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

EFFECTS OF METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS. The following are extracts from the minutes of evi pence taken before the metropolitan Railway Commis sioners. Mr. R. L. Jones is the witness first examined. You have had a good deal of experience in the course of the metropolitan improvements which have been made under the direction of the city, of the effect produced by such alterations in the removal of habitations of an in ferior class, and the removal of the poor from districts 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 detrimental to the poorer clasess or otherwise?—l should say rather a benefit than other wise; it induces them to go out of those hordes and dirty places whish they would not think of if they were not driven eut. 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 eompensation, 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 where 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 people; but I have been consulted by several who have 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 Blackwall 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 may be ; he still will be near his work. Then in what manner have you found that the poorer classes, who are compelled by the courso of those im provements to leave their dwellings, are provided with new ones 2—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 fur them ?—Jest so. There are many situations in the City:where 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 vastincon 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. Will 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 ; then, 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 Chandos.street, and recently of Broad street, and High street, St. Giles'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 consequential damages ; many of those inconveniences and losses I believe it is difficult to redress ; to a great extent I think it is almost impossible. I mention these matters that they may be impressed 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 many 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 ptcprietors, take the whole of 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, I 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 se here tradesmen have been carrying on business without leases, and for years. I remember, among others, in the Strand improvements, some serious cases. I represented to the Metropolitan Improvement 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 these matters. Those observations would mainly apply to better neighbourhoods than the Blackwell Rade ay ? 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 affairs --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 in the neigh bourhood, whose property is not touched, they do not get paid, and their trade is sometimes damaged to a great extent, by sweeping away a portion of their cus tomers. So that in oases, even in the neighbourhoods of which your Lordship speaks, there are these unavoid able inconveniences 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 trade and 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 Blackwall, 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. Hare 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 gi►ing 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 purposes ; generally speaking, they are cautious about that I believe. 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, Shoreditch, 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 bring ing 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 and 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 rai lway world, but to the general public who have nothing to do with railways ; the means of convey ance are occupied in getting to and from the termini, and blocking up the thoroughfares longer than need be. Have you in your mind any limitation which you would propose to apply to the p rogress of railways towards the m e t ropol i s ?—No ;it is strongly im pressed upon my mind, since I have thought about it, that it must depend upon circumst a nces. lwa My im pression is, that if the Birmingham Rahway had come to Russell-square have f o r mer l y they would done wisely, but I would not l e t t h em at once into Hol born ; it is one of the great arteries ; but if they had been a 3 far as Russell-square, or somewhere there, they would have been near the centre of London, and would have had space and numerous avenues, and the traffic could have spread in various directions. I mention this as my general notion of where and what a railway ter minus should be. The Ristern 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 aro 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, for I had much to do in St. Giles's, in the very Rookery. With reference to that particular district to which you have adverted, the Ric:leery, do you believe, upon the whole, that greater benefit has been derived from opening that aggregation of habitations of the worst class than the dtsativantege of the compulsory removal j consequent upon it to these poor people?—Toothese 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 thorn ?—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 neigbbour 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?—l 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 are 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 MATTERS. Mr. E Scanlan, Mr. W. Killick, and Mr. H. Flight, were brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of John Forrester, upon the charge of having conspired to defraud Mr. Margetson, carpet manufacturer, of Aldermanbury, of 100/., under the circumstances mentioned below. Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Hobler attended for the prisoners. Mr. Margetson said, on the 30th of November, Mr. Scanlan was 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/. 123. 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 1/. 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 he wanted. He answered 100/. for two months, and he would give 51. for ' 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 reference both as to his respect , ability and his respoasibility, and he accordingly referred me to Mr. Killick, No. 6, Bank-chambers, who, he said, (lid a great deal of business for him. He left me a certi ficate of five shares, and I called next day at 6, Bank chambers, and saw Mr. Flight, and asked him if his name was Killick. He replied in the affirma tive, and asked me what I wanted. I told him I had been referred to him as to Mr. Scanlan's respectability, and lie said it is all right ; the company has advertised to return 1/.125. 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. Then said I there can be no risk in advancing the money. No, said he ; and I than went away. When next I saw Mr. Scanlan, he called my attention to an advertisement in the Times, postponing the meeting till the 221 of December. I told him I not quite satisfied to advance the money without seeing the secretary to the company ; and I asked him where the offices of the company were. He 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 Mtn for 105/. lOs., which he accepted, and, at the same time, he gave me a letter, authorising me to sell the shares if the bill should not be taken up. The odd money was, with ss. more, to go to Mr. Fennell as commission. The LORD MAYOR—As commission upon this bill transaction ? Mr. Margetson—Yes. Next morning I saw him in Aldermanbury, and he told me he had another 100 sh lres, and he wanted an advance of another 1001. 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. He 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. He left the other hundred shares with me, and I called at the office of the company, at 14, Fish-street hill, 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 one of the directors. Mr. Humphreys —And have you reason to believe, from what you learaed from them, that the advertise ments were forgeries, and that those shares are merely duplicate shares? Mr. Margetson—l have. Mr. Hobler objected to the 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 practis e d 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, and if I was not 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 have 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, Its he had searched the Registry-office, and he knew 30,0001. 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, in order to prevent an attachment in the 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 the money to Mr. Rogers, and all he and Mr. Scanlan got by the job was 5/. The witness finally said that Killick completely shuffled out of the business, and had not been seen by him since until he 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 IL 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 newspapers, in which there was a similar notification. The LORD MAYOR said there was primajiteie evidence l s l h t e h u o ld d details of a gross fraud upoentheeetceodmpplalani, and nana he A showed a regularly one 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 bail, each in 200/., nnel.if Mr. Flight produced two in 1004, they should be liberated. STATE 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 noticed 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.—Na tiny/tam 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 all paid up capital at present, and 5 . 1 when th e line is completed, and equa l s h are o f all profit after pay ing expenses. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1847. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 1, 1847. 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. 6T. 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, lint., 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 Care 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 Guardo-L•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. }rancis Smith, Gent., to be As sitant-surgeon, Jan. 1. 50th Foot—Ensign Richard Cormick Clifford 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; linsign Henry Johnston• to bo Lieutenant, vice Mackenzie ; Samuel Head, Gent., to be Ensign, vice John stone, Jan. 1. BSEVET.—Captain William Elsey, of the East India Com pany's Depot, at Warley, to have the local rank of Major iu the Army, while so employed, Jan. 1. 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 : Duncan 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 Granville Close, Gent. ; John Augustus Fuller, Gent., Jan. 1. UNArractiED,—Lienenant Jamea Montagu Brown, from the 93d Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, Jan. 1. MEMORANDUM —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, Dsc. 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Musgrave, of Whitehaven, in the county of Cumberland. Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the Hiih Court of Chancery. BAN KIM PTS. 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 ; Staniland and Long, 13ouverie 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 Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Fre derick's-place, Old Jewry ; Lawrence and Flews, Old Jewry Chambers. Peter Allan Hannafwd, bookseller, Exeter, Jan. 14, at one, and Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. llernainan, 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 hayKpast eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acram an, official assignee, Bristol ; Yenning and Co., Tokenhou se-yard rChitty, Shaft esbury. 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, Darlington ; Philipson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Til son, Squance, Clark, and Morrice, Coleman-street. joi; Griffiths, staiioner.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, Wavertree, 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, Abchureh lane, City. J. B. Crampern, coal merchant, City-road—first div. of Is. 4d. in the pound, on Saturday, Jan. 2, and two subse quent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch -1 lane, City. J. Perry, grocer, Harlow, Essex—first div. of 3s. 4d. in the 1 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. Gd. in the pound, on Saturday, Jan. 2, and two subsequent Satur days, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. R. Mills, corn factor, Mark-lane—first div. of Is. 9d. in the pound, on Saturday, Jan. 2, and two subsequent Satur days, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. J. Taylor, merchant, Liverpool—first div. of 6s. 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 5%d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. W. Kirby, hotel keeper, Liverpool—first div. of 2s. Gd. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. E. Cooban, brewer, Liverpool—first div. of 2s. Gd. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. Alfred Bunnett, window-blind maker, Bridgehouse-place, Newington-causeway —first div. of 3a. Bd. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers. W. Poynter, warehouseman, St. Paul's-churchyard —third div.;of Id. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. S. Tipple, draper, Norwich—first div. of 3s. 6d. 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, Ockham, Surrey—first div. of Is. 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. Gd. in the pound, on any Thurs day, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. it. and It. Weatherhog, farmers, Stone, Kent —first div. of 103. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pen nell, Guildhall-chambers. J. Knights, cattle dealer Great Melton, Norfolk—first div. of 2s. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall -chambers. S. Ward, shalloon manufacturer, Lilly Pot-lane, City—first div. of 2s. 2d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. J. Ward, engineer, Manchester —second div. of Is. ed. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. It. Edwards, tailor, lluddersfield--second div. of Is. Gd. in the pound, making, with the first div. of 2s. 6d., 45. in the pound, on subsequent proofs, on any day after Jan. 4, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Russell, jun., builder, Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, Jan. 22, at half-past eleven—S. Wilcke, milliner, Jan. 22, at twelve—P. M. Chitty, scri vener , Shaftesbury, Jan. 22, at twelve—J. Wilcox, tailor, Little Belle-alley, Moorgate-street, City, Jan. 25, at twelve—J. Lamont, J. D. Stewart, and J. Matravers, brewers, Skinner-street, Bishopsgate, Jan. 22, at half-past eleven. _ In the Country. 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 Newcastle-upon-Tyne District 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. G w inn e tt, i nn k eeper, 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, Cole Harbour-lane, Brixton, Jan. 25—C. Dorrington, miller, Digswell-hill, Hertfordshire, Jan, 25-11. 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. Gr eens t oc k , iron mongers, Weston super Mare, Somersetahire, 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—R. Crompton and M. Price, brickmakers, Shrigley, Cheshire, Jan. 22—J. Plumley, builder, Reading, Jan. 22 D. and J. Burton, cotton spinners, Middleton. Lancashire, Jan. 22. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Wade and E. Withy, brush and bellows makers, Bristol —G. G. Scott and W. B. Moffatt, 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, Basinghall-street —S. Slater and A. Downes, grocers, Winchcombe—T. Un derhill, J. Whitehouse, and T. Johnson, iron and coal mas ters, West Bromwich —M. and D. Jefferson, milliners, Penrith —S. Herrmann and J. J. Hummel, wa t c h an d c l uc k ma k ers, 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—H. W. and W. C. Solo and F. Turner, attorneys, Aldermanbury (as far as regards il. W. Sole)—J. Wardley, T. Wardley, J. Ward 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, Sunderland—A. D. M . Kellar and G. Christie, tailors, Old Burlington-street, Piccadilly—S. Smith sod T. M. PaTker, umbrella manufacturers, Birminghtun —J. and T. Smith, jun., millers, Hillingdon —T. Harris and R. 11. Billiter, oil merchants, Maze-pond—W. Haynes and J. R. Tyndall, stock and share brokers, Manchester— R. G. Pead and R. D. Pead, Honey -lane-market, City— B. Harrison and NV. Parkinson, tailors, Hull—J. Ricketts, F. Ricketts, A. George, R. V aug h an, and P. George, jun., brewers, Bristol—J. J. Siordet, J. C. L. Meyer, and R. L. Siordet, merchants, St. Helen's-place, City—J. NV. Lewty, J. Sanders, and W. Morgan, brass founders, Birmingham— S. Hastings and F. W. Watkins, winemerchants, Fenchurch street—P. Rooke and A. Taut; tailors, Theyer-street, Man chester-square—J. Crooke and R. Wilson, jun., packers, Man chester—J. Gouldthorp and T. T. Swire, coal merchants, Stockport—W. and J. Chapman, ropers, Homcastle--J. Lane and J. Raiker, tailors, Saville-row, Burlington -gardens--I. liaise and H. Banderet, wine merchants, St. James's-street— C. Wright and J. IL 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, Campsie, 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 325. 2 1 4 d. per cwt. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, ETERY TUFADI.Y IND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1. JOINT-STOCIIL BANN.% Dividend per Name of Company. Amount of Share. Anntuxt. instralasia .........• Britsh ir orth American :lomntercial of London C.olonial.. •. • • •. • Lorain and Weetminetr London Joint-Stock .•• Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New... National of Ireland .. Sat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, 5ew......... Union of Australia.... Union of L0nd0n..... XNS' Nam* of Company. Alliance Erit. and For. Ditto Marine... •• •• Atlas ....... British Commercial .• Cleriel,Med.&Gen.Llfe Zounty • • .. • ..• • • Crown Eagle • • • • • • Eng.& Scot. Law •• • • Europeax Life Freemasons' .• • • • •• • • Guardian • . Imperial Fire ...• • • • • Imperial Life • • • • • • • • Indemnity Marine.... .egal and General Life ...anthill Fire .••• .• • • •ondon Ship •.•• • • • • t.larine • • •• • • • • • • • • . 5! ed. Invild & Gen. Life 'National Leaa Fund.. National Life • • • • • • .• Palladium Life rlicenix • • • • • • Protector Life.... ... Provident Life.. • . Rock Life.. • . • Royal Exchange San Fire • • • Ditto Life . Universal Life .. • • ... LEST Or SCO' Name of Company. [tank 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 Bank...• Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank City of Glasgow Bank . Scottish Union Ins. Co. Hercules Insurance Co. Insur. Co. of Scetlnd. • North British Insur Caledonian Fire Insur Edinburgh Life Insur Edin. & Lilasg. Railway Ditto, 4 Shares Edin., Leith, & Orantn Olasov & Ayrshir Glasgw & Greenek Glsgw & Garnkirk Rail. Dundee& Arbroth Standard Life Assarnce. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per sent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 'CZ Ci Dividend per .A.rin' nm. 31.101. G per cent. 61. per cant, I3a. 6(1. pr sh. 73. per share 51. per cent. 31. los. 6s. 51. per cent. 5% per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 6!. and bonus 12s. 11. sh. & bs. 1/. 53. 108. 10s. 51. per cent. 441. per ct. 51. per cont. 8/. por cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. et. & be. 5/. per cent. 11. ss. 4s. 51. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. 6s. 10%e. pr cnt 'ISH 00 Dividend per Annum. 61. per cent. 61. per cont. 81. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 7%1. pr cent. Gl. per cent. 61. per cent. l i 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 7%1. pr cent. 61. per cert. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 5/. per cent. 5% I. pr cont. 101. per cent.l Gl. per cent. 11.10 e. perc. 78.0 d. p. a. 71. per cent. 21. per cent. Al. per cent. 6/. per cent. N. per cont. CANALS. X I. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 100 0 0 h 0 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 9 Amount of Share. X s. d. 500 0 0 100 100 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 I 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 :PAN: Amount of Share. a. d. manifest firmness and a fair demand exists but the home trade have been the chief operators ; the value of low and middling is 3a 6d to 3s Bd, good 3s 9d to 4s, and rine to very fine 4s 2d to ss. Leeward Island is wanted at 2s Gd 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 l id to 6s ld,; and ditto, 1844, 4d to 5s 6d per gallon. Oct-s.—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 Gd 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 47/ to 48/, Spanish and Sicily 451 to 46/, Barbary, Levant, and Portugal 431 10s to 44/. 10s per tun. Cocoa Nut has been in good demand, but the supply is un usually small, fine quality has been selling at 428 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 Aug. by the l "ydey, the schooner:— 16, 1846. "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. H. 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 fire-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 beche le-mC.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 bitche-le-mer, 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 suecess, 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 usuall3 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 beat, 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 list 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. lie 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. lie 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.--OH Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. William Baker, at the George public-house, Mansell -street, Whitechapel, on the body of Mary Fitzhenry, an infant, ag, ed 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, stated that he was called to see the deceased on Sunday morning last. There was an extensive burn on the left thigh. He had 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 DEATH.—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 Drinkwater, 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 them. 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 neck 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 bad 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 bladgeon 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, and demanded 4001., promising that if the money was given, the party would immediately withdrew. Verborgt answered, that he would not give them any thing, and told them that he wax 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, carrying a lantern, came through 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 Mine. Verborgt's sister, and carried her down to the room below, where there was a large fire on the hearth, on 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 Folkstone 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 LOAN. We extract from the New Yorh Evening Express the 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, 1843, 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 sincerity 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. The fact that so large a loan is wanted, in the outset, wilt throw a great degree of doubt over the whole estimate. Government stocks are now below par. The last loan that was negotiated has result( din 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, lees 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 just 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 _Fill monopolise all the money, and that individuals wilrcall 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 cif of duties, it is believed, will take place. OUTBREAK IN KERRY. (From the Cork Eactininer.) 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 the time, 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 could effect to ward off a direct assault on the establish 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 did obtain them. It can only be accounted for by the desperate circumstances of the people. A COMMERCIAL GENTLEMAN.—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 beprocured. 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 Gs. 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 Rs 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, Melksham. 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 on the table. After the bill was brought, he ordered a glass of brandy and water, and within five 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, I 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 mus 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 at Bournemouth.—Devizes Gazette. SUICIDE IN THE ICE ON THE GROSVENOR 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, ho 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, maltster, 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 bow she came into the water." Twenty-five dogs, either mad or suspected to be so, have been destroyed in Rannock 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 thi s f ear f u l dis ease in the country has, consequently, in some d egree subsided.—Pelth Advertiser. OBLITERATING INK.—The Western _Luminary, published at Exeter, says :—" A nice specimen of official carlessness came under our notice this morning. Some 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. The conse quence was that it burst upon the journey, and many of the addresses were so completely obliterated, that it became impossible to deliver the letters, and they will have to be sent back to London, to the great inconve nience of the parties to whom they were addressed. - c Lon:a' Printed and P u bli s h e d b y AXED° Y O UNG, o f t preet strand, Printer, at Th e S un Offi ce, N o . 1 12, Strand, ill the 4.: of the Savoy, In the County of 11.1(141eaejr. unary 2, 1847. 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 I 1 Names of i I Dividend i Price. Companies. io_f. Companies. ot per p ar Price. .ri 5 Dlvi p dend "" ..1 Annum. cr: Annum. rz -- - - ----. .£ Ashtn& Oldh 97 1 61.55. pc - Monmouthsh 100 81. - Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. .- Mntgomrysh 100 61. - Barnsley •• .. 160 121. - Macclesfield. 100 - '- Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath ...... 100 17!. - Brknk&Abrgllso, 5/. - Nottingham. 150 121. Cromford .. • • 100 , 14/. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 75 Dudley lO Ol 41. - Regent's .... 33 11. ss. 20!4 Derby • • - Rochdale .. •. 85 41. - EllsmrottChs 133 41. 55 Shropshire .. 125 81. - Erewash •• • 100 321. - Somreet Coal 150 71. 10s. - Forth & Clyd,loo 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 1.1. p. c. - GrandJunctn 'lOO 71. 83 Stfrrd&Worc 140 28/. - Grand Union 100 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 161. - Glamorgnsh .172 13%1. - Stourbrldge.. 145 201. 815 (Thar & Brkly, iOO - - Strtfrdon Avl 19 11. 10s. - Grantham • . 150 121. - Severn and/ 26 11. Bs. - Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Ra11..1 Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 5 Trnt & 31r-7 ~,, 30%. - Lancaster .• • 47 11. 10s. - sey, 4 sh. Leeds& Livrp 100 ay. 522% Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester 'l4ol 101. 106 Worcstr &} 43 Leicstr BcNth 83 41. 6 2 Birming. 78 21. Loughborogh 142 i 701. - ,Wllts & /Irks 67 11. - DOMES. Dividend ' Amount Name of Company per o f .... ..... 11. per cent. Stock. Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --___ — X 0. d. X s. d. Commercial 80 East and West India • • ... 61. pr cent. St oc k. East Country ••. • • • IL per 811 . 100 0 0 21 ........ , 41. per cent. 't , t.Katharine ••••• • •• 1 5 p er c ent. Stock. 99 London ............. ' 51. pr cent. I Stock. 34 50 0 0 50 0 0 Southampton WATER—WORIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. East London ... ••• • •• 8 / , 100 0 0 205 Grand Junction ••• • • • i 3/. 10e. 41 13 4 90 . 2/. 106. 100 0 0 . . 51. ss.pr mt. G 3 12 9 Vauxhall ............ 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 Weat Middles° . 130 BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and nth of Victoria, cap. 32, to? the Week ending on Saturday, the 26th day of December, 1846. 'sous DTPARTNINT, X. gotes i55ued........ 28,442,63(1 Government debt • Other securities • • • 2,984,900 Gold a oln and bullion 11,972,540 Silver bullion £ 28,442,0:50 If. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 3l et day of December, 1846. £28,442,030 SINKING DSI.IITMENT. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553, 000 Rest .... .•• • . .• 3,441,40 6 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 10 , 341 ,3 14 Other deposits ...... 7,696,172 doyen day and other 1414 " •'—• • • • 882,529 Government securf: ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) • • 12,827,179 Other securities •• .. 14,654,905 Notes ••••••• • • • • • • . 8,813,075 Gold and silver coin • • 624,661 4 3G,920,420 1 X 36,920,420 g. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. *, 1846. Dated the 31st day of December. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. R(E,,Fro2 th D e L New Price Current of January 1.) ''us s An•--The home trade have purchased with nation of Refined goods this week, and rather lower rates are taken, brown melting lumps selling at 61s 6d to 625, brown grocery 62 3 6d to 638, and standard lumps at 64s per cwt. Bastards met with littl e attention, and 35s to 46s is the value, b u t i n p i eces a good deal has been done at 48e to 595. F o r T reac l e the demand has been active , and prices have advanced, 26 s to 305 being paid. Bonded Crushed Sugar is much wanted, at 33s 6d for first sort, but little is a g to be had. I n Loaves ood deal has been done, at stiffer rates. COFPEE._There has been a better demand for West India Coffee privately this week, and rather higher rates are paid for all qualiti es . F or Ceylon the demand has much improved, sold at is to 2 s p and of Plantati on of all qualifies large parcels have been er cwt. advance. Native has been sold to a fair extent, and price s h ave risen to 39s 6d to 40s for good but is ordinary pale. at °reign however met with little attention, not offered any further decline. Rice —.The demand has been extensive for all descriptions of East India this week, and a rise in the value of 2s per cwt has taken place, good to fine white Bengal selling at 21s to 225, middling 20s to 208 6d, low 19s to 19s 6d, yellow 18s Gd to 19s, and Madras 178 6d to 19s per cwt; indeed the market has been nearly cleared. FltUIT.—As there have b een severa l pu b lic 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 Fruit have been taken for Holland at 55s for fine quality. Fine Patras is scarce, and still commands 565, but the general q uality of the present stock is inferior to that of last year. he stock in the hands of retail dealers is con sidered to be lighter than usual at this season. COCHINEAL—There has been a biisk demand for all de scriptions this week by private treaty, and the rates paid show an advance on those of the last public sales of 2d per lb. Honduras low to fine silvers bringing 5s Id to 5s 6d, and black 5s 8d to 7s per lb. The lowest point of the market for silvers last year has been 4s 3d to 5s Bd, and black 5s 2d to Cs Gd_per lb. RUN ) 13XAND15 AND HOLLANDS.—holders of Jamaica Rum Z u. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 19 0 0 7 10 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 Paid. X a. d. 50 9 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 S 0 0 2 0 0 All paid. 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 6 15 0 245. Gd 23 434, IS' PRICES. Paid. j Price, 9. 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 I All paid. 20 0 0 All paid. All paid. All paid. 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OD' The author's justification for this seeming eulogy of his owe_.,,,j tugs, and the avowal of their integrity of purpose, must be m_.o ll 'ol by their perusal—his accredited qualifications guarantee til? topics broached involve his legiblmate study and pursut To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carve* .01 Fleet-street ; Hannay, 63, Oxford. street ; Mann, a, . direct from the Author, 10, Argyle-place, Regent-street (lesee".o Great Marlborough-street), who may be advised personally, en matters daily till Three, and in the Evenings from Seven till rot% A POPULAR. TREATISE en the HEALTH, LIFE, and VB.?' of the BODILY FUNCTIONS. e . NINETEENTH EDITION price 2s. 6d. ; Free by Pest (in S Envelope) 3s. 61., TEII SILENT FRIEND. A M e di ca l on the loss of the reproductive powers, with means of ree'`e tion. The baneful effects of Indulgence, neglected Stricture , * condary Symptoms, &c., are fully pointed out. Illustrated br, gravaigs ; followed by observations en Marriage. 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PRESERVATION : A Medical Trto on the Secret Infirmities antl Disorders of Youth and 3. 1 _,. 0 0' Illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the A-7,V Physiology, and Diseases of the Urina r y an d R eproduc tiVesued explaining their various structures , uses, and functions, and ojif the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, 10 , u ettO excesses. With Practical Observations on the Treatment ofxl. d pi Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and ether dl O 7 the Urethra. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, '''LrING SURGEON'' , 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; 0 ,;00 11 Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, e l ,,gs Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Lice lll- : Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. d;O9 CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its 11 „ in ,,, 0 01/ and Obligations, and on Infelicito us an d Unproductive 4,110, CHAPTER 2. 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LONDON MURDER OF A SISTER.--A painful sensati oll 4' created in the city this morning by the report of t.L. • der said to be committed under dreadful circulast s lo The person alleged to be guilty of the deed is ¢ P: 0 0# named Patrick G alwey, and the victim a young W_ A 15 1 21 years old, Marga re t G a l wey , l ate l y widowv‘4oo sister, both living in Boyce' s - s t ree t. I t appears wibil Christmas-eve, Galwey had a quarre l w i t h his rlfl ;i r ie in which he attempted to b ea t h er , an d t h e daugu',,Llo terfered to protect her from his violence. In which ensued, he received a slight scratch upon Do However nothing oc curre d su b sequent l y, until last/001 ing about 6 o' c l oc k, w h en h e came h ome tipsy. I,ooi opposite the fire a n d, a ft er a f ew m i nutes silence, to_,,bi to his sister who was near hi m , h e b egan to reproacPAY for the scratches, which she had inflicted upon hint °,ngoi occasion of the altercation with hi s mot h er . H a vin g into a rage, he then struck her three blows uP°_ P 4f face. The woman did not r esen t th e a t tac k , an d s, solicitation of a young girl, Ell en Humphreys, viro°o in the room, she got up and sat upon a chair away t . the fire. He followed her, however, and gave fp! severe kick upon the side. N o t sa ti s fi e d w i t h t his ROI, violence, he next took a short, sharp-pointed poker, el f , which he pierced h er r i g h t temp l e. Havirg IS until three o'clock this morning, the female died 0 wound thus inflicted. Constable Gale having re ce t# information of the occurrence, proceeded in search il, murderer, and a r res t e d hi m i n b e d at an uncle's ho'llo‘ a lane leading off Blarney-lane. He is on actilet is t/ rather well looki ng y oung man . A t t h e sitting .3re Bench to-day, he was b r o ug ht u p i n custo dy, an vole manded until the result of th e C oroner ' s i nques t 5 fe st be ascertained, The sensation occa s i one d by this e 0 has been incre ased, if possible, by th e l ong interval has elapsed since the commission in this city of thee of murder.—Cork Examiner. Two wood-cutters, who were last week engSgd cutting down the picturesqu e pl antat i on at t h e to p °: A ps Heights of Abraham, at Matlock, hid a narrow m7ti of their lives—a tree having fallen upon thenlvts crushed them to the earth, where they were comPeu. 4 o remain until su ffi cient force could be pro cu red to 1- 1 ,41 the weight, calculated at three tons. One of the melt seriously injured, the other escaped comparativel injured. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—SENT INTO THE COUNTR. 002 tr UPON APPROBATION. -39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. 10/ :Qe d vented Spectacles, powerful Telescopes, Opera Glasses, M ier° -.4 . 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Opticians and Aurists, are not in any way connected with g s in b a r l ig s h ta t t & :. j o‘ of the same name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor_f g oi part of the count r y. T o prevent m i s t a k es, b e caut i ous and on t 0 11 Only to be had at 39, Alb emar l e - s t ree t , Piccadilly, oppo site York Hotel. ,/ k it ° [ADVERTISEMENT.]—FIFT Y U LCERS C URE D -- !eV WEEKS BY lIOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT . —Extrad of $ 00 1 : dated Tobago (West Indies), Feb. 4, 1835:—" To Profesaorolii loway. Sir, I have the pleasuro to inform you that your O f fi ci o'', ing medicines have cured a gentleman in this island, wh°1 1 ,0612, believe, about fifty running ulcers about his legs, arms, WI", li!'; who had tried a ll other medicines before the arrival of You''' t all of which did him no good, but y ours cure d hi m i n ages .A) weeks, and he is now quite restored to health and vigour. (z"."00 , JOHN MARTIN, Chronicle Office, Tobago."—Sold at ProfesSor t olf loway 's Establishment, 244, Strand, and by almost all reSO C vendors of medicine throughout the civilised world. —Ol I MARRIED. O On the 29th of October, 1846, at Umballah F ra si er , - Jackson, Lieutenant 12th . RegiMent, B. N. 1, to eldest daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Bruce. Jo Ali maces, °Meas. 2. Ti tion of glared, 8. Lo Policia! 4• if rePalr t rood he John w dole Earl ellll St Rev. The m a ; Earl c, Prospe Von to tt Ir-ingdoun VITO ueorge-ei e le - Erree In 1841 the earn time they next diyi When 1 seed be p Every birector, London. C Cll SC I.OIN I, Assurar 'orred am The Paid-u e iVroved tore and a .........___ ARC Ri chard E B w and E ; o mas c J unes CHI Rupert Sumas Coma Persons rates 0 1. p r a nt which likewise it Wand of n upwards PI 6 .8.30 Folic Age. ....--_—..... 60 s-_____ One- hall for seven y tlebt upon , Without no Policies 1 I n copse " C S. 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