The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-08 00:00:00

ROYAL BANK OF LIVERPOOL. A meeting of the proprietors and directors of the Royal Batik was held at the Royal Bank-buildings, Liverpool, at eleven o'clock on Saturday, to receive the report of the committee which had been appointed to act in conjunction with the directors in the inves tigation of the general affairs. Mr. Josias Booker occupied the chair, and the fol lowing gentlemen were present :—James Molyneux, Anthony Molyneux, W. Potter, J. Heath Leigh, Esq., Belmont; Robert Bickersteth, W. Tyrer, Ed ward Horley, F. Shand, J. Bibby, J. Wilkinson, Esq., Hartford ; Rev. Frederick Parry, George Booker, Joseph Cooper, Mr. Moult, J. Holme, Thomas Bold, James Gerard, Crosby - Mr. J. Stock, Mr. Gerrard, J a m es Ty rer , J. C. Molyneux, Robert Gill, Mr. Kendall, John Heyes, Prescot ; H. Duck worth, Mr. Dover, Sir Thomas Brancker, Edward Bury, W. J. Tomlinson. The CIIAIRNI -‘l , l, in opening the proceedings, pre liminary to reading the report, stated that the object for which they had met was to decide whether the bank should be resuscitated, or whether all the _ accounts should he closed at once. The delay which had resulted from the postponement of this very mo mentous question from last Saturday had enabled the committee to devote for a whole week their undivided attention to the affairs of the bank, anti that their exertions had been in some measure beneficial was evidenced in the report which they would then pre sent. The following report was then read : " The first step taken by the committee was to re-examine the accounts of the bank, and they have the satisfaction of stating that after the necessary adjustment, transfer of debts and credit, the amount of liability will be considerably reduced. Your committee have also the gratification of stating that the amount of early available assets had been much underrated in the former report. It will be seen that in the course thus taken, the committee have done nothing but what would be available for any future proceedings. They are alike, however, strongly impressed with the importance of re-opening the bank; and, fortified by the conclusion before stated, a deputation of your committee proceeded to Lon don with a view of ascertaining whether they could make any arrangement for that purpose. The depu- SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOUNALS tation, being much restricted for time, were unable to bring the matter in question, as they wished, under FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY, consideration in a quarter where they had reason to TIMES.—The near approach of an extraordinary believe that their propositions may be favourably session, and that the first meeting of a new House of entertained; and, with the approbation of the pro- Commons, excites a curiosity which will hardly be prietors, the committee w ill i mme diat e ly follow up satisfied with general anticipations even of the most that which has been left incomplete. Your corn- rational and obvious character. The necessity of an inittee are now busily engaged in a revisal of the early legislative sanction for the late Ministerial in deed of settlement of the bank, with the object terference with the Banking Act does not fill up the of placing the c on tr o l and governm e n t o f the estab- outlines of public expectation. Something more posi tive and remedial is surmised. That our imaginative lishment on a footing of security to the proprie tors, a measure of great importance in any project for fellow-subjects across the Channel should take the reviving: the bank. In conclusion, your committee hint, or seize the occasion, is by ✓ no loud at our no means wonderful. recommend that a further attempt be made to revive Conciliation-hall has already the bank, and with this object, that power be taken to announcement that Parliament had not been sum moned prematurely for another Irish relief measure. create 4,000 shares of 1001. each, the subscriber to We still, however, retain the belief that Government have preference to the extent of seven per cent. per will prefer to see the present measures in effective annum, to take liability only on transactions of the bank from the date of re-opening, and subject to the operation, than to overlay them with a new one, destined in its turn to be shelved before it h as revision of the deed of settlement, as recommended, such shares to be first offered to the present share had a fair trial. The report of the so- ca ll e d holders, holders, and to be transferable as soon as paid up. offers some legislative su gges - Irish Council Payment to be made on the 20th of 'Tannery, and to lions more worthy of n o ti c e tha n w h a t usua ll y proceed from such irregular bodies ; but th e y are o f bear interest from the day of payment. JOSIAS BOOKER, Chairman. a gravity which requir es l ong discussion. Notwith " " Liverpool, Nov. 6, 1847." standin g , therefore, t h e attempt which of course The CHAIRMAN, in explanation, said that those gen- will be made, from the mere love of mischief, to tlemen who put down their names for preference divert the forthcoming sessi on f rom it s or i g i na l shares would supersede the call, and that the money destination, we may confidently say that its first ob already paid would go as a moiety in payment of the ject will be the Bill of indem n ity p rom i se d i n th e re preference shares. The bonus shares had been can- cent letter to the Governor of the Bank, and that celled, and the money paid for the bonus would be little or nothing else will be done, except what bears carried to the credit of those taking preference on ac- directly upon the critical condition of commercial count of payment. If the preference shares were de- affairs. But an indemnity for the breach of an Act, dined, then the call would have to be paid. Gentle- or rather for permitting the possible breach of an Act men might take their choice. only three years old, is not a measure to end in itself. Mr. COOPER—Suppose a person chose to tak e p re - When the existence of a rule is so brief, an exception ference shares, but who had already paid up the bonus is a weighty affair. Ministers will come before Par of 50/. ? 'lament : with an acknowledgment that the Banking The CHAIRMAN—That would go in part of the call. Act is not fully equal to the occasion, or at least that The CHAIRMAN, after replying to several other it is desirable to reserve somewhat more for the dis questions, went on to say that the report had been cretion of the Executive. They will also have to most carefully drawn up, and, after the most mature encounter a garrulous clique consideration, the conclusion to which he had come self-conse q uence b y their twofold elated into enormous old triumph--our com was, that under existing circumstances the venom- mercial distress and the relaxation of the Banking Act. mendation made was the very best to promote their Hence they will probably think it wise, or at least d interests.—(Cheers.) He was sure that that report decent, to grant an inquiry into the operation of would recommend itself to every one of the intelligent that Act. They will also have reasons for their proprietors present ; and he could not refrain on the own. The Act has worked well as far as it has g present occasion from expressing the gratification gone. It could not prevent an immense inflation of which the committ ee h a d ex p er i ence d a t th e dignified commercial credit, and a consequent creation of forbearance man if es t e d a t t h e meet i ng l as t wee k. H e fictitious and transitory wealth in shares ; still less trusted that a similar tone would pervade at the ad- could it prevent the consequent collapse. It could not journed meeting, for he was certain that nothing prevent a deficiency in the crops of these islands to would more tend to enable the committee to carry out the value of more than 20,000,0001., o: other unto ward events. It has, however, saved the circulation the intentions of the great body of the constituency, itself from being abused into the support of false and by restoring the bank to its former position, to credit. It has preserved the currency sound. It has sustain the high character of the merchants of Liver kept the bank-note, whether national or private, with pool.—(Cheers.) If there should be any person then some few exceptions, as good as the sovereign. But present so far alarmed as to be ready to sacrifice his the Act itself, in its own expressions, the known property to get rid of his liability, he would say to opinions and the public avowals of its author and that person, " Cease your alarm—struggle with your early supporters, as well as its obvious tendency, in difficulties like a man, and do not turn your back dicated that it was a cautious and experimental step an them like a coward."—(Applause.) It was true to a further development. Whether the extraordi that they could boast of one of the wealthiest proprietaries in her Majesty's dominions ; but it nary incidents of this year, and the presumed neces was also undoubted that amongst them there were sits of interference with the provisions of the Act, many individuals whose property would be very afford sufficient reason for carrying out its principles seriously injured, should a winding up of the con- still more consistently, is a proper subject of Parlia cerns of the bank be inevitable. He would speak out, mentary inquiry. An inquiry will doubtless be de• however ; they had no cause whatever to be alarmed. mended, and to an inquiry there will, we should —(Cheers.) With fresh tackle and good manage- think, be no valid objection. The Banking Act con ment, with the blessing of Providence, the Royal tains provisions empowering the Bank of England, Bank would weather the storm, and cast her anchor with the consent of the Executive, to enlarge its se curities, and issue additional notes to two-thirds in a harbour of safety. There were two courses before them, and it was for them to decide which the authorised amount of any private issue that they would adopt ; one was by restoration, which may happen to become extinct. This contin could only be secured by their united efforts; and gency has now occurred so often as to make the other was by liquidation. If they were deter- the aggregate void in the circulation very mined upon the latter, let them take a comprehen- considerable, and to render the contemplated in sive view of their interests, and let a fixed period be crease in the issue of the Bank of England rather a named.—(Hear.) serious measure It is a rule of political arithmetic that an accumulation of Ministerial responsibilities Mr. S. HOLME had had the honour, at the preced- , amounts to a case for legislative enactment. The ing meeting, of moving that there be a postponement extinct country issues now amount to 291,515/. The of the question of the liquidation of the bank ; and Bank of England has not yet applied for a consequent he thought that the meeting would agree with him augmentation of its issue on securities. Such an ap that the most beneficial result had arisen from that plication, indeed, at the present moment, when it is delay. Ile agreed with the Chairman that the almost daily at the option of the directors to give or temper and forbearance which had been displayed to deny vital aid to country banks, would be rather an by the meeting on the last occasion calamitous odious proceeding. But it is evident that a case has as that occasion was was calculated to assure arisen for adjustment. With so great a tendency to every individual, whether depositors or otherwise, monopoly, however, and so great a scope for abuse, it that, bound up, as the bank was, with the credit is not very likely that Parliament will now interfere Anil prosperity of Liverpool, no exertion would with the special object of extending the inconvertible be wanting to enable the bank to resume issue of a bank the directors of which have private business.—(Cheers.) It was his conviction that in ends to consult,and private shareholders to account to. the present calamitous state of the public at large, The previous question will be moved,—To whom shall nothing would tend more t o restore p ublic con ti- the responsibility of issuing paper money be con (le nce than the resumption of business by the bank. tried? Other circumstances of the crisis constitute Ele thought that it was highly desirable that in the an aggregate of difficulty requiring the interference ia o.ceedings they were now ab o u t to take some efforts of the Legislature. The general suspension of way works is in every point rail should be made to establish the co ncern for the future of view a most serious upon a far wider basis, and upon more sound prin- fact. Though unfortunately required by the pre ciples, that the confidence of their constituency and sent state of commercial affairs, or, to speak more the proprietors might hereafter be implicitly vested distinctly, by the present available amount of ill their management. He rejoiced at hearing two the national resources, it cannot be effected without things in the report ; first, that their liabilities had much inconvenience and some irregularity. How is been considerably reduced, which was as much as to this to be done ? The country asks now with some eey, that a larger sum was now in the possession of impatience that very question which we emphatically the hank than at their last meeting ; and, secondly, obtruded on Sir Robert Peel in February, 1846, and that the early available assets had been much under- on Lord John Russell before the close of that session, rated—that a very large sum, much larger than they lied any reason to anticipate, would shortly flow into and again in January, 1847. What is wanted is evi dent enough. The only difficulty is that which re their coffers, and thus enable them to resume busi- lates to the means. Whatever the vehemence or ins noes. He most cordially agreed in the revision of the patience with which particular works may be prose deed of settlement ; he thought that was decidedly cuted, the whole country agrees in the demand for an necessary. Connected as he was with the great extension of time. What has been undertaken must tradesman body of Liverpool,The did not hesitate to be spread over a much longer period. We think, too, say, on the part of his fellow-townsmen, that it was the general mass of shareholders will not be sorry that absolutely indispensable that the basis of the ope- the question of progress or stoppage should depend on rations of the bank should be extended, and for the positive and expressed approbation of a decided that reason he was glad that they had come to majority. So much for existing acts. For those yet the resolution of issuing shares of 1001. each—the to come it is not unlikely that painful experience has more extended the basis the firmer would be the apex. impressed the lesson of assigning a more authoritative, He had attended the other day the meeting of the or rather initiative, course to the railway board in the deposit ors , an d , as he had pa i d a comp li men t t o th e introduction of Bills. A Legislature compelled to be meeting of the proprietors last week, he was bound wise after the event, and reduced to the indignity of Also to speak of the great feeling indicated by every facilitating the postponement and total suspension of individual at the Clarend Rooms. The depositors onworks have det erm i ned to demand an interest of 6 per cent., which itself had authorised and ar me d w ith and such interest, he powers of compulsion, will not immediately return to The railway Bills of next session must them. They had thought, was just ydue I to its old errors. treated their move to the bank and some of them were now •• Y , undergo a stricter ordeal, and not be permitted to severe distress. Mr. Alderasutlering, undoubtedly, enter either House unless they are recommended by then present, but he (Mr. nolirneh rhpson was no t necessity as well as a d van t age . i•eference to the motion tendered a t might obser ve , in CHRONICLE.—Those who entertained doubts by that Hon. Gentlem an , t h at if tho e s last meeting either as to the safety or as to t h e pract i ca l b enef i t of had been adopted the consequ ences wolShggestions the suspension of the Bank Charter Act, will probably most calamitous.—(Hear, hear.) Their posittitovne been have some of them removed by the accounts of the in a week, had improved ; and he had confident position, first week o f o p era ti ons a fter the Government inter that in a short time the committee wou ld b e enabledies ference. In that week, at all events, it is not possible t o come to a conclusion beneficial to the town, and to detect any symptoms of evil. The Bank, we were su il a ractory to all parties. Mr. llolme conclud e d b y told, could not increase its discounts without a loss moving the adoption of the report. of bullion equa l to the increase. The discounts have Mr. A. F. JONES seconded the motion. been ss increased, however, by nearly a million, but the Mr. J. COOPER would not have troubled the meet- tceic o f bullion, instead of showing a diminution, is - had he not thought it incumbent on him to reply greater than it was before. It is important to notice, nig or two of the remarks of Mr. Samuel Holme. too, that this increase in the bullion tookplace . to one net gentleman had cast some reflections on Mr. spite of a continued home demand for gold for the and himself (Mr. Cooper). Thompson use of banks in Ireland and in • Alderman the week in the provinces. During addressingthe meeting amidst loud question a considerable quantity of gold Mr. S. HoLmE, . i e denied the . imputation in toto. dependparties who did not cries of " No, no, understood in saying only that discounts of the Bank for th obtaining it. Whether the Bank e means of He had wished to be recommended by the Hon. Alderman did not extend its discounts, i of England did or if the decision have been most unwise. Irish banks would, at whatever ccezin that the had been come, it would to justify II had, however, a. e tinued to strengthen the reserves have con ,Mr. COOPER resumed. in o ccasion referred to. in their various branches, i n e s of bullion t on the order to him.,elf and his conduc one account showing that meet any sudden demand arising When he had found lei. fto one party, and that small-note circulation. Indeed, fr om their soier from being 550,0001. had been v - , as ow i ng to the checked in their efforts to obtain gold by any restric -1,500,000/.. some on certain assets, ‘'' . the public, lion on the part of the Bank of England, there can be bank, it had strut z Aim that, in justice to 4-4 -e to say nothin g of: aeir own individual interests, ~... d o ubt that if the Bank had been compelled by the . con f the Act of 1844, during the week best course would h ave b een to proceed at once to a tinuance s. - . i,,,,.. to atop its discounts ? and liquidation.— (Hear, h ear .) I n su pp or ti ng Ald erma n ending t h e 30th o f Octuw..., -- -- lii :1Z SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 8, 1847. Thompson in that suggestion, it had never been his intention in that way to oppose any obstacle to the eventual resuscitation of the bank.—(Hear.) Their duty had been to take the best mode of raising funds, with a view of returning to depositors their money ; their duty at the same time was to do all they could to restore the bank ; but there could be no doubt which object, if they were not identical, ought to have been the primary one. On the whole, he did not disapprove of what had been done, and he felt the greatest pleasure in supporting the recommendation of the committee. There had certainly been hitherto too much secrecy about the bank, and the share holders for the future would have a right to expect the strictest investigation into the manner in which their affairs were managed and their money disposed of. It was now, indeed, quite palpable, and so far their past management had been impeached, that their assets, being in few hands, and shut up in a small space, were in much greater danger than if they had been scattered over a large surface.—(Cheers.) The motion was then put, and the report was unanimously adopted. Mr. COOPER again presented himself, and moved a second resolution, intimating the confidence which the meeting reposed in those seven gentlemen who had so ably attended to their interests, and requesting them, in conjunction with the directors, to continue their labours, with a view to the re-opening of the bank at an early day. Mr. EDWARD BURY seconded the motion. Mr. Toxa moved as an amendment that Messrs. J. Highfield, J. Booker, F. Shand, J. Bibby, and S. ilolme, form the committee. Mr. GREY seconded the amendment. _ After some further discussion, Mr. TORE, who declared that his object had only been to facilitate business, withdrew his amendment, and Mr. Cooper's motion was carried, the name of Mr. Samuel Holme, by general consent, being added. Eight gentlemen, therefore, now form the committee. A vote of thanks was then accorded to the chair, and after a numerous list of those who, since the commencement of the meeting, had put down their names for preference shares had been read, the meet ing (at twelve o'clock) broke up. so cause further failures, further discredit, and still greater panic, the Irish banks, including some of the most powerful establishments in the kingdom, being as they are exposed to peculiar danger, in times of distrust, from the ignorance and proneness to suspi cion of the small note holders, must have increased their stocks of bullion with redoubled energy and dispatch, and thus must have aggravated the force of the internal drain to which the Bank of England has been subjected. Nor would it have been possible for the Bank, with its liabilities to private depositors to the extent of eight millions, to resist the ope ration. Happily, however, the necessity for re stricting credit, and aggravating panic, was removed. The Bank, instead of discontinuing its advances, was enabled by the act of the Government to increase them, and the influx of bullion into its coffers has more than filled up the void left by the remittances made to Ireland and to the provinces. There is every prospect that the current of the metals will continue to flow into this country steadily for some time, from the attraction which the low value of English securities presents to the invest ment of foreign capital. A million of gold is already on its way from Russia, and the speedy arrival of considerable sums from the United States may be considered a matter of certainty. Thus the Bank of England will be in a position to meet the utmost possible home demand for gold, if it should be.further prolonged, and yet to retain an ample supply in its own coffers. Such being the condition of the Bank with respect to its bullion, it is worthy of notice that the very considerable advances made upon commercial bills in the last week of October produced but a slight alteration in the proportion between the reserve and the gross liabilities. They were, for the WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 23. Liabilities £34,300,000 Bullion WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 30. Liabilities £35,370,000 Bullion ... 8,430,000 The proportion in the former case was as 1 to 4.13, and in the latter as 1 to 4.19 ; and we do not see that there need be the slightest hesitation on the part of the Bank, in the present circumstances of the coun try, to extend its liabilities a good deal further, if necessary, upon the basis of its present reserve. We see no reason for doubting that additional loans might be granted with perfect safety to the extent of three or four millions, if parties should be found desirous of obtaining them on good security, and at the pre sent high rate of interest. We do not anticipate any such demand, but if it were made there would not be a shadow of reason to refuse compliance with it. The directors, however, are still either very timid, or they are influenced by a fidgetty and foolish anxiety to avoid a literal violation of the Act of 1844. We cannot otherwise account for a very small and rather ridiculous operation of which they were guilty during the week already referred to. They appear to have parted with 286,000/. of Government securities, that they might obtain money, at the very time that they were practically breaking the law, in order to make money more accessible to others. This was mar vellously like undoing with one hand what they were doing with the other. Why, we are obliged to ask, did the Bank go into the market as a borrower pre cisely when it had been invested with extraordinary powers to lend, and when the restoration of confidence being the main point, the fact of the Bank appearing either as a borrower or seller was calculated to coun teract the object of the Government intervention ? Was it done to obtain gold ? No. The only as signable motive was, to reduce by a small amount its own outstanding circulation, and thereby to avoid the risk of overstepping the limits of the Act of 1844. Thus the restoration of confidence was endangered for the sake of an object in itself utterly unimportant. Putting out of view the technical provisions of an Act which is to all intents and purposes broken, it cannot be a matter of the smallest possible conse quence whether the bank-note circulation is a quarter of a million more or less. In point of fact, we do not believe that the limits of the Act, however nearly they may be approached, will be exceeded. The payments into the Exchequer have already com menced, and will go on as usual, at the rate of nearly a million a week, during the two months of Novem ber and December. Hence those two months always exhibit a large and steady decline in the circulation. It is probable, therefore, that it has now touched its highest point, and nothing but a discredit of country bank-notes, or an increased prevalence of distrust, can sustain it at that point ; but if, by any possibility, an additional circulation of Bank of England notes is found to be required, we think the directors would be guilty of an unpardonable error in attempting to check the movement by new restrictions. The in crease in the circulation during the last month ex ceeds by nearly a million and a half the increase which usually takes place in October. Between the 25th of September and the 30th of October the increase was 2,800,0001., whereas in the corresponding period of last year it was only 1,500,0001. The extra increase we presume to be the result of distrust. Private hoarding has absorbed a part of it, and the remainder has gone to increase the cash reserves of country bankers. It is perfectly obvious that all such bankers must hold at present a larger stock of gold and Bank of England notes than usual. It is possible, but we trust not at all probable, that they may have still further to in crease their reserves. If this should happon, a further increase in the Bank of England circulation will be inevitable, and the only danger will be in attempting to stop it. Such an increase would be purely tempo rary, and the surplus notes, after being retained for a while in private hoards, and the strong-boxes of bankers, would flow back with the restoration of con fidence, and would not in any case cause inconveni ence to the Bank. The sudden increase in the Bank circulation at the end of 1825 is well known. In the month of December, when distrust was at its height, the issues were increased from 17,400,000/. to 25,700,0001., a difference of more than 8,000,0001. Part of the increase was wanted for actual circula tion, to replace the notes of country banks, but the greater part was used only for hoarding and to strengthen bank reserves. In about six months the excess, which proved to be about four m illi ons , h a d flowed back to the Bank. This vast increase of issue, at a time when the bullion in hand was little more than a million, was undoubtedly an empirical and hazardous proceeding, though the success which attended it was complete ; but we refer to it only for the purpose of showing how easily and naturally the temporary excess of circulation disappeared. Com. paring the half-yearly accounts of circulation and bullion immediately after the expansion with those which next followed, we find— Circulation. Bullion. 1826 Feb. 28 £25,400,000 £2,400,000 Aug. 31 21,500,000 6,700,000 1827—Feb. 28 21,800,000, 10,100,000 Thus the sudden increase of discounts and circulation at the end of 1825 did not in the slightest degree check the influx of bullion from abroad. It did not prevent a continued fall of prices consequent on the previous over. speculation, nor did it restore to life any of the numerous projects of loans and companies which had been crushed by the previous contraction of credit. It produced a wholesome revival of con fidence. The legitimate business of the country began to move in its natural channels, and the bank• note circulation settled down in a few months to the amount determined by the real wants of the country. A similar expansion arose out of the commercial crisis of July, 1810. Commercial failures to a large extent, and a consequent destruction of private credit, took place in that month, and the demand upon the Bank for discounts became enormous. This led to a very large increase in the Bank circu lation, which, like that of 1825, served a temporary purpose, and then flowed back into the Bank of its own accord. Mr. Manning, a Bank director, informed the committee of 1812 that this temporary expansion was mainly owing to the precautions of the country bankers to insure themselves against a run upon their firms, " but within six months the greater part of three millions was returned to the Bank of Eng land without having been employed." The quota tion, as well as the ,leading facts connected with the increase of Bank of England issues in 1810 and 1825, may be found in Mr. Tooke's " History of Prices." They involve, of course, many questions of controversy, but the two instances show clearly that an increase in the amount of Bank of England notes is natural in a time of distrust, and that as confidence revives the excess disappears without any injurious result. It may be important at the present time that the Bank directors should not be terrified at this harmless phenomenon. We do not expect, as we have already said, to see the circulation go much, if at all, beyond its present point. We do not anticipate, therefore, that the letter of the law will be violated. But if the disposition of country bankers to strengthen their reserves should continue to such an extent as to raise the circulation above the legal boundary, we think the directors of the Bank of Eng land would incur a grave responsibility if they hesi tated to use freely, as they have already used par tially, the discretion invested in them, or if they should be tempted, by a superstitious regard to the lifeless and worthless form of a condemned artificial regulation, to employ measures which they would not think necessary or wise from a consideration of their own real resources and liabilities, and of the actual wants of the country. th e Dispatches o wffieeree, f s o e r n t t h o e ff G o n o v S e r a n t ud orroaevening of Gibraltar. fro m (ADvE II TIBEMENT.] —A BAD LEG OF THIRTY-FIVE Yamts' STANDING CUBED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. — The particulars of this extraordinary case are as follows :—Mr. James M . Donald, a native ,, of Ireland, now residing at 7, George-yard, Whitecliapel, was discharged from the navy, in 1813, in conse quence of his legs having then been bad for two years, and e-yard, pro nounced in Plymouth Hospital as incurable. Duriag the former long ulhee.gral,Xledanikh,ilhilytt,adh at h ikt ad er the advice eli o ut f yr th u e lis m ta o u s d t i s u til th ful e s d u r r e g a e d o fu n l s e l t n at L e o u n f do th n e , by all dealers in ine:Ylne years of suffering, the limb is now soundly y e 424 " 116110WarViltnthtmeenrtruanpricletP9111,18s, x w i ti ta ic u h u l u re e so u l t d , 244, Strand, London. UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. The following is a translation of the last commu nication made by the Mexican Commissioners to Mr. Trist previous to the renewal of hostilities. It has not before been published in this country : " To ins EXCELLENCY MR. NICOLAS P. TRIST, COM MISSIONER:WITH FULL POWERS FROM THE GOVERN• M ENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO. " Chapultepec, Sept. 6, 1847. " The undersigned, commissioned by the Govern ment of the Republic of Mexico to concert with your Excellency a treaty of peace, think it convenient at the same time as they present you the counter project which they have formed in accordance with the last instructions of their Government, to accompany the said project with the observations which are con tained in this communication, which will serve to explain more clearly the pacific dispositions of Mexico in the war which unfortunately divides both countries. " The fourth article of the project which your Ex cellency was pleased to deliver over to us on the even ing of the 27th of August last, and which has been the subject of our last interviews, imports the cession, on the part of Mexico, first, of the state of Texas ; second, of the territory situated out of the limits of that state, which extends from the left bank of the Bravo River to the southern frontier of New Mexico ; third, of the whole of New Mexico ; fourth, of both Californias. " The war which now exists has been caused solely on account of the territory of the state of Texas, over which the republic of North America presents as a title the act of said state by which it annexed itself to the North American confederation, after having pro claimed its independence of Mexico. "The republic of Mexico agreeing (as we previ ously.informed your Excellency), with due indem nity, in the pretensions of the Cabinet of Washington over the territory of Texas, the cause of the war has thereby disappeared, and therefore the war ought to cease, as there is no cause whatever to continue it. Over the other territories contained in the 4th article of your proposal no right has been alleged as yet by the republic of North America, nor do we think that it can allege any. It can only therefore acquire them by the right of conquest, or by that which may result from the cession and sale which Mexico may make to it; bat, as we are certain that the republic of Washington will not only abso lutely repel, but will also abhor the first of these rights, and as also it would be a new thing, contrary to all ideas of justice, that war should be waged against a country by reason only of its refusal to sell the territory which one of its neighbours desires to purchase from it, we hope, of the justice of the Government and people of North America, that the considerable modifications which we have to propose to the cession of territory (out of the state of Texas) which are demanded in the before-mentioned fourth article, will not be a motive to continue a war which the worthy General of the North American troops has already qualified to be denaturalized. '"'" In our conferences we have informed your Ex cellency that Mexico cannot cede the zone which exists between the left bank of the Bravo and the right of the Nueces. The reason for it is not only the complete certainty that such territory has never be longed to the state of Texas, nor because it is held in much estimation, considered by itself alone ; it is be cause that :one with the Bravo at its back, forms the natural frontier of Mexico, both in a military and commercial point of view ; and it cannot be required from any nation whatever, nor can any nation con sent, to abandon its frontier. But, in order to avoid every motive of conflict for the future, the Govern ment of Mexico promises not to found any new towns nor to establish any colonies, in the space of land between the:two rivers ; so that, by preserving it in a state of depopulation, as it is actually, it will afford equal security to both republics. The conservation of that territory is, according to our instructions, a condition sine qua non of peace. Sentiments of ho nour and delicacy (which the noble character of your Excellency will worthily esteem), more than any con sideration of interest, forbid our Government to con sent to the dismemberment of New Mexico. On this subject we think it superfluous to add anything to that which we have already had the honour to explain to you in our conferences. " The cession of Lower California (of little ad vantage to the republic of North America) presents great embarrassment to Mexico, considering the position of that peninsula, opposite the shore of So nora, from which it is only divided by the narrow Gulf of Cortes. Your Excellency has given all its value to our remarks on this point, and we have seen you with satisfaction yield to them. " The fact of Mexico preserving Lower California would be sufficient to render it indispensable to keep also a part of Upper California ; as otherwise that peninsula would remain without any communication by land with the rest of the republic—a thing which is always of great embarrassment, especially to a power which is not maritime, like Mexico. The ces sion which our Government offers (with the due compensation) of that part of Upper California north of the 37th degree of latitude does not only afford to the United States the acquisition of an excellent lit toral, of fertile lands, and perhaps of unworked mines, but presents all the advantage of continuing by it, without interruption, its possessions in Oregon. The wisdom of the Government of Washington, and the laudable application of the North American people, will derive most abundant fruits from the im portant acquisition which we now offer. " In the B th article of the proposal of your Excel lency, isthmusof Tehuantepec the o to f a free passage through the the Pacific Ocean i s re quired in favour of the North American citizens. We have verbally informed your Excellency that a privilege on this matter was granted some years ago by the Government of the republic to a private per son, which privilege was afterwards transferred, with we Excellency accede in this point to the the authorization of the same Governm en t, t o some will not, therefore, be British subjects , of whose rights Mexico cannot dis wishes of your Government. " We have entered into this simple explanatio n o f the motives which the republic has f or no t t rans f err i ng astonished ish ed Yourth a t do not to the United States all the territory which is de. manded by them out of the limits of the state of Texas, because it is our desire that the North Ame rican Government and people be persuaded that our partial refusal does not proceed from feelings of aversion created by the antecedents of this war, or on account of the loss suffered by M ex i co i n it, butl be cause it rests one considerations dictated by reason and justice which would militate at all times as re gards the most friendly power in the midst of the relations of the most intimate friendship. " The other alterations which your Excellency will find in our counter project are of less importance, and we think that there will not be against them any important objection. On the subject of the alteration contained in the 12th article, it has already been spoken of in your Excellency's country ; and we flatter ourselves that the loyalty of your Government will not refuse to contract an engagement so in ac cordance with the probity and good understanding which ought to exist between two neighbouring nations. " The peace between the two countries will be more firmly established, if a friendly Power (England) who has so nobly offered her goo d offices to both Mexico and the United States in the present war, would lend herself to give her guarantee for the faith ful observance of the treaty which may be concluded. The Government of Mexico thinks that it would be very convenient to solicit that guarantee. " Our Government has ordered us to recommend to your Excellency to com mun i ca te to us your reso lution on the co un t e r project, which we have the honour to pres en t t o you , i n th e s p ac e of three days. " The good an d sa l utary wor k of peace cannot, in ourjudgment, be brought to a happy conclusions unless ea c h o f the contending parties resolved to abandon some o f i ts or i g i na l pre t ens ions. This has always happen e d, an d eve ry nation has not hesitated, in similar case s , t o ma k e g reat sacrifices to appease the desolat ing fl ame of war. Mex i co an d th e United States have pa r ti cu l ar reasons to act t h us . It i s not without shame th a t we are o bli ge d t o co nfess that we are giving to the world the scandal of two Christian nations, o f t wo repu bli cs , in the sight of all the monarchies, who are mutually doing to each other all the evil in th e i r power f o r disputes on limits, when we have more land than is necessary to. populate and cultivate in the b eau tiful hemisphere in which Pro vidence first made us see the light. We venture to recommend these consideration: to your Excellency before you take a definitive resolution on our pro posals. . " We hav e th e h onou r to offer on this occasion to your Excell ency th e con siderations of our attention and respect. o BERNARDO COUTO . " IGNACIO DE MORA Y VI LLAMIL. " JOSE I. DE HERRER A. " MIGUEL ATRISTAIN." STAG HUNTING,--The 11011. Newton Fellowes has signified his intention to discontinue the management of the Devon and Somerset staghounds after the present season. It is intended to hold a meeting at Dulverton on Thursday next, for the purpose of concerting measures to keep up the hunt, and to place the manage• ment on a permanent basis. The advanced age of Mr. Fellowes is the reason for his retirement. — West Briton. SOUTII WALES RAILWAY. —A rumour having been circulated that several thousand men are about to be withdrawn from the works in this line, we beg to con tradict the report, and can state upon good authority that it is only on a portion of the line, where the con tractors have been unable to obtain sufficient land to commence operations upon, that men have been shifted to other contracts. With the exception of contract 16 no orders have been received to slacken the works, but 1 of necessity the contracts will not proceed with SO much rapidity during the winter months. — Welshman. LAW INTELLIGENCE, BAIL COURT, Nov 6. STANGE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AN INSOLVENT, PARKER V. BAILEY Mr. CnARNOcK applied to the Court for a rule to show cause why the defendant, who had been arrested on a writ of capias ad satisfaciendem, should not be discharged out of custody on the ground of irregula rity. In June, 1844, the defendant was taken into custody on this writ, and he immediately filed aipetiti on in accordance with the sth and 6th and 7th and Bth Vict., chapters 116 and 78 and 96, in order that he might obtain his discharge from custody and protec tion. The Commissioner discharged him, granted him his interim order, and appointed the 16th of October for him to come up to receive his final order; he was consequently discharged on the 9th of Sep tember in the same year, after having been in con finement from June until that day. Prior to the 16th an agreement was entered into by the defendant with his creditors, by which they were to receive 20s. in the pound, he agreeing to pay Si. per month for the first six months of the ensuing year, and 101. subsequently into the hands of the official assignee, until all their claims were dis charged. This was explained to the Commissioner when he came up, and as all the creditors, save one, assented to his proposition, the Court seeing that he was at large, and that his creditors were satisfied, dis missed his petition. However, from some cause, he was not able to complete this arrangement ; and on the 28th of September last the plaintiff issued a fresh writ on the same judgment, and the defendant was taken into custody. His first objection to the pro ceeding was that the proceedings with respect to the first writ ought to have been fulfilled. Then there was no return made to the first writ that he had been arrested upon it, and this was a fresh writ without any statement that the process was a fresh one. He eontended, therefore, that the scire facias was wrong, inasmuch as it ought to have contained a recital of the former proceeding. Then the Court held that a man could not be taken twice on the same judgment ; even it had been held that a man who had been arrested, and liberated, on his making an arrange • ment with his creditors, or in default to consent to be again arrested, could not thereby be bound; and surely a similar rule would apply to this case.—Rule granted. horse in the sergeant's care, and showed it to the veterinary surgeon, who is appointed inspector of the horse market. Mr. Nice, the surgeon, deposed that the disease was contagious, and communicable to man. It was a de cided case of glanders of long standing. Hodges, a policeman, proved that the horse had been standing tied up to the rail twenty minutes before it was removed. The defendant pid he only intended to sell it for killing. Ile sent for Atchelor, but he did not come for it, and he then sent for Cross, another. knacker. He kept it quite away from the other horses. Mr. Alderman MooN said he had no right to bring horses affected with a virulent contagious disease into any part of a public cattle-market. It was impossible to say what mischief might ensue from the act he had committed. If he meant to sell the horse to. Atchelor or Cross, he might have led it to their premises in stead of into Smithfield. lle would endeavour to stop this dangerous practice, by requiring the de fendant to find bail to answer for the misdemeanour at the sessions, and direct the City Solicitor to prose cute him. In default of sureties the defendant was committed. CITY POLICE COMMITTEE. Mr. H3nry Greenall, the landlord of the Britannia public-house, Britannia-place, Bishopsgate, was summoned before Aldermen Wilson and Johnson, under the Ath of George IV., cap. 61, for unlawfully permitting and suffering disorderly conduct in his house, contrary to the tenour of his license. Mr. Duncombe attended for the defendant. Jarvis, City police-constable, deposed that at ten in the forenoon, on Sunday, the 24th ult., he was placed to watch the defendant's house. Saw some men enter. At his sergeant's direction he left for a short time. Returned at half-past twelve o'clock, and at the usual opening hour, one o'clock, the landlord opened the door, and two or three minutes afterwards nine men came out. They were quarrelsome. Mr. Duncombe—Why didn't you go in at twelve o'clock ? Witness—Because I understood an officer in private clothes had been in previously. Mr. Duncombe Now can you swear that the men you saw leave the house after one were the same as were in at twelve ? Witness—No, I cannot. John Fleury, a City officer, deposed that, in pri vate clothes, he went into defendant's house at five minutes past one on the day in question. Four men were in front of the bar. By Mr. Duncombe—The men I saw in the house might have gone in between one and five minutes past one. _ _ - Mr. Alderman WILSON, after consulting Mr. Alderman Johnson, said they were of opinion that the information must be dismissed. With his brother Alderman, he thought the police had not acted with that judment in the matter which they might have done. Why had they not brought the officer who was in the house before twelve, as they had stated ? COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 6. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Baron PLATT and Common Juries.) FESSENMEYEE V. ADCOCK. This case, which has occupied the attention of the Court during the last two days, and which was an action brought to recover the amount of a solicitor's bill of costs, for professional services alleged to be rendered to the plaintiff, was again resumed to-day. The evidence, which was of a very voluminous na ture, having been concluded, Mr. CROWDER and Mr. MARTIN were heard in reply. The Learned JUDGE, having summed up, The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after an absence of upwards of an hour, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of U. 11s., the jury being of opinion that there was no evidence to show that the plaintiff was employed upon any other business by the defendant than that for which charges were made, amounting to the sum given in the verdict. (Sittings in Banco.) STAGG V. LORD MILTOWN. In this case the Lord Chief Baron stated at the sitting of the Court, that the Court had had an op portunity of consulting with Mr. Justice Coleridge, and they were of opinion that the rule applied for yesterday ought to be granfed.—Rule granted. PREROGATIVE COURT, Nov. 6. IN THE GOODS OF SARAN GLOVER, DECEASED. The deceased, a married woman, in executing her will under a power reserved to her by her marriage settlement, signed it not with the name of " Glover," her then husband, to whom she had been married 10 years, but with that of "Reed," the name of her first husband, deceased. The question was whether this was a good execution. Sir H. J. FJJST held that, as the deceased had signed the will in the presence of two witnesses, the execu tion was sufficient to satisfy the law, which did not require that the name signed should be the party's legal name : a mark had been held to be sufficient, although the party could write ; and a will signed by a person "A. 8.," with his own name, by desire of a testator C. D., had been admitted to probate as the will of C. D. TAPSTER AGAINST 110LTZTAPFL. This was a suit of an amicable kind respecting the will of Mr. Charles Holtztapfl, of Charing-cross and Long-acre, engine manufacturer, by a legatee against the children of the deceased, appearing by their guardian, the widow declining to propound the will, in order that she might not become a party, and that her evidence might thereby be admitted under Lord Denman's Act, though she had a large interest in esta blishing the will. The COURT having suggested a doubt, at the out set, how far the evidence of the widow, for whose individual interest the will was really propounded, could be received in this case to establish an instru ment which gave her nearly the whole property, Dr. HARDING, in support of the will, contended for her competency, arguing that the statute was an enabling statute, the declared object of which was to remove obstructions to the discovery of truth ; that she was not included in the exceptions mentioned in the Act, not being a person " named on the record" (this court was not a court of record), nor a person "in whose immediate or individual behalf any action may be brought or defended." If the widow's evi dence was excluded because she had an interest in the result of the suit, the policy of the statute would be contravened. After hearing Dr. JENNER, contra, Sir H. J. FUST was of opinion that the evidence in support of the will was sufficient to establish it without having recourse to that of the widow, and he declined deciding the question raised, which, he observed, he should be sorry to decide in such a case as this, where all was clearly bona fide, and thereby sanction the admission of such evidence in cases of a very different kind. He was satisfied that this was the will of the deceased, and he therefore pronounced for it. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 6. (Before the CBIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE JAMES OSBORNE. This insolvent, a traveller in the employment of a tea company, applied for a protecting order. Mr. Dowse opposed, and Mr. Nichols supported. The insolvent, upon being examined, said his debts amounted to 2,5201., of which 2,321/. were without consideration, arising. from accommodation accept. ances and liabilities in favour of a Mr. Kemp, lately a grocer at Uxbridge, but now bankrupt. The in solvent admitted that he was to receive 1501. a year from Kemp for the use of his name, with a prospective partnership. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER said this was too mon strous a case to receive the slightest favour from the Court. Such a dangerous and dishonest mode of trading could not be sanctioned, and he should there fore refuse to name any day for the final order. Protection was asked for, but refused. IN RE HENRY HUTCHINS. This insolvent's petition was dismissed on accoun of an omission in the description. _ (Before Mr. Commissioner LAW.) IN RE JOHN EVANS. This insolvent was opposed by Mr. Maskell, a solicitor, who complained that the present proceedings had been adopted for the sole purpose of getting rid of his debt of 9/. 18s., a bill of costs for taking the insolvent through the court on a former occasion. _ _ Mr. Commis;ioner LAW said that a case of this kind, where the costs of the petition exceeded the amount of the opposing creditor's debt, which was almost the only real one in the schedule, was not very worthy of consideration. I.le looked upon the present proceEding as a device to avoid payment of Mr. Maskell's debt, and upon his present impression he should feel disposed to dismiss the petition, but would give the insolvent the option of filing an amended balance-sheet, or an instant dismissal. Mr. DORCUM , the insolvent's couns e l, c h ose th e latter course, and the petition was accordingly dis missed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Samuel Jordan, a carm a n and horse-jobber, attended before Mr. Alderman Moon, to answer the complaint of the sergeant of the Smithfield police, for bringing into the market, for the purpose of sale, a glandered horse. Sergeant White stated that his attention was drawn to the horse by one of the policemen. He found two horses tied to a rail, not in the part of the market ap propriated to the sale of horses, but in the sheep market. One of the horses was labouring under a profuse discharge from the nose, and a little boy was standing close to the horse's head. Its head projected over the rail and partly on the backs of the sheep in the pen. The sheep had been sold to a butcher, and were afterwards fetched away to be killed. He untied the horse, and while he was leading it across Smith field the prisoner came up and claimed it, stating that he had sold it to Cross, a horse-slaughterer, a n d h e required it should be delivered to him. Cross was there, but said nothing. Complainant persisted in taking care of the horse, and led it to Atchelor's, a horse-boiler, in Sharp's-alley, Cow-cross. The de fendant denied his right to take any notice of it, as he did not bring it into the part where the horses are exposed for sale. He was a frequenter of the market, and he and others had a notion that they had a right to bring their diseased horses into the sheep-market for sale, and have the benefit of the little competition in the knackers' bidding, instead of sending for the knacker to fetch the horse, or taking the horse direct to the knacker, in the old way. Wallsgrove, a policeman, proved that he saw the I CLERKENWELL. Mr. Horry, the barrister, attended at this Court before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with Henry Martin Flanigan, in reference to a charge which was preferred against the latter person, the particulars of which were re ported on Saturday last. The substance of Mr. lorry's statement was to the effect that he was free from any imputation. lie was paofessionally engaged at another Court, and on his arrival at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, he was applied to to defend the son of Mrs. Denny, who charged Flanigan. He (Mr. lorry) never received on her account anything in the shape of a fee, and he received no instructions or brief to enable him to ad vocate her son. Mr. TYRWHITT said that when Flanigan was charged before him his (Mr. Horry's) name was mentioned, but nothing was said to prejudice him. He (Mr. Tyrwhitt) made some strong remarks as to practices pursued at the Old Bailey and other Courts in the metropolis, and regretted that they should exist. Flanigan was about to address the Bench, but he was checked, when Mr. Horry left the Court, fol lowed by Flanigan. WESTMINSTER. LATH ROBBERY AND MURDER IN WESTMINSTER. —The Court was, as on the former occasions, densely crowded with persons anxious to hear the proceed ings, the circumstances connected with the atrocious deed having created the greatest sensation. It will be remembered that Mr. Bellchambers was waylaid on his way home, at about twenty minutes to six on the morning of the 11 th ult., wounded in the most desperate manner, and robbed. He was found weltering in his blood in an insensible state, in which condition he remained until his death. On the prisoners, George MICoy and Thomas Doyle, being placed in the dock, and their professional advisers, Mr. Binns, of Essex-street, Strand, and Mr. Sydney, of Hatton-garden, taking their places at the counsel table, • Mr. BURRELL said, I understand this case is in the same state as it was on the former examination. There are reasons still why a further remand should take place without going into the case. I consider I am fully justified in that course. I have some evi dence already taken sufficient to fix strong suspicion on the prisoners. I have it also upon oath that there will be further evidence given, which will render it necessary to commit the prisoners eventually for trial, and there are important reasons why that evidence should not be given at present. The next sessions of the Central Criminal Court do not commence till the 22d inst., and therefore if the prisoners are to be committed for trial, it becomes merely a question now as to which prison they are to be committed to. I therefore remand the prisoners till Thursday week. Mr. Binns (for Doyle) said—lt is my anxious wish that everything should be done to further the ends of justice, and confiding in the innocence of Doyle, I make no objection to the remand. The prisoners were then remanded. Just before the closing of the Court two powerful fellows, named Driscol and Abbot, were charged with the following outrageous and unprovoked assault : A poor sweep, named Milton, was quietly walking up Holywell-street, Regent-street, Westminster, on Friday morning, between eleven and twelve o'clock, with his brush and machine on his shoulder, when Abbot, who was a perfect stranger to him, suddenly came up, and without saying a word, or re ceiving the least provocation, knocked him down with a violent blow in the face. The poor sweep inquired why he ill-treated him, but the fellow made no reply, and Driscol having said " give it the --," Abbot repeated the blow. The sweep got up and endeavoured to escape, after entreating them not to murder him, but they followed, knocked him down again, and kicked him in a brutal manner. It was proved by witness that Abbot knocked him down repeatedly, and that Driscol, just before the arrival of the police, lifted the poor man from the ground for the other to hit him, but the bystanders interfered and [pre vented it. The accused said the sweep attacked them first. Mr. BURRELL said their conduct was most out rageous, and fined them ;31. each, or six weeks' im prisonment. Mr. Watson, of the White Bart, Millbank-row, then preferred a charge against them. They went into his house, tried t o rob a companion, and on his very properly interfering, they abused him grossly. Driscol collared and shook him, and Abbot pushed him about, and also assaulted the potman. Mr. BURRELL imposed the further fine of 3/. on each. In default, another six weeks. MARYLEBOIVE. William Florence and George Watson were placed at the bar upon the following charge : It appeared from the evidence that on the same morning, at two o'clock, as Bewley, 155 D, was on duty near Portman-square, he saw the prisoners loitering about in a most suspicious manner, when knowing them to be bad characters, he asked them what they were doing; they seemed greatly dis pleased at being thus questioned, and alleged that they were two respectable tailors going to their homes from the Victoria Theatre ; the officer, who has the credit of being a good thieftaker, captured the prisoners who had made an attempt to effect their escape, and conveyed them to . the station-house, where they were searelug , sal i s their possession were found a " jemmy," called by Florence his " toothpick," a lantern, a large knife, and a quantity of lucifer matches ; they had the impudence to affirm when before the inspector, that if the constable had not pounced upon them at the time he did, they should have "cracked a crib." The prisoners, who had no defence to make, were sent to the House of Correction, the former for three and the latter for two months. SOUTHWARK. William Williams, a costermonger, was charged with exceeding cruelty to a cat, by tying fireworks to its body and throwing it into the shop of Mr. Peek stock, chemist, of Bond-street, Bermondsey. The latter gentleman said that on the previous evening, while he was standing in his back shop, he was much alarmed by hearing loud reports of fireworks in the front shop, which was instantly filled with smoke. Believing that the place was on fire, he ran into the shop and perceived something running about with fireworks exploding from all parts of its body, which he eventually perceived to be a cat. After some difficulty he extinguished the fireworks, when he found the animal in a dreadful state, the whole of the hair being completely burnt off the body. The danger was extremely great, for had he not been in the shop at the time, the contents must have caught fire from the combustible matter of which the drugs were composed. Mr. SECKER—Did you see the prisoner throw the cat into the shop? Witness—l did not; but 1 i heard , him exclaim, " Give me the cat and I'll chuck it n,' and in a moment afterwards the cat was thrown into the shop all on fire. I had been warned on , the pre vious day that the prisoner intended, to throw the devil" into my shop, consequently I was on the look out. I have no doubt that the prisoner was the person. In answer to the charge, the prisoner denied being the person who did it. He could bring witnesses to prove his assertion. He acknowledged being on the spot, and laughing at the occurrence, when Mr. Peek. stock came up and gave him into custody. Two lads were then called by him, who said that the cat was not thrown into the shop at all. A boy, named Hopkins tied the crackers to the cat, and lighted them at a green-grocer's in the neighbour hood. The animal then ran away, and Mr. Peek stock's door being open, it flew in among t he medi cine and bottles, to the great amusement of the by standers. It was only done for a lark, in commemo ration of Guy Fawkes 's day. a nd Mr. SECKER said it was a very serious lark, might have been attended with considerable loss of property. There was also considerable cruelty in the affair, for which he should punish the offender to the utmost extent of the law. He had no doubt that the well prisoner was the party who threw the animal into_ Mr. Peekstock's shop, and that the witnesse s, as others, were concerned in the act of cruelty -lIAn andtherefore adjourn the case until ThursdaY, anu direct Inspector Hornsby, M division, to make quiries, and bring all parties before him on that day ' The prisoner was then remanded. Two fashionably-dressed females, named Ann Howard and Jane Parze, the former of who m had all infant in her arms, wer e placed at the bar for final examination, charged with uttering several counter feit half-crowns, to a number of publicans in the me tropolis. Mrs. Caroline Ashton, the landlady of the Cogers Hall, Bride-lane, City, stated that on Sunday after noon last, about four o'clock, the prisoners came after noon the bar, and called for a glass of port wine, and econl e porter. Howard gave her a good sovereign to chan be , when' she returned her a good half-sovereign , and th rest in silver. Howard took it up, and after feelirl it a few minutes, said she did not like the look ()f i t as it was very light, at the same time asking ifr silver instead. She handed it to the bartnan, gave her four half-crowns for it. After t he y w erep gone witness looked at the coin, and insta ntl y , ceived that it was a counterfeit, when she took it 1/1) stairs, and locked it up in a drawer, until the COw stable came and received it from her next day. • Frederick Mitchell, barman to Mr. Ashton , theidentv fled the prisoners as the persons who wer e in he house. He gave Howard four half-crowns for counterfeit coin now produced. Isaac Lee, an accountant, said he was standing at the bar when the prisoners were in Mr. Ashton t: house. He saw a good half-sovereign giv en fo r Howard, and the counterfeit which she nhang` ivtrs . it, and as soon as they left the house he told Ashton of his suicions. Mr. Rushall, la sp ndlord of the Rose and Crown , C 1 , 1; lingwood-street, Blackfriars-road, said, tha t on a nd same evening the prisoners came into his Innis,..i t h had two glasses of wine, for which Bowar d paid " a good sovereign. He gave her a half-sovereisgrd which he is positive was a good one, when C ol a ll6 asked him to change it for silver. He took the be from her, and found it to be a counterfeit, vrlierlnta called in a policeman, and gave both of then l_ r a custody. On the way to the station-house gowa,ss wanted the officer to give her the half-soversie,',. she would give him a good one, and make it Mr. Edwards, a publiCan in the Minories, the the prisoners visited him a week ago, and rung changes with a half-sovereign. haling Several other publicans identified them, as - victimised them in the same way. d the The clerk to Mr. Powell, of the Mint, the prisoners were well known smashers, geldll righnii and as to cases were so clear against them, the Magistr4 committed them for trial. RAILWAY SHARE MARNr 4 LIVERPOO, NOVEMBER 6. not et STOCK EXCHANGE.-The LMarket f or Shares has has all improved to-day. Prices have receded, and thL re ro te, been but little business done. The sales are--A-nw7Cre, Nottingham, and Boston, 2 dis.-Birkenhead,sh Laares, nc-ne,,o_ and Cheshire Junction :(late C. and B.), 27% -Lancashire and Yorkshire (late M. and L.), Fiftlis,o dis.-Ditto (late West Riding Union), 2 3 / 2 ' t dim ee 152 Thirsk, 17 dis.-London and North-Western, ne• ears' Ditto, Fifths, 10 p.-Ditto, Quarters, 304 -Ditto. wil e o r. New, 6 p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, IQ;Ares, tars, No. 1, 1 4 dis.-Midland Stock, 108-Ditto, 01 - S 40%-Ditto, New Halves, 3% dis.-North British , I _„d 1/ 2 Thirds, dis.- North Staffordshire, 3 / 1 dis.-PrestonixeS. %Vyre, 33 1 / 2 -South-Eastern and Dover, No . 1, 6 n itter., Ditto. No. 4, Thirds, 2% dis.-York, Newcastle, O'" wick (G. N. E.), 6 per cent., 1 -X 3 p. MANCHESTER, Nov. 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lan 5 dis.-Ditto, New, 5 dis.-Ditto, New Quarters, Ic' o. Huddesfield and Manchester, Thirds, 1 9-16 shire and Yorkshire West Riding Union), 555. 6d. t" to Ditto,: Halves, 5 dis. ( -Manchester, Sheffield, and Linc ° A : 7 3 / 4 c. dis.-North British , Thir ds, dis.-North Stanel:, shire, % dis.-Preston and Wyre (B Scrip), IA diS• Shropshire Union, 51s. 6d. dis.-South-Eastern and Doll" No. 4, 2 9-16 dis. LEEDS, NOVEMBER 6. tete STOCK EXCHANGE.-During this week the Share Df er,- have fluctuated a good deal, having been operated upon ell various causes, but they do not assume any decided positi° either for advance or decline. The sales are-East Le e la cl i shire, New, s is dis.-Ditto, Quarters, I'/ dis. -E a r . st fi i West Yorkshire, 6 dis.-Great Northern, 6 c. shire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 565. 6d. eti. Leeds andThirsk, 17 3 / 4 dis.-North British, Thir ds,6s. dis.-North Staffordshire, lls. dis.-Northern -°„,ell- Union, 4 3 / 4 dis.-York, Newcastle, and Berwick, -o°' (New Berwicks), 10s. p. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NOVF.MBEB 6.., STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Newcastle andDyt7to, lisle, 100 ex div.-North British, Thir ds, 8e- Quarters, 16s. dis. HULL, NovzMfl 6 - advantage o. companies continued to be issued. Some taking a, them, STOCK EXCHANGE.-Notices of intended calls by railwa_si the slightly improved markets, have already file"' - e r• To-day slips of an advertisement of the Great 'Northern ;to circulated announcing a call of 2/. 10s. one moiety PO it December 1, and the other the middle of January next,. is also stated that transfers of shares cannot be register: until the whole call of 50s. be paid. This is certainlYtrer ingenious method for obtaining early payment, butt wh b e t / 0 1. worthy the adoption of a respectable company is d° o f t he Its influence has already been to reduce t h e value woos shares, sales being reported to have been submit ted to! do, than 6 1 A dis. The market has not been so flan 11 ss ies buyers not being anxious, and sellers plentiful. Th e Os. are-Great Northern, Cl. dis.-North British, Quarterh dis.-Ditto, 6s. dis.-Hull and Selby, 98 1 4. EDINBURGH, Nov. 5. 2fib STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdentikorear, -Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 7s. 6d.-Arbroath 3 11 ,d 2 , 6 d. 261.-Ditto, Halves, 131.-Ayr and Galloway , Y.," l „d o riian -Caledonian, 35/.-Ditto, New, 17 s. 6d.--""" and Dumbartonshire, 11. 10s.-Clydesdale Jun -Deeside, 31. Bs.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, -Dundee and Arbroath, 341.-Ditto, New, l'l° - l ' pun' Ditto, New, No. 2, 341-Ditto, New, No. 3, 3 4 se * - 5 1 ,29 1 . dee and Northern Junction, 1/. IN.-Dundee and Perth, 10s.-Ditto, New, 13/. 10s.-Ditto, Quarters V. , s !:, bu rgh East of Fife, 2/. 155.-East Lothian Central, 11.-Eul"div..--- and Bathgate, 51.-Edinburgh and Glasgow , 9 41 el s ,. les. Ditto, Halves, 12/. ss. ex div.-Ditto, -ew Halves, Fre_ 60. -Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 15/. 10s.-Pi tt e!. 3e. ference, 141.-Ditto, New, 3/. 145.-Ditto , -Edinburgh and Northern, 17/. 55.-Ditto, New, ss 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 5/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, ditto, New , ,', e „ es. Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 15s. -Ditto, 1181% s t ock, -Glasgow and Ayrshire, 97/. 158.-Ditto, New 381.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1,5/. 55.-Ditto, Halves QuartV 71. 2s. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 7L ---1 ; 0 4 and Garnkirk, 38/. 155.-Glasgow.General Terminus, 4 -Glasgow and Greenock, 16/. 10s.-Ditte, Halve, Ditto, Preference 71. 195.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, en%eat drossan, 31. 90.-Great North of Scotland, 17s. 6d. - "'d a te Northern (late Direct Northern), 2L Gd.-Dittn,itter London and York), 2/.-North British, 24/. 12s. 6d. -v., o f Halves, 11/. 10s.-Ditto, Quarters, 31. 19s Quarters 6 (scrip), 7s. 9d.-Ditto, Thirds , 1/. 100. fib Gra n Fifths, 51. 55.-Scottish Central, 21/. 105.- SetA til ' en d Junction, 55.-Scottish Midland, 15/. 10s.-Shresburtsi., Hereford, 10s.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 17/...- Stirling and Dunfermline, 3/.--Stirling and Midland, loci. Wishaw and Coltness, 44/.-York, Newcastle, and Be r d i t to, 30/. 10s.-Ditto, Extensions, No. 1, 11/. 55.-Ditte, pit No. 2, 10/. DN.-Direct Bombay and Madras, Is. 9(1- Grest Indian, 1/. Os. 3d.-Great North of India , Is. 3d. ed. Southern of Madras, Is.-Madras, Nellore , and Arcot, le• GLASGOW, Nov. G. .11 111C ' STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Clydesdelei.„goiv, tion, 58%-Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 465. 6d.-67iteed, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 97 1 / 2 -Ditto, 5 per cent.Sneoraik -1091/2-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 5-Ditto, Halves, 2 0 - es! Great Northern, 445.-Manchester and Southavapt ° "' 6d. North British, Thirds, 31e.-Ditto, Quarters, 78e ' 1 111- -York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Parch. °r erence), 8/4. BTHS. On the sth inst., in Wilton. IR crescent, the Viscounty , port, of a son. On the 26th of May, at the P ar s ona ge, Nevi L'un-ii the . New Zealand, the lady of th e R ev . W. Bolhnd, of a son , On the 30th ult. at Mauldeth Hall, near Man cheslo lady of the Rev. WI F. H. Hooper, Incumbent of Withig of a daughter G. On the 3d inst., at Herne-bay, the lady of the Ref • D. Evans, Vicar of Reculver, Kent, of a son. J. 13. On the 4th inst., at Denmark-hill, Camberwell, --oh Allan, of a daughter. scoo On the 4th inst., at Danesfield, Bucks, the Hon. lur". Murray, of a son and heir. 11 01 On the sth inst., at Upton, Essex, the lady of John Pelly, Esq., of a daughter. Joseph On the sth inst., at North-end, Hampstead, Ws' Tatham, of a daughter.', MARRIED. the Rey s On the sth inst., at All Souls', I.:lngham-place, opus John Henry Young, of Southwold, Suffolk , to Itcsie,stree6 Ridout, only daughter of G. Ridout, Esq., of Winll3l°' Cavendish-square. ____ . . ----- DIED. 1• 111 r. On the Ist inst., at Paris, Harriet, widow of Co l onel Butler, of the Bengal Artillery. the 4th inst., at St. Leo nar d' s -on-Seas ~t ffon- On the Countess Cornwallis, aged 37. the Ti g" a zea lan , th° On the 29th of May, at New Plymouth, New Rev. William Rolland, aged 27. ha Jobi l On the 24th of August, at Mhow, India, C a P' —u Gilmore, of the Bengal Engineers. aged. 36. l e of r• On the 3d inst , at Gravesend, Jane Ann, the w i f e T. C. Shaw, of New-street-square, London. w,hiteho, Marl' On the 4th inst., at Richmond-terrace, g o bert daughter of John Henry Lee, Esq. re ' On the sth inst., in Gordon- s t r eet, Gordon - sq ua Richardson, Esq., M.D.,aged 68. Wil l i ° On the sth inst., at He r tf o rd, Ilerts, Mr. Ch arles K On ember, aged 48. liC fo ie° Thomas pea the 6th inst t Grove hill, Camberwell, rce, Esq. SIC - - —__ , ~...,, London : Printed and Published by MURDO 1 0 1,. ) f 11g. No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, ''' ' :,:tf Of i n the COW . Strand, in the Precinct f the Savoy, liliclaleor., Monday, November 8,1547.