The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-02 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 1. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. GRANVILLE V. PUGH. —THE BUG NUISANCE. This was an action to recover 42/. for 5 weeks' rent of a furnished house, No. 1, Curzon-street ; and the defence was that the house, iu consequence of being infested with bugs, was unfit for habitation. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Gibbons ap peared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. Dowtleswell for the defendant. Mr. James, in opening the case, said that the plaintiff was a physician of celebrity in England and other parts of Europe, and the defendant was a gentleman of large fortune, and M.P. for Mont gomery Burghs, in Wales. The doctor w as i n th e habit of visiting the German watering places pro fessionally, and during his absence he let his house furnished. Last year he let his house to Mr. P ug h for five weeks from the 18th June. The premises were new, having been rebuilt six years ago, and the plaintiff, being particularly clean in his household affairs, felt somewhat hurt at the imputation which had been cast upon his house by the defendant. The defence was that the house was so infested with bugs as to heunfit for habitation, but the fact was that some 12 or 13 bugs had been caught by Mr. Pugh's servants, and a Welsh cook fresh from the Welsh mountains had been fastened upon and bitten by these animals. Mrs. Push had, how ever, previously raised the objection that the house was so small that you could "not swing a cat in it." (A laugh.) They were of course aware what a bug Was, but he had referred to Linnaeus and found that there were nine kinds of bugs. Two kinds were the cimex corodiae and the cimex lecturarius ; but gentlemen at the bar could give some information to Linnaeus, by adding another kind, the cimex Templarius, or Temple bug. (Loud laughter.) The Chief Justice said he, as an old bencher, must protest against that ; it was casting a serious imputation upon the Temple. (A. laugh.) Mr. James, after some further rematks, detailed the' evidence which be should produce, and conclu ded by suggesting that the probability was that Mr. Pugh's servants had themselves brought the bugs which had annoyed them into the house. Evidence was then given as to the batting of the house on June 18. On the 19th Mr. Pugh com plained of the bugs, but consented to stay ano th er night. On the 20th he left. As to the house having been infested with bugs, Dr. Granville, Mrs. Gran ville, Miss Granville, and the servants said that they had never before heard any complaints of bugs being in the house, nor was it likely there should be any, as every precaution in the way of cleanliness was taken. Miss Grauville had once found one on a curtain which had just come from the wash, but t!lat one was destroyed. Th e coo k h a d once found one on the coachman's coat, but had put in the fire. (A. laugh.) 3fr.James--As cook, she roasted him. (A laugh.) Further evidence was given that after Mr. Pugh went into the house it had been examined by Mr. Langridge, clerk to Mr. Lahee, the house-agent in Bond -street. He was shown 12 or 14 bugs in a basin, but he found none alive. A day or two after wards he found one under a pillow on the bed on which Miss Granville used to sleep. After Mr. Pugh left, the place was again examined by Mr. Chapman, an upholsterer in Sloane-street, who found ten bugs in all in various rooms in the house. For the defence Mr. Pugh himself and several of his servants were called. It was stated that Captain Pugh, the defendant's son, went to bed on the night of the 18th, but got up at two o'clock and went into his father's room for a light, saying that he could not sleep for bugs. He refused to sleep in the house the next night. The cook was so bitten that she was nearly blinded, and the housemaid was badly bitten on the arms and neck. On the second night they slept where Captain Pugh had slept the previous night, and were again bitten. In the morning they complained, an d sa id they would leave the service rather than sleep there again. They caught ten bugs in the room in which they slept the first night. The coachman had also been bitten. They all declared that they had never seen or heard of a bug in Mr. Pugh's house in Wales, so that they could not have brought them with them. The housemaid had never seen a bug any where until she found one in the house in Curzon street. The Chief Justice summed up, and drew the at tantion of the jury to the principal points in the evi dence. He intimated his opinion that it was not probable that the bugs had been brought to the house by Mr. Pugh's servants, but must. have been there before. The question in the cause, however, was whether the house was so infested with bugs as to be unfit for habitation. The jury at once found a verdict for the plaintiff. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Nisi Prizes sittings after term, at Westminster.— Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Common Jury.) BALL V. FEATHERSTONE.—A PERTINACIOUS JUDGI AND A PERSEVERING QUEEN'S COV.NSEL.—A SCENE IN COWRT. Mr. Edwin James, Q. C., and Mr. Hawkins were counsel for the plaintiff : Mr. M. Chambers, Q. C., and Mr. Petersdorf, appeared for the de fendant. The action was brought on a bill of exchange for 65/., drawn by the defendant, accepted by one Richardson, and endorsed to the plaintiff. The de fendant pleaded that the bill was fraudulently ob tained from him without consideration. Mr. Featherstone is the landlord of a public house in Red Lion-street, Holborn, and from his evidence it appeared that the bill in question, which was dated Dec. 22, 1856, anddrawn at two months, was obtained from him by one Wallis to got dis counted, and that Wallis had never givm him any of the proceeds of it. Mr. Chambers relied on this as sufficient indica tion of fraud to put the plaintiff on proof of consi deration. Mr. James submitted there was no case on the part of the defendant calling on the plaintiff for an answer. The Chief Baron thought that if the plaintiff could carry it a step further, it might save the trouble of his coming there again. Mr. James requested t) have his objection noted. The Chief Baron assented. The follo wing witnesses were called for the plain tiff in examination of the transaadon. Mr. Apps, plaiutitT's attorney, said M r . W a lli s called upon tint on the 22,1 Dec., 1853, and rro duecd tee bill of exchange for 651. Wa'lis stated that ho had asked Mr. Featherstone to lend him some money. Mr. Featherstone said be could not do that, but that if a bill was of any use to him there wss a sum of 651. duo by Richardson, and ho would draw on Richardson for the amount, and let him (Wallis) have the bill. Witness told Wallis he would see Mr. Day, a military equipage m ticcr in the Strand, and try to get the bill discounted. Wallis said he was getting up a company and was very ranch pressed for money, and asked for the loan of 25/. At that time Wallis owed witness 5/ , which had been advanced by cheque on 20th Dec., and witness then gave Wallis a cheque for 24/. 10s., and 2s. Gd. in silver, retaining 7s. 6d. as a week's inte rest on the bill. A memorandum, to the effect that Wallis had deposited defendant's bill, and received 301. on account of it, that it was to be chargeable with 7s. Gd. a week interest until redeemed, and that if not redeemed within a week, it might be negociated, was signed by Wallis, and now pro duced. Witness wet round to Featherstone's the same evening, but he was out, and he did not see him. He saw Mr. Day., and Mr. Day consented to discount the bill. Wallis called again on the 24th Dec. He then owed 201. 7s. 6d. to witness, and witness gave a cheque for 26/. 2s. 6d. as the balance of the 1011, less 61. 10s. discount. The Chief Baron—That was exactly is. per 1/. per month. Witness assented. Mr. Day's father was living when the bill became due, and he had an objection to all bills of exchange, whether commercial or otherwise. Mr. Day, jun., had not the same ob jection ; but, not wishing his father to know that 100 had any money invested upon bills, be obtained Hall's leave to use his name in the action. -Hall was witness's brother-in-law, and clerk to draughts men of railway plans in Great George-street. Wit -1103/1 had made great efforts to obtain the presence bf Wallis. Oross-examined by Mr. Chambers—Hall never _Savaa any consideration for the bill. His name W merely a substitute for Day's. Witness got 29/. 55. on the 24th Dec.. from Day, a on the 9th J au. , andlOt.liegeuoewfea Day. On the 14th Jan. Day gave him a c h otrhe9l. 55., which made up the balance of 58/. 10s consideration fo r th e b i ll. Mr, Day corroborated r. Awes' evidence as far as he was concerned, and gave the same reason for the use of Hall's name. In cross-examination, he said he had discounted a few bills through Apps. He had no t bronolitany action on them. He believed he h a d never been good enough to bring actions against. All Specu lators were not fortunate, and ho had lost about 2001. by bills. He preferred losing his mon e y to bringing an action and having his name made public. Mr. James observed that he might do a large dis count business on those terms. Mr. Hall stated that Mr. Apps applied to him to allow his name to be used, and as he had known Mr. Day for many years, he allowed A banker's clerk proved the cashing Apps' cheques to Wallis. Mr. James was summing up the case for the plaintiff, when The Chief Baron intimated that the defendant had no cese I M r . M. Chambers—l should lik e t o a dd ress t h e ' jury, my lord. The Chief Baron—There is really nothing to go to the jury. I thought it better to inquire further into the plaintiff's cacso, rather than for him to have to come down again. Mr. M. Chambers—That is the reason, my lord, I wish to address the jury, to prevent the necessity of the plaintiff coming again. The Chief Baron—ln point of law the plaintiff was not bound to give any a nswer t o t h e defend i ant's case. r Mr. M. Chambers—Does your lordship rule that I have no right to address the jury ? The Chief Baron—l rule that the defendant's case does not call for any answer. Mr. M. Chambers—Wi.h the greatest desire to submit to your lordship, permit me to suggest that I have a right to address the jury, because if I am not allowed, I may go to the whole court on the ground that your lordship has taken from the de fendant's counsel the privilege of stating the case to the jury. Mr. James—You did state your case. Mr. M. Chambers—Mr. James has called wit nesies, and what I propose to do is to show from those witnesses in addition to my own, what is the case for the defendant. The Chief Baron—At the time when Mr. James interposed, I thought there was no evidence to go to the jury. My opinion is the same now as it was then, that you have made no case, and therefore I shall direct a verdict for the plaintiff. Mr. M. Chambers—l submit that the plaintiff's witnesses have made his case worse than it was before. The Chief Baron—So you may, and I dare say you think so. Mr. M. Chambers—Your lordship is not trying the facts. I say that as the plaintiff's witnesses have been heard, the defendant has a right to have their testimony submitted to the jury. The Chief Baron—l bear what you s ty. I have expressed my opinion already, and I rule again that you have given no evidence calling for an answer ' • and that being so, the plaintiff is entitl e d to a verdict. Mr. M. Chambers—May I ask, my lord, if all the evidence given on the part of the plaintiff is to be struck out ? The Chief Baron—Yes, it may be struck out. Mr. M. Chambers—l do not consent to have it struck out. I claim the right to address the jury upon it. _ The Chief Baron—And I do not admit your right. Mr. M. Chambers—Will your lordship allow me to refer you to the last statute, which declares the right of counsel who appears for defendant or plain tiff, to address the jury after his antagonist's wit nes,es have been heard ? The Chief Baron—You seem resolved, Mr. Chambers, that we shall save no time. Mr. M. Chambers—No time, my lord, is too long to do justice to the parties. The Chief Baron—l believe lam doing justice. (To the jury)—l do not think the defendant has proved sufficient to call for any answer, and your verdict must be for the plaintiff. Verdict for the plaintiff for 671. Mr. M. Chambers—Your lordship will reserve leave and stay execution. The money is in court. The Chief Baron—Oh, certainly. Mr. James—You can move on the statute. Mr. M. Chambers—Yes, Mr. James, I shall move on the statute. The next case was then called. HE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA Y'`' EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 18N7. 20th of August, at Bolton, stolen a horse, the pro perty of Rowland Rostron. Mr. Sowler prosecuted and Mr. Hopwood de fended the prisoner. It appeared that the prosecutor had in J 1.111.0 last purchased the horse, and on the day in question employed the prisoner, who was not in his service, to take it to Upholland, whither he himself pro ceeded by train to await its arrival. On the way to Upholland it appeared that the prisoner offered the horse for sale at a public-housa, where, after some discussion as to its price, it was ultimately bought by an inspector of the county cons'abulary, he believing, as he alleged, that the lad was the rightful owner of the animal. The prisoner was indicted under the Fraudulent Trustees Act of last session, which provides that all persons intrusted with property as bailees, fraudulently converting or dealing with it, shall be guilty of larceny. For the defence it was urged that the prisoner had been made drunk by other and older persons, and that while he was in that condition he had been incited to the commission of this offence, and had, in fact, been a tool in the hand of others. The learned counsel in strong terms reprobated the conduct of the inspector of police in purchasing the horse from such a mere lad, an act of indiscretion unpardonable in a man in his position. The jury found the prisoner Gnilty, with a re commendation to mercy. The sentence was post poned to enable the learned judge to consider a point which was raised as to whether the indict ment was rightly framed. 9 71. P. et.! 40 41: 100 W. 100 61. 15s. 100 21. pr. 10 6/.pr.ct. 100 7e. 6d . 40 Gs. 100 251. 100 51. 83 11.55. 143 701. 100 21. 10s. 100 161. 100 MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Dee. 1. (Before Mr. Bliss, Q. C.) George Cooper and Henry Rutland were in dicted for stealing a quantity of bed linen, the pro perty of William Norman, in his dwelling-house. Cooper pleaded guilty. Mr. Payne appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Ribton for Rutland. The property mentioned in the indictment was seen safe about 8 o'clock on the evening of the 18th of Nov., and about 9 the same night Charles Cole, a policeman, in plain clothes, saw the prisoner came out of Tottenham-street, the prosecutor's house being in Gower-place, and go up to a cab on the rank. Cooper was carrying a large bundle. Rutland opened the cab door, and Cooper partly put the bundle in, but, observing that they were watched, they went to another cab, when, finding the plain clothes man still had his eye upon them, they held a short conference behind the vehicle, after which they threw the bundle down, and went away at the top of their speed, Cole, of course, giving chase on suspicion. He caught Cooper just by the Queen's Theatre, and Rutland was captured by a policeman and a postman, whose attention had been called by the cry of " Stop thief I" Cooper told the officer it was like his impudence to stop him, and if he had not taken that liberty he should have caught the thief. The bundle contained the pro perty stolen from the prosecutor's house, which had been opened by a false latch-key. The defence set up by Rutland before the magistrate was that he had only met Cooper by chance, and knew nothing of the bundle. Mr. Ribton addressed the jury for Rutland, and at the suggestion of the prisoner, and with the sanction of the Court, called Cooper as a witness on his behalf. He swore that he did the robbery all by himself, and met Rutland by accident about 20 yards from where they were first seen by the policeman. In cross-examination he said he did not know how many different names he had gono by ; nor how many times he had been in prison. The jury, without hesitation, found Rutland guilty, and it was proved that he was a regular companion of known thieves. There was a previous conviction against Cooper. • Mr. Bliss sentenced the latter to four years' penal servitude ' Rutland to hard l a b our f or one year. Michael Brian and Michael Barratt, labourers, were indicted for unlawfully inflicting grievous bodily harm upon C. Kimber, a police-constable, while in the discharge of his duty. Mr. Cooper prosecuted ; Mr. Orridge and Mr. Horny were for the prisoners. The prisoners were fighting in Hyde-park on the 20th of September, when the prosecutor, who was the policeman on duty, parted them, and wished them to go home. In a few minutes they resumed the fight, and he again interfered, and said if they did not desist he [should lock them up. Barratt said it would require the whole force aad more to take him, and immediately threw the constable down and jump 2d. upon him, breaking his leg and disloeatiug his ankle. Another constable and a parson named Goodheart, who went to his assist ance, were also assaulted by both prisoners. • The defence was that the injury sustained by the policeman was the result of accident, and that if guilty at all the prisoners were guilty only upon the minor charge. The jury found them guilty, and Mr. Bliss sentenced Barratt to 12 and Brian to two months' hard labour. Ambrosine Le Blanc, 27, a French governess, a person with a countenance remarkably expressive of cunning, was indicted for stealing a gold watch, a silver watch, a quantity of clothing, money in notesand gold, avariety of trinkets, &c., altogether of the value of about 601., the property of Elizabeth Horsford, Richard Waters, and Petec Easton, in the dwelling-house of the first named. Mr. Cooper appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoner was not defended. - The circumstances of this cas3, particularly thos e relating to the apprehension of the ['prisoner, were of an extraordinary character, and the robbery the prisoner committed was one of the most impu dent, heartless, and ungrateful ever heard of. The prosecutrix, Elizabeth Horsford, was a widow, living at the lodge of a villa in Regent's park, belonging to a gentleman named Bishop, and in the early part of September the prisoner called to make some inquiry of her, and, finding her a person of easy and charitable disposition, the prisoner, it would seem, singled her out as the victim of a subtle scheme of plunder. She excited her sym pathy by recounting her struggles and trials as a governess, and the sufferings she bad undergone since she left her native place, and made use of the name of a Catholic clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Mar tin, and she told her tale so well, that it had the desired effect, and Mrs. Horsford told her that as she was friendless and homeless, as she had repre sented, she might stay with her until she procured a situation, which would not be inconvenient, as the family was then out of town. Fur about eight weeks the prisoner ate, drank, and slept at the lodge, free of cost, Mrs. Horsford being actuated by purely benevolent motives. One day in Oct., Mrs. Horsford left the lodge about 11 in the morn ing, to go to market, thinking that the lodge would be as safe in the prisonet's charge as her own, but when she returned she found that every box and drawer in the place had been ransacked, and every available article stolen. The prisoner was gone. Mr. 13'shop's groom had left his trunk in charge of Mrs. Horsford at the lodge, that was taken away, and the other things taken not Mrs. Horsford's be- , longed to a nephew of hers. Just before this the prisoner had represented that she had obtained a situation in a gentleman's family at Eppiug as governess to the young lady, but that was a false hood to throw Mrs. Horeftird off her track. The case was placed in the hands of Parsons, 182 D, who as cohabited washeawpernistoner certaieedlthat a man with whom the prisoner had n Aylesbury Gaol, and to Aylesbury to him, thinkin,,, of fur c to see if any letters came prisonero-irse that after escapit g withl such a booty thefor r ul h d write to him. He was correct in this surinke a t d d e r l t ) s o s s t t d b rtoougt the a letter, in female handwriting° man. The officer concluded that this man, upon his release, would make f .r whe re the Woman wm, so 1 ' ho disguised himself as a journeyman saddler out of work, and contrived, when the man was let out of gaol, to get into his company, and they tramped along the road together to Wycombe, where they slept that night. Next morning the man said he was going on to Windsor. The disguised officer suid that was just the very place he was going to. When they got to Windsor the man said he was going to remain there some days, and on parting with him the policeman went off to the railway station, where shortly afterwards his friend made his appearance, and inquired about a train for Rich mond. He took a ticket for that place, so did the policeman, but unknown to him; and on getting out of the train at Richmond the policeman, who was intending to watch him, heard him in quire for Rosedale-house. Knowing w here Rosedale house was situated, he hurried thither, and found that a person answering the description of the pri soner was engaged there as governess—Rosedale house being a scholastic establishment—and en seeing her he was satisfied she was the person he was in quest of, and to her amazement told her she was his prisoner. She was then wearing Mrs. Horsford's gold watch, and a great portion of the stolen property was found in her possession. Some she said was hers • some she acknowledged was Mrs. Horsford's. While he was searching her boxes a letter, written in French, arrived from the man who had been discharged from gaol, in which he informed the prisoner that he was in the immediate vicinity, and had preferred writing to acquaint her of that circumstance to making a personal appear ance at Rosedale-house, as ho might bo suspected. The letter was written in a very affectionate strain, and contained many expressions of love and attach ment, and kisses innumerable. The officer.at once brought the prisoner and the property to London, and the whole of the articles found in her posses sion, except some new silk dresses, which, there was every reason to believe, were purchased with the groom's money, were identified by Mrs. Horsford; the notes had not been traced, but about 121. in gold was found upon her, which the groom would receive. The prisoner addressed the jury at considerable length in broken English, and shed tears, and ap peared almost overcome with emotion, as she as serted her innocence and defended her reputation from thestain cast upon it. She said she first be came acquainted with Mrs. Horsford in August, when she inquired of her if sho knew where she could get apartments near the park. Mrs. Hors ford said she had a Mend whom she thought could accommodate her, but, finding that she could not, she offered to let her lodge with her, which she agreed to, and paid her IL per week all the while she was there. Mrs. Horsford had a domestic mis fortune which rendered pecuniary assistance neces sary, and she applied to her for a loan of 251., which she advanced, and received as security the deposit of these articles. She obtained a situation, which she had to go to at once, and as Mrs. Hors ford could not let her have her money, she took the things away with her. She denied that she went away clandestinely, Mrs. Horsford having known for a week that she was going, and said it was a cruel thing to crush a poor governess. She had no friend, no parent in the world. She had applied to the French Consul for assistance, which had been refused her ; but this was a noble country; its jurors were upright and intelligent men ; and to those who were trying her she would appeal, not for mercy because she was a foreigner and unprotected, but for justice to a fellow -creature whose character had hitherto been irreproachable. Mr. Cooper proposed to recalMrs-Horeford, to aek her as to the truth of the prisoner's statement about the things having been given to her as a secu rity for aloan. _ Mr. Bliss said that there was no necessity to do so. The prisoner had full command of language, and had not asked one word in cross-examination about any loan, and she had not called h©r as a witness. A juryman said it would perhaps be better if Mrs. Horsford answered the question. Mr. Bliss—Prisoner, do you wish Mrs. Hors ford to be asked if you lent her money, and she gave you these things as security ? Prisoner—Oh dear, no ; not at all. I leave my case with you. The jury found her guilty. Mr. Cooper said the prisoner, he was informed, two years ago had apartments which she left without paying the rent ; and she had already begun to rob the lady she went to live with at Richmond, when she was taken on this charge. He thought it his duty to add that there had been great laxity on the part of the Rev. Mr. Martin in recommending her to places when he knew so little about her real character. She was a pretty governess indeed. Mr. Bliss said he never beard of a worse case, and if there had been any previous conviction proved against the prisoner he should have sentenced her to penal servitude-for a long time. As it was, he should sentence her to one year's hard labour. WINTER ASSIZES. (NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —LIVERP3OL, Nov. 30. Mr. Justice Wightman arrived here at half-past four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and at once proceeded to open the commission in St. George's hall. This morning at 11 o'clock his lordship took his seat in the Crown Court, and delivered his charge to the grand jury. The learned judge having entered at some length into the various offences enumerated in the calendar observed that, though in point of number there were fewer prisoners than upon the last winter assize, the number at that time being 118, whereas in the present instance the number was 101, nevertheless the crimes were some of them of a very aggravated nature, including three cases of murder, various others of man slaughter, and several offences of burglary and high way robbery. Alfred Fletcher was indicted for burglary at the house of Mary Child; at Manchester, on the 17th of August last. Mary Childs, the prosecutrix, stated that she re sided with her sister in Back Ann-street, Man chester, and upon the night in quesdon she retired to bed about half-past 10 o'clock, having secured the house in the usual way, and at a quarter to five on the following morning she was aroused by a woman named Knox, who resided opposite to her, and upon examining the house she found that an entry had been effected through the kitchen win dow. The apartment down stairs was in great dis order, and she missed a shawl, a cap, and a cotton bAbin which had been there when. she retired to rest. Mrs. Knox stated that she was working at her house very early that morning, and saw the pri Boner about 20 minutes to five press open the par lour shutters, force up the window, and enter the house, upon which she immediately went in quest of a policeman, and upon her return the prisoner was in the act of getting out of the window with a shawl under his jacket. The prisoner, upon seeing the constable, ran off, dropping the shawl, but upon being captured the cap and cotton bobbin were found up on hi m , a l so some l uc if er matches and a piece of can dl e . The jury havi ng f oun d th e pr i soner guilty, and a previous conviction having been proved against him, The learned Judge alluded to the circumstances of the prisoner's previous career. In 1851, when 18 years of age, he hid been convicted of robbery ; and in 1852 he had been found guilty of burglary, and sentenced to 10 years' transportation ; and yet ho found the prisoner at liberty, without any as. siguable reason for the mercy which had evidently been extended to him. Th 3 sentence of the Court was that he be kept in penal servitude for 10 years. Benjamin Kenyon and John M‘Dermott were charged with robbery and violence from the person of Thomas Morris, at Manchester, on the 27th of Sept. last. Mr. John Cross prosecuted, and Mr. Wheeler defended M`Dermott. It appeared that the prosecutor was a smith re siding at Manchester, and about a quarter past 12 o'clock on the night of Saturday, the 27th of Sep tember, he was returning from his club, and on passing St. Jude's Church he saw the two prisoners at the bar standing in company with six other men, and on passing them one of the prisoners asked kim for is. to drink, which he said he could not give them ; whereupon Kenyon. struck him a violent blow upon the eye, and M`Dermott seized him by the throat, and during the scuffle they snatched away his watch, which was suspended round his neck by a guar]. The other men had gone away, but the two prisoners were seen by the prosecutor running away up an entry, and upon his giving in formation to the police the prisoners, who were well known to Morris, were taken into custody, and after the prosecutor described his watch as having the words "improved patent" inscribed upon the face of it, a witness named Humphreys, who also knew the prisoner, came forward, and stated that on the Sunday evening after the rAbery he was in the hous e of a person named Vickers, and he saw M‘DermAt offer Vickers a watch for sale ; that he had the watch in his ow n h an d s, and he distinctly remembered that it had the words " improved patent " inscribed upon the face. Mr. Wheeler having addressed the jury on behalf of M`Dermott, The learned Judge summed up, and The jury found the prisoners guilty. Previous convictions having been proved against thrm, his lordship sentenced each of them to four years penal servitude. CROWN COURT, DEC, 1. (Before Mr; Justice Wightrnanl) John Haigh was charged with having, on the POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—Dee. 1. GIIILDHALL.—Fanny Hunt was charged with smuggling spirits into_Whitecross-street Prison, in contravention of the regulations. Hannah Baker, the searcher of females at the prison, said—When the prisoner applied for ad mission this morning I asked her if she had any spirits about her, and she said she had ; and I took from her a bottle containing about half a pint of gin. Alderman Copeland—WhO does she go to see there ? Witness—Two ladies of the names of Honore and Christian, who were in business together as milliners in Davies-street, Berkeley-square. Alderriaan Copeland— , Were you iu their service ? Prisoner—Yes, sir ; for the last three years. Witness—She had the bottle tied round her waist at the back of her stays as a bustle. Alderman Copeland—Well, I have heard of saw dust bustles and crinoline, but I never heard of a gin bottle bustle.—The magistrate afterwards said it was evident the young woman was of respectable character from the time she had served her mis tresses. Nevertheless the rules of the prison must be upheld. He sentenced the prisoner to pay 405., or in default to suffer 14 days' imprisonment. The amount was shortly after paid, having been sent by the defendant's mistresses. BOW STREET. —Joseph Clarkson was charged with obtaining two pieces of damask from Messrs. Shoolbred and Co., drapers, of Tottenham-court road, by means of a forged order, purporting to bo written by Major Martin, of Upton Court, Worces tershire. Oa Tuesday, 24th Nov., Messrs. Shoolbred re ceived through the post a letter, written in a neat hand, and which ran as follows : "King-street, St. James's, Nov. 24, 1857. "Major Martin bought from Messrs. Shoolbred a short time ago, some damask—the colour green, with a lace pattern ; but, as it is all used, Major Martin cannot send a pattern, but will thank Messrs Shoolbred to select a pattern, as near as possible, and send two pieces, addressed to him, to the cloak room of the Euston-square station, so that his ser vant, who will be going down, can take it with him by the 5.30 train. Major Martin paid 4s. Od. to ss. per yard for the last pieces." As Major Martin had been recently supplied with two pieces of damask such as were described, no doubt was entertained of the genuineness of the order, which was accordingly complied with, the goods being forwarded as directed. Subsequently, however, it was ascertained that though Major Martin with his servant did go down to Upton Court by the train specified, they never received the goods, nor were they aware of their existence. The order was in fact a forgery, and the damask was received at the cloak-room by some person passing himself off for the major's servant. Under these circumstances Messrs. Shoolbred consulted their solicitor, Mr. Chamberlayne, who placed the case in the hands of Inspector Checkley (E division), who discovered on inquiry that the goods had been pledged for 51. 102, by the prisoner at the bar. The latter was apprehended on Monday night, and at once identified by the pawnbroker. Remanded. ' CLERKENWELL.—A respectably attired man who gave the same of Evan Crutchley, but who is known under the alias of Jones, described on the charge-sheet as of no occupation, but who, it was stated, was a surgeon residing at 11, Compton street East, Regent-square, was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with passing, by false pretences, to Mr. Philip Lyon, the landlord of the Wellington Tavern, Brook street, Holborn, a forged cheque for the sum of 41.155. on 30th March last. Mr. Lewis attended for the prosecution. The prosecutor stated that he carried on business at the Wellington Tavern, Brook-street, Holborn, and on e3to o t in the pr esen t y ear , th e prisoner h Ma ish rh, o c use, about t e n at n i g ht, an d w l asked him to cash a cheque for the sum of 4/. 155., or b y Mr. W. Gree ne , an d p da u t r e p dll ng ver t , o M b a e rc d h r 2 aw B, n and drawn on the London and County Bank, London. The prosecutor said he did not like cashing cheques, b u t if th e pr i soner would leave it with him he would pass it through his bankers', and then he should have the money. The prisoner said that would not do, as he wanted the money that night for his mother to go out of town with. He hesitated and e xam i ne d th e c h eque, and then asked the prisoner who was Mr. Greene, the di awer of the cheque, when he replied ho was a friend of his, and was an officer of the 42d High landers, then quartered at Dover. Upon asking the prisoner how he knew th a t it was Mr. Greene ' s writing, he said that M . r. Gre ene was a f r i en d o f his, and that he know it to be his writing. Seeing the name of " Hall" also endorsed on the back of the cheque, the prosecutor asked who he was, when he was informed he was a resp ec t a bl e eng i neer. The prosecutor then let him have 2/. on account of the cheque, saying he should have the balance when the cheque had passed. The cheque next day was paid into the London and Westminster Bank, and the prisoner shortly afterwards called and said he must thenver pmaiudchhiwman2tl.edutsh.e:r money.prosecutor he have the Thebalanc e, deducting Is. charged foradvice on country cheques. The next day the cheque was returned to the pro secutor, and marked "no account." A communi cation was then made with Mr. Greene, at Dover, and that gentleman stated that he did not know the prisoner or any one connected with him. The pri soner had since then kept out of the way until he was apprehended by police- cons t a bl e T y l er , 42 G . The prisoner, in defence, said that ho was not guilty of passing the cheque knowing it was forged, for the 'party who had given it to him was his own brother. He would sooner have had his fingers cut off than have passed the note had he known it was forged. Lswis here asked for a remand, and stated that most likely other charges would be forth coming against him. Mr:Corrie remanded the prisoner until Monday next. Mr. J. Wakeling, who was afterwards instructed by the prisoner, applied for bail, but Mr. Corrie, at this stage of the proceedings declined to take any. MA R L BOROUGH-STREET. Richard Burt, one of a number of "bucks" who nightly infest the principal West-end cab stands, was charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing a horse and cab, belong ing to Henry Luce, a cabman, residing at 26, Foley mews, Russell-square. It appeared that on Sunday night last the prose cutor left his horse and cab in the care of the pri soner on the rank in the Haymarket, while he went to procure some refreshment. After an absence of ten minutes he returned to the rank, when to his great surprise he found both horse and cab had dis appeared. He made inquiries of some cabmen, and was informed that the prisoner had been seen to take up a fare and drive off as fast as he could. Prosecutor, after considerable loss of time and trou ble, eventually traced the prisoner to Vinegar -yard, Drury-lane, and on going there be found the horse and cab, but not the prisoner. The latter he hap pened to meet on Monday night, when he gave him into custody for stealing the horse and cab. The prisoner, who stoutly denied the charge, was fined 51. for the u n l awful possession, w i th an intima tion that, if ever be repeated the offence, be would be sent for trill. THAMES. —An Indian, who gave the name of Samboo, but who, on a former oceason, called him self May Dun, on another occasion Ali, and at other Mario. r times Hassan, Mah omet, and Hydcr Ali, was charged. with burglaryr and r obb ery i n t h e h ouse of Harris p r i soner was formerly a Sepoy, and then became a L ascar, and assisted in navigating a skip to Llnd on, i n which ho ought to have returned to India, b u t he desiqed th e vessel, became a men dioint, and th en an utterer of base coin, and lastly a thief and bu rg l ar. In February last the prisoner was convicted at tho Central Criminal Cour t, an d sentenced to nine months' imprisonment anti hard labour for breaking into the prosecutor's house and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel. The Jpri soner committed a robbery directly ho came out fo priion, was remanded, and on.- his re-examination the prosecutor was stated to have gone to sea, and the fellow was discharged. Mr. Harris Marks now stated that he carried on business at No. 236, High-street, bhadwell, and was a clothier and outfitter. He went to bcd on Friday morning at one o'clock, and ho was aroused from his sleep at five on the same morning, and found the parlour window open. The kitchen door was also unbolted, the skylight over the kitchen broken, and there was an aperture made sufficiontly large to admit a man, and enable him to drop into the kitchen. The shop could be entered from the par lour, which was reached from the kitchen. He missed a jacket, hat, two shirts, two pairs of drawers, two handkerchiefs, and a pair of spectacles from his shop. They were all in his shop amongst his stock when he went to bed at one o'clock on Friday morning. In answer to questions by Mr. Selfe, The prosecutor said that his premises were broken into and plundered in precisely the same manner in Jan. last, and the prisoner was convicted of the same at the ensuing February Sessions. The prisoner took out a pane of glass in the skylight, ehtered the kitchen, and found admission to the shop. A new pane of glass bad been substituted for the one removed, and the prisoner took that away or cut it out on Friday morning, and gained admission to the shop as he•had done before. Other evidence having been given, Mr. Selfe committed the prisoner for trial for the burglary and robbery, and ordered that proof of the former conviction against him should be ten dered at the Central Criminal Court. The prisoner was a most dangerous thief, and he hoped he would not be allowed to prey on society again. From the London Gazette of Last Night. PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, LORD GREAT CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Nov. 30. - All Peeresses, on announcing their intention of being present on the occasion of the opening of Parliament, on Thursday the 3d Dec., will have places reserved for them in the House of Lords, if the announcement be made at this office before five o'clock on Wednesday, the 2d inst. Peers' eldest sons will have tickets for the Peers' eldest Sons' BDX forwarded to them, upon a written or personal application at the office. No strangers can be admitted except by a ticket from the Lord Great Chamberlain. The doors will be opened at 12 o'clock. WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY, G.C. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 30. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Alphonse Marion as French Consular Agent at Bathurst. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Alexandro Pisani as Pico-Consul at Gibraltar for the Mexican Republic. _ _ VICTORIA CROSS. Erratum in the London Gazette of Friday, the 20th Nov. In list of recipients of the Victoria Cross—For Assist.. Surgeon William Henry Thomas Sylvester, 23d Regiment, read Assist.-Surgeon Henry Thomas Sylvester, M.D., 23d Regiment. HORSE GUARDS, S.W., Nov. 30. GENERAL ORDER.—No. 691. In consideration of the distinguished services per formed by Col. Sir Archdale Wilson, Bart., and K.C.8., of the Bengal Artillery, at the siege of Delhi, the Queen has been graciously pleased to command that he be pro moted to the rank of Major-General in the Army, in con formity with the 10th clause of the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1854, and that his Commission shall bear date the 14th September, 1857, the day on which the troops under his command stormed and carried the ramparts of the city of Delhi. By order of his Royal Highness the General Command ing-in -Chief. G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALt; DEC. 1. BREVET.—Colonel Sir Archdale Wilson, Bart. and K.C.8., of the Bengal Artillery, to be Major General in the Army. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEG. I. Royal Artillery—The promotion of the undermentioned Officers to bear date 17th November in lieu of 27th Oct., 1857, as stated in the Gazette of 27th ult.:— Captain Alfred Wilks Drayson. Captain Cadwalladar William Elgee. Second Captain William Lambert Yonge. Second Captain Charles Boßth Brackenbury, Second Captain Edward Markham. Second Captain Henry Richard Porter. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 28. Second Lieutenant Rose Lancibart Price to be First Lien. tenant, vice Sharp, resigned. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Captain Henry Mayne to be Paymaster. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. Tower Hamlets—Edmund Charles Johnson, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia— Joseph Hamilton, late Lieutenant, Armagh Militia, to be Lieutenant; Wm. Lawson Tewart, Gent., to be Ensign. County of Lincoln—John Haseard. Short, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant. Royal North Lincoln Militia—Augustus Charles Short, Gent., to be Ensign. Worcester Regiment of Militia—Thomas O'Beirne, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon. 2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Lieutenant George Lewis Curving to be Captain, vice Aldwell, re- signed ; George Walker, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Reade, appointed to he 62d Regiment : Edward William Plowright, Gent., to be Lieutenant, rice Howard, deceased. Royal Gloucestershire Regiment of Hussar Yeomanry— Lieutenant Robert Stayner Holford to be Captain, vice Paul, resigned; Cornet Henry Morgan to be Lieutenant, vice Holford, promoted; John Henry Grerillo Smith, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Morgan, promoted ; George Acland Ames, Gent., to be Cornet, via) Henry Metcalfe Ames, resigned. 3d or Duke of Lancaster's Own Regiment of Royal Lan cashire Militia—Gracchus Hall, Gent., to bo Ensign, vice Robert Blackmore, promoted. Royal Cardigan Militia—Edmund Lloyd, Gent., to be Ensign, vice James Morice, appointed to the Turkish Army. Inverness, Banff, Elgin, and Nairn Regiment of Militia —Thomas Brown to be Captain, ♦ice David Davidson Manson, deceased. Northamptonshire Militia—Ensign Charles Jennings to be Lieutenant, vice William Evans, removed. [The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of the 20th Nov. last :—] Northamptonshire Militia—Henry Charles Chaves Lu cent, Gent., to be Ensign. BANKRUPTS. Leon Lempart foreign mining agent, Fenchurch-street, to surrender, Dec. 11, at half-past two, and Jan. 12, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Gorrery, iron merchant, Sheffield, Dec. 12 and Jan. 23, at ten, at the Csuncil-hall, Sheffield. Wm. Day Martin, watchmaker, Sheffield, Dec. 12 and Jan. 23, at ten, at le Council-hall, Sheffield. Louis Morris Bachrach, merchant, Dalston, Dec. 11, at throe, and Jan. 12, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Lako, tailor, Oxford, Dec 14, and Jan. 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Henry E. Moss, merchant, Liverpool, Dec. 11, and Jan. 15 at eleven, at the Liverpool District Couv. Philip A. A. Juncker, merchant, Liverpool, Dec. IG, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Samuel Stocks, cloth merchant, Huddersfield, Doc. 21, and Jan. 18, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. John Rothery Hubbard, wool merchant, Leeds, Dec. 14, at twelve, and J an. 18, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. _ . William Lord, cotton manufacturer, Lancaster, Dec. 11 and Jan, 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Joseph Dunkerley, silk manufacturer, Macclesfield, Dec. 11 and Jan. 7, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Joseph Harris, chemical manufacturer, Bolton, Dec. 15 and Jan. 11, at one, at the Manchester District Court. John Pickering, brush maker, Bury, Dec. 18 and Jan. 22, at one, at the Manchester District Court. John Williams, plumber, Harley Kings, Worcester, Dec. 11, at half-past ten, and Jan. 9, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. George Whitwill, shipowner, Bristol, Dec. 15, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Coujt. John Abram, cabinet maker, Manchester, Deo. 15 and Jan. 15, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. John King Westrop, glove manufacturer, Staining-lane, Dec. 16 and Jan. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Charles Edward Handy, apothecary, Darlaston, Staf ford, Dec. 11, at half-past ten, and Jan. 9, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. John Klapp the younger, licensed victualley, Gray's-inn lane, Dec, 14, at one, and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. James Low, builder, Rayleigh, Essex, Dec.ll, and Jan. 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Thomas Campbell, hotel keeper, Museolburgh. Thomas Sadler, commission merchant, Glasgow. Colin Sharp M'Laws, merchant, Glasgow. William Power, general agent, Gl asgow. G. and G. 'Douglas, watchmakers, Glasgow. George Birrel, manufacturer, Dunfermline. George Cleghorn, glass and china merchant, Edinburgh. [ADVER.TISEMENT.]— SIGIIT AND HEARING SpECTACLRE— POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, AND PRESrEcTtES GLASsES. —S. - and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordinary improvements in the most powerful and bril o l t ia iv n Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspe ctive Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes P inches, such extraordinary power that some, three and a -half possess ter's moons, with an extra cyc-piece will show distinctly J . Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the t i l s_ P a_m a. « . :: la te lf les m oo il p o o s can be seen a Person's countenance thr ee . :ai d For the distant and an object from 16 to i i!o ll m si d z e o s s, with increasing waist coat-pocket, and aro of larger, powers accordingly. The Royal ll a : 1( o Exhibition,waerfl}Waistcoat - pocket a s t l o . o — a t A . p o v o a k l u o - t able, nowly-inveutcd, very Glass, the size of a walnut, sma ll, p owerf u l , h a, a h p o e y rs a o i i i l a c w a e n r b e e v s e e ry en p a u n r d . known one and a-half mile distant. pose on the Race-course and s at oo the at Op n era to - h i sta i Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly e are invaluable . for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, grat,oo.keeoucprsco G and tourists. Opera,lasses, with wonderful rs, Camp, Perspective, and h preserving Spectacle Lenses of the powers. - Invaluable T greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre served and strengthene d . and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight of a t the most minute occupation —can see with those lenses much less magnifying power—and - they do not require the frequent changes to the dan gerous effec ts further powerful assistance. Per sons can bo suited at the most, remote part of the world by send. in; ono of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the dist rose from the oyo they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafness.—New Diseovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordintu ily powerful, snail, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all of hers, surpassing anything of th e kind that has heel!, or prob ably can, be produced. Belli ; of the same colour as the sk in, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinct lyat churchand at public asset mblies ; the unpleasant sensatio n of singing noises in the ears. is entirely refuel , : d, and it affords , all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Alb. marle-street, Piccadill. (,--- Opposite the York hotel, W. Ashtn &Oldh Birmingham Coventry.... Derby .. • • • • GrandTtinctn Do., 6 pr. Ct. Grand union Kennt & Avn Leeds &Livrp Leicester.... Leicstr &Nth Loughhorogh Macclesfield.' Neath • • • • • • Oxford.. • • • • Name of Company. Berlin ... •• • . ....... East London Do. 4 per Cent. Pref. Do. 5 per Cent. Pref. Grand Junction ...... Do. New ...... Lambeth • • ...... • ... New River Company.. Southwark & Vauxhall West Middlesex ...... Do. Do, ...... Name of Company. flungerford •• •• •• •• •• Southwark ...... •• .. Ditto New of 7% p.c. Waterloo ..... ....•• •• Ditto Old Ann. of Si. Ditto Nw ditto of li. Vauxhall Name of Company Commercial .• .• •• ..•• Do. Preference East and West India.. Grand Surry D. & Canal Do. Loan - Notes .. Do. 5 per cent. Pref. London ..• •••.•• • • • • St. Katharine • • • • • • • • Southampton ........ Victoria ••••••• • • • •• Ditto New • • •• •• .. Name of Company. Albion .... • • .... • • .. &Mama Brit. and For. Ditto Marine Athenmum .• .• • • • • • • Atlas .. Argus Life ......... • . British Commercial .. Church of England .. City of London .. • • Clericl.Med.Bc Gen. Life County Crown .............. Eagle .. Equity and Law...... European Life Family Endowment General .• • • • • • • • • • • • • Globe Gresham Life Do. Do.. Guardian .... • • • • • • • • Imperial Fire......... Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire .......... •• Law Lite.• • .• •• •• Legal and General Life London London & Prov. Law Marine... • • .... • • • • M ed. Invlid & Gen. Life Minerva ••.. •• ••,•• Monarch • • •• •• •• New Equitable Pelican Phoenix Professional Life...... Provident Life .... Rock Life........ Royal Exchange ...... Sun Fire Ditto Life ..... United Kingdom .... Universal Life .•• ..... Victoria Life •......• Name of Company. Bank of Egypt Bank of London British North American Ch. Bk. Ind. Aust & Ch. City .. Colonial .............. Commercial of London. Eng. Scot. & Aust. Ch. Lond. Char. Bk. of Ans. Do. New .. • . ...... London and County Lon. & Eastn. Enkg. C. London Joint-Stock Londn ,sad Westininstr Nat. Provincial of Eng. . Ditto. New Ditto ditto Nationr.l Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corpora. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New.•....... lonian South Australia Union of Australia.... Union of Iran'iburg • ... Union of L0nd0n....... Unity Mutual .. Western Bank or Londn. PR ICES Of SIiARES. From the Official Ltd. EUBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON,•TUESDAY, DEO. 1, 1857. CANALS. Names of Companies. • Dividend! per cfl Annum. Price. Names of Companies. Dividend per Annum WATER-WORKS. Dividend per Annum. 51. per cnt. 61. per cnt. 4/. per cent. 51. per cent. 41. per cnt. 51. per ent. I:41. per cent. BRIDG Dividend per Annum. • • •• 10a per cent It. 12$. Od. U. Ss. Od. 28s. DOCKS Dividend per Annum. 51. pr cent. 61. pr cent. 41. per cent. 51. pccent. t. per cnt. 4 per cent. 5/. Os per c. MAN CE CO] Dividend per Annum. 71. por C. 7i. 14s. 6d. 31. p.c. & bs. 15s. 0(1. & bs i 41. per cent. 71. 10s. 71. 10s. 5 pr et.Bo'bs. 12._ per share 5 1 4 per cent. 41. per cent. 6 per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent, (21. per cent, 143. 51. p. ct. &bs. 2s & 2s bons. 211. per sh. 4s. per share 18s. & bs. 4% per cent si. per cent. N. per cent. 6 u per cent 61 p. ct. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 12)4_ per c. 8 p. c. & bs. 6% p. c & bs. 11. 14s. 41. & bonus. 51. & bonus. 51. & bonus. INT-STOCK Dividend per Annum. 1201. per cent.) 51. per cent. 9 per cent. 41. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. p. c. & bs. 41. per cent. 51. percent. 181. per cent. W. per cent. 28 per cent. 186. per cent. 16 pc.&bs I ff 41. per cent. 20'. per cent. 101. per cent. 81. p. cabs. 81. per cent. 5/. per cent. 101. per cent. 21/. per cent., [5l. per cent. 2000 100 0 0 BANKS. Amount of Share. a. d. , 40 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 1100 0 0 1100 0 0 .100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 'lOO 0 0 'lOO 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 01 15 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 M. Os. 17s. 281. 121. 10s. H. 16s. 10s. 7s. Od. Paid. X s. d. 100 all Paid. X s. d. Paid. X s. d. Stock. too "6 0 too o 0 5 0 0 Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 Paid. X s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 25 0 0 all 5 15 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0' 2 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 all 4 0 0 47 5 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 2 LO 0 13 0 0 2 10 0 12 10 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 o 10 0 10 0 0 o 10 0 all 5 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 Paid. X N. d. all 18 15 0 50 0 0 all 6 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 all 20 . 6 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 22 10 0 15 - o 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Price Price. Price. Price. 49 350 17% 130 7% Price, LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X a. d. L a. d. Bank of Scotland .... 71. per cent. 100 C. 0 100 0 0 187/0s British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 215105 Caledonian Bank 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 03/ 15s City of Glasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 —1 01l Clydesdale Bank .... p cent. '2O 0 0 10 P 0 121 2s Cmnmercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 500 0 - 0 100 0 0 232/ 0 Eastern 8ank........ 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 12/ 5s Edinb. & Glasgow.... 3%1. p cent. 5 0 5 0 0 41 Os National Bank ..... •• 6% per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 182 10 North of Scotland Bank 5/.per cent. 20 0 0 210 05/ lOs Royal Bank of Scotl. .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1351^s Union Bank of Scot. .. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 801 0 Western Bank— .• 7/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 —1 0 Alliance Fire and Life.. 8541. pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 171 Os British Guarantee .. 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 I/ lls Caledonian Fire Insur 10r. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24110 a City of Glasgow Life:. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 041 25 Colonial Life ......... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 3 0 0 71 Os Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 281 Os Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 3 5 04/ Is Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/.percent. 40 0 0 3 0 06/ 15s National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 4 0 '2l 0 s North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 371 Os Northern Assurance Co. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11 12s Scottish Provincial 50 0 0 2 0 02/ 17s Scottish Union Insrnc. 7%1. pr cent. 'lO 0 0 1 0 0 1/ 15s Standard Life •• •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 27/ 5s GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Namo of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- - 4 s. d. 4 s. d. British Provincial .. •• 71. per cent. 20 0 0 all 22% Brighton • • ........., 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - i 4% City of London ...... 21. per cent. 150 0 0 150 0 0 - Equitable.. •• - ...... 21. 50 0 0 all 40 European .... .•• - - 61. per cent. 20 0 0 - - Great Central ........ 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 - 11% Imperial .. • • ........ 10/. per cent. 50 0 0 - 70 Ditto New - 59 o'o 12 10 6 - Ditto Debentures - Stock 100 0 0 200 1 Do. Continental ist Cap. V. ss. 50 0 0' 42 15 0 - Do. Do. 2d Cap. 41. 15s. 50 0 0 41 0 0 - Do. Do. 3d Cap. 41. 10s. 50 0 0 43 10 0 - Do. Do. 4th Cap. 31. 50 0 0 41 0 0 - Independent ..... -•• 5/. 40 0 0 all 47 Phcenix . • • .. • • • - London Parl. Pref . e . r . en 6 5 13 4. per cent. 6 25 0 0 0 - Ratcliff .. • • • .. •• •• •• - _ Surrey Consumers .• • • 81. per cent. 165 Od per sh. 50 0 0 - 51% United General •• •• •• - de r cent. 50 0 0 - 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 16 al l/ 0 - Westminster Chartered i 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, New •••• • • •• 10 0 0 all - Western A •, " 10 0 0 4 0 0 - • .. Ditto 0 .. •• • • ail SCELLANZOUS. --------------i5l;-idend Amount per of Paid. Price. Name of CompafiY• Annum. Share. s, d. A s. d. Steam Charcoal Iron • • 10 0 o 2 o o - 20 0.0 10 0 0 - 6 , . per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - ien Mart •• • • •••• • 2 Iper cent 50 0 0 - - 14 Austra li a n Agrieulturl A Assama African .ea ... . Ship .. . . . .. • • . - 25 0 o 19 0 0 22% Australian Trust •• .. 81. pr cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - - 10 0 0 all - 11. 10s. 10 0 0 all ' 16 B r itish American Land 50. per cent. 50 0 0 40 0 0 - AAinisgtlroaj-MlaellxliCaoyn alll24lnat.P. Canada -••••• • • • .. 61.pereent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 120 Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. per cent Stock 100 0 0 - Ditto, a per cent bds 5/.per cent. Stock 100 0 0 - Ditto, 6 per cent... 6/. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 - Ditto, Gp c. bds 1874 6/. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 - Ditto, 6p c. bds 1876 61. per sent. Stock 100 0 0 -- Crystal Palace ...... 21. per cent. 50 0 all 1% Ditto Preference.... 71 pr. cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 - Crys. Palace of France - 4 0 0 all - City Navigation Bonds 3% 1. per cent - - Electric Telegraph .. 61. per cent. Stock, 100 0 0 - Eng.&Aus, Cop, Smelt. - 50 0 all 1% Eng.&lris. Mag. T. Co. - • 50 0 0 all - Equitable Reverslonry 5/per cent, 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Ditto New ........ -' 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. 51. p c and 11 100 0 0 XOO 0 0 - Gen. I. Sc. Col. (Lim.) - 25 0 0 all - Gen.SteamNavigation 10/. per ct. & 15 0 0 14 0 0 - London Gen. Omnibus 12/, per cent 4 0 0 all 3 Hudson's 8ay.... •• •• 57. per cent. Stock Stock - Hangerford ...... •.... 2/. Is. 100 0 0 all - Lon. Ne. &Na. Mauso, - 10 0 0 all - London Reversionary 51, per cent. 15 0 o all - Mex. &S. American - 10 0 0 5 0 all - 0 2% Nat. Discount Comp.. - 25 0 0 100 o 0 - N.S.W. Gov.sp.c. Deb. 51. per cent. Nor. Bri. Australasian 6d. 1 0 0 all - all North of Europe, Stm. RI. per cent. 2 0 0 0 23 0 0 Price'sPatentCand. Co - 2 17 10 0 - 50 0 all 20 Peel River.Land&Min. - all 75% 50 0 0 71. per cent Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 0 0 10 0 0 16% Ditto New 0 0 0 0 20 a o ll 0 - Reversionary Int Soc. -.. 4 4g, P• share. 100 0 0 61* 0 0 54 Ditto New •• -• • - Royal Mail Steam.... s cent. 1 0 0 all - 1 ;1/ 1. . Pr r c c e en n t t. l i g all 32 South Australian Land „. . 1 7 5 tp l ei r cent. 25 0 0 pr cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 - Scottish Trustand LoanAus . lnvest . Comp. , Do. 6 per cent. Buds. per - . - - Vas Diemen's Land.. ' l' 6 4' lO c s. ent 100 0 0 28 10 0 88% 190 (Peak Forest. ,Regew t's • • • • Rochdaie.... ,Stfird &Wore' Stourbltidga.. Severn and Wye Rail. Warwick & 'j Birming. j Warwick & 1 Napton.. Worcstr & Binning. j ,Wilts & MILE Amount of Share. s. d. 10 0 0 Stock. 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 61 0 0 5 1 8 Amount of Share. X s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 70 10 3 Amount Share. Amount of Share. s. d. 530 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 1 6 5 o too 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. X s. d. Stock. Stock. Stock: 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. 3tock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 'ARIES. STATE OF MADE. MANCHESTER, DEC. 1. The commercial advices from India have to-day led to more business for Bombay and Calcutta in both yarn and cloth. The orders thrown on the market in the goods suitable to these markets have to some extent led to an improvement of prices. Yarns are reported to be W. to id. per lb. better in some quarters than the more depressed rates of last week, while other reports simply represent the market as steadier. For the home trade and for Germany buyers have been doing nothing, and in yarns for those markets there is nothing doing. High numbers of yarns are as much depressed as ever. In cloths, sellers represent the prices of shirtings for India and China as lid: to 3d. higher than the lowest rates of last week. In other cloths there is no appreciable im provement. A better tone of feeling is said to per vade the market, but it is rather from the hope in' duced by reports of an easier money market in London than from any practical experience of im provement hero. The Greeks have been picking 11 1 ) quantities of long cloths and T cloths where they could lay their hands on bargains, but not to an extent sufficient to raise values. Messrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and Irving's ciroulor of Dec. 1, says : " The prevailing aspect of the market to-day wag decidedly of a more cheering and promising charabter ; and, although no great increase of business can be re' ported, the disposition to enter into operations was more general and apparent. The demand was mainly for India and China, which resulted in an advance upon 20' 0 , 30's, and 40's mule twist of id. to id. per lb., and lid• to 3d. per piece upon 61b., 71b., and 81b. 4oz. shirting' from the lowest point, for example. Prices general/ were steadier and firmer." Messrs. G. Fraser, Son, and Co., say : " There bas been more business doing daring the lest few days for India and China, and the prices of suitable yarns and goods are consequently a little firmer. I n other respects there •is no change in the market, the ds• wand continuing languid." ,LEEDS, Dzo. 1. The cloth markets have worn a slightly improved appearance this morning. Buyers operate more cheerfully, but purchase more to make up stocks or to meet small orders, than to prepare for the spring trade. For the latter, however, there are some inquiries, and altogether the trade looks better. HUDDERSFIELD, Dzo. 1. There has been a fair attendance of buyers in thr market this morning, and business to a larger ex; tent than last week has been done. A good bulk a heavy goods have been sold, and the offers betoken more animation. There has not bee..). much doer in wool, but prices are a little firmer. Country Pllarkets. LIVERPOOL—DEo. 1. At this day's market there was a good attendance of the town and country trade, who, however, showed little di . !; position to follow - up the late advance, and only a limi te d retail sale was experienced for wheat and flour at 3d P ea 701bs and is per barrel advanc e on th e wee k. Barley an beans ld to 2d per 601bs and is per qr. lower on the wel and a slow sale. Oats and oatmeal Ad to id per 451 b r ed 6d to is per load dearer. P eas scarce , an d ragas" their value. Indian corn in moderate request for feeding: at an advance of ls. HULL—DEO. I. ,• Wheat, English red, 48s t o 54 s ; w hit e 56 s t o 600; 9:2 29s to 32s ; barley, 42s to 46s ; Indian corn, 393 • 'ln: cakes, Hull, ill Os to —s Od; ditto, foreign: B / l u ° " 10/ 108 ; rape cakes, 6/ 5s Od to 6/ lOs ; guano, 8/. to 3.5 1 . bones, 140 s Od.; flour, —s to --s; tares, —a to 4 3 -3 TEDS—DEo. 1. • 2111 Good wheat is is pe r qr . d earer th an l as t Tuesday, higher, a fair demand. Th e fi nes t barley is also is per qr. higu but wo note no alteration in th e value of other descrir tions. Oats and barley maintain their value. Average prices of grain—Wheat, 51$ 8 d ; balleYt„,„ 3B l lid ; oats, 24s —d ; beans, 44 5 ; peas, 40a W." rye, —s. Od. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YEBTEBDAT. Am5terdam............ 12 19% Gibraltar •• •• _„ — ys Ditto, three months .. 12 3% Leghorn .. •..........• ' Rotterdam ............ 12 3% Genoa ••.... 26 45 Antwerp •• ••••••• . • • •• 25 90 Milan •• •• ••••• •• • • • BrUS 3 eli ••••• • •• ••• •• •• 25 90 ,Venice•••••••••• so ••• .•-• -1. aamburgh .• •• •• •••••• 13 13% 'Naples ••••„.... .. 41% Altona •••••••••• •••••• •• Palermo .••••••••• ~•• 124 Pari5................. 25 50 'Messina ..• ..• 124 Do. three months .. .. 26 10 Lisbon .. ......... • .... lb 2 Marseilles ............ 26 15 ' Oporto .. .. •••••• 42% Botirdeaux ..•••••• •• ••• - Itio Janeiro •-•••• '-.., Frankfort-on• Maine -.. 122 !Buenos Ayre5.......... _ . Berlin •••••••••••••••• 1 . New York ,60 days' sight -•• Vienna ~ • • ... •••• • • • • two 11 . 15 Philadelphia •• •• ...... • ••••• rrieste• ••• •••••• •• •• dm 11 15 PILICES or BULLION, PEI, ci= Petersburg .... ..... ... 33 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ............... 47 3 4 ,Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Cadiz •••••••••••••••,.. 48% ;Mexican Dollars . Barcelona ............ .. 1 New Dollars .. •. ..• 0 00 0 0 Seville •• • • LOCAL SHARE MARKBTE. LIVERPOOL, DEo. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day wed v e t buoyant, and prices improved. South Eastern, 19 London and North Western, 95i—Ditto, Shares, 1.1 el. -- Eastern Counties, 11—Blackburn, Bi—Sheffieldo, -Lancaster and Carlisle, new thirds, 7i prem•—Nort Eastern, Berwicks, 231—Caledonian, 39—East Lancashire , 884—Great Western, 52/—G ran d T run k o f Canada. 91 -, Midlands, 83 MANCHESTER, DEO. 1. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market opened easier to-daf• Birkenhead, 62i—Grand T run k of Canada, 9i-L°4 4 °' 9 Dovers, 18 4—Midlands ' 83 / i—Sheffiehts, fr; Blackburn, 84—La ncas hi re and Yorkshire, 91i-3Ltrea Western of Canada, 18,—Londons, 95k. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices i n the market gener an Y flatter, and prices a s h a d e l ower . L o ndon and North- Western, 95 95i—Birmingham and Staffordshire NI Gas, 10 p—Midland s , 83 i—S ou th Stafforde, g—Grea Western, 51 L. LEEDS, DEC. 1. STOOK EXMIANGE.—The market to-clay more actirs, but very little business was transacted. Midland s, 83„g ---Dovers, 19i—North We s t er ns, Prof., 144..4.100(182 4 Eastern Union, B, 7i—Craven Moor, 50. 80,0001. in silver was transmitted y es terday af ter ' noon to Hamburg, chiefly to take op bills which have been drawn and endorsed by persons on this side, and which the Hamburg acceptors are unable to meet. COMBINED STEAM ATPARTIIS.—SOUTIIAMPTON, Ttien; de, The Royal Mail Company's steam ship Avon let the docks this morning, wit h a large party on board, for the purpose of testing the combined steam apparatus with which she has been fitted. The trial was highly satisfactory. Should the anticpated result of this con trivance be obtained a saving of 30 per cent. of fuel will be gained, and the company will save nearly 1,000 1 . in the voyage to the Brazils aid back. The average quantity of coal consumed by the ships of the Royal Mail Company is about 70 tone, and the average price per ton when the ships are compelled to take in_ coal at the Brazilian ports is upwa rds of 21. Should the *ape rwimillenbteptrhouvse fisnttcecde.ssfnirlhe A the w vo h n ole le of actebs on the 9th withe company's ships the usual Brazil and River Plate mails. . 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