The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 21.—The late appointment and promotion of Mr. Watts and Mr. Mallard have given general satisfaction, those officers having been engaged in the arduous duty of extricating the Spbynx. But there are yet several who assisv , d equally in that onerous work, and contributed much to the honourable and gratifying result, who have gone witl•out their reward. No one worked harder, or set a better example, than Lieutenant Andrew Thompson, late of the Victory. On the last occasion of his being dispatched to the wreck he was so serious') inj,;red by his exertions as :o be inca pacitated from dlscharr.,itv h.s dat:es as see , :nd lieute nant of the Vic:or., eonipel:ed to mvalid hom the ship, and SUheCitiPtit;y to ;41 , r up h:s app,,inenent. The Bu , :d,:g st9.utn-stoop, C , Arineiti.ler Key, is ordered toprep+;re for ,ailantr, ti)-rnorr , -w - to LN,hon, with answers to the dispktehes she brought :. , itrerday. Toe Jiino, L'a2l,ao. Wit 3 at Otaheite on the 10th of January, a letter of which date states that place to be much quieter than it had been for some months past. . 1 Most of the chiefs," says our letter, " came in from the mountains and surrendered to the Fre,,ch the d.,y b, tore yesterday the anniversary opt which they made their first att,cit C ,ri this Th.-, have now hoisted the pro tectorate flag with the t• is Itrir in .he c.,rt.er, ,t , hich we sig"ltA at twelve o'clock, r•ei .• re,:ati a n the sr:r-rnoon and a grand, o ti. 1 I umi rntions in the evenin,... Th , r• h .1-iga es to ty's). a utermer, and a •-ce:o;:er h-te rhe U:a.nie has lost 460 men. They h4ve sent f Potnare. who is at one of the tioj :cent buT, she will not c,:me." R-ar-A.. - Instral Sir Chsees No.pier's secr. tary is Mr. James W. ozzard, 1845, no - Mr. Jams Ozz rd, 1813, as err , aasou-ly er-nta,ai yesterday. PLYM—UTH. M.Y 20 —Her Muj.sWti . tteam.res si si Jackal, Latuc. Com.uaoder George Western, arrived here this mot nin4. after a short passage of three days and five hours, from up wto, where she left her Ma jesty's steam frigate Gladiator, Captain J.hn Robb, and her Majesty's steam sloop Polypheu us, Commander Jas. .1. M'Cleverty. Colonel Wylde was at Oporto, and has made an inef fectual effort to induce the Junta to accept the terms offered by her Majesty the Queen of Portugal. After a week's deliberation the Junta refused the terms pro posed. It was generally understood that Don Mig uel had privately entered and was secreted in that city after having disembarked from. an English brig at . Villa de Conde, five leagues to the north. The castle of Viana, to the south of the Minh.). after a siele of 56 days, had been surrendered to the insurgents by the Queen's troops, wbo were so reduced fur want of food as to be nearly all taken prisoners. The Governor of the castle and five officers found re fuge on board the Jackal; from her they joined the Polyphemus, and were conveyed to Lisbon. Lieutenant Western has brought dispatches for the Admiralty. Her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, Captain Sir Henry J. Leeke, this afternoon went outside the Sound, beyond Peulec Point and returned inside the breakwater in the evening. Her Majesty's ship Caledonia, 120, Captain Manby H. Dixon, was this 'afternoon towed by the Sir Francis Drake steamer, Captain Sadler. and a Govern ment steam-tug, from Hamoaze to the Sound. In consequence of the mob at Bucktastieigh last even ing having attacked Mr. Searle, a considerable miller of that place, the magistrates met at Ashburton this morn ing, and taking into consideration the riotous course re cently pursued both at Bucktastleigh and Ashburton, determined to send here for military aid. This after noon four sergeants and 100 rank and file of the sth Fusiliers from the Plymonth citadel, under command of Captain Piner and Lieutenant Napp, left for those towns, which are situated 21 and 28 miles to the eastward of Plymouth. CHATHAM, MAY 21.—The Samarang, 26 guns, which sailed out of this port to Sheerness on the 17th inst., is to embark a company of the Royal Artillery and twenty five convicts for conveyance t.) Gibraltar. The Antelope steam-plckzt was taken into dock on the 18th inst., to complete her fitting for commission, and will be ready about the middle of June. The Terpsichore corvette and the Arab 16 , gun brig are progressing very fast in their fitting for commission; both these vessels are expected, owing to the ❑umber of bands on them, to be ready for the pendant early next month. The Adjutant of the Dockyard Battalion, Lieutenant G. Downer. commenced drilling At six o'clock on Wed nesday evening, the 13 , h inst., an l the 2d :and 3d com panies the evening followim. The drilling is to con tinue every evening during the summer months. The officers of the yard are drilled three times a week. The Aid, S-aalluian master, is loading for Ports mouth and Pmibroke yards, and will sail to-morrow (Saturday). PROMOTIONS. The folhwing promotions have taken place:—Mr. John Barnaby, draughtsman, app 'lilted inspector of her Majesty's ships building in the river Thames, •ice Mr. D. liarding, appointed inea.urer at Portsmouth; Thomas B ►x, shipwright, app.drited acting I••adingman; Robert Wills, sec nid class fireman of sni•ths, to be first class fireman; Coarles Gibson Smith, to be double fireman; and IL. Hall to be single ditto. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LoNuox, M & 22.—Wind W.S. W., light breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, MAY 21.—Wind N.W. to S.W.—Sid. the whole of the outward iy , und. PLYMOUTH, MAY 21.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Greenock, New Y..rk. _ _ BRISTOL, MAT 21.—Arrd. Jane, St. El Milt' and Si Kitts. LIVERPOOL, 314. v 21.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Harriet Augusta. Robinson, Philkalt.lphia. Sail Pd Shaughae; Sydney, Honduras. Put back, Yorkshire, Tripp, for Quebec, leaky, having been on shore off Port Ilindiey. Toaii.k v. IfAr I.—Wind S.W.—SId. Charles Brock, West Indies. WATERFORD, MAT 20.—Wind W. to S.S.W.—SId. Ellen, Trinidad; Auce, Tarleton, Norfolk; Rhodes, Bal timore; Juliet, Planter, Newfoundland; Junior, New York; Margaret, giehec; Margaret, ditto John Bell, ditto; Agent, ditto; William S. Hamilton, ditto. CORK, MAY 19.—Arrd. Swiss Boy, Perkins, New Orleans; Coverd:4le, Benson, ditto; Countess of Arran. Henderson, Baltic3or, ; Pilgrim, Blanchard, Norfolk; Mischief, Grant, ditto. Sld Martha, New York. WARRENPOIST, MAY 20. —SA. New L. aland, Quebec. SHIELD!, MAY "'l.—Wald westerly.—Sld. Rukeby, Quebec. 1 - IAnTLEPooL, MAY 20.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Planet, Bahia. NEWPORT, MAY 21.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. Pollux, Havannah; M. Shallerop, Rio de Janeiro. SWANSEA, MAY 21.—Wind S.E.—Acrd. Sir J. L. Gold mid, Pitt, Cuba. BELFAST, MAY W.N.W.—Arrd. William Carson, Hutchinson, New Orleans. Sid. Glenroy, Ncva Scotia; Hebron, Philadelphia. LEITH —Sld. Kingston, Ilavannah. GREENOCK, MAY 20 —The Dawson, of Sunderland, for Philadelphia, with the crew of a wrecked barque, wan spoken on th,- 29 , h ult., lat. 36 N., lon. 51 W., by the Antigua, a rived in the Clyde. SII. , RIFIFIA,I, MAY 21.—Tn,- John Jessie, London to Leghorh. got. on sh , ,re on the Watthiogle Point; as sisted off, and proceed.-d without app trent, damage. TR ‘DE, DECLARATIoN _OF THE JUNTA OF OPORTO. " Office of C.m.nittev id' Privy Council for Trade. " Whitehall, Miy 21. 1847. " Sir.—T am &reefed by the Lu ds of the Committee of Priv' Coil• eil fiir "'rade, to .Jt:qiiaint VIM for the infor tiatii.t of the Cinnqattee f , r M.ttuig n th , Affair,: of Li yd',, that ;t alp ar. frost, di.pateh received from hee Maiesty'h u! at. l )por , o, that the h.l t _Llll_4 h _4Yr r, au Felt th.t. w o ws of the Upper Douro. of tt,e tint-gx• of 1846, may he brought. into Oporto until the 20th of June next. Upon winos ~ f the hrst quart}, a duty of 7.200 r,•is (::tout 11 14t. 2 t) ~ p , pe. is to be pH, and the owner of :ho wi n e Is t o nd expoit the sam , _ to ports in Lu •,pe. Up. ~ wines the second qu ,ity, the duty is to I e 600 -•,- 0 1 ,..,i, 2.10,1.) 411 , 1 or, wine tiir fiotneeousurnr t.-ti 6 Buo re,. (Al. it II 12i. 10! ) S pip e . entranee duly paid un wine of the first quality i..•, ,tefiacAd frotu the expirt ituty. " I nor., Sir, your oloy.dient servant, (Sig.,d) "J. NIA( tiiii:GOß." Do—ion S , crvtary, Lloyd's." RELATING '1'1) A TINIBER-LA DENT SHIP, Drs.. NIASTED AND ABANDONED. tt Admiralty. May 21, 1847. " Sir,—l a.m comma: n led by my Lords Commissioners of the A.quiralty to acquaint you, for t. 48 information of the Cominit ,,, - for Managing the Affairs of Lloyd's, that Comtnaodrr of her Nfajesty's steam-vessel Bulldog. has reported that on the et-ening, of the 16th inst., not far from the entrance of the Douro, be passed close to a dismasted timber ship, which had evidently been de serted some weeks, her upper works and stern were washed away, and that she was kept afloat by the timber in her hold. _ " r a.;:n I Sir, your most obedient servant, " W. A. B. HAMILTON, "W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary to Lloyd's." MA A T IIL 2 I I T ._ A Rr y he O fo v i r i tcmts FOR INDIA. CHATHAM, officers of regiments serving in India have this day received orders to hold themselVes in readiness for embarkation board ships that are to be taken up for the conveyance of troops which are to be placed under their command Bervsl, viz :—Ca.ptaM Th.. for the , presidency of Cap tain F. S. Call, Lieutenant Miller,6 10th Foot ; Cap W. P. Cockburn, Lieutenant C. ' A iiilliiird, Lieutenant E. Swindley, Ensign J. Canavan, and e ... ),les, Ensign J. 18th Royal Irish ; Major G. L. w r y,i i; - , , ,..n A. Minter, Manners Monckton, Ensign G. St . Jahn Henderson4'eltena.nt IL Ensign G. IL Neviil, 29th ; Lieutenant Cr , and G. 8 . Moor 32d ; Ensign J. W. Corfield, any' , Ensign J. A. La' zel e l' 53d ; Lieutenant J. F. WoolhOuse and Ensign E. R. Berry. 61st ; Captain F. Grantham and Assistant -Sur geon E. 1). Batt. These officers, with their detachments from the Pretviiiional Bettalion. vviii embark in the early pqrt of next month. The depot of the 18th is expected to furni.,l3 500 men, ttie regiment having sustained con siderable loss through sickness in China. The following officers have ohbgned from the Commander-in -Chief leave of abs , 3aceirOm this garris9n : 9'h Foot, Lieute nant F. Perry tea, from the 18th of May to the 18th of August ; Lieutenant It. J. Ross O'Connor, from the 16th Mae to tho 18th of At-rust ; arid Lieutenant W. Be fief Mb F, or, r, until the rvgira , tic arrives home from ktii:. i Corn riots A il;titte(l by the Suwhion Mercury of taicvslSLiki-otkirred airs 'e: simultanenurAy In ali parts hi "Fr c ~& i ,1 4 1-4,10., 'Mins have ti.en plundered, and the 1 i.rojited. In 4nreral instances it has been necessary t(Aefr--o4e-nfoi!ary. . c lAf,tevAat 'OR of le•tf•rs r..p.ivvd frnm ; 1 2.1q 1 0 , 1. 1.4", 2 . 14-arif74 41 ).11 in th e T.l.Jitf-d Kingdom %ill "Clam bill' of Iteilik is k bb di2 — cf. , zlLittwl c\ -,z.i.k-_--- /.; ^ 1 S TAE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING MAY 24, 1847. LAW IN TELLIGEN CE. COURT OF CHANCERY, May 22. The Lord Chancellor sat at Westminster to-day, it being the first day of Trinity Term. His Lordship sat at ten o'clock, in consequence of the usual breakfast to the Judges, Masters in Chancery, and Queen's Counsel, having been dispensed with. The formality of this breakfast on the first day of each term has existed for cen turies, and Lord Lyndhurst, the late Lord Chancellor, was the first to put an end to it as far as it respected Hilary and Trinity Terms. The present Lord Chan cellor thinking, as we understand, the ceremonial a great waste of the public time, and toll -)wing in the wake of his predecessor, has dtscontintted the practice for the two other remaining terms, Michaelmas and Easter. His Lordship was occupied the whole morning with up ro4l motion- , , but no case of interest came before the C urt. ROLLS' COUtel; May 22. This being the first dny of term, his Lordship sat this morning. at trn o'clock, at Westminster. -------- FOTHERINGTON V. THE SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a motion to restrain the defendants from ereciing a station at a place called King Pond, near S.uthampton. It appeared :hat the plaintiff, Major 114trolv n F.,therington, a portion of whose estate was treYer, , d th - wo•ks of the defendants, had petitioned te , aiiirt their iSiil, bw. had wittidrawn that opposition on Ni•ti of an agreement that had been entered into between his solicitor and the compan), by which it was stipulated that the r nlway- should pros the extreme southern boundary of Mr. Fotherington a estate, and that a screen or f e nc e : h ou l t i b e erec t e d, which would entirely exclude the railway from view at King's Bridge Betsy, the residence of the plaintiff, which would prevent the plaintiff having the prospect from his house obstructed. It was further agreed that if any difference should arise in reterence to the site of the station, or on any other point, it should be decided by two arbitrators, who were named. The Bill having passed through Parliament, the detendants commenced their works. A difference did arise between the par ties, and it was decided by arbitration that on no por tion of a piece of reserved land, specified by the terms of the arbitrament, should the company erect any works. This, however, it was understood, the company were about to violate, being in treaty with the proprietor of the ground in question, after the withdrawal of an in junction which he had obtained at his own instance, to prevent their erecting any works there. Mr. Tv RISER, who appeared for the plaintiff, contended that his client was clearly entitled to the injunction which he required. His case rested upon three grounds; the very terms of the company's Bill, which limited the bite of the proposed station of the company to some place "at or near Bletchington-terrace, Southampton," the terms of the agreement, and the award of the umpire. The company could not erect the station at the place where they proposed to do so, without violating the terms of the Act of Parliament, it being a considerable distance from the place specified. But even if the terms of the Act were not considered conclusive as to the validity of his client's claim, there could be no doubt as to the terms of the agreement, and Lord Cottenham had decided that a company could not violate an agreement by virtue of their Act. By the terms of that agreement they had bound themselves to abide by the decision of arbitrators, who decided that upon no pretext whatever should any portion of the reserved piece of ground be built upon by the company. Mr. BAGSHAWE followed on the same side. Mr. BEALY said that he would rest his client's case upon the evidence adduced by the plaintiff. His LORDSHIP said that he thought it would be dan gerous to rely upon such evidence, and it was ultimately arranged that the case should stand over till Friday, the 28th instant. VICE-CHANCELLOL►S' COURT, May 22.: This being the first day of Trinity term his Honour the Vice-Ch.ncellor of England took his seat at ten o'clock, and proceeded to take motions. BRETT V. HASSEY AND THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Mr. Stewart, with Mr. Webster, were for Mr. Brett; Mr. Bolt, with Mr. Metcalfe, for Mr. Massey; and Mr. Bethel!, with Mr. Heath&ld, for the Electric Telegraph Company. This was an application to restrain Massey and the Electrie Telegraph Company from pirating a patent ob tained by Brett to simplify and improve the system of printing by means of electricity. As stated by the Learned Counsel, it appeared that Mr. Brett, in the month of December last, had turned his attention to the subject of electric fluids with the view of inventing some means to prevent the gradual decrease of power in the batteries occasioned by the imperfect construction of the metallic troughs. He did discover a mode of remedying he evil, and had so far imuroved his invention by the ~t4l of January, that on the 11th of February, 1847, he was induced to take out letters patent. It appeared, how ever, that Mr. Massey had, in the month of January, called at the office of the Electric Telegraph Company, anti exhibited to them a" model trough "of a similar cha racter with that afterwards patented by Mr. Brett. fhe company at once saw the utility of the invention, And entered into terms with Mr. Massey. A formal agreement was concldded between them, dated the 25th of January, and Mr. Massey afterwards proceeded fur rher, for on the 16th of February he (claiming to be en titled to the credit of this invention) went—and instead of apply ing for letters patent—he went and registered •he invention. The Learned Counsel, under these cir ,litnstances, contended that as the patent was granted to Mr. Brett, on thellth of February, and Mr. Massey ha , t July registered his alleged invention on the 16th, the orzority of date sufficiently proved to whom the merit of 'he invention belonged. He maintained, therefore, that under these circumstances his Honlur should grant the ,njunction. Mr. HOLT and Mr. METCALFE were heard against the application. His HONOUR granted the injunction prayed for. (Before Vice Chancellor Sir KNIGHT BRUCE.) This being the first day of Trinity Term, his Honour sat at Westminster. The Court took motions during the early part of its sitting, and then proceeded to hear arguments in a cause ►treacly part heard, but which possessed no interest ex cept fur the parties immediately concerned. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRA3I.) 13ROOKS V. PORTER. This was a snit by vendors against purchasers for specific performance, and the plaintiff gave notice that the defendant might pay his money into Court, which he did, and a sum of SOO/. was accepted as a compromise instead of the lora - ,er sum. The conveyance was pre pared and approved of, but it now appeared that two of the vendors refused to execute. The application to the Court now was, that they might be ordered to execute the conveyance within a limited time. The defendants had filed an affidavit, that the suit was commenced with out their authority. 131 Gos itpp!ured for the defendants. The former solicitor for his clients had made an arrangement which vas beneficial to himself, and had completely thrown over their interests. The suit was commenced without their knowledge. By executing this conveyance his clients would be assigning over a very considerable pro perty without any proper satisfaction. He would suggest h.s Honour that he should refer the caso to the Master to report upon the conveyance. hits lioNoutt directed the case to stand over urnil Friday next. This being the first day of term, a number of minor !notions were disposed of, which contained nothing of public interest. ( 2 UEEA May 22. (Sittings in Banco.) Their L.wdships took their seats this morning shortly 'ter bit o'clock. THOMAS y. FREDERICKS.-DAMAGE BY GAME. _ In tnis case the defendant had obtained a rule in arrest f judgment, and a rule calling upon the defendant to ,how cause why the verdict which he had obtained should riot hi, Jet aside, and a new trial granted on the ground of nifortnality. Mr. P. acock anti Mr. Chilton, Q.C., appeared in sup port of the verdict of the jury, and against the applica tion of the cleti!nd9.rit. The C4ll sel simply confined their arguments to the arrest of judgment. It appealed that the plaintiff had leased a manor house and land, in Carmarthen, to the defendant for 1..0 years, for the purpose of shooting over it. The land was stocked with game, and in the agreement drawn up oetween the parties, it was arranged that in the event of the game doing any damage to the property of the farms, over which the right of shooting was let to the defendant, the amount should be determined by two " indifferent " persons, one to be appointed by the plaintiff, and the other by the defendant. Damage to the amount of 160/. 12s. was done during the first year of his tenancy, and 183/. 7s. during the second. This amount was awarded by a Mr. Moody, the plaintiff's arbritator, the defendant not having appointed one on his behalf within ten days after having received notice from the plaintiff to do so. The first objection raised by the defendant was, that the agreement was not under seal. Lord DENNAN said it was merely a license to sport, and did not require to be under seal. The Court of Exchequer had so deci4ed, and a case was tried before him tit Kingston, in which an objection was taken to the validity of such an agreement, because it was not under seal ; but he overruled it at nisi prius. Mr. PEACOCK said the second objection raised by the defendant was, that not having thought proper to ap point an arbitrator, the plaintiff had no right to go on without him; but lie (Mr. Peacock) held that the de fendant was bound to choose an arbitrator within the specified time, and to notify the same to the plaintiff, and that if he did not do so, that the plaintiff could pro ceed to make his estimate of the damage sustained, and be proceeded accordingly, and obtained a verdict for the amount claimed. CHILTON followed on the same side. Mr. Bt;TT judgment, and contended in support of had not appointedthe arrest of that there was not sufficient statement is the andeclaration arbitrator.to show T h The t re th n e d defendant antm igh might have appointed at,er ;,.r.d if he did, person to make a valuati o n on his part, ew . as no necessity for him to give notice to th e plaintiff; to prod uce his was " quite sufficient for a per sonedarbitratorrmthpat the time he was requ i re d . Mr. GRAY f o ll ow samej judgment u s d id g e m . Lord I)EsmA N considered that ought not to were grounds amhange n o e f ti d e e e - s be arrested. It was true there hepmpotta,,te arbitrators, he murrer, but they were very pon special s ben aleteorneda'aPtieacell When two parties agreed to a rtecull gr°unda in deed. thoua2ht it was incumbent upon ( t f t effect.tphaapter,or in Having the mind,th e a s r u b b i j t t r times, was no nomination at all. The Court Could n ot , therefore, c 'went to arrest the judgment. Rule disi:hargi.d accordingly. The ru:e which lied been obtained fora new trial rum came on for argument. 31r. CHILTuN said the rule had Lcn obtained on the gro.ind that rabbita were L't) i_p_me, azl at ths trial his Learned Friend (Mr. Williams, now Mr. Justice Wil liams) produced an illustration of a Brobdignagian rabbit eating the ears of ripe corn.—(Laughter.) A thousand couple of rabbits were killed by the defendant in the first year, during which year it was alleged that damage had been done, by " rabbits and game," to the amount of 60L, and in the second to the valise of 45L The principal damage was done by the rabbits, and he (Mr. Chilton) contended that they were game. Mr. Burr said they were not game by the 1 and 2 of Will. IV., c. 32, sec. 2. As they were not game, the damages should be considerably reduced, and therefore a new trial should take place. Lord I)EratAN said the Court would consider the whole matter. Rol D ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE COMPANY. This part-heard case is appointed to be resumed on Monday, the second day of term. They were placed 'in tho hands of - Messrs. Hill and Everill. Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD—And there are only 490 shares accounted for ? Mr. GRAHAM—Messrs. Hill and Everill were cre ditors to the company, and have a large claim. They ought to debit themselves with the deposits on 385 shares, being the difference between the 490 paid on and the 875 allotted. Mr. JAMES stated the sbares alluded to were never accepted, and were now ill court. Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD—Were they not ac cepted so as to make a person liable ? Mr. JAMES—No, sir. Mr. COOKE, for Mr. Saunders, then tendered a proof for upw,tr(ls of I,OOOL, which was admitted. Mr. DutrcArt wished to state that he had not the slightest objection to the Hon. F. - H. Berkeley. Afer some further di,cus , ion, The baukrupts passed their last examination. COURT OF EXCISE, May 21. (Before T. HARRISON. Esq., H. F. STEPHENSON, Esq., and CHARLES ROSS, E q.) Thomas Connor, of No. 22, Wilk-str, et, Spitalfields, was charged with having in his p , +ssession an illicit still. Mr. I►+c;hts, an officer or Excise, proved finding a still dif at lie top of ',he house named in the infcr mation, wth a cowl:1(y m lasses A ash, and the usual ion, which he seiz:d, and conveyed he snm.. to thi, office. Ti - e defendant said he knew n 'thin whatever of the tri=m, ss that wascarried on, nor were the premises in his oe , upation. He t them to a person some time ago, who retilarly paid him rent for them, and he produced the ren: - -booi,. with the sums entered that he received from the occupier. The COITKT inquired why he did not bring his lodger with him? The defendwit replied, that he did not know where to fiod him. For tiiinseK he was but a weaver. and could bring a character from his employer, with whom he had been for the last five or six years. The COURT gave judgment in the penalty of 501., and condemned the seizure. John Wilson, a seaman, employed on board the Vic toria, Leith steamer, was charged with attempting to remove a quantity of spirits, with intent to defraud her Majesty of the duty thereon. The COURT gav , judgment in the penalty of 251., and condemned the spirits. Thomas Curtis. of the Waterloo-road. entree-"shop keeper, was convicted in the penalty of 751. for retailing spirits and beer without a license CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. SENTENCES AND SESSIONAL RESULTS. Subjoined are the principal sentences as revised and corrected at the end of the session:— TRANSPORTATION FOR SEVEN YEARS.—Mary Cullen, Eliza Williams, Mary Smith, Ann Jones, Ellen Weale, Elizabeth Williams, Charlotte Jackson, Val. Ganby J. Webb, J. Rowe, J. Purman, W. Green, W. Webber, G. Lingwood, J. Roberts, Michael Rush, J. Williams, E. Jones, J. Basterfield, J. Alexander, J. Bartholomew, G. E. Langley, Geo. Smith, W. Weston, F. M'Lean, C. Gardner, W. Lane, W. Ward, Rd. Letts, W. Davis, C. Phillips, J. Williams, W. Haley, W. Gamble, R. Elridge. R. Barron, J. Godfrey, Ann Murray. Ten Years—W. T. Worley, J. Denby, F. M'Carty, T. Bailey, W. M'Manus, J. Pohl. For Fifteen Years—Nicholas Keys, Alfred Wilbeam alias Brown Campbell, J. Sprignell, A. Bucket, J. Hobbs, R. Brown, W. Pedgett. For Twenty Years—J. F. Weston. for arson. Death recorded against Edward Robinson. Imprisonment, &c.—Ordered to be confined to hard labour in the Houses of Correction:— _ For Three Years—Lydia Baby, for forgery on •the Paymaster-General. For Two Years.—James Edward Green, R. Martin, T. Cook, J. Brown. For Eighteen Months.—W; Grabham, J. Williams, J. Graves, E. Bowen, G. Tazy. For Fifteen Months —J. Chivers, on two indictments. For One Year.—J Price, C. Price, Thomas Knight, J. Denne, W. Knight, G. Smith, F. Claw, W. Jones, G Potter, Julia Donovan, Mary Ann Gilham, Elizabeth Earle, Ann Murray, Susan Palmer, J. L. Mastermati, G. Williams, Henry Dawson, J. Donovan, J. Sutton, J. Barratt, C. Taylor, S. Freer, G. Miller, J. T. Silk, W. Martin, J. Arnold. G. .Barr, T. Myon, W. Jones, G. White, J. Glover, J. Ward, F. Hawker, J. Langley. For Nine Months—W. 17'41-ley, Ann Murray, T. Tovey, Thus. White, W. Smith, W. White, G. Smith, G Jones, For Six Months—L. Wright, alias Smith, Ann Doyle, Emma Best, Sarah Crock:ord, Ellen M‘Manus, Eller , Duley, Agn, , s Fitzgerald, W. Elderkin, H. Moredale, J. Flanagan, R. Inwood, J. Puncher, .R. Churchill, S. G.,rratt, M. Collins, J. Connell, G. Russell, W. Norman, A. Ilargcn. W. Gibbons, H. Fisher, G. Cnusey, J. Bar net', H. Edwards, W. Jackson, Allison, A. I3ryati, C. Hurd, W. Cohen, G. Clarke, J. Clarke, A. Berlyn. H. Page. R. W. Cook, J. Davis, H. Flint, AV. Scott, J. Brody, J. Howe, J. Vine, J. Bruirne. For Four Months—Ann Barnes, John Moriarty Margaret Sheen, Jane Wheatley, Ann Sheen, Margarei Sheen, Jane Smith, M. Siumonds,..K. Beimley, J. Driscoll, J. Moore, J. guilt'', . . For three months—Elizabeth Page, Agnes Martin, Sarah Stevenson, Harriet Trovvers, Catherine O'Brien, Ellen Sullivan, J. Robinson, J. J. Hornby, J. 11,dington, B. Str. , wers, J. Townsend; B. Dennis, G. Hemmings, H. Hutchinson, J. Wright, J. Murray, W. Haynes, J. Stowell, R. Tentris, J. Anthony, W. Chaney, W. Gur lin.% F. W. Torevrn, F. Freesland, J. Smith, C. Cohen, IL Church, J. Lucia. J. Downs, J. Riley, G. Davis, E. Here, J. Elliott, J. Smith. _ _ Imprisoned for two months, 10; one month and under, 24; acquited by the petit jury, 40; ignored by the grand jury, 10; remanded, 5. The Court adjourned to the 15th day of June next. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP STREET. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY TWO BROTHERS. Henry and Charles Farr, were on Saturday morning brought be fore Mr. Broughton for re-examination, on the charge of stealing a cash-box, containing gold, bank notes, and securities amounting to upwards of 2301., the property of Mr. James Bird, landlortrof the Mail Coach Tavern, Kingsland-road. An account of the robbery appearad i❑ The Sun of Saturday week. They were again remanded, i❑ order that certain licensed victuallers, who have been plundered in a simi lar manner, should have the opportunity of appearing against them. BANK RETURNS. (Front the London Gazette.) Au Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, rap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the Bth day of May, 1847: Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Abingdon Bank, Abingdon—Knapp and Co 24,230 Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co 14,374 .Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 10,469 Aylshain Bank, Aylsham—R. and E. Copeman 5,640 Aylesbury Old Bank, 4ylesbury—Rickford and llunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Pon, and Lindsell... 35,958 Rarnitaile Bank, Barnstaple—Drake and Co 14,505 Basingstoke and Odibamt Bank, Basingstoke— Cole, Seymour, and CP. Belford Bank, Bedford—T. Bbirnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford— Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. Romney Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and Crane Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank. Bicester—Tubb, Wootten, and Co. Airminghani Bank, Birmingham—Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 23,477 flirminv, , ham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham - Lewis, Meilliett, and Co 18.350 Blandtord Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak 8,733 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 72.679 Boston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co. 13,835 itridg.viter Bank, Bridgwater—E. &J. Sealey 9,634 Bristel Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 37,973 aroseiey and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messra. Pritchard 24,776 B Lick iig ham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, l'arrott, and Co. . . Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Bant'ury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. 40,757 dannury Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb... 54,378 13ati: City Bank, Bath—Mager and Son 3,285 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 35,707 !3iriningham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H and A. Harris Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 66,611 Itridport Bank, Bridport—S. and W. E. Gundry 22,464 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. dmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— ' J. Worlledge and Co. 2,896 Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove—Rufford, Biggs, and Co. 16,548 3ambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortiock and Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co. Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and .. ~ 23,208 33,347 Sons Chertsey Bank, Chcrtsey—Messrs. La Coste Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. • 23,244 Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co. • 47,754 Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock 'ity Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co 22.116 Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. .Ihristchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, _ ___ and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Thepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmc uth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. ierby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes, Locke, and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew, and Co. _ _ _ I ioncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster— Cook and Co. Dover Union Bank, Dover—Lattiam, and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, and Co ievonport Bank, I)evonport—Hodge and Nor- man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshirs Bauk, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, and Co. bast Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, and Co. - •••• 14:ssex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Walford. and Co. gxeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk- beck, and Co. Warringdon Bank and Bank of \Vantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co ilodalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Grantham Bank, Grantham—Kewney and King Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon... Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilcier, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hertfordshire Bank and Ware Bank, Ware— s. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co llemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall Idoniton Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. Ilerofurd, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archeufield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Illswich— Alexat.ders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J Davies and Co Knighton Bank, Knighton—J. Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Kim -esborough—Terry and CO Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co Kettering Bank Kettering—Gotch and Sons... Lane :'mod Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C. 2,936 6,857 9,504 13,502 40,610 27,307 19,688 10,69: 12,617 62,763 85,73 10,030 44,783 :11,282 51,470 5:7,214 21,790 8,516 12,699 5,558 6,2)1 20,260 15.710 30,051 35,455 19,253 20,364 19,430 55,615 5,162 23,822 16,453 39,302 21,54• 21,909 78,35 16,26 23,536 8,742 21,215 44 : 356 8,373 5,532 56,052 Ilarv:y and Son Leeds Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Willianis, Brown, and C-. 36,586 fieek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, andeo. 461 4 1 v:ester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby 28,044 Lewd' Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 41,141 L;chFeld Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green 19.654 Lincoin Bank, Lincoln—Smith land Co 102,272 I,l6ndovery Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llindo very—David Jones and Co. :..ou?,hborough Bank, Loughborough—Mtddle- 6,648 • t. ins and Cradock • Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. 40,564 Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Nlacclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst ' - and Co 12.124 Aanningtree Bank, Manningtree—Numi and Co 6,560 Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney 16,921 Marlborough sad North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier 11,381 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Williams ' Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyums and Co 16,750 Monmouthshire Agricultural sad Commercial Bank, Abergavenny--Baileys and Co 27,352 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, . and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead. Monmoathshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 27,908 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and' Newark Bank, Newark—Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock 35,908 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Son Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dyson 2,767 Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Huasons 43,815 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Co 1 . 1 72,632 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co 11,235 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddcock and Co 5,262 Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and C 0... New Serum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and Co • Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 29,378 Oswestry Bank and Osweatry Old Bank, Os weatry—Croxon and Co 16,272 *xterd Bank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 13,453 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Thompson Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Deeohing and-Som.. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS $,214 Average Oxfordshire Witney BarkWitne3r—Willhasna, Among. Clinch, and Co 9,865 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 47,004 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 11,370 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter boroagk—Messrs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson 11,358 Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—j. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—iimonns and Co 38,016 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 42.439 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and C 0... 6,659 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co 5 118 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Romsey and Hampshire Bank, Romsey—Foot ner and Son • -- Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... 15,452 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 1 6 :026 Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 21,896 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co . . 13,477 Ross (Ad Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaw ay 4,335 Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co 18,290 Scarborough Old Bank, !Scarborough—Woodall and Co Shrewsbury and Market Drayton Bank, Shrews bury—Adams, Adana, and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rodin, Eytons, and Co. Sittingbourne anti Milton Bank, Sittingbourne 9,198 7,955 40,619 —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, south ampton—Maddisnn and Son Southwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co. St. Alban's Bank. St. Alban's—J. S. Story 2,484 Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie 22,802 Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King 9,596 Southampton and Ilampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 6,990 Stourbridge Ban's, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co 16,698 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 12,221 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. 25,450 St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- 3,785 son and Stuart 2,24 Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 27,702 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rol ph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns- ford and Barne Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, lielston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Batik, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers West Hiding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Batik, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Detrbyshiro Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Pank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester :Ad Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster —Farley 12,807 11,59 11,907 12,848 and Turner Whitby Bank, W hitby—Frankland and Wit- 9,76 16,708 25,654 11,495 28,640 3,767 43,993 14,420 20,765 5,005 16,59 36,410 57,713 7,462 10,479 13,148 54,869 12,790 kinson Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster — Everett and Co. Wrexham Bank, Wrexham—J. and S. Kenrick Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeek, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmorth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann, Clough. and Co JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, Utvoteter, and Staffs rdstire Union Banking Cmnpany, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, ClO, Itenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coven try.. Count) of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Ck•napany Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Cuiisle 20,548 Dudley and West Bromwich Ranking Con.pany, Dudley 37,076 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 20,265 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington 27,015 East of England Bank, Norwich 19,528 22,516 2,791 12,030 10,429 8,319 45,857 10,668 9,288 50,295 8,955 30,800 18,788 59,856 10,389 35,400 11,800 30,763 17,548 Gioncester - silire Banking Company, Gloucester. 150,243 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 17,622 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 34,372 Hull Banking Company, Hull - Halifax Commercivl Banking Company, Halifax 14,405 Halifax and Iluddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax . ~ t Alclll/C4n Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,255 Herefordshire Banking Comp!my, Hereford 23,167 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough Kingsbricl,N Joint-Stock Bunk, Kingsbridge 3,697 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster ..., 68.808 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln atbi Lindsay Baoking Company, Lincoln 49,987 Leamingtol Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Lei da and West Riding Bunking Company, Leeds Leeds Commercial Banking Cninpany, Leeds 295 Ludlow and Tenbury B a nk, Ludlow 9,886 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Not tin g ham 29,404 25,642 N o t t i ng h am and Notting hamshire Banking Company, Notting ham Neswtock Banking castle,,Shieldsc. tionmdpSaunnyd, Union eN r , l , awncdastieBo,34o . Joint . .... - . s . t . London . 43 ,810 Bankingham, North Wilt National Provincial Bank of E n gland, Birming- . .. . 112, Elk!s.ham ..... 57,351 C0mpany,....... .... 1 . ... . . .. . Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton.. 80,261 NorthamptonAire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 54,327 Pares's Leiccst( rshire Banking Company, Lei cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 3,316 Sheffield Bankinz, Company, Sheffield 36,406 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall .M. Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Co pany, Stourbridges7,4l3 Sheffield and lialit.mshire Banking Company, Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sto3;;itA Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond .. Stockton and Durham County Banking Com pany, Stockton...... Storey and Thomas's Banking Company, Shaftesbury Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ....... Suffolk Banking Company , Ipswich ............... Wolverhampton a, i.lStafford shire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wak e fi e ld 3 13 5, 6 5 5 1 0 2 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Warwick and Lcumir.gtou Banking C om p an y, Leamington aud South Wales District West of England 35,879 i3suk, Bastol 82,830. 22,920 9,780 855 AgsraP Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury f West Riding Union Banking Company, Bud' dersSeld Whitchurch and Ellesmere Busking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester ~. . ........ 11,5371 York Union Banking Company, Y0rk............ 71,340 York City and County Banking Company York 93,137 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds . .... 117,45 P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Esturas. Stamps and Taxes, May 15, 1847. AIPOU2It. 11,4511 MARKET NEWS.--(SATURDAY . ) CIOVZINT.CULUDZISr• stables here There was an exceedingly large show of veg to-day, but that of fruit was small. An ex t en sive business was transacted, on somewhat easier terms. Gooseber ries, 4s to 7s • and Currents, 6s to 8s per half sieve ; Apples, 6s to ' l2s per bushel ; Oranges , 9s to 165 ; and Lemons, 105 to 15s per 100; Greens, 25 to 2s 8d per dose* bunches ; Cauliflowers, 15 6d to la 8d and Summer Cabbages, is to 2s per dozen ; Forced French Beans, is 6d to 2s per 100; Potatoes (old) , Es to 12s per cwtl ditto, (new), 4d to 8d per lb; Turnips, is 9d to 2s 64:1; s th ",1 Carrots, 5s to 7s per dozen bunches ; Horseradish, I to 3s per bundle; and Celery, is to 2s per bundle; ragus, is 6d to 6s per bundle ; Cusumbers, 3s to . o adi Brussels Sprouts, 2s ; and Turnip Greens, is 6d to hm per bushel; Spring Onions, 4d to is per bunch; Ed 9 pe r 3d to 8d per dozen hands ; Mushrooms, Is 3 d to Is 6 pottle ; Rhubarb, 4d to is 3d per bundle; Hot-house GrsPest 3s to 6s per lb. AND M NIBWOA.TES EADENNAS S• • w 1 The trade for Meat was again very active, on the follo612! terms:—Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Mutton, 4s to 53 „. , 3 to 5s 2d per Sibs, by the carcase. Ducks, Lamb, 5s 10d to 6s 10d ; Veal, 4s 6d to 5s 6 d and Forst Turkeys, 4s to 68; and Pigeons, 6d to 10d each ; Fowls ' 1 5 to 1; per 8 couple ; Eggs, 78 to 8s per 100 ; Fresh Bu tter, Is 2d per lb. 13 6d t i 25 t° id 9tit NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Sd to 4s 8d; Mutton 4s 6d to 5 e 6d; Lamb! 6s to 7a; Veal, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; and Pork, per 81bs. EUNGERTORIP. We had full average supplies of most articles on sale to* day, and yet the trade was firm, at very full prices. WHITECRAPEZI. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 4 s 4 d t o 5s 4d; Latn • 6s Ud to 6s 10d ; Veal, ts 4d to 58 4 d ; and Porky 45 24 5s 2d per 81bs. 4s 4d to 5s 2 6 BILLINGSGATE. Full average supplies of Fish were on sale this morning, and which moved off steadily at about stationary prices. The prices of Wheaten Bread EA i D . n the metropolis ars O n/ 10 4 is OM to la ld; of household ditto, 10d to is per 41b5 EIDE lIIAZICET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2 1 / 2 d to 2,id per lb ; do. 641 b to o 721 b, 3d to 3 1 / 4 d ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3%d to 3 3 / d ; do. 801 b 881 b, 4d to 4 1 / 4 d ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4 1 Ad to 5 4 d ; do. 961g0d b 1041 b, 5%d to 6d ; Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; Hides, 13s ; Polled Sheep, 5s 6d to 6s 6d ; Kent and rum hreds, 4s Sd to 5s 6d ; and Downs, 4i to 43 6d Sh ear. lings, Sd to lld ; Lambs, 2s to 2s 3d. HAT MARIE TS • SmrriaLD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 3114 s Clove di tt . o. m 3/ 103 to 41 15s ; and Straw, 1 - 1 103 to 11 14s per load. SOP'' , good, and trade very dull.. —Meadow Hay, 2/ 12s to 31 16s; Mover CUMBEHLAND —, 14 ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 14s; and Straw, 1/ Ile to 11 15s per ' A full average supply, and a sluggis h demand. WHITICKAPEL.—N 3 . , leadow Hay, 21 10s to 31 14s; Clover ditto, 31 10s to 41155 ; and Straw, 11. 103 to 11145 per loa Trade dull, at barely late rates. ,-__-_ ----- RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS' LIVERPOOL, MAT 21. 'tested STOCK EXCHANGE.-A n improved feeling has mOl itself n our share market to-day, there bein a better i de mand than of late. It was publicly announced at the Stag Exchange that the directors of the Manchester and Leett the Manchester and Sheffield, the Great W estern, and Midland Counties had all announced their determination to stop all their works that were not indispensably nec ' and consequently not to press for calls. The sales are,. Bs. 9d. dis.-Birmingham and Oxford, 6 Ambergate, Nob Ingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction,cl:: shire New (scrip), is, dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, Preferense,diot 3d. dis.-Liverpeol, Crosby, and Southport, % F.-lion .2: p . ..... East Lan_ kind North- We s 11, 1681,42-Ditto, New Quarters, 9 51 4 I P vel, Manchester and Leeds, 32/. Shares, % dis.-Ditto, ssa..,_, (late Liverpool and Bury). 4 dis.-Ditto. Fifths (late vi 7 Riding U s s,n), E;gliths, I/. Ils. 3d. dl+.-Ditto, _ Quarters (late Ure: Ditto, 41/. Shares. 2 1 4 p.-Ditto, New, I IA Grimsby an 1 Sheffield), 2 1 4 1 dis.-Midland Stock, '1 13 .4 , AI dis-siacehester. Sheffield, and Lin?ll!.. New Qsarter-3 (scrip), 3 9d. p.-North taffordshire,cill r lat e p s s-Nsrth-Western, 2 dis.-Shrewsbury and Cheste r _ ~..„, NAV M.), New, 1 3 / 4 p. -South ,Eastern and Dover, s is Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, Bs. 9e, dis. MANCH ESTER, MAY 21. *oat& NOttin STOCK EXCHANGE.-Tbe sales are--Ambes.-- - ham, and Boston, 14 dis.-Blackbutn, -North Brity!ll ClitN7l.-tbitto, dis.-East Lar c4shi: e (late B. and F.), New , 'lway and Canal, : tii C. dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester Rai I , ter and Bic -1 dis.-London and North- ester's (Manc.es __ . 4 New ( ,crip), 7s. dis.-i. leetwood, Preston, and West Riding, mingh am ), Quarters (C). 4 15-16 p- Manchester and Le ed s, 321. Shares ( late Extension), % dis.-Ditto, Fifths ( ate W. R. U.), 1 ,4 dis.-North Staffordshire, 1 7-16 p.- Alliance. Alliance. 7-16 dis.-South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole , 3 / 4 dis.-Wharfdale (l+ t. North-Eastern), IN dis. LEED', MAY 21. STOCK EXCHANGE. - The sales are-Ambergate, Notting. ham, and Boston, 31s. 3d. dis.-East Lancasbire,New (scrip). 4s. Gd. dis.-East and West Yorkshire, 38s. 9d. dis.-Great T9 l , :, i t d t7 s , .- Preference, London Northern, FA3 dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester, 10s. dis.- Ditto, Thirds, 55. disc-Leeds and Bradford, 43% p.-Leeds a w nd ak l e 'b fi i e r l s d k ;a N nd ew South Coast, 51% -London and Portsmouth, 20s. dis.-- 5s Brighton,dis: l e e d ead Midland, s '4 d is Alalton and Driffield Junction, 1 1 / s dis.-Manchester and Leeds (late Hud. and Shelf.), par-Dato, 321. Shares (late Extensions), 12s. 6J. dis.-Ditto, West Riding Union, 14) !,' dis.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and liddland, 12 8 . 6 ". dis.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 1% s. p.-North British, Thirds, 258. p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), Is. 6 d. p. -Nati l Staffordshire, 1% n. p.-North-Western, 2 dis.-Royston an 'litchi°, 2& 6d. p. HULL, MAT 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are--Blackburn, Clithl" roe, &c , Preference, "s' t i p.-Great Northern, 37:6-Manchti es- , ter and Leeds (West Riding Union), IA dis.-North Brish Extension (scrip), Is. 6d. p. SHEFFIELD, MAY 21. S TOC K EXCHANGE. - The sales are-Arnbergate, Notting'• ham, and Boston , 31 s. dis. -Manchester and Leeds (West Riding Union), 9s. dis.-Mauchester,Sheflield, and Linceltt. shire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 12/. 10s. Shares, 24 dis.* Newcastle and Berwick, 4% p.-North-Western, 2 c. dis.--• York and North Midland, Extension, 154 P. GLASGOW, MAY 20. Srocx EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Airdrie and Bath* Sate. 725. 6d. -Clydesdale Junction, 42/.-Dundee and Perth, 304 -Ditto. Quarters, 525. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth ( New Co.). 30s. -Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct , 17 v i -Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Avis 116 L-Glasgow and Greenock, 17/.-Ditto, Halves, 84 -Manchester and South ampton, 10s. 61-North British, Thirds, 465.-Scottish Cen• tral, 23 1 , ' _ veral journals pubitsh on of the DEATH OF PRINCE Lion :--`• -Prince Je,mme, Bon.parte, eldest s mperor, of youngest and last su • rviving brother of the E gßoaNsAarA coltraTEra.—uniSese: th j ef a ol ° lo l4.4B in I:ged 33. This young man hart be n suff eri .16.,,me, ex King of Wt - st e halia, died lately a.nt:lforroeninCe; di.. ase of the sp'ne. Dr. Lal!emande, who was con w hi n the aff etiim was first discovered, gave some hones of recovery, if the patient could be allowed to go to Verne, (Basse 1 ) %r6nee , ..) to take the water. The Prince's father, and his un,le, the King of Wurtembergt hastened to apply to the Frriieh Government for the ye' eessary pi mission. This wa, refus, d without any rev son Is,ing assigned. On receiving this refusal the ques tion occurred. where wid stop this blind animosity, ibi s want of judgment in persecuting with so much invete". racy every bring who bears the name of Napoleon? young man died in the arms of his father and his bro ther, lamenting that he could no long'er hope to see that conntr- which he loved so much, and was so willing to . serve."—Galiynani. SUICIDE FROSI DRUNKENNESS.--Mr. Bedford held an inque: t on Friday, at St. George's Hospital. on air body of Henry Yiting, alged 50, a gardener, of No. 7, Cumberland Chelsea. It appeared in evidence that ,he deceased tied b.en for some time A past much ad- Anted ted to drinking, a n d w a s f r e quen tly i n t ox icated for hree or four day, t,:getrer. He got up at fire o'clock , n Wednesday morning last, and returned in the even mg with a botle of laud 'num in his pocket, He then poured the poi on int , a cup and drank it. His wife and chughtr-r, who w , le in ttn• room, rendered imme diate a,si:lance. but 1:e deceased c n 'jutted in an insen sible stite, and died in the hosp•thi the next day. It was awed by the wivei-es that he had made two pre: Onus at empts on his life. Toe inquest was adjourned for the theevidenc po e j o a fte chemist of whom the decease d purchased BIRTH.!. On the 19th inst. at Torrington-square, the lady of R. B. Gramtham, Esq., of a daughter. On the 19th lust, at Clapham New-park, the wife of P. Hanbury, Esq., of a son. On the 19th inst., Mrs. W. H. Carlin, of Ludgate-street, of a son. On the 19th inst., at Latkhall-lane, Clapham, Mrs. John G. Perkins, of a son. On the 15th inst., at Huntley Hall, near Cheadle, the wife of the Rev. George Mather, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at Beauchamp-square, Leamington, the lady of S. Blyth, Esq., of a son. On the 18th inst., at Tate Rectory, Gloucestershire , the lady of the Rev. G. L. Harvey, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Sutherland-street, Walviorth, Mrs' George Shadbolt, jn., of a daughter. ~, Mrs. .1. On the 19th inst., u at Hanger-lane, Stamford- 1 u" , Jerram, of a son. MARRIED. the On the 18th inst., at Ripley. L. Uppleby , Esq., of Woof.° ton House, Lincolnshire, to Llizs Roberta, daughter of late Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Barr ie, K.C.B. and &C. a., of Swarthdale, Lancashire. On the 18th inst., a t Ripley, Yorkshire, Edward Boodle. Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, barrister -at-law, to Julia, eldesa daughter of the late Rear - Ad miral Sir Robert Barrie, K.C.B. and ICH., of Swarthdale , L ancashire. On the 18th inst., at Co wes, Isle of Wight, John Maskerr. Esq., of Fenny . Stratford, BuckF , to Julia Caroline, youngest daughter of Rear-Admiral Ratsey.. On the 18th inst., at St. Martin's, Canterbury. Captain Henry Buckley J'enner W'imyard, t eeple o B ump y ead'Essex .est daughter of the Rev. J.Townley DIED. On the 15th ult., at Edinburgh, in the 49th year of his age, John Munro, Esq , second son of the late George Munro. Esq., of Culrain, in the county of Ross. On the 19th lust Harriet Frances Hazel, youngest &ugh.. ter of Mr. George Hazel, surgeon, London. On the 2d inst., at Caen, in Normandy, Victorine, the wife of Ludwig Rosenthal, Esq., of Llwion. On the 10th inst., at Dresden, Mrs. Elizabeth Webster Thode, relict of the late C. J. F. Thode, Esq., aged 79. On the 18th inst. , at Bri g hton, the Rev. Robert Butler, Vicar t het. John's, Kilkenny, aged 52. On 13th inst., at Canonbury-square, Islington, Williams Moule, Esq., of Lloyd's. London: Printed and Published by 31117RD0 YOUNG, el 4trand. Tinter. at The Sun Oaks, rio. II 2, Litssrid, in the Tredve* of 'he EiTO7 , in the CGUn ty of Middlesex, Mends.7l WI I 4 1447. THAMES. A tall, powerful looking woman, named .mi a A w„ n, was charged by Mr. Henry Lemon, landlord of the George Tavern, Rosemary-lane, in whose service she had been for some time, with the following desp,rate assault : Mr. Lemon stated that on. Friday afternoon his wife sent the prisoner out. When she returned she was the worse for liquor, and nearly let his child which she was carrying fall out of her arms. A woman who was standin , at the bar took it from the prisoner, who im mediately seized her by her hair and dealt her a violent blow on the head. Witness interfered, when the pri• soner assailed him with the foulest epithets, struck him several blows, and then proceeded to demolish two squares of glass, two bottles of gin, broke a tub contain ing a gallon and a half of bitters, and finally took up a knife and threatened to stab him. • i This evidence having been corroborated, Mr. TIALLANTINE inquired if the woman who had been ' injured was present, and on receiving an answer in the nega ive, directed her to be informed that she must take out a warrant against thit prisoner, whom in the mean time he sle ulft fin , 255., the amount of the damage done, or a month's impri ooment. The prisoner, who said nothing in her defence, was removed, and the Magistrate again directed Mr. Lemon to follow up the case, which he con.idered a most serious one, by bringing other witnesses who were said to have been prestait at the transaction, on the occasion of her appearing to answer the warrant. CLERKEN WELL. James Cuffc and George Cu . tre were charged with stooling 4o -overeigns and a 51. note, the proptrty 0: Thomas Lloyd. From the evidence of a number of witnesses it p peared that the prisoner James lodged at the house of the prosecutor, with a person whom he call d his wife. The prosecutor had in his box 40 sovereigns and a a note, and on Sunday, the 2d instant, upon his going to the box, he found that twO of the screws fastening the stapl,! had been removed, and the box being still locked, it was opened, and then he s.tv that his money was taken. The younger prisoner called to see his brother the day before. The prosecutor gave iiformation to the police. Soon afterwards the elder prisoner k-ft the lodgings, but being wary hed closely, he was traced to a h ouse near Drury-lane, which ! was found to be well furnished, and each of the prisoners had a good silver watch .upon him, although previously they were known to have been in ratherdis tresied circumstances. Mr. ARNOLD, the sitting magistrate, ordered the pri soners to be remanded until Friday next, in order that further inquiries might be made about the disposal of the prosecutor's money. one of the l uggage FIRE ON THE L ONDON AND N O RTII.WESTERN RAILATAL—Betsvem twelve and one o'cloc k on Frirda y morning, when th e d own luggage train on the Londo n and North-W estern l i ne was near the Willesden station , trucks was discovered to be on fire, and the trai n was i nstantly stoppe d . I mme diate exer tions were mad e t o su bd ue the flames, but without e ffect, as the first t ruc k was speedily on fire from end to end, and before th e ve hi c l e could be detac h e d from the train two others w ere a l so on f i re. Other ass i s tance, however , speedily arri ve d , and by great exertions th e destruction of property was confined to the three truc ks with their contents, all of w hi c h were tota ll y cons umed. The amou nt of property d es t roye d h as not yet b een ascertained. The accident is supp ose d to have b een cau sed by a red - hot cinder having been thrown from the engine. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—On Fri 'AY afternoon one of Combo and Delafield's horses, engaged in draw ing empty barrels from Mr. Collier's, the Three Com passes, White hart -street, Drury-lane, fell down the ce'lar keep ; the man below narrowly crushed to death. Af ter severa l i ne ff e ctual attempt s to drag tho hor se ou t b y ropes, t h e footpath an d roadway was raised, and an i nc li ne d p l ane f o rmed by exca vatin g the earth to som e d ept h , th us e nabling the a nimal to walk out. e scaped being [AnvEensesteNT.]...._L EG a THAT F°IIELEvEN YEARS WERE SWOLLEN TO NEARLY THE SIZE OE THE P ELSON'S BODY CtreeUßEt, D EY HOLLOWAY'S Ot tl y mnit AND Pmts. - -Mrs. Higgi n, of f ark-s Wellington, s - 410 P. caught a severe cold after a confine ment, w hen her legs comnenced swelling, and so went on until they becamenearly as large as her b o d y, b reaking i n t o sores and disch,arging.a thin watery humour, whi c h cont , nue d f o r eleven years. The pa in was generally most ex cruc i at i ng. Ever y treatment w as tried i n vain, until at last she us e d H o ll oway ' s Pills and Ointment, which effected a perfect cure. ti er genera l h ea lth is likewise wonderfull y improved. This extraordinary case was communicated by R. SharP; 130110 Way's estAbuteat ' z, 244, Strand, Loade l. of No. 29, Park street, Wellington. Sold by all druggists, awl at i Profess BAIL COURT, May 22 (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. JuAice WIGHTMAN). The Court met at ten o'clock, but no business of im portance was transacted ; and after sitting for a few minutes the Court adjourned. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 22, (Sittings in Banco.) This was the first day of Trinity Their Lord ships sat at two o'clock, and in pursuance of a new arrangement, proceeded with the business -,.cm3i:T in the peremptory paper, from which, however, no case of any interest was taken. Mr. Baron Parkie wilt be tiie Judge at nisi prius this term. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May N. (Sittings in banco, before the LORD CHIEF JUlil ICE This being the first day of term, motions were taken, lie first of which was ILAINES V. WARD. Mr. Sergeant BILES moved for a new trial, on an arrest of judgment in this case, on the ground of misdirection of the Judge at the trial. It appeared that an action had been brought upon a eae'of injury, where damages had been given for a default in nut properly fencing an area close by a public footway. The circumstances were these :—A :tidy, the mother of three children, went to see her friend off by the Great Western Rail way, and while waiting for the train they both went to a house in the neighbourhood, for refreshment, and on their way back to the station her companion dropped her muff ; she turned to pick it up, and in doing so fell down a number of steps which led to the basement of a house. and fractured her skull She died in consequence, and as actionfor damages had been brought, on which the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant 13!.1es moved for a new trial on the ground that the declaration was not in compliance with the terms of the Act, which required that all the parties interested, up to the grand father and grandmother, ought to be stated. In the next place, there had been no evidence to show that there had been any grant of a public right to pass by this footway, and if there were not, no action could possibly lie. Mr. Justice MAUL' suggested the case of "Walker v. Bright." Mr. Sergeant BYLES said that that was an action brought in a case where the casement or footway was made over an area, and not by it, which materially al tered the circumstances. Neither could there be any claim on the ground of this being an ancient footway, for the accident occurred is an open place in front of a house in Victoria -terrace, situate in a pathway leading from the Edgeware-road to the Harrow-road, which was solely used in consequence of the permission of the tenantry. Now, although there was a local Act imposing a penalty upon parties not fencing any vault, or open space, yet that did not give a sufficient ground of action, for the penalty, which is a fine of five pounds, would give the remedy ; and, he contended, that if this way were allowed by the tenantry, the abuse of it, or misfortune arising from the use of it, imposed no responsibility on the tenant in fee of the es tate ; for it was an acknowledged principle, that a rector or vicar even, each of whom was at least a tenant for life, bad no right to yield a right of way over a church yard without the consent of the patron and the bishop ; so that there was clearly no liability. There was then a deficiency in the Act, which stated that the damages were to be divided among the several persons who might be entitled to them ; and there had been a special recom mendation by the jury that the learned judge should take care that the money was properly divided among the recipients who were infants. There was, therefore, plainly a defect in the judgment, which entitled the de fendant to a new adjudication. The CHIEF JUSTICE said, that it was the opinion of the Bench that sufficient evidence had not been sub mitted to the jury to justify the verdict, and the rule must accordingly be allowed. With respect to the money the Court had no jurisdiction. but in the event of its being ultimately paid, the plaintiff in the action was the party entitled to receive it,.and if any injury ensued the remedy would be by an application to a Court of Equity. COWELL V. TIPROSE. Mr. Sergeant JONES applied for a rule for a new trial in this case. The plaintiff had been charged by the defendant with felony for breaking open a shop and abstracting articles, in consequence of which he was ap prehended, imprisoned in the station-house for one night, and discharged the next morning by the magistrate, in consequence of its appearing that the entry into the shop had been effected tor the purpose of levying a dis tress. The plaintiff brought an action, and obtained a verdict for 51. The ground of application for a new trial was that the venue had been laid in London, whereas no evidence had been given that anything had ..een done there, for the arrest and imprisonment took place in Surrey. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL said, that as the allegations before the magistrate must have been stated on the trial, the present representation was erroneous.—The rule was accordingly refused. There being no other business ready, the Court ad journed till Monday. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 21. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IN RE THE TRING, READING, AND BASINGSTOKE RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a meeting for passing the last examination of the gentlemen who were appointed to make out the balance-sheet. Mr. RICHARDSON, for a shareholder, observed, that he held the Bill presented by this company to Parliament, and by that Bill it appeared that there were five directors, who were to receive five shares each, and there was no mention of that circumstance in the balance-sheet, upon which they now sought to pass their last exami nation. Mr. E. JAMES, for the directors, said that they must receive five shares each, in order to qualify them, and in the present case the deposits upon them were never paid, but, however, it did not affect the balance—that was the best the bankrupts could give. Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.—Yes, but it may not be satisfactory to the Court. Mr. RICHARDSON submitted that there ought to be an adjournment of the case, in order to enable the share holders to make further inquiry. Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD refused to grant the ad journment. Mr. JAMES remarked that in point of fact this gentle man was a bankrupt, instead of a creditor. Mr. Duscete interposed by stating that this client (Mr. Atkinson) was a creditor who had proved_ his debt, and would ask the bankrupts a few questions. Mr. LAWRANCE, fur the assignees, must object to Mr. Duncan being heard, on the ground that his client had re ceived 20s. in the pound, and 4 per cent. interest. Mr. Dutticart replied that there was a small balance due to Mr. Atkinson by the bankrupts, which was unpaid. The Hon. F. H. Berkeley (one of the bankrupts) wished to state that with respect to the five shares be•ore al luded to, the deposits upon them were never paid, and therefore the balance-sheet was correct. Mr. Everill, solicitor to the company, corroborated this statement. Mr. OGLE then rose to address the Court on behalf of a scripholder, when Mr. LAWRANCE objected, that a scripholder had no locus standi in this court to oppose. Mr. OGLE having referred to the cases of Walstab v. Spottiswoode, and Wontner v. Sharp, referring to the srguments there used, submitted that he had a right to be heard. Mr. LAWRANCE observed that if the Learned Counsel was in a position to prove, he might be heard, because hewa. either a creditor or a bankrupt. Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD could not allow Mr. Ogle to be heard. Mr. LAWRANCE stated that it was intended to super sede this fiat. All the creditors would receive 20s. in the pound, and it was highly necessary to look into the proofs, because this case must be dealt with as all other bankruptcy cases. Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD—Certainly. Tne Hon. F. H. Berkeley was then examined, and stated that he was Member for Bristol, and had become a director of the Tring Railway, but upon whose request he could not now charge his memory. He had not re ceived anything from the company from first to last. He never had an allotment of shares, but had received money from the company for his services as director and chairman, although he had not attended so punctually as he ought, and upon the retirement of the former chair man, he (Mr. Berkeley) was completely thrust into the situation, notwithstanding that he had previously refused it. He was not aware of the amourt he had received for his services, but, however, it was small. Mr. Graham, the official assignee, stated it to be 651. 2s. Examination continued—The company had capital sufficient fur a small portion of the scheme, which they went to Parliament upon. It was a bond fide line, re ceiving the approbation of the landowners. After the Bill was committed. Mr. Duncombe's resolution respect ing railways was passed, which gave a right to the share holders to stop the company before going to the Com mittee, and they directed that the Bill should be drawn, and it was done so. The result was, the bankrupt ap peared at this court. The balance-sheet now before the Court was the best which could be rendered, and he had no notion of concealment or keeping anything back. Mr. GRAHAM stated that there appeared by the ba lance- sheet to have been 200 shares allotted to Mr. Berkeley. Examination resumed—Most certainly not upon his application, and he was never informed that any such allotment had taken place. He had never traded or sold any shares, although he had had ample opportunity, be cause shares were at a premium. Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD--Did you know that these shares were allotted to you? The Lion. F. H. Berkeley—No, sir, I did not. Mr. JAMES—Have you been in communication with the official assignee ? The Hon. F. H. Berkeley—Yes. Mr. JAMES—Have you given up all the papers, and . made the best account of the company's affairs, you can? iThe Hon. F. H. Berkeley— Yes, to the best of my knowledge. Mr. GRAHAM then referred bitNice.shoet to a memorandum in the respecting the allocation of 875 share,. 1 i i. •:' "; ..;:-- 41 eOl Wil IN Stic Ord e t : Clio , Zileni ,t-1 ....ez i i 11.74 ltia,; 1,50( ode (nrei Orn, eve r i V( Mgt, saw And nY e 4 ge Itt Gi `,..,.. NI ra tts h N .41),,,, MOve It l t ./()eloet , % T h , i nt al ....,, t Ito,. lie u , dpet 4 41 1164 4 L k ' , ti .4-ki t , ditio, iitt 4 j 1 21, 14 till. r,,, ro la , Z e r i, o , ; , 14 1d2 1 1 .14 liqUtiZi i