The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-14 00:00:00

CRUELTY TO A SERVANT. A case having something of the features of that of the unfortunate Jane Wilbred has just been brought before a bench of Worcestershire magistrates. In this case the ill-used domestic was a young girl named Hannah Hinton, aged 16 years, who at Michaelmas last, was hired at a statute fair or " mop," where men and women congregate together at the fall of the year, on particular days, for the purpose of being hired, chiefly as farm servants, day l a bourers, waggoners, ploughmen, dairymaids, and maids of all work. The person by whom she was hired on this occasion was Mr. John Lee, a farmer, of Kempsey, near Worcester, who engaged her as nursemaid to his children at the wages of 2/. per year. The girl was never healthy or strong, but has become much emaciated since her entry upon her new service. On her appearance before the magistrate she appeared much emaciated, and her fea tures appeared pinched and careworn, her general ap pearance being that of a person much older. She deposed to frequent castigations inflicted by her mas ter and mistress, but especially the latter. Her mas ter had struck her over the head with a pair of leg gings, because she had not got the fire lighted at seven o'clock in the morning; and just before Christ mas Mrs. Lee called her a "nasty hussy," and pick ing her up by the arms threw her down stairs. She added*" I was hurt badly all up my side, and my arms were bruised and as sore as could be. My master and mistress were in the habit of cursing and swearing at me." She also represented that the food which was given to her was scanty, and when she had meat or dripping upon her bread, it was stale and offensive to the nose and pa late. Mrs. Powell,. neighbour to the Lees, deposed to the ill-treatment of the girl. Oa a Sunday even ing witness heard a great noise as of something falling down stairs, and a great cursing and swearing from Mr. and Mrs. Lee, and the girl Hinton was crying. Next morning the girl told witness that her mistress had pushed her down stairs from the top to the bot tom, and had hurt her thigh. Witness saw a large bruise on her thigh, about the size of her hand. Had often heard Mrs. Lee threaten to kill the girl, knock her brains out, &c. She (the girl) looked very bad six weeks sg o , but looked worse now. She had come to witness many times and begged for a bit of victuals—" a bit of bread or a cup of coffee." Last Sunday she sent witness's little girl to her to ask her for a potato. The potatoes were not quite cooked, and she sent her a bit of pud ding. The girl had told witness many times that she had not half enough to eat. Matilda Munn, a dress maker, living in the same village of Kempsey, de posed to acts of cruelty exercised by Mrs. Lee towards the girl, who had often complained to witness that she was kept short of food, beaten, and ill used. Had known Mrs. Lee beat her with a walking stick, and heard the girl scream out. Had also heard threats used towards her, both by Mr. and Mrs. Lee. The girl had shown to witness the food that had been given to her. It was bread, with something like lard upon it, and which " smelt very bad." The magistrates, after hearing the evidence, and receiving from the superintendent of the county police a good character of the male defendant's " humanity," came to the de termination to convict the defendants cf a common assault. They were accordingly fined 2/. each and costs ; and in delivering the judgment of the Court the chairman characterised the case as one of " great and unnecessary cruelty." BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on Jan. 9:— ASSETS. f. 348,529,019 95 . . 127,322,602 0 193,980 30 Cash in hand Ditto in branch banks 13i113 past due ..• Bats discounted, but no t yet due, of which 18,847,893 f. were received from the Branch Banks ... Bills in the branch banks Advances on coins and ingots... Ditto by the branch banks ... Ditto on French public securities Ditto by branch banks... • ... Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor.. Ditto on the loan of 150 millions Rentes of the reserve fund ... Rentes, disposable funds ... Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... Hotel and furnit ure o f the Bank Real property of the branch banks ... Interest in National Discount Bank ... Ditto branch banks ... ..• Bills protested at Paris Expenses of administration of the Bank Miscellaneous ... 61,194,628 65 78,143,219 0 2,480,000 0 1,510,412 0 8,773,096 10 2,427,990 0 50,000,000 0 ... 70,000,000 0 10,000,000 0 42,212,238 13 ... 12,952,725 74 4,000,000 0 3,458,728 0 200,000 0 230,000 0 59,975 11 35,220 0 1,564,427 8 f. 815,288,262 6 LIABILITIES. Capital . . f. 67,900,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 0 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,730 14 RA - aerve-immobiliere 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 414,079,900 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... 90,311,350 0 Ditth to order (post-bills) ... 6,211.936 48 A. , :eount-current with Treasury creditor 85,089,475 21 Various accounts current 80,228,628 53 Ditto in branches 20.599,332 0 DU& payable at sight ... 3,873,000 0 Ditto at branches ••• ••• ••• 2 524 • , 586 0 Dividends payable ••• . . 2,485,424 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 8,215 0 Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 168,362 29 Ditto of branch banks ... ... 279,492 0 Expenses anticipated 147,958 48 lie -discounts of the last six mouths ... 169,730 65 Ditto in branch banks 287,673 0 Miscellaneous 592,418 3 f. 815,288,262 6 Certifie,l by the Governor of the Bank of France. D'ARGOUT. It appears by the preceding account that the cash in hand Lai increased by 5,000,0007. The commercial bilk discounted hive decreased by 1,250,000 f. The Bank notes in circulation have decreased by 3,000,000 c. The balance to the credit of the Treasury nas increased by moo,ooof. Sundry credits have decreased by 3,000,000 f. THE ST. LAWRENCE ROUTE. (From the Quebec Gazette.) There is a contest now going on between the rival seaports of New York and Boston, in which the citizens of Quebec, and indeed the whole population of the St. Lawrence banks, are deeply interested. The state of New York possesses four channels, through which is poured, into her great port, the produce of the lake region, and through which she supplies them with manufactured goods. The Erie railroad from New York is the first, running directly through from Dun kirk, on Lake Erie, to this city. It is not yet quite completed, but already does an immense business, and bids fair to afford a large return far the capital in vested. The second is the Erie canal, with its recent enlargement, which has almo%t doubled its capacity. Almost parallel to it is the alined between Buffalo and Albany. Bath of these routes have large tribu taries ir. the Oswego canal and railroad, which join them at Syracuse. The traffic on these feeders is enormous, chiefly of Canada produce. Lastly, there is the lake Champlain and Champlain canal route to Albany, which bids high, or rather low, for western trade. Boston has the advantage of three of these routes, all terminating as they do at Albany, from which there is railroad communication to the former city. But the Bostonians were not satis fied with that ; they wished to have lines of their own, and they have built two roads one to Ogdens burgh, on the St. Lawrence, aad another, com monly called the Rutland •road. The former appears to have secured, immediately, a very large share of the western trade. It is crowded with bu siness, and cargoes of produce are lying at its wharves w ork till there is time to carry it away. New in its turn, has become alarmed, and contem l'ate3 a new railroad, namely, from Sackett's Harbour to Saratoga, where it would join the line to Albany. While the Americans are thus active in their efforts, it becomes us, who hare so deep an interest in the trade, to see what we have been doing in the racf,. The great difficulty in our competition with the Arnericans for the transportation trade, has been, during the last three years, the high rate of ocean freight from this port. The canals were finished in 1847, and the inland transportation has since then been far less than that on the American routes, but the conveyance across the Atlantic, or to the lower pro vinces, was so much higher than from New York, th.t, in spite'of our inland superiority, our St. Law rence trade appeared rather to diminish than increase. To remedy this, mainly for the benefit of Canada, Great Britain removed her navigation-laws, and it is with great pleasure we observe that the abolition has been attended by the most marked benefit to our trade. TIP, competition of foreign vessels has caused a reduction in the rates during the season just closed, of freight on timber from this port, of between 16 and. 17 per cent., from those of the previous year. Of the 1,078 vessels which arrived here from sea during the season,, 96 were foreign, of which 4.5 were Norwegian, ')4 American, 19 Prussian , 8 Russian, n, ,Purtugp fse, 1-14inoverian, and I Dutch. The ton '"ge of all the arrival.; was 436,579 ; and of this the toreir lers amounted to 37,970. Alth o u g h the nurn t' :' of foreign vessels is not large, it is quite suffi crf•nt to affect the rates crf freight, and it is to be r membered that this is only the first par of free tride in ship s , and . Following tabl e of was only an ' experiment. The the rates of freight for the two seasons, on timber p er bead, to Liverpool shows the reduction : 1849. June £ 1 12 0 July 1 12 0 August September Occober November A►erage rate 1 11 3 1850. June X I 6 6 July August September October November Average rate 1 6 2 Showing a reduction of ss. id. per load. Now there has been shipped during the past season 23, 0 49,020 feet of timber, or 464,980 loads, so that the amount saved on timber freights to our people by the abolition of the navigation-laws during one season is 118,1821. Bs. 4d. But this is only one article. We are sorry that we cannot give as well the produce shipped to Europe and the lower provinces, which have been affected, though perhaps in a less degree, by the abolition of the laws. The actual gain to the Canadian flour and timber merchant, and through him to the farmer, by this reduction of freight, is very great ; but if the cheapening give the St. Lawrence the position which it was intended by nature to occupy, the outlet from and inlet to the west, then the gain will be great indeed, far beyond what we can calculate. Free trade in corn took away a part of our St. Lawrence trade ; free-trade in ships will bring it back to us again. The ship-owner in England may suffer in the meantime ; but he will be forced by the competition of the foreigner to learn to sail his ships as cheaply as them. The few who reside in this country have the same power in their hands, but the immense increase in business which the reduction of freights would create would amply compensate them for their present dis advantage. The shipowners' interest should, however, be con sulted in every way that lies in our power ; all that can be effected by our Government should be done for their benefit. One thing we certainly can do— we can lessen the dangers of the navigation, and, consequently, the expense of insurance, by erecting lighthouses on the river and gulf. In truth, this is the next point of public improvement which ought to engage the attention of the Government. Mil lions have been expended on the inland navigation ; one or two slight improvements on the Upper St. Lawrence are all that is required to make the commu nication above perfect, but the lower river has been comparatively uncared for. We have been content to lay down our produce in safety at the port, but have left it exposed to many dangers after it leaves it. We certainly had as much to do as we could possibly accomplish in past years, but that is all now finished ; our treasury overflows, and we must com plete the chain of navigation between Lake Huron and the won, or else what we have already done will be comparatively useless. The members from Lower Canada last year consented to the grant of a great sum towards the completion of the Welland Canal, and we trust that at the coming session we shall see a large amount set apart, so that our seamen may leave our roadstead in confidence and security, leaving no anxious hearts behind them, so that our shipowners may drive a safe and profitable trade. Another point in which our shipowners are deeply interested remains to be noticed ; we refer to the re fusal to permit American vessels to descend the river to Quebec, while they are allowed to come to Mon treal, a seaport town, and to go up the Ottawa as far as Bytown. This is a restriction utterly useless for any good purpose, and very unjust to the business men of Quebec. We are informed, on very good authority, that a great deal more railroad iron and other articles would have been brought by the St. Lawrence, if American vessels from the Lake Erie ports would have been permitted to convey it from here ; thus causing a loss of business to the ship owner. It besides compelled the forwarder of what has been conveyed to pay higher to the owners of in land vessels, which are owned, for the most part, in Upper Canada or Montreal. The Upper Country people must be reminded that, if we do not grumble at their sending their produce to Europe in foreign ships, or getting back their goods by them, they must in like manner permit us to send to the west in what vessels we please, American or otherwise. We are aware of the argument used, that if we refuse to al low this, we will force the Americans into reciprocity. Now, we do not believe that we can force the Ame ricans into anything ; they are too much like their relation, John Bull, apt to resist force, and only give in to reason or persuasion. And then again it is too small a matter to place in comparision with recipro city. If we obtain that advantage it will be because it will benefit the Americans far more, and in a dif ferent way, than the use of the navigation between Montreal and Quebec. But in addition to all this, we have the warm support already of those Ameri cans who desire the free navigation ; the shipowners of the west are all anxious for reciprocity for the general benefit of their trade; so that we gain no thing by withholding this particular favour from them. We hope that the American Congress, just assembled, will grant the boon which we have so long desired, although we do not consider it of so very great importance to our prosperity as some do. It is, indeed, necessary that we should bestir our selves for the improvement of our St. Lawrence route, or the Americans will take away even the business that at present remains. In 1845 there was not a bushel of wheat nor a barrel of flour imported into Oswego from Canada, and very little of any kind of agricultural productions. In 1849, among the Canadian imports at that place were 200,000 barrels of flour, 618,240 bushels of wheat, and con siderable quantities of oats, peas, butter, ashes, seeds, &c. The lumber trade has also increased wonder fully within the last ten years. The imports of Ca nadian sawed lumber, principally pine, into Oswego were, in the three years indicated, as follows 1840 1845 1849 ' 44,157,287 . , . Exports to Oswego of lumber will reach sixty millions feet during the present season. THE MORMONS. (From the New York Inquirer.) No doubt you are aware that in the gecgraphical formation of what is called the Itocky Mountains, there is that anomalous feature known as the Great Basin, the existence of which, until quite recently, was advanced as a theory, but is now established as a fact. It is a singular feature—a basin of some 500 miles diameter every way, between 4,000 and 5,000 feet above the level of the sea, shut in all around by mountains, with its own system of lakes and rivers and having no connexion whatever with the sea, except, perhaps, that the Mormons have recently discovered whirlpools in the Salt Lake, which may possibly lead to the discovery of some outlet. The basin is partly arid. Its general character is that of desert and mountains, except the eastern portions of it, parts of which afford fine loca tions for civilized man. The sect denominated Mor mons have here located themselves, and brought under cultivation an extent of arable land for 150 miles. It will be three years, the coming 24th inst., that the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake Valley, and their progress in laying out a city, buildings, fencing farms, raising crops, &c., is truly wonderful to be hold ; and is but another striking demonstration of the indefatigable enterprise, industry, and perseverance of the Anglo-Saxon race. The city is laid out in about twenty different wards, and covers an area of three square miles. It already contains about one thousand houses, nearly one storey and a half high, built of adobe, or sun burnt brick. A fine stream of cold water rushes down from the mountains, which is distributed in ditches through every street in the city, through the gardens, and to the doors of the dwellings, where it is used for culinary and other purposes. The ground whereon the city is built is sloping, which affords a great fall for the water, the current through the ditches running at the rate of about four knots an hour, and keeps up a continual supply of fresh water from the mountains. The valley where the city stands is quite handsome, running east and west. The city is situate about three miles from the Timpanagos Mountains on the east, within five of the Utah outlet on the south-east, and within twenty miles from the range of mountains on the south, and within twenty-two miles of the great Salt Lake. Its population is about 5,000, that of the valley 10,000, exclusive of the city. The Mormons are now building a neat stone state house, two storeys high, and its dimensions are 40 by 90 feet. Most of the city is fenced, every half square mile being under one enclosure, almost every foot of the ground ( excep t w h ere th e h ouse s t an d s ) being oc cu pi e d in grain and vegetables. There are several stores kept here. Mechanics of different trades are busily engaged. The Mormons, take them as a body, I truly believe, are a most industri ous people ; and, I confess, as i n t e lli gen t as an y I have met with, either in the eas t or th e wes t. I t i s true they area little fanatical ab ou t th e i r re li g i ous views, which i s not at all strange, when c om p are d with the majority of religious denominations i n the east. But let no man be deceived in his estimation of the people who have settled here. Any people who have the courage to travel over plains, rivers, and mountains for 1,200 miles—such, probably, as cannot he travelled over in any other part of the world—to settle in a region which scarcely ever received the tread of any but the wild savage and beasts who roam the w ilderness, must he possessed of indomitable energy which is but rarely met with. Brigham Young, the President of the Mormon Church her e (and to whom I had a lett er of intro duction), i s it man about f or ty years of age, of light complexion, ordinary height, but rather corpule nt. He exercises a vast influence' among the Mormons — probably more t h an any other man—and I think - stands nearly i n th e same position as their saint, Joseph Smith. H e i s a man of considerable intelligence, an d I t hi n k has seen a good deal of the world. The greatest fault I can find with his preachin g i s th a t h e i s almost too egotistical. Instead of taking a text from the good book and if possible showing that the Book of Mor mon is the true road, he confines himself altogether to giving accounts of their persecuted church in byg one days, and in "showing up" its present enemies. I have heard him preach twice, and have had several private conversations with him. In private, he is very sociable and talkative, joking and laughing as heartily as anybody. An impression exists abroad respecting the num ber of wives which each Mormon is allowed, and which it may not be amiss to make a few remarks upon. I have made inquiry of those who know, and find that each member, as well as each head of the Church, is privileged to have as many wives as he can decently support—that is, if all parties concerned are agreed—and to each he has to be formally married in accordance with the law "in such case made and pro vided." I have not a word to say in defence of this odious and demoralising feature—but merely state the facts. SUN, THE LONDON, MENTAL DIETETICS. Habitual tippling, or a systematic recourse to in toxicating liquids, gives rise to a chronic form of mental disease, which is characterised by a marked perversion of all the moral feelings. Such per sons, without betraying any positive symptoms of drunkenness, are nevertheless under the influence of an excitement which produces in them an irri tability of temper and a waywardness of dispo sition, which prompts them to commit acts of indiscreqon which frequently become matters of ju dicial investigation. Was he drunk, or was he sober ? He was apparently perfectly collected, and rational ; but notwithstanding this, he may have been under the influence of alcoholic excitement, albeit the facul ties of the understanding may not manifestly have been deranged. This form of insidious excitement —this state, which is an intermediate condition between sobriety and insobriety—should be carefully watched and guarded against in persons holding responsible situations and positions of trust and danger on board steam-vessels, and having the ma nagement of railway engines, &c. In the recent re port of the Committee of the House of Commons on the supply and use of spirits in the navy, Captain Drew cites the case of a man who, in a state of ex citement, without drunkenness, was continually com mitting acts of insubordination, for which he was so frequently flogged, that despairing of his reformation the captain determined on invaliding him ; but being advised by the surgeon that he was a fine healthy young man, and not a fit subject to be invalided, his allowance of grog was altogether stopped, and the result was, that he became completely an altered man, and not a complaint was made against him while he remained in the ship. Upon cross-examination the captain stated that " he never had had any suspicion of his Ming drunk ; he never showed any indications of being in liquor," nevertheless he was "in a state of constant excitement from his allowance, which induced him to do nothing, and constantly commit acts of dis obedience." Captain Hamilton, in the same report, says, "that drunkenness is the cause of nearly all the punishments on board a ship is so well known that I need not repeat what has so often been said ; but I would go further, and add, that where people do not even get drunk, habitual spirit-drinking produces an irritability of temper in the seamen and the officers that is the cause of much evil in the daily routine of duty." This form of mental disease fre quently terminates in homicidal insanity, unless apoplexy, paralyis, or delirium tremens, supervene, and lead to a fatal result. The case is still fresh in the recollection of the public of a captain of a mer chant vessel, who, suffering under this form of disease, wounded and cruelly maimed many of his crew, and who is now an inmate of Bethlehem Hos pital.—Dr. Forbes Winslow's Journalof Psychological Medicine for January. STUDY TRIFLES. " STUDY TRIFLES!" Not actively, but passively: not for the sake of carp ing at a word, but with a view of ascertaining what will most delight, and what will least offend those with whom we are thrown in frequent contact. An atom is a trifle; yet what is the world but a collection of such trifles? A moment is a trifle; yet what is eternity but a succession of such trifles? If, then, what is in itself so minute may sum up to a result so vast as to strain, and even overthrow, reason herself in the attempt to dive into its mysteries; let nothing be considered insignificant which may, by the freemasonry of affection, be used in the structure of domestic happiness. We cannot all be good; we cannot even be good in the same way: but we may each, when kind ideas are dropped, like gold dust, into the crucible of the heart, study the best and most enduring form in which the new coin shall circulate from the loving mind. Gold—actual gold, hard and senseless—may do a world of good when carefully applied; what, then, may not that moral gold purchase, which is calculated to preserve the health of the body, through the sweetly palatable food of the mind. To the fair reader who has thus far accompanied ne, we say—pause, reflect upon our axiom; search your heart, and then acknowledge, if it would not some time or other have been spared a pang, or saved from inflict ing one upon another, if you had only studied a trifle? Suppose an irritable husband, (perhaps rendered so by the world's harassing, but too loving to chafe the gentle heart to which he is united, by the diurnal recital of business vexations), suppose, we say. an irritable hus band complains about some matter of even small impor tance to either; if it be really unreasonable, let the wife point it out dispassionately; if not—let her remedy it with a smile. To the wife we say—when any trifle occurs to put your husband out of temper, (we mean such as might have been avoided without serious trouble, or imposing anything derogatory upon yourself), instead of dark looks and peevish retaliation—fretting in his absence— or, worse still, indulging in that dangerous experimer,t, reposing your fancied sorrows in the breast of a dear friend—never let it occur again ! .I), , perd upon it that male eyes are as sharp, if not as bright, as th., kindred orbs in woman: if he observe the change he is sensible of the motive, and payment will surely come, even though its motive be unexplained. If, on the contrary, he thinks no more about it, is your tare thrown away in ri,moving a source of possible vex ation? If it is a trifle for him to have been vexed about, is it not equally a trifle for you to hang ill- L , lmour upon? t rain—some small matter, harmless in itself, and easy ti procure, amuses or interests; it is but a trifle, but by acquiring a habit of studying trifles you per ceive and chronicle it simultaneously and without effort. Certainly both parties should read from the same book; for if one always exacts and the other always yields, the result is a species of quiet tyranny equally galling and unworthy: but the mind must be weak, indeed, that descends to such a pitiful exercise of power: there is no cure for a small mind. _ _ _ If disastrous events succeed a trifle, so do also glo rious results. It rests with ourselves, in the great ms jority of cases, whether the match shall explode a mine of inquietude, or light a new train of happiness: whether it shall consume to ashes the hopes of a life time, or light up that purer fire in the breast which sheds its ray upon kindred hearts, keeping up the soft glow of affection when the less pure fire of youth has departed.—Mrs..Ellis's" Morning Call." DANGEROUS STATE OF NEWINGTON- CAUSEWAY. Yesterday an inquest on the body of W. Bent, aged 78, a greengrocer, lately residing at No. 1, Peacock street, Newington, was resumed (by adjournment from the previous Monday), and concluded. The in quest was held before me Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, at the Town-hall, Southwark. The Board of High ways of the parish of St. Mary, Newington, and Mr. Pocock, chairman of the South District Board of St. George, Southwark, between which there is a dis pute as to the boundary of the respective parishes on the road, attended to watch the proceedings, and Mr. Chambers, Q.C., appeared for the former parish. It was proved that on Friday fortnight, about two o'clock in the afternoon, the deceased was proceeding from the Elephant and Castle along Newington causeway in a barrow drawn by a pony; the de ceased was a short distance from the centre of the road, on his near side, and going at the rate of about seven miles an hour, when the off-wheel of the bar row dropped into a hole, and the deceased was flung out. The sweeper of the crossing, who saw the ac cident, stated that it occurred near where the turnpike was standing a few months ago, and there were several other holes about the same spot, which were very dan gerous ; the road on that side of the way had not been repaired since the turnpike was removed; he had warned many persons to avoid the holes. The de ceased's son added, that from the Elephant and Castle this side of the way was in a most dangerous state ; some of the holes were a yard and a half across, and he had seen many vehicles nearly upset. The deceased was conveyed to Guy's llotpital, and died in eight days, the cause of death being an effusion on the chest, which was the result of the injuries ; the post mortem examination disclosed several fractured ribs and acute pleurisy. It appeared that in August last the road, which had previously been under the Sussex and Surrey Road Commissioners, was given up by them, and the expense of repairing it was thrown upon the parishes of Newington and St. George, Southwark, at this spot. The Coroner was of opinion that by the 10th of George IV., c. 128, s. 16, the trustees of the south district of St. George's parish were bound to repair the road. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Mr. Pocock, chairman, and the five trustees of the south district board of St. George's, Southwark." The Coroner took the re cognizance of 501. from Mr. Pocock for his appear ance at the Central Criminal Court, and stated that he would accept the recognizance o f the oth e r tr us t ees in a similar amount. gi train ab , mt seven from DESTRUCTION OF A FLOC& OF SHEEP AT FISHER -3 evening, e lb u r Edinburgh,o'clock, the pas sengers ()I n t It'it:eesdsa?u -descending the deep incline towards Fisherrow, "Lie surprised, if not alarmed, a ,- , the motion of the carriages a little be coming for a few moments irregular and umteadviaglets soon found that in the darkness the engine had made its ::: 3 through a flock of sheep straying upon the line. Fifteen y carcases were found quite mangled and torn asunder, and four other sheep were so lacerated that they ware immediately killed. It appeared that the sheep, numbering fifty, left Elphinstone, East Lothian, in ths morning, and reached Fisherrow at two o'clock. There the drover rested in a tavern for some hours, and on resuming his journey to Edin burgh the sheep again wandered on a part of the Fisherrow line, not now used, and thence on to the incline. The con duct of the drover is, we believe, undergoing judicial investi gation for contravening the Railway Act.-47diabto 1 g 4 Witness. '"i LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 15. (Sittings in Banco.) EY PARTE THE DIRECTORS OF THE BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY IN THE MATTER OF PARKER V. THE BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE said that he was in structed on behalf of the directors of this company, to apply for a prohibition to the judge of the Glou cester County Court, commanding him not to proceed further in the case in which Mr. Parker was the plaintiff against them. The action was brought by the plaintiff, a person who carried goods by this railway, for the purpose of trying the propriety of some of the charges made by the company. The items involved were exceedingly numerous, and when the case was entered into it occupied six days of the sitting of the court. The judge having been taken ill, appointed, under the Act of Parliament, a deputy to hold sittings for him, and the deputy was about to proceed with the case, when the defendant's counsel objected to the hearing of it being continued before a judge who had only heard part, and insisted that if it was heard by the deputy at all, it must be heard from the beginning. This, however, was not acceded to, and the present application had therefore become necessary, in order to prevent what was manifestly an absurd and unjust proceeding. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE intimated that if, under such circumstances, the case had been heard out, a prohibition would lie. Lord CAMPBELL thought that when the deputy judge came to know the opinion of the Court he would not think of going on with the ease. Mr. Sergeant KINGLABE thought that that would be the case. and that the merely obtaining the rule for a prohibition would answer the purpose he had in view. Lord CAMPBELL—You may take a rule. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 15. (Before Mr. Commissioner LAW.) IN RE JAMES HENRY RANCE. This insolvent, the well-known bill agent in Nor thumberland-street, Strand, whose case was before the Court on some former occasions, and reported, was appointed to be further heard this day. He, however, did not appear, and it was stated that he was too ill to attend, and an adjournment was prayed. Mr. Commissioner LAW said that, as parties were in attendance to oppose, he should proceed with the case, as he bad done on one occasion on circuit, where he sat till one o'clock in the morning. The case proceeded, Mr. Nichols opposed for a Mr. Hastlee ; Mr. Sar good appeared for the Rev. Mr. Rusk, Mr. Sewell, snd Mr. Bright ; Mr. Dowse also appeared for a Mr. Bowen. The insolvent was undefended. It appeared that the several parties had become ac quainted with the insolvent through his advertising to lend money. They had entrusted bills with him. His mode was to sell them pictures. The bills were passed away, principally into the hands of Mr. Davis, of Water-lane, Tower-street, On some of the bills nothing had been obtained. Mr. Davis and other parties were called as witnesses, but the insolvent be ing absent the evidence was incomplete. His HoNoun sat till five o'clock hearing evidence from the parties of the manner in which their bills had been obtained. He expressed his determination to hear all the evidence, notwithstanding the insolvent did not appear. Some of the opposing creditors did not attend on the present occasion. When the case waa concluded it was asked, on the part of the insolvent, who is in prison, whether he might apply to come up on another occasion. Mr. Commissioner LAW said he was at perfect liberty to make any motion. Mr. SAhGOOD hoped that all parties would have notice of the next hearing. The COURT assented, and the case was adjourned. The insolvent is in the Queen's Prison. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. A young man, named John Revin:White, described as a clerk out of employ, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hall, charged with being concerned in breaking into the Sun and Punchbowl public-house, in High Hol born, and stealing therefrom the sum of 601. in gold and silver, the property of Mr. Foxhall, the landlord. The daughter of the prosecutor stated that about half-past twelve o'clock on Friday morning the family was alarmed by the barmaid, who announced that she had seen a man on the stairs, and having ran to the front door, the waterman was called in from the cab stand, which was opposite, and while the members of the family were at the street door the prisoner made his appearance from the rear of the house, when he exclaimed, " Halloo, Miss Foxhall, what's the matter ?" To which she replied, " Don't bother me." And then it occurred to her that he was the same person who had been seen by the barmaid on the stairs, as he could have got out of the first floor window and de scend by the leads on the roof of the back parlour, but could not make his escape unless he went through the house to get into the street. The potman, who was also in the yard at the moment, and against whom strong suspicions were entertained, had since ab sconded, although he seemed very anxious to have certain persons apprehended, and said the prisoner was with him in the yard at the tame in question. The barmaid said she was certain the pri soner was the man she had seen on the stairs, and she screamed out to the last witness, being very much alarmed. The prosecutor's wife proved having deposited the sum of 571. in gold and 91. in silver in her desk, which she locked, and she saw it safe during the day. In answer to the charge the prisoner said he lodged in a model lodging-houre, and being in want of food on Friday ho was compelled to get his coat pledged ; besides, he could call several persons to prove where he was when the robbery was com mitted. John Trumble, a school assistant out of employ, said that he lodged in the same house with the pri soner, and being both in bed at the time, neither of then could have left the house without the knowledge of the manager of the establishment, whose apartment they must have passed. Mr. HALL drew the attention of the witness to a letter which he had written to a friend, in which he mentioned that he had not yet made it all right with the potman. The witness admitted having written such a letter, but the words alluded to had reference to a portion of a score that had been left still unpaid, as he supposed, on a former occasion. Mr. HALL said he would not express what he felt ahout the charge, his impression being that it should be decided in a superior court, and that further in quiries were absolutely necessary. He should order the prisoner to be brought up again in a week. GUILDHALL. William Daniels was brought up, charged with obtaining 501., the money of Mr. Thomas Fuller, mining share broker, 48, Threadneedle-street, by means of a forged transfer of one 512th share in the Wheal Mary Anne Mine, Menheniot, in Cornwall, and also with forging the same. There were seve r a l other charges of a similar nature against the prisoner, but as he had not succeeded in obtaining the money, those cases were abandoned by the prosecutor, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial on the above charge. TUESDAY EVENING, CLERKENWELL. Thomas Johnson, an elderly man, a shoemaker, residing at No. 24, Graham -street, Islington, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with the wilful murder of Sarah Johnson, his wife. Edward Constable, 410 N, being sworn, said that on Sunday morning last, about five o'clock, he was on duty in Macclesfield-street, St. Luke's, when the prisoner came up to him in a state of agitation, and said his wife was dead. Witness asked him the cause of her death, and he replied " I don't know. I was up stairs, and heard a noise. I went down stairs and found her lying on the floor. I spoke to her, but she made no reply, and I ascertained that she was dead." Witness accompanied the prisoner to the house. As he was going along he said he knew nothing about it. On entering the back parlour, which was used as a workshop, witness found the deceased lying on the floor. The place and furniture were all in confusion. The deceased was surrounded by a pool of blood. On examining her person, witness discovered that she was quite cold and dead. He called in Sergeant Barber, 9 N, and another constable, when they procured the attendance of Dr. Hutchinson. There was no bed or fire in the room. The deceased was dressed, with the exception of her shoes and one stocking. Dr. Hutchinson examined deceased's head, and the pri soner said " I have not done it, I have not done it." Witness took him to the station-house, where he was locked up. By Mr. TYRwRITT—Saw no person in the house. Witness searched the prisoner at the station-house, when he said, "I am not a thief—l am not a mur derer." Witness did not examine his clothes. Prisoner—Did I rotexatnine and assist my wife ? Witm , si—You did not. Prisoner—l am sure I did not lay my hand upon her to hurt her. Mr. John Hutchinson, surgeon, of No. 8, River street North, Islington, sworn. Slid that on Sunday morning last he was called upon by the last witness to attend the deceased at No. 24, Graham-street, Islington. The prisoner was with the constable. Witness proceeded there immediately, and in the back parlour he found the deceased, whom he had previously attended for asthma, and had seen on Saturday last. She was lying on the floor. Her hair was disordered and matted with blood. She was on the right side,*with her legs drawn up. The lower extremities were quite cold, also her hands. Her face was very much bruised, and her eyes blackened and swollen. Her lips were cut. Her face and hands were covered with blood. There was a deep wound on herface. Her k nees were a l so i n jured. The d ecease d , was 63 years ofage. She was quite dead. Witness asked the prisoner how it happened. He said he did not know. The scalp of the head was very much injured and swollen. A cloak in the apartment was saturated with blood. He again asked the prisoner how it oc curred. He replied that she fell down in a fit, and knocked herself about. He said, " I did not do it. I did not murder her. I missed her out of bed. I did not hear her breathe. I went down stairs, and found her lying on the floor. I lifted her up, and that caused the blood to be on my hands. I found she was dead, and immediately went for a policeman. She had had some dreadful falls. She was always falling about. I could not do anything else." She never complained to witness of being subject to fits, or falling down, since he attended her. The priso ner's working tools were in the room. The bench was ovetured. He went with the prisoner and the policeman to the station-house, and on his return he examined the body of the deceased more minutely. There were three females and a man, lodgers in the house there at the time. Mr.Trawuurr—You have described the injuries on the face, what, in your opinion, might have been the cause of them ? Witne3s—My opinion is that blows from the fist caused the wounds on her person, and kicks from the boots, or in a scuffle between two persons. Mr. TYRWHITT asked the prisoner if he wiahed to put any questions to the witness ? Prisoner—l did not strike her with my fists, nor kick her. I was in bed two minutes before I went to the surgeon's house. Sergeant Edward Barber, 9 N, deposed that ho went to the house, No. 24, Graham-street, Islington, and found the deceased as already described. He said to the prisoner, "Can you account for all this ?" He said he could not ; he was in bed and heard the things falling about. He dressed himself, and on going down stairs he found her lying down. He called her by her name. She did not answer, and on lifting her up she was quite dead, when he went for a policeman. Witness asked him how long it was before he went for a policeman ? He replied, " Half an hour." He went to bed the night before at eleven o'clock. He then left the deceased in the parlour. He undressed when he went to bed. She had been unwell for some time past. He generally left the deceased in the parlour when he went to bed, in order to see that all was right. He had been married to her 41 years, and "never had lifted his hand to hurt her." Wit ness told him that he must consider himself in cus tody on suspicion of causing the death of his wife. He replied, " Very well." He cried, and said, " I have a feeling for her. I did not kill her." Witness saw blood in the parlour and on the stairs. The bench and furniture, &c., were strewed all about the room, as if there had been a desperate struggle. A hat was bent and under a table. The prisoner had no hat on his head when he was taken into custody. Before he went to the station-house witness turned the light of his lantern upon him, and his hands were covered with blood, particularly his nails. There was also blood on his temple and on the hearthstone; it appeared to have been wiped up with a cloak which lay close by the deceased and was saturated with blood. There was blood also on the walls and mantle shelf; it was quite dry, but fresh. Tnere was a jug upon the hob of the .fire-grate containing beer; the jug was splashed with blood. There was also blood on the table. Mr. Hutchinson having said that the wounds on the head and face, &c., might have been caused by kicks from a boot, witness re turned to the station-house and examined the priso ner's boots (now produced), and he found marks of blood upon them, quite dry. Witness asked the pri soner how the blood came on his boots? He said it must have been caused by feeling after the deceased in the dark. There were four other parties lodging in the same house. He had ordered them all to at tend that day to give evidence, but they were not present. They could give information as to the pri soner's ill-treatment of the deceased. Mr. Hicks, overseer of Islington, recognised the prisoner as being in the habit of ill-using the deceased, and she prosecuted him in this court for cruelly beating her, when he was sent to prison for one month. Mr. TTEWHITT said he should remand the prisoner for the result of the coroner's inquest, and he in structed Inspector Thatcher and Sergeant Barker to use every effort to produce the best possible evidence on the day of the next examination, which they pro• mised to do. The pritoner was accordingly remanded. LAMBETH. Charles Wood, a well-dressed young fellow, who described himself as an omnibus driver, badge 9,503, and residing at No. 28, Bull and Gate-yard, High Holborn, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, charged with committing a murderous assault on the person of Mr. Thomas Carter Wiggs, a gentleman residing at No. 2, Lorimore-terrace, Walworth, with a life-preserver, and also with intent to commit a highway robbery. Mr. Games attended for the prisoner. Police-constable James Kay, 57 P, deposed that about half-past one o'clock on Sunday morning he was on duty in Manor-terrace, and on approaching within about 100 yards of Lorimore-terrace, he dis tinctly heard the sound of a blow, and instantly heard loud cries of " Murder " and " Police." He ran toward the place from whence the cries pro ceeded, and found there a gentleman bleeding pro • fusely from the head. At the instant he saw, by the shade of the lamp, a man running in the direction of West-street, and, in consequence, went after him as fast as he could, but had not proceeded for when he met a brother officer coming towards him with the prisoner in his custody. The prisoner was taken to Mr. Wiggs, and the latter at once said he was the person who struck him the blows on the head. Mr. ELLIOTT—Did he state what he had struck him with? Witness—Yes, Sir; he said a short stick with a knob at the end, but in my opinion it was a life preserver. _ _ _ The witness was crom-examined by the prisoner's solicitor, but he failed to elicit anything favourable to his client ; the winess repeated that he distinctly heard the blow which was given on the hat, and which, in the stillness of that hour, could have been heard one hundred yards off. Samuel Coppin, 97 P, deposed that about the time before mentioned he heard the cries of " Murder— Police," and on going to the spot from whence the cries proceeded he met the prisoner, who was blowing at the time and appeared to have been running. He asked him where he came fiom, and he said from Pen ton-place, and knowing this to be false he stopped him, and told him he must take him to the place from whence the cries proceeded. The prisoner then said, "If there is a row between a man and his wife, I have nothing to do with it." He, Coppin, however, told him he must come with him, and at this time the last witness (Kay) came up, and said that there was a gentleman very nearly murdered. He then took the prisoner to the house of Mr.Wiggs, and that gentleman, on seeing him with his hat on, exclaimed, " That is, the fellow who struck me; take care of him." Mr. Wiggs also said that there was another man with the prisoner. The witness then produced a life-pre server" of a new and novel shape. At one end was a large lump of lead, while the body, which was of India-rubber, was tapered off so as to resemble a riding-whip, and when the latter, or tapered end, was twisted round the wrist, the weapon, in the hand of a person of ordinary strength, was sufficient to knock down a bullock, and of the most formidable de scription. James Prince, a lad residing in the neighbourhood, deposed that about eight o'clock on Sunday morning he found the instrument produced by the constable in a small garden in front of the house of Mr. Frazer, gentleman residing in Lennox-terrace, and gave it to the officer. _ _ _ Coppin informed the magistrate that the place where the lite-preserver was found was exactly 14 yards from where he had stopped the prisoner, and the pri soner in crossing from the place where Mr. Wiggs was struck to where he was apprehended must ha ve passed the garden of Mr. Frazer. The prosecutor was so severely injured as to be un able to attend. In reply to a question from the Magistrate, the officer said that Mr. Wiggs had received three despe rate wounds on the head, but was now somewhat better. The prisoner was remanded, the Magistrate refusing to take bail for him. THAMES. Charles Georg e W atson, — a cabman, residing at 39, Wheeler-street, Spitalfields, was finally examined, charged with stealing eight copper ingots from one of the vaults in the St. Katharine's Docks. It will be remembered that on the 31st ult. the pri soner, who is a cabman, was seen loitering in the neighbourhood of the D warehouse of the docks from ten till half-past twelve o'clock, when the men went to their luncheon. He was observed treading down something in his cart, and on examination it was found that eight ingots of copper, corresponding with a cargo of the same metal brought by a vessel called the Bullfinch, and lying in a neighbouring vault, were hidden under the straw. On searching the vault it was found that sixty-six ingots were missing ; and it was shown that the prisoner had, within the previous two months, been seen in the same vicinity several times with the same light cart, which belongs to Mr. Benjamin Bacon, 1, Anchor-street, York •street, Stepney, who, besides being a silk ma nufacturer, lets out carts for hire. The case was re manded at the instance of Mr. Humphreys, in the expectation that some accomplice might be discovered, as it was deemed impossible that such a system of plunder could have been carried on without the con nivance of some of the Dock Company's servants. No such discovery, however, was made ; but, This day, Mr. Bacon, the owner of the cart, proved that the prisoner had hired his cart three or four times within the last two months, and on one occasion was accompanied by a man who was since convicted of a robbery on a railway, committed under some what similar circumstances. Mr. YARDLEY said that evidence was important, and the depositions being taken at length, the pri soner was fully committed for trial. Amongst the applicants for relief yesterday was the granddaughter of a woman named Catherine Rugg, who was born 25th November, 1745, and has at present attained the extraordinary age of 105 years and upwards. Tat - lent, the warrant officer, who introduced the ap plicant, said he knew the old woman, who lived at No. 6, Prosperous-place, Salmon•street, Salmon-lane, Limehouse. It appeared that of her issue now living there were one daughter, four granddaughters, three grandsons, three great grandsons, and three great granddaughters. Until within the last fortnight the poor old woman had been able to walk about with the support of a stick, and not longer ago than three weeks could read her Bible without the aid of glasses. She had formerly held a respectable position in life, but had lately been reduced to great distress, and the portion of the family now living together, nine in number, were cooped up in a miserable two-roomed house in the locality above given. The only daughter she had now living had lust her husband about a fortnight since, and was herself at present confined to a sick-bed. Mr. YARDLEY said it was a case well deserving at tention, and regretted that the funds at his disposal would not allow him to give more than 10s., which he immediately handed over to the applicant, who ap peared extremely grateful. JANUAR Y 14, 1851. SHIP NE WS. • LIVERPOOL, JAN. 13.—Wind S.S.W., fresh. The Home, with emigrants, has arrived off New York. Ar• rived—The Isabella and Ann, from Alexandria; Forest State and Corea, from Charleston; William and Eliza beth, from New Orleans; Jana Morris, from St. John's, New Brunswick. FowEY, JAN. 11.—The Greek brig St. Spiridione, from Taganrog, shipped a heavy sea on the Bth instant, which filled the cabin, and for three hours the crew were engaged in throwing cargo overboard. MILFORD, JAN. 10.—The schooner Hope, from Tralee for Loudon, and the barque Superb, of Liverpool, were in contact on the morning of the Bth inst. about 50 miles N. of Scilly (both lying to at the time), when the former lost bowsprit, maintopmast, and received damage to her cutwater; her crew left her, but in tho morning went on board again and found her perfectly tight, and has arrived here. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, JAN. 12.—She brig Barco, from Newport for Southampton, has been wrecked on the Shingles; crew and part of materials saved. HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, DEC. 23.—The Charlotte, from Windsor for Eastport, went on shore on the 15th inst., at Manawagonish, to the westward of St. John's Harbour, and sank; crew saved. The Young Henry schooner, bound west, was wrecked at St. Peter's Har bour on the 2d inst. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 2 4.--Acastus, from Ibraili, has been plundered in the Bosphorus by a number of men said to be Greeks, who kept the crew under hatches, and others stripped the cabin, where they pinioned the master. SCILLY, JAN. 10.—Susan Thomas put in here Jan. 5, with damage, has bad her rudder repaired, and is now ready for sea. Niw YORK, DEC. 28.—Several bales of cotton, the keel, and upper deck of a brig, or large schooner, appa rently but recently adrift, were passed, Nov. 19, in lat. 45, long. 43, by the Washington, arrived here from Ma laga, which vessel picked up the foremast of a brig, that had floated out of a wreck, Dec. 6, in lat. 35, long. 71. Jan. I.—Ada, from La Have, Nova Scotia, for Boston, went on shore on Race Point, during a gale, on the night of Dee. 22; has become a wreck and been sold. ANTWERP, JAN. 11.—Nederward, from Batavia for Rotterdam, which put into Brouwershaven Jan. 8, was making the inches water per hour, and was discharging. REVAL, DEC. 31.—Elida, from Wismar for Stock holm, got aground near the island of Great Rogoe, Dec. 27. HAYANNAH, DEC. 26.—Spanish brig Amistad Cam pechena, hence, for Campeche. was totally lost off the port of Cubana, Dec. 9; crew saved. SHOREHAM, JAN. 11.—Two casks of brandy have been picked up here, marked " H. F., No. 103 and 121, H. Marrast, Mt. Demassau," apparently not long in the water. Sr. IVE'S. JAN. 11.—A few bales (broken) of the cargo of the New Commercial have been brought in here; four men are on the Brisons Rocks, but cannot be got at owing to the tremendous sea. BERGEN, DEC. 27.—The Caroline, from St. Übes for Christisnsand, is on shore about ten' miles north of this port; a steamer, &c., have gone to her assistance. CuLman, JAN. 2.—The Victory, from Bergen for Lund, was stranded off Gronhagen (Oeland), December 30, and filled; crew saved. ST. LUCIA, DEC. 16.—The Governor Daring sloop missed stays in coming out of Dauphin Bay, north end of this island, November 28, got on the rocks and went to pieces • crew saved; cargo lost. KEY liIST, DEC. 12.—The Damascus brig, from New Orleans for Genoa, sprung a leak at sea, and has been run on shore off Spanish Harbour, about twenty miles N.E. of this port; cargo and materials saved and sold. GRAVESEND, JAN. 13.—Wind W.S.W., fresh, cloudy. Arrived—Frejs, from Leghorn; Quest, from Tagan rog; Prince Coburgb, from Marseilles; City of Paris, from Boulogne; Black C a t, f rom S t . Mi chael's; Kestrel, from Patagonia; Lancaster, and John and Jane, from Dunkirk; Daniel and Daphne, from Seville; Robert, from Antwerp; Susan, Brilliant, Iris, Two Friends, and Crescent, from Guernsey; Omnibus, from Calais; Lady Charlotte, Guest, and Mariam, from Odessa; Hesperus, from Mazatlan; Allegre, from Demerara; Promise, from Constantinople; Trident, from Tonningen; Anne Jenkins, from Ceylon; Soho, from Antwerp; Eliza, from Guernsey; Otto, from Callao; Pantaloon, from the Cape; Black River Packet, from Jamaica; Burgermeister Pe tersen, from Alexandria. Sailed—La Belle Alliance, for Cork. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Thomas 'Myth, from Londou for Bombay, in lat. 28 S., long. 58 E. Louis, from Antwerp for Valparaiso, in lat. 2 N., long. 21 W. Theodore. of Liverpool, for Bombay, Deo. 1, in Int 2 N., long. 23 W. SEABORNE MAILS. When made up in From what I When PLACES. General Post-office port die- London. patched. due. Africa (West coast)•• America (via N. York by British packet) ..A.N January 31 Liverpool .. Arrived America (via Boston by British packet) .. N January 17 Liverpool .. Jan. 29 America (by United Liverpool & January 24 I States packet). • • • N Southampt. Belgium • . .. • • N Daily • • .. Dover • • Daily Brazil .. • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 24 Buenos Ayres .. .. 31 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 24 California(viaChagres) 31 17th of month Southampt. Feb. 5 Cape of Good Hope N January 14 Plymouth. • March 3 Central America .. M2d & 17th of rnonthlSouthampt. Jan. 20 Channel Isles .• N Mon., Wed., & Fri.!Soutkampt. Tu. Th. Sa Chili 31 17th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20 France .. 31 & N Twice daily .. Dover • • Twicedally Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mon. Thur Honduras .. .• . N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Jan. 20 Ireland .. ••M & N Twice daily .. I Holyhead Twicedaily India (via Southamp.) M 20th of th e month" Southampt. Jan. 28 India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th ofmonthi Dover .. Jan. 23 Madeira • • .. N Mediterranean (via Southampton) •• If 20th of the month Southampt. Tan. 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .• •. N 7thBc 2 4th ofmonth l Dover • • Jan. 23 Mediterranean (by French packet via Marseilles) Mexico ▪ Ai 2d of the month.. Southampt. Feb. 5 Peninsular., • 7th,l7th,27th of mo Southampt. Jan. 15 Peru .. •.. • • 17th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20 West Indies .. 31 17th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20 West Indies (e xcept Havanna & Nassa u ) M 2d of the mon th ..,Southampt. N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—and M. by the morning —dispatch. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 13. STOCK EXCHANGIC.=:& share market opened heavily this morning, but afterwards rallied. Bristol and Exeters were done at 77 1 , 4 —Great Westerns, 78%. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 13. STocs EXCHANGE.—The share market was dull and lan guid to-day. The transactions were as follow : Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C. an R.), 1614—Caledonian, 105 2 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 56 1 4 —Ditto, Fifths, 71 4 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 6 per ce , t. ) 13 —Leeds and Think 134—London and North-Western, 124 )itto, New Quer dShcrhewesstbeur, Shrewsbury Quar ters, 3 3 4 p.—Ditto, Quarters (C), P.—Manch es t er, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 21— Mid laud, 48 1 A —Ditto, Hal ves, 19 14.16 dis (. .—Scottish it C to e , nt o ry ra sw l, es l t 3% a _ n Birmingham B South-Eastern and Dover, 23—York and North Midland 22%—York, Newcastle , and Berwick, 18 3 4. , MANCHESTER, JAN. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE. The share market was comparatively steely to-day, and there was little alteration in prices. The transactions were as follow :Chester —Chester and Birkenhead, 221. Shares, 6 3 4 dis.—Leeds Stock, 56 - South-Eastern and Dover. 23 Sheffield Stock, 25 15-1 6—Sheffield Union, 3 1 4 dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 3 13-16 p. —Ditto, Quarters (C), 2 9-16 p.—Preston and Wyre (A), 8 3-16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, New 61. Preference, Bs. Ditto (No, 1 II P. BIBMINOTHAM, JAN. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE. —We have little change to notice in this share market. The amount of business transacted was very limited, the only transactions reported being Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), s S,dis.—shropshire Union, 3 1-3 dis. FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC. The following are the last returns of the gross re ceipts of the principal French Railways : NORTHERN.—From Jan. 1 to Jan. 7: Passengers, 167.886 E; goods, 2 19,976 E; total, 378,862 f. ROUEN.—From Dec. 29 to Jan. 4: Passengers, 55,838%; goods, 78,2421.; total, 134,0801. HAVRE.—From Dec. 29 to Jan. 4 : Passengers, 19,2341.;, goods, 31,523 f. ; total 50,737 f. ORLEANS, --Fr om Dec. 30 to Jan. 4 : Passengers, 67,034 E ; good; 116,757 E; total, 176,891 f. BORDEAUX.—From Dec. 30 to Jan. 4 : Passengers, 27,535'.; goods, 42,079 f.;• total, 69,614 E VimnzoN —From Dec. 30 to Jan. 4 : • Passengers, 27,794 f.; goods, 56,0601.; total, 84.854 f, BOULOGNE.—From Dec. 30 to Jan. 4: Passengers, 10,929 E; g00d. , , 13,7131.; total, 24.642 E DIEPPE.—From Dec. 29 to Jan. 4 : P assengers, 3,376 E; goods, 8,1331.; total, 11,509 t. NANTES.—From Dec. 28 to Jan. 3 : Passengers, 14,466 E; goods, 11,329?.; total, 25,795 E STRASBURG —From Dec. 29 to Jan. 4 : Passengers, 64,1001.; goocL, 50,1891.; total, 114,2881. BALE.—From Dec. 23 to Dec. 29 : Passengers, 18,382 f. ; goods, 16,444 E; t0ta1,34,826f. DIONTEREAU.—From Dec. 24 to Dec. 31: Passengers, 9,949 f.; goods, 18,731 E; total, 28 680 f, MARSEILLES.—From Dec. 24 to Dec. 31: Passengers, 41,197 E; goods, 18,463 f.; total, 59,6601. LYONS. —From Dec. 22 to Dec. 28 : • Passel:igen . 93,971 f.; goods, 32,134 f .; t o t a l, 126,105 f. CHARTRES.—Froze Dec. 23 to lieu. 29: Passongerßo 29,8771.; goods. 13.0341.; total, 42,9311. THE TRANSATLANIC STEAMERS' LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—Under a new arrangemen t ' intended to be retained in constant force, the Africa left New York on the Ist instant, some three hours and a half later than the usual period of departure. Her mails were received on board at 11.30 A.m., but, in order to afford time for mercantile letters of Int er date to be transmitted, her ultimate departure w 615 postponed from the usual hour of noon until half-pal three o'clock p.m , wh en s h e set f ort h un der fra steam, passing Sandy Hook precisely at five P.J. During the greater part of the voyage the Africa en countered somewhat unfavourable and boisteevus weather, and her run, although accomplished. in a remarkably b r i e f space o f ti me, cannot b e com pared with the fastest voyage of her sister ship Asia. On miles one day only did ter spee d exceed 300 ; apd her voyage, therefore, can be reckoned only as a very f fair average. Sh e steere d h er course via tkie nortb Ireland, making Innistrahu!l at twenty !minutes past four on Saturday afternoon, and s,hortly after eleven o'clock yesterday morn i ng steamed past the Ro e, : Lighthouse, after a run, mean time, of 10 der, 1 ' hours, and 36 minutes, or some ten hours longer than . the Asia's swiftest run. She brought about sixtylo,;`,; sengers, the usua l ma il s , a fine cargo, and 2 25,0 v" dolls. and 7441. sterling specie on freight. On her out ward voyage the Africa encountered weather of 1 I ‘ . truly tremendou s c h aracter . F rom pr i vate sources, we learn that her performances throughout were mag ° l: ficent, and th a t s h e ro d e t h e enormous sea w ith ad' mirable ease. The United States' mail stearrt'sr s Baltic, Captain C oms t oc k, arrive d out at N ew York 9.30 A.M. on the Ist inst., after a run from LiverP ° ," of upwards of 171 days. She a „ ppears, however , '- have encountered during her voyage a series of duns' ters, owing to the terrible weather which she rienced, fully accou n ti ng f or t h e unusua l length 0 d : her passage. From Liv erpoo l, i t w ilt b e reme mbere h she cleared about 6 P.M. on the evening of the 14 ult., during a heavy gale if wind from the westwar d ' From the rand om uno ffi c i a l r e ports which ha ys reached us it appe a r s th a t, f rom t h e nature of the Isei• . off the bar, she was unable to land her pilot, andf i l y compelled, therefor e , t o carry t h a t officer out- to vl e „, York. During the first ',lire days out there was ,„ abatement in the gale s and her cabin lights wel t stove in by the heavy seas which broke upon be, stern. She steamt.4d OD, however, di rec t for Ne _ , York, until the mo rn i ng of Saturday, the 28th to" when, from the len g th to which her voyage had e!: tended, she ran short of coal and her course wa s , b , changed for Bost on . C ape C o d Li g ht was Ilu2 at 7 P.M. on the ev en i ng o f t h e same day , but, to e weather grew foggy, it was resolved again to change her course, and she accor di ng l y ma d e f or Provinc aru . e ,. town harbour, where s h e arr i ve d s h or tly afterwar ds ' Many of her pass engers th en l e f t h er , en mule w° Boston. Her mail s were a l so l an d e d an d forwarf to that city by express, six teams being engage d carry the 48 bags of w hi c h t h e ma il s cons isted, gif ii after one slight ac c id en t, ar i s i ng f rom a n overturn ; the whole were safely d e li vere d at B os t on , and the!' dispatched to New York. Captain Comstock, map while, purchased a cargo of coals, and on Tuests. s . l !. the 31st ult., started aga i n f or N ew Y o rk, wilily* as reported.—Liverpool Albion. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. o f The following is the official statement of the quantiti io corn, &c., received in the port of London from the pur i t 4i, Essex, from the 6th Jan., 1851, t o th e 11th Jan., both inclusive : H a • xl 7: 7, A2u Colchester 27 417 760 -- 73 4 T 66 5 Harwich Leigh 371 251 127 4 1169 Maldon . 626 317 203 742 205 CHELMSFORD, JAIL 10.—Prices tu-day were as folloic-id Wheat, white, old 42s to 46 5; new 41s to 465; 1:e32.110 . CHELMSFORD, JAIL 10.—Prices to-day were as Imo w• Wheat, white, old 42s to 46 8; new 41 1 to 465; red , ° o r i6s to 418; new, 36s to 40s ; barley, 25. to 29s ; chers+ s ' 3 , 21. to 29s ; grinding 18s to 24 s ; oa ts 15s to 208 ; 1 114 „ t to to 555; chevalier Ms to 565; peas, partridge t new 2/6 295; old, —s to —s; white, new, 26s to 28s ; old, --II to dun, new, 26s to 28s; bean s , ti c k, new 24s to 261; old. to '273; harrow ticks, new 25s to 278; old 008 to 008; ID zagan, new 23. to 25s ; old 00s to 008 per qr.' 360 COLCHESTER, JAN. 11.—Wheat, white 42s to 468; red to 400; barley 22s to 28 1; beans, mazagan 23s to 255; 10411" and small 24s to 28s ; peas 269 to 30s per qr. nal KIRICALDY, JAN. 11.—The following are the q sa for grain : Wheat. Barley. - First 44s Od 258 Od Second 4Js Od 21s Od Third 3ss Od 183 Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs HADDINCTON, JAN. 10.—TI grain at our market to-day : Wheat. Oats. 19s 6d 18s Od 163 Od imperial. e followinj Beano. Od —8 Od Peng., --8 LA , ut 1; Od --s 0 4 7s Oct f pr ices 0 Barley. 1 Oats. Beald First ..... ... 40s Od I 26s 6d 1 206 Od 296 Second ... ... 378 2,1 24s lid 1 186 3d 276 0 ,5 Third ... .. 32e Od 2:16 Od 1 lbs 0d 24 5 i Total quantity of Wheat in market 693 qrs., 641 901" n Do. Barley do. 302 qrs., 284 sold Do. Oats do. 406 qrs., 379 e eld Do. Beans do. GLASGOW, Jas. B.—Provisions—Cheese, 4 4 €l o l : " to 6 4 1 7r (141 per cwt ; retail, 5d to (id per lb. Skim milk, 20304 to Os P er cwt. Country fresh butter, 10d to Od per lb. Irish 'PI ; dered, in lumps, 9d to 9id; country powdered, wholesaler_ gl to Od. Country eggs, Is 4d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, ° l. per 120, or lid per dozen. Hens, 2s 6d per pair; Du es 2s Od. PERTH, JAN. 10.—Wheat, old, ON 04 to 00s Od; dL tts ; new, 368 to 42s ; barley, new, 19s Od to 23s (id; oats, 165 _ 1, 186 ; peas and beans, 22s Od to 25i per quarter. Ostraes' per sack, 00s to 28s. 21 0 KELSO, JAN. 10.—Wh ea t, o ld, 00 s t o 00 s Od ; ditto, new' ; ' new, to 29s Od ; barley, n ew , 15 s 6d to 17s 6(1 • ditto old, Os to ,e potato oats,oos to 00 s • ditto l2s (kite 14s Od ; ecs 3l- 9d oats Oos Od to Ous Od; ditto new, lls to 13s Od ; peas, 17 , to 20s Od; beans, 19 s t o 20 s per b o ll of s i x i mper ial bus heal ditto, STIRLING, JAN. 10.—Wh ea t, f ore i gn , 20 6 to 245: home, Os to Os; ditt o ditt o new, 1 7 3 6d to 20s Od ; WI O d boll of 6 bushel s , 00 s Od to Os Od ; d i tto new, 15 1 tid to 1 o vii Oats, common, 12 s 6d to ()Os ; ditto new, 96 6d W_, lti t is it, ditto, Flemish, Os Od t o O s Od ; di tto di tto new , 00s Iss; us distillers, 31s to 33s 64 ; ciao brewers, 33s Od to 34 s ; bea u, per b011,13s 9d to 00s Od; ditto new, 113 6d to 14s Od; P ease2, on od to Oos Od; flour, new per sack, 31s to 33s Od; ditto cornT. ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od ; o a t mea l, per load, 25s Od to 29 3 Od ditto new 25s 64 to 26 s 6d ; ditt o per peck of 71bs, Bi 4 to 9d' fresh butter per lb, 7d to 9d; eggs per dozen, lod to IsS hay per ton, Os Od to Os ; ditto new, 82s 6d to Bbs. .. BERWICK, JAN. 9.—Wheat, 366 Id ; barley , 22s 7ici), oats, 17s 8d ; rye, 00s Od ; beans, 0 0 s Od ; peas 00s O d average per imperial quarter. HAwICE, JAN. 9.—Wheat, new, 30s to 31s Od; barlefi new, 14s 6d to 16s ; ditto old, 00s Od to 00s Od ; potato 021 0 153 Od to 16s Od ; common oats , 11 s Od to 14 s ; pen, 905 to 2.35 Od ; beans, 20s Od to 23s Od per boll of six imPerw l buitshelsKi. itE ' JAN. 9.—The supply of grain i n this 'JO!! b ol es marAkeLtwas666 bolls; wheat at 17 5 Od t o 19 s 9d per barley, 16s 3 d to 188 Od ; oats, 11a 04 to 14s Od; beans, 13 5 to 14s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. GLASGOW, JAN. 11.-- Cotton —The purchases thi s week have been on a very limited scale, and entirelf confined to the trade for immediate wants. Prices 1 1 1 s lightly receded, s o m e h o ld ers h av i ng accepted abou t „, per lb less than this day week. Mi d dl ing O r l ean s 1: 0 ‘ however, still be quoted 8d per lb . A fair basins* )!4.. .” 7. been done in goods an d yarns, and prices, espec i a lly o r the latter, have an upward tendency. Pig Iron- --0 :d pig iron market duri ng t h e week has been very sick, g - barren of busin ess . P r i ces have declined about 9 d p et . ton, and to-day may b e quote d , for warrants f 0 b• 4 6 dNo. 1, cash, a ga i nst bill of lading, 43s 3d to 435 ,-,1 sellers; buy ers at ad to 9d less. B ars are from 51 75 to 51 15s, and brisk. COAL MAKKE' Carr's Hartley .... 13s 9d Chester Main 13s 6d Davison's West Hartley 13s 9d East Adairs Main 123 Od Ravensworth'sW.Hart 13s 6d South Peareth 123 Od l'anfield Moor .... 143 Od raufield Moor Butes l3s 3d West Hartley Wylam Wall's End, &c. Brown Heaton ....... Lawson Morrison l4s 6d Eden Main Braddyll H etton Haswell l6, 00 Keepier Grange is Od to are the a.—yEsT2RDA7• l5O „ A 64 Lam bton Ly- Richmund.. ...... 64 Russell's Hetton ... . 0 4 16 Stewart's 146 Denison Lieugh Hall . Thornley 6 d Whitworth 5 6 Adelaide Tees ......... I od Seymour Tees ........ 148 Od fees ..... 16 8 34 Begbies Hartley ...... 133 od Cowpan Hartley ...... 1 3 od Derwentwaterllartley 138 dartley ..... . . 13s Nixon's Merthyr oj Cardiff ad Sidne) 's Hartley ..... I° 3 ad Whitworth Coke ...... 203 v Ships at market, 279° A robin's nest, containing two eggs, was taken t other day from amongst the bundles of twigs in Mr. Stokes the basket-maker's yard, in Broad-street, Worcester. BIRTHS_ OF A SON. gir a On the 10th inst., in Eaton-square, the wife of E vt Divett, Esq., M.P. On the loth inst., the wife of Henry Smith, Esq., of Majesty's Ordnance-office, Tower. OF A DAUGHTER. . oeth On the. 9th inst., a t Chi c k sands-priery, Lady Ehz Osborn. th• On the 11th i ns t., at G loucester-place, Portman- squa—re' lady of W. W. Cargill Esq J i " MAD. On the 9th i ns t., a t SRR IE P. Jo hn 's, Guernsey Herber t Ta t iq M'Crea, E sq. , 9 4t h R eg i ment, son of the late Major it yue h r o M'Crea, t o Eli za b et h D o b ree, on l y daughter of the l a te a" Carey, Esq., of Castle Carey, Guernsey. f lat On the 9th inst., at St. Mi c h ae l' s Church, Piine-rse Archibald Edward H. A nson , E sq ., o f t h e Royal los Artillery, to Elizabeth M ar y B ouc h ier , d aug h ter o f the R. Bouchier, Esq., of that city. DiK,9 On the IOtS inst., at Fenham-hall, Northumb e Colonel Robert Bell, aged 79. Susan na ' On the 10th inst., at St an d on , near D or ki n g, Sl O % . relict of the late W. Bailey, Esq., o f E as t D u l w i c h; Sur rel ar lt, On the 10th inst., at Gloucester crescent, Regent'S'r Joseph Young, Esq., of the Stock Exchange, aged 54 o ne On the 10th inst., at Hampstead, Rob er t Wray, Es" of the Benchers of the Middle Temple, aged 73. f Po ets' On the 11th inst., ag e d 60, Th omas Y oung, Esq., ° villa, Twickenham. B iller On the 10th inst., at blyddleton-square, Penton Helen, relict of the late George Shaw, Esq , G o f London: Printed and P u bli s h e d b y MURDO YOU' IA No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N°' pt Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the countY Middlesex, Tuesday, January 14, 1851. I , • !, (1 :1 t ,o a . 1i i ; ~ ' • 7 T~lli `~\ h. , ,~ T Frei G liq 'tit; Gill 1 at th, solta 1 4th VAPit het°, 4 ar