The Sun. — London, England, 1853-12-02 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON COMMISSION. The commissioners met again onWednesday, at the offices of the Treasury, and resumed their inquiry. Commissioners present : Right Hon. Mr. Labouchere (the chairman), Sir John Patteson, and Mr. Cornwall Lewis. The first witness examined at this sitting was — Mr. William Williams, M.P. for Lambeth, who stated : I was once a member of the Court of Common Council of the city of London, when I was commercially connected with the city. Independent auditors used to be appointed by the city for auditing the city accounts, and in the year 1830 I was elected one of the city auditors. Vouchers and other particulars used to be furnished to me and my col leagues as auditors, to facilitate our examination of the accounts, a resolution of Common Hall having been passed in the year 1829 requiring such doctiments to be submitted regularly to the auditors. After my appointment I and ray brother auditor made a lengthened report to the corpo ration, entering into full particulars relating to the ac counts. A sum of 501. was voted to the auditors, to be spent in dinners ; but I and my colleague refused to acce p t an gi h e ln aairman—Was it made an absolute condition that this money should be spent in dinners ? Mr. Williams—No ; but it was understood that it was to be so spent. We received a very gratifying compliment for our report, which was termed very luminous and com prehensive, and it was said that a document of such a character had not been presented in the city of London for the previous fifty years. Subsequently, however, the cor poration thought proper to order the chamberlain to dis continue furnishing the auditors with the vouchers and bills of particulars hitherto submitted to them in their audit ; and under these circumstances the auditors of that year refused to examine the accounts at all, unless they received the proper facilities. The citizens also disapproved of the order given to the city chamberlain, and held a meeting in Common Hall on the subject. That Common TTa3l came to the following resolution, viz. :—" This Com mon Hall has heard with surprise and indignation that the present chamberlain has, contrary to the practice of the former chamberlain, and in defiance of a resolution passed unanimously by the citizens of Common Hall assembled, on the 24th of June, 1823, refused to furnish the auditors with the bills of pa rticulars and other accounts of moneys paid by him out of the funds belonging to the citizens at large." The same Common Hall further resolved, " that the chamberlain bel directed, in future, to pay no further sums whatever without laying the bills of par ticulars thereof before the auditors for their inspection and examination; and that the auditors be directed hereafter to pass no accounts without first seeing the bills of particulars connected therewith." This re solution of the Common Hall coming to the knowledge of the corporation, the matter was referred by the Court of Common Council to a select committee of the City lands committee, which select committeerad,e, Althoughre report, ita _ whichp contained the following passage, viz.:— pears that the bills of artificers and others were formerly produced to the auditors on the examination of the cham berlain's and bridgemaster's accounts, the practice arose from their having been attached to such orders or warrants for general convenience, and not in any iespect from their being necessary to such examination; and from the fullest consideration of the subject, the select committee were of opinion that the auditors have no power or authority to require the production of any bills of particulars, or to re ject or disallow any payments made under such competent authority. Were it otherwise, the corporation would be come subject to the views of the auditors, or of the body of the livery, who form, as liverymen, no part of the corpora tion, nor possess any right to, or interest in, the property of the corporation." The Court of Common Council agreed to and adopted this report, and the former order to the chamberlain to withhold these vouchers and other docu ments from the inspection of the auditors was not re scinded, but, on the contrary, was continued in force from that time forward. The Chairman—Does the order still exist, or are the pre sent auditors allowed to examine the vouchers? Mr. Williams—l do not know if the present auditors are furnished with bills of particulars, but it is perfectly clear that without them the audit of the accounts must be a per fect farce. When the last commission of inquiry into the City corporation was appointed, I and other gentlemen who advocated reform, offered to afford them every information on the subject. I was anxious, subsequently, to ascertain what was the financial position of the corporation, and ac cordingly, in 1834, I was elected a common councilman, without opposition. On my obtaining a seat in the corpora tion I moved for a committee of inquiry into the fees, sala ries, profits, and emoluments of the several officers of the corporation, and also into the City revenue and its various sources, and into the manner in which it was expended, specifying each item in detail, with the amount at which it stood in the year 1833. The committee was granted, and it was very fairly constituted. A sub-committee was also appointed, which was assisted by Mr. Scott (the chamber. lain's clerk), who is a very able accountant, and by the town clerk's chief clerk. I was a member of the committee. Our task was very laborious, and at its close we On; report, a copy of which is before you. A schedule in our report contained a list of all the City officers, showing by whom they were appointed, the sums paid to them out of the City cash, and their various emoluments ; and we also gave a full account of the other expenditure of the corpo ration. With regard to the mayoralty, we made a special report on that subject. We found that in the year 1833 the expenses of the mayoralty amounted to 25,0341. We applied to all the aldermen who had passed the chair for a return of the amount of their respective receipts during their year of office, but none complied with our request but Sir Peter Laurie, whose return amounted to 7,9081. We also asked for a return of the cost of the Mansion house in building, and it was stated to us at 76,00'd. The officers of the corporation are very adroit in throwing dis credit on all persons who seek to place the corporate ex penditure in a true light, and therefore I am particular in the figures which I give ; and if the accuracy of my state ments are challenged, I hope proof of their incorrectness will be produced. I now come to the City accounts as they stood in the year 1833, the period to which the inquiry of the committee of which I was a member applied. In the , year 1833 the City's income, from rent of premises, mar kets, tolls, rates, dues, fines, &c., amounted to 111,031/. ; the fees and other emoluments received by the various officers of the corporation, but which do not appear in the corporate accounts amounted to 74,440/. ; and the receipts of the Irish Society (which forms an integral - Dart of the corporation, in my opinion) amounted to 7,654/. ; making together a total of 223,1251. The tolls, rents, &c., this year amount to 155,000/., which, added to the fees and emoluments of officers and the Irish Society's receipts, gave a total of 295,3211. ; the great increase being upon the re venue from estates. In addition to the items above stated. the paving rate amounted, in 183.3, to 54,937/. ; the sewers rate to 9,718/. ; and the watch rate to 33,6811., making a total of 321,4611. These are all taxes levied by the corpo ration, in addition to the real property. Last year they yielded 406,885/. ; but taking the amount at what it stood in 1833, if divided, it will give a sum of 21. 12s. 6d. per head for every person of the population of the City in that year, independent of the enormous cost to the public by none but freemen being allowed to be employed in various handicrafts, and as porters, &c. The Government expen diture is only 11. 17s. per head for each individual in this country, orlss. 6d. per head less than the cost of municipal government in the city of London. Besides, the receipts already stated there were 15,8131. for tolls on barges and shipping levied to the west of London-bridge, tonnage dnes 7,000 ; fees of Court of Requests, 16,700/. ; trust funds, 43,777 e In 1833 the coal duty of Bd. per ton also yielded 69,1101., and last year it yielded 117,606/. The dues on wino produced in 1833, 3,584; freedoms and apprentice ships, 5311. ; there was also received out of the City revenues 11,000/. The three last items amount to 15,615, and adding to them the produce of the Bd. coal tax they amounted to 84,665/. in 1833. The produce of the corresponding items last year was 136,2371. Mr. C. Lewis—y ou say that 74,000/. in fees and emolu ments to officers does not appear in the accounts of the corporation for 1833 ? Mr. Williams—lt does not. Mr. C. Lewis—How were you able to make out the amounts, then? Mr. Williams—There are 485 officers, and the committee took the sums received by each officer, and added them all together, which gives the total I have stated. Having ob tained the total number of the officers, we took the case of each officer singly, and we would have begn with the Lord Mayor first, but as there was a dispute as to whether the Lord Mayor was a corporate officer, his salary and emoluments are omitted. There is next the Recorder who City we found received from 2,5001. from the , cash , , and from other sources 6611. 10s. more ; making t ogether a total of 3,161/. Mr. C. Lewis—Haw do you get at the sums derived from other sources besides the fixed salary ? Mr. Williams—We applied by letter to the Recorder, and to all the other officers, and obtained returns from them in that manner. Mr. C. Lewis—Then you make rip your estimate of the 74,0001. in fees, on the authority of the figures furnished by the corporate officers themselves. Mr. Williams—l do. The Chairman—Has any report similar to yours been presented to the corporation since the year 1834 ? Mr. Williams—No I believe not. The Chairman—Vas any each report laid before the last commission of inquiry ? Mr. Williams—No, the last commission did not sift mat ters so thoroughly as ' I believe the present commission is doing. I will now come to another branch of the financial affairs of the corporation, as reported upon by the commit tee of its own body, of which I was a member in tho year 1834. The report, as I have said, applies to the year 1833. Having already gone through the City revenue, I now arrive at the expenditure. The coasts of management were as follows :—The salaries and emoluments of the 485 offi cers, including the Lord Mayor's office and that of the City solicitor, amounted to a total of 123,814 ; the ward officers received 3,487; allowances to committees, 6,5841. ; City barge and shallop, 2,000/. ; pensions voted by the Courts of Common Council and Aldermen, 2,793/. The expenses of administration were 122,0001., which, added to the pensions, committee allowances, &c., gave a total of 138,678/. The ten City tradesmen have the patronage of eighteen Irish livings, as I am informed. The total amount expended by the corporation annually, in the shape of lawyers' salaries alone, is 39,1051. Twelve of the principal City officers actually receive more t han, is aid to 12 Cabinet Ministers. They received be egress, em, in 1833, upwards of 48,4001.; and the 12 aet Cab ..,_, i netMinisters in the same year received 45,4861., or uyeLY 2 ,9201. less than was paid to an equal number of corporate °fa It great seal was but fair to state that in 1833 the eluded the , commission, and therefore I have not in „meneside:gircheehancellor's salary. In order to afford the com parison between the of drawing an approximate cora .,rasenicipal expenditure of London and other corporation s fro , par ee em „ ta ; e le_have collected the following facts In Liverpool, with a popula -8641., and the /ion of 375,935 p er Ur t r t e , a is and pensions amount to 11, Birmingham, with a peptise= charges to 13,138/. In and pensions amount to 1,131/ . ._q_ a 24o,ooo, the salaries e nd pensions amount to 4,4ed . : a e f ia niester, the salaries 3,783/.; in Bristol, the salaries and the law charges to 7,6141., and the law charges to 313 z.• ilMi°lls theemount to pensions amount to 1,0781., a n d th -u e ceas salaries and few words law charges to 1481. I will no w sa y a on the subject of the coal tax levied by the Cit y upon the whole a the metro. • ' •cts. The coal dues last year p r d politan distri o uced as follows :—The 8d• per ton, 117,6061.; the 4d. per ton, 60,000/.; • and the id. tax, 11,467/. ; making a total of 'that the city of London 192,0001. It is very unfair e such a tax upon all consumers of the power of levying from the General of coal within a circle of 20 miles arty hits Post office. The 4d. coal tax is considered eyas being as much part and parcel of its own prop_aes estates corporate are ; and they treat it as such. Th maY er try to shuffle the figures as much as they please . ord to make the public believe that it all goes for City improve ments ; but it is not so—only 20,000/. of it is applied for that purpose. My own impression is, that the various me tropolitan boroughs would wish to be constituted into dis tinct municipalities; but I would have a central body created for dealing with matters upon which a geueral measure is required by the public good, such, for instance, as the sewers , the police, and general improvements, in regardtoWmACll 1"°1261 "ttiQn ITQUICI be inadequate and inexpedient. I would allow the Lord Mayor to be the chairman of the central board, and give him an adequate salary to maintain a magnificent hospitality in entertaining the members of the Government, distinguished foreigners, &c. I think, however, many gentlemen would pay the expenses of such hospitality out of their own pockets, as Sir J. Potter did when he was mayor of Manches ter. In my opinion, the City corporation in no re spect represents the interests and feelings of the whole metropolis. I consider the majority of the members of the corporation are opposed to reform, or they would have effected some changes in their own body themselves before now. I see no reason why the Municipal Reform Act should not be applied to London as well as to the rest of the kingdom, and in tho existing provisions of that act you have a remedy for the defects of the City ready made to your hands. I would take the conservancy of the river from the City, and transfer it to the Government, which I consider would be better qualified for the discharge of such functions. Mr. Williams then withdrew. The next witness called was Mr. George Edwards, who stated—l am the resident partner of a Scotch linen firm in the city of London. On one occasion the corporation intimated to us tha t the " Tap pers" employed by us in our business would be required to become freemen, but the interference of the officers of the corporation was not persisted in in this respect. I have no complaint to make against the corporation with refer ence to my trade. DEPUTATION FROM ST. PANCRAS. Aconsistingatt e d Stockton, Pancras, of Mr. Lawton, from on!mr. t E h il e ie p t ai t ; is a h nd of Mr St : before the commissioners, to represent the feeling of the vestry of that parish with regard to the coal tax, and also on the general subject of the extension of municipal insti tutions to the whole metropolis. The Chairman of the deputation stated—l appear here on behalf of a committee appointed by the vestry of St. Pancras to wait upon this commission to expl a i n th a t the parish, is taxed by the city of London on its consumption of coals, no part of the proceeds of which taxation is spent , on improvements in St. Pancras. On the contrary, the im provements recently effected in St. Giles's and that neigh bourhood have caused the poor who were dispossessed of there numerous dwellings there to migrate in large num bers into our parish. Between 500 and 600 poor persons of this class have become chargeable to our parish every year for the last 7 years, in consequence of these changes. The coal tax presses on the poorer ratepayers more severely than an improvement rate would do. St. Pancras desires to obtain a share in any general extension of municipal institutions through the metropolis—whether in com bination with other parishes or separately, it is now about to determine. The population of the parish is 167,000, and the rateable value of the property in it amounts to 707,857/. ; the number of ratepayers being 19,909. Nomunicipal powers at present exist in St. Pancras. and the vestry has no means of enforcing paving, cleans ing, or lighting rate. We applied a few years ago to Parliament, at great expense, for a local act, but the House of Lords rejected our bill. The North-Western Railway Company has refused to pay the rates demanded of them, and we had no means of compelling them to pay. We are, therefore, in this unfortunate and anomalous posi tion, that we have no efficient parochial act, and no muni cipal ' powers. The railway traffic passing through our throughfares has caused us great expense in maintaining the roads, and we have recently spent 9,0001. in repairing part of the New-road alone. Notwithstanding the diffi culties of our position, our parochial management is very economical. Our whole taxation amounts to 110,0001., in chiding paving and lighting. The proportion raised by the vestry itself is 71,7971. of this amount. Including ls. for an improvement rate, our rates do not amount to 3s. in the pound for everything. We pay 8,2871. for county rates, which we would not have to contribute at all if we had a corporation, and that sum we believe would suffice for the expenses of a corporation. In St. Pancras upwards of 16,0001. a year is charged to us for police. We do not com plain of the general metropolitan system of police being applicable to our parish, but in St. Pancras we have only four police stations and less than 400 policemen. 24,0001. a year, or more than one-third of the whole amount which the St. Pancras vestry raises, is spent without our control ' or without our possessing any means of knowing how it is i laid out. As far back as 1850 our vestry decided in favour of the principle of munieiple institutions being extended to the parish, and the vestry is discussing this very day minor question as to whether they should prefer incorpo ration separately or in conjunction with St. Marylebone and Paddington. We have auditors elected by the pa rishioners, but they are not paid for their services. They are persons, however, in a sufficiently independent posi tion to object to items when they deem it necessary, and they often practically do make such objections. The parish has gone to very great expense in endeavouring to obtain sufficient powers for managing its own affairs from Parlia ment, but without success; and the administration of our parochial affairs is, therefore, brought to a stand-still. It may be said that very few ratepayers take an interest in the elections to the vestry ; but the fact is that more per sons vote at these elections than vote at the election of members of Parliament. We have also to complain of the power of attachment for debt existing in the City. If a man keeps his money at a banker's in the City he is liable to have it attached ; but that is not all—it is liable to be attached in St. Marylebone if the City banker has ,a branch in St. Marylebone. This custom is inconvenient, and often forms a subject of complaint. Mr. Stockton (another member of the St. Pancras depu tation) said—l also appear to point out the oppressive ope ration of the coal tax, and how objectionable it is in prin- ciple. The poor pay more in proportion than their richer neighbours. We estimate the consumption of a middle class family at seven tons per annum ; that is, calculating the consumption at two fires for each house. But houses I rated [at 301, are generally occupied by more than one family, and we calculate that in such a tenement the con sumption of coal will be that of five fires, instead of two in the higher class of property. The effect of this is that the consumer who is least able to pay the tax has to contribute 20s. to the City, where the tenant who is better able to pay contributes only 14s. We have two great railway ter mini in St. Pancras—that of the London and North- Western, and that of the Great Northern ; and in addition a great portion of the heavy traffic by the Great Western passes through our thoroughfares. This causes very great extra expense to the parish, in maintaining the roads; but we do not call upon the City or any other part of the me tropolis to bear any part of that expense, and we therefore do not see why the city of London should have a right to come into our parish and exact 12,0001. or 14,0001. a-year from it, in the shape of coal dues, for improvements in the City. As for the statement that tax is appropriated to improvements for the metropolis generally, all I can say is that 1 have lived in St. Pancras for a considerable number of years, and I have never known an improvement to be effected in it out of any other fund than the parochial rates. _ _ The deputation then withdrew. The next witness called was Mr. George Offor, jun., who stated—l am a shipping in surance broker in the city of London, and I wish to call attention to the fact that the City claims a tax of 5/. per annum from all members of my profession for the right to carry on business as insurance brokers. They do so by virtue of certain acts of Willi on 111., Queen Anne, and George 111., which give them certain powers to frame re gulations for the shipping insurance brokers of London. The claim is illegal, according to the decision of a court of law. It is said that the charge is made for the privilege of admission to the body of sworn brokers in the City. In the month of Dec. 1849, I was called on to pay 61. or 71. for ad mission to that body, and was required to execute a bond, and since then have paid 5/. ' as broker's rent, yearly. Yet I find on inquiry that out of 200 persons in my profession, whose names are given in the Directory this year, only 53 of them are sworn brokers who have been required to pay the tax ; and there are 156 other brokers, carrying on identi cally the same business as myself, only 35 of whom have been sworn and required to pay the fees. The system is, therefore, partial and unjust, the City exacting the tax from those who will pay, but those who hold out and re fuse to pay are not compelled to do so, and yet they enjoy the same privileges as those who do pay. The Chairman—lf you know that the City does not en force the payment of the tax of 51. a-year, how is it that you continue to pay it ? Mr. Offor—l would not do so, but that when I was ad mitted they bound me over by a deed, under heavy secu rities, for the payment of the yearly sum of 5/., and I can not now honourably escape from the exaction. (A laugh.) Mr. Arthur Macnamara examined—l have occasionally assisted at elections in the City, but they were principally Parliamentary. I was employed as an agent for Sir J. Key, at the recent election of chamberlain. Money was expended at that election. It was paid in hiring flagmen, canvassers, and constables, which is a usual practice in the City. I have heard of as much as 10s., 125., and 15s. each per dayebeing paid to men who are voters, for their ser vices in these capacities ; but I never paid any of them myself. I think much more money is spent in tho City at the parliamentary than at the municipal elections. The livery are generally a very respectable body of men, who would take nothing for their votes—not so much as a glass r of Nine. The expense of bringing up non-resident voters entails very heavy expense upon the candidates. I myself have paid two or three non-resident voters from a pound to two pounds each for travelling expenses. At the elec tion of Alderman Moon, for the ward of Portsoken, there was a severe contest, and the election lasted for seven or eight months. The whole expense of that election amounted to 600/., and although the ward is, I believe, one of the poorest in the City, not a shilling was paid to the voters for their votes. Mr. Rose examined—l have been engaged in very few of the City elections. I was, however, employed as a con fidential agent to Mr. Scott in the recent contest between him and Sir J. Key for the office of chamberlain. There was a very great expenditure incurred at that election, as there usually is when there is a contest for the office of chamberlain. Payments are made by the candidates to non resident voters who come from a distance to record their votes in their favour, and to conpensate them for loss of time, as well as to pay for refreshments. A. large number of colourmen are employed, at an average of from 7s. to 10s. a day, but I have never known more money than the value of the services rendered to be paid by the candidates to the voters. Nothing is given to the colourmen in consideration for their votes. 1 never saw any payments made, directly or indirectly, in order to induce persons to vote, but I have heard of such things being done. Some persons who aro employed to go round the different w i tuds d bring u p liverymen to poll I havo known to be pa d from 15s. to 20s . . a day for their services. The total of the expenses in curred by Mr. Scott amounted to 3,4001., and Sir John Key's election expenses amounted altogether to 7,000/. I believe the whole of Sir J. Key's expenses could not have been legitimate, and that a considerable part of them must have gone in direct bribery and corruption. No corrup tion, to my knowledge, takes place at the elections of the sheriffs or of the aldermen. Mr. Gray examined—l am a citizen and freeman of the city of London. I was engaged some time ago in a prose cution against a gang of swindlers, who were carrying on business in a fraudulent manner in the city of London. They had defrauded me of £97/. worth of cordago. The expenses of the proceedings were very heavy. The prose cution involved a great number of cases, and there were no Ices than 49 witnesses to be examined. I was at first informed that 251. would cover tho whole of the legal ex penses, or I would not havo felt justified in prosecuting ; but after the trial they amounted to 352/. A subscription had been raised to help to defray them by private indi viduals in the City, including Baron Rothschild, Mr. Travers, and other gentlemen ; and the corporation also voted 50/. towards the same object. Three of the prisoners were convi c t e d a t th e Old B a il ey i n D ecem b er , 1847. The s 3 ncription s an d vo t e o f th e cor p ora ti on amoun t e d t o u '. , leaving me out of pocket 48/., independent of loss of goods, loss of time trial of a 110 2.1 .p unpaid.a id the and other private expenses. After the attorney 250/. on account, leaving a balance The other th ree prisoners had absconded after bein g b a i led , and the recognisances of their sureties were entreated. i be allowed a portionapplied to the Lords of the Treasury to legal el' the estreat (200/.), to assist me in liquidating my ably entertained. expenses,lt was, and nay petition was favour- ' 4,,hihnowever, subsequently found that the sureties live and the °streets were, accordingtheprecincts of the City, secondary,, to . custom in su c h cases secon , paid over to the City potter. I then pais tinned tho corporation for a portion the money to pay the expenses of the trial, but I was informed that it be longed to the sheriffs, and not to the corporation; and the prayer of my petition has, therefore, never been complied with. I have been reduced in circumstances in conse quence of the prosecution ; and I have been offered various bribes—one of 250/. in particular— to give up the judge's warrant for the apprehension of one of the prisoners who had absconded, should he ever return to England. The goods which I lost, and which were of the value of 29V., I never recovered ; and my losses have been very great. Sir J. Patteson—Yours is a very hard case, certainly ; but you cannot complain of the denial of any right. The practice of the City, is for the fines and forfeited recogni zances to go to the sheriffs ; and the corporation has not thought it right that that practice should be deviated from in this instance. . . Gray—l do not claim it as a right ;it is only my humble petition. At the conclusion of this 'witness's examination, the commissioners adjourned the inquiry until Friday. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Sir,—Please to correct an error in your report of my evidence before the Corporation Commissioners. I did not state " that reform was needful in the City companies ;" but I said, "It was my belief that the Merchant Tailors and the other companies administered the funds and trusts committed to their care most righteously, and it was delightful to see continually on entering those courts, the advertisements of gifts and. bequests, &c., to our poorer brethren."—Yours obediently, FRED. WHISTLER. 16, Sise-lane, Nov. 30. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINIG, DECEMIBIER 2, 1853. APPOINTMENTS. Clerk in Charge—Henry Perry (1849), serving in the Vixen, paddle-wheel steam-sloop on the south-east coast of America station, to the Sharpshooter, iron screw steam-gun vessel on the same station, vice clerk in charge John Donald, of the Sharpshooter, promoted to the rank of paymaster. Clerks—John Pittis (1850), from the Excellent, gun nery ship, at Portsmouth, to the Boscawen, 70, at Chatham ; William S. E. Freeman (1849,) recently serving in the Spy, 3, brigantine, on the west coast of Africa station, to the Blenheim, 60, screw steam guard ship, at Portsmouth, vice Alexander Jeffreys, promoted to the rank of paymaster ; John N. Harvey (acting) to the Blenheim. Naval Cadet—W. H. Maxwell, first entry. W. B. Risk, W. M. Tobell, and Joseph H. Manley, have been appointed clerks' assistants. PROMOTIONS. Clerks.—John Donald (1845), serving in the Sharp shooter. Harry T. Nettleton (1845), serving as clerk in charge •f the Rhadamanthus, paddle-wheel steam store-ship, at Woolwich ; Alexander Jeffreys (1845), serving in the Blenheim, and Henry W. V. Warrington (1845), to be paymasters. WOOLWICH, DEC. 1. The complement of Royal Marines, from the Chatham division, for service in the Boscawen, 70, appointed flag ship of Rear-Admiral Arthur Fanshawe, for the North America and. West India station, will be 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 66 privates, and her entire strength of Royal Marines, including those of the Woolwich divi sion, will be 3 serjeants, 3 corporals, 2 drummers, and 116 privates, under the command of Major W. B. Lang ford, of the Chatham division, with Lieutenat►ts Dela combe and Harrington, of the Woolwich division. SHEERNESS, Nov. 30. The Cressy, 80, pierced for 98 guns, screw steam ship, nominal power 400-horse, was put out of the fit ting basin yesterday, for the purpose of her proceeding down Swin, to try her engines. The weather being very hazy, this trial rate was abandoned. The results of her engine movements and speed were clearly ascertained to be as follows :—With a pressure of 171bs. her engines made over 52 revolutions, and her speed was on an average 8 decimal 5, with a three-knot current against her, giving over 11 knots off the reel. To-day the Cressy again slipped from her moorings at 11 a.m., at the following draught of water :—:Forward, 18 feet 6 inches and aft, 20 feet 6 inches ; and ran down to the Mouse Light vessel and back, for the purpose of working the engines, which propelled the ship as fol lows :—Her speed, as taken, was for 33k nautical miles, against a three-knot current, which gave 8 6-54 knots it per hour. Her engines made over 55 revolutions, and this against a strong breeze on her bow ; force, 6 to 7, smooth water. She is to be taken into dock on Thurs day next, as her trial is considered highly satisfactory by the anthorities. It was fully anticipated on Thursday, on her engines being first set on that, in consequence of the very thick and foul state of the river water with which her boilers were first supplied, they would be inconvenienced by the priming of the boilers, and most of tht officers, whose duty it was to keep the quarter-deck and poop, used the precaution of keeping their weather-eye opened on the weather side of the deck, but, to their agreeable surprise, there was not the slightest indication of the boilers priming during:the series of trials she has under gone. Every preparation was also made to avoid the bearings becoming heated, which proved unnecessary, as all and every part of her machinery proved to be admirably adjusted. Mr. Thomas Bullions, chief engineer of the Cressy, late of the Hannibal, 90, screw steam-ship, now build ing at Deptford, proceeded in charge as chief engineer. The trials took place under the superintendence of Mr. John Dinnen, the Government inspector of steam machinery afloat. The engines were worked under the immediate management of Mr. John Wetherill, out-door foreman to Messrs. Mandalay, Sons, and Field ; the latter-named partner, Mr. Joshua Field, and also Messrs. Kittoe and Sheriffs, managers of Messrs. Maudslay and Co.'s establishment, were present during the series of trials. The Monarch, 84 guns, guard ship of ordinary. Capt. Charles Hope, has been moved from her moorings, to make room for the Royal George, 120, on her leaving the fitting basin. _ _ The Cressy is moored at the swinging buoy, ready for being taken into dock. PLYMOUTH, Dan. 1. The Racehorse, 14, was on Tuesday commissioned by Commander E. K. Burnand. She is to have a comple ment of 130 men. The Hogue, 60, steam guard ship, Capt. W. Ramsay, is expected to resume her moorings in harbour in a day or two. IMPROVEMENT IN HER MAJESTY'S DOCKYARDS. The Lords of the Admiralty have decided that con siderable improvements shall be effected, in a sanitary point of view, in each of the royal dockyards, and have accordingly caused a circular to be issued calling for an immediate report of the present state, &c., of each of the dockyards, the circulars being framed to suit the respec tive localities of the various naval ports and dockyards. The following is the purport of the circular relative to the royal dockyard at Woolwich, and will be hailed with great satisfaction by the inhabitants of the garrison, and the large population of the town of Woolwich : " My Lords having under consideration the sanitary con dition of the several establishments, lam to desire that you will call for an immediate report from all the officers under your superintendence, pointing out such defects in the sewerage, drainage, tapping, and the supply of water, as are notorious to all, and which can and ought to be im mediately remedied ; with any suggestion for removing such nuisances, accompanied by an estimate of the cost from the clerk of works. " This report is to be transmitted with as little delay as possible, together with your remarks thereon, care being taken that none but works of unquestionable utility and of moderate cost are recommended. " You are further to direct the clerk of works to prepare as soon as convenient full information on the following points : "1. A blank plan is to be prepared of the dockyard, hos pital, and barracks at Woolwich, showing the lines of sewers and drains, the position of traps, gully-holes, cess pools, privies, and water-closets, with sections of the drains and depths of the drains below datum line. "2. He is to report fully on the state and condition of the drains. ._ "3. To report on the present system of flushing, how effected, the escape of noxious gases, how prevented, whe ther the sewers, &c., are ventilated, and how. _ _ _ "4. To report on the supply of water, salt and fresh, how obtained, height of head, &o. "5. He is to prepare an estimate of the probable cost of improving the sewerage, supplying additional drains, traps and privies, increasing the flushing (if necessary), and the ventilation, and also improving the supply of water for domestic purposes." LAUNCH OF THE 80-GUN SCREW-SHIP MAJESTIC. The Majestic, originally laid down in 1841 as a ship of the Vanguard class, but since altered to receive screw-propeller machinery of 400-horse power, by Mandalay and Field, was launched at Chatham Royal Dockyard yesterday, in the presence of some 7,000 or 8,000 persons, Miss Letitia Richards, the second daughter of the captain superintendent, giving the ship her pompons name. The Majestic, we believe, is the first of the 80-gun class that has been appropriated for screw machinery ; and if she has no better stowage than the 'Vanguard, Collingwood, &c., we cannot expect much from the Majestic as a screw line-of-battle ship. The following are her principal dimensions Ft. . Length over all, f rom fi gure -h ea d t o ta f fere l ... 225 in 0 Length between the perpendiculars Breadth, extrem e , ..... 56 10 Breadth, moulded Depth in hold 23 4 Burden in tons, old measurement 2566 On the ship being brought up by her anchor, her floating draught of water was 15 ft. 7 in. forward, and 19 ft. 3.0 i in. aft ; brake in launching, 7-16ths in 160 feet. A considerable number of naval officers from the ships fitting at Chatham and Sheerness were present, and officers from the garrison at Chatham. At one o'clock the Majestic was towed away by the Adder and Cuckoo, steam-vessels, to Sheerness. LAUNCH OF A BRITISH CLIPPER. --- - Messrs. James Thompson and Co. launched yesterday a fine, handsome ship from the yard of Messrs. Beilby and Perry, at Rotherhithe. Mrs. Lawrence, the wife of the intended captain of this smart vessel, gave the ship her name—the Orient, and she ran into the water in good style, without accident. The Orient is built on the diagonal principle. Her length between the perpendi culars is 189 feet ; extreme breadth, 35 feet ; depth of hold, 21 feet 6 inches ; and she measures (old method), 1,120 tons ; and has been constructed to carry 1,400 tons cargo. The good ship is intended for the Austra lian trade, and will be immediately fitted out by Captain Lawrence, who is well known for his numerous quick passages in Teasels under his charge. LA W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENOH,IDEa. 1. PINKS V. CIIMING.--LIABILITY OF THE MEMBERS OF A °LEL Mr. IL Hil, with another learned gentleman, ap peared for the plaintiff; the Attorney. General and Mr. Watson represented the defendant. This was an action brought to recover 807/. the balance remaking unpaid of an account due to the plaintiff for budding the St. James's Naval and Military Club-house. A portion of the sum due to the plaintiff had been paid by contribution from the other members of the club alit by the managing committee. Some of the members, amongst whom was the defendant, had not paid their contribution, which had been fixed at 60/. down, or 101. a year, at a general meeting of the club, which was held in January, 1851. The managing com mittee had therefore brought the present action, in the name of the plaintiff, in order to try thF question of liability. It appeared that in 1851 the liabilities of the club amounted to upwards of 18,780/. Before the learned counsel for the plaintiff had concluded his opening statement, Lord damptell asked whether some arrangement could not be effected 4 Mr. H. Hill said the managing committee did not wish the defendant to pay more than 601., his share of the contribution. Lord Campbell said this seemed a fair and reasonable offer. The Attorney-General said his client bad a good de fence to the action, but he was quite willi ng to d o w h a t he had all along, ffered to do—viz, pay 601., on condi tion that the committee would give him a guarantee to release him front all further liability. After a short discussion these terms were agreed to ; the question of costs to be decided by some gentleman after looking into the correspondence. Lord Campbell said the agreement was very satisfac tory, and creditable to both parties. CATT V. HUMPHERY,--INSURANCE or PROPERTY IN WAREHOUSES. _ This was an action brought by a hopfactor in the Borough againfo Alderman Humphery, who carries on an extensive business as a warehouseman in Southwark, to recover 3041., the value of 44 pockets of hops, de stroyed by fire while in the defendant's warehouse, in April, 1847, aril 251., the sum which the plaintiff al leged he had overpaid to the defendant for warehousing some hops on a subsequent occasion. The defendant pleaded never indebted. Mr. Seijeant Shee, with Mr. Baddeley, appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Macauley and Mr. Bovill for the defendant, It appeared, from the plaintiff's statement, that in 1846 he had seen Mr. Hare, the managing clerk of Alderman Humphery, who agreed that his (plaintiff's) hops should be warehoused for Id. per week for each pocket, that charge to cover insurance and all other ' expenses. In April, 1847, when the fire took place at the wharf, the plaintiff applied for compensation for the loss of 44 pockets which were then warehoused there, but could not obtain it. The plaintiff afterwards told Mr. Hare that, as the plaintiff denied his liability, he must insure the hops himself, and they must be ware housed for a halfpenny per week. Mr. Hare agreed to this, and in 1848 some more hops went to the defend ant's warehouse. In August, _lB4B, an account was sent in to the plaintiff of 591., being at the rate of id. a week. The plaintiff at first refused payment, but as the defendant detained his hops, he at last paid under protest. He had not brought his action after the fire, as he was not then able to give evidence on his own behalf. Several gentlemen in the hop trade were called to prove that, according to the general custom of the trade, ld. a pocket per week was understood to include rent and insurance. The defendant, Alderman Humphery, upon being called, stated that wharfingers and warehousemen, not in the hop trade, never took the risk of goods deposited with them ; that id. per week was the usual charge for warehousing hops, exclusive of insurance ; and that when hops were deposited on his wharves, or in his warehouses, the persons to whom they belonged were in the habit of assuring them. He believed no rent had been charged upon the 44 pockets in question, because it was the custom of the wharfingers to allow hops or other goods to remain in their warehouses rent free for one month after they had been delivered. The defen dant's evidence as to the custom of the trade was cor roborated by his chief clerk, Mr. Hare, who positively denied that he had ever agreed that the defendant should take the plaintiff's hops into his warehouse at id. per pocket a week, including insurance. Several warehouse men, and other persons who had been accustomed to make use of wharves and warehouses, were called, and stated that warehousemen and wharfingers were never expected to take the risk of goods deposited with them unless there was a special agreement to that effect. Lord Campbell, in summing up, said the jury must determine whether the defendant had undertaken to in sure the plaintiff's hops from fire for id. per pocket per week. The plaintiff rested his case upon special contract and upon custom, and he called evi dence in support of both branches of the case. They must say whether or not the case he had made out had not been satisfactorily answered by the defendant. He (Lord Campbell) thought that no Tery satisfactory ex planation had been given of the delay which had taken place before the action was brought, as, upon the point of custom, the plaintiff had just as good a case imme diately after the fire as at the present time. With re gard to the evidence of custom, they must recollect that a material distinction existed between a wharfinger like the defendant, and a hop factor with a warehouse like the witnesses who had been called on the part of the plaintiff. They must judge for themselves, but he thought the evidence greatly preponderated against the custom adduced by the plaintiff. With regard to the claim for the overcharge, it depended upon the evidence of a special contract given by the plaintiff, who was en tirely contradicted by Mr. Hare. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. SHAW V. ABETHELL-LIABILITY OF PAWNBROKERS The plaintiff was a retired picture•dealer, and the de fendant a pawnbroker, in Calthorpe-street, Gray's-inn road. The action was brought to recover compensation in damages for injury done to a valuable picture which the plaintiff had pledged for 51. with the defendant. Mr. Mellor and Mr. Brown appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Crowder and Mr. Phipson for the defendant. It appeared that the picture in question, which was a portrait on panel, of the Vandyke school, was deposited with the defendant in August, 1852, on a loan of 51. Plaintiff told the defendant that the painting was a valu able one, and desired him to take great care of it, say ing that he would pay him anything extra which he might charge for doing so. In September last plaintiff went to redeem the picture, when the defendant told him that he had met with an accident, having let the paint ing fall and split it down nearly in the middle. Plaintiff brought a Mr. Dingley, a picture restorer, to look at it, and it was agreed between the parties that he should repair the damage, and his charge for doing so was 61. 10s., and this sum the defendant agreed to pay ; but the plaintiff, who valued the picture at 100 e., said it was depreciated one-third in value. The defendant re fused to pay anything beyond the charge for re storing, in consequence of which the present action was brought. For the defence it was shown that the pawnbroker's ticket given to the plaintiff had on these words—" Not answerable for damage or moth ;" and it was contended that the defendant had not entered into any special con tract with the plaintiff to take especial care of the article deposited. It was also attempted to be shown that the picture was not as valuable as the plaintiff supposed, and that it had been so wen restored as not to be mate rially lessened in value. The Chief Baron, in leaving the case to the jury, said he considered the words on the ticket to mean and imply that the pawnbroker was not liable for any damage which did not arise from his own negli gence ; but he was bound to take the same care of the article as a reasonable and prudent man would of his own goods ; and it could not be said that the same sort of care which would be taken of common crockery would apply to valuable china ; the degree of care must in some measure be commensurate with the nature and worth of the thing itself. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 161. 10s. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. IN BE SIMSON. The bankrupt, a provision dealer in Bishopsgato street, applied for his certificate. His debts were 6001. ; liabilities, 8241. A small amount of property was held as security. Mr. Keighley, for the assignees, offered no opposi• tion ; and His Honour granted an immediate certificate of the second class. IN RE BROCK.--ASSIGNMENT OF A POLICY. His Honour gave judgment on a question which had been raised on a proof of debt in this case. The facts were these—On the 11th of February, 1852, William Robert Tanner advanced the bankrupt 2221. on his note of hand of that date, and the deposit of a policy of assurance on the life of the bankrupt for 6001. in the Westminster Life Assurance Office. On the 16th April, 1853, Mr. Tanner, by the hand of Mr. Patten, his attor. ney, paid the half-year's premium on the above policy, and then gave the actuary verbal notice that Mr. Tanner held the policy as equitable mortgagee, au act of bankruptcy having then been committed, of which Mr. Tanner had no notice. On the 31st of May, 1853, Mr. Patten, on behalf of Mr. Tanner, gave a written notice to the actuary of the equitable deposit, previous to which the bankrupt had committed an act of bank ruptcy by remaining in prison 21 days, of which Mr. Tanner had notice, through Mr. Patten, his attorney. The petition for adjudication was d a t e d 6th June last. The assignees and Mr. Tanner had consented to abide by the decision of the court on the above facts, as to whether the policy passed to the assignees, or remained available security for Mr. Tanner. His Honour held, on the authority of "Re Waithman " (4 D. and Ch., 412), that the notice need not be in writing, and that the subsequent giving of written notice might be any time before actual bankruptcy-12 and 13 Vic., cap. 106, s. 125 ; " Parriente v. Pennell " (2, M. and R., 516) ; and "Young v. Hope" (2 Ex., 105.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE. W ORSHIP - STREET.—liannah, Ashe was charged with having been concerned with three men not in cus tody in breaking into the premises of Mr. Charles Lowe, a draper, in Clifton-street, Finsbury, and stealing a quantity of Coburg cloth of the value of 8/. Police Constable Arrowsrnitla, G- 103, stated that shortly alta eix o'clock on the morning of Wednesday se'nnight, his attention was attracted to th .e prisoner, who was loitering abo,ut in the company of a I nan within a short distance of the prosecutor's shop. Suspecting that they were there for some unlawful purpc ise, witness secreted himself underneath a doorway in orc ler to watch their movements, and they were shortly afterwards joined by two other men, one of whom said something in a low tone to the prisoner and companic n, who im mediately handed him an instrument resembli ing a chisel, with which he proceeded down the street, a ecompanied by the prisoner, and both of them placed the] tiselves im mediately in front of the prosecutor's she p window. Witness then emerged from his place of co t tcealment, and was stealthily advancing towards them ~ when he heard the crash of broken glass, and immedi a ,tely after wards saw the man thrust his hand through t s. n aperture in the window and draw out three pieces of clI4 oth, which he handed to the prisoner, who deposited tlo, em in her apron. Witness instantly ran forward and eo ecured the prisoner, with the property in her possession 1, but th e man who was with her started off and ( anted his escape. Tile prisoner declined offering any defenc a, and was committed for trial. SOUTHWARK.—Tames Braidwood, an engineer, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged w n th assault ing Catherine M'Cabe, a female with whom he) cohabited. Complainant said she was an unfortunate fi :male, and lived with the prisoner in York-street, London,. -road. He came home at ten o'clock, and after abusing: her threw a plate at her, and cut her head. She actuall' 7 kept him on her prostitution, because he would not wor k. The prisoner declared that it was all false ; she was drunk and commenced breaking the plates, :a nd in his attempting to stop her a plate fell on her heta d, and cut it a little. She was hie wife and they were married at Manchester Cathedral nine years ago ; air d he had taken her home three times after her ge tting into trouble. Complainant denied being his wife. Sergeant Timewell here informed his w(mrship that some time ago the female was at that courit,, when she positively swore that she was the prisoner's •iv ife. - Mr. 13 - 'Beckett said she appeared to him to have been drinking, therefore he could not put much :reliance on her evidence. He would, however, remand 'tihe case for a week, to give her an opportunity of giviimg her evi dence in a sober state but he should liberate i ;lie prisoner on his entering into his own recognisances to. appear. HAMMERSMITH.—John Davis, of No- 3, Ann's place, Queen-street, Hammersmith, was cbgarged with obtaining several sums of money from various persons by falsely representing himself as a solicitor. Mr. John Verbeyst, a perfumer and hair-dresser, No. 9, Upper Charlton-street, Fitzroy-square, deposed, that about the 12th of October last the prisoner• was intro duced to him by a person named Maple, as a, solicitor, and he engaged him to collect some debts. The pri soner said he was an attorney, and he gave him 10s. 6d., which he said he required to commence prooeedings in the Court of Exchequer. He also gave the prisoner the documents to carry on the aQtion, but from that time to the present he had not done anything in the matter, nor had he been able to obtain any infor mation from him about his case. The prisoner said he was not a solicitor, nor did he ever represent himself to be one. He told the witness that he was an accountant, and a collector of debts. John Maple, of No. 83, Norton-street, Portland-road, said he first became acquainted with the prisc.ner by his coming to a lodger in the same house with a county court summons. Witness was present at the time, and the prisoner said to the lodger, "I can get :you off the debt ; I don't want you to pay it into cola rt ; I only want you to pay me for my trouble." Witness thought at the time that he appeared to be a straightforward person, and mentioned to the lodger about an I 0 U. she had, and asked her to show it to the pris oner. He looked at it and said, " Oh, I'll get the money for you, and it will be no trouble for me." The prisoner then asked for a sovereign to proceed with, and he was told that he could not have it, as she had not so much about her. He said, "Give me 10s., and I will lend you 10s., and that will make the pound." The money was given to him, but he never did anything in the matter. The prisoner told witness that he was coming into pos session of 62,000/. on the 2d of this month; and, on the supposition that he was an attorney, he recommended kim to several other persons, who had given him money under similar circumstances. Mr. Paynter remanded the prisoner. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY. CHESTER CUP. Friday was in considerable force. After 1000 to 15 had been taken about him several times, he advanced to 1000 to 20, taken ; but towards the close a party con nected with the stable dropped in and offered to bet any part of 10,000 to 150 against him, or any other of Wil liam Day's lot. 3000 to 45 was laid in the aggregate against Little Harry ; 1000 to 15 each against Heapy, Newminster, and Defiance, and 1000 to 10 against King Pepin. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 30 to 1 offered on the field. DERBY. 6 to 1 repeatedly offeredaWainst Autocrat, 25 to 1 taken to 501. about Ruby ; 1000 to 30 Boiardo ; 40 to 1 to 751. about Hesse Cassel, and the same odds wanted about Meteora. °ASS. 450 to 100 agst Meteora (taken) The room was very thinly attended. NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING MEETING—WEDNESDAY. (EXNING FIELD.) ALL-AGE STAKE4.—First Ties (continued.) Mr. Moody's r b Bird's Eye (2) beat Mr. Jackson's w and f d Churchwarden. Mr. Hill's r b Highland Lass beat Mr. Hope's f d Herdsman. Mr. Buckworth's f d Bravo beat Mr. Martin's bk d Magna Charta. Mr. R. Bagge's bl b Tendresse beat Mr. Blenkiron's r and w b Bessy Bell. Mr. Swinborne's bk b Elphin (2) beat Mr. Dobede's bk b Dot. Mr. Elvy's r d Steam Engine beat Mr. Jardine's bk t b p Mieris. Mr. Gillett's r d Golden Drop beat Mr. Malpas's bk d Master Gunn. Mr. Gurney's bk t d p Australian beat Mr. Pertwee's r b Kate. Mr. Secreton's w and bl b Slang beat Mr. Reeve's bk d Sheppard. Mr. Fyson's bk d Freeman beat Lord Sefton's bk b Staylace. STAKE FOR PIIPPIES.—Second Ties. Rokeby beat Skirmisher Attraction beat Stop-it Bessy beat Mimosa Lurlei beat Menes Brunette beat Macintosh Dormouse beat Britannia, Deborah (2) beat Rambler Madras beat Kreutzner ALL-AGE STAKE.—Second Ties. Junta (3) beat British Tar Tendresse (2) belt Freeman Dryad beat Bright Eye Elphin beat Golden Drop Rutland beat Strategy Slang beat Bravo Bird's Eye beat Steam Highland Lass beat Austra- Engine Tian The weather was more favourable than on the pre vious day, and the attendance more numerous. Hares were plentiful, and most of the sport was excellent. Amongst the company were Lord and Lady Sefton, Lord Stradbroke, Admiral Rous, Messrs. Bagge, Buck worth, sen., Buckworth, jun., Bell, Foster, Fyson, Finch, Dobede, Jackson, Robinson, Gillett, Hogg, Davy, King, Blenkiron, Elvy, Pertwee, Secreton, Reed, Miller, &c. GRAND MATCH BETWEEN CAPTAIN ASTLEY, OF THE SCOTS FUSILIER GUARDS, AND LIEUT. SAYERS, OF THE 23D WELCH FUSILIERS. This match arose out of a challenge given by Lieut. Sayers, at the time the regiments were encamped on Chobham Common, to run any officer in the British army 150 yards for 1501. Captain Astley accepted the challenge, upon condition that two races should be run —one a flat race, and the other a hurdle race—which was ultimately agreed to. The flat race came off at Salt Hill, on Tuesday last, and was cleverly won by Lieut. Sayers, who beat his opponent by three feet. The hurdle race, which came off yesterday afternoon in the Home Park, excited universal interest, from the well-known reputation of the gallant captain as a hurdle jumper, and by three o'clock, the time appointed for the start, some hundreds of persons had congregated, inclu ding the officers of the Scots Fusilier Guards and First Life Guards, as well as many of the sporting gentry of the neighbourhood. When the distance, 150 yards, had been carefully marked out by the umpires, and seven hurdles pitched at equal distances across the ground, the combatants, after dressing at old Snooks's (the keeper's) house, made their appearance —one in pink and the other in blue silk drawers, and both men exhibited a fine frame and plenty of muscle, Captain Astley for choice. The start was admirable, and both leaped the first four hurdles together, when Lieutenant Sayer slipped up, and before he could recover his tooting the captain had cleared the fifth hurdle, and conseqnently won easily, notwithstanding Lieutenant Sayers made a de sperate effort to regain his lost ground. POST-OFFICE INQUIRY.—A committee is now sitting at the Treasury for the purpose of inquiring into certain matters connected with the establishment of the General Post-office. The committee consists of Lord Elcho, one of the Lords of the Treasury, Sir C. E. Trevelyan, Sir Stafford Northcote, and Mr. E. A. Hoffay, the Inspector of Military and Naval Accounts at the Audit-office. The objects of this committee are ana logous to those of the other committees which have been appointed in the course of this year for reporting upon the establishments of the Board of Trade, the Privy Council-office, the Poor Law Board, and some others. They are engaged upon a revision of the system of ap pointments and promotions, the scales of salary, the numbers of officers, and the distribution of business in the Post-office ; but they do not enter into questions connected with the general postal system of the country, except in so far as such questions bear upon that of the establishment. It is a mistake to suppose, as we see that some of our contemporaries have done, that such questions as that of the oceanic rates of postage, or of the acceleration of the inland mails, are referred to this committee. ILLEGAL FISHING.—In the Teviot and other streams in the upper part of the county, fishing appears to be going on without challenge or hindrance. The poachers do not even rest on Sunday, but openly destroy the Ash in hundreds as they pm girsq the enuldoi &c.if THE ARMY. Captain Stapylton, 27th, whilst out shooting, near Ballyshannon, had the misfortune to lose the tops of four of his fingers by the explosion of powder. Lieut. Peel, 13th, and Lieut. Peel, 34th, purchased their companies last week. Captain Grant, 61st, is appointed to the paymaster ship of the regiment, vacant by Captain Toole's death. Captain R. Hunt, Ceylon Rifles, has exchanged to the 61st. Lieut. Strange, 65th, is appointed to the adjutantcy, vice Thelwall, promoted. Captain 11Iaude, 2d Life Guards ; Lieut. Howell, Queen's Bays ; Ensigns Fox, Rumbold, and Brandling, Grenadier Guards ; Captain Nicoll, 13th ; Captain Sit well, 34th ; and Captain Barnard, 65th, sold out of the service on Friday. The Riding-master of the Queen's Bays has purchased his lieutenantcy, after 12 years' service as cornet. Lieut. Lucas, 87th, has exchanged with Lieut. Roberts, 47th. Captain Seton, 95th, has exchanged with Captain Minnett, Canadian Rifles. _ _ Cornet Webb is appointed to the adjutantcy of the 4th Dragoon Guards. Itnsign Browne, 56th, has exchanged to the Scots Greys. The sth Dragoon Guards have sent recruiting parties to Cavan and Liverpool. Lieut.-Col. Garvock has joined the 31st at Malta. Capt. Blood, 69th, has joined headquarters in the West Indies. Lieut. Connell, 3d West, has arrived at Jamaica. Capt. Bushe, Ensigns Spofforth, Bomford, and Tucker, two serjeants, and 100 of the 59th depot, are ordered from Charlesfort, Kinsale, to Cork, to embark fur the service companies at Hong Kong. On Friday last the officers of the 63d, Dublin, enter tained at dinner their late old major, Lieut.-Col. Neville, and their admirable band performed several first-rate pieces during the evening. The General Commanding-in-Chief in Ireland has issued an order against allowing soldiers to appear, throughout the day, in the streets of the towns where they are quartered in their fatigue or undress clothing ; and that all non-commissioned officers and men going beyond the precincts of their barracks between morning parade and evening roll-call henceforth appear in full uniform. On Monday Capt. Ingall's company of the 62d Regi ment arrived at Kilkenny from Carlow, and, having been supplied with Minie rifle ammunition, proceeded same day for Duncannon, for target practice. Capt. Tyler's company of the 62d relieved Capt. Ingall's company at Carlow on Monday. Capt. Daubeney's company, 62d, will return to Kil kenny on Friday next, having completed their Minie rifle target practice at Duncannon Fort. THE DANUBIAN PROVINCES. One of the most immediate and disastrous conse quences of the Russian occupation of the Danubian prin cipalities is that their commercial prosperity will be for many years retarded. Moldavia is one of the most fer tile provinces in the east of Europe—it is intersected by noble rivers, blessed with a magnificent soil, and pro duces abundance of the finest wheat and Indian corn. An entirely new trade has recently sprung up in the Danubian provinces in the growth and export of Indian corn, and they are evidently becoming formidable rivals to the south of Russia. Wheat exported from the Da nube ranks higher, and obtains better prices, in the Lon don market than Polish Odessa corn ; while there can be no doubt that if properly encouraged they would soon divide with Russia the corn trade and commerce of the Black Sea. At present not the slightest effort is made to improve the navigation of the Danube. Prior to the treaty of Adrianople the depth of water over the bar was 16 feet—there is little more than 9 feet now, and as the deposit is merely alluvial soil carried down the river nothing could be more easily effected than its removal. By a convention entered into between Austria and Russia in 1840, the latter was authorised to levy a tax on all ships entering the Salina mouth of the Danube, and in consideration of this privilege Russia was bound to keep the mouth of the River free from all such im pediments as now exist. Since that period the tax, which falls heavily on British ships, has been duly levied, but the obligation has been entirely neglected, the end and aim of Russia being to allow this channel, which she is not permitted to fortify, to fill up with a view of forcing the entire trade through the Kilea, or northern branch. By this means the Russian fortress of Ismael would command the entire trade of the Danube. So long as the Sulina mouth was in the possession of Turkey, every vessel leaving the river was compelled to drag a large rake behind her. This was sufficient to stir up the mud, which was carried away by the mere force of the current. Vessels are now positively prohibited by Russia from continuing the practice. The conse quence is, the trade of the Danube is decreasing, the difficulties of entering the Danube are far greater than formerly, and numbers of English ships are lost upon the bar every year. Independently of this, there are various quarantine regulations, and the Austrian Go vernment has the entire control and monopoly of the steam navigation of the river. If England is ever to be independent of Russia for the annual supply of corn, it is chiefly from the western shores of the Black Sea that she must look to obtaining sufficient to satisfy the ever increasing demand, and there oan be no doubt that if these vast and fertile provinces were allowed a free de velopment, they would be found adequate to meet that demand. It has been proposed to cut a canal from Ras soya in the Danube to Kustnidji in the Black Sea a work of comparative facility. The length of this canal would be 40 miles, and it would save a circuit of nearly 200 miles of intricate navigation from the mouth of the Sulina to the same point—it would remove the traffic to a distance from the Russian frontier, and could be constructed at a comparatively small expense. At Gala , z, the most northern point of the Danube, is the extensive preserved meat manufactory, which obtained such an unenviable notoriety for Mr. Goldner, by whom the navy was for some time supplied. The manufactory is now carried on under the superintendence of two Englishmen. There is no place in Europe where provisions are cheaper or wages higher. A common porter may earn a silver rouble per day, while, after selling the hides and tallow, the meat supplied to the Admiralty did not cost Mr. Goldner a halfpenny per pound. Orsova is about 500 miles from the mouth of the ,Danube. Opposite it is a little fortress in the middle of the stream, formerly occupied by a Turkish garrison. The mountain range commencing near the northern bank is the line of separation between Wallachia and Austria, and is the present limit of Russian aggression. It is not quite 60 years ago since the most westerly point of the Russian empire was still 200 miles from the Austrian frontier. Now the Austrian and Russian frontiers are conterminous for a distance of 400 miles, and if Russia be allowed to complete her long cherished designs upon Turkey, by the seizure of these Danubian provinces, that extent will be doubled, and for a distance of 1,000 miles, or more than one-third of its circumfer ence, will Russia clasp in her giant embrace an empire nearly equal to the enormous territory of Poland, which within the last half century she has absorbed into her dominions. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. QUARANTINE NOTICE. ALICANTE, Nov. 22. All vessels arriving from an uninfected port in the United Kingdom are subjected to three days' observation, if 20 days have been expended on the voyage ; and five days, should the passage have been performed in less time ; those ap pearing from ports where the cholera prevails, are to pro ceed, as heretofore, to Port Mahon, there to perform ten days' quarantine. CUSTOM HOUSE, DEC. 1. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Victory, from Messina; Ada, ditto ; Light of the Harem, A lgoa Bay ; Oder, New York ; Aberdeen Packet, Carthagena and St. Übes ; Fare well, Chesme ; Aaron, St. John's, Newfoundland ; Cana dian, Boston ; Armsbro', Demerara ; Rhoda, Marsala ; Pomona, Smyrna and Chesme ; Sphoroid, St. Vincent ; Edith, Malaga ; Johannes, Hamburg ; Golarn, Oporto ; Mary Ann, ditto ; Dorothy, Singapore ; Ann, Eliza and Jane, Quebec ; Alert, ditto , Hannibal, Whampoa ; Nel son Place, Calcutta ; Lolland, Laurvig ; lon, Callao ; Helene, Riga. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Candine, for Launceston ; Hope, Antwerp; William, Jamaica; Hilda Christiania, Dram and Moss ; Natal, Cape of Good Hope and Natal ; Fennegina, Hamburg and Bremen ; Marguerite, Havre ; Mary, Ellen, Barbadoes ; Water witch, Melbourne ; Faith, Africa. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Astarte, for San Francisco ; Laura, Leer; Themis, Seville ; Henry Ellis, Port Philip ; Stadt, Amsterdam ; Skulda, do. ; Chris tiania, Dram and Moss ; Jane. Havre ; Laurence, Cape of Good Hope ; Glaneur, Verdun ; Ocean Lady, Dunkirk ; Commodore, Genoa ; Zephyr, Demerara ; Hoogly, Port land Bay ; Ayrshire, Aden ; Harmina, Leer; Maria, Bre men ; Tiger, Belize ; Calcutta, Hamburg. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 1. A boat, with," Derwent, of Workington," on the stern, and " James Farren" inside, was picked up yesterday afternoon, off the Ormshead, by the Queen steam-tug. The Wa tham, from Charleston, did not arrive, as re ported on the 28th of November. A schooner, with loss of bowsprit and figure-head, was off Point Lynas, inward bound, at 10 a.m. The Valdivia (s.s.), Captain Holt, sailed yesterday. for Madeira, Rio Janeiro, and the west coast of South Ame rica, with the mails, 30 passengers, and 30,000 dollars in specie. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Tapio, for Falmouth, Oct. 8, lat. 33 S., long. 31 E. The Coriona, from Mauritius to Falmouth, Oct. 8. The Eliza Thornton, from Batavia to London, Nov. 17, lat. 34 S. long. 14 E. The A. H. Wass, of Wilmington, from Liverpool to New York, Nov. 24, lat. 45 N., long. 24 W., with boats washed away, and short of provisions. The Rory (barque), of Gloucester, for Melbourne, Nov. 17, lat. 48 N., long. 12 W. The Bella, from Liverpool to Pernambuco (supposed) Oct. 12. The Anglesea (ship) Sept. 25, lat. 9 N., long. 24 W. The Waterloo, from London to Port Philip and Sydney, Sept. 27, lat. 9 N., long. 24 W. Tho Passenger (barque), Nov. 13, lat. 38 N., long. 10 W. The Marchioness of Douglas, Nov. 24, lat. 49 N., long. 9 W. The Abbey Sands, lat. 48 N. long. 9 W. THE PACIFIC RAILWAY.—General Rusk and his party, who left Nacogdoches on a tour of exploration of a route for a railroad to the Pacific, reached Austin, Texas, on the 27th, having thoroughly examined the country as far as the Colorado. The soil is represented as very fertile, with plenty of timber and water. Beyond the Colorado the exploration had been completed by another party, and the route is declared to be quite eatiefactorY,--. iftio York Sorg. COUNTRY MARK.ETS. DERBY SMITHFIELD—Nov. 30. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 5d t° 6 ' 4; mutton, 6d to 7d ; lamb, Od to Od ; veal, 6d to 6id lb. ; pigs, Os to 9s 6d per score ; rough fat, 5s 6d to per 141 b.; hides, 26d to 3d per lb ; calf•skins, 30" per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN— Nov. 30. Wheat on the top ss, and the average 2s 7d, down. 131 5 ley on the top same as last week, and the average 16 down. Oats on the top 2 s Bd, an d th e avera ge Bd, doh Beans on the top is up, and the average 2s lld down' Top of Wheat . 631 lb 82s Od Barley 5B lb 44s O a Oats Beans •66f lb 61s Od Total Supply and Sales. Wheat, Barley l7lB qrs sold 1212 qrs Oats 1172 qrs sold 93 4 O rs Beans ll2 qrs sold 324 clr g sold 90 4 0 Average of wheat £3 11 4 B.l2ths Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats Ditto of Beans ....... .......... .., 2 12 5 s.l2thi NEWARK—Nov. 30. At our Corn-exchange to-clay we had a good attend and a plentiful supply of grain of all descriptions , / li m p declining market. Wheat was is and barley 2s cheap Beans and oats as before. o d to Prices :—Wheat, white, 79 s Oct to 83s Od ; red, mr„ 350, 78s. Barley, m a lti ng , 38 s t o 40 s ; gr i n di ng , 36s to , Oats, 31s to 365, and 28s to 30s—the former being to and the latter 22st. Beans, 58s to 645. Peas, 525. Malt, Malt, 60s to 645. Tares, 44s to 46s per qr. BOSTON—Noy. 30. Jy At to-day's market we had a large supply of the wheat trade great dulness prevailed, an d prices 11 2s to 3s, and in some instances 4s per qr. Oats Bp maintained the improvement noted last week. Peas,:.ing neglected. Barley and b eans me t a s l ow sa l e at dec , " prices. 0 , 1 i 0 Prices :—Wheat, red, 60s Od t o 68 s Od ; w hite, 018 0 ,0, 71s Od: extra, 73s Od. Barley, 30s Od to 38s Od. 50 23s to 295. Deans, 42s Od to 58s Od. Peas, 485 oa per qr. LEEDS, Nov. 29. The wheat trade was in an inactive state, and !do the holders were very firm, millers would not P except at a decline of is to 2s. Barley and boss uc h slowly at a similar reduction. In oats there was not ill doing. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 1. JA I STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sha re mar k e t h as been ut-00 languid to-day, and closed with an unsteady feelink_4, further reduction in prices of 4to per cent. Caledor9 271 ; Eastern Counties, 13; E as t Lancashire, 161; v lo r Northern B, 161 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 66k L; ti sk don and North-Western, 102 ; Midland 621 1 ; .9" ia 4 Eastern and Dover, 18 / ; Y or k an d N or th 1 41 ' — 24 ; East Lincolnshire, 35k. MANCHESTER, DSC. •1. o' STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a mo d erat e u ti.- neh with lower prices. Caledonian, 27i ; Eastern Cq j life, 13 ; East Lanchashire, 164 ' • Lancashire and Yo'P; 1 0 664 ; ditto Fifths, 64 dis.; London and North-We s 1024 ; ditto M. and B. Quarters, C, prem.; Mauch 5.16 Sheffield, and Lincolnshir e , 234 ; S ou th-E as t er n, 1° BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices were again lower market to-day, and there was a less demand for i sai; London and North-W es t erns c l ose d a t 1011 to Eighths at dis.; Shrewsbury and Birminghams A 61• LEEDS, DEC. 1. falls STOCK EXCHANGE.—Th ere h as b een a f ur th er fall t o price of shares this m orn i ng , an d th e mar k et close/d 1 'o: weakest point. The following are the latest trans —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 66 ; Caledonians, 271; 1 03; land Stock, 62 ; London and North-Western Stock, South Eastern and Dovers, 181. ls. 3d.; Great No h et' 21k. BRISTOL, DEC. 1. , DI V STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was fiat. Calea d t) m at were done at 541; Great Northerns, 85 ; Midland P at 62. SEABORNE MAILS. • (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General ros by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] —0" Day when made up From what 18 0 0 t COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port da d , Mee, London.* Dispatched. Et!" 2,0 A.merica(byßrit.pack)N,Every Friday .... Liverpool ... EsiGh America (by United Sts.l packet) ..........N 'Dec. 13 .......... Liverpool ... Dec' 6 America (by U. States 1.70. packet) • • . • ..... Southampton— Australia (via South-, 4 ampton) .......... M Jan. 4.... • • • • •• •• Southampton De e ' 1 9 Ditto (via Marseilles) N l Jan. 8.. Ditto (via Cape of Good, Hope) ...... •. • • • .NIDeo. 4 .. Liverpool •• • "„epri Africa (West Coast) NI/3d of the month.. Plymouth .. ,Arriy o Alexandria.— ......N 8. 0, 24, 8s a 0 of m. D ower 4 Alexandria.....: ....31 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton lEse" Bahamas ...........Mil7th of the monthiSonthamptonDec' Belgium .......... Daily .. •. • ... 'Dover .. •• .. Dt u .'l6 Brazil ..M 9th of the mouth.. Southampton Buenos Ayres 31 9th of he month.. Southampton Dec' 6 ' 26 Cape of Good Hope ..N,l4th of the month Pl ymout h . • Nov' 16 Cape of Good Hope ..N l l4th of the month. Southampton Dec. 26 Cape de Verde .. • ...N ,9th of the month.. Plymouth .. Nov' Ceylon (see India) Ott Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth .. Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. Southampton To• Chili. , .......... Al 2d & 17th of month Southampton e e " China (see India) 1 0 Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 ofm. Dover 4 Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon . S out h ampton Dee',o , ll Cont. of Europe M & N Twic e d a ily Dover Tw,cv" Egypt (see India) tee 9 France ........ M & NlTwic e daily... Dover Tw. - 6 libraltar Ml 4, 7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. Southampton De' Greece (see India) Greytowu .......... 3112nd & 17th of mon. 4outhampton 101, Elamburgh .. Havannah .......... t 1 2nd of the month South am pton Dec. 0,0 Holland ... MI Wednesday & Sat. L on d on ... • • _,,M0n'416 Honduras. ......... M 117th of th 6 month. So ut h amp t on Ow India (viaSouthampt.)M:4th & 20th of mon. South ampton Dec' 1 9 In ha (via Marsellles)M'Eith& 24th of month Dover „. Dec' 0, lonian Isles (see India) l 7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover.... •• De c Ireland ........M & N'Tvrice daily ...... Holyhead „ Tvo' o 6 Lisbon ..............M 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton Dec . It Madeira ............M 9th of the month Southampton Dec Madeira ............ N 23d of month .... Plymouth .. AP" . Malta (see India) 16 Malta ..............N 7,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Dover ...... Dr 4" Mauritius (see India) 6 Mauritius 14th of the month Plymouth .. I 9 Mexico . ..Mi2nd of the month.. Southampton Dec Naples .• • • •.. • • . N 'Mhlsth2sthofmon. Dover De' New Granada 51 2d & 17th of month Southampton et t OIS New By private ship .. Various ports Utn Papal States s thibth2sthothion. Dover D° ° ' 6 Peninsula .... . Mithl7th2Bthotinon. Southampton Dee' Peru .. • ...........M 2d & 27th of mon. Southampton 10 .; q 6 Port Natal . ..... N 14th of the month Plymo u th .. No" 9 Sicily ..............N sthlsth2stholition, Dover ...... Tuscany sthls th 25 thofmo n. Dover .„ Dec' Venezuela ..........M 2cl & 17th of mouth Southampton De °' Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) ... . 1 West Indies mi2d& 17th o month Southampton Dec' 0 1 0 * When any of these dates la d o n a S un d ay, the ma ils dispatched on the following day, with the exception of the In u di t Southampton), and the Malta, both of which w ill b e dispatem" day preceding. ,V D A MAN ROASTED.—A mos t h orr ibl e event too 1 . r n , on Monday evening, i n th e B r i c k-fi e ld s belosgiNif Messrs. Lawford and Kelly, at Kentish-town, neg. Governesses I n stit u ti on . A man, we ll known rd, locality, named J ose ph R o b er t s, was discovered /9_4'11101 a brick-kiln quit e d ea d, an d, on examination, Pr.„oo his body were lit era ll y roas t e d . T he deceased, vinfol noted for his abhorrence of work, although plow .. 4 11 1 0 offered him, it is believed, went to the kiln for yi,a,"1, 4 0 and laying do wn on it was speedily suffocated. Ppr remarkable fact that the same man, last winteri f id brought to St. P ancras W orkhouse in a supposcilV condition from starvation and cold, having been . l 0 discovered discovered by the police lying under a h a y s tack '340 same neighbourhood. The body now lies at St. eras Workhouse to await an inquest. 0 )1 E [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pill s , an -f f o f Remedy for G ou t an d Rheumatism.—Extract letter from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Godwin'Of fes ot tioneers, Winchest er , d a t e d April 8, 1852. To pro f Holloway.—Sir,---I beg to inform you that for insia, was a sufferer from chronic rheumati sm , an d ofte teo ri uy for weeks togeth er , una bl e t o move. I was a t 01 0 by the most emi n e n t surgeons h ere, b ut obtaio.ol, relief ; and was iuduced to go into our county bl The medical treatment there, however, being ~ avail, I left, and com mence d us i ng your p ill s , l 011 ore!, am happy to say, i n a s h or t t ime e ff ecte d a perfecd and enabled me to resume my employment.—S? , 0 004 druggists, and at Profess or H o ll oway ' s Establia' 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 27th ult., M rs . P. N ewe ll , w if e of the Day' Newell, rector of East Lydford Somerset. o f On the 28th u lt., a t Vicarsfie ld, in the cottlAY kenny, the wife of the Rev. S. C. Foot, twins. OF A DAUGHTER. , d_ y 0- On the 29th ult., at Arrowe, Cheshire, th e Shaw, Esq. Si p ' On the 29th ult., at Willey-house, Farnhamif the wife of John Spicer, Esq., jun. MARRIED. t 6 On the 20th of Oct o b er , a t St. Lucia, Lieu Oldershaw, of the Royal Artillery, to Evili" daughter of H. C. Hodge, Esq., barrister-at-lavr• _to* On the 25th of Octobe r , a t St. Lucia, Lieut en t , u,,garic B. Tuite, of the 67th Regiment, third brother of 13reo, R. Tuite, to Mary, eldest daughter of Henry Esq., registrar of that island. DIED. a Tun b r ide On the 30th ult., at N o . 9, Calverley-parL.,,,, ---e t Wells, Charlotte, re li c t o f th e R ev . W. B. kO uL.-- vicar of Goudhurst, Kent, aged 76. Ele t ti On the 30th u l t ., a t hi s res id e nce, Mari — g i the -- -11 Herts, Alexande r W ay M ason , Esq., formerly India Comp an y' s H ome E s t a bli s h m nt, aged LL.D., After a short illness, John Mulcahy , Est.P. A d, fessor of M a th ema ti cs, Queen's College, Gay — ydortest r— On the 29th u lt., M r . W. B. Stones, of Bea ag e d 65. , Chelsea, and Warwick-street, Golden-square, %.„.,pstesc" On the 29th tilt., at H a verstock-terra ce, ...7 Jane Dorothy, the wife of Frederick Watts,,P_Nstedoo, On the 30th ult., Eliza, daughter of Sus! . . d 24. 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