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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EIVENING, JANUARY 17 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Jan. 16. BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT. PLANCHE V. JAMEEL-THEATRICAL REPRESENTATION.- "A PLEASANT NEIGHBOUR." Mr. Heath, the Judge, at the sitting of the court gave judgment in this case, which was reported on the 27th ult., to which an important question was raised respect ing theatrical representations. The action was brought to recover a penalty of 405., under the 3 and 4 William IV., c. 15, known as the " Dramatic Authors' Act," for the defendant having permitted the representation of a piece called "A Pleasant Neighbour," of which the plaintiff is the author. The defence set up was, that although the Lord Chamberlain's licence was to the de fendant, the original lessee, yet, having let the theatre to Mr. Geo. Bolton on the night on which the piece was performed, he was not liable. On the other side it was contended by Mr. Geo. Lewis (Lewis and Lewis), the attorney for the Dramatic Authors' Society, that, under the authority of the 7th sec. of the 6th and 7th Viet., c. 18, it was clearly the intention of the Legislature, by the words of that section, to convey to the public the person absolutely responsible for all matters in connec tion with the theatre. His Honour (Mr. Heath) considered the matter of some importance, and took time before be gave his judgment. He now delivered his opinion, remarking that his mind was made up on the hearing of the case which related to a performance at the Queen's Theatre in Tottenham. street, but he would not hastily decide the matter. H e referred to the acts and the licence of the Lord Cham berlain to Mr. James, which was clearly a personal li cence, and not to the place. He held that Mr. James was liable, and gave judgment for the plaintiff with costs. THE GREAT NORTHERN FRAUDS. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT -JAN. 16. [The following appeared in part of our impression of yesterday (Before Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Justice Willes.) Leopold Redpath and Charles James Comyns Kent were placed at the bar this morning to answer the in dictments of fraud and forgery preferred against them by the Directors of the Great Northern Railway Company. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Gif lard prosecuted ; Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Tindal Atkinson defended Redpath ; Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Thompson defended Kent. On the learned judges taking their seats on the bench Kent was ordered to retire, and Redpath was tried singly, upon one of the indictments charging him with forgery. The document was described as a transfer of a stock, and there were a variety of counts in order to meet any legal difficulties that might arrise. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, in addressing the jury, ex plained the nature of the prisoner's duty as the transferer of Stock in the Great Northern Railway. The particular charge was that of forging and uttering a transfer deed, numbered 3,623. It appeared from an examination of the books that an amount of stock was brought into the books of the Company about the time the forgery was alleged to have taken place, in favour of John Morris, who was described as of Manning tree, Essex, gentleman, and the manner in which it was brought in appeared by the books of the company in the following entries, " OB 197 B," which represented the old books of the company folio 197 B. The name of the attesting wit ness was Shaw. Not only were there no such persons as Morris and Shaw, but there were no such entries in the old books as indicated by the numbers in the new books. The account was altogether fictitious—an in vention of Redpath's for the purpose of establishing that fraud which he ultimately carried out. Evidence was then adduced to bear out the statements of the learned gentleman, which was merely a recapitu- lation of the evidence published in The Sun during the examination of the prisoner at Clerken well Police -court. Mr. Sergeant Parry having addressed the Court for the prisoner, The Jury retired, and, after a short absence, returned into Court, and gate a verdict of "Guilty." Leopold Redpath and Charles James Cornyn Kent were then arraigned for feloniously forging and uttering a transfer to George Sidney, with intent to defraud. The particulars of this ease were similar to the last ; and, as the facts are so fresh in the recollection of the public, it is unnecessary now to repeat them. • After the examination of a number of witnesses, Mr. Hawkins then proceeded to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner Kent. He said that the prisoner was precluded by the law from giving his own account of the transaction, and he complained that he had not been treated fairly by the manner in which the case had been brought forward against him. He had been for several years in the service of the company—his integ rity bad never been impeached. He bad always done his duty, and be hoped to be able to satisfy them that there was not the slightest foundation for the charge that was made against him. He confessed be was sur prised at the weakness of the case for the prosecution, and it appeared to him that even upon the facts as they bad been proved these was nothing to show that there was any fraudulent intention on the part of the prisoner, and if that was not made out the prisoner was entitled to an acquittal. So far as the case of Mr. Redpath was concerned, he had nothing to say ; but whatever might have been the nature of his proceedings, he submitted that there was nothing whatever to show that Kent was at all mixed up with any fradulent proceedings, or that when be signed this transfer he had the least idea that be was doing abything, wrong. What evidence was there that he had aided or abetted Mr. Redpath in the commission of any fraud ? He submitted that there was none at all that would justify the jury in coming to such a roncluelon. What was there to show that Kent knew that Redpath had no authority t ) make use cf the name of the witness Hammond, particularly when they recollected the manner in which that witness had given his evidence, and his admission that Redpath had told him that he had stock standing in his name They would also recollect that he did not deny that he hal been told a great many times by Mr. Redpath that he bad made use of his name ; and he asked them, upon all these facts, whether there was anything to make it appear clearly that Kent knew that Redpath had no authority to make use of the name of Ham mond, and whether he might ,not have attested the signature in a perfectly innocent manner ? The learned counsel then referred to the fact of one of the five transfers being proved to have been attested by Cawkell, another clerk; and Kent had only done the same thing ; and if one of them was guilty of orgery and fraud, it was clear that they were both equally guilty. Again, let them look at the position of his client. Mr. Redpath had almost unlimited confi dence placed in him ; he evidently was allowed by the directors to do almost what he pleased ; and was it to be wondered at that a junior clerk in the office should have done what his superior required of him, when he no doubt told him at the time that it was all right, and that he was o rly transferring stock that belonged to him, and whi c h h e h a d pa id f or ? It was impossible for him to call either of the prisoners to prove the facts ; hot he submitted that there was quite enough in the evidence that had been adduced for the prosecution to justify the j ury in coming to the conclusion that this was the real history of the transaction. The learned counsel then proceeded to observe upon the absence of any evidence to show that Kent ever obtained the slightest advantage from the transaction, or that a farthing of money was received by him for what he slid upon the occasion, con cluding by expressing a confident hope that the jury would not upon the facts before them convict the pri soner Kent of an offence which might subject him to a sentence of transportation for a long period. A great number of respectable witnesses were exa mined, who gave the prisoner a most excellent charac ter from the earliest period of his life. Mr. Baron Martin then proceeded to sum up. His Lordship said that, with regard to the prisoner Ref:P Atte, it appeared to him that if the jury believed the evidence of the witnesses there could ha no doubt that be had signed the name r , f a non-existing person to atansfer Glf stock for the purpose of fraud, and if that was made nut he wag, in law, undoubtedly guilty of forgery. In "eference to some observations that had been made upon the subject of some supposed proceedings of the direc , ore, and to their disposing of stock under the namedofnoe for he person s , h e could conceive that th i s m i g ht . the p urpnee of preventing alarm in the public mind, or pre vent i ng a panic from the supposition that they were parting with their interest in the railway; but it was a totally different thing when a person dealt with stock which in reality had no existence, and where the transaction, as appeared in this case, was entirely fictiti ous ; and he therefore considered that even if such a pro ceeding as that suggested had taken place, it had nothing whatever to do with the question as to the guilt or inno cence of the prisoner Redpath. With regard to the other prisoner, Kent, the case was very different, and he xas bound to tell them that the mere act of attesting a false signature was not sufficient t o support the charge of forgery, but they must also he satisfied that at the time he so acted be was aware of what he was doing, and had a fraudulent intention, and if it was a mere act of irregu larity, the jury would not be ju.tified in findin g guilty upon the present indictment. He could not help also observing that it did seem rather odd that Cawkeli, the other clerk, who was proved to have done exactly the same thing upon two occasions, was not prosecuted, but remained i.i the service of the company, ebile a prosecu tion was instituted against the prisoner Kent for a pre cisely similar act. He concluded by saying that the jury would take all these circumstances into their considera tion, and if any doubt existed upon their minds, the good character the prisoner had received from a great number of highly respectable persons ought to have considerable weight upon their decision. The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of guilty against Redpath, and not guilty as regarded Kent. Sergeant Ballantine Paid that there was another in dictment for felony against Kent, but as the circumstances were precisely the same he should'not, after 'what had fallen from the Court, and the verdict of the jury, proceed with those charges. There was, however, one indictment for misdemeanour, and he should like to have time to reflect whether he ought to proceed with it or not, and he proposed that it should stand over to the next session, and that Kent should in the meantime g o at large upon his own recognisance. Mr. Hawkins said be must protest against such a step it w ould involve the misery u p on the prisoner of having a charge being taken, as hanging over him for an. ther month. Sergeant Ballantine said if his learned friend would not consent to what he proposed, he should go on v. ith the case. Mr. Denison, the chairman of the Greatto M Northern_ r _ . Railway, here made a p r iv a te communication Sergeant Ballantine, and he then again addressed the Court, and said that Mr. Denison had left the matter entirely to his discretion, and he had therefore great pleasure in withdrawing from the whole of the remaining charges. Baron Martin said he thought the learned sergeant had taken a very proper course. The case was very slight, and he had very great doubts upon the indictment that had been tried whether therereallyiwas any evidence to go to the jury. A. burst of cheering followed this observation of the learned judge. Verdicts of not guilty were then taken upon all the remaining indictments against Kent, and he was ordered to be discharged from custody. The prisoner Redpath was then called up for judg ment. Mr. Atkinson said that before his lordship passed sen tence he trusted he might be permitted to state that the railway company had taken possession of property be longing to the prisoner that was worth between forty and fifty thousand pounds, and which he was instructed was more than sufficient to cover the whole of his defal cations. Mr. Justice Willes—Mr. Atkinson, this is not a case of set-off. Sergeant Ballantine said the statement was a mon strous assertion, altogether without foundation. Mr. Justice Willes then addressed the prisoner as fol lows—Leopold Redpath, you have been found guilty of forging an instrument in the nature of a deed, which is an offence, under all circumstances, of a most aggra vated character, considering how people's property and interests are involved by such instruments. That is not the extent of your crime. In the course of the forgeries and frauds you have committed you must have led many other persons into positions of sus picions, and who are now suffering from the consequences of your misconduct. Kent, no doubt, did what he did under your bad advice, and he added a written lie to the instrument you had forged. It has been said by one of the learned counsel that this practice of attesting signa tures without the knowledge of their being genuine is a very common one in brokers' offices ; but I can only say that, if it be so, it is very contrary to what I have ever seen, and it is a practice certainly that cannot be too strongly reprehended. It is well also that it should be known that any person who does such an act is not only liable civilly, but he is liable to be brought to the bar of this court to answer a serious criminal charge. These frauds that you have committed also have this aggrava tion, that they were committed upon your masters, and your offence is also aggravated by the fact that you were receiving a good salary, and had no excuse for commit ting such an offence. Offences of this kind are greatly on the increase, and as was observed yesterday by my brother Martin, it would seem that the servants of large companies, who are not brought into contact with their masters, really seem to have none of that affection or regard that ordinarily exists between servants and their employers, and that they take every opportunity to commit plunder upon them. This is not all. In the disposition of your case, apparently, you have instructed your counsel—for such instruetions could only have come from you—to cast aspersions upon your masters, and I must say that I consider this a very base proceed ing on your part, and one that greatly aggravates your crime. The scale upon which you have committed these depredations shows that you are a person greatly ad vanced in crime, and you must have obtained large sums of money—indeed, if what has been stated by your learned counsel be true, you must have possessed yourself of between forty and fifty thousand pounds' worth of tangible property by means of your depre dations upon the property of the company whose servant you were. It appears, indeed, from all the facts, that you must have forged no less than twenty deeds, and that by this means you have pos sessed yourself of at least thirty or forty thousand pounds. You forged upon a large scale, and played for heavy stakes, and you must have been aware that if you were convicted you would be called to a heavy account. That account is now closed, and the sentence upon you is, that you be transported for the term of your natural life. The prisoner did not seem in any way moved by the observations of the learned judge, and when he had concluded he turned round and walked away without attempting to make any observation. The court was then adjourned to Monday, Feb. 2. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Jan,. 16. MANSION-HOUSE.—THE FRAUDS ON THE CITY OF LONDON UNION.—John Paul, charged with extensive forgeries and frauds upon the City of London Union, was brought before the Lord Mayor for final examination. Mr. Humphreys again attended on the part of the pro. secution, and Mr. Crawford, from the office of Mr. Wontner, appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Humphreys said—lt will be in your lordship's re collection that when I last attended here I commenced a case with regard to a cheque for 4251. 12s. 2d., homed by the guardians of the Poor-law Union of London in favour of the London Life Assurance Association. Two witnesses were then examined, Mr. Heath, who was the guardian present when the cheque was signed and issued, and Mr. Lovell, the clerk at the Bank of London, who received the cheque, or note referring to the amount of the cheque, at that bank in favour of the prisoner Paul. That cheque, your lordship will recollect, we had not been able to find, although no doubt it bad been returned in due course by- Messr: , . Smith, Payne, and Co. I shall produce the coun terfoil of the cheque, and also the minute of the board of that day when it was ordered to be drawn ; and with that and the production of the elerk from Messrs. Smith and Payne's, and the production also of a clerk from the London Life Assurance Society, to prove the non-pay ment to them of either the cheque or the amount. I shall complete the case and ask for a committal upon it. Mr. J. T. Rowsell, clerk to the City Poor-law Union, said—On the 17th June last I was present at a meeting of the board. Part of the busi❑ess was to pay a'claeque for 4251. 12s. 2d. to the London Life Assurance. I have no recollection of the cheque except from referenc! to documents, but upon looking at the minute book I have no doubt; that a cheque for that amount was drawn, signed by three of the guardians, and countersigned by myself. Mr. B. E dred, under-clerk to the union, said—l pro duce a counterfoil in the cheque book of a cheque for 4251. 12s. 2(1. I also find the words, " London Life As sociation. Principal and interest." Mr. W. B. Shirley—l am a clerk in the Bank of Lon don. I find an entry in our waste book of 4251. 12.. 2d. on the 17th June last. It refers to a draft of John Paul upo❑ Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co. The amount was placed to the credit of the prisoner. Mr. N. C. Henry—l am a stockbroker. On the 17th June I was a clerk in the house of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co. I produce the book belonging to that firm, which contains an entry on the 24th Sept., in my writ ing., of 4251. 12s. 2d. 1 paid the cheque to the Bank of London. It was the habit of Messrs. Smith and Payne to return paid cheques to their customers. Mr. S. Giles, the accountant of the London Life As sociation, stated that that body had never received the cheque in question. This case beinl. completed, The L -rd Mayor, after giving the prisoner the usual caution, a'ked him whether he had anything to say. Prisoner—My lord, I beg to reserve my defence till a future occasion. , He was then fully committed upon this charge. Mr. Humphreys—The next case will be a charge of stealing two cheques, of the respective amounts of 771. 10s. 7d and 771. 17s. 9d. Mr. Douglas, one of the guardians, said—The two cheques produced are signed by me in conjunction with others. One, which is dated July 22, 1856, payable to Messrs. Collins and Hall, and addressed to Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., is for 771. 17s. 9d. The other, for 771. 10.4. 7d., which is dated November 18th, is also payable to Messrs. Collins and Hall, and addressed to the same bankers. Mr. Lovell—l am a cashier in the Bank of London. I produce a book containing an entry of the receipt of the cheque for 771. 10,i. 7(1. The entry on the slip is "cheque, 771. 10s. 7d." This sum was placed to the prisoner's account. - Mr. J. R. Glanvill, another cashier in the Bank of London, said that the cheque produced for 771.178. 9d. he received by a credit ticket, in the name of the pri- soner, on the 22d of July last. The credit ticket was in the prisoner's handwriting. Mr. T. Evison, cashier at Messrs. Smith and Payne's, said—The cheque for 771.178. 9 , 1. was paid by me on the 23d of July to the Rink of London, and debited to the City Union. Mr. B. Smith, also a cashier at Messrs. Smith and Payne's, said—On the 19th of November last I paid the cheque for 771. 104. 7d. to the Bank of London, and placed it to the debit of the union. _ . . Mr. Abbis, one of the guardians, said—On the Bth instant I found the two cheques for 771. 17s. 9d. and 771. 10, 3 . 7d. in the office usually occupied by the pri- Eoner. This case being now closed, the prisoner, in answer to the Lord Mayor, said he should reserve his defence for a future occa,ion. He was then fully committed upon this charge also. Mr. Crawford—My lord, the prisoner has a statement to make in answer to these charges, but, under my advice, he reserves his defence for the present. The prisoner was then fully committed for trial. GUILDHALL._A young man named Gardiner, in the empl o y ment o f M es , rs. B axen d a l e (late Pickford s) the railway carriers, was brought up before Sir It. W. Carden, charged with embezzlement. Win. Hazed, having been sworn, said—l am a carman in the employ of the prosecutors, and, on the 2d January of this year I took my delivery book to the prisoner, who is the settling clerk, to have it cast up, when, on my paying in the amount of 2/. 145., he saiq he wanted 2/. 2s. out of it for money he had paid out. He accord ingly made out the ticket for the remaining 125., which. with the latter sum I sent up the spout (a means of com munication with another department above) to the cash office. I produce my delivery book, containing the cast ing up of the account of the 2d January in the prisoners' writing, Mr. Porter, a clerk in the cash office in Messrs. Baxendale's establishment, said—j received the ticket and the 12s. on the 2d January. The prisoner has not accounted to me for the 2/. 2s. deducted from the amount handed over to him by the last witness. Wm. Wright said--I produce the porter's delivery book, which ought to show the actual amount sent up to the cash department on the 2d January. This book is kept by the prisoner, and contains an entry in his hand writing of the receipt of 21. 144. from Hazel', on th at day. The prisoner bad ❑o authority from me to make the deduction he claimed, and he has not accounted to me for the sum in question. The solicitor for the prosecution said this was a very intricate case, and he required time to get up the evi dence with regard to other charges of a similar character; he therefore wished for a remand. Remanded accordingly. BOW-STREET.—A. boy, named John Sayers, was charged with defacing the handsome Addlestone hand rail of the staircase at the British Museum, by carving his name on it. He was caught in the act by Richard Tidy, one of the attendants. Ho had written "J. Sayers," and was put ting the finishing strokes to the final S when interrupted. The letters were about three-fourths of an inch in length, and too deep to be chiselled out. He was orderd to pay 31., the value of the stone, or be imprisoned for six weeks. He was committed in default. WORSHIP-STREET.—Mr. Alfred Hughes, the assistant relieving officer of Mile -end New-town, was charged with a series of aggravated assaults upon his wife. Phoebe Hughes, a delicate-looking woman, stated that she had been married several years to the defen dant, by whom she had a family of four children, and that be had for a long time past cruelly treated her. On the previous evening, she was invited byt he landlady to accompany her to the theatre, on returning from which, shortly after eleven o'clock, she found that her husband had reached home before her in a state of intoxication, and that be was then lying asleep on the children's bed. Not wishing to disturb him, witness went into an ad joining room and was composing herself to sleep, when the defendant entered and ordered her to get up im mediately and leave the house. On her remonstrating with him, he dragged her out of bed and dealt her a kick, from the effects of which she had been ever since suffering great pain. The landlord of the house and other persons then interfered. Confirmatory evidence of the assault having been given by Mr. Christopher Hayman, in whose house the prisoner and his wife lodged, and by police-constable Reading, H 814, The Magistrate observed that it was only in consider. ation of prisoner's wife and family that he abstained from committing him for six months, and that he should order him to put in bail for his good conduct for that period. SPORTING NOTES. NOTHING NEW. The trite proverb which states that no news is good news is not applicable to turf affairs. In the sporting world an absence of intelligence is indicative of feeble speculation and a general stoppage of business. The publication of the entries for the Spring Events roused turfites into temporary activity, but their curiosity was soon gratified. The lists of nominations for certain meetings show some shortcomings, and compared with former years there is a striking falling off. Neither the Chester iCup nor the Great Northern Handicap has obtained so many entries as it did last year, but still in the aggregate the principal stak es hare " closed" most satisfactorily. The entries at Newmarket are particularly good. Certain horses have been backed with a spirit and determination for the Chester Cup that induces suspicions people to believe that the supporters of them are already acquainted with the imposts which will be allotted to them. This is what has been termed in cricketing phraseology, "standing in with the bowler," and nine times out of ten the supposition proves to be as unjust as it is unfounded. Chester alone has supplied many instances of the error of those whims. The weights for the Cup will, it is announced on authority, be pub lished on Tuesday or Wednesday next. Mr. Topham has a hard task before him to allot the weights in accord ance with the prejudices and preconceived notions of backers and owners of horses. To borrow another simile from the cricket ground, every owner of horses fancies he has a right to an innings, and thinks himself badly used should the handicapper bowl him out by not " pitching the ball" with glaring partiality. The weights for the other Spring Handicaps will also, it is expected, be ready for publication in the course of next week. Throughout last season public opinion set in steadily in favour of those handicaps over which the stewards of the Jockey Club were supposed to have control. And no wonder, for better specimens of the difficult art of handicapping were perhaps never fur nished than those which were issued directly from Old Burlington-street. The rascally destruction of dogs and foxes in Buck inghamshire has e excited considerableited sportsmen,d an mach t and n attention amongst has been expressed at the detection and conviction of one of the offenders. . On Monday( will state at length my notions on the Derby horseeE or 1857. Jan. 17. A FRESH MAN. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. Two THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES. 4to 1 agst Loyola (taken) 6 to 1 agst Vedette (taken) 7 to 1 agst any other LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 agst Minos (taken) 85 to 1 agst First of May (taken to 501.) None of the other favourites named. CHESTER CUP. 33 to 1 apt St. Giles (taken) 85 to 1 agst Maid of Dement (taken) 35 to 1 agst Comedian (taken) 50 to 1 agst Warlock (taken) Siunington Tues. Marton Fri. Tylas-bridge Smith's, Mr. Assheton Mon. Everleigh Tucs. Stowel•lodge Thur. Chute-lodge Fri. Speery-well ll 0 Somerset West Tues. Heddon, near Crowcombe 10 30 Fri. Williton Southdown, (A. Dono van's) Mon. Street-green Wed. Clapham lO 45 Fri. Poyning's-Crossways lO 45 Southwold (Mr.CookVion. Cawkwell ll 0 Tues. Greetham Thur. Market Stainton Sat. Welton -wood ll 0 Staffordshire, North ... Mon. Seighford Wed. Doddington Fri. Hinstock lO 30 Suffolk Tues Felsham-green %Thur. Lidgate Sat. Elmswell Lion Surrey Union Mon. Newlands-corner Thur. Baynards Sat. Fetcham Downs lO 30 Sussex, East Mon. Battle-abbey Wed. Sidley-green Fri. Gardner-street Tiokham - Mon. Squirrels, Stockbuly lO 30 Thur. Longbeach lO 30 Sat. Lynsted Tiverton Mon. Werthy-bridge . Thur. The Stag's Head Tivyside Mon. Pontcunnon-bridge Thur. Cenarth-bridge Trelawney's, Mr. Tues. Hanford-bridge lO 30 Sat. Scobscomba Tynedale Mon. Fenwick lO 45 Wed. Chollerford lO 45 Fri. Sixth Milestone, Military road lO 45 V.W. H., Lord Gifford's Tues. So uthrop Thur Red Lodge Sat. Marston-village Vaughan's, Sir R. W... Mon. Waen Turnpike-gate lO 0 Thur. Llanrhaidr lO 0 Sat. Rhaghatt lO 0 Vine,EarlPortsmouth's Mon. Hanningtcn Wed. Craven Arms, Emborno 11 0 Fri. Wherwell-wood ll 0 Sat. Kingsclere Warwickshire (North) Tues. Berkswell Thur. Boonton lO 45 Fri. Henley-in-Arden Warwickshire. Tues. Mitford-bridge Thur. Austy-wood Fri. Clifford Chambers lO 45 Wheatland Tues. Faintree-hall Fri. Willey-park Worcestershire ,Mon. Copcut Elm Wed. Grafton-wood lO 30 Fri. The Cliffey Wyndham's, Colonel... Mon. Oakhurst Woods Wed. Fitzhall Fri. Drumswick-bridge ll 3G Sat. Drove Kennels Wynn's, Sir W, W Tues. Whitchurch Racecourse 10 30 Tues. Cefn-park Thur. Hard wick Sat. Penley-hall lO 30 York and Ainsty Mon. Skelton Tues. Copmanthorpe Thur. Arkendale Sat. Escrick 1 HARRIERS. Alton Beagles... Mon. Chisenbury Priory Fri. Beech Clump, Stanton Down ll 0 Brighton Wed. Thunder's Barrow lO 45 Sat. The Dyke Brooksend, Thanet Mon. Sarre Mill Wed. Hoatk Mill lO 30 Fri. Hengrove Brookside .... Mon. Newmarket-hill ll 0 Thur. Telscombe-Tye B. V. Fri. Doles Ash Clump l2 0 Crewkerne - Tues. Beaminster Down High Peak ... Tue 3 Green Cowden Thur. Gotam Gate ll 0 Sat. Waterloo Inn ll 0 Huntingdonshire° Tues. Over ll 0 Thur. Wiston Mill Newcastle & Gateshead Mon. Frenchman's-row Fri. Taufield Somerset . Mon. Stapleton lO 45 Torquay . Tues. New Inn ,St.Mai 7 Ch urc h 10 30 1 Williams's, Mr , E Tues. Dousland Barn ....... ... 11 0 Fri. Berry's Bridge, near Hawkestorr Wood ... 10 45 WorthingFarmtn 's' Sub. Tues. Black Patch IRISH. STAG HOUNDS. Ward Union . ... Mon. Seventh Milestone, Ash bourne- road Wed. Ballintry Gate 1 0 Sat. Dunboyne 1 0 Fox HOUNDS. Dennis's, Mr. Wed. Gates'zown, Moylongh ... 11 0 Sit. Caraatilla Galway Blazers Wed. Pallas .. . ll 0 Sat. Rahasane ll 0 Kildare Thur. Eighteenth Milestone Sat. Blackchurch Louth _Tues. Dunany Fri. Hilltown Meath ..... .... Thur. Slaue Sat. Moynalty ll 0 HARRIERS. Ballytore - Mon. Belau-gate Fri. Rathtoole Dungarvan....... Fri. Garryduff lO 30 The Rock, Cash of Mon. Gould's Cross ll 0 Thur. Woodhouse ll 0 Lecale Thur. Ballynarry l2 0 Pa1mer5t0n,.,,.,,,,., Mon. Pearmount l2 0 Fri. Conty Wicklow . Tues. Churchmount ll 0 Fri. Jack White's Cross-roads 11 0 1857. From the London Gazette of Last Night. WINDSOR-CASTLE, JAN. 16. His Royal Highness The Prince has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Frederick Ponsonby, Grenadier Guards, to be Equerry to his Royal Highness. WHITEHALL, JAN. 16. The Q aeon has been pleased to grant unto Arthur John Pack, Etq., Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Lieutenant-Colonel in her Majesty's Army, and Assistant-Quartermaster-General to the Army in the Cork District, her royal licence and authority that he and his issue may take and henceforth use the surname of Reynell. in addition to and before that of Pack. And to command that the said royal concession and declaration be registered in her Majesty's College of Arms, otherwise to be 'void and of no effect. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 15. The Right Hon. 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 Minister at Lisbon, enclosing a copy of a Portuguese Royal Decree reducing to five per cent. ad valorem the duties on the importation into Portu gal of charcoal and other fuel, as fixed by Article 4 of the recent decree. WAR - DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, JAN. 15. Scots Fusilier Guards—Lieut. and Captain the Hon. Roger Mostyn to be Instructor of Musketry. 3d Regiment of Foot—E ns i gn th e H on, James Wilfrid Hewitt, from the 4th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Eames, who exchanges ; Lieut. Eustace Greg has been permitted to resign his Commission. _ Foot—Ensign Richard Fairfax Eames, from the 3d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hon. J. W. Hewitt, who ex changes. Bth Foot—Captain Richard Raphael Meade, from the 94th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hartley, who exchanges. 21st Foot—Lieutenant Henry Wellington Hartford, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice de Ruvignes, who exchanges. 23d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Wells, from the 25th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Lysons, who exchanges. 24th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Charles Carroll Dempster, from the 46th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hollo way, appointed to the Staff. 25th Foot—Brevet-Colonel Daniel Lysons, from the 23d Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Wells, who exchanges. 30th Foot—Lieutenant Charles John. Moorsom to be Instructor of Musketry. 40th Foot—Assistant•Surgeon Thomas Mines, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Ligertwood, promoted •n the Staff. 46th Foot—Assistant-Surgeou John George Faught, from the Hospital Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dempster, appointed to the 24th Foot. 51st Foot—Ensign Riland W. Oldham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gloag, who retires; Robert Norton Cobb, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Oldham. 62d Foot—Captain G. W. Bulkeley Hughes, from half pay 62d Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Cooch, whose Brevet Rank has been converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1851. 65th Foot —Assistant-Surgeon William Snell, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Park, promoted to the Staff. 74th Foot—The surname of the Ensign promoted to a Lientenartcy, by purchase, in the Gazette of the 9th inst., is Deare and not Dear, as previously stated. 77th Foot—Lieutenant Rawland Broadhurst Hill to be Adjutant, vice La Feuvre, resigned. 81st Foot—Sydney William Bell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Schlotel, promoted. 89th Foot—Lieutenant Savage Hall to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Mercer, who retires ; C a ptain Edmund Morris, from half-pay 89th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hall, placed upon half- Pay ; Assistant-S urgeon J u li us Wiles has been permitted to resign his commission. 94th Foot—Capt. Richard Wilson Hartley, from the Bth Foot, to be Captain, vice Meade, who exchanges. 95th Foot—Lieut. John North Crealock to be Instructor of Musketry. 99th Foot—Lieut. Allan Macdonald to be Captain, by purchase, vice Montgomerie, who retires ; Ensign Wm. John Kempmn to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mac donald ; James Wardle Harman, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kempson ; Lieut. T. Hollingsworth Clark son to be Adjutant, vice Macdonald, promoted. Rifle Brigade—Lieut. Henry Martin Moorsom to be Instructor of Musketry. 2d West India Regiment—Lieut. Charles Henry Theo dore Bruce de Ruvignes, from the 21st Foot, to b e Lieu tenant, vice Hartford, Who exchanges. Gold Coast Corps—Ensign Charles Hewett to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Kysh, appointed Paymaster 91st Foot. DEPOT BATTALIONS—To be instructors of Musketry— Captain W. J. M. Cuninghame, Rifle Brigade ; Captain George H. Twemlow, 7th Foot ; Captain Edmond W. Sargent, 18th Foot ; Captain John Drysdale, 42d Foot ; Captain William Joseph Carden, 77th Foot ; Captain John Charles Sweny, 91st Foot; Captai❑ Alex. Bruce Wallis, 33d Foot; Captain James Spratt, 68th Foot; Captain John S. Swann, 54th Foot ; Captain Stephen B. Gordon, 45th Foot. UNATTACHED.—Major George Robeson, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieut.-Colonel, without pur chase ; Brevet Major Charles Cooch, 62d Foot, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant, 6th Oct., 1854. HOSPITAL STAFF. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals Samuel Maitland Hadaway, from half-pay, to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, vice Nl`Andrew, promoted. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals Alex. Sheriffe Macdonell, from half-pay, to be Deputy-Inspector -General of Hospitals, vice Dartnell, who retires upon half-pay. A esistant• Surgeon James Lewis Holloway, from the 24th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Faught, appointed to the 46th Foot. The undermentioned Acting Assistant-Su►geons to be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces :—William Meyler Mil ton; Washington Patton; John James Henry, vice Mosse, resigned. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. A. special meeting of the board was held yesterday in the Council Chamber, Guildhall ; Mr. Thwaites in the chair. PUBLIC PARKS FOR THE METROPOLIS. Mr. WRIGHT brought up the report of the Committee of Works and Improvements on the subject of providing parks for the use and recreation of the inhabitants of the metropolis. The report, in substance, stated that in the opinion of the committee it was desirable, for the better sanitary condition of the metropolis, and for facilitating the means of healthy recreation for the public, that parks should be established in certain parts of the metropolis hitherto neglected in that respect. That the part most urgently requiring such an improvement was the south eastern portion of the metropolis. Rotherhithe and Bermondsey were both eligible, but they thought that a site consisting of a portion of each of those suggested might possibly be preferable to either considered singly. The committee were of opinion that the next park in point of urgency was that proposel for Finsbury. The committee were further of opinion that, considering the advantages which Hampstead-heath presented for promoting the health and recreation of the inhabitants of the metropolis, and its value, from the beauty of its site, as an ornament to the capital, and considering also that the acquisition of the site of the heath and of such adjoining land as it might be desirable to connect there with would, if the purchase thereof were delayed, in valve a very much larger expenditure than would be re quired at the present time, it was important that the heath and the adjoining land above referred to should be purchased for the public use at as early a period as pa i sible. The report having been received, it was agreed that it should be taken into consideration on Tuesday week. NEW STREETS IN SOUTHWARK AND COVENT-GARDEN. The report of the committee stating that the steps they bad taken relative to the prosecution in Parliament of a biil relating to the new streets in Southwark and Covent ' -garden was th en b roug h t up, and, on the motion of Mr. TURNER, was received. MODES OF COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING BRIDGES) IN THE • METROPOLIS. Mr, Deputy HARRISON moved that it be referred to the Works Committee to inquire into the state and con dition of the several communications in the metropolis, including the bridges over the Thames, and the ap proaches thereto, and to report whether the communi cations and approaches were adequate to the present and increasing traffic ; if not, the best mode of improving the same. The motion was agreed to. PUBLIC COMPETITION 808 DESIGNS. On the motion of Mr. WEIGHT, seconded by Mr. WILKINSON, it was resolved,—" That prizes be offered for public competition for designs showing the best mode of laying out the surface and sub-soil of the new street in Southwark, as an example of a first-class street, and also for the street in Westminster, as a se cond-class street ; showing the disposition of the private vaults, sewers, gas and water pipes, telegraph w i res , with any parts o f th e so il appropriated to other useful purposes. Prins-Ist class street;loo guineas ; ditto, 50 guineas ; ditto, 10 guineas ; 2d class, 50 guineas ; ditto, 20 guineas; ditto, 5 guineas ; and that the details of this competitioa be carried out by the Works Com mittee." The Board then adjourned at a quarter to 6 o'clock. THE DWELLINGS OF THE LONDON POOR. (From the Lancet.) Public attention is at last being practically aroused to the unhealthy influence of the close and crowded habita tions of the London poor. All our modern street im provements and alterations have hitherto only tended to increase the evil. The crazy houses, long tenanted by the poor, are supplanted by grand as )ps and warehouses " tow'ring to the skies," whilst the former inhabitants are driven to herd more closely together in neighbour. hoods already over-crowded. It resembles that method of hunting where the game is included within of a circle of keepers, narrowing and crowding together the luckless deer, until the work of the hunter becomes sheer slaughter. Unfortunately, the chief sportsman in our human preserves of London are Cholera and Typhus. It is now proposed to open out two new streets through districts thickly inhabited by the poor (in Southwark and on the north-west side of Csvent-gdrden), without any adequate provision being made for lodging those thus driven from their abodes. The working man, worn out wih his day's toil, cannot walk miles away to his home ; he is therefore compelled to take up his abode in some pent-up and unwholesome court or alley near at hand, where no sunbeam penetrates, and no current of fresh air circulates ; where his health will suffer, his children droop, and his morals be contaminated by the commu nion into which he is driven by his own poverty and the indifference or the greed of others. The result is, that a person 20 years old, residing in one of these crowded localities, can only expect to live till 40, or 20 years less than is the average expectation of life throughout Eng land ; whilst the death rate is exactly doubled in the most thickly populated districts. Nor is the evil eine that can be expected to diminish, for it is stated that th e increase in the numbers of• working men and mechanics in London is at the rate of 20,000 a year. It seems singular that the ratepayers have not impera tively insisted on some improved dwelling-places for the lower classes, since it is obvious that any diminution in the amount of sickness and death amongst them would correspondingly relieve the poor rates. Still more strange, in this money making age, is the neglect of the fact that comfortably.arrangsd and well-ventilated habi tations for the poor, like the model lodging houses al ready established, prove most profitable investments. Yet, during the past year, not one of these establish. ments has been erected. We perceive that it is now pro posed to establish one in a very crowded district in the Strand. Miss Burdett Coutts, with a discriminating libe rality which, though usual in her, is unusual in others, has subscribed 1,0001. towards the capital, the interest accruing therefrom to be devoted to charitable purposes, The building is to be erected by a company (enrolled under the Limited Liability Act) and the capital is nearly subscribed. We trust it may prove the precursor of many similar institutions, to afford healthy dwelling places for the wosiking classes, Sixty non-commissioned officers and men belonging to the depots of the Bth, 24th, and 35th Regiments, at the e Provisional battalion, Chatham, hav e b een selected and placed under the instructions of C a pt. W . Nott, 83d Regiment, the instructor of musketry at Chatham, for purpose of undergoing a course of instruction in the use of the Enfield rifle previous to their embarkation t. join the service companies of their respective corps in India, ADVERT'S:MAST. j - SIGHT AND HEARING SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND PRRSPECTI GLa.ssss.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. By ker 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, will show distinctly Jupiter's t m ei o c o g n z s o , p S e a c t a u n r s r e i e n n g a , a p n e d rs t o h n e ,s d c o o u u b n i t e en st t a n r e s o . th N i y e i e th m t il h e e sa be s tn , a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They arr., of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.--The Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, b'y which a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opc.a houses, country scenery, and ships aro clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, rice-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderfcl power. Newly-constr=ted Spectacle Lenses of the grea'c 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 occr pation—can see with these lenses of a much less magnify. ing power—and they do not require the frequent changos to the dangerous eCects of furth er powerful assistance. Persons can be suited at the most remote part of the world., by sen ding one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can Teal small newspaper print with it; and those who have not made use of spectaclessall, nbeywsitya.tininvgentteh:iirnsatrtlgem. onDtefafor ness. New Discovery. The Organic Vibrato; an ex traordinary powerful, small, entirely different from all others, to surpass any thing of the kind that has been, or probably over can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per sano tenorpi assistanceb t i , i e pi ipn ; iebt it hcltai echci e aeuia assemblies ssabesdli entirelyt. eib e e a lsye f ry; etheou persons lrdeepmbpo t oo o vi f j,:eeesa; unpleasantit r r hao dedn sensation y s _t 0 ri i tn3kc,t affords y A9 a oi 04 t f churchesiailnrl gtiinhesinging HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. 11. M. Her Majesty's...... STAG HOUNDS. ..... Tues. Burnham Beeches Fri. Iver Heath ll 0 Cheltenham, Ct, West's Fri. Beech Pike l2 0 Bothschild's (Baron)...Non. G ran db oroug h ll 0 Thur.Cublington ll 0 Fox HOUNDS. Aibrighton (Mr. 0. Stubbs') ............... Tues. The Stewponey Thur. Chetwynd Park lO 30 Sat. Apley Badsworth ............... TSWauteeds.. Wart Atherstone ............ ...Mon. Kingsbury Wood 11 0 Fri. Kirkby on Village 11 0 11 0 Bar r e Post 10 30 r r k. s e e tb oy P n o eG t suß Guide 10 30 Sat. Havercroft Green Thur. TK PL Beaufort's, Duke of .„Mon, Avening Wed. Burton lO 30 Fri. Swan, Derry Hill Sat. Hullavington Bedala ...................„Mon. Hutton Hang lO 45 Wed. Bridge Hewick lO 45 Fri. Swinton Park lO 45 Bellev's, Mr. F. ......Mon. Anstey Burrows lO 30 Thur. Bish Mill lO 30 Sat. Hynam lO 30 Belvoir, Duke of Rut land's Mon. Croxton Park ll 0 Tues. Syston Park Wed. Harlaxton Inn Fri. Newton Toll Bar Berkshire, Old (Mr. Morrell's) . Mon. Eastmanton Ridgeway Tues. New Bridge Fri. Shrivenham lO 30 Sat. Woolley Downs lO 30 Berkshire, South Mon. Hermitage . Tues. Crown Inn, Theale ..... . Thur. Clapper's Farm, Framley 10 30 Fri. Burnt Hill Brcester, Mr. A. Thom son's Tues. Charndon Common ... 11 0 Thur. Bucknell ll 0 Sat. Farthingho ll 0 Blackmoor Vale Mon. Sparkford Inn ll 0 Thur. Wanstrow Bramham-moor Mon. Beilby Grange Wed. Boot and Shoe Inn lO 30 Fri. Thorparch Sat. Stockeld Park Bramshill, Mr. Garth's Mon. Hare Hatch lO 30 Wed. Dogmersfield Park lO 30 Fri. Hawley Green Brocklesby, Earl of Yarborough's Mon. Rigby Cow Pasture Wed. Elkington Cow Pasture Fri. Thornton College Burton Hunt (Lord Hy. Bentinck's) Mon. Brant Broughton Tues. Holton ll 0 11 , ed. Magin Moor Thur. Bardnoy ll 0 Fri. Eagle Hall Sat. Panton Cambridgeshire .........Mon. Henlow Fri. Downing Arms Cheshire Mon. Appleton Hall Wed. Broomhall lO 30 Thur. The Rookery, near Nant wich lO 30 Sat. Minshul Cottesmore, Trollope's Mon. Pickworth Village ... 11 0 Toes. Brook Hall ll 0 Thur. Castle Bytham Sat. Ayston ll 0 Crawley and HorshamMon. Held Common Wed. Hapstead Fri. Plaw Hatch lO 45 Deacon's, Mr ~..........Mon. New Bridge Hill lO 30 Thur. Lif to n Bridge lO 30 Essex, tbe,H.Greaves'sMon. High Boding Mill ll 0 Thur. Margaretting-street Sat. High Laver ll 0 Essex, East (Mr. Mar riott's) Tues. Upper Yeldam ll 0 Sat. Terling, Rayleigh Arms ll 0 Essex, South, (Mr. But ton's) Tues. Burstead Clock House ... 11 0 Sat. Dog and Partridge, Stif ford Essex and Suffolk Tues. Elmstead Market Fri. Tattingstone, White Horse Essex Union Mon. Ramsden Heath lO 30 Wed. Rayleigh -street Sat. Tile Hall Fitzvrilliam's, Earl Mon. Farming Woods Wed. Old Weston Windmill Thur. The Kennel E. B.H.,Mr. Williams's Toes. Tregullow Lodge lO 30 Fri. Ladock Halsdon Mon. Westleigh House Hazabledon, Mr. Long's Mon. Southwick Wed. Batley Gate lO 45 Thur. The Bold Forester lO 45 Sat. Littlegreen on. ) Westbury House Hambleton (Mr. Bell's)TM (26 ues. Hambleten Hotel Fri Upsall H. H. .......... . Mon. Bradley Tues. Bramdean Common lO 45 Thur. Lunway's Inn Sat. Heriard Grange Farm , lO 45 Harboro', Mr. Tailby'sMon. Saddington Thur. Carlton Hall Herefordshire Tues. Chanstone Fri. Fownhope Heythrop ...............Mon. Chapple House Fri. Stock Bridge 10 30 Hurworth Sat. Northaston ............... Tues. The Kennels ...,... 0 ....... 10 30 Wed. Bradwell Grove . .10 30 Sat. Crathorn Ingram's (Mr. M eynell) Tues. Bra dl ey Lorake' ow Sat. Wichnor Isle of W 10 30 ight ..... Tues. Chale-green • ..... 10 330 0 Kent, East ......... ..... Tues. Lydden Fri. A!dington .. Fri. Parkhurst -forest 10 10 30 Ledbury, J•Thaekwell'sTues. Chances Pitch Ludlow, M r . Sit well Fri. Linton-wood , lO 30 'B • Tues. Barnes gate, Co rlcy 10 30 Thur. Burford -bridge •• 10 30 Sat. Whitbatch-lodgt , lO 30 Marshall's, M r , Horslett Commons, near 11 0 Tetcott ..... .......... Thu r . Moorcombe-corn er ll 0 Sat. Crawford Monmouthshire „Mon. Llantillo-house Thur. Pontrilas lO 30 Sat. Llauovcr-village. lO 30 Morpeth .................. T ues. Bolam Thur. NI nnykirk Fri, Hartford -bridge New Forest ............ T ues. M a:c hwood-lodga Thur. Earldomslo 45 Sat, St. A.usten's .... Oxfordshire (South), Mr. Phillips's ......... Mon. Thane Fri. Holton-pits Pembrokeshire (Phillips's Mr. L.) ...MOO, Fresh Water Rot lO 30 Wed. TrAfgarne-brid.g . e Crcsswell-bridge 10 30 Pytehley: .................. M on . C rins l ey 10 45 Wed. Li.b our ne 10 45 Fri, Lamport Inn Sat, Badbv-wood Quora ..................... Men. Brad i ate - par k Wed. Ratcliffe-on-the= Wreake ll 30 Fri. Barkby.ball Sat. Wimeswold Rufford ............... ...Mon. kbour in Vain Tues. N3wbound-mill Thur. Ltaton 10 45 .. ..... 10 45 Sat. Rufford-nnil Scarborough's (Earl of) Mon. Vaclworth Woo(lhouse 10 30 Tues. Finningley-park lO 30 Thur. i s t o n-hall ..... Fri. Grove Seale's, Sir 'Henry ,„ ...Mon. Cara -bridge Fri. Bradley Selby's, D ir, ..... ..,.Tues. Netherton Fri, J3)wick-InidZo .. lO 30 POLSONING DOGS AND FOXES. It will be i n the recollection of our readers that we some time ba, ck published an account of the destruction by strychnine of some of Baron Rothschild's stag hounds and also of ea veral fine foxes on the farm of a Mr. Bow den, on the t 'state of Capt. Lovett, at Soulbury, Bucks. From that time down to the present dead foxes and dogs have at frequi int intervals been found poisoned. W. S. Lowndes, E eq., only a few weeks ago had two very valuable settees destroy e d by f ou l means. A person w h o it is supposed was guilty of these shameful practices has been convicted at the Winslow petty sessions. He is the brother of 0. Bowden, of Soulbury, upon whose farm Baron Rothschild's hounds met with their death, and upon whose lands the poisoned foxes were found. The case was heard before P. Douncey, Esq., and E. W. Lowndes, Esq., on the 13th inst. Mr. J. Bowden, far mer, Swanbournee, was the defendant. He appeared to answer a surnmo ns charging him under the Malicious In juries Act, with poisoning a dog and a bitch, the property of Mr. T. Yates, of the same place, on the 7th Dec. last. Mr. Yates deposed that on Sunday, the 7th of Dec., he turned one of the clogs out of the house at dinner time. The dog remained away only a short time when it re. turned home and 'went and smelled at the fire, and imme diately fell down backwards, his joints becoming very stiff. It frothed at the mouth, and its lips were shrivelled up, leaving its teeth and gums bare. It died almost immediately. In consequence of not having seen the bitch during the morning, he became alarmed and went in search of her. lle w ent to Mr. Bowden s house, which is situate a short distance off, and asked Mr. Bowden if he bad seen his bitch. He said— " Yes, Tom, I saw her in my orchard dead, and I kicked some leaves over her." He (witosss) then went into the orchard, and under a walnut tree found the bitch dead. She was covered over with leaves and long grass. He then went to Mr. Bowden, and said to him, " Thank you for poisoning my dogs, but I will see what I can do." He then took her home and cut her open, and found in her stomach a hare's foot and a piece of intes tines tied up in a knot. The dog and bitch were buried together. Mr. Superintendent Hodgkinson stated that he was present when the dog and bitch were dug up, and that, having seen the dog opened, he took away the stomach and hare's foot, &c. He took them to Messrs. Deans and Newham, surgeons, of Winslow, for the pur pose of having them analysed. Mr. Newham deposed to receiving the stomach of an animal, a hare's foot, and a piece of intestines, trom Mr. Superintendent Hodgkin son, which he had submitted to an analysis, and he found that they each contained a large quantity of strychnine. Five other witnesses were examined, and after a lengthened investigation, the magistrates convicted Bow den of the offence, and ordered him to pay damages and costs, amounting to ill. 3s. 6d. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. This afternoon, about two o'clock, an extraordinary and painful accident happened to a horse belonging to Mr. Ellis, Rosehill Brewery, under circumstances which, doubtless, will give rise to legal proceedings. At the hour above named, the driver was proceeding down Renshaw-street, towards Lime-street, with his horse and cart and a few empty barrels, and when nearly opposite the large lamp at the bottom of Mount-pleasant, the horse unaccountably became frightened, and gallop. ing off made a precipitous dash into the plate-glass win dow of the shop of Hr. J. M'Arthur, Ranelagh-street, it into atoms, and destroyi ng th e toy-dealer, smashing whole of the wares which were in it exposed for sale. At the moment the animal plunged his forefeet through the glass, bis bind legs slipped, and they went through the glass of the cellar window, bringing him upon his haunches. The poor beast's chest was frightfully muti lated, and as the blood flowed from the wounds it be came quite ungovernable. One of the hoofs was discovered to be split through, thus at once jeopardising the horse's life. It was, however, after considerable difficulty, extricated, and removed to Hatton -garden, where it shortly after expired. The plates of glass are estimated at 261., and the window-frames, toys, eye at 251. more. Strange to say the d r i ver escaped 'very slightly injured, though he held on to the reins until the animal met with the accident above described. CUTTING TELICGRAPRIO WIRES.—A young man, named John Hill, waq yesterday brought before the county magistrates, at Rochester, on a charge of having cut off and stolen a portion of the telegraph wires belong ing to the European and American Telegraph Company. The company have been for some time past engaged in taking up and relaying their wires between London and Dover. During the progress of the undertaking they have been subjected to continual annoyances tlirouili their wires having been cut and carried off. The pri soner, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was sentenced by Major Boys, the presiding magistrate, to two months' imprisonment, with hard labour. BREVET. The uedermentioned officers, lliron half pay, to have the honorary rank of Inspector General of Hospitals : Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals John Richardson. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals John Miller, M.D. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals Richard Dowse. The undermentioned promotions to take place in the East India Co npany's Army, consequent upon the (loath cf Lieutenant-General Thomas Morgan, Bombay Infantry, on 6th December, 1156 TO BE LIEUTENANT-GENERAL. Major-General James Perry, Madras lufantry. TO BE MAJOR-GENERAL. Colonel Henry John Wood, C.B , Bengal Artillery. The undermentioned officers of the East India Com pany's Service, retired upon full pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows : TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Major John Hamilton Kennedy, Madras Infantry, Major George Scott, Bengal Light Cavalry. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LI EIITENA.NT. Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cavalry—John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, Esq., to be Major Commandant, vice the Duke of Hamiltoa , resigned. The Right Hon. Washington Sewellis, Earl Ferrers, and George Jones Barker, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenants of Staffordshire. Duke of Lancaster's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Caval r y and Lancashire Hussars—Lieutenant J o h n J acson to hoy Captain, vice Haliburton, resigned. BANK OF An Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturds • ENGLAND. 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for y the 10th day of Jan., 1857. AIia:SENT. DISCE DEP, X Notes 'sailed ...... • • 24,031,4G51 Government debt.... ,015,100 Other securities.... •• 3,459,901 Gold coin and b ull i on 9,556,465 Silver bullion ...... • • - £24,031,465 Doted the 15th d ay of January,3 £24,031,45 [. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1857. BANKING DE Proprietorecapital 14,553,000 Rest ....... •• • • 3,335,25 4 Public deposit s (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 3,7n5,379 Other .leposits ...... 10,644,674 Seven Day and other 8i115......., 845,460 :PiRTAtENT. Governmentsocuritios (Includg.Dead Weight Annuity) .......... 11,513,161 Other securittes...... 16,342,612 Notes ............ 4,6. 3,475 Gold and silver coin .. 624,519 £33,083,767 £33,083,767 I. MARSHALL, Chief Outlier. 1857. Dated the 15th day of January, AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Aver'age Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, corn. putted from the returns made in the week ending Jan. 13, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in A mer i ca........., A. d. 36 3 Muscovado, the produce of the M aur i t i us ....5 35 101 Muscovado, the produce of the E as t 1ndie5....... ...... 39 5i Average of the above three descripti ons ............ 38 25 BANKRUPTS. Robert Henry Hill, George Robert Hudson, and Fred. crick Hudson, importers, London-wall, to surrender, Jan, 27, at twelve, and Feb. 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bank. ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Madox and Wyatt, Clement 's-lane, Lombard -street, City. Horatio Bunting, seedsman, Colchester, Jan. 2-;, at two, and Feb. 24, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Jones, Colchester. Joseph Gelsthorp, builder, Nottingham, Jan. 27, and Feb. 17, at half-past ten, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Watson, jun., Nottingham. Joseph Baxter, victualler, Gooch-street, Birmingham, Jan. 29, at half-past ten, and Feb. 20, at half-past ele ven , at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Suckling, Birmingham. Joseph Henry Clarke, hatter, Leicester, Jan. 27, and Feb. 17, at half-past ten, at the Shire-hall, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Spooner, Leicester; Rowley and Ashwell, Nottingham; Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham, William Duckworth, cotton manufacturer, Church, near Accrington, Lancashire, Feb. 5 and 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Potter, Manchester. William Burch, hstmaker, Back hill, Hatton -garden, Jan. 27, at half-past one, and Feb. 24, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Sidney, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Richard Harrison and John James Cole, barge builders, Twig Folly, Bethnal-green, Jan. 30 and Feb. 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldertnanbury ; Hilleary, Fenchurch-buildings. John Oldham, currier, Long-acre, Feb. 2, aeeleven, and March 2, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Lloyd, Bloomsbury square. David Shove, tallow chandler, Croyden, Surrey, Feb. 4, at half-past twelve, and March 2, at one, at the Court of treet ; Long, tc Cy. liffo Prdenne's-innll, official ass i gnee, Basinghall s. William T- Gravenor, hatter and milliner, Binning- E ham, Jan. 28 and Feb. 18, at half-past ten, at the Birming ham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Dimino.- ham ; Ashuret, Son, and Morris, Old Jewry, London ; Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham. Theodore Robinson Kenway, broker and commission merchant, Birmingham, Feb. 5, at ten, and Feb. 20, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; W. H. Reece, Birmingham. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Adam Watson, coal merchant, Hutchesontown, Glas gow; Faculty Hall, Glasgow, Jan. 23, at one. Alexander Aitkenhead, baker, Glasgow; Victoria Hotel, Glasgow, Jan. 23, at eleven. Emil Golston and Co., importers of foreign goods, Glas gow, Jan. 24, at twelve, within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. Begbie, Wiseman, and Co., merch an t s , a t the Faculty hall, Glasgow, Jan:2l, at twelve. Country Markets. LIVERPOOL —JAN. 16. At to-day's market there was a very thin attendance of the trade, and only a limited business done. Fine wheat may be quoted without change in value, but some large parcels of common red were pushed off at a reduction of ld to 2d poi 701bs. Flour met a very slow sale, and was again the turn lower. Oats, oatmeal, barley, beans, and peas were scarcely inquired for, and remained nominally as before. Indian corn meets little attention, and above 33s 6d per qr. cannot be made for the best mixed Ameri can. Yellow held for 34s to 34s 6d, and white 35s to 35s 6d per qr. • WAKEFIELD —JAN. 16. Fine wheat was 19, and common 28 per qr. cheaper, with a dull trade. Fine barley was held for late prices, and other sorts were,rather cheaper. In beans, oats, and shelling no change. Average price of grain—Wheat, 598 Od ; barley, 47; 2d ; oats, 28s 7d ; beans, 4n 10d ; peas, 41s. 8d ; rye, —s. Od. • ...N.M. EXETER-JA.x. 16. --- CORN.—Wheat, 786 d to 8s; barley, 58 6d to bs 3d; grinding do., Oe Od to 08 Od. Oats, 3s Od to 3s 3(2., Beans, Os Od to 0 Od. Peas, ON Od to 008 Od. FLOUR.—Fine, 44s Od to 468 Od; seconds, 42s Od to 44u Od per sack. CATTLE. —There was a good Eupply of bullocks. Best beef, from —s Cd to lls per score ; inferior, Os to lOs Od(per score ; fat calves, 66d to 7d per lb ; barrenners, Os Od to 04 Od. per score ; cows and calves, 121. to 161. us ; butchers' calves, 6id to 7d per lb., rearins. , calves —s to -- s each. sheep, ewes and lanibs, 0/. Os to 01. Os per couple; ewes, 6ad to Od; wethers, 61d 7d; lambs, —to Od per lb. Pigs, large size, —s to —s ; second size, —s to —s ; slips, —5 to —s ; suckers, —s to —s. Rough fat,. 4id per lb. Pork carcases from 9s 6d to lOs 6d per score. LOUTH—JAN. 14. The corn market was not very active to-day, and wheat scarcely maintained last week's prices. Beans were rather higher. Peas and oats as last quoted. Wheat, 54s to 58s ; extra, 60s ; barley 44s to 47s ; oats, 24s to 275; beans, 42s to 465. BRISTOL SUGAR—JAN. 16. The market continues very dull, and with very little disposition on the part of the trade to operate either in raw or refined. In rum the only sale reported is a parcel of 50 puncheons of Demerara, of good quality. GOAL MARI :M.—JAN. 16. the close of the market Walleend, &o. Pries' of Coal per ton at a. d. Bates's West Hartley l5 3 ; Bebside's Hartley 15 6 G d•osforth . 17 9 Howard's West Hartley !Riddell l7 9 Netherton 15 9 1Evenwood 16 0 Davison's West Hartley 15 9 ,Cassop 18 6 North Percy Hartley _l5 3 1Acorn Close lB 0 Tanfield Moor l5 o Bell's Primrose l4 6 Tanfield Moor Butes 15 0 Russell's Hetton 18 9 Walker Primrose .........14 0 Lambton l9 0 Wylain South Derwent ....... — l 5 6 , Whitworth l7 0 Wallsend. Szc. 'Tees l9 6 Heugh Hall 1S 3 i Der wentwa ter Hartley .15 9 Haswell 19 9 South Hetton 19 3 Richmund lB 3 Braddyll lB 9 Hartlepool l9 0 Framwellgate lB %hips at market...l6s I Sold ... ..... ..128 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--YESTERDAY. Am5terdam............ 11 14 Gibraltar Ditto, three months .. 11 17% Leghorn .• •• • • •• 29 5734 Rotterdam ..... 11 17%' Genoa ...... .......... 23 75 Antwerp .............. 25 32% Milan _— Brussels 25 32% Venice Bamburgh •• •• •• .• •• • • 13 6% Naples •• •• •••• •••• •• •• 43 Altona •••• ............ Palermo .... Paris • ••••••• 25 25 Messina • •• • .. 129% Ditto, three months .. 25 63 Lisbon .. Marseilles 25 6 7% Oporto ................ 51% Bourdeaux Rio Janeiro ..... Frankfort-on-Maine .• .. 118% Buenos • Ayres....• •. .• Berlin •• •• •• •• •• ••.• •• New York,6o days' sight Vienna.......... • • 10 42 Philadelphia Trieste.. • • .... •••••• .• 10 43 PRICES OF MILLION, PEE OZ. Petersburg ............ 37 Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 Madrid .........., .... 49 Portugal Gold Coin .. 00 0 Cadiz 49% Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 Barcelona ...... • • New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Seville— .... .......... I Silver in bars 0 0 0 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 16. - STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been doing a very quiet business to-day, and prices closed at their worst point. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34 North Eastern and Berwick, 21}—Eastern Counties, 94 —Caledonians, 30,1—London and North Western 1061—• Lancashireßritish, 9 and Ea s Yok t Lancashire, shire 9 , —Midland, 82 3 N orth North 22 Royal Insurance, 2 pm. MANCHESTER, JAN. 16. STOOK EXCHANGE. —There Was a quiet market to.. day at the opening, and a rather dull business done at the close. Sheffields, Bank, 34— uv Grand Trunk of 96 District Canad a , D l2 ers, a t ands, 65 _ Westerns, 13 prem. —East Lancashire, 23i .....--,...... BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 16. STOCK ExortANGE.—The market was a shade firmer to• quotations. Midl ands, 82i—Lancashire and Yorkshire, day, and prices at a slight improvement on yesterday's 96a —Great Western, 66 1 67—Great Western, Miming' ham Guaranteed, 71 1061 1064 14 • --- --,irmingham Canals, 92i Birmingham Banks, 331—n 4—London and North Westerns, — tulley and West Bromwich Bank, 91. .....__ SEABORNE MAILS. 17hen the date for making up a mail falls on a Sunday, the mai remains open until the day following; except in the case of the India mail, via Southampton, which, on such occasions, is made up the evening previous.] Made up Al the Post• Office lth,l7th, g;} 27th of the month. 4th & 20th of the month. 4th of the month. Feb. 5.. IFeb. 9.. .. 2 cl and 17th of the month, %V hence des- patched. South ampto❑ South ampton South ampton South ampton Dart. mouth South arriPt al South ampton South ampto❑ South ampton Ply mouth Liver pool Liver- Pool By what Vessel. When expected Teall9 Pera Iran. 24 4th and 20th of the mouth. Feb. 4 IJan. 3 Jan. 25 Feb. 12 Ist and 16th of the month. 16th of the month. Feb. 1 By what Vessel. Alhan2- bra. Mornilli Light Engla4 Avon Atrato v.trato: 1 ... ....... Ethlopll Europa Baltic Lisbon Gibraltar Gibraltar ••1 Malta • • • • • • Egypt Ceylon .. India i • • Mauritius (via Ceylon)) China Penang Singapore Australia(vla M the Cape) Cape of Good Hope .. • Mauritius Ceylon India Lisbon ...• Madeira 1 CapedeVerds Brazil .... • • 31 BuenosAyres Falkland Is lands West, Indies (except Ha vana and :Honduras). Venezuela Grey T own : . S New Granada Chili Peru ••_ Calirornia Honduras . Nassau Iran. 17 MeXice Havana .• Madeira .. Teneriffe • W.C.of A friCa . British North America United States. United States British North . 1 America United States. British North America .. IFeb. 2.. IJan. 23 Feb 6 Every Fri. Jan. 19 ran.2o and alternate Tuesdays. Jan, lb, IJeu. 14 .. South ampton Live r _ pool Feb. 191 Can a d a Arag• lan. 27 .. } Feb. 4 g. Am e • rlcan. m—Morning. E—Evening, BIRTHS, — OP A 803. On the 13th inst., at Ciovelly C ourt, the seat of her father, Lady Drummond. stocOk-square, n the 13 th inst. Mrs. Il enry Na at 12 A, Upper Woburn-pl ace , T al i than. On the 12th inst., at Cuniner V icarage, O P A DA UGHTER. Mrs. Cha r l es F. O. Spencer. On the 15th i, Hyde -park square, M rs. Chas. Hill. Berks, the Hon inst., a t 25 MARRIED. On the 15th inst., at St. John's, Upper Holloway, Mr. James Byfield, daughter of Elisha Ambler, Es of Grove House, Upper Holloway. q., of •Islington , to Elizabeth, the second On the 14th inst., Henry E. Symons, ESCI. of 8, Eusto o n: square, to Emma, elder daughter of A. N. ilyers, Fag. 1 20, Finsbury -place. Richard Jones, Esq., SD I E D. On the 15th inst., at 5, lie tiuck-terrace, Regent's-park aged 76. Loveday, Esq., late . of Cuckfield, On the 15th inst., suddenl , Mr. William Hards, of the Greyhound Inn, Eltharn Kent, aged 54. late o r i Richmond-place, Hereford On the 14th irigt at 'St. John's-wood, Charles Daniel On the Esq inst., Isaac Carter Curtis, Esq., 7, Marl. borough-Place, St. John's -wood, aged 64. On the 13t1 inst., John Alcock, Esq., of 53, Milton-st., Dorset-square, aged 82. Sussex, aged 61. On the 13th inst , at the Prince Albert, Queen's-road, Dalston, Mr. Jelin:Davy, aged 51. Sowers, aged 66. On the 14th inst., at North Audley-street, Mrs. Susanna _ LONDON: Printed and P u bli s h ed b of N o . 11 2, Strand, Printer y 3 2TJEDO YOUNG. , at The S un Offi ce , N o . 112, St rand, in the Precinct of the of Miactleaos, Saturday, Jamin,— 3avoy, in the c o u p ty Harbin ger Orinocrl Orinoc Candace Arabia Baltic Ara ge.. Angl o . Saxon