The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-05 00:00:00

FREE TR...4.DE IN IRELAND. The following most gratifying and important state rnent appears in the Northern Whig of Saturday, Allowing the steady progress of Belfast under the operation of free trade, and the tendency to improve ment in other parts of Ireland:— " Whilst English shipowners have been grumbling, here and there, against the operation of the re- Dent changes in the navigation-laws, and proving to their own satisfaction, in the teeth of facts, that they ave . re being ruined with miraculous celerity, it is pleaeaut to see Belfast looking celinly on and smiling its coatempt of this angry vehemence of the Protec tionists and their allies of the shipping interest. And this is a fact which is quite as remarkable as it is pleasant. Belfast is deeply interested in the whole question, and must, more keenly m a thin, pe rha ps, the case other place, feel the injury or advantage, c may be, arising from the alterations that the Legisla ture has effected. Old established ports, long crowded with shipping engaged in the British and foreign trade. ports whose reputation has been made , and which can rest confidently on the strength of their position and the advantages it gives them over new competitors may bear, without trembling, a shock that would annihilate the resources of less favoured localities. Xtled for this reason it was that Belfast was and is pre eminently obnoxious to the operations of any change of the character to which we allude. Bat under the new system Belfast has flourished even more re markably than under the old. The modification of th e navigation-laws has not blighted its early gro wth. It is stronger now than ever, like some hardy tree that the sharp but healthful frost of spring purifies instead of withering, and, instead o f destroying, only stregthens. Belfast has not complained of the change—she does not mouth bee terror at the competition of the foreigner. His cheap-built vessels, and all the other good things he is said to possess, are no bugbear to frighten her from her wits, when she contemplates her own young strength, and feels conscious of the vast resources of industry, energy, and practical intelligence that lie within her. It has been often flung in our face, that we in Ireland can do nothing without calling for help. Again and again has it been hurled at the people of this country, as a reproachful taunt, that, for every step they take motuproprio—of their own will and energy— they look for tw o s t rong p us h es f rom th e bands of the Government. Much as may be said against, al, this taunt is, after all, a childish, lying charge. We may- take credit to ourselves, in this case at least, that whilst English shipowners growled and grumbled when our harbours were thrown open to the vessels of the foreigner, few, if any, complaints were addressed to the Legislature by ports in Ireland. And we may claim, as a tribute to that industry and enterprise which cur neighbours Dave refused to cknowledge, the confession that, spite of a che.nge more calculated to injure us than any other part of the empire, while Belfast, facile princeps, has run gloriously ahead, D . ablin , Cork, and .Limeriek, too, and Galway, have given signs of new spirit and vigour, that promise highly for what they will achieve when their strength develops itself under increased exertion. " In former articles, respecting the growth of our town, we showed how its manufactures prosper under free trade. We are able now to complete the picture by demonstrating the progress its commerce has made under the same system, And, whilst we do this, we need hardly say that it would be very difficult indeed to prove that, whilst our trade, and commerce, and manufactures, are thus flourishing, our agricultural interests can be said to suffer from the change. That man must be gifted with a very extraordinary imagination, who can look on a town like ours, with its mills crowded, and in busy operation, its quays thickly lined with shipping, its artisans remuneratively employed, its shopkeepers driving a brisk trade—and then fancy to himself the surrounding agricultural districts poor and miserable, bankrupt in fortune, idle and hopeless, and robbed of all stimulus to honest industry. And yet the reader, who may be tempted to smile at this picture, should bear in mind that this is the sort of raving that the Protectionists have for a long time been en deavouring to force down our throats, with a thorough disregard of our eyes and ears. Cotton manufac tiirers and mill-owners, they say, may be making fortunes at the expanse of the rest of the community, but most erephatically the rural districts are ruined, and 34ried cure is going t o th e d ogs . H owever, we have only to say, that if the agriculturists fare under the corn-laws as the shipowners fare under the repeal of the navigation laws, we have very little aommisseration for their present lot, and very little fear for their future condition. By the returns published at the close of the year 1848, it appeared that the total tonnage of sailing vessels then regissereal in the port amounted to something more than 72,000 tons. Oar readers will remember that it was only in the following session of Parliament Mr. Labeuebare introduced his Bill for the repeal of the navigation-laws ; and the most sanguine might have been prepared for 301113 immediate temporary check. But h- sea what the result IvAs been. On the Ist of January, 1840, tiv,re was a tonnage of 53,335 tons of sailing craft re!,•1 , .!.. ,, red for Belfast, engaged in its foreign trede. nod 18.827 tons in the coasting trade. At the end of tha; veer, after the new laws had been for so.e in force, the foreign shipping was found to have te: , ere ;:icreaFed by 700 toss, whilst in the coa.viD4 v7.s a decrease of over 200 tons. Now, surely, if any kjury could have resulted from the chati;tl of leaes,!asiere it would have fallen on the forei,4n . tradt where only competiti on cou ld h ave b een lontrici fur. hat here, instead of loss, there has been an increase ; tne only falling off, and that littl e more final 1 perbeen - in the coasting trade, a result which may b 3 accounted for on grounds that by no means argue diacivantage to oar commerce. " Well, on the Ist of .January, 1850, the foreign trade shipping, belonging,- to this port, amounted to something nage than 54,000 tons, and the shipping in the costing trade to about 18,600, making a total of over 72,600 tons. A later return was made in May of this year, of which we content give the exact particulars, but from which it appeared that the general registered tonnage of the port amounted to 73,400 tons. Tills return did not probably extend beyond the Ist of January, but it evidenced a steady increase; and if we could carry the returns up to the present moment, we doubt not a still more marked in crease would be found ; for causes have been ope rating this year of a character calculated to give fresh impulse to oar commerce, and more than usual signs of activity have been shown in the shipping interests. But these facts prove that our trade is steadily in creasing in the most important points, and with the most important countries, such as the United States, the West Indies, South America, and otber places. It may be worth mentioning-, too, that the returns in some instances, whilst exhibiting a large increase is tonnage, show a decrease in the number of ships —a fact interesting, in so far as it shows that increasing trade enables our shipowners to replace their old craft by a larger and superior class of vessels. The growth of our foreign trade, it will be remarked, has been exceedingly rapid, a great increase having taken place in the course of a few years. Besides this, we have had souse thirty steamers, with a ton nage of over seven thousand seven hundred tons, plying between our port and Glasgow, Fleetwood, Dublin, Liverpool, London, and other places, and forming a vary prominent element in the constitution of our mercantile marine. " All the items here set forth embrace the increase that took place in the shipping of the port from Jan., 1850, to Jan., 1851. How our trade and commerce have grown during the last seven months we have no regularly arranged and authentic data to show; but all who have noted the course of business during these months will require little argument to persuade them to believe that, in this department, as in all the other sources of her wealth, Belfast has been grow ing. more powerful as her opportunities became more extensive; and we doubt not that the returns, next January, will show a very remarkable and very gra tifying improvement. "Here, then, are some simple facts for those who mourn so dolorously about the evil effects of free trade to ponder soberly upon. Whilst the official returns, published by the Board of Trade, show that the kingdom generally is in a prosperous state—that more ships are engaged in the home and foreign trade than in former years—that all branches of industry are affording more general employment to the work i_hg. chasses—that th e ex p or t s o f manu f actures are largely increased—and that the comforts of life are rn,-%,0 Widely diffused—it is gratifying to us to turn frore general accounts of the condition of the X . itaardom, and poi n t t o Belfast 23 a case anted evidence confirmatory of the Gevernineatreports, more valuable • than all the prat ;rig that th e w h ole. set—one and all—of the farmers' Peelle'frnd have aid his age:ay:ay, utterance to since Sir Robert acthients that ha _ e s ,t , i l in l g hand on the monstrous en worked mischief to the country, for the s'lleppeseoodnfagdvantage of a class. " atr ra;inufactures textil—fabrics have in of thouse.;l e of the numb' creaeed hundreds classes, iu this eorthern p e " lne a g d a!n h from - them the means of sublislcaci—an iron ''' t,r l in our town circulates arnompat its is sprung up artisan s a yearly revenue of v; , -,11 nigh eight„:' shouts nd pounds —other brume ties of industry commerce of like pro?ertion—the shipping and the have shot ni - :ear with marvellous celerity —am, traders and elioplr.cepers do a rapid and remunerative busi ness, nevi, whilst new streets are springing up around u , and Owe and country make interchange of recipro ca l advantages ; and all this has gone on—hear it, co_p tectionists and farmers' friends—under the very heat and fever of the terrible free-trade rigiine, with our agriculture unprotected and our shipowners un shielded from the much-dreaded competition of the foreigner. Yes, peace, order, and contentment are becerning-daily more consolidated under free trade ; to attempt a return to the old state of things would be to plunge the kingdom into a bloody servile war." BAN. NS. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 23d day of August, :851:—. Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co 10,643 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 9,527 Aylsham Bank, Aylshc,m—R. and G Copeman. 4,555 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Rickford and Hunt Bildock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Ilaldock—Wells, Hogg, end Lindsell Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co Bedford Bank, Belford—T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bans, Bedford— Trapr, Halfhead, and Co. Berley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and 22,017 16,250 29,5 M 0,488 Orane.: Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb and Co. .... ••• Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwoc ds, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham--.J. L. Moilliett, and Sons 1 457 Blandiord Bank, Blandforil—Bastard atm Oak 7,853 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co . 54,565 3oston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co 7,503 Bride:Titer Bank, Bridgwater—J. &J. Seale,' 4,808 Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 32,569 Brnseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 17,249 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham Bartlett, 21,129 Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 55.950 ganbury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. 18.952 952 Banbury Old Bank, Banbutry—Messrs. Cobb.. Bath City Bank, Bath—Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Bu zzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds . .................................. .......... 27 662 Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H. A. and W. M. Harris and Co Brecon Old Bank, B r econ—Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Dritfield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co ,438 Bury St. Ed munds Bank, Bur y St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge and Co. Cambridge Bank, Carnbridge—Mortlock and Sons _ _ . 2,437 20,603 30,238 12,150 61,118 0,438 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Liamtnond and Co.. _ 27,180 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste „ 2,916 Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co 25,612 Cornish Bank, Truro —Tweedy and Co .. 36,815 Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood- cock - •• City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Thank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. i)erby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby ole Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Batik, Devizes—Hughes Locke, and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincharn, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster— Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, & Co Devonport Bank, Devon port—Hodge and Nor- 7.123 6,704 6,107 7,030 M/11 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. ... East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, and Co. Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hall, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Sparrow. and C 0.... .xeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenhatn—qurneys, Birk beck. and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Milton and Ca Maiming Bank, Godalming—lfellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.. Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co Castings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. riertford and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams and Co (lull Bank and Kinv,ston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cohbo Id, and Cr 4,925 Hamel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall..,... 2G,965 lertforishire,Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. 29,170 fl , Teford, Ross, and Archenfield BAnk, and Ross and LA rchentield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 18,299 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. trwich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Rank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich—. Alexanders ant Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer cington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J. Davies and Co cnighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Cn 8,061 inaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough —Terry and Co . . 18,077 Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. 34,203 Kettering Bank, Kettering—Gotch and Sons—, 7,065 r4ane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvoy and Son [Jeer's 13ank, Leeds—Beckett and Co 52,487 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds— Vir. Williams, Brown, and C faep,ester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby 19.641 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Ntolineux and Co 27.821 bichPeld Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green 10,710 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co 65,221 Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tin's and Cradock Gymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brookleburst and Co ganningtree Bank,Manninztree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney 1,786 Marlborough aad North Wiltshire New Bank. Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier - Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Williams inors' Bank, Truro —Willi- 3,552 14.816 4,225 5,69 illyams and Co ll,OBO Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co 23,706 Monmouth Old Bnnk, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead. ............. Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons B,OBB Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 17,941 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co................................................ • 33.424 Newbury B an k, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock. 20,231 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ha m . mond. and Son Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and II dsons 41,005 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck 57,512 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co 6,967 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris . Mudge, and C 0... .................................. New Sarum Bank, S arum Everett, and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 24,068 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os wefatvr Prox on and Co Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. . 28,036 Old Bank Tunbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Walls and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Benching and Sons... Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—Clinoh, and en Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co. 36,743 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and C 0... 10,079 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank Peter borougah—erAs 10,513 iesgrs. Yorke .. . 6,736 P ezeorokeshir e Bank, Haverfordvvest—J. and ReWadinWit g Bank, R ea di ng —Simonds and Co 24,248 ReCo....ading Bank, R eading—Stephens,Blandy, and Richmond Rochdale — o d . n a . id e . -I . M . c .. i. e x . ra . w . ell and Co 27 ,166 Rochdale Bank', Ro a y n a d ton etO ian ... k: . ......................... ................................... .. 4 4 : 4 2 8 6 8 601111 10,816 3,292 23,69 7 267 THE - - "' 4 LONDON, Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytens, and Co _ _ 16 269 20,804 125,489 17,295 35,234 20,066 lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough Kingsbridge Joint -Stock Bank, Kingsbridge Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster ........ Leeds Banking Company, Leeds ... Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln anti Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham ..... 40,025 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton.. 54,787 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton 17,197 North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 21,901 Pares's Leicostushire Banking Company, Lei cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 2,937 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 33,985 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Corn -41,199 Stu p c a k n e y y , ' S s t ß ani an fo k r in d g . Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang - 2,383 44,244 1,410 14,733 19,258 3,140 44,693 23,025 54,033 39,751 7,874 8,992 25,935 Shr ort — ,035 opshire Banking Company, Shiffnall Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hal lamshire Banking Company, Sheffield . Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sh 111,31 d Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond .... , Storey and Thomas's Banking Company Shaftesbury Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 29,994 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 12,874 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Warwick and Leietnirgton Banking Company, Warwick West of England awl South Wales District Bank. Bristol Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 71,190 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester York Union Banking Company, York 63,283 York City and County Banking Company, York 72,501 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Regi s trar of Bank R eturn& Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Aug. 30, 1851. BURGLARY IN RADNORSHIRE, AND CAPTURE OF THE ROBBERS. On Tuesday five men, named John Davis, fruiterer, of Ashton street, Birmingham ; David Davis (brother to the foregoing), tailor, late of Birmingham; Charles E 'wards, of Kington, Herefordshire, butcher; and Henry Russ, of Birmingham, recently returned from a seven years' transportation ; and another man named Wallis, of Carey's-court, Birmingham, were brought up at the public office, Birmingham, charged with having, on Sunday night last, burglariously entered the house of a widow lady named Evans, residing at Greenfields, near Presteign, Radnor s hi re , an d steal ing th e r e f rom a quantify of silver plate, of the value of 2001. The superintendent constable of Presteign having received information of the burglary and at tendant circumstances, and the suspicion as to the prisoners being the offenders, commenc ed an early pur suit af ter th em. Ile traced them to Kington, where he learned that they had left there with a horse and trap at five that morning. He followed on the track, hearing of them successively at Leominster, Ten bury, and Bewdley. The pursuit was vigorously maintained until they came up to a pu b l i c-house on the road side near Birmingham, where they had seen the trap received. In order to prevent suspicion in the minds of the pursued, the officers rode put the house for pow distance. Shortly after they returned Average Amc CIA Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—Pomfret and Co. Ross (Ad Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co 7,276 0,3;30 o,riBo 3,Z436 21,162 12,320 21,185 17,684 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Vallance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton —Messrs. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thorn bury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barne Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Cheshara Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Town and County of Poole Bank, and Ring wood and Poole Bank Ledgard and Sons' Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co. Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Hedges & Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox. Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and C 0.... Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank; Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. . . Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. griveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock 4O. net Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and Sons ~, Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-- Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 6,765 York Bank. York—Swann, Clough. and Co 35,424 3,33 28,934 33,540 56,508 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal ... Barnsley Bunking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 48,570 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford .... Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 10,792 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield.. Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha i! 9,949 23,116 19,298 34,704 16,574 9,848 2,,,'43 5,37 8,630 9,411 24,427 21,423 9,330 9,760 54,4 63,26 9,380 42,633 90,958 40,288 36.760 24,498 5,005 0.550 4,621 5.190 6.889 9,193 21,857 2.638 .7,025 4,032 BELGIUM The Senate of Belgium on Tuesday rejected, by 33 votes to 18, the Bill on successions in the direct line. This news is important. It will be remembered that the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium rejected for the first time the Bill on direct successions, or at least the fundamental point of it, which consisted in the obligation for the direct heir to declare, on oath, the importance of the succession. After this rejec tion, the Cabinet gave in its resignation, and a Minis terial crisis lasted for some weeks. At last, on ac count of the impossibility of forming a new Ministry, the members of the old Cabinet resumed their port folios, and the Chamber, abandoning its first resolu tion, adopted the principle of the oath. The Bill was taken before the Senate, in which the Catholic and Conservative element dominates. ICELAND. 6,268 7,985 6,54 6,62 The Diet of Iceland was opened on the sth July at Reikiavik. Amongst the Bills presented was one enacting that from the 15th June, 1852, foreign vessels shall be allowed to enter the port of Reikiavik without passports of the authorities of the island, and shall be treated as Danish vessels. THE PURCHASE OF CUBA. (From the New York Herald.) One of our Newport correspondents suggests the propriety of the United States purchasing the island of Cuba from the Spanish Government, provided it can be obtained for a reasonable sum—say 100,000,000 dollars. The proposition is put forward on the ground that there is a growing sentiment among the American people in favour of a revolution in Cuba, and of the establishment of Cuban independence ; and that if the Cuban discontents receive aid and assistance from their coadjutors in the United States, it might involve this country in a war with some of the great powers of Europe. We are not certain that any of the great Powers of Europe would go to war with us on account of Cuba. England would not do so, for the reason that she could not. If she were less dependent on us than she is—if she could procure a sufficient supply of cotton and corn from other sources, she might do so, or might enter into an alliance with France, were the latter country a monarchy—to curb our propensity for increasing our territory. As she is at present situated, however, she will be willing to let us alone as long as we do not trouble her; and to leave us to pursue the even or uneven tenor of our way, as it may be, without any attempt at hindrance or restraint on her part. France would not trouble the United States in the matter at all, for a war with this country, on any pretext, would be disastrous to any Adminis tration that attempted it. There exists between the people of the two republics a tacit but well understood entente, cordiale, stronger than any paper concordat or treaty that was ever written. But, were the Creoles of Cuba to obtain their independence of Spain, with or without aid and assistance from the United States, there is good reason to believe that Spain would treat its annexation to the United States as the I‘l , xican Government treated the annexation of Texas, viz , as a cases belli, or as a declaration of war. Such a result would be of vast injury to us. Her military resources could not be employed against us; but, by means of letters of marque, she could harass our commerce and inflict more damage than Cuba is worth fifty times over. Her pride would induce her to take this course, in all proba bility ; for, weak as she is, and ranking so low as she does in the scale of nations, she does not forget the position she once held, nor would she see the last of her American colonies form part of this confedera tion by annexation without resenting it, even were she sure of suffering injury from so doing. Spain has always held a reputation for privateering and guerilla warfare, and a better outlet for the employ ment of her malcontents could not be offered than the franking of letters of marque to harass our com merce. For these and other reasons, which it is unneces sary to mention, we are in favour, as we have been for two or three years past, of our Government offer ing to purchase Cuba from Spain. If it can be ob tained for a reasonable sum, it would be advisable for us to open negotiations at once. We proposed this to the Government and to Calderon de la Barca, the Spanish Minister at Washington, a considerable time since. As she and Cuba are now situated, in all proba bility she would give respectful attention to our over tures, and take them into serious consideration. She cannot but be assured that her hold on that island is very precarious, and that, in the nature of things, she cannot continue it much longer. The in dependence of Cuba may be delayed—all present efforts at revolution may be put down—but the Creole population have determined to be independent of Spain, and independent they will be, sooner or later. It is only a question of time ; and, if Spain wishes to save her reputation, and at the same time make a snug sum of money by the operation, she will dispose of that island to the United States for a fair considers tion, to be agreed upon by the contracting parties. 4,309 0,805 :,255 SEABORNE MAILS. . [N signifies that the mails are sent Prom the General by the night—and M by the morning ---dispatch,] Post-office ) When made up is From what When PLACES. General Post-oillce port dis patched. , clue . London. ; America (by Brit. pkt.)NiSept. 15 .. .. Liverpool • • Sept. 9 America (by U.S. pkt.) N:Sept. 16 .. • . Liverpool .. America (by U.S. pkt.) M'Sept 17 .. .. Southampt. Arrived Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth Sept. 6 Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Sept. 1$ Belgium .. .. .. N Daily • • .. .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .. ~ .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16 Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month Soathampt. Sept. 16 California(vlaChagres) hi 2d & 17th of montb Southampt. Sept. 5 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth. • Sept. 6 Constantinople* .. .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 10 I Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southa mp t . Sept. 5 Channel Isles .. .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southfunpt. Tu. MSS Chill .. .. .. ,M 17th of the month Southampt. Sept. 5 France .. .. M &NiTwice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedally Greece* .. .. • . NI lth 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 10 Hambnrgh .. .. NiTuesday & Friday Londo n .. Tues. Sat. Holland .. .. .. M Wednes. & Satur. Louden .. Mon.Ther Honduras .. .. . Ni 17th of the month South ampt. Sept. 20 M&lreland .. .. & N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead.. Twi aerially India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Sept. 23 India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th efmonth Dover .. Sept. 15 Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. M 20th of the month Southampt. Sept. 23 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. .. N 7th& 24th ofmonth Dover .. Sept, 15 Mexico .. .. .. lki;2d of the month.. Southampt. S e pt. 5 Madeira .. .. .. )1 1 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16 Malta* .. .. I 7r i l o 7 t f i h o j t 9 m t tn 27 u th Dover Sept. 10 Napl es * . .. '.. N sth 15th 25th ofrae Dover .. Sept. 12 Papal States* .. ~„ is/ sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. Sept. 12 Peninsular.. .. .. M 7th 17th 27thof mo Southampt. Sept. 16 Peril .. .. .. .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Sept. 5 . Tuscany* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. Sept. 11 West Indies .. .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Sept. 20 West Indies (except I Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. tionthasipt. Sept. 5 - -- 12d of the month .. ountries thus marl 4 The mails to those c , French packet via Marsei CILIFOZNIAL.—MaiIs to are now despatched and d and from Californli toe by every Ameril I tionthasspt. /Sept. 5 :ed (*) are conveyed by la, via the United States Lean packet. AN UNEXPECTED RESPONSE.—Three soldiers landed the other day at Egremont, and swaggered up the pier in unseemly fashion, talking loudly, and evidently bent on misbehaviour. When they arrived at the Paygate they insisted upon passing at the contractor's side of the barrier. This being contrary to rule, was resisted by the men in charge. One of the soldiers, however, forced his way through, and had his ire exci•ed by a gentleman who stood gazing at them with fixed attention. The soldier advanced with an insolent air, and said loudly, "Are you staring at me?—because if you are, sir, I'll just take and pitch you over those railings." The gentleman replied quietly, but with a voice of authority not to be mistaken, " Go back to your quarters, instantly, and report yourself under arrest." To the other two he gave similar orders. The men changed , their looks and demeanour at once, and turned to obey. It was an officer high in command, who, in his plain clothes, they had not recognized.—Liverpool Times. Galway Bay is full of herrings, and the haul on Sat•lrday morning gave each boat 1,000 to 4,000, most of j which went up by r a il to D u bli n market. The parties retired, but in a few minutes after wards the cabman entered the court and complained of baying been grossly insulted by Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was called into court again. The cabman said Mr. Smith repeatedly called him a " cur," and made a filthy noise at him with his mouth. Mr. Smith did not deny having applied the epithet " cur" to the complainant. Mr. BINGHAM said a person in Mr. Smith's position in society ought to pay more respect to the laws of his country, and especially to the decencies and deci sions of its courts of justice. He should order Mr. Smith to enter into his own recognizance in 501. to keep the peace for three months. MARY LEBOIVE. Just before the usual period for the closing the court, Mr. William Matthews, a man of very rc epectable appearance, residing at No. 10, John-street POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. After the night charges had been disposed of a re spectably-dressed and apparently well-educated lady applied to the sitting Alderman for a little temporary relief, under the following circumstances : She stated that, in the latter part of 1850, in con sequence of her husband's ill health, be was advised to seek a change of clitnee, and accordingly started for Australia, at the same time giving up a most lu crative situation as clerk to a highly-respectable firm in Leadenball-street, who furnished him with letters of recommendation of a most flattering description. The applicant accompanied her husband to Australis, who died a week after he landed there, and four days after she was delivered of the child she had in her arms. Circumstances compelled her to remain a few weeks in Australia, when, finding her means rapidly diminishing, she returned to England, only to meet with poverty and wretchedness, for the landlord of the room she occupied had given her notice to leave on Saturday next, because she had no money to pay the rent. She had hoped to obtain a situation as go verness, but had failed in her exertions. She applied to the magistrates at 'Worship-street, who recommen ded her to this court. Alderman HOOPER said, the case was not properly within his district, as she lived out of the City, but her case appeared to call fur sympathy, and he would order her five shillings from the poor -box. He was very sorry he could do no more for her, and he ad vised her to apply to the workhouse, if she could get no assistance from any other quarter. She gave her name, but, on tccount of her previous position and present decayed circumstances, we for bear to mention it. Her initials are , "E. H." MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Thomas Smith, clothier, of New Bond-street, was summoned by Thomas Holt, cab-driver and cab owner, for an assault. The complainant said he drove the defendant to New Bond-street on Friday night, and when asked his fare said 2s. The defendant called him a liar, saying his fare was only ls. Bd. The defendant, as he was going into the house, said, " I'll pay you," and instantly knocked him down. Complainant got up, and was pitched into until defendant was out of wind. Complainant called for the police. The de fendant seized him by the neckerchief, but his band slipped, and such was the force which the defendant used that his boxcoat was damaged to the extent of 103. Complainant declared he gave no provocation, he used no bad language, and he only demanded his legal fare. All he did was to put his band on the defendant's arm in the civilest way possible, saying to him, " Sir, if you will not pay me my fare, perhaps you will favour me with your card ?" A witness who was passing at the time said he saw the complainant knocked down. He heard the de fendant use threatening oaths towards him, and he afterwards saw the defendant strike him about the face and body repeatedly. The cabman did not at tempt to retort with either bad language or Wows. The professional adviser who attended for the de fendant said, his client was unfortunately without any witnesses, and therefore he must ask the magistrate to look at the probabilities of the case. His client was in size and apparent strength greatly inferior to the complainant. His client was a highly respectable tradesman, carrying on business for years in Bond street, and also in Regent-street; his character was that of mildness itself, and his language was always regulated by the strictest propriety. All the de fendant's friends would, if necessary, depose to the quiet character of his client, and his incapability of using such language as that attributed to him. He would beg the Court to recollect what was the usual conduct of cabmen, and what would be the ordinary course of a respectable tradesman under the probable circumstances of the case. Mr. Btsiouem remarked that it often happened facts were found to be stronger than fiction, and however improbable it might appear for a cabman to have acted in the civil and forbearing manner ascribed to the complainant, and for a person in defendant's station to have conducted himself without provocation in the manner described, still, with the uncontradicted statement of the complainant, supported by the testi mony of an independent witness, he could come to no other conclusion than that the charge had been proved, for which the defendant must pay 40s. and costs. THE CO UN l'R le MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 4.—At Gloucester and WOTCCS• ~er markets on the 30th, there was more inclination to purchase wheat, but the turn was in favour of the buyer. Barley rather lower. Old oats scarce, and fully as dear; new cheaper. Beans maintained their value. During the present week, the weather having become fine, transactions in wheat have again been on the most limited scale, but prices are nominally the same. Barley taken in retail, at previous rates. Old oats inquired for, and rather more doing in new. Beans and peas held for quite as much money. At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat, which was taken off at rather under the currency of this day se'nnight. Barley in fair demand, and firmly maintained its value. Old oats inquired for, new neglected. Beans sold slowly, at former rates. Peas fully as dear. BRISTOL, SEPT. 4.—There was a good supply of new English wheat of very fine quality. giving a larger re turn of flour, both English and Foreign about is per quarter in favour of purchaser, but little disposition to purchase, English wheat (new or old) sold at 35s to 39s per imperial quarter; Foreign white ditto, 38s to 42s per 480 lbs; ditto red superfine, 36s to 38s; ditto ditto, tine, 34s to 365; ditto ordinary, 29s to 325; ditto hard, 304 to 32s per 480 lbs. Flour was a dull sale, and is to Is 6d per sack cheaper. English flour, seconds, sold at 26s to 29s per sack; American ditto, sweet, 20., to 21s per barrel. There was but little doing in oats, at 6d to Is per quarter lower. Devon and Welsh oats, new. 17s to 18s per imperial quarter; Irish white old ditto, 20s to 21s per 320 lbs; ditto black ditto, new, 17s to 18s per imperial quarter; Foreign ditto, tawney, 17s 6d to 18s per 320 lbs. For barley there was no demand, at late rates. English barley for malting, 26s to 28s per impe. vial quarter; ditto and Foreign, grinding, 224 6 , 1 to 24s per 400 lbs. The averages are—Bristol wheat, 365 10d; Gloucester ditto, 373 2d; Bristol oats, 19s Id; Glouces ter, ditto, 18s 2d; Bristol, beans, 26s 51; Gloucester, ditto, 26s 4d. DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, SEPT. 2.—The sup ply of beef to-day was not large, yet the number of animals was sufficient to meet the immediate wants of buyers without any alteration in the price. The quan tity of sheep was unusually small, for which high prices were asked and a ctearance was very easily effected. Fat lambs were plentiful, and were readily disposed of. Fat calves were scarce, for which a high prie was obtained. There was a good supply of tat pigs, with a brie& sale. Beet, Ito 6cl; mutton, 5.1 to 53-d; lamb, 61; Veal, 5d to sid per lb; pigs, 7s per score; rough fat, 3s 3d per stone of 141ba; hides, lid to lid per lb; calf skins, 2d to 4d per lb. LYNN, SEPT. 2.—Wheat 32s to 365, fine 38s 40s to 425; barley 00s to 00s, fine 00s; oats CO, to 00s, fine 00s beans Os to (;s, fine Os to Os per qr. UPPINGIIAM, BarT. 3.—Wheat 3?s to 38s; barley 23s to 26s Od ; oats, new 18s to 21s, old 26s to Oos ; beans 31)s to 35s DIED, bill, per quarter. Butte r lld to !l i d per lb; eggs 20 f or Is. On the 2d inst., Peter Andersen, El., la te of H e rne . BOSTON, SEPT. 3.—Wh eat, red 30 s to 38 s Od, w hi te 36s Dulwich a , and formerly of the Stock Exchange, g od si. h to 40s, extra tit s t o 00, ; b arley OOs to oes ; oats, L s to 19s; On the Ist inst., at Gloucester-cottage, -.oo,arrry g_bbourotiears beans '2B; to 325 ; p eas O s t o Os per qr. road, Brixton, Brooke Woodcock, Esq., aged 66, 1 " LOUTH, SEPT. 3 . —Wh eat 36; to 40a; barley f:3s to 265; of the Inland Department, General Post-office. the oats 19s to 22 5; b eans 2 8s to 33s per qr.Of On the 29th ult., Chivies Konig, Esq., K ee p er NEWARK, SEPT. 3.—Wheat, old white 46s to 48s, new 40s to Mi nera l D epartment o f the Mucenni. 445, old re d 37 s to 40s, new 38s to 4 2 5; b ar l ey, malting 269 TN f mai() 1 . 12 to 28s, grindi ng 24s to 25s ; oats, old 245 to 26 e, new 18a L on d on: Printed and Published by Of fi ce, No. to Zits Od; beans, 32s to 34s ; malt, 54s to 568; tares, 34s to No. 112, Strand, Printer. at The Sun __ coun ty of 36s_per qr. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in W e moruziAT, 2.. Wheat, old 37e to 404 i giddledez. Friday, September 5,1551. MARRIAGE OF AN AGED COUPLE.—On Tuesdol last, at St. John's Church, Waterloo -road, by s pecial licericif! Mrs. Lee, aged 74, was unit e d i n t h e holy bands of WS tr o . f tunny to Mr. Simp s on, ag e d 71, making the united age s bride and bridegroom la 'hie is the fifth husband 0 f to venerable bride. . . FRIDAY EVENINrG, SEPTEMBER 5, 1851 to the house, and found one of the prisoners washing the horse's mouth with a quart of ale, the distressed animal having had a continuous run of sixty miles. Dixon and Peters sat down on a bench outside the house, until the other four prisoners entered the house. The officers then went up to them, and told them they were their prisoners. On asking the reason, Dixon charged them with the burglary at Presteign. The prisoner Russ then said "I shall go to my horse," on which Dixon seized him, and as there were preparations for a fight on the part of the prisoners, Peters, in order to alarm them, threatened that if they did not keep quiet, he would " put a bit of lead into them." Russ then sat down, but in a minute after he jumped up and leaped through the kitchen window, breaking several squares of glass. Dixon, however, went out and secured him; after which he went to the cart along with a young man named Thomas Knowles, whom he got to assist him. Dixon pointed to some bags that were in the cart, and on en-. deavouring to secure them, a large dog, which was in the vehicle flew at him, and bit him on the knee ; but he succeeded in beating him off. At this moment the prisoner Davis came through the window into the yard where the cart was, on which Dixon left the dog, went to Davis, and struck him down, and with the assistance of Peters, secured him, and took him into the house, where a desperate fight took place, the prisoners using fire-irons and a life-preserver, but eventually the prisoners were all disarmed and se cured by ropes. Dixon then went again to the cart, and there found secreted in a bag a large quantity of silver plate, consisting of coffee-pots, dessert articles, spoons, salvers, jugs, toast-racks, &c. In one of the bags were found a centre- bit, a large quantity of pieklocks, a jemmy, several skeleton drop latches, and a dark lantern. The house of Mrs. Evans had been entered by taking a piece of wood out of the shutter of the butler's pantry, and the centre-bit found exactly fitted the bit of wood that had been cut out; and the stolen property, although much broken and damaged, has been identified by Mrs. Evans, who is the widow of the late Rev. Mr. Evans, of Greenfields, which is seven miles from Kington. The prisoners had resided in the neighbourhood a fortnight previous to the rob bery. They were remanded back to Presteign.— Wolverhampton _Herald. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner PANE.) IN RE DIXON. Tbe bankrupt, Samuel Dixon, of Leeds, draper, cme up for his last examination. He was the sur vji ving partner of the firm of John Field Rhodes and Si wuel Dixon. J. F. Rhodes died on the 20th of AJ aril, 1851. ' The accounts, commencing the 11th of March, 18 50, and ending July, 1851, show the following : Pi trtnership creditors, 1,6971.; profits, 386/ ; capital, 94 60/. ; cash at bankers', 1931. ; good debts, 68/. ; pt •operty realized, 1,2181.; legal and other expenses, 1136/.; premium paid for possession of premises, 110/ ; trlide expenses, 605/. ; losses on sale of property, 4061.; am ount drawn from firm by J. F. Rhodes, 681.; ditto by Dixon, 105/. His HONOUR observed that the bankrupt was all but solvent. How came he here ? Mr. Linklater, who supported the bankrupt, said an arrangement had been attempted, but without SUCCESS. The bankrupt passed without opposition. IN RE ROLTEIO6i. His HoNoun said he would give judgment in this case on Thursday next. IN RE BURN. The bankrupt, Andrew Burn, of Sackville-street, Piccadilly, draper, applied for his certificate. The accounts commence in January, 1844, and end in June, 1851, and show the following :—Creditors goods, 8891.; bills, 2,5691.; creditors holding secu-' rity, 1,054/. • capital in January, 1844 , 2,853/. ; profits, 2,8441 ; debtors, good, 811/. ; doubtful, esti mated to produce 300/. ; property, 297/. ; property in hands of creditors, 1,2501.; lo s s es , 3,976/ . ; trade expenses, 2,8091.; house and personal expenses, 1,3511. Mr. LINILLATER, for the assignees, offered no op position. His HONOUR, said the bankruptcy seemed to have been attributable to circumstances in which the bank rupt had been accidentally involved, and which had nothing to do with his manner of conducting his re. gular business. He should grant a certificate of the second class. He had very incautiously involved him self in hazardous transactions, and be had no doubt that if he had attended solely to his shop be would have been a prosperous man. Mr. LINKLATER afterwards informed the Court that the bankrupt bad entered into an arrangement by which he could carry on his business as before. His HONOUR said he was glad to hear it. IN RE BALLINGALL. The bankrupt, James Ballingall, of Edward-street, Portman-square, pianoforte-maker, came up to pass his last examination. The accounts show the following :—Creditors un secured, 1,8841.; ditto heading mortgage, 1251.; liabili ties per contra, 1,6691.; rents received and owing, 478/. ; profits, 2,669/. ; capital in January, 1850, 216/. ; cash, 10/. ; halves of bank-notes, 35/. ; debtors, good, 168/. ; property given up to realize, 847/. ; lease, 1961.; property mortgaged, 290/. ; rent and taxes, 649/. ; trade expenses, 1,898/. ; domestic and personal ex penses, 3211. ; losses, 634/. ; liabilities per contra, 1,669/. Mr. Linklater supported the bankrupt. Mr. PAitopi, for the assignees, said he had no ob jection to the bankrupt passing. The bankrupt passed. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept 4. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS sat this morning and disposed of a number of applications for bail of an or dinary nature. IN ILE CHARLES NASH. This insolvent, a colonial and Parliamentary agent, was heard some time since, and was remanded for eight calendar months at the suit of a Mr. Thwaites. To-day an application was made on the insolvent's behalf for an order of discharge to issue, notwithstand ing a detainer lodged since the adjudication by a cre ditor named Lewis. The Learned COMMISSIONER thought that as the remand was confined to the suit of one creditor, the insolvent was entitled to his discharge against all the rest. A further application was then made for the in- solvent's discharge forthwith, upon the ground that the detaining creditor, Mr. Thwaites, had omitted to pay to the insolvent the allowance, as. 6d. per week, or dered by the Court. The period of remand would not expire until next month. Mr. Ingpen, the registrar, discovered that the ser vice upon Mr. Thwaites was imperfect, and Mr. Commissioner Puu.rurs therefore refused to make any order. Mary Young, who had in her arms an infant, said that she was married to prisoner on the 3d of Feb., 1849, at St. Mary's, Marylebone. He represented himself to her as being a widower. Dafter (the officer) stated that on the same after noon (yesterday) he took the prisoner in charge close to the western entrance of the Great Exhibition ; and, on his being made acquainted with the nature of the offence for which he was taken, he at once admitted that he had married the two women. Tae marriage certificate•necessary to complete the case was produced by Mr. Ticherier ; and The prisoner was committed fur trial. WESTMINSTER. A young woman in very humble circumstances complained that she was daily subjected to the most brutal treatment by her husband, and solicited the magistrate's immediate protection, as she was appre hensive, from the threats used by him, that if he dis covered she had been there he would murder her upon her return home. The worthy magistrate having heard her statement, and there being no doubt that she went in bodily fear, granted a warrant, which was immediately placed in the hands of Knowland, one of the summoning officers of the court, who promptly executed it, and brought the offender, Thomas Yarmson, a brutal-looking fellow, before the magistrate in less than half an hour. The wife repeated that she was commonly treated by the defendant i❑ the most cruel manner. He re peatedly beat her so brutally that she was literally covered with bruises. His language and threats were most horrible, the latter being used to deter her from complaining of his unmanly violence. She had, un fortunately, got a bad leg, which was at times most painful, and when he had beaten her as long as he could stand over her, he caused her the most excru ciating agony by kicking the affected limb. That morning he took up a knife, and swore vs,itla a dread ful oath that he would thrust it into her as tar as it would go if he found that she complained to a ma gistrate. Mr. BRODERIP inquired bow long she had been married. The poor woman replied last Christmas, since which she had scarcely known a day's happiness. Her husband, besides beating her in the brutal manner described, was an idle, worthless fellow, who did no work and was supported by her industry. The landlord of the house where they live and a fellow-lodger were called, both of whom confirmed complainant's account of her husband's brutality. The defendant endeavoured to palliate his conduct by alleging that his wife kept late hours, and was given to drink. Mr. BRODERIP recalled the witnesses, who posi tively denied it. The fellow, finding his endeavours to blacken his wife's character had failed, changed his tone, and in a cringing voice " hoped she didn't mean to prosecute him." The poor woman replied she did. Mr. BRODER!? observed that an immense deal of brutality bad been proved in this case, and he should call upon the defendant to find good bail for six months. It would be also as well to tell him that it would be useless to expect any mitigation of his sen tence, for unless he found the required sureties he should remain in gaol the full period. He was committed in default. WORSHIP-STREET. John Logid, a ruffianly fellow, who has been before in custody at this court for different of fences, and Maria Logid, his wife, were brought up before Mr. Hawmill, charged with the following cow ardly and unprovoked attack upon a young woman named Mary Julian, the daughter of a lamp-manu facturer in Goldsmith's-row, Hackney, and her bro ther, a lad 14 years of age ; and the female prisoner was also charged with assaulting and severely biting the father of the complainants, who had interposed for their protection. It appeared from the evidence that the female com plainant and her brother were proceeding home to the house of their father at eleven o'clock on the pre ceding night, when they were encountered by the male prisoner, to whom th e y were per f ect strangers, who assailed her with a disgusting observation, im puting that there was an improper intimacy between her and her brother. After indignantly expostulating with him upon such a gross insinuation, she was hur rying on to avoid further molestation, when the pri soner seized her by the arms, and, forcing her back against a wall, commenced an unmerciful attack upon her, and beat her about the chest and other parts at her person till she was almost senseless. tier brother interfered and endeavoured to rescue his sister from further brutality, but was instantly seized by the male prisoner, who struck him and flung him heavily upon the pavement, while his wife renen el the attack upon the young woman, whom she continued beating until their father, who had been apprised of the ill-treatment they were sustaining, ran up to their assistance, and was attempting to rescue them, when the female pri soner rushed upon him and bit him with such severity in the arm that he had suffered the most acute pain all night from the injury. Both prisoners then ran away, but were pursued by the witness and a con stable, and, after a sharp chase, were at length secured and lodged in the station. Mr. Julien corroborated the evidence of the other witnesses, and exhibited his arm to the magistrate, i❑ which the prints of the female prisoner's teeth re mained deeply indented. The prisoner, in general terms,cienied the facts al leged against them, and called two persons who were intimately connected with them, with the view of re butting the material portions of the evidence, but their testimony was entirely nugatory ; and Mr. HAMMILL, after very strongly animadverting upon the wanton and brutal nature of the outrage, sentenced the male prisoner to pay a penalty of 51. for the assult upon the young women, or in default to stand committed for two months to the House of Correction, together with a second penalty of 2/. for his attack upon her brother, or in default a third month's imprisonment, to commence at the expintion of the first, and ordered the female prisoner to pay a penalty of 40s. for her attack upon Mr. Julien him self, or in default to also stand committed for one month to the House of Correction. Neither of the penalties was paid, and both the prisoners were consequently removed in the van. North, New-road, was brought up by Dafter, 346 A, and placed at the bar before the sitting magi.trate, Mr. Long, on the charge of having intermarried with Mary Young, his first wife, Anne Matthews, being at the time and now living. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Tichener, solicitor, Chichester. Sophia Beeres proved that nine years ago the pri soner married her sister at the parish church of St. Peter, Chichester. Sh e was s till li v i ng, and, to the best f witness's belief, was at the present time an inmate of the Bethnal-green Lunatic Asylum. She had seen her there within the last twelve months. Prisoner—l was under an ,impression that she was dead. 9,925 .2,839 3,136 718 0,456 23,420 17,178 20,615 9,46' 7,353 6,970 9,052 2,449 7,265 8,502 7,255 7,889 7,843 9,472 5,398 38,112 .0,945 22,162 5,642 4,55 new 37s to 40s ; barley, old 25s to 275, new 2 65t , 5 oats, old 25s to 27 5 , n ew 18 s to •2‘ , ,s ; beans 3 0 s t o 33, Pa Butter lid to 12d per lb ; eggs 20 to 22 for Is. wo o EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, SEPT. 3.--To'lB/ well supplied both with old awl new wheat. Old raw, good condi ion, but the new was exceedingly "r; assisting to take down the general average. The co r. barley sold last week, we can make no coniparis°°' 140 considerably. Of beans little need be said. A 1 theetatged tl in general were not uick, a good clearance was eff q 4 )l all sorts. The top o f wheat was Is, and the aveldetio down. Oats on t h e t op Bd, an d the average 2 s „,,s0 Beans on the t o p th e same as l as t wee k. Unsold- 299 " 8 qrs barley, 150 qrs oats, and 0 qrs beans. ol Top of Wh ea t ... 6t64lbb: 46 30$ vsi, „ Barley •• ~ Oats „,, 43k1b. 265 o d Beans • ••• ••• 6711 b. 385 . 0; 11 The ri e cip EDINBURGH CATTLE •• MARICET, 3.--- of cattle was 437, or 81 more than last week. I'll, 9E 4 current, Cs to tis 9d ; secoLdary and inferior, frs'd to 6s Od per Dutch stone. A few were felt The number of sheep and lambs this 01:0 6,671, bei ng 150 more than last week. Sales rat b; and prices for sheep Is a head down. Black-faceditogi, brought sid per lb ; Cheviot svedelcrs, ; ewes, 20 10'i and down to 30. Lambs, top, 1:03 6d ; current, 1 4 ' N eil black-faced t op , 1I s ; current, 7s to B e , a nd clown too bead. A clearance was not effected. br oso DUNBAR, SEPT. 2.—Wheat, weighing 621bs, _ O 4 40s, and prices to 03s Od. Barley, weighing .2t-s and prices to 24s Od. Oats, we i g hi ng 421 11)5 14e 42Ibs, brought 223 Od, and prices to 009 Od, Beau"' weighing oulbs, brought 00s Od, and prices to 00s Ocl. CORK, tEPT. 3. Cerre nel ;so Barrels. 65 White wheat l7s Od to 18a Gd AA — 20 7 Red wheat 13s 6d to 16s Od 00s e.'" 109 Ditto 24 Ditto nos Otl•' 161. 11 Barley - ,d 58 Bere 257 Oats d.* l4. 157 Ditto Bs 6 d to 93 4d} ° 93 Ditto 9s 4d to 105 2d sit 0 Pigs O O3 Od to 00s Od o°s Quantity sold at the Highest Pricer -- 2 90; 25 barrels white w h eat; 13 red ; 6 barley; 8 bs' 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last„..ste4p,''' Wheat, 1,053. Barley, 799. Oats, 2,699. Pe"' PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRINCf. First quality Second quality FF T io h fut i r hr d t hqquulh.ittyy qu a l ity . 76s • First quality ''''''''''''''''' 72s Second quality '''' 715 Third quality*" '''''' " Sixth quality ''''' ''''''''''' Return of Cattle sold for week ending A l f,' 45 6 82 6 : s SF F ii o xf u tth r h t hqquiqiaaullialittyyi ty : ................ 0 Pigs, 277. Sheep, 331. cows, 131 di Coax.-I.lour—First is 63 to 12, 6d; t t55 ,,65,.,,, 15- ' seconds, 1080 d to 1110 d; households 8s to 1080 d; ', :- ,0,1;1 1 , 5 7,/ per cwt. Oatmeal 111 to 00s Od; Indian meal 6s 9d W P A r meal, Ps to 9364 per cwt. • Indian corn 5110 e t° :o,:sfen, ton. Bran 70s0d to 75s per ton. Hay—Farmers 15 1 ",,41s1ri A 00s ; dealers 00s to 00e Od; average 00s per tee. 8 ,,,,t 51 1 0 4D 5 ,y ; 213 Od to 29, 03; average 00s; dealers 301 or ,11 - te_r d average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten los' "„,r' household loaf 4d to 5d per 41b. Fresh b u , t. " -i Col r _ 93 per lb. Eggs -48 3d to 4s 4d per hundrow Sewoort 14s Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landore 0; 4 !Li 12s 6d per ton. Tallow 38s Od to 39 1 , r 1 1 7, Whisky, 25 o. p., 5 s 9d per imperial P h : 4 11 1 ; —Beef bid to 7d ; mutton 5d to 6id ; tsi s to 63 ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; aso l g g e lto Hops 6110 s to 010 s per cwt. Bangor slates 312 8 Thi - 2 ton. Bark—Barbary 7102 to 8/0s; Valonia 151 tt-e'etn 61 Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to l' l , n rcoolf .,‘ Hemp 291 t 0 3 21 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 19 :: - 1 11 or ditto, 26s to 00 8 p er b arre l ; Newfoundland, 1 . 0/ "' i'- on 1 5-Till ton. Timber—M eme l , 80a per ton ; red pine, 3 I„ Him ditto, 2/ 15 s p er t on ; d eals, 12s to Ise per I" . e slfs,'" Market 21s to 303; salted 22s to 300 per cwt' 3d to 3i per lb. Potatoes white 4i. to 7 sito 9l A ; 00d to 00 3. Guano— Peruvi an , 111 101; folta b°l ' per ton. Tar'--Archangel, 19;per barreL RAILWAY SHARE MAR JO SRI-T. 4. taw - STOCK EXCRANGE—T TO he share market to-dai o9 to firmer, but purch asers s till remain shy at prese nt r only transactions reported were—Caledontanf „•,_ Western, 76. LI VEPOOL, SErr. 4. atter t. STOCK EXCIIANGIL—T R he share ma r ket has bee, - 000 ti to-day, and the business done has been limited IY A The transactions were as f ollow:—East Laneatithble Ditto, Prefere nce , Fif t h s (2d issue 54-141"--03,6Dria tei Yorkshire, 48—L on d on and North-Western, I.l_lle' New Quarters, 1% p.—Midland, 4q —Ditto, dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 19!* . MANCHESTER, SIFT. 4. depr esgl An STOCK EXOBIANGB.—The market has been rathe r octiv. to-day, and the amount of business limited. The t r11 40 ,10 . 4°` were as follow :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cbee.. l ," tion, 11 3 / 4 dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 63i —I,BIIOD - Yorkshire, 48 - South-Eastern and Dover, 199 i. BIRMINGHAM, SEpr. 4. 0 04 STOCK EXCHANGZ.—Oar Share Market has been, ed within the l as t t wo d ays, b ut the business transseitei edi very limited. Th e compet i t i on anticipated from, the rec iati fl e opening of the local li nes h as h ad the effect of OP tiat A the value of sh ares , b ut, on the other hand, t he con b e d enormous traffic returns of the great trunk railways oicb' a tendency tow ar d s i mprovement. The depressiondoool s within the l as t week, occurred with regard to the Le n 0 6 North-Western an d Midl an d S tock has, at leas t for al 111 0 been stayed, and their respective prices again look oPloter , feeling at the termination of business this evening 10' and rates generally were the same as closing prices in RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS' BRISTOL AND E XETER RA ILWAY. Traffic for , ending Aug. 2.4: Passengers ... £3 693 7 Goods ... 1 , 028 5 . g u Parcels ... 125 3 Mails ... 223 4 e' Total ... £5,060 0 11 vi ol LONDON AND B LACK WALL R AILWAY.— Amoun t of re— for the week ending Aug. 31:— Passengers (152,162) £1,429—. 5 8 Goods ...n 37 1 0 " Total „. „..£1,46; 15 1 / Corresponding we e k l ast year 1,263 3 f p SHREWSBUR Y AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.... IIIIO ceipts for the week ending Aug. 31 : Passengers X3BO 4 1 Cuniages, horses, and parcels 15 14 2 Live stock -. "' ••• 15 17 6 Merchandise and minerals 261 7 6 Total .. .£673 3 Corresponding period last year.. 722 2 " MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AN D MiD....--t n ajm. TION RAILWAY.-IZeturn of traffic for the Week Aug. 31 : Passengers, &c. £176 15 I Merchandise ... ... 55 1 9 10 Total .... •.. £2,12 14 1 1 ; Corresponding reek last y ear 203 2 lu SCOTTISH CENTRAL R AILWAY. - -Traffie for th o ,1 ending Aug. 31, 1851: Passengers (16,74;), parcels, horses, and carriages .. •.. £1,490 511 Goods, cattle, &c. 747 1 6 ' Total .. 2,2:33 Corresponding week in last year... 1,904 Perth, Sept. 3, 1851. THE FATAL COLLIERY ACClDE gr ithe BRISTOL, SEPT. 4.—The inquest on the bol ° n i t er' deceased Stephen Newman was opened yesterdei pie, noon, pro forma, by the coroner, Mr. W. JoYn er ,i ibo., at the King's Arms Inn, Kingswood-bill. Ber',7, of evidence as to the identity of the body, the P ie " h il ot• which had been collected and brought u from the ho d tom of the pit in a sack, the only testimony tel 3d h ee at before the coroner was that of Moses Jefforiof, v" , - t he the time of the accident was acting as banksroan ii " it " deep pit" where it occurred, and who therefore l o f nessed the f a t a l occurrence. He deposed to the fll've the cart having b een ra i se d b eyond the level, an" , f o l• a general statement of the facts much as they 118 %,' d, ready . appeared in The Sun. The deceased, 1', 13 i n i o t• jumped from the cart, seeing his danger, missed h ls. , e ra ing, staggered back, and fell down the main shaft , iv ;" d he was dashed to pieces. The ccroner then 14 L il o -li e g e the inquiry till Tuesday next, informiug the Fo u T,, t of of the jury that, in compliance with a recent li h — tbe Parliament, he was required before proceeding ffi t u ta y inquest to give two clear days' notice to the Seer, e- 0 of ta'e, in order that he might, if he pleased, send "° 0 . a Government inspector to assist in the investiglaillo The coronor likewise directed Sergeant Dezle,S,f„tee. county constabulary, to arrest the engineer, John o f ," 1 "; v .. Hazle accordingly proceeded to his residence st r y l ,", -d ys bottom, and took him into custody on suspicion 0 " - f i n , ing caused the death of the deceased, Stephen N ewni- of He was conveyed before Mr. Hughes, Downend, and that gentleman, on the information of .t n ,,, officer, remanded him till the day named for resuMultie the inquest. It will be remembered that the irnme„ cli ,l B cause of the accident was stated by the engineer D t 7 lo to be the breaking of the bolt of the reversing h srj 7 ag 00 iof the engine. This bolt, which was in the peos%di of Samuel Osborne, the blacksmith of the pit, "" 'll rented to be given up to Sergeant Hazle, who will ratgl l it for inspection by the coroner and jury. magistrate. 0 BIRTH& OF A 80N. On the Ist inst., the wif e o f D . G . P or t er , Esq., of Great Tower-street. On the 2d inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Captain Frecie' rick Campbell, Royal Artillery. OF A DAUGHTEIt. On the 2d inst., at llorncastle, the wife of the Rev' Dashwood On the 21 inst., wile of Dr. Ilei t n ahn. at Edward-street, Hampstead - r oad, the On the 21 inst , at the I R P r esbyterian Chap el, D ean-rovt, Cheshire, Willi am Shean Dig ,of Bedford-row, London, youngest son of Samuel ' Sham, Esq., of Crix, Esse x, t ° Emily, n second daughter of H. Winkworth, Esq.. of Alderley On g 21 inst., at St. Pancras, Charles E. Browne , Esq" of Camberwell, to Charlotte, widow of Captain Lewes, let' of the 27th lie i t g men . _.--------- CON rite Coi of the Uri ICOTt e f ey, - "tract I Store' at : dertoentio ll ayY, viz 801 EQ CO' ?t a u, buud Aber, hird Satar ( Pe rth Cir to other 1711 ,_ ,_, a I • bir tet ev -441 bu tit,„ l l qua - ";,.. 141 81 tm , 14 — .4ed whi ch h vo th q m. dell "Pi reed, but b 1 -,ltstc b k .. t tl% fi l u z l 9 Nt. 0 1 4 ) 44 1314:P' VLeci:.! t 4c ,, t tutu 4 1,4 1 by 411 cc