The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

EFFECTS OF METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS. - The following are extracts from the minutes of eri pence taken before the metropolitan Railway Commis sioners. Mr. R. L. Jones is the witness first n course examined. You have had a good deal of ex perience in been madei. n th of the metropolitan improvements which under the direction of the city, of the effect produced by such alterations in the removal of habitations of districts in ferior class, and the removal of t he p oor from in which they were congregated?—Yes; there have been some instances of that certainly. What generally is your opinion of the effect of such changes, are they detrimenta l to the poorer claaess or otherwise? —I should say rather a benefit than other w i s e ; it induces them to go out of those hordes and di r ty places which they would not think of if they were not driven out. It not only induces them, but compels them go, no doubt; but does net that compulsion inflict any great in jury or suffering upon them?—l should say not, because in all cases in which I have been concerned, we have always given them a compensation, however, small it might be, and they have got dwellings elsewhere in a better situation. Is it the interest of some speculators to provide dwell ings for the poor in such cases ?—My own opinion is that that would never answer to any great extent. If you took a manufactory whore the manufacturer was going to employ 300 or 400 men, and there were no small dwellings near, it would be worth the while of a builder to build small cottages for such a class of p eo pl e; but I hare been consulted by several who hare been desirous of building habitations, and I find that the workmen will not go away from their labour. What has been the cause of all the hundreds and thousands of small houses at Blackwell and Poplar, and all those places ? the docks, which have brought the labour there. The labourer will not go away from where the manu factory is, however bad the occupancy of his dwelling nay be ; he still will be near his work. Then in what manner have you found that the poorer classes, who are compelled by the course of those im provements to leave their dwellings, are provided with new ones ?—There are always builders who are building small places, so as to catch here and there one, but not to any extent. But sufficient to make provision for them ?—Just so. There are many situations in the Citywhere old courts have been pulled down and better classes have been built, but they have been near their work, and therefore oc cupied by the workmen ; they will not travel far from where their labour is. Mr. J. W. Higgins gives evidence to the following effect upon the same subject : What is your opinion as to the effect that a railway has passing through a low neighbourhood, where the houses are bad, and the population bad, as in the case of the Blackwell and the Eastern Counties Railways?— It appears to me that, with reference to the taking down some of the low neighbourhoods, it has the advantage of letting in light and air, and spreading the popu lation, but it is exceedingly painful very often in its operation, for people are put to vast incon venience, and those who can least bear it. I apprehended that, with reference to the dealings with public streets, &c., even the improvements made by the Metropolitan Improvement Commission, and by the City, are attended with loss to many. I have had to do with them for a good many years, and have seen very much of them. IVill you state them ?—I will endeavour to do so. The improvements in this respect by new streets, &c., are by no means an unmixed good ; there are many unduly paid, over paid ; they, on the other hand, some, especially trades of a sound character, and rooted as it were to a spot, no reasonable compen sation does pay them. Many, in a small way, waste the few pounds or hundreds they receive, and frequently damage is done to other properties to a very serious amount by the operations of new streets, as in the case of Chandoe• street, and recently of Broad street. and High street, St. esilcs's, and the west end of Holborn, the new Oxford-street will damage pro• perty there, both freehold, leasehold, and trades, to a very serious extent, and persons are left without a claim of any kind. There are many which are called consequentiel damages ; many of those inconveniences and losses I believe it is difficult to redress ; to a great extent I think it is ahnost inrposeibla. I mention these matters that they may be impreeeed upon the minds of Legislators carefully to avoid the granting of such powers unless they are made out to be important and de sirable. There are very runny inconveniences in cases of leases, &c. I have seen great hardships in the cases of leases and trust properties. In the case of lessees who would continue renewing from time to time when the As: has passed the lessors, such as Dean and Chap ter, and other pi cprietors, take the whole cf the property except the years due in the lease under the strict letter of the law: the custom of renewal is lost to the lessee, 1 have known hundreds and thousands that would have been continued to families so lost to lessees. All this I think it my duty to point out, as important reasons for con ducting these affairs with very great caution. Many instances I have met with where tradesmen hare been carrying on business without leases, and fur years. I remember, among others, in the Strand improvements, some serious cases. I represented to the Metropolitan Lnprovement Commission, and the best was done that circumstances would admit of ; but there were parties who had lived for years without leases, and would have gone out without leases ; they were thrown upon the consideration of the Commissioners, who kindly ordered some allowances, but some lost their means of livelihood ; and I believe many of those cases are unavoidable ; but again it shows how necessary it is to be cautious how such liberties are allowed to companies, who are seeking their own interest only in those matters. Those observations would mainly apply to better neighbourhoods than the gaelewall Railway ? I made an estimate for it, and had occasionally to do with it afterwards, and I have seen cases of hardship which have been the unavoidable consequence in all such affeirs —the parties whose property is taken get paid, some of them, as I said before, unduly paid—but with regard to parties on the opposite side of a street or is the neigh bourhood, whose property is not touched, they do nut get paid, and their trade is sometimes damaged to a great extent, by sweeping away a portion of their cus tomers. So that in cases, oven in the neighbourhoods of which your Lordship speaks, there are these unavoid able inccnveniences of which the public know little. With regard to the benefits that may result from run ning a railroad through a low district of that sort, to what extent do they accrue?—Except that it is a public benefit from better air, and sometimes better drainage, Ido not know that much advantage is derived. I cannot calculate upon much except that, and encouraging the general trad e an d commerce of the county by railway accommodation. Take the two points of air and drainage, do you con sider that the neighbourhood of those two railways, the Eastern Counties and the Blackwell, have been bene fited upon those two heads ? Do you consider that Rosemary-lane, near the Blackwall railway, and the Bethnal-green district, through which the Eastern Counties Railway passes, are any the better drained, or any the better ventilated ?—I think the probability is they are better drained. I have not watched that. Have you been there lately ?—Yes, I was there on Saturday last about an extension. On the Eastern Counties ?—Yes ; I was there looking over a property for a friend in the same profession, who is ill, and in aid of his duties I was there on Saturday, and have been there several days. I do not know how the Acts constituting those railways compel drainage, but generally they have clauses about drainage, and the railways improve drainage very frequently ; but with regard to taking down a number of the houses and spread ing the population, opening; out those courts and alleys, and giving light and air, they certainly are to some extent and in some places advantageous they are proposing , now to take down some wretched places in that imme diate neighbourhood, but they have some very filthy re ceptacles under some few of their arches. Do you think that those railways take down more houses than are absolutely necessary for the breadth of their own line ?----They rarely take down more than is necessary, either for the breadth of their line or for their other cautious about that I believeoses ; generall y s p e aking, they are Does not that necessarilyllimit the benefit which might be derived from their opening out those low neighbour hoods ?—lt does, unquestionably ; but it is not merely their line, they take surplus property : the Eastern Counties, for instance, have a wider extent taken near High-street, Shoreclitch, than the mere trunk line they want it for different purposes, or expect to do so. But they do not occupy it by building ?—lt is not all built upon at present. It will be built upon with a better description of building. My impression since I have thought of this subject is, decidedly, that with regard to these railways, as far as I can form a general judgment upon the subject, there are two extremes, the one of bringing them into the heart of the town, which, I think, can't be borne with I have seen a very clever model of my friend Mr, Pearson's, but it appears to me to have, with all its ex __ cellencies, the vice of emptying end filling in a part al ready crowded beyond endurance. At the same time, keeping the termini of railways too far from the sides and near the centre of London, I think, a great incon- venience, not only to the railway world, but to the general public who have nothing to do with railways ; the means of conveyance are occupied in getting to and from the termini, and blocking up the thoroughfares longer than need be. nave you i n your mind any l i m i tat i on w hi c h you would propos e to apply to the progress of railways towards the metropolis ?—No ; it is strongly pressed upon my mind, since I have thought about at, that it must depend upon circumstances. My im pression that if the Birmingham Railway had come they to Russell-square f ormerly would h ave d one wisely, but I w ou ld not let the y m at once into Hol born ; it is one of the great arteries ; but if they had been as far as Russell-square, or somewhere there, would have been n ear th e centre of London, would they have had space and n umerous avenues, and the traffic could hare spread in var i ous di rections. I mentionthis as my general notion of where and «hat a railway ter minus should be. The Eastern Counties I take to be too far eastward. The South -Western I have had much to do with in its early stages: this. I suppose, from its poverty at that time, stopped at Nine Elms ; that is a most unhappy position, as it appears to me, for a rail way station. What is your opinion with respect to those districts which are mostly inhabited by the merely labouring classes ; does the disp!acement of the habitations of such classes tend more to good or evil in your opinion ? —I have great difficulty in judging upon the subject, al though I have formed a large acquaintance with that description of persons recently, fur I had much to do in St. Giles's, in the very Rookery. t, With reference to that particular district to which you have adverted, the Rookery, do you believe, upon the whole, that greater benefit has been derived from opening that aggregation of habitations of the worst clap than the disadvantage of the compulsory removal consequent upon it to these poor people ?—Tothese poor people, abstractedly, I think it has been hitherto a dis advantage ; decidedly so. Where have they found other habitations ?—ln the courts about Drury-lane very much, and the lower parts of Westminster. But have they found them ?—Yes, they have squeezed in somewhere ; they have been obliged to do so. When you have stated they have squeezed in, have there been any new habitations in any of the neighbour ing districts for them ?—No, not to any extent, not to meet the circumstances of those poor creatures. Do you think, then, that the removal of those people has tended rather to accumulate population in already extremely peopled districts ?—I have no doubt of it. And in that way it would have created a greater in convenience in some other portion of the metropolis ? No doubt about it. Are you convinced of the fact?—Certainly; several of my Rookery acquaintance that have been removed, sweep the crossing of the streets, and I stop every now and then and ask where they are lodging, and I find them, as far as lam able to discover, moved almost in variably to the dense rookeries of the town; many in Westminster, and about Drury-lane. But the lower parts of Westminster have been greatly improved of late years?—Yes, in some parts it is so; but not hitherto much to aid such poor persona. There aro some parts now covered with decent streets and decent habitations that used to be bad?—There are few persons who know, but those whose duty it has been, what is behind the curtain: you pass through a decent street, and some of the streets even at the west end of the town; but only get behind them, lift the curtain up, and there is misery, filth, and wretchedness, beyond what most people imagine, very often to be seen. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. RAILWAY MATTER% •-• Mr. P. Scanlan, Mr. W. Killick, and Mr. H. Flight, were brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of John Forreste r , the o charge of having conspired to defraud Mr. arg "n carpet manufacturer, of Aldermanbury, of 1 001 ., un de r the circumstances mentioned below. Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Hobler attended for the prisoners. Mr. Marg etson said, on the 30th of November, Mr. Scanlan wa s brought to my office and introduced to me by a Mr. Fennell, as a highly-respectable gentleman, who wanted the advance of a sum of money on railway shares, upon which the company had advertised to re turn 1/. 12s. 6d. per share of the deposit of 2/. 12s. 6d, to the holder of certificates after the first of De cember. Mr. Scanlan confirmed the account given by Mr. Fennell, and produced several pieces of paper purporting to be certificates of the Direct Lincoln East Retford and Sheffield Railway Company, saying that the advertisement, stating the intention to return I/. 12s. 6d. per share, appeared in the Times newspaper. I told him I thought he had better go to the company 's offices and receive the money, but he said he was secre tary to a Railway Company himself, and he knew the difficulty of getting directors together, and it was more than probable the first time they were called together the meeting would be postponed, and some time might elapse before the payment of the money ; and as he was in want of money to make up some differences, he would rather make a little sacrifice than not be able to obtain it. I asked him how much ho wanted. He answered 1001. for two months, and he would give 5/. fur the use of it, and a bill, or promisory note for the amount, as well as an authority to sell the shares, which he offered as collateral security, if the bill was not properly met. I asked him if they were his own shares, and if they were allotted to him. He replied that they had not been allotted to him, but they were his own shares, and he had paid 31. premium per share for them. I told him I should be glad to be referred to any one as to his respectability, and he told me he could give me a ref'erenee both as to his respect ability and his respo. sibility, and he accordingly referred me to Mr. Killick, No. 6, Bank-chambers, who, he said, did a great deal of business for him. Ile left me a certi ficate of five shares, and I calved next day at 6, Bank chambers, and saw Mr. Flight, and asked hilt if his name was Killick. He replied in the affirma tive, and asked me what I wanted. I told him had been referred to him us to Mr. Scanlan's respectability, and lie said it is all right ; the company has advertised to return 1/. 12s. 6d. a share. Mr. Scan lan is a highly respectable man. We call him Doctor Scanlan. If he had applied to us we should most wil lingly have let him have 100/,, but I suppose he did not wish us to know he wanted money. Thin said I there can be no risk in advancing the money. No, said he ; and I then went away. When next I saw Mr. Scanlan, he called my attention to an advertisement in the Times, postponing Ithe meeti ng t ill t h e 22 i of December. I told him I was not qu i te sat i s fi ed to advance the money without seeing the secretary to the company • and I asked hint where the oases of the company were. lie said he did not think there was any office at all in town, and that he had seen the Times advertisement of the sth November, and there was no address given to it. I said something about not parting with the money till next day, but he stated that he wanted the money very particularly, as he was obliged to go to the country that evening, upon which I gave him a cheque for 1001., and I drew a bill upon him for 105/. 10s., which he accepted, and, at the same time, he gave me a letter, autho r i s i ng me to sell the shares lithe bill should not be taken up. The odd money was, with ss. more, to go to Mr. Fennell as cornmizsion: The, LORD Ma.von—As commission upon this bill transaction ? Mr. Margetson—Yes. Next morning I saw him in Aldermanburv, and he told use he had another 100 shares, and he wanted an advance of another 101. upon them. I made some remark as to his having fre quently said he had no more shares, and also as to his having said he was going into the country last evening. lie replied that lie had dined in the country on the day before, and he assigned as a reason for having more shares that he had expected to get more money upon them from another quarter, but had been disappointed, and he preferred having his shares all in one hand to hawking them about. He produced the Times of the sth of November, and also the Times of the 2d of December, to shew that the advertisement was repeated, as to the intention to pay back 1/. 12s. 6d. a share. On looking at one of them I observed the address No. 14, Fish-street hill. lie left the other hundred shares with me, and I called at the office of the company, at 14, Fish-street bill, four times without seeing any body. Mr. Scanlan called upon me afterwards, and I put him off till two o'clock next day. Mr. Humphreys —Did you afterwards find out who the solicitors to the company were? Witness—l did; and I found out the secretary, and ono of the directors. Mr. Humphreys —And have you reason to believe, from what you learned from them, that the advertise ments were forgeries, and that those shares are merely duplicate shares? Mr. Margetson—l have. Dir. Hobler obj ec t e d t o t h e course of examination as irregular. Mr. Goodman (the Chief Clerk) said the magistrate was justified in having questions put for his own satis faction, to enable him to judge of the animus with which any act was done. Mr. Humphreys said he should, on a future day, pro duce witnesses to establish the charge of conspiracy bepond all doubt. Mr. Margetson, in continuation, said—after I saw the director, I saw Mr. Scanlan, and told him I found out that the whole was a swindle, and it looked much as if a fraud had been practised on me. I said the advertisements were forgeries. He said he knew nothing about it. I asked him then whose shares they were, and he said they were Mr. Killick's. What, said I, the very man you referred me to for your respecta bitty ?—(Laughter)—and the place where you have made a bill payable? I then asked him how many shares he had altogether? and he said 250, a nd if I was n ot satis fied with his bill, Killick would give me his bill for the amount. Flight was present at the time, and said the shares were perfectly good, and the advertisements were not forged, and he did not think Killick would hare any objection to put his name on the bill. Doctor B— was present at the time, and said he had seen the secretary, who told him it was a genuine advertisement, as he had searched the Registry-office, and he knew 30,000/. had been paid up, and that money belonging to the company had been removed from the original bankers to a private bank of one of the directors at the West-end, orderin to pr event an attachment i n t h e Mayor ' s Court against it. Mr. Killick and Mr. Scanlan afterwards called upon me, and Mr. Killick said he believed the shares to be good, but they were not his shares. They belonged to a Mr. Rogers, and he (Killick) merely put them into Mr. Scanlan's hands to get an advance upon them, and that he handed over th e money to Mr. Rogers, and all he and Mr. S can l an got b y the job was 51. The witness finally said th a t Killi c k completely shuffled out of the business, and had not been seen by him since until be got into the clutches of John Forrester. Mr. Hobler submitted that there was nothing in the statement which showed that a fraud had been committed or intended. There were certain insinuations to the effect that advertisements had been forged by his client, and that the shares being duplicate shares, were of no value. But there was nothing like a foundation. The fact was, that the shares were like the shares in many other companies, deteriorated by the panic, and they had got into the hands of the prisoners, as they might have got into the hands of any other speculators. Mr. Hobler here produced a Leeds list of stock, in which no tice was given, under the head of " Deposits to be Re turned ;" that the Direct Lincoln, East Retford, and Sheffield Railway Company was about to dissolve, and that 1/. 12s. 6d. per share would be returned to the holders of the certificates. The date of the list was up to the 31st of December ; and he also exhibited some neu spapers, in which there was a similar notification. The LORD MAY.OII said there was prima facie evidence of a gross fraud upon the complainant. All the details showed a regularly concocted plan, and he should give opportunity to bring forward the necessary witnesses in order to arrive at a complete elucidation of the affair. It was stated in the justice-room that the shares arc worth about 2s. 6d. each. The case was then remanded, but the prisoner was informed that if Mr. Scanlan and Mr. Killick produced good j ail, each i n 200 / ., and if Mr. Flight produced two they should be liber-ated. _Ta:rE OF TRADE. —There is no new feature in the market to report this week, in consequence of the usual Christmas holidays taking place. No alteration is at present ncticed in the prices either of yarns or nets, but the unusual speculation still going on in the raw material begins to wear a serious aspect, and must, if continued, considerably affect the prices of yarns.—Net gingham Review. TAW VALE RAILWAY. —The directors have entered into an agreement (subject to the approval of a general meeting of shareholders) for the lease of their line to the South-Western, on the following terms :---Five per cent. on ail paid up capital at present, and .51 when the line is completed, and equal share of all profit after pay. ing expenses, FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 1, 1547. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Edward Anson, Esq., to be the keeper of her Majesty's Privy Parse, in the room of Major-General Sir Henry Wheatley, resigned. WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 1. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charles Beaumont Phipps to be Private Secretary to his Royal Highness, in the room of George Edward Anson, Esq , resigned. *T. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 1. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., to be her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies, in the room of Sir Robert Chester, Knt., resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 1. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Cornwall, to be her Majesty's Assistant Master of the Ceremonies, in the room of Colonel the Hon ourable Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H. promoted. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 1. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Honourable Spencer Lyttleton to be Her Majesty's Marshal of the Cere monies, in the room of Lieutenant-Colonel William Henry Cornwall, promoted, WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 1. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Lieutenant Thomas Brunt to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet Major Trent, deceased, Dec. 16, 1846. 7th Dragoon Guards—Regimental Sergeant Major John Gray to be Adjutant (with the rank of Cornet), vice Knight, promoted, Jan. 1. 2d Regiment of Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Carruthers to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Baumgardt, appointed Inspecting Field Officer of a Recruit ing District ; Brevet Major Mountford Stoughton Heyliger Lloyd to be Major, vice Carruthers, Jan. 1 ; Captain Digby St. Vincent Hamilton, from 78th Foot, to be Captain, vice Grehan, who exchanges, Dec. 31 ; Lieut. Gus• tavus Nigel Kingscote Anker Yonge to be Captain, vice Lloyd ; Ensign William Wynn Kirkby to be Lieutenant, vice Yonge; Francis Lionel Octavius Atty, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Kirkby, Jan. 1. 36th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Jopp, M.D., from the 2d Foot, to be Surgeon. Francis Smith, Gent., to be As sitant-surgeon, Jan. 1. 50th Foot—Ensign Richard Cormick Clifibrd to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Du Vernet, appointed to 67th Foot. William Barry, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Clifford. Jan. 1. 78th Foot—Captain Peter Grehan, from 2d Foot, to be Captain, vice D. St. Vincent Hamilton, who exchanges, Dec. 31. Ist West India Regiment—Major Edward Rowley Hill to be Lieutenant-Colonel without purchase, vice Bush, ap pointed Inspecting Field Officer of a Recruiting District ; Brevet Major Luke Smyth O'Connor to be Major, vice Hill ; Lieutenant Alexander William Mackenzie to be Captain, vice O'Connor; Ensign Henry Johnston, to be Lieutenant, vice Mackenzie; Samuel Head, Gent., to be Ensign, vice John stone, Jan. 1. BREVET.—Captain William Eleey, of the East India Com pany's Depit, at Worley, to have the local rank of Major in the Army, while so employed, Jan. L The under-mentioned Cadets of tho Honourable the East India Company's Service to have the local and tem porary rank of Ensign, during tke period of their being placed under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Fre derick Smith, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for field instruction in the art of Sapping and Mining : Dui lean Charles llome, Gent. ; Benjamin Martin Hutchinson, Gent. ; Frederick Weston Peile, Gent. ; George Edward Watson, Gent. ; Augustus Satchwell Johnstone, Gent. ; Richard Hieram Sankey, Gent.; John Baptist Graaville Close, Gent. ; John Augustus Fuller, Gent., Jan. 1. UstarraciiED,—Lieutenant James Montagu Brown, from the 93d Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, Jan. 1. MEMORANDU3I.—The date of the commission of Major John Blackburn, of the 85th Regiment of Foot, is 29th Decem ber, 1846, and not 29th December, 1845, as stated in the Gazette of the 29th alt. WHITEHALL, DEC. 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Musgrave, of Whitehaven, in the county of Cumberland. Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. George White, patten maker, Chichester, Sussex, to sur render Jan. 11, at half-past one, and Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers, London ; Stanilancl and Long, Bouverie street, for Sherwood, Chichester. George Frederick Howe, merchant, Chester-place, Ken nington, Jan. 20, at half-past one, and Feb. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankrupt c y. Ed war d s, official assignee, Fre derick's-p!ace, Old Jewry; Lawrence and Mews, Old Jewry Chambers. Peter Allan Hannaford, bookseller, Exeter, Jan. 14, at one, and Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assisgnee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter; Freeman, Bothamley, and Benthall, Coleman-street. William Gibbs, baker, Welford, Gloucestershire, Jan. 15, and Feb. 16, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Wilkes, Gloucester. Robert Kirke, coal- dealer, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Jan. 19, and Feb. 12, at half-past eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, offi c i a l assignee, Bristol;; Yenning and Co., Tokenhouse-yard ; Chitty, Shaftesbury. John Wilkinson, ship-owner, Stockton- upon-Tees, Jan. 15, and Feb. 16, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, :Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Allison, Dailington • Philipson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Til son, Squance, Clark, and Morrice, Coleman-street. John Griffiths, stationer, Liverpool, Jan. 12, and Feb. 9, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Chester and Co., Staple-inn ; Tryer, Liverpool. Thomas Robinson, builder, Wavertreu, Liverpool, Jan. 19 and Feb. 9, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent and Co., Temple; Robinson, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Graham, stationer, Jewry-street, Aldgate—first div. of 4s. 3d. in the pound, on Saturday, Jan. 2, and two subse quent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane, City. J. B. Crampern, coal merchant, City-road—first div. of Is. 40. in the pound, on Saturday, Jan. 2, and two subse quent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane, City. J. I'errv, grocer, Harlow, Essex—first div. of 3s. 4d. in the pound, on Saturday, Jan. 2, and two subsequent Saturdays, at the office of MrGroom, Abchurch-lane, City. G. Puckle, corn factor, Mark-lane—first div. of ss. 60. in the pound, on Saturday, Jan. 2, and two subsequent Satur days, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch -lane, City. It. Mills, corn factor, Mark-lane—first div. of Is. 90. in the pound, on Saturday, Jan. 2, and two subsequent Satur days, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lanu, City. J. Taylor, merchant, Liverpool—first div. of bs. in the pound, and a further div. of 2s. 10d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. E. Jones, ironmonger, Liverpool—a div. of 512 d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. W. Kirby, hotel keeper, Liverpool—first dir. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. E. Cooban, brewer, Liverpool—first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. Alfred llunnett, window-blind maker, Bridgehouse-place, Newington-causeway—first div. of 38. 80. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers. W. Poynter, warehouseman, St. Paul's-churchyard—third div.;of ld. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. S. Tipple, draper, Norwich—first div. of 3s. 60. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guild hall-chambers. I. Solly, sen., merchant, St. Mary-axe—second div. of 10d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall -chambers. J. Spong, timber merchant, Ockharn, Surrey—first div. of ls. 4d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. Brace and Allen, warehousemen, Mitre-court, Milk-street, Cheapside—first div. of 7s. 60. in the pound, on any Thurs tohnerahnoyg,TfGaihr,ruhmeruasertdrssalld,yraS:yltiootnnateih,NeKtoohefurenfoctole—kfilo—ffuirmfistrorsc.ftlilds,3•en.iivor....f day, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. 103 1 . L in an th a e R p . ou W n e d a , o n f e J2 l l . G Ki Guildhall-chambers. ltgdhhhetaspl,lo-cucanht dealer dt a l : e n o b n er a m n y tod P ifi e les, : i n polr e v.fo l 2a , nareG.ddn2, Pennell, nu a Go l at ou l hn - ni Guildhall-chambers. va ha To r i ului b ne. e sed r aL s aa . oy t: manufacturer, an L y i ri lly hu P r o sd t- a l y a , ne a , t C t it h y e — offi fir e s e t , on J. Ward, engineer, Manchester —second c d e iv o . f of ß l i s r .. 6d. in Manchester. R. Edwards, tailor, Huddersfield—second div. of ls. 6d. in the pound, making, with the first div. of 2s. 6d., 4s. in the pound, on su b sequent proofs, on any day after Jan. 4, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. DIVIDENDS. Jan.J. 212I,usastelhl,a14unas.,t eleven —S. milliner,aeara jriandg."a22n22b,d,i Cambridgeshire, s t, ge a t t. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. t twelve—P. 25 atC Wilcox, twelve—J. brewers,t et t tailor, JLe .riSkinner-street, lt Lamont, scrivener, mete ote ,n 1 S I Bte h :j a as j f hl t .l o e eD s py b s: g u ma r City,t‘vaei twelve—J. r nj s half-past eleven. 3rjgjaaa Stewart,ntne- In the Country. N. Roskell and J. De Peyster Ogden, merchants, Liver pool, Jan. 29 at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—W, Chambers, shipwright, Southwick, Durham, Jan. 26, at one, at the Newcastl e - u p on -T yne Di str i ct Court—A. Johnson, printer, South Shields, Jan. 26, at twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court---W. I. Barker, auctioneer, Sun derland, Jan. 28, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon. Tyne District Court—l. Gwinnett, innkeeper, Ledbury, Hereford shire, Jan. 28, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Churchyard, carpenter, C o l e H ar b our -l ane, Brixton, Jan. 25—C. Dorrington, miller, Digswell-hill, Hertfordshire, Jan, 25—H. J. Palmer, grocer, Wantage, Berkshire, Jan. 25 —W. 11. Lerew, apothecary, Upper Norton•street, Fitzroy square, Jan. 26—J. Howard and W. Lee, brick makers, Brampton, Southampton, Jan. 26—G. Greenstock, iron mongers, Weston super Mare, S omerseta hi re, Jan. 25—W. I. Barker, auctioneer, Sunderland, Jan. 28—E. Hodgson, iron monger, Richmond, Yorkshire, Jan. 26—W. and J. Clay, woollen manufacturers, Halifax, Yorkshire, Jan. 26—J. Lester, farmer, Pen-y•gelle-lodge, Denbighshire, Jan. 22 T. Broady, druggist, Chester, Jan. 22—J. May, printer, Redruth, Cornwall, Jan. 27-11. Gouldesbrough, share broker, Manchester, Jan. 25—J. Tuckett, apothecary, Exeter, Jan. 22—J. Turner, jeweller, Ludgate.hill, Jan. 22—F. F. Phillips, coach maker, Bristol, Jan. 22—T. Bousfield, iron monger, Lincoln, Jan. 22—M. W. Osborne, grocer, Coventry, Jan. 22-11. Crompton and M. I'rice, brickmakers, Shrigley, Cheshire, Jan. 22—J. Plumley, builder, Reading, Jan. 22 D. and J. Burton, cotton spinners, Middleton, Lancashire, Jan. 22. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1847 PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Wade and E. Withy, brush and bellows makers, Bristol —G. G. Scott and W. B. Muflitt, architects, Spring -gardens —B. H. Robson and T. Jones, painters, Piccadilly—J. and W. Marriott, coal merchants, Witney—H. S. Floud and S. Laing, indigo,brokers, Mincing-lane —J. Hill, W Smith, and J. Drummond, worsted spinners, (so far as regards W. Smith) — M. E. Pemberton and J. Davidson, ale and porter merchants, Liverpool—W. C. Bodley and C. Hill, ironfounders, Exeter— E. Buxton and 11. J. Slack, wool brokers, Basingball-street —S. Slater and A. Downes, grocers, Winchcombe—T. Un derbill, J. Whitehouse, and 'l'. Johnson, iron and coal mas ters, Wcst Bromwich —M. and D. Jefferson, milliners, Pend th —S. Herrmann and J. J. Hummel, watch and clock makers, King's Lynn—W. Carroll and R. Jones, flour dealers, Liver pool—C. Sutherland and J. R. Edwards, colonial produce brokers, Mincing-lane—J. W. and W. Eees, stock and share brokers, Manchester—E. and E. Wood, milliners, Lambeth— S. Richards and J. Riggitt, engineers, Gravesend—J. and J. Hall, farmers, Chirton-hill, Northumberland—ll. W. and W. C. Sole and F. Turner, attorneys, Aldermanb ur y ( a s far as regards H. W. Sole)—J. Wardley, T. Wardley, J. \Yard ley, and C. Wardley, calico printers, Spring-vale, Lancashire —J. Buchanan, T. Browne, and S. Rickman, general brokers, Liverpool (so far as regards T. Browne)—T. Hunter and M. Moore, butchers, Sunderiand—A. D. M - Kellar and G. Christie, tailors, Old Burlington-street, Piccadilly —S. Smith and T. U. Parker, umbrella manufacturers, Birmingham —J. and T. Smith, jun., millers, Hillingdon —.T Harris and R. H. Billiter, oil merchants, Maze-pond—W. Haynes and J. R. Tyndall, stock and share brokers, Manchester R. G. Peas and R. D. Pead, Honey-lane-market, City— B. Harrison and W. Parkinson, tailors, Hull—J. Ricketts, F. Ricketts, A. George, R. Vaughan, and P. G eorge, j un., brewers, Bristol—J. J. Siordet, J. C. L Meyer, and R. L Siordet, merchants, St. Helen's-place, City—J. W. Lewty, J. Sanders, and W. Morgan, brass founders, Birmingham— S. Hastings and F. W. Watkins, winemerchants, Fenchurch street—P. Rooks and A. Tautz, tailors, Theyer-street, Man cheater-square—J. Crooke and R. Wilson,jun., packers, Man chester—J. Gouldthorp and T. T. Swire, coal merchants, Stockport—W. and J. Ckapman, ropers, Horncastle—J. Lane and J. Raiker, tailors, Saville-row, Burlington -gardens—l. liaise and H. Banderet, wine merchants, St. James's-street— C. Wright and J. H. Bond, chemists, Manchester—T. James, H. Tickell, J. Treace, J. Tate, and W. T. Tate, warehouse men, Cheapside—E. Scott and A. M. Browne, schoolmis tresses, Kingsland-green, Kingsland—J. Twiname, F. Max well, J. G. Twiname, and J. Twiname, corn merchants, Liver pool—C. Mason and G. Barlow, paper-hanging manufactu rers, Longsight, Lancashire—J. Lawson and M. Cowen drapers, Penrith—J. Davis, E. Freeman, and J. Webster, linen merchants, Manchester—G. and W. Winter, grocers, Wetherby, Yorkshire—J. Thomson and J. Stokes, merchants, Liverpool—W. Goodwin, G. Goodwin, and C. Goodwin, coal merchants, Alfreton, Derbyshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Easton and J. Brown, wrights, Carnpsie, Jan. 4 and Jan. 25, at two, at the Crown Inn, Falkirk. D. Bain, linen merchant, Edinburgh, Jan. 7 and Feb. 1, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Wishart, Edinburgh. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending December 29, 1846, is 328. 2 IA d. per cwt. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, EBLINIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1. JOINT-STOCH BANXS. Dividend per Amount Name of Company. Ariniun . Share. Instralasta ........ • • Britsh North American :omraercial of London Colonial .• Londe and Weatminstr London Joint-Stock ... Metropolitan ... • ..... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New......... National of Ireland .. Nat. Provincial of Eng. Ditto, Xew......... Union of Australia.... Union of L0nd0n..... XNBI Name of Company. Albion Alliance grit. and For Ditto Marino.— •• •• .• • • British Commercial ClericLlf ed. & Gen. Life County •. • . •• • Crown Eagle . . . Eng.& Soot. Law European Life • • •• Freemasons' .... • . • • . Globe • • •• • • • • Guardian • . •.•• • • • . Imperial Fire • • • • • • • • imperial Life .. • • • • • • Indemnity Marine • • • • ...aw Life .... .. • • • • ..egal and General Life .andon Fire • . .ondon Ship ..• ••. • • garine • • • • • • • • • • • • • !Lied. lnvlid & Gen. Life Kational Lean Fund National Life.... alladium Life ...... • . • Protector Life., • .. Provident Life • • • • • • . • Rock Life............ Royal. Exchange &in Fire Ditto Life Lr,liversal Life 61. per eent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. Cl. per cent. il. per cent. 'OE Cl Dividend per Annum. 1 31. 101. 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 13e. 6d. pr eh. 7i. per share 51. per cont. 31. 10s. 6e. 5/. per cent. 5% per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. and bonus 12s. it. ell. & be. 11. be. 10s. 10s. 51. per cent. i4l. per ct. 151. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 31, p. ct. & be. 51. pQr cent. 1/. 55. 4s. 5/. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. Gs. pr cnt X •. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 [ 25 0 0 100 0 0 1 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 LIST or 800 Name of Company. Bank of Scotland • • . • • Royal Bank of Scotland British Linen Company Commercial Bank • . • National Bank Union Bank of Scotland Western Bank .. •.. • North of Scotland Bank Clydesdale Bank.. • . • . Eastern 8ank .......• Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank City of Glasgow Bank . Scottish Union Ins. Co. Hercules Insurance Co. Insur. Co. of Scethid • . North British Incur Caledonian Fire Insur Edinburgh Life Incur Edin. &Glasg. Railway Ditto, ►4 ghares Ediu., Leith, & Grantn Glasgw & Ayrshir Ball. Glasgw & Greenek Gls,cw & Ganikirk hail. Dundee & Arbroth Standard Life Asabirnce., 'ISH CO, Dividend per Snnum. 61. per emit. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 7 4 1. pr cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. por cent. 71. pr cent. 61. per cert. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. per cont. Si. per cent. 5% 1. pr cent. 101. per cent. 61. per cent. 11.10 s. pore. 7s. 6d. p. e. 71. per cent. 21. per cent. SI. per vent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. :PAN: Amount of Share. ,' PRICES. X 8. d. Paid. 1 20 o o 100 0 0 10 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 ' l2 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 s. d 100 0 0 100 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 All paid. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 50 0 0 All paid. 20 0 0 All paid. All paid. AU paid. All paid. 2 10 0 CANALS. ' •i Dividend ' Names of i Dividend Names of 9 Companies. per I Price. cempani ... ,u per Price. c.r.: Annum.' ' 4 ' .= Annum. cn X I X Ashtn& 014 h 97/5/.55. pO, - Monmo u th s h 100 81. - Ashby-d-la-Zlll3 41. I - Mntgomrysh 100 51. - Barnsley ...•11613 121. - Macclesfield. 100 - - Basingstoke..!loo' - - '_death ...... 100 171. - 13rkrik&Abrg;150 51. - Nottingham. 150 121. Cromford.... 100 14/. - Peak Forest. 78 V. 7 5 Dudley...... 100 41. 1 - Regent's .... n 11. 58. I 204 Derby ... .. 100 6/. i - Rochdale.... 85 41. - Ellsmro&Chsl33 41. ' 55 Shropshire ..125 8/. - Erewash ... 'lOO 321. 1 - Somrect Coal 150 71. 10s. - Forth & Clyd 100 4/. 1 - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. - GrandJunctn 100 71. , 83 Stffrd&Worc,l4o 281. - Grand Union 100 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. - :tourbrldga.. 145 20!. l 315 i ilstr & Brkly,loo - - Strtfrd on Ay 79 1/. 10s. - Grantham .. 'l5O 12/. - Severn and 26 11. Bs. - Huddersfield.' 57 - - Wye Rail. Kennt & Avii' 39: 75. 6d. 5 Trnt & Mr-} Leeds&Livrp 1 34 1 . 50 301. Lancaster... 47 11. 108. - Bei', U sh. 00 3 ! 52214 Thams&Med 19 - _ Leicester ... 140 101. 105 ' orcstr & Leicetr &N . th 8 4!. 52 Binning.] 78 21. 43 Loughboregh,l42 701. - _ Wilts& /irks 67 11. - per cent. Stook. 2)0053. Dividend I Amount X e. d. X Pai s. d. d. Name of Company. Annum. ' of Commercial .......•• 31 . 86/p. per r r c c e e n n t t .. Share. ------ -----. — East -- ast al Stock. Price. 80 land Country W Q" • I • n . di — a • . :: i Stock. I IL per sh. 100 0 0 21 London ?t.Katharine99% Muthaniptou •••• • • ' • 41• per cent. 30 0 0, 56 0 0 WILT zu-vronica. Dividend Amount Name of Company. ' per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. I •---- ------ X 3. d. I East London.. ••.•• • • • .„ 87 '' ', . 100 0 0 205 ' Grand Junction ••• • • • `' s • 41 13 4 90 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 Vauxhall ............ 37. per cent. 100 0 0 West 31,iddl ose . . . 31.35. pr mt. G 3 12 9 ! 130 BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Wilk ending on Saturday, the 26th day of December, 1846. j 5 (TJ DEPAZTIENT. X. Notes 1eaue.1........ 28,442,030 X. Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,972,540 Silver bullion .... 2,469,490 £28,442,030 I £ 28,442,030 M. MIRSIIALL, Cklet Cashier. Dead flee Slat day of December, 1846. ZANICING DIUIRTMIXT. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,0 00 Rest .... 3,447,40 6 P ublic depcsits Qi uding Exchequer, Co mmissioners of National Debt, Say -1"0-banks, and Di vidend accoants).. 10,341,314 Other deposits 7,696,172 Seven day and other bill ' ••• • • • .... 882,523 £ 36,920,420 Government securi- X. ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 12,827,179 Other securities .... 14,654,905 Notes ........ • • .... 8,813,675 Gold And Inver coin.. 624,661 Dated the 31st day of December: 436,920,420 Chief Cashier. 1846. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. are taken, brown melting lumps (From the Lond on Ar m p r i ce Current of January 1.) REFINED S uamt•---The home trade have purchased with saution of Refined goods this week, and rather lower rates brown grocery 62s 6d to - 638, and standard lumps at 64s per have advanced, 268 to 30s being cwt. Bastards met with little attention, and 35s to 46s is the value, but in pieces a good deal has been done at 48e to selling at 61s 6d to 625, 595. For Treacle the demand has been active, and prices paid. Bonded Crushed tubeSgar is much wanted, a t 338 6d for f i rst sort, b ut l i ttle is rates. had. In Loaves a good deal has b een done, at stiffer Coms. — There has b een a better d eman d f or W es t I n di a Coffee privately this week, and rather higher rates are paid for all qualities. For Ceylon the demand has much improved, and of Plantation of all qualities large parcels have been sold at Is t o 2 s per cwt. advance. Native has been sold to a fair extent, and p ri ces have risen to 39s 6d to 40s for good ordinary pale. Foreign ho wever met with little attention, but is not offered at any further decline. RICE —The deman d as been extensive for all descriptions of East India t, and a rise in the value of 2a per cwt has taken place, good to fine white Bengal selling at 21s to 225, middling 203 to 20s 6d, low 19s to 19s 6d, yellow 18s Gd to 19s, and Madras 17s 6d to 19s per cwt ; indeed the market has been nearly cleared. FRUIT. —As there have been several public sales of damaged and inferior fruit, which sold from 47s to 525, the purchases by private contract have been on a limited scale, arising also in some degree from several of the cargoes lately reported having been purchased by the trade before their arrival. About two hundred tons of Island Fru i t have been taken fur Holland at 55s for fine quality. Fine Fares is scarce, and still commands 565, but the general quality of the present stock is inferior to that of last year. The stock in the hands of retail dealers is con sidered to be lighter than usual at this season. COCIIINEAL.—There has been a brisk demand for all de scriptions this week by private treaty, and the rates paid show an advance on those of th e l ast public sales of 2d per n lb. Honduras low to fine si lvers bringing 5s ld t o 5 s 6 d, and black 5s silvers 8d last to 7s per lb. The lowest point o f t h e market to Cs Gd per lb. for yeathas been 4s 8d to 5s Bd, an d black 58 2d Boi l BRAND; ANA HoLLAxDs.-llolders of Jamaica Rum , manifest "firmness and a fair demand exists but the home trade have been the chief operators; the value of low and middling is 3s Cd to 3 s Bd, goo d 3e 9(1 to 4s, and tine t,, cry fine 4s 2d to ss. Leeward Island is wanted at 2s 6d to 2s 7d proof, but little is to be had. East India has been in good re quest, proof at 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Demerara met with a fair sale at 3s 6d to 3s 9d for strong. In Brandy a good demand has been done, and at stiffer rates—Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1842, selling at 5s lld to Gs Id,, and ditto, 1844, 5s 4d to 5s 6d per gallon. Ons.—The market for Linseed Oil is firm, and purchases to a fair extent have been made by the home trade at 25s 6d per cwt on the spot, but for exportation the demand has been limited. There has been little passing for forward de livery although there are sellers at 26s per cwt. Rape Seed Oil has been in excellentr equest, and prices rule firm, pale 36s to 36s 6d, brown 35s to 35s 6d per cwt. Olive Oil sold to a large extent, prices are improving, the stock still on the decrease, and the consumption on the increase. Gallipoli has been selling at 471 to 481, Spanish and Sicily 451 to 461, Barbary, Levant, and Portugal 431 10 s t o 441. lO s per tun. Cocos -r sut has been in good demand, but the supply is un usually small, fine quality has been selling at 42s to 435. MURDER OF SEAMEN BY AUS TRALIAN ABORIGINES. The following is an account of the murder of the supercargo and two seamen belonging to the schooner Thomas Lord. The letter is written A by ug t . he l67l a B s t 4 e 6 r . of the schooner "Sydney, "Dear Sir,—lt is with much regret that I write you the sad intelligence of the fatal termination of our voyage. We sailed from Sydney on December 23,1845, in the schooner Thomas Lord, myself in command of the vessel, Mr. G. B. Bessant, supercargo. The schooner was well equipped by her owner, Mr. Lewis Leon, mer chant, of George-street, for her intended voyage; we were twenty-two hands in all; and, besides being pro visioned for twelve months, we were abundantly found with tire-arms and ammunition for the protection of the vessel and ourselves from the attacks of the savages, with whom we were to trade for tortoise-shell and b6the le-naC.r. After leaving Sydney, I proceeded, under poor Mr. Bessant's directions, on the inner passage towards Torres Straits, and on the Bth of February, while fishing for bi:che-le-m(er, on the coast of New Holland, we had a narrow escape of our lives, being at tacked by the natives. Their spears fell short of the boats. On the 22d of February, while fishing close to a reef, a very heavy gale of wind set in, and we were blown ashore with two anchors down; the vessel bilged, and to our great sorrow we found we had only fifteen gallons of water left, under a burning sun. Providence however spared us, and we were enabled to find fresh water on the main. After great exertions, we managed to get the vessel off on the 29th. She leaked very much, but we contrived to stop the leaks, and endeavoured to get back to Sydney, but could not, owing to the strong south-east wind we had to contend with. We therefore steered to the northward, and finding a convenient spot at Haggeston's Island, in Torres Straits, we hove the schooner down to the shore and repaired her bottom. She then made but little water, and we thought we might be able to continue trading in the Straits, and perma nently repair in Singapore, to which place we were bound. We then steered towards the coast of New Guinea, visiting several parts of it and the adjacent islands, and trading with the natives, with very little success, for tortoise-shell. All went on well until June 3, when the schooner lying at anchor off Mulgrave Island, on the western end of Torres Straits, at seven in the morning, poor Bessant, the supercargo, with the car penter and four hands, left the vessel in the long-boat. Each man was well armed, besides the boats carrying the swivel guns mounted on the rail. They took provi sions and water with them, intending to stay away for three days on a cruise up the river, to barter with the natives. They first proceeded along the southern end of the island, trading with the natives during the day. The carpenter, who had been in New Caledonia before this, did not like the appearance of the savages, who were doing all they could to entice the boat's crew ashore by many cunning devices which natives usually resort to. About six in the evening, finding trade getting slack, they left the island, and proceeded to a small dry sand bank, thinking they would be safe there. They made a fire, and had supper, after which the carpenter pro posed going to the boat to sleep in it, but poor Bessant said he should prefer sleeping on shore, thinking there was not the slightest danger. The party divided, the carpenter and two hands proceeding to the b )at, which was anchored a few feet off the shore. About nine o'clock the carpenter called from the boat, " Who has the watch on shore?" Poor Bes sant replied, " The whole of us." These were the last words he was heard to utter. Poor fellow, he little thought his end was so near. About eleven o'clock the carpenter was awakened by hearing a noise on shore. He looked up, and to his horror beheld, by the light of the moon, the wretched savages, who had come across in their canoes, murdering poor Bessant and one of the seamen. He instantly fired at them, when they gave a loud yell and retreated to the scrub close by. Through the resolute conduct of the carpenter they succeeded in getting the remaining seaman into the boat, but not before the poor fellow was dread fully wounded. He afterwards died on board of his wounds. My poor messmate (the supercargo) must have been quite dead when the carpenter and the remainder of the boat's crew took possession of his body; but they were compelled to give it up, as the natives, to the number of at least 200, were again approaching from the scrub, and canoes were observed coming with num bers more. They appeared to have been killed while asleep, and lam certain made no resistance. Poor Bessant had his pisiols in his belt and his carbine under his head. He was a brave fellow and would not have given in but with his life. At seven the following morning the boat returned to the ship, and the carpen ter related the sad intelligence. You may judge my feelings upon hearing the sad end of poor Bessant. He was my only companion on board, and after suffering many privations together, and escaping so many dangers, I little thought this would be his end. The two seamen were both young and promising men. We remained at the island two more days, but found there was no probability of recovering the bodies of our dead comrades, or avenging their cold-blooded murder. I then determined to return direct to Sidney, where we arrived on the 6th of August, and found our owner had left for England." UNFOUNDED CHARGE OF MURDER.—On Tuesday afterncon an inquest was held before Mr. William Baker, at the George public-house, Mansell-street, Whitechapel, on the body of Mary Fitzhenry, an infant, aged five months. The parents of the child, Thomas and Caroline Fitzhenry, were brought before Mr. Yardley at the Thames Police Court, on Monday, on a charge of causing the death of the child by unfair means, but after a long investigation they were discharged, and the magistrate directed a post mortem examination of the body, for the purpose of ascertaining the precise cause of death. Mr. John Liddle, a surgeon, st a t e d th a t ho w a s c a ll e d t o see the deceased on Sunday morning last. There was an extensive burn on the left thigh. He bad since made a post mortem examination of the body, and discovered the viscera to be healthy, with the exception of the lungs, which were highly congested, resulting from suffocation, and quite sufficient to cause death. The Coroner said it was a very peculiar case, and should advise the jury to return a verdict of" Found dead, apparently from suffo cation," which was, after a short consultation, agreed to. DESTITUTION AND DEATIL—Last evening Mr. Car ter, the coroner, held an inquest at the New Crown and Cushion, Westminster-road, Lambeth, relative to the death of George Drinkwater, aged two months the illegitimate offspring of Catherine Drink water, residing at No. 6, Carlile-square, Carlile-lane. The mother of the deceased had been living with a man named George Jessop, a deal porter, who had been out of employment for some considerable period, which had reduced them to a state of the greatest destitution. They occupy a small room, and slept with their two children in one bed, made in the corner of the apartment on the floor. They some times were without firing, and their covering at night time consisted of a small blanket and rug. On Saturday night at ten o'clock they all went to bed, but were very cold, and were compelled to lie close to each other for warmth and to make the blanket cover there. When the father awoke he discovered the child quite black in the face and cold. Mr. Peter Berrell, surgeon, of No. 53, Mount-street, examined the body, and found the face and neat: perfectly congested with blood, the tongue was protruding from the mouth, and from the appearance of the deceased he felt quite satisfied that the child had died from suffocation, most probably by the father or mother having lain upon the face or neck. The jury ultimately returned a verdict of "Accidentally suffocated." The following outrage was committed, in the night of the 22d instant, at Heyst-opden-Berg, in Belgium. M. Verborgt occupied a small farm, with his wife, her sister, and his son, eleven years old. About twelve o'clock, while seated round the fire with a neighbour, on the watch, on account of the disturbed state of the coun try, a noise in the yard was heard, which induced Ver borgt to go out to see whence it arose. He had scarcely got behind the threshold, when a blow with a bludgeon was levelled at his head. This, however, he escaped, by springing immediately back, getting into the house, and closing the door. It was then found that the premises were surrounded by at least twenty men. The leader came to one of the windows, a nd demand e d 4 00 f., promising that if the money was given, the party would immediately withdrew. Verborgt answered, that he would not give them any thing, and told t h em that he was fully prepared to receive them, if they attempted to break in. Upon this, the leader made a sign, pronounc ing the words —one, two, three, and the next moment the outer door was burst in, and six armed men, with their faces blackened, entered the house. The family fled up to the garret, and barricaded themselves in. The invaders, however, made a hole through the ceiling below, and one of them, carryi ng a l an t ern , came th roug h it, while his companions threatened to set fire to the house if resistenee were made. The man who had got up threw a blanket over the head of Mme. Verborgt's sister, and carried her down to the room below, where there was a large fire on the hearth, ou which they threat ened to roast her alive if she did not show them where the farmer kept his money. With her eyes still ban daged, they took her to every corner she pointed out, and thus were enabled to strip the house of every valu able it contained. The party then retired, wishing the Verborgt family better luck another time. Through the activity of the law-officers of the crown and the police of Malines, two of the depredators have been arrested. A FOLKSTONE MAGISTRATE'S NOTION OF LAW.— A Folkston° magistrate, who did not live in the reign of Elizabeth, had a prisoner, who had stolen a shovel, brought before him for committal. The worthy holder of the equally-adjusted scales, being conscious of , his want of law knowledge, cried to the gaoler, " Sam, hand me over Burn's Justice.' " the index of which he commenced perusing, as following:—" Shovel, shovel, shovel, humph! Spade, spade, spa—Ab, here's spade! Let him go, Sam; can't do anything with him. If it had been a spade, I should have committed you, sir; but as it's a shovel, I can't, for Burn's does not say a word about a shovel." THE PROPOSED AMERICAN T AN T We extract trona the .\cw 2 - uric r. young Expet.Ns iue following interesting article upon the financial prospects of the States : Among the prominent items in the President's mes sage is one relating to the war and a new loan, that will strike most people with surprise. The President asks for a loan of 23,000,000 of dollars, which he estimates will pay for the expenses of the war to July, 1848, a period of more than one and a half years from this time, if the war should last so long. But this extraordinary loan, he asks, should be authorised at once, and for a period of twenty years. If there is any siacerity in his belief that only this sum will be wanted, why is it necessary to ne gotiate a loan at this time? Prudence and good sense would seem to indicate that no larger amount should be borrowed at once than is needed. If the whole will not be wanted under a year and a half, it will be a great saving of interest to borrow the amount required from time to time. Th• fact that so large a loan is wanted, is the outset, will throw a great degree of doubt over the whole estimate. Government stocks are now below par. The last loan that was negotiated has resulted in a loss to the lenders. The price of all the former loans has fallen (in consequence of the last one made) full 5 per cent. Now all now loans are to be paid in specie; and if the 23,000,000 of dollars asked for by the Presi dent, should be taken, it would have to be placed in the hands of the Sub-Treasurer in specie. And here we would ask any man of common understanding, if such a loan could possibly be taken up ? Where is the specie ? It certainly is not in the vaults of the banks in this city, or Philadelphia, or any or all of the cities of the Atlantic States. But some say it will come from Europe. There is no evidence of this. Exchange has ruled, for some time now, from 106 to 107 per cent., and yet, up to this time, less than 40,000 dollars have been received. The best informed in money matters do not believe that a loan of this magnitude can be negotiated at all. Every bank, and every business man, is directly inte rested against the filling up of such a loan, for it is taking from the public so much capital just so much from the mercantile community. The operations of the last war are still fresh in the recollection of a large portion of the intelligent men of this country. At the commencement of that war, it was asserted by those who made it, that it would be of short duration, and that only a moderate sum would be wanted. But before it had progressed two years, Go vernment found it necessary to lay a heavy tax on every article consumed from abroad, to lay an excise on every gallon of whiskey made in this country— and to impose an odious stamp tax. No man could draw a note or execute a bond to be legal without purchasing of the Go vernment a stamp. Every acre of land, every watch, and almost every species of personal estate, was taxed to an enormous ex tent. Tax gatherers, in one shape or another, were almost as numerous as the locusts of Egypt. Loans multiplied until they amounted to about 180,000,000 of dollars. Every bank in the country, except those in New England, suspended specie payments, and the Government forced out to the people these Treasury notes, until they depreciated like continentaltmoney, to be worth only about 70 cents on the dollar. Hundreds of capitalists, who commenced buying Government secu rities at par, were ruined by the fall. Such was the practical effect of the war we have alluded to. The Government now owe 25,000,000, and this war has juit commenced, judging by present appearances. It is now proposed to increase the debt to about 50,000,000 ; and no one can foresee what the amount will ultimately be. Under these circumstances there is hardly a possibility of negotiating the present loan at anything like par. From present appearances, we do not believe this loan will be taken, if at all, at better than 90 cents on the dollar. It is said by some that the Government will monopolise ali the money, and that individuals will call in their bonds and mortgages, and sell their State Stocks, and invest them in Government securities. Such was not the operation of capital during the last war. On the contrary, capitalists sought bonds and mortgages, and State securities, in preference, although paying less interest ; they looked at the ability to pay the interest rather than to the amount. In the present case the Government have made uo provision to pay in terest. There is no specific revenue pledged to meet it, On the contrary, the tariff is reduced, and a falling off of duties, it is believed, will take place. OUTBREAK IN KERRY. (From the Cork Eatiminer.) At the hour of two o'clock on Monday last, about 300 persons assembled at Killorglin opposite the Relief Com mittee stores. The gentlemen who were engaged in the store distributing meal at th e ti me , were the Rev. Mr. De Moleyn, J.P., Mr. B. Russell, and Mr. Thomas Dood. Apprehending an attack, from the menacing attitude of the people, they got out to the rear of the stores, but were intercepted by the multitude. However, these gentlemen succeeded in reaching the Police Barrack. While there the most determined aspect was assumed by the multitude, and it was only by the very laudable ex ertions of constable Marony, who faced the mob, and did all that remonstrance and reasonable resistance Icould effect to ward off a direct assault on the establish- C ment. While Mr. De Moleyn was thus beleaguered, a por tion of the congregated populace repaired to his demesne, which is within a mile of the town, and having caught a fat ram of select breed, when a funeral happened to pass by to the adjacent church of Droumavally and some of Mr. De Moleyn's friends with his domestics succeeded in depriving them of the animal. Immediately a des patch was forwarded for the military here, and a party of cavalry and infantry proceeded to the scene of dis turbance. In the meantime Mr. Dubardeau 5.1., who was on duty from his station, Killarney, at Milltown, being apprised of the occurrence, repaired to Killorglin, and having concentrated the police force of the locality, was fortunate enough to see order restored before the arrival of the military. The cause of the attack was the stoppage of the pub lic works in the neighbourhood the day previous. But still it is most extraordinary why Mr. De Moleyn should have been selected, for up to that time he was most justly popular. He exerted himself with Father Owen most unremittingly at the presentment Sessions to obtain large grants for the district and &il l obtain them. It can only be accounted for by the desperate circumstances of the people. A CostraiitciAL GENTLEMIN.—A person named James Warburton, who, it is understood, was formerly a commercial traveller, has been committed to the New Prison, Devises, for trial at the next Wilts Quarter Ses sions. It appears that on Tuesday the 15th inst. Mr. Warburton walked into the commercial-room of the Crown Inn, in Devizes, and ordered a fowl for his dinner. He said he had been coursing for several hours on the plain, and had the misfortune to burst his boots, so the boots were sent to the shoemaker's and were fore and heel-pieced.—Mr. Warburton fared as most other travellers do who stop at the Crown, upon the best that can be procured. On the following morning he discovered that his trousers had also burst during his coursing trip— so the trousers were sent to be repaired—thus incurring an expense between the tailor and shoemaker of 6s. 9d. A very substantial breakfast was furnished to Mr. War burton in his bed-room, and he did not make his appear ance until four o'clock. At that hour he called upon the boots to accompany him to Mr. Smallbones to take back three parcels.—On the road he stopped at the post-office to enquire for a letter, and then looking at the market clock, he said, as it was but twenty minutes after four, and as he intended to leave by the Star coach, the boots had better go home for about half an hour. and then follow him to Mr. Smallbones. The boots did as he was directed, but unfortunately Mr. Smallbones knew nothing of Mr. Warburton or his parcels, and Mr. Warburton forgot to pay his bill at the Crown. On the following Thursday Mr. Warburton paid Mr. Joyce a visit at the Bear Inn, Melkshatn. Here he arrived be tween eleven and twelve o'clock, and dinner having been provided by his orders, he remained until between five and six in the evening. On the side table in the room in which he dined was a silver mustard spoon, which the servant missed on going to fetch it for some other gentleman during the afternoon, but she made no remark on the circumstance. Between four and five o'clock a basin of bread and milk was taken to Mr. Warburton, agreeable to order; and he was furnished with a silver table spoon to take it with. Shortly afterwards he rang for his bill, and then the spoon was lying oa the table. After the bill was brought, he ordered a glass of brandy and water, and within flve minutes afterwards he left the house and the spoon with him. The servant having communicated the circumstance to her mistress, Mr. Joyce followed him, and upon coming up with him, charged him with stealing two spoons. Mr. Warburton very coolly said, " Well,l think I have one that don't belong to me, " and then took the table spoon from his pocket. He was brought back to the Bear, and searched, and the VOUS tard spoon was found in his possession. Several dupli cates for plate pawned in London were also found upon him. He is supposed to have played a similar game a Bournemouth.—Devizes Gazette. SUICIDE IN THE ICE ON THE GROSTENOR CANAL. —An inquest was held on Thursday by Mr. Bedford, at the Malpas Arms, Charles-street, Grosvenor. square, on the body of Sarah White, aged 45. Henry White, de ceased's husband, said, that on Saturday evening she came to him at Knightsbridge, where he was working, and they went home together. On getting to the bottom of Grosvenor-place, he suddenly missed her from his side, and never saw her again until he saw her in the dead-house that (last) evening. Ten years ago she at tempted to cut her throat whilst intoxicated; when in that state, she was a perfect mad woman. Mr. William Middleton, of Ranelagh-road, maltater, deposed to seeing the body of the deceased on Sunday morning lying beneath the ice in the Belgrave dock of the Gros venor Canal. The deceased must have jumped from the wharf wall through the ice, which was about an inch thick. It further appeared that the deceased, for some years, was subject to fits, caused by a pistol being fired off close to her head. Verdict—" Found drowned, there being no evidence to prove how she came into the water." Twenty-five dogs, either mad or suspected to be so, have been destroyed in nannock during the past three months. None in a rabid state have been seen in the district these three weeks back. The alarm occa sioned by the unwonted appearance of this fearful dis ease in the country has, consequently, in some degree subsided.--Po th Advertiser. OBLITERATING INIC.—The Western Luminary, published at Exeter, says :—" A nice specimen of official carlessness came under our notice this morning. Som e ingenious personage, connected with the London Post office„ put a packet of stamping ink in one of the letter ' bags to be brought to the post office here. 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It appears tha t Chris trnas-eve, Galwey had a quarre l w i th his 17201" a ~ in which he a tt em p te d to b eat her, and the daughte r, terfered to protect her from his violence. In ase "r n e , which ensued, he rece i ve d a s li g h t scratch upon his 'To, However nothing occurr e d su b sequent l y, until last.. r e l s s ing about 6 o'clock, w h en h e came h ome tipsy. 11_,e-ng opposite the fire and, after a few minutes silence, turu beef to his siste r w h o was near hi m, he began to reproach . i t i o ' for the scratch es , w hi c h she had inflicted upon him an 1 occasion of the altercation with his mother. having go into a rage, he th en struc k her three blows upon be face. The wom an did not resent the attack, and 1 4 10, solicitation of a y oung g i r l, Ell en Humphreys, who " 0 t in the room, she got up and sat upon a chair away f r f • the fire. He foll owe d h er , h owever, and gave Ile`to severe kick upon the side. Not satisfied with this bru i t I violence, he next took a short, sh ar p-p o i nte d po k er , W; e 3 which he pierced her right temple. Having liar .be until three o'clo c k thi s morning, the fem a l e di e d of " e l wound thus i n fli c t e d. C onsta bl e Gale having rece4o t information of th e occurrence, proceeded in search 01 0 , murderer, and arrested hint in bed at an uncle's house 4 f a lane leading off Blarney-lane. He is nn active, 1 0 rather well lo o ki ng young man. At the sitting af t ry I. Bench to-day, h e was b rought up in custody, and AO % 'Banded until the r esu lt o f t h e C oroner ' s inquest she"-o , i be ascertained. Th e sensat i on occas i oned by this elle!' has been i ncrease d, if poss ibl e, b y the long interval wa,.., 1 a has elapsed si nce th e comm i ss i on i n th i s city of the ur n of murder.—Cork Examiner. 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Solomon.% °c r.° , ' and Opticians, have inve n t e d S pectacle Lenses upon a new eenSwif tion. Immediately they are placed before imperfect vi s i on. eitherto day or candlelight, that mist and dullness whieli appear before eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct:a that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brililit n ost is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. -AIM.; cope& powerful Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, and '" ---s f Lb* most lnvisible, extreme end adllea fkindsdeafness. o f Acoustic ca.ti ou _ l i n e s= e s n . t e a , n f d o r B relief 0 Opticians and Aurists, are not in any way connected witl b a .l° P ers i g m"* ' of the same name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor in ... f part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious and obsert, i Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite "" York Hotel. - - LADVERTISEMENT.]—FIFTY ULCERS CURED IN Sls WEEKS BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.--L' xtract of aWO 1 dated Tobago (West Indies), Feb. 4, 1835 :—" To Professor le o , loway. Sir, I have the pleasure to inform you that your astono ing medicines have cured a gentleman in this island, who had' believe, about fifty running ulcers ab ou t hi s legs, arms, and DTI who had tried all other medicines b e f ore th e arrival of your* 11% all of which did him no good, but y ours cured liim in a b o ut : co weeks, and he is now quite restored to h ea l t h and vigour. ( Sign o. JOHN MARTIN, Chronicle mice, Tobago."—S o ld at P rofesso r P i , loway's Establishment, 244, Strand, an d b y almost all rtspect4" vendors of medicine throughout the civilised world. BIRTHS'. On the 18th ult., at Leases Hall, Male, Yorkshire, '— lady of Frederick A. Milbank, Esq., of a daughter. On the 29th ult . , a t R a d nor-place, Hyde-park, the Wi t 0 F. Pembroke Jones, Esq., of a daughter. On the 29th ult., the lady of the Rev. James Powell 3D riott, of a son. On the 30th alt. at Bloomsbury Rectory, th e 'l o n. O r* Montagu Villiers, Of a daughter. On the 30th ult., at York-terrace, Camberwell New-road' Mrs. John S. Marsden, of a son. On the 30th u l t ., at Il y d e•park-gate, Mrs. Cousens, °- f 0 daughter. On th e 31 s t u lt . , a t R ug b y, the lady of 'William nar -rlO, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 29th of October, 1846, at Umballah, Francio. C ; Jackson, Li e utenant 12th Regiment, B. N. I , to Ma ll eldest daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Bruce. DIED. On the 31st ult., at Towneley, in the county of Lancaste r ' . Peregrine Edward Tow ne l ey , E sq., i n t h e 85th year of his ag e On the 29th of Decemb er , 1846, at L e i t h , Alexander son,Esq., solicitor, Bernard-street, Procurator Fiscal of Lett On the 26th ult., M a j or -G enera l Pil mar, C . 8 ., of the Bengal Army, aged 69. On the 28th ult., at Moore-place, Lambeth, Miss gel 13raadstock, aged 88. On the 30th ult., at Loughborough, Leicestershire, Thorael Denning, Esq., aged 82. 0 : Lont!tn: Printed and Published by AfTJU vo 11 DO YOUNG, of c• t-qrand, Printer, at The Sun °trice, No. 112, Strand, in the Igo of the Savo unary 2, 1847. 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