The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-13 00:00:00

h••• THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR OXFORD. ADJOURNED INQUEST. OXFORD, 3AN. 12. Earauel Stringer, a poulterer, was called, and stated that he was at the bottom of Rackham's-lane at the time of the accident, and observed the lights of the two trains. Not knowing that only one line was used, and therefore not anticipating the co llieion, he had not particularly noticed the lights, and he supposed that they were the erigine fire*. John Harris, of St. Ebbes, carpenter, stated that he arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after the col lison, but he deposed to no new facts of importance. Jesse Pinfold stated---I am a policeman on the London and Worth -Western Railway. On Monday week I was on duty at the Wolvercot tunnel. I saw the coal train come in. I was then at the Islip end of the tunnel. This was at half-past five o'clock. I signalled them that the line was all right. The trains had two engines. a b oiL engine had a blue buffer light in front, and a white light on each side. The guard's van had three lights— two blue in front and one red behind. My duty is m erely to see that the tunnel is clear for the passing of trains. The coal train was passing at the rate of four m iles an hour on the night of the accident. J o hn Francis—l am a policeman on the North- W es tern Railway. I was on duty at the Wolvercot tunnel on Monday night week, and stationed at the Ox ford end of it, when the coal train arrived. I passed at half-past five. The engine had a blue light on the buffer plank. I saw a red light behind the break van. I was stooping to hold the points while the train passed, and did not notice any other lights. A person can distin guish the colour of the lights at the Oxford station when he stands at the Wttvercot tunnel. Mr. Hester thought that after the evidence of this witness, the statement of the witness Francis Cooper, Who said that he noticed the colours of the lights on the "engines from Rackhara's-corner, would not appear so ivcredible as it had at first sight seemed to the minds of tho coroner sad of some other gentlemen present. wao now half-past eight o'clock, and the inquiry was akdjourned till this afternoon. The jury re-assembled at one o'clock this afternoon, end proceeded to the Radcliffe Infirmary, St. Giles's, Oxford, where they examined— John Briscoe, who deposed—l am house surgeon at the Radcliffe Infirmary, and was at the scene of the ac cident on Monday week soon after six o'clock. I was the first medical man that reached the spot. On my way I met a railway carriage on the line that was being pushed along. It contained a number of persons who had been injured. I also met some men carrying Samuel Wilcox, who was taken to the infirmary. I went on to the place of the accident, and found a number of per sons there burning lights, and several persons with lan terns. I saw the body of a man lying under the wreck, and I pulled it out. It was quite dead. It was taken to Sides's. The face was missing, but was afterwards found. Eleven persons were brought to the infirmary. Wilcox is the only one who has died. He died early on Tuesday morning from the injuries which he had re ceived. A man named Williams and two boys are able to be seen if the jury desire it. All the others are going on favourably with one exception, the senior Faulkner, who is not worse. On the return of the coroner and jury to the inquest- room, Captain Wynne, the Government inspector, called the attention of the coroner to a rule among the regulations of the railway company for the guidance of station masters, which was to the effect that every officer in charge of the station was answerable for the offices and buildings of the company and the property there, and and also that he was responsible for the faithful and efficient discharge of the duties devolving upon all the c ompany's servants at the station. James Kirby : I am the conductor of the omnibus which takes passengers from the Star and Angel Inn, Oxford, to the North-Western Railway station. On the afternoon of Monday week I was employed in taking passengers to the Oxford station, who were to go by the 5.30 train. I went on the platform. We got there about six minutes before the time for starting the train (5.40). I saw Sergeant Gwynne near the office door on the platform. I went out before the train started, and Gwynne closed the large outer doors of the station. While I was on the platform I did not see anything of Kinch. I did not leave the station, but waited for the Arrival of the six o'clock train. While I was waiting I heard of the accident. Two young gentlemen came running on to the platform without their hats, and wanted a cab to take them to the High-street. They got into my omni bus, and I drove them to the High-street. I came back to the station again as quickly as possible. I then saw Mr. Blott on the platform. He came running up to me, and desired me to get flys or cabs, or any other convey ance, to fetch all the doctors I possibly could. Mr. Blott took a fly that was near, and I went with him to show the driver the way to Mr. Symond's, surgeon, in Beau mont-street. We afterwards went to Mr. Hussey's, the burgeon. We took the two medical men. to the railway station. I then had orders to take charge of the station doors, and not to allow anybody but the doctors to enter. I afterwards took three injured persons to the infirmary in my omnibus. I again returned to the station, when I received orders to go with the omnibus to Strathfield Brake. I took Kinch, the guard, in my o mnibus to Strathfiehl Brake. He had a hand kerchief tied round his head. We went to the Star to get another pair of horses, and while waiting there Mr. Griffiths wished Kinch to take something to drink. I asked him what he would have ; but he mumbled some thing that I could nat understand. Mr. Griffiths said that a little warm brandy and water would do him good, and sent him out a glass. I did not see Kinch drink it, for there was such a crowd round the omnibus. After ,the waiter left I asked Kinch how he felt, and he answered, " Put the break on, and go steady." He appeared as if he was not sensible, and said to the driver of my omnibus, " I am blessed if Joe ain't gone off his head—he is just like Old Hughes," who used to be our conductor. From his incoherent speech I judged that he was insensible. At Summertown we stopped at the King's Arms, and some one brought out a glass of brandy and water. I don't know whether Kinch drank it. We got to Stratfield Brake, and I helped .Kinch out of the omnibus. He seemed as if he was " staggerified." (Laughter.) He could not walk with out help. He was then put into the train, and I saw no more of him. My impression of Kinch's state was, that he did not know where he was, or what he was saying. Thomas Camps examined—l am a surgeon at Stoney Stratford, and am a member of the Society of Friends. I affirm that I saw Joseph Kinch about half-past eight o'clock on the morning of Tuesday week. He was at his own house at Bletchley, and in bed. I found him suffering from injury which he had sustained on the left side of his head, and from bruises on the thigh, the arms+, and other parts of the body. I did not inquire minutely into the cause of his injuries, but Kinch, I be lieve, said, "We ran into a coal train." I think he was then in such a state that I could rely upon the answers that he gave. I did not see anything to lead me to think otherwise. H. appeared quite conscious of what he said. The wound on the head was not serious, but we are not to judge of the nature or extent of such an injury from the external character of the wound, as sometimes serious and even fatal injury is sus tained to the head without any great external indica btions of it. When persons sustain serious injuries on the head it frequently happens that the head is in a state which renders them quite unconscious of what they are saying, or which may cause them to forget all that has previously taken place. It does not, therefore, follow from what Kinch said to me that he might not have been in a very different state before I saw him. I was not sent for on the night of the accident. My conversation with him on the next morning was almost wholly pro fessional. There are states of unconsciousness arising from conousesion or injuries to the head which strongly resemble the effects of intoxication. You will find many illustrations of this fact in Abercrombie's " Moral and Intellectual Powers." [The witness here quoted an ex tract from the life of a German clergyman, bearing out his opinion.] I consider that Kinch's injury to the head was sustained when he was in a state of strong mental excitement ; but of course I cannot say what the effect was upon his mind at the time, as I did not see him till the next morning. Mr. Jones, 36 juryman, said that perhaps he could throw some light on this question. Some time ago his own son sustained a fracture of the skull when at a con siderable distance from his home. The medical men who were called in were inquiring where he lived, and one person was guessing one place and another another, when at length the sufferer himself said, "Oxford," which was the right place. Sixteen hours afterwards, however, when spoken to on the subject, he had entirely forgotten what he had said before, and knew nothing of what had taken place. Mr. Camp, surgeon, continued—The symptoms when I saw Kinch were not such as to indicate that the injury had been a severe one. William Todd examined—l am a painter employed al the Great Western Railway Station. I went up to the ~-.. N: :{, ene of the accident, on Monday week, between a guar ( *-- -:'.'•• I -, i'i itn six and six o'clock. I saw some of the company's ): :ii\, -' ants there Kinch was then standing on the line z, .: - • V ' ' \ I .. .• the tender of the second coal engine. He had ~',..;. . pl 4 h an d , but leant say whether •it was •,....., - \r, '•• .&, -- -:_:: , i : , " (74 "A'• - ' . ' 2 0 ' \ •eg= l -- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 185 3. lighted. I had not been there more than two or three minutes before I saw Kinch. I spoke to him, and begged him to leave the scene as he was not in a fit state to be there. He appeared to be quite delirious, and not to know what he was talking about. He went in a very queer and incoherent manner about his break and his van. The first thing I heard him say was, " Where is my break—where is my van ?" I took him him away from the line to the Robin Hood. Some other person was with us, but I don't know who it was. As we came along and had got half way towards the station, Kinch said, " Poor Jack, I think he must have mistaken the coal train." He made no other remark ex- cept that he was very much hurt. I met Mr. Blott go ing towards the scene of the accident. He stopped and said something to Kinch, but I don't recollect what it was. Don't recollect what reply Kinch gave to Mr. Blott, but believe he made some answer. I left Kinch at the Robin Hood, and went to get a medical man to attend to him. I was not gone about four or five minutes. I could not find a medical man. On my return, Kinch appeared very ill. He was sitting where I left him, and he complained of being very much hurt ; but he did not say anything to me•about the cause of the accident. I saw him put into an omnibus to be conveyed to the Oxford-road station. The time between my meeting him and our getting to the Robin Hood was about twenty minutes. At my suggestion Kinch had a little brandy and water at the Robin Hood. I advised him to stay all night at the Robin Hood, but he said something about his wife being poorly, and called out about his bags. From the manner in which he expressed himself my im- pression was that he was not in a sound state of mind. Mr. Randall (a juryman)—Did you think it wise to take a man in Kinch's state to a public-house ? Witness—l took him into the Robin Hood because it was the first house that I came to. Mr. Randall—And in the excited state in which you say that he was at the time, you thought it proper to persuade him to take some brandy I Witness—l did. lam not a doctor. the best of motives. I did it from Mr. Randall—l don't doubt that. The Coroner—l would have done the same thing myself. The Foreman—Oh, yes. The witness—l am giving a straightforward answer to every question. Mr. Randall—Yes ; and I have put a straightforward question. Richard Higgs—l am a baker living at Jericho, in Oxford. On the night of the accident, about six o'clock, I was at the Robin Hood, and while there heard of the accident. I immediately ran up the line, and met three or four carriages bringing the wounded in. When I got to the line I helped to get out a man who was mangled all to pieces. He was taken away on a hurdle. After that I saw the last witness (William Todd) leading Kinch, the guard, by the arm. I offered my assistance in helping Kinch along, and as we were proceeding Kinch exclaimed, "Poor Jack must have misunderstood ; and then added something about a break. He seemed very confused, and muttered two or three times over, "Poor Jack ; he must have misunderstood ;" but I did not hear him say anything about the coal train or the ballast train. He was taken to the Robin Hood. I met two gentle men on the way, one of whom stopped and talked to Kinch, but I don't recollect what passed between them. By a Juror—l have some recollection that the conver sation between Kinch and the gentleman we met was about the lights, and the gentleman said, " Don't say any more." I consider that the remark " Don't say any more" applied to the state in which Kinch was. William Bossom—l am landlord of the Robin Hood. I went up to the accident about six o'clock, before Kinch was brought to my house. I know Kinch very well. I had seen him that day before the accident occurred. He was at my house between four and five o'clock. He was then quite sober. He is generally a very steady man. I never saw him the worse for liquor in my life. I did not see him on the line after the accident. I saw him first again when he was brought to my house. When he was at my house in the afternoon there was no quarrel there. Tarry, his driver, was with him. I did not see any beer thrown at anybody. Tarry was sober when he left my house, and so was Kinch. They both left about 5 or 10 minutes before the time of starting (5.30). Tarry and Bugden had two half-pint glasses of beer each, and Kinch had one. When Todd brought Kinch into my house he was in a weak state. Don't believe he could have walked without help. He was bleeding from the eye, and otherwise injured. He did not appear to know what he was saying. I asked him several times to go to bed, and he answered, quite in a childish way, that he would not. We could scarcely understand What he did say. He spoke frequently about his wife. Did not hear him say anything about his bag. William Dolly—l am a publican, and keep Hayfields Hut, which is situated about three hundred yards from the scene of the accident. I heard the collision, and ran to the spot directly. It was dark at the time. I saw nobody on the line. I did not hear a single sigh or moan, but the steam of an engine was fizzing. The first word I heard was the voice of a boy calling, " Help me out." I took hold of a woman by the arms, but I could not stir her ; and had to pull out a man first, who was lying over her, and both of whose legs were broken. This was all done in the dark. Lights were then brought up by the officers at the station. I think they came from the station as soon as they possibly could, and they exerted themselves to the utmost. We got the woman out ; and afterwards released a man named Jones, who was taken to my house. Alderman Browning—l am a director of the Bucking hamshire branch of the London and North-Western Railway, but have no interest in the working of the line, which is leased to the London and North-Western Company. I first heard of the accident from one of my own servants, and I directed him immediately to go to the different medical men in Oxford. I went to the station, and when I got there, they were then moving the sufferers to the infirmary. The surgeons connected with the infirmary went with the patients ; but I asked Mr. Owen and other medical men to go to the scene of the accident in a railway carriage, and they did so. I remained at the station, and requested a telegraphic message to be sent to the friends of several of the suf ferers ; for which purpose I sent a messenger to the Ox ford second station, because the wires at Oxford were injured owing to the collision. The station and yard were crowded, and I made arrangements for the university police to keep them clear. I saw Lee and Watts. Lee, who was the driver of the second engine of the coal train, was cool and collected, as he was when he gave his evi dence here, and appeared to feel his situation. Almost his first observation was " there were six of us, and I am the only one left." I questioned him relative to the ac cident, and particularly about his own tiain. He said, " When I first saw the 5.20 train, I could not believe it was on my own line," and added that it was only when he saw the fire falling from the box that he knew it was on his own line. He said also, " When I was sure that it was on our line I shut off my steam, blew my whistle, told my mate to jump off, and then jumped off myself." I wish here to remark that the Great Western and the North-Western Railways run parallel for some distance, and there is no distinctive mark or signal to make it possible for any one to distinguish, even by daylight, whether an approaching train is on the one lime or the other. Both the lines use the same signals. Lee men tioned this fact the same night, and said that the trains of the two lines had been brought to a stand at the same place. Smith, the foreman of the North-Western engines, begged to explain that circumstance. They were running the engines sometimes with the tender first ; and when that was the case the tender's light (which was red on one side and white on the other) showed red and caused the Great Western trains to stop. Alderman Browning, continued—This is the only way in which I can account for the evidence of the Great Western supernumerary. I think he was confused at the time by the trains of the two lines. Lee, the driver, said that he could not tell what Tarry could have been thinking about. Neither Lee nor Watts (the breaksman) mentioned anything else to me_about having any con versation with Kinch respecting the cause of the acci dent. Hayes, and several of the porters, and the book-. ing clerk were talking to me that night, and not one of them then said a word about Kinch starting the train, nor a word attributing any blame whatever to the guard. They did not say a word about hearing the whistle, and this is confirmed by all the surviving passengers ) with every one of wham I have conversed on the subject. All the information I could gather from the officers at the station, was that Tarry started without instructions. I wish to be just to this poor man. I believe he mistook the ballast train for the coal train. I believe, also, that Kinch himself made this mistake. The Foreman— This is only hearsay evidence, but still it is evidence. Alderman Browning is giving his own conclusion as to matters on which we must judge for ourselves. Alderman Browning continued : I went with Mr. Hope, the builder, to Mr. Blott's house at twelve o'clock that night, and remained till he returned from the Oxford station. In the presence of Mr. Hope, Mr. Blott said that no instructions had been given to Binch, the guard. He said that he had seen Much at the Oxford-road station, and that in the presence of another person Kinch had admitted that he had received no orders to start the train, and also stated that he had not started it. I have known Kinch for some time. He was a steady and good servant. I saw Carrier that night, and I have seen him since, and he never said any thing whatever to me about Kinch having spoken a word in his presence as to the cause of the accident. The Coroner : Did Mr. Blott say that Kinch had admitted that he had started the train ?—"Witnes : Cer tainly not. _ _ Ann Burnham : I live at Bletchley station. Joseph Kinch is my son-in-law. I saw him when he was first brought home on Monday week. It was turned 11 o'clock. He was very insensible, and when we asked him anything, he answered us quite different. He was asked if anybody was much hurt, and he said "No." We asked him where Tarry was, and he said " All right." We bathed his eyes with a lotion, and got him to bed. We did not get a doctor for him. We gave him nothing to drink but a cup of tea. His wife was at home. She fainted. That did not affect him. He took no notice. When she got better he still took no notice. There was no one else with him but me and his wife, and Mrs. Abbott, a neighbour ; I sat up with him most of the night. I took him some tea to drink during the night. The doctor was not sent for till the morning. Mr. Johnson, the station-master, called and sent for the doctor. My son-in-law was insensible, and incapable of giving a ra tional answer all day, except at times. Ann Abbott, the neighbour alluded to by last witness as being present when Kinch was brought home, corro borated the evidence as to his state of insensibility. Wm. Cumridge, engine -fitter, Bletchley, deposed that he had accompanied Kinch from the Bletchley station to his own home ; and asked him whether he was hurt. He replied, "Yes, I am shook very bad." He asked him also whether there were many people hurt, and he answered, " Yes, a great many." Witness believed that Kinch was sensible enough to understand what he was saying. Mr. Thompson (solicitor)—At whose instance do you come here ? Witness—At Mr. Wheeler's ; and at the request of the relatives of Tarry. John English—l am inspector of police at Bletchley. I saw Tarry the driver at Bletchley station at a quarter to eight on Monday morning week. He took the eight o'clock train to Oxford. Saw him again at Winslow with the 2.40 p.m. train to Oxford. He was perfectly sober. I had seen Tarry on the Sunday night previous. The Foreman—This is very irrelevant. Mr. Thompson—You will find it is very material, as showing the state of Tarry's mind. I wish to ask the witness whether he was not called in on Sunday by Mrs. Tarry because her husband was very excited ? Mr. Castle, a juryman—We might just as well inquire about the man's state last Christmas-day. Mr. Thompson —I wish to show that the man and his wife had a quarrel. The Foreman—We are not here to sit in judgment on the deceased's private affairs. Mr. Thompson—l wished to ask Inspector English how it was that he first came to know Tarry. You will find its bearing afterwards. I wish to show that the man and his wife- Mr. Randall, another juryman—l think it is cruel to be raking up private matters between the deceased and his wife in this way, especially as they have nothing to do with our inquiry. (Hear, hear.) The further examination of the witness was therefore arrested. Mr. Hester, solicitor, on behalf of the railway com pany, said that he had no further evidence to adduce. It being now half-past seven, the Coroner said it was time for the jury to consider to what day they would adjourn. It would be inconvenient for the officers of the railway company to attend for the next three days, as he was informed that their presence was required in London by the board ; and ho thought the jury would be anxious to consult the convenience of these gentlemen in their adjournment, because the officers of the railway company were deeply interested in the inquiry, and it was certainly desirable that they should be present at the remainder of the inquest. The inquiry was then adjourned till Monday next. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Tan. 12. " Count" Henry Sch,err Those, 29, was indicted for having stolen three bracelets, value 501., the property of John Jones Vaughan and another. Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution. Frederick Norman was called. He said he lived with Mr. John Jones Vaughan, a jeweller and silversmith, carrying on business in partnership with another, at Nos. 39 and 40, Strand. Between five and six o'clock on the afternoon of the 25th of November, the prisoner called. He drove up in a brougham, with a livery ser vant as coachman. He entered the shop, and said he desired to see some bracelets. Some were shown him ; and after he had selected two, he said he was desirous of making a present to a lady in Grosvenor-square. At the same time he handed a card, on which was inscribed, "Count Scherr Thoss, 6, St. James's-place, St. James's." The prisoner took out of his pocket-book some Aus trian bonds, which he represented to be of the value o: 200/. Prisoner—That is a lie. I told him they were worth 2,000 florins each. The witness further deposed, that the prisoner left one of the bonds as security for the bracelets. He took them away on approbation, and he promised to bring them back on the following day if they did not suit, or, if one only was kept, he would return the other, and pay for the one kept. Witness did not at all intend to part with the right to the property. The prisoner ac cordingly took away the bracelets, the value of one being 281., and of the other 61. 10s. The prisoner called on the following day, and stated that the lady to whom he had intended to show the bracelets was out of town, and she had not seen them ; but even if she had, he was afraid they would not please her, and in consequence he (witness) showed him another, which he took away with him, on the same conditions as the other two. He po sitively said he would come back the next day and settle altogether. This was on a Friday. He did not return the next day, and on the Monday following witness heard that he was in custody on another charge. William Ruffey, assistant to Mr. Attenborough, pawnbroker, 93, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, pro duced one of the bracelets which was pledged •n the evening of the 26th of November by the prisoner in the name of Baron Bayer. This was the third bracelet obtained from the witness Norman. •Thomas Barret assistant to a pawnbroker in Lower John-street, produced one of the two bracelets obtained on the 25th of November. It was pledged on the 26th by the prisoner for 121. in the name of M. Wilson. M. Bolton, Chancellor of the Imperial Austrian Con sulate-General, stated that inquiries had been made re specting the bonds in question. In his opinion they were worth nothing. The prisoner, in his defence, said that on the 6th of September he took lodgings for three months at 6, St. James's-place, but the landlady told him two weeks af terwards that he could only have the place for one month. About the 16th of November she told him she wanted the rooms far an English captain for eight days, and for that time he went to Arundel-street, but afterwards returned to his former lodging. The Chevalier Bunsen if application were made at the Prussian embassy, would give evidence of the truth of his title. He became acquainted with a French gentleman named Delaroche, who used to advance him money on his diamonds and toilet furniture at different times ; and after he had lost a great deal at play at 2, Al bermarle-street, it was arranged that Delaroche should raise 1,0001. on the security of his lands, forests, &c., in Germany, where he had an estate of five thousand acres. This money was to be raised at 4 per cent. in terest. On the 24th of November, Delaroche told him that he wished to buy some bracelets for his sister, and recommended him to Mr. Vaughan's. He then re counted the interview he had with the witness Norman, and said that that person having ascertained that the bond really was of value, said it was all right. He made a present of the one which was to be 61. 10s., meaning to return the other next day, but in the meantime Dela roche came to him and said he should be ruined unless he advanced him 51. or 101. that morning, and that in deed his very life depended upon his so accommodating him. He (prisoner told him that he could not let him have any money, and his bonds had been left at Vaughan's, and Delaroche then asked for the bracelets, promising, parol d'honneur, that they should be forth coming in time to be taken back, and for him to get back his bonds. Delaroche gave him the names of his friends Baron Bayer and M. Wilson, who owed him money, and who he said would be security for the re payment. He went to Vaughan's and offered an " I 0 U," payable in three days, in lieu of the bond, which he offered to take back. the jury The Assistant-Judge having summed u p , immediately returned a verdict of guilty. The Assistant-Judge sentenced the prisoner to one years' hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. LAMBETH.—Henry Gooshall Johnson, alias Captain, Johnson, was again examined, charged with obtaining upwards of 1,000/. by false pretences from Mrs. Stewart, a widow lady, at Islington. Mr. Robinson, who appeared for the prosecution, called on the prisoner to produce, according to notice given, documents which he had received from Mrs. Stewart. Mr. Parry, who was for the accused, said his client had none to produce. Mr. George Snow was nex t called, and deposed that he was clerk to Messrs. Secretons, Brothers stock brokers, of Throgmorton-street, and that Mr. irederick Herbert Secreton, one of the partners in the firm, was stockbroker to the prosecutrix. At the death of Mr. Stewart a number of railway shares were placed in his hands for the benefit of Mrs. Stewart, and these re mained his hands until .the 21st of October last, when they were given up to the prisoner, on the written authority of Mrs. Stewart to the prisoner. The documents alluded to were as follow : " London, Oct. 20, 1852. "Dear Sir,--Z shall feel obliged by your giving to Mr. Johnson, the bearer of this, a l th e i n f orma ti on h e requireswith regard to my railway shares. Yours truly, " SARAH STEWART." " L.ndon, Oct. 21, 1852. " Gentlemen,—You will oblige me kr handing over to Mr. H. G. Johnson, and papas Jr doentients you haVe d mine. I am, gentlemen, yours truly, " SARAH STEWART." " Messrs. Secreton, Brothers." The witness proceeded to state that on the presen tion of the second note by the prisoner, and in the presence of Mrs. Mitchell, the sister of Mrs. Stewart, who accompanied him, he delivered up all the shares, with the exception of one of the London and West minster Bank, to him. The shares were those of the Eastern Counties Railway, the Brighton and South Coast, the Caledonian and Caledonian Preference, the stock of which amounted to 570/. Tae prisoner called on him (witness) in about a week after, in reference to the London and Westminster Bank certificate (which witness found to be worthless), and he then said he was going to be married to Mrs. Stewart. In reply to a question from Mr. Parry, the witness said the prisoner left his address with him, and that address was the house of Mrs. Stewart, 20, Barnsbury place, Islington. Mrs. Stewart was here recalled, and upon the notes read having been shown to her, she said that the whole of the first was in her handwriting, but to the second she had merely attached her name, at the request of the prisoner, who wrote the body of it. Mr. Elliott—On the last examination, Mrs. Stewart, you stated that your shares were to be sold, and that the proceeds were to be placed to your account at the London and Westminster Bank, and that you had signed a document to that effect, and given it to the prisoner. Now, in the papers produced, signed by you, there is not a word about depositing the money in the bank to your account. Mrs. Stewart—l thought it was so stated ; but at all events, it was so understood, and my sister, Mrs. Mitchell, is quite aware of it, that the shares were to be sold, and their amount placed to my account at the London and Westminster Bank. The prisoner told me at the time that I should have much better interest by my doing so. Mr. Robinson—You stated something in your former examination about a slate quarry. I wish you now, Mrs. Stewart to state to the magistrate the whole of the circumstances. Mrs. Stewart— Well, sir, he showed me a note from a party who wished him to become a partner in a slate quarry, and said that if 100/. was placed in the haiida of a Mr. Jenner it would be very much to his advantage. He did not tell them then who Mr. Jenner was, nor did I know him ; but I do now, and he has been particularly kind to me. I advanced the 1001., which was to be deposited with Mr. Jenner for the special purpose of the slate quarry, which the prisoner said was in Wales, but did not say in what part of Wales. In answer to the further questions of Mr. Robinson, Mrs. Stewart said that she had parted with this 1001. on the representation of the prisoner that he was most anxious to take a share in the slate quarry, that he was coming into money, and that he was about to receive 2,0001. on a mortgage of his property, and that this sum he should place in the London and Westminster Bank. She, therefore, believing him, concluded she would have her money back. The prisoner did not say what the properts consisted of on which he was about to obtain the mortgage. In her cross-examination Mrs. Stewart denied having lent the prisoner the money, and said she should not have let him have it but for his representations. He promised to give her a receipt for it, but did not. She did not, purchase and make a present of a watch, to the prisoner, but did accompany him to Savory's, where he bought a watch, and paid for it out of the 1001. They were then on friendly terms, used to dine together every day, and used to go out together, and sometimes to the theatre. Had lent money to one of her lodgers, 15/., but had not made a present of or lent her husband's watch to any one. Her sister was always with her, and used to dine and go out with them. Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Mitchell, the sister of the last witness, was next called, and said she knew the prisoner well, and had had conversations with him in reference to her sister's railway shares. He said he would not touch a shilling of the money got for them when they were sold. He was to receive the money for the shares on the 18th November. Witness was present when the prisoner got the shares, and subsequently when he gave the share papers to her sister to sign. Mr. George FrederickLasane, of No. 4, Bank-cham _ _ bers, stockbroker, said that the prisoner had been intro duced to his office by a gentleman of great respectability, a client of his, and he had been to his office three times. He requested him (Mr. Lasane) to sell some railway shares. They were Eastern Counties, Caledonian and Brighton, and South Coast shares, and ;the aggregate amount was 6001., which he paid him by cheques on Messrs. Jones, Lloyd and Co. The first time the pri soner called was on the 6th of November, when he left the shares, and on the 2d of December he was settled with. Mr. John Howard, residing at Bidenham, near Bed ford, here got into the witness-box, and said, that in the autumn of 1845, the prisoner took a house belonging to him at Bedford, representing himself to be the son of a Captain Johnson, who had lived at Bedford some years before, but who was then a minister in some of our foreign possessions. His story was believed, and his al leged father—but who he (Mr. Howard) no more believed to be his father than Lord Palmerston his uncle—having been a great favourite in the place, the prisoner got into excellent society, and without having paid a single crown to a single soul, he managed to fleece the tradesmen in the town to the tune of upwards of 7001. On one occasion, the prisoner did him the honour of paying him a visit, and swaggering into his counting house, told him he should make him his banker — (laughter, in which the prisoned joined)—and by his specious manner managed to do him out of 801., beside his rent. Mr. Parry, who two or three times interrupted the witness, and said that though he should not attempt to justify the prisoner's conduct, yet there was no legal evidence of his having been guilty of any offence. MT. Robinson replied that there were some witnesses unfortunately absent, whose testimony was most impor tant to the case, and he had to request a remand. Mr. Elliott expressed it to be his intention to send the prisoner to trial on the charge of Mrs. Stewart, and if the representations of Mr. Howard should be borne out by evidence, he should commit him on those charges also and should therefore remand him for a future day, to have the evidence taken in proper order. The prisoner was then removed. THE [VAN, The Cork Reportei. of Tuesday says :—" The unfortu nate man Kirwan arrived in this city yesterday by the half-past two o'clock train from Dublin, on his way to the convict depot at Spike Island. On his arriving on board the steamer he was placed in the steward's cabin, and, during the passage down the river, entered into con versation with Captain Livingstone, the commander of the steamer, but never alluded to his awful position. He was cheerful and communicative, and seemed much at tracted by the glimpses of scenery he obtained through the cabin windows. On arriving at Queenstown he shook the captain heartily by the hand, and said, I hope you will never be placed in such a situation as lam in.' He was then conveyed in a small boat across to Spike Island." The Freemaa's Journal of Wednesday contains the following account of the examination of Kirwan's for mer residence at Parnel-place :—" In connection with the investigation now being proceeded with before the authorities of the head police-office and the commissioners of police, touching the mysterious disappearance and fate of Mr. Boyer, an examination of the premises for merly occupied by William Burke Kirwan, at 2, Parnel place, Harold's-cross, was commenced on Monday. The operations were begun by six or seven labourers, under the direction of Sergeant Redmond, G division, being set to work to dig the garden, comprising an area of something less than a rood in extent. The search was earned on by trenching to the depth of four or four feet and a half, according to the character of the soil, but no sign whatever of the object sought presented itself. At two o'clock on Monday afternoon the men, from the incessant rain that prevailed, were obliged to discon tinue their labours. The work was resumed at an early hour yesterday morning, when, at eight o'clock, a small coffin, about two or two and a quarter feet long was dis covered buried four feet beneath the surface. It was ap proaching the last stage of decay—the lid and sides ap peared to have long since fallen in, and were fast crum bling away—the bottom alone, which; rested on a dry subsoil, remained somewhat sound. It was carefully bandaged by order of Mr. Redmond with hay ropes, and a man conveyed it under his arm to the Lower Castle yard, where it was placed in one of the buildings attached to the commissioners' office. Sir Arthur Clarke and Dr. Ireland were soon after in attendance, and the con tents of the coffin were examined. Amid a mass of clay that had fallen in lay, in their naturul order, but de tached, a number of human bones, quite bare of flesh, perfectly dry, and which the medical gentlemen pro nounced to be those of a perfect grown child, which had lain in the earth for many years. The thigh bones mea sured about the length of an ordinary sized man's fore finger, and were little more than half as thick. The skull, or rather fragments of it, the ribs, &c., were in proportion, and it was intimated that there was no necessity for an inquest on the remains. The search will, it is said, be prosecuted until the entire of the garden, with some lower portions of the house, shall have been throughly explored by deep digging and otherwise. During the night a constant watch_is kept on the garden by the police. ' At the head police-office, Dublin, on Tuesday, a gen tleman named Boswell entered the board-room, after the regular business was disposed of, and infonhed Mr. Magee, the sitting magistrate, that he had a communi cation to make in the case of Kirwan, at the instance of some gentlemen in his position, who were interested for that convict. The magistrate was about to conduct the gentleman into his private chamber, but he observed that he pre ferred to make the communication in the public court. Mr. Boswell then said—My attention has been directed to a publication in the Exprets of yesterday, at which I at first was disposed to feel angry, as I can state, upon my own responsibility, that the publication is totally un true. I can show, from a document in my possession, that it is wholly untrue. Magistrate—lf you leave the document I will hand it to the commissioners of police. Mr. Boswell—This is a copy of a deed which I pro cured after making a search in the Registry-office, and I think the police themselves ought to have got it. I am now making exertions to procure the deed, and, if I can, will get a copy furnished either here or to the com missioners. Magistrate—lt is better to send it to the commis sioners, for they are investigating the case. Mr. Boswell—You, of course, have heard the report that this wretched man murdered his own brother-in- Law. _ _ _ Magistrate—l have not heard of it. Mr. Boswell—Such a report has been circulated, and he would have been prosecuted on the charge, if there had not turned up a letter found in the pocket of Mrs. Crowe, from his brother-in-law, written from Massachu sets, and expressing his thanks to the wretche d convict. The document was then handed to the magistrate, who forwarded it by a constable to the commissioners of police, and Mr. Boswell, having thanked him for his courtesy, then withdrew. STATE OF TRADE. (From, the Manchester Guardian of yesterday. ) .MANCHESTER, JAN. 11.—It appears that the discou raging advices from hence on the 10th ult., occasioned a decline of ic. to ic. per lb. in the New York cotton market. From New Orleans, however, there are no ac counts of the effect of that intelligence. At Mobile, on the 25th Dec., prices were lower, and freights had re ceded to 9-16 d. ; whilst at Savannah and Charleston, the latter had fallen to Id. So, now, we have both prices and freights giving way. The receipts were still very heavy, being, in all, 406,800 bales beyond those of the corresponding period of last year. Many of the let ters, however,, anticipate a great falling off very soon, with a concurrent reduction in the estimates. The Liverpool cotton market is spiritless ; yet prices are not quoted lower. The tone of our own market is in some degree affected by the magnitude of the receipts of cotton, and the declining tendency of prices, as well as by the advance in the rate of discount by the Bank of England, and the failure of Messrs. Coll man and Stollterfoht, of Liverpool and London, which is noticed below. There is felt to be greater wariness and inclination to hold back from business among the buyers. We cannot, however, say that the quotations for yarns are lower than those of last week (except in the medium counts of cops), though the general bias, in numbers below 60's, is in that direc tion, more especially in water twist. However, there has been some inquiry for Indian qualities of mule. The makers of shirtings for the Eastern makets, and of print ing cloths also, are enabled by the contracts which recent operations have placed in their hands to exhibit a degree of firmness exceeding that which is mani fested by spinners. In domestics no improvement is yet observable ; we are, however, glad to hear that the home dealers have been well engaged with customers to-day. ROCHDALE, JAN. 10.—This has been the first, or new market, which has been tolerably well attended, and a fair tdmgtuhie varme a ere m krgrutserh o odp u etwu n aoi t of business has been done, considering the time of the year. The manufacturers are asking more for their goods, while the merchants are very reluctant to pay an advance. It appears goods are wanted, as some of the large manufacturerers have been in the mar ket to-day, and purchased freely to supply their ovi . n orders. The wool market is firm and steady, with a fair amount of business doing. MACCLESFIELD, JAN. 11.—We have to report a fair demand for silk manufactured goods, some of the houses are working to order, and the stocks on hand bein g quite insignificant, better prices are expected. The weavers, for the season of,the year, h have oretreamde ployment than usual ; and, altoget er, the wears a more healthy appearance than it . has done for some time. Thrown Silks : The market is bare of useful ni Continent y i s fr om howevert he . home leas trade. active for the moment. Raw Silks : A large business was done in Chinas at the commencement of the year, descriptions, The demanda nd the rf for r i t s he mo C r o e nt i . but there is less activity again the last few days. The John Bertram is just reported with 3,500 bales, and other large arrivals are shortly expected. In Italians the market has been nearly cleared, at an advance in prices for the throwns. This silk is thought dangerously high, as compared with other descriptions. In Bengals little has been done, but prices are firm. HALIFAX, JAN. B.—There is no improvement in the demand for worsted goods. In our piece hall to-day market a there was perhaps a little more inquiry for mixtures ~ growers HUDDERSFIELD,trc advance ra e aaesa sr a advanced vdlnhaanoj demanding rates.cr Ae e b d Ne e.n prices.lreadily.l ..established,A W ffuaeriltrThnh haeaverage theve and as trnhdoad y i vgp a rae p r n en pi the c n oe g r t, II i businessb a a n e ny, houses!u beyond im provement ds- but not many sales were effected, as the merchants still however, hold back their orders, as they still refuse to doing in wool, and the quotations are again higher, and that obtained by the staplers. in our market upon last week. Indeed, since the new year commenced, a briskness has prevailed through the trade that is rather unusual at this season. There has been a good attendance at the Cloth Hall to day, both of buyers and makers, and a brisk trade has been done in fancy goods, of new patterns, for the spring trade. Indeed, stocks have mostly been bought up, and some little business done to order. Most of the manu facturers are running full time ; some are making long overtime ; and, generally speaking, the season has made a very good commencement, and with every reason to suppose that it will be a very active and prosperous one. NEW ZEALAND.—The New Zealand papers received by the late arrival are mostly occupied with the elections for the forthcoming Provincial Council. With regard to the emigration to Australian gold fields, it is stated, that although the number of departures had been con siderable, a large proportion of them would be only for a temporary period, while at the same time the depression that might have been experienced from the loss was coun teracted by the conviction that the general increase in the population of Australia, from all parts of the world, would soon create a demand for the various productions of New Zealand that must occasion great ultimate pros perity throughout the island. Indications to that effect were already numerous, several vessels having arrived from New South Wales and Victoria, which were rapid ly filling up with provisions and other articles. NEW FACTORIES.—It is shown by returns just printed by order of Parliament, that in the year ended the 31st of October last, there were 220 new factories set to work of 5,357 horse power (water and steam) and 63 additions made to existing factories, 1,560 horse power, making 6,917 horse power, from which 3,363 was to be deducted from unoccupied factories, being in number 135. The additional power in the year was 3,554 horse power, which on estimating on an average 4 persons to eaoh horse power, is equivalent to an increase of 13,416 per sons employed in the branches of manufacture that come under the Factories Regulation Act. In the preceding year the total additional persons employed, making in the two years, after deducting unoccupied factories, 10,602 additional horse power, giving employment to 42,408 additional persons. WORSHIP-STREET.-ASSAULT AND ROBBERY . • _ _____ William, Sadler, alias Stokes, and Mary Clarke, alias Phillips, were brought up for final examination, charged with having been concerned in violently assaulting Mr. Charles Stensberg, a tea-dealer at Mile-end, and steal- ing from his person a pocket handkerchief and nine sovereigns, and a showily-dressed woman, named Anne Stokes, who was stated to be the wife of the male pri soner, was now also placed in the dock and included in the charge. a a a The proceedings of the former examination of the two first-named prisoners have idready appeared in this paper. It may be recollected that while the prosecutor was passing through the Cambridge-heath-road, • on the night of Thursday last, he was suddenly set upon by two women, one of whom clasped him round the waist and dexterously abstracted from his pocket the handkerchief containing his money, which he was endeavouring to recover, when he was assailed by the mal e pr i soner, who knocked him down and beat him in an unmerciful manner, in which he was actively assisted by th e woman Clarke, who held him fast until the woman who had robbed him had ef fected her escape. The prisoners Clarke and Sadler, however, who passed at the time as man and wife, were apprehended on the spot, and both of them stoutly dis claimed all knowledge or connection with the woman who had actually committed the robbery. The case against Ann Stokes was now gone into, and the circumstances which led to her detection and capture were of rather a singular character. It appeared that on the morning after the robbery, w hile the other pri soners were under detenti on a t the station-house, in Arbour -square, the woman Clarke presented herself at an adjoining coffee-house, and ordered some refreshments for her husband, Mr. Stokes, who was locked up with a woman for having taken part in a street brawl, at Cam bridge-heath. The order was promptly ex ecuted, but th e male prisoner having g i ven (the fictitious name of Sadler to the inspector on duty, the articles were brought back to the coffee-house, the landlady of which proceeded herself to ascertain the reason of their not having been delivered, and having been there apprised of the real nature of the charge against the prisoners, she hastened home, and communicated what she had heard to the woman Stokes, at the same time intimating her sus picions that she was a p ar ty to the robbery. On hearing the accusation, the female prisoner coolly admitted that her conjecture was quite correct, and hastily throwing her apron over her bonnet, so as to shroud her the features, hurried out of th e ne i g hb our hood. Information of . circumstance was at once conveyed to Sergeant Smith, who subsequently p rocee d e d to the House of Detention, to which the two fi rs t pr i s oners had been rem anded, and after waiting about for some time, the woman Stokes at length made her appearance, with a hand-basket, con taining a supply o f c l ean li n en, which she was in the act of sending in to the male prisone r, when the officer pounced upon he r , an d t o ok her into custody. In answer to th e c htrge, the woman now earnestly denied all participation in the robbery, or that she had the slightest knowledge of either of her fellow prisoners, and accounted f or h er visits to the station and the House of Detention by declaring that her husband, who, it seemed, was a namesake of the male prisoner, had dis appeared in an u naccou ntable manner , a n d having acci dentally heard that he had been incarcerated somewhere, for creating a disturbance in the streets, she proceeded to those plac es i n th e h o pe of finding him, but that she had obtained positive intelligence that morning that the information was unfounded, and that her husband had gone into the country. The prosecutor, however, positively identified the pri soner as the woman who had stolen his handkerchief and money, and Mrs. Catherine Williams, the coffee-house keeper, having also deposed to her admission of the robbery, Mr. D'Eyncourt said that there could be no doubt prisoners whateverasto to be her committedcomplicity, fo arntdria. ordered the whole of the A BRACE OF BORES.—In every society you will find a person who will talk and a person who will interrupt. The worst is, the one is not a corrective of the other, for the talkative bore inevitably talks when he is not wanted to talk, and the interrupta,tive bore will interrupt at the very period when he is least wanted to interrupt.— Punch. PRICE'S' OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM. ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 8. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses ll5 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 43. Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration 174 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digeston 56 ' Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus .&c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 3 Premature Birth and Debility 27 Atrophy 23 Old Age Sudden 7 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance - 25 Causes not specified - ~ .. DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week in the 1 tit:l. of 1852. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females 487 478 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. 1 -- -------- X s. d. X 5. d. 1 Australasia... .. .. .... 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 C 0 82 ~ British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - k. Commercial of London. 61. por cent. 100 0 u 20 0 0 31 I Colonial ...... .. lonian ... .... • • ...... 6/. pr cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - ~ Lond. Char. Ilk. of Ans. - 20 0 0 210 0 5% ' London and County .. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - i Londn and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 35% i London Joint• Stock ... / 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 21% Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - , Ditto, New......... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - , National of Ireland.... 41. per cent. 50 0 22 10 0 203 Nat. Provncial of Eng. , 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - 1 Ditto, New .. - - Oriental Bank Corpora. , 81. p. ct. & be. 25 0 0 25 0 0 43 South Australia •.. 161. p. ct.& bs. 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 Union of A ustralia ••• • , 6/. p. ct. & bs. 25 0 0 25 0 0 73 Ditto .. ........... \ 61. per cent. - 210 0 - Union of London ..... 71. per cont. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Union of Madrid ..... I - 4e 0 0 40 0 0 - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. X :13. d. Albion' .... ••••- • . . . 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86 Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s.6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 243 Ditto Marine...-. 61. p.c.& be. 100 0 0 25 0 0 55 Anchor .... •• • • ...... 6 per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Atlas Argus Life ........... 41. per cent. 100 8 0 16 0 0 - British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 50 0 7 Clericl•Med.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bil. 100 0 0 10 0 0 203 4 County ... •• • Crown .. •••••• • • • • • • 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 17% Eagle .. Equity and Law...... 4% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 5 % European Life . 15s. 20 0 0 All paid. 14 4 General...... - 5 0 0 PP 0% Globe ...... .... • • ... 61. per cent. Stock. I. 150% 1; tuudian ....... ..... 5L per cent 100 0 0 45 0 0 61 Imperial Fire... • • .... 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 256 Imperial Life indemnity Marine.... 11. sh. & 14s. 100 0 0 20 0 0 55 Law Fire .. ..... .... • 23 & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 4ki Law Life. ••• • • , - 100 0 0 10 0 0 5S Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5% London Fire ..... 105. &N. 25 0 0 12 10 0 28 1 4 London c 4 hip.... ..... .. 10s. & bs. 25 0 0 12 10 0 28 IA Marine ..... .... ••• • .. 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 18 Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4141. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 Minerva ••.. • • •• .. 6p. et. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 6 Monarch ••• • • • ..., .. _ 5 0 0 1 0 0 20s. National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2N Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 Pelican - - - 45 ' P 103141 X •• - .- - 173 Professional Life -•• 51. per cont. 6 5 0 010 0 % Provident Life...-. •• • 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 40 icck Life............ 55. 5 0 0 010 0 8 Royal Exchange ...... 61. p.ot. & be. Stock. all 236 dun Fire - 61. 108. - Of 211 Ditto Life ..... - 55 United Kingdom thdversal Life 2/.55. per :h. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 Victoria Life . - 412 6 5% f r BRIDGES. ..- Di v id en d Amount 1 Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - --- ---- g. s. d. X. I. d. i E1ungerf0rd.......... 12 - - - I southwrk ••..• • - „ - 100 0 0 - - a Ditto New of 714 pc. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 -• 16 Waterloo •••• • • • • ..., - 100 0 0 3% - ' Ditto Old Ann. ofBl. 21.85. Od. - 60 0 0 24% Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 21.25. Od. - 40 0 0 22% Vauxhall •• .. •• • Av. 21. 70 10 3 - 20 t WATER-WORKS. • • Dividenu AMOUR I I Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price. I Annum. Share. ----------- "----- - ----•- I X is. d. A s. d. 1- East London.... ••• • • • 6/. per cat. Steck. - 124% Grand Junction .• •• • • 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - - 69 tent.. ••••••• • • • • • • • 41. per cat. 100 0 0 84M Lambeth •••••• • • • • • • __ 100 0 0 - - New River Company.. I 21. 10s. - 60 -- rt Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 90 West Middlesex • • - - - 61.05. pr cnt. - 110 1 DOCKS. Ld Dividend Amount re Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. a- £ 5. d. £ s. d. t • Commercial .... .. •• .. 4/. pr cent. Stock. - - East and West India.. 6341. pr cent. Stock. - - `',,, East Country •. - ... 20s. per sit. 100 0 0 - - of London .- • ....... 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 1281 is Ditto 80nd5.... .. .. 41. per cent. - - - St. Katharine ........ 4 per cent. Stock. - 100 iwthampton ........ 1/. per cent., 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Victoria ...... -.• .. - ,20 0 0 2 0 0 43 CANALS. ..i ... Dividend Names of 4, ,, , Dividencl Names of 2.) per r _, Companies. A per i Price. Companies. A Annura. trice c Annum.l m —.----- £-- -- ______,_ ---.. £ Ashtn& Oldh 98 71. p. ct.! 140 Macclesfield. 106 21.105. 50 Barnsley •• • • 160 I — Neatk ••• • • • 100 161. urknk&Abrg 150 51. 1 82% Oxford.. •• -- 100 13!. 132 Ilirmingham 40 45. 10554 Peak Forest. 78 31.185. 70 C o ventry.. • . 100 252. Regent'. •• • • 33 it. Os. 104 Derby ••• •• 1001 61. 63 Rochdale..•. g 5 21. 42 EllarnreStChs 69'2N p.ct. 3'% Somrset Coal 15 0 ...- 4randJuncto 100 lli.pr.ct. 60 Do.LkFdat 12 Do.. 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 12 St ff rd &Wore 140 281 . 405 Grand Surrey 100, 21.105. Shrewsbury.. 125 ;rand Union 100 I/. 10s. 24 Stourbrldge.. 145 201. 290 Kenntfs Avn 39 Os. 04. 7y, Severn andl ft Lancaster • 100 Wye Rall. i 36 j 21.05. To r..ceds&Livrp 160, 251. 550 Warwick& i 41. 40 L e icester ..•• 100 51. 66 Birming. j 100 Letcstr&Nth 82 , 41. 44% Warwick& l 100 31. 28 f A ouchborogh 142 701. 510 Napton.. Sionmouthsh 100 Worcstr &1 78 t 31. 33 1 I lintgornry3hlloo i Birming. j Sicitnlfwbry 100 Wilts & Brks —10 s. Oct 71, GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. S. a. d. A. s. d. British •• • • •• .• •• •• •• Ditto Provincial-- IL. Be. 20 0 0 20 0 0 23 Brighton •••• •• •• • • 51. 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 City of London .. •• •• 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 125 Continental (3d Cap.)... 41. 75 0 0 43 10 0 69 Equitable- • • •... •• 50,, 50 0 0 50 0 0 26 Great Central'....... 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 14 & bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 87 Imperial ...... ...• • Independent •• • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 50 0 0 50 0 0 - London• • •• • • •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 Do,, Peri. PrOfOrence Phcenix .••.••••• •• •• 341. per cent. 50 0 0 49 0 0 27 Ratcliff •• •••••• • •• • 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 - 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 22 United General Westm i n ster Chartered I.ppeerr ecen tssoo 0 0 10 0 0 3 6 71 i Ditto. New •• • • • • • LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. ---- ----- I)lVidend Amount Name of Company. Annum. Share. er of Paid. Price £ a. d. a. d Bank of Scotland 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 190/11 British Linen Comp..* 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 20811 , Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 il/ 0 Clydesdale Bank •. •• •• 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 0 Commercial Bank .•• * 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 1801 Eastern Bank•• •• •• 61. per cent. 35 0 0 10 0 0 101 0 Edinb.&Glaagow Bank 31. per cont. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. 10 Exehangeßnk of Seot.. 100 0 0 31 5 0 9s. National 8ank......* 6% percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 161 3 Northof Scotlandßank bl.pereent. 20 0 0 210 0 31. 17 Royalßank ofScetland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 1,4511 Union Bank of Scot ..* 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 93111 Western Bask •• • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 721 Alliance Fire and Life 8%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21112 British Guarantee Caledonian Fire Instil. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251. ll City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 OV. 11 Colonial Life 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 31. Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 '24/. ling. & Scot. Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 13/ 7s Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 ,35. r National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ,1/. 1 , North British Incur... 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 135/. ScottishUnionlnsrnc. 7% pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1323.( Standard Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 112/ 11 United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 21s. I * Ex Dividend. MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. —.----------- ------ -- ---- A. a. d. A. a. d. 50 0 0 20 0 0 10% Assam Tea ••••• • • • • • 2/ . 35. 50 0 0 35 A uc tion Mart •••• • • • • 11. 100 0 0 35 0 0 280 &ustralian Agriculturl 10 — 0 0 2 0 0 4% 85 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 24 AAueesttrraliallawin Turueyset34l.l.et.u... 61.ipie.Liocea.nt. Anglo-Mexican British American Land 158. 88 10 0 .......... 61. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 —•— Canada De. 5 6 p..e. prr cent et. Be ßonds nde 6 5 1 / .. perpe r cent. eent 16 . : 1 Ditto, City _ 97 Electric Telegraph (A) Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. 25 0 0 20 0 0 22 Ditto .•••• • • • • • (B)! 25 0 0 710 0 8 Equitable Reversienry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 117 4 Ditto New .....• • • -' 5O 0 0 10 0 0 Gen. Revers. Ic Invest. 5 p.c. k bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 Gen•StearaNavigation 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 29% Hudson's 8ay...... • • Stock. 220 Hungerfoid .... • • •... 21. 10s. 100 0 _ 0 100 0 0 L o ndon Institution ... 78 15 0 5 London Reversionary 51. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 Russell Institution.. • • 12 10 0 Price's Patent Cand. Co. 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 25% Reversionary Int. SOc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106 Royal Mail Steam•• .. 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 81% South Australian .•• • • 51. per share. 25 0 0 125 0 0 70 Trust and Loan Comp. of Upper Canada.• .. • 2 0 0 0 3 0 Poon RELATIONS.—A man of fifty years of age, and unmarried, who resided near St. Omer, was lately taken seriously ill, and as it was known that he had somemoney, a host of nephews an d n i eces a t once flock around him, protesting th e i r a ff ec ti on . As he w as not _ ery the dupe of all these demonstrations, he told them very briefly that above all things he desires to be le e t ar tr i a li n in gull, and that in consequence whoever came y n all with during his illness should be disinherited. drew accordingly, but not the less statewere_lnsoTshtean learn how the patient was going on. - 141 d his relatives every day more and more grave) and from from going to xi becameous t to abstained, according to the o rders insisted on attending him during the li sickl man, " I will see him. All but one, a niece, nal:lgievde.7nJeossse.phi,n,eff whoou persist in remaining here," said she, " but you certainly disinherit you. ~ Do so,"said are too ill to remain without some of you, and I am determ ined ta nd a rila . de his will, which e r v el , a , tio T n to outnakelee sent care two days after for hi s notary, was soon t n e in s circula tionem e that the disobedient was duly witnessed, died, and on the will being opened e verything he possessed was left to and t t n h i ee rumour e Iv as d days after the uncle that " she was the only rela tiont legr ground f him a disinterested affection." had that e or it was Josephine, on that he The mroperty left amounts to about 80,0004 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. 124% 69 84% Price Males Females Total . 724 715 1,439 COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET-JAN. 11. There were in the market to-day, 5 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-1 at 1/ 12s, 4 at 1/ 118 Od. EDINDITILOH HAY AND STRAW MAR►c Ea — Jew. 11. Supplies of all kinds these last six days again large. Oat straw, from 7s 6d to 8s 6d per kemple of 16 stones trop ; wheat do., 6s 6d to 7s Od ; barley do., 4s 6d, to 5s 6d. Hay from 8d to 10d per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—JAx. TO. There were in the market to-day 79 bags oatmeal, 21 bags of barleymeal, and 2 bags pot-barley ; sales ready. The top and second prices of oatmeal the same as last week, the lowest 3d ; the top and second prices of barleymeal also the same as last week; pot-barley the same as last week. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Floor, per ditto —s Od —5 Od. —s Od Pot-barley, per ditto 128% COAL MARKET—JAL 12. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market :.: s. d.l s. cl. Hasting's Hartley 18 9Pease's West 20 0 Smith's West Hartley ...18 9 1 Cowpen Hartley lB 9 Wall's End, &c. Sidney's Hartley lB 9 Kelloe 21 0 Victoria Steam 15 a South Hartlepool ........21 0 Ships at market.. :1 I Sold l7. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been very 1 114 this morning, with a general decline on yesterday's rates , but an improvement was experienced in the afternoon' Closing sales :—Aberdeen, 15 ; Birkenhead, Lancashire , and Cheshire, 6i dis. ; Caledonian, 334 ; Eastern Counties. 13 5-15 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 83 ; ditto Fifth share , 3i dis. ; Leeds Northern, 174 ; London and North Westeral 123 k ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 30/ ; Midloo n • Great Western, 6p. ; Midland, 79i ; North British, 911; South Eastern and Dover, 24i ; York and North Midli onF 284 ; Blackburn 6 per cent. Preference shares, 25g. MANCHESTER, JAN. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices continue to give way, ---, the market is a good deal depressed. Dover, 21 i ; bee`lB,l 84 ; North British, 9i ; Caledonian, 33,1 ; London A nl ' North Western, 1234 • East Anglian, 6 ; Midland , 790; Warrington and Altringham, 7-16 prem. ; Eastern Cowl' ties, 13k. LEEDS, SAN. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market shows a. further decline this morning. Lancashire and Yorkshires havebeen at 834, and East Lancashires at 19, both for the account and Janua Leeds Northern have li kewise ry. been done at 17} ; Midland stock at 79,E ; and Greg Northern New Pref. at 21 prem. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been very inactive to-clay, with prices much the same as yesterday. Stour Valleys were done at 10t. SEABORNE MAILS. (N . signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-silica by the night—and M by the morniag—dispatch.] Day when made up From what COUNTRIES. in General lost- Port When due. Office, London. Dispatched. America (byßrit.pack.N •fan. 14.......... Liverpool ... Jan' 17 3 America (by United Sts. packet) Jan. 25 .......... Liverpool ... Jan . 20 America (by U State, packet) ..........N Jan 19 .......... Southampton Australia (via South ampton) 20th of each month Southampton Jan. 24 ce. Ditto (via Marseilles N 24th of the month Dover ...... J an. IT *Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............N 2d of February.... Plymouth .. Jan. 30 Africa ( West Coast) .. N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. Ifeb. 1 2 Alexandria* ........ N 19th&30th of mon. Dover Jan. 1 6 Belgium .... . • ......N Daily .... Dover ...... Daily . Brazil 3l 9th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 16 5 Buenos Ayres .... ....M 9th of the month.. Southampton Jan. I. California ...- d & 17th of month Southampton Jan. 16 . lCape of Good Hope ...IC 14thof the month.. Southampton Jan. 26 1 Cape de Verds ..N 1 4 thof the month.. Southampton Jan. 26 Constantinople* „Zs ithl7th27thof mo.. Dover Jan. 20 , 5 Central America .... & 17th of mon. Southampton Jan. Channel Isles ....N Nfon.Wed.BoFriday Southampton Tu,T11..71.'" 5 Chi1i...... „ „ ld & 17th oemonth Southampton Jan. 16 7 France ........ 31 & N Twice daily ...... Dover ...... Twic ed "' w Greece* .. N 7thl7th27th ofmon. Dover Jan. 2 0 ,,.t. 2 Hamburgh Tuesday & Friday London ..... fues. ',," Holland ............N Wednesday & Sat London ..... Sun.Tlour. siz Honduras N 17th of the month. Southampton Jan 16 - A Ireland isr 80 - N Twice daily .. .... Holyhead Terieedlw , India (vlaSouthampt.)M 20th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 2 4 India (via Marseilles) N 81. h& 24th of month Dover ...... Jan. 17 India (via Cape of Good 14th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 2 6 [ cc. Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 2 6 Mediterranean (via Southampton .......M 20th of the month , Southampton Jan. 2!, Ditto (via Marseilles).N 4 th& 24 th of mont D0ver....... Jan. 17 110 Mexico ............M 2nd of the month. Southampton Feb. 1 110 Madeira .... 17: 7th,l 7th,l9th,27th, Os • ' • • i &30th of the month Dover Jan. t 0 Of Naples* ... ........N sthiSth2sthof mon. Dover Jan. 2 2 1 0 Papal States... ....N sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover!.. Jan. 23 Os Peninsula .......... Ithl7th27thofmon. Southampton Jan. 1 6 lOs Peru .. .. 34 2d & 17th of month Southampton Jan. L ,. Sd Tuscany* 3s West Indies .. ..M 2d & 17th of mon Southampton Jan. 1 ° 17s Van Diemen's Land (see 110 Australia) • 10 0 0 In/ Os Peninsula ..........111 5 0 0 41. lOs Peru ..............M 31 5 0 9s. nd Tuscany* 10 0 0 161 3s West Indies 210 0 31. 17s Van Diemen's Land (see 100 0 0 1,45110 Australia) 50 0 0 93110 s ade 50 0 0 721 15s * The mails for Australia via the Cape of Good Hope are ni ot s 10 0 0 211 12s on the 2d of every alternate mouth. Those made up on t D 1 0 0 1/. 155 and 24th of each month via Southampton and Marseilles are 5 " . " 10 0 0 251. Od sailing vessels at present from Singapore. for 20 0 41. 158 t M a i ls are also made up on the 2d of every a l terna te month 1 0 0 15 0 0 '24 31. s the Cape of Good Hope. /. 217 6 13/ 7 * The mails to those countries thus marked ( 5 ) aro conYer , d 110 0 ,3/. I French packet to Marseilles. 1 0 0 1/. 10 0 0 135/. 1 0 0 1325. 7 0 0 112/ I 1 0 0 21s. ,---- een THE NOISY CLAQUES OF PARlS.—Measures have ~ 'b ... taken by the authorities to put down the paid c/aqua ' the theatres. "It will, however, be difficult, if not ir:, possible says the Revue des Theatres, "to m ake thr o reform as complete and absolute as coul d be desirea _. The police cannot always distinguish between sp.n ter, neous and hired applauders. But it has exp ressl y in dieted any admissions before the opening of the dooros!..! as to have the house perfectly empty when the of p bu u their enters. Henceforth the claqueurs , depri private entrance, will be subjected to the hem in the and this measure will certainly embarrass exercise of their industry." f na val lieutenants ADMIRALTY AGENTS.—The staff c! ..0 sotithampton packet vetnoo lot, acting as Admiralty agents at Tl, as ed by eleven addi station is to be immediately i2, l , ';'n e vi mail contract with tional ones, in consequence nf l "6 o , h pany now about to to be effected with the Peninsular and Orienta . a u a 0 üble is mail communication a 3 bt ogle also the mail communl commence, and by wine le 0 " , monthly, instead of India and China, an." . c ft c , Australia from Southampton. cation is to be extended _____ ... ar, litil 1111" a OF p 3S A , G D l ALG oe HsTteEr%arciens, Paadingt° RTHS. - t e re l e a t ay , tohfe Captain Counte s o ho f nGoßFicbialt A Sox. On the at De ( sar t t . Li 24th thoOwn itfrorAillifnremdt"J. Tapson, Esq., NIB. Hon. C'• a r 11. N tto MARRIED. On the 11th inst., at St. Olave's, Hart-street, by tv Rev. J. Letts , rector , Mr. J. B. Hole, of Ohalkw e Sittingbourne, to Eliza, eldest daughter of D. T. itlsto n j E sq ., of Savage-gardens, T r i n it y - square, Lon d on , an Cheyney-rock, Sheppy, Kent. On the 11th inst., at the chapel of Mawley-hall, 1 d the seat of Sir E. Blount, B ar t., H enry William, s e , c g -n 0 - %, s on of H. Powell, Esq., l a t e o f Spring-grove Midd'6l%, to Fanny, fourth daughte r o f th e l a t e E . Blount, Esq., 0 " - * of Bellamore, Staffordshire. DIED. On the 10th inst., at Brighton, Major-General 131.--- -1811 1, N..C. ' late of the Ist Lif e Guards, of 37, Harley.stre aged 85. to ir On the 10th inst., a t 6; St. Alba,n's.terraxe, Kennil'g road, Mr. Roderick Reach, late of Inverness, aged 671 00 , On the 11th inst., Sarah, the wife of Mr. S. F fi g• c igir Sandwich, a n d second daughter of Mr. J. Cole, of Bo street, Westminster. r fi" On the Bth in s t., at Cassel's-place, Leith Vi r alk' e d Maul; (laughter of th e l a t e Dr. C. Maule, Ta On the 6th inst., at Broomgrove, near Sheffield, S. Branson, solicitor, aged 31. LONDON : Printed and Published by munDo of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Strand, in the Precinct of the Sayonin the caw.' Middlesex, Thuaday, Joiner? 13,1: 04.