The Sun. — London, England, 1847-10-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BRIG SQUADRON. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Amphion, 36, screw ' steam-frigate, Captain W. J. Williaies, returned to Spithead yesterday afternoon, after trying her sailing properties in company with the Recruit (iron), 12, Commander Slade ; the Arab, 12, Commander Mor ris ; and the nautilus, 8, Lieutenant Commander Rivers; which all retu-ned to Spithead last night and this morning, the Recruit being last, and the Nautilus first of the brigs. This squadron beat out in company with the Howe, 120, Captain Sir J. Stirling (having the Queen Dowager on board), yesterday morning week, being ordered by the Admiralty to knock about in the Channel, and compete in sailing, &c., for a week. The squadron parted company with the Howe off St. Helen's on the morning of sailing, and made their own way down channel, when their trials imme diately commenced, running free, under all plain sail, wind moderate. After four hours' trial the results were adjudged by the senior officer (Captain Wil liams) to be nearly equal between the Amphion and the Arab. The Nautilus was astern, the two former having run the latter out of sight. Tuesday—No trial. The Amphion went into Plymouth. Wednesday—A trial under all plain sail, off the Lizard, stiff breeze, working to windward. The trial lasted about five hours. In this trial the Arab beat the Amphion nearly three miles dead to windward ! Thursday—The Recruit, 12, Commander Slade, joined off the Lizard, and competed in the trial, off the wind, with a strong breeze. At the conclusion, the Amphion and the Arab were nearly equal ; the Recruit considerably astern ; and the Nautilus " no where." Friday—Squadron still in the channel, working up for the Lizard ; very strong breeze. Important trial to-day. The Amphion under double-reefed topsails; the Arab, the Recruit, and the Nautilus, treble-reefs ; with a very heavy head sea on. In this trial the Arab showed a decided and great advantage over all on every point; the Recruit proving herself equal to the Amphion ; the Nautilus showed also very well in this trial, but still was astern. Saturday—The brigs parted company with the Amphion. which made for Spithead; the brigs follow ing easily. The Amphion, during this short and partial cruise, showed some very valuable sea-going qualities ; with wind abeam she goes along most beautifully. In " running" she is reported to have had the advantage over the others. The Arab, like all Sir W. Symonds' small craft, is a " clipper," and ran away easily from her com petitors in the above trial under all circumstances. She is a very handsome, roomy vessel, well manned and officered, and very skilfully commanded. She is in remarkably good order considering the short time she has carried the pendant. She has five months' provisions, and stores complete on board for her term of commission on a foreign station, which makes her deed of course ; therefore her performances in her brief trial with the above vessels are the more cre ditable to her and her commander, the other vessels being , in good trim, with well exercised crews, and sundry other important advantages. The Arab will proceed to the Cape of Good Hope station in a few days, and will take out to that colony Mr. W. Main as an azsistant to the astronomer there. In common fairness, it must be stated and con sidered in judging of the merits of the Recruit, that her bottom is exceedingly foul, having weeds ad hering to the starboard side of it, nearly a foot long, in some places, notwithstanding which, it seems, she " held her own" with the Amphion, and outsailed the Nautilus. _ _ _ The Nautilus is a very still little brig. She was first at the anchorage after parting company with the Amphion, and came into harbour this afternoon. The Cambrian, 40, Commodore Plumridge, sailed this forenoon for the East Indies, to relieve the Fox. . The Lightning steam-tender was paid off yesterday, and re-commissioned to-day by Master Petley, to serve out his time. Orders have been received here to expedite the outfit of the Centaur steam-frigate as much as possibh and on her completion to set the same men on t) fit out the Retribution steam-frigate. _ _ It is expected the Amphion will come into harbour again to have fresh alterations made. Wind S.W., moderate breezes ; weather fine— five o'clock, PLYMOUTH, OCT. 18.—Three French men -of- war have been off this port since the 13th instant. They consist of a 60-gun frigate, a sloop-of-war of about 20 guns, and a brig carrying 16 or 18 guns. At eleven o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning the frigate, under topsails and topgallant sails, was off the eastern entrance to the harbour, between the Mewstone and the Shagstone, about a musket shot to the eastward of the latter. The water was quite smooth, there being scarcely any wind. The frigate was not lying to, but remained nearly stationary for about an hour, with her maintopsail and maintopgal lant sail shivering. The lead was working all the time. The French Consul went into the Sound in the expectation of the entrance of the strangers. The brig was on the same tack, to leeward of the frigate, and the sloop was between the two. Between four and five o'clock in the afternoon the frigate, with all her sails set, royals and flying jib, was reaching to the south-east, the wind casting a little from the southward. The sloop and brig, under similar canvass, were to windward of the frigate, on the same tack. Among other shipping hanging off and on at this port during the last week, in consequence of contrary winds, was the barque David Clark, from Jamaica for \aondon. She was in sight on Tuesday the 12th, and upplied with provisions by a pilot on Wednesday, the 13th. On Saturday, the 16th, she was compelled to come in, and is now lying in the Sound. WOOLWICH, OCT. 19.—The William aad Mary yacht is ordered to be paid off here on Saturday next, when her present commander, Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, Superintendent of the Woolwich Dockyard, will hoist his broad pendant in the Fisgard, recently returned from the Pacific, which will now be per manently stationed here. Captain Austen, C. 8., _ _ with a party of about fifty men, will be accommo dated en board the Fisgard, to be ready when their services are required to attend and navigate vessels ordered for experiments down the river, and there will be ample room on board thi s fi ne 42- gun s hip t o ex ercise the riggers of the dockyard and others in the large ship gun exercises, in connexion with the dock yard battalion, in case their services should be re quired for the defence of this important naval port. The Onyx steam-vessel, after having undergone a thorough examination, has been taken out of dock, and left Woolwich yesterday for Dover, to resume her duties as a packet steamer at that station. The Acheron steam-vessel, recently commanded by Lieutenant Dunlop, was recommissioned yesterday by Commander Stokes, and when ready for sea, will proceed to New Zealand to be employed in the sur veying service in that quarter of the world. The Acheron is at present in the basin under the shears, having her masts put in. The Perseus, stationed at the Tower, under the charge of Lieutenant Greet, is ordered to be paid off on Saturday next. The Hecate steam-vessel, Commander Moorman, is under orders to leave Woolwich on the 25th inst. for Spithead, where she will be paid in advance. The Sinbad is loading for Portsmouth. TUE RECENT CASE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND SUSPECTED MURDER IN WESTMINSTER. -- Yesterday Mr. Bedford, the coroner, held an inquest at the Grosvenor Arks, Kensington-place, Westminster, on the body of Mr. John Belleharabsrs, aged 57, an engineer, lately residing at No. 44, Wilton-street, Vincent-square, who, it will be recollected, was robbed and most brutally ill-used by a gang of thieves on the morning of the 11th instant. Mr. H. F. llolt, surgeon, 30, Abingdon-street, Westminster, stated that he knew deceased well, and rMtn two or three days prior to the occurrence, and was then in excellent health. Witness was called to attend hie s at six - o'clock in the morning of Monday week, and found temple. him quite insensible, with a wound on the right ,I. of about a n inch and a quarter in length, a geria , under the l e f t e the right cheek, with a small cut Y u e n ; both eyes were blackened above the orbits. Fro m concussion of the brain. By he was sure there was to think that the wound nn the C o ro ner —W as inclined n the fo re h ea d was th e t ff ec t of some deadly weapon. Saw deceased three times a day from this period till his death, li e never tall i e d , an d By expired on Sunday evening.the Coroner—Consi dered the wounds were the result of more than one blow. i dion, in answer to the Inspector Taylor, of the B VhuThomas Doyle Coroner, said that George M next, as were in custody, and remanded ) ;(a then ob served, concerned in the affair. The Coroner served, that the case still being in the h n a e n r ds police, he thought that some mischief might be of the done by t proceeding with it any farther at pres en t i n that (the - Coroner's) court, and especially as all the p ar ti es voted were not yet apprehended. The inquest was then adjourned fur a fortnight. THE BALLANTRAE SYSTEM OF HERRING FISHING. The destructive Ballantrao fishing, practised on the spawning ground off that place, early in the spring, has, and is yearly, injuring the quantity and quality of the Loclifiae herrings, the take of which is gradually dimi nishing, and in a very few years will be one of the things that were, it' the Legislature do not interfere and grAnt, rrotcetion, zis is done in the cases of salmon and game. Last session, I'..irliatnent was busily engaged in eivacting lew, for reoalating and pretectine, muscles and oysters, and surely the protection of the herring is not less worthy of their at'ntion. The Campbelton fisher men, at last election, brbught the matter before Lord James Stuart, M.P., who pledged himself to bring it before the House of Commons. Tee fishermen in the other parts of the coast are also determined to send peti lions, s 9 that this all important subject may come before Lt House tire incoming session.—Ayr Observer. JIRCIIII.XCTIIRE AT UNIVERSITY COLLEG E.—The , e lr,st , of architecture and construction at University „`' 'O(6 'MIMI HiCed on Tuesday, and will continue every kieli th t y and Thursday, fur the first year's class, et six, acd rot the settond year's class, at a quarter past seven. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of business. WHITECROSS-STREET PRISON. The Sheriffs presented the following report of the state of the debtors' prison, in Whiteeross-street : " Middlesex, 115 males, 4 females ll9 Prison of Ludgate Poultry Compter . 12 Giltspur-street Compter . " Total 146 The Governor respectfully reports to the Worshipful the Court of Aldermen that he has carried into effect the classification and regulations recommended by the Secretary of State, and confirmed by your Worshipful Court on the 29th ult. Already thirteen belong to the remanded ward,' and when commitments are made under the City of London Small Debts Act' an increase may be looked for. The average daily numbers for the last quarter do not show an increase, although the annual number committed in the year ending the 29th of September gives an excess of no less than 453 on the two preceding ones. The pri soners have been generally healthy during the past . quarter, and their conduct has been very quiet and orderly. "THOMAS BURDON, Governor." THE ROYAL HOSPITAL RETURNS. The returns from each of the Royal Hospitals having been read, It was stated by the TOWN CLERK that the only return made according to custom was that made from Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospital. Alderman FAREBROTHER hoped there would be no attempt to revive the late conflict between the City authorities and the governors on the subject of precedence. The public were not likely to be in structed or benefited in any way by a collision, whatever increase it might attach to the dignity of the Court.—(Hear, hear.) Alderman CHALLIS fully agreed with Alderman Farebrother's discreet view of the subject; and the returns were received and referred to the General Purposes Committee, after a few words from Sir PETER LAURIE, who said the Court ought not to forget that the Corporation stood no chance in a con test with the governors. The LORD MAyou laid before the Court a letter which he had received from Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk at the Mansion-house. It was as fol lows : " My Lord,—ln the early part or your mayoralty I received permission from your Lordship to examine the contents of several large boxes of books in the cellar of the Mansion-house. I have the honour now to report to your Lordship that I found the books contained the minutes of the various mayoralties (with some exceptions) from 1686. They were in a most neglected condition, being very damp and co vered with mildew and dirt, and had had been depo sited without the least regard to order or date. By your Lordship's direction I had them removed and carefully cleaned, dried, and arranged, and they are now placed in the bookcase ordered by the Court of Aldermen. " A few extracts from and reference to the minutes will show that they refer to matters of interest, not only as illustrative of the usages and customs of London, and the power of the chief magistrate, but as matters of history. I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your obedient humble servant, " October, 1847. " S. R. GOODMAN." The LORD MAYOR said that, as his year of office had nearly expired, he could not perhaps take a better opportunity than the present Court afforded, to bear testimony to the services of Mr. Goodman, to his knowledge, zeal, and integrity, and his distinguished abilities.—(Hear, hear.) It was impossible to speak too highly of that skilful and indefatigable officer. Alderman Farebrother, Sir P. Laurie, Alderman Musgrove, and Alderman Sidney, spoke in similar terms of the conduct and character of Mr. Goodman. The paper was ordered to be entered on the journals. THE SUN, THE BLOWING UP OF WRECKS IN THE THAMES. s~ sum of money, not exceeding 4661., was voted to the diiposal of Captain Fisher, the principal harbour master, in the useful duty of blowing up vessels wrecked in the Thames and forming dangerous ob• structions to the navigation. The principal harbour master, upon whom the responsibility of removing all impediments of the kind rests, has already cleared away a number of wrecks by explosion, which is found to be the most economical as well as the most efficacious mode of operation. NUISANCES AT THE WEST LONDON UNION. Alderman CHALLIS brought up the following re port: — "In obedience to an order of this Honourable Court of the 29th of September last, to examine the report of the Commissioner of Police with the report of the inspector; of the division, upon the petition of the inhabitants of West Smithfield, relative to the nui sance they are exposed to from the congregation of vagrant and disorderly persons applying for admission into the workhouses of the West London Union, and to report our opinion thereon, we, whose names are hereunto subscribed, your Committee for General Purposes, do certify that we proceeded to consider the whole subject, and were attended by Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey, the Commissioner of the City of London Police, who was heard upon the said reports and petition. " That we were also attended by Messrs. Boyle, Turner, Strugnall, Shar.k, J. Pratten, and other petitioners, who were heard at considerable length, and represented the great and serious nuisances they are continually exposed to, in consequence of the improper and disgusting conduct and behaviour of numerous persons of both sexes, thronging the im mediate neighbourhood of, and applying for admission into the said workhcuse. " That we also heard Mr. Miller, the relieving officer of the establishment, and, after an attentive consideration of all the circumstances, we recommend this Hon. Court to direct the Commissioner of Police to provide for the constant attendance, both by day and night, of two additional police-officers in that neighbourhood, to endeavour to remedy the evil com plained of, and having communicated our opinion to the Commissioner, he expressed his readiness to corn ply therewith, and to present a report to this Hon. Court, at the expiration of a month, as to the effect produced in consequence of such additional attend ance. At the same time your Committee feel that the hoard of guardians have not provided adequate accommodation in their premises for the numerous parties applying for admission into the same." Alderman SIDNEY said it was impossible that he could be induced to believe that the want of accom modation for the poor wretched applicants for shelter was not the origin of the evil complained of. There v< ere but two miserable rooms, into which when they were crammed, almost to suffocation, there were 40 to 70 more applications nightly for admission. How could order be expected, or decency, or anything but what was revolting ? It was stated, that many of the applicants were thieves of the lowest description. He regretted if such happened to be the case, but the law commanded that even thieves should be sheltered, and certainly the casual poor at the \Vest London Union were infinitely worse treated as to room than were the most abandoned criminals. A copy of the report was then ordered to be sent to the board of guardians of the West London Union. Adjourned. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE BY FIRE. About four o'clocleyesterday afternoon a dense volume of smoke was seen to issue from the wine stores under the pit entrance of the St. James's Theatre, King-street, St. James's. As might be supposed, the greatest alarm prevailed in the neighbourhood, and it was thought necessary to send for the engines without delay. Fortunately those from the County, King-street, Chando.s-street, Crown street, West of England, and several of the City engines arrived, when, be it spoken to the credit of-the water company, a most excellent supply was procured. As the theatre itself was supposed to be on fire, the alarm of course increased to the utmost extent ; but on the arrival of the firemen, they poured forth tor rents of water into the cellar from whence the smoke proceeded, whilst others tendered their services to the theatre; fortunately, it was ascertained that although situated so near the entrance to the house, not the least damage was likely to accrue to that establishment. All that the firemen could see was the smoke, and Staple, the foreman of the brigade, on finding such to be the case, sent to Watling street for the fire-proof dress, which on its arrival he put on. By pumping air into this dress Staples was enabled to find out the exact seat of the fire, which was nearly 300 feet from the spot the firemen at first imagined it to be. By attaching additional lengths of hose the fire was ex tinguished, but it was nearly half-past seven before that could be accomplished. Mr. Braidwood, in his official report, returns the damage as follows:—" Fire in the Bazaar-buildings, St. .Tarnes's-st ree t an d K i ng -street ; occupier, Mrs. Sarah Croxfo r d ; used as wine cellars. Cause, spark from a candle. Contents and building insured in the Alliance. Abo u t one load of straw burned in the cellars. Sto c k d amaged by heat water ant and , so;eral squares of glass broken." acaiwforktehsyon his'emble ,t I: i n:lord at eaetti:ldhhaheecharacter. lie A HINT Fall PunLica;:z, In.onee n winter p D i l y lm s a m ea a r n i 3 l . oc p h ta i e s ti the lenghonirehto told us a capital plan of giving notice 70 quit. a number of the shepherds ass drink, and crack, and while away Sometimes they get quarrelsome. When a fray t ie . brewing, our hero puts a quantity of cayenne pepper in a bit of brown paper, makes the tongs red hot, lifts the packet with them, and holds it at the bottom of the door. The result seems almost unagical.:An inveterate sneezing commences, which is instantaneously lic:ceedcd by a rush to the door, and a dissolution of the company.— Border tJ'atch. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 19. (Before Mr. Commhsiuner EvANs.) IN RE BROOM. The bankrupt, H. C. Broom, who carried on busi ness as a grocer, in Laurence Pountney-lane, appeared before the Court to obtain his certificate. lie was opposed by Mr. Lawrence on behalf of the trade assignee. The debts amounted to between 7,000/. and 8,000/. Mr. LAWFANCE said that he opposed the bankrupt on several grounds. It appeared from an inspection of the bankrupt's books, that a great many erasures had been made in the cash-book and ledger; and it was suspected that the bankrupt had not given a a faithful account of his affairs. It appeared that the bankrupt had been chosen to take charge of the estate of a person of the name of Varney, and that he purchased the accounts due to the estate that a fiat of bankruptcy was subsequently issued, and that in consequence of that a very gross alteration had been made in the books by the bankrupt and his clerk, Mr. Harwood, whereby the assignees were de frauded, and a large sum of money not accounted for. The erasures were not done for the purpose of cor recting a simple inaccuracy, but with the view of al tering the state of accounts, and with the intention of concealment. It also appeared that, in February last, this Harwood, who was book-keeper to the bankrupt, had helped himself to a sum of upwards of 3001, and the reason assigned by the bankrupt was, that Harwood kept the cash, and could help himself with out the sanction of the bankrupt. Since that time, however, Harwood had not been heard of, and it did not appear that the bankrupt had taken any pains to discover him. If Mr. Harwood had taken the money without the sanction of the bankrupt, it looked very much like felony. Harwood was, in fact, a debtor to the estate. It appeared that he was in the habit of signing bills for the bankrupt, and when he signed them he entered them to his own credit, as it' they had been paid by him, but when the bills arrived at maturity they were not paid by Harwood, and he was consequently indebted to the estate to the extent of the amount of such bills. He also wished to call the attention of the Court to another transaction of a most suspicious nature. It was under the head of loss. A Mr. Simpson, a son-in-law of the bankrupt, and who was in his employ, had, it appeared, ab stracted upwards of 1,0001., and this sum was placed by the bankrupt to the profit and loss account. Now, it was most extraordinary that so large a sum of money should have been abstracted without the knowledge of the bankrupt, and he hoped the Court would not be satisfied without a sufficient explanation of the matter. He had nothing to say against the bankrupt on the score of extravagance. Of the sum of 3,1271. put down as losses a great portion was ac - ceunted fur by the MIMS taken away by Harwood and Simpson. The assets would not pay a dividend of 4s. in the pound. A Gentleman, who appeared for the bankrupt, stated that the erasures had been made without the knowledge of the bankrupt ; that he had suggested that a supplemental cash-book should be made out, which was done, and satisfied the official assignee. With respect to the affair of Varney, he begged to say that Varney was indebted to the bankrupt ; that the accounts due to Varney's estate were purchased by Harwood, who managed the affairs of Varney's estate, and the alteration in the books was made in order to avoid the suspicion of a fraudulent preference. As to the sums taken away by Harwood, the fact was that Harwood was in the habit of getting bills dis counted for the bankrupt ; and finding that his affairs were in a precarious conditiOn, he took the money and paid it to the parties who had discounted the bills, to prevent loss to them. With reference to the sums abstracted by Simpson, when the bankrupt discovered that he was injuring him he at once discharged Simp son. He begged to state to his Honour that the bank rupt, in January, 1846, received a severe injury by being thrown out of his gig, and he was for a long time unable to attend to business, and it was during that period that the erasures complained of had taken place, and that the other misfortunes had occurred. The bankrupt had commenced business in 1839, and had conducted himself throughout with propriety, ' and he hoped that his Honour would, therefore, grant the certificate. Mr. Commissioner EvANs-It appears that he was attending to business, notwithstanding his accident, ' and it appears to me that he must have been cognizant of the erasures. The alteration in the affair of Varney was evidently a fraud. If Harwood had taken away the money without the sanction of the bankrupt he had committed a felony, and should have been apprehended ; and if he had abstracted the money with the sanction of the bankrupt, the latter must be made liable. He had throughout, to say the least of it, acted with great carelessness and impro priety, and he should suspend his certificate for twelve months. The bankrupt hoped his Honour would grant him his protection ? The COMMISSIONER—That depends on the other side ; do you object, Mr Lawrance ? Mr. LAWRANCE—No, sir, we have no objection. The protection was then granted. CITY S.4.ILL DEBTS COURT, Oct. 19. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) SILVA V. EtIzTON. The plaintiff, who is a bootmaker by trade, sum moned the defendant, who was his landlord, for 11. 10s., being an overcharge of rent, which the defendant com pelled the plaintiff to pay. The plaintiff stated that he had been a tenant of the defendant's for several years at a rent of 30s. per month ; that he paid his rent on the 9th of July, when he was clear with his landlord. On the 26th of August he gave the defendant 11., and in a few days afterwards lOs., being in full of that month's rent. lie remained in the house for two months longer, when the defendant made a demand for 41. lOs., and refused to permit the plaintiff to take away his goods unless it was paid. Although 3/. only was due he was compelled to pay in order to get his goods ....way. He subsequently applied to the police, the Lord Mayor, and a solicitor, but they could give him no redress, and he therefore applied to the Court. The defendant denied the statement of the plaintiff, and said that he was still owing him a month's rent. The defendant entered into a rambling state ment with reference to the accounts which was quite unintelligible. The COMMISSIONER, after taking a great deal of trouble to master the accounts, which was no easy task, decided that the defendant had overcharged the 1/. lOs., the sum claimed, and must pay. The defendant wanted time, and was -allowed to repay the money by instalments of ss. a month. SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS. The general Quarter Sessions for the county of Surr , y was held yesterday at Kingston, before Mr. E. Penrhyn, chairman ; Earl Lovelace. Lord Lo vaine, Mr. Alcock, M.P., Mr. Locke King, M..P., Messrs. Briscoe, Trotter, Freshfield, Puckle, Bonser, Austin, &c. From the reports of the governors of the gaols of the county, it appeared that they were most incon veniently crowded with prisoners, particularly Guild ford and Brixton. Mr. SMALLPIECE, the county treasurer, made a report of the state of the county finances, and it appeared that he had a balance of more than 8,0001. in his hands, and that a fresh county rate would not be required. Colonel CHALLONER called the attention of the Court to the heavy charges for coroners. During the last quarter the expense of coroner's inquests was more than 8001, the preceding quarter it was 690/., and during the year the cost to the county under this head had amounted to between 3,0001. and 4,0001. lie wished to know how it was that the expense of coroner's inquests had increased so much of late. Mr. SMALLPIECE said that coroners now were em powered to pay witnesses and other expenses, which very materially increased the cost of inquists. Colonel CIIALLONER said the effect of the alteration was to throw a heavy charge upon the county, but he supposed there was no remedy. 'ME COUNTY COURTS ACT. Mr. AUSTIN called the attention of the Court to a subject which he said was one of very considerable importance in connexion with the administration of the new County Courts Act. He said that the judge of the Court at Guildford had felt it necessary to commit a party for some default to the Guildford gaol, but the governor refused to receive him, as a person so committed did not come within the descrip tion of any of the classes of prisoners for which the prison, in accordance with the rules sanctioned by the Secretary of State, was calculated as a receptacle. The judge then committed the party to the county gaol ; but the expense of conveying him such a dis tance, the bailiff being entitled to one shilling per mile, and the whole of which fell upon the suitors, being so great, it was impossible to continue to commit to that prison, and the law was, therefore, quite inoperative so far as the power of commitment, which was a very important one in some cases, was concerned. The judge of the court had informed him that he felt so strongly the importance of the power of committal as regarded the working of the Act, that unless the Court made some alteration in the regulations of the gaol, upon the next occasion when any person was committed by him, if the go vernor refuses to receive him, he should prefer an in dictment against him in order to try the question. The DEPUTY CLERK or THE PEACE, who was Appealed to by the Court, said that, in his opinion, tcheeive suchg to r governor was someirr vseprisone rs , r s clearly as,a ejeuosrtdi to o n refusing to re g r e a - - lat io n s, upon which alone he could act, there was no class furtherthera discussion, the Court passed a motion calling calingupon the After Secretary of State to sanction a fresh rule, giving the govern or all prisomer a committed bythej a u u d t a h e o r e i f ty t o the he Countyreceive Court. LONDON, WEDNESDAY Mr. AUSTIN said that, having proceeded so far, the next question was where these prisoners were to be accommodated ? The gaol already contained a much larger number cf prisoners than it was calculated for; and he suggested that application should be made to the Secretary of State to allow 20 female prisoners to be removed to Brixton gaol to make. room for the County Court prisoners. Mr. PucKLE hoped they would not think of send ing them to Brixton. 'r he gaol was already so full that the prisoners were sleeping . three in a bed. Mr. BRISCOE said it appeared to him that the Court had already proposed more than they could carry into effect. What was the use of asking the Secretary of State to sanction the reception of a different class of prisoners in the gaol, when there was no room in the gaol to contain them ? fie hoped the judge of the County Court would not press the point at the pre sent moment ; but the present state of matters was, at all events, a strong argument for proceeding as quickly as possibl: to erect their new gaol. Lord LoVAINE said it appeared to him that the only course to be pursued was to let Mr. Frazer commit parties, if he pleased, and if the prison was so full that it could not take them in, the governor should refuse to do so. Mr. AUSTIN said that Mr. Frazer co ns idered the Act would be entirely inoperative if the power of committal was not exercised, and he was determined to try the question. The CHAIRMAN said that on a former occasion, when Brixton gaol was very much crowded by pri soners, the visiting justices made an application to the Secretary of State, and lie relieved the gaol by discharging a number of prisoners; and he sug gested that a similar course might be adopted at Guilaford. ..... The Court concurred in the suggestion of the chairman, and a motion to that effect was put and carried. lhe committee appointed to superintend the erec tion of a central gaol for the county reported that they had completed the purchase of some land for the site of the building on Wandsworth-common, and the necessary steps will therefore s h or tly b e t a k en to commence the new prison. Som other routine business was then disposed of, and the Court adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Cr.arlotte M'Gee, a notorious petitioner of the hu mane, and an able assumer of characters calculated to excite commiseration, was brought before the Lord Mayor by Ho rs f or d , the officer of the Mendi city Society. The prisoner, who has been several times appre hended and convicted as a common impostor, was seen by Horsford dressed in deep mourning, and with a widow's cap drawn closely over her head, and he had no doubt that she had been calling upon some of the charitable victims of the City for contribution. Her husband, who was of the same profession, and, in all probability, carrying it on within a street or two, had been several times committed by magistrates, but had not a quarter of the experience of common gaols to which his wife could lay claim. The mo ment she saw the officer's face, than which she had often said the would rather have seen the devil, she ran into a public-house and managed to get rid of her widow's cap, but was seized in possession of a peti tion, claiming in pathetic language the aid of the benevolent, and of a letter, of which the following, which caused much laughter, is a copy. It was directed to her husband, who is called Peter M'Gee, alias Wood, alias Thompson : " Castle Donnington, Sunday Evening. " Dear Friends,—We hope these few lines will find each of ycu in the enjoyment of good health, as it leaves us all at present. IVe were from Birmingham at the time your letter arrived there, or it would have been answered before ; however, we hope this will reach your residence before you leave. Give our best respects to Mrs. Anderson, and tell her we are very sorry to hear of her husband being in trouble as well as others. We have been spending the day in this delightful hole. Richard says you know it well. " We have been doing very well lately, thank God ; got a double fire from a lady, and two pounds from another ou the same day. We have dropped on some first-rate monkerry lately. " We have got a capital receipt for hair-dye, which Richard says he will sell you for a trifle. We expect to be in Birmingham in about a week, and you can address a letter to us at Joseph's, in Old Thomas street, where the old woman is still staying. With bet reqwcts to all inquiring friends, we remain your sincere friends, " RICHARD and CHARLEY." llorsford said he had ascertained, and he had re ceived the willing assistance of the police, that every one of the signatures was fictitious, but he could not find any one to whom she had applied on the day he apprehended her. A venerable gentleman who was sitting next the Lord Mayor when the prisoner was put to the bar said, " Why that woman got half a sovereign from my wife some time ago at Brixton." The prisoner—Ah, sir, you wickedly wanted to inveigle me.—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOn said, no doubt women of the villanous: trade followed by the prisoner would not hesitate to make any charge, either for money or re venge. He much regretted that the evidence against her fell short of conviction, but she should be watched, and the heaviest punishment should certainly follow her conviction. The prisoner—You shall never see my face again, nor my husband's, if we once get out of the City. Ihe prisoner was then discharged. GUILDHALL. A RATHER UNPLEASANT JOE.E.--Mr. Whitehorne, a carman in a large way of business, residing in the New-road, St. Georges in the East, was placed at the bar, charged with being a deserter from the Scotch Fusilier Guards. Corporal David Barclay, of the 2d battalion of Scotch Fusilier Guards, stated that while walking, along Fleet-street the previous afternoon, he was ac costed by the prisoner, who said that at one time he belonged to the same regiment, but deserted some time ago. Seeing a policeman near , h e cons id ere d it his duty to give him into custody as such, and ac cordingly did so. Alderman Camas asked the corporal if Mr. White hcrne appeared to be in liquor ? Corporal Barclay said he considered him perfectly sober. Police-constable 343 said that when the prisoner arrived at the station-house he declared it was all a joke, for he never had been in the army. Mr. Whitehorne here assured the magistrate that plenty what way, and that he had joking way, that he had never rat h e of said persons Rho a been a soldier, his ambition not at all taking that direction. A gentleman residing in Turner-street, Commer cial-road, here stepped forward and said that he had known the prisoner since he was a child, and he at present carried on his mother's business. So far from being a soldier, he was actually afraid of them, and had a holy horror for such deadly weapons as they used. Alderman Gll3l33 — Then you mean to say he only gets courageous when in a certain state ? Gentleman—Exactly so. After he has taken a glass of wine he generally becomes most martially inclined.—(Much laughter.) Alderman Gruns—Well, I .think after all the trouble the soldier has been at, and the great care he has taken of the prisoner, the least he can do is to compensate him with ss. for his trouble. Mr. Whiteborn: hi sm n il y in L g E ly ß a o ss lv en z. ted to this arrange ment, and left the dock. A profligate female, named Eliza Dutton, well known to the officers of the various divisions of po lice, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged by police-constable 120 D, who stated that at an early hour i n the morning he found the pri soner very drunk, an d us i ng l a nguage of a most ob scene description, in Hyde Park-place; she was taken into custody, and on the way to the station-house she was exceedingly violent and abusive to the officers . Mr. Baounwrox asked if the prisoner was know n to have been in c h arge b e f o re ? Inspector Hunt said he believed she had been brought up at least twenty times. Mr. Jones, th e us h er , o bserved that that was much below the mark, as he was almost certain that she had for years p ast spen t so mewhere about ten months out of every twelve in the House of Correction. The prisoneradmitted that her conduct had hitherto been extremely bad, but she implored in tears that the magistrate would look over her present offence, as she had fully made up her mind to reform her habits. Mr. BaouanTow said he could not look over her conduct in this instance, but instead of sending her for a month, he should commit her for a fortnight only to prison. She was then removed and lo2ked up by the gaoler. ------- - MARLBOROUGH -STREET. A PUGILIST.—John Crawley, a coarse bull-necked fellow, wrapped in a hor,:erug, which, with a piece of torn shirt, was all the clothing he possessed, was brought before Mr. ilardwicke, charged with having createl a disturbance at the Thistle and Crown public house, Thomas-street, done damage to the extent of 103., and assaulted the police. The defendant, who belongs to what is called the " ring," and who is well known at this office for his indiscriminate assaults when provoked or drunk, appeared to be still labouring under the effects of drink. Mr. Bird, the landlord of the public-house, said, about eight o'clock that morning his wife came up to him and told him the defendant had come into the house quite drunk, was very quarrelsome, and insisted on being served with a pint of ale. lle told his wife not to serve the man with anything, and she went down stairs. He proceeded to dress himself as fast EV E.NING, OCTOBER 20 1847. as he could, well knowing the ruffianly character of his customer, but before he could put on hls clothes he heard the smashing of glass and the screams of his wife for assistance. He ran down stairs, and saw the defendant in the act of throwing a quart-pot at his wife's head. He immediately laid hold of the defendant, and with assistance got him out of the house. The police were called, and after a violent resistance the defendant was conveyed to the station house. The defendant had thrown several quart•ports at Mrs. Bird, but they had fortunately missed her, and had struck some bottles on the shelves, and had broken them. The damage done amounted to 10s. The police-constable, who was called to take the prisoner into custody, said the prisoner kicked him severely about the lower part of the body. The defendant denied the assault. Ile said he had received a blow on the head from the handle of a pick-axe some time ago, which, whenever he took a drop too much, made him mad. Mr. 11Aanwrcx. asked if the defendant was in the same unclothed condition when ho entered the public house. The constable said the defendant was dressed, but while in the station-house he had torn all his clothes into pieces. Sent to hard labour for one month. WORSHIP-STREET. A DANGEROUS CHARACTER.—An elderly man, named Henry Leggett, was charged with attempting to bite off the nose of Mr. Joh'i Hawke, a tradesman in the City-road, and also with violently assaulting several other persons. It appeared that the prisoner entered the parlour of a public-house in the Kingsland-road at about noon that day, and commenced using most abusive lan guage to a number of decent working men, who were quietly taking their dinner, and upon being requested by the landlord to desist, made such a violent attack upon him that he was obliged to call for assistance. The complainant, Hawke, then came forward, and was endeavouring in a conciliatory manner to induce the prisoner to withdraw, when he instantly seized him by the throat, which was much lacerated with his nails, and with a rapid movement fastened his teeth into his nose till it streamed with blood, and he was forcibly dragged away by the bystanders. The prisoner was then given into the custody of Police constable Sayer, who with great difficulty conveyed him to the station. Holland, the warrant-officer, stated that the prisoner had been nearly a dozen times in custody upon similar charges, and which, in two instances, were of such an outrageous character that he was committed for trial, and sentenced to lengthened terms of im prisonment. The prisoner, in defence, said that he was unfor tunately subject to fits, and when under the influence of excitement he lost all command over his actions. Mr. HAMMILL said, that he was evidently a person to he placed under strong restraint ; he should order him to pay a penalty of 51, or be committed for one month, at the expiration of which he must find sub stantial bail to be of good behaviour for the next three months. SOUTHWARK. James Johnson, a decent-looking young man, was placed at the bar, charged with assaulting police constable 79 M, and rescuing a prisoner from his custody. The officer said, that about one that morning he heard a riot in Union-street, near the Monument public-house. On proceeding to the spot witness perceived two men fighting, and while he was trying to part them, the prisoner came up and tripped him ; and while on the ground one of the men kicked him. He seized hold of the latter, and was about to take him into custody, when the prisoner again tripped him, and rescued the man from his custody, and they both ran away. He, however, pursued them, and captured the prisoner in the Borough. In answer to the charge the prisoner said that he was not near the place at the time, and he denied trippin4 up the policeman. Police• constable 48 M said that he saw the prisoner running away towards High-street, and hearing cries of " Stop thief!" he took hold of him until the other officer came up, when they took him to the station house. The MAGISTRATE committed the prissner to prison for 21 days. Prisoner—l hope you will alter your decision, and fine me. MAGISTRATE—I shall not do so. You have been guilty of a serious offence, and must suffer the penalty of the law. The prisoner was accordingly sent to prison. THAMES. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CHIEF OFFICER.— Thomas Gill, chief officer of the barque Cumberland, recently arrived from Madras, and now lying in the West India Import Dock, was charged with felo niously stealing six bags of rice, the property of the owners of the vessel. Mr. Pelham conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Verry defended the prisoner. Mr. Pelham, in opening the case, said the prisoner was the chief officer of the Cumberland, recently arrived from the East Indies. At Calcutta they had taken in 6,420 bags of rice, and on their arrival at Port Louis, in the Mauritius, where the rice was to be discharged, it was his duty to have seen the cargo duly and properly delivered; whereas he had em ployed some of the crew to cut open the bags, and he abstracted from various bags the quantity above mentioned. The rice he sold to a custom-house officer in Port Louis, and in consequence of that officer attempting to smuggle some rum on shore at the same time, with which he was stopped, the whole thing got discovered. The next day, in anticipation of a hurricane, the captain was compelled to get under weigh, which was the reason the matter was not laid before the authorities at Port Louis. Mr. Pelham concluded by handing in a certificate to that effect, signed " George Vickers, Inspector of Police, Mauritius." Mr. Pelham then called Captain Thomas Andrew Carr, master of the Cumberland, who deposed that on the 12th of March, 1847, his ship was lying at St. Louis, which is an open roadstead. Oa that day he went ashore about seven o'clock in the evening, when the custom-house officer came up to him and said, " I have got into trouble about that bottle of rum you told your steward to give me." Witness said, " I will go and see if I can get you out of it," when he added, " And there's that rice, too, your mate sold me." Witness was completely astonished at this, and the more so when he saw the six bags of rice, two of which were whole, the same as they were delivered at Calcutta, with the cargo mark and all on. When he went on board he taxed the prisoner with the robbery. He at first denied all knowledge of the matter, then said he had given it to the custom-house officer, but ultimately confessed he had sold it for Bs. lie had no right or presumed privilege whatever to take the rice. Mr. Verry said he was instructed his client had a perfect answer to the charge, but he wished it post poned for the production of important witnesses, and he trusted the magistrate would accept his own bail. Mr. YARDLEY—I certainly shall not. A grave charge of felony has been brought forward, and I must say a prima facie case is made out. I shall remand him until Thursday, and shall require two good sureties for his appearance, in the sum of 50/. each, and himself in 100[. The bail was put in. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. BRISTOL, OCT. 19. Considerable interest was manifested here to-day, in consequence of an exa mination by the magistrates at our Police-court, of a man named James Venn, a returned convict, who on Monday evening delivered himself up to police constable 205, of the Bedminster division of police, as being the perpetrator of a daring highway robbery, accompanied by an attempt to murder, upon the per son of a respectable young woman, named Ann Loosemore. The prosecutrix, who appeared to be still suffering from the injuries inflicted upon her, at once identified the prisoner as the person who had robbed and maltreated her. She stated that between five and six o'clock on the evening of the 11th inst., she had occasion to cross the lanes from Knowle to Bedminster, and as she did so she observed the pri soner following her, but had no suspicion that he was other than a casual passenger through the lane. On arriving at a point of the road where it is separated by a small rivulet, the prisoner, who had taken the opposite side from her, suddenly sprang upon her, and with a large stick he was carrying struck her a blow across the head, which felled her to the ground. As soon as she came to herself she found him standing over her, and demanding her money. She told him she had none with her, and begged him to spare her life, but he said he must have her money, and - did not know whether he should spare her life or not. She begged that he would permit her to get up, which he (lid, and she then gave him eighteenpence—all the money she had with her. He said he must have more, and upon her as suring him that she had given him all she had with her, he struck her again on the head, and she fell stupified to the earth. Upon partially recovering she felt that she was wounded, and that the blood was flowing down her neck and person. She also felt the prisoner pull away her pocket, an I thrust his hands into and searoh her bosom, but she was too much ter rified, and, indeed, to weak, to raise her head from Pihe ground. Having possessed himself of her pocket, he left her, threatening her if she should follow him, and telling her that he had a companion keeping watch hard by. As soon as she had recovered a little, Miss Loosemore contrived to reach a house at the turnpike gate near, the persons at which, seeing her in a faint ing state, sent her to the Bristol General Hospital for medical assistance. The prisoner afterwards gave himself up to a constable, stating that he had com mitted the robbery, that he gave her the second blow to quiet the prosecutrix, and that he wanted to be tucked up. The magistrates committed him for trial. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TCE3DAI. CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, OCT. 19, 1847. The Duke of Cambridge has been plaased to appoint Henry Stanhope Illingworth, Esq., to ba. Joint Apothe cary with Edward D. Moore, Eq., to his Royal High ness's Household. BANKRUPTS. Jonathan Duncan, newspaper proprietor, Wellington street North, Strand, to surrender Oet. 26, at half past two and Dee. 6, at twelve,lat the Coll: t of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jess ry, chambe rs ; God dard and Eyre, Wood-street, Cheapside. William Humphreys, tavern-keeper, Bow-street, Covent-garden, Oct. 25, at half-pest two, and Nov. 29, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. Coleman-street ; Husband and Co., Moorgate-street, City. Peter Mattison, tailor, Cornhill, Nov. 1 and 29, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Tur quand, official assignee, Old Jewry Chambers ; Mardon and Co., Nesvgate-street. John Edward Feldmann, boarding housekeeper, Albert road, Regent's-park, Oct. 28, at eleven, and Nov. 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, City; Nicholls and Co., I3ed ford-row. Sainuel Lawford, straw plait dealer, Luton, Bedford•. shire., Oct. 30, at half-past two, and Nov. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official asignee, Sambrook-court, Basin ;hall-street ; Buchanan, Basing hall-street. John Aldam Phillip,merchant, Riches-court, Lime street, Oct. 30, at two, and Nov. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Bankart, Clement's-lane. Robert May, stock and share broker, Peckham, Sur rey, Oct. 28, at two, and Dec. 1, at twelve, at the Court of Banks uptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings; May, Princes -street, Spitalfields. John Knight, brewer, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, Oct. 27, at one, and Dec. I, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Soames, Park-street, Gros venor-square. Henry Cocker, needle-manufacturer, Hathersage, Derbyshire, Nov. 1 and 25, at twelve, at the Manches ter District Court. Hobson, official assignee Man chester ; Fiddy, Paper-buildings, Temple ; Younge, and Pearson, Sheffield. John Hughes, miller, Fronhaulog, Carnarvons'nire, Nov. 2 and 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Johnson and Co., Temple; Grocott, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. C. Addison, Margaret-street, Cavendish square, grocer, Nov. 9, at eleven—T. M. Lake, Uxbridge, book seller, Nov. 9, at half- past twelve—J. E. Pye, Berkeley square, milliner, Nov. 9, at one—T. M`Donnell, Pall mall, bootmaker, Nov. 11, at two—H. J. Todd, Bow Churchyard and Liverpool, warehouseman, Nov. 11, at half-past one—W. Temple, Montcombe-street, Belgrave square, turner, Nov. 11, at twelve—lL. Tate, Regent street, silversmith, Nov. 9, at twelve—E. Hills, St. Mary's-road, Peckham, charcoal burner, Nov. 17, at eleven—C. Paddon, Milner•place, Lower-marsh, Lam beth, and Charlotte street, New -cut, clothes salesman, Nov. 10, at twelve—S. Strong, Watling-street, cigar manufacturer, Nov. 11, at half-past eleven—T. Priestley, Bedford, grocer, Nov. 11, at one---F; L. Cole, Fenchurch street, wine merchant, Nov. 11, at eleven—El. L. Davis, Ludgate-hill, dealer in glass, Nov. 9, at twelve—T. MllaLby, Lawrence Pountney-hill and Upper-side, Wa terloo-bridge, lead merchant, Nov. 9, tit two—J. Hum phrey, North NV alshana, Norfolk, grocer, Nov. -9, at twelve —J. Gapp, Duke -street, Manchester-square, liverystable keeper, Nov. 9, at two—J. Prosser, Picca dilly and Park side, Knightsbridge, goldsmith, Nov. 9, at one—D. Syred, Bloomfield-road, Paddington, market gardoer, Nov. 9, at halt - past two—lL. Graham, Ciapham common, lodginghouse keeper, Nov. 11, at eleven—J. Lockwood, Upper Baker-street, Dorset-square, builder, Nov. 11, at hail past eleven—W. Leather, London-wall, warehouseman, Nov. 11, at twelve—A. Inglis, Portsea, draper, Nov. 10, at eleven—J. T. Sarson, Brunswick place, City-road, vinegar and mustard dealer, Nov. 11, at eleven. In the Country. S. Brown, Trowbridge, Wilts, woollen cloth manufac- turer, Nov. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Clarke, R. Mitchell, J. Philips, and T. Smith, Leicester, bankers, Nov. 26, at twelve, at the Court, Nottingham — T. Eskrigge, Warrington, Lancashire, cotton manufac turer, Nov. 10, at twelve, at the Court, Liverpool—A. Tunstall and J. W. Cash, Bristol, oil merchants, Nov. 11, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol—R. P. Prat and S. Prat, Glastonbury and Wells, Somerseishire, scriveners, Nov. 10, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. W. Hamblen, Queen's-road, Bayswater, agent for the sale and purchase of corn and other grain, 2s. 6d., on Wednesday, Oct. 20, and following Wednesday, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. Cockburn, New Broad-street, City, merchant, 31d., on Wednesday, Oct. 20, and two following Wednesdays, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. I'. Snaith, Bishop Auckland, Durham, ironmonger, Is. 1043., on Saturdays, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. I'. Wright, Derby, cheese factor, Is. 6d., on Tuesdays, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. S. A. Goddard, and R. Iliil, Birmingham, merchants, Id. and I 16th of a penny, on Tuesdays, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whit more, Birmingham. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall street. T. Holmes, Be'grave street South, Pimlico, and Here ford square, Brompton, builder, Nov. 10, at twelve — Harriet Drew, Bury St. Edmund's, milliner and dress maker, Nov. 10, at half-past one—G. Clayton, Albany road, Camberwell, auctioneer, No. 9, at half-past two — I. Flagg, Colchester, Essex, tailor, Nov. 10, at half past two—W. Moody, High-street, Aldgate, tailor and draper, Nov. 10, at two—W. Arnett, Horley, Oxford shire, innkeeper, Nov. 9, at half- past eleven—S. C. Everett and H. Everett, Mill-wall, Poplar, coopers, Nov. 9, at half-past one—J. Spalding, Cambridge, brazier and ironmonger, Nov. 9, at one—T. Hardwick, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, grocer, Nov. 10, at one--W. Knight, Reading, wine merchant, Nov. 10, at twelve— W. Judd, Kensall New Town, Middlesex, builder, Nov. 10, at half-past twelve—R. Nicol, Fenchurch-street, grocer, Nov. 10, at eleven—T. W. T. Dowors, Took's court, Cursitur- street, Chancery lane, law stationer, Nor. 12, at half-past eleven—F. Kesteven, Camden street, Camden Town, builder, Nor. 12, at twelve—A. Wilkin, Camberwell, merchant, No. 12, at eleven—lt. Graham, Clapham-common, lodging- housekeeper, Nov. 11, at eleven. In the Country. T. Kemp, Tranmore, Cheshire, joiner and builder, Nov. 16, at twelve, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Gale, Chapel-hill, and Chepstow, Monmouthshire, wine and spirit merchant, Nov. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol —I. Robinson; Kendal, Westmoreland, grocer and draper, Nov. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—A. I'unstall and J. W. Cash, Bristol, oil merchants, Nov. ii, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—H. Cole, Liverpool, hat manufacturer, Nov. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G. Bolton, Liverpool, stockbroker, Nov. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—T. Alletson, Liver- pool, thysalter, Nov. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Liver pool—J. Reilly, Wolverhampton, grocer, Nov. 11, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Yates, Redditch, Worcestershire, victualler, Nov. 13, at twelve, at the Coutt, Birmingham—J. RatclitY, Derby, wine and spirit merchant, Nov. 12, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham —G. Whitehead, J. Settle, J. Smith, J. Hyde, W. Kel sal!, J. Holden, T. Barlow, 1). Crighton, J. Jones, T. Mallinson, W. Foster, D. Crighton, J. Ashworth, W. Hopwood, and J. Brown, Pendleton, near Manchester, cotton spinners, Nov. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Man chester. At the Court of Review, Nov. 9 G. Sc x, Stonecutter-street, Farlingdon- street, job master—J. W. Fielder, Thavies Inn, lace merchant— W. Craft, Spring. street, Paddington, fishmonger—R. K. Aitchison, Great Windinill-str,et, Haymarket, wine merchant—J. M. Maude, Peckham, cement manufacturer —T. Hutchins, Manchester, coach proprietor. PARTNERSHIPS IIS.S6LVED. T. Willan and H. Willan, Albany-street, surgeons— W. Crankshaw and J. Dail, Mellor, Lancashire, cotton spinners—C. Bentham and S. Gell, Liverpool, whole ale tea dealers—J. Harris and G. Wright, Plumstead common, Kent, potters—H. Stevens and B. Rawlings, Foster -lane, City, commission agents—R. Reeves and S. Reeves, Taunton, coachmakers—Mary Broad and W. Ogden, Manchester, drapers—G. Faram and J. Bearden, Pentnatfla Mawr, Carnarvonshire, masons—T. 0. Hop kins and C. Haines, Coventry, designers and draughts men—J. F. Agett and R. Hemingway, Liverpool, mer chants—J. Garnet and G. Milner, Paternoster-row, chemists and druggists—R. Binns and R. Marsden, Leeds, card makers—P. Marriot and G. L. Wood, Bath, surgeons—D. Peters, J. Brown, W. Guest, and J. W. Purves, Derby, railway contractors—J. Roberts and J. Lupton, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted spinners—H. C. Walker and T. Goodwin, Liverpool, grocers and provi sion dealers—J. B. Dunn, W. Morris, and 11. Tout, Maestig, Glamorganshire, grocers and drapers —F. Mumford and W. Bailey. Bath, upholsterers and auc tioneers—J. Hurley and G. Allen, Birmingham, drapers —H. Hinrichsen and S. Gale, Oxford street, ironmongers —Marion Hootson, Sophia Sugden, and Mary Dcrring ton, Halifax, Yorkshire, schoolmistress—J. Mann and R. Crossman, Mile-end, brewers—J. Bt ek and J. Stave ley, Manchester, tea dealers—W. G. Gray and Maria Sanders, Chelsea, stationers—T. S. Lea, G. B. Sitncox, and F. S. Lea, Kidderminster, and Newgate street, City, carpet manufacturers—G. Sykes and J. Sykes, Almond bury, Yorkshire, fancy waistcoat manufacturers—T. Wade and C. \Val., Clare, Suffolk, ironmongers— NV. Shaw and G. M'Colquodak, Newton and Manchester, stagy triers and printers—T. Welfurd and R. S. Welford, Gateshead, timber merchants. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Otto Bauer, Birmingham, schoolmaster. Charles Henry Hargrove, Handsworth, Staffordshire, button maker. James Woods, Warrington, Lancashire, stone mason. Robert Trew, sen., Ipswich, bricklayer. William Groves .lordrin , 2s, Ipswich, bricklayer. Thomas Parker, Halifax, shopkeeper. Thomas Warrington, Eland, near Halifax, cordwaiucr. William Harrison, Derby, victualler. Thomas Pinnington Stretch, Liverpool, furniture broker. _ Thomas Stretch, Liverpool, tailor, Henry Naddermier, Birmingham. John ffodget►s, Birmingham. Frederick Haw kes, Birmingham, smith. William Halstead, Rochdale, Lancashire, butcher. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Roy, —Glasgow, cabinet makcr and upholsttre', to meet within the (\Paco of T). To'.ilsh, :!J I , ` . 16, C. Kid, Arbroath, merchant and shipowner, to meet within Bruce's Hotel, Arbroath, Oct. 23 and Nov. 13, at twelve. A. Wingate and J. Wingate, Kelvinhaugh and Glas gow, calico printers and bleach, rs, to meet within th© chambers of Messrs. Moncrieff and Co., Glasgow, Oct. 25 and Nov. 15, a t twelve. A. Thompson, Pittenween, merchant, to meet, Oct. 23, and Nov. 13, at twelve, within Robertson's Inn, An struther, Fifeshire. IL Mutch, Aberdeen, ironmonger, to meet, Oct. 25, and Nov. 15, at twelve, within the writing chambers of At?ssrs. A. and J. Webster, Aberdeen. Bannatyne, Glasgow, grain merchant, to meet, Oct. 25. And Nov. 15, at one, within the office of Messrs. Kerr and Anderson, Glasgow. J. Cuthbert, Glasgow, smith.' edge tool and machine maker, to meet, Oct. 25, and Nov. 15, at two, within the office of D. Tainsh, Glasgow. J. Russell, Whiterigg, grocer, to meet, Oct. 25, and Nov. 15. at twelve, within the office of T. C. Young, Glasgow. J. Waken, Crudcn, Aberdeenshire, merchant, to meet Oct. 26, mod Nov. 16, at twelve, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 19, STOCK Exce TANOE.-The sales are-Great Western, Quar ters, par- Lawashire and Yorkshire, Fifths (late M. and L.), % dis.-Le eds and Bradford, 85-London and North- Western, 145 1 / 27 -Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Pre ference, :s' s dis. M. ANCHESTER, Otsroexa 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshii 'e, 6 3 4 ii-e-Last Lancashire, New, 7 dis. -Ditto, New Qmtrters, c. dis.-Eagt Lincolnshire, 1 dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, Thirds. 2 dis.-Lizecashire sod Yorkshire, Fifths, 1 1 4 dis.-- Ditto, 321. Shares, 2 dis.-Ditto (West Riding Union), 3 5-16 dis.-Leeds and Th irsk, Preferential, ie dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Linco,lnshire, Preference, % dis. -North Bri tish Thirds, % North Staffordshire,l 13-16 dis.-South- Eastern and Dover, 25 3 4-Ditto. No. 4, 2 15-16 dis.-York, Newcastle, and Berl 'irk, Extension, No. 2, par. L ZEDS, Ocsrunen. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE: -The sales are-East Lancashire, New, 7 dis.-Ditto, Quart ers, 375. dis. -Great Northern, 6 dis. -Lancashire and Yot kshire, 32/. Shares, 6% n. Fifths, 20s. dis.-Ditto (West Riding Union), 635. 6d. n. Leeds and Dewsbury.. Halves, 3 dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 20!s s dis.-Ditto. New , 14 3 4 dis.-Malton and Driflield Junc tion, 3% dis.-North British, Thirds, 14s. 6d. dis.-Ditto, Extension, ss. 6d. s. dis.-North Staffordshire, 335. North-Western, 5 1 / s is.-South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole , 355. dis.-York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2, 2s. 6d. n. dis. NEWCASTI: •E-UPON-TYNE, OcsronEn 19. STOCK EXCHANG %-The sales are-North British, 23- Ditto, Thirds, % dis: -North Staffordshire, 2 dis. SHEF: FIELD, OCTOBER 19. STOCK EXCHANGII -The sales are-Lancashire and York shire (West Riding jnion), dis.- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (G rirnsby and Sheffield) 121. 10s. Shares, dis.-Ditto (She (field and Linctlnshire), Preference, 'jja dis.-North-Westerr dis.-York, Newcastle, and Bere wick, No. 2, die- E:ULL, OCTOBER 19. STOCK Exciessecee .-The depression is greater than ever, and although we be ve more inquiry for good stocks, pur chasers are extreme ly cautious. It is not unlikely that ths hoarders of money s :like the recent holders of grain, will find they have overstooi the market, and instead of stock of all. descriptions being a scriticed to buy money, money will again become what it o a ght to he-a medium of exchange for buying with. The sales are- Ambergate, Nottingham, eta Boston, 14e. 6d.--13 ast Lancashire, New, 6 3 4_ die.-liull and Selby, Halves, 47%.-Leeds and Thirsts, 20s. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, ss. e4l. dis.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 2s. 6d. p. c.-North. British, Extension (scrip), ss. Gd. dis. EDII OCTOBER. IS. STocie Excise:se ie.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 30: -Airdrie and Bathp ate, 3/. 7s. 6d.-Arbroath and Forfar, 26/.-Ditto, Halves, 131.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/. 1031 Caledoni,an, 34/. -Dit to, New, lls. 6d.-Caledonian and Dum bartonshire, 1/. 10s.- -Clydesdale Junction, 521.-Deeside, Doun e, and Callender, 1/. 65.-Dundee and Arbroath, 351.-Ditte New, No. I, 27L-Ditto. New, No. Y , 351.-Ditto, New, Not . 3,3/. 55.-Dundee and Northern Julie tion, 1/. Ss.-Dundee and Perth, 29/. 155.-Ditto, Neer, Reg- , 141. 155.-Ditto, Qt iarters, 21.-Eastern Counties, 16/.--" Ditto, York Entensit .n, 81.-East of Fite, 4/. 55.-East Lo thian Central, 11.-ft dir•burgh and Bathgate, 4/. 45.-Edin • burgh and Glasgow, 9i31. , ex div.-Ditto, halves, 141. ex die. -Edinburgh, Leith, am id Granton, 151.- Ditto, Preference , 201.-Ditto, New, No. 1, 3/.155.-Ditto, New, No. 2, U. 145.-- - Ditto, Quarters, Reg.. 4s. 9d.-Edinburgh and Norther!) , 16/. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, .New , Reg., 11.-Ditto, Newport, 6/. Ditto, ditto, New. .Reg., 125.-Edinburgh and Perth , 18s.-Ditto, Halves, ss. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire , 981. 55.-Ditto (5 per cent. guar.), 1081.-Ditto, New Stock, 39/.-Ditto, Ha Ives, No. 1,5/. Bs.-Ditto, Halves , No. 2, 71. 12s. 6d.---fl.lasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 7/. 151 ' -Glasgow and Garsal .irk, 38/. 155.-Glasgow General Ter' minus, 10/. lOs. -GI asgow and Greenock, 17/. 2s. 6de- - Ditto, Halves, 81. j Is. 6d.-Ditto, Preference, 71. 195.- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 31. 95.-Great North of Scotland, 17s. 6d.. --Morayshire, 1/. 7s. 6d.-North Brie tish, 23/. 17s. tto, Halves, 121.-Ditto, Quarters, 31 ' 153.-Ditto, Quarters; New (scrip),Be.-Ditto, Thirds, Reg' 1 Is.-Ditto, Fifths, 51. 55.-Scottish Central, 23/. 158.- -- * Scottish Grand Junin ion, 55.-Scottish Midland, 15/. 10s.-•' Stirling and Dunferie line, 3L-Stirling and Midland, 71. Wishaw and Coltneste • 44/. IN.-York, Newcastle, and Ber wick, 136/.-Ditto ((I 'rig. New. anti Ber.), 27/. 10s. se. d.--• Direct i Bombay and tadras, Is. 9d.-East Indian, 1/.os. 301 ' -Great North of Indf: I, Is. 3d.-Great Southern of Madras, Is.-Madras, Nellore, a .nd Arcot, ls. 6d. GLA; 3GOW, Ocromut 18. STOCK EXCHANGE, -The sale s are-Aberdeen, Caledonian, New, 12Ek .-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 10s.-Dundee and Pet -th, Quarters, 41 5.-Edinburgh and Perth, 12s. 6d.- Glasge w, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 401. Share's 38 1 h -Ditto, Halves, 1 , To. 2, 7:!,i-Great Northern, 475. e:c int.-North British, 1 hirds, 3 05.-Ditto, New Quarters (Scrip), Bs. Gd.-Scotty :23,4 h Central, ex div. --- lIAMBURGH, OCT. B.—The gambling-house, that moral pestilence whit •la annually slays its numerou s deluded victims, has again beea established here , and that for years to come. The Archducal Govern' moot has concluded a contract with Messrs. B:ail r ' Brothers, which fixes this den of iniquity among i° till the Ist of April, 1 871. For the purpose of mak" ing this hell as exti tnsive as possible, these pro: prietors have 3,000 she res, at 500 florin s e a ch. It their desire to form a a impany, and after deducting tb n sum of 30,000 florins fa r the reserve fund, 10,000 florin ; for improving the establishment, and 15,000 florins 114 the salary of the divectors (these directors are ti° honourable contractors themselves), to divide the sur plus among the memilers.—Hantburgh and Flanders Papers. EDINBURGH CRIMINAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS --^A h a yearly report of crimes and offences which came under the cognizance of the Edinburgh polio e, has just bc e , l i issued by the superintendent, Mr. H a It 10 ' be remembered that the return f or 18 4 6 gave 11:11 exceedingly favourable acco un t o f t h e state of lone crime during that year, arid we are bat puy to o n ; tice that the data of the first half of the prescn year promise a similar result at its close.. As usua l ' the comparison of particular crimes with ft ire aer retur n y varies ;—thus, while it appears th a t d ur i ng tf le first hail of this year shop-lit - Lino and pocket.piekin k is have bet' decreased, housebreakings and robberies have i n .: creased. The figure oppo s it e t h e l a tt er , crime 1 " 14, and includes those dastardly outtliges cora; mitted on the public street s , w hi c il sprea d such consternation among the inhabitants ;last win ter, the perpetrators of which were nearly all' ,banished; The number of houselarealtiegs is given at 118; and lily the two previous years, the majority were covtalit te to by day, in the proportion of seven V-four forty-four—a circumstance whi c h grea tl y re d uc e% i b i value of the property stolen. Of 3061. übStrae% a housebreaking, 1071. was recovered. The 'Doi t In teresting part of the report, however, consi.l u o f, the statement given how the cases were di i p of a a t, While 432 persons were convicted in th e P o li ce 374 were discharged for want of proof. Thus net ii .b irf many escaped as were convicted, and "ns is invariably the case, arising from the ti yp ture of the law which requires the evidence of „Lis, witnesses, which it is o f ten very diffi cu l t to or P; - ho so that although there be no doubt of the guilt c e r3 party, the ends of justice a re d e f eate d . 317 pr i st s were remitted to a higher cour t, o f w h om 42 were t t ta 1 5 3 , ( 1 ported, 83 sentenced to impri sonment , an d 157 disp4 70f of without a jury trial, leaving 35 untried at the dat. the report.—Edinburgh Advertiser. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HOLLOW AY ' S O INTMEN T , d ot PILLS IN NEWFOUNDLAND.—CharIes Thorne, Esq., merchan t " 01. Harbour Grace, had a bad leg of a fearful nature and long durati' re . for which the medical aid of the island a ff or d e d no re li c t; 'f i t 1r upon he determined on proceeding to England to try if it 11 ,, ar h e e r f, sada to get it soundly healed ; but, as a last r eso u rce , and adopting such a course, he used Holloway's Pills and Oil""". which speedily effected a cure of his leg. The particulars a surprising case were received by last packet from Mr. spry, Pr .• a pricier of the " Mercury" newspaper, Carbonear, IN e wfoundlaa s, These celebrated meticlnes are sold at Professor Holloway's Ot blishment, 244, Strand, London, and by all medicine vendors. REIMS. On the 17th inst., in Upper Gower-street, the wife of fl Baker, Esq., of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at Lower Clapton, M rs . B ou lt, or daughter. to On the 17th inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Lieutenal Colonel W. M. Burton, Royal Marines, of a daughter. _ or On the 17th inst., the wife of W. Walker, jun., Esq.' . Nassau House EnelHighway, o a daugher' On the 17th ' iust. fi , at Bluntisham f Rectory, t the wife of Rev. EdwaTd Baines, of a son. f s t er' On the 19th inst., the Viscountess Campden, of a datig J. On the 6th inst., at Cambridge-square, Hyde-park, AL Bankes Friend, of a daughter. J. On the 16th inst., at Regent's-park, Southampton, 11I' O T. West, of a daugitter. 0" On the 17th inst., t Green-park, Bath, Mrs. V. Grir Festing, of a daughts r. MARRIED. „ On the 13th a' Dewlish, near Blandford, George Tea rlEripe let Graham, Esq., of Cossington House, Somerset, to Can ,4000 Mary, eldest daughter of the late General Michel, of De r House. Cn the 16th inst., at Preston, Francis Seymour va o if Esq., of Sloane-street, London, to Deborah Delano, v) daughter of G. W. Whistler, Esq., of St. Petersburgh. On the 16:11 inst., at York-road Chapel, Lambeth, . Too Wastie, of Kennington, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter Pi' late B. Gironimo, Esq., of Holuorn. jos 1i DIND. on the 30th o. .ugust, 1847, at Rome, Miss Curran. vett' On the 6th inst., at the Parsonage, D un d ee , the "V er.) . "" Eleneage Horsley, Dean of Brechin, aged 72. T , On the 1 lth inst., at A r dy ne If ouse , Argyhrth ire ;', 1 6,1 Barton M'Nair, third son o f th e l a t e Li eu t e nant:C( , l ° s.l•Nair, K.H., aged 19. Oa the 14th inst., at Bath, Captain Nichols, aged 75. On the 15th inst., Charlotte Matilda, the wi.ie of Cooper, Esq., of Turnharn-green, aged 37. On the 16th inst., Mary Anne, the wife of Richar-' lips, Esq., of Winchesr-place, Pentnville. r o f On the 18th inst. a te t Brentford, El o izabeth, the dailg''' e the late idr. Robert ' Hazen, aged 17. Lon,2on: 7" -- intzd aria Published by MURDO YOUNG, 01 , a t Prlntt , r. at The ,!q4ii Office. No. 112. Strand, in th s rrd t 0 0, of the Savoy, lit the comity of 511c14,11esex Wedueslah 0, !O b. 180. ‘f A