The Sun. — London, England, 1853-12-31 00:00:00

( From the Times.) We have every reason to look with the greatest suspicion upon the improvements introduced into our system of travelling in connexion with the Post-office. The letter and the passenger travel at rates which stand in inverse ratio to each other. Distance goes for nothing in the matter. A letter, written from a part of Australia at no great dis tance from Sydney was received in London yester day, though written in the beginning of August. So much for the antipodes. Now for the suburbs. A letter was posted in London the day before yes terday before three o'clock • it was not delivered five or six miles down the Windsor line until the next morning, although six trains had shot by the very spot in the course of the afternoon. Nor must it be supposed that we are speaking merely of iso lated instances. The Australian post-office is a dis grace to the British name, and the arrangements at our doors nearly as bad as they can well bo. Im provements have been made in mechanical contri vances which should have accelerated the despatch of letters to an indefinite extent, but the Post-office, in some way or another, contrives to neutralise the advantages which the public should have gained from these discoveries. It may be that the people at the Post-office have more on their hands than they cau accomplish ; but, if the point be estab lished in the affirmative, and the Post-office autho rities be so far exonerated, it would constitute no excuse for the manifold acts of mal-administration which are brought every day under our notice by one correspondent or another. Letters might at least be despatched at proper intervals, and under suitable arrangements, over the country, and more especially round the suburbs, even if the commer cial men of the metropolis are to be put to much inconvenience by irregularities of delivery. The Post-office, as at present managed, seems to be a mere nuisance to the London merchant. Many gen tlemen who have addressed us upon the subject, and whose letters have appeared in the columns of the Times, attribute this vexation and disappointment in great measure to th e d e fi c i enc y i n the number of letter-carriers. " A sufferer," writing to us last week from Adelaide-chambers, Gracechurch-street, says, "It is most disgraceful to say no remedy can be found, when I tell you that the morning and afternoon deliveries, sometimes including three or four foreign mails, d e volve upon on e p os t man, who groans under his burden, and this in one of the most populated streets in the city of London." Ryde, Curteis, an d Whitworth, of 83, Upper Thames-street, have told us in their letter to this journal, that letters sent by what should be the mid-day mails are frequently not delivered until so late in the afternoon "as to make their contents valueless, being too late for dock or Customs, and almost for banking or any other business." We need not, however, multiply quotations—three or four letters to the same effect from commercial men have appeared almost daily in our columns for some time past. It is high time that some explanations were given as to the palpable deficiencies and short . comings of the postal arrangements, so that we might refer effects to caus es . We are told in a letter from Lord Kinnaird to Viscount Canning, which we published in the course of this month, that the total amount of chargeable letters had increased from 77,000,000—the number for the year preceding that one iu which the penny postage came into operation—to 379,000,000, the number for the year 1852. Thus, no doubt, a vast amount of additional labour has been en tailed upon the postal authorities • and, although it is now somewhat late i n th e d a y for explanations, we should be glad to hear what they have to say in self-defence. It is really the res angustee which necessitate these irregularities ? We doubt it as far as the bulk of the grievances is concerned ; but if it should be so, at least let us know the truth. The people of this empire have not fallen so com pletely into " reduced circumstances" that they are not prepared to pay whatever sum may be ne cessary for the punctual and speedy delivery of their letters. There can be no question of altering the penny stain') ; but, no doubt, if the Post-office be bankrupt, means will be found of extricating it from its difficulties. The present state of things is quite intolerable, and mus t b ecome th e subject of inquiry before a Parliamentary committee, unless some reform be effected. Our own strong belief is that a great portion of the irregularity arises from downright mismanagement, and from a desire to make profit from the establishment. For example, if we are told that the duties cast upon the Post office by the increase of the postal traffic are so great that they cannot be discharged by the present staff, how can we reconcile this with the fact that the establishment is daily laying itself out for more business ? No doubt, it is of great convenience to the public that we should be able to despatch small parcels, books, ac., through the Post-office ; but we had much rather be without this facility, if the regular delivery of our letters is thereby imperilled. We entreat Viscount Can ning, as head of the department, to remember that the speedy and regular delivery of the penny letter is the great desideratum in the operations of the department over which he presides. If other advantages can be obtained, so much the better— but that is the sine rind non. It would, however, be but an imperfect com ment upon postal grievances which did not contain some allusion to the scandalous condition of the Australian Post-office and snore especially of th e establishment a t Melbourne. Whether the fault rests at head -quarters, or with Governor Latrobe, or whether, until six or seven .months ago, the evil was attributable entisely to the disorganization of society iu those colonies, we will not attempt to determine ; but at least the time for the latter excuse is gone by. A postal establishment fit for the service of the colony, and adapted to the necessities of its communication with the mother country, might be organised now even at Melbourne. We wi 1 venture to say that the pub lic would consent to pay any price that might be necessary to secure the object in view. We are not now speaking of the lamentable failures of communication between shore and shore, but of the mere abominations of the piggery which is called a " Post-office." As for writing from this country to Melbourne through the Post-office, you might as well write to Lake Tshad, and drop your letter into the Fleet Ditch. Let us end as we began, by saying that the irregularities of the Post-office are as noticeable between St. Martin's -le-Grand and the suburbs of London as between England and her antipodean colonies. A man in a red cart is daily sent three or four times to skate down to the vari ous villages and towns on the Windsor line, al though the district is traversed by a railroad, along which trains are run sonic 14 or 16 times a-day. Richmond, Hampton, Mortlake, Barnes, P u t ney, and Wand swor th are pre t ty much in the same p es _ tal position as they were 20 or 30 years ago, and rather worse off than Birmingham, Manchester, or Liverpool at the present day. NOTTINGHAM TRADE.—The lace trade is this week unusually quiet; what with the Christmas holidays and what with the preparations for taking stock, when, of course, it saves trouble as Well as the interest of money to have the stocks as low as possible. Many houses have literally seen none of their customers, have not entered a line, and have tak en a d van t age o f t h e holi days to close their warehouses early in the afternoon. Ma chine finished goods have experienced a decided check, and there is much less of them making, in consequence of the dear rates of provisions, there being this wee k another rise of 2s. occ as i one d by the backward state of home sown grain and the disasters in the Black Sea, and the relative high price of labour, together with the great cost of materials. The large houses in London at this season seem to turn their attention rather to the dis counting of paper at 6 per cent., as the more beneficial means of turning over th e i r capital, and hence there is no speculative feeling towards the lace trade amongst them. Materials, especially silk, continue very firm, and there is now no prospect of this last being cheaper ; although. about ten days ago, on the arrival of the Challenger and some other vessels from China, and before the bales were unpacked, the importers submitted to a fall, which lasted only two days, and was certainly a good thing for those who were fortunate enough to purchase, as rates have since been resumed, and Italians are very high. Th e h os i ery t ra d e h as th i s week experienced a re vival of inquiries, and we are happy to say that even the roundabouts, so long neglected, have come into demand. We desire not to be misunderstood in making this an nouncement. It is a fact that the home trade has ex perienced an im provement, though perhaps nothing to boast of, several buyers having appeared and placed their orders last week, so that the re i s a lt oget h er a comfortable feelingfor Prlng- With regard to the round goods, some of the hou ses have again set on all the frames they possessed ; but it is to the further im provement of machinery, and i ts adaptation to the production of the superior classes of goods that many ingenious minds aro at this moment bent. We are able to compete with the Germans in the produc tion of ordinary goods, we can heat them in cheap pro duction, both in quantity and in price, but where the element of labour is largely concerned in the cost of pro duction as it is in the superior description of goods, the subdued looking half-starved continentalists, or, their black bread, can still effectually compete with us. Hence the anxiety with which the next development of the capabilities of the stocking-frame is watched amongst us. ottingh.a2nshire Guardian. HANWELL COUNTY PAUPER LUNATIC ASYLUM.--The Committee of Visitors of this asylum have passed a re solution declaring that from the Ist of January, ISSI, the weekly suns to be paid for each person confined in the asylum chargeable to the county, or to any parish therein, for the purpose of defraying the whole expense .of the lodging, maintenance and care, medicine and clothing, and other expenses requisite for each person, and to pay the salaries of the officers and attendants, shall be fixed at the sum of 10s. 6d., instead of Bs. Pd. as at present, being an increase of is. 9d. per week, IINGS, N.NalmQffim.... POST- POLICE Thomas Hayton, City constable, 588—From informa tion I received, I accompanied the prosecutor to Tower hill, on the 23d inst. where I met the prisoner Rolfe. I said to the prosecutor, "This is the one you want, is it not ?" He replied, "Yes." I then took Rolfe into custody, telling him I charged him with defrauding the sailor of 255. He said he was innocent, that it was not him, and that the prosecutor must be mistaken. On the way to the station-house I met the prisoner Large in Tower-street. I said to the prosecutor, "That's the other", pointing to Large. He said it was. At this moment the sergeant of the Pension-office in Tower street-hill was passing, whom I left in charge of Rolfe, and pursued Large, whom I succeeded in capturing after a long chase. On Rolfe I found a Si. note, three sove reigns, and a flash note. I have known Rolfe about two years, and have frequently seen him prowling about the Minories, Tower-hill, and Thames-street. I have fre quently seen them enter the public-house. Mr. Goodman- -So that he would know his way to London-bridge ? Laughter. Officer—Oh, yes. I have also seen him on London bridge. I have known Large for three months. I have frequently seen the prisoners together. Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner. The prosecutor would not have noticed Large except for my pointing him out. He was then within a yard and a halt of me, and the prosecutor did not notice him. George Mills, quarter-master-sergeant at the Pension office, Tower-hill, partially corroborated the statements of the two preceding witnesses. Ferdinand Brown—l am, a licensed victualler, and landlord of the house that has been spoken, The Ship Afloat, in Beer-lane. I do not know either of the pri soners so as to be able to swear to them. Aldermen Moon—You heard the officer say that he has seen them separately and together enter your house ? Witness—l am very busy at the bar. I never noticed them. I have been master of the house 11 years and a half. Two officers proved the prisoners to be companions, and ono of them had had Rolfe in custody. The prisoners were fully committed. The prisoner Large was again charged, with a man named R. Crane, with conspiracy, under the following circumstances : Mr. Beard from the office of Mr. Buchanan, appeared for Crane ; Mr. Wontner, as in the last case, defending Large. Mr. John Trotter Hamilton—l am master of the Venus collier, trading between Newcastle-on-Tyne and London. On Wednesday week last I was crossing Tower-hill, when I saw the "tall gentleman" (Large), who came up to me and asked me to be so good as to show him the road to London-bridge. I told him I would show him the road as far as I was going, as I was on my way to the Coal Exchange. He said he wanted to look at the bridge as he had only a short time to stay in town, and was going abroad. After we had walked a few paces he said he was going to Australia on a speculation, having a little money to lay out. I re marked it was a very fine country for those who were going there. We eventually came to Brown's public house, The Ship Afloat, when he invited me in take a glass of ale with him. Alderman Moon—And yet the landlord swore he did not know Large. Some inquiry must be made about this house. The witness continued—l observed to him that my time was short, when he said we would only stay a minute or two. We then went up stairs into the par lour, when he called for two glasses of ale. Another " gentleman " then came up to him, and said, " What do you think ? some men have been calling these things nutshells (alluding to some gambling cups). I call them monkeys' skulls. I brought them from Gibraltar." (Laughter.) He said to Large, "I'll show you how to play with them," and produced a pea. I thought to myself I would like to see how you play with them. With that they gbt under weigh. Alderman Moon—What do you mean by "under weigh ?" Witness—They began to play with them. (Laughter.) At this time the prisoner Crane, whom I had never seen before, came in, and sat at my left, Large sitting on the right beside the player. The two prisoners and the player began playing and betting as to which of them found the pea under one of the shells. They played several times, betting five or ten shillings, and then per suaded me to try and find which shell the pea was under. The shell was put so that I could see the pea, it being only half-covered over . I b et upon that shell and won a half sovereign, which was paid me by th e pl a y er , h e taking five shilling, which I had st a k e d aga i ns t it . I l ost the calf sovereign almost immedi a t e l y . I then said I had no more money, upon which Large observed "Here are two sovereigns I will lend you. Play on, you are sure to win." I took up the two sovereigns , r the pl ayer s h u ffl ed the shells, talking " this, that, t other," and offered to bet anybody five sovereigns that he could no t fi nd the ~ pea. Large whispered to me, Go on, you are sure to win this time." I had bet tne two sovereigns, which I lost upon taking up the shell and finding no pea under it. I then said, it was time I was going away. I went out of the house, the two prisoners following me. Wp again got into conversation, and Large followed me i n t o the Coal Exchange, I having previously told him, as we were leaving The Ship Afloat, that I was going there to get some money. Crane told me he was going to call upon a friend to draw some money, and intended to return to the public-house to try and win back the money he had lost. I said, "My loss is heavier than any of yours, I believe." Large then left, saying he would join us in half-an-hour. I went to my factor's at the Coal Exchange, and drew 201., consisting of three 51. notes, and five sovereigns. As I came out of the office I found Large standing in the gallery of the Exchange. He came to me, and we returned to The Ship Afloat, where he called for two glasses of ale. The man who had played with the shells came and sat down by us, and began playing. The prisoner Crane next came in. We took turn about to play at the same game. I lost a Si. note, one of those which I received at the Coal Exchange. We played until I lost the other two 51. notes. When Large saw I was losing lie asked me for the two sovereigns that he had lent me, and I gave them to him. I said, " I have only three left now." I tried again, and lost the three. I said, "Now I'm a hatter; I have got nothing left." (Laughter.) The player then rose, saying, "If you have no money you can't play," walking quickly out of the house and not returning. I lost altogether 201. ss. The witness added that, on leaving the public-house, he drank part of one of the glasses of al e w hi c h L arge h a d ca ll e d f or, an d di d not finish it because h e f oun d it very thi c k, an d th a t on reaching his ship he bee2ame completely stupffied, and remained so till the following morning. Mr. F. Penny -.._.I am clerk to Messrs. Hill, Wood, and Hughes, coal-factors. The last witness came to our office on the 21st inst., and drew 201. in three 51. notes and five sovereigns. I to o k th e num b ers o f th e notes at the time. The Si. note produced by the officer is one of those I paid to him. Thomas Hayton, City Police•constable 588-1 took the prisoner, Large into custody on another charge, and MANSION-HOUSE.—Richard Rolfe and Alfred Large, two notorious magsmen, were placed at the bar before Alderman Moon upon the following charge. Mr. Lewis appeared for the former, and Mr. Wontner for the latter prisoner. Edward Fairbrass said—l am a sailor, living at No. 3, Crown and Shear-court, Minoriea. I was going along Tower-street about half-past two o'clock yesterday, • when the prisoner Rolfe asked me if I could show him the way to London-bridge. I said I was going a little way towards it, and would direct him. He said he was shortly going to Australia, and was then going to buy nine pounds worth of clothes, and would like me to go to the shop to see if they were anyways good enough to go out it in. I agreed to accompany him. He asked me to take something to drink, which I declined. He then said he wanted to get something to drink himself, and invited me into public-house with him. I said I had not much time to spare. He asked me up stairs, and pressed me to take something to drink, when I said I would only have a glass of water. Two other men then came in, one of whom was the prisoner Large, and another man came in with razors, which he offered for sale. We all refused to by any. I then saw a pack of cards on the table, and the razor man took out three cards—an ace, the jack, and the ten of hearts. The prisoners then began to gamble with that , man, and called out " one pound," " ten shillings , and " five shillings," betting that they would put their hands on the right card. Rolfe turned up the corner of the jack so that it might be seen, and they all asked me to bet upon them. I said, "I have only about a shilling or two ;" when Large replied, "You've got a watch ; you can put that for two pounds, if you've got no cash.' I took my watch off my neck, and put it towards the cards. The razor man put down two pounds against my watch that I would turn up the jack. I then turned up the card that I supposed was the jack, from its having been bent, and found that it was the ten of hearts, which had been substituted for the jack. Large then said to me, "If you don't want to lose your watch altogether, if it is worth more than two pounds, I'll release it for you." The man with the razors took up the watch, and put it in his pocket. Large said he would redeem it if I could get the money to pay him again. I said I would, upon which he put two pounds on the table. The razorman took up the two pounds, and put them in his pocket, and gave the watch to the prisoner Large, who put it in his pocket, and said to me, " Come along, I'm in a hurry." I said to Rolfe, "If you are going to buy the clothes you spoke about you had better go now." He replied, " Oh, I've lost five shillings, and I must go, and get more money." Large and I went away together, and he Iroposed that we should go and pledge the watch, which we did for twenty-five shillings. I gave the money to Large, taking the duplicate myself. We then went to a public-house, where he paid for a glass of gin and water, which we drank. He then said, " When am I to get that fifteen shillings to make up the two pounds ?" I told him I would give it him the following afternoon if he came to my house for it. He said he would meet me at that public-house the next day at four o'clock, and asked me, in the event of my meeting any of his companions, not to let them know about it. as he did not wish it to be known. He then asked me the way to London-bridge, and said he was going to Aus tralia, and we parted. I told the whole matter to my mother, who communicated with an officer, who appre hended Rolfe on Tower-hill, and shortly afterwards Large was captured near the same spot. After trying , to escape from the officer Rolfe said, "I'll give you any thing to let me go, and pulled out of his pocket thirty shillings and handed to me, which I took, still holding him. I said, "No ; I'll not let you go." I gave the thirty shillings to the officer at the station-house. I should not have noticed the prisoners, who would have escaped had the officer not pointed them out. Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—Three men came in together, Large, the razorman, and another. The razorman sat by himself. I can't tell who brought the cards. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1853, IGENCE. on searching him found the 51. note, which I produce, and'a Si. " Bank of Engraving" (flash) note. Charles Stebbing, a superannuated constable of the metropolitan force, said—l know the prisoners to be associates. I have seen them in company on several occasions, and also in company of the prisoner Rolfe, committed in the last case. I have followed all three together to The Ship Afloat. Alderman Moon said, he should commit the prison. ers for trial for conspiracy. Mr. Beard said, if time were afforded him he should be able to prove a distinct alibi in respect of Crane, who, he understood, was some distance from Tower•bill on the day in question. Alderman Moon—You had better give evidence of that at the Central Criminal Court. On the application of Mr. Beard, who said his client was a publican in business, Alderman Moon said he would accept bail for Cranes appearance to take his trial, himself in 1001., and two sureties in 501. each, with 24 hours' notice. Mr. Wontner said that as the magistrate bad expressed his intention of sending the case for trial, his client, Large, would reserve his defence. CLERKENWELL.— William, Sergeant, coffee-house keeper, Holborn-hill, was charged with having brutally assaulted Sarah, his wife. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutrix, who was was very much bruised, that on Thursday night last, at about half-past eleven o'clock, she was in bed, when she was alarmed by the loud screams of her female ser vant, and her cries for help. Witness went to her assist ance, when she found the prisoner pursuing and threat ening her. He immediately commenced a violent attack upon witness. He threatened to break her -- neck down stairs. kicked and beat her in a most savage way. Their cries of " murder" and screams brought a police. man to their assistance, when she gave the prisoner into custody, and he was taken to the station-house, where he expressed so much contrition, and promises not to ill use her any more, that she did not press the charge against him ; he was allowed to return home with her, when she retired again to rest, but the prisoner shortly after renewed his violence towards her, and in order to avoid him she left her bed-room. He pursued her into the street, she being nearly in a state of nudity. She again gave him into custody, and he was locked up. She added that she had a family of six children by the pri soner. He had been in the continual habit of ill-treating her, and she could live better without than with him. Emma Hawkes, the servant, confirmed this testimony. The prisoner said his wife treated him brutally six years ago, by smashing his toe with a jar. Mr. Tyrwhitt ( o the prisoner)—What is a woman to do with a wild animal, or a madman, like you ? I shall send you to the House of Correction, with hard labour, for three months ; and think yourself lucky that you are not sent for the full term of six months. You must then find responsible bail to keep the peace towards your wife for six months ; and the probability is that, unless you check your violent temper, you may some morning be found exhibited as a me l a ncholy spectacle in front of the debtors' door at the Old Bailey. You ought to think yourself fortunate that you are not now standing at that bar under a more serious charge. He was conveyed to prison. LAMBETH.—Thomas Brown alias Bell, a " travel ler," residing at No. 28, East-lane, Walworth, was charged with hocussing Elizabeth Marsh, and taking her to a house of ill-fame, where he kept her all night and violated her person. The complainant, a good looking young woman, 22 years of age, said that on Wednesday last she went to Wright's servants' registry office, in the Edgeware-road, and after waiting there some time, Mr. Wright gave her the address of a lady in Duke-street, Manchester-square. Before leaving the office, Mr. Wright sent for grime bread and cheese and beer, and requested her t o p ar t a k e of them. She did so, an d left the office, and was fol lowed by the prisoner, ' who offered to show her the shortest way to Duke-street. Knowing very little about London, she accepted his offer, and the prisoner went with her to Duke-street, and waited for her while she was with the lady. He then offered to put her into an omnibus that would take her close to the residence of her sister, near the Harrow-road • but instead of doing so, he put her (and got in himself) into a bus that took them to the Westminster -road, where they got out. In the course of the journey the prisoner asked her for a chilling to pay their fare with, saying there was a person in the neighbourhood they were going to who owed him some money, and he should return her the shilling. After getting out of the omnibus the prisoner prevailed on her to go into a public house, where they first had some brandy and water, and after that some black stuff, highly spiced, was brought in, which the prisoner pressed her to drink. She refused to do so, upon which the prisoner with an oath declared that if she did not do so he should throw it over her, and she in consequence drank it. She had hardly done so when she became so stupefied and intoxicated as to lose all recollection of what had taken place, until she found herself in the street with the prisoner, the air having somewhat recovered her. She, however, lapsed into h er former state of s t u p or , and had; no recollection what ever of what passed, until she found herself, to her great horror, in bed with the prisoner, and perfectly naked. The room was in perfect darkness, and she struggled to get out of bed, but the pris oner p reven t e d her, and she then screamed and hallooed as l ou d as s h e could, but no one came to her assistance. She continued to scream so loud that the prisoner placed his hand on her mouth, and told her if she did not leave off he would break her ribs in. She then became very ill, and the prisoner subsequently had connection with her twice, notwith standing her making every effort to prevent him. On the following morning she got out of bed as soon as she could, and while dressing she discovered that she had lost four shillings from a pocket she had made in her petticoat in such a manner that it could not be picked except with much difficulty, and a thimble which was with the money she found on the floor. On mention ing the circumstance to the prisoner, he said he was sorry for her loss, and that he should go and get some money to pay for her omnibus fare. Instead of doing so, he merely accompanied her as far as Westminster bridge, and then left her to get home the best way she could, ill and wretched as she was. On reaching the residence of her sister she told her all that had happened, and her sister took her to the house of Mr. Collins, a surgeon, in Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road. After this, wit ness and her sister went to the office of Mr. Wright, and waited there until five o'clock, when the prisoner came there, and they gave him into custody. Mr. Norton—How did you know you should see the prisoner at Wright's office, if he did not belong to the place ? - Witness—Because, sir, I knew that he had left a par cel with Mr. Wright the day before, and finding he had not called for it, I waited until he did. Mr. Norton—Did the prisoner seem to be known to Mr. Wright the office-keeper ? Witness—Yes, sir. He had part of the bread and cheese and beer there when I had, and Mr. Wright spoke of him as a jolly good fellow. In her cross-examination by the prisoner the witness admitted having been to two public-houses before get ting into the omnibus on Wednesday evening ; that she had some coffee at the house they slept at on Thursday, and had been into a beer-shop, but not a public-house, with him before they parted. She also admitted that she had promised to meet him at a public-house in the neighbourhood of her sister's residence on that evening but added that she had done so through fear and an anxiety to get rid of him. Mr. Collins, the surgeon to whom the prosecutrix was brought, and who, in company with Dr. Bushell, had again examined her, deposed that there were no symp toms or ap;)earance to account for recent injury or vio lence such as that described by her. There was nothing to justify him in saying there had been a recent violation. Dr. Bushell was of the same opinion. The prisoner, however, was remanded. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, DEO. 30. The Victory, 104, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., was paid off this day, and will be recommissioned to-morrow by Sir Thomas. The VictOria and Albert Royal yacht, Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, was paid off to-day, and will be recommissioned by the same officer to-morrow. James Steele, Thomas Millar, HeLry Hooper, George Hunt, John Harris, Charles Inches, George Mills, and William Johnson, all apprentices in the steam-factory in this dockyard, under Mr. Andrew Murray, the superin tendent engineer of the establishment, having qualified, on the term of their apprenticeship, which expired to day, for entry into the navy as engineer officers, were this day appointed assistant-engineers ; Mr. Harris, to the Horatio, at Sheerness, and all the others to the Blen heim steam-guardship at this port. WOOLWICH, DEC. 30. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant—George John Malcolm (1849), to study steam at the factory at Woolwich dockyard. Surgeons—Richard D. Pritchard (1853), recently pro moted while serving as assistant-surgeon in the Impreg naval flagship at Devonport, to the Racehorse, 14, sloop, at Devonport; Robert F. C. Scott (1841), re cently serving-in the Hastings, 72, when flagship on the East Indies station, to the Ettryalus, 50, screw steam frigate, at Chatham; Charles A. Anderson, M.D. (1849). to the Pi que , 40, at D evonport ; Edward Heath (1845), to the Dauntless, 24, screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Commodore Henry Eden, who has officiated for the last five years as superintendent of Woolwich dockyard, and carried his broad pendant on broad the Fisgard flag ship at this port, paid off that vessel to-day, and at the same time resigned the duty of commodore-superintend ent of this dockyard. First-Lieutenant Casey and the party of Royal Marines serving in the Fisgard under Commodore Henry Eden disembarked, and joined the head-quarters of the Wool wich division to-day, and First-Lieutenant Paddicombe and a new party of Royal Marines of the same division embarked in the Fisgard, for service under Commodore J. Shepherd. Captain Alexander Ramsay, and Second-Lieutenant Mitchell, with 46 privates of the Woolwich division, have been placed under orders to proceed to Chatham, for service in the Euryalus, 50, screw steam-frigate, commissioned by Captain George Ramsay at that port, and will leave head-quarters here to-morrow for that purpose. AUSTRALIAN MAIL OUTWARDS.—The London mail of the 4th February next will be despatched toAustralia by the Bosphorus, screw steam•vessel, the General Screw Steam Shipping Company having obtained the contract for its conveyance. SPORTI. JpENcv.,, BETTING ATEMANCHESTER.—YESTERDAY. A very thin attendance, and betting very dull, as per last, the following being the only transactions we saw booked : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 250 to 25 agst Miss Mowbray (taken). 300 to 10 agst Coine Away (taken). CHESTER CUP. 500 to'lo agst Newminster (taken). 500 to 5 agst Merry Monk (taken). 500 to 5 agst Stiletto (taken). DERBY. 6) to 1 agst Autocrat. 9to 1 agst King Tom (taken). 35 to 1 agst Andover (taken). 35 to 1 agst Neville (taken). 35 to 1 agst Marsyas (taken): 40 to 1 agst Boiardo (taken). 40 to 1 agst Bessus (taken). 50 to 1 agst Brother to Chanticleer (taken DERBY STEEPLECHASES. Weights for the Midland Steeplechase. Forfeits to be delared on or before January 10. st lb Oscar Vainhope Needwood lO 13 Carrig lO 12 Maurice Daly lO 10 Star of England lO 6 Daphne Spring lO 1 Victress lO 0 Diana 9 13 Weights for the Selling Ste declared on or bl at lb Victress Chatham . l2 0 Slashing Painter Cigar Cervus Hurdle Rao at lb Melon ll 5 Newport lO 10 Alp lO 8 Bullfincher lO 6 Drayton c.. lO 6 Star of England lO 3 Victress lO 0 Beresford . 9 12 Weights for the Selling Hurdle Race. Forfeits to be declared onior before January 10. Alp l2 10 Barmaid Victress Chatham ll 12 Wee Mickey lO 10 Friendless Boy Cervus STR,ETF ORD STEEPLECHASES. Acceptances for the Manchester Steeplechase. Yrs st lb Yrs st lb The Tulip 5 11 0 Trout Labyrinth Theodine Madeline Acceptances for the Stretford Steeplechase. st. lb. at. lb. I Tulip Royal Blue Madeline OUNDLE STEEPLECHASE. Entries for the Grand Race. Mr. C. Higgins's Old Rake Mr. Bevill's Garforth Mr. C. Higgins's Sir Philip Mr. Whitehead nd Simple Mr. Litler nd Tomboy Peter Mr. C. Boyce's Victress Mr. Charlesworth nd Nelly Mr. Land's Needwood Brown Mr. Land's Melon Mr. Francis nd The Screw Mr. Welfitt's Robin Hood Mr. W. Barnett'a Diana Mr. T. Mason's Oscar Mr. Briscoe's The Colonel Mr. Golby's Ploughboy Mr. W. Harris's Rein Deer Mr. Fry's Barsell Mr. Sait's Sam Hood Hon.R.Lawley'sßlackwood Mr. A. L. Goodman nd Ed- Mr. Derby's Topsy ward of York Mr. Baxter's A. Y. Mr. H. R. Phillips nd The Mr. Baker's Quasimodo General The above list is made up to post time Thursday night. Sir Philip -9 12 Cervus . bg by Priam, jun 9 9 Little Charley 9 9 Master Croft Trout br gby Algar Newman Noggs 9 2 Burnt Sienna 9 0 ,eplecha,se. Forfeits to be .fore January 10. Jesuit ii 0 Tom Bowling lO 12 Blue Stockings lO 10 Lord Byron br gby Algar lO 7 :e Handicap. Galileo - iO Luck's•all 9 6 Teddesley 9 5 Wee Mickey 9 4 John Bright 9 2 br gby Algar 9 2 Maria Monk 9 0 st lb CHANGES IN THE STATIONS OF THE ARMY The following changes in the stations of the under mentioned regiments have been ordered to take place forthwith, on the arrival of the vessels in which they are to embark for conveyance to their respective destina tions. It will be seen that there are three regiments undei orders to proceed to Malta, three regiments for Gibraltar, two regiments for Van Diemens' Land, and two regiments for the Cape of Good Hope, and one cavalry and two line regiments from the Cape of Good Hope to the Bait Indies—making a total of ten regi ments leaving Ireland on foreign service, with three regiments extending their period of foreign service by proceeding from the Cape to India. The regiments or dered home are—one cavalry regiment and four line regiments from the East Indies, two line regiments from the Cape of Good Hope, and one from Van Diemen's Land—making a total of eight regiments under orders to return to this country. REGIMENTS GOING ABROAD. To Malta—The 9th Foot, at present at Fermoy, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Burton ; the 39th Foot, at Cork, under the command of Lieute nant-Colonel Robert Cole; and the 62d Foot, at Fer moy, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Trollope. To Gibraltar—The 14th Foot, stationed at present at Limerick, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A. Barlow ; the 17th Foot, at Dublin, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel P. MTherson, C.B. ; and the 82th Foot, at Cork, under the command of Lieutenant- Colonel A. H. Ferryman. To Van Diemen 's Land—The Ist battalion of the 12th Foot, at present at Belfast, under the command of Lieutenant• Colonel Randal Rumley ; and the 46th Foot, at Kilkenny, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Garrett, K.H. To the Cape of Good Hope—The 21st Foot, Royal North British Fusileers, at present at Dublin, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Horn ; and the 63d Foot, at Dublin, under the command of Lieut.- Colonel A. Cunliffe Pole. REGIMENTS TOR EXTENDED SERVICE. From the Cape to India--The 12th, Prince of Wales's Royal Lancers, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Edward Pole ; the 43d Foot, under Lieut.-Colonel Henry Skipwith ; and the 74th Highlanders, under Lieut.-Col. John 11T‘Duff. REGIMENTS RETURNING HOME. From the East Indies--The 15th King's Light Dra goons, Hussars, from the Madras Presidency, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel George William Key ; the 18th Foot, from the Bengal Presidency, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel T. S. Reignolds, C.B. ; the 51st Foot, from the Madras Presidency, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Elliott, K.H. ; the 80th Foot, from the Bengal Presidency, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel George Hutchison ; and the 94th Foot, from the Madras Presidency, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry R. Milner. From Van Diemen's Land—The 99th Foot, under the command of Colonel H. Despard, C.B. From the Cape of Good Hope—The 2d battalion of the 12th Foot, under the command of Lieutenant -Colonel J. M. Percival ; and the 2d battalion of the 91st Foot, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. Yar borough. THE GUERNSEY • MURDER.—The trial of John Charles Tapner, late clerk in the Ordnance department at Fort George, who stands charged with the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Saujon, with attempting to burn the body, and with robbing the house of money, plate, and other property, has at length commenced before the Royal Court, consisting of the high bailiff, assisted by the jurats or local magistrates. Owing to the infrequency of crimes so revolting, the island authorities appear to have felt that they were bound to observe more than ordinary caution in the collection and arrangement of evidence, for although the murder took place on the 19th of October last, the formal arraignment was deferred until the latter end of November, when the prisoner hav ing pleaded not guilty, he was allowed further time to select counsel, and to prepare his defence. In con formity with the French custom, which still ob tains in the Channel Islands, the examinations of persons charged with crimes continue to be taken by Interrogatory,, and, until formally • arraigned, they are not allowed intercourse with their friends or any legal adviser, nor are they permitted, as in England, to ob tain copies of the depositions. For these reasons Mr. Falla, whom Tapiser selected as his leading advocate, claimed a postponement of the trial for a month, to which the counsel for the prosecution readily assented. The trial was accordingly postponed for a month, and the Court directed the gaol authorities to allow the pri soner to have full opportunity for consultation with his legal advisers, and to see his relatives at reasonable times. This, it stems, is regarded as an unusually libe ral indulgence. The preparation of the prisoner's de fence necessarily occupied considerable time, there hav ing been no less than 87 witnesses examined for the prosecution. The allotted time having elapsed, Tapner was again brought before the Court for trial, but, to the great disappointment of the crowded auditory assem bled, the high bailiff announced that the proceedings would be conducted au secret, and that the evidence must on no account be published until after the trial had finally closed. IRONMASTERS' PRELIMINARY MEETING.—At a preli minary meeting of the ironmasters of South Stafford shire, held at Birmingham yesterday, it was resolved to abide by the existing prices of iron, and not declare an advance, as advised by some of the masters. It will be recollected that a few weeks ago an advance of 20s. per ton upon manufactured iron took place. This is con firmed, but nothing more. The demand for manufac tured continues to be great, and pigs more particularly are in great request. GIFT OF A MARRIAGE PORTION.—On Tuesday the annual draw for a marriage gift of 1001., left by Mr. Henry Raine, the founder of Raine's Charity, St. George in-the•East, took place at the asylum, in Charles- s t ree t, Old Gravel-lane. The re are frequently five or six candi dates. On this occasion there was only one. She was an orphan. She had a very excellent testimonial, and at once obtained the lot. Should she get a suitor, he must be approved of by the trustees, when she will be married to him.on the let of May. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account purmant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32. for the Week ending on Saturday the 24th day of December, 1853. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ........ 29,1;2,435 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities.-- 2,994,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,128,435 Silver bubi0n........ - 429,128,435 1 £29,128,435 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashi er. Dated the 29th day of Dec., 1853. BANKING DEPARTMENT. £ Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ... • .... • ...... 3,198,455 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Government securities .' (includg.DeadlN'eight Annuity) .... l 5 ,043,730 Other securities...... 16,643,65 Notes ........ • • .... 8,3 8,280 Gold and silver coin .. 690,606 Dividend Accounts) 11,157,724 Other deposits ...... 10,607,922 Seven Day and other 8i115...• .• .• 1,179,166 £40,696,267 £40,696, c;7 :. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated tho 29th day of Dec., 1853. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 27th day of Dec., 18.53, .Is 245. 61. per hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Eastgate, boot and shoo salesman, Churton street, Pimlico, to surrender, Jan. 6, at half-past el v en, and Feb. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee, Ba,singhall-street ; Story, Great James-street, Bedford-row. John Davis and Solomon Davis, clothiers, East Smith field, Jan. 12, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 10, at half-past eleven, at the Court •of Bankruptcy. Cannan official assignee, Aldermanbury; Levy, Strand. Benjamin Vincent, boot and shoe maker, Canterbury, Jan. 10, at half-past eleven, and Feb. 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings ' • Stratton and Poste ns , St ran d. William Cobb, builder, Maidstone, Jan. 10, and Feb. 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Stenning and Croft, Basinghall-street ; Stenning and Carnell, Tonbridge. Thomas William Thame, ironmonger, Greenwich, Jan. 9 and Feb. I], at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Bristow and Tarrant, Bond- cour t, Walbrook. William Legh, wine merchant, New Windsor, Jan. 7at half-past two, and Feb. 11 at one. Pennell, official assig nee, Guildhall-chambers; Dimmock and Burbey, Suffolk lane, Cannon-street. David Pratt, thimble maker and metal roller, Aston, Birmingham, Jan. 12, and Feb. 9, at eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir mingham ; Smith, Birmingham. Thomas Bull, ship owner, Bristol, Jan. 12, and Feb. 9 following, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hut ton, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Angus and Company, engineers, ironfounders, and millwrights, Rosyth, Fife—to meet Jan. 10. Mrs. I. Craig, house and sign painter, Glasgow—Jan. 10. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. JohniVoller, of Landport, Southampton, first dividend of ss. 104 d. in the pound, payable at 24, Basinghall street, on any Tuesday. James William Havers, of 14, Judd-street, Brunswick square, first dividend of 2s. 6d. in the pound, payable at 24, Basinghall-street, on any Tuesday. A. H. Chambers and Son, late of New Bond-street, and South Melton-street, bankers, fourth and final dividend of 2s. 10d. in the pound on the joint estate ; also a dividend of 64d. on the separate estate of A. H. Chambers, sett., pay able at 12, Abchurch-lane, City, December 31, and three subsequent Saturdays. William Mole, of Birmingham, victualler, first dividend of 2s. sd. in the p oun d , paya bl e at 7, Waterloo-street, Birmingham, on any Thursday. Charles Forster Cotterill and William Henry Hill, of Walsall, Staffordshire, merchants, a final dividend of lid. in the pound, payable at 7, Waterloo-street, Birmingham, on any Thursday. William Haden Richardson, Benjamin Richardson, and Jonathan Richardson, of Wordsley, Staffordshire, and 75, Lamb's Conduit-street, glass manufacturers, first dividend of 3s. in the pound, on the separate estate of William Haden Richardson and Benjamin Richardson, payable at 7, Waterloo-street, Birmingham, on any Thursday. John Bottomley, of Marton, Lincolnshire, miller, first dividend of 4id. in the pound, payable at Quay street, Hull, on any Tuesday. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Septimus Press, of Skireholme, Yorkshire, cattle dealer —William Cooper, of Sedgford, Norfold, cordwainer— Thomas Price, jun., of Cheddingham, Buckinghamshire, trainer of horses—Peter Al'Kittrick, of Bradford, York shire, grocer—Thomas Allen, 'of King's Lynn, Norfolk, surgeon—Henry Bromwich, of Birmingham, out of busi ness. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Samuel Bot3on Aldred and John Hayward, of 35, St. Martin's-lane, woollen-drapers—Willi am Th omas, George Churchill, and George Edward Lowe, of 19 to 21, Catherine street, Strand, advertising agents—Thomas Wilkinson and Wm. Wildman of Bingley, Yorkshire, wool-comb makers-- Charles Sutherland and Charles Sutherland, jun., of 24, Mincing-lane, City, c o l on i a l p ro d uce brokers—Chas. Lucey, Joseph Lucey, and H. Lucey, of Coxes-quay, City, lighter men—Henry Barnett, of Lewisham, William Carr, of Lee, and Hugh Stott, of Greenwich, Kent, surgeons (so far as regards Hugh Stott)—Mary Atkin and Edward Thomas Atkin, of Sheffield, silver cutlers—Alfred Parker, Frances Balfour Paton, Donald M`Callum, Edmund Walter Win grove, and John Hamilton (deceased), of Calcutta, auc tioneers (so far as regards Alfred Parker and Francis Bal four Paton)—Sarah Rebecca Poole, Samuel Swonnell, and Joseph Swonnell, of Kingston-upon-Thames, malsters William Pogson and John Walker Taylor, of Halifax, ASSEMBLING OF PARLIAMENT. By the Queen—A Proclamation. VICTORIA R.—Whereas our Parliament stands prorogued to Tuesday the third day of January next, we, with the advice of our Privy Council, do hereby publish and declare, that the said Parliament shall be further prorogued, on the said third day of January next, to Tuesday the thirty-first day of January next ; and we have given order to our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain, to prepare a Commission for proroguing the same accordingly : and we do hereby further, with the advice afordsaid, declare our Royal will and pleasure, that the said Parliament shall, on the said Tuesday the thirty first day of January next, assemble and be holden for the despatch of divers urgent and important affairs; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for shires and burghs of the House of Commons, are hereby required and commanded to give their attendance accordingly, at West minster, on the said Tuesday the thirty-first day of January next. Given at our Court, at Windsor, this twenty-ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord o ie thou sand eight hundred and fifty-three, and in the seven teenth year of our reign - God save the Queen. CROWN OFFICE, DEC. 28. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Clonmel—John O'Connell, Esq., of Gowran hill, in the county of Dublin, in the room of the Honour able Cecil Lawless, deceased. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 30. 4th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General Sir John Bell, K.C.8., from the 95th Regiment, to be Colonel, vice General Sir Thomas Bradford, G.C.8., deceased, Dec. 26. 20th Regiment of Foot—M a j or -G enera l N at h aniel Thorn, C. 8., to b Colonel, vice Major-General Sir Henry Godwin, K.C.8., deceased, Dec. 26. 95th Re g iment of F oo t—M a j or -G eneral Sir Francis Cockburn to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir John 8011, K.C.8., removed to the 4th Foot, Dec. 26. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 30. 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Brevet-Lieutenant- Colonel John Lewis Black, from half-pay unattached, to be Major, vice William Clarke ' who exchanges ; B reve t- Major William Wil mer , t o be Major, by purchase, vice Black, who retires ; Lieutenant Thomas Barrett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wilmer ; Cornet Chas, Wemyss Thesiger to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barrett ; James Giles, Gent, to be Co rne t, b y purc h ase, v i ce Thesi ger, Dec. 30. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign Charles Hurt to be Lieut enant, without purchase, vice Scroope, deceased ; Gen tleman Cadet Henry G eorge White,from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, Dec. 30. sth Foot—John Cornish Brown, Gent. to be Seeond Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tritton, appointed to the 87th Foot. Dec. 30. 20th Foot—Captain Frederick Charles Evelegh, to be Major, by purchase, vice Lord Mark Kerr, promoted, by purchase, in the Ceylon Rifle Regiment ; Lieutenant George Tomson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Evelegh ; Ensign William Henry M'Neill, to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Tomson ; Hector Barlow Vaughan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M`Neill, Dec. 30, 1853. 34th Foot.—Lieutenant -Colonel Charles Francis Max well, from the 82d FOOt, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brown, who exchanges. 41st Foot.—Lieutenant Charles Yelverton Balguy to be Captain, by purchase, vice Tuckey, who retires ; Ensign John William Swaby to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Balguy ; John Stirling, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Swaby. 61st Foot—Su re - eon Ludovic Charl es St ewar t, f rom th e 94th Foot, to be ' Surgeon, vice Gammie, who exchanges, Dec. 30. 68th Foot—Major Henry Smyth to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Lord Arthur Lennox, who retires ; Cap tain Heneage Griffith Wynne to be Major, by purchase, vice Henry Smyth ; Lieutenant the Honourable Daniel Greville Finch to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wynne ; Ensign Frank Garforth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Finch ; Sir Brydges Powell Henniker, Bart., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Garforth, Dec. 30. 82d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholas R. Brown, from the 34th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Maxwell, who exchanges, Dec. 30. 87th Foot—Captain Alexander Murray to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutentant-Colonel Shortt, who retires ; First Lieutenant Thompson Macky McClintock to be Captain, by purchase, vice Fitz Gerald, w h o re ti res ; First Lieutenant G eorge Wolfe to be C a pt a i n , b y purc h ase, vice Murray ; Second Lieutenant Charles Edmund God dard, to be First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice M'Clintock ; Second Lieutenant John Wall, to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wolfe; Second Lieutenant Edmund Spry Tritton, from the sth Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Goddard ; John Rawson Simpson, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wall, Dec. 30. 94th Foot—Surgeon Patrick Gammie, from the 61st Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Stewart, who exchanges, Dec. 30. 3d West India Regiment Captain George Floyd Dukett, from half-pay unattached, to be Captain, vice MacGregor, who exchanges, Dec. 30. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Major Lord Mark Kerr, from the 20th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Simmonds, who retires, Deo. 30. MEMORANDUM.—The commission of Ensign John Han ger, who was appointed to an Ensigncy, without purchase, in the 2nd West India Regiment, on 11th November, 1853, to bear date 12th of that month. The Christian name of Ensign Pocklington, of the 38th Foot, is Frederic only, and not Frederick Sharpe, as stated in the Gazette of 18th October, 1853. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. Sir Charles Blois, Bart., to be Dep u ty-Li eu t enan t , D ec 21 ; Edward R o b er t Starkie Bence, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Dec. 24. Yorkshire, carpenters—Charles Mullen, of Liverpool, and John William Smith, of Manchester, millowners- George Wilkinson and Frederick W. Cotton, of Westbromwich, carriers —Edward Cockshott and Thomas Beck, of Adding ham, Yorkshire, cotton - spinners —William Johnson and Edward Allatt, of Sheffield, upholsterers —James Harling and Thomas Nicholson, of the Mere, near Castleford, Yorkshire, earthenware, manufacturers—James Hodge and William Somerville Orr, proprietors of the Home Companion—William Flower and Charles Wilks, of Wal sall, Staffordshire, millers. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. QUARANTINE NOTICE. PUNTA DELGADA, ST. MICTIAEL'S.—On the 13th inst. the schooner Ann arrived from London, with cargo, and was ordered to Madeira to perform quarantine, and on arriving there got a clean bill of health, and returned yes terday and received pratique here. All vessels from Lon don, Liverpool, or Newcastle, with cargo, wil have to per form the same route. Those in ballast from said ports have to be in fire (lays' quarantine here. CUSTOM HOUSE, DEC. 30. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Juno, from Archangel ; Fremad, Stavanger ; Aurora, Dantzic. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Clydeside, for Port Natal ; Zeeploeq, Rotterdam ; Jas. Gibs,n, B et , inuda ; Pandora, Tobago ; Ann Havre; Admiral der Ruyter, Port Philip ; Ina, Quebec and Montreal; Friend ship, Dunkirk ; Celestial, Kong Kong. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO The God. Moder, for Laurvig ; Wilhelinine r Eruden ; Catharina, Antwerp ; Alpha, St. Vincent and Trinidad ; Eleanor, Boulogne ; Alexander, Ascension ; Factor, Havre ; Scotsman, Malta and Alexandria ; John and Sarah, Dunkirk ; Hope, Naples ; Zingari, Melbourne. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 30. A flat, salt-laden, sank off Monk's-ferry, after being in contact with a schooner ; crew saved. The lugger Uncle T om , f rom C ast l etown, ran down a cockle boat, bound to Hoyla.ke, this afternoon, off the Prince's Dock ; one boy was drowned. The Duke, which arrived here to-day from Calcutta, sailed Aug. 3, and fi om St. Helena Nov. 1. She left the latter port in company with the Minerva, for London, and the Countess of Elgin, for Liverpool. She experienced a succession of N.E. and E. gales in the Channel since Dec. 17, COPENHAGEN, Dec. 23.—Part of the cargo of the Ophir, from Cronstadt to London, which was on shore on Rod sand, near Nysted, Dec. 15, has been saved, together with the greater part of the materials ; should the weather be tolerably favourable the remainder is expected to be saved in a damaged state. STRALSUND, Dec. 26.—A schooner, supposed to be the Washington, from Newcastle, is fast in the ice between Thissow and Gross Zicker, but is expected to be assisted into the latter port without damage, AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27.—The Agatha, Golding to Schie dam, which was fast in the ice, Dec. 23, has been got free, and into the harbour, leaky. The Roina, Newcastle to Hamburg, which was fast in the ice, Dec. 23, has been got free and taken behind the Knock. ODESSA, Dec. 19.—The Merchant, of Stockton, was driven on shore during a heavy gale at east, within the Pra.tique Mole of this port, on the night of the 16th Dec., and has commenced discharging. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 29.—The Jessie, Newport to South ampton, put in here yesterday, very leaky, requiring as sistance at the pumps, and was immediately placed on the mud. COWES, Dec. 28.—The Mathilde, Trieste to Rotterdam, which came into the harbour yesterday, is leaky, has been surveyed, and will discharge. SHIELDS, Dec. 28.—Part of the stores of the Cygnet, of Blythe, for London, which drove on the Herd Sand, yes terday, has been saved ; the decks and cabin of this vessel are washed away, the masts still standing. WATERFORD, Dec. 28.—The Rose (schooner), of Milford, which was lying at anchor at Passage, bound here, dragged her anchor during a gale from N. by E. to N., and drove on shore on the upper part of the Mussel Bank, and remains. BREMEN, Dec. ~ . B.—The Vigilant, from Newport, has been put on shore on the beach, and is high and dry near Brenkema's Hof, in the River Weser. FILET, Dec. 28.—Yesterday a small ship's boat, contain ing three or four men (without oars), was seen behind the bridge. The lifeboat was immediately launched, but be fore it reached her a heavy sea struck the boat and the men were seen no more. The boat is marked " Margaret, of Newcastle, William Southerton," in black ground with white letters. PARIS, Dec. 28.—The Marguerite, from Coring& to Mar seilles, which put into Mauritius, Oct. 22, gro un d e d on th e reefs of Point e - au -C anon i ers, and would undergo repair. A vessel, with bulwarks painted white, was pissed dis masted, and apparently abandoned on the 6th December, in lat. 45 N.. long. 18 W. The vessel which foundered near the Kish Light on the morning of the 29th, was seen driving under foretopsail and jib, by the Times (s.), for Liverpool, which put back to Dublin that day ; she appeared to be a large vessel barque rigged. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Palemon, from Bourbon to Marseilles, lat. 8 N., long. 24 W. The Zuid Holland, from London to Java, let. 10 N., long. 25 W. The Islander, from London to Barbadoes, Dec. 16, 47 N., long. 8 W. The Janet, from Callao to Liverpool, Nov. 12, lat. 7 N., long. 29 W. The Emigrant, from New York to Amsterdam, Dec. 15, lat. 48 N. long. 11 W. The Ottawa, from Callao to London, Nov. 23, lat. 22 N. long. 32 W. The Skeringroer, (brig) from Buenos Ayres to England Dec. 15, lat. 46 N., long. 16 W. The Flora (barque), from Hawk's Bay to Madeira, Dec. 16, lat. 46 N, long. 16 W. The Wanderer, to Demerara, Oct. 28, lat. 21 N. long, 33 W. The Lady Prudhoe (barque), bound to the westward 01 the Horn, Oct. 12, lat, 59 S., long. 69 W. The Chaseley, from Liverpool to Rio do Janeiro, Nov. 16, lat. 9 N. long 21. W. The Iris, from Cette to Falmouth, Dec. 16. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK Miles opened, 1853. 1 NAME OF RAILWAY. Receipts. 1852. BRITISH. Aberdeen ........ Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County D0wn........... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .... Bristol and Exeter • • .. • . • • .... •• • • .. Caledonian. Edinburgh and Glasgow ........... Chester and H01yhead............... Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... Cork and Bandon Dublin and Ballast Junction ........ Dublin and Dr0gheda.............. Dublin and Kingstown Dundee and Arbroath .. • • • • .... Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen.... East Anglian , • ••• • • • ....... East Lancashire • • • • ........... Eastern Counties and Norf o lk Eastern Union ........ Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Creditors.... ...... Furness Railway . •• • • .. Glasgow. and South-Western— Great Northern and E. L....... Great Southern and Western (Ireland • Great Western Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Lancashire and Yorkshire........ Leeds Northern Liverpool, Crosby. and Southport.... London and North Western London and Black wall London. Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western,...... Londonderry and Enniskillen ..... Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, g c. Manchester, Sheffleld,and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction Maryport and Carlisle Midland Great Western (Irish) Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • .... North British North Staffordshire •• • • .... • • •• North-Western ................... Scottish Central .. •• •• .......... • Scottish Midland Shrewsbury and Birmingham Shrewsbury and Chester ......... Shropshire Union .. • South Devon .. • South Eastern • • • • ....... South Wales • • ..... South York., Doncaster, and Goole • • Waterrord and Limerick West Co •nwall ............ Whitehaven Junction York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds 85% 18914 894 94 20 Rl% 3/2 171% 283 188 819% 2514 90 260 18} 1553% 1734 25314 49$ N 126 288 £1,528 644 214 1,799 4,356 12,683 3,389 141 884 1.049 744 437 4,417 18,03 4 2,313 2,337 220 4,111 15,166 4,660 20,919 443% 577 240 160 4,627 17,755 274 49,866 993 1,158 366 7,144 1,675 YOS 2,00 b 69 26,548 2,101 4,939 13,938 4,236 127 182 816 2,296 3,766 841 1,190 634 2GB &,381 17,662 260 55.143 1,078 10.0J9 11,8 8 430 7,818 2,473 742 1,613 649 1,747 14,141 3, 58 1,484 2,379 6144 27,292 2,536 1,001 2.720 4,793 949 2,609 24,339 FOREIGN. Dutch Rhenish Lyons and Mediterranean • Monterean and Troyes ..... Namur and Liege .. • • ..... Northern of France • •••• . Orleans and Central* Paris and Lyons .... •• •• •• Paris and it011C1). .... • . • • •. Paris and Strasburgh •• Rouen and ii,vre— ........ Western of France 1,7 , 43 759 1,75$ 14,145 4,174 1,59 3,0::4 27,250 910 6,757 1,212 22,899 20,135 13,704 6,730 14,501 2,802 3,558 1,324 7,94 ti 1.031 1,553 25,538 29,113 14,9 5 6 7.661 19.277 3 761 3 842 * The receipts Include the traffic on the Orleans and Central, Or• Leans and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes. PORTLAND IRON COMPANY.-At the meeting of the Portland Iron Company held yesterday, the report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 7i per cent, de clared. [ADVERTISEMENT.)-Fifty thousand Cures have been effected by Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food, without medicine, inconvenience, or expense (as it saves fifty times its cost in other remedies).--' Twenty-fiv e years nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and debility, from which I had suffered great misery, and which no medi cine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short time. W. Reeves, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." "Eight years' dys pepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for which my servant had consulted the advice • imany, have been effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in a very short time. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Flavel, Rid lington Rectory, Norfolk." "Three years' excessive nervousness, with pains in my neck and left arm, and general debility, which rendered' my life very miserable, has been radically removed by Du Barry's excellent food. Alexs. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibbereen." —" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomittings, has been removed by Du Barry's excellent food. Maria Jolly, Wortham Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Copies of testi monials of 50,000 cures (including those of Lord Stuart de Decies, Major-General Thomas King, Drs. Tire, Shorland, and Harvey (gratis). In canisters, with full instructions, lib., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51b., lls. ; 121 b., 225. ; super-refined, 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 338. The 101 b. and 121 b. carriage free. Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-stre e t, London ; al so , F or t num , M ason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly. st lb st lb uouNTRY AfAIaKETS. LIVERPOOL—Dec. 30. We had an excited market to-day. A very l a rge buil' ness was done in wheat to distant. country idlers at sit advance on Tuesday's price of 3d to 4d per bushel- 8e : ral holder s w ithd rew their samples. Flour is to Ia r n barrel and sac k hi g h er. Indian corn 6d to is per 4r. more money. Oats scarce. Oatmeal held for more‘tuen°l' Beans and peas a little higher. .1' WAKEFIELD—PEc. 30. • The arrival of all kinds of grain this week ,is Ing! low New wheat meets a fair demand at is to 2s pqr , q r. over the rates of last F r id a y. Fresh old commands more atter tion than o f l a t e , and a moderate business has 'been done in this article at is per qr. advance. Barley ,mast be written is to 2s p er qr . d earer . O a t s an d s h e lling held for a slight advance. Malt is held for higher rates.— - • it INVERNESS.—Dm. 27. CORN.—Wheat, p er quar t er , we i g hi ng 621 b f 0 0 3116/ 1 4 , 688 Od to 70s Od ; barley, ditto, 541 b ditto, 30s 04 t4 ; 328 Oats, ditto, 421 b ditto, 25s Od to 27s Od. , ''Od • ditto MEAL.—Oatme a l, p er i m p. b o ll 20 8 Od t o 21g p A A ou second, 00s 04 t o O s Od ; b ar l eymea l, 15 s Od o d ; peascineal, 15s Od to Os Od ; bran, per stone, Os 74 to, o ' d Ist flour, p er 2801 b, 54 s Od t o 56 8 Od; 2,1 ditto, 47s 49s Od; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b itnperiar 21 Oa 16 471 to 2s 2d ; ditt o secon d , Os Oil to Os Od ; barleynie 3l to is 60. ; peasemeal, i s 6d t o O s 04 w ; Ist flour, 2 0 9d 1 3s ocl credit ; 2d ditto, 2s 3d cash, 2s 7d credit. EXETER—DEC. 30. al cest CATTLE. —Prime b ee f, lO s 6d per score ; cows and e . .4 n g 101. 00s to 12/. ; • butchers' calves, 6d to Od per lb:, r e :Tt o calves 008 t o 008 each. Sh ee p, 6d t o 6 . fd. Lam lo 4 "" Od per lb. St ore h ogs, l arge size, 35s to 508 e sac OP! 22s to 24s ; sm a ll, 16 s to 18s. Rough fat, 40 per Pork carcases from Os 6d to 108 6d per score. 9 5 01:1 CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted from to lOs Od. Malting barley, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; grinding deice, Od to 4s 6d. Oats, 24 s Od to 26s Od. Beans, 52s Od M"— per qr. Prices of Flour to-day— Fine, 61s to 625; sewn—, 59 to 60s per sack. BRISTOL SUGAR—Dm. 30. ot bare n This week havi ng b een k ep t as a holiday we any business to report. ET.-Dn. 30. he close of the market O. ... ...... 034 Kepier ..6 Lambton ............... ' . :1 2 2 Lumley ................... Pensher .. 0 6 Plummer Russel's Hetton • • . Scarborough ............. :34 Stewart's .. •.. .32 Whitwell ................... :3i C ll a u s u s wi op ek .......................... ..... .... 1..34 00 Hartlepool ... ............... 3 Hough Hall . ............. Kelloe ..................... 6 South Hartlepool ......... SOuth ............... 3 4 • Tee 5....................... Thornley ....................... Hetton Hartlepool ~j•• 33 Adelaide Tees . . .......... . Victoria . • 13 Derwentwater Hartl . Watney's Anthracite ...... Gwaen Cae Gurwon ..... r Perkins' Anthracite ... • ... Morgan's Stone ........... 4 I Sold 209. COAL MARK Prices of Coal per ton at t' 8. d. Buddle W. Hartley 23 t:;1 Chester Main • 28 0 Davison's West Hartley 23 0 Hasting's Hartley 23 0 Holywell ... . —.... ...25 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 23 0 Longridge's Wst Hartley 23 0 Ravensworth Hartley 23 0 Redheugh Main 22 0 Tanfield Moor 24 0 West Hartley 23 6 Wylam . 25 G Wallsend, &e. _ Bell and Brown 32 0 1 Gosforth 31 6 Harton 3l 6 Hedley 32 t Johnson 26 0 Killingsworth E 24 0 Northumberland E. 24 0 Riddell 3l 6 Eden Main .33 0 Primrose 32 3 Dawdon 32 6 Belmont 32 Muddyll 34 0 Framwellgate 3O 0 Ships at market 24' IA ILWAI SHARE 11ARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEo. 30. • 111 t STOCK EXCHANGE. Th e s h are mar k e t was 6.-4.00, better this mor n i ng , b u t it gave way during the afternoligg and closed fl a t a t l as t n i g h t ' s currency. Caledon i an , Eastern Counties, 13i c; East Lancashire, 164 . _;)_,, e n a " shire and Y or k s hi re, 66A ; London and North-We°;pll 104; ditto (i shares), d. ; M anc h es t er, Sh e ffi e ld tqc Lincoln, 22i ; Midlands, 63 ; N or th Bnt i s h , 7 11 to, South Eastern and Dover, 18, 7-16, 5-16; Manch e. Sheffield, and Lincoln (101. shales), 10i. MANCHESTER, DEC. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.— We have had a brisker demenli r consequence of ren ewe d assurances of a peaceable eeb,co went of the Eastern question, and rather better P r e ld s , have been obt a i ne d. E as t L ancashil es. 16i ; Rua re f . 22$ ; Dovers, 18$ ; L ee d s, 66i ; E ast Lancashire 216 Qrs., 9 ; Lond on Stock, 1031 ; Sheffield. New Pref 5. p. • Midland, 63 ; C a l e d on i ans , 27i ; Sheffield, No. 1, iv Cheshire Junction, 10i d. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam .• • • • • 11 14 14 "?Ditto, three months .. 11 16 Rotterdam .. I 1 16 4 Antwerp .. . • • • .... 25 20 Brussels .......• ...... 25 20 Hamburgh ••• • .. 13 4% Altona . ...... ......... Paris ....... ••• • . • ... 25 5 Ditto, three months .. 25 30 Marseilles. ••••••• • • .... 25 32% Rnurdeaux Frankfort-on• Maine .... 11814 Berlin . .............. Vienna .. • • .. Trieste ............ • • .. 11 48 Potersburgli.. •. • • ...... 37 31 3 Madrid ................ 50 1 ,6 Cadiz ........... . Barcelona .. .. • ..... Seville ••••••..•. •• • • • • [ANGE-YESTERDAY. CPl — altar .... " ••••" eghorn .............. 30 93 Genoa ..•....• .• •• ••• 25- %than ...... •• ••• . Venice ..... •• • ..• Naples „ „ 0 Palermo •• •• LIPS viessina • •• •• 190 Lisbon • •• •• as, Oporto 631 tß in i' e 'j no% e .l l 7re . ;:::: •••••.: 000 .•••• • •-• New York, 60 daps' Philadelphia •••• PRICES OF BULLION, "" O % 9 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 l'ortugal Gold Coin .. 0 ° - Mexican Dollars 0 ° New Dollars 0 . 1) , I S iilver in bars ° 0 SEABORNE MAILS. • (N signifies that the mails are sent from th e G enera l ros t-oi!lee by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] —.., 1 0 Day when made up F rom what If la COUNTRIES. in General Po s t- P ort Jae wee*" Office, London.* Dispatched, America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Eac" America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N J an . 16 . . Liverpool ... Jan" 1 America (by U States packet) .... • ..... N Jan. 17 .. ........ Southampto. Dee' 2 . 0 Australia (via South ampton) ... • .... M 'Jan. 4.. .......... SoUthampto.. re- h ' 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N 'Jan. 8... ....... Dover ...... Ditto (via Cape of Good Rope) ............ N Feb. 4 Africa (West Coast) —l7 ?3d of the month .. Plymouth .. [W* ytilS: Alexandria...... NB, 9, 24, &30 of m. D over ...• • • 1 la n ' Alexandria ....M 4th & 20th cr.' mon. Southampton I.lan• 4 Bahamas ........... 11117th of the month Southampton Jas. , Belgium .......... Dover ....Dsiiy Brazil ..M 19th or the month.. Southamptt:n.l.7an• iiF r Buenos Ayres„ 111'9th of the mo n th t,m SouthamplJan. Cape of riood Mono ..N 114th of the ment.: Plymouth ...NOY., 6 Cape of Good Hope ;11th of the month. S ou th ampton Cape de Vcrds N !9th of the month.. Plymouth • • ;JAL neylon (see India) Ceylon ...... .• N 14th of the mont h Plymouth .. !No v ' 96 h 01e Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,BtFrid. itoutliampioniTa.. Chili. ..........M 2d & 17th of month SouthannptonJan. ! China (see India) Constantinople '7,8,17,21,&27 am. Dover .....•li„• 4 Constantinople ........ 4th 20th of MOH Southampt on Jan' : mi t. of Europe 14 & N Terlc daily Dover Ivi l e" Egypt (see India) ed ,ol France ........ M& N Twice daily Dover iTwic 6 iibraltar ... • ... 211, 7, 17, 20, 27 o f no, BJuthatn,plon' i Jan. Greece (see India) lireytown •.....11112nd & 17th of mo n . Aouthamptern Jan. t Hamhurgh N Tuesday & Friday London .•• ••1 Flavannah ..... 17 2nd of the month Southatnptotaltn,,,.. Rolland Nl' Daily.. .... Dover .• 1 / 1 44 1 6 Honduras M 1 17th of the month, Southampton JAIL ndia (vlaSouthampt.)Ml4th & 20th of 11101). Southern pton Wile (via 31arsellles)M Bth& 24th of month Dover ...... organ Isles (see I n di a ) . 7, 17 , & 27 of mon Dover....• • ..., 0 6116/ reland .... • . ..31 & NlTvrice daily Holyhead IT"' 16 9, 17, &. 27 of nt. Southampton jam ,6 fadelra •... .... :119t11. of the month Southampton ljan. 4adeira ..... • N i23d of month Plyrnottat 1, e 4 1'." talta (see India) 1 1 falta .; 7,17,19,', 7. 30 of m. 1 - 4°' 10 fauritius (see India) 26 fauritius • of the month Plymouth .. Cape of t;luort Hone N Cape of Good Hope . • Cape de Verds neylon (see India) Ceylon.... Channei Isles ........N China (see India) Constantinople Constantinople ........ •ont. of Europe 14 & N Egypt (see India) France ........ M & N 'llbral tar Greece (see . India) Greytown •• Mi2nd & 17th of mon. Hamhurgh .......... Ni Tuesday & Friday Flnvannah ..... M '2nd of the month, Holland Honduras Mll7th of the month.' India (vlaSouthampt.)lll 4th & 20th of mon.' India (via Marseilles)M Bth& 24th of month lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon. Ireland .... • ...31 & NlTvriee daily Lisbon M 7,9, 17, &. 27 of Madeira .... •... .... Ml9th of the month Madeira ...... • ..... N,23d of month .. Malta (see India) Malta .; 7. 30 of m. Mauritius (see India) Mauritius of the month Mexico .. M 2nd of the month. New Naples . . ........N sth & i s th2sthormon Granada ...... M2d 17th of month New Ze By private ship Papal states Peninsula M 7th 7 th2Bthofinon Peru Port Natal o , the month Sicily N sth 1 , th2thotinon,, Tuscany ...N Ikt,2sthofinon.l Venezuela , ......M 2d& '7th ot month Van Diemen's Lan( ( , ee: Au.tralia) .... • • . West !tidies . ;2. , 1 7t., o flonth 96 .2 .1 ,ertal° ) Plymouth •• In ) Southampton Jan' Dover ...• • • .T. a l l ' )1 Southampton os" , Various ports i tinc e , Dover .... ••J rAu ' a S ou th amp t o n Jan. 1 southampton . 1.44. 91 NoV• i'lymottik .. ,•• 2 Dover ... • • 'Jan. • „,, y Dover ...... . 1 .%" . 1 southamptoti l l.`' • c m , Southampten -7.....,... • Whoti any of these , latex o't ~u nday, the mallsP dispatchei on the foll ow i ng d ay with the exception of the 111 dia tb° Southampton), and the M a lt a , b o th o f which will be diaPio , "" day preceding. BIRTHS. OF A SON. • On the 17th in s t., th e w if e o f t h e R ev. Henry golden Head Master of Durham Grammar School Itoor t O. On the 28th inst., at Manchester, the wife of Boyd, Esq., Ist Royal Dragoons. On the 28th i ns t., at OId DAUGHTER Trafford, near 3faneshe Or' Mn.s David L ec ki e . #l, vtife On the 28th i ns t., a t W es t-l o d ge , D ar li ng ton, -- e of David Dale, Esq. MAERIED. toin On the 29th inst., at St. James's, Paddington, .-- 11) .0 0 Charles James Cox, of 21, Langham-place, Q. G. , t° Of Elizabeth, se con d d aug ht e r of Edward Downes, 961 " 30, Hyde-park -square. On the 29th i ns t. at at St. Peter's Church, Brighten'cloilf- Rev. Willi am Edward Buckley, Fellow of Brasee"?,...die leg; Oxford, and Classical Professor at the East 1" the College, Haileybury, to Georgina, third daught er _ o f sot Rev. Ch a rles Webb Le Bas, late Principal of the India College, Haileybury. 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