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LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 22. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings in Banco.—Before Chief Justice Jervis.) The Chief Justice came into court this morning to see whether there were any motions of pressing importance ; but there being none such, he immediately afterwards adjourned the court, he having to meet the other judges in the Court of Error. (Sittings at Nisi Prius in London.—Before Mr. Justice Cresswell and a Common Jury.) SOLOMON V. TODD.-QUBSTION OF LIABILITY. The defendant in this case was one of the owners of the vessel Ann Bates, and the plaintiff sued him in that character, to recover the price of certain goods alleged to have been sold upon his credit. Mr. Seijeant Byles and Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Hoggins, Q.C., and Mr. Char nock were for the defendant. . The Ann Bates, it appeared, was sometime ago about to sail for Rio Janeiro, under the command of Captain Richardson, and a quantity of goods was purchased of the plaintiff to send out in her, and the price, 271. lls. was paid. Some more goods, however, went out ; and the plaintiff sought to recover the price of these extra goods, upon the ground that they had been sold upon the joint credit of Captain Richardson and the owners of the Ann Bates. Captain Richardson had since died abroad, and the plaintiff, therefore, sued the present defendant. The case for the defendant was that the extra goods were not sold at all, or sold only upon the credit of Captain Richardson, and not upon that of the defendant. The jury retired from court to consider the matter, but in a short time they came back and gave a verdict for the defendant. THE JTJETMEN. Whilst the jury in the last case was out of court, the associate's clerk proceeded to call another jury, to try the next case. It was found, however, that there were not enough jurymen in court to form a jury. His lordship, therefore, fined all those who were absent in the penalties of 40s. ; and said that when he again sat at Nisi Prius in the City, he would have the panel called over the first thing in the morning, and fine all who were then absent. HAZLITT V. VIZETELLY.-ACTION FOR THE PRICE OF TRANSLATING A FRENCH WORK. This was an action to recover 751., the price of a translation from French into English of a " Life of Louis the Seventeenth," and also one sheet of " Lamar tine's History of the Restoration." Mr. Serjeant Thomas and another learned gentleman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant Ryles and Mr. Macnamara, appeared for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff is a member of the bar, who has been for many years engaged i n lit erary pur in translating, and th e d e f en d ant is suits, and especially a printer in Peterborough-court, Fleet -street. The plaintiff's case was that in the latter part of last year he was employed by the defendant to make the translation in question ; and it was agreed that he should be paid at the same rate as he had been paid by Ingram and Cooke for similar work. Accord ing to this rate, th e p r i ce f or a work of the size of the one in question w as t wo an d a-half guineas a sheet of thirty-two pages, the number of sheets translated was twenty-nine and a-half, which would make the amount claimed 751. The plaintiff was examined in support of these facts, and he proved that the work was done on the terms stated, and that no complaint was made of the manner in which it had been done. In cross-examination, he admitted that only part of the translation had been written by his own hand ; the rest having been done by his son, and his cousin, a lady. They generally wrote from his dictation ; and always under his correction. The defendants' counsel admitted that Mr. Hazlitt himself was eminently qualified to perform the work which he had undertaken ; but he complained that in consequence of his having allowed other persons to do part of it, there was so great a number of errors in the translation as seriously to damage the work. That the reader had corrected a great number of them whilst the work was being put into type, and that a gentleman named Short had been employed to go through the translation again, and correct the errors which still re mained. That this was necessary in order to fit the work for publication, and that the sum paid to Mr. Short for his labour was 271. In addition to this that the setting up of the work had cost 151. or 161. more than it would have done if a proper translation had been furnished at first. Mr. Vizetelly stated in his evidence, that at the time he employed Mr. Hazlitt to do the work, no mention whatever was made of price, and he denied that any reference whatever was made to Messrs. Ingram and Cooke, or to the price paid by them for translators. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Nov. 22. (Before Mr. Sergeant Adams, Assistant Judge, at Westminster.) Mary Ann Burrows, 22, was indicted for stealing a purse containing money, the property and money of Neave Lewis Hart, from the person of Mary Ann Hart, his wife. This was an ordinary case of pocket picking. It took place in the Strand, and the evidence clearly established the charge against the prisoner, and the jury found her guilty. The Assistant Judge- -What is known of the prisoner ? A stentorian voice, at the back of the witness-box— I'll tell you, my lord. (A laugh.) The Assistant Judge—Well, what have you to ray ? The person stepped into the box. He was an officer known among the thieves as the "Surrey Wolf." He said—l'm William Coonihes, late No. 10 L, now un attached, having a three months' leave from the Secre tary of State through a bad leg. I know the prisoner well, my lord. She had 12 months from the Surrey Sessions for picking pockets at the execution of the Mannings, and after that she had two months for pick ing the pocket of a Thames policeman at the Victoria Theatre. She is a regular trainer of juvenile thieves from their cradle, and has always a gang of them about eight years of age with her, and she shelters them while they thieve. She takes poor Irish boys without shoes, puts good clothes on them, trains them, and sends them to thieve for her. There are a lot of thieves waiting outside who belonged to her ; one called "Alligo," another "Shongo," and so on ; and I could bring twenty—or fifty for the matter of that—constables, if necessary, to prove that she is the regular trainer of thieves. I have been on duty in plain clothes at the theatres and have seen her there with boys—at the Lyceum and Adelphi in January, February, and March this year. The Assistant Judge said this was the Surrey account of her. She was well known in the prisons of this country as well as those of Surrey. He should like to hear her Middlesex history. The prisoner declared she had never been convicted. Coombes reiterated his statement. The prisoner was a regular thief, had been convicted, and was a regular trainer of young thieves. The Assistant Judge said be should stop her pro ceedings for some ti me at least. The sentenc was tat she be kept in penal servitude for six years. (Before Mr. Wi t h am.) Sarah Smith, 25, was indicted for stealinc , the sum of Ds. from the person of James Broderip. The prosecutor, a cabinet-maker residing at Chelsea, on Saturday evening, the sth inst., was on his wa home through Eaton-square, when he was accosted by the prisoner, who laid hold of his arm. In a minute y afterwards he felt her hand in his waistcoat pocket, and he missed some money therefrom. He at once accused her of robbing him, and thereupon she threw herself on the ground near the garden enclosure, and screamed out police and murder as loud as she could. A police constable came up and the prosecutor gave her in charge for robbing him, she protesting that she had not touched his money. A search was made in the enclosure, and the identical coins the prosecutor said he had lost were found. On the way to the station she said to the po liceman, "If I did rob him you won't find it on me, and that licks you." Before the magistrate she accused the prosecutor of the most immoral conduct and lan guage, and said that as he was giving her some money some of it fell on the ground, and as he could not find it he gave her in charge. However, she now pleaded guilty to the charge, and also to a former conviction for felony. Mr. Witham sentenced her to four years' penal ser vitude. The prisoner, on hearing the sentence, uttered a loud scream, upon which a tall ruffianly looking fellow, sup posed'to be her paramour, who was sitting in the front seat of the gallery, made a sudden leap therefrom to ward the dock, and had nearly succeeded in making his way into it, when the officers interposed, prevented his accomplishing his object, and with some difficulty re moved him from the court. This attempt caused a good deal of excitement in the court. In the course of the day Lord Ernest Bruce took the oaths of qualification as a magistrate for the city and liberties of Westminster. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WESTMINSTER. —Sir Robert Peel. B ar t., 111.. P , appeared to complain • — of the miscond uc t o f a ca b ma n named Philip s , b he had comp e ll e d, a f ter much difficulty, to drive to this cou r t. Sir Robert stated ' theat a littl e b e f ore four that after noon he engag e d "I d efendant near K n i g h ts b ridge -bar racks and ordered him drive to Parliament-street. He started at an extremely did not at all mend, he called to the defendant y slow pace, and, as the speed defendant to drive that, as as the fares were now faster. Defendant replied abated to sixpence per mile not increase his give take him faster speed. Witness said that if he w eould he should have no objection to eighteenpence per mile, as he wa , - i v n e h h a ila a shilling or did not quicken his speed, but said sttle: Defendant to the new law, be ought to b e pai r , accordi ng Witnesa told the defendant that lie beforehand pose that story upon some poor woman, ;m -pose he knew better; and he immediately directed the defendant to drive him to the nearest polic e station. Defendant refused to do so, and said he did not know where there was one. He then drove to Parlia ment-street, where the appearance of a police constable bad the effect of inducing him to discover the situation of this court, which he then admitted he knew, and whither he drove the hon. baronet. Defendant's con duct was very dogged and offensive. Mr. Broderip asked if defendant was sober. Sir Robert could not say that he was otherwise, hut he had to be fetched out of a public-house. An inspector of the B division considered him sober. Sir Robert remarked, that in the course of his expe• THE SUN, LONDON, WEDINESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 185 3. rience of cab drivers he thought he never met with one so bad as this man. . Defendant declared that when told by the gentlemen to drive to a police court his reply was that he knew none nearer than Westminster. He admitted that he told the gentleman he couldn't drive faster than 6 miles an hour, and that was all ; and as regarded the remainder he was neither offensive nor insulting, and never was to anybody. Sir Robert stated that the defendant had never said a word to him about six miles an hour, or about his knowing of no court nearer than the Westminster. On the contrary, he had most positively refused to drive him to a police court, and his manner was insulting and offensive. Mr. Broderip remarked that it was quite clear defend ant had been guilty of gross misbehaviour, and fined him 20s, or 14 days. Defendant was locked up in default. Mr. Broderip received 101. from a lady, per "J. C., for the poor•box. THAMES. —Mr. Samuel Brown, landlord of the Steam Packet public-house, Limehouse, was summoned by Charles Kiddy, a cab driver, who claimed 6 d. only. The complainant said that he was called off the rank at Poplar-gate, took up the defendant in Parkplace, Poplar, and drove him to Sutton-street, Commercial road, opposite the George. After waiting there a short time the defendant said he should have to wait some time longer, and he should engage him by time. Wit ness told the defendant that it would be another hiring, and he made no answer. He then waited above 20 minutes at Sutton-street, and drove the defendant to Whitechapel Church ; from there to White Horse-street, Ratcfiff ; and finished the drive in Park-place. He charged 6d. for one mile from Park-place to Sutton street, and 4s. for time. The defendant only paid him 4s. Mr. Brown said that when he told the cabman the Yard t l h ey e w h a ini s n q g ui b t y e tsiamteis,fieadndththeatcabhderiwvaesr onlyhad hiring must be by time he made no rep l y . M sanctioned r entitled to 4s. The complainant said he was engaged four miles be yond Charing-cross, and was entitled to ls. per mile. Mr. Yardley said the last act of Parliament relating to Hackney carriages enacted that is. per mile should be paid for every mile, or part of a mile, which a cab man should be required to drive beyond the circum ference of a circle, the radius of which shall be four miles from Charing-cross, provided such carriage shall be discharged beyond such circumference. Surely that must mean to apply to cabs hired within the circum ference of four miles, not to a cab hired at a standing beyond the four miles. Mr. Brown -- The cabdriver did not give me any ticket until the drive was over. Mr. Yardley thought that to be sufficient. He knew that some magistrates held that the cabdriver was bound to deliver a ticket at the commencement of the hiring whether he asked for it or not, but he was of a different opinion. GREENWICH.—CarI Renel, Alexander .Bruinel, Hendrick Brunelli, and Hendrick Gusto, Chrolm, four seamen belonging to the Russian ship Salerzia, from Finland, lying in the Commercial Docks, were charged with being concerned in stabbing Thomas Brosnaham and D. Sullivan with a large case knife, late on the night of Monday last, near the dockyard in New King•street, Deptford. The affray arose out of a quarrel respecting some women in the street, and it seems that Bresnahan struck one of the prisoners and ran away. The prisoners fol lowed and in the scuffle the men received severe wounds. Brosnahan had been stabbed in the lungs, and was at Guy's Hospital in a state of great danger. The prisoners were remanded. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MACHESTER-TUESDAY. Considering the season there was a good attendance this morning and a fair amount of business transacted (principally on the Chester Cup) at the following prices : NEWTON HANDICAP PLATE. sto 1 agst Thelia colt (taken). CHESTER CUP. 2,000 to 30 agst Newminster (taken). 2,000 to 30 agst Friday (taken). 1,000 to 12 agst Red Lion (taken). 1,000 to 10 agst Balrownie (taken). 500 to 5 agst Little Harry (taken). 500 to 5 agst Peggy (taken). 500 to 5 agst Indian Warrior (taken). 500 to 5 agst Marc Anthony (taken). 500 to 5 agst Torment (taken). 500 to 5 agst Robin Hood (taken). 500 to 5 agst Brother to Little Swift (taken), DERBY. 6to 1 agst Autocrat (taken). 10 to 1 agst King Tom (taken to 25/.). 25 to 1 agst Ruby (taken). 25 to 1 agst Acrobat (taken to 501.). 40 to 1 agst Meteora (taken). NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MALTA, Nov. 15. The Ardent has arrived from the fleet, but brings no news of importance. She announces the fact of the fleet having left the Dardanelles for Constantinople on the 2d inst. On her arrival the went into dock for repairs. We are hourly expecting the Fury or the Inflexible. Should the nature of their despatches transpire, I will communicate them. A sad accident has occurred to the crew of one of the French steamers, the San 6. In rendering assistance to the Jupiter, which vessel had got on shore, her boat swamped, and 12 poor fellows lost their lives. . . Captain Stephens, Royal Marines, of the Albion, has arrived in Malta by the Ardent for surgical treatment in the hospital. The French steamer Caton, from Constantinople, has reached Malta in nine days, en route to Toulon, for re pairs. - The Shearwater, from Corfu, arrived on Friday, and left yesterday on her return, having put back on Sunday owing to the heavy weather she encountered 15 miles from port. The Vectis (Peninsular and Oriental Company s steamer), from Marseilles, arrived on Sunday, and will leave at eight a.m., on her return, touching at ports in Italy and Tuscany. The Ripon (Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer), with outward India mails, arrived yesterday afternoon, and left a few hours afterwards for Alexandria. ..... The report of the capture of a Russian line•of-battle ship by Captain Slade is not confirmed by subsequent arrivals. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 22. Rear-Admiral Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., superintendent of this dockyard, is selected by the Admiralty to succeed Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, K.C.8., in the com mand-in-chief on the West India and North American station. It was to offer him this oppointment that the gallant superintendent was telegraphed to the Admiralty on Friday. He returned yesterday evening, and we can honestly state the news he bore relative to his removal from this dockyard has caused great regret. His suc cessor, we believe, will be either Rear-Admiral Charles Hope Johnston, late Captain-Superintendent of the Royal Clarence-yard, and the Naval Hospital at Haslar, or Rear-Admiral William Fanshawe Martin, son of the Admiral of the Fleet, and late commodore in command of a squadron on the Lisbon station. We believe the Boscawen, 70, new ship, at present ordinary guardship, at Chatham (which has been ordered to be fitted for a flag), will be Rear-Admiral Fanshaw's flagship ; and his nephew, Captain W. F. Glanville (1846), his flag-captain. We believe the newly appointed commander-in-chief will not wait to sail in his flagship, but will proceed as speedily as he conveniently can arrange to the station, as Sir George Seymour has written to the Admiralty, urging to be immediately relieved. We should not be surprised. as sundry changes in the constitution of the board have of late been talked of in well accredited rqsaeufiil.atrtienn:sit, to see Sir George return to the Admiralty. The Russian corvette Navarin, having completed her o b r ia l h a a ra rb ts ou c r ha , t w ka as . towed to Spithead by the Echo tug, and shiPped her powder and shells, &c., prior to Frit e y. frige S te Aurora will probably follow her about She is to be undocked on Thursday. The Princess Charlotte 104, was placed in No. 3 dock of the fitting-basin a-clay The SPy, 8, brigantine, T. or overhaul and refit. Li eutenant -Commander Beres ford, sailed last night for —Cheatham to be paid off. al despatch yacht, Master -Commander Al T fr h ed e E Ba n dis ß to o n y , went to Osborne this morning, and returned in the afternoon. The Court rt are now expected on Friday. The Widgeon paddle steam-vessel, M aster- Commander P. Rundle, put into harbour this morning from Pem broke for a supply of coals, and left again in the after noon for the eastward. PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY EATING Her Majesty's steam-vessels Imperieu se , so, Captain Watson ; Valorous, 16, Captain Buckle ; and Desperate, 8, Captain Chambers, got up t heir steam t his afternoon, and left the harbour at half-past three o'clock. O u t s i de ' the Breakwater they hoisted their colours and bore away for the westward, under topmast and topgallant studdingsails. Wind, light from the east. The steam-vessel Rhadamanthus arrived this afternoon from Pembroke, and came into harbour to coal. The steam-tug Jasper, arrived to-day from Portsmouth ; she is to be used as an extra tug at this port. WOOLWICH, Nov. 22. APPOINTMENTS. Assistant-Surgeons—John C. Messer, M.D. (1852), from the Arrogant, 47, screw steam frigate, to the Sa racen, surveying vessel, at Devonport, for service in the Chinese seas ; Charles H. Chambers (1851), to the Arro gant, vice Messer. Third Class Assistant-Engineer—F. .T. Hunter, to the Rifleman steam sloop at Woolwich. PROMOTIONS. Assistant-Surgeons William H. Sloggett (1842), serving as additional assistant-surgeon to the St. George, 120, guardship of ordinary at Devonport, and James J. Martin (1842), first assistant-surgeon of the Agamem non, 91, screw steamship, to be surgeons. The Alban, 4, paddlewheel steamvessel of 100 horse power, is ordered to be completed with all despatch, as her services are required as soon as she can be made ready. The Boscawen, 70, at present serving as guardship of ordinary at Chatham, and carrying the pendant of Cap tain Peter Richards C.B Superintendent of Chatham Dockard, is ordered' to be prepared to serve as flagship on the West Indies station, to relieve the Cumberland, 70, the present flagship on the North American and West Indies stations CITY OF LONDON COMMISSION. The commissioners re-assembled in the Privy Council Chamber on Friday, and renewed their investigations into the state of the Corporation of the City of London. Commissioners present—Sir John Patteson and Mr. Cornewall Lewis. The first witness examined was Mr. William Cotton, late governor of the Bank of England, who stated—l am one of the directors of the Bank of England, and have been connected with the shipping interest of the city of London for 45 years. I have paid attention to the general subject of the consti tution, but not to its details. I would retain the Court of Aldermen as a distinct court from the Court of Com mon Council. I think there is an advantage in having an unpaid and independent magistracy ; but, looking at the altered state of circumstances in the city, the mer chants of the city are unable to devote sufficient time to the office of alderman, because of the magisterial duties attached to the office. I would not, however, deprive the aldermen of the city of their judicial functions ; but I would have a legal officer in the capacity of a paid magistrate to preside on the bench. I believe the alder men to have paid assessors to assist them with legal knowledge at present ; so that practically, although not nominally, you have a system of paid magistracy in the city, but you have it without an efficient responsibility. The merchants do not reside in the city now, as they used to do, which accounts to some extent for their in disposition to take part in the affairs of the corporation. The former residences of the merchants in the city have now become warehouses and the places of business of retail traders. In my younger days the corporation used to represent the great bankers and merchants, but now it only, or at least almost exclusively represents the retail traders. At the same time the principal retail establish ments are not now chiefly within the city—many of them are situate at the west-end. I recollect Mr. Williams, and other leading merchants and bankers, throwing up their aldermanic gowns on account of the disrepute into which the municipal offices in the city had fallen. Attacks had been made upon them in the House of Commons, and ridicule was cast upon the corporation. The charges to which I refer have taken place within the period of my recollection. My opinion with re gard to the Court of Common Council is, that such a body may be adapted for th e t ransac ti on o f its deliberative functions ; but it is too numerous for the proper dis charge of the executive duties now intrusted to it. If you can establish a system of electing members to the Court of Common Council, in whom the public would have confidence, I think it would be better to leave that court to elect its own executive officers, as is done in other municipal boroughs, instead of having them elected by the Common Hall, as is now the case in City. The livery companies at present have, generally, no preference to the respective trades whose name they bear; but the goldsmiths, the bowyers, and one or two others of the guilds, still retain a connection with the trades to which their members originally belonged. The constituency of provincial boroughs under the Munici pal Reform Act would be better adapted for the city of London than the existing constituency. It appears to me to be improper for the corporation to compel the re tail traders to take up their freedom when they cannot enforce it upon the wholesale merchants. The City has a large amount of property independent of its rates and dues. I think the corporation have applied their funds, arising from rents, &c., honestly, but not judiciously ; because they have not carried out social improvements, such as baths and washhouses, and the like, which have engaged the attention of corporations like that of Liver pool and other large places. The corporation has cer tainly improved the streets of the City, but I do not think the application of its funds ought to have been exclusively confined to objects within the limits of the City. I think a plan might be devised for giving mu nicipal institutions to the whole metropolis ; and I think there ought to be such a means ; and I believe that some body might be formed for attaining that end ; but I do not feel myself competent now to determine what that body should be. If an improvement is proposed in the metropolis, you must go to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, or to the City, for the necessary funds to carry it out ; and the Chancellor of the Exchequer may fairly answer, "If I give money to build bridges in the me tropolis, I cannot refuse to give it to build Edinburgh and other cities." I think, therefore, that there ought to be some board instituted to execute improvements within the whole metropolis, and having for that pur pose powers of taxation co-extensive with the entire metropolis. Ido not think a chamber of commerce desirable within the city of London. The merchants have now free access to the Board of Trade and the other departments of the Government, and the various branches of commerce having their head-quarters in the City, and possessing each its own particular association, where all matters of importance can be discussed, the establishment of a chamber of commerce in the city of London, I think, is quite unnecessary, and could be at tended with no good result ; and that I believe to be the general opinion of the merchants. Mr. Pulling, barrister, who attended before the coin- mission last week, appeared again at this sitting, to con clude his evidence. He stated—The city of London has a very peculiar jurisdiction, both civil and criminal. It has peculiar laws, exempting the citizens from the juris diction of the Queen's ordinary courts, and the citizens have also the power of choosing their magistrates and judges. The City authorities have likewise a very pecu liar mode of trying prisoners. I contend that these laws still exist, being yet unrepealed. They are based on certain charters, the first of which goes back to the reign of Henry I. If a freeman of the city of London, for in stance, commits a felony in the county of York, a ques tion may arise whether he has not a right to be tried in London, because, by the old laws to which I refer, a citizen of London has a right to refuse to plead except within the City walls. I know, indeed, of no instances of such pleas being used in the case of prosecutions by the Crown, but there are several instances of it in civil actions. In the City there are the wardmote courts, with the ancient jurisdiction of court leets, but all that now remains of them is that certain men go about the streets dressed in fur, collecting money at Christmas. Then there is the Central Criminal Court having jurisdic tion over the whole metropolis, but co-existent with it is the conflicting jurisdiction of the London Sessions within the City, at which, however, very little business is done except in assaults and other petty cases, as well as in appeals against rates. Then there are the alder men's police courts, and the Lord Mayor's Court of Con servancy- -the latter a penal court, relating to the river Thames. There is also the coroner's court, London, being a county of itself, has its own coroner. The Lord Mayor is the coroner, but he has a deputy who does the duty. The Lord Mayor has also the power of, mero moto suo, summoning any person before him residing within the City and its liberties at the request of a citizen, and of deter mining any matter of difference between them. This is a kind of court of arbitration, and many cases are enter tained in the aldermen's courts which are never heard before the paid magistrates in the metropolitan districts. The civil courts are very numerous, and include the Court of Hustings, the Mayor's Court (a court of equity), the Sheriffs' Court, the Appeal Court, for hearing ap peals from the Court of Hustings and from the Mayor's Court. This appeal court is called the Court of St. Martin's-le-Grand, where the Queen's judges preside, but they have not sat there within the last fifty years. Then there are the Court of Orphans, two Courts of Policies of Insurance, two ancient courts of pie-poudre ; and the Lord Mayor being Admiral of London, it is a question whether the City has not also an admiralty jurisdiction. The witness then proceeded to detail the functions and the forms of process belonging to the vari ous City courts abovenamed, and illustrated the manner in which their jurisdiction conflicted with each other and with the general law of the country. He said, the City is an exception to the general County Courts Act, and has a small debts jurisdiction engrafted by a special act upon the Sheriffs' Court. Sir J. Patteson—Perhaps that accounts for the fact that, under the Charitable Trusts Act, whereas cases relating to charities are to be carried to the county courts throughout the rest of the kingdom, cases relating to charities in the city of London go up direct to the Master of the Rolls ? Mr. Pulling—l dare say it is so. Besides the Court of Equity where the regular judge, the Recorder, sits, there is also a Court of Equity in which the Lord Mayor has the power to sit to administer equity without the presence of the Recorder. The Court of Policies of In- iurance was created by an act of Queeit Elizabeth, and was afterwards regulated by an act of Charles 11., since which reign the court has never been called into exist ence, but it has never been formally abolished. With re gard to the 12 or 13 different courts in the City which I have enumerated, it certainly does appear inconvenient that there should exist so many separate jurisdictions, and that doubts should exist in the minds of parties sued as to whether they are under the jurisdiction of these City courts or under the jurisdiction of the general laws of the land, or whether they are deprived of the benefit of those laws. The City courts were established at a time when justice was not perfectly administered all over the country ; but that state of things having passed away, and justice being administered everywhere by the Queen's courts, there is no longer any necessity for keeping up these exceptional courts. The corporation as a corpora tion has no peculiar interest in maintaining these courts, the advantage or disadvantage which arises from them accrues to the citizens at large. But supposing the general County Courts Act applied to the City in the same manner as it does to the rest of the country—a measure which I think would be very beneficial—still I think it would be advantageous, out of the wreck of all ~ IT 'zl : C Le ou ,cv rt is the othe r Ci ty courts, to preserve one good court for the Fay a Londo n , w h ere civil cases could be tried by a PIT ; and suc h tr ib unal might be formed out of the —You would have all the various petty jurisdictions consolidated into one general and useful court ? Mr. would. o f debts I w — th l e trial oif large amount in th e ild have one consoli dated court t lli f n o g r city of London. Similar courtsoexis and are found to be very useful. There pool, and another I believe at Ex e t er , a question more for the merchant than the t in other pl aces , l one at Liy er - is certainly but I doubt wheth e r a t tachments for debt ought mere lawyer; to pre vail in the city of Londo n and not over the r es t o f the kingdom, Mr. C. Lewis — M i g ht not the cu stom o f attachment be modified without being abolished ? Mr. Pulling—lt would be very difficult to do anything else but destroy it a lto g ether, unless y ou a pp l y i t to the rest of the kingdom. It gives the creditor in the city an advantage which he does not enjoy elsewhere. I would recommend the abolition of all the peculiar Customs of the City with regard to attachments, arrests on mesne process, the distribution of property left under intestacy, femmes couvertes, &c. Great inconvenience arises from their being left unrepealed. The City Remembrances sits in the House of Commons to watch the course of legislation on behalf of the City ; and besides attending to the private bills he often gets a clause inserted into a public act excepting the City from the operation of the measure. By this means have been saved and preserved the customs of the City with regard to apprentices, dis tribution, orphans, the law of mortmain (for the citizens of London can still devise under mortmain), and in modern times the Municipal Reform Act, the County Courts Act, the Health of Towns Act, the acts with regard to ports and harbours, and, in fact, all sweeping measures, effecting great changes in all the rest of the kingdom, have contained special reservations in favour of the city of London. Sometimes the clauses introduced by the Remembrancer prejudice the rights of the citizens ; for instance, when Sturges Bourne's Act, regulating vestries was passed, the clause inserted by the Remembrancer precluded the measure from extending to the city of London and Southwark. Again, the rights of the City are saved in all metropolitan acts, as in the case of the metropolitan police, and the police magistrates, the sewerage, and the regulation of porters, in all of which respects the City is excepted from the general system. In all acts relating to the sale of wine, care is taken that the Vint ners' Company shall not be prejudiced in the City, and so with regard to the sale of beer, and, in fact, in the whole mass of acts of Parliament, relating to every branch of trade, the City is excluded. The City, in short, has special charters and privileges, which vest it with the control over all trades, and which, although they are rarely exercised in many cases, they are inva riably saved and excepted from the general legislation of the country. Now, I would make it certain that all these special laws and conflicting customs should be re pealed, and cause the general law of the land to prevail in the city of London the same as elsewhere. Mr. C. Lewis—Do you think that the customs of the City can only be taken away by a special act of Parlia ment, and that the general words of an act cannot de stroy such a custom ? Mr. Pulling—l can hardly answer that question. I have known cases in which it has been held that a spe cific custom is repealed by the general words of an act, and other cases again where it has been held quite the contrary. The point is one respecting which there exists great doubt. Next, with regard to the conflicting juris diction in the metropolis generally in criminal cases, I would observe that whilst the Central Criminal Court is holding its sittings, the Middlesex Sessions, the City of London Sessions, the Surrey Sessions, the Sessions of the Tower, and in fact all the sessions of the various metropolitan districts may be sitting simultaneously with it. It would be advisable, I think, to take away the whole of the metropolitan sessional jurisdictions, and to transact the whole criminal business of the metropolis at one court, say the Central Criminal Court, having the assistant-judges sitting there to try the minor cases after the higher class of business had been disposed of. I would relieve the Lord Mayor and aldermen from their duties at the Central Criminal Court, and make the Recorder, the Common Sergeant, the superior judges of the land, and the assistant-judges, the real judges of that court. Sir J. Patteson—There are generally three of the Westminster judges standing on the rota for each court of the Central Criminal Court, I believe—are so many judges necessary there ? Mr. Pulling—One judge sitting in each court, as is the case on circuit, would, I think, be quite sufficient. I think the grand juries are useless, and even inconve nient, and ought to be abolished. If the commitments are made by competent stipendiary magistrates, the functions of the grand juries are quite superfluous. Then I consider there ought to be a public prosecutor. Sir J. Patteson—That is a question which I am afraid does not come within the scope of our inquiry. Mr. apply my suggestion particularly to the City. The cost of prosecutions conies out of the City funds ; but London being a county has the power of making a county rate if it thinks fit. I do not be lieve the expense of the court I propose would be greater than that of the courts which now exists, each of which nave separate jurisdictions, and have also their own staff of officers. Ido not see why a different practice with respect to the magistracy should prevail in the City from that which is followed in the rest of the me tropolis. I would, therefore, employ duly qualified paid magistrates in the City, in lieu of the aldermen. The aldermen who now act as magistrates in the City are not qualified to discharge such duties, and they have not only their own private affairs as merchants or trades men to attend to, but to exercise the functions of civic senators in managing the various departments of muni cipal government. Mr. C. Lewis—Do not the aldermen rely generally upon the advice of their paid assessors ? Mr. Pulling—l cannot say. The aldermen have only acted as magistrates since the reign of George 11. Another cause of great inconvenience in the City is the number of conflicting local boards. There are no fewer than 700 acts in force in the metropolis for the regula tion of local affairs, and it is absolutely necessary that their provisions should be consolidated, More than one-half of the 700 of these local acts are in force within the City. There are 52 separate charters belonging to the City which are in print, and besides these, I should think, there are at least 20 more which are not in print. Mr. C. Lewis—Are litigants, who call in question the power of the City to enforce the rights hgainst them which it claims under charter, permitted to see the docu ment upon which the claims made upon them are based ? Mr. Pulling—Most certainly not. Mr. C. Lewis—Can you tell the reason why this is refused ? Mr. Pulling—The policy of the corporation of late years has been to conceal its charters: It denies the public access to them in order to prevent the discovery of their contents, although it appears to me that every citizen and every resident of London is clearly entitled Ito inspect them. The officers of the corporation are en strusted to withhold the charters from the public. Mr. Sergeant Merewether has the custody of them, and one of the standing orders of the Court of Common Council is that no officer shall show the charters without the leave of the Court. Mr. C. Lewis—Even after the charters were produced it would be a question then, I suppose, whether they applied to the case in dispute, just like the provisions of any act of Parliament ? Mr. Pulling—Of course. Mr. C. Lewis—Do you see any reason, then, why, while the charters are in force, the corporation should refuse to allow them to be made public ? Mr. Pulling—l can conceive a reason. I have never been engaged professionally by the corporation, and therefore in what I say I violate no confidence. My information is derived from other sources. I have rea son to believe that the City has committed the forfeiture of many of its rights, and if the City were to allow its title to be looked into, it would expose the errors which have caused a technical forfeiture. For instance, the cor poration claims the right to hold land in mortmain under a charter of Edward IV.: and in the City accounts there is a large revenue shown from rents and quit rents. Now, the greater part of these rents and quit rents is derived from property which I conceive the corporation merely holds in trust, and if there is a trust, then it has com mitted a breach of that trust. Then, again, being the conservators of the Thames, the corporation has allowed encroachments to be made upon the bed and the soil of the river, and it has derived, and still derives, a revenue from giving licenses to parties to make these encroach. ments. Again, under a chaiter of Ch ar l es 1 ., Smith field and Moorfields were granted to the City on the condition that both places should be maintained as open spaces unbuilt upon ; and it happened after the great fire of London that pent-houses were erected in Smith field to accommodate the sufferers by that great cala mity ; yet in the act which was subsequently passed for the rebuilding of the City, mention was made in the re cital that such pent-houses had been built, and the act specially directed that they should be pulled down, and that no houses should be built upon the open space of Smithfield. Now, it is a great question whether the corporation has not forfeited its right to Smithfield, be cause the present open space there is not one-tenth, or one-twentieth of its ancient size, and the corporation has not only allowed it to be built upon, but they have pro fited from the houses which have been erected there. In the case also of the Finsbury estates the corporation has contravened the original grant of Moorfields ; and under these circumstances I conceive that there is good reason why the City should withhold its charters from the public eye. Mr. C. Lewis —That may be a reason why the City does not mish to lose its charters ; but is there any good reason why they should be withheld when it is desire able for the public good that their contents should be made known ? Mr. Pulling—l see none. Mr. C. Lewis—Have you anything else which you wish to add to your evidence ? Mr. Pulling—l would merely add that I think if, throughout the metropolis, a general system of munici pal government were established, modelled upon the Municipal Corporation Act, and separate municipalities were constituted for each of the metropolitan boroughs as well as for the City, great advantage would be gained. At the same time I would reserve to the City any pro perty, title, or beneficial rights which it now legally en joys. I think there ought to be a uniform system of police and police magistracy, as well as of sewerage, throughout the entire metropolis. I would have the whole of the local acts to which I have referred repealed, and would substitute in their place a municipal system for the whole metropolis, giving a separate corporation to each parliamentary borough. In the city of London, however, I would reserve to the livery a great deal of their ancient rights, as they might be made a very valu able body. Whilst the householders might have a voice in all general matters of local government, I would leave to the livery alone the right of electing to the high offices. I would have the livery reformed and the con stitution of the companies altered. I believe the trade of London could not be efficiently represented in the corporation without the livery companies. The freemen householders would not represent the commerce of the City so well as the livery. The original connection of the companies with their respective trades does not now exist, but that connection I would restore. In the sense that the companies do not retain their original connec tion with the trades, they certainly do not represent the trade of the City. I would not maintain the present distinction between the Court of Aldermen and the Court of Common Council. Originally, I believe, the Court of Aldermen had a veto upon the acts of the Court of Common Council. This is not now the case ; but the aldermen have the power of voting away the City funds to a certain extent, and they possess a considerable amount of patronage. I would not allow the livery to elect the Recorder or any of the other judicial officers. The aldermen should not hold office for life, but be periodically elected. Mr. C. Lewis—ln order to ascertain any custom which exists in the City, is it not necessary to go through a very laborious antiquarian research into both printed and manuscript authorities ? Mr. Pulling—Quite so. The examination of this witness having at length been concluded, the commissioners adjourned the inquiry till Tuesday next. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday the first court under the present mayoralty was held, and The LORD MAYOR in taking the chair, expressed the sense he felt of the honour which had been done him by his election to the civic chair. Sir PETER LAURIE moved a vote of thanks to the late Lord Mayor, which was seconded by Alderman Fare brother, and carried unanimously. Alderman COPELAND, with a view to demonstrate that this court was not so useless a body as had been repre sented, moved for a return of the number of courts and committees held du'ring the year ; the like of Emmanuel Hospital, the attendance of aldermen at the Central Cri minal Court, at quarter sessions, at the justice-room at Guildhall, at meetings to license persons to sell game, and to hear summons for non-payment of rates ; also a separate return of the number and result of the commit tals from the city to the Central Criminal Court. Or dered unanimously. Alderman LAWRENCE, alluding to a statement made by a witness before the commissioners, to the effect that nineteen members of the court had met at the Mansion House, and subscribed 1,9001. towards the election of a brother alderman, asked if his lordship was aware of any such thing ? The LORD MAYOR categorically denied all knowledge of such a transaction. He had, however, known alder men subscribe to assist late aldermen who had been in unfortunate circumstances. (Hear, hear.) Alderman COPELAND looked upon the statement of the witness who charged them with subscribing 1,9001. towards the election of Sir John Key as a vile aspersion. He believed that the person who had given the infor mation had told a gratuitous falsehood for purposes of detraction. Other members of the court protested their entire ig norance of the affair. Sir P. LAURIE—Wait till all the evidence is pub lished, and then we shall be able to give a satisfactory answer to all charges, as we did in the case of Bethlehem Hospital. (Hear, hear.) Alderman WILSON had been an alderman 23 years, and had never known money subscribed by members of the court towards any election whatever. (Hear.) Alderman iIIIMPHERY-I was present when it was moved (as it was by one of the aldermen) that a subscrip tion be raised for the purpose of Sir J. Key s election. I opposed the proposition, and it was immediately repu diated. lam sure that no money was subscribed. ward Hinde, Esq., Lieutenant 65th Bengal Native Infan try, to be Captain, vice Stuart, resigned, Nov. 9. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William Thomas Ferris, carpenter, Charles-street, West minster. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Rowe, baker, Hunter-street, Kent-road, to sur render, Dec. 1, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Wilson, Gresham-street. Joseph Bradstreet, baker, Pearson-street, Kingsland road, Dec. 1, at two, and Dec. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street ; Moss, Queen-street, Cheapside. Hugh Williams, jun., tailor, West Smithfield, ov. 28, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Sheard and Baker, Old Jewry. Robert Frederick Cooper, oilman, Three-colt-street, Limehouse, Dee. 2, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Buchanan, Basingball-street. rohu Single, builder, Poplar, Nov. 28, at one, and Jan. 7, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Barrow, Old Jewry-chambers. James Woods, miller, Buckfastleigh, Devon, Dec. 1, and 22, at one, at the Exeter Distriet Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Edmonds and Sons, Plymouth; Stogclon, Exeter. Eliza Lloyd, dressmaker, Wigmore-street, Dec. 5, a t twelve, and Dec. 27 at one, at th Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court; Steinberg, Bread-street. Larratt D. Shields, merchant, Lime-street, City, Dec. 2, at one, and Jan. 13, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Vandercour, Cree, Law, and Comyn, Bush-lane. Thomas Davies, cowkeepm, Rosemary-lane, otherwise Royal Mint-street, Dec. 2, at half-past one, and Jan. 3, at one, at the Court o f B an k ru pt c y. G ra h am , fficial assignee ; Turner and Sons, Whitechapel. John Hodges and John Foster Hodges, hosiers, New Bond-street, Nov 28, at two, and Dec. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Depree and Austen, Lawrence-lane. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Thomas Bathgate, of Birmingham, draper, first dividend of 2s. 7d. in the pound, payable at 7, Waterloo-stre9t, Birmingham, on any Thursday. Henry Thompson, of Manchester, and Nafferton, York shire; corn merchant, first dividend, of 3d. in the pound, payable at 35 George-street, Manchester, on Tuesday December 13, and any subsequent Tuesday. Walter Jenkins, of Caervent, Monmouthshire, shoe maker, first and final dividend of 4d. in the pound, pay able at Bank-buildings, Chepstow. William Henry Willi ams , o f N ew p or t, coa l d ea l er , first and final dividend of 2s. lid. in the pound, payable at Great Dock-street, Newport. THE BROKER LE GRAND. Five new petitions were presented complaining of the conduct of the broker Le Grand. The sums mentioned in the petitions presented up to this time as fraudulently obtained by him amount to no less than 25,0001. Only 2501. has been recovered from one of his sureties. who was bondsman for this amount ; the other surety, it was stated, would be declared a bankrupt if legal measures were proceeded with to enforce payment of the bond into which he had entered to a like amount. Sir R. W. CARDEN presented a petition, signed " E. Jones," complaining of the conduct of Daniel Elley, a broker. The court ordered Mr. H. W. Sewell, the summoning officer, forthwith to serve copies of the petition upon the broker and his two sureties. THE CORPORATION INQUIRY, Alderman WIRE moved—" That this court are desirous to assist the inquiry now proceeding before the commis sioners appointed by the Crown, and for that purpose they wish to render to the commissioners all the docu ments and information in their power, in order that the commissioners may have every information which can be supplied to them by the court or any of its officers, and that it be referred to the privileges committee to act accordingly." The motion wrs seconded by Alderman WILSON, and carried unanimously. Alderman WIRE presented a petition, signed by Mr. W. Ford, of the Blue Anchor, Wormwood-street, com plaining that his measures had been duly tested by the ale conners several times during the last ten months, the latest occasion being the 7th ult. ; and that he had paid a fee of is. (which he had since been informed was ille gal) on each examination. Four days afterwards, how ever, two other persons, called inspectors of weights and measures, tested one of the same measures and pro nounced it deficient ; and he had in consequence been fined 55., and branded as a user of false measures. He therefore prayed that the subject of the inspection of measures should be taken into consideration with a view to its being placed on a more satisfactory footing ; and he submitted that if measurei were required to be made of glass, accidental injuries reducing them below the standard capacity would be impossible. Alderman WIRE hoped that the office of ale conner was one of those which was doomed to destruction. It was of very ancient date, and the persons appointed to it were selected by the livery in common hall. The only duty they performed was that of receiving a shilling and drinking a glass of ale. The petition was referred to the general purposes com mittee. CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. Yesterday a court was held, Deputy Peacock in the chair. Deputy MEADWAY stated that the New River Com pany had cut off the supply of water to 22 houses in Three Tuns-court, Redcross-street. The CaAinmex'said the company had promised to give notice to the court of any intention upon their part to withold so indispensable a supply, and the clerk was in structed to communicate with the secretary on the subject. POSTERN-ROW. Mr. DAW read a letter from Viscount Combermere, in which his lordship stated that he should not object to the temporary accommodation the commissioners require as to the opening of Postern-row. He should be happy when he went to London in January to open that street permanently, should it not interfere with the fortifica tions, &c. (Applause.) It was unanimously agreed to that an answer should be written by Mr. Daw expressive of the thanks of the commissioners. THE FLEET SEWER. Mr. HAYWOOD the surveyor to the commission, then read a report on the works now going on at the Fleet sewer. Within a few days after the date of his last re port, the small opening into the sewer in New Bridge street had been surrounded by a close box or board, and a deodorising powder evolving chlorine had been so copiously used that no smell had been perceptible, ex cepting that of the chlorine itself. About 70 feet of new invert had been laid, and the works were progress ing rapidly, being carried on night and day whenever the tides would permit. Mr. Haywood then proceeded to combat at some length the objections which had been made against the mode of conducting the operations, and concluded by asserting thas every possible care had been taken to reduce the annoyance to the minimum. After some discussion, it was resolved that copies of the report should be sent to Lord Palmerston and the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers. Mr. Painter and Mr. Williams were elected inspectors of pavements and nuisances. The appointments took place in consequence of the vast increase of business in the City of London.—Adjourned. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDAY. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 21. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Acting Consul at Tene riffe, reporting that the local authorities of the Canary Islands have received strict orders from the Spanish Go vernment not to admit to Pratique any vessel from any port in England where Asiatic cholera is known to exist, until such vessel has performed quarantine at Vigo. Any vessel, however, bringing a clean bill of health from the port of departure, and a certificate from the Spanish Consul of there not having been any case of cholera in the place, nor within 30 leagues of it, will be admitted to pratique here, after being in quarantine 15 days, counted from the time of departure. By order, JAMES BOOTH. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 21. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a des patch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Leipzic, cover ing the translation of a notice suspending, until the end of this year, the import duty on rice; information was also conveyed, in the above-mentioned despatch, of the suspen sion of the duties on corn, pulse, flour, and bread-stuffs, until the end of September, 18M. The Lords of the Committee have also received the translation of a Greek law allowing the free introduction of grain into Greece till the 31st of December next. By order, JAMES BOOTH. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 22. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Bah° ' dated. the 14th inst., repor ti ng th a t th e li g h t h ouse on Cape Michi chaco, about four leagues to the east of that port, will cease to exhibit a light from the day above-mentioned until the repairs in which it stands in need are finished. By order, JAMES BOOTH. NEW WRIT FOR CLONMEL. In pursuance of the directions of an act, passed in the 24th year of the reign of his late Majesty Sing George the Third. intituled " An act to repeal so much of two acts, made in the 10th and 15th years of the reign of his present Majesty, as authorises the Speaker of the House of Com mons to issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown for making out writs for the election of members to serve in Parliament, in the manner therein mentioned, and for sub stituting other provisions for the like purposes : I do hereby give notice, that the death of Cecil John Lawless, Esq., commonly called The Honourable Cecil John Lawless, late a M em b er serving in this present Par liament for the borough of Clonmel, hath been certified to me in writing, under the hands of two Members serving in this present Parliament, and that I shall issue my warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a member to serve in this present Parliament for the said borough, at the end of fourteen days after the insertion of this notice in the London Gazette. Given under my band the 19th day of November, 1853. C. S. LEFEVBE, Speaker. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 17. The following promotions, consequent on the death, on the 16th instant, of Rear-Admiral of the Red John Pasco, have this day taken place :—Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Watkin Owen Pell, Knt., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir James Stirling, Knt., to be Rear-Admiral of tho White ; Captain Percy Grace, to be Rear-Admiral on the Reserved Half-pay List; Cap tain. Henry Dundas, to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANTS. let Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Colin Taylor, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Jenkins, resigned, Nov. 14. _ _ Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—War ren Auchmuty, Esq., late Captain 13th Light Infantry, t o be Captain, vice Ogilvie, resigned ; Charles Thomas Ed. INSOL VENT PETITIONERS. John Warwick, of Kirby Stephen, Westmoreland, joiner —Charles Jennings, of Nailsea, Somersetshire, out of business—Joseph Harrington, of Levbourne and Wro tham, Kent, farmer—Joh n H os i er , o f - Narford, Norfolk, butler—Thomas Lewis, of Rises., Monmouthshire, collier —James Jacob, of Trosnant, Monmouthshire, woodward. . PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. John. Banks and John Hales, Holt, Norfolk, surgeons— Samuel Topham and Richard Warwick Topharn, Leeds, engravers—William Soar, Frederick Turner, and Charles Smith, 14, Eastbourne-mews, Westbourne terrace, Hyde park, job masters (so far as regards Frederick Turner) — Hannah Ridley and Martha Brass, 7, Wellington-street, Islington, artists Samuel Bergel and Alfred Worms, Bradford, Yorkshire, merchants—George Fifeot Lyde, Ste phen Watcham, and John Wignall Leather, 121, Wood street, City, lace manufacturers (so far as regards George Fifoot Lyde) —Alfred Barrett and Charles Stanley Osborne, Skinner-street, City, brass-founders—John Levy and Isaac Levy, of 3, Castle-street, and 109, Gravel-lane, Hounds ditch, rag merchants—Edmund Purssy and Benjamin Mears, 50. Mount street, Lambeth, meat salesmen—Ed ward Morley and Frank Morley, Sheffield, grocers—Henry Bertwistle and Bowers Bertwistle, Padiham, Lancashire, brewers—William Bateman and Henry Bateman, 38, Milk street, Cheapside, proprietors of the patent chemical ferti lizing powder—Thomas Burnham. Wilkins and William Horner, 48, Aldermanbury, shoe merchants—Mark Show ring and James Cox, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, woollen drapers—William Bell, 8, Houndsditch, and Joseph Wat kins, Brighton, Sussex, clothiers—James Lord and David Scott, Manchester, cotton manufacturers—Edward Satter thwaite and William Satterthwaite Bilston, Staffordshire, fishmongers—Henry Roberts and George Sykes, Kingston upon-Hull, commission merchants—Chas. Dixon and John Russell, of Gateshead, Durham, linen-drapers—William Smith Newcombe and Frederick Newcombe, jun., of Wa vertree and West Derby, Lancashire, drapers—John Wil liams and John Walters Williams, of Swansea, Glamor ganshire, newspaper proprietors—Thomas Lamb and Robert Friend Lamb, of Monk Wearmouthshore, Durham, smiths. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Simeon Phineas Cohen of Glasgow, optician, November 30, at twelve, at the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. Thomasßitchie, of Bowhouse, near Alloa, farmer, Dec. 1, at twelve, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Alloa. Alexander Nairne, of Edinburgh, writer (deceased), Dec. 2, at two, at Dowells and Lyon's Rooms, Edinburgh. John Fraser of Invergordon, merchant, Dec. 5, at twelve, at the Commercial Inn, Invergordon. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM HOUSE, Nov. 22. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Lionne, from Gravelines ; Marie, Dunkirk ; Helen, Faro ; East Anglian, Alexandria ; Maria, Zante ; Anna Margaretha Herstine, Dantzic ; Earl Grey, Valparaiso ; Reindeer, Mauritius and Cuba ; Sophia Maria, Riga ; Catherine Elizabeth, St. Vincent ; Hekla, Fauborg ; Hamilton, Callao ; Sussex, St. Petersburg ; Kathay, New York; Torlades, Soderham; Hilda, Oster Russoer ; Oscar, Suudswall; Pauline, Caen ; Marie, Ros tock; Robert and Henry, Messina; Goldfinch, Memel; Lancaster, Dantzic; Murray, Ostend; Waterloo, Cron stadt ; Astrea, Sundeswall; Andretta, Gefie ; Triton, Pillau; Margaretts, Maria, Soderham ; Ang e li na , S yra ; John Walker, Stettin; Albion, Onega ; Admiral, ew port ; Active, Caen. ENTERED dIITWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Meeke, for Leer ; Louise, Stettin ; Ruby, Melbourne and Geelong ; Velocity, Port Philip ; Echo, Dunkirk • Plumstead, Mel bourne ; Templar, Dunkirk ; A s p ern , Dunkirk ; Ayrshire, Odin ; Felix, Pernambuco ; Catherine Elizabeth, St. Vincent. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Sheaf, for Dunkirk ; Pauline Houghton, Bussorah ; Vere, Jamaica ; Plantagenet, Boston ; Fides, Koror ; Hero, Leer ; Argus, Hamburg ; Isabella, Melbourne ; Almuth, Hamburg; Helena, Rio Janiero ; Theodore, Bremen ; Grecian, Ja maica. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 22. A schooner is reported to have been run clown off the bar this morning by an inward bound steamer. The William Rathbone was in contact with the Chance, for Newfoundland, Nov. 26, lat. 44, long. 46. The latter vessel was cut down to the water's edge. The Meta, from Trieste, on Nov. 6, off Cape St. 'Vin cent, passed about 150 homeward-bound ships. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Lancaster, from Calcutta to Liverpool, Sept. 13, lat. 33 S., long. 29_E. The Julia, from Moulmein to Liverpool, Sept. 18, lai 35, long. 19. _ The bunrobin Castle, from Calcutta to London, Oct. 1, lat. 9, long. 13. The Windsor, from London to Port Philip, Oct. 11, lat. 8 N., long. 23 W The Eliza Bell, from Liverpool to St. Domingo, Nov. 9, [at. 46, long. 17. _ The David Brown, bound S.W., Nov. 13, lat. 49, long, 12. The Hegir, from St. Lawrence to Belfast, and Mars, from Liverpool to Africa, Nov. 14, lat. 49, long. 11. The Kangaroo, from London, Sept. 18, lat. 34 S., long, 16 E. The Fame, for Adelaide, S.A., Oct. 7, lat. 1 N., long, 21 W. The Emily, from %Vhampoa, Oct. 11, lat. 8 long 24. The Cuba, from Crabbe Island to London, Nov. 8, lat. 45, long. 22. The Sea King, from Clyde to Melbourne, Nov. 14. The John Gilpin, from Calcutta to Bahia, Sept. 30, lat. 21 S., long. 23 W. The Salem, from Liverpool, and Felicie, from Pondi cherry to Marseilles, Sept. 10, lat. 1 N., long. 21 W. The Duke of Wellington, from Calcutta to London, and Tulloch Castle, from Bombay to London, Sept. 16, lat. 9 N. long. 25 W. The Astrea, from Bahia to London, Oct. 30, lat. 36 N., long. 38 W. . __. _ _ The Lima, from Boston to Port Philip, lat. 10 N., long. 25 W. The John Brown, lat. 49 N., long. 9 W. A large full-rigged English clipper, painted black, with gilt head, outward bound, lat. 59 N., long. 9 W. The Tagus and Sharp, both of Liverpool, Nov. 16, lat. 50 N., long. 9 W. The Sobraon, Nov. 16, lat. 50 N., long. 8 W. The Bermondsey, from Plymouth, and Isabella, from Liverpool to Monte Video, Oct• 7, lat. 1 N., long. 21 W. The Moffatt, from Bombay, Nov. 4, lat. 41 N., long. 28 W. The Dartmouth, outward bound, lat. 46 N., long. 11 W. The Wooloomooloo, bound south, Oct. 12, lat. 5 N., long. 22 W. The Quito, from Colombo to London; Oct. 14, lat. 10 N. long. 23 W. The New Lancet, from Madeira to Newfoundland, Nov 4, lat. 41:N : long. 25 W. The Elizabeth; and Parsee, Nov. 19, off Twikar. The Abel Tasman (barque), Sept. 23, lat. 21 S. long. 25 W. The Rigastnan, from London to Currachee, Sept. 29, lat. 12 S. long. 20 W. The Moffat (ship), from St. Helena to London, Oct. 28, lat. 36 N. long. 41 W. The Martha Anna, from New York to Cape of Good Hope, Sept. 18, lat. 7 N. long. 25 W. The Rappahannock, from Liverpool to New York, Oct. 7, lat. 46 N. long. 20 W. The John Campbell, of and from Greenwich for Quebec, Oct. 14, off east point of Anticosti. The Princess Royal, British ship, off Port Richmond Prince Edw ar d' s I s l an d , O ct. 15. , A CONFLAGRATION.—The fire in the woods in Michigan was checked by a recent rain, but it is still burning in many localities. Tens of thousands of acres of forest have been destroyed, and of the top soil, to the depth of nearly a foot in many places, nothing is left but ashes. It is estimated that more than fifty barns and houses have been burnt, with miles of fence, and many thousands of dollars worth of saw-logs, cord wood, &c.— Washington Intelligencer. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills, an Effectual Remedy for Gout and Rheumatism.- -Extract of a letter from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Goiwin's, auc tioneers, Winchester, dated April 8, 1852. To Professor Holloway.—Sir, —I beg to inform you that for years I was a suffer er f rom chronic rheumatism, and often laid uy for weeks together, unable to move. I was attended by the most eminent surgeons here, but obtained no relief; and was iuduced to go into our county hospital. The medical treatment there, however, being of no avail, I left, and commenced using your pills, wbicb, I am happy to say, in a short time effected a perfect cure, and enabled me to resume my employment. Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. do t MARRIED. A i t On the Ist inst., at Montreal, Lieutenant •" -- ... o ttngg Ross Clarke, Royal Engineers, to Frances Ars,_ris, oo , - daughter of Colonel Matthew C. Dixon, Liu Royal Engineers, Canada. On the 19th inst., at the parish church , o ," — c o lliti. Surrey, W. Beveran Grase, Esq., 8.A., of Q ueen :st 0 15 , 4 01 . Cambridge, and Balham-hill, to Elizabeth, nuifi g bt, ter of the late George Jones, Esq., of raj ' Hastings. __A 6 4, DIED. On the 20th inst., at his r es id e nce, Wavertrekn. cel r Mr. Matthew Maurice G eorge Dowling, formerly LW' 60 stable for Liverpool.the ja On the 20th inst., at his s e a t in Yorkshire ; 1 - voto s, year of his age, Philip Davies Cooke, Esq. , °L Flint' the said county , On the 20th inst., at his residence, Balheln , j stable, Esq., aged 70. ,itono and Gw3n.aney, in the county ()f owl c o s' 9 alne s On the 20th inst Mary Ann, the wife of J ~ Esq., merchant, of Bures, near , Colchester. f his 1 4,,.' On the 20th inst. at Bush in the 60th year ° ,9.ie s ' Mr. John Colbran, for many y iears page to her late the son Queen Ad e l a id e. i n of $i On the 21 s t i ns t ., S eymour G eo rge, the infant Geor g e Larpent, Bart. i t leo t ' 2 Pro o rs On the 21st inst., at his residence, .No. , 26 y street, St. Luke's, Mr. John Fortune, aged 18,,f° r I ortiff s. Clerk of the Works at the General Post-office• ° ll * _....e. le-Grand -- s Oti Of LONDON : Printed and Published by MURD ° 22O. I II of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 177 e Sun Q.O4 e ova`ff " Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy in " 1 31 iddiviexa Wedneultiy, Novenakar 23; 180. .......,........ , ... 4...'. COUNTRY MARKETS LIVERPOOL—Nov. i 2. At this day's market there was a good attentdance oc, tl / 1 . 0 town and country trade, but the demand for consulnP':.'„ was limited. There was, however, considerab le s p e % tive inquiry on the part of the Greek louses here, l' eo strengthened the market, and a fair amount of btudn o resulted at about the prices of this day - week. Fic ul : the more freely offered, and, being less inquired for, lui" • t h improvement noted on Friday. Oats and oatmeal met {,her a slow retail sale at barely Late rates for fine, lind, r * less money for inferior. Barley and beans without crou'r* For Indian corn holders refused to make any 011°36° IPSWICH—Nov. 22. We can report a fair show of samples of wheat a t ,; ket. Thero was much firmness in the trade, and ill,'", 0 advance of is per qr. may be written. The c,ontli"%r improved too. Barley in good supply. Althoug,Agl„ t/ rally we may note is per qr. decline, it was with dr,: t o that buyers succeeded in getting their purchases 1111 ' abatement. Scarcely any beans or peas at market. Ol' PER. QUARTER.. ran la, R 0 Wheat, red (old), 72s to 76a Barley, grinding .... 385t° 540 Ditto (new) (new) - 5.0 500 to go" Ditto, white (new) 78s to 84s Peas - to OUP Ditto (old) Barley, malting AVERAGES FOR TILE WEEK ENDING Nov. 19, 18 53 ' Wheat Barley Oats — „ Oos 0(1 Beans Peas HULL—Nov. 22. To-day our farmers brought us a fair supply of %Oat. the great p ro p or ti o n ne w a nd in improved 00 41,0 1 2 1 0 0 They evinc e d no eage rn ess t o se ll e ven at fully 25 upon last week' s ra t es , a t which the business of r eigo was generally done. Anything fine and fresh in . f :i ii tso reds good to sell. B ar l e y 2 s l o w er . Old beans 13? their their value, and new eas i er t o b u y. Oats mai.atai n bolt value. The linseed and linseed cake market s pfd quiet. Nothing doing in rapeseed, and of caktle are only retail. 8 8 Wheat, English, red 74 to 78 Ditto white 7B to 8,1 Dantzic and Konigs berg Pomeranian and Ham - 14 0 05 1 IPeas, gray and black- 5 , 4 Linseed, Black Sea.. val P Ditto Petersburgb Ditto Riga and Arab" , angel Ditto Konigsberg and tg 4 0 Memel YerP 10 Ling. c.,11n1110/ 2s 6d. 4 w g/ 15 1 Ditto fine for. 91 Os 0 00 Ditto inf. for O/ °sod t 4 06 Rap6seed OOl Os t 4 00 Rape rakes lares, ...... 6d , Ditto foreign . VI Guano .... . to l o ,o 1 Bones lo7g 6d t° Rye Meal . 75 to 781 burgh Danish ,Holstein, and Friesland 63 to 70' Russian and Odessa 56 to 62 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian '26 to 28 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 34 to . a Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 54 to 65 70 to 74 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, NOV. 22. O t t STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have had a very stiv „ .-. g ji r , for shares to-day, at a gradual but firm rise of 1 0 0 ,10' cent. on the quotations of yesterday, and cloy sins. strong feeling. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cbtesr ; : o ,! i shares), 4, d. ; Caledonian, 288 ; East Lanr t 11-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 67,i i; North-Western, 1031 ; Ditto Fifths, #p, ; sot ) ", Sheffield, and Lincoln, 224 3 ; Midland 63 , 2 4 i ; . I f !' British, 7i ; South-Eastern and Dover, 18 13-16 'd „ and North Midland, 25 ; Manchester, Sheffiehl, 0,0 coin (6/. new), 3-16 p. ; York and North Midtst o poc lo S. Pur., 4 d. ; North Uuion A (guaranteed b3r and North-Western and Lancashire and Yorksld.te'6?' Ditto, B, 168 ; Quebec and Richmond ,Debentutr a cent.), 104 5. ' 'MANCHESTER, Nov. 22. ,40° 1 STOCK EXOAANGE.--The value of shares has 0 0 1 improved throughout the day, and an unusually la ri e j , ness has been d o ne in Leed s , C a l e d o ni a n, Sheffit, Midland stocks. Caledonian, 28i ; Leeds, 6n; E- D 0) , ~/ 224 ; Ditto New Pref., s p. ; Midland, 63i ; East shire, 16 13-16 ; Dover, 18 15-16 ; London and ctiu" \Western, 1034 ; Sheffield Pref., 9 7-16 ; Cheshire J' //1 10/ d. ; Blackburn, 58. BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 22. he re rtr STOCK EXCHANGE.—In this market to.dar t o o an advance in th e p r i ces o f all shares. London var Westerns closed at 103, and Midlands at 63 64. LEEDS, Nov. 22. fil l ° i Pr ° STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have had another - 1 5 0 0,1 market in shares this morning. Prices generally, ell; upward tendency. Midlands, which opened at bor A Solv at 64. Leeds Northerns were also bone at 141, and Westerns at 84. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—YEsTRBDO' A 11 14% Wl-91tar ••••• •• • ••' 116. Ditto, three months .. 11 161 4 i.egnorn ••••• • • • • • ••••• Rotterdam .. Antwerp .............. 25 20 Milan .. •••••• • • • • '• ••• Brussels .............. 25 20 Venice ...... •••• • • •• ••• damburgh ............ 13 5 1 „{ • Naples .. .. ••••• • •• • • ••• Altona ................ Palermo • . •••• • • • • ••' „. •• • • .... 25 •0 !..tessina . ••• Ditto, thrifts months . • 25 25 ,Li.sbon ••••• • • • • Marseilles.... 25 27% !Opvrto .......... ...... Bourdeaux Rio Janeiro .. •••• •• • Frankfort-on•Matne .... 119 BuenOs Ayres.. .. • • Berlin ........ N ew 7 'ork, 60 day? Big." "- 11 38 !Philadeolla . •• 0 0 Trieste M ,l Peteadridrsburgh.... • • 381• • Foreign Go. Id in Bars• ° v Z• 3 ,', • . ••••'•"• '• • • • • 513 ! Cad— • ...... •••••.• .• .• 50 L i !•i !mext, Portugal D 01 4113 • ' 0 ° 6 Barcelona... .......... Seville —wan New Dollars ...... 0 IP ° Silver in bars • • • • SEABORNE MALLS. A I.'" (N signifies that the mails are se n t f rom th e Generw ny the night—and AI by the morning --dispatch.] Jo e rk rlig% • Day when made up From what J oe COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port Fog Office, London.* Dispatched. kmerica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool •• • 60 e l kmerica (by United Sts. of packet) .... •• • ...NNov. 20.......... Liverpool .• • 1 1 kmerica (by U States; 'of* packet) ..........NiNov. 27 .......... SouthanlPWn 4 kustralia (via • South-! ampton) Jan. 4...• ..•• Southampton sot I)itto (via Marseilles) N Jan. 8.• Ditto (via Cape of Wed! UoC' Hope) ............N Dec. 4 .. Liverpool •• • 5 0 0 tfrica (West Coast) .../sl3d of the month ..I Plymouth • ' st' e Alexandria.......... N'B, 9, 24, &30 of rn. Dover • • vo e, ;; klexandria..........M.4th & 20th of mon. 'Southampton 1 Bahamas 1i 17th of the month Souttlitinr° ll ( )eV.; Belgiuna Dover ••• ••• pee. , r i; Brazil ..M,9th of the month.. Southampton pec• Buenos Ayres ........M,9th o f t h e mon th .. Southampton /col" Cape of Good Hope ..N!l4th of the month Plymouth • No v. Cape of Good Hope .. N 14th of the month.'Southampton ' 'ape de Verds •N 9th of the mon th.. ' Plymouth • • Ceylon (see India) • I prof,! l „4 Cey10n.......... ..N 114th of the month, Plymouth • • ,6 Channel Isles ........N.M on ~Wed.,&Frid,,SouthamP,on sot , ' & 17th of month SouthainPlor' China (see India) r, a• Constantinople .... N 17,8,17,2 1,&27 of m. Dover ••• • '. 6,1 pee• Constantinople ..,4 th & 20th of mo n , S o uthampton ;ont. of Europe M& N Twice daily Dover •• • Egypt (see India) T0 ic 7 441 France DI & N Twice dai1y...... Dover • ••, sof , gibraltar ..........M,4, 7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Southampts°l' • 16 Greece (see India) of. .40 Greytown .......... M 2nd & 17th o f mon. 40UthEIMpten Hamburgh ..........N,Tuesday & Friday,London .•• • • n ee. ;Di , Flavannah .......... M 2nd of the month' Southarnpl l, " Holland ............ M Wednesday & S London ..• • • ..rev fU Honduras .......... M 117th of the montli.!Southampion Nee. 43. India (viaSouthampt.)M'4th & 20th of mon. SouthamPt" wv• ' India (via Marseill es ) M Bth& 24th of month Dover . • • • •• e ef• :M lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 o f mon I D over. . • • •• 1 -. 0 4 Ireland .... • ...M & N Twice daily ..111olyhead •• soft '6 .• • 9, 1 &28 of tn. iSouthamPlon Dec. 1 0 Madeira of the tuonthjSouthampton Madeira ............ N ,23d of month ....'Plymouth • • %tali& (see India) I SO' Malta ,N . 7,17,19,28, 30 of m.; Dover ...• •• Mauritius (see India) Nf 1,70• 1 auritius ..........N,l4th of the month !Plymouth •• pe e. Mexico ... .3,1•211 d of the month.. •SouthamPt" ,6 Naples .... ..N ,sthl6th2sthof mon.' Dover .. •• • • o f. ' O lll New Granada ......M.2d & 17th of month SouthamPtfr igno er 4 New Zealand Dy private skip Various por t - IN $4 Papal States N r 5 thlbth 2 s thoftnon. 'Dover ..... • / 0 14 ,6 Peninsula ..........M; 7 thl7th2Bthofmon.;Southampton t i , Peru . ...... •3112 d & 27th of mon. SouthamP tnn 4lo. Port Natal ..........N;l4th of the month 'Plymouth • • Joy. 0 'icily • • .• •• • • ....N sthlsth2stho:inon, Dover •••• •• ;of' ov.j6 Tuscany -•.. • • . ....N thls th2Athofmon.,Dover ..... Venezuela ..• AI 2d & 1 7th ot - nonth SouthamPtonr Van Diemen'sLane Australia) ..... west Indies M 17th month SouthamPtonirlf> r - va 16 ir'° ° •l 19e 4. 4 J0w 111 rvi s ` 0 I 16 TIJ ,Lke e ,; 5 ; f 01 , 4 c• 1,C:101 C 1( ULLA Nqx camber 'vitt be CELESI 81314/ Gene Thn Di, are Pre] tiened BPeell the Per Tenci4 or befor tore a* , .. %ad, rta 150 . of '• En L Coi 4. c, a t. Ca 11. Az 1 Co, ,a• Crt Cag 12a. ! 3 . Coa " 4 . Cot 16 - Gla lfia. Gla L ee 19. Lee Lea Naafi rro E mesa o , tr whiei Patter ,lor2lato , 4 tiston E w a•n_ed or • Kende! lbeosnia, , Ustor ; Robe John win' Ang John Alex John Thor rhtm Alex Colo, Jam, Capt . Rath flag] Robe John Gen( Capt. , Patr ?atr Join Dr. Bobs Calk Dr. Yeasrs. Means. ( ~With 1 nit the JOhlt offs "._ntract tO'Orb se r.... being. 9? thl jltt -v ery- in desire the Wor It is I 1173 d hit In 18 , htlon %Met' 'a _The; wattles Other p kindeni Beeld L.ents, g e5,.... 3 an , "". coal Atr i t„ftrest -.11 eal bAterli %U rge Cattl l ° the I „ rot The •Irver n *bile t "tract Pron toast 'mann The hit° „ Thee Ran, cr Pass Josepl ~,, . a -zo in o month SouthamPuw . When any of these d a t es 0i n -Sunday, the m i' AN iispatchel on the following cily with the exception of the t oo iouthampton), and the Malta. both of which will be dieP S day preceding. BIRTHS. OF A SON. jobli On the 20th i ns t., a t Cl ap h am - par k , th e wife of ter Nicholson, Esq. Pg eti On the 21st inst., at 10, Gloucester-terrace , park, the wife of William Corrie, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. hole On the 20th in s t., th e w if e o f H enry P . Che--- , Brandaby-lodge, York. Dv - On the 21 s t i ns t. , a t N ew Ki ng ' s-roa d , lees, C. Haddan. LTA( The 1g pen nen In all mutt in being I Meed ?ya ws, met 1 1110 A to -vo thi .. .or d hi vo bt u , kgr NI .~