The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

trilitrb 'Ntittton. SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Nov. 18.—We continue to have what may be properly called a merely retail demand just for the purpose of keeping needful assortments ; and the consequence is a general adverse bias in prices. The medium and lower counts of water and mule yarns have lost id. per lb since the latter end of last week. Some kinds of two-folds are exceptions to this statement ; and India qualities of single are better sustained, by what demand there is, than many other descriptions ; as are also 16's to 24's water, in warp and bundle, by the long-continued " turn-out" at Wigan. BRADFORD, Nov. 17.—Wools—There is but little doing in any kind of combing wools ; the spinners find, at the prices sought, it is impossible to cover cost, and they prefer their machinery being idle. NOTTINGHAM, Nov. 17.—The lace and hosiery trades present no new features this week, each remaining much the same as we have reported them for a few weeks past, so far as actual sales are concerned ; at the same time preparations are being made for an extended business in the home and foreign trades in goods for the spring. LEICESTER, Nov. 17. Owing to worsted yarns being again reduced one penny per pound, there is nothing doing in the warehouses but to immediate order. Worsted spinners are working short time. Long wools have declined in price. STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, Nov. 18.—The improvement that we reported last week in the tone of the woollen market has been fully maintained during the present. The trade in the warehouses has not been quite so good during the cur rent as it was last week, but for the season of the year there is a very fair business for the home market. The shipping trade is quiet. HUDDERSFIELD, Nov. 15.—We have had a very quiet market to-day, but not much worse than our markets generally are at this season. ROCHDALE, Nov. 14.—1 n wool there has not been much doing, but prices have been firm, and the demand at present is very limited. HALIFAX, Nov. 12.—There is little or no alteration in yarn and piece goods since last week's report ; their position is a very u nsatisfactory one, and not likely soon to he much better. There have been rather more numerous transactions in wool, but scarcely any visible improvement in prices ; they seem, however, to resist further reduction, for stocks of the more marketable de scriptions of combing kinds are rather reduced both in staplers' and spinners hands, and supplies from the country very meagre. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (Prom the Mining Journal of this day.) The Mi: mg Share Market has been tolerably active this week, and, upon the whole, quotations have been better. The high prices of copper and lead are improv ing the condition of the dividend mines, and a few specu lative shares are in greater request. Alfred Consols, 251. to 251. 10s. ex div. : Basset, 6001. to 6201. ; South Caradon, 2951. to 3001. ; West Caradon, 2351. to 2401. ; Mary Ann, 44/. to 451. ; West Providence, 351. 10s. to 37/.los. ; Tremayne, 12/. For Great Wheal Alfreds there has been a great demand, and prices advanced from 311. to 401., and 411. Eagiebrook, 901. to 951. per 128th ; Trefusis, 16/. ; Trehane, - 8/. to 91. ; South Frances, 2101. to 2201. ; East Pool, 1501. to 160/. ; West Frances, 2:31. to 251. In Great Wheal Baddern a large business has been transacted ; the position of this lead mine, as ex plained at the meeting, held on the 15th inst., being considered highly satisfactory : shares, which a few months since were 41. each, had lately been selling at 10s. and 12s. 6d. The reaction has now the ap pearance of being as rapid as the previous fall. The balance against the mine at the meeting was 144/. 12s. id. ; but no call was made. It was resolved to confine future operations to the lead mine, which, when the new engine gets to work, would it was re ported, be in a position to pay good profits ; whilst by stopping the tin mine, the cost s wou ld b e ma t er i a ll y reduced, and machinery of the value of 2,0001. to 3,0001. could be sold, and become an asset, available either for working capital or for division among the shareholders. Rocks and Treverbyn, 41. to 4/. ss. ; Poltimore, 11. to IL 2s. 6d. ; Herodsfoot, 91. to 10/. ; Halkin Castle, 15s. ; West Alfred Consols, 101. to 12/. ; Gustavus, 1/. ; St. Day United, 2/. to 2/. 2s. 6d ; Arthur, 257. ; Comford, 30/. ; Brewer, 127. to 131. ; Grambler and St. Aubyn, 23/. ; Gilmar, 4/. to Si. ; North Pool, 235/. ; Tresavean, 210/. ; North Roskear, 150/. The Gold Mining share market this week h a s b een on the whole firmer. There has been no especial inquiry for the Australian descriptions, but some of the Cali fornian shares, including more especially the Agua Fria and West Mariposa, have been in demand, at advanced rates, the latter on account of the return of one of the directors, Mr. Murray, from California, who has in• spected the property, bringing over with him 700 to 800ozs. of gold, raised from the company's mine. Until, however, some decided results are arrived at, it cannot be expected that any marked improvement will be o. I eserv able. The absence of all information on the part. of the several companies is deeply to be regretted, and when we consider that nearly all these speculations have been supposed to be two years in operption, and the n umbec less excuses which have conic to hand from the various agents, the public have a right to regard them with suspicion. These remarks do not apply to any indivi dual company, but are applicable, with few exceptions, to all. In some cases information has been refused, ex cept to those who are bona fide shareholders-that is, those whose names have been entered in the cost book or signed the deed ; and if some regular code bad been enforced for their regulation, all would have been placed on a solid basis, notwithstanding the difficulties that have occurred. When it is borne in mind that the South American com panies were enabled so shortly after their formation to make returns, it appears strange that not one of these enterprises has reported any result; and the time has now arrived when it is necessary that directors should urge on their managers the necessity of increased action and more energy than has hitherto been displayed. On Monday, shares in the New Granada and Maraquita were flatter, while Imperial Brazilians were higher, and realised an advanced price on Tuesday. On Wednesday there was a marked improvement in Quartz Rock and West Mariposa. On Thursday there was an increased demand for Agua Frias, and up to the close yesterday evening the market was well supported. In miscellaneous shares the business has been limited, prices showing rather a downward tendency at the opening of the market. THE CHOLERA. (Prom the General Board of Health, Nov. 18.) METROPOLIS. In the Fulham union, during the week ending Nov. 16, there have occurred 14 cases of cholera a n d 5 d eaths. . The returns from the Divisions D K P V of the Metro politan Police give six new cases, and 3 deaths. GORLESTON, NEAR YAR3IOIITIL There have been six deaths, with 7 or eight other cases in this village, but happily the change of weather appears to have caused a subsidence of the epidemic. It is to be hoped that advantage will be taken of this circumstance to remove the nuisance which exist in the locality where the disease has shown itself. SOHAM. Mr. Lee states that during his inspection of Soham he found the course taken at Newcastle, and other places in the north, of burying with fresh earth nuisances which it would have been dangerous to remove during the pestilence, had been almost universally adopted. The result had been perfectly satisfactory. LI7TON. It will be remembered that Mr. Lee, in his account of of Adelaide-terrace, the property of Mr. Henry Sibley, said that in 25 hbuses, containing a population of 126 souls, there had been 54 attacks of choleraic disease, of which 15 had proved fatal—a rate of mortality amount ing in three weeks to 119 in the thousand, and which, if continued over the town generally for the space of six months, would destroy the whole of the inhabitants. In a subsequent report, Mr. Lee, after narrating a great number of harrowing cases, concludes with the follow ing startling statement : " I felt it my duty to estimate the value of this property of Mr. Sibley's, and also of the other property in the town, affected by the present epidemic of cholera. I took some evidence from Mr. eh Anstee, the relieving officer, a s t o th e cos t t o ''' r6 .tePayers of the present visitation. The expenses already inctuTed include money, groceries, meat, coals, blankets, n urses, regu l ar, house of ref uge, and extra medical attendants, coffi ns , burial fees, &c. The prospec tive and pe rmane widows and a expenses include the maintenance of pansfunds. The " • h I• Plians, &e left d e nep nde t upon the I was able to state to result of these calculations was that meeting the follzolitengd the local board of health at their startling fact :—lf every house that has been were sold at its lull valuewanlizl this epidemic in Luton purchase money could be invested so as to produc e the annual revenue, the amount would be insufficient tiDaepay the charges of this other and morn gene than of preventible disease. perish,, the fee simple of ral terms, the cholera cost mor: the houses in which its victims DUNDEE. Nov. 15.—Cholera Nov. 16.—Cholera Deaths. ..... 8 .......... ARBROATH. Nov. Id.—Cholera. [ADVERTIsEm ENT. 7—A L lEUTENA AN OF DRAGOONS CURED OF RHEUMATISM EY HOI,LOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—This officer, who is in the Dutch army, states that Holloway's Pills and Ointment have cured him of rheumatism, which appeared to be incurable, as neither sea-bathing, vapour-baths, nor preparations vaunted as sure remedies, did him any good, and the treatment of the doctor, after several mouths' trial, was without suc cess. At this juncture he commenced taking these Pills and rubbing the Ointment into the complaining parts twice a day, which effectually cured him in the course of an weeks. Thetruth of this statement can be vouched for by Mr. J. B. Stratman, of Bois-le-Duc.—Sold by all drug gists; and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. __ . THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER' 19, 1853. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 18. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS. (Before Sir Richard Kindersley.) ROBINS V. 'DIMON. This was a petition for the appointment of Mr. John Robins and Mr. Savory as trustees of Drury-lane Theatre, . in the place of Mr. G. Robins and Mr. Carpenter, de ceased. By the Ist of Geo. IV., which enlarged two former acts, the sum of is. 3d. per night was made payable to each of the new renters of the theatre for every night of performance there for 79 years. The two gentlemen now proposed as trustees had been elected unanimously at a meeting of the new renters, as had been the case on a former occasion. Mr. Osborne appeared for the petition. His Honour granted the petition. (Before Sir William Page Wood.) COLLIN V. DEVAITX. This was a motion for an injunction restraining the defendants, Alexander Devaux, Charles Devaux, and Matthew Uzielii, from paying away, or parting with, or otherwise applying, the sum of 6511. 75., and such other sums received by the defendants as subscriptions to the funds of the Societ6 Francaise de Bienfaisance, except to the bankers or treasurers of the society, or under the order of the Court. The bill upon which the motion was founded stated that the plaintiff, Victor Collin, of Skinner-street, Snow-bill; Francois Vouillon, of Princes street, Hanover-square ; Jean Sylvain Lucet, of Wey. mouth-street, Portland-place; Charles Grillion, of All e• marle-street, Piccadilly ; and Louis Castrique, of Phil pot-lane, in the City, were members of the friendly society called the Soci4t4 Francaise de Bienfaisance, holding its meetings at the Hanover-square Rooms. The defendant was a member of the committee of the society. The society was established in 1842, for the relief of in digent and old and infirm French persons resident in Eng land, by means of temporary and permanent pecuniary assistance and for other benevolent purposes of a similar nature. The rules of the society had been certified by Mr. Tidd Pratt, by which the objects were declared to be—first, to assist the indigent French in England ; secondly, to procure employment, as far as practicable, for those who sought it ; thirdly, to facilitate the return to France of those who were in England without the means of subsistence ; fourthly, to prevent the indigent French becoming a burden on this country ; fifthly, to relieve the sick, infirm, and old persons ; sixthly, in case of illness, to assist such persons at their own houses, by a weekly allowance, according to the resources of the society ; seventhly, to afford to the poor French who were aged and infirm, chosen by the society, annual pensions. The bankers of the society were Messrs. Scott and Co., and Messrs. Lafitte and Co., in Paris. The defendant gave notice of his intention to move, at the general meeting in January last, a resolution " That in future the French Ambassador in this country for the time being should be the perpetual president of the society, and the consul-general of France in this c , untry for the time being arid the chaplain of the French Chapel in George-street, Portman-square, should be the per petual vice-presidents of the society." Mr. Devaux him self was absent from this meeting, but the resolution was proposed by a Mr. Levilly, and was unanimously rejected. Mr. Devaux thereupon resigned, hut at a meeting of the committee in May he attended and pro duced a lithographic circular letter, and stated that he had received large subscriptions towards the objects of the society. The circular was as follows : " G 2, King William-street, City, May 9, 1853. " Dear Sir,—We have opened a subscription on be half of the committee for the relief of distressed French men in this country. The institution will deserve your support, and we shall esteem it a favour if you will allow us to put your name down as a donor or annual subscriber to this charity.—We remain, dear sir, yours very truly, " C. DEVAUX and Co. Mr. Devaux was re-elected a member of the committee, and as such, at a general meeting of the society in June last, again proposed the former resolution, which was negatived by a majority of three-fourths of the meeting. Mr. Devaux and several other members immediately refused to continue members. The bill alleged that the defendants were now engaged in establishing a new so ciety, and that they intended to apply the subscrip tions received to its purposes. Mr. Glasse and Mr. Walford appeared in support of the motion, and contended that the funds received were clearly the property of the original society, and that the subscribers must have so intended them ; and that the intention of Mr. Devaux to form another society arose merely from pique in having had his motion nega tived, and from a desire to show his former associates his power over the subscribers. It could never be con tended that an individual collecting subscriptions for one society could apply them to another. How could subscriptions for the Middlesex Hospital, for instance, be applied to St. George's Hospital ? The Vice-Chancellor—lf the money were subscribed for the " sick," the subscribers would probably not care to which hospital it was given. Mr. Bol.; and Mr. Waley appeared for the defendant, but were not called upon. The Vice-Chancellor said he should refuse the mo tion, with costs. It was purely speculative. The story told by the plaintiffs was the most inconsistent that could be imagined. Mr. Devaux having been defeated in Lip resolution, thought it would be a beneficial pro ceeding to collect subscriptions fur a society governed by the principle contained in that resolution. In fact, there seemed to have been a regular treaty going on between Air. Devaux and the members of the committee from which he had seceded as to the propriety of adopt ing his views. Tine only evidence of the plaintiffs to support their improbable supposition as to defendant's conduct and motives was the circular, and that by its very terms would imply that there was to be a new sub scription for a new purpose. It is said the circular spoke of a "committee," but it was very well known that circulars were distributed, signed by one individual only—were frequently distributed—with the intention of forming a committee so soon as funds had been col lected. The history of the case seemed to be a very simple and plain one on thepart of the defendant. There did not seem to be anything irrational in his going about collecting subscriptions for distressed Frenchmen at a time when the plaintiffs and others were antagonistic to his views. Mr. Glasse said it would be desirable to consider the case as now at bearing, as the case would be immedi ately taken by appeal to the Lords Justices. Mr. Rolt said the only order now made was that the motion should be refused with costs. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Prins at Guildhall, in Michaelmas Term, before Mr. Martin and Common Juries.) The second sittings at Nisi Prius for the present term for London commenced yesterday morning. The list of causes was very large. SKIP? V THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Edwin James and Mr. Hawkins appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Crowder (with Mr. Burgess) repre sented the defendants. This was an action to recover compensation in dama ges for an injury alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendants. Mr. James said that the question in this case was of the utmost importance, and had upon several occasions been the subject of discussion at Westminster. The The question was this, whether a railway company was liable for an accident which might befal any one of their servants when in the performance of their duty to the company. With regard to the present case, it would appear that the plaintiff, at the time of the accident, was in the service of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, and was acting in the capacity of guard to what was termed a goods or luggage train. The par ticular train left London at a quarter before nine o'clock on the morning of the Ist of July, 1852, and everything had gone on satisfactorily until the train reached the wLpiheaaiien-bhtriffwidegfreeensnttedation. Upon its arrival a t th a t pl ace, th e be tinkthed on tee there were eh42tratirun andck s t o ak n e a n siding onto Norwich. It so happened that there was not only no porter nor any other man who could assist the guard in shifting and linking on these trucks to the main train at that station, and, therefore, in his anxiety to link the them on, so as to get away from the place before arrival of the passenger train, and thus prevent either a collision or the stoppage of that train, the plaintiff had been thrown under the wheel of the engine and his arm severed from his body. This was the injury for which the plaintiff claimedthat rgcompen sation. The learned counsel then pproceededt the eoesreefeerftoa thisth e l e a a w s having evar ed reference ts circumstances t oth i this domestic servant, and submitted that a railway com pany, having servants to undertake the perilous duty of guards, were bound toprovidetherheam as wellsufficientstaff as and e adequate assistance, to preserve accidents which could not public from accidents, f h ro n m t h t a h p o p s e e n swerhieorues tioierref.wataasl p an a n y inefficienteref their dischargeservants. of duty oii named the m part s toafitnhees wereeom The plaintiff and another witness then counsel. examinedand corroborated the statement of the learned Mr. Baron Martin asked Mr. James if that was his case ? Mr. James replied in the affirmative. Mr. Baron Martin was of opinion then that there was no case to go to the jury. The railway company was not responsible for any accident which might befall their servants. If a servant was dissatisfied with his employment, or if he found it attended with so much danger as to render him fearful of the consequences, it was perfectly competent in him to quit the employment. The company did not compel him to remain in their service, but the man remained of his own accord, even though he was aware that the duty he had to perform was of a dangerous character. His so remaining in the service was clearly his own act. He had the power to . quit, but he did not choose to do so, and then this un fortunate accident occurred ; and for the consequences of that accident in his opinion the railway company was to responsible. He should, therefore, direct the jury evidence to aaitinevserdict for the defendants, there being no ic i\ t iA. rune:J.llst: gowta(ots e t t h hfo e ern t e n e i n t s i tiet p rer r edd o j o .t: f y of their liability. said he would rather consent to a non e proposed to bring the question before the A i ß mn s C O t 0 0 N U tr i rd. T .s full Court. ns.) against the wif T e h , for the a restitution of conjugal husband r e it rus e • ing of the Court. The case had not concluded at th POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Charles Vos, charged with having broken into the Post-office, Lombard-street, with intent to rob the premises, was brought before Mr. Al derman Lawrence for final examination. Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the Post-office, attended for the prosecution. Mead, 426, who gave evidence upon the first examina tion, made the following addition to his former testi mony :—From the inquiries I made I went to 5, John's hill, St. George's-in-the-East, the house of a Mrs. Gal vin, on Wednesday morning. She pointed out the room in which the prisoner, who was a lodger in the house, slept. I received from one of the lodgers who was there at the time the bag I produce, to which a ring is at tached. In that bag, which was taken from a cupboard in the room, were one salt-cellar, one spoon, two forks, o ne ladle, a leather bag marked Q 0 Lombard-street foreign paid," and some pieces of cloth corresponding with the cape I produce. A comb and brush were yes terday handed to me, which were taken from the mantel piece in the same room ; I received also a letter-stamp and shaving-brush at the same time. Mary Galvin, the landlady of the house in which the prisoner resided, said—l keep a lodging-house for all nations, and I know the prisoner as a lodger in my house. He slept in the room in which three other foreigners slept. He came to lodge with me on Sa turday or Sunday night fortnight, and remained as a lodger until last Tuesday night, when he stayed out all night. He stayed out on the Wednesday night after he came, and returned at 3or 4 o'clock in the morning, and was let in by my servant, but I did not see him till breakfast time. He kept good hours with the two ex ceptioas I mention. Sometimes he came home at seven, sometimes at eleven o'clock at night. I know that he was absent on the night of Wednesday, the 2d instant, for I went to the bed room about 12 o'clock to see how many were in the room, and he was then absent. I saw him next day. He was not absent any other night to my knowledge. I was present when Mead, the officer, came to my house, and I showed him the room where the prisoner slept. A countryman of his, who lodged in the house, pointed out Lis property to the officer, and gave the officer this bag out of the cupboard. The spoon, ladle, and two forks were taken out of the bag. The clothes brush and shaving brush were taken from the shelf. On the night of Tuesday last (the night of the burglary) the prisoner had his tea between six and seven o'clock, and I have not seen him since till this moment. When he first came to my house he had the coat lie at present wears upon him, to the best of my knowledge. I observed him with some new things, such as flannels and stockings, a pair of trousers, a pair of boots, and a cape, on the Friday or Saturday after he had stayed out all night. I saw him also altering or repairing a cape, which is the same the officer has pro duced. After that, on the Saturday night, the pri soner gave to me 4s. in silver, and he told me that he had lost ss. in coppers, and he thought some of the Swedes had stolen them. I said to him that it was a shame for one countryman to rob another, and he said "Oh say nothing about it ; never mind, mother." On Tues day last I saw the prisoner give my husband one sove reign on account of his board and lodging, and I asked him if he wanted any change out of it, to which he re plied Never mind, mother." He paid his board all but 4s. up to next Saturday. The prisoner said, through the interpreter employed upon the examination, "All the witness has spoken is perfectly right." Carroll (454) said, 1 was along with Mead (426) on the evening of Tuesday, the 15th inst., at the Post-office. At about 12 o'clock I heard a noise as of a person work ing with a chisel at the window. In two hours and a half, during which time the chiselling was going on, I saw the glass of the window broken and the prisoner get in. He was in his shirt sleeves and without shoes. • I assisted Mead in taking him. He had a chisel in his I hand and a dirk or dagger in his waistcoat pocket. He made no resistance whatever. He gave a screech and said, " Oh, I am Dutch." The prisoner upon hearing the last sentence inter preted, interrupted the witness with "I said I could not speak English, but I could Dutch." . , The witness continued—After we secured the prisoner, I climbed over the rails of St. Mary Woolnoth church yard, against the roof of which was the window at which he had entered, and on to the top of the vestry-room. I there found two ropes, some paper covered with tar, and a broken bottle containing tar. I also found two parts of the legs of stockings, the cape produced, the coat he now wears, and the pair of shoes he has on. I noticed that nearly the whole of the outside frame work of the win dow through which he entered the Post-office had been cut away, apparently for the purpose of taking out the sash. One square of the glass was covered with tar and partly broken ; the glass of the other square, through which he had effected his entrance, was almost all out and covered with tar, and there was close to it a piece of a foreign newspaper covered with tar. The windows were screwed together with a common screw. I went to the station-house with the prisoner. He said before we ar rived there that the coat and shoes and cape were his property, and he put on the shoes and coat and walked to the station-house in them. The tar, it was stated, had been no doubt used for the purpose of preventing the glass from falling to the ground when broken in pieces. Mr. David Airth—l am housekeeper at the branch post-office in Lombard-street. I sleep in a room over the office. There is an internal communication between the office and my bed-room. On the night of the 2d instant, about 11 o'clock, I went into the office, exa mined all the windows and doors, and put out the gas, and went up to bed. When I came down at a quarter to seven in the morning, I saw that a table which was laid the night previous for the clerks' breakfast in the morning, had been disturbed, and I missed two silver forks and a salt-cellar. I next noticed that the window had been opened. Upon looking round I found that several drawers had been broken open. I ran into the court, and called a constable in. I looked at the draw ers where I knew it was the practice to keep money, and found that a cash-drawer had been attempted to be broken open. I have examined the forks and salt-cellar produced by the officer, and find them to be those which were stolen. From the examination I made of the pre mises, and from what I observed I should think it would take a person two hours to do what was done—it would certainly take him more than three-quarters of an hour. Alderman Lawrence—With a good chisel, would there be much difficulty in breaking open the drawers ? Witness—No, not much with a good chisel, but some of the locks were not in a very perfect state. On the evening of the Bth inst., I went down into the office about half-past ten, to examine it before going to bed. All was then safe. I then went up and placed a screw, which I produce, in the sash window over looking the leads of the vestry. On the following morning I came down about half-past six, and found that some person had been cutting away the window on the outside, and had displaced the sash. No entrance however appeared to have been effected. On the night of the 15th inst., about ten o'clock, I let in the two constables Mead and Carroll, by appointment. I then went up to bed. Shortly after twelve I heard a noise apparently caused by somebody attempting to break in. Eventually, the prisoner entered and was captured. Mr. F. Hutchins—l am clerk in the branch post office in Lombard-street. I identify one of the forks produced, the spoon, the ladle, the clothes-brush, the shaving-brush and comb. They were safe on the even ing of Wednesday, the 2d inst., when I left the office about half-past seven o'clock. 1 also identify the leather and the canvas bag produced, as well as the ,post-office stamp. Mr. E. J. Smith—l am clerk at the branch post office. I identify one of the forks, the hairbrush, the cape, and the pieces of cloth, and a canister containing half a pound of gunpowder. The pieces of cloth pro duced have been cut off the cape by some person since I missed it. Mr. F. L. Powell —I am clerk at the branch post office. On the evening of the 2d inst. I left in my drawer 6/. 10s. ; 2/. belonging to the office, and 4/. my own money. To the best of my belief the 6/. 10s. was composed of five sovereigns, one half sovereign, and four five-shilling packets of half-pence. On examining my drawer I found that the lock had been forced and the money abstracted. Thomas Roden—l am a Swede, and live at Mrs. Gal . _ _ yin's lodging-house. I met the Prisoner last Saturday fortnight, when he asked me if I could recommend him to a lodging, and I recommended him to Mrs. Galvin's. Sometimes I slept in the same room as the prisoner, and sometimes in an adjoining one. He stayed out one Saturday night, and did not come home till four o'clock on the following morning. On one occasion, when I turned in bed, three spoons fell out on the floor. The spoons and ladle produced are not the same. The post office letter-stamp I saw lying on the chimney-piece. This being the whole of the evidence, Mr. Alderman Lawrence told the prisoner he was about to commit him to take his trial for burglary, and after giving him the usual caution asked him whether he wished to say anything in answer to the charge. Prisoner—A fortnight ago, as I was going over Lon don-bridge, an Englishman came to me and asked me what language I spoke. I replied Danish, Swedish, and broken t English. I a ft erwar d s sa id I s p o k e G erm a n an d Norwegia n . The man told me that he spoke German too.He e asked me t o go w ith hi m t o T ower -hill, an d I went t asma a ll sked thestree m t eifl nameeeuld go ef which sem e l w d h o ere notw with h him at twelve o'clock at night. I said I had something on my o'clock i ll : itnhda n o d r m l n g did e n a o m t e g t o e with a him. a me why I did no t go with him. He shillings, and a pac k age containing the ar gg t a ic v l e e s ian producedtweak der by the officers. H e sa id I coul d get some money on whenamwhe left m e , an d I w Monument. he me toldot a sk ed m went t meeto n thihe with him to to bed. h 11, moT in e a couple oß t hfeod; 'rowersoa e rye t s. things s bn the e y t disposi ng o f them. I to t l go re with him that night as he wished to speak t o me. no, speak to me now. He asked me t o wait till3day light, and said he would speak to me the n . He gave four shillings, and told me that on the following night I must do him a favour , which would bring me plenty of money. He said to me, "There's a house close by where there's a girl, but I can't speak to her, I can't go in." He told me that he knew an entrance, and that J must help him. He told me to come at twelve o'clock to the burial-ground. I there met a third party, who asked me if l wanted anything to drink—wine or rum. The first party whom I had g ot ac q uainted with was not there. The third party g ave me • so muc h to drink that I was tipsy. There was something broken at the window, and I said to the third party, " You want to break in." He said, "No, it was already broken, and it was to be put right again for the post office." He said to me, "You go through the window, I cannot ; I am to too heavy.' He. said to me, " \\Then you go there, there's a small door in the passage to get out again—there are two doors locked inside ; and he gave me the chisel and said, "Wher you come to them, put the chisel down under them, then they will not crack." I said to him, "If I am found inside, it will be an unfortunate thing for me." He replied, "Oh no, it will not ; nobody sleeps there.' He told me he would give me 41., and he did give it to me." When I got in there the officers laid hold of me. The prisoner was then fully committed. WORSHIP-STREET. Tames Delane, a general dealer, carrying on business in Plumber-street, City road, was charged with having cruelly ill-treated and , threatened the life of his wife. The complainant, a pallid, delicate-looking woman, who had an infant in her arms, stated that she had been married twelve years to the prisoner, by whom she had a family of five children, and that he had been in the habit, during the whole of that period, of subjecting her to such constant brutality, that her life was a com plete burden to her. Shortly before nine o'clock, on the previous night, the prisoner returned home in a state of intoxication, tand harshly ordered her to re pair to bed, at the same time threatening that if she ven tured to return down stairs he would murder her before the morning. She accordingly proceeded to her bed room, and laid herself down by the side of her infant child, to whom she had only recently given birth, but had only been there a few minutes when the prisoner entered the room, and, after passing a light before her eyes to ascertain if she was asleep, be cautiously de scended the stairs to the street door, and admitted some one into the house. Witness shortly afterwards heard the sound of female voices in the passage, and, after re maining for some time in a state of extreme terror, as she apprehended that he was about to carry out his deadly threat towards her, she at length made her way down to the parlour door, and on looking into the room she observed the prisoner drinking with two prostitutes, who were partaking with him of a hot supper. The mo ment she made her appearance the prisoner rose from the table and commenced an unmerciful attack upon I her, in the course of which he repeatedly struck her with I all his force about the head and face, and ultimately drove her back into the passage. The prisoner then opened the street door, and after letting out the two women, renewed his attack upon her, and after knock ing her down by a terrible blow on her forehead, he caught her up in his arms and flung her heavily on the floor. The prisoner then left her, and ran out of the house • and although witness had nothing on but her nightdress, and was without shoes or stockings, she fol lowed him into the street and gave him into custody. The complainant added, that the prisoner had been in the habit of depriving her of proper food and nourish ment until her health and strength were impaired to a serious extent, and that she had been compelled on four previous occasions to obtain warrants against him. The prisoner carelessly remarked, that their frequent disagreements were occasioned solely by the.jealous and violent temper of his wife, and that the evidence against bins had been very much exaggerated. Mr. Hammill said that it was a most aggravated case, and he should order the prisoner to be committed to the House of Correction and kept to hard labour for six months, in addition to which he should require him to produce two responsible sureties to be answerable for his good behaviour for the further term of six months. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Henry Robinson, a well-dressed person, who described himself as a musi cian, living at No. 16, Shawfield-street, King's-road, Chelsea, was committed to prison, with hard labour for three months, on the clearest evidence, for having inde cently exposed himself to females in Hyde-park. HAMMERSAIITEL—Thomas _Ryan, aged 32, a shop keeper in Kensall New Town, was charged with abusing his wife. The complainant alleged a long series of ill-treatment against her husband, and charged him with having com municated a disgraceful disease to her four times. Defendant denied the assault, and attributed the bruises on his wife to falls occasioned by her intemperate habits: Mr. Paynter said that if the prisoner treated his wife in the manner described by her, it was not to be won dered at that she should be given to habits of intoxica tion ; however, as the particular assault complained of was not a serious one, he should only order him to find two sureties in 101. each, and himself in 201. or be com mitted for one month. The prisoner was locked up. MARYLEBONE.—WiIIiam Carrington, occupying apartments at the house of Mrs. Roney, 47, Mornington• road, Regent's-park, was charged with having committed a violent assault upon the Rev. J. Marshall, a minister of the Episcopal Church. in Scotland, and at present residing at the Exeter Hall Hotel, Strand. Mr. Handley attended for defendant. Complainant deposed that twelve or eighteen months ago his wife and step family absconded from him, and, from information which he had received, he knew that she had taken up her abode at Mrs. Roney's. On Monday evening, the 14th inst., he repaired thither, having been there upon other occasions ; after knocking at the door it was opened by the defendant, who asked him what he wanted, and on telling him that he wished to see his wife, he (defendant) replied that she was not there. He then asked to see Mrs. Roney, the land lady, but defendant told him he should not do so, and seizing him violently gave him a severe blow, which dashed him against some paling, a portion of which was thereby broken down. He threw him (complainant) down upon his back, and while lying in that position struck him again with such force that his hat flew from him a considerable distance. He called out for assis tance, and a person who was near the spot came up ; he was a witness to much of the ill-treatment to which he (complainant) had been subjected. The rev. com plainant added that it was not likely that he should have been guilty of any outrage himself—a charge which would probably be made by the other party against him —as his right arm had been broken and was still of little or no use to him. He was a man of retiring and peaceful disposition, and was well known to the Rev. Mr. Montgomery, Dr. Cumming, and other clergymen and gentlemen of high repute. Cross-examined--I have not been annoying Mrs. Roney for the last three weeks. I have certainly knocked at the door several times within the last eight or nine months. I have not during that period seen Mrs. Roney more than once. In May last I was told that my wife was not there. I did not endeavour to force my way in. Defendant did not ask me quietly to go. I did not see Mrs. Roney on the 14th, when I went to her house. Other evidence, pro and con, to a considerable length, was gone into, and the affair was ultimately decided by the magistrate inflicting upon the defendant a penalty of 40s. and costs. The penalty was paid. The landlady of the house was anxious that the com plainant should be bound over to keep the peace towards her, in consequence of certain expressions which he had used, but the magistrate, considering that the words did not amount to anything of a serious nature, did not con sider it necessary for him to interfere further. The mat ter, which was one of a most unfortunate and unhappy nature between man and wife, had been disposed of, and it was therefore unnecessary to keep the affair up, inas much as Mrs. Rooney had not stated sufficient grounds for her being in danger of personal violence at the hands of the complainant. AUSTRALIAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Yesterday the adjourned meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at the London Tavern, to re ceive the result of the ballot for the election of directors. Mr. Frith occupied the chair. The CHAIRMAN said that, having in conjunction with Mr. Marshall been appointed to act as scrutineer, he held in his hands the result of the ballot which had been taken, and should now proceed to state the result. The first resolution on which a ballot had been taken was for the adjournment of the meeting to that day three weeks, for the purpose of electing new directors. There were for that resolution 6,302 votes, and against it 14,050 ; so that it was negatived. On the next question, for or against the election of Mr. Vi g ors East, there were in favour, 15,260 votes; against, 3,142. On the third question, the election of Mr. Hartley Kennedy, there were in favour, 13,940 votes; against, 4,352. On the fourth question, the election of Mr. MalMs, there were in favour, 15 , 160 votes ; against, 3,232. On the next question, the election of Mr. Sheppard, there were in favour, 13,820 votes ; against, 4,552. On the next question, the election of Mr. Belgrave Jackson, there were in favour, 14,690 votes ; against, 3,232. On the next question, the election of Mr. Davies, there were in favour, 13,810 Evotes ; against, 4,552. On the next question, the election of Mr. Tudor, there were in favour, 15,135 votes ; against, 3,132. He accordingly declared these gentleman duly elected. The meeting having been adjourned for this special purpose, there was no other business before it. _ Mr. MooRE begged to say, in his own justification, that he had intended, by the course he took, nothing that was not perfectly fair towards the gentlemen who were candidates for the direction, and the company ge nerally. He objected to proceeding with the election pending the decision of the motion for adjournment, and had reason to believe that the elections were, id point of fact, illegal ; but if the meeting generally were satisfied, he should not dispute the result. Mr. WHITSWRE trusted that from this point the dis cord which had so often prevailed amongst them would disappear, and that their proceedings would be marked by unity of feeling. He should move, for the purpose of preventing any further discussion—" That the meet ing do now adjourn, and that it is their opinion that the directors summon an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders for Tuesday, the 21st of February, or earlier if they think proper, for the purpose of making a report as to their past proceedings and their future intended policy." The motion, having been seconded by Mr. SPARKS, was put and carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the chairman on his re tiring from office, and the meeting separated. AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS IN IRELAND.—Very fa vourable accounts have been received of the resumption of agricultural labours since the cessation of wet weather; and farmers have made further progress in preparing the land for winter wheat. Still, however, low and heavy soils are flooded in various districts, where it will require a week or two of fine weather to absorb the excessive mois ture. In some backward localities, a large portion of the oat crop still remained in the fields up to the close of last week, but the owners are now availin'' themselves of the interval of fair weather to remove this pro duce, which must have been greatly deteriorated in value from exposure during the recent inclement season. It is a singular fact that emigration still continues, and that numbers of the rural population are leaving the rountry, apparently regardless of the severity of the weather and the perils of a winter voya 6 o aCIG66 the Atlantic. The number of emigrants for Australia is steadily increasing, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 18. The command of the Medea, 6, steam-sloop, was given up, yesterday afternoon, by Commander Bailey, to the Master of the vessel, until the newly-appointed com mander joined. Before doing so, however, Commander Bailey mustered the officers and ship's company on the quarter-deck and addressed them in the following speech : • " Men,—l have been informed that lam superseded from the command of the Medea. This is owing to occurrences with which you are all acquainted, arising from a systematic and, it seems, untangible opposition to all my efforts to set matters to rights. Notwith standing these difficulties I had succeeded in putting things into a proper train when the ship arrived at Halifax, but there, from an unexpected cause, against which I could not contend, they were renewed. My work was at once undone, and myself fairly thrown on my back. lam confident that, were the heads of our profession aware of the twentieth part of what every man here knows of the true state of affairs, matters would have terminated in a very different manner. It has been stated that the dissensions on board the Medea had made her 'the scandal of the navy.' I suspect the author of that assertion was likewise one of the principal authors and secret promoters of that scandal ; but of this I am assured that none of it is to be attributed to her ship's company, or, my conscience tells me, to her com mander. We have beheld extraordinary scenes, sub versive of discipline, enacted upon our decks, which, from their very extravagance, are incredible to persons who have not witnessed them. These I invariably suppressed, for I believed that, if I did my duty and upheld the service, the service would in turn uphold me, and the more especially as my position was one of unusual difficulty. I regret that insubordination has triumphed, and that the originators of all our discom forts should, by falsehood and insidious attacks, have endeavoured to affix the stigma of oppression and persecution to my name—characteristics which I feel are completely foreign to my disposition ; and I really regret parting with a crew who have never allowed themselves to be misled by the bad example set before them, for I never met a ship's com pany so well conducted or who gave so little trouble as that of the Medea. It is gratifying to reflect that it has never been my duty to inflict a corporal punishment in the ship, and that it has only twice been necessary to disrate men. I now bid you farewell, hoping you will persevere in the same good conduct, and that you may get as worthy a commander' as you deserve, and officers who will do their duties properly and attend to your comforts." For his good report of them the crew thanked their commander, and the petty officers solicited him on the quarter-deck to memorialise the Admiralty to pay the ship off before he left. Commander Phillimore read his commission appoint ing him to the Medea, this morning. The tubular life-raft, the invention of Mr. Parratt, of the Treasury, was exhibited to-day, between 1 and 2 o'clock, off the King's-stairs in this dockyard, before Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., Com mander-in-Chief, and a very large party of distinguished officers and civilians. Mr. Parratt produced the raft uninflated and packed, when its extraordinary small dimensions created general astonishment ; it was then in a very short space of time inflated and extended, and then launched from off the King's-stairs into the har bour, and 10 or 12 men were then placed on one part of it to show by comparison how many it would safely carry. Sir Thomas Cochrane was fully satisfied that 50 or 60 men could safely be placed on it, and was so convinced, as were all the officers present, as to the ex treme buoyancy of the apparatus, that it was deemed quite needless to practise further experiments. The Commander-in-Chief expressed his great surprise at the portability and lightness of the raft when he saw eight men easily carry it away with one hand each. All the officers present concurred in the opinion of the great utility of the invention, if applied to troop, emigrant, or passenger ships. Another invention of Mr. Parratt's, a little expanding boat, was also exhibited, which was highly approved, and deemed applicable as a large life buoy, to be carried by every man-of-war asa most reliable means of saving life overboard. We consider these the best attempts of the kind yet introduced with the phi lanthropic object of saving life endangered by casualties at sea. Mr. Parrett will exhibit his invention at Southampton on Monday. WOOLWICH, Nov. 18. APPOINTMENTS. Master. --John Richards (1847), to command the Sa racen brig, commissioned this day, at Devonport. Second Masters.---John W. Reed 1851), from the Prince Regent, 90, to the Saracen ; Robert Smith (1846), to the Prince Regent, vice Reed ; John Jones (1853), to the Royal George, 120, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness. Surgeon.—William Macleod, M.D. (1853), to the Buzzard paddle-wheel steam-sloop, on the West Indies station. Clerk in Charge.—George A. Eversfield (1846), from the Excellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth, to the Rifle man screw steam-sloop, at Woolwich. Master's Assistant.—John Richards, to the Rifleman. Naval Cadets.—R. B. Lambert, to the Arrogant, 47, screw steam-frigate ; John M`N. Boyd, first entry. Mr. John H. Hay, Chief Clerk at the Admiralty, died at 4 o'clock p.m. yesterday after a short illness, having been at the Admiralty in the performance of his official duties on Tuesday morning last. The deceased had been about 50 years at the Admiralty, and was greatly esteemed by the numerous Boards he had served under, and by the highest ranks of officers who had to communicate with him on naval matters. His impartial conduct through life was much appreciated in all quarters. The memory of the late Mr. Hay will be long remembered and be deservedly respected by all who knew him, and had the good sense to know that he who fulfils faithfully and impartially the duties entrusted to him is the best servant of the public. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 18. The splendid ship Prince Alfred, 931 tons register, Captain Smith, belonging to Messrs. Pope, of this port, and under charter to the Emigration Commissioners, sailed from the Sound yesterday for Melbourne direct, having on board 350 souls—equal, by the computation of the Passengers Act, to 309/ adults, of whom 162 are single females. The P r i nce Alfred was despatched under the superintendence of Mr. Willcocks, the agent to the commissioners. The Blenheim, one of the fleet of Mr. Duncan Dunbar, commanded by Captain Molison, is now in the Sound, also under charter to the Emigration Commissioners, and will be despatched for Melbourne next week. The Kent, Sir Thomas Gresham, Rodney, and Sir Edward Parry are to follow under similar charter. The Scolia, 1,000 tons, Captain Strickland, is to em bark passengers at Plymouth next week for Sydney. She takes a small number of respectable young women, sent out under the auspices of the Hon. Sidney Herbert. The Agamemnon, 91, Captain W. B. Mends, has sent her broken cast-iron fan to the dockyard, and her former fan, which is made of brass, has replaced the one that was broken. She was paid wages this morning, and will sail, probably, to-morrow for the Mediterra nean, to take the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, who has been appointed second in command on that station. BEI TISH. Aberdeen ...• • • .... Belfast and Ballymena •••••• • • • • • • Belfast and County Down . • • • • • • • • .. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .. • • Bristol and Exeter • • Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... .• •• • • Chester and Holyhead. • • ........ Cork, Blackrock, aud Passage ...... Cork and Bandon .................. Dublin and Belfast Junction .... •• .. Dublin and Drogheda.. .... ......... 85►% 189% 89% 94N 634 20 62% 6 is% al Dublin and Kingstown Dundee and Arbroath • • ••• • • • • • .. • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enni5ki11en............ East Lancashire .................... Eastern Counties and. Norfolk .. • • .... Eastern Union ...... ................ 81% 3n Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee—. Exeter and Creditors.. •• ...• •• • • •• •• 1713( 283 188 319% 254 Furness Railway ... .............. Glasgow, and South-Western• • • • • • • • Great Northern and E. L. • • • • • • • • , • Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South Eastern • • • • .• • • •• • • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • • .. Lancashire and Yorkshire.. ...... • • • • Leeds Northern . . • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.• • • London and North Western •• • • London and Blackwall .. . • • • • • • • London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western. • • • • •• • • Londonderry and Enniskillen • • • • • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheftlel6l,and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction ...... Maryport and Carlisle .. •••• • • • • •• • • 6564 to% 1734 4533 167% 93 28 498% 126 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Monklands ........................ 78% 149 288 W 131 Newcastle and Carlisle.. •..... .. • • North British ....... . North Staffordshire •• • • .... •••• • • • • 574 183 5 4 63 North-Western ........ Scottish Central .. ... ..... • • .. Scottish Midland •••••••• • • • • • • • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham •••• •• Shrewsbury and Chester .• .. • • • • • • • • Shropshire Union .. •••••••• • • • • • • • • 50nthDav0n............... ..... Sout t; Eastern • • •• • • •• ........ 443% 577 240 South Wales - .......... 41,589 186 1,571 4,182 13,087 3,496 137 172 941 1,021 586 555 682 173 710 4,562 14,837 2,313 2,594 233 4,245 14,529 4,952 16,418 183 4,762 17,048 290 44,656 985 9,612 9,376 399 6,924 South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. Taff Vale •• •• •• e• •••• •• •go t• •••• •• •• Ulster. roe •• •• •••••• •••••• •••• •••••• Waterford and Limerick • • ........ •• West Cornwall .. •••• ..• •• .. •• •• •• 519 601 22,930 2,709 1853. 1,825 743 222 1,853 5,244 14,190 3,952 187 212 1,160 1,263 725 427 801 2,239 4,313 906 4,636 16,909 2,515 2,656 532 4,625 18,821 5,161 20,538 217 5,8b7 18,574 316 48,005 1,120 11,762 11,220 473 2,554 720 1,627 Whitehaven Junction ........... York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds FOREIGN. Lyons and Mediterranean •• •••• •• •• Montereau and Troyes • • • • Namur and Liege .. • • ...• • • • • • • •• •• Northern of France Orleans and Central* .. Paris and Lyons .... • • Paris and Rouen. •....... • • •• •• • • • Paris and Strasburgh • • ••• • • •• Rouen and Havre................. western or Franco ..... • • • ••• - • • • • 643 1,751 12,741 2,411 1,452 2,576 1,073 520 430 227 24,722 924 7,088 421 1,342 24,795 21,641 15,434 7,162 15,541 2.7A5 7,816 615 24,794 2,937 1,031 2,832 4,949 1,076 2,619 27,293 8,236 454 1,703 29,822 32,110 17,540 8,339 19,888 3.784 4,1% * The receipts include the traffic on the Orleans and Central, Or- .ears and Bordeaux, and Tours.and Nantat FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDAY. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, N0v.16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Thomas Protheroe, to be one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to her Majesty. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William Wreford, Edwin Cox Nicholls, and William Ellicombe Wreford, stock and share brokers, Bristol. EMME TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. MUss opened, 1853. NAME OF RAILWAY. Receipts. 1852. mmoiIMIMMONMII BANKRUPTS. William Creebo and John Hay, tailors, Mount-street Lambeth, to surrender, Nov. 29, at half-past one, and. Dec. 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, offi cial assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Buchanan, Basing hall-street. Edwin Dennis, brewer, Rickmansworth, Herts, Nov. 30, at half-past one, and Dec. 28, at two, at the Court o f Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Abbott, Jenkins, and Abbott, Strand. Augustus Fisher, colonial broker, Mincing-lane, City, Nov. 28, at twelve, and Dec. 23, at eleven, at the Court cf Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Thomas, Ely-place, Holborn. Robert Jones Williams, linen draper, Birmingham, Dec. 1 and 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham Distract Court.. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hampson and Son, Manchester ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Henry Biggs, gelatine manufacturer, Bermoidsey-street, Nov. 25, at two, and Dec. 31, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell. official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers ; Linklaters, Sise-lane. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Richardson, Lombard-street, City, merchant, Dec. 12, at one—J. H. Gibbons, 'Wood-street, City, straw hat warehouseman, Dec. 12, at twelve—P. W. Hardwick, Regent-street, dealer in ribbons, Dec. 12, at two—J, Bates, Stevenage, Hertford, builder, Dec. 13, at twelve. In the Country. J. J. Grant, Barned- buildings, Liverpool, tobacco broker, Dec. 9, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS. T. Casson, Liverpool, c oach 35., on Wednesday, Nov. 23, or any subsequent Wednesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. A. S. Hay, Old Broad.street, City, ship owner, Dec. 13, at eleven. In the Country. J. Gliddon, East Stonehouse, Devonshire, beer brewer, Dec. 12, at half-past one, at the Hall of Commerce ' Ply• mouth—Rebecca Allen, Alfreton, D er by s hi re , innkeeper, Dec. 10, at twelve, at the Council-hall Sheffield. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. T. Jardine, Liverpool, stone-mason, builder, and licensed victualler, certificate of the second class, four months from Nov. 10--J. Robinson, Tideswell, Derbyshire, corn factor and flour seller, Nov. 12, certificate of the third class, twenty-one days from Nov. 12—George Winn, Scarborouh, Yorkshire, linen and woollen draper, certificate of the second class, twenty-one days from Nov. 14—W. Laycock, Bradford, Yorkshire, innkeeper, Nov. 14, certificate of the third class, twenty-one days from Nov. 11. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. Whatton and D. Reading, Minories, patent box roller manufacturers—J. Standiah and J. Wylde, Leeds, pl umbers and glaziers—F. Warner and S. S. Stallard, Leicester, glove manufacturers—R. Willey and T. Faulkes, Leicester, wool len draper—J. Barlow and S. Stott, Haslingden, Lanca shire, cotton sheet mannfacturers—W.M'Curtin, and J. S. Riley, Liverpool, commission merchants—J. Veitch and J. Veitch, jun.,Mount Radford Nurseries,Devonshire,nursery men—S. Parkinson, J. Formby, and J. Craven, Black burn, Lancashire, cotton manufacturers, so far as regards J. Formby—F. G. Aubin, J. H. Paul, and A. Richards, Camberwell, licensed lunatic asylum proprietors, so far as regards F. G. Aubin— J. Dodd, and W. S. Tresidder, Pen ryn, Cornwall, brewers—A. Crabtree, R. Crabtree, W. Duckworth, and T. Crossley, Hebble End, Yorkshire, iron founders, so far as regards T. Crossley—G. Adams and J. Radford, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, nurserymen —W. Mitchell and R. G. P. Minty, Petersfield, attorneys --G. Ward, sen., G. Ward, jun., R. Ward, and C. Ward, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, woollen manufacturers, so far as regards G. Ward, sen. J. Lundgren and S. Shields, Kingston-upon-Hull, ship brokers—T. Storey and S. Ben nett, Manchester, brass founders—W. Mayo, J. Warming ton, R. A. Watson, G. Rogers, S Rogers, and W. Rogers, Oxford-street, soda water manufacturers, so far as regards W. Mayo and J. Warrington. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. William Evans, Swansea, bookbinder. William Williams, Swansea, tailor. William Bennett, Swansea, baker. William Phillips, Prendergast, Haverfordwest, cooper. Job Wigley, Manchester, labourer. John Robatham, Manchester, bookkeeper. John Hardy Manchester, painter. Joseph Nettleton, Manchester, tailor. Thomas Worship, Wellingore, Lincolnshire, collar maker. William Dyson, Redditch, Worcestershire, grocer. Solomon Gillett, Cheltenham, grocer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. J. Bennett, Edinburgh, writer to the signet, to meet within Dowell's and Lyon's Rooms, Edinburgh, Nov. 28, at one. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, I the Week ending on Saturday the 12th day of November, 1853. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Z Notes issued ...• .... 29,187,175 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,187,175 Silver bu11i0n........ - £29,187,175 X 29,187,175 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 17th day of Nov., 1 BANKING D] Proprietors' capital 14,553,000 Rest ... . . .... 3,211,460 Public deposits tin chiding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav- Government securities (includ,g.Dead W eight Annuity) 11,766,213 Other securities 16,432,451 N ,, tes ... . 7,00 5 ,750 Gold and silver win .. 654,938 ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 5,009, 22 Other deposbs ...... 11,781,769 Seven Day and other Bills .............. 1,317,9,1 £35,873,382 1 £35,873,382 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Datcd the 17th day of Nov., 18 PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the th day of Nov., 1853, is 235. Od. per hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. COUNTRY MARKETS. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM HOUSE, Nov. 18. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Kate, from Malaga ; Tamau lipas, Tampico and Havannah ; Antoinette Cezard, Havre; Mary and Ellen, Demerara ; John G. Heksher, Philadel phia ; Promise, Memel ; Helvin, Callao ; Anne Louise, Dantzic ; Zwauntina, Groningen ; Jean Bart, Gravelines ; West Kent, Memel ; Luis, Bilboa ; Telegraph, Riga ; Themes, Alexandria ; Speumen, Denia. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Time and Truth, for Adelaide ; Catharine, Leer ; Mermaid, Mel bourne ; Nephew. Havre ; Bland, Sydney ; Walvesch, Port Adelaide ; Grenette, Harburg ; Duke of Roxburgh, Hobart Town • Jos. Booth, Port Philip ; Susan Crisp, Algoa Bay ; Ann Catea, Odessa,. Arlegum, Sidney. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Frankea, for Hamburg ; Arena, Jamaica ; Craveiro, Oporto ; Edward, Bremen ; Scotia, Sydney ; Helene, Bremen ; Elizabeth, Boulogne ; Daniel Wheeler, Sydney ; Bato, Hobart Town. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The America, from Calcutta to London, and Hellespont, from Moulmein to Loudon, both Ist Oct., lat. 10 S. long, 12 W. . The Elvira, from Liverpool to Bombay, Bth, lat. 1 N. long. 21 W. The Fairy, from St. John's to Rio Janeiro, and Bleng, London to Adelaide, S.A., both 10th, lat. 6 N. long. 23 W. The Indian Chief, from Ceylon to London, 13th, lat. 9 N. long. 24 W. The City of Edinburgh, from Calcutta to Liverpool, 16th, lat. 12 N. long. 27 W. The Beloochee, from Bombay to Liverpool, 18th, lat. 15 N. long. 30 W. The John Melhuish. from Calcutta to Liverpool, 25th, lat. 20 N. long. 32 W. The Gen. Dunlop, bound west, 3rd Nov., lat 42 N. long. 31 W. The Alvidera, from Fernando Po to Liverpool, 22d Aug., lat. 3 N. long. 8 E. The Syria, from London to Australia, with cargo shifted and short of water, Sept. 5, at St. Vincent's. The Alma, from Fernando Po to Liverpool, Sept. 6, off St. Thomas's. The Grange, of Greenock, Sept. 28, lat. 8 N. long. 21. The Bermondsey, from Limerick to Australia, 35 days out. The Hale and Duncan (ship), from Liverpool, Nov. 7, lat. 46 N. long. 12 W. The Viceroy, from Cardiff to Singapore, Sept. 29, lat. 9 N. long. 23 W. The Shepherdess (barque), bound south. The William M`Gowan, from Swansea to Mauritius, Oct. 1, lat. 10 N. long. 23 W. The President Prew, from London to Port Adelaide, July 29, lat. 35 S: long. 8 W. The Narcisse, from Sunderland to Adra, Nov. 7. [ADVERTISEMENT. ]—DA RK DAYS AND LONG NIGHT S .—The necessity of having the most perfect eye sight and hearing.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians and oculists, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe— opposite the York Hotel. Newly-invented preserving Spectacle Lenses. Immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, every object appears clear and distinct ; the most aged, defective sight becames bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and ori ginal state.—RoyalExhibitions, 1851.- —A valuable, newly invented, very small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a half distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescopes—A new and most important invention in telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers that some, 31 inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope, weighing only 3 ounces, can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket. and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power ; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles distant. Deafness—New Discovery—The Organic Vi brator, an extraordinary powerful and newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it en a bles deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unplea san t se nsation of singing noises in • the ears is enti re ly remove d ; a nd it affords all the assist. ance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Hotel. ~...~.~.rr.i LIVERPOOL—Nov. 18. The attendance at our Corn-exchange this mon 'ing was good, and we experienced a healthy and imp! .oved demand for wheat at the extreme prices of Tuesda) r last. Flour was in good request, and barrels made 6d a barrel more money. Indian corn held firmly at late rates. Old oat meal fully as high, but new was easier to bus.. No altera tion in the value of barley, beans, and peas., WAKEFIELD—Nov. 13. The supply of wheat is again very scan ty, of barley liberal, and of othe; grain short. Wheat 10-day must be noted 2s per qr. dearez than last week. 01 d. meets a slow sale, but on the business done an advance o f is per qr. has been realised. Barley is a qr. cheaper, wit ,h a limited de mand. In old beans no alteration, but ne w being in bet ter supply are rather lower. Oats and shell tin the turn in favour of the buyer. EXETER—Nov. 18. CATTLE.—Prime beef, 10s Od per score ; c ows and calves, 101. OOs to 13/. ; butchers' calves, 6d to Od i?er lb., rearing calves OOs to OOs each. Sheep, 6d to 60. lambs, Od to Od per lb. Store hogs, 35s to 50s each. Co :IN.—The `ollowing are the averages up to the 12th : Wheat, English, 73s 7d to Os ; Darube, rod, OOs to 006; Dantzic, OOs to 00s ; ditto fine, OOs to 00s ; American 00 6 to COs per qr. Bar.ey, 42s 2d to Os. Oats, Oa sto 25;5d ; Frerch, grey, OOs Od. Beans, ticks, 49s 9cl; _Dutch, 00 6 ; French, 00s. Prices of Flour tc-day— Fine, 53s to 54. s ; 'Almonds/ MI to 52s per sack. INVERNESS.—Nov. 15. CORN.—Wheat, per quarter, weighing 621 b per bush,„ Bl o 74s Od to 76s Od ; barl e y, ditt o , 541 b ditt o , 35 s Cid to 38s Mt Oats, ditto, 421 b ditto, 25s Od to 26s Od. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 20s Od to 21E; Od. ; ditto second, 00s Od. to Os Od ; barleymeal, 15s Od. to Os o d, s peasemeal, 15s Od t o O s Od ; b ran, per s t one, O s id to , Os Ua ; Ist flour, per 2801 b, 54s Od. to 56s Od ; 2d ditto, 47s 0(1t? 49s Od ; oatmeal, best, p er s t. o f 141 b imperial 2s O d to 2s 2d ; ditto second, Os Od t o O s Od ; b a rleymeal is ~ to is 6d ; peasemeal, is 6d to Os Oil ; Ist flour, 2s Od. Cash. 3s Od credit; 2d ditto, 2s 3d cash, 2s 7d credit. BRISTOL SUGAR—Nov. 18. A better demand this week, and had the supply been more adequate a good amount of business would no doubt have been done. Prices are more firm than for the last two or three weeks. In foreign the sales have amonnted to somewhat under 2,000 boxes, for which the prices of this day se'nnight were obtained. In refined goodis the trade has not been quite so brisk, and prices scarcely 0 well supported. '.—Nov. Ik'. La close of the market : Wall send, &c. COAL MARK: Prices of Coal per ton at ti s. d.l s. d. Bate's West Hartley 19 0' Eden Main ...24 0 Buddle W. Hartley l9 61Belmont Chester Main " ) 9 i Braddyll 24 3 Cookson's Hartley lB 3' Hetton "4 6 Davison's West Hartley 19 6, Haswell Elolywell 22 6 Latubton 24 6 Howard's West Hartley !Lumley 23 3 Netherton 19 6 Peushe r 23 3 Lougridge's Wst Hartleyl9 6,Plummor 23 6 07. d Adairs 18 6 Russell's . Hutton 24 I. Canfield Moor l9 6 Scarboro ugh 23 4 Canfield Moor Butes W 6 Stewart's 24 6 . Townley °I. 0, Backhous " 23 ti' West Hartley 19 6 Hartlepool: 24 6 . Wylam 22 0, Keller Wallsend, &c. South Haiti epool 24 6 Acorn Close 23 , 3 South Kelloo 23 0 . f larton °3 0 Tees 24 D. Healey 23 0 Tbornley 23 .° Lawson 22 0 St. Helen's Tees 22 0 Northumberland B. l9 n Woodhouse Close 22 :! Riddell 23 0 Watney'sAnthracite......32 0 Bell's Primrose ... 18 6 Ships at market 115 I Sold B9. RA I LTV A Y SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, Nov. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been firmer, and there has been a fair business. Caledonians, 28 • Leeds, ; Sheffields, 20- 8 7 - ; Dover, 18A ; East Lancashire, 11; London and North-Western, 10; North Union A 2' ; Midland, 62g ; Caledonian (pref.), 98 ; Great Northern , 215-16. LEEDS, Nov. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been a decided improve' went in shares this morning, which closed firm at then' highest quotations. Lancashire and Yorkshires were .190 at 65i to 65(; Midland Stock, 62i ; Eastern Union (B), 8i ; Great Northern (A), 7g ; South-Eastern and Dovers, 18i. BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 18. • STOCK EICHANGE.—This market was languid to---"Y; Midlands were done at 62. DUBLIN, Nov. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—DubIin and Belfast Junction (4 51 „. paid), 45i ; Great Southern and Western (501. paid)' 514 ; Irish South-Eastern (121. paid), 6; ; Mid. Gr.' Western and Royal Canal (501. paid), 50i. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—YEsTzuDAT. tmsterdam ............ 11 14% (Pt" altar ••• . • ... —•• Ditto, three months .. 11 16' 4 L-egborn ••.. •. 30 10 Rotterdam .. .... 11 16 1 4 Genoa • ...... 25 45 Antwerp . • 25 22% Milan ........ -- Brussels .... 43 `larnbargh Iltona ................ Palermo ...... ••••• • *- 127 Paris • . ........ •• • 25 2% idessina ...... ••• • • • 53% Ditto, throe months • • 25 25 !Lisbon .... ••••••• • • • •• 53 Marsellies...... • ....... 25 27% , Oporto ...........• • • • • Bourdeatut ............ Ai° Janeiro ........ •• • • Frankfort-on-Maine .... 118% Buenos Ayres ...... •• • • Berlin .. .............. New York, 60 days' sight Vienna . ..... .......... I 1 40 Philadelphia • • Trieste • • .. 11 42 PRICES OF BULLION, PLR Petersburgh.. • • •....... 38% Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 ! Madrid ................ 50% Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 Cadiz • • .... 50 Li ;Mextean Dollars 0 5 Barcelona...... — New Dollars 0 0 o_, Seville ................ it: bars ...... 0 5 2,4 SEABORNE MA ILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from tire General Post -o— by the night—and Mby the morning dispatch•.,l Day when made up Frot n what rhea COUNTRIES. in General Post- Fort due 1 ° mod* Office, London.* Dlips Itched. In:- _-••••• 4 ' •—•••—• America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Livt spool Er Ch S CII 'merica (by United Sts. packet) N Nov. 20 tract - tea (by U • States, packet) .. ..NlNov. 27 L So lT u e t2 r lam P°°l ;to . :No ov v.. 2 1 27 r Nastralla (via South-1 ampton) .......... M Jan. 4.. South ampton Dec. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N . Jan. .• Dcrver Nov. 30 Ditto (via Cape tiooc H0pe).............Dec., 4 .. Liverpool ... Uncertalll' Africa (West Coast) ...Nl` , 3d of the month.. P;yraouth .. Nov. 29 Alexandria NlB, 9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover Nov. 1 " & 20th of mon. Southampton Cec, 4 Bahamas ...........Mll7th of the month Southampton Nov, i 6 telgium .......... N _Da rer Daily Brazil . l9th of the month.. Sou tnampton Dec. 16 Buenos Ayres .... M 1 9th of the month !Sou thampton Dec. 16 Cape of flood Hope ..Nll4th of the monthiPly mouth .. Nov , 26 Cape of Good Hope ..Nll4th of the montlLlSoutliampton Nov. 16 Cape de Verds • 9th of the mouth..Plyno outh Nov. 2 5 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ...... Nll4th of the month Phyla oath .. Nov. 2 14 Channei Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. Sot ttl ,ampt on fa. rb• Chili- M td & 17th of month'Seutt .ampton Nov. 16 China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,21,8;27 of m. Dove? ^ Nov. 2 0 Constantinople 4th & 200 of mon. Sough ampton Dec. 4 Uont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dor u .... • • fwicedm. Egypt (see India) France • ....... M& N Twice daily .. .. Dove r Gibraltar ..M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Soutl Campton Nov. 24 Greece (see India) Cireytown .......... M 2nd & 17th of mon. South ampton Nov. 16 t tlamburgh Tuesday & Friday Louth m Tues.. s*. ilavannah .......... ampton2nd of the month South ampton Holland .......M Wednesday & Sat. Londe Mori•lir Ilondaras ..........M 17th of the month. South ampton Nov. 16 India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. South employ Dec. 4 ,, intia (via Marseill es )lll Bth& 24th of mon th Dover Nov. 3 ,, v lonian Isles (see Indi a ) 7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver...... Nov. 1 " 10 Ireland ..M & N Twice t tally Holytivead Lisbon 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton Nov. , t 4 ,` Madeira ............ M 9th of the mo n th Southampton Dec. 1 % Madeira ....... ... N 23d of month .... Plymouth Nov 20 Malta (see India) Malta •7,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Dover ...... Nov. 16 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius 14th of the month Plymouth Nov. 26 Mexico .... „M 2nd of the month.. Southampton Dec. 1 22 Naples sthlsth2sthormort. Dover ..... Nor. New Granada ......M 2d & 17th of manti`i!Southampton Nor. ',v at s New Zea1and........ _By private ship Various ports I.lnce r ; 2 Papal States •• Isth2cthotlnort.i. trotter No v Peninsula lth l 7th2Bthofmon, S outhampton Nov. 1 . Peru ...... ..... ...M 7(.1 & 27th of mon, .Southampton Nov % „ - 6` Port Natal ..........N 14th of the month .."Iyrnouth Nov Sicily N othl sth2sthofmon, Dover Nov 44 Tuscany •.N 5 thlsth2stholmon. Dover No v Venezuela .. 2d & 17th of month Southampton N o v• • Van Diemen's Land (see ) Australia) .. West Indies .. i2d &I. of month South stmptan 00 * When any of these dates ia;t on a Sunday, the mails 2 fie dispatched on the following day, with the exceptiwu of the lln tb• Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will lite disPaw i day preceding, BIRTHS. OF A SON. wife f• f eo On the 17th inst., at Southst o ke, near Bath, the C. B. Stirling Carver, Esq. wife On the 17th inst., at Aylestone-hill, "Hereford, th e of Captain Money Kyrle. OF A DAUGHTR. On the 15th inst., at Edinburgh, E the wife of I W O pro u Hutc On t hinson. - he 18th inst., at 4, Waterloo-place, J John W. Thomas. ECilburn, 110. MARRIED. . h .m, the On the 17th inst., at All Saints' Church, Ev es ' - ri Rev. Edmund Markham Heale, M.A , of the It ( 1 titer tary College, Sandhurst, to Mary Procter,. second d aug of John Clark, Esq., Lanesfield, Evesham. •G. On the 17th inst., at St. George's, Bloomel g . st , Lefroy , Austen Lefroy, Esq., only son of the late Rev- The' rector of Ashe, to Emma, third daughter of the l ate AD' mils Robert Cracroft, Esq., of West Seal-laall, shire, and niece of Rear-Admiral Sir John DIED. he a nd Pa ll l On the 17th inst., at B a d m i n ton, after a long. , 62 d ful illness, Henry, seventh Duke of Beaufort, in year of his age. upon" On the 17th inst., at Combo Hurst, Kingi t° , I L, job!! t T o h w a n n:e j s, oh N n a:a w , o i n i l i y ia s m u , rviving daughter of the lay" the 70th year of 1 1 i5 k..._......_.__........,,,.. .,.,.,/' Coape, aged 85. Coul den ‘ On the 17th inst., at Camden-street North,. ooo , in ge. 0 YOr ii 2 C44 Esq., late of the Tithe CONDOM' Printed and Published by 31 1711.1)- No. -.•.-_-; of No! 12, Strand, Printer, at zu sea office: o i r e. 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