The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-01 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES CROWN couRT.—TuEsDAY. His lordship took his seat at nine o'clock, and immediate proceeded to the trial of the Mint Cases. COINING. James Hardman, aged 57, was charged with having, in November last, at Edenfield, feloniously made and counter feited certain coin, intended to resemble and pass for the Queen's current silver coin called half-crowns and shillings ; and with having in his possession other pieces of false and counterfeit coin, with intent to utter and put oif the same, he well knowing them to be false and counterfeit. Mr. Diggles, the s uperintendent of the Salford police, hav ing received information that the prisoner was in the habit of c oining, went, with other officers, to his premises, where they found him coining half-crowns. A half-crown mould which he had been using was found hot, and several newly cast half-crowns dropped froth hii person. White metal, an d ma ny implements usually used in coining, were found on the prisoner. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. John Dodd, aged 31, and James Heap, 35, were charged with having, at Manchester, feloniously counterfeited pieces of coin intended to resemble shillings. It appeared that on the 18th November last, at eight o'clock in the morning, in consequence of information which had been given to the Manchester police, Sawley and another offi cer went to a house in Silver-street, where they found the two prisoners before a clear fire making shillings. Moulds and other materials commonly used by those who make this description of base coin were found in the apartment occu pied by the prisoners. The Jury found both prisoners guilty. John O'Donnell was charged with having .counterfeited certain pieces of coin intended to resemble shillings. This cue was similar to the last. The prisoner was found in the act of casting shillings from a mould. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. Elizabeth Hibbert , aged 17, Jane M Fall, 26, Mary Ai' Fall, 39, William Winward, 20, and John Healey 21, were charged with having counterfeited certain half-crowns at Salford. It appeared from the evidence that the house in which the transaction took place was occupied by Mary M'Fall. The officers of Salford had caused the premises to be watched in December last. The prisoners Winward and Healey were frequently seen to enter the house. On the 31st of December, the premises were searched. All the prisoners were found sitting round the fire. Winward had a knife or a file in his band with which he had been at work. On seeing the police officers, he dropped something into a mug. This was subse quently ascertained to be a counterfeit half crown. Another , counterfeit half-crown was found wrapped in a paper. Up the chimney the officers faiitidi mould for making halfcrovrns. Pieces of broken moulds were fOund under the grate. On being examined, they were ascertained to have been moulds for making The prisoners were acquitted of the charge of having coined the half-crowns, the evidence being insufficient. The proceedings against the prisoners were continued on indictment for having possession of a mould for coining, of which they were found guilty. His Lordship ordered all the prisoners who had been con victed to be placed at the bar. James Hardman, John O'Donnell, James Heap, John Dodd, Elizabeth Hibbert, Jane M'Fall, Mary M'Fall, Ham Winward, John Healy, and Edward Hunter, were placed at the bar. His lordship passed the following senten ces : John Dodd and John Healy, 15 years' transportation ; James Hardman, John O'Donnell, James Heap, Mary M'Fall, William Winward, and Edward Hunter, 10 years' transportation ; Jane M'Fall, 14 months' imprisonment, and Elizabeth Hibbert 12 months' imprisonment. Frederick Haslem, 19, and Joseph Crighton, 19, were given in charge for 'miring wilfully in their possession, at Salford, nine pieces of false and counterfeit coin called half crowns, seventeen pieces of false and counterfeit coin called shillings, and four moulds for making false and counterfeit coin. Crighton was convicted and Haslem acquitted on the in dictment, for having thp four moulds for making false and counterfeit coin. Both the prisoners were then given in charge for a misdemeanor, in having been unlawfully pos sessed of counterfeit coin. The jury acquitted Crighton on the second indictment, and convicted Haslem. The former was sentenced to transpor tation for ten years, and the latter to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for eight calendar months, and kept to hard labour. John Reardon, 23, Cornelius O'Callaghan. 34, Joseph Martin, 38, and Mary Reardon, 50, were given in charge for having feloniously had in their possession, at Manchester, a mould for making false and counterfeit coin called six- • peaces. The jury convicted John Reardon and O'Callaghan, and acquitted Martin and Mary Reardon. The two former were each sentenced to transportation beyond the seas for the term of ten years. John Beck, 72, was given in charge for having, at Manches ter, feloniously and falsely made and counterfeited twenty eight pieces of counterfeit coin, called half-crowns, and with having in his possession a mould, intended to make or im press the figure, stamp, or apparent resemblance of both sides of the Queen's current silver coin, called a half-crown. He was convicted and sentenced to transportation beyond the seas for fifteen years. Jonathan Atkinson, 31, and Clara Ann Atkinson, his daughter, 8, were charged with having , at Manchester, felo niously, and without lawful excuse, had in their possession two moulding boxes, two crucibles, and sundry other tools and engines, adapted and intended for the counterfeiting of certain of the Queen's current copper coin of the realm, called pennies. The jury acquitted the prisoner Clara, and convicted the prisoner Jonathan. The latter was sentenced to twelve calen dar months' imprisonment in the house of correction: to be kept to hard labour for the first eleven months, and the last fortnight in solitary confinement. Richard Jones, 26, was given in charge for having unlaw folly had in his possession, at Newton, a mould and other ap paratus for making false and counterfeit copper coin. The prisoner was acquitted. Abraham Leech was given in charge for having, at Man chester, feloniously uttered to one Elizabeth Salt a piece of counterfeit coin called a shilling, and to Bawer& Brumpit another piece of counterfeit coin called a shilling. he well knowing the same to be false and counterfeit, and he having been previously convicted of a similar offence. It appeared that on the night of Saturday, the 22d of No vember, the prisoner uttered the two base shillings by " ring ing the changes"—a system well understood, and which con sists in one party asking for change for good money, and pre tending that the change he has received is counterfeit, when, in reality, he has himself substituted the same. The prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to transporta tion beyond the seas for the term of ten years. James Sweeney, 45, was given in charge for having, at Manchester, unlawfully uttered to one Martha Cartwright one piece of false and counterfeit coin, called a sixpence, and with having in his possession six other pieces of false and counterfeit coin called sixpences, with intent to utter and put off the same, he well knowing them to be false and counter feit. The prisoner was arrested after having given two base sixpences to Mrs. Cartwright in exchange for glasses of ale. He was acquitted, owing to the absence from court of the prosecutriz THE ST. HELEN'S MURDER , No bill has been found by the grand jury against Robert Woods, Isaac Jacques, and Thomas Molyneux, charged with the wilful murder of Henry Grayson, at Windle. TRUE BILL TOR THE MANCHESTER COACH ROBBERY OF £2,000. The last bill found by the grand jury was against James newel!, James Skerrett, William Mooby, James King, and Bridget Jones, charged with the robbery of a parcel containing £2,000, from the" Perseverance" coach, at Bury, and which had been forwarded by Messrs. Conliffe, Brookes and Co., of Manchester, to their bauk, at Blackburn. It appears that the evidence in this important case is altogether of a circumstantial nature ; and there are no fewer than forty witnesses for examination. Mr. HULTON, counsel for the prosecution, applied to the court to fix the hearing of this case for Friday. His LORDSHIP said he had no objection to comply with the wish of counsel. His LORDSHIP replied in the affirmative. DISCHARGE OF THE GRAND JURY THE MURDER AT WARRINGTON DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS Mr. Wuxi -Ns, counsel for the prisoners, observed that Friday would be a convenient day. Mr..HULTON asked whether the court would take it the first thing on Friday morning ? At twenty minutes after three o'clock, yesterday, the Grand Jury were discharged, there having been no more bills to send before them. His lordship thanked them for the assiduity they had evinced in the dispatch of the public business. On the application of Mr. Wilkins, counsel for the prose cution, the trial of John Gill, charged with the wilful murder of Sarah Mould, at Warrington, was fixed for Saturday. The Grand Jury having been dismissed from further at tendance, all the prisoners against whom no bills had been found, were discharged at the rising of the court, by pro clamation. . . . . The court adjourned at half-past six o'clock, to nine on Wednesday morning. NISI PRIUS COURT.—TuEsnay. Mr. Baron ROLFE, on taking his seat this morning, called Mr. Ellis, recorder of Leeds, within the bar. BUTTERWORTH V. BOTHWELL. , , The declaration charged the defendant with the conversion of several pieces of flannel, the property of the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded, first, not guilty ; and, second, that the plaintiff was not possessed of the flannel in the manner and form alleged. Mr. c DU NDAS , for the plaintiff, said this was an action to re the re c over the value of 61 pieces of flannel, £lOB 13s. 6d., which defendant detained from him. The plaintiff, Mr. Robert Butterw ort h is a woollen manufacturer at Rochdale ; and the defendant Mr. William Bothwell, is a fulling miller at Higher Shor e ' abo nt foui miles from Rochdale. On the 13th August last the plaintiff purchased of Mr. Benjamin Rush forth Broadbent; flannel manufacturer, of Spotlatul Bridge, 50 pieces of flannel, in the grease (1. e., not fulled, dressed, or cleansed, b u t as purchased this flannel, came from the weavers). When he dering to whom he was not made ; and he was consi fendant came into the countin g-house - send it to be fulled, when the de applied to the plaintiff to let of Mr. Broadbent, and agreed, and told the defenda nt full the goods ; to which he pieces were done, and he wolrd to send in his bill when the be paid. The defendant re arked that he wished every°m w as like the plaintiff. About the latter end of the same mon th, a th: ' defendant sent to Mr. Broadbent to hasten the pieces ; on the same day, 24 p i ece s were sent from Mr. Broadbe n nt's to the fulling mill of the defendant. A few days afterwards 16 more pieces were s ent, and afterw ards 21 pieces, making; the plaintiff hay- ing, in the meantime, purchased 11 more . ieces of Mr. Broa dbent. When the time came to deliver the goods after claiming a f u lling, the defend ant refused to deliver th em r i g ht to hold them as having a lien on them, t; plaintiff, but a g ainst Mr. Broadbent. The plaintl a te n n s cl t the eyed se ven guineas and a half for the fulling, &c.2a. 6d , a piece being a fair price for fulling ; bu t t he defen dant refused ' to receive it, and still detained the goods, and the plaintiff con sequently brought this action. Mr. KNOWLES would then submit tat the his evidener ce as to the purchase of piece s by the plaintiff, h and ord to the defendant, only applied to the first 50 pieces, and not to the remaining 11. After some legal discussion, in the course of which Mr. KNOWLES cited the case of Pickard and Sears, rea hatding Lord Denman 's judgment therein, Mr. DUNDAS said t, rather than have any points reserved for future !notions, he was con tent to take a verdict for the value of the 50 pieces only. Mr. KNOWLES said lie felt he could not dispute the evi dence as to the plaintiff's ownersbip of the 50; and the jury accordingly found for the plaintiff, damages £B7 55., the value • of the 50 pieces, after fulling. DURDEKIN AND ANOTHER V. WOOD AND OTHERS. In this case, the plaintiffs, Mr. Edmund Burdekin and another (assignees of the estate and effects of Messrs. Dou glas, Smalley, and Co., bankers, cotton-spinners, and iron founders, bankrupts) were the plaintiffs ; and the defendants, Thomas Wood, William Chapello, John Davies, George Taylor, and Thomas Handiside, were five of the shareholders i_ a na joint-stock coal and iron mining company, called the lacr6 Mining Company, working the Talacre mine in North Wales. The action was brought for supplying tools, implements, and machinery for working the mine ; and two of the defendants, Wood [Who was said to be Mr. Alderman Wood) and Davies, suffered judgment by default; and the others pleaded that they did not promise to pay for the goods as alleged i n th e declaration. Mr. Knowles, in stating the i)laintiffs' case, said that the bankrupts, Douglas, Smalley, ,and Co., were,st one time bankers at Ilolywell, but became ,bankrupts in 1840; but it was in their business as founders, Agatha subject matter of this action arose. The Talacre 1838 and the five defend Mining Company eras formed ants were early, if not original, shareholders and pitpridors, rola. therefor, re,nnngihip fnr its dehts. The working of the ; and the bankrupts ss., ..um the 2d August, 1839, to the 10th April, , amounting only to £l6B, being articles generally of a small description. The defendants (said the learned counsel) did not mean to dispute the fairness of the charges, but, he believed, meant to put him to strong proof of their partner ship in this mining company. He believed they did not mean to rely on the second plea,—that the partnership was got 'legal purpose, and under pretext of acting as a , whereas they did not intend to get a charter or act of parliament,—and that the plaintiffs had no tice of the company being such an illegal partnership. lie believed the deed would show there was no such illegal in tention ; at any rate, it such intention did exist, the plain tiffs had no notice of it. But he believed this plea would not be relied upon, and he should have to confine himself to that of non assumpsit. All the defendants executed the deed, which was dated 3d October, 1839, and thus. unquestionab l y , be came partners from the moment of their executing it. The deed recited the intention of certain parties to form them selves into a company from the 21st June, 1839; which clause would make them all liable from that date, inasmuch as it gave them all an interest in the profits of the concern from that day. Most, if not all the defendants were share holders, and, therefore, partners from that period, much ear lier than the 3d October, 1839. The Talacre Coal and Iron Company was now• one of the numerous projects of past years in bad odour in the market; the shareholders were quarreling with each other, and the shares were certainly at no high premium. Under these circumstances, the plain tiffs brought their action against the individual shareholders who had ordered the goods of them. The evidence showing that goods to the amount of only about £8 had been ordered after the defendants had become partners, the jury found for the plaintiffs, damages £8 3s. 6d., costs 405.; his lordship observing, that it was absurd to suppose, that the defendants could be held to be liable as partners before the time when they executed the deed, and one of them had only signed the deed in April 1840. BIRCH V. GLASSBROOK. The plaintiff in this case, Thomas Joseph Birch, bad been formerly a smith and farrier, but, being unfortunate in busi ness, he became a cab-driver on the stand at All Saints' Church, Chorlton-on-Medlock. Te defendant, Mr. Edward Glassbrook, is a coachmaker in that township ; and the action was brought to recover damages for an assault committed on the plaintiff by the .defendant, on the 13th January last, at the coach stand. The Jury found for the plaintiff, damages 405., costs 40s. DAVIDSON, PUBLIC OFFICER, V. COOPER. The plaintiff in this action was Mr. Alexander Davidson, registered public officer of the Commercial Bank of England, who sought to recover from the defendants, William Cooper and Henry Brassington. the sum of £1,500, being the a mount to which, by a written agreem ent, the y had guaran teed the account of Messrs. Mayor and Co., earthenware dealers, of Burslem, Staffordshire, with the branc h of the bank in that town.--Mr. Knowles stated the plaintiff's case, which he said was one chiefly of points of law. The guaran tee given to the bank by the defendants (one of whom was a relation of Mr. Mayor) was dated the 17th May, 1839. After reciting that Mayor and Co. had opened an account with the Commercial Bank, and would from time to time have occa sion for advances, the defendants, Win. Cooper and Henry Brassington, declared and agreed to guarantee and be ac countable to the banking company for the due payment of ' all and every sum or sums of money then due or which might thereafter become due ; and, in a subsequent part of the agreement, limited their responsibility to £1,500, which sum was now sought to be recovered. After this guarantee, the bank made large advances to Mayor and Co. ; and, when their bankruptcy took place, they were indebted to the bank between £2,000 and £3,000. Various defences were set up by the defendants, but the sixth and seventh pleas constituted the important defence to the action. The sixth plea was that, after the agreement had been delivered, the guarantee was altered, by some person to the defendants unkown, by affixing two seals at the side of the guarantee, neither the signatures of the two defendants ; thereby causing the said guarantee to purport and be a deed of the defendants; by reason of which they said it was void. There had been a former trial—[at Guild Hall, London] —arising out of this very document. When it was produced, it would he seen that there were upon it two wafers, not, in the usual place of seals, after. but before, the signatures of the two de fendants. Thomas Cooper, the attesting witness to this in strument on the former trial, stated, that these wafers were not upon the instrument at the time it was executed, and when he signed it as attesting witness of the signatures of the defendants. How these wafers came upon the instrument afterwards, the banking company did not know. Certa inl y the plaintiffsf did not put them there ; nor, as far as they knew, did any one in their service. Upon the agreement was written " Witness to the signatures of William Cooper and Henry Brassington. Thomas Cooper." There could be no possible object for the plaintiffs to turn the agreement into a deed ; for it was a perfect and legal instrument as an agree ment. Somebody unknown had, however, affixed these wa fers, and made it purport to be a deed. He believed his lord ship would tell them (if this matter were left to the jury at all), that a stranger putting the wafers on after the instru ment had been given, signed, and witnessed as an agreement, would not alter the character of the instrument in the slight est degree, or make it purport to be any other than a written agreement ; for in order to make a valid deed, there must not only be a seal, but also a delivery, and without a delivery it was not a deed. The seventh and last plea was, that by a deed dated 7th March, 1840, made between Mayor and Co. of the first part, certain other persons named of the second part, and certain creditors of Mayor and Co. of the third part, Mayor and Co. conveyed certain premises to trustees ; and that Richard Howard Heywood, then a member of the bank ing copartnership, being authorized by the copartnership, released Mayor and Co. from all claims made upon them by the bank. and that such release was given without the privity of the defendant Cooper ; and that, therefore, he was dis charged from all further liability. No doubt if a creditor, having the guarantee of a surety, released the principal, with out the consent of the surety, he has released the surety ; but there were various reasons why this did not operate as any release. He believed the defendant's counsel could not show any deed by which any member of the copartnership ever released Mayor and Co. from any debt to the copartnership. — Thomas Cooper, the attesting witness, stated that he did not see William Cooper write his signature to the agreement. The wafers were not then on the instrument. Witness af terwards went to the bank, and wrote the memorandum of his having witnessed the signatures there.—The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Dundas (with whom was Mr. Wat son) for the defern;ant Cooper ; and by Mr. Warren for the defendant Brassington. In answer to a question by the lat ter gentleman, he stated that Brassington was a gentleman about 25 years of age, and he had heard something of his being non compos mends; but he had seen him execute deeds in the office in which witness was a clerk.—lt appeared by other evidence, that Mayor and Co. beca me bankrupts in May, 1840, at whichl time they were in advance £2,500, which sum had, since the bankruptcy, been reduced to £2,060 19s. 2d. The Commercial Bank of England sus pended payment on the 27th June, 1840.—1 n ,cross-exami nation, some of the clerks in the bank stated, that, since June, 1840, they had not discounted ; the shareholders paid up, and non-proprietors paid up the amount of their accounts owing, Deposits were received from others than proprietors, and they would pay cheques on those deposits the day after they were made, just as before the stopping ; but they would not open a new account.—Mr. Dundas called the attention of the court to the circumstance, that the instrument had since been stamped with a £1 15s. stamp, for the purpose of what he would term the deed-action. —For the defendant Cooper, Mr. Dundas caled the attention of the court to the act of the 7th Geo. IV. l cap. 36 (the bankruptcy act), and submitted, that there was no evidence that the bank was carrying on the business of bankers, within the pro visions of the act.—The Judge : They were winding up the affairs of the bank.—Mr. Dundas thought that could not be carrying on the business of bankers.—The Judge said, that that proposition would lead to the conse quence that by no possibility could a bank ever stop. By the fair construction of the act, they must carry on business till they closed the concern. The judge overruled the objection, and took a note of it. Mr. Dundas said, the issue upon the amount was referred out of court ; and he then took an objection on the 6th issue, that the guarantee was materially altered. Where the seal was, whether before or after the signature, was immaterial. The instrument had been all the time in the hands of Mr. Taylor, the Burslem manager, or the persons belonging to the bank. There had been no account as to how the alteration came ; and, if the alteration were really to make it a deed, the instrument was void, unless explained. It had been sued upon the bank as a deed, because a better thing for them than a mere gua rantee. It was not delivered as a deed ; and now it proved to be a deed, and, in point of law, it was void, and of none effect. The Judge said, that the best way would be to take a verdict for £1,500, subject to motions on all the points, viz. Ist, as to the right of the plaintifis to sue ; 2nd, as to the effect of the seals or wafers ; and, 3rd, as to the effect of the release ; and subject also to leave to enter a nonsuit or a verdict for the defendant, as the case might be. Both sides agreed, that the court should be at liberty to draw any infer ence as to the wafers which a jury might draw. The 13,500 to be reduced subject to the finding of the state of account by the accountant. A verdict was accordingly taken for the plaintiffs, subject to these limitations. ALLEGED CONVERSION OF A BANKRUPT ' S GOODS. up for an i corporat LORD AND ANOTHER, ASSIGNEES, V. RAWDOM. In this case Simeon Lord and Joseph Marshall were the plaintiffs, as assignees of John Wlntyre, a bankrupt, and brought the action to recover for his creditors a quantity of property which, it was alleged, came wrongfully into the possession of the defendant. The declaration contained two counts ; the first alleging the conversion of the goods, while in possession- of the bankrupt before the bankruptcy; and the second laid the goods as in the possession of the plaintiffs, as assignees of the bankrupt. The defendant, by his plea, denied that the goods were so converted by him either while in the possession of the bankrupt or of the plaintiffs, as assignees, and alleged a sale of the goods to himself by the bankrupt before his bankruptcy.— Mr. WORTLEY (with whom was Mr. Atherton) stated the plaintiff's case. The bankrupt, in 18-11, was an oil cloth manufacturer in this town; and the defendant, Daniel Rawdon, a furniture broker here. In May, Ig4l, the bankrupt became embarrassed, and the defendant, as was alleged, advanced him £67, and that for that advance these goods were delivered to him as security on the 4th May. On the 2d June a fiat of bankruptcy issued against M'lntyre ; and from that time, whatever the bank rupt was in possession of, was the property of his assignees. He had a warehouse in M he ancster and a house at the cor ner of Grove and Tipping Streets, , Ardwick, which he was furnishing, but had not occupied ; and on the 2d June, one portion of the goods and furniture, the value of which was now sought to be recovered, was at the warehouse, and ano ther portion at the house. With the knowledge and consent of the bankrupt, the portion at the warehouse was removed to the unfinished house about the Sth or 9th of June ; and on the 10th of June, that and all the rest of the property in the house was swept away by the defendant, and taken to- his own premises. The defendant had pleaded that these goods were sold to him for £67, but it would be shown that they were worth £lBO ; and when first applied to, the defendant never pretended he had bought the goods, but said they had been lodged with him as security for his debt, which debt was satisfied. He had sold a portion of the goods, and re fused to return any. If even it was to be alleged that be had a lien on them, he had no right to sell.—At half-past six, le r fore the plaintiff's evidence had been gone throug h, his i r o dship said he would adjourn to the following morning. CROWN COURT—WEDNESDAY. His lordship took his seat at nine o'clock. Several of the mint cases remained for trial. MINT CASES, .Tohn Jackson, 26, was i n dicted for having, at Hindley, ut tered two counterfeit sixpences. prisoner had, on the for each of which he tendered to house ouse getting glasses of ale, counterfeit sixpence. He had, when apprhended, two other counterfeitstate. a sixpences in his pos session, and fifty-five in an unfinisheds The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he ' was sentenced to two years imprisonment and hard labour, the last fort night in solitary confinement. Mary Yates, 28, was charged with having uttered, sth February, at Manchester, a coanterfeit shitting, on the and with having had five othe r counterfeit shillings in herpossessi on . The charze was not substa ntia t ed by t he evidence , and lordship said there w a s no case a g ainst the pris oner. shhis She was therefore discharged. Ralph Buckley, 43, who was committed with the• above named prisoner, was placed at the bar, charged with having, at Manchester, uttered, to Emma Jones, a counterfeit shil ling, and with having, in his possession five other counterfeit nieces of coin, made to resemble shillings. His lodgings were'examined, and five counterfeit shillings, all cast from the same mould, and several materials for coining, were dis covered. . The jury found the prisoner guilty. His Lot.toArttr, passed sentence of two y ea rs' imprison with hard labour ; the last fortnight in solitary con- tintment. James Hodson, 29, and Richard Lord, 60, were charged with having, in December last, at Bolton, uttered a piece of false and counterfeit coin called a sovereign, and with having in their possession two other pieces of false and counterfeit coin, made to resemble the current coin, called half sove reigns. Mr. Powell, of the mint, proved that the coins had been struck with a die. They were exceedingly ill-executed and very light. Mr. Powell observed that if persons would test their money by weight, they could never be deceived, as the counterfeits weigh only halt the legal weight of good gold The jury found the prisoners Guilty. James Hodson was sentenced to be imprisoned two years, with hard labour; the last fortnight in solitary confinement. Richard Lord was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and hard labour; the last fortnight in solitary confinement. Alice Bayley, 38, and Jane Gregory, 17, were indicted for having uttered certain counterfeit shillings, at Bolton-le- Moors. Bayley, according to the evidence of Jane Brag shaw, shopkeeper to Mr. Hetchin. of Bolton' had paid her three bad shillings on one evening, the 12 th of February, and Gregory two. Mr. Hetchin stated that nine were found in the till, and three were thrown away by Bayley. A handkerchief which had been bought at his shop, and some materials for coining were discovered at the house of Bayley's husband, and all the other goods on the person of Gregory. The latter said she had been employed to pass the money by a man in Bay- ley's house. The other witnesses examined were Jonathan Crompton and James Harris, police-officers, and Mr. Powell, the mint inspector. Only one of the shillings could be identified, it had been offered by Bayley to Bragshaw, who bit and bent it and returned it to the prisoner, who when pursued threw it from her. The. case was here abandoned, from legal diffi culty, against Gregory. Bayley was convicted of single ut tering, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour; the last fortnight solitary. John Clement, who had pleaded-guilty on the previous day of the wholesale utterance of counterfeit coin, was sen tenced to ten years' transportation. FORGERY. Edmund Howarth, 46, indicted for having, at Manchester, forged and uttered an acceptance to a bill of exchange, with an intent to defraud Richard Lord, pleaded guilty. Mr. IVIvitPHY intimated that the prosecutor wished to re commend the prisoner to mercy, -in consideration of his wife and family. Mr. IN ILKIN s, for the prisoner, stated that his client had manifested the deepest contrition, and declared that it was his intention to pay the bill, whenever it should have arrived at maturity. He had been a manufacturer himself, and his character had always been highly respectable until this tran saction. He had not behaved like a regular forger, but had gone about it very clumsily. His Lot - Insult. would consider the sentence. Air. WILKINs subsequently stated that the forgery was in duced by the prisoner's,bankruptcy, and Mr. Townend, one of his principal creditors , begged to recommend him to mercy, on account of his contrition for the-offence. CUTTING AND MAIMING. Robert Pilling, 28, was indicted for having, at Ashton-in- Mackerfield. feloniously cut and stabbed Richard Whittle. The prisoner had been out on bail; Mr. BRANDT, for the prosecution, stated that the prisoner and Whittle were members of a frien dl y society, but, at their m eeting, on the 9th of January, they go t drunk, a fight took place in the street, and the prosecutor, seeing the prisoner active in the affray laying about him with a stick, went up to ' him, got into the .mele - e, and received three or four severe cuts or stabs from him with a knife. When the prisoner was apprehended, a knife was found at the house of his mother in-law, which he admitted was his, and which had marks of blood upon it. From the evidence of the surgeon, Mr. Pennington, who attended the prosecutor, the injuries inflicted appeared to be very severe. Mr. Pennington gave the prisoner a good character, and John Oakes, a police-officer, examined for the prosecution, said he had the best character he ever knew. Richard Whittle, the prosecutor, in his cross-examination, said his brother was reckoned a biter, and himself too, in the neighbourhood, but he was never in such a scrawl in his life, nor had he ever bitten off a man's ear. He had fought standing up, and up and down—both roads—many a time. Henry Latham, another witness, in cross-examination, admitted that he had seen a man, named Hodkinson, " purring" the prisoner, find jumping upon his hack. Mr. WILKINS was about to address the jury for the de fence, when the JUDGE stopped the case, observing that it was but a blind affair, and for aught the jury knew, though the use of the knife could not be excused, unless under the most urgent necessity, the prisoner might have inflicted the wound in self. defence, believing his own life to be in danger. A verdict of acquittal was taken. MANSLAUGHTER. Joseph Boothroyd, 29, was indicted for having killed and slain one William Riding. The prisoner was undefended. Mr. WILKINS, for the prosecution, stated that the de-. ceased formerly lodged in the same house as the prisoner and his father, and, in fact, the prisoner was his brother-in-law. He was sitting in the house with his father on the night of the sth of January, when the deceased came in with a com panion, named Thomas Allen. The prisoner was drunk, and asked insultingly what he had brought that fellow Allen for. Allen replied, and a squabble ensued, but the parties were se parated by the deceased's mother. The next morning • the prisoner and deceased went out in a field to fight. The mother having heard of it, went there; and found her son dying and the prisoner standinc , over him, both being in their shirt sleeves. Mr. Hodson, the surgeon, who made a post mortem examination of the body, stated that he found two of the vital vertebra of the upper part of the spine more move able than usual, and there was an effusion of blood, which might have been caused by a blow upon the nose. Death was no doubt produced by the injury to the spine, and the injury might have been occasioned by the man falling upon his back after a blow upon the nose. The other witnesses ex amined were Thomas Allen, Henry Riding, Ann Riding, and a p erson named Robinson. • The jury found him Guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy. The JUDGE observed that in common parlance the death might almost be said to be accidental. Fighting was illegal, but it did not appear that he bad contemplated the death of the deceased, or that there had been any unfair advantage taken. As he had already suffered some imprisonment, the [ justice of the case would be further satisfied by his imprison meet in the House of Correction fur a fortnight. HORRIBLE ASSAULT AT 'WIGAN. Henry Ward, 30, an Irishman, was indicted for having, at Wigan, feloniously cut and wounded Catharine Ward. The prisoner was undefended. Mr. JAMES, for the prosecution, stated that the prisoner was a huckster, dealing in fish and fruit at Wigan. He had two stalls, one attended by his wife, and one by himself. On the night of the 18th December, his wife returninc , home about 11 o'clock, found him sitting by the fire. He asked her where his watch was ? She replied, that she did not know. He said she must know, as he bad it in the after noon. Some more words passed between them, and he seized her by the throat, threw her down twice, and kicked her with his heavy clogs on the head, arms, and body, so as to reduce her to a state of complete insensibility, from which she did not recover until a doctor commenced cutting off her hair. Mrs. Jane Bonny, a neighbour, heard her moans, and on going into the house to see what was the matter, found her lying insensible at the bottom of the stairs, with a deep cut on her forehead, her husband being at the time in the yard. Mrs. Bonny spoke to her, but got no answer, and tried to raise her, but could not. She went back to her own house, and was followed by the prisoner, who got a light and returned, shutting the door after him. She and her brother listened, and heard hitn,again beating her, and his wife crying "Oh dear." He said, after every blow he struck, " Where is my watch ?" He came to the door once or twice, as if to look whether any one was near, and then she heard the blows repeated. There was no one in the house at the time but the prisoner and his wife. They heard him tell her to go up stairs, still beating her , a nd she cr y in g , " Oh dear, don't. ' A woman named Sarah Heaney went into the house some time afterwards, and found him counting copper on thetable. On inquiring for Mrs. Ward, Patrick Miller, her son, by a former marriage, a boy o f twelve y ears of a g e, pluckedl at her cloak, and then made signs that his mother was up stairs. Mrs. Heaney went up and found Mrs. Ward lying partly under the bed. She and the child helped her on the bed, and she got some water and washed her, as she was covered with blood, and very badly hurt. Mr. Alexander Shaw, a surgeon, was called in, arid, after cutting her hair off, found on the left side of her head, near the fron tal bone, one wound of two and a half inches, another from half an inch to an inch long, about an inch from that, and a third an inch long, which bled freely, as a branch of the tem poral artery was divided. There was another cut close under the left eye ; the upper part of the ear, to the extent of three quarters of an inch, was separa'ed, and hanging to the other part. There were several other wounds, like leech bites, on the forehead. There was a mark as of the pressure of fingers on the throat. A great extravasation of blood had taken place on the leg, the swelling extending seven or eight inches. The large wounds on the head were nearly of the shape of a horse shoe. She could not swallow until three or four days afterwards, when she parted with a great deal of blood from that quarter, and after that became easier. Her life was in, danger from ten days to a fortnight, and she was confined to the house for a month. The prisoner observed to a police man, who came to see what was the matter, " I don't care if I've killed her : I should not mind if I was hanged for her." He also said , in answer t o an in q uir y , " She was drunk, and had fallen against the door, and he had carried her up stairs." The boots with which the injuries were in ' flicted were produced in court. - They were such as are usually worn by ploughmen, and had iron heels and 6: great number of nails. There was blood upon the toe of one of them when the prisoner was apprehcndtd, the same night. The watch in question had been taken from. the prisoner the same day, by a police officer, for safety, the prisoner having been found by him drunk at a public-house. Witnesses were called to prove the facts as stated. The JUDGE left it to the jury to say whether, at the time the injuries were inflicted, the prisoner intended to commit murder, or do some grievous bodily harm. The jury returned-a verdict on the last count, alleging the intent to do some grievous bodily harm. The JUDGE animadverted very strongly on the brutality of of the prisoner's conduct, observing that drunkenness very often only assisted to develope a man's natural disposition, and, as a warning to others, sentenced him to be transported beyond the seas for the term of his natural life. The learned judge further intimated that he should cause such a repre sentation of the circumstances to be laid before the secre tary of state as should secure his pasing the term in a chain gang, on the public works. The prisoner's wife was taken out of court in hysterics. CUTTING AND MAIMING AT WARRINGTON. James Lightfoot, 23, was indicted for having, at Warring ton, feloniously cut and stabbed Thomas Oakley. Mr. - W ilkins defended the prisoner. Mr. ASPINALL, for the prosecution, stated that on the evening of the 13th of November, the prosecutor and pri soner met at the Brown Cow public-house. A quarrel en sued, and the prosecutor, with two other persons, left the house. In the Market-place, the prisoner challenged him to fight. Some blows were struck, the prosecutor was knocked down, and the prisoner ran away. The prosecutor overtook him, and another scuffle ensued, during which the prosecutor received a stab in the back, near the shoulder. The prisoner was immediately taken into custody, and at once surrendered a knife, which was found in his posses sion. The wound was of trivial consequence, according to the evidence of Mr. Steele, the surgeon, and did not pre vent the prosecutor—who appeared, from Mr. Wilkins's cross-examination, to be a person of indifferent character, having been once convicted, and imprisoned three months, for felony, held to bail for assaulting his step-father—from following his occupation. Mr. WILKINS urged that Oakley was undeserving of credit, and told the jury it was quite competent to them, if they thought proper, to find a verdict for common assault. lie called a witness to character, The jury found the prisoner guilty of a common assault. The n Judge sentence d the p risonei to six months' imprison me SHOOTING AT BOLD. Ralph Roseau', 24, was chargc.d with having, at Bold, felo niously fired at James Halliwell with a certain gun. There were fiv e counts in the indictment, the two first charging the prisoner with an intent to maim or disfigure, the third to do some grievous bodily harm, and the two last to prevent the apprehension of the prisoner whilst engaged in an unlawful act, or a companion of his, nam ed Woods. Dr. Bro wn was f or t h e prosecution, and Mr. Wilkins for the defence. Considerable merriment was excited in the court by the ex amination of the prosecutor as to whether his name was H el liwell or Halliwell. Mr. Wilkins, to invalidate the indictment, was desirous that it should be the former, and Dr. Brown was equally.at►xious that it should be the latter, thatthe prisoner might be tried. The prosecutor, in repeating his name, gave the court an idea thA it was neither the one nor the other, but something between both,—like the man from Oldham, who, when asked his opinion as to whether a particular word should be pronounced either or anther, said, " other, will do." He was pressed, when Mr. Wilkins pronounced the names consecutively, to say wether it was the first or second, but continued for a long time to take the medium. At length he adopted the first ; but another beeper, named Ratcliffe, being called, said he was known by both names, or either. The trial, therefore, proceeded. Dr. BROWN stated that about four o'clock on the morning of the 7th December, the watchers on the preserves of Sir Henry Hoghton, Bart., at Bold, heard some shots fired, and, concealing themselves, they saw the prisoner and Woods coming through a hedge. Their dog got hold of Woods, and the prisoner was running away, when he suddenly turned round and discharged the contents of a gun with which he was armed. The charge did not take effect, and the prisoner, when before the magistrates, said he intended to shoot the dog, but there were three witnesses who would say that the gun was pointed at the keepers. On the gun being fired Woods fell to the ground, and the keepers thought he was wounded. He lay on the ground twenty minutes, but this turned out to be a mere ruse. On Woods some pheasants were found, which left no doubt that the keepers were quite justified in endeavouring to secure the offenders. A deal of amusement was again created by the manner in which Halliwell, the first witness called, described the direc tion in which the gun was pointed—sometimes presenting.; it at the judge, and sometimes at different members of the bar. It appearing from his evidence that the gun might have been pointed at the dog or at Woods, The JunGn said the case could not proceed, and directed a verdict of acquittal to be recorded. AN IMPRACTICABLE CASE Peter Spencer, aged 56, was indicted for manslaughter, in having killed Mary Owen by the negligent driving of a cart. Mr. HULTON appeared for the prosecution, but the pri soner proved to be so deaf that it was found impossible to charge the jury with him, or to get him to plead. The JUDGE directed that he should be kept in custody , till the termination of the assizes, and then discharged. One of the jury observed, that he was a very unfit person to have charge of a cart, to which remarks his lordship as sented SrIgTENCES William Hoyle, 14, who had been convicted of arson, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. The JUDGE remarked, that it was only owing to his tender years he did not pass a s everer sentence ; but it was necessary that other boys should have an example to deter them from the perpetration of similar acts of wickedness. Dennis Towers, 25, convicted of stealing from the person —One year's imprisonment, and hard labour ; the last fort night solitary. William Arrowsmith, 21, and Henry Horrocks, 28,. con victed of burglary—PO transported ten years. William Wild, 26, convicted of highway robbery—Ten years' transportation. The court rose at a quarter to six o'clock. NISI PRIUS COURT.—WEDNESDAY Mr". Baron ROLFE took his seat on the bench at nine o'clock, and shortly after asked whether any arrangement could be made for sending some of the cases in the West Derby Hundred list for trial before Mr. Justice Parke, who would have fi nisbed the criminal business about Tuesday next, and would then be ready to assist in the despatch of the Nisi Prins eases. The baron observed that the special jury cases would all be taken in that (the Nisi Prins) court. It was therefore necessary that they should fix on the cases to be sent before Mr. Justice Parke. After some deliberation, it was understood that from the case, No. 60, in the second ' list—that of " Mawdesly v. Johnson"—to the end would be sent for trial before Mr. Justice Parke, but that nothing de finitive on the subject would be resolved upon until after the undefended cases had been disposed of on Friday morning. LORD AND ANOTHER V. RAWDON. In this case, which was partly tried yesterday, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages £2O. RUSSELL V. COCKCROFT AND ANOTHER. In this case William Russell was plaintiff, and Messrs. John and William Cockcroft were the defendants. The action was brought for the recovery of the amount of goods sold and delivered, and the defendant pleaded that he was never indebted. The plaintiff was a cotton doubler, carrying on business at Manchester, and the defendants were manu facturers at Addingham, in Yorkshire, to whom two separ ate lots of warps, of the value of £79 15s. Bd., had been ;abutol by the plaintiff. The delivery of the goods was proved the defendants alleged that they had never bought any goods at all of the plaintiff. Mr. WATSON conducted the case for the plaintiff ; and the Hon. Mr. WURTLEY and Mr. MARTIN appeared for the de fendants. The main ground of the defence was, that the sale had not been made to the defendants, but to a third party—namely, Chippendale and Co., of Manchester, with whom the de fendants carried on business, and who were the parties liable in the transaction. The jury found for the defendants. citowntErt LOCWKOO. Verdict for the plaintiff, by consent. for D £BB 13s. 6d. BUTTERWORTH V. ASHTON. An undefended action to recover £36 Iss. The parties reside in Manchester. Verdict for the plaintiff. _ lI.IIODES V. MILK. This was an action to recover damages for the breach of an agreement which had been drawn up between them. The parties reside at Rochdale, and had been in partnership in carrying'on a stone quarry. It was f indemnify the plaintiff, adjust the debts, and pay the plaintiff the money he had advanbed ; but this pal tof the agreement he violated. A verdict was returned for the plaintiff for £249 15s. 2d., with liberty to the defendant to mope the court above to reduce the damages RAWLINS V. STOTT AND OTHERS. This was an action brought by Susannah Rawlins against the defendants, Messrs. Stott, Cappa, and Ashworth, for the recovery of £2O damages for having seized and carried away certain goods. The defendants had pleaded that they were not the goods of the plaintiff. Mr. WATSON stated the case. The plaintiff sought to re cover damages at the hands o f the jury against the defend ants for having illegally . seized and taken away certain goods, her property. The plaintiff was a widow, who had resided at Manchester for a period of twenty years up to April, 1840. She had resided there with a person named Ackers, and had educated and brought up a niece of her's—a Mrs. Mary Ann Angel. At all tunes, during the residence of the plain tiff at Manchester, Mrs. Angel lived with her, and.was much attached to her. In'April, - 1840, Mrs. Angel obtained the situation of school-mistress at the charity school of Bacup, and when she went from Manchester to take possession of the appointment, she too k lodgings in her own name, and immediately after her aunt, the plaintiff, removed to the place, and they lived together. At the expiration of 12 months ; Mrs Angel ceased to be schoolmistress at Bacup whereupon the plaintiff and herself removed to a Mr. Newman's where they lived together for a period of two months. The lodgings at Mr. Newman's had been taken by the plaintiff, to whom the furniture solely belonged. Subsequently, the plaintiff, and Mrs Angel removed to Manchester, and left the furni ture after them at Newman's. Shortly after, the furniture was packed and directed to be sent to the plaintiff, at Man chester. While the cart with the furniture was proceeding along the road, two of the defendants, Capper and Ashworth, who were officers of the manor court at Rochdale, seized the goods in question as being the goods of Mrs. Angel. They removed them ; sold some of them ; and the remainder they had refused to restore. After the examination of witnesses, Mr. BRANDT addressed the jury for the defendant. He contended that the goods belonged not to the plaintiff, but to Mrs. Angel, and stated that they had been seized for debts contracted by the latter in Bacup. The jury found for the plaintiff—damages £2O, and costs, 40s. The court adjourned at five minutes to seven o'clock. CROWN COURT—THURSDAY. The learned judge took his seat at nine o'clock RAPE CASES. Alexander Hewitt, 45, (could read and write imperfectly,) was indicted fora rape committed on his own daughter, Jane Hewitt, a girl fourteen years of age, at Castleton, in August last. The facts of the case were sworn to by the prosecutrix. After the commission of the crime the prisoner left his home, and it was some time before he could be found. He was ap prehended about three weeks afterwards, and said that if he had committed the crime with which he stood charged he had done it when he was drunk. The JUDGE summed up the evidence, and said the offence was one of the most aggravated that had ever been brought before a court. The Jury, after a short consultation, found the prisoner guilty of an assault. Sentence—Two years' imprisonment and hard labour, in the House of Correction. John Cleave, (could read and write well,) was charged with having committed a rape on Mary Ann 1-tuady, at Man chester, on the 17th instant. It appeared that the prosecutrix, on the day in question, I went into a public-house, called the Mosley Arms, in Man chester, with a friend, to get some refreshment, whets the prisoner, who appeared to act in the capacity of waiter, .brought them a pint of beer. Some conversation took place, and the prisoner, hearing that prosecutrix was out of situa tion, said he knew a person who wanted a servant, and he would do what he could to obtain it for her, and requested her to come down in the evening ; she did so, and prisoner thon took her to a house in Manchester, where he endea voured to accomplish his purpose. Prosecutrix then went to the house of a friend, and detailed the circumstances of the case, when information was given to the police, and the pri soner apprehended. The jury, after a short consultation, found the prisoner Not Guilty.—The trial lasted nearly five hours. Aaron lesson, 31, (could neither read nor write,) was indicted for a rape on Mary Ann Fitzgerald, at Manchester, on the 29th November last. The prosecutrix, a young girl seventeen years of age, lived as servant with the prisoner, and had occasion to go up stairs to call her master, as soon as any one wanted him in the shop, when, she stated, he threci her down, and committed-the offence for which be stood charged. A warrant was soon after obtained, and the prisoner apprehended at his own house. Mr. WILKINS addressed the jury, contending that the evidence was of a most unsatisfactory character, and they immediately returned a verdict of not guilty. John Edwards was indicted for a rape committed on the person of Mary Thomason, a little girl thirteen years of age, on the 19th of August last, near Warrington. The prisoner was a coachman, and lived near the prosecutrix, and on the day in question he followed her to a plantation in the neigh bourhood, where he endeavoured to effect his purpose.—Mr. Wilkins . addressed the jury in very eloquent and argumenta tive defence, and called several witnesses to speak to the character of the prisoner.—The prisoner was acquitted. The case of Timothy Hetherington, for the murder at Manchester, is fixed for Saturday. The court rose at a quarter past seven. NISI PRIUS COURT. —THURSDAY. ACTION FOR ASSAULT.-HABY V. MOORE. The plaintiff, Richard Henry Baby, is a fruit dealer in Manchester, and the defendant, James Moore, is a waste dealer in Manchester. On the 29th of January Frederick Sicre, a publican in this town , had a quantity of apples, which he disposed of in plainli ff's shop, Shude-hill, Man-. chester. Defendant came into the shop and wished Mr. Sicre to go to a public-house, saying, that he wanted to m ake it known to him that die plaintiff wished to swindle him out of a lot of apples. Plaintiff said it was a lie, upon which defendant struck him, knoc ked him down, and chal lenged him out to fight. He also took an apple from the tub; threw it at plaintiff, and caused a great crowd to gather round the shop. The Jury found a verdict for the plantiff, damages one farthing. COMMISSION AGENT'S GUARANTEE. - COOPER V. GRIMSHAW. This was an action to recover the sum of £5B 125., the balance of an account due on certain goods alleged to have been sold by the plaintiff to the defendant. The plaintiff is Mr. Leonard Cooper, a print manufacturer, and the de fendant is Mr. James Griroshaw, a commission agent, at Manchester. Mr. MARTIN and Mr. H. Hitt appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. WATSON and Mr. AnfErcroN for the defendant. It appeared that in the month of February, 1841, the plain tiff called at the warehouse of the defendant, and Mr. Watt, his salesman, purchased from him 1,000 pieces of mouseline de laine for Messrs. Middleton and Finlay, of Glasgow, the cost of which amounted to £430. Mr. Watt, in entering the sale, made the Glasgow firm the purchasers. Some days af terwards, and. before the goods had been delivered, Mr. Cooper called again at the defendant's warehouse, and in, quired whether Mr. Grimshaw would net be liable krbim-for the purchase money. Wr. Watt replied in the negative, adding that the commission was too small for the agent to guarantee payment, but that the matter might be arranged on his agreeing to pay an additional per centage. Mr. Cooper having consented to this, the entry in the order book was altered by Mr. Watt, by the names of Messrs: Middle ton and Finlay being erased; and that of the defendant sub stituted, with the addition of the words "one percent. gua rantee. The goods were forwarded to Glasgow on the 16th of February, the invoice being made out to Mr. Grimshaw. The defendant 'was much displeased with Mr. Watt for hav ing entered into such a transaction, and Watt then endea voured to induce Mr. Cooper to look to Middleton and Fin lay, but he refused. Watt then urged Middleton and Fin lay to pay the money, and they forwarded to him £2.50 at two different times, and a third sum had been previously sent to Mr. Grimshaw. The Glasgow firm became embarassed, and the plaintiff now sought to recover the balance of the account, amounting to £5B. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. HEDGE V. PACEY This was - an action to recover the value of a horse alleged to have been killed through the negligence of a servant of the defendant's. The parties all reside in Manchester, and the circumstances were entirely destitute of interest. The jury found a verdict for the defendant. This being the last of the cases in the first or the Salford Hundred list, with the exception of those to be tried by special juries, 'Mr. Baron Rolfe proceeded at three o'clock to the trial of prisoners. John Travis was indicted for having stabbed a horse, the property of John Smith Entwisle, Esq., of Foxholes, near Rochdale, on the 2d of November, 1841. The jury found the prisoner guilty, but recommended him to mercy, in which the prosecutor joined. The learned judge sentenced the pri soner to one month's imprisonment in Lancaster Castle. MANSLAUGHTER. Philip Sampson was indicted for the manslaughter of William Ireland, on the evening of the 18th of March last, in Roe-street, in this town. Dr. Brown appeared for the prosecution, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sergeant Murphy. The facts of this case have been so recently published in the Standard, that there is no necessity to repeat them at length. The deceased, it will be recollected, bad gone into the prisoner's public-house, in Roe-street, and offered some insult to his wife and daughter, in consequence of which the prisoner struck him violently. The blow caused the de ceased's death the day after. "Mr. Sergeant MURPHY made an eloquent speech to the jury on behalf of the prisoner; and called Mr. Askew, (south harbour-master,) Mr. Eastwood, of the Royal Hotel, Mr. Brown, watchmaker, and Mr. Kirkham, grocer, all of whom gave the prisoner an excellent character. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but accompanied the verdict by a recommendation to mercy. Mr. Sergeant. MURPHY said he could shew his lordship that the prisoner had received the greatest provocation from the deceased, - who used the most indecent and disgusting language towards his wife and diughter. Mr. Baron ROLFE, in passing sentence, said, the jury had come to the only conclusion to which they could arrive. Thete could be no doubt that the deceased had come to his end by the violence of the prisoner in knocking him down ; but, at the same time, the circumstances of the case led him (the learned judge) irresistibly to the conclusion that there were features in it which, though they could not justify, at least extenuated his guilt. The reflection, however, that he had caused the death of a fellow-creature must, if he had a well-regulated mind at all, be painful to him throughout life; but, at the same time, he should not pass a sentence upon him which would degrade him in society. This was not a case in which that consequence ought to follow ; and he should content himself with imposing a fine to the Queen of Five Pounds. This result elicited loud cheers from all parts of the court. The money was immediately paid, and the prisoner was released. The court adjourned at half-past six, till nine o'clock this morning intelligruct. - TUESDAY, MARCH 2g.—Wind N.W ARRlVED.—Silksworth, Meldrum, from Sierra Leone—Blucher, —, and Robert James Haynes, —, from Laguna—Oakland, Barry, from Savannah—Franklin, from New Orleans — and Morgan, Dumos, from Marseilles. OFF TUN PORT.—Thalia, from Bombay—Penang, from China— Adriana, from Mauritius—Nile, from —and George Buckham, from Whitehaven—Tyro, from Lisbon. SAlLED.—Duchess of Clarence, Birch, for Calcutta. Black Prince, Martin, from Arica at this port, sailed 25th Dec. The William Rushton sailed on the 20th, for this port. On the 20th March, iu lat 43 N, long 27 W, spoke the Corsair, hence for New Orleans. Gondola. Warnock, hence at Leghorn Vixen, Giles, sailed from Leghorn for this port 15th March Industrie, Zellein, hence at Ostend Eve, Arith, from Monte Video, at Cove ; sailed 7th Jan. On 11th March, in lat. 36, long. 37, spoke H.M.S. Warspite, from Portsmouth for New York Cigar. Harvey. from Pernambuco, at Cowes Salacia, James, hence for Rouen, at Milford Hope. Lloyd, from Rouen for this port, at Milford • Scheidam, Keatley, from Scheidam for this port, at Bridlington, with loss of sails Champion, Miles, for Dordt, and Falkirk, Greig, for Rotterdam, have put back Margaret Roach, from Bombay, at this port; sailed 28th Jan. In lat. 25 S, long. 4 E, spoke the John Woodall, Williams, from Calcutta to London. Oti the 27th March, off Bardsey, spoke the Trinidad Packet, hence for Barhadoes WORKINGTON, March 26.—The Elephant, Littledale, from Li verpool,conser aibn:e damage entering the harbour, struck the Garth, and received id WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30.—Wind S.W. ARRIVED.—ThaIia, Murray, and Dorothy, Mather, from Bombay —Nile, Anderson, from Manilla—Woodstock, Austin, and Adriana, Dodd, from tha Mauritius—Go , ernor Davies, Keefe, from New Orleans—Liberty, Naughton, from New York—Christian VIII, Bruhn, from China Reel in 78 days—Ariel, Smithen, from Nantes —Tyro, —, and Mischief, Campbell, from Lisbon—Selma, Davies. from St. Michael's—Sprightley, .—, from Terceira — and Arrow, Richards, from Charente. SAI LED.—Magnet, Morton, for Montreal—and Trenton, Manson, for New York. Superior, Hodge, hence at Demerara Kingston, Richardson, from Dublin, at ditto Java, Pickering, and Affgan, Black, from Sierra Leone, at ditto Correo de Bilbao, Cueulla, hence at Havana Medina, (steamer) Binney, from Southampton, at ditto • Georgetown, Bell, sailed from Demerara for London 4th Feb. and the Duke of Gloster, Solbe, the 11th, for this port Countess of Loudon, Hutchinson, hence at Mobile Enchantress, Bissett, hence at Lima, and sailed 17th Dec. for .Guayagnil Letitia, Swatridge, from Trieste, at Ancona Sultana, Rogers. hence at Constantinople Zante, Woolverton, hence at Leghorn I;th March Novel, Whitfield, hence at Trieste ' Firefly, Holland, sailed from Constantinople for Smyrna 23rd February Victory, Jarvis, hence at Gibraltar Indnstrie, Nacorish, from Venice, at ditto, and cleared 11th March for this port Rother, Steele, hence at Cadiz Perseverance, Adams, sailed from Cadiz for this port 12th March Selma, Fonseca, and Sercia, Santour, hence at Lisbon Gipsey, Cresswell, from Maranham, at ditto, and sailed for this port lgth March Providence, Baker, sailed from Lisbon 17th March, and Enter prise, Ritchie, 18th, both for this port Oporto, Smith, hence at Oporto Emma Graham, Ferguson, hence off ditto Douro, . sailed from Oporto for this port 22nd March Simeon, Hardy, from Barbadoes, at Cork, with loss of sails, &c. having encountered very heavy gales, from S.W. to N.W. 10th and 12th March Leviathan, Veale, from Cuba, at Cove Lusitania, Sinclair, from Newfoundland, at ditto, with part of her cargo thrown overboard Comet, Gilpin, from St. John, N.B. at Cork Amelia, M`Gregor, from Monte Video, off Falmouth. On 10th March, in lat. 31 N, long. 37 W, spoke the Pasha, from Monte Video for Cork Lyra (packet) from Vera Cruz, at Falmouth, sailed 3rd Feb. ; from Tampico 11th, and Havana 23rd—with 280,000 dollars on freight Unity, Jordan, hence for Dordrecht, at Milford Kate & Jane, Proom, hence for Harlingen, at ditto Russell, Winter, from Littlehampton for this port, at Milford, with loss, of foreyard and part of bulwarks, and fore-sail spiit Star of the West, Broderick, from Demerara, at Plymouth Echo, from Laguna to this port, was spoken Itith Feb. in lat. 22, long. 88 Creole, Ennis, for Baltimore; Hampshire, Cairne, for Alexan dria; Oriental, Scott, for Beirout ; Conservative, Hill, for Trieste, and Saracen, Buggie, for Lisbon, sailed from Beaurnaris 22nd March Duchess of Clarence, Birch, hence for Calcutta, got on shore yesterday on Great Burbo. but was assisted off on the flood, by the steam tug Victoria, and brought to anchor in the river Penang, Cumming, from China, at this port ; sailed 25th Oct. On the 23rd March, in lat. 17 N, long. 20 W, spoke the John Woodall, Williams, from Calcutta to London Autulion, Simpson, from Apalachicola, at this port. On 11th March, in lat. 41, long. 42, lost her rudder in a gale: is at anchor in Bootle Bay, after being on shore MILFORD, March 26.—The Hebe, Hadcraft, from Liverpool to Wisbeach, which was on shore outside the harbour, has gone to pieces. THURSDAY, MARCII 31.—Wind West, fresh. A KRlVHD.—Abbotsford, Everard, and Sir Charles Napier, Hill, from New Orleans—Anthony Anderson, Spratt, from Savannah— Jessie, Horn, from Charleston—Lovor, Fiscovich. from Trieste— Emily, from Terceira—Enterprise, Ritchie, from Lisbon—and Commerce, --, from Malta and Jersey. Talemaco, Roman, from Palermo, at Algesiras Roads, and sailed 2th instant for Liverpool _ . Merlin. Shepherd, hence at Swinemunde Stadt Berth, hence at Cuxhaven Selina, Remon, hence at Havre Elizabeth, Dumbell, hence off the Isle of Whithorn for New castle, with loss of foretopmast, &c. Lady Colebrook, from Savannah to Liverpool, was spoken 14th instant. in lat. 44, long' 53 Blakely, Batine, from China, off Falmouth ; sailed 13th Nov. On the 6th Deo. in the Straits of Sunda, spoke the Josephine, from Sincapore to London Wiibcrforce, Evans, hence to Maranham, was spoken '2sth March, in lat. 49, long. 12 Edmund. Perkins, hence to New Orleans, was spoken 24th inst. in lat- 47, long. 17 , Maid of Cashmere, Fishley, hence and Malta, at Smyrna Uzella, Newton, sailed from Smyrna 26th Feb. and Norfolk Hero, Holmes, 6th March, both for Liverpool Mary, Walker, hence at Malta . • Horatio, Howell, sailed from Matti 2nd, and Chaie, Barnes, Sid March, loth for Liverpool Racehorse, hence for Constontinople, off Cape Spartel 15th inst. ST. THOMAS, Feb. 17.—The Dee, (steamer) arrived here from Porto Rico. 17th, and waits the arrival of the Actaeon, from Turk's Island, with the mails from the northward and westward. to con vey them to L aguira, Puerto Cabello, Cucucoa, Trinidad, and Grenada. She will then return here, and proceed to the Statei and Halifax. A Danish brig of War, with the General and Judge Berg on board, was totally wrecked on the north side of Porto Rico. The Dee brought up the General and crew. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MARCH 31 Wind at Holyhead West, blowing fresh during the morning. East of the Floating Light, inward bound, No. 3481, Anthony Anderson, ship, at 11 45 a.m. from Savannah ; No. 5, Abbotsford, ship, at 12 at noon, from New Orleans, and 6039, Jessie, ship, at at 1 40 p m. from Charleston. Oft the Port, at 4 15 p.m. 1 barque and 2 schooners. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, &-c. Cuthbert Young. J H Henderson, 293 Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta, H Smith & Co WEST INDIES AND MADEIMI Alecto, M J Ayshford, 325 Kingston, Jamaica, T Hatto n, jun Jamaica, A Whyte, 298 Kingston, Jamaica, J Holt SOUTH AMERICA. Sca Nymph. TB D Gardner, 182 Port-au-Prince, M'Leod &Co P, Dean, P De St. Croix, 137 Pernambuco, W & J Tyrer UNITED STATES. 307 New York, J T Crook 493 Savannah, Baring Brs & Co 1004 New York and St. John, N.B. Gibbs, Bright & Co Baring Brs & Co lngleby & Co Josephine, S Matison, Stirling, T Saunders, Themis, C Brown, 731 New York, 843 New York, BRITISH AMERICA. 429 Quebec, Chapman & Willis 32" Montreal, W Fisher & Son 195 Harbour Grace, Mid, W Tartlet 157 Arichat, Graham & Taylor 350 Elsinore and Liebau, G A Lilly & Co EUROPE. 124 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co 226 Stettin, H Smith & Co 354 Pernau, Campbell & Rudd 127 Ancona, F Chappie 59 Cadiz, J Robin & Sons 182 Constantinople, A Wilkin &Co 19: Ilambro', Bahr, Behrend &Co 125 Smyrna, Imrie & Tomlinson England, S Bartlett, Russell Glover, J Howes, Fergus, W Blyth, Winscales, S Connolly, Coquette, J Bruce, Ruby, Crooker, Helena Sophia, A Erfiund, Hebe, T Warren, Sirocco, J Aymsley. Morg,lana, G Duncan, Palmyra, C K Chapman, Speedy Packet, C k3ailhach, Favourite, G Williamson, Janet, C Brown, Sampson, J Butcher, fiftarttet. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 30. We have had a short supply of Beef and Mutton at market to day, and consequently was easier to buy than last week. Best Beef from 64d to 62d, middling and inferior 52d to 64d, best Mutton tied to 7d, middling 6d to 61 per lb. All sold up in Beef, but o Sheep a few unsold. MANCHESTER AND SALFORD HIDE, SKIN, AND TALLOW MARKET, MARCH 39. The price of heavy H ides has declined, and above Bulbs aid per lb, under tio 12s each. Large skins (Irish and Yorkshire) 5s to tis Cheviots and half-bred 4s to 5s ; Scotch 2s 6d to 3s 6d. Tallow 5s per stone of 141bs. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, MARCH 30. During the preseet week, owing to the advance in some of the leading markets, holders of Wheat asked higher prices, but buyers deferred purchasing at more money. and little has changed hands in consequence. Best malting Barley maintained its value. In Oats and Beans no alteration. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, ivr —ARCH 28. The number of Cattle fresh up to this morning's market was very small, and with those remaining unsold on Friday last, made but a small supply for this morning's market, although proving to be more than sufficient for the wants of the market, the trade being very little better than we have had to notice for a long time past. The supply of Sheep and Lambs comprise not more than 16,720 head. The first and middling quality of Beef fetched somewhat better prices than for several markets past, as also Mutton, for all sorts, by about 2d per stone, but the trade moved heavy. The de mand for Lamb was very dull, and full 8d per stone lower prices was made, choice quality selling at 7s 4d, and inferior bs 4d. In Veal or Pork there is nothing to remark. (Per stone of Sibs, sinking the offal.) LONDON CORN EXCHANGE. MARCH 28. The supply of English Wheat sas much less than on this day se'imight, and the condition has not improved. The millers bought rather freely, but at no improvement in our currency. There was a good demand for foreign at full prices. and in a few instances is more was realised. A demand sprung up for bonded Wheat on Wednesday last, and some cargoes changed hands, bat at higher rates than paid on that day there is no inclination to purchase. Barley remains as last quoted, and Peas and Beaus of all sorts, although in short supply, are unaltered in value. Best Oats are is dearer ; other sorts remain the same: The holders of Clover Seed are pressing sales, and a further decline n has take place. WEDNF SIMI', March 30. The business has been again very small this morning, and the prices are the same as on the last market day. Rather more attention has been paid to bonded Wheat during the last three markets, and an advance of about is per qr. has been obtained. Prime samples of Oats are also rather firmer in price. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 29. A very quiet and inanimate market to-day ; the business altogether has not exceeded 1200 bales, without any change in prices. Exporters are inquiring for good Cotton, but' cannot make much progress. COTTON MARKET, MARCH 31. We continue without any increased demand in our Cotton market, On Tuesday 1200 bales were sold, yesterday 2500, and to-day, 3000 at similar prices to last week, or, perhaps, we may quote American descriptions below fair a litte easier, though not amounting to id per lb. No symptoms of improvement have yet been. manifested, LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATO MARKET, March 31. The Potatoe market continues in an exceedingly stagnated state. with little prospect at present of a speedy improvement, owing to the anxiety of holders to force sales at almost any sacrifice—the season being now at hand when this root rapidly sprits and vege tates on board vessels, which renders them very unsaleable. Manx, Scotch and Irish Cups now rule from Is 8d to Is 11d per 901 b. The great bulk of the late importation of Turnips is now cleared away at from 2..1s to 30s per ton for the best Sweeds. Onr local markets for the sale of our neighbouring farmers pro duce have only been scantily supplied with Potatoes; there is a fair quantity of Hay exhibited. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Old Hay .... a WO 11 v. 2011). 2 6 2 9 New Hay.... 0 ot 0 104 2 4 2 5 Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 10 - 1 10 2 0 Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 5 241 b 1 8 1 10 Straw, Oat .. 0 39 0 4- 26 6 33 0 Straw, Barley 0 3 0 32 -- no ne Manglewurzle 27 0 ton, Potatoes, 9 lb. Pink-eye Cups Short Tops Cattle Turnips, v , ton Carrots LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 29. We are but moderately supplied with Wheat, Oats, and Oatmeal from Ireland, and the arrivals coastwise, as well as from abroad, are collectively very limited this week, as will be seen on reference to the import note below. The millers and dealers, who have for some time past been waiting a termination to the debates up )n the Corn Bill, and relief from a portion of the Wheat and Flour in bond, seem disappointed by the delay ; and the stock in the hands of many being greatly diminished, such are at length obliged to purchase, at least for immediate purposes :—we had, accord ingly, a good attendance of buyers to-day, and most descrip tions of English, Irish, and Foreign free Wheats, realized a further advance upon the improved rates of Thursday, thereby increasing our quotations 4d to sd, and, in partial instances, 6d per 701bs over those of this day week, at which a fair ex tent of business was transacted. Towards the close of the market, however, sales were not so readily effected, and the latter amendment was scarcely maintained. The general qualities of English and Irish Flour were Is. for sack, and Foreign duty-paid Is. to Is. 6d. per barrel dearer than on Tuesday last, with a tolerable demand for each. In bond, Wheat and Flour have met a fair inquiry, but holders requiring higher prices, seems to have checked any further business, and no additional sales have transpired to -day. Although Barley is in short supply, and Malt, Beans, and Pease continue in slow request, no change in value is appa rent. Oats, of which very few good samples were offered, com manded more attention, and fine Irish rather exceeded 3s per 451bs. Oatmeal was also taken off rather freely, and prime marks were saleable at our improved currency annexed. Emports. EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, &c. Penang, (36g) R H Cumming. from China. 3361 chts 512 hf chts tea, T and J Brocklebank-633 chts do, Gregson and co— 44 bxs do, H Knight-200 do, G Armstrong-476 chts 416 hf chts do, order -90 bxs silk goods, Gregson and co-10,000 partridge canes, G ArnMrong—t,cse lacquered and Bcs china ware, order-23 bls raw silk, T and J Brocklebank-26 pkgs sundries, Barton, Irlam and co—P Adriana, (206) W Dodd, from Mauritius, 4056 bgs sugar, Barton, Irlam and co—about 300 bass mats, 300 bamboos, order—Q D Woodstock, (300) II Austin, from Mauritius, 5807 bgs sugar, J Aikin and Son Thalia, (437) W Murray, from Bombay. 070 bls 10 hf bls cotton, Barton, Irlam and co-101 do, Forbes, Forbes and co-118u do, order-36 bls Ihf ble wool, Barton, Irlain and co-116 bgs turmeric, 302 bgs myrabolanes, 30 frzls coffee, order Margaret, (626) E Roach, from Bombay, 1967 bls 94 hf bls, cotton, order-200 0 Ids do, Fletcher, Alexander and co-2000 do, Nicol, Duckworth and co-32S do, 51 cs gums, Finlay and co-1 4 chts gum arabic, order-31 his wool, F Huth and co-1180 buffalo and a qty deer horns, 1000 cow bides, 1 bx silk goods, Bates, Sons and co—WD Dorothy, (311) M Mather, from Bombay, 1221 bls 37 hf bls cotton, Dirom, and co-100 bales do, 1 cse shawls Castelle, Ginstinian and co-13 ps 11 bdls elephant teeth, Forbes and co-400 bgs oil seeds, Dirom, Richmond and co-1 cse ginger, Master-499 bgs rice, R Woodhouse—Txth D PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL *Wool), Deals, 120 stand. in. duty paid Duty Archangel ll9 10 @ 20 0 . Memel is 0 19 A Gothenburg l4 10 -• 16 0 Not above 16 ft Wyburg l6 10 - 18 0 F.X19.8.P.2. • Petersburg 15 10 -19 0 1 21 feet. PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. 122..12 10s. Danzig, Deck British American Pine LATHWOOD, per fathom. Danzig, 4 feet 18 0 British American 4 0 MAHOGANY, per foot of 1 inch thick. Honduras C 0 S Cuba St. Domingo 1 0 OAK PLANKS, British American none PEAK - wool), per cubic feet STAVES, per 1200. Danzig, C. Pipe I'l4o 0 —145 0 Not ab. 36 in. Hh d . 7O 0 — SO 0 11 35.8.P.2s Quebec, red, i inch thick,) 30 0— 55 0 2 6 4s and feet long Do. Puncheon lO 10 18 0 TIMBER, per cubic foot. s. d, s. d. Oak g 0— 2 6 Pine, British Amer. common red 1 7 2 1 perload. yellow 1 3 1 S 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 }l2lss.vloa, 2 4 2 5 8 10 1 1, 1 58. 5 10 1155. o 7 110 S 1 0 1 .t . 5. 2 0 15s per load, 5 o Danzig,middling Memel, middling Riga, red PREMIUMS OF INSU RANCE AT LLOYD'S Outward. i LONDON & LIVERPOOL, Jamaica Leeward Isl. Dem. & Berbice Honduras Havana New York, Boston Charleston, Savannah New Orleans Canada British North America Newfoundland Brazils River Plate East Indies China Batavia New South Wales Cape'of Good Hope Africa Gibraltar Lima, Valparaiso, &c. Malta, Sicily, &c. Smyrna and Constantinople • „ Madeira Western Isles, Cape de. Verdi Lisbon , .. .... ,.•• Cadiz France Holland Hamburg, Bremen, &c. Gottenburg, Stockholm Petersburg, Riga, &c. 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P. g. 2 '''' . ...e" 5 Z P 2 ' , C 0 S - ~... 0 Z i S P • 5. -r o P. % co 2o . g • o 4 o : 4 : : 1 ;' - . p 7-7 ' w a CI 2' 0 A x 9.. 6 , 5 aq .; w c z 5 io f 2 • sy - . • • b. z =. D 3. v• _ .. :--; - -_ c-2----' ' :- g o O O • V; • • tr• ...,, ..0 >. .... 3 : ' >. ..., 4:1 . C 1 ti p• P" . .- Iv ..., ....• ..- co ~., c„. co Q. 0 s I n•s , T) 5 0 0 Ct , k 5. r; e a r 5 a g 4 '• ~„-. .-P S" cn ,:- 0 .4 g I E2 - eT ca O g icl g. 4 2 icg `,l A , X - ' 5 0 9 •• X ral ' 0 " P so Q • g " P. a. CD .C 1 g'3 E LONDON GAZETTE.-TtF.SD:'iY, :MARCH 29. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. 11. Tunstall and T. Howarth, Burnley, Lancashire, cotton. spinners —J. Rishton, and R. Ratcliffe, Hoddlesden, Lancashire, cotton-spinners—H. Gilpin and J . Holmes, Liverpool, general dealers. INSOLVENTS. Feb. 19.—William Hooper, Reading, tobacco-manufacturer. Mar. ati.—Geo. Brown, Chapel-street, Grosvenor -place, London, bricklayers. BANK RUPTS Samuel Palmer Gladstone, Poplar, London, ship. wright Charles James Williams and Edward Nevin, Birmingham, factors. Thomas Scott, Barnwood, Gloucestershire, brickmaker. John Crowe, Sunderland, Innkeeper. Henry Duckett, Ramsgate, carpenter. Joseph Kilsby, Roade, Northamptonshire, shoe-manufacturer. Samuel Wild, otherwise called Samuel Wild Mellor, Manchester, coaldealer. John Darbyshire and Samuel Pope, Manchester, calico-printers. Edward Smith, Southampton, grocer. Elizabeth Frankland, Reading, Berkshire, innkeeper. Edward Till, Worcester, butcher. Robert Murtin, Beccles, Suffolk. carpenter. Samuel Magnus, Dover, slopseller. DIVIDENDS. April 20, R. A. Jones, Friday-street, Cheapside, London, Man chester warehouseman—April 21, P. Mann, Leeds, army contractor —April 25, J. Hadfield, Manchester, draper—April 18, J. Molineux, sen., Liverpool. professor of music—April 22, T. Molineux, Man chaster, victualler—April 19, R. Fenner and S. Hobson, London street, Fenchurch-street, London, cornfactors—April 19, J. Ewbanke, Crawford-street, Marylebone, London, draper—April 19, 'l'. Wright, London, coffin furniture-dealer—April 19, G. Small field, N ewgate- street, London, printer—April 19, J. P. Lloyd, Coventry-street, Haymarket, London, bootinaker—April 19, S. H. Crossweil and J. May, Walbrook, wine-merchants—April 21, John Deny er, High-street, Southwark, London, tailor—April 21, J. Brook and T. Brook, Stoubridge, draper—April 19, C. M'Lean, Portland-street, Oxford-street, London, Cabinet-maker—April 21, G. Evans and G. Eva, s, High-street, Southwark, London. hop merchants—April 19, A. Beauvais, John-street, Berkeley-square, London, wine-merchant—April 20, C. Brown, Oxford-street, Lon don, china dealer—April 20, C. Stocking, Paternoster-row, London, bookseller—April :0, R. M'Kinlay and A. Marr, Silver-street, Wood street, London, rectifiers—April '2O, A. Oppenheim and W. M. Op penheim, Mansell-street, Goodman's-fields, timber-merchants — April 20, W. Straker, Strand, London, booksellers—April 21, C. Schofield, Kingston-upon-Thames, timber-merchant—April 27, J. Bake, Sidrnouth, Devonshire, brewer—April 19; A. Tempest, Clayton-heights, Yorkshire, worsted-spinner—April 26, .1. Xoung, Newport, Monmouthshire, ship-builder—April, 19, T. Wright, Lon dim, coffin furniture-dealer. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before April 19. 11. Trent and E. W. Trent, Old Ford, Bow, ropemakers—S, Tar bottom, Leeds, chemist and druggist—G. 0. Brown, hhetneld, tim ber-merchants—E.. C. Radford, J. Radford, and J. Radford, Man chester, iror.fouuders—J. Fanner, Basinghall-street, City, London, woollen-manufacturer—W. W. Ogbourne, Honey-lane, Cheapside, London, commission-agent—G. Anton and G. 1). Mitchell, Mark lane, London, corn-factors. MEETINGS CREDITORS Fop. LIVERPOOL Arrm. Hove -_ ...... April 4, G. T. F. Smith, and. C. F. Smith, Royal Hotel, Cheltenham, 11 4, Cunard and Ingham , (!st) 4, George Harriot, (proof and div.) Ditto, 12 5, William Darlington, (Ist 5, John Davies, (2nd) Ditto, 1 5, Seth Flltcroft, (2nd) 5, John M'Lean, (2nd) Commissioners' Romms, Manchester, 2 6, John M'Lean, (sprclal). Ditto, 10 6, Piers Lowe, (Ist). Clarendon Rooms. 1 PRICES OF SHARES, MAncit 31 Prices within the last seven days. This days RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices. Bolton and Preston Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto quarter 13irminghapa and Derby lOO .... 0 0 0 Bristol and Exeter 7O .... 0 0 0 Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 2O .... 0 0 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Ditto new Shares.... 2 6 8 4 6 8 .... Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid 0 0 0 ;... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 25 paid 21 15 0 Half Shares... Glasgow, Paisley, Kihuar l _ _ 50 paid 0 0 0 Greenock, and Ayr Grand Junction Ditto half shares 5O .... 87 15 0 .... Quarter 5 .... 44 0 0 .... New ditto 25 .. 24 15 0 Great Western 65 ... 91 0 0 Ditto new shares 5O .... 64 0 64 0 0 Ditto Fifth Shares 4 .... 10 2 6 ... Great North of England 100 . 0 o 0 ex. Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 47 10 0 0 0 0 ... Ditto, new Leicester and Swannington 50 .... 0 0 0 ... Leeds and Selby Liverpool and Manchester lOO 0 0 0 ex Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O .... 174 10 0 . Ditto quarter shares Ditto old shares Ditto new London & Brighton Ditto new London and Small Western Ditto, 10th shares Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 4O .... 0 0 0 Ditto and Ditto Extension 7 .... 0 o Manchester and Leeds 7O 78 10 0 ex Ditto half shares 3O .• . 0 0 0 ... Ditto quarter shales ..... 2 .... 46 6 ... Midland Counties Ditto, quarter North Midland New North Midland 4O .... 0 0 0 .... 34 15 0 One-third Shares North Union Newcastle and Carlisle lOO 0 0 0 Ditto quarter shares Ulster 25 0 0 0 Paris and Rouen l4 15 0 South Eastern York and North Midland 5O paid 0 0 0 .... Half Shares l5 .... 0 0 0 .... 41 15 • 60 5 0 79 0 0 BANKS. Bank of Liverpool ... . - Borough Bank lO 0 0 0 .... - Commercial of Liverpool 10 o o 0 - Commercial of England. 5 0 U 0 .... - East of England lO .... u o o .... • - of Manchester lO .... 0 0 0 - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 0 0 - Northern and Central - North and South Wales.. 10 .... 0 0 u - Royal of Liverpool 50 0 •• • . 0 0 0 .... - South Lancashire - Albion - Liverpool Union lO 0 a 0 11 5 0 Liverpool Banking Co lO 10 0 - Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. u 0 U GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings; L'pool and Harrington Water } Stock Works Bootle Ditto L'pool Gas Light Company, (Original Stock) 105 Ditto new Shares .... 100 L'pool New Gas & Coke Co.£'loo Ditto new shares are now paid up ASSURANCE COMPANIES Liverpool Marine Assurance } 10 paid 0 0 0 Company M'chester Assurance Company. 10 .... 0 0 0 Liverpool Fire and Life '2 10s. 0 0 0 Ocean Assurance DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &e. Anderton Carrying Company .. 16 Is. 00 0 . Rock Ferry Steam Tug Company l9 . . 0 0 0 . Harrington Docks 100 .... 0 0 0 . Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool) 2 0 0 u (Poloncean) 2 .... U 0 330 0 0 0 0 0 201 0 0 0 0 0 172 0 0 MARRIED BIRTH. On the 11th ultimo, in Whitechapel, the wife of Mr. HOULDING of a son and heir. On the 13th of January, at St. George's Cathedral, Madras, THOMAS WILSON, Esq., second son of the late Thomas Wilson, banker, of Preston, to JULIA, fourth daughter of J. W. MAR RIOTT, Esq., of Taunton, Somersetshire. On the 3rd of February, at the British Chapel, Pernambuco, ALEXANDER PATERSON, Esq., M.D., of Bahia, to CATHARINE AMELIA, youngest daughter of the late EDWARD wArrs, Esq., H.8.M., Consul at Pernambuco . _ On the 10th ultimo, at Over, PETER WARBURTON, Esq., of Over, to ANNA, fourth daughter of JOSEPH WOOD, Esq., of Wettenhall, in the county of Chester. On the 26th ultimo, at Christ Church, Mr. GILL to Miss QUAYLE. - 67itheMil ultimo, at Christ Church, Mr. JOHN JONES, to Miss ELLLEN CLARK, both of Wavertree. • On the 29th ultimo, at Cockerham, by the Rev. John Dodson, Mr. EDWARD KILPATRICK, corn•merchant, of this town, to MARGARET, daughter of the late WILLIAM LAMB, Esq., Sand side, Lancaster. Same day, at St. John the Baptist's, Liverpool, by the Rev. John Sheppard, M.A., JOHN HASWELL, Esq., of Vienna, to SOPHIA, youngest daughter of JOSEPH LANE, Esq , Stockport. Yesterday, at the Parish Church of Eccles, by the Rev. A. Lang, M.A., JAMES, eldest sou of JAMES GILL, Esq., of Orrell, to ELIZABETH, eldest daughter of Mrs. WATKINS, of Pendleton. Same day, at St. Mary's Church; St. Helen's, Mr. RICHARD Sli kRPLES, veterinary surgeon, to Miss ANN GLOVER, niece of Mr. E. Glover, of the White Hart Inn, St. Helen's. Same day, at the Church of St. Helen's, Sepiton, by the Rev. W. Rawson, the Rev. GEORGE BRAITHWAITE, youngest son of the late Joseph Braithwaite, Esq., of Kendal, to MARGARET, eldest daughter of the Rev. W. RAWSON, of Seaforth. DIED. On the 14th ultimo, at Leamington, aged 70, MARTIN STAPYLTON, Esq., of Mayton-hall, Yorkshire. Same day, at Cheltenham, aged so, Mrs. HARE, daughter of the late Admiral Sir T. Frankland, Bart. She married, first, John Lewis, Esq., of Harpton-court, Radnorshire, by whom she had issue the Right Hon. T. Frankland Lewis; secondly, the Rev. Robert Hare, Hertsmonceaux, Sussex. On the 15th ultimo, at Kensal-green, ANN, relict of the late THOMAS AINSWORTH, Esq., of Manchester, solicitor, awl mother of W. Harrison Ainsworth, Esq. On• the• 17ttr-uttivno, at Hawardon, Fkintshire„ , W. RIGBY, Esq., in the . 67th year of his ug On the 21st ultimo, aged 34, Mr. JAMES MAY, attorney, for many years with Messrs. Hayes and Pemberton, Prescot. On the 23d ult., MARGARET, wife of Mr. THOMAS MARTIN, Orruskirk,aged 62 years, much respected. ' On the 24th ultimo, at Seaforth, after giving birth to a daughter, JANE, the beloved wife of WILLIAM HA RON, Esq. Same day, at Lark.hill, in his 67th year, SAMUEL HORROCKS, formerly M.P. for Preston, On the 25th ultimo, JAMES, son of JAMES ALLANSON, aged 13 months. Same day, at London, Sir WILLIAM BEATTY, M.D. F.R.S., late physician to her Majesty's fleet, Greenwich Hospital. Same day, aged chandler, Cable street. 75, MARY, wif e o f MICHAEL TATE, taliow On the 27th ultimo, at Hale, Mr. EDWARD GRAYSON, surgeon, aged 32, years. 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