The Sun. — London, England, 1840-11-26 00:00:00

YEN! NC EDITION. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEW S (WEDNESDAY EVENING.) CHRONICLE. —We have received the subjoined Inmunication from Manchester, which we insert, al :.;ugh we consider it to be in some parts very strongly .cured " TO TNR EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sir,—Connecting the observations in one of your city articles on the restrictions of the Bank, that is, to force down prices,' with the preposition to allow of en issue of part of the Belgian loan in the English Money Market, I aso led, as a sufferer by present measures, to protest with indignant feelings against the proceedings of our monied men. It appears that they are not satisfied with extorting exorbitant interest—the miserable and sad proceedings incident to a late legislative measure, and now brought into full operation, principally in consequence of our accursed Corn-laws—but they must needs try a fur ther experiment upon how much the man ufacturing inte rest will yet be patiently mulct of their already greatly re duced working capital; I suppose just on the principle of the cook's conduct to the eels in the frying-pan, Down, down, ye wantons.' The present aspect of monetary af fairs is much less the object of remark in the daily press' Ilan its importance requires. Let public opinion be eli cited, and I doubt not that a remedy would ensue. " The funds are 89. Manufactured productions, not withstanding the low price of the raw material, much, esry much below Zero.' Whence this anomaly? It is easily explained. During the last three or four years provisions have been sold at very high prices, and, as a consequence, the large farmers and the landlords have withdrawn from the manufacturing community immense sunis of capital, whilst the manufacturers have had no pro. its, but losses on the average. Her.ce, now, the former classes have money in abundance to invest in railways and -ands, foreign as well as English, whilst the latter have sust next to nothing with which to hold their stocks of goods. The Bank of England raises its discounts, the va lue of money rises also on the Continent, the English Funds scarce feel the pressure ; but the manufacturers are at thee. wits' end, insulted, degraded, without rallying point, in fact almost ruined. The present policy presses most upon those who have least strength to bear the pres sure. But it may be replied, Why do not the manu liieturers do less?' Simply, because, if they did less, their losses would be still greater. This apparent pare doe admits easily of proof, but I cannot now enter into the luestion. Without a change for the better, and that soon, a total stoppage will ensue, and then the moneyed eassses, in common with every ether, will have sufficient cause c.eeply to deplore that dirs eilamity. The gentlemen of the stock Lxchatige hold plenty of foreign funds. Hu.e they not patriotism to use them for the common weal ? Lot them hear in mind that when the manufacturers are ruined, their goose vsi'l be dead. Your obedient servant. A MAN UFACTURER, Manchester, Nov 24, 1840." C 3 r correspoac;cot is right enough in statinz that the rn2nr.v . acturers have been receiving low prices for their v_.cls, while the farmers and landlords have b.:eit pro fiting at their expense. Hs is also necessarily right in :.!yiag that the money pressure is most felt by these who are weakest. But ho dces not touch upon the extent to wiveh its is increased by over speculation, anti over accommodation by the banks when money has been easy. I , is not the actual dearness of money that p - oduces tbe e vil to the manufacturing interests s.) much as its unsteadi 110;3..Jt.the frequent chhuge from a low value to a that causes the mischief. If our money power w , uld keel at a steady uniform value, avoiding extremes .ttherayo,lid preventing sudden contractions and ex. tra , Ae would be more healthy and industry better We are at a loss to follow the meaning of our cor. reference to foreign funds, and the patriotism taii St:Lek Exchange. 1 . IM E S.—The accounts from Manchester state that e re!tyl had been aii,rded to the disco:lnt ma( ket by rence ot private capitalists, who had been in 7;.cad to f pntei:orw.lrd by the high rate of interest and had ‘l, 'bu.i.r.es4 to some consider .tile c xtent. It appears. t the !ai nre or V:cight and Co., the London bankers prOe.c.c. , . I feettng in I, mcasl • urs • , --- - POST. —Nicport Fits c n d hnti Ipiwars many or the 1,1 Lanea2.lore baviag bo.,:r, tar, Yo r k ;ere 0 %:( :;rrent duriaa the ,3ay of the ling-plcket Oxturd at Liv,r. no tru hi the stateal . e ; to the lare.st ncrt, acrl.ots becn recei:•eil in tw.vti of the lival of steam-ship. now EO Col:Sllerßbly Le rer`t The Lbs;..nee 1,, it a ', s-ited' attt Se 1 1,f k ai the windA Went, air r( l 4. , ;•;4und; for ~y tiave :A, r:1 by violent take.ilat mcre n.; at. the hi;:h cola o i.:i;v r - 0. - ..e,A,d b til-liiy, that stiff,:reti the tats of the turn out, City 91 an is re- it jlry !save inflicted In i:idition to the lif x1:1 and p roperty ne of, tile so•tL it:id a quarter of a pi.la - s of tha United Stwes ak depends on Coe s-Hty of PfEsident, as Air. who is aloi:c at ..; oloolL to, posse , .sisi of the inflaczica and ability v‘blch cxiii,-te the iii.ltitution from its pc,:seot position, :vas L • g io u ge, an hoard of her There arc other parties cc , eted with the united S'..atcs Bank who :.ace issiln4 to iiis,.-hm . ge in Europe, the want of whoa) wilt to its erniaaiTavatents. S P.titiT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF rilfg ; DAY. ( From the eilorning C l / 4 ronicle.) There is a set of mischievous zealots who the moment the:. the Church is extricated trona one serene have* con trived to entangle ber in another. John Thorogocd, of 'Thelmsforl, being liberated, Mr. Baines, of LPieester;, is forthwith iAcarcerated. The continuity of Chucti.rale persecution 'is thus preserved unbroken ; arid unbroken ~% e believe it will now remain until the Church-rate itself be abolished. Neither the indiacretien of exaction on the one aide, nor the firmness of resistance on the other, is likely to he wanting. In both there it a species of contagion. This trumpery, little, sordid persecution, is really a tning fbr even bigetry to be ashamed of. When such a body as the P.stablisheci Church persecutes, it outtht to persecute with some degree of dignity. The blunder is egregious , of being made at once contemptible and hateful. A Church that boasts of its martyrs ought not to make martyre. It appears, indeed, that this species of glorying is fading away before the advances of the Popish Protestantism of Oxtord. Dr. Miller, in the able " Letter to Dr. Piney," which we recently noticed, asks, in a tone of reproach, " Have you no commendation to bestow on those illus trious martyrs who perished in the flame of persecution, that they might lipbt up in England the flame of genuine religion, one of them at the time expressing his pious con tideuce that it should never be extinguished?" Yet even ii the pupils in our Universities arc to be taught veneration "or Queen Mary, of Smithfield memory, as a saint un. stained by " the crimes of the Reformation," it might he remembered that Queen Mary persecuted for the sake of something much more important than a parish rate. She diLd dungeons to save souls, and net simply to save pence. There was no pettiness in the moral blunder. cFrorn the Morning Post.) We are gratified to perceive the turn which Irish en thusiasm is taking towards the preference for articles of Irish manufacture. This is a spirit of sacrifice for the at tainment of a good practical object. To those who have mosey to buy whatever seems to them cheapest and best it . must be at least a temporary sacrifice to buy Irish manu factures, for thoee of England are cheaper and of a finer quality. But if this temporary sacrifice should prove the means of establ i shing manufactures more generally in Ire land, and of giving employment to that part of the labouring population, which cannot how find employment during a con siderable portion of the year, it will be a sacrifice well re peid by the result. What we fear in the matter is this_ that the Irish manufacturers will trust too much to the po. litical feeling now raised in their favour—that they will calculate upon its continuance, or act as if they did. If they do so, the result will be disappointment. All that can be expected is a temporary sentiment in their favour, which may suffice to set them fairly agoing. For continu vice of business they must depend upon the goodness and reasonable rice of the articles they produce, and upon the punctuality and exactness with which the order: they re cpive are exemited. A spirit of patriotism may be for so ne time a sufficient inducement to Irish consumers to employ native industry to their own inconvenience in some degree, but selfishness will certainly prevail in the end; *----,- -cm).-v. .6.• lilsh manufacturers learn to supply r:at the Irish consumers like on as good terms as the r2nglish manufacturers supply them, their customers will _ eventually drop off, and Irish manufacturing industry will gain fall into decay. In the meantime, however, we f lellaud the effort which the Irish arc making to give . eriployment to titeir own people. (From the Morning Herald.) The Protestant corporations have been surrendered by et of Parliament t o th e enemies of the peace and wel ts of Ireland-- n errendered und er the pretence of securin g tranquillity ; " a n d w h at tranquillity has been obtaine d? 'remost in this eurreuder—and it should never be forgot --4 Ail the m a n who, when i n an o b ecure position at :he - n bar, was elevated by the favour of the Protestant cor cation of Dublin to the di gni e tyo s f en its . R ne ec o o t rd ehr — a p re _ at repro_ t which led to his being ho Valves of the Protestant tfaiversit Y a ueeft. ''Mr. ' Law, tire' learned and able orporation of London had played into th e le r of hands '9vernrnent when it attempted to invade the l(of th e City—]:f be had not only pursued asystem:oljdf n g compromise in the House of Cull-lawns, but gadhurSt tear linieS3 a Bill to surrender the privt sl the London Corporation to Lord John R euell i.Normanby pass'd, the Conservative party in th e ' i r would be i broken up, what confidence could ‘I ? be reposed in hint as a public roan? But Mr. ,duct was the reverse of all this. He did not i ti. himself while he voted away the rights of a ! 7.•, - . to whose favour be was indebted for honour von in his profession, which has led to other la public life. From the Morning Advertiser.) \ -.4,suestion is settled. The capture of St. lo! Ailied Le ccs hag brouzht it to a ;win •ry adjustment. Ibrahim P f utter tic/fdetine:;.4 uha is now He and :‘,14!:- ;ir. the we * : ey of the F;)ur 1! will at uce sUJ . To arteropt to bold out any . !, - .e his own annihilation. , What, \ will the French journals say, ~, ~ i mortifying i ssue to t.ll :4,,,y , s , )- often and co n fid ent l y • • .7.0, rtsp'et - ng the hop._ c part of the allied forces • i - iti even M. Ma:ars Linitelf, !tiou,s inortifiCations, which ,nertifisnition of being, in a talse prophet; for it et in s " n.,:tab'' to Lord ed that Vie principal iii I stronghold of Ibrahim Pacha—which stronghold was St. Jean d'A c , c—could not be reduced by any force which the Four Powers could bring to bear against it, for at least eighteen months. The grou ndlessness of his conviction, the error of his opinion has t ' been proclaimed to the world in Ira that number of weeks. The French, it is to be hoped, have been taught a salutary lesson by the recent events in Syria. (From the Tames.) No man in England speaks of European war but as a curse to be deprecated—as a visitation to be dreaded and detested. No man in England even whispers to himself of war, that it is anything but a ruin to industry, a devourer of resources, a waster of energy, a foe to liberty, the plague and degradation of humanity. With us it is never talked of as a " field of glory," albeit of victory we have had our share. With us war is never desired nor glanced at for the sake of military or naval ascendancy over neighbouring States. Our first and last notion of war in tho abstract is of its calamitous consequences to ourselves, because of the barrier it interposes between us and the progress of our pros perity, because of the violence it offers to our amicable and beneficial ties with foreign nations. War, as a choice, no sane Englishman is ever known to dream of. No con quest for the sake of conquest, or of enlarging the limits of our European empire, has during the last century been attempted or meditated by Great Britain. The opening of some fresh channel of commercial intercourse—the mu- tual supply of wants with some community heretofore un acquainted with Great Britain—such arc the only objects of British enterprise, and they entail no injury nor cost a drop of blood. Hence it is that nothing in the nature of a war policy is feared at the hands of England by the other European Governments. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) St. Jean d'Acre, so celebrated for the repulse of Na poleon, and the gallant achievements of Sir Sydney Smith, was the first stage of Ibrahim in that series of successes which terminated in the battle of Koniah, and rendered him master of Syria, Arabia, &c, and is now .ho last stage in that series of reverses which has strip ped the Pacha of Egypt of his adventurous acquisitions. Tne siege of St. Jean d'Acre by Ibrahim, in 1831-2, W:l4 exceedingly protracted, owing to the bravery of the Turkish garrison, as well as the unskilfulness of the Egyptian besiegers. Th.: apathy of the Govern ment at Constantinople was solely to blame for the uitimate reduction, and for the events which followed. " If the Grand Signor," says M. de Lamartine (" Voyage en Orient"), " when vainly solicited by Abdallah, the Pacha of Acre (whose overthrow wrls sou lit by Mehemet Ali, on account of some in gratitude for his former protection), had sent him a timidly reinforcement of a few thousand men, or even sent to the Syrian seas two or three of those fine frigates which sleep uselessly on their anchorage before the caiqucs of the Bosplorous, Ibrahim would have been done for [e'en emit fait d'lbrakinz], he would have raurncti into Egypt w - th the conviction of the hope cr.cc of his wrath ; but the Porte was faithful to its system of fatalism, and permitted the ruin of its Pacha to be accomplished. Tice bulwark of Syria was thrown (I.:Iwo, and the Divan only awoke too late. However, Mehemet Ali had written to his Genera! to return ; but the latter, a man of courage and adventurous spirit, resolved to try to the utmost the weakness of the Sultan And the force of his own destiny." It is true that, 'unto the siege, a Turkish army marched to relieve = garrison, and Ibrahim drew off the main body of troops from before the place, and marched to meet netny, which retreated, and left him to continue The spirited defence, however, of a garri ri of three thousand men, unsupported from without, ,ainst the laud and naval forces of Egypt, sufficiently ows (and receut•events have splundidiy confirmed the ion) that the Turks have needed nothing but to well officered, and to .Conti to in their leaders, to a very different figure in the 11,..1d than they did t Koniall or N,zib, and to dissipate at once the pres ig:; of tho conquests of Mehemet Ai. (From the Courier.) s;ege, C , nclus arrival brings up the draft Of the proposed ed rees of the Ceamber of Deputies in answer to the Royal speech. It will no doubt be read with ettentioa. We learn from our private correspondent that it is likely to be ::greed to by a large majority, The terms of it, iee.vever, are sufficiently significant to lead us to the rispress!on that it aid excite rather an tingly, and per hares a lengthened debate. The ex-Queen of Spain has icd Paris, where she is treated with ereat respect Louis Philippe. The opinion is very general the; the visit of ex-Queen is not ort! of mere ceremony, but that her motive in coming to Freace is to urge Louis Philippe to met to reinstate. her upon her throne. Certainly Manifesto to %%Lich we have just alluded is drawn such a spirit as materielly to strengthen this sup- It may be hoped, that, however the idea of 'ietinieli intervention mil be popular in France, M. Geizot is too shrewd a man to run the chance of ex posing himself to the disgrace and ridicule which at t.iched to Lord Palmerston's untoward and lamentable meddling with the affairs of Spain. Toe papers are still much occupied with the insinuations against. M. Tniers. As far us we can understand the charge of the Pre3Se, that ;ournal would have it. believed that some of the documents respecting the Eastern question have been surreptitiously sateen away from the Foreign-office, so that M. Gulzot ie left in the dark upon several essential points. One document is particularly mentioned, con-- if:sting of the instructions given by M. Thiers to M. Perier, who was sent on a special mission to Alexandria and Constantinople. It is hinted that in this document M. Perim- was instructed to arrange the ditF2rences be tween the Sultan and the Pacha, in violation of the 'Treaty of 1857. The Constitutionnel undertakes the eefeece of M. Thiers against these insinuations. It would seem that the ex-Minister intends to rely for his exculpation upon the distinction between private letters end official instructions. The Constitutionnel is parti cularly bitter against the Messager, because, it says, as t e ilee paper is,a Government organ, it considers the at tacks against M. Thiers as emanating from the Ministry. (From the Standard.) THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND THE IRISH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BILL.—We have been ho noured by the Duke of Wellington with a letter, re ferring to some remarks which appeared in this Journal udon the passing of the Irish Municipal Corporation 80. We are not aware whether it is the wish of the illustrious writer that we should publish his letter at ; but we can have no doubt that he desires to cieerect e misrepresentation of which we have been un ceeiscionsly guilty, and we therefore do not scruple to pe ,at the following extract :—" In the paper of which yi.o are the Editor, it is stated positively, It is well kveown that the Duke of Wellington had professed hi unseif to have been deceived throughout the whole all 'air; If this is well known it must be known to somebody who can be named. I request you afore, to name the person or persons who ever lice me profess or say that I had been deceived by anybody at all. I am convinced that you will sit that there is nothing unreasonable in asking t, 3 name of one individual who ever heard the , : which is said to be well known." After re.:. lit .g the foregoing we are bound to ;believe, e la we do with a perfect faith, that the illustrious Du k .e never make the profession ascribed to him, or any . pr elession like it ; but with all the grateful vene ratio; a for his Grace's character, which we entertain in co lemon with the whole nation, with indeed all goed men of the whole civilised world, we must -! his demand of names. At whatever risk to ourset ves, we must adhere to our rule, never to publisl the names of ,friends who honour us with inforati ,tion before they give us authority to do so. That th e p e a ession ascribed to his Grace was reported of him by mon than one nobleman, we must most respectfully repeat ; that it was generally believed is plain from a re cent 00.21 roversy in which the Morning Herald was en gaged i;, j t Mr. Shaw, and in which, though Mr. Shaw ac quittc d hit iself of being the actual decewer, the deception s e enie o be taken for granted. It would offer great violence_ t the feeling which we entertain towards the Duke of Wellington to explain the reasons which made us ready and anxious to believe that, in the part acte( 1 by ,his Grace upon the Irish Municipal Bill, he e cted uedee an erroneous impression of the facts of th e case. We do not wish to conceal our opi nion that some of the noblemen, who reported, appa rently, wit h little reserve, and always with a friendly purpose tt ,wards his Grace, the profession ascribed to tile Di Ike, ought to givl an explanation of that which the , have reported ; but this, we humbly sub mit, is a • matter for their discretion, not for ours. There 11 4 5 questionless been some misunderstanding in the case hick can be cleared up satisfactorily only by th o se eec quainted with all the particulars. The Duke has by hi 3 demand (as it must be understood), distinct( y c ontradicted what the noblemen in ques tion has e r eported of hits. They owe it to their cha racter venecity to explain the grounds of their misappr e, hens ion. We must however repeat it, that to furnish n aim ,s in well a case, would not become us. Newsp ape, ar n, as we have reason to know, already • lid 3 in sufficien t contempt and sufficiently dis :iked pa I),!ic men in high station, without our adding to tic e inot.;iv os of such contemrt and dislike by taking upon it the char acter of make-ba.fes. We believe that we 1 - et cons u l t the honour and interests of the. Press ~L e Lei-Len:ha e the suspicion of buying written rashl y , "; ifee/ i y, rather than render our Jour xe,tian. ii strument of destroying eehfidehhe , or - e ill. -will among friends. Rash or false statements, admit of an easy remedy, such as this e . tee=hope offers, but the evils of mischief are, , 'rrernediable. This has been our governing Prwe'l'xtt t ' 71. 11 11 the firet ; we base never allowed an d V i i correctin g an error into which we have aen ; hue v -y hav e never compromised a friend, and tl.O refer wa.' iWnn. E It yesterday i called to the ,ned ge_aLierneu I:y r , b;-r . the H o n, o f the Jan' ; roy end Eig wit n ii c a r m ;en l Ple:—‘ 6 z., jai 7. 0 rncr, p John Nodes Dickinson, Esq , 4 • , sh j., ,Tion, Esq., 2..^bett Gore Einson, Jahn - ; 'E F e i Charles ji air:4 E, q G,crge Zt'fal'hara Gifriard Ed p ' :, a n ni .0 Vii;Jl, E q ., Thomas Phino, Eaq., Wiiiia m , Jot eph flonry Venubics, E JAI, Whit. J Whit. Esq., William T;n hoas 1 3 ,ebtort, and Col 2e, Esti, ZEMP LE, SATURDAY, Nov. 21.—The 1: . .1f .....alt:ltf THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1840. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 25. The LORD CHANCELLOR, at the sitting of the Court, delivered judgment in the following cases, which were altogether barren of interest to the general reader. PYM V. LOCKYER. In this case his Lordship reversed the order of the Vice. Chancellor, in certain respects. LACEY V. PHILCOX. The question in this case was, whether the nephews and nieces of the testator, and their children, took any interest in certain property, independently of the power of selection given to the survivor of the son and daughter of the testator. His Lordship decided that they took it, subject to that power. SHERIFF'S COURT, Nor 219. (Before JAMES BURGHELL, Esq.) THE CAMBRIDGE BANK. This was a proceeding adopted by the Commissioners of Land and Assessed taxes, in order to secure the re pdyment of the sum of 226/, her Majesty's moneys, which had been paid into the bank of Mr. Field D. Barker, of Cambridge, under the following circum stances : Mr. R. Haylock, of Sussex-street, Cambridge, de posed that he was a Collector of Land and Assessed Taxes for the present year for the parish of Holy Tri nity in Cambridge. He had an account with Mr. Barker, at Cambridge, and he deposited in that gentle man's bank the sum of 2261., the Queen's moneys, being part of his collection of land and assessed taxes for the year 1840. He deposited the same for better protection until he was required to pay it over to the Receiver-General on the 25th instant. The Jury, under the direction of the Learned UN DER-SHERIFF, found that Mr. Barker was indebted in the sum stated to the Crown. MESSRS. WEIGHTS' BANK. This was a similar proceeding,for the purpose of indem nifying the Crown against the loss of 1,5821. 15s. 10d., which had been paid into Messrs. Wrights' Bank, pre vious to its stoppage on Monday last. A solicitor handed in the affidavit of William Good win, clerk in the Privy Seal-office, which had been sworn before Lord Chief Baron Abinger, at his Lord ship's residence, on the 24th inst. The Learned UNDER -SHERIF F read the document to the jury, from which it a ppeared that the sum of c l ei ,s v B ed 21. by ls s.Ra l 0 1 p ct. , Eden, public E s g Receiver of Fees in moneys,the arising fr om fe e s re- Privy Seal-office, had been paid into the Bank of An thony George Wright, Biddulph John Wright, Henry Robinson, and Edmuni William J ern i ng h am , b an k ers , of Henrietta-street, Covent - garden, for safe custody , rd by Mr. BURCHELL, until pay m ent juryaym enhtawvainsgmbaedeentoadhdess her Majesty's use. returned a verdict for the sum claimed. The object of the above proceeding is to seize upon the parties' goods or estates until the Crown moneys are re-imbursed. In case of fiats of bankruptcy being issued, the writs of extent would hare to be satisfied before the other creditors come in. Cornish Broad, and that that individciil was c-,)e of tile gang, and no doubt the charge of forgery would be up set by the proof that he was the acceptor. The prisoner said he believed there was a gentleman present who had seen Mr. Cornish, and knew that he accepted the bill. Here a well-dressed person stood forward and said that he saw Mr. Cornish accept the bill in a public-house. Sir PETER LAURIE—Oh! you know Mr. Cornish, do you ? Pray, who are you ? Witness—l don't wish to mix myself up in this business. Sir PETER LAURIE— But you come here to give evi dence. Let us know your name ? Witness—My name I Why, my name is Smith. John Smith. Sir PETER LAURIE—And what are you, Mr. John Smith ?Witness—What am I ? I am a linen draper. Sir PETER LAURIE-.-In what place? Witness—ln Bishopsgate. Sir PETER LAURIE—In whose house are you, Mr. John Smith ? Witness—l don't wish to say, because I don't like to have myself mixed up in a matter of this kind. Sir PETER LAURIE—NO ! I dare say. You have no wish to !et us know the part you play, Mr. John Smith. You came to serve Mr. .:lift, I have no doubt. Wit ness—l came here just to say what I knew, that's all. I know that Mr. Cornish put his name to the bill. Sir PETER LAURIE.—I have no doubt you know all about it ; and I advise you to take care how you mix yourself up, Mr. John Smith. I think at all events we shall break up the gang. Inspector Shackell, of the Metropolitan Police, a very intelligent officer, stated that several persons had applied to him about the prisoner, who, they said, had got goods from them on credit, and under false pre tences. He had every reason to believe that Cornish went by the name of Broad, as well as by that of Cor- nish, and one of the officers had seen several loads of goods taken to the house by tradespeople who were no doubt cheated of their goods. A metropolitan policeman stated that a particular acquaintance of Cornish was committed for cheating, and from that person witness had learned that Cornish's name was Broad. Sir PETER LAURIE said that he felt very anxious to have an interview with Mr. Cornish Broad, and several other parties who were interested in Mr. ClA's tran sactions. Mr. John Hudson, of Featherstone-street, City-road, said that he came to the justice•room at the last exa mination of the prisoner in consequence of having seen an account in the newspapers of what occurred, a friend of his having taken a bill of Clift, which was no good. To his surprise the moment he appeared the prisoner called upon him to give him a character.—(A laugh.) The prisoner said that he had been merely unfortu nate in his business, a calamity to which every one was liable, and that at the time he accepted bills he was sure of being able to pay them. Mr. Beswick, a wheelwright, of Old -street, St. Luke's, stated that Gift obtained two carts from him, in payment of which he gave him the acceptance of the firm in which he said he was a partner, that of Messrs. Caine, Chit, and Co., but there was no firm of the none. The prisoner said the firm was a bona fide one, and that Mr. Crane was a brewer's dray men.—(A laugh.) Tiiey had dissolved partnership, however. The carts had been sto!en, and the horses he had purchased, to be driven in them, proved to be glandercd. His name was, he assured Sir Peter Laurie, Isaac Godfrey Clift. Another tradesman produced a bill of the prisoner's for which he had given goods, and which had, of course, haen dishonoured. In fact, not one of the parties whose names were upon it, could be found. Sir PETER LAURIE—Are there any other tradesmen here who have been plundered ? Asolicitor for some of the complainants said there were several who had received characters of the prisoner and of Mr. Cornish Broad from individuals who undoubtedly were participators in the plunder. Sir PETER LAURIE—Did they make inquiries about the character of those to whom they were referred ? The Solicitor—They did, and all the persons referred to proved to be connected in the system, the ramifications of which are most extensive. The exposure which took place some days ago on this subject, opened the eyes of many persons who have been plundered, and I have no doubt prevented a great many others from being robbed. Sir PETER LAURIE—That is the virtue of examina tions of this kind. I have always encouraged them, and always shall assist them for the benefit of the public. Pray prisoner, do you know this Mr. John Smith, the linen-draper, as he cads himself? Prisoner—l have seen him before —(Laughter.) Sir PETER LAURIE—You and he must be very cau tious how you are seen together after this investigation. Mr. Robert Lindsey said that he had let a house in Crown-street, Westminster, to the prisoner, who re erred him to a Mr. Charles Godfrey, who gave him a most excellent character. By Mr. Charles Godfrey witness was referred to another person, who resided at Pophor; and who ilpoke of Mr. Charles Godfrey in the highest possible ti . rms. The house was delivered to the prisoner, who never paid a farthing, and took flight oee day, leaving the floor open. S:r P. LAukrE—Then you got possession of your house? . Mr. Lindsey said that a policeman finding the I door open went in, and seeing the house was empty locked it, and brought him the key. He was much • blamed by the neighbourhood for having such a tenant, j as the prisoner ran in debt all round the place. 1 Tile prisoner—l left some excellent fixtures in it, for which I paid a great deal of monsy. Sir P. LAURIE—Did you make any inquiry after the parties to whom you applied on the subject of character ? Mr. Lindsey—l did. Sir P. LAURIE—And they were all gone ? Mr. Lind sey—Every one of them. I found them all leagued together for the purposes of fraud. Mr. Bennet, a respectable tradesman of Aldersgate Ward, of which Sir Peter Laurie is Alderman, here stepped forward, and said that he had known Broad to be a swindler these twelve years, and to have got into several houses by scheming. He ( Mr. Bennet) had been upon one occasion, in which he went to take (possession of a house, actually charged with robbery by Mr. Broad, but he succeeded in turning him out of the house. Sir PETER LAURIE—I shall remand the prisoner till 'l'uesday, and, in the mean time, let new inquiries be made. To Mr. Dimsdale every praise is especially due for the pains he has taken, for the expense he has beeni at must have far exceeded his original loss by the prisoner. The prisoner was then remanded till Tuesday, on which occasion Sir Peter Laurie said he should attend GUILDH.ALL. The driver of one of Child's omnibuses appeared on a summons, at the instance of Isaac Wilson, a carrier, charging him with wantonly damaging his cart, and endangering his life and that of his son, a boy about 14 years of age. The complainant stated, that on Thursday, as he was driving into the City through Fleet-street, and nearly opposite St. Bride's Church, the defendant came at full gallop from the direction of St. Paul's, and struck the wheel of his waggon, by which the shafts were snapped in two, and the vehicle completely tilted over. The complainant's son, who was sitting in the waggon at the time, was thrown under it, and almost miraculously escaped being crushed to pieces. The re pairing of the damage cost 3/. 13s. A witness, named Dodd, confirmed this statement; and said he heard several persons. cry " Shame "at the defendant for driving at such a furious pace. Mr. Child, who attended, said that the driver was a very steady man, and had been only walking at the time the concussion took place. The sitting Alderman said they were all very steady until found out. He did not mean to make any per sonal allusions, but he must say that a more wanton or reckless set of individuals there were not in the metro polis than the omnibus drivers. He should order the defendant to pay the amount of the damages, and he might consider himself very fortunate at having escaped so easily. The young woman, named Gordon, who attempted, about three weeks since, to commit suicide by throw ing herself from Blackfriars-bridge, and refused to give any information as to her friends or connexions, was again brought up to-day ; but, notwithstanding every exer tion of the relieving officer of the London Union, all he could find Out respecting her was, that some time since she lived.with a lady, named Warren, in Penton ville. The nnfortunate girl, still remaining obstinately silent on this sUbjeet, was again remanded. 6.60. ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. ADJOURNED INQUEST. (Continued from our First Edition of yesterday.) Richard Parker—l live at Chalk Farm-lane. l a , foreman of the locomotive s at the Camden station. I went up to the place where the accident occurred, at Woodcock-bill, as soon as information reached the Camden station. I wen t to assist in g ettin g the car niges off the line. I got there about half-past three o'clock. The came of the accident was one of the wheels breaking. I don't know which broke first— the wheel or the axle-tree, but there were both wheels and axles broken. There are two makers of wheels, 1-ligue and Gordon, both very much alike ; but I cannot say w hi c h maker the wheel belonged to. They are cast-iron w heels. I think it was a wheel broke first. 1 never knew a wrought-iron wheel to break. The person who gave me il lfOrin;!tiOrl of the accident was the driver of the train, a portion of which had broken down. The drivcr brought the remainder of the train to Londun. The wheels have roand spokes and arc hollow. A Juror—That is the cause of their breaking. The Coroner —It would be very desirable to know whose wheels they were. Witness—They were either Hague's or Gordon's, but I cannot say which. Charles C a li an -1 li ve at A y l es b ury . lam driver of the Ayl es b ury tra i n cn t h e L on d on an d Birmingham line. I have been there since the opening of the line to Avksbury, about a year and a half ago. Before then, w.tc, en the MAnchester and Liverpool line for eleven years. I have been connected with engines ever since I coulil work, I was employul. by Toe signals are the same as on the Liverpool and Zaanches ter line. Red, a dead stop ; green, slowly and cau tiously ; and white, all right. I had printed instruc tions from the London and Birmingham Company, I left Euston square with the Aylesbury train at three o'clock. I had not then heard of the ac cident at Woodcock-hill. I saw the luggage lying across the up line. I was on the down line, on which there was no obstruction, and went slowly by. Mr. Bedford held up a red signal when I had passed' the place of the accident. He was cominc , down the line. I have never met with an accident, al- though I have been on the line since its opening. I stopped when I saw the red signal. Mr. Bedford came up and desired me to tell the policeman at the Harrow station that when the cattle train came up, if it came immediately, to turn it on the down line. If not, they were to make it wait. I told the clerk at Watford that the luggage was broken down. I never had instructions to give an alarm at all the stations when an accident occurred. It was no part of my duty to give informa tion at any of the stations except Harrow. The clerk at Watford, Mr. Pigon, said he would stop the next up-train. I never had orders not to mention accidents whin I saw them on the line. I consider imyself the servant of the Company. Mr. Bury is our superintend ent, and his clerk pays us. I can hear the whistle ; but at night sometimes, when the wind is very high, we cannot hear the whistle. We use the whistle at all the stations. Edward Bury, I reside at Liverpool,l am superintend ent of the locomotive power on the London and Bir mingham Railway. I have held that office from the commencement of the undertaking. The engines are the property of the Company. The luggage waggons and carriages also belong to the Company. The Grand Junction carriages also travel on the Birmingham line. The engines and tenders No. 82 and No. 1, which Simpson was driving when he was killed, belonged to the Birmingham Company. The Company, I believe, can be sued by their Secretary. The locomotive power is not in the possession of Trustees, but of the Direc• tors. The cost of No. 1 engine was 1,150/., and 1801. for the tender, making 1,3301.; the value of engines has risen since then, the engine is very little injured, hut the tender is a good deal darneged: The cost of No. 82 engine was 1,250/., and 1801. for the tender, making 1,430/. The same engine would be now worth 1001. more, and the tender of 82 is a good deal damaged. The Company do not con tract for their steam power, they are their own property. I was in Liverpool when the accident oc eurrad. lam employed at a salary, and hire all the firemen, engineers, and persons connected with the lo comotive power. 1 engaged Joseph Simpson, Martin Brown, and James BradLurn. Simpson applied to me in Juiy last at the Camden-town station. He brought me a character from Mr. Flail, engineer of the New castle and Carlisle Railway Company, sagging that he had been two years and a half employed as fireman and engineer on the line. I wrote to Mr. Hall, as I never take written testimonials; and, on the 24th of July, I received an answer from Mr. Hall, in which he again stated that " Simpson had been employed on this rail way two years and a half, as fireman and engineman to locomotive engines. He has had full charge of several of our engines, and latterly one of our quick-train en gines, which he managed very well. Simpson was a very respectable, decent man. There is no doubt he was the person he represented himself to be. He was then taken on the Birmingham line. I had a complaint at one time that Simpson passed the station without at tending to the proper signal to stop his train. He was, in consequence, fined a sovereign. I was et the time in Liverpool, and when I returned be came to me and complained of the injustice of being fined with out hearing his defence. In consequence I wrote to Mr. Bruyere on the subject, as he represented to me that there was no signal, and that the police were in fault and not himself. A clerk was sent down to Harrow to take the evidence, and that of the cattle drover who was in the train at the time. The fine was not remitted. The two greatest crimes of which an engine-driver can be guilty are drunkenness and a neglect of the red signal. The officers of the line are always endeavouring to impress upon the engine -drivers, and other servants of the Company, the great import ance of attending to the red signal. The great secret of the management of railway trains is attending to the red signal. 1 do not know whether the conduct of Simpson, and the fine of a sovereign imposed upon him, were reported to the Directors. Ido not know another instance of neglect of the red signal except one, and that was followed by the suspension of the party. I think a warning to the eye of mote importance, and more likely to attract notice, than one to the ear. In the accident at the Harrow station, none of the wheels of engines or tenders were broken. The evidence taken in the case of Simpson was then read. It consisted of the depositions of the policeman and porter, both of whom distinctly avowed that the red signal was shown when the train was a quarter of a mile from the station, in consequence of a bullock being • peen to hang over one of the waggons—that the driver (Simpson) paid no attention to it, although repeatedly hailed, and shortly after the train had passed the bullock foil. _ _ Henry Pringle Bruyere.—l reside at Nottingham place, Regent's-park. I am superintendent of the line. I knew Joseph Simpson one of the drivers. A corn plaint was made of his conduct in September or Octo ber last. The complaint was made through the police, and through the clerk at the Harrow station. It was made in writing. I sent the complaint, and a memo randum made on . it, to Mr. Bury, who shortly after wards wrote to me requesting tlist I. would investigate the case. I sent my clerk down there in consequence, and he took the evidence of the two persons, a porter and policemen, who had seen the occurrence. I sent the evidence to Mr. Bury. It was understood that Mr. Smeaton, who was in the cattle train, and to whom the ox belonged, could prove that the signals were nor shown. I sent Mr. Wyatt to Mr. Smeaton, who told him that the signals certainly were not shown. We do not guarantee the cattle from injury. I do not believe Mr. Smeaton ever applied for compensation to the; •Company. The ox's horn was broken. I don't know whether any report was made of Simpson's conduct to the Directors. I wish to add to my evidence that it was stated on a former occasion that Simpson's body lay under the waggon till four o'clock in the morning. On the contrary it was raised immediately after the mail train passed. A coat was thrown over it, and a man stationed beside it with a lanthorn. The CORONER—I believe every thing was done that could be done. By the Forenaan—l think the whistle is the best signal for an engine coming. Henry Wytttt—l live at Camden-town. lam su perintendent of the goods department. Mr. Smeaton and the breaksman told me that . the signal was not shown in the case when Simpson was fined. I saw the accident at the Woodcock-hill. One wheel only was slightly broken and two axles. Hague was the manufacturer. The greater portion of the waggons on the two trains when the accident occurred at Harrow belonged to the Birmingham Company. The waggon under which Simpson was found belonged to the Midland Counties Railway. Company. It was the eighth waggon in the train.. There were two waggons also belonging to the Grand' Junction Company. There were about twenty waggons belonging to the Birmingham Company, the cost of each of which was from 901. to 1001. Richard Creed—l reside at Walthamstow, in Essex. I am Secretary to the London and Birmingham Railway Company. I now produce a list of the Directors of the Company. Mr. Lowe is dead, and Mr. 'Jones is now elected in his stead. That is the only altetation it re quires. The property of the Company is vested in the names of the Directors. The Company sue and are sued through the Secretary. I have been connected with the Company since its first formation in 1829. It. was opened throughout on the 17th September 1838. The number of miles travelled up to the 31st Octo ber 1840, was 89,885,144. That was the mile age upon which the Government duty was paid. The total number of passengers in the same period was 1,349,030, being on an avearge of the whole equal to 66} miles travelled by each passenger. The number of miles travelled by the engines employed in that service was 2,040,000. Not one passenger has been killed by any accident on the line—there have been no fractured limbs but some severe hurts, about three or four. I cannot state the number of servants of the Company who have lost their lives in that period, but including the present two, I don't think the number exceeds five. The number maimed or hurt was about the same. I do not include labourers in this estimate. We have adopted some new regulations, but they require the con firmation of the Board. The following are the regula tions, but they have not yet been confirmed. The CORONER said it might be set , sfactory to the pub lie to know what they were. Engines in all cases, whether acting as pilots, or having gone out as assistants to trains, to carry tail lamps. The weights of all loaded waggons to be ascertained by machines upon coming on the line, and machines to be provided for that purpose. Luggage trains to work to a time table, and the times of arrival at the respective stations to be observed and reported, whether the trains be stopping or passing through. For carrying out the foregoing to h suggestions se staionesrtthainener and of waggons in each luggage train limited. Wagg,ons found by the weighing machines to e xceed the regulated load, not to be permit ted to go withthe train. Mr. Bury, as superintendent of the luggage machinery, to examine and report on the state of the waggon-wheels and axle-trees, and to replace all that may be in any way defective. All parties supplyinm wheels or other iron work for the carriages anti w aggons, to se nd a declara tion of the particular manufac tor y they have used. which refers Clause 195 of the Act o f Incorp on the London and to to the apprDvtl of carriages coming Binning:lam line, to be strictly adiacred to in the case of clause 196. The police and station clerks to rep e ort talc) the state of the tail light of every train, whtheritiggage, pas senger, or ballast. LICHFIELD V. BAKER. This was an appeal from a decision of the Master of the Rolls. The appeal was dismissed. MILTON V. SINGLETON. The Court was occupied the remainder of the day, with the concluding arguments of Counsel in this cass. Judgment deferred. ROLLS' COURT, Nov. 25. This being the last day of term the Court took motions. DUNCAN V. M'CALMONT. It will be recollected that this case related to a bot tomry bond given by the Captain of the Lord Cochrane to the defendants, upon which they had commenced pro ceedings in the Admiralty Court. The plaintiffs moved to stay those proceedings, upon which motion the Mas ter of the Rolls reserved his judgment. Mr. PEMBERTON this morning mentioned the case, observing that the defendants would go on with their proceedings in the Admiralty Court on Friday ne xt, unless they were stayed by an order of his Lo rdshi p . The MASTER of the ROLLS said he had not been furnished with a copy of the proceedings in the Admi ralty Court until the night before last, and had not yet had time to look at them. However, unless the soli citors came to an arrangement, he must give judgment to-morrow, because he could not allow the plaintiff to be prejudiced. Mr. KINDERSLEY was certain that his clients would not take any unfair advantage. LEATHER V. WARING AND OTHERS. Mr. PEMBERTON was about to move for a special in ;unction to restrain the defendants from dealing with 2arinership property, but— Mr. TURNER, who appeared for the defendants, sug .esting that an arrangement might be come to, the mo tion was ordered to stand over till the second seal, the hintiffs undertaking not to apply the property in the meantime to other than partn..rship purposes. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. CHAPMAN. This was an information filed by the Attorney• Gen eral on the suggestion of the Charity Commissioners, praying for a decree against the defendant for the pur chase of a sufficient quantity of 31. per Cent. Consols to produce 201. a-year, and also to pay the arrears of an annuity of that amount devised to the poor of the pa ri>h of Barrow-upon-Soar, by the will of George Per kins, dated the 6th December, 1799. The testator ap pointed William and Daniel Chapman his executors. Daniel survived William, and continued to pay the an nuity of 201. up to the time of his death in 1820. From that period till 1825 the annuity was paid . by his devisees, and after that tia.e, up to 1833, it was paid by his ex , venter and residuary legatee. From 1833 no payment had been ►made, and hence the present suit arose. The MASTER of the ROLLS made a decree as prayed, and ordered the costc to be taxed, and tound as be tween party and party. COUR7' OF Q (TEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 25. THE QUEEN V. HIGGINBOTHAM. (Continued from our Pdper of yesterday.) The Court took time to consider the point, and Lord DENMAN said, that if the Court shouid be of opinion that the defendant ought to he discharged, one of the Darned Judges would signify the same at chambers v:ithin the course of the next ten days. THE QUEEN V. THE CORPORATION OF WALSALL--MAN- DAMUS. Sir W. FOLLETT applied for a mandamus command ing the Corporation of Walsall to proceed to an election to fill up certain vacancies hi the Town Council, occa• sioned by death and a claim of exemption. Rule absolute granted. IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM BAINES. 'rim ATTORNEY-GENERAL said tae Court bad been pleased to intimate their intention of pronouncing judg ment in this case to-d:iy. Lord DENMAN said that the Court had not yct quite derermined.on the case, and would therefore defer pro nouncing judgment for the present, although as the case had been very much in their minds it was not improbable but that judgment might be pro nounced before the rising of the Court. In the meantime be would mention that from all the authorities, it appeared that the proper person to issue out the writ, was the official principal of the • Archbishop, in the Arches' Court. This appeared to have been the in variable practice, and in Philliman'a report, in the case of a clereyman, it appeared that Sir William Scott had pronounced sentence of deprivation, the Bishop himself being present, and Sir John Nicoll had confirmed that sentence of his own authority. The case was not again mentioned, although the Court did not rise until eight o'clock. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 25. BCANDAO v. BARNET. This was an action of trover, to recover the amount of certain Exchequer Bills belonging to the plaintiff, which had been deposited by a third party .with the de fendant, who is a banker. The defence was that the full amount had been paid upon the deposits. The facts were made a special case, on which the Court this day gave judgment, that the banker's lien on the bills extended only to the actual property of the deposition in the bills. Verdict therefore entered for the plaintiff. COOPER v. FOLEES. In this case Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS obtained a rule to show cause why a distringas obtained in June should not be set aside, on the ground that the wile of the de fendant informed the plaintiff's attorney that her hus band was not in the country, and could not, there fore, present himself to be served with a writ of sum- MODS ; and moreover that the defendant was at the time, and still is, labouring under mental derangement. The Learned Sergeant produced the affidavits of Mrs. Folkes, and three other relatives, in support of this statement. Mr. Sergeant CHANNELL showed caused against the rule, contending that the affidavits were not sufficient evidence that the defendant was still labouring under mental derangement, or was still out of the country. Besides, it was not competent to the defendant to set up his own infirmity, and the Court has held that ser vice on the keeper of a lunatic is good service. If the defendant had not power to enter a common appear ance, he had not power to authorise Mr. Sergeant Bompas to come here to represent him. Mr. Sergeant BoMPAS replied, when The COURT inquired whether any affidavits were sworn at Boulogne, as there must be persons there who could prove the fact of his: residence there during the time referred to in the affidavits before the Court. These last were not sufficient, for they only went to the belief of persons resident in London that the defendant was in Boulogne since 1837. (The answer was that there was not an affidavit from Boulogne.) Their Lordships were of opinion that there was not at pre sent evidence enough to set aside the distringas, thJir Lordships giving no opinion on the merits of the case. • Rule discharged with costs, but with leave to Mr. • Sergeant Bowes to renew the applicaten. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nor. 25. (Sittings in Banco.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. LEVI. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had to show cause against a rule which called upon him to show why the Commissioners of Woods and Forests should not pay to the defendant the sum of 91 . 175 . 6 d , under these err curostances. There was a house on the Rolls' Estate which was transferred to the Crown, when that estate was demised, the defendant got possession of the house, and would not pay any rent, or perform any of the CDVC.' nants of the lease. A writ of intrusion was sued out, and the defendant allowed judgment to go by default. It was as a matter of course that he should be fined for his intrusion. The house was let for 301. a year, with a covenant to keep it in good repair. The defendant was turned out of possession on the 6th May ; however, he (the Attorney-General) was contented to fix the fine at the amount of rent due up to the Lady-day preceding, Their Lordships acceded, and the fine was fixed at 841., which was paid. The defendant then denied his tenancy, and said he was a mere tenant-at-will to Charles Lewis, at three shillings a week, but now he sought to have the sum of 91. 17s. 6d. re turned to him, on the ground that he had paid that sum as laud-tax. He complained that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests bad not returned the money, but they could not du it. They had the authority of the Court of Exchequer to levy 841., and they were charge able with that sum. 'inc defendant had no right to complain, for had he made the application when the fine was fixed, the allowance might have been made ; be sides, he was not c harged with any rent from Lady day up to the Gth May. He was not charged with any of the costs of the proceeding, nor was he charged wvh a sum of 100/. lor -, itoap,. ;aift ; ..,ons, for which he have barn. COURT—lt tvit,. 1 was a floc--it was not rent he was _t fint-', and cannot be altered. 1 Mr. flumputtry, in support of the rule, said the receipts were shown to the Solicitor s to the Commis sioners, and it teas proved to be a mere mistake. Mr. Baron PARKE—No, it was no mistake, but from defence Set up, you could not consistently make the demand at the trial. He then denied his occupation, end could not very consistently set up payment of the hod tax, which must have been paid by him in capacity of tenant. Tue Locu CHIEF BARON—the Court might have, and tv,!re much disposed to make the fine lOW., only the Attorney-General was content with 841. We cannot alter a fine.—Rule discharged with costs. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice BosaricarET.) TRIAL r F MR PEARSE FOR ATTEMPTING TO MURDER HIS WlFE.—Arthur Legent Pearse, aged 38, surgeon, was cpitally indicted for shooting at Elizabeth Pearse, his with intent to murder her. Mr. PHILLIPS ❑aving stated the facts of the case for the prosecution, Mr. CLARKSON addressed the Jury on behalf of the prisoner, and called the following witnesses : Susan Nice examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Witness formerly lived in the service of the prisoner for five years, and left it five months ago. The prisoner was very irri- table, and witness had heard him say that his sheets were damped by Mrs. Pearse, but he did not ay what it was done for. He kept his bed-room continually locked, and would not allow any one to go in and clean it. Upon one occasion the prisoner insisted o p en having his bed removed and one of the servants bAs placed in its stead. Mrs. Pearce always ap ired very kind and affectionate to the prisoner, and she was sure there was no ground for his supposing that she had damped his bed. The prisoner kept his room in a filthy state. In answer to questions put by the prisoner the wit ness said that Mrs. Pearse did not wait much upon the prisoner during his illness, but she had never said that his conduct was cruel towards the prisoner dur ing: his illness. - Br Mr. CLARKSON—Tho prisoner said he thought I.ls wife wculd poison him. Samuel Mellish deposed that he knew the prisoner, and spoke to his general irritability of temper, and he had heard him say that Mrs. Pearse was trying to poi son him by putting arsenic in his boots ; and the reason his thinking so was, because his stockings were dyed of a reddish colour. The prisoner frequently spoke to him on the subject of his wife's infidelity, and said tl,t she had been seduced by Mr. Colley, and he also talked of her being familiar with other persons. When he saw his children he cried, and because much excited, and said that his wife ill-used them. Tne prisoner was fond of pistols, and when he was younger he used to amuse himself by shooting at a mark. Witness did net believe there was the slightest ground for supposing that Mrs. Pearse was unfaithful to the prisoner. Dr. Marshall Hall was then called, but he refused to Vii.e the ordinary oath, on account of some religions scruples entertained by him, and he was consequently not examined. The prisoner said that Dr. Hall had attended him in ' the worst part of 'his illness, and had saved his Sir Chas. Scudamore was then examined. He deposed that he had attended the deceased professionally for about a fortnight previous to the month of April, in the present ' year. He found the prisoner labouring under much ttver, great heat of the skin, a full and quickened pulse, ald a countenance exhibiting a wildness of expression. • The prisoner said that his disease was in the heart, and that he thought it would burst, and he should die sud denly. In witnesn's cpinion the brain was the chief sea of the prisoner's disease. At that time witness knew nothing of the prisoner's delusions, but if he had it would have strengthened his opinion that the prisoner's brain was affected. From what witness has heard this day, he is of opinion that the prisoner was not in his right senses when he committ4id the act. The witness was questioned at some length by the prisoner relative to the medical treatment adopted to but not hi ng ma t er i a l was elicited. Mr. during his illnes , Mr. CLARKSON here closed his case on behalf of the prisoner. The prisoner insisted upon having more witnesses examined. Mr. PHILLIPS said he did not know whether he ought to object to this course. The prisoner's counsel had, in his opinion, taken the best course for his in terests, and the prisoner would only do himself injury by calling more witnesses. The object appeared to be to show that he was aware of what he was about when he committed the act, and that be was in a sane state of mind. Prisoner—Just so. Mr. Justice BosANQuEr said that if the prisoner wished any witness to be called, that witness must be examined through the Court. Mr. Ebenezer Clarke was then called by the prisoner. and he stated that in eiatters of business the prisoner was very rational and collected, but in domestic matters he was under strong delusions. The Rev. Joseph Parker, the minister of Kensington, proved that he had some slight acquaintance with the prisoner, and he had seen him very much excited. He had also complained to him that he was in want of some amusement. Mr. PHILLIPS replied, and said he should only ad dress a few observations to the Jury, for he thought the line of defence the prisoner had adopted for him self clearly showed his insanity, for he had repudiated the idea of his being in that state, and attempted to show that he not only committed the act, but that he was justified in so doing, and if he succeeded in that de fence, the result must inevitably be that he should be transported. Prisoner—Where is your proof of the shot ? Mr. PHILLIPS—That is another proof, in my opi nion, of the prisoner's insanity. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state that he would repeat what he stated in the outset of the case, that there was no de !ire on the part of the injured lady or her friends to in jure him, but all they desired was to protect her in future, for there could be no doubt that if the prisoner, were to be let loose upon society, that her life would be in: the most imminent peril. The Learned Counsel concluded by again expressing his opinion that the Jury could come to no other conclusion than that the pri soner was insan e at the time of the commission of the offence. Mr. Justice BOSANQUET was about to sum up the evidence when he was interrupted by the prisoner, who said he wished to address some observations to the Jury. The LEARNED JUDGE told him he could not be allowed to so so, as the case was closed. His Lord ship then proceeded to address the Jury, and said that the present case was certainly one of a most extraordi nary character. There could be no doubt that the prisoner had actually committed the offence imputed to him, and the question for the Jury to consider, upon the evidence was, whethe r the prisoner was sane or in sane when he committed the act imputed to him. The Jury, after deliberating for a few minutes, said they were unanimously of opinion that the prisoner was insan., Alen he co mm i tted the act. Mr. Justice Bos AsionET _T hen your verdict, Gen tlemen, will be not guiity o n the ground of insanity? Foreman—Yes, my Lord. Mr. Justice BosAtionET—Th e prisoner must be de tained until her Alajest)'s pleasure is known respecting POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAN SI 01V.IIOU USE. Isaac Godfrey. alias Isaa c Godjrcy (.'lift, alias God frey Cliff, alias Isaac Cap, was brought up for re-ex usn,natio❑ before Sir Peter Laurie. Toe prisoner is one of a gang of fellows who have been extensively plundering tradesmen by means of bills and false characters riven through the medium olugentv, and he had been charged with forgery by Mr. Dimsdale, harness-maker, who took a hill tram him purporting to be accepted by a man named Cornish, which was di6ho noured. Cornish had been represented as a farmer, living upon his property in Baker-street. Sir P. LAURIt, who had been made acquainted with the circumstances, and at once perceived that the bill was concocted by a knot of swindlers, asked whether Mr. Dimsdale had any evidence to produce to show that the bill was a forgery ?—Me. Dimsdale reg retted to sa y that he had not. The gang was. be apprehen ded, t oo clever to fall under a charge of forgery. It appeared that the name of the person called Cornish was Thomas EVENING EDITION. The pneumatic., signal. apparatus used at Town, to 'lie itpplied to the tutweis, and such of the stations on tke line, as from local circumstances may require it. Lodgings to be provided for the station clerks and other servants of the Company, that their services may be at all times available. Mr. Bedford was re-called, and asked whether Brad burn was guilty of a breach of his duty in leaving his en gine, and going to the house for refreshments. He said he certainly was. He had not a thought of his leaving his engine. If Bradburn understood he was to have gone himself, he should have put the engine in the siding. I cannot recollect the precise words I said to him. Mr. WAICLEY said the only other witness they ha d to examine, was Quinlan, and he understood from r. Hewlit, the surgeon in attendance, that he was not in a state to give any evidence as to the transaction. He was mending rapidly, and would in a few days, be hoped, be able to state all he knew of the matter. After a good deal of discussion, it was arranged that the inquest should be adjourned till Wednesday aezt, at six o'clock in the afternoon. The proceedings terminated at half-past four. The following is a copy of Mr. Labouchere's letter to he Coroner : " consequence en ß c o e a o rd f m of y T h r a a v d in e g , N be o e v n . 2 ab l s , e l n Ei t 4 o fr . orn nn .own, I have but just received the letter wh ich Y addressed to me on the 17th instant, on the su bjects f th shall late fatal accident on the London and Birmingham Rlii " I shall feel great regret if this circumstan ce have caused inconvenience to yourself or to the Jury of have been engaged in the investigation of the c auses this calamity. I Sild that Sir Frederick Smith is expeoted to return to ` London to-day, and I will request him to attend at its next meeting. " I am, Sir, your most obedient servant. " H. LABOUCHE 3E ' " T. Wakley, Esq., M. P., Coroner." SPORTING INTELLIGENC E ' MANCHESTER --TUESDAY EVENINO. t The business this forenoon on the Derby wa s confined to two or three horses, if we except a variety of offer!' t i t( did not meet the views of the limited number of backer s jd horses present. Lord Bruce's colt out of Rosalid fwat have been backed against Marshal Soult f or a bUlidted S t evens ; 19 to 1, in ponies or fifties, w a s o ffered agsfrin,s„ Soult or Coronation ; and 100 to 90 would have been t a ' n - t , on Et Ingo v. Marshal Soult ; 9 to 1, to a mall ° ler was pencilled down v. Rosalie and Soult, and the to 28 worild wittingly have made the engagement in fiftb e r li o ; t he t r o ro 1 was offered v. Sir Hans, and 30 to 1 against to Tom ; also 20 to Iv. Eringo. 1,500 to 45 no d s t o hr ° 15 was laid Kgainst the Duke of Wellington, apper vr e n :i va °, rl , ool acc9unt; also 600 to 19 against Mt% L'l,' t 1 Pr.neo Caradoc ; the stable was likewise laid ag a ' n ;,.by 20 to I. There was nothing further done on the '— requiting comment. The Oaks was so far brought into notice that 7 to °it! bor..ked, to a little mosey, on Kedge ; 8 to 1 offered L The St. oon, takers of wa s ger 0 11 Leger not named, and the on l y ° , — „ e 7 the Northampton Steeple Chase was to lay 4 to 1 n• CORN AVERAGV-c- , A r - ,01 14 r GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH --„--„,,,s of For the Week ended Nov. 20, 1840, made up from tin,n7,, i AO the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Dng' -i' Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat els. 8:1 i Oats 6..riey 3 , 1; 711 Rye AVERAGES o r THE ................ Week ending WLIRAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE. S EA- 11. ---------. ~--.....- - -- " -- 7) 43 Oct. lit 42 0 - t:3 30 6l 7 31 3 22 5 37 1 / 43 ,-, 62 1 31- 9 ',2 8 36 7 43 . 49 A -- . Nov. 0 AA 0 13 62 2 34 8 i.,3 0 35 8' T . 0 42 '' IA 6l 8 34 7 21 11 3:, 8 '' „ fi rrlCs THE SIX ..446- I , l' IMPLRIA L AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF 2(1.1 Oats „.. Rarity ';ss 3,1,1 Rye . 3, 6d ' Wheat... ..... 2 Is. 1 3 lid.'UT 2 O s at o s tg Foits36lmsii. td. It i lti r • eaSe ....... ' ... ;2,5' 8(1. 1 Beans.... ... 5 ,. 0a: Barmy Us. 4d. 1 Rye THE MARKETS. COAL 3 Ships arrived since LARKET ss. market -nay, 10!. s. Walls End Ha5we11........c. • 6 Walls End Helton ........... 9 Walls End Lambton .......... W. E. North -Hetton Lyon ! . .ft ,„ Walls End Stewart's •.• t 0 Walls End Caradoc ....... . "Pennant's Hartl e p ool •••••• Walls End Barretc ........ 5 ‘ , l, ail:, End Seymour 'foes Walls End Stobart's 'fees.. 6 Walls End Tees .................. 6 I Walls End Wear ............. s d. Adair's Bell, Hobson E. Co. Hartley 20 0 Derwent Main l3 0 Garestield Jar lywed Ma .0 2l Ord's ttedhugh Pontop Windsor l9 0 Inussell's High Main Tantield Moor 22 6 West Hartley.... .... . ... 20 6 Walls End N , rhu berla,d 21 0 Walls End Perkins 2O 61 Walls End Walls End Westgate Walls End Walker 22 ( Bell's Primrose lB t , W. E. Braddyll'sHettmi 23 9 Cowpen .................... g ,Fordel Splint ........ . ........ Victoria Main ............... 7 s g - W-Ils 'End ( liff . .............. 0 Walls End Devonsi hre ...... 0 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. „..„......------ Peas e ' Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. 1 Beans. Has ------ -. .- Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. ii. to 8. an 0 Hasten Braintree 56 66 32 34 26 34 35 46 I s tt 41 B. ighton 53 67 3 0 39 24 29 40 50 0 Cambridge — 60 35 21 41 -- 4 1 Chiclre.iter — 61 32 23 --. ,49 .... Dunmow 52 66 36 40 36 34 39 44 44 4e Grantham Grimsby 53 '7O 35 39 22 26 42 44 .... Hailsham 7l 76 26 32 22 29 46 40 Hitchin 56 64 32 42 24 22 28 31 ...• Ipswich 62 70 36 32 24 25 38 40 34 40 Lewes 59 64 36 20 29 34 46 37 S A : Lynn 64 68 36 39 21 28 42 44 '- Maidstone 69 76 311 39 26 32 40 50 —. A l Norwib .....„ 66 76 25 43 28 30 42 44 42 is Pet worth ! 1 , 3 74 33 36 28 33 43 48 4 ,1 44 Rom ford 144 70 34 3t 23 32 38 44 4.. 40 Sandwich 56 77 f 34 4;3 27 34 33 45 34 4,. Tnettord .., Wist , cch , 41 66 36 42 2.4 30 44 45 —.., 4 3 Witham 56 66 32 : : .9 21 92 45 4 ' 4° 44 Yarmouth 62 71) 33 35 26 32 38 40 4 0 LIVERPOOL CORN M kRKET.—Nov. 24 Ild g„ 0t WHEAT, English, White, per 7 0 1 b. -... ---- Red 1 0 8 0 --- Scotch, Welch, and Manx ---- Irish, White '7 3 0 1 _----- Red 6 0 9 io -- Foreign OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b O3 10 F lit, 28 31 38 40 34 46 42 44 40 50 42 44 40 48 38 44 33 45 ge; 40 44 45 45 4' 38 40 ,_Nov. Y 4 ,s;01 ..... Se. 6.1 t or t 4 S 0 s 8 $ 7 5 0 ........ 6 0 910 Foreij 7 V y 4 ..... OATS, English, ..... 3 • g 1 hish Foreign 0 4 4 0 E ARLT Y, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 3O 4 ,4?, , ---- Scotch and Irish, pc' 601bs. - Feeding 3 BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter Irish, &e Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter " --- Forei g n FLOUR, English, per 280113. Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401ns .......... • g • $° IS INDIAN CORA', per 480111. ................ 0 EYE, per Imperial quarter MALT, per Imperial quarter HULL CORN MARKET. • Wheat, White (per Quarter) ................... T os. 60s. t: Red ........................................... Foreign ....................................... sgs. Barley, Malting ...................................... .ngs. Grinding ..................................... os. Oats, British .................................... ..... ;;;; tA. Foreign (in bond) ......................... os. es. N . Beans ... . ......................... Pease, Grey White • • Linseed ................................................ ....• .... 1,61. Blue and 301. 443. R Flo Li n e r se (l e i d er (p sa c c r k i ) 0 quarters) .............................. CHELTENHAM tos. i d.i ' Per Bushel , s. d. d. t° 1" Pet lb. 6 Wheat tilrley Oats 4 0 46 ' Motton .................... ! i 4 6 SCI Veal ................. ....... ! • Beans . rease 5 6 6 0 Pork ... .................. ... 1 4 6 0 e 0 Lamb. ............... ..... • Hay 4f. 10s. to 5/. Os. .... per tom CANTERBURY MARKET. to •^ - g• 645. to :65...,.... 01d............ -- ....:. to - -5. 545. to 635...«.. 01d...........--• : to ....4. M . .... .... K...E..T5.---1. 30s. to W 5....... Grnding- --- ,„,....s. 255. to 275. ---.. 014...-----. --s• 42s to Vs. 39a to —5..., ..- , 01d..-.... '' ''.l ' • to ..„.a. 425. to --s. ...-.. Grel- , -"^' CHELMSFORD M,..RKET. S . 94 t o 3 4 , Wheat, White 65 to 68 Oats ................... .. .... ~ Red 55 61 Pease, Gray ..... - ........ 4g ..... at Barley 34 37 White ......... ._ Chevalier 37 Ss Beans, Tick ................ ;4 1 1 , j$ Grinding ........22.............1reZa.•••"'" 11 0 ' DUBLIN, Nov. 23.—Thee new s of the ,_. citY couchement of her Ma' h Q reached too . jesty t e ueen munlc a ' last night. Lord Normanby sent an official corm— rd , on of the happy event to their Excellencies the il°,_ is Justices. The people's joy is unbounded, the worotbe every one's mouth are, " The Queen has an heir, 0 . Tory cause is hopeless ,- Cumberland, your plots sion f P r o. jects are, therefore, under a protecting Providence, traced—you never will pollute th e British throne I" dtv SPOONS, FORKS, Ste., superior to Silver fo so. ; rability, equal in appearance. Table Spoons or Fork 9, .1 00, Dessert, 10s. ; Tea Spoons, ss. per dozen; Table Gaudiest! ,A. 8 inches high, 7s, per air;p the particular metal of .n to these articles are made is so like silver, that it watt onlY u e fo. from it by the stamp; every article made in silver is ° an tured in this material by street RIPPON and BURTON , Wells-street, Oxford-st self° Who, to prevent imposition , co nfine the sale of it to the'll Catalogues of prices gi:!tilL... Wheat, white __ red—............. Barley, Malting ---.. Oats 8ean5...........---.... Pease ~.... "--.---- BIRTHS. On the 9th inst., at Camberwell, rs. T. Arnold, of a t l e ' y . On the 22d inst., at Allington, Dorset, the wile of the . H. Rawlinson, of a son. On the 24th inst ., at Stockwell, Surrey, the lady of Ge°rge Gay, Esq., of a son .Christ tor i On the 25th inst., at the Treasurer's e Hospital, Mrs. J. B. Friend, of Woburn-square , of residence,daug . MARRIED. On the 4th of August, at St. Phillips Church, Syclney,ullstet: S,.uth Wales, by the Lord Bishop of Australia, George A bi g An o, ary e: a Th o rnton, Esq ., of Haida Park of that place, t o M ser , q ui (laughter of John Solomon Esq., of the s ame i alcie On the 24 th inst., at Witney, Solomon, Stephen HobsoPilt I.:<q., of Lond ,, n , to Caroline Maitland , second daug hte r of tP Rev. Robert Tozer, of Witney, ..------ _ _ On the 14th inst., at Leamington, H. Cole , DIED. Esq., o f Free , curs L9dge, Blackrock, near Dublin, aged 67. On the 17 th inst. at Colegates, Shoreham, Kent, P eter Penmen Ricketts, E 37. On the 23d inst., Mr. ag S'. ed Sampson, formerly of Sise-lane' Bucklers.by, ged 71. On the ur 23d a inst., in ' Piccadilly Lieutena nt• Colon el Joh° Craigie, of the Bengal Army. " On the 23d inst., Agnes Jane, J. Grec o, d a ughter of Mr. T. of St. On h e O Mary 23d inst.,Be dfoatrd, Rag aed 6 months. .' wife 0 1 E' t ng ers, Dursle) Mary, the Bloxsorne Esq., aged 68. n the , 23d inst., at Dalsten, Susan, wife of Captain Doll wooel strettell, of the '2oth Regiment. Madras NativCharlotte'te On thy 24th inst, the wife of J. Jortis, Esq., of street, Bedford-square. s t r eet, VIT, qt- On the 2-Ith inst., J. Watts, Esq. , of College min)ter, aged 74. An na On the '2sth inst. ' at the Royal Chels ea'Hospital. Maria, the wife of W. North, Esq., aged 54• London: Printed aAr,l Published by 1111JR1)(1 /WINO, of No. 11'2 Stra,,d. at The Sun. Ortice, /NO. 11'2i Sty% d, , 61.3 county of Middleiex.—Thursday, November 26, Oa /.