The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-06 00:00:00

BOELL BRITISH BANK, (From the Times ) The a 'airs a r the Royal British Bank have, we trust, bee consider? .bly advanced towards a settlement by the peowsedings of the general meeting of the depositors on Weatnesday last. On this occasion it was resolved by a lar , r , piejor Ay that a certain composition on the part of the sharehe elders should be accepted, and a petition to t was agreed upon in favour of an Act which sho W-nd the minority of the creditors to the accept ane of - the terms referred to. It appears that after the leg: 1 contest between the official assignee and the official /nal ag er had been terminated a first dividend of ss. 6d. in the pow id was promptly declared, and to this it is antici pated th at a second dividend of 3e. will be added in the coo. se of two-month. The sum of Bs. 6d. in the pined being thus obtained from the assets in bankruptcy, it has been proposed, in pursuance of arrangements between the shareholders and the creditors, that the former body should raise by contributions a sum sufficient to pay 6s. 61. in the pound more, making altogether a return equivalent to three-fourths of the pro perty deposited in the Bank, and that after the 15s. in the pound had_thus been produced the shareholders should ob tain an acquittance releasing them from further liability. Thesis proposals found favour with the meeting, and if they are carried out a month or two more will see an end of the affir. It is no wonder that such a transaction as this should still give occasion to protests, denunciations, and corn* plaints ; in fact, such has been the operation of the law that each party appears to have been exposed to the greatest possible suffering with the least possible ad vantage to the oth r. The creditors could not escape loss nor the debtors molestation, and while deposi tors have been kept out of their money, and are fain to close with a compromise at last, shareholders have been subjected to proceedings so severe as to call down an indignant remark even from the chairman of the credi tor a' meeting. One of Mr. Wyld's observations, indeed, went far to explain another. When he spoke of the dis honesty of shareholders wbo, by flying across the water, had placed the Channel between them and their creditors, it was thin that he hal already said much in their justifi ea' ion by describing the sufferings of those who remained behind and who in some instances had been di iven into the Brae kruptcy Court and seen their wives and children turned in'o the streets, not for the satisfaction of the creditors, but the oflawexpenses alone. - Upon the whole, how ever, we are far from bei ug convinced that the principle of un limited liability, as applied to banking, is in itself respon sible for any of these deplorable consequences ; bat are die pom,l ruher to believe that it would have operated with all desirable effect but for the obstacles incidentally en countrye.l in the way of procedure, and that even under the present circumstances it has been the main instrument in _providing the creditors with such security as they have obtained. Mr. Wyld define I the principles of unlimited liability as " the principle of humbug," and he deicribed its operation in terms which appeared to command the assent of the meeting. " If," said ho, " every shareholder of the British Btnk had been liable for every 1001. share to the extent of 6001., he would have paid the money, and all the deposi trs would have received 20s. in the pound ; but as, ac e, riling to the present law, every shareholder found him self liable to the extent of 2,00 1. or 3,0001. for each 1001., ho was obliged to shirk his liability by every means that the law enabled him to do." But this hardly appears to us to be a comprehensive view of the case. The difficulties of the creditors and the apprehensions of the share holders arose, not from the more liabilities of the latter, b it from the want of such a machinery as would have realised the assets with fairness to all patties at the leas: c , 4t and in the s allest possible time. The law of unli mited lia* ility simply provides a fund out of which satis faction may be obtained for the creditors, and gives this f ird the largest ,;imemiens possible. The machinery fur nisking this security available is another affair altogether, a-nd it is here that the system has been found defective. What, let ns ask, constitutes the actual security, such as it is, of the creditors at the present moment ? On what do t !ley rely for bringieg the depositors to terms? Evidently on the power with which the law of unlimited liability vests them, which will ultima'ely make up their receipts t 15a. in the pound upon their claims, and which, ac cording to Mr. Wyld's own admission, might even bring them 20s. in the end, if they chose to enforce all their r'ghts, and could afford to wait for the result. Nor need ''is principle have been attended with any embamssment if the course of action and the line of procedure at the vopinge of the bank had been easy, well-defined, and free tram the chances of complication. After all, as has b .en more than ones remarked, there was nothing in the actual position of affairs which need have delayed a settlement, If the matter could at once have ben et into the hands of any skilful and intelligent men f business. There were some 4,( 00 depositors with cer tain well-established claims; there' were 230 shareholders, who were liable to be called upon fur such contributions as "you'd make the estate of the bank equal to paying 20g. in Vie pound. How much would have been required from inch we ea , mot pretend to compute, but, since they have greed as it is to make up all but ss. of this amount, is it runt reasonable to suppose that 20s. could have been pro ...idea at less cost if the intervening expenses could have b !on saved? Of the utility of limiting liability in general commercial transactions we have no kind of doubt, but the principle involved in that decision does not touch the obliga tion of a banker to return a deposit to the uttermost ea t, nt of his means, nor do we see that the case has been ; fYected by the example now before us. The embarrass ments in this affair have been produced, not by the law of unlimited liability, but by the impracticability of applying it effectually. What is wanted to secure prompt payment is the power of giving a corresponJing discharge. Every thould carry its receipt, nor can it, be expected that any man will b 3 ready to produce his money when he may be none the better after doing so than he vas 11,3 fore. Mr. Wyld's remarks seemed to point to a species of intermediate liability —something between limited and unlimited obligation--as likely to insure the desired result. He did not argue that the creditors would have been kept harmless if each shareholder had been Diable solely to the extent of his share, but that this would ii .ve been the case if a limitation had been pat upon the xcess of his liability—if, for instance, he might have been hound to pay five times the amount of his investment, but not more. We understand this observation, which amounts, in fact, to our own remark, that ready payments aro only to be obtained by ready quittances; but surely the en is desired, that is to say, the satisfaction of the creditors and tbe release of the debtors, are to be accomplished by a pro )er machinery for bringing the law into action. It is highly natural to advocate such a limitation of liability as I.:mild, at all events, secure the honest debtor from further annoyance after he had paid his share, but we should pri!- fer to see his liability limited, not at any possible expense to the creditors of the Bank, but by the fair apportionment of the entire obligation among the whole numbers liable, and the prompt recovery of the contributions thus due. MATIKET NEW 3. (This Pay.) CORN EXCFLINGE, To-day's market was very scantily supplied with English a heat fresh up, coastv:ise and by land-carriage. The few prime samples on offer sold steadily, at full prices. Other wise the demand was in a sluggish stat-, at Monday's cur l- •ncy. The imports of foreign wheat this week are only 2,620 quarters, but the supply here this morning was rather ex t. nsive. The business doing was wholly in retail, at late :ItCB. Fine malting barley moved off steadily, at Monday's ad vance, but malting and distilling scris were less active. There was a moderate inquiry for malt, at previous cur. rencies. We were only moderately supplied with oats ; neverthe -I,ss the oat trade was inactive, at late rates. Bean; peas, and flour moved off slowly, at Monday 's quotation.. ARRIVALS TIIIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. English..... 2,610 1,550 6,820 Irish. Foreign.,... 2,620 9,663 Oats. Flour. 310 1,33; 2,490 14,090 530 Baas METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. We had only a mo:lerate show of beasts in to-day's mar kt-t, and their gener4 quality was rather inferior. The beof traderuled stea.ly, at Monday's improvement in value. The show of sheep was rather limited, and the demand for thorn was brisk, at' very full prices. The best old Downs in the wool realised Gs.; out of the wool, per Blbs. The few I .mbs in the mallet realised Bs. per 811).. Calves were in fair supply, and good request, at full quotations. Pigs changed hands at Monday's cuirency. Milch COWS Were but not cheaper. Per bibs to sink the offal*. s. 8. d. I O. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 PrimeSouthdow n 510 6 4 Second quality.... 3 8 4 0 I,Arge crso. calves 4 2 5 4 Prime large -oxen 4 2 4 B , Prime small d o 5 6 510 Prime Scots, 44c. 410 5 o!Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...4 6 410 Small porkers o , cond quality ...5 0 5- 2 Suckling calves-23 0 30 0 Primo crse.-ivlied. 5 5 6jQuarter old pigs.2l 6 28 0 FOREIGN SUPPLY. TOTAL SUPPLY; Feasts 1,104 S'ieep C Lives Pip 3OO Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs NEWQATg AND LEADENEIALL. Tho trade generally ruled steady, at very full prices. 81be by toe carcase a. d. l3, ef, int er i or ...... 3 0 B 3 4 miclatutg.....3 6 3 10 D pri . smo large.. 4 0 4 2 13. . 4° mall ....4 4 4 6 Park, large ...3 8 4 4 f 8. 4. Y. R. Hutton, Inferior 3 6 3 10 Do., midiling 4 0 4 6 Do., prime 4 8 4 10 Veal 3 10 5 0 Pork, small 4 6 5 1 BOROUGH HOP. Oat* marka, continues to be Reasonably well supplied It ith marly all kinds of hop,. The best samples move oft at,:44lily, at full quotations.; but inferior kinds are rather L i cit d tbis week. 11. Saver:Al plreels have come to b an d f rom the coral mid a nd East Kent pockets, 31 159 t o 51 12 s ; Weald' of Kent, : 5s to 5/ 03 ; Susßox. 3/ 3, t o 41 0, Worcester, 3/ 41 13 to 515, ; yeailings, 11 103 to '3/ 15,. per cwt. --- COLON IA F, TEA.-- TliO market is very firm, 4101011z1), 11.'119 is limit - ;f1. Common Congou i s t 7, I , l li luisine,ii Then - ) havo ben moderate tra , usactfons in the better 44 Per lb. qua. lities, at full rafts. suGAß.—Prices continuo very high, anal oo.den3 refuse to sell except at fully former quotationt The parcel s on r aro very small, cnd th a deliveries less than on tht , pr-nlous week. In the Refined Market - prices have sh4htly given way. COFFEE. —The demand continues active for all gond of Plantation and Native Ceylon, and the supplies bc.n, .4 very limit e d, fully former prices an.) supported. Aetna nd has Ltikr i off, but, rAes generally """tail 'ed, more p a rti cu l : • r l y tics of 13vnfv.I.1 a l Madra,. 1 i U 57, tiaricot, has 1.. - em ir; ieei to rt - ii. . „,,, 0 a . w Lags' inS in ZO( d with ilia alto; at ir..n D , trerara at , pr proof qallon. ;7;PICIES.- —The demand, hat bson. active, and nutmer, ginger, mact', pepper, and pimento, hay , ' rule.: at a sligt t a 'Vance. TALLOW.—Thera has been a very qu'et market: and P.Y.C. has deelin,d to 61s. to t; , k Cd. for I .elivery cn the Slot, and to 525. to 525.6/1. for the end of the year. SOUTHAMP TON DOCK.B.—SouTriAmProN, TburPday.— We hear that it is the intention of tho Southampton D, c k eutura;,y to 1 - Pthica thoir rit, of cl:argos on tho tin;gzi,Lt bLips froin 02. tJ'Gd. th.,r ten. ThE DEFEAT OF THE MINISTRY. .0. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held in the Chamber at the Guildhall. The Lord Mayor took the chair at twelve o'clock precisely, at which hour only one alderman was present. At ten minutes past twelve Mr. Alderman Rose en tered the court, and the business commenced. Mr. WOODTHORPE read the minutes of the last court, which were allowed to have been correctly entered. There was a large attendance of members, bOth aldermen and commoners, during the subse quent proceedings. THE WAR WITH CHINA AND THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. Deputy RATHBONE said he thought after the decision which bad been come to by the House of Commons, it was right to his lordship and the court that a meeting of the principal merchants and bankers of the City of London should be held, and he would therefore ask his lordship to convene a meeting, for the purpose of enabling them to ex press their opinions upon the subject. The corpo ration of London, for the last two or three centu ries, had taken the lead in such matters, and he could not see why they should not do so at the present time. (Hear, hear.) He would put it to his lordship whether it would be desirable to call a meeting of the merchants and bankers of the City of London. (Cheers.) Mr. DE JERSEY thought that the proceeding which had been taken by the last speaker was a very novel one in that court. He trusted that such a thing would not for a moment be enter tained. If the bankers were desirous to have a meeting they would pursue the ordinary course, namely, put themselves in communication with his lordship, and he did not doubt but that his lord ship would entertain such an application. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. De Jersey) strongly protested against such a proe eding as bad been asked for by the deputy. (Hear.) Deputy DAKIN was of opinion that, however little it might be the custom of that court to interfere i❑ matters like the.one before them, if ever there was a crisis that justified such a proceeding that was the one. (Cheers.) He believed his lordship would find that there was a very general feeling among the merchants and bankers, and those who were inform ed of the mercantile opinions in China, that if there was a step more dangerous to their immense and important trade than any other could be, it-was the result of a coalition such as that which had then taken place. (" No, no," and cheers.) He thought that there would be great sympathy in the City of London if his Lordship agreed with the sug gestion which had been made to him. (Hear.) Mr. H. L. TAYLOR protested against the mode of proceeding which had been taken by some of the members of the Court. He thought it was very irregular. (Hear.) Mr. Ross wished to know what motion was be fore the Court. Mr. BLAKE then rose, but The LORD MAYOR, said he thought that any dis cussion arising out of the subject at present would rather damage the question. (Cheers.) The matter then dropped. Later in the (lay, however, a requisition was drawn up in the Court for the purpose of submit ting to the Lord Mayor, and which was as follows:-- " We, the undersigned members of the Court of Common Council, being strongly impressed with the dangerous con sequences likely to arise to the commerce of the City from the decision of the House of Commons on Tuesday night last, do request your Lordship to call a meeting of this Court to express their opinion on the subject, and take such steps as this Court then assembled may think neces sary. (Signed) "R. Begley, Edwd. Stilwell, T. Dakin, John Johnson, Henry Blake, Wm. J. Lister, Geo. Ross, Edwd. Burkitt, Charles Reed, T. Holt, Thos. Barkley, Wm. Lawley. Geo. Cuthbart, Benj. Bower. Ben Slowman, Geo. Walter, Walter Morisse, R. G. read." THE CORPORATION AND THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. By the time the proceedings terminated the fo . lowing requisition was signed as under : " sth March, 1857. " We, the undersigned, do hereby respectfully request your lordship to convene an early meeting of the merchants, bankers, traders, and electors of this city, to take into con sideration the decision recently come to by the House of Commons relative to the affairs at Canton, and to express their high confidence in her Majesty's Government. (Signed) " James Duke, Geo. Cuthbert, Geo. R. Smith, Walter Morisse, Herbert Lloyd, John Johnson, Jonathan Thorp, C. L. E. Fuller, W. Simpson, George Harker, G. Aitchison, 11. G Pead, Charles Hogg, Richard Rowe, Charles Warton, E. Howar 1 , Thos. Sprague, Wus. Lister, George Mason, John Venables, Wm, Webster, John Annis, • Jas. R. Carr, George Bone, R. Obbard, Thos. Barkley, Robt. Besley, John Kearns, Edw. Stillwell, Thos. Pe wtress, Henry Blake, J. Roberts." LIVERPOOL, MARCH 5. This afternoon an address to Lord Palmenton, of which the subjoined is a copy, was placed in the Underwriters' and Exchange rooms, and speedily received a large number of signatures from gentle men of all shades of political opinions : "To the Right Hon. Lord Palmerston, Sm. "We, the undersigned residents of Liverpool, beg to assure your lordship that we have learned with feelings of surprise and regret the result of the debate on Dli. Cobden's motion in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening, and at the same time to express the great confidence we enter tain in the efficiency and vigour of your administration at home and abroad. "The incongruous and factious coalition in Parliament which has made the present unfortunate state of matters in China the pretext for displacing your Government will meet with little sympathy in the conntry,and we are anxi ous to take an early opportunity of assuring your lordship of our sincere hope that the result may be more firmly to establish the p )wer you have wielded for the best interests of the empire." Up to 4 o'clock the address had received some thousand signatures, and people representing all classes of society were then crowding to the table anxious to attach their names. The addrtsi was f.rwarded to London by the express train. When the gentleman in whose charge the address has been pl toed was leaving the room for the purpose of proceeding to the train three enthusiastic cheers were given for Lord Pal . merston. NOTTINGHAM, MARCH 5. The Ministerial defect has caused considerable sensation in Nottingham. Ths electors generally have been well satisfied with the policy of Lord Palmerston, arid on the motion of Tuesday night hail with satisfaction the names of their two repre sentatives in the minority. An election at the present time would seriously affect the Nottingham trado. In the event of an appeal to the country there is no reason to suppose that there would be any real contest for the borough. Ernest Jones declared some time ago that he should come for ward at tt-e next general election, but, at the sup porters of that gentleman among the constituency are very few, there is no doubt, f , hould he go to the poll, of his defeat. Among the electors belonging to the Nonconformist body there is a division of opinion, and poisib'y a candidate may be found less liberal in his religious opinions than Mr. Paget, but his success would be exceedingly doustful. OXFORD, MARCH G. The intelligence of Lord Palmerston's defeat has produced the greatest excitement in this city. The conduct of Mr. Cardwell in voting against the Go veinrneut is very warmly canvassed, and expres sions of disatisfaction are heart on all sides. A placard, of which the following is a copy, leas just been issued : " It beinc , certain that the unprincipled coalition in the House of Commons will produce an early dissolution of that body, you are earnestly reqnested not to promise your vo, as a gentleman of tho roug hl y independent English principles will be brought forw.ud in opposition to Mr. Card well." The placard emanates from some of the ti , iht hon. gentleman's former supporters, and it, is fully expected th-►t in the course of a few days a new candidate will ba in the DERBY. It was expected that from the combination of partics the div;sion would be a close one, but nei ther Whigs, Tories, nor Radicali anticipated a de feat of th. Goyainieut. The feeling among all cl-isses except the Peace Part) is one of great in dignation a2aitist all who joined the coalitiim leaders. As in the country, so in Derby, "the people do not love coalitions." NEWCASTLE-ON -TYNE, .IVIAnom 4. Tk!majority against the Ministry c ry down h ere this im , rning and has caused telegraphed eagreat ex citement in commercial circles all day. A very unat t i mous opinion prevails that it has been brought about by a factious combination of parties. Th e r e 1 is nq question Ow, the great proportion of the ma rinfic'uring and maritimP) classs in this great dis- Lid sympathise with Lord Palmerston in the pre- Ewa crisis, and will most - ceitainly s - u4ain him in .case of a general election. In the two large a lly reckoned of Shields, where - Lord Deiby has generally reckoned a number of supporters, the shipownen aye iudignAlt with the Tories, for many of them have sailed up; n th , Chinese seas and know the ch3rlcter of the uffic'a l s of tha4-, country. BRISTOL, Now that the first effect of Vie swrpris. ocessi,ned by the result of the division on Mr. C o bd en ' s motion has paned over, there is a better oppoituaity of gathering the opinions to which it has given rise amongst the constituency. Up to the actual publi cation of the numbers, no ene here could be in duced to believe that a majority of the representa tive body would give their support to a coalition so completely and palpably factious, and so wholly destitute of any common principle of action ; and now that the result has falsified the popular expec tation, the hope is everywhere felt that Lord Pal merston will go to the country. The greatest amount of anger exists among the supporters of Lord Derby's Government, iwho feel that he has sacrificed the dignity of a party leader by his coali tion with an anti-English section of the house, and that he must lose caste as a statesman ; and many leading men do not scruple to say that their confi dence in the Derby Opposition has been so shaken that they should hesitate in giving support to a Tory candidate. Lord Palmerston 's friends argue that he has everything to hope and nothing to fear from a dissolution ; indeed they have long wondered at his " pluck" in so long carrying on the business of his Government with a House of Commons elected under the influence of the Opposition leader. Accompanying these views, in regard to the effect of the decision on home politics, is a feeling of consider a bl e a pp re h ens i on i n regar d to its influence on matters in China, and fears are ex pressed that, should not the English party have been strongly reinforced, an exultant and infuriated people may be lei to massacre settlers who have been abandoned by their own nation. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1857. DUBLIN. The defeat of Ministers, although necessitating a dissolution or reconstruction of the Palmerston Cabinet, has created the smallest possible amount of excitement at this side of the Channel. Even the place expcctants—the usual waiters on Providence —are less anxious than usual, and the impression here is all but general that, let the crisis termi nate as it may, the supporters of Lord Derby will find that the year is not yet ripe for the plucking of the chiefs, and that the time is still unfavourable for a repetition of the experimPnt of 1852. Lord Carlisle held his second levee for the season yes terday, and from obvious causes it wag anticipated that the attendance would be even less numerous than is usual on the occasion of the second ceremo nial. Such, however, was not the case, as the assemblage was highly respectable, and comprised about 800 names of the gentry at present in town. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. PARIS, Wednesday.—There is much banging of cymbals and chanting of Io Peeans to-day in the Ministerial office. All is joy and gladness in the camp of the French Government, whose acolytes expect that Queen Victoria will now lose the services of the eminent politician who has done so much to restore the honour of the British name. It may be that they will be mistaken, and that the very small majority which has been cooked up against the Premier will not have the effect anticipated by the French Govern ment. We must hope that the British people will hold to their Minister, and support him against the occult German, French, and other in fluences which are brought to bear against him. Yes, the news of the defeat of Lord Palmerston has been hailed with frantic glee at the Tuileries and the French Foreign-office. The French G - vernment begins to feel its mouth water at the prospect of extending its influence on the other side the Channel, and aiding the Prince-Consort in his nibblings at the Constitution. The Pays already announces that Sir John Bowring is to be recalled at his own requesr, but that he will be transferred to some other post. It adds that Admiral Ch ads is to be sent out to divide the com mand with Admiral Seymour in the Chinese waters. The French Government has already, this day, resolved to reinforce the squadron under the orders of Admiral IVgault de Genouilly ; three ad ditional ships are ordered to be got ready and despatched there with all speed. We also learn, this evening, that the Governor of Siberia, at the demand of the Chinese Emperor, has despatched a corps d'armee of Russian troops to Kiatchta, on the Chinese frontier. It is true that an im mense extent of territory lies between Kiatchta and the scene of the operations now going on a g ainst the Chinese ; there is the ter ritory of the Chalcha, and Mongolia, lying be tween us and the Russian troops; but we know, from sad experience, that when Russia once obtains a footing in a country she establishes herself there, as " Deadly Smooth" felt it to be a point of honour to pass the evening wherever he dined. These aro little matters that are, perhaps, worthy of being lool(ed. to. This great event has monopolised the attention of the Parisians. We hear nothinc , whatever to day either of Ferukh Khan or the Neuchatel ques tion ; the great object of the continental nations being to get rid of Lord Palmerston ; for they well know that as long as he remains in power they will be kept at a respectful distance, and prevented from swelling the chorus of German howling.— Front the Paris Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser. MEXICAN BONDHOLDER& The following is the translation of the document alluded to in the communication from the Com mittee of Mexican Bondholders published under thii head to-day :-- (Translated copy of the Supreme Mexican Decree of 23d January, 1857, regulating the mode of carrying out ar ticle 3 of the decree of 14th Oct., 1850.) "I, Ignacio Comonfort, President Substitute of the Mexican Republic, to the inhabitants thereof make known : " That in virtue of the powers conceded to me by the plan proclaimed in Ayutla, and reformed in Acap u l co , I have seen fit t o d ecree as follows.— " Art. 1. From the publication of this decree in every port, the collectors of the maritime and frontier custom house shall draw against the importers, and in favour of the agents of the bondholders of the debt contracted in London for the portion of duties which section 3 of article 2, of the law of 14th Oct., 1850, assigns for payment of the interests of the said debt. These bills shall be made pay able iu hard eagle dollars of the legal stamp, weight, and assay, and after having been duly accepted, shall be deli vered to the agent named by the bondholders themselves, or through the medium of a commissioner in the Republic. The same agent will at once receive such parts of all duties payable in cash as are assigned to the payment of divi dends. "Art. 2. Immediately on delivery:of the money and the bin.; the responsibility of the Government ceases, unless the bills be presented protested in due time and form. " Art. 3. The agents will remit to the Bank of England, to the joint consignment of the financial agency of the Republic and of the committee of bondholders, the amount collected by them, which shall be realised and credited in the same manner as hitherto. "Art. 4. The maritime custom-houses will only pay the cost of the boxes, wrappers, and shipping charges of the money until placed on board of the vessel conveying the remittances direct. Those direct remittances shall be made by vessels of war, packets, or in their default by English merchant ships ; and on remittances made by way of the lith inns they (the custom-houses) will also defray the freight to Panama, or port of discharge in the Pacific. The usual freight insurance and discharge in England will be paid in London by the Mexic in agency, who will advice the amount to the finance deportment, in order that it may be replaced by the following packet. Art. 5. In the ports where there are no agents, or where there is no facility for the r em i ss i on o f specie, Go vernment will receive the amount which ought to be sepa rated for account of the bondholders, and every Oro 3 months will pay the amount so received in another port named by it, giving order to that effect to the collector, that he may hand it over and cover the expenses as though it proceeded from his own custom-house. " Art. 6. The commission of the port agents shall be for account of the bondholders exclusively; but as a measure of convenience the former shall be empowered to deduct the said commission at the time of embarking the amounts collected, and the Mexican agency in London will charg3 it in account current to the bondholders, and deduct the amount on the payment of the dividend, as well as any other expense incurred by the committee in the mauage ment of their affairp. "Art. 7. When the account which is kept proves that a sum equal to six months' dividend has been received in London from the Mexican Government, the financial agency will Ore public notice that the money is about to b. 3 paid, and will proceed to effect it, cutting off the re spective coupons. " Art. 8. The Mexican Government defrays the expense of the dividend in London. " Art. 9. The agents of the bondholders in the ports will give to the respective collectors a receipt in triplicate for erery amount paid there, in money or bills. The collec tor will retain ens copy of the document, and remit another to the Junta de Credit() Publico, who have the manage ment of the account of the debt contracted in London, and the third to the General Treasury. " Art 10. The funds which, on the publication of this decree, are held by the collectors of the maritime custom- - houses ' in cash, belon g i ng to th e E ng li s h d e bt, s h a ll b 3 de livered to the agents; and those which are still to be r - covered will be given over in bills payable on the expira ' tion of the credits, as set forth in Art. 1. "Art. 11. The sa'aries of the Mexican agency will be paid by the custom-house of Vera Cruz out of the Govern ment part of the duties, remitting every month one thou sand two hun i l ra d and fifty dollars. In case of any remit tance being deferred, the agency will take the amount from the dividend fund, on the understanding that it will be repaid by the following packet. "I therefore order that this be.printed, published, cir• culated, and carried duly into effect. Given in the palace of the National Government in Mexico, 23d January, 1857. (Signed) ," IGNACIO COMONFORT. "To Don Joze Maria Ur quidi." [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Jano Hallett, of Whitty Head, near Netherhury, Dorset, suffered for many years from a bad leg. From the knee to the ancle it had several wounds, so that she was unable to stand or move about the house. She tried a variety of means and applica tions, but without obtaining a cure. By the blessing of God and using only three pets of Poor Man's Friend, aini taking tb,ea boxes of pill; she was perfectly cured. Dr. Roberts's Poor Man's Friend, for wounds and erup ti,n3 of every deseriptiou, is sold in pots, I.s. I.YI. and 24 91. eacli.. His Pilula) Antiscrop'uulse, fur all im purities f the bleod, is sell in bates, 13. 10., 2s. 9J., 43. 6:1., Hs., and 22A. each, by all medicine vendors Viroughout thu United Kingdom and Colonies. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—March 5. COURT OF BAN/CRUP rcY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE BALDWIIIL7THE MORNING HERALD. This was the first meeting under the bankruptcy of E. Baldwin, described as a printer, of Shop-lane, and prc prietor of the Morning Herald newspaper. The adjudication in bankruptcy was made about a fortnight ago, by Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque. The petitioning creditors are Messrs. Stevenson, Salt, and Sons, bankers, of Lombard-street, who claim from the bankrupt a sum of 4001., the balance of a banking ac count. The act of baukruptcy is a declaration of insol vency made by '.he bankrupt on the 18th ult. The court was crowded to inconvenience with credi• tors and persons taking an interest in the case. The proceedings were entirely of a formal character, being confined to the receiving of proofs. Debts to the amount of about 12,000/. were proved, the two largest creditors being Messrs. Crompton, paper•manufacturers, who proved for 7,9881., and Messrs. Gardiner and Co., for 2,0701. The following creditors were appointed trade assig nees :—Mr. J. Salt, banker, of Lombard-street, and Mr. J. A rding, builder, of Dorset etreet, Fleet street. Mr. Turquand, of Old Jewry-chambers, is engaged in the preparation of the aceounts. From a preliminary statement it appears tbat the unsecured debts amount to 35,900/. ; secured debts about 40,0001. The assets, consisting of book debts, and the bank rupt's household furniture at Hyde -park-gardens, are of uncertain value, but are expected to realise about 4,0001. No application was made for an allowance to the bankrupt. We understand that at a meeting of creditors held yesterday at Mr. Turquand's office, it was resolved that it was expedient to carry on the business of the Morning Herald for a limited period —say till the 24th of June— under the management of Mr. Baldwin, and with the consent of the court and assignees. The matter was not brought before the court at this sitting, but was reserved for further consideration by the assignees. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. (Before Mr, Commissioner Phil ips ) IN BE CHARLES JAMES MATHEWS.---MR. CHARLES 3/A.THEWS AND SIB CREDITORS. Mr. Sargood applied, at the rising of the court, in the case of Mr. Charles Mathews, the well-known comedian, for a rule on him, to show cause why a part of his pre sent income should not be made available for the benefit of his creditors. The learned counsel made the applica tion on the affidavit of Mr. Allcroft, who stated that he was a creditor to 4,0001. and upwards ; that Mr. Mathews was heard on his petition at Lancaster about the Ist of August and discharged ; that since his dis charge Mr. Mathews bad entered into an arrangement with Mr. E. T. Smith, the lease or manager of Drury lane Theatre, or some person on his behalf, to perform for.him at that theatre, or at any theatre in the United Kingdom, fur an annual sum of 4,1601., payable by weekly ioatalments of 801. .The affidavit further stated tnat Mr. Mathews was a widower, and Mr. Alloroft be lieved Ihs.t he was of ability to do something► for his creditors. Mr. Sargood cited a Similar case, and there fore asked for a rule nisi, remarking that Mr. Mathews could show how, as a bachelor of arts, he spent his 801. a week. This was their " Game of Speculation "in this court. (Laughter.) Mr. Commissioner Phillips, in granting the rule, re marked that it was no doubt a "New Way to Pay Old Debts." (Laughter.) Rule nisi granted. ' SPRING ASSIZES. HOME CIRCITIT.—CaELmsFoRD, March 5, The c =mission was opened here yesterday, and this morning their lordships commenced the business of the assize, Mr. Baron Coannell proceeding to try causes upon the civil side, and Mr. Justice Cresswell presiding in the Criminal Court. The civil list is an extremely meagre one, there being but seven causes entered, and only two of those for special juries. The criminal calendar is also light, con taining the names of 27 prisoners, and the offences with which they stand charged are of a trivial character. The grand jury having been sworn, Mr. Justice Cresswell, in addressing them, said he was very glad to find that their labours would be but light, and there was but one case to which he need spe cially direct their attention. It was one charging three persons with causing the death of another by making him drunk, and then taking him home in a barrow. It did not appear to him from the depositions that the drink bad been poured down deceased's throat by any of them, but that it had been taken of his own free will, neither did it seem to him that taking him home in a barrow could render the parties responsible, even bad tbat been the cause of death. The surgeon did not agree with that supposition, but attributed the death entirely to excessive drinking. He would advise them to cast aside any feelings they might entertain as to the acts of the accesed, and be guided by the medical evi dence. In the course of the day the grand jery returned a bill " Not found " for the felony, but one against all the parties for misdemeanour. WESTERN CIRCUIT. WINCHESTER, MARGE! S.—CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) James Johnson, who was convicted yesterday of stab bing a warder, al the convict pi ison at Portsea with in tent to murder him, WAS this Morning brought up for judgment. His Lordship told the prisoner that he had been con victed upon the clearest testimony of this most grievous act, and his own savage and brutal statement had corro borated the testimony given against him. Judgment of death would be recorded against him, and he would be dealt with as her Majesty might think proper. This sentence created great surprise. Persons say that the majesty of the law has not been vindicated. This prisoner has already been convicted of a similar offence. He told the Judge but yesterday that he would seize the first opportunity to kill the warders, or to rid the world of them, and yet his life has been spared. The prisoner is evidently a most dangerous character, and if possible will yet do harm. William Wallace was indicted for stabbing William Kelly, with intent to murder him. Mr. Coleridge and Mr. Bullar were counsel for the prosecution. On the 16th of February Kelly, who was a prisoner at the convict establishment at Portsea, was going round with one of the warders to collect the knives from the prisoners. When they came to the prisoner's cell Kelly put in his arm with the knife-box; the prisoner stabbed him in the arm with the knife he had. The prisoner was secured, and he said he had not made up his mind for nothing since Monday; for Kelly had always called him names. The knife was afterwards found secreted behind the prisoner's bed ; it had been sharpened at the point. The governor of the establishment asked the prisoner if he bad intended killing Kelly. He said he meant to do it, for Kelly had been taunting him and setting men against him. The jury found the prisoner guilty of the capital charge. The prisoner then said that he had not intended to kill Kelly, but merely to stab him, in order that he might be flogged and sent back to the separate cells, as he was leading so miserable a life. The Judge ordered judgment of death to be recorded against the prisoner. - George Alassam was indicted for shooting at Ann Hurley, with intent to kill and murder her. Mr. H. T. Cole prosecuted. Toe prisoner had been living at Southampton with Ann Hurley. She was about to leave him, at whioh be appeared to be much distressed, and he told another girl that if Hurley determined to leave him he would kill her, and he produced a pistol. The girl, who had been out, returned to the house, and the prisoner then said to her he would kill her if she persisted in leaving him. She said she certainly should go. The prisoner then pulled oat the pistol and said he would kill ber. She asked for time to say her prayers, and she knelt down. Tne prisoner, who was crying, asked Ler if she was ready. She said she must be if be was determined, and he then loaded the pistol with shot, and while she was kneeling before him he shot her in the breast. The prisoner then I tried to make his escape. It was shown that the girl bad greatly aggravated the prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of guilty with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Sentence do ferrsd., THE LATE WALTER BATEMAN, Esq , PAYMASTER It N. —The officers of the Exmouth have erected a tablet to the memory of this much-lamented gentleman in St. John's Episcopal Chapel, alvonport. LADVIIILTHINMENT..] SIGHT eND HEARING SPECTACLEs, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GbAS SES. , Messrs. S. and B. Soloruons, opticians, 39, Alb°. marle-street Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel (W.) By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and. Per spective Glasses, to know the distances. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece, still show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and l.he double stars. With the same ' telescope can bosom' a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles, They aro of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—leo Royai Exhibition, 1.851. Valuable, newly-invented, very smar powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 12 miles distant; they answer countryevery Puslonsey purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, rL "e-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful pxser. Newly-construated Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming 'impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons aro enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation—min 600 with these leases of a much less magnify• ing power —and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous erects of further powerful assistance. Persons can be suited at the most remote part of the world, by seeding one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can road small newspaper print with it; and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating t h e i r ago . Deaf ness. New Discovery. The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful, sma ll , new l y -i nven ted instrument for deafness, entirely diff erent from all ot h ers , t o surpass any thingprdu o c e f d. the Being kind ng thatof the b mm as been, per ceptible ; it enabl es d eaf persons to h ear di s ti nc tly at ch urc h probably skin, ever Is n c o a t n pe r. be, and at public assembli es; the unp l easan t sensa tion of si ng i ng wises in the ears is entirely remove d ; an d it affords all the assistance that pos s ibl y coul d b o d es i r od.-39, Alleemarl e . strut), , Piccadilly, 'Observe—ea; site the York Hot9l. (W.) e clon o colour as the BANK RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Ayerage Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 21st day of February, 1857 : Average Amount. PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and• Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham —Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son Bath City Bank, Bath--•G., Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co ••• Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wflkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, .Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Ca Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank,'Slon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Promage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster —Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank. Devonport— Hodge and Co Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams Fast Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co 7,229 Farnham Bank, Farnham Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 5,476 Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.. 13,216 Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0... 22,647 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Under, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharples, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford— Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexander - 1 and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. 12,412 Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and Co—, Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, . Knaresborough—Harrison and Co 20,336 Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering—J. C. Gotch and 11,937 10,652 29,409 29,406 8,931 21,102 31,429 10,349 13,062 23,168 8,552 7,694 65,879 15,486 7,546 32,068 15,694 22,922 67,738 34,290 26,171 34,798 30,161 9,683 57,400 19,871 11,769 2,480 14,658 46,77 28,538 21,649 . 2,736 16,935 34,P52 43,335 7,580 18,273 70,635 7,670 11,769 34,202 26,832 7,855 1),195 69,879 83,365 7,898 48,308 90,028. 50,437 45,242 23,242 15,133 50,33' 5,68 46,001 Sons Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son 5,351 Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co. .. 54,096 Leeds Union Bank, Leed4—W. Williams, Brown and Co. • 36,716 Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, 29,058 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 25,947 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Greene -- Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. 81,777 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—St. Barbe and 8,695 18,650 7,385 3,495 Co. Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Jynn Regis— Jarvis and Co 13,222 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tan ner and Co Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son 5,743 Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co 16,,046 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co 24,981 Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co 13,790 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell 24,555 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co 46,445 Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock 19,101 Newmark - tt Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—HarveYs and Hudsons 46, 882 Norwich and, Norfolk Bank, Norwich— Gur , neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and C 0.... Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. ............................................. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford OM Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. ......................................... Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W. Clinch and Co. 10,230 1,800 10,202 2,957 18,973 8,050 28,433 10,078 ... 31,910 8,225 , Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the H u ll Old B an k tress, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervoi and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co and all the horfors Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co.ure No. 48,314.—Mi5s Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near 47,649 Liverpool ; a cure of ten years' - °. ••• 9,568 of nervous irritability. Cure No. 3,91 t,.— n een years' Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter. cough, indigestion, and general debility have been removed borough—D. Yorke and Co.dyspopsia.Th. t Pembrokeshire Bank, Haserfordwest--J. ' and 9 228 by Du Barry's excellent ltevalenta A rabie:L Food.—JAlnis PORTER.—AthoI-street, Perth. Cure I No. 41,617..-.... , Win _ W. Walters 12, 060 ' a t ab m n f e i n, T h e M i e t a l : c i p ni t a y s s lu t p l: n ab :: cheater, Doc. 3d, 18 , 7 ll e s ff e e ; eta th i s n - Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co 27,603 ea :a feeling ( f Reading Bank, Reading —Stephens, Bland procured to inform you that the person for whom your Re . valenta was —Gentlemen, and Co, t p :e o s c s a b l i . g ed sy l n ia T s to d ins .iv o e f b d e d e v r n o e p l i .y . s e y ni ,g o r d v e y e as ( t r eb a l le tu sn hd i restored Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. 2 5 9 ; 7 9 9 15 7 long standing have . health induced. Having witnessed Rochdale Bank, Rochdale--Clement, Royds, the above-mentioned case , I can with confide nce recommend it , and Co. ; Dr. Harvey 3,723 and shall s o b tr a e l i l .s l:a . - , Te c. 7 sc uc e l . i_pl jeAamsuErsesiiiiiodnottgpszolawtheesnueiv.geeroann,o6ptiploßret,,T. Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches. nit ter—Day and Nicholson 7,166 Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer; Dr. ountess of Castle- Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 14,630 Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Sonlng ram ; Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager C 9 , 345 Dr. Campbell ; Rye Bank, Rye—R. C. Pomfret, .& Co 12,872 • ••• Ross Old Bank, Heredfordshire, Roes stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, andmany other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after Ailaway and Macdougal 4,021 means of cure had failed. For furtl • • all other lei particulars re , ect c , this invaluable food our read ers are referred to D P - Saffron W a ld en an d N or th E ssex B an k , S a l - in Du Barry's fron Walden—Gibsons and Co, Salop Bank, Shrewsbury— Burton, Lloyd, and Co. Scarbor )ugh Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood all and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury— Rocke, Ey ons, and Co. Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbune. —Vallance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co 12,003 Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co. . Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore . Stafford Old Bank, StaAoal—Stevenso n and Cc Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock 22,734 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle 7,570 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. 8,494 Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Trim.. Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and Co Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co 12,894 Wallingford , Walling,ford—Hedges, Wells, and 0), 7,631 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— K. Greenway and Gc . Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co 2,673 West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield-- Leatham, Tew, and C 0... 45,046 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co -- Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce 14,995 Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co 35,188 Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe— P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Good ricke and Tiolyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 64,567 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co 43,231 Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart , and Co 12,937 York )3ank, York— Swann, Clough, and Co 44,065 14,725 22,630 39,076 2,220 3,046 325 12,413 26,337 11,581 11,115 13,463 7,705 10,530 13,763 26,004 13,166 51,397 5,552 5,282 10,789 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal 11,833 Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley 8,428 Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 48,836 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven 30,230 Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford 17,421 Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield 9,750 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry 24,041 Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 12,930 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley 35,809 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 23,850 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 146,517 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 16,595 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 34,230 Hall Banking Company, Hull 24,467 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 12,446 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Bankini , Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 25,535 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,193 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 65,218 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 23,033 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 68,912 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 47,974 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors 9,523 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,267 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 416,518 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 40,015 Northamptonshire Union Bank, NorthamptOn 80,860 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leiceste: Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth. Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield..., Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port 346,242 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 42,360 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge 56,813 Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield 23,345 Sheffield and Rothorliam Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 53,429 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond . Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 36,666 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Bimking Company, Whitehaven 28,579 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick - 28,796 West of E ng l an d an d S o uth Wales District Bank, Bristol 74,443 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 77,988 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whif.church and Ellesmere Banking Company, 49,565 36,455 33,656 19,90 46,05' 48,747 2,375 35,815 50,406 Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Com pany, Worcester 6,315 York Union Banking Company, York 67,558 York City and County Banking Company, 87,570 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 124,420 J. MICHAEL, Acting Registrar of Bulk Returns Inland Revenue, Somerset]House, Feb. 28. 4,810 Some of the letters from Paris yesterday assert that the Government have interdicted all the leading French journals from giving currency to the Russian railway scheme. This measure, supposing it to have been adopted, may have arisen from tho evidence furnished that the attempt to introduce the speculation in London would prove a total failure, and that consequently the whole amount of subscriptions originally contemplated for London and Paris would have to be thrown upon the latter city alone. Notwithstanding the arrival of silver from the West Indies and Mexico, 30,0001. in gold has been withdrawn from the Bank yesterday to pay for purchases on the continent. The bar silver brought by the Mexican packet has been sold at 61id. per oz., being an advance of id. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The possibility of abandoning medicine altogether is shown by the numerous extraordinary cures, without medicine, of indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, con stipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, cough,)u asthma, consumption, and debility, effected by Barry's delicious H ea lth - restoring eva Food. The f o ll ow i ng are no t t iißelleeasntia remark able Arabic :—Cure N Q . 47,121.—Mi 5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham-cross, Hefts; a cure of extreme nervous 'us fancies, THE LIBERTY OF THE PBESS. (From the Scotsman.) We have just learned that a case occurred is Glasgow a few days ago in which the liberty of the press appears to have been subjected to an assault of a very extraordinary chara;ter. It appears that certain judicial proceedings which took place in the Sheriff's Summary Court in Glasgow last summer were narrated i n or di nary course in the columns of the Glasgow Herald, and in connection with thee proceedings a civil lawsuit ensued between two private persons. In the course of the litigati l the legal agent of on e o f th ese men thought he would better his cause if h e cou ld ascertain the name ° the person who had supp li e d to the Herald the in" formation contained in that journal, it be ng under" stood that professional n ewspaper reporters d o itev usually attend the court in question. Certain me bers ot the literary staff of the H erald were aceeru: ingly summoned, about six weeks ago, to give e f s i , - , dence before Sheriff Steele but one of them "e'" attended respectfully declined, on being inter° . gated, to give the name of their private corresPl e dent, stating that, accor di ng to t h e invariable rule of the office, the names o f gen tl emen commu nielt , ing with the p a p er were never divulged, a nd ths t a in taking this c o u rse , h e was asserting neees6eri privilege, esp ec i a ll y as t h e propr i etors, wh il e de clining to reveal their confidential or Pri v % operations, at all times held themselves rese ll "; ible for all the contents of the journal. L Case was finally adjourned, the Sheriff 'eel mating that if the H era ld was not pre Par to give the desir e d i n f orma ti on at t h e ne , t , e , ' diet means of comp u l s i on wou ld b e used. It r °3 be remarked-that th e accuracy o f t h e Herald's 'ot port was not qu es ti one d, an d t h at j ournal Wa s pot mixed up with the lawsuit in any way. The next stage in the business occurred - 111 4 week, when Mr. Wilson, one of the reporters . 6 the Herald, appeared before Mr. Sheriff Steele; I f consequence of a 81111MIOns, and was examineal 3 t he name of the agent s . I n rep l y to t h e deman d f o r 1 1 , 5 name of the Herald' s i n f ormant h e repeated be former declinature. T o s h ow, however, that,'. o Herald was mos t anx i ous to avoid an ythg e in s contempt of Cou r t, an d w illi ng to meet the wileed of the agent, so f ar as cons i stent with the go 'f, faith they felt bo un d t o k eep with their correslf,;d: dents, Mr. Wilson st a t e d th a t h e was ready tota up the name wanted to the sheriff, not to be 11 , publicly, but that his lordship m i g h t j u d r ge wheth er or not that gentleman was a t a ll lik e l y t o h av e 81 1 other object in making the communication bere t , that of simply communica'ing a matter of fact t°_„ public journal. Sh er iff Steele repelled this ofte the ture, stating that he r egar d e d it as an insult to bench, adding th a t ne ith er t h e H era ld n or aef b ' t other newspaper b a d a r i g ht t o p l ea d privilege kt the Herald not only was not entitled to w't b li o l but was bound to give, the name of its confidaos correspondent ; that the course the witness, o t, following was obtrusive of public justice, and g ot in short, if the name was notgiven,Mr.Wilson °L it . go to prison. This intimation did not move the f or ness, and, accordingly, a warrant was made ou t his committal to the gaol of Glasgow. Befor e t ie. removal, however, M r . P agan , w h o i s the ry, men responsible in thi s d epar t ment o f th e Mere is, and who had a l so b een summone d , was calla' or por He was asked by th e sheriff if it was by bi s l rangement and concur rence th a t M r . Wilson' lic a refused the desired i n f orma tion. Mr. Pagan reP t iu the affirmative, adding that, for his orin Par ij o s must respectfully d ec li ne t o i mpar t infortn°,„. regarding the p r i va t e correspon d ence o f the,Pe;i4 merely because two p ar ti es , w i t h w h om the veto had no connecti on w h a t ever, c h ose to en t e r i° de' lawsuit. That if such information could be l itll manded all confid en ti a l arrangemen t s m ad° 00 or by a public journal would he at an end. sheriff ridiculed the idea of a newspaper havil o pa right to plead "confid en ti a l commun i ca tion, 0 . after some debate stated that he would b e SU. pelled to send Mr. Pagan to prison also a ds replied that he was mos t re l uctant t o be ro a martyr of, but, as h e cou ld not w i t h integ ' r ber make the revelation w hi c h was d eman d e d, n°, °trd• course was open to hi m th an t o su b m it t o his 10 ship's ultimatum. At this stage ot the p rocee di ngs a pr i v ate c° an ti ence took place betwe en M r . P agan an d the 9 %1 ondeP and it was afterward s s t a t e d i n cour t that it 4 been arranged that th e H era ld' s c orresp as should be asked whether be was disposed te: t 100 his name voluntarily, the a gen t at the suns Jo intimating that if the name was not given up 00 would act upon the warrant for incarceration.ff this being intimated to the court the eu readily granted an adjournment. We have belt° . t h formed that the gentleman wh o correspon ded l f , l ja the Herald has not the slight es t o bj ect i on to n o himself known ; and th us , i n th e meantime; i" case is at an end. But this episode gives rise to a serious quest o ; It is this.—Can the law demand that a newel*P e ,„; or any mercantile company, or ordinary eiluj o i must give up the names of hose who have reVe to then] any matter, under ►he seal of confide_ or whenever two parties enter into a law-plea, rrlds fictitious ? Sheriff Steele says that the Oa " confidential communication " do not exj s , o , longer, and all we have to set against this d iet i_ the in the meantime, is the resistance offered "1, 0 , Glasgow Herald, which, however, as will be °"" does not by any means settle the question. Country Markets. DERBY SMITHFIELD.—MARCH 3. of 0 The supply of f a t b eas t s t o -d ay was not qu it e so IsTrlet! last week, but fully maintaining advanced prices., 0 0 4 was a less supply of fat sheep, which were in good 40 Ai at an advance of p r i ce . F a t p i gs — supply not sr) o "Pf a l. preceding markets. Fat and store calves more plea° The following wer e th e quo t a ti ons I—Beef, 6,iu- te per mutton, Bid to 101 ; l am b, —d t o Od ; veal, 7d tc Os lb. ; pigs, 10s 6d t o ll s Od per score; rough.fat, 5s 1 0 ' n to per 141 b.; hide s , 4id t o 6 , d per lb ; calf skins, 40 er lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—MeIICH 4. whet Large supplies of grain of all kinds today w oo better—also oats and beans. Barley cheaper. Si"' heavy. 4 Wheat, on the top, 4 s Od up , an d on th e aver% tho ld up. Barley, is d own on th e t op , an d 10d down ° 6 - 0 average. Oats on th e t op i s GA u p— o n the o v 01 p si 10,1 up. Beans on the t o p 2 s d own , an d on the ape d 2s up. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat .£2 1 7 4-12 tbs• Do. new -12th. Barley Oats 1 9 8 1-12tha• Beans -12the• • BOSTON—MARCH 4. do We had a good attendance of farmers and dealers, lot liberal supply of all kinds of grain. Wh ea t m et's ° consumptive demand, at prices in some instances a t ri o . wider last week. Spring corn dull of sale, at barely P vious quotations. Prices :—Wheat, red, 44 s Od t o 57s Od; new, do' white, 55s Ott to 59 s Od ; extra, 61s. Barley, 36s tit.— +x, 310 Od. Oats 18 s t o 25 5. Peas, 36, to 42s Od. Ora' Od to 45s Od per qr. NEWARK—MARou 4. l.scor At our corn exch ange t o -d a y we had a good attallila c es with a plentiful supply o f g r ain of all descriptions. x" ruled the same as last week. O l t Wheat, white 60s to 645, red 58s to 6 's; barley, ro l o oty 44s to 48s, grinding 38s to 40s; oats, 24st. 34s to 375, !Qs 24s to 265; beans, 50s to 52s ; malt, 76s to 802; Pe°' to 425; tares, 50s to 54s per qr. LOUTH—lanai 4. rd plo The corn trade was dull to-day, and only dry 0 -1 were inquired for. Prices for all kinds much the 0 0 " last quoted, except barley, which was rather higher. Wheat, 4 1 .3 s to 53s ; extra, 56s ; barley 444 to 470; ° 24s to 27s ; beans, 40s to 445. 818, T II S. •F A 13E4 At Garden Mouse, Vauxhall, Boston, on Thursday, the 5 . March instant, the wife or Mr. Macdonald, of the Line°' shire Times. On the 3d inst., at Colchester, the wife of Major Wick bain a . On the 3d inst., at Eton, the wife of the Rev. Vi r lu"'" B. Marriott. OF A DAUGIITER. On the 4th inst., at Pinner-grove, Mrs. Milman- On the sth inst., at Little Sutton House, Chiswicil tb wife of 11. Conybeare, Esq. MARRIED. voollt On the 4th inst., a t S t. Pancras Church, William Die' - ht r Esq., of East Wickh am, ~ Kent, to Mary Ann, e ld es t daug':, of the late Julius Calilmann, Esq of 50, Tavistock-sq u ' - and 13, Austinf r i ars. i n Ti On the 4th but., at C ar b err y T ower , N. 8., CaP'."..,ario, Henry Montgomery, 42d Royal Highlanders, to Anna 0. third dau g ht er of Lieutenant• Colonel Fullerton ElPhil l4° of Carberry. (D E D. On the 4th inst., the Rev. Charles Cotton, vicar of uP' — ' seY, aged 53, vicar o At f Stanton ingiesb ße am c , lv tory il , ts t , g h a eß e e i 7v.1.V1. Alleyn Evanson, 3 " .° On the sth inst., at Eastbourne, Sussex, suddenly, ,` w ,'„ ) , 0 Hoed, E sq., o f W es tb ourne -t errace, H y d e - par k , a nd 0' " Greys, Eastbourne. On the sth inst., at 77, Glocester-place, Portman-scluil Henry Buckland, Esq., of 83, Albany-street, Regent's - P ar aged 66, brother to the late Dean of Westminster. ~ Ou the 4th inst., at Brighton, W. Maclntyre, Esq., ••-• D late of Harley-street, Cavendish-square, aged 65. On the 3d inst., at New-road, Bermondsey, Mr. T 10 r 1: Bingley, the representative of Messrs. A. Cowan and So Cannon-street west, aged 59. On the 3d inst., in London, Henry Greenwood, Esq., la t It'o do Janeiro, Brazil, aged 57 LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office , 14°. 112, Strand, in the ?millet of the ,?,:tvey, in the count/ of Middlesex, Friday, March (5, 1857. 9,762