The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERIIEN. Yesterilay a Court was held for the despatch o: public business. THE " MAGISTERIAL SYNOPSIS" AND THE " MA GISTERIAL FORMULIST." Mr. Alderman WILSON moved that copies of the " Magisterial Synopsis" (fifth edition), and the itg llagisterfal Formulist," published by Mr. Oke, assistant-clerk to the Lord Mayor, which he said contained most useful information for the guidance o f himself and his brother aldermen in their ma gisterial duties, be sent to each member of the Court. —Agreed to. QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Sir W. MAGNAY—The Court will perhaps per mit me to interrupt the regular business with a short explanation and a few observations upon my part with reference to some proceedings, in which I am personally and deeply interested that took place at the last Court of Common Council. I have reason, I think, to complain that a matter connected with the character of any memler of the Court should be brought for ward in his absence, and without any intimation having previously been given to him that such a proceeding would take place. I felt that I had not been treated fairly in that resy ct, but I was con tent, under the full impression that the reference with which the mover ended would have given me a lull and fair opportunity of explaining all the cir cumstances connected with the matter that was then brought under the notice of the Court. My object in rising to-day is, first, to ask the law officers to whom the matter has been referred whether, ac cording to the terms of the reference, it is their in tention to institute a full and searching inquiry into the whole of the facts and circumstances of the case. I pledge myself to submit myself to any exa mination that the Court may think proper to in stitute into my conduct ; and I shall be most will ing to abide by their report. (Hear, hear.) The circumstances which resulted. in this reference aro , e out of proceedings on the part of the Belgi,n Go vernment in connexion with certain transactions which took place in the Great Luxembourg Rail way Company. A trial took place in which the parties were fully acquitted, but before that trial took place a juge d'instruction, came to this coun try ; he examined the boiiks of the company and the officers of the company, and, among others, Mr. Ashwell, the managing director. Mr. Ashwell, having occasion a few days afterwards to go to Brussels, desired his legal adviser there to ascertain whether there were any charges ag , in4 him, or any circumstances to rend.r his visit to that country inadvisable. The answer was that there was no thing against him, and that he was at perfect liberty to go. Upon arriving at the first frontier town in Belgium he was seized by two gendarmes, convey ed to Brussels, and kept in a felons' prison for five months. For many weeks he was not even told the nature of the charges against him. His luggage was taken from him, his pockets were emptied of their contents, he was not allowed to see his legal adviser alone. When permitted to see his wife or family or legal adviser he was obliged to converse with them in the French language and in the presence of two witnesses. He was visited day by day by this juge &instruction ' who, by threats, endeavouredin imidation, and promises, endeavoured to force him to criminate himself. He, however, was firm, and resisted all such illegal, ungenerous, and tyrannical proceedings. To such an extent was this persecution carried that a member of the Chamber of Deputies rose in his place and stated that every means had been employed to make that man criminate himse'f. Five months afterwards he was brought to trial. He wrote to this count y for witnesses ; shareholders were prepared to go to Brussels, but an intimation was received from his counsel abroad th it, in (switch as they approved the proceedings, they themselves would be seized and put in prison. Notwithstanding all these disad vantages, Mr. Ashwell was acquitted of the charge upon which he was tried. The Government there have the power of making an appeal at any period within three years after the decision of the first tribanal, and they exercised this power 18 months after the trial took place. After the experience of Mr. Aehwell's treatment, and after the trial, which in this country would have beea final, I did not think it prudent to proceed thither. I was recom mended by my legal advisers nut to tru,t myself to the tender mercies of the Belgian Government. The trial, therefore, took place iu the absence of witnesses whose testimony was most material to the issue to be tried, and who would have been arrested and also imprisoned hal they gone there. These charges have been fully investi gated in this country ; they have been the sub ject of much discussion among the shareholders at different public meetings ; and the result has been that upon the recommendation of the new directors of the company, full discharges were given to the various persons, the a,cceuutswere regu larly passed, and the who'e matter was, we supposed, ended. The question teat I wish now to put to thee learned Recorder, as the heal of the law officals of this corporation, is whether the reference that has been made to himself and his bro her officers is of such a searching and extensive character as will enable them to investigate ihe whole talents of this case, or whether the merits are simply to bedecid-A by the facts that appeared at the trial. Mr. Alderman WILSON.—We are all ignorant of the proceedings ; could you give the court some little account of them ? Sir W. ALIGNAY. —At the suggestion of influen tial shareholders a sum of eio,ooo/., and afterwards 40,0001., was placed at our dispo , al for the pmt pose of enabling us to engage parties to obtain for us, in various ways, certain advantages which would extricate the company f om a'l its difficul ies, and enable us to go through with the affair. The di rectors undertook through the medium of Mr. Ash well, to do this, and they did expend 16,000/. in rewarding parties wfo assisted in obtaining these advantages for us. This mat er was fitly explaiad to a committee of shareholders after the tra:isaction had been conclude) ; it was fully explained to a committee ofthe principal shareholde s, vrio passed a vote of thanks to the directors for the trouble they had taken and for time advant ages which they had obtained fur the company, and the pipers were then ualed up, with the distinct unilet s an hog that th were never again to op ned. The mat' er was al.(' explained at a public ;nee, log at at Melt the accounts were passed. The expenditu. e was under the head of " Compensation." Tore) years after this, when a new direction entered upon the management of the affairs of the c mpany, the accounts of the com pany were sifted from the commencement to the end ; that 16,0001. was separated from the head under which it had been classel, and it was put under the head of " Secret ,ervice money." This gave offence to Solll=2parties, who charged the directors with having falsified the account, inasmuch as they were put under the head of compensation without detailing the names of the patties to ei horn the money was given. The other matter related to a loan of 58,000/. which had been voted by a board meeting, attended, I believe, by every member of the board, for the purpose of obtaining advantages that were to accrue to the company by introctic,w , shareholders and by getting persons in Parts to in terest themseuves in oar affairs. 10,0100 shares were pureeased by parties abroad, and upon these 10,000 shares the co;npauy advanced, by a formal resolu tion of the bone), as much as 58,000/. This be came the subject of di-cassion, and it was ulti mately passed by the board. I now ask the learned Recorder whether the law ofiic:rs are empowered by the terms of the reference to go into the whole case e and whether witnesses are to be examined by them. The Recorder—Of course, in answering that question, I can only expre,s my own individual opinion as oue of the law officers. The law offi cers, as a body, have not yet had an opportunity of meeting up in the subject, and I do n,t think it is a matter upon which any d ou b t can be enter tained. It appears that a certain stetemclit ap peared in the Morning Chronicle, to the ff .t that there h a d been a charge against one o f te tn e enibt•rs of the Cou r t of having appropriated certain money, belongi ng to the shareho ders of tae company, an d that upon that he , was convicted. Tod r e fere ace to the law offi cers is this,__. e h "Resolved, th at it be referred to the law offic ers t ) ' mike all due inqui r y as tor ecorrecteess or other w i se of the statement contai ne d in the' Morning Chronicle" a the 2th inst. reepecti og a member of this corporation, and as to how far such a member has disqualified him g lif from hoHiug a seat in thi s C ourt.' Therefore, all that the law officers, under that re ference, have to do is to ascertain whether the sate=tlyi Inuit made in this newspaper be correct— v i , t up in a char, , ,re of li-tving appropriat d money b,_ longing to the shareholde - rs a ti ember of th e L ou t his b, en convicted ; and then, if they ascertain th it Vim is correct, they have to con-ides whether the conviction by a foreign Court for that offence under an Act of Pat liament reau'a%ing the affair,., of this corp ora ti on , clisqu.difie;''him from holding a scat in the Court. We should have no authority, therefore, I apprehend, to inquire whether the cha'ge made in a foreign Court was or was not true. Sir W. MAGNAY---Tht- n I think that I shall not appeal in vain to the members of thid Cone, if I implore them to carry that reference a great deal father, aad to refer the matt.r t) the General Purpose's Committee of the whola Cone, with rower to institute a thorough and searching inves tigaion into this transaAion, aLd to examine me and to h-ar what I have to say, in order that I may not be judged without having a full and far opportunity of explaining everything, which I am sure I shall ba enabled to do to the perfect satisfac tion of every member of the . Court, After a short discumion, Mr. Alderman CHALLIS moved, and Sir J. MUSGROVE seconded, the fol lowing resolution, which was carried unanimously. " Sir W. Magnay having called the attention of the Court to a statement appearing in the Morning Citroricle of the 9th inst., and having requested that an , rquiry should at once be made into the facts to which that statement referred, resolved that it be referred to the Committee of Privileges to inquire into all the :3ircum stan'es to which that statement referred, and to report thereon to this Court." Sir W. MAGNA.Y—My Lord Mayor and gentle men, I have only to thank you most sincerely for the kindness and indulgence which you have shown me. The Court, after swearing in and admitting seve ral brokers, and disposing of some busines3 not of any interest to the public, adjourned. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. A meeting of this board was held yesterday, in the Council Chamber, Guildhall. The chairman, J. Thwaites. Esq., assumed his seat at 12 o'clock. The report of the committee of the whole board on bye laws was brought up, submitting for ap proval proposed bye-laws for regulating the busi ness and proceedings at meetings of th. 3 board, for regulating the business and prozeedings at commit tees, and for regulating the communications with main and other sewers. The revision of the laws proposed, wh'cli were very nutnerous, occupied the whole day, and had not concluded when the board adjourned. COMMUNICATIONS WITH MAIN AND OTHER are : ritE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, hand into his pocket. Prosecutor felt and found that the Prayer-book, which was the only thing he had brought out in his ropket, was still safe. Police-constable H. Tooracv, 221 B, said he saw the prosecutor talking to a gentleman when the prisoner went up and put his hand into the rev. gentleman's pocket, and after a minute or two with drewit without bringing anything out, when, seeing that he was observed, be darted off at full speedand escaped until Monday nigat, when witness took him into custody. The prosecutor had scarcely stopped a minute when he was surrounded by 20 young thieves. Mr. Punter commended the constable's vigi lance, and committed the accused for 14 days to hard labour in the House of Correction. SOUTHWARK.—S. W. Kirk, a warehouseman in the employ of Messrs. G. and H. Scovell, of Sy mond's-wharf, Tooley-street, and Mr. G. Rowe, of the firm of May and Rowe, hemp merchants, Pa rade, Plymouth, were charged with stealing 1 ton 7 cwt. of Riga hemp from tLe warehouse of Messrs. Scovell, in Tooley-street, Southwark. It was stated that 20 tons of hemp, consigned to Rowe, were being weighed _nto a Plymouth ve.sel lying alongside Messrs. Seovell's wharf. Kirk's duty was to enter the weights in a book, and there was a man employed to creek the weights on a board. While the back of the latter was turned, two chalk marks, representing more than half a ton each, were rubbed out. Rowe was present. Mr. Combs remanded the case for a week. John Caroline, asimple-looking man, wasbrought before Mr. Coombe by Sergeant Cooper, 23 M, charged with having several iron hooks, the pro perty of Messrs. Barclay, awl other eminent brewers in the metropolis. Mr. E. Cook, the superintendent c f draymen at Messrs. Barclay's, the brewers in Park-street, Bo rough, sa;d within the last six weeks they had lost a great number of hooks and chains from their drays in various parts of the metropolis, especially about Pedlar's-acre. The hooks and chains were used by the draymen in lowering butts of beer into the cel lars. About three weeks ag.) the prisoner called. at the brewery with one of their hooks, saying that he had found it in the Thames. Witness gave him some beer, and he left. That morning he came again, and brought with him three pairs of books, stating that he had found them also in the Thames. Witness identified two as their property, and believing that the prisoner was the thief, he called in a constable and gave him into custody. The prisoner said it was quite true what the wit ness had stated. He had found alt the hooks near Waterloo-bridge, and he took some to Barclay's, others to Goding's, and others to Messrs. Meux's, in Tottenham-court-road. Mr. Combe asked him how he obtained his liveli hood ? lie replied that he wag a light porter, and worked for Mr. Potter, at the York Hotel, Mr. Chettle, watchmaker, and other tradespeople in the Water loo-road. Mr. Cook informed his worship that it was from th it neighbourhood the majority of the books bad been stolen. He had no doubt the prisoner brought them to him to get a better price than he could ob tain at the marine store dealers'. It wax not only Vie hooks that bad been stolen, but the chains attached to them, which put their draymen to great inconvenience. The prisoner declared he did not steal them. He found them. The prisoner was then fined 405., or one month's imprisonment; and on being removed by the gaoler, he protested against the sentence, threaten ing to bring actions against all parties connected. LAMBETH.—WiIIiam Hammond and William Saunders were charged with assaulting Mr. Geo. Etinkin and covering his face with a thick layer of pitch, with intent to rob him. Prosecutor, the left side of whose face was cut and contused, on the night before had been to an election meeting at the Surrey Gardens, and subsequently joined some friends, with whom he had drunk rather freely. On his way home he got "picked up" by the pri soners, who claimed acquaintance with him, and offered their services to take him home. On arriving at a secluded place near the railway arch Saunders knocked him down. He called out lustily for the police and two officers came to his assist ance. They found him lying on his back, with a thick layer of pitch or tar over his face. The prisoners denied the charge, but were re manded. THE FATAL FIRE AT NEWINGTON.- INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICE. The inquiry into the deaths of Mrs. Emily Ray ner and her four children was resumed yesterday, before Mr. W. Carter and a respectable jury, at the Hour Glass, Walworth-common. In conseqnence of the very general report that, if it had not been for the conduct of the police in preventing persons entering into the house, some of the sufferers might have been saved, the greatest excitement has pervaded the entire neigh bourhood. The house remains in the same state as at the time of the first inquiry, and has been visited by a very large number of people. The rooms present a very singular appearance : in some instances the floors, although burnt through, remain standing, and the bed, chairs, and other articles of furniture are all in the most perfect order, although they are burnt to ashes, and when touched crumble under the hand and fall to pieces. Down stairs the supper was laid, and still remains ; the breed and cheese cn the table being burnt i n the dishes, and the various jugs and drinking ves sels being fused and broken by the intense heat. The fire appears to hare raged with the greatest fury in the stairs and upper rooms, which are com pletely consumed, with the exception of the single spot in the attic in which the body of the woman was found. The inquiry yesterday chiefly turned upon the conduct of the police. Superintendent Lund ap peared to watch the case on behalf of the P divi sion, and at his instance several witnesses were examined, to prove that the police had done all, under the circumstance; that they could. Mr. Baddeley, the inspector of fire escapes under the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, was also present during the inquiry, as well as various other gentlemen, including the friends of 'the deceased. The proceedings lasted the' whole ,of the day, the inquest-room being two or three times cleared, and a very great deal of feeling, not of the most pleasant character, being manifested several times between the various authorities during the proceedings. The first w;tness was the servant, Elizabeth Otley, who gave her account of the fire, and of her being rescued from it, but her statement did not aiffer materially from that of witnesses examined last week. She was up stairs at the time, and was brought down in a half-suffocated state by one of the first persons who obtained an entrance into the house. Sbe attributed thefire entirely to acciden tal circumstances. George Hope, a person in th e emp l oy o f a fish monger opposite the house in question, deposed that on the first alarm of the fire he ran across, took the last witness out of the passage and at tempted to mount the stairs, in order to save the lives of those in the rooms above, but the smoke was so dense that after moivating three stairs he could get no further, although he tried a second time. He saw no policeman at the door. This witness was subjec!ed to a severe cross examination by the jury, when he admitted that he had been summoned at the instance of the police - Walter Stephens, a carpenter, living in Ring's road, Walworth, deposed that a few minutes after the fire broke out be was at the door of house, which was then closed, but while be was trying to get in it suddenly opened, and a female passed out. He went to the foot of the stairs, when he found a girl with a baby in her arm's, whom he took to the front door. He attempted to get up stairs, hear ing screams from the mums above, but being un able in consequence of the stifling smoke to walk upright, he crawled on his hands and knees, and thus reached the first landing, but was then over come, and fell down. He however, managed to get back again, and on going out of the door ran for a ladder. A juryman said that he did not believe this man's evidence. Another juryman stated that the witness 'had previously told him that the police 'aad actually prevented him from saving lives. In answer to a question, the witneFs said he bad attended the inquest at the request of the police, and had understood from them that ho would have his expenses paid just the same as if he had been summoned by the coroner. The Coroner intimated that he certainly should not order his expen.es to be paid. At the same time, he reminded the jury, who during the exa mination had several times expressed t heir opinions on the evidence, that it vas not prudent to contra dict witnesses, who, if they gave false evidence, rendered themselvei liable to an indictment for perjury. Mr. Charles Harvey, tie lodger referred to in the previous examination, stated that he made an at tempt to go up stairs, but could not succeed. He was, however, of opinion that the police ought not to have interfered to have allowed .a bold and reso lute man from ascending, if he had, volunteered to do so. He stated that there was an officer at the door of the house when he got ther e a few minutes after the fire broke out. By the Jnry—.l think it possible that at that time a bold and resolute man might la five mounted the SEWERS. The bye-laws proposed relating to this subject " 1. That the following formalities shall be observed by persons wishing to branch sewers into main or other sewers, and by persons proposing to branch drains into main sewers. "2. All persons wishing to make or branch a sewer either into a sewer vested in the Metropolitan Board of Works, or into a sewer vested in any vestry or district board, shall, in the first instance, lay the plans and sec tions relating thereto before, and apply for the sanction of, the vestry or dis'zict board in which such last-mer tioned sewer shall be situate, and no such sewer shall be begun to be made until the sanction of such vestry or board shall have been given. " 3. Before any vestry or district board shall sanction the c•Aistruction of any such sewer, they shall submit the plans and sections thereof, when the same shall have been approved by them, to the Metropolitan Board of Works for their sanction, in the same manner as if such sewer were proposed to be constructed by such vestry or district board. " 4. All FrAons wishing to make or branch any drain into a sewer vefted in the Metropolitan B nird of Works shall, seven days before commencing any works for that purpose, submit a proper pla❑ and description in refer ence thereto before, and applyin writing for the sanction of, the vestry or district board in which such sewer shall be situate, and no such work shall be commenced until the sanction of the said vestry or district hoard shall have been given." _ _ In consequence of the approaching elections th 3 board, at its rising, adjourned until next Friday week. LAW I NTELLIGENC E.—March 24. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.) IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES COGHLAN. In this case the rule in reference to the racehorse Gemma di Vergy came on for argument. The in solvent took the benefit of the act in 1855, when his debts were stated to be 19,0001. Latterly he had, in a trial, " Coohlan. v. Le Alert," proved that he was owner of the horse, and Mr. Ford came to the court and obtained a rule on Messrs. Henies, the bankers, to hold and retain moneys in their hands, and on Mr. Joseph Dawson, to hold and re tain the horse Gemma di Vergy, which was worth about 2,0001. An application was made to expedite the hearing of the rule, as the horse was entered to run on Wednesday and Thursday, and Mr. Dawson refused to allow the horse to run pending the rule, which on an affidavit was ordered to be heard to-day. Mr. Sargood appeared to show cause for Mr. Coghlan. Mr. Nichols moved to make the rule absolute. Mr. Ree 1 appeared for a creditor, and on an objection being taken his application was re served to the rising of the court. Mr. Sargood asked the court to discharge the rule with costs, as unfounded and vexatious. After commenting on the affidavit of Mr. Ford he recd a short affidavit of Mr. Coghlan, that he was not the sole owner of Gemma di Vergy, and a discussion arose as to whether the rule could be m kde absolute. Mr. Nichols submitted that the court could en force the rule. Without impugning the affidavit of Mr. Coghlan.the name or names of the other owners should be stated. Mr. Sargood said ho had full affidavits on the subject, bu • wished to avoid going into the matter. He showed from several affidavits that Mr. Coghlan owed upwards of 2,0001., and as 2,0001. was the alleged value of Gemrna. di Vergy it was submitted that a full answer had been given to the rule. Mr. Nichols wished Mr. Coghlan and Mr. Daw son to be examined viva voce. The latter had made no affidavit, and for aught which appeared .Alr. Coghlan might have drawn out l irge sums from his bankers, and had other means of payment beyond Gemma di Vergy. Mr. Sargood proved by Mr. Coghlan's affidavit that lie had 371. in his banker's hands when the rule was obtained. An affidavit was prepared in court, and in which Mr. Coghlanstat,ql that he had no other property in the hauls of others except two horses of nominal value. Mr. Commissioner Murphy consulted the Chief Commissioner : hey agreed the parties were conaned to the terms of the rul which in his opinion had been fully answered. His Honour referred to the ca-e of Mr. Chas. Mathews, iu which a simil a r ap plication had b ten m a d e . He ordered the rule to be discharged, but without costs. At five o'clock Mr. Sargood said he had heard that no application was to be made by Mr. Reed, and he had to ask that no•ice might be given to Messrs. Lewis and Lewis of any application. Mr. Red said it was postponed for further in formation. Mr. Cimm;ssioner Murphy said he had evidence before him of debt=, and be should not grant any application on the sta,.e of facts which had been di-closed to him. The rule in the other case was discharged. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND COURT.—Wertweefe, March 24. (Before Lord Chief Justice Campbell.) COOPER V. HAYWOOD. -SLANDER. Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Mellor, Q.C., and Mr. Bittlestone ; for the defendant, Mr. Sergeant Hayes, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Brewer. The declaration stated, in the first c aunt, that the defendant spoke certain slanderous words of the plaintiff, namely, "He took false oaths at War wick." There were two other counts charging the speaking of other slanderous words. The defendant p'ead td not guilty, and respecting the first count he said the charge was true, for that he hal petitioned the in-olvent emit at Warwick, and the plaintiff hid there falsely sworn that the defendant was ind. , bted to the plaintiff in 1,0001. The plaintiff is a jeweller living A Birmingham, and defendant formerly kept. the Spread Eagle public-hoes% Before going through 'he Ira olvent Court the defendant ha I taken the business from Mr. H. Hudson, the plaintiff having asecurity upon the stock, &e., for 2,800/. Of this defendant after wards paid 5501. An execution was subsequenVy put in for a debt of 1801., and the landlord then distrained for 2601. rent, which the pla"ntiff paid, and then took an additional security upon further geode, of which a valuation was made by Messrs. Fellows and Smith, of Birminghtm, amounting to less than the money thus paid. When the defendant petitiewd the Insolvent Court at Warwick, the plaintiff was examined as to his secu rities, and they were found to be sa ti s f actory. On the defendant coming out of prism, he took oppor teeities of abusing Mr. Cooper, the pliintiff; and meeting a friend of his, a Mr. Archer, b egan speak- . ing to him of "that thief Cooper." Mr. Archer said Mr. Coop©r was a friend of his and he did ne t wish to heir anything about it. Haywood "I wish you to know if he is a friend of yours ;" and then charged him with having committed per jury at Warwick, in saying that Haywoo 1 owed hi m over the value of the goods • and said that h e h a d forged the valuation, and that he had robbed him (defendant) of 1,2001. It was prove( in evidence that t'te vaivat'on was Lena fide. Mr. Sergeant Hayes remarked on the fact that no application was made to the defendant, for four mon,he after the slander was areged to hive been uttered. He denied, on the part; of the defendant, that the words in question were ever uttered. The defendant, being called, said that Archer's steternent of alleged slanderous wo rds was wholiy untrue. Had never seen Archer from the time of coming out of gaol in Sept. last till the day before (Monday), in the Assize Court at Warwick. He had !ately taken another inn , nelr to the S reed Eagle, now b e l onging to the plaintiff .13 Cress-examined —Had conversed with other peo ple than Archer ou this matter. Could not say he had not given the same account of the transaction in the Insolvent - Court as was given by Cooper to day. Luke Haywood, brother of the defendant, de posed tbat he had conversations with Archer about the matters between Cooper and his brother, in which Archer had stated that the defendant had been badly used by Cooper. Cross-examined—lle bad Fpken strongly of the manner in•which Cooper had given his evidence in the Insolvent Court. The Chief Ju , tice commented upon the extraor dinary nature of the defence—that the words were never uttered, when the defendant's own plea was that the w,rds were true. Strange to say that plea was not only abandoned, but was disproved by the evidence of the defendant himself. Still it was for the jury to say whether the words were everspoken, because if not the defendant was entitled to their verdict. Verdict for the plaintiff—damages 301. His Lordship said he thought it a very proper verdict, and under the circumstances he granted immediate execution. (Before Mr. Justice Wigbtman.) ATTEMPT TO 3IIIRDER AT STOKE. Elizabeth M'Manning was charged with attempt ing to murder Sarah, the wife of Joseph Callow, manufacturer, at Stoke, near Coventry. About ten o'clock one morning Mr. Callow left his house to go to Coventry, leaving Mrs. Callow and Elizabeth M'Manning in the house. The latter went to the stable, got the key of the front gate, and having locked it, went up stairs, and was assist ing her mistress to dress. Without provocation she suddenly struck her mistress a violent blow on the heal with some heavy instrument, which, as she let it fall, her mistress discovered to be a 71b. weight. She then got the poker, and struck Mrs. Callow across the mouth, breaking two of her teeth. She next forced the end of a boot into her mouth, and tried to tear out her tongue. Then she beat her head violently against the wall. Mrs. Callow offered her 1001. if she would let her go ; but M‘Manning declared that she would murder her, and continued to ill-treat her in a similar manner for about two hour., when Mr. Callow returned from Coventry. While this was going on, Gaffey, the man from whom she had procured the key of the gate, had heard his mistress cry out, and came to the house, but the prisoner would not let him enter, telling him that her mistress had a fit. Gaffey then went to Coventry and fetched his master. On reaching his house, Mr. Callow found the doors locked, and was not admitted by the prisoner till he had threatened to break in the door. On his entering he found the pris mer covered with blood. Hersleeves were turned up, and her hair hanging about her shoulders. She told him that two men were up stairs, murdering her mistress. On going up stairs he fclund his wife also covered with blood, and bearing marks of the treatment she had received. Mr. Spooner, for the defence, suggested that there bad been a quarrel between the prisoner and her mistress, and that the former had acted in se!f defence. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of attempt to murder. The learned Judge, in passing sentence, said this was one of those crimes which by the law still re mained capital. He ordered sentence of death to be recorded, observing that it would be commuted to transportation for life. POLICE INITLLIGENCE.—March 24. MANSION-HOUSE.-JGeorge Dowling, appa rently about 16 years old, was brought before the Lord May or. A policeman said—Last night I saw the prisoner in Cannon-stre-t-west, endeavouring to push a gen tleman into a cab. The gentleman could not get rid of him, aril appeared to be drunk, and I inter fered for the p - otection of the gentleman, who then went away. Thy prisoner seized me by the legs and tried to throw tne down, and used the most filthy language. He had been brought before the late Lord Mayor upon a similar charge, but upon that occasion the gentleman he had annoyed was robbed. His lordship gave instructionl, upon that occasion to the police, to watch the movements of the prisoner, who seemed to be a late prowler about the streets, and accordingly he took him into custody. The Prisoner—l was so drunk, my lord, that I did not know what I was doing, between one end two o'clock this morning. The Lord Mayor—Then you must pay 53., or go to prison for seven days. GIRL DHALL.—The driver of an omnibus, No. 7,768, running between Whitechapel and Bays water, and hearing the name of John Kincaid as the proprier.or, was summoned for obstructing the complainant at the foot of Holborn-hill. Mr. Beard, for the defendant, applied that the summons might be adjourned, as the defendant had not received the summons until tin previous night. Mr. Coleman, of Ealing, here said this was on'y an attempt to inconvenience the gentlemen attend ing for Vie complainant, and by so doing to get rid of their evidence. The fact was, the London Gene ral Omnibus Compa n y h a d put on omnibuses for the purpose of running off the small but indepen. dent proprietors. Mr. Beard said the fact was they were rival om nihuses, but Mr. Kite and Mr. Kincaid were both independent proprietors. Mr. Coleman said he lived ai Ealing, and was in the Lab t of riding as much as 25 miles a-day, and usually rode outside. A few days ego he left his office, and hailed the defendant's omnibus, when he p erc eiv e d a fidgetiness on the part of the driver and conductor to be off again ; and on noticing that they were contending with one of Kite's omnibuses, he asked the defendant if the omnibus he was driv ing bel nged to tl!e London General omnibus Com pany, but the defendant evaded the question. In this instance he was riding outside the defendant's omnibus, and was so disgusted with the defendant's conduct, that he insisted upon getting down, refus ing to pi.y the fare ; and he then got upon the com plainant's omnibus, which was behind. He had been informed, and believed it was the fact, that the London General Omnibus Company had put these omnibuses on for the purpose of running down men who were endeavouring to got au honest living. _ _ Sir Peter Laurie Paid he would adjourn this case until Tlyarsday, when the London General Omni bus Company would have an opportunity of at tending to answer these complaints. Mr. Coleman said he hoped Sir Peter would press the question upon the company as to the pro prietorship of the omnibus complained of. Mr. Bcari denied that the London General Om nibus Company had anything to do with these om nibuses. The summons was then adjourned until Thursday next. Wm. Stevens, an old man 74 years of age, whose case appeared in our paper a few days ago, when, by mistake, he was described as Wm. Mounsear, the name of the prosecutor, was again brought up on the charge of picking Mr. Mounsear's pocket. The prisoner still declined to give his address ; no owners having been found for the pocket and betting books, Sir Peter Laurie commioted him to the ifilloway House of Correction for 21 days. BON-STREET.--James Wright, a letter-carrier ti the Streatham district, was charged with delay mg five letters. There had been several complaints in this dis trict, and a " test letter" was sent. Wright, on bemg apprehended, showed the policeman the " test letter," and four others concealed under a tuft of grass in a field near his house. le was committed for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. Liebur, a Ger man, was charged with stealing a gold watch and other property from Joseph Milliken, Murray street, Hox ton. The prisoner, who had been convicted of felony, and had suffered two years' imprisonment in his own country, took lodgings at the prosecutor's houle, describing himself as having held a corn missiou i❑ the German Legion, and absconded with a watch, ritigs, a pencil case, brooches, and other property belonging to prosecutor's wife and her sister.—Comrnit Led for trial. Emma Ayres, a young person, well dressed, in deep mourning, was charged with stealing a valu aide carpet from the house of Mr. - Wm. Burtwell, Wellington-streer, S h ackle well. Prosecutor stated that the prisoner engaged fur nished apartments at his residence, only a week past, and from her appearance and conversation she was treated in every respect as a lady. On Monday evening, howevtr, the servants were surprised to find the property named had disappeared, and very singularly it came to the knowleige of Mrs. Burt well that the lady had been seen ju.t outside the house on the Saturday previous, staggering under a largo bundle. Satisfied in this respect, prosecu tor boldly taxed her with its revoval, but the accu sation was met on her part w;th an indignant 'de nial, and frequent appeals to Heaven to witness her innocet/C3 ; subsequently, when these protestations filed, she calmly admitted the robbery, and stated where she had pledged the carpet. There it was found, and the ticket given for the pledge she de clared was torn up. The prisoner now, in reply to the tnag . strate, said she had friends who were re spectable, and but one parent, her father being dead. Mr. D'Eyncoutt ordered her to pay a fine of 51., and the value of the pledge. She had narrowly escaped a charge of felony. WESTMINSTER.—Patrick Cronin, 17 years of age, was placcd At the bar charged with attempting to pick the pockets of the Rev. Mr. S evens, a . clergyman, residing in North-street, Westminster. The prosecutor, about three o'clock last Friday afternoon, visited a poor woman in Perkiu's-rents, Pye-street, Westminster, and was standing for a minute or two talking to a person at the corner of the street, when a policeman came up and inquired whether he missed anything, at the same time in forming bica tLat he 11,4 just seen a boy put his ARCH 25, 1857. stairs, and ha - ve-sav'id the lives•• of s , ..Me-of the in mates. (Sensation.) Mr. Thomas, a draper living nearly opposite, stated that almost immediately, after the fire broke out he, in company with anoth er person, o b ta i ned an entrance into the house, a policeman being at the door.. With great difficulty they ascended to the drawing-room landing, but it was impOssible, from the denseness of the smoke, to advance a step further. They accordingly retreated, and, on get ting out again, he told the policeman that it was impossible for any one to get in that way. By the Jury—Although a strong, bold, and re solute man might have got up, I feel certain he never would have got down again alive. By the Coroner—l think the policeman exercised a proper discretion in refusing any entrance after that. Joseph-Golwell, the proprietor of the public kit chen in the Queen's Bench Prison, stated that he lived in the rear of the burning premises. His at tention was first called by a woman screaming. He went out to his back yard, when he saw a woman standing gemming at the window of the stair-case. She said, " For God's sake come to me, for I am choking with the smoke ; the place is all on fire." He called to her to make off to the top of the house to the trap. She said there was no trap-door when he said, "Go to the top of the ho use i n th e front." At this time he was getting over the wall, and fell down. On rising, he found that some one had got into the yard, and broken open the back door,'when he saw the flames. He immediately rushed into the passage, and pulled to the parlour door, from whence the flames came, and called for a clothes prop to keep the door to, which was brought, and he held it to as well as he could. It would not shut quite close. He then called for some assist ance in holding the door to while he mounted the stairs, but no one came ; and at that time he said he heard a voice in the front of the house say, "For God's sake let me in ; I will venture up to save life ;" but the front door was not opened. (Sensa tion) He then attempted to go up hirer elf, there being then no smoke, but the moment he let go the pole the parlour door swung open, and a she..it of flame darted out on the stairs, which caught him, and burnt his hair, so that be was obliged to jump over the banisters and escape. This witness swore positively that he believed that at that time, which was after the other attempts had been made, he could have gone up to the top of the house and out through the attic in safety. James Wakelin, a police constable, who heard of the fire, and hurried to the spot, was examined as to his instructions in case of fire, which he said were, first of all, to save life, and afterwards pro perty. After Mr. Thomas had made the ineffectual attempt to go up stairs, the witness being convinced that no one could make another without imminent danger of sacrificing his own life, kept the door shut to keep people out, and to stop the draft. At the same time the engine was sent for, and also the turncock, and every pos.ible endeavour was made to save life. On his oath he did not think that any one could have ventured up with any success. By Mr. Baddeley—Thera was a card of instruc tions approved by the commissioners of police in the station-house. The instructions were—" It is very useful, in preventing the spread of fire, to keep shut the doors and windows of the premises, after the escape of the inmates, until the water is ready to be thrown, as nothing clines the fire to burn so rapidly as the admission of air." Mr. Bacideley stated that although the fire escape had been stationed some years at the Ele phant and Castle, the officers there had never re ceived a call from the police in the case of fire. The notice was always brought by other persons. Unfortunately the routine was - to send for the en gine first, and next for the turncock. (Sensation.) A great deal of mischief was done by the insurance companies making an allowance to the policemen fir keeping the door. Mr. 'Lurid said that he could prove that the po lice did call at the fire-escape offices in case of fire. Thomas. Simmons, an officer connected with the fire-escape, stated that in this case a civilian brought the notice, and P. C. 315 stated that as he was going down to warn the engine, he met the fire escape going to the fire, and therefore there was no necessity for giving them notice. It also turned out that 2s. 6d. was the sum given to persons bringing the first notice of a fire at the escape office, and only Is. at the engine -office. In this case the police-officer had to pass the escape-office, but a person had driven before him a greengrocer's cart for the escape. After a great deal of discussion, the jury came to the following.verdict :—" That Emily Rayner and her four children wereaccidentallyburnt to dcatb," adding thereto, " We, the jury, are of opinion that it is desirable in all cases of fire where lives are en dangered, that the police should not prevent the entrance of any person or persons who may volun teer their aid to rescue the inmates in such house on fire. And we further strongly recommend that the police, on,their way for the fire•engines, should under no circumstances lose time in obtaining the fire-escape, whether persons be known to be in the premises on fire or not. - The Coroner read over the verdict l• Mr. Sup - rintendent Lund, and at the same time seated that it did not appear to the jury that there was any reflection upon the conduct of the police, but they recommended the precaution in clues ion as a means of preventing further loss of life. The me til ing of the latter clause was, that in case the fire escape was kept in one diiection and the engine in another, both should be sent for immediately. Mr. Lund stated that attention should be paid to the recommendation, and expressed a hope that the strong feeling entertained in the neighbourhood with respect to the policy would no longer continue to exist. The Foreman of the Jury—lt is in our opinion that in this case no blame can be attached to the police. _ The proceedings then terminated. THE LATE FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS. TEMPLE-BAIL—The damage done. to property near Temple-bar, on Monday night, is thus officially reported : —" No. 227, Strand, Mr. Wm. Watkinson, upholsterer; warehouse behind the front premises and the contents destroyed ; back front of how(' and contents damaged by fire, &c. ; the contents were insured in the Anchor Fire- •ffice, and the buildings were insured in the Law Office. No. 226, Strand, Mr. Lane, grocer ; back front of premises extensively damaged by fire, and the stock in trade, furniture, &c., injured by water, &c. ; contents in sured in the Norwich Union Fire office; building supposed to bsinsured in the Law. No 228, Strand, Mr. J. Brown, eating-house k - ;eper ; back front severely damaged by fire, and contents by water and removal ; the building and contents were insured in the Law Offic% No, 5, Palsgrave-piace, Mr. A. Haughton (private) : back of house seriously damaged by fire, and contents injured by water and removal ; insurance unknown at present. No. 0, Palsgrave-place, Mr. E. W. lA. Glasgow (private) : upper floor or building burned out, and roof destroyed ; contents insured in the Sun Fire office ; building un known. No. 7, Palsgrave-place, Mr. J. Miller (private) ; premises nearly burned out ; insurance unknown. No. 8, Palsgrave-place, Mr. W. Lane : back front of house damaged by fire, and content by water ; the contents and also the building were insured in the Norwich Union Fire-office. No. 7, Thanet-place, Mrs. J. Chande : back of house damaged by fire, and contents by water ; insured in the Norwich Union Office. No. 8, Thanet place, Mr. E. Cox : contents damaged by water and re moval ; insurance unknown. No. 9, Thanet-place, Mr. J. Wilkins : batik windows burned out and contents da maged by water ; insured in the Sun Office." STRAND.—A fire broke out yesterday morning on the premises of Mr. Wilson, naturalist, of 391, Strand, aud destroyed nearly the whole of the premises, as well as the furniture and stock in trade. The adjoining pro perty on either side was but slightly damaged. PROROGATION OP CONVOCATION. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, attended by the Vicar- General, Dr. Twiss, and the Principal Registrar of the province, Mr. F. Hart Dyke, arrived at the Jeru salem Chamber, Westminster, yesterday at half-past 10 o'clock, when his Grace, in pursuance of her Majesty's writ, dissolved the Convocation of the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury. The writs frt. the ensuing Convocation are returnable on the Ist of May. [ADVERTISEMENT.] SIGHT. AND HEARING SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —Messrs. S. and B. Solomon, opticians, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, an d P er. spective Glasses. These telescope possess such extraor dinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eyepiece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. With the same to l es cope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are cf larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power. Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation —can see with these lenses of a much less magnify ing power--and they do not require the frequent change to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deafness, New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass any thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever ca n b e , produced. Being of th e same colour as the skin, is not per ceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears i s en ti re l y remove d ; an d i t affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Aneniarle eel, Piccadilly, Observe—opposite the York Hotel. From the London Gazette of Last Night. , At the Court at Bu c ki ng h am Palace, the 20th day of March, 1857, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Most Noblo Charles Cecil John, Duke of Rutland, to be Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Leicester, the Right Hon. William, Eail of Burlington, to be Lord-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of ',Lancaster, and William Tho mas Sp encer , Esq. (commonly called Viscount Milton), to be Lord Lieu tenant and Castes Rotulorum o f th e West Riding of the county of York, they this day took tho oaths appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. Her Majesty in Council was thit day pleased, upon a re presentation of theßight Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education, to appoint Charles H. Alderson, Esq., M.A., Barrister-at-Law, late Scholar of Trinity Col lege, Oxford, and John Reynell Morell, Esq., to be two of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, and the Rev. Benja min James Binns, 8.A., late Principal of the Caernarvon Training C , liege, to ba ono of her Majesty's Assistant Inspectors of Schools. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of March, 1857, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. in Council. This day the Right Hon. James, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's. Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. BUCKINGHA.M PALACE, MARCH 20. This day had an audience of 'her Majesty—his Excel lency Ferukh Khan, Ambassador Extraordinary from his Majesty the Shah of Persia, to deliver his credentials, to which audience he was introduced by the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., her Majesty's PrinciparSecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major- General the Hon. Sir Edward Cast, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoin Robert Thorley Sing, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul a Moscow. WHITEHALL, MARCH 23. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto the Ritht Hon. Chas. S. Lefevre, late Speaker of the House of Commons, and th o h e i rs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Vis count Eversley, of Heckfield, in the county of South ampton. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCH 21. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of t ,,State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, trans mitting copies of two French Imperial Decrees, the first ad mitting oil of ground nuts free of duty into French ports as a natural production of Algeria, and the second fixing the following import duties upon the undermentioned articles : Ginger—Same duties as medicinal roots not specified. Madder—Roots, dry, in French ships, 81.; in foreign ships, 10f.• ground or cut, 20f. per 100 kilos. Palm, docoa Nut, Illepo and Touloucouna Oils, if im ported in French ships from foreign settlements in the East Indies, 2f. 50c. per 100 kilos. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, ItAnca 24. The Lords Commissioners of Privy Council fof Trade and Foreign Plantations hereby give notice that, by virtue of a Treaty concluded on the 14th inst., between Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, France, Hanover, Mccklenburgh Schwerin, Oldenburgh, the Netherlands, Prufsia, Russia, Swedcn and Norway, and the Hanse Towns, on the one part, and Denmark on the other part, Denmark has en gaged 10 opon the Sound and to discontinue the levying of the Sound Dues, from and after the first of April next. Until, however, certain engagements of the Treaty to wards Danmark shall have ben fulfilled by the contract ing parties, it has been agreed that the Danish Govern. ment shall have the right to maintain a provisional state of things in the Sound, by taking from vessels passing through, security for payment of the dues intended to be abolished, such security to be cancelled and discharged as soon as the country, by whose vessels it has been given, shall h ive fultil:ed the said engagements. The owners and masters of British vessels are therefore apprised that although actual payment of the Sound dues will not be ,raquired, yet until further notice it will be necessary for them to give security for the amount of such dues. This may be done by the master sending his papers either on shore or to the guard ship, accompanied by a signed declaration, undertaking in case of the nonfulfilment of the engagements aforesaid, to pay the amount of dues with which, according to his papers, he may be chargeable for the vessel and cargo. The particular attention of masters and owners is re quested to this notice, in order that they may not incur inconvenience or loss by neglecting the required formali ties. Notice is also hereby given, that from and after the Ist of April the Danish transit duties on all the roads and canals which connect the North Sea and the Elbe with the Baltic will be reduced to the uniform rate of 16 skil hinge, Danish currency, per snOlbs. Danish, the exemptions which now exist on some of those roads or canals, in favour of certain enumerated articles of home or foreign produc tion, being extended to all of them. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Rifle Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— Walter Mainwaring Coyney, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Banks Wright, appointed to 1 ith Light Dragoons. North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Lieut. John Sherlock to be Captain, vice Lawson, resigned. [This Article is substituted for that which appealed in the Gazette of the 17th March.] West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—William Waring Gwillim, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Townsend, ap pointed to the Royal Regiment. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Henry Newman Kettle, grocer, Goclalreing, Surrey. William Attewell Wane, grocer, Highworth, Wilts. BANKRUPTS. Frank Rennison, merchant, Milk-street, Cheapside, to surrender April 7, at two, and May 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Moss, Moorgate-street, City. Edward Clark Lone, oil and drug merchant, Cullum street, City, April 2, at two, and MayB, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street •, King and George, King-street, Cheapside. Richard England, manufacturer, Wilsden, Bradford, April 21 and Miy 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds • Weathcrhead and Barr, Keighley ; Bond and B a r w i c k, Leeds. William Popham Davis and James Davis, slate mer• chants, Cardiff April 6 and May 5, at eleven, at the Bris tol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Lovibond, Bridgewater ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. Robert Collens, hop merchant, High Holborn, April 3, at half-past two, and April 2 , 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court ; King and Geor ge , Ki ng - s t ree t, Ch eaps id e. Samuel Atack, builder, Leeds, April 3, and May 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official as signee, Leeds ; Dibb, Atkinson, and Piper, Leeds. Tilden, Christm as , coal-merchant, Chatham, March 13, at hair-past eleven, and April 30, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joh nson , official assignee, asinghall-street Selby, Coleman -street. Thomas Atkinson, woollen manufacturer, Brearley, Yorkshire, April 3 and May 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Conrt. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Holroyde, Son, and Cronheim , Leeds; Bond and Barwi c k, L ee d s. dward Gray Brocklehurst, hose manufacturer, Liver pool, April 3, and 21 at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Tyrer, Li- , verpool. George Davy Richardson, ironfounder, Carlisle, March 31, at eleven, and May 8, at twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Biker, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne; Wright, Carli s l e ; G ra y, A rms t rong, and Mounsey, Staples-inn, London ; Hoyle, Newcastle upon-Tyne. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Butler, Nephew, a n d C o ., L on d on an d O por t o ; as f ar as regards C. and A. Butler.—R. and R. Butler and Co., London, merchants; as far as regards C. Butler.—Reed and Fuller, Clapham, drapers.—Kevan and Higgins, Liver pool, letterpress printers.--W. Lakin and W. J. Ridley, Birmingham, straw bonnet manufacturers.—Roberts and Yates, .Birstal, Yorkshire, manufacturing che , L. ists ; as far al regards J. Yates.—J. Sharp, W. Farrar, and D. Moss, Osaett, Yorkshire, rag grinders.—W. and G. Ste venson, Mansfield Wood-house, Nottinghamshire, joiners. —T. Gibbs and J. Annaball, Canterbury, horsedealers.— King and Hurman, Bridgewater, surgeons.—Hill and Baia, Golden-lane, packing case' makers.—R. Bevan, J. Smith, and E. Totnkinson, Liverpool, salt merchants ; as far as regards R. Tomkinson.—J. G. Lyle and Co., Char lotte-street; Fitzroy-square, upholsterers. Holdswot th and Co., Halifax, wire drawers ; as far„ as regards G Floldsworth.—E. Riley and S. Yates, Fonlridge, Lanca shire, or elsewhere, mordant makers— J. and W. Pope, Folkestone, builders.--R. and W. E. Davis, Chepstow, drapers.—J. Godwin and E. Barclay, Park-place, Chelsea, papvrhanging manufacturers.—W., T. and H. Duckworth, West Smithfi e ld, ca ttl e sa l esme n.—J. Williams and Co., Kinver, Staffordshire, ironworkers ; as far as regards the executors of the will of J. Warden.—The Moderator Boat Company, Newport, Monmouthshire, carriers. —W. Ewington and J. M. Pollard, Ipswich, solicitors.—Potter and Smith, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, builders.—Lan- caster, Cookney, and Co., Portland Iron Works, Ayrshire, coal masterr.—Porteous, Turnbull, and Co., Musselburgh, hair cloth manufacturers. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. 13. Brett, St. George's-street, Ratcliff-highway, and High-street, Poplar, boot manufacturer—first div. of 3}d., any Wednesday, at Mr. Whitmore's, Bminghill-street. H. Herick, Epsom, licensed victualler--first div. of le. 50., any Wednesday, at Mr. Whitmore'a, Basinghall street. E. and S. Benson Mansfield-street, Portland-place hotel keepers— second div. of bid., any Thursday, at Mr, Stanfield's, Basinghall-street. J. S. Tween, Ware !Westmill, Hertfordshire, miller— first div. of 3d., any Thursday, at Mr. Stanfeld's, Basing hall-street. S. B trncs, Oldham, machine maker—first div. of 4s. any Tuesday, at Mr. Hernaman's, Manchesteis W. Clayton, Langcliffe, W. Clayton, Lostock, and W. Wilson, Preston, bankers—sixth div. of 5(1. ; further div. of lid. on the separate estate of W. Clayton; fist div. of 203. on the separate estate of W. Wilson, any Tuesday, at Mr. Hernaman's, Manchester. G. Barton, Manchester, copper roller manufacturer— first div. of on Tuesday, the 7th of April, or any subsequent Tuesday, at Mr. Fraser's, Manchester. B. Holmes and C. J. M. Lewis, Birmingham, boot makers—first div. of 6 s . 6d. ; first div. of 3.1 d. on the se- parato estate of B. Holmes, any Friday, at Mr. Whitmore's, J. Clay, South Shields, ale merchant—first div. of Bd., any Saturday, at Mr. Baker's, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. April 16, I. Unwin, Poland-street, Oxford-street, buil der—April 23, E. Pollack, Fieldgate-street, sugar refiner April 15, J. Seddon, Liverpool, marble mason—S. C. Fox, Liverpool, wine merchant. CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED. April 17, W. Edwards, High-street, Wapping, ale mer chant--A.pril 16, E. Fairhead, Cressing. Essex, cattle dealer—April 15, C. Humphrey, Baker-street, Portman square bookseller -April 23, J. Arliss, Plymouth, currier —April 17, J. Lajd, Liverpool, contr ac tor —April 16, P. Porter, Liverpool, cotton broker —C. 11. Clayton, Liver. pool, hosier—April 20, J. Fell, Liverpool, wholesale tea dealer--April 16, J. Venables, A. Mann, and H. Grasett, Burslem, Staffordshire, earthenware manufacturers. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. and R. Dun, tinplate workers, Glasgow, John Barr, engineer, Glasgow. Thomas Simpson, baker, Grangemouth The post office carriage which left Paris for Calais on Friday night, on the Northern Railway, caught fire by 'some accident and was burnt. The math were saved, and no injury was sustained by the clerks. LOSS OF THE SHIP LORD GEORGE BEN TINCK-HORRIBLE SUFFERIi‘ GS OF THE SURVIVORS. By the arrival of her Majesty's corvette Electra at Portsmouth, from the Falkland Islands, we learn of the lamentable loss of the BriAsh ship Lord George Bentinck, Captain Irving, outward bound to San Francisco, from. Shields, which foundered on the 22d of last November, in let. 44 S , long. 54 W., her master, t wo seamen, and the steward, perishing in the sinking ship. The survivors, 16 in number, who escaped in the boat, endured the most frightful sufferings before they were rescued. Their account of the loss of the "ship is as follows —About two o'clock on the morning of the catas trophe it was blowing a heavy gale of wind, in the course of which the ship made heavy lists. Mr; Whiteman, Vie second mate, who had charge of the watch on deer, having some m i sg i v i ngs , went below, and aroused the captain, and gave him to understand that it was very black weather, and looked worse to wind eard. Mr. Whiteman took in sail, but suddenly finding the ship was sinking fast, endeavoured to cut away the masts, but in consequence of the carpenter's tools being under water, they could net accomplish this. Mr. NVII" liams, the first mate, and Mr. Whiteman, with fourteen of the crew, took to the boat, an d w ere ordered' by Captain Irvine. to go round the stern ; but the plug being out of the boat, and having no oars, they could not obey his orders, and the boat drifted away from the ship. It was about halt past two o'clock when this occurred, and in abou t three or four minutes afterward s th e y saw the ehiP founder, and those on b oar d go i ng d own in her. By means of the midship thwart th e y ma naged to keep the boat before the wi n d, an d con ti n ued. that oaurse until the 24th, when the weather mode rated. By means of the bottom b oa rds of. the boat, they constructed small paddles, and made for the north-west, considering they were making the ne4rest land, which, as near as they could guess, bore distant 400 miles, steering by stars by night, and the sun by day. On the third day'fell in with, a part of the poop of the ship, and found a piece °L lead piping about five inches long, which was s hared in 16 parts for their mutual support. They als° found a piece of pork, about four inches square) and immediately turned their attention to contriv ing a fishing-line and hook, which they formed out of a few spun yarns and a small copper nail. It failed, ho wever ; several birds neared the bait, but they did not touch it. On the fifth day they wer e all too much exhausted to paddle. They en still voured to make sail with th e ir o il s ki n co ats; sti" keeping wa ch and watch, and baling and steering continually. The first mate resigned himself t° the care of his companions, feeling himself dying, as he supposed, from the effect s of drinking a tity of ailt.wat.A., and fearing th a t h e n ight fel! thatoverboard. On the sixth d a y it was pro p os ed . lots should be d awn to s acr ifi ce one o f t h e ir num ber in order to save the rest, which was s trongly d objected to by Mr. William s ,. w h o s till entertain°, hopes for the morrow; whi c h h o p es were realis°' in the appearance of a vessel bearing down nlj oll them on the morning of the seventh day, /14'1 .„e descried their signals of di s t ress , an o ld re d flanin shirt, attached to a paddl e . Th e vesse l p r oved "" be the brig Cuba, of London, Capt. Gray, .who im mediately rescued them from their perilous sitna; don, and whose kindness and generosity they feel anxious to acknowledge, from the prompt attention; received at his hand, in providing them with food and clothing, and dressin g th e i r woun d s . ill °w to the smallness of the vessel the supply of wa" and provisions was limited. Capt. Gray bore tY! .. and put them on shore at St an l e y H ar b o ur, Fax land Islands, where they were received by the Pig; lish governor, who attended to th e i r wants, and' eventually provided them with a pas s age to Enol n os on board her Majesty' s s hip El ec t ra . The nal° of those who perished in th e s i n ki n g ship we re Capt. Irving, David Seivenwright, steward; John Myers and Abel Smith, seamen. Country Markets. LIVERPOOL—MARrx 24. At this morning's market we had a small attendance of the millers and dealers. The business was limited. Wheat WO ld to 2d per bushel, flour 6d to is per barrel and. sack' and Indian corn 6d to Is per qr. lower than on Fridaymaking a decline from Tuesday last of 3d to 4d on Whea t, is to is 6d on flour, and is to is 6d on Indian corn. oatmeal, beans, and grinding barley no alteration. LEEDS, M►RCY 24. Our supplies of grain continue limited ; still the Wheat trade remains in a very lifeless state. The little of five d r i quality sells at about last week's rates, but other sorts are difficult to quit, and prices tend downwards. Barley vii o. out activity ; value as before. Beaus steady. Other &tilde° unaltered. Average prices of grain—Wheat, 57s 7d ; bailey, 49S 3d oats, 27a 21; beans, 42s 6d ; peas, 41. 5d rye, —B. —d. HULL- MAROH 24. We had a moderate supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which met a dull sale, at is to 2s below the current rates of last week. Next to nothing doing in foreign. Barley in it' proved supply, but fi ne sam pl es ma i n t a i n th e i r va l ue ; as " also oats of best runs. Linseed dull, and cakes in air de mand at about late rates. D. IP. I I 1 Wheat, English, red 54 to 58, to 62Linseed, Black Sea... 68 Peas, grey and black to Ditto white 53 to Dantzic and Konigs- iDitt o P e t ers b urg h ... b; to 1 61 berg - 48 to 66 Pomeranianand Ham- angel burgh Danish, Holstein, and Memel 5O to 68 Friesland 45 to 54 , p e r To ‘o o Russian and Odessa 50 t o 601 Lins. c Hull 0/ Os to 10 1 15' Od Oats, English 2 i to 30 Ditto fine for. SC lOs Od 10. Ditto Danish 26 to 28Ditto inf. for. 010 s Od to el C I Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 27 to 30tRape cakes .—s Odto 1373,4 Barley, malting - Ditto grinding 32 to 38 Ditto foreign Beans Ditto foreign 37 to 42, 1 80nes —s Od to 135 , Od Peas, white and yel. 40 to 42F1our, per brl 351.386 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTERDIT. :m5terdam............ 11 .8 Gibraltar .. .. .. •••• •• •• _;, -- 45 Ditto, three months .. 11 19 Leghorn •••••••••••••• z , ' aotterdam ............ 11 19 G enoa ••25 76 Antwerp .............. 25 52% Milan ......•••••••••• Brussels ....•• ........ 25 52% Venlee•••••••••• .. - Elamburgh ............ 13 8 % Naples • ...... ••••••• •• „1,1 Altona •••• •• •• •e •• •• • • ••• Palermo •••• ..... ••• •• -.• Pari5........ ...•• .. .. 25 27% Messina •• ~,u Ditto, three months .. 25 70 Lisbon ... ......... •• •• 7:L . Marseilles ............. 25 72% Oporto ......... Bourdeaux .•• ........ I Rio Janeiro Fr ankfort-on.*:laine •• .. 1193 Buenos Ayres.. —•• •• Berlin •• •• •• •••• •• •• •• New York,6o days'sight •••• Vienna..........•• .... 10 29 Philadelphia Frie5te................ 10 31 PEKES OF Eriratorr, pica ca._ Petersburg ............ 37 IA Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 la tadrid .........., .... 493 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0-0 0 Barcelona .. ......... 31ozioan Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Sliver in bars ...... 0 0 0 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL. MARCH 24. --- STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market is steady, and prices slightly advanced. Eastern Counties, 101 x. de—London and North Western, 101 A 4 c. —East Lancashire, 98i x.„ (l *, and D. —Midland, 81-,f 2 i.d. and n .—S ou th Eastern, 24; x.d. — Manohester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 3S Ditto, 6/. new 6 per cent., i pm.—Gtledonian, 34 k—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 101 x. d. and n.—llitto (new 01. shares, issued at 1 die ), 1/ is. 3d. p.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 13:1—North British, x.d.—Great Western of Canada, -6g—Ditto, new, 3 pm. MANCHESTER, MARCH 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was rather improved to-day, and shares closed firm. East Lancashire, 98 _ Great Western of Canada, 261—Ditto, new, 38 Sheffields, 38i i—Leech, 101 k I—Midland, 824 h 2— ; Dovers, 22 7-16 s—Leeds 9/., 1-16 p. —Grand Trunk of Canada, 13g - - Chester 201., 14g. BIRMINGHAM, MABOU 21. STOCK. EXCHANGE.—The market was doing a quiet business to-day. London and North Western, 1011 Crystal Palace, 21. 6s. 3d.—Great Western, Birmingham pref., 1 . 1-16--Birmingham Bank, 33—South Stafferds, 98—Birmingham Canals, 92 BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 23d inst., at Forest-hill, Mrs. F. M. Sch warz . On the 22d inst., at Fort George, N. 8., the wife of Lieut. Sir Lionel Smith, Bart., 71st Regt. og A DATIGIITEIt• On the.2lst inst., the Visc•untess Somerton. On the 24th inst., at 22, Trinidad -place, Liverpool road, Islington, the wifo of Alfred Dew Marston, Esq. MARRIED. On the 21st inst., at Bodmin, Patrick J. Thomson, Esq., of Glocester-crescent, Hyde-park, an I Billiter-square, Lon• don, to Alice, eldest daughter of Preston Wallis, Esq., of St. Petrock's, Bodmin, Cornwall. On-the 19th inst., at Trinity Church, Gray's-inn-road, Edmund, eldest eon of Mr. William Graham, of Glassonbb Pcnrith, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Samuel Rowlatt, Esq., solicitor, Lamb's Conduit-street. DIED. OA the 20th inst., at Paris, Lient.-Coloiel Bolton, late of the sth Dragoon Guards. On the 23d inst., Mr. R. P. Alvin, of 19, Lower East Smithfield, aged 65 On the 23d inst., at Dulwich-hill, Thomas Platt Stone, Esq., M.A., of Trin.-Col.-Cam., eldest sou of William Stone, Esq., li. P. On the 23d inst., Sarah, the wife of W. H. Burfield, of the Strand, and Upper Holloway. On the 20th inst., at 20, Herbert-street, Horton, suddenly, Jas. Sprent, Esq., R.N., aged 65. On the 19th inst,, at Edinburgh, William Henry Playfair, Esq., architect. On the 12th Jan., at the Mauritius, Captain Edmund 0. Ilene Flint, R. A,, the youngest son of the late Sir C. W. Flint, aged 32. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, NO. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county' of Middlesex, Wednesday, March 25, 1857.