The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH—Nov. 10. (Sittings in Banco.) (Before Lord Campbell and Justices Coleridge, Wightman, and Bell.) STOESSIGEB V. THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. RAILWAY LIABILITY. Ia this case, which had been tried before Mr. Justice Crompton, in the Bail Court, the verdict had been entered for the plaintiff for 9/. 12s. The action was brought againt the defendants to recover the value of a small parcel which they had undertaken to convey to Liverpool, but from which the contents had been ab stracted before its arrival at that place. The parcel, besides property to the full amount, contained a bill of Exchange for ill. 10s., to which no drawer's name was attached. The company defended the action on the ground that the value of the parcel was above 10/., and no declaration having been made of its value, they were released from liability by the Carriers Act, 1 William IV., c. 68. Mr. Willes moved for a rule to enter the verdict for the defendant on the ground that the instrument or bill of exchange in the parcel came within the operation of the Carriers Act. The court granted a rule nisi. THE QUEEN V. THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. A DISPUTED AWARD. In this case a rule had been obtained calling upon the defendants to show cause why a writ of certiorari should not be issued to remove into this court an award found by a jury assessing the amount of compensation to which the prosecutors, Messrs. Pitt and Dolman, were entitled in respect of certain premises which had been taken for the purposes of the defendants railway. The premises in question were situated in Birmingham, and Messrs. Pitt and Dolman claimed a private right of way in re spect of them, which they alleged had been destroyed by the defendants. They accordingly demanded 2,7001. for the injury done to them, but the company denied both their title to the right of way and also disputed the amount claimed. A jury was summoned under the 7th and Bth Vic., c. 18, which assessed the amount rightly due to the claimants at 1501. They now endeavoured to set aside this award, on the ground that the sheriffs' jury could not decide a question of title such as was raised in the present case. Sir F. Kelly, with Mr. Mellor and Mr. Bovill, ap peared on behalf of the company, to show cause against the rule, which was supported by Mr. H. Hill and Mr. The court took time to consider its decision. COURT OF EXCHEQUER—Nov. 10. (Sittings in Banco.—Bere the Chief Ba ron an d M r. Bar fo on Martin.) EX PARTE FULLER.-_RIME TO STRIKE AN AT TORNEY OFF __„_ THE ROLLS OF THE COURT. Mr. Atherton moved for a rule to show cause why an attorney called Fuller, residing at Birmingham, should not be struck off the roll of attorneys of this court, for allowing another person, a bailiff, to practice in his name. He had been struck off the roll of the Court of Queen's Bench for the same cause. The rule would make itself absolute on a day named, if cattle was not shown. He believed that to be the practice. The Chief Baron—Yes, that is the practice. Take a rule, and unless cause be shown on the 17th inst., it will be absolute. Role nisi. The court then rose to join the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in a Court of Error. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER—Nov. 10. (Present—The Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Maule, Mr. BaronPlatt, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice Talfourd, and Mr. Baron Martin.) THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE QUEEN. In this case the Court of Queen's Bench had issued a mandamus to compel the Great Western Railway Com pany to make a certain line of railway, for which the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway Company had originally received powers which it was alleged were now vested in the Great Western. The line contemplated was provided for in the second section of the former com pany's act, which said it was expedient to improve the communication by a branch from Bradford to Bath ampton, where it would join the Great Western line. Mr. Butt, on the part of the company, contended that the judgment . of the Court of Queen's Bench should be set aside on the ground that the provisions of the act by which the company took the powers of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway Company were per missive and not obligatory. The court (without calling on Mr. Crowder, who was on the other side), held that the act must be construed as obligatory, and affirmed the judgment. Judgment affirmed accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY—Nov. 10. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE ARMSTRONG. The bankrupt, a linendraper, at Norwich, applied for his certificate. His debt e s were 9331. ; assets about 1701. Mr. Linklater, for the bankrupt, asked for an imme diate certificate, the bankruptcy having ocourred nearly two years ago, and there being no opposition. His Honour granted a second-class certificate. IN RE HENNET. The bankrupt, George Rennet, was described as a railway contractor, shipowner, &c., of Duke-street, Westminster, of Bristol, Bridgewater, and Teignmouth. This was the first audit meeting held under the bank ruptcy. _ _ Cannan, the official assignee, submitted to the Court an account, of which the following is an abstract. Total amount collected—cash, 73,1161. ; bills of ex chance, 2,761/. ; total, 75,8771. Balance i n hand— cash, 33,2821. ; bills, 2,761/. ; total, 36,0431. Th e dif ference is accounted for by payments to a large amount which have been made in completing sundry works, and in working up materials and stock at Bristol and Bridgwater. The assets yet to be collected are estimated at from 110,000/. to 120,000/. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—Nov. 10. (Before Chief Commissioner Law.) IN THE MATTER OF sut HUGH EVELYN, BART. Mr. Cooke applied to the court, on the part of Mr. Burley, a solicitor, of Lincoln's-inn, for an order on the provisional assignee of the court (Mr. Sturgis) to pay over to him all moneys, unclaimed dividends and other wise, which he had to the credit of this estate. The circumstances were of a novel character. Sir Hugh Evelyn was committed to prison in 1826, and did not file his schedule till 1843. His creditors had been paid three dividends, amounting to Bs. in the pound, and there was now a sum in court unclaimed which, it was submitted, belonged to Mr. Burley. Sir Hugh Evelyn had been in the receipt of the interest of some 8,6001. in the Three per Cent. Consols from a relation named Evelyn, who made his will in the course of last century. The Court of Chancery had declared the will void from remoteness of the distribution, and Mr. Burley had been declared entitled to the principal. The assignee of Sir Hugh Evelyn, a Mr. Thomas Barton, had been ordered to pay the balance in his hands into the Court of Chan cery, as Sir Hugh Evelyn was not entitled to receive the dividends, and it was now sought to obtain the un claimed money in this court for Mr. Burley. The cre ditors of Sir Hugh Evelyn before the final decree in Chancery had been' paid (those who had proved their debts) about Bs. in the pound, and some others had not claimed the dividends which remained in court. The Chief Commissioner granted a rule nisi on the provisional assignee for him to show cause why the fund standing to the credit of the estate should not be paid over to Mr. Burley. His Honour thought that the only fund would be the unclaimed dividends. Rule nisi accordingly. (Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips). IN RE THE REV. THEODORE WILLIAMS. This insolvent, the Vicar of Hendon, was discharged under the act, some time back, and the provisional as signee of the court (Mr. Sturgis) had, on behalf of the creditors, issued a sequestration on the vicarage for 25,0001. Mr. Cooke applied to the court for a rule on the Bishop of London to show cause why he should not make a return to the sequestration of the provisional assignee, and why the proceeds under the same should not be paid into court. In March last Mr. Sturgis ap plied for a sequestration, and in May he received a letter from the bishop's registrar, informing him that Mr. Lee, of Great Dean's-yard, Westminster, had been appointed the sequestrator. No return had been ob tained to the sequestration, and an account was re quired of the money received. Commissioner Phillips asked whether any appli :ran_ n had been made to the Bishop of London before `"Zpresent application ? Mr ' made. c 00 ., ze was not aware that an application had been 1. nothing ;zonally the Bishop of Lo n don could know registrar. e matter. It w a s l e ft i n th e h an d s o f his Mr. C omm courtesy his l oner Phillips thought, as a matter of grace should be applied to . - He would not refuse the rule. Mr. Co oke apprehended that it was similar to a sheriff. It was well known th at the to whom application s w made' trndersheriff was the party Hie Honour preferr e d": an ap plication being made t o the Bishop of Londo n b efore , 0 granted a rule, learned mmissioner. The matter stod o t o p hi suggestion of the co ver pt the POLICE INTELLIGHNCE. MANSION-HOUSE.— The new Lord Mayo r t oo k the chair precisely at twelve o'clock, and, a o b s ervations upon the per fect relianc e which attar some upon the able ass istance which he should re'_e_.? Placed we fro m Mr. Goodman the chief clerk, during his year of offi c e' said it was his i ntention to sit every day at the sa me hour for the performa nce of his magisterial duties in the justice room. Pafrick Daly was charged upon suspicion of having stolen 401. in bank-notes, the property of Mrs. Ann Snell Chauncey, who said—l am a widow, and reside at No. 8, Judd-place, East, New-road. I removed to that = reculence on the 19th of September. On that day I put eight 51. notes in a japanned box, i n my dressing-case, after countin ,, them. I bad received the notes on the previous Friday at the Bank of England. I employed arcs persons to remove my goods from my old lodging. "I never saw the prisoner before this day. A gentleman from the insnector's office of the Bank said the prisoner yesterday presented seven notes at the counter for change. They were dated 13th of Septem ber, and numbered 3,377, 3,378, 3,379, and 3,381 to 3,384 inclusive. There was no writing upon them. I told the prisoner it was necessary to write his name on the top of the notes, and as he said he could not write I told him that I would write for him. He then gave me the name of James Lee, 20; James-street, Oxford-street. Upon examination of our card we found that th 3 notes were stopped, and the prisoner was taken to the secre tary's office. Scott, the detective officer, said—" I went to the se cretary's office at the Bank of England at a little before one o'clock yesterday, and saw the prisoner and the notes produced. I saw in the book at which I was told to look that a notice was made of the loss of the notes by Mrs. Chauncey. I examined the notes produced, and found that they were seven of the eight which had been stopped. I said where is the man who brought the notes. The prisoner said he was the man. I said that I was an officer, that the notes were stolen notes, and I asked him how he accounted for the possession of them. He said that he had found them in the New-road, but he did not know when, but he afterwards said about three or four weeks ago, when it was dark. He then said the name and address he had given were false. I asked why he had given the false name and address, to which he replied, because he was told to do so. At the station-house , to which I took him, he said there were eight notes when he found them, but he had changed one of them on the night before and given the money to his landlord to take care of. That I found to be the fact upon inquiry at his real address, which he gave me. The prisoner begged to be allowed to speak, and after having received the necessary caution, said, "I got the notes from my sister, Ellen Daly, who told she found them on a cabstand. I did not understand them, and I kept them by me till I went to the bank." The Lord Mayor—Who is Ellen Daly ? Prisoner—She lived as servant, I believe, to the lady who has given evidence. The Lord Mayor remanded the prisoner for a week. D. Katey and E. Coleker were committed each for one month for having robbed a lady of her purse con taining silver, on Wednesday. Thomas Williams was committed for 14 days for hav ing robbed a gentleman of a silver pencil-case in the mob on Lord Mayor's Day. David Dalton was charged with stealing a gold watch on the Lord Mayor's day. The prisoner was defended by Mr. H. Wood. Mr, W. H. Clarke, a gentleman of independent pro perty, residing at 26, Great Marlborough-street, said - I came into the City, in company of my wife, by steam boat from Hungerford-market to Blackfriars-bridge, and proceeded along Thames-street until I arrived at the corner of Eastcheap, where I stopped to see the proces sion pass. The prisoner there thrust himself forward three or four times, upon which I said to him, " Keep back, and allow this lady to see the procession." He gave me some trouble to push him away. At this time a mounted police officer said, " Take that lady from here, she will be dreadfully crushed in an instant." I then went a little northward, and found myself very much obstructed, the prisoner again in front of me. I then said to my wife, "Is your watch safe?" upon which she replied, pulling out the chain, "No, it is gone ; that man took it who has been so continually staring at me." Shortly afterwards I caught sight of the prisoner, and called out to him, "young man, what have you done with this lady's watch ?" He immediately "ducked" his head, passed under the elbows of two or 1 two or three persons, and emerged from the crowd. He ran as fast as he could, I pursuing, and calling " stop thief." Eventually he was stopped by the police. Mrs. Emily Clarke, wife of the last witness, col robo rated the evidence of her husband in every particular, and added that the ring of her watch had been cut through, although the chain was uninjured, and that the watch had riot been found. Mr. Horace Racie Reed, a spectator in the crowd, having given evidence of a precisely similar character to that of the preceding witnesses, The Lord Mayor asked if the prisoner was known to the police, upon which a number of detective officers in the City police pressed towards the witness-box. Huggett, No. 23, said—l have known the prisoner six years as a very expert thief. In July 1849, I saw him in company with another man pick a lady's pocket in the Borough. I apprehended his companion at the time, but the prisoner escaped, leaving his hat behind him. He was afterwards apprehended, when both were I committed for three months. The prisoner is one of the worst and most dangerous thieves in London. Mr. Wood objected to the reception of further evi dence with regard to the former career of the prisoner, on the ground of its not being relevant to the charge. The Lord Mayor said he should like to know a little more about the prisoner; upon which Coombes, a constable of the Metropolitan (I. division) Police, appeared in the box and said—l have known the prisoner for nine years to get his living by thieving. On the 24th March, 1850, I was present at Lambeth Police-court, when he was committed for three months for picking pockets. On the 4th October, of the same year, be was again committed for three months, at the same office, for a similar offence. On the 20th August, 1851, he was committed for three months, by one of the magistrates at Bow-street Police-office, for picking pockets. On Nov. 8, 1852, he was tried at Clerkenwell Sessions for attempting to break into a watchmaker's house at Hounslow, when he was committed for twelve months, and only came out of prison o n M on d a y l as t. Mr. W ood—My lord, the evidence of this witness shows the prisoner could not have been a very expert thief. The Lord Mayor—lt shows him to have been a very continuous one, at all events. (Laughter.) Daniel May, a City detective officer, deposed to his having seen the prisoner in custody six years ago, at Guildhall Police Court, on a charge of picking pockets, and added that he belonged to such a desperate gang of thieves that there was no chance of the watch being found. The Lord Mayor, after desiring the officers to use their utmost efforts to recover the watch, remanded the prisoner.: GUILDHALL.—About 20 waiters, who were en gaged to attend the Lord Mayor's banquet in their offi cial capacity, applied to Sir Peter Laurie for his assist ance and advice under the following circumstances : They stated that they were engaged by Mr. Burrell (who held the contract) of the Bridge-house Hotel, to attend the banquet at Guildhall on Lord Mayor's-day, on the understanding that they were to be paid 6s. each for their services ; but after performing their very arduous duty, Mr. Burrell's brother had paid them only ss. each, which they received in part payment, and on expostulating with him he told them to summon Mr. Burrell for the balance, which they were unwilling to do if they could avoid it, as it would entail an enormous expense upon Mr. Burrell besides causing them to lose much of their time. Sir Peter Laurie—How many are there of you in this position ? A Waiter—There are 86 of us in all ; but the pecu liar hardship of the case is this. We had to go up to Mr. Burrell on the day previous to the dinner to be engaged, and to come up the day after to be paid, be sides being in attendance from eight in the morning until 12 at night at the banquet and in the hall, so that we have lost three days for ss. Another Waiter—And there was not the slightest complaint against us, for we were all sober. First Waiter—Sober ! I should think so, for all we had during the 16 hours we were there was one half pint of beer, and some meat, but we had no knives to cut it with. (Laughter.) Sir Peter Laurie—But had you no wine ? Second Waiter—Oh dear, no, Sir ; they looked too sharp after it for that. (Laughter.) Sir Peter Laurie—What became of the opened bottles, then ? Third Waiter—Oh, they were collected by the wine men, and went into the cellar for what we call " Dover." Sir Peter Laurie—What do you mean ? Third Waiter—Why, Sir, the half-bottles are used to fill up others, which are sent up to table again as un opened bottles, and that is what we call " dovering." (Renewed laughter.) Sir Peter Laurie—Well, I believe Mr. Burrell is a very honourable, upright man, and I do not think he would break his word ; so you had better apply once more to him personally. Fourth Waiter—He promised us a good dinner, but we never got it. (Laughter.) Sir Peter Laurie—What was the number of waiters there on Wednesday ? Second Waiter—There were eighty-six, and it is cus and a great d ea l more company. tomary to have a hundred ; b u t we had less on this occ `'baiter—And we all h a d di st i nguishing collars F as if i t o h A, N to our coats ; and because some of us did not return them, which is a very unusual thing, a shilling was deducted for it in each instance. -- - Sir Peter Laurie—l am sorry you should have had any dispute with Mr. Burrell ; but, as it is not a cri minal case, I can only recommend you to apply again to Mr. Burrell, or go at once to the County Court. The waiters then retired. HAMMERSMITH.—Mary Trotter, . a respectably dressed servant, living at one of the lodges at Earl' -ter race, near Holland-house, Kensington, was charged with being concerned with another female, not in cus tody, in stealing a large quantity of plate belonging to Mr. Davis, one of the magistrates of Middlesex. There was a second charge against the prisoner for embezzling various sums of money, belonging to prosecutor. This charge ultimately resolved itself into one of forgery. The prosecutor said the prisoner had been in his ser vice more than twelve years in the capacity of cook and housekeeper. On Friday last he gave her a cheque for 131. to pay sundry bills owing to his tradespeople. On the following Sunday night, at 20 minutes to one, he found the prisoner dead! drunk, lying at full length in the kitchen grate. There was a fire in the grate, and it was a great wonder that she was not burnt. He tried to rouse her, but his efforts were quite futile. He after wards found the back door wide open. At three o'clock he was able to rouse her sufficiently to be carried to her room, where he discovered his late housemaid, whom 1 ..! ,, had discharged about a fortnight before, secreted. tln,ithe morning he insisted upon the prisoner leaving house, lli r : I na t e t yd , heri i.steorvice immediately, but before she left he desired some wfriuthit et brheielrl billssa n d prSheo greengrocer,duwce e n d t out N of o . thereceipted.3, sent in 1 . Newland-place said—The four bills produced hal been signature way not iii his him, but he had not received any of the )17 of his family. The handwriting to be receipted by him, but the money. They appeared amount uos of the four bills receipted as having been paid was or in that of any n mutche case was fully gone leitnihore extensive. He The prosecutor said wh.e9l4d. into it would be found to be not been paid, for them. had a number of other bills which although the prisoner had received the money Mr. Beadon remanded the prisoner for a rn on w ey ee k . The plate robbery was not gone into. 1 AT LAS, I . 10 ' ry . 41: " . 4 4 : 4 ..q it .. . g AI fL THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1853. THE LINEN TRADE OF ULSTER. At a meeting of Belfast Chamber of Commerce on Sa turday, Robert Grimshaw, Esq., in the chair, the fol lowing memorial, addressed to the Earl of Clarendon, on the subject of the duties levied on linen fabrics in the United State, with his lordship's reply, was read : "To the Right Honourable the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.8., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. " The Memorial of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce, " Showeth—That the export of linen fabrics from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the United States of America is a very important branch of the international trade, as it reaches annually an average value of 1,700,000, while the entire export of British and Irish linen fabrics to all parts of the world averages 4,000,000 ; so that the United States take between one half and one-third of the entire value exported. That the ad valorem duties levied by the United States on the im portrof Previous to 8 nhalvel2the varied rate con wassidera 5 p considerably per cent. cent. In 1812, it was raised to 37} per cent. In 1832, the duty was abolished. In 1842, a duty was again put on of 25 per cent. In 1846, this duty was reduced to 20 per cent. At which it still continues. "That as the United States do not possess any linen manufacture worthy of mention, there is no native in terest to seek for protection ; and that, therefore the duty now levied is, in fact, a tax on the American con sumers of about 350,0001. annually. " That it appears, from a circular letter of Mr. Guth rie, Secretary to the United States Treasury, which has been copied into the English newspapers, that there is now a probability of a material change being made in the tariff, owing to the very favourable position of the United States revenue. " That, in the aforesaid circular, Mr. Guthrie declares that any reductions made should afford an equal partici pation in the benefit to every interest and to every sec tion. Your memorialists believe that the consumers of linen and the producers of articles of export in America would be equally benefitted by the abolition of the duty on linens, although the saving to the former on the pre sent cost of these articles, and though the advantage which would arise to the latter from the increased im ports likely to follow, by affording an extended' exchange for United States produce shipped to Great Britain and Ireland. "That Mr. Guthrie's circular further states—`There will be, doubtless, the least question about articles which do not come into competition with American products. This object,' proceeds Mr. Guthrie, will be consulted by adding to the free list articles of general consumption, which, but for this consideration, might properly be made subjects of revenue.' Your memorialists believe that linens will strictly fulfil this condition, as they have already observed that the American manufacture of linen is extremely trifling ; in illustration of which they may mention, that the entire Union contains but one half of the number of spindles for flax which are to be found in a single first-class Irish factory, while the im port of yarns into the United States reaches the value of hut 16,000 f. annually. "That the circular also invites suggestions as to the re-modelling of the tariff, in such a manner as `to abridge the labours of the Custom-house.' Y our memo rialists would here observe that the present system, in the United States, of levying the duty ad valorem, leads to much difficulty among their Custom-house officers, as regards the examination and appraisement of the great variety of linen fabrics which enter so largely into con sumption in the States ; and that the abolition of the duties on a class of goods so extensively imported would materially lighten the labours of the customs department. "That your memorialists have thus shown in how re markable a manner the article of linen, as a leading im port of the United States, illustrates the conditions which, through their Secretary of the Treasury, the American Government refer to as being the most likely to influence them in a selection of the items on which a change of duty may be most judiciously effected. `"That the linen trade of Ulster, as your lordship is fully aware, is of extreme importance to the people of this town and province, as well as to the empire at large ; and that the position of the United States market, which consumes upwards of 1,000,0001. in value of the fabrics shipped from this port, is of the greatest influence on the prosperity of this staple trade, since the imposition of prohibitory duties by France and other Continental states has restricted the range of foreign markets, on which Ireland, in common with the kindred manufacture of Great Britain, relies for a profitable sale. "That the increase of our exports of linens to the United States have not been in proportion to the rapid increase of those states in population and wealth, in con sequence of the high duties imposed in 1842 ; that the continued expansion which their great na t ura l avantages appear amply to promise would warrant your memorial in looking forward to a future increase in their consump tion of Irish linens, in a ratio which would have an im portant effect on the prosperity of this branch of manu facture, whose cheapness and excellence of production place it in a position to fear nothing but the operation of these excessive duties in limiting consumption. "That it is on these grounds your memorialists would now respectfully solicit your lordship's aid, by requesting that you will instruct her Majesty's Minister at Wash ington, should a fitting opportunity offer, to use the re -0 presentations contained in this memorial, in such a form as may appear most likely to have a favourable influence in the proper official quarter ; and that he should accom pany this by a strong advocacy of the reasons herein urged, as a proof of the mutual advantages which would a.ccure to the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and. Ireland, from the total abolition of the import duties now levied by the latter upon linen fabrics, threads, and yarn ; for which it may in conclusion, be observed, a precedent has been already established by their exemption from all duty in the de cenial period from 1832 to 1842. "Belfast, Oct. 24. 1853." "Foreign-office, Oct. 29, 1853. "Sir —I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to acknowledge the receipt of the memorial of the Cham ber of Commerce at Belfast, relative to the duties levied in the United States on British linen fabrices ; and I am to state to you, for the information of the memoria lists, that their important representation shall be imme diately transmitted to her Majestey's Minister at Wash ington, with instructions to supports its prayer.—l am, sir, your most obedient servant, "H. U. ADDINGTON. "James Bristow, Esq., Chamber of Commerce, Bristol." THE OIRCASSIAIV HERO SCHAMYL. (From the Constitutionnel. ) The recent appearance of Schamyl in the rich plains of Georgia, coinciding with the last news from the Dan ube, has all of a sudden given to the war of the Cauca susus and to its chief a European importance which they did not possess before. The sudden attack on Tiflis by 20,000 mountaineers is not only the most recent incident of a struggle which has lasted for half a century, but the first episode of a grand drama, in which the whole world takes an interest, And so public attention has turned spontaneously towards these Caucasian summits, which Mithridates alone was able to conquer, and which now hold in check all the forces of Russia. Schamyl is hence forward the most energetic auxiliary of the Porte in its heroic effort for independence ; and our readers will, we think, be glad to hear some particulars respecting 'this extraordinary man. Schamyl has been often com pared to Abd-el-Kader, and there is, in fact, some ana logy between the two leaders. Both arrived at the chief command by the prestige of their religious inspiration more even than by their courage and personal ability. Both have had for object the enfranchisement of their race, and the fusion of the tribes which compose it, under the authority of their sole chief. But Abd-el- Kader was only hadji, and he was obliged to borrow from civilisation a part of his resources to maintain him self so long. Schamyl aimed higher : he set himself up as the second prophet of Islamism • he declared himself sent by God to complete the work of Mahomet, and par ticularly to fuse into one the two great divisions of Omar and Ali ; he persuaded his followers that Allah dictated to him his will in periodical visions ; and in that way he succeeded in creating around him an indomitable and devoted body of troops, whose blind obedience does not give way before any danger, and whose religious enthu siasm is capable of the greatest efforts. Schamyl is at present 56 years of age. He is a man of middle size, but of a determined appearance. His private life resembles that of Abd-el-Kader, being sober and austere, and divided between prayer and action. His career as a warrior began in 1834. His prede cessors in the war were first Scheick-Mausour, then Khasi-Mollah, and then Hamsal Bey. The death of this last gave him, at the age of 37, the supreme autho rity over the Mussulman tribes of the Caucasus, and then began that struggle of twenty years which has already cost Russia more than the subjugation of Poland. It would be wrong, however, to look on Schamyl as the uncontested leader of all the tribes of the Caucasus. That chain of mountains separating Europe from Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea is itself cut into two parts by the narrow pass of Darien, through which winds the military road from Musdok to Tiflis. To the right of that pass, coming from Russia to the Caspian Sea, extends the real empire of Schamyl, inha bited by Tchetchens. On the left, to the Black Sea, the tribes known by the generic name of Tcherkesses (Cir cassians), do not recognise his authority, and are not even at open war with Russia. Only, as the national hatred and the religious creeds of these two factions of the Caucasus are nearly the same, it is easy to compre hend that if circumstances favoured a general rising, the Sultan and Prophet of the Daghestan would soon become the Sultan and Prophet of all the Circassian districts, and in that case the fine provinces of Georgia and of Imeretia, left without communication with Europe, might very easily pay Turkey the cost of the impious war now stirred up against her. As to the incidents of the war between Schamyl and the Russias, they are but little known. The Muscovite policy is to conceal its internal wounds, and to allow Europe to hear only the bulletins of victory, often without foundation. But there are certain details and certain results which always in the end come to light. The war of the Caucasus has lasted for 53 years, and has worn out the ablest generals of Russia, Zizianoff, Yermoloff, Grablee, Sass, Neidhardt, Rosen, and Paskie wich. It has destroyed her best troops, and has become a complete object of dread for the regiments sent in that direction. It has cost immense sums to the Russian em pire ; and notwithstanding all the efforts made, it is at n ia s t ide t r he him G s e e n i e f ra sa l- f i e n- i e n hi l e li f s , • 9 000 men from his P T) rrei palacens e c n e t a N t V s T o o r ifl o l t s z t :o e a f f,n advanceddd o a e s s k o f t o t o: go vernment to maintain himself in Georgia. The prince, still Governor-General of the Caucasus, if caught between tie horsemen of Schamyl and the regular troops of Tur key, would find himself in a very critical position. The Ottoman empire has three fleets on the Black Sea to keep in check the two squadrons of Russia. It is known already th a t ammun iti on an d o ffi cer s have been sent by I the Porte to Schamyl.ld hostilities commence, the Tcherkesses could not resis: following in the wake of their co-religionists and yielding to the prestige of their leader, and in that case there would perhaps commence for the Government of St. Petersburgh one of those expiations of Providence which aveage the public feeling. The Caucasus, besides, has nothing to gain in ci 7iiisation by its connection with Russia. There will always be more true liberty, more justice, and more enlightened reforms on the side of the young Sovereign who protects equally all religions, and who carries out the promises of Gul band' than on the side of the Autocrat, who has never respected the independence and nationality of the nations in the vicinity of his vast smpire. ANOTHER COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. On Monday evening a collision of a serious nature, though happily unattendel with loss of life, occurred on the Derby and Birmingham branch of the above rail way. The details are much similar to those connected with the late fatal collision in Ireland. It appears that a goods train left Derby for Burton at seven o'clock in the evening. On arriving at Burton the goods were put into the siding at the Leicester and Swan ington Junction, about half a mile from Burton station. The South Staffordshire passenger train, which should have left Burton for Lichfield at a quarter to eight o'clock, did not leave until a few minutes after eight ; but) in the meantime, the goods engine had gone on to the Leicester Junction, previous to returning to Gloucester. After the South Stafford train had passed the goods engine at the junction, it came out of the siding and followed the tram. About four miles from Burton is the Walton station, and whenever there are passengers to be taken up, the South Stafford train is signalled to stop. This was the case on this particular evening ; and the train had scarcely stopped before the goods engine ran into it at a speed of thirty miles an hour. The guard, who was in the break at the end of the train, perceiving . the approach of the engine, jumped off and saved his life. The engine struck the guard's break, went underneath it, and lifted the body of it on the top of the boiler of the engine, leaving the wheels remaining on the line. Next to the break was a third-class covered carriage, with passengers in it. Thi= was thrown completely off the frame on to the down line. The next, a second-class carriage, was thrown off the line, and smashed to pieces, as was the case with several others. A horse-box next to the engine was very much broken, but the horse was not seriously hurt. Shortly afterwards the down train arrived from Birmingham and conveyed the news .to Burton, when the telegraph was set to work, and a special train with break-down vans, &c., under the superintendence of Mr. Beswick (inspector), and accom panied by Mr. Mills, Mr. Markham, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Gisborne (surgeon), soon arrived at the scene of the accident. Mr. Gisborue, surgeon, immediately attended to the injuries of the passengers, and we have his authority for stating that none of them are of a dan gerous character. They were shortly afterwards con veyed to the inns at Barton-town and Lichfield. The driver and stoker of the goods-train immediately de camped, and have not yet been apprehended. The matter will immediately undergo investigation. After the collision, a gentleman who was travelling to Man chester missed a small tin box, which could not be found anywhere. It was discovered on the top of the engine chimney. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, Nov. 10. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Active, from Lear ; Meoke, do. ; Harriet, St. Malo ; Coq, Cherbourg; Aurora, Svend borg ;" Peter Wilhelm, Nyborg ; Louise, Stettin ; Frie bandel, Memel ; Vesta; Stettin ; Johann Alfred, Memel ; Catherina, do. ; Ellen, Rouen ; Swartewet, Grcefswold ; Victoria, Rostock; Templar, Pillau; Johannes Mar garetha, Odense ; Kezia, Memel ; Promere, do. ; J. N. Collingwood, Cronstadt ; Jane Avery, do. ; Durango, do. ; Redwing, do.; Qphelia, Dantzic ; Comorn, do.; Hawk, do. ; Jane Adrian, do. ; Albion, Frederickstadt ; Edith, Riga ' • Ann and Isabella, do.; Edward, Stettin ; Scho field, do. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Progress, for Dunkirk ; Elizabeth and Mary, do. ; Henrietta, Go thenburg ; Maid of Whilley, Gibraltar and Cadiz ; Hoff nung, Hamburg; Margaret and Sarah, Dunkirk; yrovi dentil, Copenhagen ; Hope, Bathurst. &c. ; Kleme Har burg ; David Lyon, Jamaica ; Halifax, Trinidad; Daphine, Bahia ; Susan Crisp, St. Helena. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Abagorn, for Now York ; No Joke, Cherbourg ; Julius Coma; Ma deirr ; Marseilles, Rotterdam ; Queen of England, Syd nep ; Crescent, Mogadore ; Hoffnung, Altona ; Liebentz, Port Philip ; William, Leer ; Sophia Maria, Hamburgh ; Sylph, Antwerp ; Amelia and Ann, Dunkirk; Fingal, Launceston. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 10. A. derelict vessel, of about 300 tons, apparently a brio., with round-house on deck, painted white at the top and blue sides, was passed on Oct. 29, lat. 49, long. 22, by the John, arrived here from Quebec. Tho Guiding Star, hence to New York, has been towed 'back to this port from Belfast Lough, with loss of main te pmast. CAMAREY, Nov. 4.—The Celine reports having seen, the Ist inst., Ist. 45 N., long. 6 W., a three-masted vessel, waterlogged, her docks covered with wood and small beans —bowsprit, foremast, and foretopmast only standing— from 400 to 500 tons. She had a poop, her stern was broken, and the only distinguishable letters were C. 0. Her figure-head was a negro, life size, with grey hat, blue coat, a robe festooned at the bottom, and a cravat, the ends of which reached to the waist. She appeared to have been abandoned but a short time. MILFORD, Nov. 7.—The Tweed, from Newport to Malta, put in, Oct. 27, leaky, ancl:with part of cargo thrown over board, and still remains , here. The above vessel was re ported as having sailed from Milford, on the 29th Oct. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2.—The Petronella, of Figeholm, Stockholm to London, was on shore near Halblingo, Octo ber 23. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Alexandria, from Liverpool to Cuba, Nov. 5, lat. 49 N., long. 8 W. The Centaur, from Rio Janeiro to Cape Town, Sept. 8, lat. 31 S., long. 30 W. The Coquimbo, of Boston, from Callao, Sept. 13, lat. 24 S., long. 29 W. The William and Jane, bound to Port Philip, Sept. 20, lat. 6 S„ long. 31 W. The William, of London, from Quebec to London, Nov. 2, lat. 50 N., long. 15 W. The Antelope, of St. John's, from Liverpool to New Zealand, Nov. 2 , lat. 50 N. long. 15 W. The Pilot (schooner), of Dundee, for Melbourne, Oct. 29, lat. 40 N., long. 11 W. The Commissary, of Bridgewater, from Aden, Sept. 12, Sept. 12, lat. 5 S., long. 20 W. The C. F. Bennett, from Liverpool to Melbourne, same day. he Triumph (ship), with loss of fore and main topmasts and jibboom, June 15, lat. 10 S., long. 86 E. The Meridian (barque), from Cochin to London, July 21, lat. 35 S., long. 23 E. ACCIDENTAL POISONING.—An extraordinary and some what novel case of poisoning occurred at Bristol this week. It appeared that some time since a Mr. Joseph Russell, a wine-merchant at Bristol, died, bequeathing a legacy (among others) to a distant relation named Joseph Russell, a bookseller at Chard, Somersetshire, who during the past week came to Bristol respecting it. Having two brothers residing in Bristol, on Sun day he dined with his brother William, a coachmaker, residing in Stokes Croft, and partook of some roast beef, being then in excellent health. Having remarked that roast beef was nothing without horseradish, his brother's wife said that there were some horse-radish root in the garden, and the servant was sent to dig up one. Upon its being scraped, dressed with vinegar, and placed on the table, his brother and himself took some of it, but remarked that it must be very bad horse radish, as it bad not the usual flavour and piquancy. Mrs. William Russell, disliking horse radish, did not partake of it. Shortly aftar dinner Joseph Russell com plained of a very peculiar tingling sensation in his hands and arms, which rapidly increased until he said he felt it creeping round his neck. His brother said, " Oh, perhaps the dinner has disagreed with you ; let us take a walk and you will be better." They accordingly went out towards Hillgrove-street, where the third brother resided, and on the way there the brother William com plained of a similar sensation, but in a much slighter degree. The symptoms in Joseph rapidly became more alarming, and on reaching his brother's house he sank into a chair, exclaiming, "I know I am poisoned, for I feel one side me of dead already." Brandy was given to him, and medical aid instantly called in, but unavail ingly, f or h e ra pidly sank, and died within an hour. The brother, who had taken much less of the supposed horse radish, was also much effected, but is recovering. Upon examination, it was found that the root was the Aconitum, Napellus (wolf's-bane or monk's-hood). which strongly resembles horse radish, and which, particu larly at this season of the year, is a strong narcotic poison. ' How Mum DID HE LEAVE ?—The question is asked concerning the property of every rich man who dies, and it was answered very happily by Cloots, who was execu tor upon the estate of the late Mr. Snodgrass. His neighbour, Mr. Nailrod, was an exceedingly inquisitive man, and it was his pride that he knew as much, almost of the affairs of people of his neighbourhood, as they did themselves. But Mr. Snodgrass had never been com municative, and all that he could glean of his circum stances was from the guesses and speculations of out siders. The day after his neighbour had been put into the earth, Nailrod visited Cloots, and with an expecting face, began to question him :—" Mr. Cloots," says he, "if it is not improper—l would'nt wish to ask the ques tion if it is the least improper, nor expect you to answer it—will you inform me now much my particular friend Snodgrass has left ?" " Certainly," said Cloots, "I don't see the least iropropriety,in your asking, and am perfectly willing to answer it. He left every cent. he was worth in the world, and didn't take a copper with him." Nailroad felt as small as a pump tack, and went out. [ADVERTISEMENT.]-Ifolloway's Pills, an Effectual Remedy for Gout and Rheumatism.--Eztract of a letter from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Godwin's, auc tioneers, Win c h es t er , d ate d April 8, 1852. To Professor Holloway.—Sir, —I beg to inform you that for years I was a sufferer from 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; arid was induced to go into our county hospital. The medical treatment there, however, being of no avail, I left, and commenced using your pills, which, 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. BANK RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 22d day of Oct., 1853 : Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 10,691 Aylsham Bank, Ayluham—G. and T. Copeman 4,531 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 34,798 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and C• 27,362 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 12,245 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke-- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 8 4,593 3ewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and C• Sicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb 18,203 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham— -Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 23,370 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons 11,960 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and C 0...., 6,650 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 71,045 Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co 14,479 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and C 0... 41,488 Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds — Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son 29,248 Bath City Bank, Bath— G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and 16,714 34,633 Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, 42,758 12,527 63,924 and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington — Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— 26,249 12,560 J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam- 2,853 15,146 • bridge - -Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris 46,065 33,850 and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Costa and Son. Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and 23,499 3,093 18,045 34,385 44,795 6,61 G 21,477 75,405 6,829 Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and C 0... Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster —Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse &Co 84,964 Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Co 10,512 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams' East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co FarnhaM Bank, Farnham—Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co. Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.. Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead --Smith and Whittingstall Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharples, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford— Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and Co Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co. Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering—J. C. Gotch and 8,900 11,992 40,226 26,974 10,20 78,153 46,70 110,755 53,192 47,062 29,948 23,290 7,335 13,498 6,252 6,177 7,496 28,537 33,155 21,958 20,125 18,530 51,860 5,746 23,690 38,271 25,071 20,725 68,795 24,874 26,030 9,024 21,262 44,386 8,820 Sons Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C. Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co. Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, 31,118 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 36,725 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Greene 13,371 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. 104,056 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—St. Barbe and Co. Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tan ner and Co Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham add Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris and Co. . New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co Nottingham Bank Notinham—Samuel Smith and C 0........ . . ..................................... Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co. Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevemrks Bank, Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W. Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and C 0.... Penzance Bank, Penzance--Batten and C 0.... Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters. Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co. Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons Ttugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—R. C. Poinfrpt and 5,336 52,740 26,937 7,254 4,555 38,685 13.900 16,395 2,494 9,530 17,944 28,494 16,005 27,050 48,052 23,672 23,392 48,785 74,672 10,808 3,435 27,30 13,66 30,280 9,212 32,496 11,880 9,712 45,603 10,755 11,60: 14,019 27,874 32,301 6,892 5,4G0 8,395 14,269 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross —Prich arch and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Scarborough Old Bank; Scarborough—Woodall 4,490 29,346 16,705 24,768 and Co. Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and Co. Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co 14,194 Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and C 0.... Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore ... Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock 26,754 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle 11,950 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. 6,387 Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and Co Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Hedges, Wells, and Co Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick — K. Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe— P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Good ricke and Holyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 44,293 3,388 4,058 390 11,764 31,074 10,510 11,322 12,998 8,900 10,640 11,581 16,505 8,327 23,993 6,008 45,608 14,228 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster--Farley, Turner, and Co Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co York Bank, York—Swaim, Clough, and Co JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal.. Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, 23,575 6,732 16,200 37,694 57,325 7,387 14,109 8,609 81,077 10,411 11,734 47,256 11,772 45,989 9,891 .. 9,184 .. 49,942 7,700 31,473 19,960 Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work- 54,983 10,435 ington Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Cora pony, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, 34,505 10,012 Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel- 26,791 15,515 tenl;am Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, 25,500 18,794 Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 22, 233 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 150,015 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax lB, 466 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,665 Hull Banking Company, Hull 28,324 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,980 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 27,955 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 4,044 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 61,373 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 21,821 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 85,773 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors 10,340 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 10,197 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham 28,717 Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint-Stock Banking Company, Newcastle upon-Tyne — National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 422,342 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham ' 59,219 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 81,341 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 53,572 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth. 2,368 Sheffield. Banking Company, Sheffield 36,871 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang p0rt.............. Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 51,514 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond Storey and Thomas' Banking Company, Shaftes bury Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 34,892 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven 30,800 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 8Q,089 Wilts and. Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 75,891 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud- 36,418 43,456 1,487 25,218 36,561 26,919 49,304 49,394 56,672 21,593 52,414 9,876 1d,661 33,863 dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch 4,038 Worcester City and County Banking Com pany, Worcester 6,459 York Union Banking Company, York 70,987 York City and County Banking Company, 92,848 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 124,771 P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Inland Revenue, Somerset-house, October 28, 1853. A. MURDER TEN YEARS AGO.—On Tuesday last a man, who gay e his name as Edward M'Donnell, a native of the county Louth, was committed to the county gaol, Dundalk, ch arged with the commission of a murder in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, about ten years since. His statement is, two other persons, Thomas M'Donnell and a man named Harty, were taken up at the time, and tried on the same charge, and that he was not in Scot land when the murder took place. The prisoner has been remanded till Tuesday next, for further examina tion.—Louth Advertiser. REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—In Midsummer last year a merchant fitted out a vessel from the Clyde to Mel bourne, he being owner of both ship and cargo. She married out a number of passengers, and among the crew was a poor boy, who was taken out free for his labour.' When the vessel arrived at Melbourne, the owner sold' the cargo, and shortly afterwards the vessel, and re mitted the proceeds to his friends at home. This poor boy got employment in one of the numerous lighters that ply between the large emigrant ships and Mel bourne, carrying cargo, a very profitable trade, and he last week 'remitted 101. of his savings, accompanied by a letter, in which he says, " I am well employed, and saving money. You may perhaps be aware that the ship I came by was sold here, and the owner is driving a cart through Melbourne, the captain is employed as a labourer about the wharves, while a young gentleman, a relative of the owner, is carrying a hod in a brick atore."—Nortl4 COUNTRY MARKET'S: DERBY SMITHFIELD—Nov. 8. There was a better supply of fat beasts to-day, and the best quality was in good demand, while those of an infe rior sort were heavy sale, and several lots left on hand. The sheep pens were well filled with sheep, without ony alteration of price. The number of fat pigs about the average. Fat calves same as last week. Beef, 5d to 6d ; mutton, 6d to 7d ; lamb, Od to Od ; veal, 6d to 6Ad per lb. ; pigs, Os to 9s 6d per score ; rough fat, 5s 6d to Os Od per 141 b. ; hides, 2id to 3d per lb ; calf-skins, 3id to 4d per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN— Nov. 9. Wheat on the top same as last week, and the average 2s down. Barley-on the top 6d, and the average 7d, down. Oats on the top 2s up, and the average 9d down. Beans on the top is 6d down, and the average 2s np. LEEDS, Nov. 8. Our show of new wheat is still very small, nevertheless buyers are slow, and the retail sales made are is to 2s be low the prices of Friday. For old there is even less in quiry. Barley dull sale, and the tondency downwards. Oats are scarce, and fully as dear. Beans rather give way. Other articles as before. HULL—Nov. 8. At to-day's market we had a good attendance of farmers with a fair show of wheat. Prices very irregular, on the average about 2s to 3s below the rates current on Tuesday. Foreign quite unaltered, and nothing passing. Barley for malting 2- lower, but grinding unaltered. Old beans sup port the late advance, but new are is to 2s lower. Peas and oats maintain high rates. NEWARK—Nov. 9. At cur Corn-exchange to-clay wheat and barley experi enceet a heavy sale. Wheat 2s to 3s, and barley is to 2s lower. Oats and beans as before. !The quotations were as follows :—Wheat, white, 78s Od to E2s Od ; red, 72s Od to 765. Barley, malting, 40s to 44s ; grinding, 36a to 38s. Oats,32s, 30s to and 24s to 26s—the former being 245 t., and the latter 22st. Beans, 60s to 645. Peas, 50s to 525. Malt, stis to 60s. Tares, 64s to 38s per qr. BOSTON—Nov. 9. At to-day's market we had an abundant supply of wheat, the demand for which ruled exceedingly inactive, at a de cline of 4s to 5s per qr. on the rates of this day se'nnight. Barley must be noted 2s, beans is to 2s, and peas 3s to 40 lower. Oats suppo r t e d l a t e p r i ces . The following were the prices :—Wheat, red, 60s Od to 70s Od; white, 70s Od to 72s Od extra. 74s Od. Barley, 36s Od to 43s Od. Oats, 19s to 275. Beans, 48s Od to 6140 d. Peas, 53s Od to 630 per qr. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE. - The share market opened rather lower than last night, but subsequently improved and closed steadily at the quotations, and wry little doing :—Chester and Birkenhead (221. shares), 17# • Blackburn, 5 ; Cale donian, 2q ; Chester and Holyhead, 164 ; Eastern Counties, 12# ; East Lancashire, 164 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 611 54 ; London and North-Western. 103 Ditto (fifth shares), 1-16 p. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 20g ; Midland, 608 # ; South Eastern and Dover, 181,- g. MANCHESTER, Nov. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was not a very large linsi° ness, but prices were higher than yesterday. Manchester and Birmingham C Quarters, 5-16 p. ; Sheffields, 20 ; Dovers, 18 t ; Leeds, 65 4- ; North Unions A, 238 ; Lon don Stocks, 103 ; Blackburns, 5 1-16 ; Caledonians, 27 ; Midlands, 61 BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was flatter to-daY , and prices were a shade lower. Shrewsbury and Birminr hams were done at 62. LEEDS, Nov. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market is still flat, and prlC aro again rather lower. The only transactions this morn ing are the following :—Lanev.shire and Yorkshire, 64 13s. 9d. ; Midlands, 61:4 ; and Leeds Northern, 13. SEABORNE MAILS. (X signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-offic e by the night—and M by the morning---dispatch.] Day when matte up From what Wheu COUNTRIES. In General Post- Port Juts Office, London.* Dispatched. Enzlitn' America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each n• America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N Nov. 15........ • . Liverpool ... Nov . 22 America (by U. States packet) ..........N Nov. 27 .. Southampton Nov. 30 . Australia (via South ampton) Jan. 4...... • • .... Southampton Dec. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N Jan. 4.• . ....... D0ver...... Nov. 30 Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............N Dec. 4 Africa (West Coast) ..N 43d of the . month..... L e i ly v • e in r ou o th l 1 N0v 59 : Alexandria.......... N 8,9, 24, & :JO of m. Dover ...... Nov Alexandria.-- 11 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Nov. -'," Bahamas ...........M 17th of tbo month Southampton Nov. I° Belgium ............N Dai1y......... Dover .....• Brazil ..31 9th of the Month.. Southampton Nov. Buenos Ayres 9th of the m onth.. Southampton Nov. 1 ;7 Cape of Good Hope .. N 14th of ttn.3 month Plymouth ..1Nov• 2 , Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. SouthamptOn!Nov. Cape de Verde 9th of 7f t t h hteh e doef u ., .uth.. Plymouth NOV.! 2 " monthLni x• i n h. Pl ymout h oaur Southamptonnt t :I . 1 1 2 1 • 6 6 54 Ceylon C 2 e hh y ai 1 ; a : : ,A l ,d 4 to t & h . China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,2 4,& 27 of in. Clover Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon Southampton irro% d " pay t ant. of Europe XI & N Twice daily .... Dover .. (Ps' Egypt (see India) au France ........ M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover Tw' c ',6 Gibraltar ..........M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. douthampton Nov'. • Greece (see India) Groytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Nov. I t . llamburgh —N Tuesday & Friday London ..... Tues.'" Havannah ..... . M 2nd of the month Southampton Dec. ~r Holland ... ..... M Wednesday - & Sat. London .....iMo n3 r Honduras ..........M 17th of the month. Southampton Nov. India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton iNov. 20 India (via Marseilies)M Bth&24th of month Dover .... •• Nov. 16 lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, &27 .of mon Dover.— Nov. 1 0 _ n , Ireland & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead ..IT4viceflium Lisbon.. 31 7,9, 17, & - 2.4 of m. Southampton Nov. 1 6 Madeira ............M 9th of the month Southampton Nov. 1 6 Madeira ............ N 23d of month • • .. Plymouth 5 Malta (see India) Malta ..............N 7,17,19,28 30 of m. Dover Mauritius (see India) Mauritius •• • • ......N 14th of the month Plymouth .. !Nov. 26 Mexico 2nd of the in onth.. Southampton Dec. 1 Naples . ..N sthlsth2stholmon. Dover Nov. 1, 2 New Granada ......M 2d & 17th of month 13outhampton Nov. 10 ,. New By private ship .. Various ports iUncertfa. Papal States ..N sthlsth2lttiofmon. Dover Nov. 12 Peninsula 7thl7o2Btk ofmon. Southampton Nov. 1 ,.." Peru ... ..... ......M 2d & 27th o f mon. Southampton Nov. I° Port Natal 14th of the month Plymouth 'Nov. 26 „ Sicily .... sthlsth2stho tenon, Dover Nov. 1 : Tuscany „ Venezuela • Van Diemen's Land (tee Australia) West Indies 2d& L7th of month Southampton Nov. 16 * When any of these dates tail °a it Sunday, the mails wail p e dispatched on the following day, with the exception of the India O t r pe , Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be dispatehol day preceding. SUICIDE BY A COMEDIAN AT MANCHESTEB.---An quest was held on Tuesday, by Mr. Herford, coroner 0. the city of Manchester, at the Royal Infirmary, to uch , ing the death of Joshua Ridyard, 49, Major-street , median, aged 41 years, leaving a wife and seven ° 11 . .A dren. Elizab e th Ridyard, wife of the deceased, staii.tv— that on Frid a y h er husband was very unsettled. v'e °r had been drinking a good deal for the previous week .; ten days, and had threatened several times to take of life. He had had delirium tremens from habits incessant drinking. He had accompanied witness box from the theatre on Tuesday night, and about el efP . o'clock went up to bed. He came down in a few O l t nutes, and said, " was I sincere in what I said ablo affection, and being the same if he continued drinkieff ue Witness replied that he must either renounce her or wt drink, and on that he went into the back yard and the door. In a moment she heard him cry out, "I mho done it." Witness called the master of the house, "be went to him. He was taken to the infirmary, vll° re f o r died on Saturday night. He had been from hon3°_;i three weeks, and she was satisfied that his mind 7 1 i, unsettled. Alexander Currie, of 49, Majer-streot , s l 'b o mercer, stated that he had noticed the deceaseil t° tes very unsettled. On Tuesday night, about 20 niiee,"er past eleven o'clock, deceased's wife and da4lP; e t knocked at witness's room door, and wanted him t° nd up and go to the deceased, He accordingly got til. ) %e went into the yard, where he found the deceased att,i, on the petty with his throat cut. Deceased said, 0, have done it, it's all through her--she has ofteo f ro yoked me to do it, and I have done it at last." razor produced was lying near the deceased. Verdi e " Temporary Insanity." BIRTHS. OF A. SON. tot On the 7th inst., at the Vicarage, Stanstead -A-1)1)43 Her On the the wife of he Rev. J. W. Thomas. 11° Bth inst., t at Surbiton Surrey the wife of Art James Lane, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. 41 ) . On the 9th inst., at Uxbridge, Mrs. George Hether ll) .. r ustg t est" -- On the 10th inst., at No. arsett-place, W b° terrace, the wife of H. W. Lightfoot, Esq. MARRIED. t 10 84 On the 12th of September, at Nynee Tal, EO- 0 - ,lieroP Jocelyn Pickard Cambridge, Lieutenani, 2d Grell'i3lor third son of the Rev. George Pickard Cambride e ldelA worth Rectory, Dorsetshire, to Adelina Haritil v. 14. daughter of the late Captain J. C. Lumsclaine I.), late Commandant 2d Cavalry, Scindiah's,Lev;rilliti'' and grand-daughter of Lieutenant-General 011 Richards, K.C.B. ddi g, fr‘4ll,l On the Bth inst., at the Catholic Church, 13 , 4 3 5'- --- 1: 0 11 Bowdon, Esq., of Southgate-house, Derb r hire, ig oat , rietta Matilda, fourth daughter of Michael o f 110 e' - Esq., of Mapledurham, and of Elizabeth , daub' g bert, 10th Lord Petra. DIED. OTtli ~tl. At the residence of his uncle, in Aberdeen 5 taro, on the Ist inst., the Rev. Alexander Seit°°*,,,,halgb' On the Bth inst., James, son of Richard Gre .,A,,. rig ° Esq., of Carr Bank, Mansfield. On the Bth inst , at St. Leonard's-on -Sea, gatll7olva'l States, daughter of the late Sir Benj of the Marchese • Brancaleoni, of Gubbio, i n the e 13a rt. , and sister of the Right Hon. Lord Broughton, 61- ' i i, Ilif ir f On the Bth inst., at Berwick-upon-Tsreed, A,tue,,,bier of garet, the wife of John Pratt, Esq., and only u OA the late Lieutenant-Colonel Forster, aged 53 ' 'ell t 'd St Joh n ° On the 9th inst., at Palmer, 4l, Queenoa , • , t he Emily Fitz-Roy P youngest (laughter 01 Rev. Henry Palmer, of dare Rectory, Sussex. ITO DO 115' LONDON : Printed and Published by MUll-- N'o• o f of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Pe Sun orit_l:%ounti arainifobbouso3. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in *I I Middlesex, Friday, November 11, Is. L~, tiir~ }j~ ~ L:b I and su ch 'epa , 0