regent's-Mr- Major Fitz maurice W. Colthurst, late of the 57th -t o °`Lont On the 6th inst., at Spring-vale, Isle of Wight, Lieu'''. Harry Wilson, R.N. g B °' At Chertsey, on the 7th inst., Thomas Gaff, Esq. , formerly of Whitefield-house, Uldate, Cumberland-_,„ ; ,,,. 0 On the 9th inst., at Charlotte-row, Walworth, w'''' — Hemmans, Esq., aged 64. • T p, „bee; At Cheltenham on the Bth inst., aged 70, Frances r„ Harriet, widow of " James C. B. Ogilvie, Esq., of Lsrla c i.ro • On tie Bth inst., at Cambridge. John Haviland, tb° for more than 33 years Regius Professor of Physe University. 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