The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDER,VEN. AD- , Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch o: public business. THE "MAGISTERIAL SYNOPSIS" AND THE " MA- GISTERIAL FORMULIST." Mr. Alderman WILSON moved that copies of the " Magisterial Synopsis" (fifth edition), and the dc m ag i s t er ial Formulist," published by Mr. Oke, assistant-clerk to the Lord Mayor, whioh he said contained most useful information for the guidance of himself and his brother aldermen in their ma gisterial duties, be sent to, each member of the Court.—Agreed to. QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Sir W. ManerAer--The Court will perhaps per mit me to interrupt the regular business with a short explanation and a few observations upon my part with reference to some proceedings, in which I am personally . and deeply interested that took place at the. last Court of Common Council. I have reason, I think, to complain that a matter connected with the character of any member of the Court should be brought for ward in his absence, and without any intimation having previously been given to him that such a proceeding would take place. I felt that I had not been treated fairly in that respect, but I was con tent, under the full impre=ssion that the reference with which the mover ended would have given me a full and fair opportunity of explaining all the cir cumstances connected with the matter that was then brought under the notice of the Court. My object in rising to-day is, first, to ask the law officers to whom the matter has 'been referred whether; ac cording to the terms of the reference, it is their in tention to institute a full and searching inquiry into the whole of the facts and circumstances of the case. I pledge myself to submit myself to any exa mination that the Court may think proper to in stitute into my conduct ; and I shall be most will trig to abide by their report. (Hear, hear.) The circumstances which resulted in this reference arose out of proceedings on the part of the Belgian Go vernment in connexion with certain transactions which took place iu the Great Luxembourg Rail way Company. A trial took place in which the parties were fully acquitted, but before that trial t )61c place a juge dinstructiOn came to this'couu try ; he examined the books of the company and t!)e officers of the company, and, among others, Mr. Ashwell, the managing director. Mr. Ashwell, having occasion a few days afterwards to go to Brussels, desired his legal adviser there to asceztain whether there were any charges ag iinst him, or any circumstances to render his visit to that country . inadvisable. The answer was that there was no thing against him, and that he was at perfect liberty to go. Upon arriving at the first frontier town in Belgium he was seized by two gendarme; convey . ed to Brussels, and kept in a felons' prison for five months. Por many weeks he was not even teld the nature of the charges against him. His luggage • was taken from him, his pocke.s were emptied of their contents, he was not allowed to sea his legal adviser alone. When permitted to see his wife or family or legal adviser he was obliged to converse with them in the Freech language and in • the presence of two witnesses. He was visited day by day by this juge d'instruction , who, by threats, in•imidation, and promises, endeavoured to force him to criminate himself. He, however, was firm, ancLresisted all such illegal, ungenerous, and tyrannical proceedings. To such an extent was this persecution carried that a member of the Chamber of Deputies rose in hiS place and stated that every means had been employed to make that man criminate himself. Five months afterwards he was brought to trial. He wrote to this count: y for witnesses ; shareholders were prepared to go to Brussels, but au intimation was received from his counsel abroad that, inasmuch as they approved the proceedings, they themselves would be seized ar.d put in pris ,n. Notwithstanding all these disad vantages, Mr. Ashwell was acquitted of the charge upon wh:ch he was tried. The Government there have the power of making an appeal at any period within three years after the decision of the first tribunal, and they exercised this power 18 months aft-r the trial took plaCe. After the experience of Mr. Ashwell's treatment, and after the trial, which in this country would have been final, I did not think it prudent to proceed thither. I was recom mended by my legal advisers not to trust myself to the tender mercies cf the Belgian Government. The trial, therefore, took place in the absence of witnesses whose testimony was most material to tote issue to be tried, and who would have been arrested and also imprisoned hal they gone there. These charges have been fully investi gated in this country ; they have been the sub ject of much discuss:on among the shareholders at different public meeiugs ; and the result has been that upon the recounnendatiori of the new directors of the company, full discharges were given to the various persons, the acc•Juntswere regu larly passed, and The whole matter was, we supposed, ended. The question Via', I wish now to put to the learned Recorder, as the head of the l w officers of this corporation, is whether the reference that has been made to himself and his bro•her officers is of such a seerelping and extensive character as will enable them to investigate the whole merts of this case, or whether the merits are simp'y to bedecidtd by the facts that appeared at the trial. Mr. Alderman Weesoer.—We are all ignorant of the proceedings ; could you give the court some little account of them ? Sir W. MAGNAY. —At the suggestion of influen tial shareholders a sum of 60,0001., and afterwards 40,0001., was placed at our dispo-al for the purpose of enabling us to engage parties to obtain for us, in various ways, certaiu advansages which would extrica e the company fi am all its difficulties, and enable us to go through with the affair. The di rectors undertook through the medium of Mr. Ash well, to do this, and they did expend 16,0001. in rewarding parties who assisted in obtaining these advantages for us. This matter was fully explained - to a committee of shareholders after the transaction had been - concluded ; it was fully explained to a committee of the principal shareholders, w!io passed avute of than KS to the directors for the trouble they had taken and for the advantages which th-y had obtained for the company, and the papers were then sealed up, with the distinct understan ling that they were never again to opened. The matter was al- • explained at a public meeting at which the accounts were passed. The expenditure was under the head of " Compensation." Three years after this, when a new direction entered upon the management of the affairs of the company, the accounts of the com e any were sifted from the commencement to the end ; that 16,0001. was separated from the head under which it had been classed, and it was put under the head of " Secret service money." This gave offence to some parties, who charged the directors with having falsified the account, inasmuch as they were put under the head of compensation without detailing the names of the patties to whom the money was given. The other matter related to a loan of 58,000/. which had - been voted by a board meeting, attended, I beli eve , by every memb er o f toe board, for th e purpose of obteiniog advantages that were to accrue to the company by introducing shareholders and by getting persons in Paris to in terest themselves in our affairs. 10,000 shares were purchased by parties abroad, and upon these 10,000 shares the company advanced, by a formal resolu tion of the board, as much as 58,000/. This be came the subject of discussion, and it was ulti mately passed by the board. I now ask the learned Recorder whether the law oflic,Ts are empowered by the terms of the reference to go into the whole case, and whether witnesses are to be examined by them. The Recorder—Of course, in answering that question, I can only expre?s my own individual opinion as one of the law officers. The law offi cers, as a body, have not yet had an opportunity of meet'ng up , n the subject, and I do n , ,t think it is a matter upun which any d eibt can be enter t tined. It app-ars that a certain statement ap peared in the Morning Chronicle, to the -t that there h a d b een a charge against . one ff e of them e emberi • of the Court of havirk, appropriated certain money belongi ng t o the shareholders of the comp an y, an d that upon that he w convicted. Tbe refere nce to the law officers is ti " Re9olVed, thautiyt base t r a ef t e h rred to the law office rs t. ) make all due in quiry of the statement contained i n the ,r, coTtoess or oth erw i se amemberilorning Chronicle" c f the 2th inst. respecting of this c , )rporation, and as 0 a how far ouch a member h diequalifi t d him salf from holding a seat in thi s rj,, urt. s . Therefore, all that the law Office rs re ference, have t 3 do is t , ) ascertain whether under that ether the sate .i . thi.t went made in this newspaper be correct--viz. up,:: a charge of h tying appropriat d money b 1 ~xv, i ng to the shareholders a member of the c o :. t leas been convicted ; and then, if they a scertain th.it that is correct, they have to con.ider whether the convieVon by a foreign Court for that offen ce under an Act of Parli a m e nt regu!ating the affai r , ' . of this. corporation, disqualifies hint from holding a seat in the Court. We should have no authority, therefore, I apprehend, to inquire whetner the charge made in a foreign Court was or was not true. , Sir W. IVIAGNA.y—Then I think that I shall not appeal in vain to the members of this Court, if I implore them to carry that reference a great deal further, and to refer the mattt , r t) the General Purposes Committee of the whole Court, with rower to institute a thorou g h ant searching inv(,s tigation into tsis transaction, and to examine me and to hear what I have to say, in order that I may not be judged without having a full and fair opportunity of explaining everything, which Tam sure I shall ba enabled to do to the perfect satsfac tion of every member of the Court. After a short discuision, Mr. Alderman CHALLIS moved, and Sir J. MUSGROVE seconded, the fol. lowing resolution, which was carried unanimously. " Sir W. Magnay having called the attention of the Court to a statement appearing in the Morning Chronicle of the 9th inst., and having requested that an Inquiry should at once be made hto the facts to which that statement referred, resolved that it be referred to the Committee of Privileges to inquire into ell the circum stances to which that statement referred, and to report thereon to this Court." Sir W. Mao-NAY—My Lord Mayor and gentle men, I have only to thank you most sincerely for the kindness and indulgence which you have shown me. The Court, after swearing in and admitting seve ral brokers, and disposing of some business not of any interest to the public, adjourned. METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS. A meeting of this board was held yesterday, in the Council Chamber, Guildhall. The chairman, J. Thwaitt.s. Esq., assumed his seat at 12 o'clock. The report of the committee of the whole board on bye laws was brought up, submitting for ap proval proposed bye-laws for regulating the busi ness and proceedings at meetings of the board, for regulating the business and proceedings at commit tees, and for regulating the communications with main and other sewers. The revision of the laws proposed, wh;ch were very numerous, occupied the whole day, and had not concluded when the board adjourned. COMMUNICATIONS WITH MAIN AND OTHER LEE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 185 7. SEWERS. The bye-laws proposed relating to this subject are : "1. That the following formalities shall be observed by persons wishing to branch sewers into main or other sewers, and by persons proposing to branch drains into main sewers. "2. All persons wishing to make or branch a sewer either into a sewer vested in the Metropolitan Board of Works, or into a sewer vested in any vestry or district board, shall, in the first instance, lay the plans and sec tions relating thereto before, and apply for the sanction of, the vestry or district board in which such last-mer. tioned sewer shall be situate, and no such sewer shall be begun to be made until the sanction of such vestry or board shall have been given. " 3. Before any vestry or district board shall sanction the construction of any such sewer, they shall submit the plans and sections thereof, when the same shall have been approved by them, to the Metropolitan Board of Works for their sanction, in the same manner as if such sewer were proposed to be constructed by such vestry or district board. " 4. All persons wishing to make or branch any drain into a sewer yeLted in the Metropolitan Board of Works shall, seven days before commencing any works for that purpose, submit a proper plan and description in refer ence thereto before, and apply in writing for the sanction of, the vestry or district board in which such sewer shall be situate, and no such work shall be commenced until the sanction Of the said vestry or district board shall have been given." a In consequence of the approaching elections the board, at its rising, adjourned until next Friday week. LAW IN, TELLIGENC E.—March 24. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.) IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES COGHLIN. In this case the rule in reference to the racehorse Gemma di Vergy came on for argument. The in solvent took the benefit of the act in 1855, when his debts were stated to be 19,0001. Latterly he had, in a trial, " Coghlan v. Le Mert," proved that he Was owner of the horse, and Mr. Ford came to the court and obtained a rule on Messrs. Herries, the bankers, to hold and retain moneys in their hands, and on Mr. Joseph Dawson, to hold and re tain the horse Gemma di Vergy, which was worth about 2,0001. An application was made to expedite the hearing of the rule, as the horse was entered to run on Wednesday and Thursday, and Mr. Dawson refused to allow the horse to run pending the rule, which on an affidavit was ordered to be heard to-day. Mr. Sargood appeared to show cause for Mr. Coghlan. Mr. Nichols moved to make the rule absolute. Mr. Reed appeared for a creditor, and on an objection being taken his application was re served to the rising of the court. Mr. Stirgood asked the court to discharge the rule with costs, as unfounded and vexatious. After commenting on the affidavit of Mr. Ford he read a short affidavit of Mr. Coghlan, that he was not the sole owner of Gemma di Vergy, and a discussion arose as to whether the rule could be made absolute. Mr. Nichols submitted that the court could en force the rule. Without impugning the affidavit of Mr. Coghlanthe name or names of the other owners should be stated. Mr. Sargood said he 'had full affidavits on the subject, but, wished to avoid going into the matter. He showed from several affidavits that Mr. Coghlan owed upwards of 2,0001., and as 2,0001. was the alleged value of Gemma di Vergy it was submitted that a full answer had been given to the rule. Mr. Nichols wished Mr. Coghlan and Mr. Row son to be examined viva voce. The latter had wade no affidavit, and for aught which appeared Mr. Coghlan might have drawn ow large sums from his bankers, and had other means of payment beyond Gemma di Vergy. Mr. Sargood proved by Mr. Coghlan's affidavit that he had 371. in his banker's hands when the rule was obtained. An affidavit was prepared in court, and in which Mr. Coghlan stated that he bad no other property in the.hands of others except two hors-s of nominal value. Mr. Commissioner Murphy consulted the Chief Commissioner: t hey agreed the parties were confined to the terms of the rule, which in his opinion had been fully/answered. His Honour referred to the ca-e of Mr. Chas. Mathews, in which a similar ap plication had been m a d e . lie ordered the rule to be discharged, but without costs. At five o'clock Mr. Sargood said he had beard that no application was to be made by Mr. Reed, and he had to ask that notice might be given to Messrs. Lewis and Lewis of any application. Mr. Reed said it was postponed fur further in formation. Mr. Commissioner Murphy saki he had evidence before him of debt=, and he should not grant any application on the state of facts which had been disclosed to him. The rule in the other case was discharged. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND COURT.—WA.nwicii, March 24. (Before Lord Chief Justice Campbell.) COOPER V. HA.YWOOD.—SLANDER. Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Mellor, Q.C., and Mr. Bittlestone ; for th e d e f en d an t, Mr. Sergeant Hayes, Mr. Kennedy, an d M r . B rewer . The declaration stated, in the first cunt, that the defendant Fpoke certain slanderous words of the plaintiff, namely, "He took false oaths at War wick." There were two other counts charging the speaking of other slanderous words. The defendant pleadcd not guilty, and respecting the first count he said the charge was true, for that he bad petitioned the in so l ven t court at Warwick, and the plaintiff hid there falsely sworn that the defendant was ind..ibted to the plaintiff in 1,0001. The plaintiff is a jeweller living at Birmingham, and defendant formerly kept !he Spread Eagle public-house. Before going through the Insolvent Court the defendant had taken the business from Mr. H. Hudson, the plaintiff having asecurity upon the stock, Jec., for 2,8001. =Of this defendant after wards paid 550!. An execution was subsequently put in for a debt of 180/., and the landlord then distrained for 2(301. rent, which the pla'ntiff paid, and then took an additional security upon further goods, of which a valuation was made by Messre Fellows and Smith, of Birmingh4m, :amounting to less than the money thus paid. When the defendant petitioned the Insolvent Curt at Warwick, the plaintiff was examined as to his secu rities, and they were found to be satisfactory. On the defendant coming out of prison be took oppor tunities of abusing Mr. Cooper ' the plaiutif; and meeting a friend of his, a Mr. Archer, began speak ing to him of " that thief. Cooper." Mr. Archer said Mr. Cooper was a friend of hie, and he did net wish to heir anything about it. Haywoed replied, "I wish you to know if he is a flieod of yours ;" and th , n charged him with having committed per jury at Warwick, in saying that Hay wrod owed bim over the value of the goods • and said.that he bad forged the valuation, and that he had robbed him (defendant) of 1,200/. It was proved in evidence that t'te va!uation was bona fide. Mr. Sergeant Hayes remarked on the fact that no applic stion was made to the defendant, for four months after the slander was alleged to have been uttered. He denied, on the part of the defendant, th it the words in question were ever uttered. The defendant, being called, said that Archer's statement of alleged. slanderous words was wholly untrue. Had never seen Archer from the time of coming out of gaol in Sept last till the day before (Monday), in the A ss i ze C ourt at Warwick. He had lately taken anoint. inn, near to the Spread Eagle, now belonging to the plaintiff. Cress-examined—gad conversed with other peo ple than Archer on this matter. Could not say be had not given the same account of the transaction in the Insolvent Court as was given by Cooper to day. Luke Haywood, brother of the defendant, de posed that he had Conversations with Archer about the matters between Cooper and his brother, in which Archer had stated that the defendant had been barfly used by Cooper. Cross-examined—He bad spoken strongly of the manner in which Cooper had given hi 3 evidence in th© Insolvent Court. The Chief Ju4tice commented upon the extraor dinary nature of the defence—that the words were never uttered, when the defendant's own plea was that the words were true. Strange to say that plea was not only abandoned, but was disproved by the evidence of the defendant himself. Still it was for the jury to say whether the words were everspoken, because if not the defendant was entitled to their verdict. Verdict for the plaintiff—damages 30/. His Lordship said he thought it a very proper verdict, and under the circumstances he granted immediate execution. (Before Mr. Justice Wigbtman.) ATTEMPT TO MURDER AT STOKE. Elizabeth M'Manning was charged with attempt ing to murder Sarah, the wife of Joseph Callow, manufacturer, at Stoke, near Coventry. About ten o'clock one morning Mr. Callow left his h' use to go to Coventry, leaving Mrs. Callow and Elizabeth M'Manning in the house. The latter went to the stable, got the key of the front gafe, and having locked it, went up stairs, and was assist ing her mistress to dress. Without provocation she suddenly stiuck her mistress a violent blow on the Ihead with some heavy instrument, which, as she let it fall, her mistress discovered to be a 71b. weight. She then got the poker, and struck Mrs. Callow across the mouth, breaking two of her teeth. She next forced the end of a boot into her mouth, and tried to tear out her tongue. Then she beat her head violently against the wall. Mrs. Callow offered her 100/. if she would let her go ; but M'Manning declared that she would murder her, and continued to ill-treat her in a similar manner for about two hours, when Mr. Callow returned . from Coventry. While this was going on, Gaffey, the man 'from whom she had procured the key of the gate, had heard his mistress cry out, and came to the house, but the prisoner would not let him enter, telling him that her mistress had a fit. Gaffey then went to Coventry and fetched his master. On reaching his house, Mr. Callow found.the doors locked, and was not admitted by the prisoner till he had threatened to break in the door. On his entering he found the prisoner covered with blood. Her sleeves were turned up, and her hair hanging about her shoulders. She told him that two men were up stairs, murdering her mistress. On going up stairs lie found his wife also covered with blood, and bearing tiarks of the treatment she had received. Mr. Spooner, for the defence, suggested that there bad been a quarrel between the prisoner and her m'stress, and that the former had acted in se'f defence. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of attempt to murder. The learned Judge, in passing sentence, said this was one of those crimes wh;ch by the law still re mained cap Ail. He ordered sentence of death to be recorded, obserfng that it would be commuted to transportation for life. POLICE 11V PELLIGENOII.—March 24. MANSION-HOUSE.--George Dowling, appa rently about 16 years old, was brought before the . Lord Mayor. A policeman said—Last night I saw the prisoner in Cannon-stre?t-west, endeavouring to push a gen tletnan into a cab. The gentleman could not get rid of him, and appeared to be drunk, and I inter fered for the p-otection of the gentleman, who then went away. The prisoner seized me by the legs and tried to throw me down, and used the most filthy language. He had been brought before the late Lord Mayor upon a similar charge, but upon that occasion the gentleman he had annoyed was robbed. His lordship gave instructions, upon that occasion to the police, to watch the movements of the prisoner, who seemed to be a late prowler about the streets, and accordingly he took him into custody. The Prisoner—l was so drunk, my lord, that I did not know what I was doing, between one and two o'clock this morning. The Lord Mayor—Then you must pay 55., or go to prison for seven days. GUILDHALL.—The driver of an omnibus; bro. 7,768, running between Whitechapel and Bays water, and bearing the name of John Kincaid as‘ the proprietor, was summoned for obstructing the complainant at the foot of Holborn-hill. Mr. Beard, for the defendant, applied that the summons might be adjourned, as the defendant had not received the summons until the previous night. Mr. Coleman, of Riling, here said tbis was on'y an attempt to inconvenience the gentlemen attend ing for the complainant, and by 80 doing to get rid of their evidence. The fact was ' the London Gene ral Omnibus Company had put on omnibuses for the purpose of running off the small but indepen dent proprietors. _ _ Beard said the fact was they were rival om nibuses, but Mr. Kite and Mr. Kincaid were both in dependent proprietors. Mr. Coleman said he lived ab Ealing, and was in the Lab t of riding as much as 25 miles a-day, and usually rode outside. A few days ago he left his office and hailed the defendant's omnibus, when he perceived a fidgetiness on the part of the driver and conductor to be off again; and on noticing that they were contending with one of Kite's omnibuses, he asked the defendant if the omnibus he was driv ing bel. nged to the London General omnibus Com pany, but the defendant evaded the question. In this instance he was riding outside the defendant's omnibus, and was so disgusted with the defendant's conduct, that he insisted upon getting down, refus ing to pay the fare ; and he then got upon the com plainant's omnibus, which was behind. He had been informed, and believed it was the fact, that the London General Omnibus Company had put these omnibuses on for the purpose of running down men who were endeavouring to get au honest living; Sir Peter Laurie Paid he would adjourn this case until Thursday, when the London General Omni bus Company would have an opportunity of at tending to answer these complaints. Mr. Coleman said he hoped Sir Peter would press the question upon the company as to the pro prieterhip of the omnibus complained of. Mr. Beard denied that the London General Om nibus Company had anything to do with these om nibuses. Tlie summons was then adjourned until Thursday next. Wm. Stevens, an old man 74 years of age, whose case appeared in our paper a few days ago, when, by mistake, he was described as Wm. Mounsear, ' the name of the prosecutor, was again brought up on the charge of picking Mr. Mounsear's pocket. The prisoner still declined to give his address ; no owners having been found for the pocket and betting books, Sir Peter Laurie committed him to the Holloway House of Correction for 21 days. BOW-STREET.—Janes Wright, a letter-carrier in the Streathatn district, was charged with delay lug five letters. There had been several complaints in this dis trict, and a " test letter" was sent. Wright, on being apprehended, showed the policeman the " test letter," and four others concealed under a tuft of grass in a field near his house. He was committed for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. —Wilhelm Liebur, a Ger man, was charged with stealing a gold watch and other property from Joseph Milliken, Murray street, Hoxton. The prisoner, who had been convicted'of felony, and hal suffered two years' imprisonment in his own country, took lodgings at the prosecutor's house, describing hi'aise:f as having held a core mission in the GeY:man Legion, and absconded with a watch, rings., a pencil case, brooches, and other property bel(lnging to prosecutor's wife and her sister.—Cominqred for trial. Emma Ayres, a young person, well dressed, in deep mourning, was chirgel with stealing a valu able carpet from the house of Mr. Wm. Burtwell, Wellington-street, Shacklewell. Prosecutor stated that the prisoner engaged fur nished apartments at bis residence, only a week past, and from her appearance and conversation she was treated in ever y respect as a lady. On Monday eveninz, however, the servants were surprised to find the property- named had disappeared, and very singularly it came to the knowledge of Mrs. Burt welt that the ketty had been seen just outside the house on the Sat urday previous, staggering under a larger bundle., Satisfied in this respect, prosecu tor boldly taxed her with its revoval, but the accu sat ion was m e t on h er part with an indignant de nia, and frequent appeals to Heaven to witness her innocence; subsequently, when these protestations failed, she c,ahuly admitted the robbery, and stated where she it; td pledged the carpet. There it was found, and the ticket given for the pledge she de clared was. - torn up. The prisoner now, in reply to the magirstrate, said she had friends who were re spectable, and but one parent, her father being dead. Mr. IP Eyncourt ordered her to pay a fine of 51., and the , - value of the pledge. She had narrowly escaped a charge of felony. WES.TMINSTER.—Patrick Cronin, 17 years of age, was placed at the bar charged with attempting to pic k the pockets of the Rev. Mr. Sevens, a clergyman, residing in North-street, Westminste-. The prosecutor, about three o'clock last Friday aftern oou, visited a poor woman in Perkin's-rents, Pye-street, Westminster, and was standing for a minuto or two talking to a person at the corner of the :street, when a policeman came up and inquired wheTher he missed anything, at the same time in forming him that he had just seen boy put his hand into his pocket. Prosecutor felt and found that the Prayer-book, which was the only thing he had brought out in his pocket, was still safe. Police-constable H. Toomen, 221 B, said he saw the prosecutor talking to a gentleman when the prisoner went up and put his hand into the rev. gentleman's pocket, and after a minute or two with drew it without brio ging any thing out, when, seeing that he was observed, he darted off at full speed and escaped until Monday night, when witness took him into custody. The prosecutor had scarcely stopped a minute when he was surrounded by 20 young thieves. Mr. Paynter commended the constable's vigi lance, and committed the accused for 14 days to hard labour in tha_ House of Correction. SOUTHWARK.--S. W. Kirk, a warehouseman in the employ of Messrs. G. and H. Scovell, of Sy mond's-wharf, Tooley-street, and Mr. G. Rowe, of the firm of May and Rowe, hemp merchants, Pa rade, Plymouth, were charged with stealing 1 ton 7 cwt. of Riga hemp from the warehouse of Messrs. Scovell, in Tooley-street, Southwark. It w\as stated that 20 tons of hemp, consigned to Rowe, were being weighed into a Plymouth vessel lying alongside Messrs. Scovell's wharf. Kirk's duty was to enter the weights in a book, and there was a man employed to ckeck the weights on a board. While the back of the latter was turned, two chalk marks, representing more than half a ton each, were rubbed out. Rowe was present. Mr. Combs remanded the case for a week. John Caroline, asimple-looking man, wasbrought before Mr. Coombe by Sergeant Cooper, 23 M, charged with having several iron hooks, the pro perty of Messrs. Barclay, and other eminent brewe rs in the metropolis. Mr. E. Cook, the superintendent cf draymen at Messrs. Barclay's, the brewers in Park-street, Bo rough, said within the last six weeks they had lost a great number of hooks and chains from their drays in various parts of the metropolis, especially about Pedlar's-acre. The hooks and chains were used by the draymen iu lowering butts of beer into the cel lars. About three weeks ago the prisoner called at the brewery with oue of their hooks, saying that he had found it in the Thames. Witness gave him some beer, and he left. That morning he came again, and brought with him three pairs of hooks, stating that he had found them also in the Thames. Witness identified two as their property, and believing that the prisoner was the thief, he called in a constable and gave him into custody. The prisoner said it was quite true what the wit ness had stlted. He had found all the hooks near Waterloo-bridge, and he took some to Barclay's, others to Goding's, and others to Messrs. Meux's, in Tottenham-court-road. Mr. Combe asked him how be obtained his liveli hood ? e replied that he wa4 a light porter, and worked for Mr. Potter, at the York Hotel, Mr. Chetrle, watchmaker, and other tradespeople in the Water loo-road. Mr. Cook informed his worship that it was from that neighbourhood the majority of the hooks bad been stolen. He had no doubt the prisoner brought them to him to get a better price than he could ob tain at the marine store dealers'. It was not only tie hooks that bad been stolen, but the chains attached to them, which put their draymen to great inconvenience. The prisoner declared he did not steal them. He found them. The prisoner was then fined 405., or one month's imprisonment ; and on being removed by the gaoler, he protested against the sentence, threaten ing to bring actions against all parties connected. LAMBETH.—WiIIiam Hammond and William Saunders were charged with assaulting Mr. Geo. Rankin and covering his face with a thick layer of pitch, with intent to rob him. Prosecutor, the left side of whose face was cut and contused, on the night before had been to an election meeting at the Surrey Gardens, and subsequently joined some friends, with whom he had drunk rather freely. On his way home he got "picked up" by the pri soners, who claimed acquaintance with him, and offered their services to take him home. On arriving at a secluded place near the railway arch Saunders knocked him down. He called out lustily for the police and two officers came to his assist ance. They foUnd him lying on his back, with a thick layer of pitch or tar over his face. The prisoners denied the charge, but were re manded. THE FATAL FIRE AT NEWINGTON.- INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICE. The inquiry into the deaths of Mrs. Emily Ray ner and her four children was resumed yesterday, before Mr. W. Carter and a respectable jury, at the Hour Glass, Walworth-common. In consequence of the very general report that, if it had not been for the conduct of the police in preventing persons entering into the house, some of the sufferers might have been saved, the greatest excitement has pervaded the entireneigh bourhood. The house remains in the same state as at the time of the first inquiry, and has been visited by a very large number of people. The rooms present a very singular appearance : in some instances the floors, although burnt through, remain standing, and the bed, chairs, and other articles of furniture are all in the most perfect order, although they are burnt to ashes, and when touched crumble under the hand and fall to pieces. Down stairs the supper was laid, and still remains ; the bread and cheese on the table being burnt in the dishes, and the various jugs and drinking yes sets being fused and broken by the intense heat. Thefire appears to have raged with the greatest fury in the stairs and upper rooms, which are com pletely consumed, with the exception of the single spot in the attic in which the body of the woman was found. Tbe inquiry yesterday chiefly turned upon the conduct of the police. Superintendent Lund ap peared to watch the case on behalf of the P divi sion, and at his instance several witnesses were examined, to prove that the police had done all, under the circumstances, that they could. Mr. Baddeley, the inspector of ..fire escapes under the RoyarSociety for the Protection of Life from Fire, was also present- during the inquiry, as well as various other gentlemen, including the friends of the deceased. The proceedings lasted the whole of the day, the inquest-room being two or three times cleared, and a very great deal of feeling, not of the most pleasant character, being manifested several times between the various authorities during the proceedings. The first witness was the servant, Elizabeth Otley, who gave her account of the fire, and of her being rescued from it, but her statement did not differ materially from that of witnesses examined list week. She was up stairs at the time, and was brought down in a half-suffocated state by one of the first persons who obtained an entrance into the house. She attributed the fire entirely to acciden tal circumstances. George Hope, a person in th e em pl o y o f a fish monger opposite the house in question, deposed that on the first alarm of the fire he ran across, took the last witness out of the passage and at tempted to mount the stairs, in order to save the lives of those in the rooms above, but the smoke was so dense that after mounting three stairs he could get no further, although he tried a second time. He saw no policeman at the door. This witness was subjected to a severe cross examination by the jury, when he admitted that he had been summoned at the instance of the police. Walter Stephens, a carpenter, living in King's road, Walworth, deposed that a few minutes after the fire broke ont he was at the door of the house, which was then closed, but while he was trying to get in it suddenly opened, and a female passed out. He went to the foot of the stairs, when he found a girl with a baby in her arms, whom he took to the front door. He attempted to get up stairs, hoar ing screams from the rooms above, but being un able in consequence of the stifling smoke to walk upright, he crawled on his hands and knees, and thus reached the first landing, but was then over come, and fell down. He, however, managed to get back again, and on going out of the door ran for a ladder. A jurythati said that he did not believe this mm's evidence. Another juryman stated that the witnes •had previously told him that the, police had actually prevented him from saving lives. In answer to a question, the witness said he had attended tho inquest at the request of the police, and had understood from them that he would have his expenses paid just the same as if he had been summoned by the coroner. The Coroner intimated that he certainly should not order his expenses to be paid. At the same time, he reminded the jury, who during the exa mination had several times expressed their opinions on - the eviclerice, that it was not prudent to contra dict witnesses, who, if they gave false evidence, rendered themselvei liable to an indictment for p erj ury. Mr. Charles Etarvey, the lodger referred to in the previous examination, stated that he made an at tempt to go up stairs, but could not succeed. He ve-as, however, of opinion that the police ought -.lot to have interfered to have allowed a bold and reso lu to man from ascending, if he had volunteered to do so. He stated that there was an officer at the dc )or of the house when he got there, a few minutes rifLer the fire broke out. By the Jury—l think it possible that at that time p. bold and . iesolute man might have mounted the stairs, and have saved the lives of some of the in mites. -JSensation.) Mr. Thomas, a draper living nearly opposite, stated that almost immediately after the fire broke out he, in company with another person, obtained an entrance into the house, a policeman being at the door. With great difficulty they ascended to the drawing-room landing, but it was impossible, from the denseness of the smoke, to advance'a step further. They accordingly retreated, and, on get ting out again, he told the policeman that it was impossible for any one to get in that way. By the Jury—Although a strong, bold, and re solute man might have got up, I feel certain he never would have got down again alive. By the Coroner—l think the policeman exercised a proper discretion in refusing any entrance after that. Joseph Golwell, the proprietor of the public kit chen in the Queen's Bench Prison, stated that he lived in the rear of the burning premises. His at tention was first called by a woman screaming. He went out to his back yard, when he saw a woman standing screaming at the window of the stair-case. She said, " For God's sake come to me, for I am choking with the smoke ; the place is all on fire." He called to her to make off to the top of the house to the trap. She said there was no trap-door when he said, "Go to the top of the house i n th e front." At this time he was getting over the wall, and fell down. On rising, he found that some one had got into the yard, and broken open the back door, when he saw the flames. He immediately rus h e d into the passage, and pulled to the parlour door, from whence the flames came, and called for a clothes prop to keep the door to, which was brought, and he held it to as well as he could. It would not shut quite close. He then called for some assist ance in holding the door to while he mounted the stairs, but no one came ; and at that ttme he said he heard a voice in the front of the house say, "For God's sake let me in ; I will venture up to save life ;" but the front door was not opened. (Sensa tion) He then attempted to go up him-elf, there being then no smoke, but the moment he let go the pole the parlour door swung open, and a she it of flame darted out on the stairs, which caught him, and burnt his hair, so that he was obliged to jump over the banisters and escape. This witness swore positively that he believed that at that time, which was after the other attempts had been made, he could have gone up to the top of the house and out through the attic in safety. James Wakelin, a police constable, who heard of the fire, and hurried to the spot, was examined as to his instructions in case of fire, which he said were, first of all, to save life, and afterwards pro perty. After Mr. Thomas had made the ineffectual attempt to go up stairs, the witness being convinced that no one could make another without imminent danger of sacrificing his own life, kept the door shut to keep people out, and to stop the draft. At the satne time the engine was sent for, and also the turncock, and every possible endeavour was made to sae life. Ou his oath he did not think that any one could have ventured up with any success. By Mr. Baddeley—There was a card of instruc tions approved by the commissioners of police in the station-house. The instructions were—" It is very useful, in preventing the spread of fire, to keep shut the doors and windows of the premises, after the escape of the inmates, until the water is ready to be thrown, as nothing c tuxes the fire to burn so rapidly a s the admission of air." Mr. Baddeley stated that although the fire escape had been stationed some years at the Ele phant and Castle, the officers there had never re ceived a call from the police iu the cane of fire. The notice was always brought by other persons. Unfortunately the routine was to send for the en gine first, and next for the turncock. (Sensation.) A great deal of mischief was done by the insurance companies making an allowance to the policemen for keeping ph e door. Mr. Lund said that he could prove that the po lice did call at the fire-escape offices in case of fire. Thomas Simmons, an officer connected with the fire-escape, stated that in this case a civilian brought the notice, and P. C. 315 stated that as he was going down to warn the engine, be met the fire escape going to the fire, and therefore there was no necessity for giving them no.ic , . It also turned out that 2s. 6d. was the sum given to persons bringing the first notice of a fire at the escape office, and only Is. at the engine -office. In this case the police-officer had to pass the escape-office, but a person had driven before him a greangrocer's cart for the escape. After a great deal of discussion, the jury came to the following verdict :—" That Emily Rayner and her four children wereaccidentallyburnt to death," adding thereto, " We, the jury, are of opinion that it is desirable in all cases of fire where lives are en dangered, that the police should not prevent the entrance of any person or persons who may volun teer their aid to rescue the inmates in such house on fire. And we further strongly recommend that the police, on their way for the fire-engines, should under no circumstances luso time in obtaining the fire-escape, whether persons be known to be in the premises on fire or not." The Coroner read over the verdict f• Mr. Sup - rintendent Lund, and at the same time stated that it did not appear to the jury that there was any reflection upon the conduct of the police, but they recommended the precaution in ques ion as a means of preventing further loss of life. The me•in ing of the latter clause was, that in case the fire escape was kept in one direction and the engine in another, both should be sent for immediately. Mr. Lund stated that attention should be paid to the recommendation, and expressed a hope that the strong feeling entertained in the neighbourhood with respect to the police would no longer continue to exist. The Foreman of the Jury—lt is in our opinion that in this case no blame can be attached to the police. • The proceedings then terminated. THE LATE FIRES IN, THE METROPOLIS. TEMPLE-BAL.—The damage done to property near Temple-bar, on Monday night, is thus officially reported : —"No. 227, Strand, Mr. Wm. Watkinson, upholsterer; warehouse behind the front premi ses an d th e con t en t s destroyed ; back front of house and contents damaged by fire, &c. ; the contents were insured in the Anchor Fire- office, and the buildings 'were insured in the Law Office. No. 226, Strand, Mr. Lane, grocer ; back front of premises extensively damaged by fire, and the stock in trade, furniture, &a., injured by water, &o. ; contents in sured in the Norwich Union Fire office; building supposed to beinsured in the Law. No 228, Strand, Mr. J. Brown, eating-house keeper : back front severely damaged by fire, and contents by water and removal ; the building and contents were insured in the Law Office. No. 5, Palsgrave-place, Mr. A. Haughton (private) : back of house seriously damaged by fire, and contents injured by water and removal ; insurance unknown at present. No. 6, Palsgrave-place, Mr. E. W. M. Glasgow (private) : upper floor or building burned out, and roof destroyed ; contents insured in the Sun Fire-office ; building un known. No. 7, Palsgrave-place, Mr. J. Miller (private) ; premises nearly burned out ; insurance unknown. No. 8; Palsgrave-place, Mr. W. Lane : back front of house damaged by fire, and contents by water ; the contents and also the building were insured in the Norwich Union Fire-office. No. 7, Thanet-place, Mrs. J. Chande back of house damaged by fire, and contents by water ; insured in. the Norwich Union Office. No. 8, Thanet place, Mr. E. Cox : contents damaged by water and re moval ; insurance unknown. No. 9, Thanet-place, J. Wilkins : back windows burned oat and contents da maged by, water; insured in the Sun Office." Smusti.—A. fire broke out yesterday morning on the premises of Mr; Wilson, naturalist, of 391, Strand, and destroyed nearly the whole of the premises, as well as the furniture and stock in trade. The adjoining pro perty on either side was but slightly damaged. PROROGATION OP CONVOCATION. -- Frig Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, attended by the Vicar . General, Dr. Twiss, and the Principal Registrar of the province, Mr. F.. Hart Dyke, arrived at the Jeru salem Chamber, Westminster, yesterday at half-past 10 o'clock, when his Grade, in pursuance of her Majesty's writ, dissolved the Convocation of the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury. The writs for the ensuing Convocation are returnable on the Ist of May. /ADVERTISEMENT.] SIGHT AND HEARING -- SP ECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —Messrs. S. and' B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Alhe rnarli-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel 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. These telescope possess such extraor dinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and he double stars. With the same teies cope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and ail sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. —The Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the site of a walnut, by which A person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they answer ever y purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, doer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful - power. Newly-constructed 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 are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute ewer pation—can see with these lenses of a much less cnisznify lug power—and they do not require the frequent change to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance Deafness.— New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass any thing of the kind that has been , or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the s ame colons as the skin, is not per ceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Aliventarlc- 1 set, Piccadilly, Observe—opposite the York Rot,l. From the London Gazette of Last Night: At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of March, 1857, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her M. , jesty having been pleased to appoint the Most Noble Cl;arles Cecil John, Duke of Rutland, to be Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Leicester, the Right Hon. William, Earl of Burlington, to be Lord-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Lancaster, and William Thomas Spencer, Eaq. (commonly called Viscount Milton), to be Lord Lieu tenant and Custos` Rotulorum of the West Riding of the county of York, they this day took the oaths appointed to be- taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. _ _ Her Majesty in Council was this clay pleased, upon a re presentation of the Right Hon. the Lon's of the C3mmittee of Council on Education, to appoint Charles H. Alderson, Esq., M.A., Barrister-at-Law, late Scholar of Trinity Col lege, Oxford, and John Reynell Morell, E s q., t o b e t wo o f her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, and the Rev. Benja min James Bions, 8.A., late Principal of the Caernarvon Training G liege,' to be one of her Majesty's Assistant Inspectors of Schools. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of March, 1857, preserit, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Hon. James, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MARCH 20. This day had an audience of her Majesty—his Excel lency Ftrukh Khan, Ambassador Extraordinary from his Majesty the Shah of Persia, to deliver his credentials, to which audience he was introduced by the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K. G., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major. General the Hon. Sir Ed ward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Robert Thorley King, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Moscow. WHITEHALL, ISIARmi 23. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto the Right Eon. Chas. S. Lefevre, late Speaker of the House of Commons, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Vis count. Eversley, f Heckfield, in the county of South ampton. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCH 21. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, trans mitting copies of two French Imperial Decrees, the first mating oil of ground nuts free of duty into French ports as a natural production of Algeria, and the second fixing the inllowing import duties upon the " undermentioned articles : Ginger—Same duties as medicinal roots not specified. Madder—Roots, dry, in French ships, Bf.; in foreign ships, 10f.• ground or cut, 20f. per 100 kilos. Palm, docoa Nut, Illepe an i Touloucouna Oils, if im ported in French ships from foreign settlements in the East Indies, 2f. 50c. per 100 kilos. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCH 24. The Lords Coinmissioners of Privy Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations hereby give notice that, by virtue of a Treaty concluded on the 14th inst., between Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, France, Hanover, Mecklenburgh Schwerin, Oldenburgh, the Netherlands, Prussia, Russia, Sweden and Norway, and the Hanse Towns,/on the one part, and Denmark on the other part, Denmark has en gaged To open the Sound and to discontinue the levying of the Sound Dues, from and after the first of April next. Until,lowever, certain engagements of the Treaty to wants Denmark shall have ben fulfilled by the contract ing parties, it has been agreed that the D a ni s h Govern ment shall have the right to maintain a provisional state of things in the Sound, by taking from vessels passing through, security for payment of the dues intended to be abolished, such security to be cancelled and discharged as soon as the country, by whose vessels it has been given, shall-haveTulfilled the said engagements. The owners and masters of British vessels are therefore apprised that although actual payment of the Sound dues will not be required, yet until further notice it will be necessary for them to give security for the amount of such dues. This may be done by the master sending his papers either on shore or to the guard ship, accompanied by a signed declaration, undertaking in case of the nonfulfilment of the engagements aforesaid, to pay the amount of dues with which, according to his papers, he may be chargeable for the vessel and cargo. The particular attention of masters and owners is re quested to this notice, in order that they may not incur inconvenience or loss by neglecting the required formali ties. Notice is also hereby given, that from and after the Ist of April the Danish transit duties on all the roads and canals which connect the North Sea and the Elbe with the Balttc will be reduced to the uniform rate of 16 skil lingo, Danish currency, per 5001bs. Danish, the exemptions which now exist on some of those roads or canals, in favour of certain enumerated articles of home or foreign produc tion, being extended to all of them. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Rifle Regiment of Icing's Own Staffordshir . e Militia— Walter Mainwaring Coyney, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Banks Wright, appointed to 1 ith Light Dragoons. North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Lieut. John Sherlock to be Captain, vice Lawson, resigned. [This Article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of the 17th March.] West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—William Waring Gwillim, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Townsend, ap pointed to the Royal Regiment. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Henry Newman Kettle, grocer, Godalming, Surrey. William Attewell Wane, grocer, Highworth, Wilts. BANKRUPTS. Frank Rennison, merchant, Milk-street, Cheapside, to surrender April 7, at two, and May 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Moss, Moorgate-street, City. Edward Clark Lone, oil and drug merchant, Cullum= street, City, April 2, at two, and May 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; King and George, King-street, Cheapside. Richard England, manufacturer, Wilsden, Bradford, April 21 and Miy 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Weatherhead and Barr, Keighley ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. William Popham Davis and James Davis, slate mer chants, Cardiff, April 6 and May 5, at eleven, at the Bris tol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Lovibond, Bridgewater; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. Robert Collens, hop merchant, High Holborn, April 3, at half-past two, and April 23, at twelve, at the Court .of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court ; King and Geo rge , Ki ng : s t ree t, Ch eaps id e. Samuel Atack, builder, Leeds, April 3, and May 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official as, signee, Leeds; Dibb, Atkinson ' and Piper, Leeds. Tilden, Christm as , coa l- merc hant, Chatham, March 13, at - half-past eleven, and April 30, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, offi c i a l assignee , Vasinghall-street ; Selby, Coleman-street. Thomas Atkinson, woollen manufacturer, Brearley; Yorkshire, April 3 and May 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ' • Hoiroyde, Son, and Cronbelm, Leeds; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Edward Gray Brocklehurst, hose manufacturer, Liver pool, April 3, and 21 at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Tyrer, Li verpool. George Davy Richardson, ironfounder, Carlisle, March 31, at eleven, and May 8, at twelve, at the Newcastle npon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne ; Wright, Carlisle ; Gray, Armstrong, and Mounsey, Staples-inn, London ; Hoyle, Newcastle upon:Tyne. - _ PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Butler, Nephew, and Co., London and Oporto; as far as regards C. and A. Butler.—R. and R. Butler and Co.. Loam), merchants; as far as regards C. Butler.—Reed and Fuller, Clapham, drapers.—Kevan and Higgins, Liver pool, letterpress printers.—W. Lakin and W. J. Ridley, Birmingham, straw bonnet tracufacturers.—Roberts and Yates, .Birstal, Yorkshire, manufacturing chen.ists ; as far as , regards J: Yates.—J. Sharp, W. Farrar, and D. Moss ; -Ossett, Yorkshire, rag grinders.—W. and G. Ste venson, Mansfield Wood-house, Nottinghamshire, joiners. —T. Gibbs and J. Annaball, Canterbury, horsedealers.— King and Hurman, Bridgewater, surgeons.—Hill and Bain, Golden-lane, packing case. makers.—R. Bevan, J. Smith, and R. Tomkinson, Liverpool, salt merchants ; as far as regard s R. T om ki nson. —J . G. Lyle and Co., Char lotte-street, Fitzroy-square, upholsterers. Holds wot th and Co„ Halifax, wire drawers ; as fari as regards G Holdsworth.—E. Riley and S. Yates, Foulridge, Lanca shire, or elsewhere, mordant makers— J. and W. Pope, Folkestone, bailders.—R. and W. E. Davis, Chepstow, drapers.—J. Godwin and E. Barclay, Park-place, Chelsea, paperhanging manufacturers.—W., T. and H. Duckworth, West Smithfield, cattle salesmen.—J. Williams and Co., Kinver, Staffordshire, ironworkers ; as far as regards the executors of the will of J. Warden.—The Moderator Boat Company, Newport, Monmouthshire, carriers. —W. Ewington and J. M. Pollard, Ipswich, solicitors.—Potter and Smith, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, builders.—Lan caiter, Cookney, and Co., Portland Iron Works, Ayrshire, coal mastsrr.—Porteons, Turnbull, and Co., Musselburgh, hair cloth manufacturers. . DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. 13. Brett, St. George's-street, Ratcliff-highway, and High-street, Poplar, boot manufacturer—first div. of 34d., any Wednesday, at Mr. Whitmore's, Basinghall-street. H. Herick, Epsom, licensed victualler —first div. of ls. 5i d., any Wednesday, at Mr. Whitmore's, Basinghall street. ' E. and S. Benson Mansfield-street, Portland-place, hotel keepers—second div. of 5d., any Thursday, at Mr. Stanfield's, Basinghall-street. J. S: T‘'veen, Ware IWestmill, Hertfordshire, miller— first div. of 3d., any Thursday, at Mr. Stanfeld's, Basing halt-street. S. Barnes, Oldham, machine maker—first dir. of 4s. 6id., any Tuesday, at Mr. Hernaman's, Manchester. W. Clayton, Langcliffe, W. Clayton, Lostock, and W. Wilson, Preston, bankers—sixth div. of sid. ; further div. of lid. on the separate estate of W. Clayton; first div. of 203. on the separate estate of W. Wilson, any Tuesday, at Mr. Hernaman's, Manchester. G. Barton, Manchester, copper roller manufacturer— first div. of is. 9id., on Tuesday, the 7th of April, or any subsequent Tuesday, at Mr. Fraser's, Manchester. B. Holmes and C. J. M. Lewis, Birmingham ' boot makers—first div. of Os. ; first div. of 30. on the se parate estate of B. Holmes, any Friday, at Mr. Whitmore's, Birmingham. • J. Clay; South Shields, ale merchant—first div. of 81, any Saturday, at Mr. Baker's, Nowcastle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. April 16, 1. Unwin, Poland-street, Oxford-street, buil der—April 23, E. Pollack, Fieldgate-street, sugar refiner April 15, J. Seddon, Liverpool, marble mason—S. C. Fox, Liverpool, wine merchant. CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED. April 17, W. Edwards, High-street, Wapping, alo mer chant—April 16, E. Fairhead, Creasing, Essex, cattle dealer—April 15, C. Humphrey, Baker-stroet, Portman square, bookseller--April 23, J. Arlis3, Plymouth, currier —April 17, J. Lall, Liverpool, con tractor — April 16, P. Porter, Liverpool, cotton broker —C• H. Clayton, Liver pool, hosier—April 20, J. Fell, Liverpool, wholesale tea dealer--April 16, J. Venables, A. Mann, and H. Graaett, Burslem, Staffordshire, earthenware manufacturers. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. and R. Dun, tinplate w'orkers, Glasgow. John Barr, engineer, Glasgow. Thomas Simpson, baker, Grangemouth The post office carriage which left Paris for Calais on Friday night, ou the Northern Railway, caught fire by eothe accident and waa burnt. The mails were saved, and no injury we Sp3talued by . tho clerks, r LOSS'OF THE SHIP LORD GEORGE BEN TINCK-ITORRIBLE SUFFEREN GS OF THE SURVIVORS. By the arrival of her Majesty's corvette Electra at Portsmouth, from the Falkland Islands, we learn of the lamentable toss of the Bri ish ship Lord George Bentinck, Captain Irving, outward bound to San Francisco, from Shields, which foundered on the 22d of last November, in lat. 41 S , long. 04. W., her master, two seamen, and the steward, _ perishing in the sinking ship. The survivors, 16 in number, who escaped in the boat, endured the most frightful sufferings before they were rescued. The:r account of the loss of the ship is as follows : —About two o'clock on the morning of the catas trophe it was blowing a heavy gale of wind, in the c aurae of which the ship made heavy lists. Mr. Whiteman, the second mate, who had charge of the watch on decir, having some misgivings, went below, and aroused the captain, and give him to understand that it was very black weather, and looked worse to windward. Mr. Whiteman took in sail, but suddenly finding the ship was sinking fast, endeavoured to cut away the masts, but in consequence of the carpenter's tools being under water, they could not accomplish this. •Mr. Wil liams, the first mate, and Mr. Whiteman, with fourteen of the crew, took to the boat, and were ordered by Captain Lying to go round the stern ; but the plug being out of the boat, and baying vo oars, they could not obey his orders, and the boat drifted away from the ship. It was about halt past two o'clock when this occurred, and in about three or four minutes afterwards they saw the ship, f 'under, and those on board going down in her.. By means of the midship thwart they managed to keep the boat before the wind, and continued that: course until the 24th, when the weather mode rated. By means of the bottom boards of the: boat, they constructed small paddles, and made for the north-west, consid e ring they were making the ne :rest land, which, as near as they could gueFel bore distant 400 miles, steering by stars by and the sun by day. On the third day fell in with a part of the poop of the ship, and found a piece of lead piping about five inches long, which was shared in .16 parts for their mutual support. They ala° found a piece of pork, about four inches square, and immediately turned their attention to contriv ing a fishing-line and hook, which they formed out of a few spun yarns and a small copper nail. 1 failed, however; several birds neared the bait, but they did not touch it. On the fifth day they were all too much exhausted to paddle. They endea voured to make sail with their oilskin coats, still keeping watch and watch, and baling and steering continually. The first mate resigned himself to . the care of his companions, feelitag, himself dying , as he supposed, from the effects of drinking a Vat!: tity of silt water, and fearing that he m;ght overboard. On the sixth day it was proposed that lots should be d. awn to sacrifice one of their num ber in order to save the rest, which was stronglY, objected to by Mr. Williams, w h o s till en t er tained hopes for the morrow ; which hopes were realised in the appearance of a vessel beariig down 111) 1211 them on the morning of the seventh day, havil descried their signals of di s t ress , an o ld re d flannel shirt, attached to a paddle. The vessel proved t ° be the brig Cuba, of London, Capt. Gray, who le r , mediately rescued them from their perilous sitn a i don, and whose kindness and generosity , they f ee anxious to acknowledge, from the prompt attentio n received at his band, in providing them with Neu and clothing, and dressing their wounds. Owing to the smallness of the vessel the supply of wat er and provisions was limited. Capt. Gray bore opi and put them on shore at Stanley Harbour, land Islands, where they wer e rec e i ve d by the Beg:, lisp governor, who attended to th e ir wants,' an d eventually provided them with a passage to Engla°or - on board her Majesty's ship El e ct r a. The n' o of those who perished in the sinking ship were Capt. Irving, David Seivenwright, steward; Jobe Myers and Abel Smith, seamen. Country Markets. LIVERPOOL-111nm 24. At this morning's market we had a small attendance of 4111 millers and dealers. The business was limited. Wheat wg° id to 2d per bushel, flour 6d t o is per b arre l and sack' and Indian corn 6d to is per qr. lower than on Friday- - ; .making a decline from Tuesday l as t o f 3d to 4d en whea Is to is 6d on flour, and is to is 6d on Indian corn. Oath oatmeal, beans, and grinding barley no alteration. LEEDS, MA.ROM 24. Our supplies of grain continue limited ; still the wheat trade remains in s very lifelese state. The little of fine drl quality sells at about last week's rates, but other sorts ars difficult to quit, and prices tend downwards. Barley with,• out activity ; value as before. Beaus steady. Other article' unaltered. Average prices of grain—Wheat, 67,s 7d; barley, 49i 3d; oats, 27s 23; beans, 42s 6d; pea; 41. sd; rye, -s. —d. HULL- MAROH 24. 1 We had a moderate supply of farmers' wheat to-day, 100 met a dull sale, at is to 2s below the current rates of last week. Next to nothing doing in foreign. Barley in im proved supply, but fine samples maintain their value ; as d° also oats of best runs. Linseed dull, and cakes in fair 6 " wand at about late rates. s 8 i rk , 0. Wheat, English, red 54 to 58'Peas, grey and black to ; a Ditto white 5B to 62 Linseed, Bl ac k S ea ... 68 to Dantzic and Konigs- Ditt o P e t ers b urg h ... 56 to °l g berg 5B to 65 Ditto Rigaand Arch- Pomeranianandliam- angel burgh Danish,Holstein, and Kernel 5O to 56 Friesland 45 to 54 Per To* Russian and Odessa 50 to 60 Lins.c., Hull 010 s to 10.1 5 ' IS Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 27 to 30 Rape cakes .-4. Od to 1374 °A Barley, malting Ditto grinding 32 to 38 Ditto foreign Beans ' 4B to 50 Guano OOl Os 81 tol3llol Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel. 40 to 42 Flour, per brl 350. 38 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YKSTEIWAY. 1m5terd0m............ 11 16 Gibraltar ...... •• •• •• •• ~ Ditto, three months .. 11 19 L eg h orn .........• •• •• 29 ,Th Rottordam •• •• •• •• •• •• 11 19 Genoa 00000 ••••••••••• 25 .7 Antwerp •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25' 52% liilan •• .• •• •• •• •• •••• --. Brussels .• ••••••••.• •• 25 52A Venice ........, •• •• •.•- - aamburgh •• •• •• •• •••• 13 8 X Naples •-••• ~„,.~, Altona •• •• •• •• .. •... •• Palermo •••• •••••• •• 1 30 :, Paris•• •• •• •• .•• •• .• •• 25 27l Messi na . 130% Ditto, three months .. 25 70 Lisbon ... • ;... 24 Marseilles ............. 25 7234 Oporto • 52 k Bounteous .. • • ........ I Rio Janeiro ..... . ••.... Frankfort-on-Aaine .... 119% Buenos Ayres Berlin ................ -:- New York;6o days' sight -- Vienna ...... -,. • • .... 10 29 Philadelphia .... the5t0......... •• •• .... 10 31 raters or 517L110N, PIZ 01, Petersburg ............ 37 4 Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 1.0 Madrid ... - „ ........ 49% Port uga l Gold Coin .• 0 0 0 Caliz ......... • • 60 Mexican — Dollars.... 0 0 0 Barcelona ............ •... ....... New Dollars 0 411wer in bars .. 0 0 0 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 24. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market is steady, and prices slightly advanced. Eastern Counties, 108 x. d.—London and North Western, 1043 4 c. —East Lancashire, 98i x•d; and n. —Midland, 81 8 2 .s.d. and n.—S ou th E as t ern , 221 x.d.—Manchester, Sheffield, anti Lincoln, 33i 1 Ditto, 6/. new 6 per cent., pm.—Caledunian, 34 I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 101 z. d. and n.—Ditto (new N. shares, issued at 1 dis.), 11 ls. 3d. p.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 13—North British, 118 x.d.—Great Western of Canada, .?6B—Ditto, new, 3i pm. MANCHESTER, MARCH 24. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market was rather improved to-day, and shares closed firm. East Lancashire, 93 Great Western of Canada, 26i—Ditto, new, Si pram. — ' Sheffields, , t—Leeds, 101 I—Midland, 824 R 2-- Dovers, 22 7-16 i—Leeds 9/., 1-16 p. —Grand Trunk of Canada, 13$—Chester 201., 141. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was doing a quiet business to-day. London and North Western, 101} i-- - Crystal Palace, 2/. 6s. 3d.—Great We s t ern , Bi rm i ng ham pref., 1 ; 1-16-Birmingham Bank, 33—South Stafforder 91—Birmingham Canals, 92 4. BIRTHS. OF A BON. On the 23d inst., at Forest-hill, Mrs. F. M. Schwarz. On the 22d inst., at Fort George, N. 8., the wife of Lieut. Sir Lionel Smith, Bart., 71st Regt. OF • neuonlint. On the 21st inst., the Viscountess Somerton. On the 24th inst., at 22, Trinidad -place, Liverpool road, Islington, the wife of Alfred Dew Harston, Esq. _MARRIED. On the 21st inst., at Bodmin, Patrick J. Thomson, Esq., of Glocester-crescent, Hyde-park, ani Billiter-square, Lon don, t o Alice, eldest daughter o f P reston Wallis Esq. of St. Petrock's, Bodmin, Cornwall. , , On the 19th inst., at Trinity Church, Gray's-inn-road, Edmund, eldest son of Mr. William Graham, of Glassoaby, Penrith, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Samuel Rowlatt, Esq., solicitor, Lamb's Conduit -street. DIED. Op the 20th inst., at Paris, Lieut.-Colosel Bolton, late of theZth Dragoon Guards. On the 23d inst., Mr. R. P. Alvin, of 19, L ower E a st Smithfield, aged 65 . On the 23d inst., at Dulwich-hill, Thomas Platt Stone, Esq., M.A., of Trin.-Col.-Cam., eldest son of William Stone, Esq., 3,1. p. On the 23d inst., Sarah, the Wife of W. H. Burfield, of the Strand, and Upper Holloway. On the 20th inst., at 20, Herbert-street, Boston, suddenly, Jas. Sprout, Esq., R.N., aged 65. On the 19th inst., at Edinburgh, William Henry Mayfair, Esq., architect. On the 12th Jan., at the Mauritius, Captain Edmund ff. Pen© Flint, R.A. the youngest son of the late Sir C. W• Flint, aged 32. LCITDON : Printed and Publiehed by MUJWO YOUNG. of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Wednesday, March 25, ifibr.