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RR Lordship then ordered the motion to stand over, in order to give the plaintiff an opportunity of bringing an action upon the covenants on the lease. MASTERMAN V. LEWIS.— JUDGMENT. The LORD CH 4NCELLOR also gave judgment in this case, the question in which related to the costs of an interpleading suit. his Lordship, after stating, that great irregularities had taken place in the pro ceedings in this suit, and that it afforded an excellent specimen of the evils arising from not strictly adher ing to the established practice of the Court, observed that as the question was now confined to the costs of the proceedings before the ➢Taster, and the costs of Price, whose claim was disallowed, :and who did not appeal, the usual order in cases of interpleader ought to be made between the parties, and nice being the party who made the claim, ought to pay Lew is his costs, no order being made between the plaintiff and the defendant. MORRISON V. MORRISON. The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave judgment in this case, which has been in Court thirty-two years, and which was argued before his Lordship fir several days some time since, upon a petition of appeal from the decision of Vice-Chancellor Wigram, who had permitted the taking over again a consignee's ac counts, on the ground that they had been taken in the absence of an interested party. It appeared that, by a settlement made in the year 1813, and a will in 1814, the testator, George Morrison, settled certain large estates in the island of 'Tobago for the henf•fit of his four children. The defendants, Edw and Ellice and George Ross, are the surviving trustees, and on a bill being filed to administer the testator's . property, the usual decree for that purpose was made in the year 1817. Settlements were rnaC.e on the marriage of the four children, reserving a life interest to the parents, and remainder to their children, and in the case of Mrs. Wyllie, her husband's interest was to determine on bankruptcy. In 1819 Edward Ellice was appointed consignee of the estates, and continued in such office till the year 1830, when he obtained his discharge. Various pro ceedings were had in the cause, and in the year 1831 a petition was presented by all parties interested, com plaining of everything that had previously been done since the decree of 1817, and praying that all the ac counts might be taken over again. .111 r. Ellice, con ceiving that his character was impeached, submitted to an order for retaking the accounts ; eleven of such accounts were accordingly taken and passed, and the twelfth and last was only postponed, owing to some unavoidable delay. Notwithstanding that these ac counts were strictly investigated, the present William Morison Wyllie applied to the Vice-Chancellor to open these accounts once more, on the ground that they had been taken in his absence, he being a party interested in their correctness. The Vice-Chancellor, without entering into the merits of the accounts, made the order now appealed from, on the ground that Mr. Wyllie had not the opportunity of attending before the Master. His Lordship, after going at considerable length into the case, stated his opinion clearly to be, that no relief ought to be given upon the petition. The petition must, there fore, be dismissed with costs, and those who had taken exceptions to the Master's report must bring them (observed his Lordship) before the Court in the regular course. CROCKETT V. CROCKETT. The farther argument in this appeal, the facts of which we have already given, occupied his Lordship the remainder of the morning. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole morning with hearing demurrers, of no interest except to the parties concerned. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. The further arguments in this case are postponed to Friday next, for the convenience of Sir Fitzroy Kelly and Mr. Bethell. (Before Sir J. WlGlum.) MOODY V. DIBDERD. This wa s a motion to discharge an order of the Court, under the following circumstances : The plaintiff, who sued in forma pauperis, had been served, through his solicitor, with a notice to put ih an answer to a supplemental bill filed by the de fendant, and upon his neglecting to comply with the notice, the consequent order which it was now sought to set aside had been granted by his Honour during the long vacation. The ground of the present appli cation was inaccuracy in the descripton of the plain tiff's so li c i tor, who had been named in the notice John Joseph, while his actual name was John James. His HONOUR granted the application, and the order was discharged, but without costs. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) The Court took the Crown paper this morning, but no case of public interest occurred. The Court ruse at one o'clock, in order to be present in the Exche quer Chamber during the arguments in a writ of error. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before M r . J ust i ce PATTESON.) CHANTER V. THE WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY. Mr. OGLE applied for a rule, calling upon the directors of this company to show cause why they should not immediately hand over to the plaintiff the sum of 2,5001, the balance of an award in his favour, 1,000/. of which had only been paid, together with the costs incidental to this motion; and also that the service of the rule on the secretar r s lici.o to , the comp any, should be deemed sufficient r notice. The learned Counsel said the plaintiff was about to leave the country, and was anxious, before leaving, to have the matter settled.—Rule granted. EXCHEQUER _(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The Court was occupied with cases in the pe remptory paper, none of which presented any feature of public importance. At one o'clock the Court rose for the purpose of joining the other judges in the Exchequer Chamber, to hear arguments in Crown cases reserved upon the circuit. WORSHIP-STREET. —(THIS DAY.) A middle-aged woman, of very scowling and for bidding aspect, was charged with swallowing lour sovereigns and two half sovereigns, the property of Moses Phillips. Mr. Phillips deposed that he was proceeding along the Commercial-road last evening, at about six o'clock, when he was accosted by thi prisoner, whom he accompanied into a house in one of the branching streets. He had not, however, been there two minutes ere he felt her hand in his pocket, and, although he distinctly heard the clinking of the gold in her hand, and saw her put it in her mouth, she proved too adroit for him, and the coins disappeared. The prisoner denied all knowledge of what she was accused. Mr. ARNOLD desired that the prisoner should be kept in a cell by herself, and that a surgeon should be immediately sent for to attend her. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY RACES. —FRIDAY. The Astley House Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 2 5 added. Heats, one mile and a quarter. (4 Subs.) Mr. Parr's Declaration 4 yrs ...Whitehou se 0 1 1 Mr. Flint o ff' s T he Mr. Pric e ' s Gaff er Greene' a a g - e e d d ••1 2 3 ea Mr. Daw son 's Lord Salt - "• 0 3 2 The Abb e y Stakes ot3a's6ov:sr.aeac, 2dr and added. Heats, one mile Mr. Parr's R os i n - t h e -beau, 4 yrs ( Wititehou^ ) 0 1 1 Mr. Slower's Little Fan, 4 1 0 2 Mr. Hughes's Pyefinch, 3 yrs .. 0 2 0 Mr. Stapleford's Carissima, 5 yrs ••• 2 0 0 The Salop H ac k S ta k es of 2 sovs. ea " c • h, and 15 added. _ r Heats, thr ee - quarters of a mile. (8 Subs.) M . Minor's Augustus, 4 yrs (G. Whitehouse) 1 1 Mr. Moore's Rochester, aged Mr. Kirby's Mon s i er Perrot, 4 yrs • •.• 0 3 Mr. Tallyh o , 6 yrs HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Hildyard's harrs., Mon., Westernhope Burn; wed., Woodcraft; Fri., Fawn Lees-10i. Lord Lonadale's harrs., Tues., Broughton Farm; Sat., Cow Roast-12. Haydon hds., Wed., Gunnerton ; Sat., Kennel. llurworth hds., Tues., Moor Bank ; Sat., llurworth. Earl Fitzhardinge's hds., Mon., Dumbleton ; Tues.,' Litcomb; Sat., Broadway. Mr. Furze's hds., Hon., Stafford Barton, near Dalton; Fri., Buckland Filleigh-10. Mr. Watson's lids., Mon., East Choppington; Wed., Meldon Park; Fri., Widrington— 101. York and Ainsty hds., Mon., Linton; Tues., Street hoases; Thurs., Whisley; Sat., Crockey Hill-10 . Cleveland lids., Mon., Grinkle Park-9; Thurs., Hose berry-101. Cambridgeshire hds., Mon., Potton Wood ; Wed-, Ickwell Green ; Fri., Hartley Wheatsheaf-10i. Devon hds., Mon., Stover Lodge ; Thurs., Bagter. Durham County lids., :Mon., Stotfold ; Wed., r lS i l• burn ; Fri., Whitton-10i. Lord Parker's lids., Tues., Hatton Wood ; Fri., Chequers Court. Tindale lids., Mon., Great Whittington ; Thurs., Shafto. Mr. Roe's hds., Wed., Kingstone Village ; Sat., Nilton. Mr. Selby' s hds., Mon., Brandon ; Thurs., Ottorburn. Raby hds., Mon., Windlestone ; Wed., Manfield ; Fri., Winston Bridge-10i.' Sinnington hds., Tues., Marton ; Fri., East Newton Gate-10. Mr. Brand's hds., Mon., Eaton ; Fri., No Man's Land. Mr. S. Lowndes's hds., Mon., Shenley ; Wed., Swan bourne. Oakley hds., Mon., Bletsoe ; Wed., Sherrington Toll bar ; Sat., Shelton Village—log. Puckeridge hds., Mon., Tholey ; Wed., Langley Green; Sat., Layton. Carlisle harrs., Tues., Mrs. Graham's, Red House, Kirklinton ; Fri., Whiteclose-gate-8. Eamont harrs., Mon., Hatton End; Wed., Dacre; Sat., 1.41912by.....10k. 116toie; Wed., ox. 1 co 11,1) f.i;l ; uso-111. I_?aron 1\1(m, I,iconabe Park —ll. E3clule Salutation Inn. Leeming-lane ; Wed., 13u6by p ; Fri., Scorton-101. FATAL ACCIDENT.-EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAMP. It is our painful duty to record another . di2aster of a fatal character, resulting from an explosion of fire damp, which took place at the colliery of John Russell, Esq., Risca, near this town, on Sunday last. The accident, by which one unfortunate indi vidual has lost his life, and three others have been more or less injured, it will be observed, from the evidence taken at the inquest, was caused by an inad vertence on the tart of the poor fellow who has fallen a victim to the ex:63ion. it appears that he re ceived the injury on Sunday last, between seven and eight o'clock, and lingered, in a state of great suffer ing, until Thursday morning, when death put a period to his torture. The other men who were injured, one of whom (Wh(-eldon) is in a very dangerous state, are still suffering severely from the accident. The inquest was held at the Albert Inn, Risca, on hursday (last) evening, before W. Brewer, Esq., Coroner, when the following evidence was adduced George Wilson, collier, who, from the injuries he received, was obliged to be examined at his residence, said—l went down the Black Vein pit, in Wain Vawr Colliery, on Sunday morning last. Thomas Crook, and Stephen his brother, and ThomalWheel don, a farrier, William Waller, and Abraham Carter, went down at the same time. I went with Stephen and Thomas Crook, for the purpose of opening the doors and changing the course of the air. After reaching the bottom of the pit, I went with Stephen Crook to the side known as the mountain side, and Thotnas Crook and Thomas Whee Mon went to the river side. They came back to us, and we sat down a few minutes. At this time we saw no fire, nor any sign of it. Wheel. don, the farrier, and Crook went on towards the stable, where there was a sick horse. They had gone about fifteen yards, when I saw an explosion. I felt the fire strike me, and I was much burnt on my arms and face. Stephen Crook was much burnt, and Thomas Crook came near us, and said he was burnt to death. In a minute or two we were drawn up by an engine, and all taken to our homes, where we were attended by a surgeon. All the men had Davy's lamps with them ; but the wire gauze was not on when they left us. I worked in that pit on Friday night; and on Saturday, when I left off, there was no sign of fire-damp, neither did I think there was any risk in the pit. We are all supplied with lamps, if we ask for them; but the lamps do not give such good light as a candle. We can earn more by the light of a candle than that of a lamp. Joseph Green, agent at the Wain Vawr C o lli er y, Faid-Thomas Crook was the day fireman at the pit, and was expected to see to the safety of the pit. Stephen Crook was the night fireman. They always performed their duty satisfactorily to the master and men. I was in the pit on Saturday, when everything appeared to me to be as it ought to be ; there was no appearance of danger. The two Crooks went down the pit on Saturday evening about six o'clock to try to turn the draft, which, in consequence of the great draft of the upcast shaft, they were unable to do. They, therefore, left the pit until Sunday morn• ing. On Sunday morning, at seven o'clock, the Crooks went down the pit, in company with other men, and soon after they had gone down, a man came to my house to say the fire had gone off in the pit. I immediately went to the top of the pit, and saw Thomas and Stephen Crook and another man, who had just been brought up from the pit. On learning that Thomas Wtieeldon was still in the pit, I went down and soon found him ; he was much injured, but not so much as the Crooks. There were two men walking about with oil lamps in their hands. I brought him up, and after having seen the other men who were injured, I tried to ascertain the cause of the accident. There was no great quantity of bad air in the pit, and it would not have exploded had the men kept the gauzes on their lamps. The men were not aware _of the gas having accumulated, or, of course, they would not have taken the tops off their lamps, for they were very careful men. No other witnesses were called, and the coroner addressed a few observations to the jury, who, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict of " Accidental death." [We understand that Thomas Crook, the deceased and Stephen Crook, his brother, were firemen, who had been employed for the last five years in inspect ing the works, for the purpose of detecting accumu lations of the explosive gas, and cautioning the work men in cases of danger.] We have heard that five brothers and two grandsons of Thomals. Cro:)lt have lost their lives by explosions of fire damp in collieries. ANOTIIER ACCIDENT.—An inquest was held at the Albert Inn, Ri=ca, . on Monday last, on the body of John Coleman, aged 10 years, nephew of Thomas Crook, the unfortunate man whose death is recorded above. This poor lad, it appears, also met his death in the Black Vein Pit, by a mass of coal falling upon him while he was at work. After an enquiry into the circumstances, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."—Monmouthshire Yesterday se'nnight a boy, named Earl, whose parents reside in Everton-court, Norfolk-square, picked up a brown-paper parcel which was lying on the pave ment on the east side of Norfolk-square, took it home, and gave it to his father, who did not open it till the following Sunday evening, expecting every day that it would be cried; but not hearing anything further about it, he removed the brown paper, and a small box was exposed. On taking off the lid there was some wadding, and under the wadding a dead female infant, which was wrapped in an apron stained with blood. He imme diately took the box and its contents to Superintendent White. On one side of the box the words " Piqued Cloth'.' were mat ked in pencil. There was a figure son the lid, and a figure 4 on the other side of the box, with the letters " Cqua." On Monday a coroner's inquest was held on the body, before F. H. Gell, Esq., when evi dence of the above facts was given. It appeared also that Mr. J. Cordy Burrows was called in to examine the body. He could discover no marks of violence. He had tested the lungs; the whole, with the heart and separate portions, floated in water; and he believed that respiration could not have continued for any length of time. He could not undertake to swear that the child had been born wholly alive. From the appearance of the mouth he had no doubt it had been pressed to pre vent its breathing, but this might have taken place be ftre the child was fully born. The jury returned a verdict to the eff,et that the child was found dead in the box, but by whem it had been there placed there was no evidenco to show, nor was there any evidence to show that the child had been born wholly alive.— Brighton Gazttie. WI-KEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—We have to-day a good arrival of wheat and barley. There is a fair consumptive demand for wheat at a reduction of Is. to 2s. per quarter. Barley meets a slow sale at Is. per quarter decline. Oats are more inquired for at Id. per stone more money; and shelling at Is. per load. Beans and other articles without alteration. ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH DEVON LINE, BUT UNATTENDED BY ANY PERSONAL INJURY.—A collision took place near Weir Engine House, between Teign mouth and Newton, on Wednesday morning, about half • past two, hut which was fortunately unattended with any injury to the men employed. The ballasting trucks is lila had left Newton, and the contractors' night train coming down with materials—in consequence cf some misunderstanding with the parties who had the night oceupetian of the line —came in contact with each other. The train was heard approaching at some miles distant, and a man was sa nt on from the trucks with the red signal, but, from the dense fog which prevailed, it was not seen, and the engine ran into the trucks, forcing one under, and the engine was also thrown off the line by the concussion. No accident occurred to the persons engaged, although the engine was considerably damaged, and one of the trucks was greatly injured. The driver and stoker were not shaken from their position. A great number of men were soon obtained, and the line was cleared for the 7,50 A.M. train. The London mail train was stopped at rei , iiimouth, by telegraphiccommunica tion, and the bags and passengers were posted to Totnes. —Plymouth Herald. A STRANGE PETITION.—A person at Ulverston, who was fined by the magistrates for nothing, as he says, has been hawking about the following not very flattering petition, which was written by a quizzical friend of the petitioner, and is said to have been very successful :-- " Dum vivimus vivamus.—Ulverston, Nov. 2, 1847. — The bearer, J. M_, is one of the most confirmed drunkards in Ulverston, and therefore highly deserving the charity of those individuals who procure a subsist ence by the vendure of Bacchanalian potions. The heaviest gooseberry grown in England in the year 1847 was of the red species. The following is a correct statement :—Red, London, 28 dwts., grown by Mr. B. Hollaud, Huddersfield, and Mr. J. Jones, London, same weight at Torporley. Yellow, Leader, 27 dwts., grown by Mr. Abel Slack, Deighton, and Mr. James Roder, of Oldham, seedling, also to the same weight. Green, Thumper, 25 dwts., grown by Mr. John Winter bottom, Glodwick. White, Tally-ho, 23 dwts. 10 grains, grown by Mr. J. Coppock, 'rarporley.— County Herald. We announce with regret the death of Mr. Mat thew Coleman, of the War-office, a gentleman long known to the service as the editor of the "Army List." The good service pension at the disposal of the Government by the death of Captain Willes, has been Con ferred on Sir John Ross. SCOTCII LEGAL APPOINTMENTS.—We understand that E. F. Maitland, Esq , advocate, has been appointed Advocate D l u i te dn i e n a r r o d o in m es o h f ir. AerchAibnadld that under r E t s h q e . now Sheriff o new service of Heirs Act,kwhsihcahwc,omEsq., advocate, esintooper hasation on the 15th instant, Patrick been appointed Sheriff of Chancery.—Caledonian Mer cury. be informed that this week . two or three exten sive re gret to DEPRESSED STATE OF MANUFACTURES. —We ceased working, and in consequence . hand.loom weaving establishmen se ts ver i several thousand Glasgow of operations in these large factories people are thrown out of employment.. The cessation is likely, we under stand, to be followed by the stoppage of others in the trade.— Glasgow Argus. LOW DON, SUICIDE OF COUNT lIIIESSON. (ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS j We copy the following detaPs of the suicide of Count Bresson from different Paris papers. The Debats says— " We have received very few details on the fright ful event which has deprived France of one of her most noble children, the King's Government of one of its most distinguished agents, and a family, honour able in every respect, of a brother, of a husband, who justly formed its glory and its happiness. It is, however, Certain that M. Bresson has destroyed him self. What can have been the cause of this fatal re solution ? Those who have known M. Bresson, those who have been able to appreciate the affection so true and so tender that he bore to his worthy father, to his wife, so distinguished in every respect, to his brothers—those who know how much be was the slave of his duties, are obliged to evoke their souvenirs, and to call to mind that some years ago he nearly died of a brain fever, and that after this terrible malady he remained subject to intermittent attacks which caused at times violent paroxysms of the brain. Everything, however, caused it to be hoped that the end of these crises would shortly be seen, every one appearing to lose in intensity. On 31st October M. Bresson was received in solemn audience by the King of Naples, who treated him with peculiar grace and distinction. The next day s after having occupied himself in his study in drawing up the dispatch which gave an account of his reception, he went to pass the evening at the theatre of San Carlo, returned to his hotel about midnight, and went to bed. It appears that about the end of the night he was seized with an attack of brain fever, that he rose, took a razor, and cut his throat before the chimney-glass. The noise of the fall of his body on the floor awoke the Countess Bresson, who ran to the spot, where she found her husband bathed in his blood. Our readers may judge of the dreadful grief of Madame Bresson. All assist ance was useless—M. Bresson was dead." The Conservateur says— " A telegraphic dispatch, addressed to the President of the Council by the Charge d'Affaires of France at Naples, leaves no doubt as to the cause of the me lancholy death of Count Bresson. This dispatch is thus worded : " 'Naples, Nov. 2. " ' Count Bresson died last evening in a fit of brain fever. The Countess will embark, in three or four days, on board the Magellan, with the mortal remains of the King's Ambassador.' "It results, besides, from the foil( wing extracts of letters from Count Bresson, that he felt himself for several days attacked with the malady of which he was so unfortunately the victim. Count Bresson wrote from Naples, on October 25, to the President of the Council :—' I arrived here the day before yes terday. I cannot say whether it is the effect of the fatigue or of the Pontine Marshes, but I have expe rienced some symptoms of fever, and I have not yet been able to recover my sleep. Fortunately my wife and my son are well.' On the 28th, after having written a letter, in which he treated of a number of subjects with great clearness of intellect, he added, I have been constantly suffering since I entered southern Italy. From the time I left Florence I have had neither appetite nor sleep. It is a nervous over-excitement, which will be necessarily followed by a great loss of strength. I see now how wrong I was to complain of the climate of Madrid; it did not treat me so ill.' The letter written to the President of the Council by M. de Montessny, our Charge d'Affaires, informs us that from the time of the arrival of the ambassador at Naples he was really ill, but that he always refused to pay attention to his health." The Constitutionnel says— " We have sought with the greatest care for details calculated to throw some light on the tragic end of Count Bresson. We can guarantee the exactitude of the following :—Count Bresson, after having accom plished the Spanish marriages and returned to Paris, made known to M. Guizot that he could not return to Spain as ambassador; and that he considered the influences which surrounded the young Queen as powerful and lasting. Count Bresson did not the less insist with the Minister of Foreign Affairs on his claims to an eminent political position. He demanded the embassy to England, but this was refused him from political motives easy to understand. M. Cres son then went to London, and saw Lord Palmerston, who gave him an excellent reception. M. Bresson on his return again claimed the embassy at London, and dwelt on the favour which the English Minister had shown him. The pretensions of M. Bresson were again rejected, and he was obliged, notwithstanding his very great reluctance, to accept the embassy to Naples. M. Bresson had no fortune. On arriv ing at Rome he learned the revolution which had been accomplished in the circle of the Queen of Spain. He then greatly regretted having consi dered his return to Madrid impossible. He even: wrote immediately to M. Guizot, asking him to be allowed to return to Spain as ambassador. He at the same time wrote to several of his friends at Madrid to announce his early return. Vain hope ! M. Bresson received a formal order to proceed to Naples. All the letters written by M. Bresson since his departure from Paris display great excitement. The persons who have seen Count Bresson in private, and who have had long relations with him, concur in saying that he was of a v iolent passionate character, and easily discouraged. It is certain that at Madrid he was attacked by a somewhat intense brain fever. Still his suicide has not the less profoundly surprised and afflicted all those who have had the opportunity of becoming acquainted with his rare qualities and his great intelligence. M. Bresson leaves a father of an advanced age, for whom he entertained the most tender affection. M. Bresson leaves a widow and a young son, who, after the celebration of the Spanish marriages, was created a grandee of Spain. The brother of Count Bresson is Advocate General at the Cour Royale of Paris." MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. The following circular has been sent by Lord John Russell to his supporters in the House of Com mons : " Downing-street, Nov. 8, 1847. " Sir,—l take the liberty of informing you that the House of Commons will proceed on the 18th inst. to the choice of a Speaker, and that the Address, in answer to the Queen's Speech, will be moved on the 23d inst. " I hope it may be consistent with your convenience to attend on those days. " I have the honour to be your obedient servant, " J. RUSSELL." TO THE EDITO1? OF THE SUN. SIR,—In an article in your journal of Thursday, November 4, headed Marlborough-street, allow me to contradict two or three statements, it mentions " that my employer went to my lodgings, and, found a number of duplicates, and, that I got tipsy, with a portion of the money, and spent the rest." As for the duplicates, I have not had one in my possession, or, at my lodgings, for upwards of twelve months ; and I can solemnly swear I never pledged any article belonging to my employer, neither was there a single ticket, found at my residence, or any other place. The other portion of the paragraph re lating to my spending the money, is also not correct, I paid the expenses twice to and from Windsor, and also for one lot, which I purchased at the sale of St. Leonard's Dale, and the remainder I was robbed of, which I can positively affirm. I was discharged on Thursday, the 11th November. By the insertion of this it will greatly oblige, Sir, your most obedient servant, JOLT BENTLEY. Any other jour na l h av i ng pu bli s h e d an art i c l e o f a similar description, I hope the editor will do me the favour to copy this. 10, East -street, Manchester-square, Nov. 13, 1847. 41.1.110 MURDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURTS FOR POLITICAL OFFENCES AT CRACOW.—Baron Zajaz kowski, President of the Courts for Political Offences, was shot on the evening of the 4th inst., at Cracow. He was returning to his house at eight o'clock in the even ing, when a bullet laid him dead in the street. Two men were observed to run off in contrary directions, but the darkness prevented them from being recognised. PRISONS.—CIerks of justices are called upon to make a return to the Home Secretary of State of the number and situation of places of confinement in their petty sessional districts, stating whether they are lock up or otherwise. This is with a view, no doubt, to the improvement in those descriptions of places of confine ment, some of which (in different parts of the country) are not fit for any human being to be put into —scarcely for pigs. WINDSOR CASTLE, FRIDAY NIGHT, Nov. 12.—The preparations making for the reception of the King and Queen of the Belgians were suddenly suspended this morn ing, intelligence having reached the Castle in the course of the night of the postponement of their visit for the i p s re s s a e id nt iha The h h e e r r ß ea e s l o g i i i a h n as m n a o j t es t t rr officially,isspsiurffederingfom indis position but it position contracted during her recent visit to France to take leave of the Duchess d'Aumale previous to her Roy al Highness's departure for Algeria. No time has been fixed for the intended visit to the Queen of England, the postponement being indefinitely " for the present." GAME LAWS.—According to the Nottingkam Review of yesterday (Friday), it appears that no less than thirteen persons had been convicted at the last petty sessions at Mansfield. It is observed, what a nice picture for the ratepayers to gaze on ! So o e say. It is time, indeed, that the game preserving and the game laws were altered. Every day shows the necessity in many respects. TRENT SIDE.—From inquiry which we have made this week, respecting the progress of the disease amon g potatoes on th e T rent Sid e, we are happy to say it has received a decided check. Those which were good when taken up, and which were pitted, havejeceived no deterioration; and the diseased ones have not got worse. The shipments for the different markets con, tinue, but not on so large a scale as formerly. —Lincoln Mercury. PA V fi,N tN G, 1 4 47 OrE BE It Ib, /64?. OATURDAV CO (.ART CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TT; Royal Family took walk ing and pony exercise this morning in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. Prince Albert rode out on horseback this forenoon, attended by his Royal Highness's Equerry in Wait ing, Captain the lion. A. Gordon. The Earl and Countess Spencer, Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, and the Rev. Dr. Philpott, took their departure from the Castle to-day. Mr. Moon, this morning, was honoured with her Majesty's commands to Mr. Samuel Cousins, A.R.A., to engrave the " Royal Family Picture," by Mr. F. Win terhalter. Sir William C. RGss, R.A., by command of her Majesty, is in daily attendance at the Castle, taking the likenesses of their Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, in full length, in the beau tiful Highland costume. Mr. M'Donnell, Governor of the Gambia, had an interview with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial office. Lord Ashley had an interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood return e d t o t h e i r residence in Downing-street, on Thursday night, from, Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire. The Rev. Thomas Eyre Poole, D.D., Colonial . and Garrison Chapl a i n o f Si erra. Leone, b a d an interview, yesterday, with Earl Grey, at the Colonial-office. The nomination of Sheriffs for the ensuing year took place yesterday, in the Court of Exchequer, before the Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council. The Lords present were—the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Chancellor of the Ex chequer ; the Lord Chancellor, the Right Hon Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home De partment ; Lord Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Lord Denman, Lord Chief Justice of Queen's Bench ; the Right lion. Sir Thomas Wilde, Lord Chief Just ice of the Common Pleas; and theßight Hon. Sir Frederick Pollock, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. The other Judges of the Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and the Exchequer, also assisted at the nomination. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Privy Council in Waiting. RAILWAYS IN THE WEST OF LATEST PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM, PANILS' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUEADAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12. ZOINT-STOCH BANKS. Noire of Company. Australasia dritsh North American Ceyidn . • • ... • • of London . Gloucestershire ..... lonian ............ . Londn and Westrninstr London Joint-Stock ... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New... ...... National of Iridand Ngt,Provnetal of Eng. Nth.. New......... South Australia ...... Unioi, 01 Australia.... Ditto ........ . Unio, of London Union of Madrid Dividend per Annum. 51. per cent. 61. p..r cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. Gl. per cent. 61. t,er cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 81. per cent. 5!. per cent. 61. peir cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent GI. per cent Amount of Share. X Y. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Price CII.N.ILL S. Names 01 Illividend, Price. Names of Dividerd Companies. 12 per Companies. per Price. = u: Annum. Annum. - Ashtn& Oldb 97,5/.55. p c ! 70 Macclesfield. 100 - 15 Barnsley • • • •1160; 121. 180 Neath ...• • • 11:3 201. 340 4rknk&Abrgllsol 5/. 85 Oxford.. • . • • IC3 20/. 200 Birmingham' 35, 41. 86 Peak Forest. 78 3i. 40 Coventry .... 100 25/. - Regent's .... 33 1/. 4s. 19 berbi. • • • • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale •••• 85 41. 54 Ells re&Clisll33l 41. I 54 Somrset Coal i5O 71. 10s. 130 E:e A ash . ••;100 321. - Do.Lk Fd Stl 121 61. p. c. - ire iIJ unctn 100! 51. 1 80 Stifrd&Worc 140; 281. 275 GrandSurrey,loo, - 30 Shrewsbury.. 1251 15/. - i.graud Union 100 1/. 10s. 21% Stourbridgs.. 145' 20/. 305 Jrantham • ,! . 1 150 , 121. - Severn and Kennt & Avn 39, 7s. 6d. 5U w ye R a ii3 26 1/. Bs. 30 Leeds& LiTrp 100' 341. 505 Warwick& f. Leicester ..• 140 10/. 75 B , rming. 00 51. 65 Beicstr &Nth 83 41. I 36 Waiwicka, , :.oughborogli 142 701. 530 Napton .3 ' - 46 Monmouthsh;loo It. - Worcatr &/ 78 21. 41% Mntgernrysl4.loo 51. - Birming. MeltnMwbry;loo 101. - Wilts & Brksl 671 11. 10 . . . some parcels were bought by speculators. Prices have further improved, making the a ranee during the last two weeks of 2s per cwt, and the supply is row much less of all kinds at market. Rice is still selling under the cost of importation. Au opinion pre vails that large quantities of Rice will be required for Ireland shortly. The demand for clean Rice has been extensive. Sago is wanted, and the parcels disposed of privately were at stiffer rates. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 44 casks of Nutmegs were all taken in and withdrawn—middling and good limed at 2s 10d to 3s Id; 28 chests Cassia Lignes sold, good 68s to 70s; 20 cases Cassia Buds taken in at 100 s; 178 bags Pimento sold Id cheaper, good quality at sf:cl, middling 5,1 ; 643 bgs Malabar Ginger taken in at 24s for common royal; 85 bags white Pepper sold at 4d to 4id for middling dingy. FRITIZ—Three public sales were brought forward consisting of all descriptions, at which very little was sold; but afterwards a parcel of old Zante Currants was nearly all taken at 35s to 375. New Prunes, barrels and cases, 35s to 40s. New Imperial French Plums, 5/ lOs to 8/. Boxes Muscatel, layers, 43s to 455; ditto bunch, 40s. Parts of eight cargoes or new Valentias were put up to show, none sold; )esterday a parcel of inferior quality was done at 365; but the best decriptions are held for 48s. SPIRITS.—Fine Jamaica Rum has been in good re quest this week, and the rates obtained are equal to those previously current ; for other sorts, however, a fail in dui value of 2d per gallon took place, but the operations are upon a larger scale. The salts are 250 puns—plain quality 27 to 30 per cent. over proof at 35 : d to 33 4d, middlwg 31 to 33 over 3a 4d to 3s sd, good middling and good 33 to 35 over 3s 7d to 3s 9d, and a parcel of fine high flavour 36 per cent. over proof at 4s 4d. For Demerara further reduced prices having been taken, occasioned a fair business to be done, and the sales amount to 200 puns, fair and good quality 34 to 36 over proof at 2s 10d to 3s; 33 to 38 fine 3s to 3s 2d. Leeward Island suffered no further depression, and 250 puns sold at is Rd to is 9d. TALLOW.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow went off with heaviness, and at rather lower rates ; 3,676 pipet, 4 hhds, 203 boxes South American were sold at 41s to 43s 6d, boxes 44s 3d to 44s 6d ; 280 casks Australian, middling and fine 41s 6d to 445, low 40s to 40s 3d. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 6th day of November, 1847. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Not. • i isued . • 22;426,530 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities •. • . 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 7,247,959 Silver bullion •• • • 1,178,571 £22,426,530 X 22,426,b30 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ated the 11th day of November, 1847. ENGLAND. (From the Plymouth Herald of this day.) The South-Western Company have wisely aban doned the " Devon and Cornwall Central Scheme," but they intend to renew the application to Parlia• rent for the Yeovil and Exeter line, and they fur ther mean to apply for permission to make a line from Exeter to Cowley Bridge, to join the Crediton line. The Bristol and Exeter Company will also renew their application for the Taunton and Castle Cary branch, the Bill for which passed the Committee of the House of Commons last session. This will give the public a broad guage line from Exeter to London, shorter than the one contemplated by the South- Western Company, the latter having to make nearly 100 miles of their road, provided they get their Bill while the former have but about thirty miles to com plete the entire line. The Bristol and Exeter directors have further given notice of their intention to apply for a Bill to make branches from Bleajon to Wells, Glastonbury, and Street. This measure received the sanction of the Committee last session. THE SOUTH DEVON LINE. In the course of a few days the timber for the rails will be permanently laid down to within a few hun dred yards of the intended station at Lairs, the erec tion of which, we learn, will take place forthwith, the earth works for the site being finished. The works at Laira—the turning of the turnpike road, and the formation of a new road to Saltram, carried by an elegant bridge over the railway—are rapidly approaching completion. The enterprising and zealous contractors, Messrs. Carpenter, are doing all they possibly can to expedite this part of the road, which we have no doubt will be finished, as far as they are concerned, by the time specified. The via ducts near Ivy-bridge are to be partially laid with American oak, a stronger and firmer material than fir, and a short delay has taken place, we learn, on that part of the works, in consequence of the timber not being prepared. The line from Totnes to Ivy bridge is rapidly proceeding towards completion, and we learn from good authority that, if not ready as early as was hoped, viz., Christmas, that a short time after we shall witness the opening of the line to Laira —a mere omnibus ride of a couple of miles from the heart of the town of Plymouth. THE ATMOSPHERIC MODE OF TRACTION. We have much pleas;e in stating that, on Tuesday last, the first experimental train was run to Newton, and though it was but fair to anticipate that some difficulties might arise in the trill, from water which must have accumulated in the pipes and from other causes incidental to a first attempt, yet the distance was accomplished in grand style, without the least ' difficulty or delay. The carriage was started from Teignmouth at five minutes before ten, A.M., and at eight minutes after ten it arrived at Newton, having stopped at Wear engine -house four minutes. The train came back in ,twelve minutes, having stopped four minutes at Wear on returning. The distance is five miles. Our readers who take an interest in the progress of practical science will also be glad to hear that the trains from Teignmouth to Exeter—four each way— ptopelled by atmospheric power, ran most admirably, keeping their time far more regularly than those driven by locomotives; and the most perfect confi dence is felt as to the system finally superseding the now common mode of traction. The power is exceedingly great, and it is said that light trains could be propelled without difficulty at 60 utiles an hour. The engineer who ran for the first time to Newton had the breaks on down and up. We txust to be enabled to announce, in a short time, that the locomotive engines are to be dispensed with on the South Devon line as far as Newton. The engine -houses on the line towards Totnes, and at the stations, will soon be finished, and, as we stated a few weeks since, the tubing, of a large calibre, is being laid,—and not the least doubt is entertained that the steep gradients on that part of the line will be run over at a swift pace with much ease. If these expectations be realised, of which we see no doubt, the triumph of Mr. Brunel and Mr. Samuda will be complete, and another " great fact" will be estab lished in the scientific world—the triumph of air over steam. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) As we feel assured that the inhabitants of these towns are deeply concerned in the progress of this system of pr opulsion, we subjoin some further parti culars, obtained from another quarter, which corro borate the above statement : " You will be pleased to hear that the first atmo spheric trip was made from Teignmouth to Newton on Tuesday, leaving the former place after the twenty minutes past eight o'clock A.M. train had passed up. The piston carriage ran down without the slightest interruption, with a vacuum of eighteen inches, which was exceedingly good for a first trip. It came down in about fourteen minutes, including four minutes stoppage at Weir engine-house. The car riage was brought up at the Newton station with great exactness. The breaks were kept on the prin cipal part of the distance, fearing what might be en countered in the tubes. The engines worked well, and all concerned were highly delighted. It is ex pected that the traffic trains will be worked by this system to New ton in the course of a few days, as the preparations are nearly completed in the Newton-yard station. The atmospheric trains between Teignmouth and Exeter are so regular that any comment is quite unnecessary. If the locomotive trains are a quarter of an hour after their time, the atmospheric can make up the loss for them." RAILWAY RETURNS itAiLwAT Tharpic.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past wee k—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous )'ear: BANE OF RAILWAY. Week ending soy. '7 6 5 4 9 Oct. 31 Nov. 6 Last week. Amiens and Boulogne . .......... a•n•d.•Ayr •• .. A r b r oath and Forfar Chester and Birkenhead, Dublin • e •• t erri • • ••• • • •• •• Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen ..... Dublin Drogheda.. r Kingstown o g ed . a . .. andd d Edinburgh and Glasgow Eastern Counties and North Eastern• • • • East Lancashire • • • • G l Eastern t gt o Southern u Union h em . • • Glasgow, Kilmarn ock, d w an Glasgow and Greenock.. • ••• • • Great Western, • • • • • • Kendal and Windermere.. *• • •• • •• • • Lancashire and Yorkshire ** ••• • • • Lancaster and Carlisl e ...... • • • • Londonderry and Enniskillen • • • • •• • • London and North Western. &• • • • • • • • London and c- • • London and Brighton •.• •• • • • • London and South Western • :• • • • • • • Manchester, Sheffield. and . Lincolnshire ••• • Maryport and Carlisle Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham • Midland Great Western (Irish) .. Newcastle and Carlisle North British .• • • • • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen . • Preston and WYre • • • • Rouen and Havre Shrewsbury and Chester South Eastern and Branches South Devon • Taff Vale ..... .................. Whitehaven Junction York and Newcastle ........ ..... York and North Midland • 613 214 683 879 846 8,476 11,173 843 1,141 2,608 1,087 1,936 17,897 100 8,997 1,195 113 39,257 789 8,849 7,642 2,140 b C ~ tG '~ a 0 S 9 531 21,461 283 3,863 9,153 439 2,105 883 2,070 1,984 2,231 6,885 989 17,580 9,536 3%180 829 7,775 6,439 1,841 2,G24 515 18,037 2,213 1,457 1,126 5,663 520 8,946 1,273 1,738 772 7,759 761 1,192 835 11,418 8,180 5,7G2 5,948 THE FRENCH SQUADRON.—The Prince de Join after remaining three or four days at Leghorn, wh ere he had continual conferences with Count de la Ro chefoucault, the French Minister to the Court of Tuscany, had resumed the command of the squadron in the Gulf of Spersio, which consists of five ahips of the lbw, and three steam •frigates. 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 BANKING DEPAZTMENT. Pic eons' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest • .......... 3,531,247 Public dcpbt,:ts (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 4,991,313 Other deposits ...... 8,804,395 Seven day and other bills Government secur!- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 10,598,607 Other securities •. .. 19,919,915 Notes .. •• • • • 2,030,085 Gold and silver coin.. 303,021 921,673 £32,851,628 £32,851,628 M. MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. ar, 1847. Dated the 11th day of Noveml PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.—On Wednesday evening a large and influential meeting was held in the Assem bly. rooms, Maidstone, upon this important subject. C. Gilpin, Esq., of London, and Mr. Spencer T. Hall, at tended and addressed at length a deeply interested audience. A local society was formed, in which nearly 200 persons enrolled their names as members and sub scribers. A GREAT UNKNOWN.—Some curiosity has been excited in the musical circles at Paris by the report of the approaching visit of a new singer from Russia. She is said to have a most extraordinary compass of voice, combining the most tender and agile soprano with the lowest barytone. No ono has hitherto been able to dis cover who she is, or what the country which has given her birth. She has sung at the. Court of Naples and before the Emperor of Russia: in both cases, however, stipulating to preserve her features concealed by a mask. It is thus, that she insists in appearing before the public. By some she is believed to be a noble Russian lady who had been for years confined in durance vile by her hus band, who was married again ; by others that she is an Italian nun, escaped from a religious life to get a peep at this wicked world. Others have declared again that although her arms and bosom are of the most snowy whiteness, her face and head are those of a negress of Senegambia, which belief is confirmed by her persistence in wearing the domino hood, which conceals even the very form of her head and throat from observation. In England she will immediately be suspected of being no other than the pig-faced lady. She persists in signing no other name to her engagements than that of La Mascherata, by which she is already famous in many parts of Italy. CHARMS FOR HUSBINDS.—At a certain inn in Southampton two young women, chambermaid and nursemaid, received sundry visits from an old hag, who succeeded in deluding them into the belief that she would, by her powers of divination, show them the actual forms of their future husbands. She succeeded eventually in procuring from the chambermaid a shawl worth seve❑ shillings, two other garments, and half-a crown ; and from the nursemaid various sums, amount ing in the whole to a guinea, and a garment. In return for these articles she gave them a bottle filled with red liquid, which she carefully enjoined them to turn upside down and bury in the ground; and as the liquid oozed through the cork the predictions would be successfully accomplished! Having obtained the money and goods in question, the mysterious woman was to bury them in the churchyard at the •• witching hour of night," and forthwith summon to her presence the two young men who were to be their future lords and protectors! She would then cut a lock of hair from each, and present it to the anxious husband-seekers on the following morning. True to her promise, she visited them again the next morning, at seven, but only to require something more, which she alleged to be necessary for the accomplish• ment of her purpose; and the foolish girls were still blinded, and were once more duped; and shortly after the old woman had left the house, the landlady came down stairs, and the cook, who was in the secret, but too wary to be caught, told her mistress of the affair, and immediately ran off in pursuit of the gipsy, whom she overtook, and caused the old woman to return. The parties returned to the house together, where they suc ceeded in recovering ten shillings from her, and she then took them to her lodgings in Simnel-street, where they were led to an inner room filled with garments and trin kets of all sorts, no doubt obtained from other victims of her imposition, to "bury in the church-yard." Here they succeeded in routing out the shawl and the other garments, and in recovering from her more money, and thus the affair terminated, the old woman—thanks to the improved humanity of our laws—still lives, instead of paying the penalty of her "witchcraft" on the gallows, as would have been the case in former days.—Hamp- ' shire Independent. THE RECENT COLLISION AT SEA.—The Liverpool Mercury contains the following among other additional particulars, relating to this collision :—." The weather was at the time clear, and signal lights were shown on board the Queen Victoria, to indicate that she was a steamer. In a few seconds the bow of the sailing vessel struck the steam e r on th e l ar b oar d pa ddl e b ox with tertific force, producing a shock which spread the utmost consternation and alarm amongst the passengers and crew. The starboard anchor of the ship became hooked into the steamer's paddle-wheel, and the vessel was held fast for some tine. The officers of the steamer are of opinion that no lives were lost, although, from the confusion which prevailed at the time of the accident, they cannot state positively. The captain of the Queen Victoria finding all tight set sail, and the first vessel fallen in with was the Merlin, on her way to Dublin, but as she bad the mail on board, and the disabled steamer was not considered in imminent danger, she slid not take her in tow. Subsequently the screw-steamer Emerald, running between this port and Dublin came up and took the Queen in tow, but, being heavily laden, she was unable to continue with her into port. It is said that she has sustained damage to the extent of nearly 1,0001., and will require a complete overhauling and new machinery before again being placed on the station. she went into the Clarence Dock again yesterday. No doubt the cause of the accident will be the subject of investigation, but we cannot help thinking that, from the numerous collisions which have at various times occurred, the present regulations of the Admiralty, with regard to vessels meeting each other, are inadequate to afford that security which is desirable. HALF-YEARLY PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS AT SAND HURST.—The usual half-yearly public examination of the officers and gentlemen cadets studying at the Royal Military College took place on Tuesday, Wednesday, of cl an dthTe h e u x r a s m da in y a , t b io e n fo s r t e b a e c fe o l l l l ew egi i a n t g e e b ffi o e a e r re d. we A re t p t r h e e s o t e s d e with the usual certificates of qualification: —Captain A. Seton, 74th Foot ; Captain H. W. W . W y nn, 7th Fo ot; Captain J. W. Fox, 1 3 th Foot ; Lie . D uten o r ly t , F l . lt S b S. Dau beney, 44th Foot ; Lieutenant J . vv Foot. q r u i e or n cetaolfentthse a p r oficiency r e o m f ents d Captain sp F l a o y x e , d a b n y d hneconsequtence e Captain Seton and Lieutenant Daubeney in the highest branches of mathematical science, special honorary ad ditions were made to their certificates, and the hi g h qualifications in military surveying of all these officers were also particularly noticed. And the following gen tlemen cadets, who had completed their qualificatio nsn for commissions were recommended to his Grace the Commander in Chief for appointment to ensigncies in the line without purchase :—Henry C. Wise, Richard L. 0. Pearson, William H. Newenham, Julius 0, M. Strode, William R. B. M'Gu ire , Hopton B. S cott, Simpson Ha c k e tt, William T . Baker, John 11. Turn- Bsemll,itlhl, Robe rt enry E Jerome, Walter L. In les Carter, Ch ar l es W.g S Augustus Willia m l '. John. THE CON VICT E STABLISHMENT AT WOOLW ICH.---t: On Wednesday an enteute of a very serious character occurred on board the Warrior convict hulk, which is attached to the dockyard at Woolwich. It appears that, in consequence of the treatment of the convi c t s b e i ng rather more s evere than it had been previous to Mr. Duncomhe's inquiry, the prisoners refused to obey an order th a t h a d been issued by the guards. One ofthe prisoners threatened to stab a guard, and the others were almost in a state of mutiny. DUDLEY.—W e deeply regret to have to announce the death of the Rev. Mr. Montgomery, the late respected clergyman of Gornal, who was about to proceed to Borneo as a missionary. The lamented ge ntleman di ed on Sunday night, after about a fortnight' s illness. — Ten Towns' Messenger. ~,,. T .~-.w<~-~.~ AN ARTFUL W11)0 \ OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE' PRETENCES. At the Borough Court, Manchester, yesterdd y (having been remanded from Saturday), a middle aged female, habited in widow's weeds, who gave the name of' Mary Jane Lloyd, was charged by Mc- Chief Superintendent Beswick with obtaining goods under the following extraordinary and false pro" tences : On the 14th of August, the prisoner, in com pany with a lady, whom she represented to be 11 , , , r sister, called at the shop of Mrs. Cameron,e up holsterer and furniture-dealer, of 8, Albert-place, and there bought a sofa, for which her silt 'r paid. In a day or two afterwards, the prisorrT visited the same shop alone, informed Mrs. Camerea that she was about to settle in Manchester, and that she would require her h ouse furnished th,roughoot. She stated that she was a Mrs. Lloyd, widow Captain Lloyd, late of the 10th Hussars, who fallen in Affghanistan ; adding, that as her fries, resided in this neighbourhood, she and her daughter had determined to settle near them. She spike rro st affectingly of her su&ringe in the East, informies Mrs. Cameron that she had shared in the captivity ef Ladies Sale and M Naughton, and along with h r husband had experienced the vicissitudes of that and disastrous campaign. She also represented he :- self as in the receipt o f a pe ns ion o f 701. per ar.nu!n as a captain's widow, and stated that her daughter had been allowed a pension of 50/. Added to this, she said she was entitled to about 750/. priz s money due to her deceased husband. She told 111:3. Cameron that she was not just then in posessiGn of any money beyond what would suffice for her imme diate wants, and, under these circumstances, ached for credit. She produced a number of papers al 1 documents in support of her story, stating that had been recommended by Mr. Maude, stipendiae- y magistrate, who had himself bought some chairs there, and thought them exceedingly cheap. On ti.e faith of these representations Mrs. Cameron under took to furnish the house, when the widow select, d and gave orders for furniture, &c., to the amount < f 1501., Mrs. Lloyd undertaking to pay half ti amount in a given time, and the remaind• r when she received the amount of her husband's prize-money. A great portion of the order was exc.- cuted, the goods being sent to a house taken by the widow in IVithington-street, Pendleton, al in order to be assured that all was correct, Mrs. C.— meron went to the residence of Mr. Maude to malsa inquiries. Unfortunately that gentleman and ha lady just then happened to be out of town, and the servant was unacquainted with the precise period ..f their return, when, fearing that any delay might offend Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Cameron did not aweee their return, but continued to send in goods urel her account amounted to about 1251. When the time arrived for payment of the first instalmert of the debt, Mrs. Cameron, wanting money, appliel for payment; but the widow, it appeared, was fertile in expedients, and contrived to put her off. At length Mrs. Cameron's rent-day arrived; but in consequence of her having sold so largely t) the widow on credit she was unable to pay it; and she told her landlord, Mr. Fleming, when he called in his carriage, that the non-payment arose from Mrs. Lloyd's having disappointed her. Singu larly enough Mrs. Lloyd happened to drop in at the time, and by some means fell into conversation with the landlord, when she contrived so to impress him with the truth of her story, that he left quite satis fied. About the same period another creditor of Mrs. Cameron's became pressing—Mr. Kearsle y, timber-merchant, &c., of Stevenson-square, which, coming to the ears of the officer's widow, she volunteered to give him his quietus, as she had already done the landlord. Nothing loath, Mrs. Cameron assented; the widow and herself paid Mr. Kearsley a visit; and a pressing creditor (if not a ruthless one) was bewitched by the " cap tain's widow " into a most obliging and kind friend. Such magic influence did the widow seem to exercise that Mr. Kearsley ceased to press for his money, and positively, on the strength solely of what she had told him, allowed Mrs. Cameron mor e goo ds. Unfortu nately, all things have an end, and so it turns out have the spells of the " captain's widow," for though she contrived to blind both the landlord and the timber-merchant, she could not effectually cal.n the uneasy qualms of Mrs. Cameron. Naturally enough, she (Mrs. Cameron) began to yearn ler a sight of the widow's money, not a mite of whieh had ever blessed her eyes, and a restless conviction that in some way she was victimised, led her to seek an interview with Mr. Beswick at the police!. office. Prom that gentleman she was doomed to receive little comfort, as he recognised the " cap tain's widow" at once, not as the compa n i on i n captivity of the her o i c ady Sale, but as the wedded wife of a humble bricklayer, now living ! He had, it appeared, had the widow to deal with befol e„ and knew her from the description given by Ms. Cameron, and on seeing her, for he paid his de voirs at her residence, recognised her as an old ac quaintance. When apprehended and told the charge against her, she no longer assumed her title to be a captain's widow, but confessed, as she said, to save Mr. Beswick trouble, that all her representations wire false. When brought up in the dock v% itnesses were called to disprove her story, amongst the rest Yr. Maude, disclaiming her acquaintance, and she was fully committed to the sessions to answer the charge before a jury. We should state that on Saturd.iy she sold the whole of her furniture in her house for 441. to a broker from Bolton.—.lllanchester Courier of Wednesday. HERRING TRADE.---WICK, Nov. 4 —Four vessels are presently taking on board cargoes of herrings at Pulteney-town harbour —three of which are destinA for the Baltic, and one for Ireland. There are still a good many cargoes to ship, and vessels for charter care in demand. Stettin and other continental markets con tinue to manifest a healthy tone. The entire stock ~ n hand by the various agents in the former is compara tively trifling, and the extent of further shipments, at this advanced period of the season, cannot now be great. As a consequent, prices will not be expected to decline in the least. A good many vessels are now on their passage there, but ere their arrival the quantity presently on hand will be either entirely exhausted, or diminished to a mere fraction. Irish markets are not falling, but are, nevertheless, low, although they pre sent considerably higher quotations than at the same date of last )ear.—lnverne.s Courier. A NEW ANGLING FEAT.—A blacksmith, living at Belladrum-bridge, had occasion, the other night, to fetch in a bucket of water. After setting it on the floor he went to bed, but was awakened in a short time by strange noise in the room. Lighting a candle to enable him the better to battle wiih the evil spirit, he discoverd to his surprise, that the noise was occasioned by the at tempts of his cat to capture a large trout which had been caught in the bucket.—lnverness Courier. WESTMINSTER COURT OF SEWERS.— A special Court of Sewers was held yesterday at the Court. house, Greek street, Soho-square, Captain George Bague, R.N., in the chair. The clerk, Mr. Hertslet, re ported that he had waited upon Mr. ‘Vingfield, the se cretary to the Lord Chancellor, to remind him that a petition had been sent to his Lordship for a new com mission for the Westminster jurisdiction of sewers, as the present one expired in December next, and to hear his determination. That gentleman, in reply, said that it was not the intention of the Lord Chancellor to renew the commission until the Metropolitan Sanitary Co e mission, sitting at Gwydyr House, had made their re port. The clerk said that unless the commission was renewed by the sth of December, the present one would then run out. The effect of this determination will tie, to throw the business, alter the expiration of the com mission, into the hands of the county magistrates. GOLD FROM RUSSIA..--lIAMBURGH, OCT. O.—On Saturdayandlanded near ly arrived sterlingingold, which we sent yesterday nearly 100,0004 by the extra steamer Wilberforce, and a similar sum by the mail steamer which leaves today for London. A similar sum was sent from St. Petersburgh to London, by way of Hull, by the Rob Roy steamer, and a considerable sum is still expected by way of Lubeck, by the steamer Nicolai, likewise for transmission to London. MURDER AND SUICIDE.—READING, Nov. 12. x. The following are _t the facts East a mt c sa t t s ar o e eo f tf t i h hn o e horrid m d teo attempt woni: a reo a rni t e : 11331. itr at ; der and suicide which was committed her e this eve l sa o mb u oi s tu y ht , , fi s rv t e r es u i o c d k icnl g h o c i s w ki n: i e on the head several times, and dreadfully fractured her skull, so much so that there are no hopes of her recovery. He then cut his own throat, and died. About two months ago he was takes; before the magistrates for ill-treating his wife, and was he bound o n v o e t r b e to e n k t e o e p w thke, h peace. re F d i o t r a t t i h n e g last the four dre a d i a i been abouthome watak, ing his w if e, and noodroubtavpime ng deed. TAE LATE DR. AiENDELSSOUN. —The Algemeine Preussisch e Zeitun late r 9 of D is T uesday i contains a report of t he funeral of th e train, at six o' c l oc k on themornin Lip . endelssohn in Berli n . The mortal remains of this Mozart of the 19th century f e h sic by special arrived in the 'Prussian capital f r o m order that they m i g h t b e interred g o ne ar those st R o l, Ia his sister, in th e f am il y vau l t. I n Leipsic the g reates t grief prevailed, and a ll ki n d s o f f unera l h onours were paid 10 the memory of the departed. At the various stati , .as on the route between Leipsic and Berlin the hearse v, as received with musical solemnities by the artistes of the locality. Arrived at the place of destination, the bier was adorned with palms and chaplets, and escorted by a numerous procession to the old church of the Half ( theE GUES T , e:0 t m it D, e i tt4 . e room o Trinity, where a funeral sermon was p reached by .11. Berduscheek. Solemn music acco m p anied the affectin g ceremony of interment. HOSPITAL FOR CONSUM PTION AND DISEASES or T; BuomeToN.—Yesterday evening a meeting hospital, for the transaction of general et present proposed a p p ro. b us iness. It appears to be a source of considerable re gret that th e. amount at p resent s ubscribed does uvt warrantchapel. atsh byo & is immediate means e a r e largecti erection ward n of rd ‘h a priated for divine service would be mailable creasing number of patients. The guardians of the Witham Union are about to build sixteen rooms for the use of married paupers over sixty. Paid. s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 12 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Name of Company. I Dividend per Amount Annum. Share.of Paid. Price, £ a. d. £ s. d. libion .........• •• • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17% Dia ) Maxine. ••• • • • 6/. per cant, 100 0 0 5 0 0 5)4 Atlas . • • - British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 631 Clericl,Med.&Geu.Life Si. per cent. 100 0 0I 10 0 0 20% County ••••••• • • • • • • • 3/. 100 0 01 10 0 0 - 13s. 50 0 0' 5 0 0 11 elagle ••• - • • ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 5 8 0 - Eng.te Scot. Law •• .. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 212 6 - European Life •.- .. 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Family Endowmrt Soc. 4/. & bs. 4 0 0 4 0 0 - ereenzaSons' .•• • • .... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 - '1,01.,e - 123 Juardian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 45 lmperial Fire .... -.. 12 per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 210 imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% fridemniZy Marine •• •• 11. sh.& bs. 100 0 0 513 1 - Law Fire ...... •• •• • • - 1(0 0 0 2 10 0 3 Law 1 ife •.-.. . • • ... 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - ‘,.. , ralen Fire •... •• •• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13% London Skip .... •• -10 s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13% Marine.. •.•-•• •• •• - 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Invlid&Gen.Life 434!. rer et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2)4 National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 210 0 - s ational Life.... - Nalladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 I 2 0 0 - Peli an - - ' - 37 Puce:ox - - - Ni otector Life.... ... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 , 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident Life........ 11.55. 100 0 0 1 10 0 0 - Rock Life.... •• •• •• •• 4s. 5 0 0' 0 10 0 4% Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - - •un Fire. - - - i;itto Life - - - Universal Life........ 10%1. pr cnt. iOO 0 0 810 0 - Vieleria Life • . - - I 4 0 0 - ',AST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount ' Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- - £ s. d. i X s. d Rank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 200 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank Clydesdale Bank 6l. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12/10s Commercial Bank .. • • 71. per cent. 5(0 0 0 'lOO 0 0 160 Eastern Bank 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 11 Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 61 0 s Exchange Bnk of Scot 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 48 3; Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 8% National Bank ...... • • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13 North of Scotland Bank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 6 34 North British Bank • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 634 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 149 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 87 Western Bank Aber leen Fi-e and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 811.6 d. B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 0 11 0 9s. British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 12s. Caledonian Fire Insur. OM. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22% Church of Eng,and Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life.. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 8s Edinburgh Life Insur. 5!. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 1 18 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 0 15 0 12s. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2)4 liercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12 Insur. Co. of Seetind- Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 8 Life Assoc. of Scotland 5!. per cont. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 6s Mercantile Life - 10 0 0 0 10 0 7s. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 • 0 24s 6d North British Insur. •• 5% /.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 23 34 North & West of Scot. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 I 1/. Is Scottish Life and .oar. - 20 0 0 0 11 0 v 3' Scot. Ai a •=. and Gen. Life 51. per cent. 1 0 0 015 0 1 139.6 d Scottish• Union inarncl. 63/. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ; 1!. 3s Stan aid Life ...... . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 ' 9 United Dep. Assurance Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 135. DOCILS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. vinmercial - 70 East and West India - 118 East Country - - L. ands. . ............. 51. pr cant. Stock. - 9$ l'itto 80nd5........ 4/. per cent. - - - St.. K atharine ........ 5 per cent. Stock. - SI Ditto 80nd5........ 1)41. pr cent. - - - Southampton •• .. .. .. 2/. per cent. ,50 0 0 0 0 0 , - WATER-WORMS . t Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. . - £ s. d. £ s. d. Birmingham .••.• •• .• 18s. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - E.tst L0nd0n...... .... 81. 100 0 0 - 170 Grand Junction .... • • 2/. 10s. 41 13 4 - 90 31. 100 0 0 - - New Rivr Lndn Brdge 21. 10s. - - 60 Vauxhall ............ 100 0 0 - - West Middlesex . . . ,51.15s.prent. 63 12 9 - 115 MARKET INTELLIGENCE (From the London New Frice Current of Nov. SUGAR.—To-day there was much activity in the Raw Sugar market, and for some descriptions further ad vanced rates were obtained. The purchases made in all sorts of West India were upon a large scale, and at a further rise in prices of 6d per cwt. The total quan tity sold amounted to 800 hhds and tierces, including the public sales, viz. :-2 of Barbadoes, consist ing of 217 lihds went off briskly, fine yellow at 455, good 42s to 431 6d, middling 40s to 41s 6d, and low 38s to 395; 2 hhds 6 tierces and 43 barrels of Berbice, low grey 355. middling 365; 195 hhds 129 barrels St. Lucia, ordinary brown 345, good and fine 34s 6d to 35s 6d, fine yellow 42s 6d, good 395, middling 37s to 38s, low 36s to 36s 6d per cwt. The total sales for the week amount to 3,800 hhds and tierces; the advance in I prices during that time has been is to is 6d per cwt. REFINED.—TO day Refined goods were much sought after by the home trade, and advanced rates were offered, but the quantity on offer was small. Prices closed firmly at 54s to 54s 6d for brown grocery, and at 55s to 55s 6d for standard lumps. Bonded crushed sugar is much in demand at 30s to 31s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—A favourable opinion is entertained towards all descriptions of Mauritius • by private treaty large purchases have been made by refiners and grocers, whilst shippers were buyers to a fair extent, Indeed the whole on offer has been cleared off the market. The rates paid exhibit an advance on those previously current of is per cwt. At auction 8,337 bags were all sold. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the demand was active for all kinds of Bengal Sugar, and at public sale 6.221 bags sold at full rates for brown and yellow, whereas white went rather above the prices of the last auction. FOREIGN —To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, but privately there was much inquiry from shippers and the home trade ; purchases of moment were however prevented by the advanced rates asked. The private operations for exportations during the week are 170 chests of low brown Bahia at 17s, 600 chests of yellow Havannah at 22s to 25s ; at Liverpool a floating cargo of yellow Havannah was sold at 20s 9d per cwt, and was considered cheap. MOLASSES.—For West India the demand is brisker, but prices are not higher. A fair business has been done; Dominica and Antigua of good quality fetched 18s to 18s 6d; other kinds of low quality 158 6d to 16s. In all 700 puns were sold. COYFEE.—This afternoon a fair amount of business was concluded privately in Native Ceylon at 33s to 33s 6d per ewt for good ordinary; of West India 23 casks 65 barrels at auction were all withdrawn and taken in above the rates buyers were disposed to pay. For auction on Tuesday 2.300 bags Costa Rica, 19 casks 698 bags Plan tation Ceylon ; for Wednesday 1,800 bags Ceylon and 60 casks Jamaica are declared. . Vv COCOA.—This afternoon at public' sale 134 barrels and 95 bags of West India were only in part sold at a further decline of Is ; Trinidad, good dark red went at 40s to 41s 6d, real good bright 445, damaged 39s 6d ; Grenada, good dark sound red was taken in at 40s per cwt. TEL—Holders of black are yet anxious sellers, and continue to supply the market freely. The downward tendency of prices continues, as the quantity pressed for sale is more than the trade require. A reduction on previous rates of id per lb having been submitted to for Congou, however, occasioned large par cels to be disposed of by private treaty. Pouchong is held for 3d to 4d, but there are, however, few orders in the market. For Green prices suffered a further depression, and rule id to Id fi r Hyson, id for young Hyson, Id to 2d for Imperial, and 2d to 3d for The Gunpowder under those of thi s d ay week. Th rates current, however, cau se d a goo d business to low transacted in all kinds. RicE.—The market h as an improving appearance for all descriptions of Last,on India the part of h o ld ers there is confidenc e , !it'd they re. fraiiled any to public comp et i t i on this w e k. frein ßuyers _ submit h ting ay e manifested a g reater d es i re to. operate. e For ex portation a fair q uant i ty has been taken, and the home trade have operated extensively, whilst 5 1-1 • ~~~ Z - NI ~~