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FRANCE. The Committee on Parliamentary initiative will take into consideration in one of its early sittirgs tee different propositions relative to the arrest of repre sentatives. It is affirmed that a great part of the majority is decided on supporting one of the proposi tions (that of M. Pougeard), which states that any representative who does not satisfy the claims of his creditor, with:a one month from the date of the de nunciation to the Questor of the Assembly, shall he eousidereel to have vacated his seat. LIBERTY AT ROME. (From the National.) The Italia del Popolo publishes in its last number a moat remarkable letter that M. Mazzini has just addressed to the President of the French Republic, from London. Notwithstanding the strict regula tions by which the introduction of this review into France has been endeavoured to be prevented, the National continues to receive it, and could give the whole of the letter of M. Mazzini. We shall confine ourselves, however, to placing before our readers the picture traced with such breadth by tl - le author, of the present situltion of the Roman States—% picture which will throw a sinister light upon the ParHa mentary discussion which will soon commence, con cerning that melancholy chapter of our annals—the deplorable e xpedition to Rome. The letter of M. MazzLi is preceded by the fol- lowing mottoes : " Until now, I have been merely a volunteer ; but I shall with pleasure place myself at your disposal if you think I may be useful to the sacred cause which I have ardently embraced, and which has been my dream for the last ten years."—Nap leon Bonaparte,* Letter to General Sercognani, Terns, Feb. 28, 1831. " I also, banished from my country, often complain of that law of exile which strikes my family; how ever, w h e n we see that now, all who possess a noble soul are driven out of their native country by these in power, then we become proud of belonging to the ranks of the oppressed and proscribed."—Louis Napo leon B.;nsparte, Address to the Polish Refugees, Arenenbarg, August 17, 1833. "Our arms have overthrown ut Porne those tur bulent denugogues who tbr,ughout the Italian pe niniula had compromised the cause of true liberty, and our brave soldiers have had the signM honour of re storing Pio IX. to the throne of Stint Peler." MeJslge of the President of the Republic, Novera _ _ br1?,1850. TO LOUIS SAPOLE'7)I, PItEtIDENT OF TILE FRENCH REPUBLIC • You spe , .k, Sir, of the 7ibe;ty of Route! But of what liberty ? Is it individual liberty ? Is it the liberty of the press, of association, of speech, of voting, ofteaehing, protected by a civic militia, by unchanr able representation of the people ? The 1117:erty of Rome—l will recapitulate, for Fleoice, which so Soon f.)rgeti,steee Wr 11 known facts --the liberty of Roele i the •permanent dissolution of the civic guard, notwithstpn hog the decree of the 6'h Juis, passed by the French authorities, the recond article of which said—" It shall be ininze diirtely M-on - ,Yanized upon it; or;ginal footing ;" is thv prohibition of r.ll re uolon (cercies) and of all I,Jblitical aS'Weation—lha ceeriscation alt eru:s, thus leaving the honest citizn svi bout any; deft nee egaicst the roLher and the brigand ; it is the suppression of t.,11 journals, exlept those of the Government; it is the commis sion insttutel contrary to tour promises of the 23 I Augtht, 1819, to inquire into the pretended attempts vommitted against religi in aud her ministers under the government of the Republic ; it is vexstious proceedings ag,inst for, igners, the d.!nunciation o f hotel keepers, the conditions of evidence again put in force by a notification of th , 3 31st August ; it is the measure of the 31 Septemlx-r, by which all printing officers are obliged, under pain of imprisonment and of he - ,vy fines, to give to the Government an accurate and progre,s.ive account of the types and of the work inc:n ; it is the commissicn of cansure instituted against all in the service of the Republic, their almost generel di,onissal, and the rni,,ery of nearly seven hundred Toe liberty of Rome is the disbanding of the army and the exile of nearly all its officers ; it is the sus pension of all the institutions appointed on the ,17. h October; the recall to all the employments connected wi h the palice, and amongst the sbirri of all the men belonging to the reaction, and of the dregs of the spies and assasAns of Gregory XVl.—it is the re• establishment of the Inquisition and of the vicariat. Ttie liberty of Rerne is the paper circulation re duc.ed by the orders of the Pentitical Government by 35 per cent., the day afier the parr payments, et par, of alt the salaries, the pensions, and all the charges of the State ; it is the tax upon the barriers re-e e:utolisllect., the stamp duties increased tEnF:old, the restitution of mortmain, the increase in the price of salt, the restitution of the tax en moveables, the in crease of the taxes by 13 per cent., the tax upon paten`;, the misery which is vi.ibly increasing in all parts, ard in all classes of the Sate. Tee liberty of Rona is an amnesty which excludes the members of the ProviAonal G-,,v,rnmeet, the Triumvirate, all the members who forimd the Minis. tries, the representatives of the people, the prefets of the provinces, the chiefs of the military bodice, those who had received the amnesty of 1848, and who had taken any part in the revolution ; the immediate effect of which vr?s a fresh emigration—it is a _ _ proprio, which, repealing that - et' 1848, re-organizes despotism with a council of state elected by the Pope, from triple lists presented to him by the provincial councils, without the intervention of the Commons, increased by members appointed by him at his plea sure, and condemned t(i silence except on those occa sions when the Government may think fit to ask its advice; it is the institution of provincial councils, whose members are chosen by the Pope, and must be 30 years of ago, must have resided for ten years in the province, must possess property to the value of at least 32,000 francs, and of religious conduct, and of political opinions known to be good; again, these assemblies may be suspended or dissolved according to the good pleasure of the Government. The liberty of Some is a daily, an hourly persecu tion ; it is the filling of fresh prisons tcarceri nuove), together with those of the Castle of St. Angelo, of the Holy Office, of Termini, with men torn away from their families as bring suspected, and who rot without a trial, amongst felons and murderers until it may please the Government, or death, to release them. It is the pointing out of these men who are known for their Republican opinions to the violence, to the in sult, to the daggers of the sbirli, who have now become masters of the State ' • it is the inevitable con sequence of such a state of things,—an increase in the number of crimes, the roads entirely without securit: - , and the villages invadcd and despoiled by robbers. Tois, Sir, is the liberty, the true liberty of Rome, brought about by your arena, and corroborated by the allele' journal of the Government which you have restored. In the name of France, which we love, let that line of the Message which speaks of the invasion as a glorious action (fait glorieux), he quickly erased, for since the awakening of the people glory and honour are synonymous. Jos CPU MAZSINT. London, December, 1850. *• The brother of M. Louis Bonaparte, then residing with him. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) lIASCLIESTE2, TCESDAY.—It was pretty generally expected, this morning, that the advices r€ccived yes terday of a reaction in the New York cotton market, to the extent of .1- to • of a cent per lb., would impart some additional activity both to the Liver pool market and our own. Thi, 4 , however, has not been the case. Our nei,hbours have not done much, but they { are reported firm in their prices ; and the state of matters has be en pretty m uch the same here also. On the whelp, 1, Lis ' market has appeared quieter than it was last week,--a n a tural result of some degree of disappointment, w verily:lc 1 I has caused many buyers to do l eas than 01do ne, had w ou ld h a veonD, bad they not been lookingr an excitement in Liverpool, to be extended, asus"i Manchester. The tratisae,__ )of course, to idons of the day in yarns for home consumption, and shipment t for the east, have, however, be en to a o extent. For Germany, on t h e othe m r o d h er , lte the purchases are altogether inconsiderable.and ' B sides the effect of recent political events on the manufactures of central Europe, there is the intern ruption arising from Christmas observa nces , to which more time is devoted there than in England. As re garils goods, the day hss been fully as quiet in th em - as in yarns. Bat, in every department, there is an entire absence 01 any weakness in prices. Producers being not only unClurdeneJl with stocks, but, t o a large extent, well supplied with orders, are a good d cal at their ease about entering into further engage ments, arid therefore very independent. ROCUDALE, MoNDAr.—We have had a fair demand for coarse goods, considering the time of the year ; but, in flannels of a better quality- the market has been rather-heavy. In well there is no change worth re porting. Next Monday is the first or new market, which this year is as late in the month as it can pos sibly happen. MACCLP.YIELD, TLIESDIY —\Ve hive no altera• tion to report in the state of our market since our last report. Most of the mills having been making holidays from New Year's Day up to Saturday', .therrif*.s been a paucity of business ; the manufac -6 r rer.4, however, complain of the lo w p r i ces o ff ere d ,T , : ,gtoos. The thrown and raw s ilk mar k e t s are riiibaut:is blare. fILTDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.--We have had a very favourab!e tittnnelar,ce of buyers at the Cloth Hall, ' • though on the whole the exchanges of pods have not i. been so large as last week. We have every reason for expecting this to be a very brisk season. Tcere has i not been much doing amongst the:warehouses during THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1861, the week, as they have been principally engaged in taking stock. In the Botany and lower continental wools a fair business has been done. HALIFAX, SATUBDAY.—AIthough there has been but a limited attendance of merchants in our Piece Hall to-day, the new year has not commenced unfa vourably. The principal inquiry has been for cotton weft lastings, of which not many are now made. The de mand for fancy goods, of low quality, is pretty good ; but buyers are not willing to give the advanced price asked by the manufacturers. There is more confi dence in the yarn trade ; and both shippers and ma nufacturers are purchasing extensively, at improving prices. There have been fewer transactions in wool ; but the quotations are looking up. LEEDS, TUESDAY.--There has been considerable activity shown at the market, both to-day and on Saturday last, and a very fair business has been done. Ne change to notice in prices, which continue very firm. " The amount required for the payments to be made , under these arrangements is to be duly stopped by the I regimental paymaster from his issues of pay to the se veral compsnies or detachments to which the articles are supplied, and is to be paid by him, weekly, to the parties who shall have supplied the articles. " The bilis of charges of the supplying parties are to be obtained from them, with the supply, either by the regi mental quartermaster or by the several officers in com mand of companies, as you shall find most eligible, and, after being ascertained by those officers to be in due conformity with the terms arranged by the commissariat officers, and to be correct in the quantities, rates, and amounts charged, are to be then handed to the paymaster, to be paid by him; and he is at the same time to be duly furnished by the officers in command of companies, and also by the regimental quartermaster, should he be em ployed in receiving or distributing the supplies, with all information necessary for the purpose of apportioning to each company the proper amount chargeable thereto as stoppages for the said supplies, and of settling with the company accordingly. You will take care to ascertain, by monthly inspec tion and inquiry, whether the requisite payments to the supplying parties shall have been regularly made ac cording to the instructions herein conveyed; and, in the event of any omission or neglect on the part of the pay master or any other regimental officer concerned, you will cause the same to be immediately rectified, and you will also report the particu'ars of the case to me, if the circumstances be such as to render that course necessary. "I have the honour to be, " Sir, your obedient servant, "• F. MAULE." THE PACIFIC RAILROAD. The following is Mr. Benton's Bill to provide for the locatioa and construction of a central national highway from the Mississippi River, at S. Louis, to the Bay of San Francisco, on the Pacific Ocean : Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress as sembled, That a district of territory one hundred miles wide, and entending from the western frontier of Mis souri to the Pacific Ocean, and corresponding as neatly as may be to the central latitudes of the United States, together with the revenue from lands and customs in California, Oregon, Mexico, and Utah, so far as not required for expenditure therein, shall be set apart and reserved for opening communications vials Ca lifornia, Oregon, New Mexico, and Utah, by means of a central national highway from St. Louis to the bay of San Francisco, to connect the ocean navigation in that bay with a branch of said highway to Santa FCI, in New Mexico, and a branch to the tidewater region of the Columbia river, so as to connect the ocean navigation at that point, and also a branch to the city of the Great Salt Lake, if said central highway should not in its proper course pass that city, and a breadth of fifty miles shall be set apart and reserved for the location and construction of Mil branch roads respectively. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said central national highway Shall consist of a system of parallel roads, adapted to different modes of travel and transportation, and a margin for lines of electros telegraphic wires, whereof one common road and one iron railroad shell be imrnedietely opened and constructed, and such other roads shall be here after opened and constructed as Congress from time to time may authorise ; and in order that the said national central highway may be constructed on a scale commensurate to its importance, and adapted to the wants of present and future time, and in order to &law convenient space fur ail the parallel lines of road which commerce and travel may reTaire thereon, a breadth of one mile shall be allowed through the reserve of one hun dred miles, and the said branch roads shall equally consist of a common road and a railway, and such other roads as Congress may from time to time authorize, and direct, with a margin for a line of elec tric telegraph wires, and a breadth of 1,000 feet shall be allowed through the reserve of fifty miles for such branch roads each, respectively; and each track for a road shall he entitled to a space of 100 feet wide, and the telegraph line to a space of 100 feet wide. and when finished the said iron railway, or ways, 31 - =ell never be subject to any toil or tax beyond that which may be necessary to provide repairs, and the aeid common roads shall be fereaer free from any toll or tax, and shall be kept in travelling order by the care and expense of the Federal Government, or the local Governments, if surrendered to them. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Presi dent he authorised and re quested to cause all the au thentic information in possession of the Government, or in its power to procure, necessary to show the practicability of a route for said central highway, to be collected and digested into brief memoirs, illus trated by topographical and profile maps to be laid before Congress as soon as possible ; also that be be authorised and re quested to . cause further survey s and examinations to be made, arid the results to be laid before Congress as soon as possible, and for that purpose to employ as many citiz .n civil engineers as may be necessary. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That as soon as Congress shall fix upon the route for the said central highway and branches, the President shall be, and hereby is, authorised and requested to cause the In dian title to be extinguished upon a breadth of 100 miles, to cover the route of said central highway, and also to extinguish the Indian title upon suitable breadths covering the said branch roads ; and the location and construction of the central highway shall immediately be commenced, both for the common road and the rail way, and with a force calculated to finish the common road in one year, so as to be pas sable for waggons and carriages, and the railway in ten years. Ssc. 5. And be it further enacted, That as soon as " ISSUES OF PROVISIONS TO THE TROOPS ON FOREIGN 1 STATI , •NS, AND REDUCTION or THE RATE OF STOP PAGE ON ACCOUNT THEREOF. " Victoria R.—Whereas, we have judged it expedient to remove the existing inequalities in the supply of rations of proviions to cur army through our commissariat on foreign stations, and at the same time improve the situation of our soldiers serving abroad in that respect, our will and pleasure therefore is that the arrangements now existing, whereby at sundry stations abroad various articles of diet, in addition to bread or biscuit and meat, are issued as component parts of the ration, shall cease on the 31st of March, 1851, or as soon afterwards as the instruc tions on the subject shall reach the several stations and posts; and that from and after such date there shall be issued by our commissariat at every station abroad alike, wherever our troops shall be serving on shore, except in the territ! , ries of the East India Company, one uniform daily ration for each soldier, consisting only of bread, or biscuit, and meat, in tee following quantities, viz : " One pound of bread, or three-quarters of a pound of biscuit. " One pound of fresh meet, or of salted beef, or pork. " And when the troops shall be engaged in active operations in the field, tie quantity of bread shall be increased to one pound and a half, or the quantity of biscuit to one pound, in each ration. " And for every such daily ration issued for the sol dier, n ill or without the increased quantity of bread cr biscuit, according to circumstances as herein set forth, there shall be stopped from his daily pay the uniform ate of threepence-halfpenny, and no more. " Such other articles of diet, in addition to the rations as are necessary fur the soldier, shall be supplied to him under regimental arrangements according to the regula tions 01 our service. Except in the foregoing particulars, the present rules regarding rations rf provisions es nstahlished by our v arrant of the Ist of July, 1848, shall continue to have full force and eift.ct. " Given a' cur Court at St. James's, the 24th day of December, 1850, in the fourteenth year of our reign. " By her Majesty's command, " F. MAULE." CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. William Burgess Swift, 22, and Walter Scrivenor, 21, two Post-office clerks, pleaded guilty to ied,ct ments charging them with stealing letters the pro perty of the Postmaster General. There were some mitigating circumstances in the case of Swift, and he was sentenced to be transported for seven years; the other prisoner was sentenced to be transported for ten years. Henry Hooper surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment which alleged that, while a certain ves sel named the Mary was upon the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, the defendant maliciously and feloniously cut and da maged the rigging of the said vessel, with intent to render her useless. Mr. 13 adkin appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Clarkson was instructed to defend the prisoner. Mr. BODKIN, in opening the case, said that the pri soner was a person of respectability, and he had brought himself into his present position by commit ting an act which was one of great impropriety, al though it would be a question for their Lordships whether it came within the scope of the Act of Par liament under which the present indictment was pre ferred, and which made it a felony for a person to damage a vessel otherwise than by fire, with intent to render her useless. The circumstances of the case were these :—The prisoner was a mariner, and he was employed to put Outs on board the vessels coming up the river, and on the 15. h of December he was with his boat otT Dunge ness with a pilot, and on the look out for an Indianian which was expected. Another boat, the Mary, was out with the same object, and it seemed that it was the custom for the pilot to be taken from the first boat which came up to the vessel, and when the ship that was expected came in sight both the boats made the best of their way towards her, and they both at tempted to lay hold of her ; but, in consequence of the way that was upon the vessel they were unable to do so, and both the pilot-boats became entangled with each other, and while they were in this position the prisoner cut the halyards of the other boat, the effect of which was to cause the foresail to fall. The object of the prisoner in doing this was possibly to give his own boat some advantage in getting to the vessel first, but he failed in that object, for the rival boat having a small one with her, it was made use of, and the persons in her succeeded in getting their pilot on board the ship. The question would be, under these cir cumstances, whether the act committed by the prisoner was done with an intent to render the vessel useless, but it appeared to him that it would be more reason able to suppose that the prisoner only intended to disable the boat for a short period, to enable his own boat to get first to the ship, and that it would be straining the law very much to say that such an act as that imputed to the prisoner amounted to felony within the meaning of the statute. The matter had been investigated by a justice residing in the district, and he had felt it his duty to send the case for trial, and, the grand jury having returned a true bill, he was bound to appear and state the facts to the jury ; but he apprehended that, now he had done so, their Lordships would be of opinion that it would not be necessary to proceed any farther. Mr. Justice TALFOURD said the Act of Parliament appeared to apply only to the intention to render a vessel entirely useless, and the mere act of doing something with the object of impeding her progress for a short time for a particular purpose would clearly not come within the statute. Mr. CLARKSON observed that bis Learned Friend must " drop astern," as the boat did.— (A laugh ) Mr. BODKIN—Yes, but without your cutting my halyards.—(Laughter.) The CotaT ruled that the indictment could not be supported under the circumstances, and The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. CLLRKSON thought it right to state, on behalf of the prisoner, that he was a hardworking, honest fellow, and that there had never been the slightest imputation upon his character up to the period of this transaction. It was, perhaps, to be lamented that the prisoner should have been compelled to come all the way from Dover to answer this charge, but it was quite as well he should know that he had no right to make use of a knife in such a manner. Mr. Justice PATTESON observed that it might be rather a severe lesson in this particular instance, but he hoped it would have a good effect in future. The prisoner was ordered to be immediately dis charged from custody. the said common road is finished, the same shall be a post road, and a daily mail carried thereon in wag goes, or coaches, cr sleighs, when necessary, at the rate of at least 100 miles in 24 hours, and a daily horse mail for light letters and printed slips, at the rate of at least 200 miles in 24 hours. See. 6. And be it further enacted, That as soon as said railway, or any sufficient part thereof, shall be completed and fit for use, the use thereof shall be granted, for a limited time, to such individuals or companies as shall, by contract with the Government, agree to transport persons, mails, munitions of war, and freights of all kinds, public and private, in vehicles furnished by themselves, over the same, at such rea sonable rates as shall be agreed upon. Provided, that if other roads shall hereafter be constructed on 1 the ground reserved for roads by this Act, the same company or persons shall not be allowed to have the contract for transportation, or any interest in more then one road at the same time. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That military stations shall be established on the line of the central highway and its branches, at such places as the Pre sident shall direct. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That donations of land, to the extent of 160 acres, shall be made to each head of a family, widow, or single man over eighteen years of age, who shall be settled on the line of said central highway and branches, and within the bounds of the extinguished Indian claim, within twelve months after the time of such extincihn of title ; and pre-emption rights, to the same extent, shall be allowed to all similar settlers after twelve months, and the residue of said reserved districts, ex ezpt gold mines and placers, and private claims or do nations of preemption• tights,‘ shall be sold, and the proceeds applied to the construc!ion of the roads. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the sum of 300,000 dollars, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, shall be and the same he-ri:by is appropriated, and placed at the disposition of the President, to defray the expenses of carrying into effect the third and fourth sections of this Act, for the collection and preparation of information and the extinction of Indian titles necessary to the selec tion and location of the route for said central national highway and branches. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful fm. the President of the United States to contract with the Mississippi and Pacific Railway Company for their interest in so much of the said road as shall be within the state of Missouri, and to purchase the same at a price not exceeding their actual expenditure, the said purchase to be subject to the ratification of Congress. The Bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed. upon which he had been found guilty was not the only joined by a gentleman, who hired her as nurse to his one of which he had been guilts, but his plan had been daughter, a child about six years old ; but, as he pro • not only himself to participate inplunder,but tocorrupt I posed to her the Ferrer mance of services of a very others. It therefore was necessary that a severe different kind, she had quitted him ; that she was example should be made. The Act gave him the about to go to another place when her mother inter power to transport him for fourteen years, but he fered ; and that, in her passion, she had acted with thought the ends of justice would be satisfied by the the unnatural violence described. sentence he bad made up his mind to pass on him, In answer to questions put by the Lord MAYOR, which was, that he be transported for the term of The policeman said he had reason to believe that ten years. there were frequently to be seen prowling about the The prisoner, who frequently kept asserting his in- immediate neighbourhoods in which (ffices for the re nocence, no sooner beard his sentence than he said gistration of servants were kept persons of loose he had been falsely sworn against, and as he was morals, whose practice it was to hire such girls as leaving the dock suddenly stopped, and, clasping his pleased the eye, and appeared to be in want of situa hands as if in prayer, said, with much apparent tions, and who, after convincing the poor creatures of sanctity, " I am innocent," then, turning hie eyes their mistake, turned them adrift, upon being able to upwards, he added, "I hope the Almighty God— ;" procure fresh substitutes by similar means. He had he then seemed unable or unwilling to finish the no doubt that the girl before his Lordship had been sentence. imposed upon by a man of this description. The RECORDER — You had better say no more. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, defendant, what have He then moved slowly and mechanically out of you to say to this, very bad account of you? The the dock. girl said it was true the man by whom she had been The few cases disposed of during the day were hired under the circumstances stated by the police totally devoid of interest. man had made vile proposals to her, but it was as true that she had rejected them, and left his service on that account. She had no idea that the father of a female child, whom she was engage d to take care cf, could entertain any bad design against her, although it was the fact, as she afterwards learned, that he had been in the halait of getting young nurses for the little girl and turning them away after very short trials indeed. The LORD MAYOR said, he apprehended the case was one of frequent occurrence, and directed Scott, the Mansion-hou-e officer, to make inquiry into the alleged practices of the person, arid to report the par ticulars of his investigation. Yesterday Scott said he had ascertained that the girl had been hired by a man who resided in Chart street to attend to his daughter, and that the child was thus made an unconscious pander to her father. Of the unsurpassable baseness of the fellow there could be no doubt, but it was to be feared that, in the present case, it would be impossible to get together evidence, especially as the girl denied that his plans against her had succeeded. Tne LORD MAYOR—How has the girl con ducted herself to her mother since she was first brought before me ? The complainant said the reproof and advice which his Lordship had given to the defendant on the occa sion of the language and assault complained of pro duced a great change for the better ; indeed, so great that she was likely to become a comfort to her family. The peer woman was most grateful to his Lordship for the resolute kindness he had diplayed, and ascribed to that charitable interference the actual saving of her child from eh structicn. The, LORD MAYOR—I shall take care to have the conduct of the person who has been pursuing these vile practices more closely inquired into. We have now an Act of Parliament which will enable the ma gistrates to protect young women from the fraudulent practices so frequently resorted to fer procuring their defilemsnte and there is no function of mine which I should feel more pleasure in performing than that by which I am empowered to inflict a heavy castigation upon such atrocious malefactors. The girl then retired with her mother, after re assuring the Lord Mayor that his Lordship's kind ness affected her almost as much as her mother's for- giveness. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Jan. 8. (Before Mr. WrrnAm, Chairman, and a Bench of Migistrates.) William Dasionan, aged 17, was indicted for having stolen from the person of Louisa Millard a purse con taining two half-crowns and other moneys, the pro perty of Thomas Millard. award Totman, A 393, stated that on the evening of the 23i ult., about seven o'clock, he was on duty in private clothes on the platform of the Great Western Railway Company, at Paddington, when just as a train was coming in he observed the pri soner, with five or six other boys and lads, upon the platform. As soon as the train had stopped and the passengers bad commenced to slight he saw the pri soner walk up to a woman and put his hand into one of her pockets. From that woman the prisoner walked off to another, whom he treated in precisely the same manner. After this he went up to a third woman, who proved to be the wife of the present prosecutor, and put his hand into her pocket. The lady moved onwards and the prisoner kept walking by her side. Presently she stopped, and then he saw the prisoner in the act of drawing the purse from her pocket. The prisoner had nearly got char of the lady's dress when she turned round and stood face to face with the prisoner,who thereupon let:go of the purse which fell back into her pocket. He then took hold of the prisoner, and inquired of him what he w anted with the lady's purse ? to which question he replied that he had not got it. He then took the prisoner to the end if the platform, where he searched him, and found among other things a memorandum book in which were entries carefully made of the hours of the arrival of the different trains on the Great Western line, and the times at which certain trains arrived on some of the other lines. The prisoner now denied the attempt to pick the pocket of Mrs. Millard of any intention to commit a robbery. Toe CHAIRMAN having summed up the evidence, The jury at once returned a verdict of Guilty. The officer of the House of Correction requested that the prisoner might be remanded until the next sessions for judgment, as he expected by that time he should be in a condition to prove several previous con- victions against him. The CHAIRM AN accordingly postponed the sentence to the next sessions. Mary Flynn, aged 25, was indicted for stealing a box and other artich s, the property of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company. Sirr conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Ilorry appeared for the prisoner. it appeared that on the 13th ult. two young ladies, one of the name of Davis, arrived at the terminus of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, at Bristol, about ten o'clock in the morning, and, having to pro• coed to Bridgewa'er, they placed four boxes in the charge of a railway potter named Smith, by whom they were deposited in one of the waiting-rooms. The boxes consisted of three large and one small one. About ten minutes after this had been done the pri soner came into the office and asked for a third-class ticket, but as upwards of half an hour was still want ing to the time when a thirl-class train would start , she was told she was too early. She thereupon went into the waiting-room, where Miss Davis' boxes had been deposited. As the porter was proceeding along the platform, just before the starting of the Parlia mentary train, he was passed by the prisoner, who ' then not only was carrying the bundle :he bad brought with her, but a small box which she had placed under ber arm. After the train had started, the prisoner having taken her seat in one of the car riages, the porter went into the waiting room, and then discovered that Miss Davis' email box was missing. It instantly occurred to his mind that the prisoner must have taken it ; for he then remembered that although he had noticed a box under her arm as she was going to take her seat in the train, she had only brought a bundle with her when she first made her application for the ticket. He instantly communicated to the suparintendent of the station the fact of the loss, and his suspicion that the prisoner was the thief. He accordingly obtained a pass by the express train, and reached the Padding ton station about an hour and a half before the ar rival of the Parliamentary train. When this latter train came in he accompanied the collector of the tickets to the third-class carriages for the purpose of finding out the prisoner, but could not see her. He nevertheless kept a close watch upon all the women as they alighted, and presently observed the prisoner walk acrces the platform. He instantly pointed her out to Lindon, one of the detective officers, by whom she was accosted, and asked if she had come from Bristol. She replied in the affirmative, and in answer to another question stated that she had some luggage. Upon this being examined the Bristol porter re cognised the lost box, which bore the address, " Miss Davis, passenger, Bridgewater (Vicar age, Cannington), Somersetthire." The pri soner when questioned upon the subject as to how this box had come into her possession, said that it had been given to her by another woman, as she had herself lost a black trunk at Bristol. She was then taken into custody. The porter in the course of his examination stated that the reason he had not recog nized the prisoner when he looked into the carriage was, that when at the Bristol station she had worn a straw bonnet, but that on her arrival at Paddington she had got on a pink silk one, the exchange having been made during the journey. Evidence was given which supported the above out line of facts. Mr. Hoear addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner. The CHAIRMAN recapitulated the evidence, and The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. SIMI then said that be was instructed to pro secute the prisoner upon a second indictment, for 'having stolen a victorine, the property of one of the female officers of the Great Western Railway Com pany ; but as she had been convicted upon the first indictment he did not now propose to offer any evi dence in the second case. There was, too, a third indictment, where the prisoner was *aged with having stolen property . from a Captain Lewis, amounting to 801. He merely mentioned this last case for the purpose of obtaining the order of the Court for the delivery up of the goods by the pawn broker. Collard, the superintendent at the Paddington station, stated that he had received an excellent cha racter of the prisoner from Messrs. Fox and Hender son, the contractors, with whom she lived as servant for twelve months • and that with respect to the in dictment for the theft at Captain Lewis's, it was but an act of justice he should state that it had been ascertained that the robbery had been committed by her sister. The prisoner then withdrew her pleas of " Not guilty" to the second and third indictments, and pleaded " Guilty." The CHAIRMAN then sentenced her to six months' imprisonment on each indictment, each imprisonment to commence at the same time. On the application of Mr. P RE NDBRGAST, The CHAIRMAN made an order for the immediate discharge of James Gordon, against whom a bill of indictment had been preferred, but ignored by the grand jury, for an indecent exposure in the park; the Learned Counsel stated that his client was a gen tleman of wealth and station, and a scion of a noble GUILDHALL. John Palmer, a well-knuwu character as an asso ciate of thieves and burglars, was brought up, charged with being found in a private dwelling-house for an unlawful purpose. The charge was clearly proved, and several officers happt•ning to he in court who were acquainted with the prisoner's more of obtaining his living, came for ward and stated that he had been previously convicted of similar offences, and had en one occasion been sentenced at the Old Bliley to twelve months' im• prisonment. Webb, a detective officer, said he knew the prisoner as an accomplice of Hoare, who was transported a short time ago for committing a burglary. Prisoner said—lt's very hard, your Worship, that I should be continually taken up for nothing at all. Sir P. LAURIE—But you were found in this house under very suspicious circumstances. Prisoner—l went to see Mrs. Smith, that I thought lodged there. Sir P. LAURIE—That won't do for us. Mrs. Smith did not live there, and you knew it. You are also well known to the police, and it appears you have been previously convictid. Prisoner—lt's a cruel thing, your Worship, that that one conviction should be always brought up against me wherever I go. If I am taken up at Bow street, his conviction is men tioned to prove the charge, and if I come up here it is brought f)rward in a similar way. I have suf fered impescnment for that, and I think it ought to be allowed to rest. Webb—He is not very poor, sir, fur he keeps a brothel. Prisoner—Yes, Mr. Webb, and I lent you half-a crown one night to give a girl.— (Great laughter.) I wish, your Worship, you could make it convenient to transport me, for I shall never thrive in London. Sir P. LAURIE—I wish I had the power. It would materially benefit the public. Prisoner—And it would be a great charity to me, Sir, I assure you. Sir P. Lanais—l shall send you for three months to the House of Correction, with hard labour. Prisoner—l don't_mind that, for I am equal to any kind of work. Sir P. LAURIE—But we have a new kind of in strument called the crank, at which we set prisoners to work : it is rather harder work than the treadmill. Prisoner—Webb has seen me with Hoare, who has had 201. worth of stolen goods in his cart, and Webb has drunk with me in a public•house and told Hoare to take the goods home and get rid of them as soon as possible. Sir P. LAURIE-Why, even now you are admitting a felony. I shall, however, only order you to be kept to hard labour at the crank for the full time. Webb, who denied the prisoner's assertion respect ing himself, was standing near the dock, when, as the prisoner was leaving, he leaned over and aimed a most desperate blow at Webb's head, which he, however, luckily avoided. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION HOUSE. A girl, aged fifteen, was brought up a few days ago before the Lord Mayor , charged with having beaten her mother, a widow, who had evidently seen much better days. The complainant, upon that occasion, said her daughter had been at service for three or four years, and had always acted with filial affection until very lately; she had, about ten days age, gone out for the purpose of inquiring after a place, and upon her re turn saying she had succeded, suddenly departed from home, and stopped away nearly a week ; upon her second return she proceeded to pack up her clothes in a box, and said she was going to another situation ; and upon being expostulated with, and requested to give some explanation of such extraordinary conduct, she not only used the most rev. lting language in reply to the anxious request of her parent, but was depraved enough to use blows. The LORD MAYOR asked the complainant (who appeared to be in deep affliction), whether she had been able to ascertain at what place her daughter bad spent the days of her ab ence from home ? The Fo'ic.eman into whey ctuto ly it had been found necessary to place the girl said she told him she had been passing along. 01d-street, and was look ing at an advertisement in a window for a servant, when a woman walked up to her, and asked her whether she wanted a situation, and was immediately fated in the Times and other morning papers of the 2d THE COUNTRY . MARKETS. inst., relative to my daughter, I trust that you_will cause LEEDS, JAN. 7.—The supplies ( f wheat were mode the enclosed letter from my daughter to be inserted in rate, hut., wi h the restricted demand, were sufficient for the Times and other papers at the earliest opportunity. the wants f the trade. This morning the market was I make this request, as lam desirous that those persons extremely slow, and prices remained as last week. Bar shsuld not be led to view tee statement as a palpable Ira- ley does not rn,terially vary. Oats, shellings, and beans position. " Your obedient servant, eteirdy in pri. e. Other articles as before. "J. Hardwick, Eel " " J SIMMONS. NEWCASTLE. J.N. 7.—With moderate supplies of " Sir,—l observe in the Times of the 4th inst., that both English and foreign wheat, the trade ruled dull. Mr. Sing, Roman Catholic priest of Derby, has inserted S t ill t h e prier s of Saturday were maintained. Barley therein a letter contradictory of the e t a r e me n t I matte had a slow s de, and no change can be noted in its value. toy eu, end which appeared in the Times and other Flour was, if anything, the turn in favour of the buyer. morning papers of the 2d instant. Ills object is evi- In oats and other articles there was no change. dently to cause the public to believe that the person NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 7.—The sup making application to you was no other than a ply of beef this morning comprised 500 head of beasts, wretched impostor.' It would be very easy for me to being about 120 less than last week. Trade was brisk prove that lam not what Mr. Sing would represent me; at advanced rates, and al sold. The number of sheep but, as this could not be done without introducing the on offer was 3,000, which also met a good demand at names of certain respectable individuals into the public higher prices. Both kinds of stock were of middling press, I forbear, merely remarking that the ' wretched quality. Beef 5d to 6i; mutton 5d to ad. woman craving relief,' 84c., is well known to Mr. Sing, EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JAN. 7.—There were in and he has frequent) , conversed with and is personally. the meal market to-day 12 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs. known to her. This he dare not deny; and, further, imperial, whereof It sold thus:-3 at t 1 8s Od, 7at 11 7 s 6d, although he can easily plead ignorance as to the fact of and I at 1/ 7s Od; average price of the whole 11 7s 7d his never haviug a pupil of the name mentioned, he can- 1-12ths. 3 sacks flour, which sold at 295. 14 sacks pot-barley, not assert with truth that he is totally ignersnt of the whereof 6 st.ld thus:-1 at .sisb d, lat MARKET, and 4 at 255. circumstances relative to this affair, or vet of the real t EDINBURGH 7HAYsOd to 9s od STRAW per kem r 6, stones J a ie trop; 7' name of the person who was his pupil, alluded to by roe. Oatwheastrad7tio froms Od to 7e Od • arley diPle of tto, as Od to Cs Od I am only surprised that Mr. Sing should have taken up Hay, from lOd' to Is per stone. ' the matter in the way in which he has, because he is LICEITH MEAL MARKET, Jail. 6.—There were 82 more acquainted with the real facts of the case, aed of bags oatmeal, and 12 of barleymeal at this day's market. the real pr reons concerned, than he is willing to acknow- Oatmeal the vane on the top, second qualitiy 6d per bag ledge. 1 presume that if lam the impostor thus repre- dearer; barleymeal fully 6d per bag above last week's rates. tented I must be amenable to the lave; but, as I fear Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 am. First Second Third nothing from this unfounded calumny, I insert at the foot imperial 2 , ;s Od 15s 9d 125 s 6d my addrev, so that it necessary you may find where I Barleynieal, per ditto 163 01 17r 91 -s Od may be found. Peasemeal ... —a Od —s Od —s Od Flour ... —s Od —s Od —s Od " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Pot barle •y —s ; Od —s Od " M. A. SUMMONS. " At Mr. J. Simmons's, Abbey-street, Derby." WEST S TE I?. Thomas Doyle, a tall powerful Irishman, employed as beadle at Charlotte-street Chapel, Pimlico, appeared to a summons charging him with assaulting Mr. Ed ward Simms, flintier-merchant . , residing at 36, Gil linghem• street, Wilton-road, Pimlico. Mr. Simms, upon being sworn, said—On Sunday evening, the '29th of December, I went to Charlotte street Chapel, Pimlico, and was requested by defen dant to take a seat in the direction he pointed. I re plied, that as it was so late I would not disturb the congregation by going up the aisle. Defendant, who had a long gown on, and was acting as a beadle, said " You must." I observed that I would rather not, upon which he said, " Then I must turn you out of the place." I immediately said, " Why, lam doing no harm here," when he pointed to a person, who I was afterwards informed was a police-constable in plain clothes, and said, " lie will soon put you out." I remonstrated with him in a whisper not to disturb the congregation, as I did not wish to be made con spicuous. He said, " You shall go out," and, pushing the door open, called police-constable 73 B, who was outside, on duty I suppose. I spoke to the constable, and asked him if he had instructions to take persons away front that place of Divine worship ; and he said " No." Defendant then followed, me up, and put me out of the lobby into the street. A solicitor, whose name did not transpire, who was accompanied by three or four gentlemen, with whom he frequently conferred, and who appeared to take considerable interest in the th feece, inquired what part of the service was going on at the time com plainant entertd ? Complainant— It was during the sermon. Solicitor—Had you any person with you ? Com plaivant—l had my wife, and a sister, and a witness who is now in attendance, with me. That witness used to attend worship at that chapel, which was our reason for going into it. I never have been a fre quenter of it, and had just left my own place of wor ship before we went there. Solicitor—What backs had you ? Complainant— None. Solicitor—Had you tracts? Complainant—None at all. Solicitor—Had your wife any ? Complainant— She had not. The policeman told me there were two men exhibiting tracts at the door of the chapel. Solicitor—You are not a regular attendant at the chapel? Complainant—l am not. I went in at the request of my friend, who formerly did attend there, but who has been away for upwards of a tvrelvemonth, and who was desirous of seeing whether the same gentleman preached. My friend had but just come up from the country. Solicitor—Was that your only motive for going in ? Complainant—lt was. I refused to go down the aisle, as I have before stated, because I did not wish to disturb the congregation. I did nothing to interrupt their devotions, The church was not half full; there was abundance of room, and we did not inconvenience any body where we stood. We did not intend to sit down. Mr. BRODERIP—Was the motive you have assigned the only one, on your oath, for entering the chapel ? Complainant—That was my sole motive. The solicitor put the question through the Magis trate, " Whether, upon complainant's being put out, he did nut say they were a Popish set ?" Complainant —On my oath I did not, nor any one with me. I was most gu:rded in every respect, both within the build ing and out. When I remonstrated with defendant I spoke in a very suppressed tone, lest I should disturb the congregation ; but he spoke so loudly that he must have been heard by many of them. Mr. Simms observed, he should not have brought this case forward had he not learned two gentlemen at Pimlico bad been recently similarly treated. Mr. Edward Longrove, a civil engineer, residing at Caversham, near Reading, Berke, stated that he ac companied Mr. Simms and his wife to the chapel as described, upon entering which they stood in the pa-sage leading to one of the side aisles. Defendant requested Mr. Simms to take a seat, which he declined, saying he preferred standing. Mr. BRODERIP—What kind of church is this ? Witness—A Protestant chapel, but conducted after the Puseyite form. Witness resumed—Defendant spoke in a tone loud enough to be beard by several of the congregation. Mr. Simms quietly remonstrated with him for dis• turbing them, when he placed his arms round Mr. Simms' waist and forced him from the chapel. Solicitor—Was there no loud talking ? Witness— Not the slightest on the part of Mr. Simms. It was a low whisper Mr. Simms spoke in. Solicitor—What reason did he give for not taking a seat as requested ? Witness—He said he preferred standing. The fact was the service was nearly over ; we stood in one of the side passages, where we con sidered we had a right to stand. Solicitor—What induced you to go there ? Wit ness—Three or four years ago I was in the habit of attending there, and having heard that it was now conducted in the Puseyite form, and never having seen it before, I said to my friend, as we were going by, " Let us lock in and hear the conclusion of the service." I had heard they had lighted candles there. We entered as I have stated, and stood quietly in the passage leading to one of the aisles. William Millman, 95 B, the constable described in plain clothes—l saw the gentleman come in, and the defendant went and spoke to them, but I could not plainly hear what was said. Mr. BRODERIP—Was the complainant disturbing the congregation in any way ? Constable—Not the least in the world. Mr. BRODERIP—Are you quite sure ? Constable— Quite. George Dewsfield, 73 B—l was on duty outside the chapel, and was called by defendant to remove complainant from the chapel. I stepped inside the chapel, but I did not see anything in his conduct to justify me in removing him, and I stepped back again on the pavement outside, and when I had time to turn round the gentleman was out. Mr. BRODERIP—Was he disturbing the congre• gation, or ill any way offensive ? Witness—He was perfectly sober, and conducted himself with perfect propriety. Complainant having stated that he did not consider it necessary to call any other witnesses, Mr. BRODERIP inquired what answer there was to this case ? Solicitor —This is a very trivial thing. Mr. BRODERIP—Pardon me for a moment. I differ from you in that respect. I think it a very serious matter on one side or the other. If this person went into the chapel with the object of disturbing the con gregation, he deserves condign punishment. In an other sense it is very serious, as touching the right of the public to be present at any place of worship while they conduct themselves properly ; but I have no wish to interrupt your reply ; pray proceed, sir. Solicitor—The only explanation I have to offer is, that there had been several persons in the aisle and body of the chapel distributing tracts and disturbing the congregation. About three weeks ago a men rushed into the middle aisle, and, running up it, threatened to do some injury to the incumbent, in consequence of which he deemed it necessary to lay down a regulation that every person should be re quired to take a seat or be turned out as people about to disturb the congregation. If the incumbent felt that a person had entered the chapel—although im pelled only by motives of curiosity—and had no de sire to disturb the congregation, he would he the very last to desire, and the first to regret, that any rudeness should be used towards him. Will you send the case to the sessions ? Mr. BRODEDIP (with evident astonishment, in which many of the auditory appeared to j ten) —D u y ou w i s h it sent to the sessions ? Solicitor—Yes, sir. Mr. BRODERlP—Certainly, I will send it to the sessions. The defendant was then ordered to find bail for his appearance at the sessions to answer the charge, which was shortly afterwards put in. stated by an officer who stood It was subiequsntly near the solicitor, that one of the persons by whom he was necolewni,(l said to that gentlemen, just before the conclusion of the case, " W 0 shall get no justice here," which may account for the singular and unusual request that the matter should be sent to the sessions, which there appeared nothing to justify. THE ARMY. The following circular and warrant have, we un derstand, been issued, rF•gulating the issue of rations to her Majesty's troops serving in the colonies : " War office, Dec. 31, 1850. "Sir,—l have the honour to transmit to you herewith a copy of the Queen's gracious warrant of the 24th inst., for the further regulation of the rations of provisions is sued by Oe commissariat to her Majesty's troops on shore abroad, and for reducing the stoppage required to be made from the soldier's daily pay for each daily ration drawn for him. " You wdl perceive by her Mojesty's warrant that from the date therein specified one uniform ration is to be issued alike at all st.:-itions abroad (except in the ter ritories of the East India Company), and d eo i r s w to h c i : h ns r i:t exclusively of bread, or Liscult, d . be at the ten the stogy page ft-cm the soldier's reduced rate a 3ii. from the sail date. " Thn warrant also provides that are„tror ( ! t e a np ,t pl i i n ed e t w o e h et i i m ug under r s e u ti , r , such other articles of di;. t as are ret_es,. pay is to from the same date ^ —ry for the soldier such •ly the Lords Com en:al arrangemen i t n s. tniisiontrs of her Majesty's Treasury have , issued-- which the following is an t ezt A ract:--- !structions to the cDramis ar:st officers abroad, f rom " ' If s.t any station the cffieer eon:mending the forces vgceallttel r be fa a c b il l i e ty tf: a p n r , ;,v o i n de in , o b r y e f e a ° v n e t u r 4 r e a ' I; , lioulci uo of npiniun that the officers of the commissariat mental officers, articles cf supply t the ration, y Lords desire that thno°efficcoemprebended in l e e r ti o r th m e s rw th i:e n , r r o l g it i h . raissariat will, on proper application to thrsg.t oeffy,,h:bco.o3. made to them, tve their best Or )rts to provid:theels'g , I q:;iite articl ain the most advantageous mann trlc . I &Adler, with the distinct understanding, hos% ever, ti, e payment is to be made by regimental officers - . at aers to the par ties supplying such at V.cle , .' "It will accordingly be incumbent upon the com manding efficer of every regiment to which the aid of the commissariat officers shall he thus given, under the lauthority of the officer commanding on the station, for the supply of articles of diet in addition to the ration, i to take care that the requisite paytn..nt f)r the arti c l es upon the terms arranged by the conamissciat be at once ; prom Cy and punetamlly made ty the regiawnt direct t o p the part:es who have buppiie,l the articles, without re ' / quiring any further intervention on the part of the com missariat officers for the purpose of effecting such pay. went. NEW COURT. illoses Barnett, the Jew who was yesterday con victed of receiving goods knowing them to be stolen, was brought up for sentence. On being asked what he had to say why sentence should not be passed on him ? The prisoner said that he had been falsely sworn to, and at some length complained of the way in which the charge had been got up against him, de nying that he received the indigo for his own use, but merely to take care of it for the lad. The RECORDER, in passing sentence, said that the prisoner had been very properly convicted by a con siderate and merciful jury of receiving the indigo knowing it to have been s:olen, and the circumstances were of a peculiar and most atrocious character, and the jury had come to a conclusion which he (the Learned Recorder) had no doubt whatever in his mind was a correct one. Several witnesses had been called yesterday to give him a good character, some of whom did not know much of the pri soner, and some knew him more intimately ; but that merely proved that he bore a good character as far as they knew of him. Still there was no doubt of his (prisoner's) guilt, for his conviction did not rest upon the evidence of the lad, whose character was most suspicious, but upon the clear testimony of the respectable clerk and officers. In consequence of the character given to the prisoner, sentence had been postponed until this hdalyveanreadlet; of the offence;corder) might itni time to reflecttllat h be upon(tn e t h i e . Learned he had done so, and had also made in q uir y of the ma gistrates and others, and fr om what had been learned he f e lt it d ue t o the interests of society that a severe sentence should be passed. His Lordship then ad verted to the peculiar circumstances of the case, and added that there could be no doubt but that the pri soner's plan had been to hang about, get into the company of young huh, receiving, and, Ending them discon tented with their ..!ituations and the wages they were instigate them to increase their gains by dishonesty ; subsequent inquiries nroved that the case BO W-STREET. Robert Fenning Cole w•a3 charged, upon his own confession, with having embezzled upwards of 7,0001. in America. _ . . The prisoner, in reply to Mr. HENRY, stated that he was 32 years of age, and had absconded from America, where he held the situation of teller in the Quebec branch of the City Bank of Montreal. Mr. Child, solicitor (of the firm of Wire and Child), stated that he had been instructed by the pri soner's relatives in England to attend on his behalf, and it was his painful duty to suggest, at the onset, that the prisoner was evidently suffering from mental aberration. Mr. HENRY could not attend to such a plea at present. Sergeant Lockyer, of the A division of police, said that he was on duty at about half-past eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, at the police-office in Scotland-yard, when the prisoner entered and said that he wished to give himself into custody, as there was a reward out for his apprehension. Witness observed that he had not heard of it, and asked him his name. Ile raplkd, "My name is Mr. Cole, I have absconded from the Montreal Banir at Quebec, where I was employed as a teller, in consequence of defalcations in my accounts. Witness asked him if he had any relations in or near London, and he re plied that he had a brother living at 6, South-build ings, Clapham common. He said that he had come up from Dover that evening, and had left his luggage at a house near the Mansion-house. Witness searched him, and found 131 in gold, 143. in silver, and 61d. in copper. The prisoner's representation that he had a brother at Clapham was correct. Sergeant Whicher, of the detective police, pro duced a warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner, which was left at Scotland-yard on Sunday week by , a Mr. Miller, sergeant-at-arms of Glasgow. It was left with Inspector Field, who was prevented attend ing on the present occasion. Witness was present at the time. Mr. HENRY, after looking at the warrant, said it ought to have been taken t o the Home-office, and de sired the prisoner to be put back until this prelimi nary had been complied with. Shortly before the rising of the Court the officers returned with an intimation that no information of the circumstances had been communicated to the Home .office. There being no one present with authority to prefer any charge against the prisoner, Mr. HEeity said that he must he discharged. No magistrate had the power to detain him in the absence of a warrant from the colonies, duly signed and en dorsed by the Secretary of State. Otherwise, there could be no proof that the warrant was a genuine document. The prisoner, who has very respectable connexions in this country, was then discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Last week the Rev. J. Sing, Roman Catholic priest, located at Derby, sent a letter to Mr. Hardwick, denying in the strongest terms all knowledge of a young country girl named Simmons, who had applied for relief on the ground that she had been induced to leave her home under a promise of marriege made to her by a young Spanish gentleman, named De la Passez, a pupil of Mr. Sing's, except what he bad learned from the public papers, and declaring in the same posi'ive manner that the story of seduction by ore of his Berrien Catholic pupils was an entire fa bricae ion. Yesterday Mr. Hardwick received the following letters, which appear to throw a doubt on the perfect triPtworliiness of the statements in the letter of Mr. Sing : " Abbey -street, Derby, Jan, 6. 46 Sir,—llaving received !ruin cever,A highly-respect able persons, clergymen and others, letters of condolence and sympathy, owing to the distressing circumstances re. COAL MAR &ET.-YESTERDAY. 3dEfaswell 163 9d Od N. Hetton Lyons.. ••• 15s 3d Od , Liimbton 0.1 Keepier Grange 3d Scarborough Vs Od . Oo Russell's Hetton Od 'Stewart's Od iW hitwell 6d Hartlepool l6s 64 South Hartlepool l6s 3d Whitworth 123 9d Adelaide Tees 'Seymour Tees South Durham lss 0 AI ,Kilmarnock best Stm l3B 0 d Bartley ..,„,.. ........ Bate's West Hartley 13s Huddle's W. Hartley lis East Adairs Main 12s Hasting's Hartley l4s North Percy Hartley l3s Howard's W.ll. Neth 143 South Peareth vk est Hartley West Wylam Wall's End, &e. Baxter .. ....... 15s 3d Bewicke and Co. Brown . l4s 31 Gosforth Heaton Hilda l4s 9d Original Gibson Riddell Uetton Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff ........ WhitworthCoke ....•• 20s 6t Ship at 11 Ark..t. 2-10. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 8. SToos Excsallar..—We have little change to notice is this share market. The amount of business transacted was very limited, out prices are firm. Caledonian shares closed at 10 1 4—Great Western, 17/. New, 13'4. Ll EitPouL. JAN. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was firm to-day.-. The business done was limited, still we close firmly at thes best prices of the day. The transactions were as follow: — Chester and Holyhead, Preference, guaranteed 5% per cent. r 14'/ 2 —Caledonian, 10 1 / 9 —East Lancashire, 12 5-16—Lance shire and Yorkshire, 56 3 , —Ditto, Fifths, 7% dis.—Lar caster and Carl sle, 70—London and North-Western, 124- ." itto, New Quarters, 3% p.—Ditto Quarters (C), 2% Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 26 1 ,x—Ditto, Pr' fercnce, 16'4—Midland, 47%—Ditto, Halves, 19 4 dis.- et. Helen's Railway and Canal, New Preference, guarante. 6 per cent., % p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B.), South-Eastern and Dover, 2315—York, Newcastle, an d Berwick, 181 4 —York and North Midland, 223 5 . MANCHESTER, JAN. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was firm to-daarts and a fair amount of business has been done. The transom— tions were as follow: - Sheffield New Preference, Bs. 3d. p.--- London and North-Western, New Quarters, 3% p.—Easters Counties, 6; Al —Chester and Holyhead, Preference, 14'4-- Leeds, Fi!ths, 7 5-16 dis.— Caledonian, 10 11-16—South , Eastern and Dover, 23',4 East Lancashire, 12 7-16—Greats Northern, 78—Sheffield (No. 1), 11—Ditto, Preference, 104 s. —Newcastle, Preference, 2%. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE. The only transaction reported to-de was —Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5% dis. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return or Traffic for tile week ending Jan. 5: — Passengers, parcels, &c. £24,612 13 1 Merchandise ... 16,581 5 9 Cattle ... 776 7 2 Total ... X 42,010 11 0 Corresponding week last year 37,620 13 8 Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the' traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North- Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and• Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor— tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North. Staffordshire Company. - - LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles' open ) - Traffic for week ending Jan. 5 ....E13,719 5 2 Corresponding week in :last year, (219 miles open) ....E10,715 5 5 NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open, 112.) Return of traffic for the week ending Dec. 29: Railway and canal .- £1,441 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 3,770 0 0 Note. -- The above is exclusive of the receipts available under the agrement with the London and North-Western. Railway Company. - - - SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY.—(Open miles.)—Tra l : 6o :or the week ending Jan. 5 : Passengers, parcels, &c. Goods and live stock Li9s 12 4 ~. 107 8 4 Total £403 0 8 Corresponding week last year ... 370 17 1 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.- (160 miles opened.)— Return cd raffle for the week ending Dec. 29: b Passen , fers, &c. Goods, &c. ... £2,142 0 7 ... 4,117 15 3 Total .. £5,259 15 10 Corresponding week last year ... 5,652 9 9b SEABORNE MAILS- When made up in , From what N yman PLACES. General Post-office l port die- due. London. patched. Africa (West coast).. America (via N. York by British packet) .. 1, 37 January 31 .. .. Liverpool Jan. 16 America (via Boston by British packet) .. 21 January 17 Liverpool .. Jan. 29 America (by United I Liverpool &, January 10 States packet) .. .• N Southampt.( S Belgium • • .. • • N Daily • • .....Dover .. Dover !Daily Brazil .. • • .. M ,9th of the month Southampt. ;Jan. 24 Buenos Ayres • • .. 31,9 th of the month Southampt. (Jan. 24 CalifornigviaChagres)Mll7th of month Southampt. Feb. 5 Cape of Good Hope N'January 14 Plymouth • • Central America .. Mtd & 17th of month Southampt. Channel hies • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th.1 2,- Chili .. 2.1 17th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20 France • .. M& N Twice daily .. ..IDover Twieedi Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Si S P. Holland Wednes. & Satur.l London .. Mon.T ll.- _~ Honduras .. • • • N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Jan. 20 Ireland .. M& N , Twice daily .. .. Holyhead .. Twiced , 1 1 g India (via Southamp.) .211,20 th of the month Southampt. Jan. 2 5 India (via Marseilles) N 7tivi 24th ofmonth Dover .. Jan. 23 Madeira • • • . N Mediterranean (via Southampton) •• 21 20th of the month Southampt. Jan. 28 ~lediterrrnean (via Marseilles) . - N 7th& 24th of month Dover .. Jan. 23 Mediterranean (by French packet via Marseilles) Mexico 31 2d of the month.. 'Southampt. ,Jan. 20' Peninsular.. .. .. 21 7t11,1701,27th0fm0 Southampt. IJan. Peru • • 17th of the month Southampt. 1 .1 an. 2 0 ' West Indies 17th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & N assau) Mi2d of the month .. ,Southampt. N signifies that the by the night—and AI by 2d of the month .. mails arc sent from the morning—dispa Southampt. the General Post-0 ma itch. [ADVERTISENIENT.] -- Holloway's Ointment :Il ia Pills a Certain Cure for Bad Breasts.— Extract of a lette,ir from Mr. F. Turner, grocer, of Penshurst, dated Dec. 1850. , "t o P ro f ess or Holloway. Sir,—lt is with pleafror e that I acquAint you of the wonderful cure erected by the 11,1 of your invaluable Ointment and Pills; my wife suffered. 1,13 more than six months from a dreadfully sore breast, and w/tiic., her medic .1 attendant found impossible to heal. She tile: tried your medicines, which in a little more than a month ti e fected a perfect and radical cure, to the astonishment o f many persons who saw in what an awful bad state it had be en. —Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Esi lb' lishment, 244, Strand, London. THE CLOL,TERS, WESTMINSTER.—WouId it it ° be advisable, now that plate glass is so exceedingly cheap, , fill the tracery of the bays, and so exclude the damp ati°i phere ? This would effectually prevent the decomposition °ls the groined ceilings, and would also make it a fit recepta c .4 for monuments. Perhaps, if parties so desirous were alloNlic,; to erect several windows is stained glass, as fittings for the traceried divisions of the bays, it would not only add to t' effect, but would be a good start in the right direction, Vilj in encouraging the manufacture of that article; this W O ? apply to ie present bare windows of St. Paul's and the ,Cv terior of the Abbey, as it would, if permitted, soon be re' sponded to by the public , and prove the value they Pisc upon the privilege. — Builder. 13114T113. OF A SON. On the 4th inst., at Thelwall, Cheshire, the lady of Ha l l Stanton, Ksq. On the 3(1 inst., at Addison-road North, Notting-hill, 3 11.5. Bernard Bottenhion. OF A DAUGHTER. At Twineham Rectory, Sussex, on the sth inst., the wi f e of the Rev. J. W. Ocnant. t h e On the sth inst.. at the Cottage, Buntingford, Herte, t— lady of ilemy Goding, Esq. ......--"" MARRIED. At St. Saviour's Church, Bath, on the 2d inst., isi gie l Blair, Esq., second son of the late Captain Edward 11.1cLet Blair, Bengal :Army', , to Franses Belinda Emily, fifth clatle' ter of the late N. I. Halhed, Esq., Bengal Civil Service. 0 On the 6th inst., at North Walsham, the Rev. Th0133,,80 Dry, Head Master of the Grammar School, and cura te of t",,f parish of North Walsham, to Susanna, third daughter John Prentice, Esq., of the same DIED, On the 4th inst., at Cainscross, near Stroud, Glouces ter' shire, Albert Harris, Esq., of Great Ormond-street, Lond0.0;0, On the sth inst., at Forest-house, Leyton, aged 72, Ma ri widow of John Hubbard, Esq. On the Gth inst., Lydia, the wife of W. F. Maitland. - E sl 'a On the s;h inst.. Sophia, wife of Edward Holland, Egl" Dumblett , n, Gloucestershire, aged 37. On the 6th inst., at Woburn- place, T. A. Hewson, t On the GAL inst., in Eccleston-square, Mrs. Sinclair, relic of the late D. Sinclair, Esq., of Enfield-highway, aged On the 6th inst , John Gibbons, Esq., of Clarendon -ros. villas, Noting-Bill. On the 7th inst., at Cheyne-row, Chelsea, Arthur , d ig eldest son of G. Chancellor, aged 16 London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, ,4 ; No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. " o f Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the couuti Middlesex, Thursday, January 9,1651. CIT Y 1 . The el Present CCT 2. Equit; any remov 3. Such' Vertu/tent i) conforrnoil Colauaissloi 4. Prot ag a : otherwise. 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