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War Department, Pall-mall, 14 th February, 1857. potTRSITANT to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in the matter of HORACE TWISS, late of the Inner.temple, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, one of her Ma jesty's Counsel, deceasod, all persons claiming any debts or liabilities affecting the personal estate of the above-named Horace Twiss, who died in or about the month of May, 1849, arc, by their solicitors, on or before the 7th day of March, 1857, to come in and prove their debts, and liabilities at the Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, Knight, No. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's inn, Middlesex,: or in default thereof they will be peremptorily ex eluded from the benefit of the said order. Thursday, the 12th day of March, 1857. at one o'clock in the after noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. Dated this 29th day of January, 107. CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk. FLAHCIATE, CLARKE, and FINCH. 43, Craven-street, Strand, Solicitors for the Executors THE LONDON and BIRMINGHAM IRON and HARDWARE COMPANY (Limited.) Offices and Warehouses. 253, Blackfriars-road, London. Capital, 50,0001., in 10,000 shares of 51. each. Deposit, 21. per share. DIRECTORS. Jokn P. Mnrrougb, Esq , M.P., New Inn, strand. John Harris, Esq., 56, Stamford-street, and Effingham House, Burs- tow, Surrey. dames Melrose, Esq., Hatton-garden and Tiridale, near Dudley. Henry Whatley Wood, Esq., 11, Leadenhall-street. AirDITOR To be chosen at first General Meeting of the Shareholders. BANKERS. London Joint• Stock Bank, Princes-street, Mansion House. SECRETARY. Mr. E. Guest. This Company, as a commencement, have pirchased an old-esta blished business with one of the largest stocks in London, situated at the corner of Holland-street, 253, Blackfriars-road, and 32, John street, the late- proprietor of which, Mr. Frederick F. Shaw, has engaged to contitue in the active management of the concern, and to make his remuneration nominal till after the shareholders have received 8 per cent. dividend. From a most reasonable estimate it is calculated that 15 per cent. will be the lowest dividend ever paid. Applications for the remaining shares may be made to the Secre. tary, at the Offices, 253, Blackfrlars-road. THE LONDON, HARWICH, and CONTI• 1 NENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY, (Limited). Capital 100,0001., in 10,000 Shares of 101. each, with power to increase. 2/. per share payable on allotment. Incorporated under the Act 19 and 20 Vic., chap. 47, by which the liability of the Proprietors is limited. to the .amount of their shares. TRUSTEES. Ralph Walters, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, Colonel William Petrie Waugh, Director of tho London and (No. 20,176.) PUBLICATIONS• NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR. OF " MARGARET MAITLAND. " Now ready at all the libraricS, in 3 vols., lIE DAYS OF MY lifFE. An Autobiography. By the Author of" Margaret Maitland," " Lillieslqaf," c. Burst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. THIRD AND CHEAPER EDITION, REVISED. Now ready, in 1 vol. post Bvo , 10s. lid., bound, REVELATIONS of PRISON LIFE ; with an Inquiry into Prison Discipline and secondary Pun ishments. By G. L. CHESTERTON, Twenty-five Years Governor of the House of Correction at Cold Rath-fields. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Eastern Banking Company. David Waddington, Esq., M.P., 4, Spring-gardens. Jahn Bagshaw, Esq., M.P., Director of the Eastern Counties Railway. DIRECTORS. Colonel William Petrie Waugh, Branksea Castle, Dorset, Di ' rector of the London and Eastern Banking Company. Robert L. Leckie, Esq. (late of Bombay), George-street, Port man-square. William Shaw, Esq., 1, Kensington-park-tOrrace. Gregor Grant, Esq., late Chairman of tte Oriental Bank, Bombay), 4, Great Russell-street.. 3. C. Zilleson, Esq., Vice-President of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway Company, Amsterdam. Sir Henry Durrant, Bart., Scottow Hall, Norfolk. Henry Ward, Esq., H.E.1.C.5., K 1, Albany. John Edward Panter, Esq., Director of the St. George's In surance Company, Fall-mall and Fulham. Andrew Walls, Esq., Lloyd's, and 11, Leadenhall-street. Captain Raymond, Albion-squaro, Dalston, Managing Diree. for of the Steam Vessels. ..(With power to increase.) Bezatras. The London and Eastern Banking Corporation, 27, Cannon • street, City. Xesers. Cox, Cobbold, Rodwell, and Co., Bankeri, Harwich, Essex. INCIINEERS ne CillEF—Messrs. Newton and Fuller, 16, King William-street, City. SEAREEROREES. • London —Messrs. !Tugging and Rowsell, 1, Threadneedle-street Liverpool—Messrs H. Davies and Son, 2,Royal Bank-buildings Buirruzet AGENTS—Messrs. William Felgate and Co., 4, Cle ment's-lane, City ; Mr. R. Twiss, H. Son, Rotterdam. STANDING COUNSEL lfred Hill, Esq., 44, Chancery-lane. SOLICITOAS.—Messrs. Rymer, Murray, Rymer, and Jackson, Hanover-street, Hanover-square, and 59, Chancery-lane. AVDITOES.—Messrs. Broom, Bagshaw, and Westcott, 35, Coleman-street, City. SECRETARY.—Hume Greenfield, Esq. - • Offices of the Company-44, Moorgate-street, City, E.C. This Company is established with a view to afford the pub lic increased facilities in the conveyance of mails, passengers, specie, and merchandise between England, via Harwich, and the ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, &c. A traffic arrangement for a term of years bas been entered into with the Eastern Counties Railway Company on advan tageous terms, and the Directors have secured the co-opera tion of the authorities of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway Com pany, and the other inland navigation and railway establish ' ments in Holland and Germany, all of whom are so convinced _ of the advantages to be derived from this line of communica tion, as the most desirable for passenger traffic, and the • speedy conveyance of merchandise and perishable goods, that they are anxious to promote the views of this Company to the fullest possible extent. The town of Harwich is 68 miles from London by railway, and its port is the most convenient for direct communication • between London and all the great seaports in Holland and Belgium, and thencO to the northern and central parts of the ' continent of Europe. _ Passengers proceeding to India via Trieste, by Harwich, Rotterdam, and the Dutch-Rhenish Railway, will effect a saving of 48 hours, as compared with the route via Marseilles; the line from Rotterdam to Trieste being on the eve of com pletion without a break. The harbour of Harwich is safe, commodious, and easy of access in all weathers and states of the tide—advantages which no other port possesses on the eastern coast south of the Humber. By the opening of this route via Harwich the dangers and delays of the intricate navigation e the Swin and the mouth • 'of the River Thames are avoided, whereby a saving of time IS effected to Hamburgb, Rotterdam, and Antwerp of from 10 to 11 hours ; whilst the route to Oberhausen and thence to the northern pats of Europe is four hours and a a carter less by Harwich and Rotterdam than that by Dover and Ostend, as per tabular statement, and thus the former must become the direct route of postal communication . TIME PER SOUTIL-EAEITERN TIME PER EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. London to Dover ...2a hours L on d on t RAILWAY. ° hours Dover to Ostend 7 ~ Harwich to a ß r Ort h er 21 - Ostend to Oberhausen dam " 9 (264 miles) ..... ~..10 ~ Rotterd am t o Ober hausen (124 miles)4 , ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE 20 hours INCAPACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE, Saving in favour of Hai i l ch 44 hours. New and improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, just published, price, free by post, ls., THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work on the physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, from the effects of solitary indulgence, infection, and the injurious conse quences from the nse of Mercury ; with observations on the obliga tions of marriage, and directions for obviating cm taro disqualifica tions. By R. and L. PERRY and CO.I Surgeons. Sold by Piper Brothers, 23, Paternoster-row; Ilannay, 63, and Sanger. 160, Ox ford-street ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM is employed to renovate the impaired powers of life. Its action is purely balsamic ; its power in reinvigorating the frame in all cases of nervous and sexual if e bility, obstinate gleets, impotency, barrenness, and debilities arising from venereal excesses, has been demonstrated by its unvarying success in thousands of cases. Price I Is. per bottle, or four quan titles in one for 335., which saves 115. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphi litic remedy, for purifying the system, and is recommended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms, such as et uptions on the skin, blotches on the head and face, enlargements of the throat, tonsils, and uvula ; threatened destruction of the nose, palate, Eke. Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system is undeniable. Price I Is. and 335. per bottle, also a saving oflis PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effec tual remedy in all cases of gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and diseases W. Edwax of the urinary organs. Price 2s. 9d., 43. 6d , an! 11s. p er box. Sold by B arclay and Sons, Farr i ng d on -street ; Darby and Gosden,va die 140, Le adkall-street ; W. Sutton and Co. , 10 . Bow-church y ard ; street 67, St. Paul's-churchyard ; J. Sanger , 150, Oxford - Hart/ Hannay and Dletrichsen, 63, Oxford - street ; Butler and Hannay vendors 4heaptshidroeu;ghPoructutthaendunHiteadrsiaunnt,gd2o2i.9n, itraud ; and all me, PER SOUTII-EASTERN RAIL- PER EASTERN COUNTIES RAIL WAY. WAY. London, Dover, Ostend, to London,Harwich,Rotterdam, Cologne. to Cologne. Ist Class, Rail and Ist Class, Rail a n d .. itto Steam ............ 23 10 6I in Steam Z2IO 3 12 5 1 2d ditto ditt0...... 2 9 8 d2d ditto Saving fa d v s o t u e r am of .. H .. a . ............ 17 3 . ditto 0 3 Ist Class, Rail an 0 2d ditto ... A deputation has been in Holland, and submitted the views - of this Company to the Postmaster-General, the Minister of ' Finance, and the Minister of the Interior, who have promised • their cordial co-operation in support of the undertaking. - It is intended, in the first instiarncte, communicationt o i e . o r a m - tions of this Company to the direct London, via Harwich, to Rotterdam.d commodious packets, This Company will have swift ' and its management will be carried out wi co t na h f t o h rt e , u a t so as to secure expedition, safety, and and the e ca d re i , - rectors submit that the traffic cannot fail to realise a hand some dividend to the shareholders. The capital Will bo divided into 10,000 Five on which 2/, per share is to be paid on allotment. shares of 101. each, s per share is to be paid to the bankers of the Co m p any , and their receipt must accompany the letter of application. If less th an the number of shares a pplied for be allotted, a 't proportionat e part of the dewill be immediately re turned. .No call w ill exceed 2/ posi . per share, a nd will not be a • a less int erval than three months. Forms of a pp li cation for sh ares ma y be obtained at the brokers and offices of the Company,44, Moorgate-street , City, London, E.C. i A ' and at the offices of Oliver John Wil liams, Esq., age ,Essex loyd's, and Vice Consul of the Nether. lands, Harwich - Application for shares and Secretary, who will give information.p.rosituseg to be made to the All letters addressed attention.receive ~ secretary', will immediate ~ • [PRICE 4D. STAmpED SD. scat NO MORE PILLS NO R ANY OTHER MEDICINE CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND IN REV LENTnildA' ASTHMA , e DU BARRY'Sotherrernees LIVER COM P LAINTS A COre cures theabove CONSUMPTION , co p la. AND int. 8 DEBILITY.and their delicious HEALTH RESTOR c9nsequences, such as , lie cost in hemorrhoidal affections, flatulency, disten sion, neuralgia, deafness,ach and ARABICA FOOD saves fifty times its palpitation of the heart, nervous headaches, noises in the head and ears, pains at mon, acidity, heartburn tthioenpsiot fofththeeshß in , impurities between the shoulders, erysipelas, eru dropsy, rheumatism, gout, n of the blood, scrofula, low a s u an e ci a and sickness during pregnancy, ' after eating, or at sea sleeplessness, involuntary blushing ' , unfitness for study, loss of mc gpeatlael7l,sisd, etrbeillmtyor,s,indsulitketeutdee,Bo,l:clieerith,P7pearts: s, epileptic fits, splee head, exhaustion, melan choly, delusions, vertigo, blood to m a or s eov it er, ne t r h e e r , groundless fear, wretchedneess generally, best food for infants and invalids • gen l e t turns acid on the weakest stomach, good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relishlor interferes with a and restores the faculty of digestion and nervous for lunch and dinner, to the most enfeebled. Supported by testimonials and muscular energy ted Professor of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure, Dra.sSfironl the celebra vey, Dr. Campbell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurzer, , Dr. Ingram, Dr.Har- Stuart de Decies, the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, an Lard other well-known individuals, whose health has been restored so ' ooo this useful and economical diet, after all other means had been by tried in vain for many years, and all hopes of recsvery abandoned. Analyas by the celebrated Professor of Chemistry .Andrew Ure M.D., F.R.S., &c., &c. " London, 21, Bloomsbury-square. " I hereby certify, that having examined Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica I find it to be a pure vegetable Farina, perfectly whole some, easily digestible, likely to promote a healthy action of the stomach and bowels, and thereby to counteract dyspepsia (Indiges tion), constipation, and their nervoUs Consequenc e Analytical Chemist." s. Andusw URN, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Ukase by the Emperor of Russia. Russian Consu l a te General, London , Dec. 2,1817. The Consul-General bas been ordered to inform Messrs. Barry, that the Revalenta Arabica they had sent to his Du Barry and Co., Majesty the Emperor, has by imperial permission, been forwarded to the Minister of the Imperial Palace. with full instructions. In Suitably packed for all climates, and canisters, lib 2s Od ; 21 b 45 62 ; 51b I 1 s ; 121 b 22s ; super refined quality, lib 6s ; 21b Ils ; 51b 22s ; 101 b 335. The 1010 and 121 b canis ters are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Bar ry,,... Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street. London; Fortnum, " -La ' on, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at 60,_ Gracechurch•street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 4, Cheayside ; 68, , t rill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street ; 55, Charing-e10!5 4.54,11./ppet Cr - Otreet ; sa and 100, Word-Arcot , ..-- tunate that hers the witnesses contradicted the admission of the parties. His Honour then questioned the witness as to the notice in Walton's case, and Mr. Gatherer did not recollect the :applications said to have been made. The case then stood over for the purpose of examining the party making the admissions. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Steam Packet of the Lond on , Harwich, an d C ont i nenta l Company (Limited), 44, Moorgate-street, City, E.C. Gentlemen,—l enclose you a receipt for 2 request to the uest you will. London and Eastern allot me Bankin g Corporatio n , and I paid hereby shares in th e L ondon, and I hereb y Harwich, and Continental Steam P ac k et Company (Limited); agree to accept s uc h shares or any smaller number P that may be allotted to me, and t o pay the calls thereon, and to execute the necessary deeds of th e C ompany. I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant ' Name in full. _ . . picked i o c a k r e d d the the miip unfortunate atsea . The following is a report mat named Tougar, a stoker, and Cedars, h o'clock em , w except lost • the French Consul at Rio, at which' landed . by the American' ship Essex, o e st v l e y ss s e a l i . lors A . bo A u l t l l o l ft I left the raft and went on boarde sight 4th of November Captain D v as in his —" with Dr. Claris, the were sioeving a , l n il l i t er t s h o lj e m e odri distance 4innie e auix w and gig chambre five sailors. They provisions the Lyonnais, t m h our companions, sions ur, immedi ately where I was rejoined by 20 t i o - fc them.f from made an attack on the It was in vain that we endeavoured to and p wine. d them to assist in constructing a new raft - t e h rsua e plied that they would die on board the vesseleyFroer us, who wished to escape death, we began to con struct two, which we sent to the large one. The night came on stormy, and was a - dreadful one . to pass. One of the small rafts which we had sent to the large one, and which had remained attached to the latter, parted is hawser at 11 o'clock at night, and went adrift, having on it the chief cook, named Cayelle ; Romain, first stoker ; and four others. At that moment the sea was very rough, and every movement of the vessel gave such a shock to the large raft, which was fastened to her, that we thought it would go to pieces. The unfortunate men who were on it uttered the most piercing cries, begging that the hawser might be cut and the raft set adrift before it went to pieces. That we could not consent to, for if the raft floated away we thought we should lose all chance of safety. Alas ! when daylight appeared not a vestige be yond the part to which the hawser was attached was visible. By the side of us our drunken com panions were still asleep, with their bodies half under water. We sought to rouse them up by de claring the vessel would soon go to pieces, and that it was necessary to construct a new raft. One of them opened his eyes, and, finding that it rained, re plied, 'I will not do.anything while it rains.' Four men set to work with me, and at 6 o'clock in the morning of the sth a last raft was completed and launched. The water had then reached to a level with the deck of the vessel, and there was not a moment to be lost. We got on the raft without -provisions, and almost without clothes, With -OM empty barrels, the -cabin doors, and some cordage. The raft was about 30 feet square. I had with me, besides my present companion, the ship's steward, the second cook, and a stoker, whose papers are now in Our possession. As to those who remained in the vessel, to the number of 15, we saw them take refuge in the forepart as the water rose over the afterpprt. We had not got to more than four times the vessel's length from her when she gave a lurch to starboard, and then suddenly disappeared, with a noise similar to an explosion of a mine. There was a smart breeze blowing at the time, and the sea was very rough. Our raft, formed of planks suspended on two barrels, had neither oars nor sails. Throughout the whole of the sth the weather was squally, with rain, sleet, and snow. On the 6th there was a very-heavy sea. The raft gave a heavy lurch, and the second cook was washed away. A short time after an other man in despair threw himself into the sea. The steward twice attempted to follow that example, but we dragged him on board again. He, however, soon afterwards disappeared, after a very heavy sea had washed over us. There now remained only us two. We had then become very weak from long fasting, and exposure to the wet and cold. Our hands and legs had swollen. At eight o'clock in the morning of the Bth we saw a vessel at about cannon's shot distance, but she did not see us, and continued on her route. At four o'clock in the afternoon we saw another steering for us, and she soon came close. We were saved. Some of the crew of the vessel jumped on our raft ; and, finding that we were too weak to move, had us slung and hoisted ca. board. She was the Essex, of Boston, bound to Rio with a cargo of ice. The captain and his wife treated us with the greatest kindnes , , and we arrived at Rio on the 25th of December." On being asked te furnish information as to the probable fate of the other persons embarked on board the Lyonnais, the man declared that he had seen on the raft Richard and Voison, the two principal stokers ; Remeur, the coalman ; a young French girl who had embarked at New York as femme de ,chambre to the passengers, and three American lady passengers, one a young girl of from 10 to 12 years of age. These women had bsen picked up after the logs of one of the boats. The MALI further affirmed that he saw on board the vessel during the last night the two coalmen (Brimot and Louis) and the first stoker (Romain),*Cayolle, the head cook, and some otheTs. Address in full .............................. Occupation ................................. Date ............. BANSERW RECEIPT. Received the day 1857, the sum of on account of the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company (Limited). London, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, EEBRUARy 17, 1857. riaval and Pfijlitaly Intelligence• The number of troops who have volunteered for the various colonial and Indian depots at Chatham Garrison is nearly 800 men. The regiments for which the troops have volunteered are the Bth, 26th, 35th, 53d, 60th, 61st, 70th, 78:h, 831, and 84th, the whole of the service companies of which, with exception of the 26th, which is stationed at Bermuda, are serving in India. The fol lowing are the corps which have furnished this large number of volunteers :-4th (King's Own), 6th (Fusi liers), 9th, 14th, 21st, (Fusiliers), 17th (Royal Tigers), 28th, 314, 47th, 65th, 66th, 68th Light Infantry, 77th, and the Rifle Brigade.. An order has been given for the volunteers to join their new corps at Chatham by the Ist of March. The Hawk, 60, screw steamship, Captain J. Wilcox, left Sheerness yesterday for Queenstown for coast-guard service on the coast of Ireland. She is 90 seamen short of her crew. The Dragon, 6, paddlewheel steam frigate, Captain Wm. H. Stewart, C. 8., was put out of the basin at Sheerness yeSterday, and is to be paid off on Friday. The Nimrod is ordered to be put out of the fitting basin at Sheerness this day, preparatory to her dept. ture for Portsmouth. The Foxhound, 4 guns, screw steam gunvessel, has had her fittings completed in No. 1 dry dock at Sheer. ness, and is to he undocked this day. The Terrible, 21 guns, paddlewheel steam frigate, is ordered to be docked to have her defects repaired in the same dock. Lieut. George Longley, Royal Engineers at Sheer ness; is ordered to proceed to Dublin for duty. Major John Spurnway, Royal Artillery, has been pro moted to the Royal Horse Artillery, and leaves Sheer_ ness garrison to join his troop at Christchurch. The Duke of Cambridge went down to Woolwich yes. terlay morning for the purpose of witnessing the assem bling and marching of the Royal Artillery troops into the country. The morning being peculiarly favourable for the occasion, the entire battalions, together with the Royal Horse Brigade and the batteries, were accordingly drawn up in review order on the common at 9 o'clock. The Commander-in-Chief was accompanied from London by Gen. Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, G.C.B , Adjutant- General to the R-iyal Artillery, and Major-General Wil liams, Commandant of Woolwich garrison. The batta lionx, having been formed in hue, were flanked by the Royal Horse on the right, the batteries forming the left wing, under the command of their respective officers. His Royal Highness, accompanied by Sir Hew R 035, Major.Ueneral Williams, Col. Hardiege, K.JL, Acting- Commandant of the garrison ; Col. Bloomfield, Aide-de- Camp to her Majesty ; Lieut.-Col. Bingham, Assistant Adjutant-General ; Lieut.-Col. Teesdale, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Williams ; Brigade-Major Shaw, Captain Freetb, Deputy-Assistant-Quartermastef-General, and a numer ous retinue of tmnated officerg, proceeded to the common and passed down the lines, minutely inspecting each man. The troops thence marched off the high roads leading to Eltham, Lee, and Charlton. The Duke, attended on his arrival on the ground, then entered the inelosure fronting the Cadets' College, and passed an inspection of the gentlemen of that establishment, who were drawn up for the purpose there. His Royal Highness having witnessed a slight course of sword exercise, expressed his gratification at the efficiency of the students, and ordered a half-holiday to be granted to the institution. He then repaired to the Royal Arsenal, and paid a cursory visit to the various departments, going through the Royal La boratory, the paper factory, Royal carriage department, and gas factory, and returned to the Royal Araery ines&room at 1 o'clock, where he honoured the officers of the regiment with his company at luncheon, and re turned to London. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop Vixen, Com mander Mecham, sailed yesterday morning from Wool wich to Greenhithe to adjust compasses, preparatory to her departure for sea. The freightship Malabar is ordered down to Woolwich from St. Katharine's Docks to embark 2P barrels of ammunition for Demerara. The screw steam-ship Colossus, 80, Captain Thomp son, which left Lisbon on the 4th, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday. On the 12th inst., in lat. 46 30 north, long. 11 20 west, spoke the French brig Joseph Adrian; on the 14th, in lat. 48 3 0 north , l on g . 9 west, the Bri tish barque Norden, outward bound. The Cesar, Cap tain Robb, which left Lisbon on the Bth, was off the Elilystone yesterday at noon, beating to the eastward. The following appointments have been made at the A.dmiralty P. B. Breton, mate, to the Iris ; James A. Bud, master, to the Plumper ; T. Main, and A. H. Kerr, naval cadets, to the Iris ; W. H. C. M. Gillham, clerk, to the Tortoise. SPORTING NOTES. OPENING THE BALL. The downfall of Blink Bonny at the Corner yesterday created a sensation. Her backers looked at one another with a -puzzled stare of dismay and disappointment, and seemed utterly bereft of &Aber the power or the inclina tion to stay the havoc which her opponents were making. All sorts of reports ace in circulation to explain the retro gression of the share ; some state that she has not , wintered well, and that she has become nervous and excited, others that sbe has been recently beaten in a trial. This latter rumour was referred to by me yesterday. Whether Blink Bonny will " come again" it is of course impossible to determine —in all probability, however, she will be reinstated in her pride of place. Some talk is made of her stable companion Sirathnaver--a nice looking horse enough, that figured respectably at Doncaster last year. A Derby horse, however, must have something more than respectable performances to recommend him, and Middleha m must send to Epsom a more formidable champion than Strathnaver to secure th e G re at Surrey Trophy. Ere these notes are i n type many, metropolitan turfites will be en r ou t e to Lincoln, where a most attractive programme - has been provided. Thanks to the great change which has taken place ' in the management, the undesirable notor iet y which the meeting attained a few years ago is like l y to be forgot ten, and the gathering seems about to regain its lost popularity. At this season of the year, when horses haves only just quitted their straw beds, it is difficult to de termine the chances of the conepet,itgrs,_and the glorious .uncertainty of the turf is e re e ndered more . gloriously un certain still, by the ragged coats and other signs of a lack of preparation which are displayed by the animals that " enter the lists." Other reasons might be stated. to justify the exercising of caution in dealing with the events to be decided. Horses are not always wanted so early in the year, and sometimes merely show to try their mettle and form with a reserva tion of strength for future engagements. In confirmation of this statement reference need only be made to the return of the races at Lincoln last year, when Fisherman succumbed to platers like Tame Deer, Flageolet, and Vanessa. Eleven nominations are appended to the Trial Stakes, the names of Fisherman and Apathy being the most notewor thy. Both these horses belong to Mr. T. Parr) and I shall be inclined to select whi c h ever sports t h e "puce and white sleeves" to do battle for nee. Fisher man has 101bs. extra to carry ; but if he be the Fisherman of last season, Rho will doubt his success Of the twc-year-olds I have little information. Shrip ton, and T. P. Coo ke, and;Greenwich F air have been mentioned with favou r ; but I have onl y hear - say reports to guide me as to th eir res p ective merits. Janus, The British Yeoman, and may Tchernaya finishin are most attractive names i n the entries for the Steeplechase , the order as fi n di n g a needle in a bottle of hay, and and ia Twhhei etha shouldsk I have tohf p e three set i ndge start wo ua t their they names. Lady perhaps teasy safer plan would be to adopt the system of the Circumlocution Offi ce, and try ic " u h i o g w ht onoftAtovadno, and pO ofaf hitshes y. the t he o r ld :u r n olds e y Tom Perkins or C ) lesh ill ma y wi n the Hurdle Race. - s l Is prefer Apathy, Ma and Malcolm, and Madame L ry ay Messrs. Dorling and Baton commenced their canvass to-day for the bonus to the Metropolitan Stakes and City and Suburban Handicap. So wide spread is the interest which the Licensed Victuallers and their friends take in the maintenance and popularity of the Epsom Spring Meeting, that an appeal to their pockets is not likely to be disregarded. Still the list of subscriptions last Sear was not so satisfactory as on former occasions, and I trust that an increased liberality, on the part o the lovers of the national sport of racing, will proven' the possibility of a deficiency in the supplies. Feb. 17. A. FRESH MAN. TATTERS ALL'S—MONDAY. Speculation was marked by several important incidents, and the betting throughout the afternoon shifted'and varied in a most perplexing manner. So strong was the oppoei Lion arrayed against Blink Bonny for the Derby that 20 to 1 was offered against her. This mere her of let. been under aonaiderable suspicion, and this afternoon she seemed about to bo driven completely out of the market. Her some time supporters made only a feeble effort to arrest her downward tendency. Early in the afternoon 12 to 1 to a "pony" was betted against her and Lady Hawthorn coupled. No other investment in her favour came under our notice. Offers sere made to back either Tournament or M.D. against her. 20 to Ito money would have been taken about Mr. Parr's horse. 1,000 to 20 was taken three times about Blink Bonny's stable com panion, Strathnaver. The odds quoted against Kent were booked to about 2001. 1,000 to 30 was laid once. For the Liverpool Steeplechase 8 to 1 was at first offered on the field, but those odds were ultimately taken freely about Minos. Hopeless Star rose to 12 to 1, and Omer Pacha was in brisk demand at 100 t o 8. Weathercock, who at the end of last week had been brought with some force into the market, was well supparted at 100 to 6. The following were backed for 100 /. oven against the field Minos, Emigrant, Hopeless Star, Omer Pacha, Weather- cock, Jean du Quesne, Little Charley, and Casse Con. Tho betting on the Chester Cup was remarkable only for the steady support conceded to the favourite. At the price quoted he was backed for about 3001. The transactions on the Lincoln and other events were in small sums. LAW INTELLIGE CE.-10. 16. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices of Appal ) IN BANKRUPTCY.--EX PARTE EDWARDS IN RE LORD MOSTYN. A motion in this bankruptcy on behalf of a creditor to 'be admitted to defend an action directed by this Court to be tried to ascertain the validity or not of the adjudi -1 maw), in Ertl of the present defendant thereto, occupied he Court for a considerable time, and stands over fur final arrangement to-morrow morning (this day). Mr. W. Wellington Cooper appears for the motion, Mr. pawn for the Hon. Mr. Mostyn, and Mr. Ro x burgh_ for Lord Mostyn. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. WEST KENT. The nomination of candidates for the representation of , the western division of the county of Kent, in the room of Sir Edmund Filmer, deceased, took place yesterday, at Penenden-beath, near Maidstone. The contest is between Mr. Wykeham Martin, the Liberal candidate, and Sir Walter B. Riddell, who avows himself to be an ardent Conservative. The respective candidates having been proposed and seconded, The SHERIFF called for a show of hands, when about one-fifth of the great multitude that were assembled held up their bands in favour of Sir Walter Riddell. On the call being made for a show of hands on behalf of Mr. Wykeham Martin a vast majority testified their approval of that gentleman as their representative. The SHERIFF then declared that the election by show of hands was in favour of Mr. Martin. (Cheers.) Sir B. BRIDGES immediately demanded a poll on behalf of Sir W. Riddell. The SHERIFF accordingly announced that, a poll hav ing been demanded, the same would take place on Thursday next. A vote of thanks to the High-Sheriff, proposed by Mr. MARTIN, and seconded by Sir W. RIDDELL, was then carried by acclamation, and the proceedings of the nomination terminated. CLONMEL. Duindx, Monday.—Mr. Bagwell is returned. The following is the state of the poll at the close : Mr. Bagwell . 192. Mr. Murray l9 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday the standing orders of the house were declared complied with in the following cases :—Banff, IN.daeduff, and Turriff Extension Railway, ConiSton Railway, Bourne and Essendine Railway, and East Suffolk Railway. There was no appearance in the case of the Towy Vale Railway, and the Hull and Hornsea Railway was struck of the list. The case of the Eastern Bengal Railway stands ad journed. The following other bills have also passed :—Euro pean and Indian Junction Telegraph, N ew town and Machynleth Railway, Hamilton and Strathaven Rail way, Forth and Clyde Junction Railway, Metropoli tan Railway, Cork and Youghal Railway, Wimbledon and Dorking Railway, Mid Kent and South Kent Railway, Banff, Portsoy, and Strathisla Railway, Ringwood, Christchurch, and Bournemouth Railway. Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee and Scottish Central Railway, East Somerset Railway, Stamford and Es sendine Railway, and Wycombe Railway. The standing orders have been declared not com plied with in the case of the South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Junction, Rhymney Railway, Mid S* sex Railway, Keith and Dovetown Railway, and Mid Kent improvement Railway. The bills not proceeded with are Birkenhead, Lan cashire and Cheshire and Great Western Railways, and North Derbyshire Railway. We (Bristol Mercury) understand that Mr. Nicholson, who was the means of getting the ballot adopted in Australia, intends shortly paying a visit to this city, for the purpose of explaining how it has worked in the colony. He will be accompanied by our member, Mr. Berkeley, and other gentlemen who take an interest in the matter. mail A B R t e A a e m E . B A h C i ACROSS 0 S A S t I THE nt i c A Teri left lc New i o. York he for United StatesLiverpool on the Ist inst. Among the passengers was a man named Winter (with his wife), a clerk of a mercantile firm in that city, having in his possession $2,000 belong ing to his employers, and which he had obtained by breaking open the safe. On his absence being ascer tained, together with the amount of money with which he bad absconded, the principal of the firm obtained a warrant the Brit i s f h o r a n h d i s N a o p r p t h r e A la e m n e s r i o i c % and t mail steam-ship a Persia, s by i a, which sailed three days afterwards. The chances were is the fastest steamer afloat, it could scarcely be ex pected nu f daavl money favour n u 0 likelihood, wasrw e f a t wf di h ooaou e riu ntNbsfound t criminal o:turwhhpd that she would overtake a full-powered steamer, which sailed three days before her. No sign of the pursued steamer was seen until off the port, when the Persia came up with and passed her, arriving in the river two hours before her. On Mr. Hood, the gentleman who boards the Cunard steamers to take charge of the mails, going aboard, he was introduced to the pursuing merchant, who asked, with some anxiety, if ao rudelyffi de ce t detective. t h i v e e any one had lauded from the Atlantic. On being an swered in the negative, he stated the case, and asked for boarded astounded Winter, whose dreams of security were thus dissipated. Subsequently, robbed mysb on bo.ttaccompanied Atlantic, ha whole and confronted ot b t y h none dbH We dn e sday senti Mr. a rin. fi I pbNlabocraykotehun, Liverpool, Nathaniel alci sus os2tashore,custody, ea missing ° I i the ce . Haw thorne, United States Consul, at who will, by the Atlantic, the steamer which brou g ht him, and y b%s sailed l i we c d l i i l lt s ,o a: i l E og ngland from New York, a distance of about i y 3, 0 m: Orr York, Mersey miles, y and by hisc b committed m employer,eme i n t t e ca d captured ue rwr trial,h d e n on board hea l ihwa ditlhe i fat a th e vessel sh in behind o rattoNp the aeewe of one month, CLOSING PRICES• LINCOLN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Mr. S! - . John's British Remedy (taken) 10 to 1 apt Mr. W. Robinson's Lady Malcolm (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. Bto 1 agst Mr. Mellish's Minos (taken) 12 to 1 apt Mr. E. Parr's Hopeless Star (taken) 100 to 8 agst Mr. Cowper's Omer Pacha (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr. B. Land's Weathercock (taken) 20 to 1 agst Count do Cunchy's Jean du Quesno (taken' 25 to 1 agst Baron Monnecove's Casso Cou (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Buchanan's EscaPe NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Mellish's Adamas METROPOLITAN. 10 to 1 net Mr. Y. King's Madame Rachel CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 apt Mr. E. Parr's Leamington (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mrs. Osbaldeston's Claret (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr. H. Hill's Rogerthorpe (taken) oto agst Mr. How ar d' s Y e llow Jack (taken) 1000 5 to 1 15 agst Lord de M-,uley's Cotswold (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Reading's Swyndel Dhygga (taken) Two THOUSAND GUINEAS. _ sto 1 agst Lord Clifden's Loyola (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Mr. E. Parr's Lambourn Bto 1 agst Lord Zetland's Vedette DEBBY. 18 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's M.D. 20 to 1 agst Mr. W. I'Anson's Blink Bonny 20 to 1 eget Mr. W. S. S. Crawfurd'sZuyder Zee (taken; 30 to 1 agst Lord Londesborough's Bent (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Jackson's Saunterer (taken) 40 to 1 apt Lord Anglesey's Ackworth (taken) 45 to 1 apt Gen. Peel's Messenger (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. C. Harrison's Strathn%ver (taken) ARRIVALS AT LINCOLN. Tchernaya, Coleehip, British Remedy, Vaulter, Green wich Fair (2 yrs), Cripple, Fiction, Apathy, York (2 yrs), Lady Malcolm, The Pony, and Nora Criena (2 yrs). EXPECTED.—OId Stringhaulte, Cardsharper, Spinet, Darkie (2 yrs), Huntington, Little Tom, Victor Emma nuel, &c. The ground is heavy. ACTS or P A RLIAMENT.-276 acts were passed in 1856, of which 120 were public acts. The number of acts passed in former years varies from 408 in 1814-15 to 23 in 1819-20 ; 355 were passed in 1854-55, 388 in 1854, 390; in 1853, 278 in 1852, and 278 (the same number) in 1851. LABOUR IN CANADA.—The despatches from Canada just issued by the Colonial-office, amply confirm all the previous accounts as to the growing prosperity of that province, and the demand which ex i s t s f or l a b our . This is particularly the case in Canada West, more especially in the newly settled districts. Mr. Hawke, the Govern ment emigration officer at Toronto, says :---cg I appre hend no difficulty in disposing of all emigrants in search of work who may come to this section of Canada. As to skilled labourers and good farm-servants, male and female, there is every prospect of their finding employ ment at good wages. Houses are being erected in almost every town and village, and as the farmers have enjoyed an unusual degree of prosperity for several years past, farm improvements are extended, an d su perior cultiva tion has become universal. la m th ere f o re of opinion that all mechanics, such as blacksmiths, wheelwrights, carpenter 3, bricklayers, masons, tailors, shoemakers, Am, as well as agricultural servants, who may seek employ ment in Canada West, will be able to obtain it, and that f arm ers will find farms suited to their means, and, if prudent and industrious, will be sure to succeed." [A D VERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills extraordinary in the cure of Dropsy.—Sarah James, living with Mrs. s uch a size from dro p s y as to be a burthen to herself. Every usual trea tme n t was used, but without effect. In ' stoafteOlsdllia Oldham-road, mmad, M anc h ester , h a d become of tried Hollow a y' s Pill s , and by them It a Vh lo iisi n d e e sadr t s h i e water was entirely removed from her system, and an effectual cure perfected. 'Th ese p i lls were lately t r ied on two dropsical patients discharged as incurable from a London hospital, and b o th were cured b y t hi s famous medicine.—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the Strand at Professor Holloway's Esta blishments, 244,, Loudon, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Constantinople; A. GniclicY, Smyrna ; and E. 181‘nr, Malta. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. ;Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Erie and Common Juries.) AKDREWS V. ROLE. Mr Sargeent Shoe and Mr. Beasley were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. James for the defendant. This was an action for an assault and false imprison ment. It appeared that the plaintiff, a very respectable young woman, had been in the employ of Messrs. Edmonds and Co., bookbinders in Paternoster rew , f or 17 y ears. The defendant was a butcher in Lower Marsh, West minster. On the evening of the 4th of October the plain tiff, having received 11. 6s. 6d. for her wages, went to the defendant's shop, and was buying some liver, for which she gave the defendant's wife ls. The defend ant's wife opened a till, took out ls., and put it in ber mouth. The plaintiff sa id, "If y o u doubt the shilling I gave you I wilt g iv e y ou ano th er ." The defendant's wife threw dow n a b a d s hilli ng. Th e p l a i n tiff said that was not the one she h a d g i ven h er, as th a t one was a new one just come f r om th e B an k , and had on the words "One Shilling." The def en d an t' s w if e sa id th e plaintiff was a passer of bad money. Th e d e f en d ant th en came in, and said if she did not go ab ou t h er b us i ness h e wo uld fetch a policeman. The plaintiff remonstrated, and the defendant called a policeman and gave the plaintiff in charge, and she was taken along a crowded street to the police-office, where the defendant said if the plaintiff would admit that she had given his wife a had shilling be would let her The plaintiff refused to admit this. The inspector said he thought she was a respectable young woman, and'refased to take the charge, which, however, the defendantAiid not Talass,, The plaintiff then went home, hut was very unwell' for some dap., and not able ti go to her work. The plaintiff some times earned 3/. a-week. The plaintiff went to a magis trate and asked his advice. He recommended her to go to an attorney, and a letter was sent asking for an apology and a return of the shilling, but no answer was re to reed. For the defence it was urged that, although the de fendant admitted there was not the slightest imputation against the plaintiff, yet that she had unknowingly passed a bad shilling, and that her abusive language and improper conduct had led to her being given into cus tody. The defendant's wife stated that the plaintiff put down a shilling and told her it was a "George shilling." She took it sip, bent it, and said, " That is a bad silling." The plaintiff said, " That is not the shilling I gave you." Tho witness said it was. She had not put it in the till. A gentleman came in at the timepnd put down a shilling. The plaintiff said, " That ie the shilling I gave you ;" the gentleman said he. had given that shilling. The plaintiff said, "Then it is very much like it." The plain tiff callsd her a good-for-nothing swindler, and that but chers in the New-cut kept had money to give in change. She spoke in a very loud voice. A great many people collected round the door. The defendant came in and told the plaintiff she must not make a noise in his shop, and if she did not go he must send for a policeman. She said she would have a pohc3man sent for. Did not tell the plaintiff that she knew the shilling was a bad one. The learned Judge summed up the case to the jury. The plaintiff ought to have an indemnity, not only for the inconvenience, but the jury were at liberty to take into consideration the pain and annoyance to her feelings. On the part of the plaintiff it was said there had been great oppres4en. On the other side there had been no misconduct. From the appearance of both these women no one would suppose that the plaintiff had attempted to pass a bad shilling, nor would any one believe that the defendant's wife would have been guilty of that intense wickedness of substituting a bad shilling for a good one. There were marry who would do such a thing, but it was generally to be perceived in their countenances. The jury returned a verdict far the plaintiff—Dam ages, 20s. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. BIEEMONDS V. TAYLOR. Mr. Serjeant Byles and Mr. Addison were counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Boviil, Q.C., and Mr. Archibald appeared for the defendant. This was an action brought against the defendant as the public officer of the London Joint-Stock Bank by the pleintdr, who is a customer of the bank, for money lent and on an account stated. The defendant pleaded payment. The question raised by the action (involving the con struction to be put on the recent act relat:ng to draughts on bankers, 19th and 20th Viet., cap. 25) was o: :o of great importance to bankers and the puld c, and was whether where a customer of a bank crosses a cheque, but before pi eseettnent the crossing has been fraudulently obliterated by some person, thr,ugh whom it is pre sented at. the bask, and it is paid over the counter in the ordinary course of business, the loss falls upon the bank or upon the customer. The facts of the case, in respect of which there wawa° conflict of evidence, were as inflow a :—On the 28th of August one of the plaintiff's clerks, who conducted a wise business for his master, by his master's directions drew the b , dy of the cheque in question for 1251., pay able to a Mr. Masters. He crossed it with two lines from each extremity, and wrote on it the words " and Co." over the word " London." The plaintiff had banked with the London Joint-Stock Bank 14 or 15 yeare, and had al•vays used the same form of check and sort of paper as that on which this was written. The forms were supplied to him by the bank, and he had never applied for any other. Tho paper was rather thick, of a stone colour, or, as it was said, dirty-coloured, and uniformly so. It was not glazed. The plaintiff having received the check made out as above by his c;erk, signed it, and cent it to Mr. Lyne, his solicitor. The plaintiff had paid crossed chocks to Masters before which had been paid through a banker. The solicitor received the check, legibly crossed (he said) in the usual way, wrote a letter, and told his clerk, after copying the letter, to en close it in an envelope with the check in question, and to be careful that the check was put inside. The clerk did so, and, according to his directions, posted the envelope and contents, addressed to " Mr. Masters, 22, Duke street, Manchester-square." On the 3d September Mrs. Long, the landlady at 22, Duke-street, heard a loud knock at the door, and upon opening it took in the en velope. It was open. The letter enclosed was there, but there was no check. Mr. Sergeant Byles said it was put under the door, with a grateful acknowledgment—" The finder is much obliged." The Chief Justice—" Quid domini facient audc2a cum Kilda fures." The words, " the finder is much obliged," were writ ten ou the envelope when taken in. The check was pre sented at the bank and paid over the counter in the or dinary course of business. At that time the crossing bad been obliterated, and it was only by minute inspec tion, as by holding up the check before a strong light, that the traces of the crossing could be discerned. A Mr. Hebdeo, an engraver, who was called for the plaintiff, said that, in his opinion, paper of the thickness and uniform colour of the check was not safe for checks, , but the question being objected to, was withdrawn. The same witness stated that several bankers used such paper, but the majority did not. The paper used was generally thinner, and oxalic acid, applied to coloured paper would, instead of obliterating ink marks, fix them. On cross-examination, the witness said some cheques were prepared to resist oxalic acid. He did not know whether this was so prepared or not. Upon the facts above it was contended for the plaintiff that the erasure was equivalent to a forgery, and that in such case the bank was ,liable, that the construction to be put upon the statute was that the words of the statute " bears across its face in addition," &e., meant that if a cheque was crossed at the time of issuing, though the crossing :was obliterated before presentment, the bank was bound to pay it only through a banker ; that the bank was guilty of negligence in paying this cheque the crossing of which might have been discovered by a skilled clerk ; that the bank had facilitated the fraud by furnishing to the plaintiff cheques upon paper of this de scription. For the defendant it was contended that there was negligence on the part of the plaintiff in so lightly crossing the cheque that the fraud was rendered easy, but of this there was no evidence, and that the statute required the crossing to be apparent at the time of presentment to the banker. The Chief Justice summed up the ca se with grea t care t and said the question of law was one of great interest and importance. It turned upon the construction of the statute. It was whether the wo rds of the act which ma e it obligatory upon a banker to pay a crossed cheque only NEW BEER BILL.—Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. inHoweraertdshsy-'ieticeMrosmoz.. through a banker had reference to the time of the draw ing of the cheque, or the time of the presentment at the bank. That question he would reserve for the opinion of the Court. The question'of construction was complicated W. Brown, and Mr. Headlam have drawn up a bill on by the charges of negligence which had been raised during the sale of beer and cider. It repeals provisri on made to the progress of the case. It was a question for the jury under which application is made t whether the plaintiff or defendant had been guilty of the Excise of licenses forthesa le o o f His Lordship could see no negligence • negligence. in enacts that all licenses for selling beer by the plaintiff's conduct. It was a daily occurrence to td l • 1 (mo dem All li neg igtenwceas? gran eony by the justices in specia , send checks and drafts through the post, and the bus censes granted within six sno r s abe e n p de t. rg : b .l 7 Bs rt . se ::: :i . .1 will sod re b . ness of the country could not go on unless that In granting act (thewill retail shall be done. Then, were the defendants guilty of r m m e a ll in ce i l2a n e f n or t ce ol on t l h y is t Did the use of this particular description ofpaper • • . invite ins, but other licenses crumpled and folded to prevent the discovery of the the population and drat) . the forgery ? The check had been very premises will be recover of liquor by pnblichoneee. ingeniously licenses the justices must p th u bee blicans taking fraud ; but it was a question for the jury to say whether No debt for beer ill the next special session for ncens. every check presented at a banker's was to be scrutinised able unless sue 0 will be fined 2/. for every pawn. I b st e o s i aved. by holdingit up to the light to see if it beer wi was crossed, as pawns for Coffee had been suggested. They public r efreshment houses ke open at night were to say wheth t e shops and pu bank had exercised due and reasonable er h en 9 mi n. and 4 a.m.) must beltcensed by two e t y o e sh o o n w th t e ha fa u c i e t h o a f d it be a e t n th er e ossed. a t care in paying 1 ( a b e e t t i w ce e s e at and these houses will be sub this check, there being nothing once visible to the ' i time when it was resented jest d ' i a t h n ti d nb e c a o wg t n l t eu r eti the d o hke l g: o l f ni:xydnests police. Keepers of coffeeshops allowing the use of intoxicating liquors, The jury found their verdict immediately and unani- . • or be or the presence of thieves and prostitutes, ll be find 405. 51., and 101. for the first, second, and mout , ly, that there was no third offence. Drunkards refusing to quit licensed houses of the plaintiff or of the defendant. on request will be fined 405., and persons foundguzzling subject . forfeit 2Os. for A. verdict was then entered for the defendant , ved. beer or llquor at unlawful houses will to leave to the plaintiff to move on the point reserw ould every offence. The word " coffeeshop" includes all tea His lordship, in answer to Mr. Serjeant BYle% h inter- and coffeeshops, temperance hotels, shell-fish shops, give no opinion one way or the other as to t I dancing saloons , ' houses, and rooms open for public re. pr Oa of the statute. ill preside freehment, resort, and entertainment, not licensed. foe On Wednesday next liir. Justice Wales w the sale of alcaboli beverages. in the Second Court. P t tyda sessions stihoken salUnP tike AUSTRIAN INSOLENCE AT MANTUA. The Risorgimento of Turin gives the following more accurate, and, as regards the fate of the Italian, le , s terrible, account of the affair recorded in an exaggerated form in the daily papers of yesterday : name ech fhiss Bianchi of "an affair e the performances and i Mantua is a most agit a t e d s t a t e ,_ i n consequ ence between n d raeyoung 'l in somge Austriann, 3tleevnei evenings gentleman onffi o ,s e efat ago Bia in the theatre. An officer d es i re d hi m i n a coarse . manner to desist, when au altercation ensued, which ended in a challenge. But M. Bian c hi, in c onsequence of his being arrested the same °den im-, was not able to appear the next morning on the, ground, to which the Austrian officer had pro ceeded. On the following day the latter and ' M. Bianchi met in a coffee-house, when the officer began to use many insulting expressions to M. Bianchi, who answered him accordingly. The officer clapped his hand on the hilt of his sword, but M. Bianchi did not give him time to draw, for he knocked him down with p. strong back-handed blow. The quarrel would have ended here, with the discomfiture of the Austrian ; but seven other officers ran up and fell upon M. Bianchi, who, seiz ing the sabre of the officer he had prostrated, now placed himself against the wall and defended him self ; bill - , being outnumbered, he would have been massacred, if persons running up had not hastened to remove and save him. Die indignant people rushed in masses to the Austrian barracks, for the purpose of setting them on fire. It was a long time before the authorities succeeded, with great difficulty, in appeasing the popular mind. The m unicipal officers of Mantua have . commissioned two of their c olleague.', Count Casten]. and M. Arri vabene, to repair to the Emperor, and request that be will deign at length to put a che ck upon mili tary insolence." THE ATTEMPTED MURDER, AT REDHILL. We yesterday gave some particulars of this case. In our report it was stated that Mr. Ovenden died on Satur day of the injuries he received. Happily this is a mis take. The following are more detailed particulars of this terrible occurrence :—On Thursday afternoon last, soon after 5, Mr. Ovenden, a respectable draper at War wick town, was returning home, in his cart, from Mr. Diver's, Nutfield, where he had been doing some busi ness, when about one-third of a mile from the Philan thropic Farm School, he saw a man lying partly by the side of, and partly in, the road, which is very narrow at the spot. The man was moaning, and appeared to be ill, and begged of Mr. Ovenden, who had pulled up, to give him a ride, as he was too ill to walk. Mr. Ovenden into the out and assisted the man up, in o rder to g et him the cart. 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During the past month the following number received the benefits of this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal application:— Week ending 7th November 2,154 Ditto 14th November ..... • 2,013 Ditto 21st November . Ditto 2Sth November 2,309 9th and 30th November •• Total in November • • ...• 8,747 of which 2,775 were new eases, the remainder (still under treat ment) having been admitted previously. 'rho clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients. Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such exten sive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, yearly elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual General Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at all times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ba ilers-street ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order, J. B. OWEN, M.A.. Chairman. HOPE V. HOPE. This was an appeal from a decision of the Master of tha Rolls overruling a demurrer. The bill is filed by Madame Emilie Melanie Mathilde Hope by ber next friend • against Mr, Adrian John Hope, her husband, praying the specific performance of an agre.cnier.t. The bill states that the lady is a native of Emcee, and V43F4 married to Mr. }lope, an Englishman, iu England, whence the parties removed to France, and resided on the Quai D'Orsay, in Paris, the husband having become domiciled in France, and that five children were born. In 1853, in consequence of disputes, they agreed t.) part, and he sent the children to Englan:), but in May the t 7; o younger, Adrian Elias and Jean Henry, were brought back and given into her custody until the latter was again delivered over to the father. In August the wife commenced proceedings in England for a divorce for cruelty and adultery, and he put in a responsive allege_ tion. ProCeedings were in November taken in Chancery for the delivery up of the children, and certain orders were made, and an appeal presented to the House of Lords, but subsequently abandoned on the signing of an agreement. The lady obtained a decree of the Court of First Instance in Paris for the delivery of the children to the husband, from which the lady appealed, but be fore it was heard the husband proposed an agreement., and the appeal was abandoned. The bill then set cut the heads of the agreement, which were afterwards rr duced to form and written in French, and, as translate !, were as follows : "1. Mrs. Hope will immediately deliver up to Mr. Hope Mr. Adrian Elias Hope ; Mr. Jean Henry Hope will re main under the care of his mother. 2. Mrs. Hope will abandon her suit for a divorce instituted against Mr. Hope in the English courts, and for that purpose she binds her self to sign without delay all such deeds and documents a 3 may be required. 3. Mrs. Hope undertakes not to oppose the suit for a divorce instituted against her by Mr. Hope in the English courts, but, on the contrary, to facilitate the obtainine , of such divorce. It is well un derstood that Mrs. Hope shall be able to see her children, to write to them, and to receive letters from them. 4. Mr. ,Hope agrees to pay in Franco to Mrs. Hope the annual sum of 75,00Gf. in accordance with the decision of the Ecclesiasti cal Cone, to be paid quarterly and in advance. 5. Mr. Hope undertakes to pay, first, the expenses incurred in England for Mrs.. Hope ; and, secondly, Mrs. Hope's debts in France, but on condition that such debts shall not ex ceed the sum of 60,000 f. These payments to be made by the hands of Mr. Hope's agent. 6. With regard to any accounts that may be unsettled between Mr. and Mrs. Hope, as well as to the handing over to Mrs. Hope of any articles that may belong to her, the parties agree to leave the matter to be settled by Messrs. Pallet and lluvergier, whose decision shall be final." The bill proceeded to say that Mrs. Hope strictly per formed her part of the agreement, withdrew her appeal to the Imperial Court in Paris, and took no further steps in the Ecclesiastical Court in England, and delivered Adrian Elias Hope to her husband. She also withdrew her appeal to the House of Lords. Mr. Hope, however, has not permitted her, excepting upon one occasion, to see her children, and has not paid any part of the allow ance of 75,0001., nor paid any part of her debts or Ex penses ; and she further says " that her husband resides in London, and, by his refusal to perform the agreement, she is left in a state of destitution, and that, if a suit could be instituted by her in France, the Court there would, under the circumstances, order the allowance to be paid." She asserts that it was the intention of both parties that the agreement should be binding both in England and France. The bill, as before stated, prayed a specific performance of the agreement. The Master of the Rolls overruled a demurrer, considering the point teo important to be so decided, and, on appeal to the Lords Justices on the 16th of July, 1556, gave leave to amend the bill ; and that having been done et demurrer was put in, and brought on before this court ; and hence the present appeal. Mr. R. Palmer, Mr. Aenpblett, and Mr. Kenyon ap• peered in support of the demurrer, and argued that the contract was one to be interpreted hero and according to the law of England, by which law, in all cases of a sepa ration between husband and wife, the intervention of a trustee was necessary, the covenant of whom with the husband - to bear him harmless from the debts of the wife, alone raised a sufficient consideration for the contract. Beyond this it was impossible for a man to make a con tract with his wife. The contract was in itself 'Pep', for the parties agreed to do all in their power to " facili tate a divorce," which could mean nothing less than to obtain a decree by collusion. Moreover, the Covert would never decree the performance of an agreement, the whole of which it would not enforce. If the view of the plain tiff was correct, and her claim was for money to be paid, she had a right in a court of law to enforce it, and should not have come into equity. The Attorney-General, for the plaintiff, said that the allegations in the bill, grave and serious as those allega tions were, were by the fact of the demurrer admitted to be true, and thus Mr. Hope admitted that his wife had given up her proceedings in Paris and London, and had duly and faithfully handed over the children to their father, or at any rate all but one child, and yet she had received no benefit from her compliance with the terms of the agreement. She bad, therefore, been—and no milder term was at all appropriate to the case—she had been cheated out of her children, cheated out of her suit for divorce, cheated out of her appeal to the House of Lords, and last of all cheated out of the money which her husband contracted to pay her. Nothing seemed to be a sufficient inducement to Mr. Hope to pay the 2,0001. a year which he had solemnly contracted to pay. All things could be done but to part with the money, and this unhappy lady was left, as she stated in her bill, and which statement bad by the demurrer been admitted by her husband to be true, in a state of destitution. Lord Justice Knight Bruce—l should have thought that such a thing as money would not have beeu per mitted to have any place in such a case. The Attorney General argued that the contract was one capable of being enforced in this country. Mr. Terrell followed on the same side, and contended that all the executory part of the contract could, upon the authorities, be enforced in England. Lord Justice Knight Bruce said that their lordships were of opinion that if the contract was to be interpreted by English law the Court could not act upon it. The ques tion was whether the French law bad been sufficiently alleged on the bill, and on that the reply would be heard. Mr. Roundell Palmer was heard in reply on this point, contending that nearly all the articles of the agree ment were to be performed in England, and the stipula tion that the money should be paid " in France" was not enough to make it a French contract, and also con tended that upon the true construction of the agreement the payment of the 75,000 f. was not intended to com mence until the divorce decree bad been made. Their Lordships reserved judgment until Friday week. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir It. I'. Kindersley.) IN BE THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK, EX TARTE WALTON AND HUE. Mr. Baily and Mr. W. Morris were heard in contina ation of these adjourned summonses on behalf of Mrs Hue, and argued that where no custom was found waiv ing a particular form then you must find a special act quoad a particular person ; but where a custom and practice was universal it was no', necessary to prove a particular case, but the practice rendered the transaction valid, and therefore the transfer of Mrs. Hue's shares was valid. The Vice-Chancellor said that in all the cases which had been referred to the party (the transferee) had been treated by the company, or its officers, as a shareholder. Mr. Baily—lt was essential that the broker should in all respects be able to represent the . directors buying and selling shares, and therefore it mattered little whe ther the names were given or not. Under the Winding. up Act the Court had power to administer the equities, and therefore in equity the purchaser of these shares must be regarded as a shareholder of them. Under the 7th and Bth Viotoria, cap. 113, sec. 23, a party had the power to sell his shares without the consent of any com pany. Now, here the consent of the court of directors was necessary, and the sale and transfer being one act, and notice having been given of the sale, the sale took place, and therefore it must be assumed that the neces sary consent was given. The same form was pursued in almoit every case. Saunderson's case was an authority, that a party became a member of a company when he entered into a binding contract to take shares, and that had been done here. Mr. Glasse was heard in reply, and called Mr. Paddison the secretary, who was examined as to the mode of con• ducting transfers, and he spoke to letters having been received from parties wishing to transfer when the trans fer was conducted by him and the transfer clerk, and submitted to the board, and the seal was affixed when the transfer was sanctioned, and the respectability of parties was inquired into by the directors from the trans fer clerk. The directors had never refused to allow transfers before Sept., 1856, although where parties were debtors to the bank the right to refuse was spoken of. Mr. Giffard then cross-examined Mr. Paddison, who denied any discussions as to putting a stop to transfers and sales in his presence. Mr. Gatherer, the transfer clerk, was also examined viva voce, on the same subject, and deposed that no trans fer was ever completed without the consent of the direc tors—that is, he would not have his certificate. In every case notice was given to the board. Mr. Giffard—That is enough ; we gave notice. The Vice-Chancellor said that it was somewhat unfor.