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AS:SIL 'MOE. HOME CIRCITIT.—KINGSTON, MARCH 24. XECTOAL t If V., PARKER. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to rev r zer a sum of 2001. from the defendant, under an agreer sent entered into between them. Mr. Bramwell, Q.C., and Mr. Denman were coi msel for the plaintiff; Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. L ang, and Mr. Colquhoun appeared for the defendant. The case occupied the Court for several hours.. The plaintiff is a clergyman, residing at Oxford, and who it appeared has been also extensively engage din literary pursuits, and the defendant is the w e ll -kn well-known book publisher in the Strand. It seemed that abou t the year 1847 the defendant entered into an engagereet it with Mr. Parker, by which he engaged , to translate " Bahn's History of Roman Literature,' a Germ an work, for the sum of 2001. ; and it appeared that he slid not complete his work, which extended in quantity to nearly two thousand octavo pages, until March, 1&51, when he furnished the complete manuscript to the de fendant. No steps, it appeared, were taken to put it in hand with a view to the publication, and the plaintiff in consequence applied to Mr. Parker to know when he might expect to have proofs of tne work to revise, and the 'defendant excused himself for not going on with it at this period, by stating that on account of the attrac tion of the Great Exhibition it was perfectly hopeless to expect the public to read books. When the Exhibition closed, Mr. Metcalfe again applied to the defendant upon the subject, and he then wrote an answer stating that, in the beginning of the year, he would put the work in hand, and he would send him a proof. Up to this time the_ defendant had never said a single word with regard to the quality of the translation, or made the slightest complaint relating to it ; but upon the plaintiff, after waiting several months patiently and finding no steps were taken to publish the work, again applying to the defendant upon the subject, and asking for a cheque for 1001. on. account of the agreement entered into between thern, the defendant returned the manuscript, stating that, haying taken advice, he was of opinion that the translation was not of a character likely to succeed, and he therefore declined to publish it ;. this proceeding being taken by him in October; 1852, nearly nineteen months after , the manuscript had been first placed in his possession. The plaintiff, under these circumsta,uces, now • Sought to 'recover the sum which the defendant had agreed to pay him for his 4ervices in making the transla tion, and upon his being examined he stated that he had for fourteen years been acqUainted with and studied the German langunge, and resided for several months in. the country, and was perfectly versed in the language ; and he deCilared that the translation was a correct one, and in acco ' r = 'dance with the agreement made' between hi m an 4 thi,deftndant. The evidence of the plaintiff was corrobOr i ated in this, respect by several gentlemen con nected with literary pursuits, all 'of whom stated that the ;translation was a correct one, and such as would be expfieted from a man of letters and a gentleinan. Chainbera, oii the part of the defendant, said the defenche.,was instructed to offer was that the transla tionliadbeen clone in a careless and hasty manner, and that the plaintiff had not cOmplied with his undertaking to furnish such a work as the defendant would be justi fied, having regard to his own interest; in offering to the public. In 'support of this case he produced some Ger man and other witnesses, who stated that having re ferred casually to , different Portions of the translation, they discovered what they described to be incorrect translations of the German original, and they also com plained of the forms of expression made use of in some instances by the plaintiff in his 'translation. Many of the matters objected to, however, appeared to be of the most trifling chiracter, and there was a total failure of anything like evidence to show that the plaintiff had not substantially performed the agreement he had entered into. . Mr. Bramwell; in the course of a very able reply upon the case for the defendant, indignantly denounced his conduct in setting up such a defence as most despicable and disreputable, and said that it was su c h a one as would have been heard of only in the worst days of spe cial pleading. Here was a gentleman engaged for nearly four years in the laborious task of translating a work of this character for the paltry sum of 2001., which would not amount to more for each page, when printed, than a law-writer's clerk would charge for copying it ; and when he asked for the miserable recompense to which he was entitled, he was met by the defendant alleging that the translation was incorrect and worthless. He con sidered this proceeding was most disgraceful, particularly when it appeared that the manuscript had been for more than eighteen months in the defendant's possession, and it was only at the fast moment, when he possibly might have imagined that to publish the work would not be profitable, that he put fo rwar d suc h a d e f ence. As to the evidence which had been given with regard to the errors which it was said appeared in the translation, he said it was most contemptible, and he hactno doubt that there were quite as many errors of such a character in every work that was published, not only by Mr. Parker, but by every other bookseller. H e conc l u d e d by , ex pressing a confident opinion that the jury would say by their verdict that the plaintiff was entitled to the amount he claimed by the present action. Mr. Baron Alderson had commenced summing up, when the jury interposed and said they considered it quite unnecessary for him to go through the evidence, as they had unanimously agreed upon their verdict. The learned Judge asked them what verdict they gave ? - The jury said they were all agreed in returning a ver dict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—Mr. Henry attended, by appoint ment, at four o'clock, to deliver his decision in the case of the Board of Inland Revenue against .Eclicarn True• love, which was adjourned from Thursday last. Mr. Tilslev, the assistant solicitor to the Board, at tended in the absence of Mr. Phinn, M.P. ; and Mr. J. H. Parry appeared for the defendant. Mr. Henry read his judgment as follows :- -The defen dant in this case was summoned at the instance of the Board of Inland Revenue, to answer an information which charged him with having, on the 23d of February last, knowingly and wilfully sold a newspaper which was not duly stamped, and the questions which I have to de cide are—first, whether the paper in question , which is called the Potterie s F ree F ree Press, and Weekly Narra tive of Current Events, is a " newspaper" within the meaning of the Stamp Act ; and, if it be, whether the defendant knowingly and wilfully sold it. In defining what is a newspaper, I must be guided by the language used in the schedule of the act 6th and 7th William IV., chap. 76, and by the construction put upon that language by the Court of Exchequer, in giving judgment in the case of the Attorney-General v. Bradbury. According to the rule laid down in that decision, I think that a newspaper liable to stamp duty may be described to be " any paper containing public news, intelligence, or occurrences, which is printed for sale, and published periodically at intervals not exceeding twenty-six days." The learned counsel for the defendant could scarcely con tend that the Potteries Free Press was not a newspaper that would fall within this definition, and he therefore re lied more upon the argument that, inasmuch as certain other weekly publications which he alleged to be news papers ejusdem generis were permitted by the Baard of Inland Revenue to be published without a stamp, his client was led to suppose that the Potteries Free Press was not liable. With that view he referred to the Athenceum, the Builder, and the Racing Times, and he instituted a comparison between their contents and those of the Potteries Free Press. It may be doubted whether such evidence was strictly admissible, but I thought it right to receive it, and having carefully looked through all the publications referred to, I am of opinion that there is a manifest distinction between them and the paper in question. The Athenceum appears to be a paper devoted to literary and the Builder to architectural sub jects, and the Racing Times seems to confine itself to racing topics. An occasional paragraph may be found in each of those publications, which may not have a close affinity to the subject to which the paper professes to be devoted ; and although it may be more prudent for the proprietors to omit such paragraphs, I think that all those publications are mainly, if not wholly, confined to one particular or class subject, and cannot be said to contain miscellaneous news ; whereas, the very title of the Potteries Free Press, and Weekly Narrative of Cur rent Events, implies that it is published for the purpose of narrating events generally, and not upon any class subject ; and upon a perusal of the contents of the paper, I am satisfied that it cannot fairly be considered as a news paper, ejusdem generis, with the publications to which it was compared. The remaining question is, did the defen dant knowingly and wilfully sell an unstamped copy of a newspaper, which the law required to be stamped It was proved that upon two occasions unstamped copies of the Potteries Free Press were purchased at his shop —upon the first, from the defendant himself, and on the second occasion, from peron serving in th e s h o p, th e defen datntoth 's name being still over th e d oor • an d upon l oo ki ng at the foot of the a bpies I find the def en d an t' s name pr i n t e d p ap , Paper, as one of the London agents for the sale of it. I cannot doubt, therefore, that he was a ware of the nature of th e paper he so sold. An objec tion was taken that the d e f endant is not liable for the sale on the second occasion by his servant but there are several authorities to show that h e is. Vide the cases of w 31 1), the Attorney -Gene- Rex v. Dixon (3 Maule and Sel Crompton and ; . 5 42 11 r d the ral v. Siddon (1 charge laid in Attor ney-General v. Riddell (2 Terwhitt erv .) the information having been thus establ'4htehdeaagreaineesnt mount the summons had been defendant, it only remains for Ifm ethteo penalty which he should pay. been taken out against the proprietor a t t h a e s re su t io e na r u e d h ave no ground for any mitigation ; was evi dence to show that the defendant took any activeno pat in originating this newspaper, I think that I may with propriety exercise the power with which the act invest s me, to mitigate the penalty one-fourth, and I accordingly order that the defendant shall pay the mitigated penalty of 51. Before I conclude I think it right to notice a complaint which was ma d e by the learned counsel for the defendant, that this case was not submitted to a jury. The Stamp Act gives the Board of Inland Revenue the option of proceeding e ith er by i n f orma ti on b e fore ama s trate, or by an information in the Court of Exchequer, to be tried before a jury. If the latter course had been adopted, a delay of at least three months must have elapsed, inasmuch as there will be no sittings in that Court for the trial of revenue causes until the latter end of June, and no judgment could be entered up until No vember. I think it would have been an act of injustice to the proprietors of all weekly newspapersovho pay duty, if the Board of Inland Revenue were to allow an unstamped newspaper to be published and sold every week during such a long interval, when the act of Par liament provided an immediate remedy by laying an information like the present. If the defendant should be advised that the decision which I have given is not well founded, it will be open to him to appeal against it upon giving the requisite notice. Mr. Parry, without intending the slightest disrespect' towards his worship, would avail himself of the power of appeal, and begged to state that his client's sureties were in attendance to give the requisite bail, pending the decision of the Court of Quarter Sessions. Mr.A. Novell°, of Dean-strut, Soho, the music pub lisher, and Mr. James W a t son , bookseller, of Queen's Head-passage, City, were accepted as sureties in the /um. of 401. each. MANSION-110IISE.—Edwin Henry Powell was again examined before the Lord Mayor, upon the charge of having been accessory after the fact to the forgery committed by Joseph Farrall upon the Bank of England, and with having harboured, aided, and assisted the prin cipal in escaping from justice. Mr. Clarkson, instructed by Messrs. Freshfield, appeared for the Bank ; Mr. Lewis for the prisoner. The following is a condensed account of the particu lars of the investigation, which. - lasted upwards of three hours : Several gentlemen connected. with various departments in the Bank gave evidence as to the notes which had been delivered in payment of the forged dividend war rants, and identified them. Mr. Thomas Gibbons, of East Smithfield, outfitter, having looked at three of the bank-notes produced, said —I know Farrall. In July I received three notes from him in payment of a debt to me for clothing and tailor ing. He paid his account with one of them, and he asked me to oblige him with sovereigns for another, which. I did. He then said he wished me to change another note for him, as I seemed to have plenty of gold. I said to him; " What can a bank clerk want of so much gold ? They are generally anxious to get rid of it ;" and he replied that he was in the habit of collecting money for the Bank, and he often found it difficult to procure change. I then "changed the third note, and would have changed fifty for him if he had asked me and I had had the gold. I have seen the prisoner, but not with Far rall, and I am not aware that he has been with Farrall in my-house. F. Philcox said—Upori=rny former examination I spoke of a person who joined the prisoner at Ellis's stables. I know Farrall by sight. I did not know his name at that time, but I know it now. Farrall was the man who joined the prisoner that evening at that place. George Holden, ostler at Ellis's livery stables, in the Commercial-read, said—l have seen Farrall at our place. On the 22d of February, in consequence of directions from Farrall, I went to the house of Mr. Baxter, in Bromley-street, Commercial-road, at about 20 minutes to seven o'clock in the morning with a horse and gig. Farrall and Mr. 14axter, came out together. Farrall brought out a pgAmanteau, a.carpet-bag, and a hat, and he had a cap of a darkish., grey colour, with a peak in front, on his head. He drove away alone. The hat was put into the gig after the luggage... The horse and gig were brought back the next day but one after, at a quar ter to ten o'clock In the evening, by a stranger. The gig has been since seen - by an ostler from trentford, who came to look at it. - Cross-examined' Ly Mr. Lewis—l have seen, the pri soner once at our place, with Farrall. He was not with azrall on the morning I went to the latter with the horse and gig. Charles Hawkins said—l am ostler to Mr. Marshall, of the Waggon and Horses Inn, Brentford. On the 22d of February I remember a gig driving up at half-past 11 in the morning, with two - persons. The prisoner was one of them. The other had a pepper and salt cap on. Upon their arrival they got out of the gig, and the pri soner asked whether they could not get through Brent ford without going through the main street a-foot. I said they could, and directed, them, ,a n d theylvent the way I told the m, leaving the horse and gig in my care. I looked into the gig to see whether there was a nose bag to feed the: horse. I was to get the gig ready for them on their return. Here Mr. Clarkson, finding that the witness wished to skip over a good many particulars considered to be important in the investigation, pressed him to describe accurately what he had seen in the gig besides the carpet bag but there were so many contradictions, and evasions, and prevarications in the answers, that the learned coun sel found it necessary, with the permission of the Lord Mayor, to cross-examine him with the view to proceed against him for the grossest perjury. The witness swore that he had never mentioned to any one that he had seen a portmanteau or a hat' in the gig, or that there were quantities of sovereigns in the carpet bag or in a ease, The Lord Mayor, after having put several que s ti ons to the witness with the view of eliciting the truth, de clared that he had never seen a person who seemed to have so meagre a notion of the value of evidence, and directed that Hawkins should not be permitted to depart. Mr. Clarkson pursued the examination, although under such discouraging circumstances, and the witness said— The two gentlemen returned in half-an-hour, and I brought the horse and gig to them. They gave me a threepenny and a fourpenny piece, but neither of them said anything, and they drove off. Mr. Clarkson—Did either of them say anything to you about disturbing _ anything in the gig? Come. Witness—Well, there was something said about inter fering with the gig, but I don't recollect what it was. . Mr. Clarkson—Were you asked if you disturbed any thing in the gig ? Witness—Yes, I was certainly. Mr. Clarkson repeated the question, and the witness said in a loud tone, No, I never was. Mr. Lewis asked a few questions of the witness in cross-examination, but the same disposition to prevari cate was exhibited in the answers. Mr. John Gordon said—My mother keeps the Red ' Cross Inn, at Keston. I saw the prisoner there on Tuesday, the 22d of February, with another whom I should know again. They were in a horse and gig. I did not know the prisoner before, but I am satisfied he is one of the men. They remained about ten minutes, but did not get out of the gig. Next day I saw them again. They came by the same conveyance, and slept at our house next night. In the course of Thursday morn ing they went away, after some conversation with my mother. They left behind them a portmanteau, which I see here. I had taken the portmanteau and a carpet bag from the gig when they came. My mother had care of the portmanteau. On the following Monday an officer came to us, and the portmanteau was delivered to him. David May (of the City detective police) said—l went to the Red Cross Inn at Keston, where I was shown the portmanteau produced. I broke it open, and found in it a great deal of wearing apparel, and a card with the name of Powell upon it. The card, which was here produced, had upon it the names " King and Powell, wine merchants," and Mr. Clarkson said that he would prove that a partner ship had lately been entered into between the prisoner and a Mr. King. The witness, in his cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, said—l did not derive my information to go to the inn from Forester. James Harris, plumber at Keston, said : On the 23d of February I saw the prisoner at half-past six in the evening. There was a short man with him. The pri soner called him "Farrall." I was in company with them at the Red Cross Inn, where we had refreshments. Powell had a glass of brandy and water, and the other had a glass of whiskey and water. I heard the prisoner say to the other, " Farrall, what are you going to have ?" Mrs. Eliza Baxter, of 19, Bromley-street, Commercial road, said : I knowithe bank clerk Farrall. He came on the sth of May to lodge at my house. I also know the prisoner. He frequently came to Mr. Farrall as an acquaintance. I remember Farrall's having a holiday in July last and goipg away. He left with me 20/., which I afterwards sent by post to him, directed to North Shiels. On the day before the 22d of February, when he left us, he came home at night and expressed a wish to be called early in the morning, as he wanted to start for the country at six o'clock. He went away accord ingly in a horse and chaise, which were brought from Ellis's livery stables by Holden, the ostler, and I never saw him since from that day to this. [Here the witness examined the portmanteau and its contents, and imme diately identified shirts, handkerchiefs, &c., as the pro perty of Farrall.] To Mr. Lewis : I heard my husband say there was nobody with Farrall when he went away. John Brown, assistant to a pawnbroker, said : On the Bth of July last, Farrall, whom I knew by sight in con sequence of his passing our shop frequently, purchased a gold Geneva watch and Albert chain. He was alone at the time. Ido not know the prisoner. Mr. H. Stevenson, cashier of the Blackwall Railway Company, said : I know the prisoner. He had been a servant to the company. I have seen him write upon several occasions. I believe the name written upon the notes handed to me to be his handwriting. Mr. Lewis : If these notes were put into your hands irrespective of this inquiry would your belief be the same ?—Witness : It would. Philcox, the railway porter whom Powell had sent to the Bank, as stated upon the first examination, to get change for the 5001. note, one of those given in payment of the forged warrant, said : Powell did not tell me from whom he had got the note, and when I went to the Bank I told them there exactly what he desired me to say. James Buckley : I live in Blue Anchor-court, Rose mary-lane, and am a linkman. I saw the prisoner in a chaise near the Trinity-house, about ten minutes before nine at night, and I consented to mind it for him. He returned in about eight minutes, and he asked me to jump into the chaise with him. We went along, and he asked me whether I knew the way to Stepney. H e then told me to go to Ellis's the fly master in the Com mercial-road, with the horse and gig, and he gave me a crown piece, and he then called a cab, jumped into it, and drove off, and I drove to Mr. Ellis's yard. Cress-examined by Mr. Lewis—l never saw the pri soner before that time. I have stood at the bar myself, and I have left the country at her Majesty's expense. I have been transported for seven years, and have been often in custody. Mr. Lewis applied for permission to give unexception able bail for his client. Mr. Clarkson objected on the part of the Bank of Eng land. The Lord Mayor said that if the learned counsel had made no objection , he could not think of accepting bail in such a case. The prisoner was then remanded for a week, and the depositions were ordered to be made out. 31-A RLBOROUGH.STIEET.—The case of Lieu tenantlitatutnhaeeLiviiohrol.Tisnitiideed Club, and for which to have committed an assau lt inons was obtained from Servicethis office last week, was a s m expected to have come on this morning, but on the case stated to the ma being called, The summoning officer of the court g gistrate, Mr. Bingham, that he had served t the summons, and that Lieutenant Mundell 's servant had informed him that he would not attend. Mr. Bingham then ordered a warrant to be issued for the apprehension of Lieutenant Mundell. A great number of gentlemen connected with the clubs at the West-end were present. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1853. IMPROVEMEN' rENTAL „GLASS,. _ . Among the many striking novelties in decorative art i which were displayed at the Crystal Palace in Hyde-park, ' there were few more appropriate to the character of that marvellous structure, or more brilliant and effective in themselves, than the specimens of silvered glass in vases, itael lets, epergnes, candelabra, wine-co o l ers , sa lt s , t azzas , ink nds, &c., Which were exhibited by Messrs. Hale Thomson and Co., and to which we on more than one occasion called the attention of our readers. The gorgeous ' ness and novelty of this beautiful art manufacture, far surpassing anything of the kind in richness of tints, purity and delicacy of material, and elegant appropriate ness of form, rendered it in a short time one of the most favourite ornaments of the drawing-room and dining room, the purposes of luxury and utility .to which it could be converted embracing every article of table or toilette service to which glass is applicable. It is now pretty generally known that the extraordinary effects of the silvered glass are produced by the application of coating of pure silver to transparent or coloured glass, the result of the silvering being to heighten and de velope the colour so as to produce the effect of the most brilliant gems ; rubies, sapphires, eme • ralds, pearls, and topazes, and every chromatic hue, from the brightest steel to the deepest bronze or gold, being thrown up by this new argentine re flector. The difficulties that presented themselves in in the early stages of this unique manufacture were such that the price was proportionately high, and objects of silvered glass could only be procured by those to whom cost was of little importance. Re cently, however, these difficulties have been to a great degree overcome, and we understand that the price of these articles is now so considerably 're duced that they may be said to be accessible to all lovers ,of the beautiful in art. In propo r ti on as th e cost of manufacture has been reduced the objects to which the new patent process is applicable 'have extended themselves, and for interior decorations, mouldings, pannellings, and moresque , ornamenta tion they form an entirely new element in the hands of the architect, their brilliancy, and the impos sibility of their becoming tarnished by any length of use, pointing out their felicitious adaptation for such pur poses. But the value of the discovery will not, we find, be bounded by useful elegancies alone, since it is equally applicable to objects of more practical uti lity.. It has long been admitted that for surgeon's spe culm, for railway reflectors,' for carriages, ships, light houses, and reading lamps, the silvered mirrors far exceed in brilliancy and permanency any others yet invented, and now that the price has been reduced, in some instances, we understand, as much as 200 per cent., so as to make them generally available for such purposes, the use of silvered reflectors is become almost univer sal. The patentees have already received extensive orders for the United States, 40 of the largest size being destined for the illumination of Fremont Hall, a public building erected on a grander scale than any this country can boast of. The fitness of these reflectors for marine purposes is being fully recognised by the Admi ralty, whose example is followed by the Ordnance and other governmental boards, with results which' the fogs prevailing at this se ason h ave h e l pe d to rendr remarkably conspicuous. Not only is the light much more powerful, thereby securing great economy, but rust or tarnishing is impossible, and consequently no dampness or thickness, of the at mosphere impairs their lustre. This is a consideration of great importance in the use of signal lights on ship board, for harbours, or railways, where the invention is now very generally adopted. It would be impossible, i n a brief notice like this, to point out the many purposes to which the glass-silvering process may be applied, but we have said enough to indicate both its value and its beauty, and we recommend all who desire to witness the pro gress that has been made in the manufacture of British flint glass—the material for these articles being now ma nufactured by the patentees themselves—and who are as yet unacquainted with one of the most recent and sin gular results of the application of the resources of mo dern chemistry to this branch of our manufactures, to visit the factory of Messrs. Thomson and Co., in Ber ners-street, Oxford-street. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—MAncs 24. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been a little better to-day, but still marked by an almost entire absence of buying orders. There was, however, less stock offering than of late. The following were the current quotations : Chester and Holyhead, 211 , Eastern Counties, 12 15-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76 c. ; ditto Fifth shares, 4 1 1 dis. ; London and North Western, 1184 c. ; Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 30i ; Midland, 74i ; South Eastern and Dover, 234. MANCHESTER-Maxon 24. STOCK ExcHlNGE.There was very little business done to-day, but prices have not maintained the rates of yester day. The sales at the close were—East Lancashire Pref. Quarters, 9# ; Leeds, 75# ; Sheffields, 304 ; North British, 88 ; Sheffield Pref., II ; Blackburns, BIRMINGHAM, MAR= 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a fair amount of bassi ness done in this market to-day, and prices were firm, Shrewsbury and Herefords were 11 dis. LEEDS—MARCH 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has this morning undergone no change of importance. Quotations are firm a,t_about the rates of yesterday. Lancashire and York shires were done at 751 ; Leeds Net at 164 ; North Westerns at 84 ; and Leeds Northern Extensions, No. 2, at 4 prem. STEEPLECHASE TOWN COUNCILLORS.—The monthly meeting of the Liverpool Town Council was fixed for the Wednesday —the same day as the steeplechase at Aintree ; ,nd amongst other subjects which were brought forward for discussion was one about the museum rate, which was hurriedly got through, and several members of the municipal board, at this juncture—(the hour for the steeplechase was approaching)—manifested great anxiety to adjourn, before the remainder of the business was transacted. Two gentlemen, followed by others, strenuously opposed an adjournment, and notwithstand ing that the minutes of the dock, watch, courts of law, 'markets, education committees, id genus amne—ad in finitum—were galloped through by the clerk, and passed by the steeplechase loving councillor's of the port of Liverpool, with unusual rapidity, strongly indicative of the ruling passion of sport. The members on the coun cil bench were soon like angels' visits, " few and far be tween." The worthy mayor, seeing that his sportive coadjutors had disappeared one by one, with a harlequin ade dexterity more worthy of the boards of a theatre royal than a civic bench—so that at length a quorum could only be mustered, inclusive of the municpal digni tary himself—who, after remarking that he believed it was the steeplechase against the public business, broke up the council, somewhat after the summary mode of the protector Cromwell in the time of the first Charles, and threw out an official intimation that he should re summon for " the dispatch of public business" on the following Wednesday. Even the Imperial Parliament adjourns for the " Derby Day" to the hills of Surrey, and as long as the Cestrian handicapper (Mr. Topham) wieldd his witching influence in Lancashire, the worthy Mayor of Liverpool will find it a difficult matter to re tain around him the local legislative talent by which he is at all other periods of the year so cordially assisted. Indeed, why should not the fixture of the Derby be a dies non with the town council of Liverpool, as the great Epsom carnival invariably is to the senators of St. Stephen's ?—Racing Times. STRANGE CHARACTER.—A letter from St. Omer relates the following :—" A man has just left our prison whose conduct. though on a smaller scale, reminds us of Cog niard, whose dramatic history is well known. In 1812, when before Smolensko, a mar4chal-des-logis of the artillery named D— saw General Count Berger fall near him, having been hit by a cannon ball. He imme diately stripped the general of his uniform, and putting it on possessed himself of 175,000 f., which was in the military chest of the 4th regiment of artillery to which he belonged, and returned to Paris, where for a month be passed himself for the general, and became very intimate with Count Hulin, then Governor of Paris, and with the Duke de Feltre, Minister of War. At the expiration of that time the General, who had undergone amputation, returned to Paris, and the trickery of D-- was discovered. He was tried and condemned to ten years of solitary confinement. After the expiration of his sen tence he could not reconcile himself to labour for his livelihood, and lived a vagabond life, for which he has been 12 times condemned to imprisonment." OUR RELATIONS WITH TURKEY.—In 1761 we first en tered into permanent diplomatic relations with Turkey, and Sir James Porter was the first Ambassador. Since that period we have had no less than thirty representa tives at the Court of Constantinople. Lord Stratford has held the office no less than five times. In 1809 he was first appointed Minister Plenipotentiary, and he re mained in Turkey for three years, having been succeeded by Mr. Frere. That gentleman held the post but a few months, and was succeeded by the present Lord Strangford, who during his stay had the Barony of Pens hurst, with a seat in the House of Peers, conferred upon him. In 1825, Sir Stratford again became British re presentative, and held the office for two years. His other appointments were in 1831, 1841, and 1845. His lordship's late predecessor was Lord Cowley, brother to the Duke of Wellington. The office has been also held by Lord Ponsonby and Sir Robert Gordon, brother to the Earl of Aberdeen. Lord Stradford de Redcliffe, though raised to the peerage by Lord Derby, is a Liberal in politics. 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They supersede every other kind for the waist coat pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes with increas ing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful powers. An object can be clearly seen frorri4-1 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. &B. Solomons, opticians, have invented invaluable preserving spectacle lenses ; immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, every object appears clear and distinct ; the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. The invisible organic vibrator, and all ki n d s o f acoust i c in struments for relief of extreme deafness.-39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. 3T,AB4ET INTRLEIq.ENCEr T rF (From the London. New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—Supplies ' of colonial continues to increase and home dealers having been cautious in their proceedings prices have given way for all descriptions, yet consumption is equal to last, but rates r u l e f rom 2 s to 5s per cwt above. On the part of holders of foreign there is confidence, and with duty-paid parcels the market has been less freely sup plied, but .the home and export demand is less than previ ously. Stock of West India is less than last year by 3,700 tons, but arrivals are evidently on the increase. Of Bar badoes not Any is left in the first hands. The public sales of colonial and foreign sugar at present declared for next week are of little consequence and not likely to affect prices generally. MAIIRITIIIB.—SuppIy is abundant, and demand having become limited prices further declined 6d per cwt.; whilst grocery sorts have been in least request, and of such the quantity brought forward chiefly consisted. Stock of Mauritius is 4,800 tons under last year, but large parcels are not yet landed. REFINED.—Home dealers are still much in want of re fined sugar, and supplies being limited previous terms are well sustained, especially for lower descriptions. Consump tion is fully as large as last year, and retail dealers hold light stock; for the present refined sugar is in consequence not likely to be cheaper. British crushed sugar is much required for exportation, and is in limited supply; the rates paid ere 30s 6cl and 31s for small packages. A firm market for Dutch, with a good demand at 26s to 29s 6d, and extra 30s to 30s 6d. EAST INDIA.—The supply of Madras is larger than for some time past, and dealers having been reluctant to do business prices have given way 6d to is per cwt. Of 17,000 bags at auction not above 8,000 actually sold. The decrease in demand is most apparent for grainy and white Benares. Stock of Bengal is less than in 1852 by 2,600 tens; but several -parcels are not yet landed. Pen:aig is yet in limited supply, but attracts little attention, at present rates rule at 30s to 31s 6d for .broWn, at 32s to 35s 6d for yellow and grey, at 36s to 38s for white, but 'arrivals may be looked for shortly. FOREIGN.—There is still much inquiry after floating cargoes of foreign sugar for the continental markets, and the terms offered are fully equal to those prevailing pre viously, but few can 'be obtained. At the continental markets sugar remains much in request, and prices to im prove, supply not increasing. Stock of Havannaih at Ant werp is only 5,000 boxes, against 10,000 in 1852. Advices from Porto Rico, Brazils, and •Havannah, however, ' still represent production will exceed that of last year, together with an improvement in the quality. In prices in this country or on the continent little fluctuation in foreign sugar is looked , for in consequence of reduced stocks. CEucoUv.---The market is less active, still rates rule firm, consumption keeping on a large scale ; prices rule at 141 10s to 16/ per ton for British root. COCOA..—West India is lesi in request, still holdershave refused to accept lower rates, consumption being larger than last year. , By private contract little has been done, and of 3::7, bags Trinidad at auction, a part only sold ; grey at 33s to 355, low to mid red 355 6d to 37s 6d. COFFEE.—Au active demand has experienced for Native Ceylon from Saturday to Tuesday, purchases amounting to 16,000, bags at a farther rise ; the latest prices paid were 18s 6cl to 49s for good ord of new import, and old ditto 48s to 48s 6d. per cwt, exporters being the leading purchasers. The market yesterday, however, presented a quiet appear ance, with sellers at these terms. At auction 430 casks, and 280 bags were mostly disposed of ; low to fine ord at 51s to 53s 6cl, fine fine ord to low mid Ms to 575, mid 58s to 50s, good - mid to good 618 to 688i6d ; Triage 43s to 50s, and pea berry , 64s to 68s 6d: This afternoon the market for Coffee closed with a quiet appearance, 'in the value of Foreign or Plantation Ceylon there is no change, but Na tive is offered at 48s Cw-1 for new of good quality, and old at 48s per cwt. The auctions at present declared for, next week are of little moment. TEA.—A material increase has taken place in demand for lqw to good common Congou this week, and prices are firmer, ruling at 104 d to 10-id per lb for sound ; several purchases have been made by exporters. There is a large business doing in better sorts for home consumption, and rates, tend upwards. The following is now the currency : --Hyson, ord is 4d to is sd, mid is 6d to is 7d, good is 8d to is 10d, fine is ltd to 2s 7d, superior 2s 8d to 3s. Young Hyson Canton ltd to ls,. Hyson kind is 2d to is 10d, fine 2s to 2s 4d, Twaelca.y ltd to 1s ld, Gunpowder Canton ltd to is ld, Hyson kind is 2d to 2s 2d, fine 3s to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton is to is 241, Hyson. sort is 4d to 2s 3d, Ilyson skin 9d to is. For scented Orange Pekoe the market is in a firm position, and many parcels have been sold ; fine at is 8d to 2s, and common to good is to is 7d ; whilst of best sorts supply is less for than for some time past. A fair sale exists for flowery Pekoe, and the currency is firmer, ruling at is 4d to 2s for common to good, fine to superior 2s 2d to 3s Bd. For scented Caper orders are evidently getting larger, and quotations rule at from 9d to is 8d per lb., according to quality. An impression still exists there will be a reduc tion in the tea duty, in consequence of which clearances for home consumption at the chief ports are only 7,783,836 lbs., against 9,285,190 last year. Exports from China are nearly 5,000,000 lbs. under that• time. Of all kinds of tea arrivals to this port from the Ist of January to 16th of March reached 16,462,000 lbs. against 14,009,009 to same date last year ; home and export deliveries were 9,252,000, and 9,022,000 in 1852; stock is 43,139,000, and last season 38,574,000 lbs. SPlCES.—Cassia Lignea is still in scanty supply, and rates rule firm at 116 s to 120 s for common to good ; at 121 s to 126 s per cwt. for fine ; still inquifies have been few. Some arr.:v:ls May be looked for shortly. A fair demand 'for cinnamon, and holders have confidence ; the terms obtained for Ceylon are first sort 2s to 2s 9d, second is 6d to 2s, third and fourth is 5d to is Bd, inferior sorts being still more in request. RlCE.—There is yet a reluctance to purchase East India both-forthe home and foreign markets ; supply is on the increase, and prices range rather under last week. COCIIINEAL.—ThS demand continues to get greater both for consumption and on speculation ; prices, compared with this clay week, show an advance of ld to 2d per lb. At auction* 270 bags were chiefly disposed of. Deliveries are exceeding those of last year, hut stock is 3,000 bags greater. Accounts are still very unfavourable with respect to the Honduras crop, but Teneriffe production is likely to be large. . ' . INDIGO.—A material increase has takenplace in demand for Spanish since last week, and prices have advanced 2d to 3d per lb for good to fine, low and mid realising fully previous terms. SALTPETRE.—An improvement has taken place in de mand, and the terms obtained are fully equal to last week. At auction 1,410 bags Calcutta were sold, refraction 2i per cent. at 30s, 6i to 41 ditto, 28s 6d to 29s 6d, and pri- vately several transactions have taken place in higher re fractions at 25s to 28s. Of Madras 2,056 bags at public sale were taken in at 25s 6d for 13 per cent., being above the value. Stock of saltpetre is 1,100 tons more than last year, but deliveries are 700 larger. A good sale exists for British refined, and rates are firm at 30s to 30s 6d. Nitrate of soda is wanted at 20s to 21s on the spot, and 19s to 19s 6d for arrival. SPlRlTS.—Although prices remain at is lid to 2s per gallon for Leeward Island rum, of proof strength, yet pur chases have been trifling. There are sellers for arrival rather under these terms, and with few b dyers. An im pression exists that brandy will be cheaper. Geneva met with a slow sale at 2s ld to 2s 2d for ordinary, and fine 2s 7d to 2s Bd. A good demand prevails for British-made spirit, still there are sellers at 9s 7d to 9s Bd, gin 22 under proof 8s 2d, and 17 ato 8s 8d per gallon ; but consump tion is on the increase. TALLOW.—In the value of Russian there has been scarcely any change during the week, but the market presents a quiet aspect. Fine yellow Candle on the spot is 44s 6d to 44s 9d, and for last three months of the year 448 9d to 455. Home melted only in limited request, with sellers at 45s cash. At the public sales this afternoon there was not much desire to operate, still in the value there is scarcely any Change ; 1,300 casks Australian in part sold at 41s 6d to 42s 6d for beef, and mutton 42s 6d to 44s 9d ; 280 pack ages South American 428 to 458 ; and 120 casks East Indian 40s to 425. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM - HOUSE—MARCH 24. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Newbottle, from Alexandria; Dolores, Lisbon ; Carmen, Santander ; Neptune, Calais ; Laurel, Antwerp ; Freundschap, Emden ; Arendal, Holm strand; Solskumueren, Lauvrig ; Sophie, Krageroe ; Diana, Amsterdam ; Rainbow, Rotterdam ; Baron Osy, Antwerp ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Fame, Calais ; City of Rotterdam, Dunkirk ; Empresa, Santander ; C a th er i ne , Emden ; Brandenburg, Alexandria; Lord John Russell, Harlingen. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING. —The Rainbow, for RoLterdarn ; Baron Osy, Antwerp ; Wanderer, Rouen ; Diana, Amsterdam ; Saint Charles, Hamburgh ; Margar etha Alida, Wasel ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Fame, Calais ; James, DAntzic ; Zeela, Jamaica ; Asia, Ade laide ; Caroline, Cherbourg • Eliza, Demerara ; Mary Ann Gann, ; City of Rotterdam, Dunkirk ; Pantaloon, Geelong ; Harry, Port Adelaide ; Swithamley, HrTannah ; Catharine, Hamburgh ; Lord John Russell, Harlingen ; Factory, Geelong. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Cairngonie, second clearance ; Wanderer, for Rouen ; Asia, Port Philip ' • Matilda Luckie, Demerara • Gattland, Po r t Phili p ; Maria Agnes, Barbadoe s ; Les Amis, Rouen ; Larkins, King George's Sound ; E xce l, Antwerp - Triton, Ostend ; Rainbow, Rotterdam ; F ame, Calais ; City of Paris, Bou logne ; Ocean, Havre. BREMEN, March 18. -The Edmund, from Liverpool, which was on shore at Bremerhaven March 13, has been got off, and into the harbour. CROOKUAVEN, March 19.—The Witch (cutter), of Bide ford, from Cardiff to Lisbon, was abandoned about 360 miles from land, and sank immediately after ; crew landed here by the Frea. The William, of and from Blyth, was in contact March 18, about 14 miles S.W. A W. o f C romer Light, with a brig, sup Posed to be the Diligence, and apparently Sunderland built, when she broke some stan chions, bulwarks, stove jolly boat, and received other damage. SWAN AGE, March 22.—The Hopewell went ashore last night, but was assisted off in a leaky state, and proceeded for Poole. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Ellen Maria, Liverpool to New Orleans, Feb. 13, lat. 33, long. 63. The Carlo Mauran, Clyde to Philadelphia, Feb. 28, lat. 44, long. 58. The John Ravenal, Liverpool to Philadelphia, off Cape May. The Delhi, Calcutta to Boston, Nov. 22, lat. 8 N., long. 87 E. The Ann Lawson, of Whitehaven, for Rio Janeiro, Jan. 25, lat. 13 S., long. 34. The Frank Pierce New Orleans to Liverpool, Feb. 21, off Matamill a Reef. • The America, Glasgow to Baltimore, Feb. 15, lat. 43 N., long. 11 W. The Ann Jenkins, Clyde to Sea- Francisco, March 10, let. 43 N., long. 11 W. [ADVERTISRMENT.]— Holloway's Ointment and Pills have effected a Wonderful Cure of Lameness of Five Years' Duration.—Extract of a letter from Mrs. Dran danrill, of Turks Island, .Bahamas. dated August 3, 1851 :—" To Professor Holloway.—Sir,—l have suf fered during five years from lameness, occasioned by a severe cold, which confined me to my room for two years and but derived no b ene fi t f rom them. I was t h en recom mendaehdatlof, durin g w hi c h per i o d I tr i e d var i ous reme di es , try y our exce ll ent me di c i nes, an d f rom th e i r use I have exp er i enced the greatest relief. They have proved most efficacious in my case, as I am now enabled to n aIL v,itlamt assistance, and am entirely free from pain."— Sold by all Druggists, and at Messrs. Hollo way's estahlishment, 244, Strand, London. BANE RETURNS. (From tfle London Gazette of Tuesday.) 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 12th day of March, 1853 : Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 10,925 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman 4,249 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury —Z. D. Hunt 24,985 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co 24,273 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 9,889 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 35,125 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb 13,878 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham ----Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 23,459 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir minghani—J. L. Moilliet and &ins 10,288 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. 7,170 Boston Bank,' Boston—Garfit and Co 56,620 Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co 13,238 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles Miles and C 0... Brdseley 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 Bath City Bank, Bath— G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant,,and Co Birmingham Bank,, Birmingham—Taylor and 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, 'and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmfinds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris and Sons C'hertsey Bank, Chertsey--La poste 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 Comigh,Bank, Truro-L--Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little '& Woodcock City Bank; Exeter—Milford and Co . Craven Bank; Settle—Alcocks, Birkbeeks, and 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 Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster. —Cooke and CO - Darlington Bank,.Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Co Dorchester Old Bank and l)orsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robiris, Fos ter, and Co , 101,964 East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co 49,601 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, -- RoUnd, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham- Bank, Fakenharn—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, G - odalroing—Mellersh and Keen - , , • Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Tinder, and Co. Hereford City. and County Bank, Hereford:— Matthews and Co. Hertford anal Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams and Co. Hull 'Bank and Kingston-upon-Hun Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust.arid Veaseys • Harwich Bank, Har•wich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. • • ; .." Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead -- . --Smith and Whittingstall EI - erttordahire; ''' 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 an Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank; Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alex.anders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone,Mercer, Randall, and Co. ..... . .......... ...... Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. • Knighton Bank, Knighton—:Davies and C 0.... Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresboroligh—Terry and Co. Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and. Co. . . ................ ............................ Kettering Bank, Kettering—J. C. Gotch and 50n5..... . ........................................... Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds--Beckett and Co 'Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams, 5,046 31,775 16,305 22,041 70,344 34,083 24,632 3,178 34,817 33,424 12,391 64,865 26,945 11,474 1,768 16,773 39,218 31,860 19,759 3,117 16,150 81,165 46,775 7,043 20,119' 73,742 9,110 11,934 41,074 28,16 9,653 10,622 66,699 78,044 9,475 44,580 43,975 27,665 19,604 6,471 6,155 5,677 8,119 24,685 30,835 15,988 21,955 18,270 40,88 4,982 23,601 35,315 21,088 20,389 59,233 13,936 26,364 8,995 19,685 42,392 8,571 5,291 55,601 Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, Lewes Old Bank, Lewes---31olineux and Co Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Greene Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle _ _ 36,842 25,429 30,483 11,390 82,116 14,426 toil and Ciadock — Lymington Bank, Lymington—St• Barbe and Co. .................................................... Lynn Regis and Lincobishire Bank, Lynn Regis- - Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. Mauningtree Bank, Mannisgtree----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, Noiwich—Harveys and Hudsons... Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur _ 62,086 net's and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plyrdouth, Plymouth—Harris and Co. New Sarum B an k, Sarum—Everett and C 0.... recent date, narrates how that a certai n s h oema k er , Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith at Edinburgh, patented in 1838 a boot or half-boot, and Co. Ogwestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os- tion of the bottom of the boot situated between the tread westry—Croxon and Co. .. Oxford Old Bank, Oxford--Robinson, Parsons, might better accommodate itself to the movements of the and Co. Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton- 33,82 , our inf an t ry so ldi ers ; and the fourteen years' corres bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton- pondence which ensued is quite a curiosity. The Com bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton- mander-in-Chief, knowing that the colonels of regiments bridge—T. rH. and S. Beeching ... . ........... 8,092 have a peculiar interest in th e c l o thi ng o f th e men , di s - Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney--.J, w . avowed a ll con t ro l , b ut promised to recommend the shoes Clinch and Co. ........ . ........................... 10,795 to the colonels, if the invention turned out well. Th• Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank Adjutant-General wrote to the general officer command and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and C 0.... 37,657 ing in Scotland with no result. A fire of letters fol- Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co. ... 11,158 lowed from the Adjutant-General to the Colonel of the Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter- , Grenadier G uar d s , from the Colonel of the Grenadier borough—D. Yorke and Co. .............. . ... 7,34 , Guards, back again, to the Adjutant-General, which Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and ' lasted up to 1843, w h en th e Adj u t an t-G enera l declared W. Walters lO 447 that, he could do nothi n g further in the matter. The , Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co.. 27 . 7 . 1 r patentee then wrote to the duke, and a correspondence Reading Bank, Reading--Stephens, Blandy—, " ensued backward and forward, between exactly the same and Co. ................................ . „ 4 parties, until 1847. The inventor then wrote to the , Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper.".;, , ndo . o . : 3 5 1 :6 ' 17; Rochdale Bank, t R Secretary-at-War, who wrote to the Adjutant-General, Rochdale--ClemenPoyds, who wrote to the duke, who wrote to the Clothing and Co. ................... . Board, who wrote back to the Secretary-at-War, who Rochester, Chatham, and Sii:o-c;Cll3ank, Roches- '• . • ter—Day and Nicholson tory result. The matter finished nearly where it began. Royston Bank, Royston--Fordham and (;n; 021 7, -__ Of the merits or demerits of the boot we do not presume Rugby Bank, Rugby —A. Butlin and Son ll,2zu 10,318 of to judge; we only point to the fact that certain offic ers Br Bank, RP—R. C. P mere 0 t and Co. government take fourteen years to decide how they 1 h 557 . like a pair of boots,—.Diokonie .`.` lloulaoki Kral." 9,825 3,524 25,828 12,478 6,953 3,906 31,411 11,355 14,265 2,633 1,713 'Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Prich ards and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank, Shrewsbu r y —Bu r ton, Lloyd, a n d Co Scarbor )ugh Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall 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 Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co. Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and C 0... 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 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle Thornbm7 Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. 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. C o 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, Tcw, 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 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Fgrsts ; 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—Swann, 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, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work- 6,370 14,193 28,679 12,911 25,520 46,604 21,452 16,623 45,842 63,389 10,176 11,298 36,772 10,737 44,737 10,955 9,480 49,277 9,141 31,782 19,186 55,310 10,300 ington Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Cora pony, Cheltenham— . Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham. Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley'and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby A.net Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 23,228 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 146,723 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 18,005 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,720 Hull Banking Company, Hull 29,099 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 14,023 Halifax and Huddersfiekl. Union Banking Com pany, Halifax • Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester.... Lincoln and Lindsey Banking C0mpany......... Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham ..... . Nottingham and Nottingharnshire Banking Company, Nottingham .. . ..... :.. . Newcastle, Shields, and Sund er l an d Union Joint-Stock Banking Company, Newcastle upon-Tyne ........................................... National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, L0nd0n.................................. : North Wilts Banking Company, IVlelksham 45,121 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 66,447 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, LeiCester 47,608 Saddle;worth Banling Company, Saddleworth 2,122 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 36,005 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield 23,550 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 52,213 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond Storey and Thomas' Banking Company, Shaftes bury Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton Wakefield. and Barnsley. Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick. ............ . ................... Weit of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 71,23 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking C om p any , Whitchurch ....... .............. Worcester City and County Banking Com paray Worcester .... 4 384 York Union Banking Company, York 69,875 yYoorrklEshCirietyßaankndinCgo,unty Banking Company, 92,018 Company Leeds 125,758 P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Inland Revenue, Somerset House, March 19, 1853. STOW 35,157 16,865 99,580 24,950 20,398 37,608 19,357 43,905 1,505 17,188 26,968 3,705 62,745 22,170 67,128 49,235 9,748 10,285 33,093 27,325 22,461 3,0514 0,329 351,882 46,038 56,930 47,694 9,745 36,077 12,15 25,595 31,66 33,564 .. 3,278 4,370 29,357 15,252 22,295 38,939 1,992 13,558 13,534 3,780 410 10,770 28,201 23,228 22,348 11,395 7,165 10,475 11,588 13,229 9,540 9,895 9,842 14,278 8,428 23,462 4,008 47,512 13,970 20,969 6,883 14,320 36,001 38,256 7,427 12,890 7,593 COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD-3aRCH 24. We are but moderately supplied with grain this week. The wheat trade is very firm to-day, but having a thin attendance of millers, owing to our market being held off the usual day, the business passing, is to a limited extent, at last week's prices. In fine heavy barley no alteration, but light south country qualities are nearly unsaleable. Beans again rather cheaper, In oats and shelling not much change. 23. At this day's mark BOSTON—MARCH et the supplies of grain were limited. In the whe a t t ra d e there was a somewhat better feeling, and sales were readily effected at a slight improvement on last week's quot a ti ons. Spring corn unaltered. Wheat, red, 38s to ,465, white, 47s to 48s, extra 50s ; barley, 26s to 30s ; oats, 14s to 19s ; beans, 32s to 35s ; peas, 27s to 35s per qr. NEWARK—MARCH 23. At our Corn-exchange to-day we had good supplies of grain. Wheat is per qr. dearer. Inferior barley heavy of sale. Other articles the same as last week. Wheat, white, 55s to 565, red 44s to 51s • barley, grinding, 288 to 30s, malting 33s to 35s ; oats, seed 24s to 28s, feed 21s to 24s ; beans 28 s t o 44 s ; p eas 34 s t o 38 s ; malt 56s to 601 ; tares, 44s to 48s per qr. DERBY SMITHFIELD—MARCH 22. There was a large supply of fat beasts to-day, and the quality generally good, without any alteration in price. The number of sheep was larger than usual, fully main taining last week's prices. The number of f a t ca l ves was large, but not larger than it has been before Easter. Fat pigs were also very plentiful at this market to-day. —Beef, 50 to 6d ; mutton, 'Tid to 82d ; veal, sid to 6d per lb. ; pigs, 9s Od to 10s Od per score ; rough fat, 4s 6d per 14 lbs. ; hides, 2d to 2/d per lb. ; calf-skins, 2id to 33d per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR-MARCH 24. Our sugar-market closed to-day for the Easter holidays. It has been very quiet, but little disposition being shown on the part of buyers to get into stock. The sales of West India have been confined to about 190 hhds, and these were sold at somewhat easier rates. The refined market is also dull. In rum there have been some few transactions, but only to a very limited extent. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Musa; 23. We had a large supply of grain in to-day's market, especially of oats ; sales dull, and prices stationary. Top of Wheat . ...... ........ ...... ... 624 lb 60s Od Barley.... ................ .......... 57 lb 40s Od - Oats Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 640 qrs sold 479 qrs Barley . 888 qrs sold 484 qrs Oats 1,745 qrs sold 1,302 qrs Beans 268 qrs sold 206 qrs AVERAGES, PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Average of wheat £2 8 9. 5-12ths Ditto of Barley Dittb of Oats Ditto of Beans DUBLIN-MARCH 22 White wheat, 26s Od to 30s Od ; red ditto, 25s Od to 28s ; barley, 12s 6d to 16s 3d ; oats, 9s 6d to lls Od ; rapeseed, 21s Od to 23s per brl ; oatmeal, lls Od to 12s Od ; baker's flour, 14s 6d to 18s Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 31s N. to 33a 6d per 480 lbs. CORK- MARCU 23. • Brim. Currency. White wheat 00s Od to 005 Od 05 Od-20 stone. 13 Redwheat 23s 9d to 248 Od Ditto 005 dd to 005 Od 005 Od-20 do. Ditto 008 Od'to 008 Od 13 Barley l4B Od to 145 9d} Ditto 0 65 Od t o 00 s Od 00s Od-16 do. Ditto 00s Od to 005 Od Bere O OB Od to 005 Od Os 01 110 Oats 9B 6d to 98 10d 119 Ditto 95 10d to 118 6d 95 10d do. Ditto 008 Od to 008 Od 4 Pigs 438 9d to 008 Od 008 Od per cwt. Quantity sold at the highest prices :- 00 barrels white wheat ; 7 red ; 6 barley ; 0 bare ; 2 oats ; 0 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week : Wheat, 163. Barley, 441. n Bere, 0. Oats, 3,136. Pigs, 157. No quotations for butter, nor return of firkins, until the 11th of April. Return of cattle sold for week ending March 19 : Pigs, 628. Sheep, 336. Cows, 100. Coax. —Flour- First, 15s Od to 16s Od ; extra, 17s Od; seconds, 14s Od to 14s 6d ; households, lOs to 13s 6d ; thirds 7s Od to lOs per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, 7s 6d to 8s 3d ; oatmeal, lOs 6d to llsOd ; wheat meal, lOs to lOs 6d per cwt Indian corn, 71 2. 6d to 8/ Os Od per ton. Bran, 41 lOg Od to 4115 s Od per ton. Hay—Farmers, 24s Od to 36s 0d; averag e * 30s; dealers, 32s Od to 4010 d ; average, Os per ton. Straw -- Farmers, 198 Od to 25s Od ; average 22s ; dealers 00s Od to 00s Od; average, Os. per ton. Brea ' d—Wheaten. loaf, 7d to Od ; household ditto, 6d to Od per 41b.—Fresh butter, 9d to lid per P. Eggs, 4. 4d to 4s 63 per hundred. Meat -beef, 4id to 8d ; mutton, s)ld to ; veal, 43d to 6id ; pork, 5d t o 6d ; bacon, 7d to 71d ; sau sages , 6d p er lb.—Fish, Newfound land, ill. Os to 12/.os per ton ; Scotch herrings ' 28s to 00s; Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potat o es, w hit e , 9d to 10d ; Pinks, 11d to 12d.— Coals, •Newport, 21s ; Lydney, 21s ; Culm, 16s Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s Od per imperial gallon: - Hides, market, 25. to 32s ; Salted, 26s to 32s per cwt. Ca lf skins, 4sl per lb.—Bangor slates 2/. 17s. 6d to 3/. per ton.- Fleece wool, 15s to 16s per stone.—Hemp, 381. to 421. per ton—Timber, Memel, 3/. 10e ; red pine, 3/. 102 ; yellow do., IT6la.lltoowl,B4l.6ePetro hundred. — cwo .l3 7— rk k t s o .. B l l. er lO t s o . n p ; er 71. lOs to 0/. per cwt.—Tar, Archangel, 19s. per b 1 r .—Gtuum, Peruvian, 101. lOs to 11/. per ton. SEABOINE MAILS'. (N signifies that th e ma i ls are sent front the General ros t.oflice by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] • ' COUNTRIES. Day when made up From what When - • in General Post- port due in Office, London. Dispatched. England. America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool Each 11 c" America - (by United Sts. • • Packet) ...........N March 22 Liverpool April 4 America (by U Stales packet) .... Southampton March 26 Australia. (via. South. • ampton) Ai 4th of May ...... Southampton April 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N dth of May ...... Dover .. April 1 Ditto (via Cape of Good • Africa March 3 ° ( West Coast) .. N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. April 12 Alexandria.......... NB, 9, 24, &30of m Dover ... March 29 Alexandria .... M sth & 20th of mon. Southampton April 4 Bahamas ...........M 2nd of the month Southampton Ist of moil Belgium ............N Daily.... Dever Daily Brazil ..............M 9th of the month .. Southampton pril 16 Buenos Ayres 9th of the month.. Southainpton April 16 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of the month Plymouth .. March 26 Cape of Good Hope ..N 2n4 of Apri1.... .. Plymouth March 30 Cape de Verds ......N 14th of th e month. Plymouth .. March 26 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon.. ••• • • ......N 14th of the month Plymouth March 26 Channel Isles ........N Mon.,Wed.,&Frd. Southampton A i Tn. Ss* Chill. • • M & 17th of month Southampton April 1 China (sea India) Constantinople 7,8,17,24,&27 °fin Dover ...... March 30 Constantinople ...... 31 4th & 20th of mon Southampton April 4 Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover ...... Cwicedaili Egypt (see India) France ........ M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover Twicedall/ Gibraltar ... Al 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of in. Southampton March 26 Greece (sea India) • Greytown .......... 31 2nd & 17th of mon. 4outhampto n A pr il 1 Hamburgh .......... Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. gat. Havannah P.l 2nd of the month Southampton April 1 • Holland Al Wednesday & Sat London mon.Thar Honduras ... M 17th of the month Sciuthampton April 1 6 - India (viaSouthampt.)M ith & 20th of mon. Southampton tpril 4 India (via Marseilles) AI Bth& 24th of month D0ver....... April 1 lonian Isles (see India) Ireland .... • • ..31 & N Twice daily .„ Holyhead Twicedn l / Lisbon.. Ni M a a d d e t• a a 2 9 3 th rd o o f f theeie month h th P So ly u ni th o am ath pto . n . .I p p ril ril l l 2 6 Malta (see India). Malta " • •••• • • • ..N 7,17,19,27, 30 of in. Dover March 2 2 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius 14th of the month Plymouth .. March 26 Mexico ••• • • • •.....3i 'nd of the month. Southampto n l e t of mon -41" ••• • • .• ...N s, lllsth2sthofmon. Dover March 2 2 N ew Granada ......31 '2d & 17th of month Southampt on April 1 New Zealand... ... By private ship Various ports Uncertain Papal States sth2sthofmon. Dover March 22 Peninsula .......... 'thl 7th27thofmon Southampton March 26 Peru id & 17th of mon •=outbampton April 1 Port Natal ..........N 14th of the month il•mouth March 26 Sicily ..............N sthlBth2sthofmon, Dover ...... March 22 Tuscany ............N sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover March 22 Venezuela ..........M 2d& 17th of month gasithamp;:on • pril 1 Van Diemen's Lad (see Australia) . West Indies ....... ; M id & 17th of month Southampton April 1 COURSE OF BXCH. Amsterdam ............ 11 18 Ditto, three months .. 11 19U Rotterdam ...... •• 11 19U Antwerp .............. 25 30 Brussels .......• ...... 25 3( Hamburgh ............ 13 8% 25 10 Ditto, three months .. 25 32% Marseilles........ •..... 25 32% Bourdeaux ............ Frankfort-on-Maine 120% . Vienna .. •• . . Trieste 11 5 Petersburgh............ 38 Madrid b 0 1,4 Cadiz .. . ..... 50 %0 arcel on a .......• •• •• Seville ................ IP. J. Le A. Pi 011 kc e,sB hr.] Dr, E D. T liiich be by. *wet Of As April 4 tt.. l Cwicedaili ' as' Twicedaill March 26 :65 April I , Tues. gsz• Aril / liopn.Thar April 16 . ‘pril 4 April I 26 9,368 "GE-YMTZEDAT. jGibraltar .............. Leghorn ..............30 15 Genoa 40 'Milan ............ •• ••. Venice ....... ...... ..• 41% Naples " • • " " " 125 Palermo idessina .. ••• • •• •• 125% Lisbon .. 53% Oporto •• • ...... • 53 34 Rio Janeiro . ....... Buenos Ayres •• •• •• •• New York, 60 days - sight Philadelphia •.• • • • „... PRICES OF BULLION, pr, Foreign Gold in Bars X 3 17 ..0 0 portug ai Gold Coin . e s x e i v ca n DollarsDolla Dollars t e i ... .. .. .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Silver in bars 0 5 1% BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 22d inst., the wife of Mr. Charles Cowper, of 4, Campden-hill-terrace, Kensington, Stillborn. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 22d inst., at Camberwell, the ',wife of Edware Younge, Esq., barrister•at - law. On the 21st inst„ at Gloueester-ro a ,d, wife of Frank Holl , Esq . '. Regent's-park, the MARRIED.' 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