The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-09 00:00:00

Vinti Vbitton SICILY. Letters from Palermo, of the 20th December, re present the state of Sicily as horrible. The atrocities committed by Filangieri are equal to those com mitted by Haynau in Hungary; and King Bomba seems envious of the fame of the Red Emperor; but it is not alone to imprisonments, shootings, and extortions that King Bombs confines his attention ; be has recently put in practice a scheme for obtain- ing money, which surpasses in ingenuity the cleverest devices of the swindling community. During the years 1848 49 the Provisional Government of Sicily raised certain sums of money by a voluntary contri bution, for the purchase of arms, ammunition, and, among other munitions of war, of two steam-frigates. A considerable portion of this money, which remained unexpended, was given up to Bomba on the surrender of the island, as were the arms and ammunition, and steam-frigates, which had been purchased by the remainder. Having thus plu n d e red the whole of the proceeds of these voluntary contributions, he now calls upon each person who held the office of Finance Minister to refund from their private property the whole of the sums thus collected, the which sums, or the produce of them, he had himself seized. Nay, more, he has condemned the Prince Granatelli and M. Scalia, who were the Commissioners sent toEngland, to pay to him the whole of the amount remitted to them and by themtexpended in the purchase of arms and ammunition, which arms and ammunition are already in his possession. So that having first of all seized the proceeds of the voluntary loan, be demands it again of those from whom he plundered it ; and in the case of Prince Granatelli and M. Scalia, this most honest, most pious, most brave, and in every sense of the word, most Bourbon of Princes, wishes to extort for a third time, money which he has been paid twice over, and to which originally he had not the shadow of a title. IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. DUBLI N, JAN. B.—Mr. John O'Connell made his weekly speech yesterday, at Conciliation Hall. The attendance was wretched in the extreme. Mr. James Nugent (grocer), Kingstown, was in the chair. Mr. O'CONNELL, in allusion to his recent letter, resigning the representation of the city of Limerick, said it was quite true that as far as the British Par liament was concerned, his efforts in the cause of Ireland were at an end; but he would not go so far as to say—should they procure a Parliament of their own—that he would not sit in that Parliament. The fact of his resignation, together with the reasons which had induced hira to resign, were set out in his letter; and the important question, there fore, remained to be decided who was to be his successor ? This was a point to which he was most anxious to call the attention of the people of Limerick, and in doing so, be hoped he would not be considered as intruding his advice upon those into whose hands he was about to resign his trust. He had seen in the newspapers the addresses of two or three persons who intended to come forward as cAididates, but as yet no one worthy of representing a constituency of so much importance had offered himself for acceptance. A son of Lord Gert, a gentleman of high position in society, had come forward, but, as he adhered to the old principles of Toryism, he (Mr. O'Connell) could not advise the people of Limerick to sup port him. The same objection applied with equal force to another candidate—Colonel Vereker ; and he trusted, therefore, that he would also be rejected.-- (Hear, hear.) Then came Mr. Richard Russell. This candidate was a gentleman of high standing in society, but, in his opinion, something more than that was required in order to qualify him to be a represen tative of the people.— (Hear.) In the first place, a public man ought to identify himself thoroughly with the feelings of the people ; and in the next instance, he should resolutely advocate the principles which they had most at heart. Mr. Russell, how ever, did not appear to come up to this definition, for in his late letter to the electors of Limerick he had stated, manifestly in allusion to the repeal of the union, " that he was in favour of all other projects for the benefit of the people which were of practical attain ment." Now he (Mr. O'Connell) begged to tell Mr. Russell that repeal was a project of practical attain ment, and that its attainment was far more practi cable at the present time than it had ever been. But what right had Mr. Russell to assert that repeal was not obtainable until he had himself, first of all, come forward and assisted in the efforts of that association to carry it ? It was his firm faith that repeal would yet be obtained, for he believed that nothing was im possible to men who endeavoured to procure rights by legitimate means, and with an unwavering resolution to succeed.—(Cheers.) The rent amounted to 141. 4s. sd. RAILWAY FACILITIES.—The London and North- Western Railway Company, with the view of giving increased facilities to the graziers of the south and west of Ireland, for the conveyance of fat stock to London and other large markets in England, are at present engaged, in conjunction with the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company and the Irish rail ways, in organizing a system whereby the sender can book his cattle at once, from any station on the Great Southern and Western, and Midland Great Western, to any place on the London and North-Western Railway. Thi3 will be a great advantage to graziers, as they will thus be enabled to calculate the cost of conveyance from one point to another, and will save the expense of consigning the cattle to the salesmen of Dublin or Liverpool. Now that house-feeding is likely to be greatly ex tended through Ireland, from the increased culti vation of green crops, this arrangement is a very prudent one, and likely to be of great advantage both to the public and the railway and steam-boat com panies. WRECK IN THE WEXFORD HARBOUIL.—The spring tide on New Year's-day morning: was of sufficient height to float the hull of the American barque Re peater, of Boston, which had lain a wreck for nearly two months, nigh to Wexford Harbour's mouth. She now lies safe alongside the patent slip, and is found to have sustained much less injury than could well have been expected from her perilous position and length of time on the sand bank ANOTRER SAV IN GS BANK DEFAULTER. The depositors of the Savings Bank in Aylesbury have been caused the greatest anxiety and consterna tion in consequence of the absconding of Mr. Henry Stratton, clerk to Mr. James James, solicitor, who is the secretary to the bank. It is greatly feared, from circumstances which have just transpired, that Mr. Stratton, who has sailed for America, is a defaulter to no small amount. In the Aylesbury papers of last wetk appeired a notice, issued by Mr. James, to the effect that depositors in the bank were required to bring in their pass-books for examination up to the 20th of November; the trus tees having appointed the 14th of this month for the commencement of the examination, the depositors were " requested to lose no time in leaving their pass books at the office, where a printed receipt will be given for each book delivered up." Mr. Stratton, it appears from the circumstance of his being clerk to Mr—James, had much to do with the business con nected with the savings bank; and there is no doubt that, fearing the disclosures which would be inevitable upon the books being brought in for examination, he judged it expedient to make himself "scarce." Consequently, a few days since, he left Aylesbury for the alleged purpose of visiting an uncle in Gloucestershire, accompanied by his wife and family, arranging with Mr. James when he left to return to Aylesbury in time to resume his duties on the 14th instant. Circumstances, shortly after his departure, having excited the suspicions of Mr. James as to the integrity of his clerk, in whom he had placed the greatest confidence, he was induced to institute cer tain inquiries, the result of which will be gathered from the following letter, dated January 3, which Mr. James lost no time in transmitting to each of the trustees of the bank :—" regret to inform you that during the examination of the savings bank vouchers, delivered yesterday, a book containing items to the amount of 301., in the hand writing of my clerk, Mr. Stratton, and bearing no folio number for the ledger, nor any manager's cheque, was produced by a person of the name of Falkner. lily suspicions were immediately excited that he had absented himself from my office under a false pretence ; and on obtaining information as to his movements from his brother, and as to his money transactions from Mr. S e lf, of London and County Bank, I was forced to the conclusion that he had absconded with a large sum of money, with which he had been just intrusted by an aged relative. lat once sent instruc tions to London f or a police-office r to board the Julindar, bound from London to Adelaide and which was to touch at Pl ymouth yesterday • whilst I, in company with Mr. S e lf, proceeded by the mail train to Liverpool, in the hope of ate i rcepting him there ; but we found, to our mortification,that he had sailed (under his o wn name ) for New York, in t': , steam-ship Canada, on Sat ur d ey , w i th his wife and children. I returned by th e morn i ng mail, and have since had an interview with th e Under-Secretaries of State, in the hope that the Government would obtain his arrest in America ; but the treaty which exists between the two countries will not autho r i se any interference, unless he shall be fou.nd to ha ve b een 'guilty of forgery, in which case officers will be itnordiately sent to effect his capture. Although it is not possible to speak with certainty upon the mer, I entertain a very strong opinion that the tkefslcations have extended over a very short period, a'nd to an amount exceedingly small, wh en ma . prd with the property he has left available to comet thogo." A mooting of the trustees of the ksuk • >N I 41, ~~ THE S 0 N, has been summoned forthwith by Mr. James, when every further information obtained by that gentleman will be laid before them for their consider ation and guidance. Mr. Stratton, besides being one of the proprietors of the Bucks Chronicle, was agent to the Royal Exchange Assurance-office, secretary to the Buckingham Building Society, and also secretary to the Aylesbury Benefit Building Society. It is stated that the books of the Aylesbury Building So ciety have been ascertained to be in a state of con siderable confusion. As regards the books of the Buck inghamshire Building Society, they have not been in his possession, but placed in the hands of a party of great integrity, so that no fears are entertained of any meddling with its funds by the fugitive. There appears to be very little doubt that an uncle of Strat ton's will be a sufferer from the dishonesty of his re lative to a very considerable amount. A large sum of money had been placed in his hands to be invested in good security, the whole of which, it is feared, he has decamped with.—Moriting Paper. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MAICEBSTER, TUESDAY.—The operations in yarns, on foreign account, have nlt been extensive. The buyers of 20's and 30's water twist rather hesitate to pay the required advance of id. per lb. on the late de pressed prices; the producers, however, will bate no thing from their quotations. And, as regards India qua lities, although the rise upon 40's, 50's, and_6o's mule somewhat startles the merchants, yet the scarcity of these spinnings renders them remarkably buoyant. Yarns for home manufacture have been in very fair request, at an addition of id. to the rates of last week. The light and medium qualities of cloth, of almost all descriptions, are so ge nerally under contract as to preclude any great extent of business at the present time ; whatever there is in the market goes off readily at full prices. Printing cloths are scarce, particularly in the lower qualities, which are still hardening in price. All the various widths of shirtings are taken at the quotations, so far as they are offered for sale. Low jacconets are engaged for some time to come. The stocks of long cloths are now light; but their pre sent value affords no inducement to increase the produc tion. T cloths continue flat. Considerable as have been the sales of stout domestics, for home consump tion, within the last month, it is with extreme difficulty that a trifling advance has betn obtained, and prices continue in a most unsatisfactory state. On the whole, the tone of the market, both in yarns and goods, has been firm and cheerful. Letters from Constantinople to the 22d ult. repre sent the market for our cotton, particularly printed calicoes, as still in the course of gradual improvement, although some slight check had been felt from the intelligence of a backward movement which occurred in our market, from a month to six weeks ago. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—This has been what is called the new or first market, and every fortnight market from this is called the great Monday, when the oil and wool dealers from other towns principally attend. We have had a fair demand for pieces at former prices, and wool has been much the same as it was last Monday. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have still to notice the favourable appearances of trade which have been manifest some time, the steadiness of which, and the entire absence of failures, testifying a very healthy and sound state of business. Manufactured goods are freely looked after, and there has been considerable inquiry for thrown silks, at fr the old rates ; the stocks on hand of this article, are very light. The accounts from Lyons, of the Ist instant, report the manufacturers busily engaged with extensive orders for the Paris houses, and that prices are improving for some descriptions of silks. The dyers remain very busily employed for the spring trade. In the raw silk market there is no new feature to observe. The brokers' monthly circulars, just issued, all speak of prices being firmly supported. The stock of silk left on hand, of all descriptions, on the 31st December, 1849 (not withstanding the very large imports of the year), being less than it was in the corresponding period of 1848, shows a considerably increased consumption over the previous year. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The year opens well, and to-day's market has been very brisk in almost every kind of goods in woollens. The stocks are very low, and quite insufficient for the wants of the season. At this season business was scarcely ever known to be in a more healthy state. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—AIthough the inquiry for worsted goods is scarcely so active as it was, yet the new year has commenced very favourably, and there is every prospect of a good steady trade, provided it be not unduly checked by the rapid rise in the cost of the raw material. The manufacturers have not yet been able to obtain, either on plain or fancy goods, an advance equal to the enhanced price of yarns ; but as there are no large stocks on hand, and most of the business is dune to order, they are thereby better enabled to stand out for a proportionate ad vance. Long wool has again advanced, and considerable sales have been effected. Yarns continue to be in brisk demand both for export and for home consump tion, and the spinners are in expectation of their following the rise in wool. Short wools are firm, and rather less doing. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—No change has occurred since last week ofany moment. Very few goods sold to day, owing to the dull heavy weather. The manu facturers are well employed, and more is doing in the warehouses than is usual at this season of the year. ICE FLOATS. TO TH. EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Having observed in your journal of Monday, and in the Advertiser of Tuesday, an account of an economical method of saving persons from drowning, by " Humanitas," allow me to tell you of my plan. I will not now say a word about the machines already in use, but I have made since I saw the accidents on Sunday three models, which I will engage to ex tricate persons at any distance, say 60 to 70 feet, within a minute or a minute and a half after the accident. The first plan is—l have a float 30 feet long, 1. foot 6 inches wide, and 8 inches deep, round bottom, and filled with compressed air. I place weight enough to draw four inches of water, and at each end I have a piece of iron similar to the iron on a skate; that is to make it go over the ice from out of the water. I then send it forth with poles six . feet long, with spring joints instead of screw joints for quick ness; a line is attached on each side of the float to guide it. The person immersed lays hold of the rope handles round the float. I then draw it home again and undo the joints. The second is a round water proof belt, filled with compressed air, with iron skates attached under, and then work it as above with spring joints. The third is cheaper, but not so good. Take a bit of 3 inch deal plank eleven inches wide ; nail rope loops round ; place the skates under, and work as above. Lastly, I will undertake if I had the means to make my float to save any person, at any distance on the water in any of the parks, within a minute and a half of the accident ; if not I will (although a very small tradesman) forfeit for my presumption 51., to be given to the Royal Humane Society. I saw a person in the water 20 or 2.5 minutes in St. James's-park on Sunday ; and had it not been for the praiseworthy treatment of Mr. M'Cann, the surgeon, assisted by young Mr. M'Cann and the society's men when brought on shore, he would have lost his life. Had my float been in being he would not have been in the water one minute; the more you push it the more it travels over ice, then into water, over ice again, till it meets the person.—l am, Sir, &c., 50, York-road, Lambeth. H. CRAKE. THE LATE FORGERY IN SOUTH WALES.—More of the forged notes on the bank of Messrs. Bailey and Co. have been detected. Twe of these were passed at Rag lan. The swindlers went from Monmouth to Whit church in a phaeton, and from thence they afterwards► proceeded to Pencraig. They had some game with them, and some parcels which they took on the road. The man who appeared at Carmarthen is described as five feet eight or nine inches high, twenty-seven to thirty years of age, light hair, fair complexion, ruddy, marked with the smallpox, Birmingham dialect, middle stature. He had the following articles of wearing apparel, which he changed—a dark brown Newmarket-cut coat, a dark brown over coat, a plum or crimson•coloured waistcoat, supposed to be velvet, striped dark neckerchief, with a knot in front, which may be a stock, and dark trousers. While we write Mr. Adams is still from home, pursuing his inquiries respecting them, which we sincerely trust may prove successful. Last week the firm on which the forgeries were committed issued hand-bills offering a reward for the detection of the parties who issued the notes.—Hereford Times. ELECTIONBERING MOVEAUINTS IN PERTH. A good deal of idle gossip is current on this subject, which we think it right to meet with a plain statement of things as they are, and of the intentions, so far as we know them, of some parties in the city. It is true that a requisition to Mr. Charles Gilpin to stand for this constituency has been got up, and is now in course of signature. It is true that it has received the signatures of one hundred and fifty of the electors. But it is not true that the requisitionists intend to start Mr. Gilpin in opposition to Mr. Maule, should a dissolution of Parliament or any other contingency, lay the Right Hon. Gentleman under the necessity of again appealing to the electors. Mr. Gilpin's requisitionists intend to start him when the present Memb e r retires from the field, but not till then. So, at least, we are informed by gentlemen high in their confidence, and we believe that the information is correct.—Perth Advertiser. IRON SHIP BUILDING IN CORK.—Mr. Pike is building an im mense i ron vesse l a t hi s iron ship building-yard, Hargrave's quay. She is intended for the New York trade when completed, which it is ex pected will Lw in June next, and it is to be commanded by an experienced mariner, a native of this city—Cap tain Hall. This vessel will be steam-propelled, and her tonnage is computed at 1,400 tons.—Cork Constitution. Mdlle. Clara Novelle) who quitted the stage on her marriage with gentleman of rank and fortune, has returned to her profeesion—ehe is engaged A 9 prima d9nnf! AMIN LONDON, FISHING BOATS (SCOTLAND). On Saturday a blue book appeared containing the report of Captain Washington on the loss of life and on the damage caused to fishing boats on the east coast of Scotland in the gale of the 19th of August, 1848. The first portion of the report refers to local inquiries instituted principally at Wick, Banff, Fraserburgh, and Peterhead, and including the districts from Pent land Frith to Berwick. The total number of boats lost or damaged on the coast of Scotland during the terrible gale in question amounted to 124, their value to 7,0111., and the number of men drowned to 100. The misery hereby entailed on the poor fishermen was great, and the list of widows and orphans is truly formidable. A review of the evidence ad duced in the course of Captain Washington's in quiry shows that the grand cause of the loss of life and property, and the increased risk connected with the fisheries, is the want of good harbours, accessible at all times. "It is not the construc tion of two or more larger central harbours of refuge that is wanted, but a general deepening and improve. ment of all the existing rivers and harbours along the eastern coast of Scotland." Nor would the improve ment of these harbours be attended with any very considerable outlay. The want of good harbours, however, although the primary, is not the only evil. Minor points claim attention, the remedy for which is in the hands of the fishers and curers them selves. The practice of hiring men to complete the crew—the majority raw landsmen—is a fer tile source of danger and destruction ; and a second evil is the national, and, as it would seem, ineradicable vice of drunkenness. Drinking to excess is common amongst fishermen, and it is directly encouraged by the practice of making bargains with whisky. An other evil is the system of bounties between the curer and the fishermen, which is unnecessary, and induces extravagant and reckless habits in the men. Again, a little more attention to the state of the barometer might often be the means of saving the fishermen from much risk, and from many an anxious and fruitless night at sea. The last point is the build of the boats, on which the fishers on the east coast are diametrically opposed to their fellows on the south and west coast of England ; the former maintaining that none but open boats are fit for the herring fishery, and the latter as strongly contending for decked or half-decked vessels. Captain Washington, having taken the trouble to collect a mass of scientific evidence, expresses a hope that the Scottish fishermen will lay aside their foolish prejudices, and that the Scotch builders will adopt such improve ments as may secure the fishers against the dreadful dangers which they now encounter. The grand measure of reform, after all, is the deepening and . improvement of the harbours on the east coast of Scotland, and the placing of them under proper control. The value and importance of the Scotch fisheries is immense. The total pro duce of the fishing in 1848 was 999,345 barrels of herrings, value 1,000,0001. During the same period 364,951 cwt. of cod and ling were taken. The number of boats employed was 15,062, and the number of fishermen 60,346, besides 97.447 persons engaged in curing the fish. The tonnage of the vessels employed in conveying salt and exporting herrings was 66,214, and the number of the crews 5,097. The tonnage of the fish-boats was 125,946, and the total value of boats, nets, and lines, 1,250,078/—not (be it observed) the capital of mer chants or fish-curers, but the property of the poor fishermen, who, if he loses his boat, loses his all. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 8. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUB.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF DAVID GEORGE FOSTER. The bankrupt carried on au extensive business in St. John's square, Clerkenwell ; he appeared to pass his last examination on a balance-sheet prepared by Mr. Hutton ; the creditors, secured and unsecured, amount to 4,300/. ; the good debts, 4761. ; property, 1 8821. 16s. sd. ; property held by creditors, 6301. The bankrupt having been examined by Mr. Sturgeon on behalf of the assignees, and having satisfactorily answered all questions put to him, was declared to be entitled to pass. Mr. LAWRENCE, on behalf of the bankrupt, then applied, under the 160th section of the New Bankrupt Act, that an allowance might be made out of the estate for the preparation of the balance-sheet and accounts. The reasons urged by Mr. Lawrence in support of the application were that the books were exceedingly well kept ; that the assets delivered up by the bankrupt would realise an unusually large dividend • and that the balance sheets, although necessarily voluminous, were wholly vouched by the books. _ Mr. Graham, the official assignee, •n being appealed to by the Court, confirmed this statement, and further stated that the bankrupt had been very assiduous and attentive to the affairs of the estate. The Learned COMMISSIONER stated that the benefit conceded to bankrupts by this section of the statute would be very sparingly conceded by the Court ; that in all cases he (the Learned Commissioner) should require that the accountant employed should be re spectable, and the balance-sheets honest ; and that wherever he found an attempt had been made to give a false colouring to the bankrupt's affairs he should refuse the application. As, however, in this case all the favourable circumstances had concurred, he should direct a favourable sum to be paid to the accountant out of the estate, the amount to be settled by the Master, with the concurrence of the assignees. (Before Mr. Commissioner HoLaoxD.) IN THE MATTER OF EDWARD GIBSON, A BANKRUPT. This was an adjourned certificate meeting. Mr. Lawrence, as heretofore, appeared for the assignees ; Mr. Linklater for certain creditors ; but as it had been previously arranged when the bankrupt Sturt passed his last examination that the certificates of both the partners should be considered at the same time, the consideration of this certificate was ad. journed until the 22d inst., by consent and without discussion. (Before Mr. Commissioner EvANs.) IN THE MATTER OF JAMES RBDWARD, A BANKRUPT. The bankrupt had for many years carried on busi ness at Portsea as an importer of foreign fruit, and also as a fishmonger. The debts and liabilities amount to 3,800/., and the assets are very small. Mr. LAWRENCE, in support of the bankrupt's ap• plication for his certificate, stated that the bankrupt's losses had arisen almost wholly from the damaged state of the cargoes of fruit consigned to or purchased by the bankrupt for sale in this country. The Learned COMMISSIONER said he was aware this description of trade was very hazardous, and as there was no opposition, he should grant the certificate of the second class. Robert 11. Gould, formerly proprietor of the Wenham Lake ice establishment, in the Strand, came up on the question of passing his last examination, but the balance-sheet, which is in the course of prepara tion by Mr. Butler, not yet being in readiness, the meeting was adjourned. There was a meeting for the choice of assignees in the matter of Lewis Joel, of Argyll-street, jeweller, but the bankrupt was unable to surrender, being in prison on charges of forgery. The meeting was con sequently adjourned. (Before Mr. Commissioner Gonumax.) IN RE SEARCH, A BANKRUPT. This bankrupt, a builder, cams up to pass his last examination, supported by Mr. Sargood. The solicitor to the assignees stated that just prior to the adjudication, the bankrupt's pro perty had been seized by a Mrs. Field, who claimed to be a creditor for money lent to the amount of upwards of 2001.; but from the present position of her circumstances, as admitted by herself, the assignees were not satisfied as to her ability to make such loans, and from the fact of part of the money being lent only a few days before the execution upon her goods, they suspected a collusion between her and the bankrupt. Mr. SARGOOD, on behalf of the bankrupt, said he could not allow that assertion to go uncontradicted, as the execution had been adverse, the writ having been issued against the bankrupt from a little angry feeling arising from his refusing to give Mrs. Field a bill of sale by way . of security ; and the property so seized had been given up to the assignees, the bankrupt having given his creditors all the assistance he could in bringing his affaira within the jurisdiction of this Court. Mrs. Field was then examined, and having satisfied the Court, was allowed to prove for her claim ; and the bankrupt thereupon passed. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUB.) IN RE JOHN P7ll, A BANKRUPT. This was the day appointed for the choice of assig nees, and the bankrupt applied under the 112th sec tion of the 12th and lath Victoria, c. 106, to be discharged from custody, he having surrendered him self as required by the statute. Mr. ROXBURGH, for the detaining creditors, ob jected, and stated that a previous application had been made to Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, who declined to interfere until the bankrupt had filed an account of all money received and paid by him during his imprisonment. Mr. SARGOOD said such an account had now been filed, and he trusted the Court would see no objection to the bankrupt's discharge. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE said that from the account filed it appeared that the bankrupt had re ceived and paid away upwards of 800/. lie (the Learned Commissioner) thought the bankrupt ought to have come to the court before he dealt with that property, end not having done so he was not a fit person f or the relief he prayed. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT. _ _ The grand j ury came into this court just before it was adjourned ; and, among others, returned' a true bill for murder against Sarah Drake. The .trial is expected to take place on Thursday. The cases disposed of during the day were utteilY destitute of interest to the public. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Jan. 8. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADA➢SS, Assistant-Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates.) These sessions for the month of January com• menced this morning at Hicks'-hall, Clerkenwell green. The calendar contains a list of 100 cases, of which as many as 93 are indictments for the commission of felony. 'EXPENSE OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. The Learned JUDGE, in charging the grand jury, said, that there were some matters to which he was anxious to direct the attention of that body, inas much as they affected:not merely the due administra tion of justice, but the time and convenience of the public, as well as the amount of expense for the criminal prosecutions in that county. It had happened that at the last session of that Court the grand jury had been detained a very considerable time, most unnecessarily, i n consequence o f th e re fusal of one of the City legal authorities, whilst pre siding at the Central Criminal Court, to allow a policeman, who was a witness in that court also, to come away from the Old Bailey for the purpose of giving his evidence before the grand jury at these sessions. Not only had there been a most un necessary waste of time and inconvenience created by that line of conduct, but whilst there had likewise been considerable expense incurred by the parties concerned, the prisoner had altogether escaped, be cause the grand jury, without the testimony of that policeman, had been unable to find the bill, and as they had no other business he had been compelled to discharge them. Now it had so come to pass that a similar occurrence had happened on the following day, but fortunately, in that instance, justice had not been frustrated, for, by mutual consent, parol evidence was admitted of the existence and nature of certain docu ments which were in the possession of the officer, who, like the man in the previous case, was in attend ance at the Central Criminal Court. The Common- Sergeant, however, had sent a message in reply to his request that the policeman might be permitted to come to Clerkenwell to go before the grand jury, which he looked upon as being very far below that dignity which ought to characterize the communica tion of one judge to another. Since that day he had ascertained that at the moment when the Common Sergeant had sent him the uncourteous reply to which he had alluded, the prisoner at the Central Criminal Court had not even been arraigned, and, therefore, it was impossible that he could have been tried for a considerable time afterwards. If, therefore, the policeman had been allowed to come to Clerkenwell for the short time his attendance would have been required, in order that he might go before the grand jury, there could have been no hindrance of the business of the Common Sergeant's Court, while the grand jury of Middlesex had been uselessly detained, as he had already stated, for a considerable time, and the prisoner had been discharged. Now, in order to prevent the recurrence of such an unseemly proceed ing, that Court adopted a resolution, not with the view of entering into a contest with any other jurisdiction, but for the simple purpose of avoiding a repetition of such an ungracious conflict. The Court had come to a resolution, under which, in all instances where a policeman was concerned in two cases, the one being committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court and the other at the Middlesex Sessions, that the policeman, when the two tribunals were sitting at the same time, should come to the latter court the first thing in the morning and state the fact. The Court would then make such an ar rangement with respect to the particular case as that no inconvenience should arise as between the two Courts. He was quite satisfied that this arrangement would meet with the approval of all her Majesty's Judges. The Learned Judge having made a reference to the fact of grand juries being secret tribunals, went on to say ' that, from the time of the Revolution the system of the administration of justice in England had through out the world obtained the esteem of all as being the purest in existence. That purity was mainly attri butable to the great extent of publicity with which that administration was surrounded. Everything that transpired in an English court of justice was under the immediate eye of the public, and it was the knowledge of th a t publicity which kept judges, juries, counsel, and witnesses steady in the performance of their several duties, and at the same time deterred them from deviating from that strict path of pro priety which they were bound to observe. Not so, however, was it the case in the instance of grand juries, for they were altogether irresponsible bodies, and were sworn to secrecy, being at the same time without the requisite facilities and means for investi gation, and with no hand to guide them in their pro ceedings, and oftentimes it had happened that from the want of the proper amount of knowledge there had been a perfect frustration and failure of justice. His own experience had taught him, and his con viction had become strengthened more and more every day, that publicity was the most important element in the administration of justice, and that the services of grand juries might be dispensed with to the great advantage of the public. Thomas Daldy, aged 30, who some time since had been the keeper of a public-house in Charles-street, Drury-lane, and subsequently of a beer-shop which obtained some notoriety as the resort of thieves in the locality of Clare-market, was convicted of having robbed a lady of the name of Stanley of her purse, containing 11. ss. 10d. The robbery was committed at Madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition. The Learned JUDGE, in passing the sentence of transportation for seven years upon the prisoner, said that he was well known as an active member of the swell mob. u s o l t i for n g maArybrahvvaeasstonW,es hist on w , i 3 f.0 3 ~ s w in a n s e i d n e d n ic e t s e s d ed, fo a r nd ass a a l assaulting Mary conducted Ann Coney. Mr. case for the defence. It appeared that the prisoner ha d lived for some time in an upper room of the hous e , 7, Colonnade, Parnell Russell-square. It appeared, also, that he had been out of employment for a len g th of time, and that he was a man of intemperate habits, and that he and his deceased wife suff e red, severe privations. They had scarcely in consequence, an article of furniture, and frequently miserable condition of their h quarrelled about the ome ; and on the 6th of December they sat down t o breakfast, in company with Mary Ann Coney, th e wife's sister, to partake of a breakfast procured with a borrowed sixpence. In the course of that meal the foul epithet to his wife. S he " replied that if she prisoner applied a very deserved the name he had ca lled led h e r he was eating the produce of the conduct application of that epithet. w hich _ had justified the l: commenced throwing spoonful s of hot tea into her face, and she in return threw a mug of tea over her husband. Holding a child, s ome sixteen months of age, in one arm, he dealt the dece ased with the hand he bad disengaged several blow s upon the side of her head. Coney then interfered, and threatened to use a knife which she had taken up during the m elee if he did not desist. The same after noon he told Coney to however, leave the house. She refused, to go, and he then seized her by the wrists and and h threw her with great violence into the passage, hold of her by the hair of her e subsequently took head and endeavoured She to throw her down stairs. returned to the room, however. During the following the prisoner commenced another attack upo n his is wife. She was then in such a weak condition t hat she could not stand, and she fell to the - ground and received the alleged injuries. While she was in that position, and while he was holding his child in hi s arms, he said, , it If it was not for this poor child I'd give it you.' She died upon the following Wednesday. A coro ner's inquest was held upon the body, and Mr. W. in to attend Home Popham, surgeon , who was calle d her, having stated that she died from congestion the brain, arising proba bl y from violence, th of the jury returned a verdict to that effect, and th e prisoner was accordingly taken into custody. The surge on now stated, that although no external sharks of vio lence existed upon the person of the deceased, yet that ows of the congestion of the brain might have arisen from bl given by an open hand. The conditionbody was in such a state that a very slight cause mi ght have produced the congestion, such as the shaking front a fall. Mr. PARNELL, on behalf of the defendant, said, he was unable to deny but that an assault had been committed, although, at the same time he must submit that his client had received very great provocation, for his wife was a woman of unusually lazy and dirty habits, and when they had quarrel l e d i t had been in consequence of the filthy state in which she had kep t herself and her child. All he should therefore do would be to call a variety of witnesses who would prove that the defendant was not a man of a brutal or malicious disposition. The Learned JUDGE intimated to the Learned Counsel that he could not call witnesses to character in a case where the charge was merely one of a com mon assault. Mr. PARNELL was much surprised to hear such a principle laid down by any judge, seeing that he had never known evidence of that sort refused in any other court. The Learned JUDGE said, that if the Learned Gentleman had seen such evidence received in a similar case in any other court, it must, have been so received by a Learned Judge in a spirit of kindness, or if not so, then by one who was ignorant of the law of evidence. In the court in which they were then sitting, such evidence, in such a case, had never been admitted. Those members of that bar who were frequent in their attendance at that court well knew what the practice was in these cases. Mr. PAYNE said, that the invariable rule of that court was not to receive such evidence. That was his experience. Was his Learned Friend in a con• dition to cite any instance where it had been admitted? Mr. PARNELL observed, that such evidence had been constantly given and received at the Central Criminal Court, before the Recorder of London, of his own Eersonal knowledge. If, however, the Learned tilidge of that court would not hear it, he must then WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 18507 rest satisfied with that decision in the present case. At the same time he could not but feel no small asto nishment that the Learned Judge of the court should refer him to the bar practising before him for a confirmation of his Lordship's decision, seeing that he did not entertain by any means the highest re spect for those gentlemen. kir. PAYNE could not allow such a remark as that which had just been made by the Learned Counsel to pass without notice. It was a most unjustifiable and a personally insulting remark. So far as he was himself individually concerned, he should treat the uncalled-for observation with the fullest feeling of contempt to which it was entitled. The Learned JUDGE trusted that the Learned Counsel (Mr. Payne) would not take any notice of the latter. He would, at the same time, remind the counsel for the defendant that the course he ought to have pursued, seeing that he had in the outset admitted that his client was guilty, with a view to that man's interests, should have been of a conciliatory character, rather than one which might be calculated to have a contrary effect. God forbid, however, that any course—let that course be as unwise as it tnight —which a counsel might think proper to adopt, should have the slightest influence on the Court when considering the meed of punishment it should award upon a defendant. Mr. PARNELL deeply regretted that in the course he had taken he should have incurred the censure of the Court. There was nothing to which he so much objected as anything in the shape of an altercation with a Learned Judge or with his brethren of the bar. He had merely stated that which he had per sonally experienced as the practice of other courts in cases similar to the present, without being at all aware that by urging for its adoption there he had been over stepping the custom of that court. The Learned JUDGE said that the remarks he had made had not been intended as censure. The Learned Judge then summed up, and The Jury at once returned a verdict of Guilty. The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, said that the evidence had failed to justify the conclusion that the blows which had been spoken to had any relation to the cause of the poor woman's death. Had the testimony tended to such a conclusion the matter would have borne a very different aspect. The judg • ment of the Court therefore was that the defendant should be imprisoned for two months in the House of Correction. He had, he saw, already been one month in prison. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Denis Ryan, Edward Brazil, and Catherine Lenney, were brought before Alderman Huwphery, charged with having committed a desperate assault upon a policeman, named Notley, in the neighbour hood of Widegate-alloy, Bishopsgate. Notley, who was stated to be in the hospital, suf fering from the effects of a severe beating and kicking, was seen by another policeman staggering from weakness and loss of blood, in Widegate alley, at three o'clock in the morning, and was obliged to be supported to the station-house. It appeared that in the attempt to put an end to a tailors' row the un fortunate officer had been attacked by several persons, and that Ryan was amongst the most violent of his assailants. His truncheon and his lantern had been wrenched from his possession, and the blood streamed " like a river" down his face. Brazil was believed to be another of those who made the formidable attack, and a hat was picked up near the spot on which the skirmish took place. A bonnet was also found there, to which Katherine Lenney was supposed to have a claim. The police had been called to that place by cries of " Murder," a word in general use in that vicinity, but repeated in a tone which showed that it was really meant. Ryan, who acknowledged that the hat was his, was identified, not only by Not ley, but by a boy who was taking his father's supper to him at a warehouse. A boy, named George Ruby, who appeared to be about 14 years old, was then put in the box, and the Testament was handed to him. He looked quite astonished upon taking hold of the book. Alderman HUMPHERT—WeII, do you know what you are about ? Do you know what an oath is ? Boy—No. Alderman HUMPHERT—Do you know what a Testament is ? Boy—No. Alderman HUMPHERY—Can you read ? Boy—No. Alderman HumemEtt - r—Do you ever say your prayers ? Boy—No; never. Alderman HUMPHERY—Do you know what prayers are ? Boy—No. Alderman HUMPITERY—DO you know what God is ? Boy—No. Alderman HUMPHERY—Do you know what the Devil is ? Boy—No. I've heard of the Devil, but I don't know him. Alderman Ilummuntv—What do you know my poor fellow ? Boy—l knows how to sweep the crossing. Alderman Flumrusuy—And that's all ? Boy— That's all. I sweeps the crossing. The ALDERMA.N said, that in all his experience he had never met with anything like the deplorable ig norance of the unfortuate child in the witness box. He, of course, could not take the evidence of a crea ture who knew nothing whatever of the obligation to tell the truth. _ _ ____ The prisoners, who denied that they had been guilty of any violence, were remanded till Friday next. WESTMINSTER. George Thomas a very respectable-looking youth, between 16 and 17 years of age, clerk at the West Cornwall Railway Company's offices, 1.74, Great George-street, Westminster, was charged with stealing a sovereign, the money of his employers. Mr. BRODERIP said it was his duty to commit the prisoner for trial at the present sitting of the Central Criminal Court. TV ORSHIP-STREET. Henry Newell, the conductor of a Paddington omnibus, appeared to a summons before Mr Hammitt to answer a charge preferred by Mr. Thomas, the secretary to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for having unlawfully refused to admit him as a passenger in his vehicle. The complainant stated that on the morning of Sunday se'nnight he hailed the defendant's omnibus in the City-road, for the purpose of proceeding to the terminus of the South-Eastern Railway, in time for the ten o'clock train to Dover, where he had impor tant business to transact. The defendant immediately turned round and stared him in the face in an insolent manner, but continued his course ; and upon repeating the signal, which the defendant evidently observed, as he made an impatient gesture with his hand, it was still disregarded, and the omnibus went on until it reached the corner of a street at a short distance, where he suddenly stopped and took in three other passengers. Witness then entered another omnibus, which conveyed him to the station, where he saw the defendant, and on demanding his reason for rejecting him as a passenger, he replied in a careless tone that he had no time to stop. Witness thereupon took his number, and having reason to suspect that he had purposely refused to convey him to his destination from a knowledge of his official position, as he had previously been subjected to similar treatment from other members of the fraternity, he felt it his duty to adopt the present proceedings against him. On being called upon for an explanation of his conduct, the defendant declared that his omnibus was full at the time he was first hailed by the complainant, but that three of the passengers got out before the stoppage for the admission of the others referred to by that gentleman, Mr. Thomas, however, positively contradicted the latter part of his statement, as he kept the omnibus in siaiit from the time he hailed it until it stopped to receive the other passengers, and he felt quite satisfied that no one got out during that interval. Mr. liamastra. said that he considered the case had been cleariy proved, and as the defendant's conduct might have been productive of serious inconvenience to the complainant, who had functions to perform which, although they might not be altogether palata ble to persons in that particular class, were of great public importance ; and, as a warning to others in a similar situation, he should impose upon him the full penalty of 20s. and the costs. LAMB ETH. John Walkins and Charles Wright, two well dressed men of respectable appearance, the former of whom represented himself to be a butcher, residing at Appleby, and the latter a gardener residing at Derby, were placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, for final examination, on a charge of conspiring to defraud Mr. Joha Maddle, a gentleman residing in the Wandsworth-road, of .5/. Mr. Games appeared for Watkins, and Mr. Salomons for Wright. From the evidence it appeared that about midd ty on Saturday last, the prisoners, in company with three others, walked up to Mr. Maddle, a good-natured looking old gentleman, in the Clapham-road, and Wright, addressing him, said that he had purchased a greyhound, led by one of the other men, from the father of Walkins, for 151, but his servant, who he had sent for the animal, having deducted 15s. for himself, the " old gentleman" not only refused the money but solemnly declared that he should not, under any circumstances, let his master have the dog. He (Wright) then entreated Mr. Meddle would be come his agent in the matter, and took that gentleman into a beer-house clots by and placed before him fifteen sovereigns, requesting aim at the mama time to hand them to Walkins for the dog. Watkins, who was present, said he could not think of taking the money, for if he did so he should have to tell the old gentleman a lie. The sovereigns, he said, be longed to Wright, and he could not think of taking them. Wright here requested Mr. Meddle to accom pany him into a private room, but Walkins stopped them, saying he should have nothing private, and that it was quite clear to him that the object of Wright was to hand over the money unseen to his friend (Ur, Meddle) so as to enable hirn to pay for the dog, but this he (Watkins) must decline, as his " governor " had declared against it, and he was not going to tell a lie for any one. Mr. Maddle, deceived by the apparent conscientiousness of the sharper, was caught, and said he should willingly pay the money, but had only 51. about him. This sum the conscien tious Mr. Walkins agreed to take in part payment of the dog, but, fortunately for Mr. Maddle, at this juncture two officers belonging to the V division, who had been watching the movements of the gang for some time, and who thought " something was up," made their appearance, and secured the prisoners. Their companions disappeared in a twinkling, taking with the favourite dog of the " old gentleman." On searching the prisoners, the officers found upon Wright a 51. note, and 171. 10s. in gold, and on Wat kins a 10/. and a 51. note, and 32/. in gold. In reply to a question from the magistrate, Mr. Meddle said that his impression, when Wright addressed him, was that he was a publican in the neighbourhood whom he had often met, and he told the prisoner so, but the latter said he kept a public: house at Norwood. This Wright denied, and declared that what he said was that he used to frequent a public-house at that place. Police-constable 77 V, said that information had been sent round to the police that on the 3d inst. a gentleman named Said, residing in the City-road, had been defrauded of 8/. by two persons, answering the description of the prisoners, with precisely a similar trick. He had forwarded a communication to the gentleman, informing him of the apprehension of the prisoners, and stating that they would be brought up for further examination on that day and requesting his attendance, but he did not make his appearance. Mr. ELLIOTT, in the absencs of' further evidence, did not think he should be justified in detaining the prisoners further, and, therefore, discharged them. The trick which they (the prisoners) had been performing with considerable success used formerly to be accomplished by means of favourite horses or ponies, and it is to be hoped that this notice of the "new dodge" will serve to put the public on its guard against a set of accomplished sharpers, and also to put the police on the alert to rout them out of the metro polis. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Jan 8.). SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was in excellent request for h..nau trade purposes, and higher rates by 6d to is were obtained for bright grocery and strung working sorts; inferior brown realised rather higher rates. The purchases amounted to 1,050 hhds, &c., including at auction 150 hhdt 14 trcs BArbadoes, which went with spirit at an advance on last sales' rates of 6d to Is per cwt; fine yellow realised 425, good 40s to 41a 6d, and low to middling 38s 6d to 39s 6d; whilst 42 trcs Jamaica were taken in at 39s to 41s for yellow, being above the value. On the part of holders of West India there is much firmness REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was purchased with greater freedom to home consumption, and prices are firmer. Sales of brown Lumps were made at 50s, and fair grocery at 51s to 525. The market is still firm for Bonded Crushed. MAIIRITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was in excellent demand, and at public sale 4,487 bags 48 casks went at an advance on Friday's rates of 6d to is per cwt; good and fine yellow realised 393 6d to 41s, low to middling 37s 6d to 395, good to fine brown 36s to 378, ordinary and middling 32s to 355, low dark soft 26s to 30s, and ordinary to fine grey 36$ to 39. 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA..—This afternoon the market was freely supplied with Bengal Sugar. The parcels offered at public sale amounted to 8,275 bags, about 1,200 bags were withdrawn, and the remainder sold freely at an advance of 6d; strong yellow realised 39s 6d to 45s 6d; brown ditto 34s to 395, strong white 47s to 48s, yellow like Mauri tius 34s to 39s 6d, middling to fine white Benares 40s to 425, soft yellow 33s to 38s 6d, and brown 30s 6d to 31s. Of Madras 6,522 bags were offered, and the chief part sold at 6d to is advance.: soft brown realised 293 6d to 3ls 6d, yellow ditto 32s to 34s 6d, grocery yellow, but not strong, 35s to 38s per cwt. FOREIGN.—By private treaty 1,400 bags of Pernams, in bond, have been sold at 23s to 24s 6d; 220 chests brown Bahia at 19s; 2,500 chests of yellow Havannab, duty paid, 39s 6d to 41s 6d, and 12,000 bags Manilla and 7,000 bags Paraiba, the particulars of which have not been allowed to transpire. At auction 620 hhds Porto Rico were in part sold, brown 36s to 375, and yellow 37s 6d to 425, but 7,350 bags of Manilla were taken in at 35s to 36s for brown, and at 37s to 315 s for yellow. The public sales declared are rather of au important nature. MOLASSES.— To-day there was much inquiry after Foreign Sugar, and the private operations since Friday have been 20,000 bags Manilla, at from 15s 6d to 20. per OWL COFFEE. This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met with great attention, and prices further advanced for all sorts. The public sales proceeded with spirit, and the quantity offered amount, d to 2,465 bags and 176 casks, whilst all sold at a further advance of Is 6d to 2s for Plantation, and 2s to Is 6d for Native; Plantation ord and good ordi nary fetched 63s to 645, fine and fine fine ordinary 65s to 67.. low mid 68s to 70., and mid 72. to 73., good raid 74. to 754, and Native good oroinary 65. to 65$ 6d. The rise since this day week is 5. to 6. on PI .nta tion, and 93 to 10s on Native. Ot Madras sixty four bags went at the high rates of 65. to 72.. Mocha 149 bales weut at 80s 61 85. for good yellow. At a late hour this afternoon sales of good ordinary Native Ceylon were made by privare treaty at 66:, to 66.61, and el.•an Plantation was with difficulty to be obtained under 67- per cwt. CoCoA.—British Plantation has been purchased with more freedom, and rather higher rates have been paid for all sorts; there is also a further increase in the supply. For red Trinidad prices rule from 425 to 50s, and grey 40s to 44s per cwt. A greater disposition has been shown to operate in Foreign. and prices exhibit a further rise. By private treaty 1,000 bags Para were sold, the chief part at 31s per cwt, whilst a further ad vance is expected to occur. TEA.---1 here has again been a large demand for infe rior sorts of Congou, which have brought a further ad vance, making a rise from the lowest point of the market of 2d per lb. The value of ordinary and good common is now 10d to 101 d per lb, at which there are not free sellers. Sales of mixed blackish leaf have been made at Ild to Is, blackish leaf is Old to is lid, ditto strong Is 2d to is 4d, and Pekoe flavour is 5d to Is 10d. In Souchong operations are upon a larger scale at 10d to is 10d, and better sort 2s to 2s 6d. Green has been in excellent demand, and prices are still on the rise, but ord and mid sorts are the most in request, and on these there is an advance from the lowest point of Id to 2d per lb. For Gunpow der quotations rule for Canton made at is 6d to Is Bd, Hyson sort is is 10d to 4s, Imperial Canton la 3d to 1. 61, Hyson kind is 7d to 3s, Young Hyson 101 to Is 91, better sort is 10d to 3s; Hyson low to mid is Id to Is Bd, good to fine Is 10d to 2s 4d; Elyson akin 91 . to is 21 ; Twankay, ordinary, 7d to 711, better sort 8d to d, and Caper 9d to Is 6d. Other sorts of Tea find a more ready sale. Flowery Pekoe is to 3s 4d, black leaf 10d to Is 2d, and plain Orange 10d to Is per lb. No public sale is at present declared. RICE.—The quantity of East India Rice sold pri vately, since this day week, has been 16,000 bags, chiefly at from lOs 6d to lls for white Bengal; these rates are fully 3d per cwt above those current last week. SAGO.—This afternoon at public sale 474 boxes Pearl sold at 22s 6d to 235, and better sorts 23s 6d to 24s 6d per cwt, SPICES.—To-day at public sale 490 pockets 57 bags East India Ginger sold; ord rough Bengal, a little wormy, at 20s, and low Malabar 18 per cwt. Ccenesteeit. —This afternoon the quantity of Cochi neal submitted to public sale amounted to 200 bags, and the demand was dull, whilst a small part was only sold at Id per lb. decline; Honauras silvers went at 4s Id to 4s Bd, black 45 2d to 4s sd: Mexican silvers 4s ld to 4s 3d, and blacks 4s 5d to 4s 6d per cwt. INDIGO.—This afternoon at public sale 23 serons of Guatemala Indigo went at 3s Id to 3s sd. SPlRlTS.—Leeward Island Rem has been purchased with caution since our last report, although lower rates have been acceded to. Thy• limited parcels disposed of were at Is 4d to is 40 proof, and larger quantities are on offer. East India is not much wanted, and proof can be obtained at Is 34 to is aid. Only limited parcels of Demerara have been disposed of, and a desire is evinced to sell 30 to 40 per cent. over proof at 25 to 2s 3d. Fine and choice sorts of Jamaica con tinue in good demand, and realise 3s to 4s for 33 to 38 per cent. over proof, but other sorts met with little attention, and prices are receding ; there are sellers at from 2s to 2s 103 for 20 to 32 per cent. over. Per Brandy we quote Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1848 at 4s 8d to 4s 10d, 1847 ditto at 5s 4d to 5s 6d, 1846 ditto at 5s 8d to 5s 10d, 1845 ditto at 6s 2d to 6s 4d, inferioi sorts 2s 10d to 4s 4d, and Bordeaux at 2s 8d to 2s 10d per gallon. In Geneva rather more business has been done at is 9d to Is 10d, and fine at 2s 31 to 38 3d. British Corn Spirit has been reduced to 9s 6d proof, and Gin to 8s to 8s 6d for 17 to 22 per cent under proof, whilst moderate rates are likely to remain, at least for the present. OILS —For Cocoa Nut prices have an upward ten dency ; Ceylon realised 32l 103 to 331. lOs and Corbin 34/ to 35/ per tun. In Linseed 011 cosiderable purchases have been made, whilst prices continue in advance and rule at 31s to 31s 3d per cwt o❑ the spot. Several con tracts have been entered into for delivery at 31s 6d to 31a 9d. Olive Oil continues in lively demand, and prices further advanced. Sales of Gallipoli have been made at 461 to 47/, and other sorts at 431 lOs to 451 lOs per tun. Rapeseed Oil hag been more in request, pale at 425, brown 41s 6d, and foreign from 43s to 45s per cwt, Palm at 32s to 33s for good and fine. For Cod Oil holders require 301 lOs to 311 per tue. Seal met with more attention. Pale realised 391 to 39/ 10s, straw and tinged 35/ to 381, yellow and brown 311 to 34/. In Southern holders require from 311 to 34/ for low to tine quality. Sperm continues in excellent request, and us supplies are small, prices rule firm; fine Colonial realised 83l to 841, American 81/ lOs to 82/, and Headmatter 115/ to 861 per tun. TALLOW.—In the value of Russian little variation has transpired during the last few days, but only moderate purchases have been made. On the spot fine P. Y. C. is held for 38s 3d to 38s 6d, and for delivery in two next months 38s 6d, but lower rates are not expected to prevail. Home made is cheaper, and 41s is the value, subject to the usual allowances for cash payment. The supply exceeds dealers' wants. Of other sorts of 'Tallow large parcels have been sold, but at rather lower terms. At awe ion 43 casks old P. Y. 3. went at 37s for first sort; 139 pkg., wrecked 35s 6d to 37s 3d; 217 casks Peirrbbtogh Soup 33s 3d to ee s; 75 casks Tagourvt; Sheep taken in at 365, and 47 casks Archangel tho same price, but 597 casks and 30 skins Sydney sold at from 34s 3d to 38s 3d for low to fine; 889 boxes, and 129 milts South American 33s 3d to 36 per cwt. For public sale the quantity of Tallow declared is 1,700 pkgs. Rough Fat is quoted at 24 3d per stone of 81bs. THE COUNTICA MARKETS. IPSWICH, JAN. 8. At our market today wheat was in small supply, and sold on much the same terms as last week, perhaps 6d a quarter in turn of the buyer. Barley a fair average supply, and sold rather heavily at late prices. Beans rather more samples at market, and peas heavy sale. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. Wheat, red 4ls to 42s Beans, old Do., white 4ss to 48s Yeas 27s to 281 Barley, malting 26s to 28s Oats oos to 005 I) select Do., grinding 22s to 24, Malt oos to 005 Beans 26s to 28s! Flour, per sack.. 00s to 00s AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JAN. 5. Wheat 9ll quarters at 41s 3d. Barley Oats Beans 2O „ 26s 6d. Peas..... CO „ 00s 03. Rye . HULL, JAN. 8. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's circular states:—The weather during the past week has been very severe in deed, and the inland navigation is now closed, as is also that of the Elbe. Transactions are consequently but limited, and no alteration in price can be noted, but holders are very firm, and where s ales are made obtain some little advance on late rates. The arrivals of grain, tabled below. pr. seet an important contrast with the eerresponding week of last sear, when they stood-- Wheal, 11,199; barley, 20.960; oats, 2,076; beans, 3,009; peas, 6,258; linseed, 20,199; linseed cakes, 426. [,,,pert- continued OR this scale through the whole month of Juuusry, whereas now we believe very few houses have advice of shipments being on the way. Thus for some time we shall be thrown upon granaried stocks, which are certainly insignificant; it is at all times diffi cult to obtain accurate returns of stocks here, but we think the tollowing approximates pretty nearly to the truth :—Wheat, 28.000; barley, 15,000; beans, 13,000 peas, 6,000; oats, 3,000; tares, 2.200; linseed, 92,000; rapeseed, none. We had for to-day's market a good supply or wheat from our own growers, and no addition to that of foreign; indeed of the latter we do not think th. re is a single parcel remaining on shipboard. The tone sl the market was affected by the unexpected dull report from Mark•lstie, and the business done was in consequence limited to retail sales, at about the carrency of last week for foreign wheat; our farmers were un willing sellers at any reduction, but millers being shi buyers had the advantage in sales made, and effected purchases at is reduction. Malting barley rather more inquired for, and grinding goes off at fully late rates. Nothing doing in other descriptions of spring corn. Without having many transactions, the linseed market is well supported, and for some descriptions a trifle more money is paid. Linseed cakes, notwithstanding the severe weather, are far from lively, and our quotations barely supported. No rapeseed in the port, and an WI: proved demand for rape cakes at our currency; landed parcels are held for more money. In bones no trans tions are reported. The following are the present prices of grain : a. 5. s. 0. Wheat, English, red 38 to 40 Peas, white and yel. 25 2S Do. white 4O 42 Do. grey Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Bl ac k S ea 43 nigsberg 4S —4B Do. Petersburgh ... 37 1 2 Pomeranian and Do. Riga&Archngl. 36 —3B Hamburgh 36 40 Do. Konigsberg .... 35 3 Danish, Holstein, & Par ton. Friesland 3l 36 Linseedcakes,,Hull ...6117s Isussian and Odessa 32 36 Do. fine foreign , 61 58 Oats, English . Do. Hani5h ........... 10 12 Rapeseed Do. Friesland l5 16 Rape cakes.. 80s Od to 62s 6 n a, Do. Russ. & Odessa 12 14 Tares, English oos vu'r Barley, malting 22 24 Do. foreign 20s Do. grinding........ 19 20 Guano 6/ to 91 IS I , I Beans 26 32 Bones, do ...... 00 s Od t o 903 O d Do. foreign ...... 25 31 Rye meal Coax, Jan. 7.—Flour—Fi rs t 12s 6d to 131 6d ; extra . 6 151: seconds, I is to 12s 6d ; households 9s to 10s 6d; thirds, 6s to° per cwt. Oatmeal les to 10s 6d; Indian meal7l to 7.6 d ; wheat' meal. lOs tolOs Grl per cwt. Indian corn 1354 to 137 s 6d per toe. Bran 317 s 6d to 3/ lOsper ton. Hay—Farmers 25. to 355; avers 28s; dealers 3.3 to 40s Od; average 36s per ton. Straw—Farme d , 16. Od to 30s Od; average 24 5; d ea l ers 34 s Od t o 00 1 ,u ll .' average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Whe a t e n l oa f 6d te 61°; household loaf 5d to Nal per 41b. Fresh butter, Sd 10d per lb Eggs— 5s 10d to 6s Od per hundred. Coale Newport 15s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 15s ; Best Nest, z Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 39, Od to 00s 'per el!, Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. M,: —Beef aid to sd; mutton 3d to bd; veal 4d S Od ; pork aid to 4d; bacon 6d to 74c1 ; sau sages scl r, lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3121 6d to 31 be?: ton. Bark—Barbary 7t 5s to 8/ ss; Valoni a 141 t o 0/ ; Frees"' 7155; English 01psr ton. Fleece Wool 10s to IN per stone; Hemp 32/ toot)/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 18. to 19.; r ditto 24s to 26s per barrel ; Newf oun dl an d 9' O s to 11/ r ton. Timber—Menzel, 851 per ton ; deals, first quality, 1 2 4 ; second quality, 161 per 100. Hid es—Market 14s te salted 14s to 20s per cwt ' • calf skins 2d te 20 per '- Potatoes, white 7d to 9d; Minions lld te 12d; Peruvian, 111 10 s; I c h a b oe, 91 per ton; Tar—Archaage' 19s per barrel. RAILWAY :4;1 kir( It ARKETS , BRISTOL, JAN. 8. 1 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was firm to-day • , transactions were a s f o ll ow : Great Western, Quart ers 11 dis.—Ditto, 171. Shares dis.— Midland Stock, 41 Li V Ettt't)()L, JAN. 8. - ar 4 vocix. liAccH ANGE.—But littl e b us i ness was done in o share market to-day. The transactions were as follow,:v Lancashire and Yorkshire, Coml., 57—Ditto, Fifths, / I ; dis.—Ntto, Halves (Huddersfield and Sheffield), 2 1, 1 /,fio. East Lancashire, 11%-- Caledonian, Preference, 7%--- 1 ';',." 0 1, burgh and Glasgow, ' 2 7 1 / 2 —London and North- W eth ; - 0), 109 1 ,4 c. —Ditto, Fifths, 16s. 3d. p.— Ditto, Quarters (tied 3s. 9d. p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Qul r r r y, (No. 1), B—Midland, 4 3—Ditto, Halve s , 23 1 4 c. dis• -- "" e nt• Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E . P urchase), 6 pet c.,44 till 1850, 4i. 11s. 3d. dis.—D u bli n and Belfast Junction , dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 6 , 4 dis. MANCHESTER, JAN. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was somewhat n od ac.ive to-day, b u t pr i ces are about the same as yesterclpro The following are t h e transactions :—East Angl innthiro ference, 6 per cen t ., 1— tast Lancashire, 11%—Lancs_ i on ), and Yorkshire, Fifths, 7 1 4 dis. Ditto (West Riding 03 „01, dis.—!,itto' Sixths, 6 3 / 4 —London and North-Wet - 0. New Quarters, % p. —Ditto, Fifths, 3 ,4 p.—Ditto, cheater and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 1 3-16 c. p•-•7lrir' Central, 14,6 South-Eastern and Dover (No. %)t s 7-16. BIRMINGHA JAN. Ot STOCK EXCIIANGE.—There is a M, n evident B. dieinclinatilv the present critical period, to deal in railway shares. of coyness of the principal companies, and the uncertanni e n the forthcoming dividends, op era t e as a g r e at damper V ic o our Stock Exchange. Almost as a ma tt er o f co urse, Pro , remain stationary. There is, however, considerable C deuce manifested in the London and North-Western South Staffordahre lines, and the Shrewsbury Preferenc es in advance. YORK, JAY. 7. ra 0 0 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day "T . :l3er follow: Great Northern, 7 —York, Newcastle, and wick, 16 3 / /4 —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), GLASGOW, JAN. 7. 11° STOCZ EXCITAZIGE.— The transactions to-day were 66' follow :- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Preference, 113 13 . 01 —Caledonian and D um b ar t ons hi re, 3 25. 6d.—Edinburg,loviv Glasgow, 56—Edi n b urg h, P ert h , an d Newport, 35,(--' lands, guaranteed 6 per cent., 1 434. k THE LO BS OF TILE CALEB GRIIOSHAW.---.- 0 respondent of a morning contemporary says:-- owners of the Caleb Grimshaw demand a means fer rio ld tinguishing fi re i n t h e h o ld o f a s hi p. Th e mate w olt required ar e not hi ng more t h an a cas k o f commo n e h ,, in the bott om o f the hold connected w i th the deck "Icitif small which, on th e a l arm of tire, being poured down th e To Pipe, and a two-g a llon bottle of sulphuric ir e will gener a t e a sufficient quantity of dense smoke vet in which flame cannot exist) to extinguish WI however large." ere' CnAcow.—A petition was rece n tly circulatedh to praying th e G overnment aga i n to confine the JeWbleeti their former Ghetto. A Jewish merchant having,, pQ impertin e n t ly ca ll e d u p on to s i gn t h e petition, to" Op le his pen and wro'e, "Thi s i s t h e prayer of a set of Pe-otif who have the impudence to demand from your MN 0 , liberty! These ar e th e p eop l e who dare to colnP. oppression!"—Jewish Chronicle. of [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A Life Guardsman, 011 !, 6 1 1 the Heroes of Waterloo, cured of Rheumatism byHollorfof Oint— o .fitment and Pills.—Mr. Thomas Brunton, landlord 0 00 Waterloo Tavern, Coatharu, Yorkshire, was afilictei for or ° months with rheumatism and rheumatic gout. His ler, hoe' dreadfully painful, and disfigured with colours of efe r ible t P s frightful to behold. For ten weeks he was wholly on% po walk, the treatment he received from several medical m e t, le only failing to do him any good, but leaving him, in fi c ilo wif considerably worse condition. At this juncture 11 °' o solt Pills and Ointment were resorted to, and by their sole, bf 0, , he has been restored to health and strength.— Sol d g,4 4 Druggists, and at Professor Helloway:s astablishmin Umiak. Lendeu. BIRTS . On the sth i ns t., i n Hereford•s H trect, Park-lane, the wif e 0 Vesey T. Dawson, Esq., of a daughter. On the sth inst., in P erc y- s t reet, Bedford-square, wfts' Blagrove, of a daughter. of On the 6th inst., at Dulwich, Mrs. L. F. Linger a 3" t daughter. On the 6th inst., M rs . Th omas Willinott, Chester..otree , Grosvenor place, of a daughter. s rjj"j' On the 6th inst., at Southrop, the wife of C. Esq.. of a son. On the 6th inst., at Eastry-house, Eastry, Kent , t he of Captain C. H. Faker, R.N., of a daughter. ,f MARRIED. t) t o o On the 3d i nst., at Cappane Church, in the c te e * 0 Waterford, Fred er i c k J o h n G eo. Whi te h ea d , E sq ., Liebor)l`6 Royal Fusiieers, only son of Lieutenant-General Sir vro ice o f Whitehead, K.C.8., of Uplands-hall, Lancashire, to Elizabeth, second daug Job: On of Thomas Fitz geral= l, 13 : Ballina-park, county Waterford. On the inst., at St. James's Church, l'adding` e ' r of (custard, Esq., to Margaret Alice, youngest Baugh° late John Potter, Esq., of Yoxtord, Suffolk. ' • DIED. i(l' On the 2d inst., Ann Elliott, wife of Henry Gandy' 4' of Portland-square, Plymouth, De on. . On the ith inst., at Muswell-hill, Samuel ShitrW° - _t r , Esq., of Aldersgate-street, aged 40. • f ,rk, hof On the th inst., at St. Catherine's, Regent's-P—urot- St, the Rev. Robert William Baxter, 8.D., the senior No rth thoi.eof, and rector of St. Peter's with KingsthorPe' , f amptOn. On the 6th inst., aged 19, Harriet, sect nd daugh ter ° U ' Oxenford, Esq., of Mecklenbugh-equare. Sr. On the '2d inst., in Liverpool-street, King's - c rols, Cooper, aged 8 J. A 0 1 O W, I , ,ndon : Printed and Published by MIJRDO Yn, Poi No 112, Strand, Printer, at Me Su* °fi r; I°l Strand. m.h.-. Proeme, , .h. 5..... - ! s" -- 474 It ' edlt "..v l- P Wetineliday, January 9, 1850, *I Wa Cha Ant T. N.l of ARel TL rua r itocoi I'h of th( b etic e re Ship, No tor a tnak e Ev i ralty, Per "UPer S 'ra e, tb ; t 0 then I)]