The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-23 00:00:00

USSIA AND TURKEY. PROGRESS OF THE WAR. L ot (Prom ou r S econ d Edi t i on o f yesterday.) tka:Lers from the Principalities state that an th e bad been published, giving permission to ort of Odessa to continue its commerce if,vessels sailing under neutral flags. " 130 snian corps of 10,000 men was preparing the Servian territory, in order to join the 48, although no answer had been received 4' 4 the Prince of Servia, in reply to the request iemission to march through his territory. I \ t„ e i - cinsuls and agents of Austria and Prussia et li "'La:via, are ordered by their governments' to rain at their posts. lan d e Russian s are fortifying Odessa on the Ac c r,„ VIENNA; MONDAY MORNING. A• tUlu b to an official Russian report, the 14 r t s is attacked Fort Gumri, between Tiflis and te pu i cm the 29th and 30th October, but were. ' B ed with a loss of 1,000 killed and wounded ; Trveral hundred prisoners. kal af el lussians are m arching from Krajova on fo rw a ' ,, Where the Turks are being strongly rein frofrom Wid din. Berlin letter of the 18th says, it is mentioned hol4 ? t • Petersburg, that the Emperor is su fferin g THE HOUSE OF BOURBON, VIENNA. 0 4 theu afternoon of the 17 th inst ant, Flloethe of Nemours arrived on a v isit at t'" 0 1'11', when the reconciliation between the lat ti °l the house of Bourbon and the sons of the k r euis Phillipe was completed. The Duke of tel w e allx has since returned the visit of his royal we. PARIS, MONDAY. G r • A as am has slightly declined in the markets of the districts. The Bourse was very steady. 90f 1 ," closed 74f., and Four-and-a-half per Cents. 'Oc. 1, St ST. PETERSBURG, 12 TH. Alv °el, 'S dull and sales pressed. Tallow declined. fo r I ,,,,saips had just been chartered, at lls. per qr., "at. Rate of Exchange still against English, ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. PA Tuesday.—The following has been re ,4'` from Vienna, this morning th e Tuesday.—A despatch, published in lier.i4ustrian Correspondence, announces that Ge bq by l3 ariatinsky has been defeated, and beaten fl to A , the Turks, in Georgia, between Geinni the t ile h e , last letters received from Vienna state that , t 'lai,, - , tv au had sent instructions to Omer Pasha to CelitZ t ill himself at Kalafat, in Little Wallachia, liq t '°t to undertake any military operations until , It i l/ P r ing. 4 ‘,le lt : stated that the Russian Consul General at 'liti l ' t naria has received orders to quit the country. n i r . to the Russian agents in Egypt have remain -I,4'4leo,heir posts, but the energetic manner in 4 '48 b a ,qbas-Pacha has taken part with the Sultan, 14 j e ll. regarded by the Cabinet of St. Petersburg , A °i nnlete rupture. jj lt tleman who has just returned to Paris, from the (t,,unbian provinces, speaks of the Russ ian 'Jae "°' occupation by no means flatteringly. If thiti,!ntire army be like what he has se en, he at th" there i s not the slightest reason for alarm e numerous hordes the Czar is said to have A tinder rms. eo llt r a vate letter from Constantinople of the 7 th 8, among other details, the following facts : , 111 A fr uad Effendi, former Minister of Foreign ter, airs, was preparing to leave for the head-quar (lire ° f Omar P ac h a , w h ere h e was named political c tor, or i m p er i a l comm i s sioner. 2. 10,000 torahs.„_ (new troops) w ere t o b e s ent by Abbas Pacha Turkish army ; one of the regiments to be 3. A naval committee, consisting of ph 'RS and E uropeans, h a d b een f orme d f or th e ..11:) °se of ascert a i n i ng t o w h a t ex t en t th e Bl a ck ea lt was tenable during the winter. The decision, , ti‘ ,,ppears, i was, thatonssoitbNle.h 4. A n w g ealthy cl iTa l . : !: thea residentth n gs of p Aleppo, had proposed to the Turkish government to equip and pay, at his ex ise, a corps of 5,000 men, to be sent to the army ; • decision of the government was not known ; ‘sth, that measures had been taken to secure b a ldly arrival of couriers from the army of the übe ins t d -ees from the Bosnian frontier of the sth 1011, gate that the contingent of that province , a the °f about 12,000 men, was preparing to join kek ed urldsh army. The Prince of Servia had been 4 tr v 4 to allow the corps to march through the tan territories, the shortest route t o the posi -111 t i. r, B " B ,i,,grled to the Bosnians in the Turki sh lin e s te Danube. As no answer had been g iven t o tine ;: e 2altand, the commander of the Bosnian con , was preparing to cross the Servian terri- With L et -Out leave. • . te rs from the Danubian Principalities state ; ‘ ,• " 31 ukase has been published granting per 'qebLa to the port of Odessa to continue its cora .e, ; Ttip, with vessels sailing under neutral flags. 1 1 14;,,consuls and agents of Austria and Prussia `gei lt " (( lavia have been ordered by their govern , C r : to remain at their osts. N o v. 7 7 . —The Generals Sadul „, NTINOPrE, • a ae lla and Sirri Pacha have been appointed to -11 Y of Asia. They are to serve under the Ie commanders, and to take their places in case 13- 4 e Russians are fortifying Odessa on the land said that the combined fleets o f Great Co ai, 4- 4. 4 and France have been ordere d to come to Th La ntinople. b ket , e naval officers of Turkey and Franc e have ,7 1 kel; ° Consult and ascertain whether or not the Sea is navigable in winter. They have mlizeh 4r • - the conclusion that the navigation, though " 4 . Was not impossible. SARDINIA. 14(1 0 , e official Journal of Nov. 21, publishes a Royal 7'04 "ance for the closing of the legislative ses tilY the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies. ministerial explanation certain recent votes abh-senate are stated to have render ed necessar y ° ; l ' eal to the nation. The electio ns are fixed 1 - ` 4l ll Bth December, and the meeting of par ..' for the 19th. 1 tlegra SPAIN. Ihic despatch from Madrid of the tIN t I'L 11 . 4 ounces the arrival in the capital of Queen b r qiq Paris papers announce that the Chate au of o °l "ff, the residence of the Comte de Cham e ex il ear Vienna, has been destroyed b y fire 1.43 Yal family of France have escaped unhurt cm OF THE EMPEROR or AUSTRIA.—The Emperor .94 ‘11 ra - ,70 Joseph will, it is said, be married on the 24th of t "\ i .next - y c... 414 1 - "IPOL ar. MURDER.—Every. day, and almost os o ev t ery v 4 ,1 - liga with it new and more indubitable proofs of f L f yn h n e , co 1 4 1 ,,..;•*! prisoner Thompson. Mr. S. Herrman, and tp l. s llll e . rly deceased's er only friend in this country, rt for several years, proceeded on Monday e_ t t ge:tt li qC to T P i a ttle n sh 11, for the purpose of making arr no a w ng iliefer claiming the body after the inquest. K iag d eceased was in the course of his journey tohavesuch t * l l 4 te ll ill a w ,a,teh to a person at Tittleshall, but that no te b at a been found on the body, Mr. Herrman suggested 1 ; illore minute search should be instituted at the p _i n I,l4etiti4 residence der to ascertain wether the wa ch e i (I 'llic -cll was concealedn or h r e In the course of the sear b, accordingly t here. one of the officers opened the even ryrihich e m on a taiiied several pairs of boots, upon zor ~-e Prisonees father said, "Oh that has been searched Cts e h . :rho officer of course persisted, and behind the ? - e Loand a silver watch with the name of" L. Beha,' _ . , P 4t ki ,Ba e r ti t r ta k e . k In the chimney was found another watch by V e, and in the water-closet, a canvass bag or k 'gaining a Geneva watch, two £5 notes of the Lynn 40Ntineolnshire Bank two sovereigns, four half-sovereigns, 4 1 1. ` c p• 10d. in silver. In the house was also found a lo 'Ott b w4 tell-keys and another of larger keys ; but . it has . h e N e d :e e n_ ascertained.., whether either of them will fit the (t 4 re th e e aset s box, as this remains sealed up at Litcham, 40 erliia_ m agistrates' meeting is held. The deceased was de clatiCatholic, not a Jew. He was unmarried and and had 113 in England. The prisoner owed money to the b e d th e 911 account of the watch he had purchased of him. tai i!'nquest and the final hearing before the magistrates, hi,,_cliarZl,uain in custody at Walsingham gaol. His gene ttele,,,"°r is said to be bad, and that of his family by no °d• When the discovery of the body was made, 1'4'1*(41°,4, mixed with the crowd, and quite unconcernedly t tie "'e Cart containing the corpse to the Griffin Inn, 1 k 1 76' M, ,-A- shirt a n d j ac k e t sta i ne d w i th blood have b een haves !lo use, and also a h e a v y p a i r o f hi g hl ow b oo t s , "`, bet, aPParently been washed, but still retain traces of " 0 (14 th e t ongues and the lace.lieles, • 1 1,- „1,. ~p1• ateu j axk et• 97 BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner PERRY) ALLEGED NEGLECT ON THE PART OF A SOLICITOR.— IN RE JOSEPH PEVERELLE. —Yesterday this case, which was one of adjourned last examination, came before the court. It will be in the recollection of our readers, that in the course of the past week the bankrupt's uncle stated that the bankrupt had induced him to increase his Claim on the estate from £lOO to £4OO, and that when this subject was under discussion, Mr. Pemberton, solicitor, who had pre viously appeared for the bankrupt, intimated if this were found to be really so, he would no longer appear for the bankrupt. Accordingly, when the case came before the court, the bankrupt was represented by Mr. Martin, of the firm of Neal and Martin, solicitors. Mr. MARTIN then informed his Honor that he knew no thins about this case, unless what he saw in the newspapers, and - he had to ask for the adjournment of the case, to give him time to ascertain what the facts really were, so as to enable him to do justice to the bankrupt. He should retire if no adjournment were to take place, because he knew nothing about it, and Mr. Pemberton, as his Honor was aware, had refused to appear. Mr. YATES : We had better wait until Mr. Pemberton comes. The COMMISSIONER : I think Mr. Yates in a few minutes can possess you with the state of the facts. Mr. MARTIN : I was only communicated with at half past ten o'clock this morning. The COMMISSIONER : The facts lie in a very narrow compass. Mr. MAnTrN• saw how they lay with regard to this par ticular debt ; but of course if I am to attend to it, the bankrupt will have to disclose the real facts of the case, for and against. The COMMISSIONER : I suppose Mr. Pemberton will be here. Mr. YATES : I think he should be here by all means. A messenger was then dispatched for Mr. Pemberton. Mr. YATES : I think we ought to know whether he re presents the bankrupt or not ; and if not, his reasons for not doing so. Mr. MARTIN thought it better that Mr. Pemberton should appear for the bankrupt. Mr. YATES : He has led him into these difficulties, and ought not to desert him. The messenger who was dispatched for Mr. Pemberton, then communicated the result of his message to Mr. YATES, who stated to the Commissioner, that Mr. Pemberton had gone out, and that his clerk did not know where he was gone. He (Mr. Yates) wanted Mr. Pember ton to come there, as he wanted to say something to him, and of him, before he was done. Mr. MARTIN said he saw Mr. Pemberton five minutes be fore he came into court, and he thought it was a case in which Mr. Pemberton ought to appear and carry it through. The COMMISSIONER : It must be embarrassing to a cer tain extent ; but as far as the most important parts of the case go, as I said before, Mr. Yates will soon apprise you of all the facts. . . Mr. YATES : I have a few short words of examination to take from the bankrupt, and then we will wait and see if Mr. Pemberton will come. Joseph Peverelle examined by Mr. YATES : Were all the books and papers produced before the arbitrator returned to you by Mr. Pemberton ? That is more than I could say, for I did not see them for a long time after ; I saw the papers, but did not look them over until we sent them to the court. Do you mean to represent that you gave up to the mes senger all of such papers as were returned, to the best of your knowledge ? All that was left. You stated before that you had produced to the messenger a basket in which they had been returned, and emptied it ? Yes, I think we did. Are you prepared to furnish any further statement or ex planation as to what had become of the property saved from the fire ? No, not more than what I have done. Have you been in Birmingham since you were here on the Bth of No vember ? No. Are you aware that Mr. Pemberton con vened a meeting of your creditors, to be holden in the Stork Hotel. in Birmingham, yesterday, in order to submit to them a proposition on your behalf? Yes. Did you instruct him as to what proposal he was to make ? No, I did not. Do you know who did instruct him ? He asked me what we should do, and we came to that proposition before. On Friday he asked me what he should do, and at last he said will you do this, and I said yes. Do what ? To call this meeting at Birmingham. I want to know what instructions Mr. Pemberton got---what terms was ho to offer to the cre ditors ? lOs in the pound. Was it arranged what proposal Mr. Pemberton was to make ? He was to offer them ten shillings in the pound. Where was the money to come from ? He was going to pay the remainder of what was short ; he offered to lend me what was short to pay 108 in the pound. Was anything said of how it was to be paid back ? After I got into business I should pay him so much at a time. Was nothing said with regard to your wife findin g the money ? Not that lam aware of. Did you see your uncle, Louis Peverelle, after his examination here on the 15th and 17th November ? I did not. You did not see him since at all? No. Mr. YATES : Perhaps your Honor would send one of the messengers for Mr. Pemberton, as proceeding from the court ? The Com:memo's= : I do not know how I can do that. Mr. Pemberton seems to have refused to attend on behalf of the bankrupt ; but if you wish him for examination I can summon him. Mr. YATES wished Mr. Pemberton would come, as he had to say something in his presence which he could not well say in his absence. Mr. Pemberton went along with his bankrupt through all his meanderings up to the present moment, and it was a case similar to many which had oc curred in that court. The COMMISSIONER : Don't you say Mr. Martin you will act, if there is a short adjournment ? Mr. MARTIN : Yes, I think I am bound to act for the the bankrupt if he come to me. If there were an adjourn ment, I would know the facts of the case, which at present I do not know. Mr. YATES would submit in the present stage of the pro ceedings, whether this was not a case in which the examina tion ought to be adjourned sine die. He had not asked the bankrupt whether he had seen Louis Peverelle's statement, for this reason : that there might be an inquiry elsewhere ; but it was manifest that the bankrupt was well informed of the fact that Louis Peverelle's claim against was only 100/. He did not ask the bankrupt to admit anything; he had better not say anything that might prejudice his case ; but no doubt he had ascertained the fact that Louis Perevelle had stated that his debt was not only 881. as against the bankrupt, but that the bankrupt was perfectly well informed of the fact [Mr. Pemberton here entered the court]; and his honor saw the cause assigned that this debt should be fraudulently increased from 881. to 4011. in the balance sheet. They now had evidence, which should be considered incon trovertible, that under the bankrupt's own handwriting the debt had been increased, and therefore he (Mr. Yates) must presume that such was the case, and that the balance sheet, as it stood at present, was a fraudulent construction. That was' one proposition as regarded the balance sheet itself. Another point was that a considerable amount of property was given up to the bankrupt after the fire, which had evapo rated in some shape or other, and they had no tangible account of it at all. The bankrupt carried on his trade and personal expenses as if he were carrying on business in the ordinary way, whereas, according to his own statement, he was merely converting the property he had into money, and living on it. That also was not accounted for. The other facts in the case involved a very grave charge indeed. It had been stated by Mr. Pemberton and his clerk that they had handed back to the bankrupt a basket containing all the papers and books which had been furnished to the arbitra tors, and, no doubt, every description of evidence necessary for the case was produced before them. All those papers were returned to the basket according to the statement of Mr. Pemberfon. Mr. PEMBERTON : The whole of the papers that came tome? Mr. YATES Yes ; all that were produced before the arbi trators. Mr. PEMBERTON : Yes. Mr. YATES : All the papers which came into Mr. Pem berton's hands, and were produced before the arbitrators were returned to the bankrupt, and they included a great mass of notices and documents which were never seen since, All the documents that came into the hands of the official assignee were a few burned papers, and some of those of the most importance. It would, therefore, be for his Honor, on those three propositions—fraudulent concoction of a debt; secondly, not perfectly accounting ; and, thirdly, for not de livering up his books and papers which belonged to him • it was for his Honor to say whether that did not afford such a state of facts as to authorise the court to adjourn the case sine die. As Mr. Pemberton was present, the court snould hear his explanations why he bad left the bankrupt. The COMMISSIONER : Mr. Martin expressed an opinion that Mr. Pemberton should continue to appear for the bankrupt. Mr. 1114RTn9 ; That is , my opinion. Mr. PEMBERTON said he should have continued in this matter, but that he was so cenvinced in his own mind, that day fortnight, that the question with regard to the debt of Louis Peverelle was merely some ques tion raised by Mr. Hamilton, the assignee, and that the debt was founded in truth, and that £4Ol was really and legally owing to Louis Peverelle. He stated at that time, and his Honor would remember it well, that if he found the bankrupt had done that which Mr. Yates hinted at then, he (Mr. Pemberton) would have nothing further to do with him. He had thought, and did think, that he could not, certainly, with cpnsistency or regard to his own character appear there for Joseph Peverelle ; but if his Honor thought he was bound to go on, and to appear for him, he certainly should do so, because he had some words to say on the case. With regard to the debt, until Louis Peverelle presented himself before the court that day week, he knew nothing but that the debt was founded in fact. He had sent the bankrupt to the most respectable practitioner they had as an accountant, Mr. Blease, to prepare his balance sheet, and when he (Mr. Pemberton) noticed the debt increased, he called the atten tion of the bankrupt to it, and he stated that was the correct amount ; that he had the invoices from his uncle, and that the amount was, as there stated; £4Ol. He told the bank rupt to be very particular with regard to the mention of every debt, and particularly with regard to this debt of Louis Peverelle's ; and so far as he (Mr. Pemberton) was concerned no blame whatever could attach to him in the matter. Mr. Yates said there was blame attaching to him (Mr. Pember ton) but he did not see how it could lie ; he called the bankrupt's attention, and Mr7Blease called his attention to this debt, and the court had before it the statement the bank rupt had produced to Mr. Blease. He knew not why any thing should have been said about him, for he would be sorry to be a party to any fraud, nor would he attempt to deceive the court. Mr. YATES at once admitted that he had attributed blame, both publicly and privately, to Mr. Pemberton ; also that he should have gone much further before be could claim to be free from blame ; and as the matter was now before the court he (Mr. Yates) should make a few observations on this case, more especially as this was not an introductory case in which clients from Mr. Pemberton's office had, at certain stages, in pressing through the court, been detected in the commis sion of fraud, and it had become very necessary they should have been left, and passed over to other hands. He did undoubtedly lay great blame to Mr. Pemberton; he had explained to him privately why he did so, and he knew it perfectly well. And he (Mr. Yates) did say that if Mr. Pemberton had exercised vigilance, if he had taken due cau tion and due care on his part, the bankrupt would not stand there, as probably he would have to stand elsewhere, to answer for the fraud which he had perpetrated. His Ho nor would see that the fire took place on the 24th of De cember. The bankrupt then placed himself in the hands of Mr. Pemberton, and he called a meeting of the bankrupt's creditors shortly afterwards, in order to represent to them the state of the bankrupt's affairs, and of inducing the cre ditors to forego proceedings which they were taking against the bankrupt. Mr. Pemberton stated to the creditors there was an abundance of assets. That meeting was held, and they had on the file of proceedings the resolution passed by the creditors ; it was in Mr. Pemberton's handwriting, and was somewhat complimentary to himself, " Resolved, that Mr. Pemberton has made such a satisfactory and plain state ment of Mr. Peverelle's affairs, we are quite satisfied the es tate will pay 20s. in the pound and do sanction the giving up to the bankrupt of property to the amount of £500." At that meeting, and all meetings, both previous and subse quent the bankrupt's liabilities were represented to amount to £l6OO. It was quite true in the list there was a blank left to increase it to the amount of the debt of Louis Pave relic ; but the calculations,:‘the adding up of the figures, introduced of necessity an amount of about £lOO. On ano ther occasion another list was made out ; it represented the same sums, and the liabilities were again made to amount to from £l6OO to £l7OO. The bankrupt's policy of insurance was for £2OOO, and that was represented as so much assets, and that there was an abundance to pay all the creditors, and thereupon they handed to the bankrupt property to the amount of £5OO, on the assurance that they were to be paid, and that the debts of all the creditors amounted to £l6OO. Thus the state of things went on; Mr. Pemberton prose cuted the case, and having got an award for £1475, he again called a meeting of creditors, at which a list was again pro duced, and the liabilities were represented at between £l6OO and £l7OO. Mr. PEkBERTON : Between £l7OO and £lBOO Mr. YATES : There had been an increase then. They were after a lapse of five or six months represented at £lBOO , a calculation was made as to the amount of money in the hands of Mr. Pemberton, to see what composition it would pay, and it was found that it would pay a specific composition, and the bankrupt was to go on again. At this time it was repre sented by Mr. Pemberton, not in fraud (he did not see or impute to him any fraud whatever as regarded his debts, only irregularity), but he had stated, and stated truly, that he was assured by the bankrupt, and it was all along his conviction, distinctly impressed on his mind, that this debt was only £lOO, or thereabouts. Shortly after this, in con sequence of the arrangement not coming to pass, then it was the bankrupt, instructed by Mr. Pemberton, because he could not understand the process himself, presented a peti tion to the court for passing through under the arrange ments clause. Mr. PEMBERTON : Advised not by me, but by Mr. Cutler, who was one of the principal creditors, and a resolu tion was passed to that effect. Mr. YATES : The matter was then handed over to Mr. Blease, when the business of an attorney might be said to have concluded. Mr. Blease was directed to prepare a balance sheet, and then the bankrupt orders Mr. Blease, or rather furnishes it in writing-, to put down Louis Peverelle as a creditor for £3OO. Where he (Mr. Yates) attributed gross blame and neglect to Mr. Pemberton was this, tbat if he were indignant it was at the moment the fraud was about to be perpetrated he ought to have spoken out, when he himself had been made the instrument of fraud. It had been represented to the creditors the debts only amounted to a specific sum, and he had induced them to give up to the bankrupt a very considerable amount of property, and if anything could have brought conviction to his mind that this debt was a fraud, then was the time to show his indig nation at the conduct of his client in permitting him (Mr. Pemberton) to be a tool in carrying out the fraud. But this was only a small part of the endeavour to show that Mr. Pemberton must have known of necessity that this was a debt for £lOO. They hid it in evidence that Mr. Pemberton had produced before the arbitrators all the creditors. It was a very natural and correct proceeding that he should prove all the goods purchased by the bankrupt from the different creditors before the arbitrators ; but it did so happen although he produced creditors for £5O and £6O, and various other different sums, -yet he never gave any evi dence of the existence of Louis Peverelle. He never pro duced before the arbitrators a tittle of evidence to show that a shilling was due from the bankrupt to Louis Peverelle, and with that impression, by his representations he had itiducel the creditors to act, and he permitted the bankrupt to prac tice fraud, although he had within himself a know ledge forcing it on his mind, as a matter 'of necessity, that the bankrupt was perpetrating fraud What he did charge him with was, that he took no trouble to prevent the bankrupt from committing a gross fraud on the creditors, which would have gone on unseen, had it not been for the vigilance of the creditors and the assignee. Therefore, he said, Mr. Pemberton was morally responsible, to a great extent, for this bankrupt's misdeeds. He had placed himself before the court in a very awkward position, from which he could hardly contemplate what might be the consequences ; and if Mr. Pemberton was to forsake the bankrupt at any stage of his career at all, it should not have been when the exposure had taken place, but rather at the moment when exposure would have resulted from inquiry. Mr. PEMBERTON said there was always something within a man's breast which told him when he pursued an honor able and upright course. He felt that he had pursued an honorable course in this case from the first to the last. He had acted disinterestedly ; he had no motive to serve, and his reply to Mr. Yates's observations would be made in due course. The fire took place in December. The whole papers and books were consumed. The COMMISSIONER : Not the whole of the papers. Some of the papers were the only mode of detecting this fraud. Mr. PEMBERTON continued—All, with the exception of a few, and those were partly burned, The s e w e re in a b as k e t, and were laid before the arbitrators. All the papers, with these exceptions, had been destroyed. He (Mr. Pemberton) collected certain papers for the purpose of taking proceed ings, and he called a meeting of the creditors, and he laid before them, as he conceived (and this was conceded to him), that which he believed to be a true representation of the liabilities of the bankrupt. Those liabilities amounted to £1,600. Before that, however, he had the stock valued by one gentleman, Mr. Natali, who was a creditor for £136, and also by a r. Charles Peverelle, a creditor for £lO6, who was unconnected either with the bankrupt or Louis Peverelle. They valued the stock at £2,000, and he laid before the creditors this statement, and stated, seeing that he was only owing £1,600, there would be a residue for the creditors. The matter was referred to arbitration, and the arbitrators found for £1,475. He (Mr. Pemberton) did not allow a week to expire after the 22d of July ; another meet ing was called, and the the whole was laid before the credi tors, After the meeting in July, he again wrote a circular, and addressed it to each individual oreditor, requesting him to bring in the amount of his account, and amongst others, to.Loais Peverelle. The creditors who did attend, attended with their accounts, and the amounts were put in in his own handwriting. The bankrupt then proposed to pay 6s. Bd. in the pound, leaving him a sum of £l6B to carry on business with. Some of his creditors, to the amount of six, did not agree to this, and Mr. Cutler, of Birmingham, one of the principal creditors, and who had the whole management of the matter; he (Mr. Pemberton) saw him in Liverpool, and Mr. Cutler stated to him that there was no other plan for the bankrupt but to petition this court for an arrangement. A meeting was called in the office of Mr. Cutler's son, who was a solicitor in Birmingham, and it was recommended that the bankrupt should petition the court. He (Mr, Pemberton) then handed over to the bankrupt all the invoices and other documents he had ; he dot all the bills and invoices which had been before the arbitrators that had been sent to him— that was proved by himself (Mr. Pemberton). He told him to take all those papers to Mr. Blease's office, and he gave the bankrupt every assistance he possibly could. When he (Mr. Pemberton) found the amount of debts increased to £2400, he naturally made what inquiry he could to see how it was increased. He found that Louis Peverelle's claim was increased to £4Ol, and he asked the bankrupt how he had arrived at that amount, and he answered that he had invoices to that amount sent him by Louis Peverelle —that he had large dealings with him, and that he had owed Louis Peve relle money since the time he was in business in Bristol, and that increased the amount. Could he do more than call the attention of the petitioning trader to this amount ? Was there anything in this which could induce him there was any fraud ? Certainly not. He never had the least idea but that the bankrupt was an honourable man. His credi tors were all perfectly satisfied with his conduct, and agreed to his representations. The petitioning trader's balance sheet was then filed with this debt of £4Ol. Seeing that all the meetings had been unanimously on the side of the bank rupt, he went over, by appointment, to Sheffield, to get their powers of attorney and proofs there. Mr. Hamilton was present at that meeti ng , an d th a t was th e fi rs t moment he (Mr. Pemberton) heard of that debt being questioned, Mr, Hamilton said he did not think that debt was correct— " very well," he (Mr. Pemberton) said; ‘i if that is so you have a right to question any debt, and I shall say nothing farther, nor will I take your affidavits or proofs of debt." He then came away, and appeared before the court on the day named to file the petition ; but between the day of filing the petition and the day of hearing, he heard of a debt of £l5 which had been omitted from the balance-sheet, and he called attention to the fact, and he would not allow the bankrupt to swear to the affidavit. So, throughout the whole of the proceedings he never shrunk from any consequence, and he was conscious of no collusion whatever ; on the contrary he thought Louis Peverelle's debt was one of 1001. He should most assuredly have called him before the arbitrafors if he thought the debt was anything like the amount afterwards stated. He should have called him even if it were 1001., but for another reason, namely, that Mr. Natali and another had valued the goods. But if this were not bone fide, was he (Mr. Pemberton) to know the bank rupts private concerns. He called his attention to the debt ; he placed him in the most respectable hands he could ; and he thought Mr. Yates's observations were, to say the least of them, ungenerous. He had done everything disinte restedly ; he had done nothing without the sanction of the creditors from the commencement of the proceedings to where the matter then was. The COMNLISSIONER : With respect to the particular ob servation, I think, as Mr. Martin expressed a willingness to act for the bankrupt, that a short adjournment should be allowed in justice to the bankrupt, and ougt to be allowed. But I should like to know what Mr. Martin considers a short adjournment ; whether he would be prepared to take the case to-morrow ? Mr. MARTIN : Not to-morrow. The balance sheet re quired correction, and he was not ready. It would be im possible to take it to-morrow. Mr. PEMBERTON . Mr Yates asked why he did not in quire more into it. He could not do more than call atten tion to the debt. Could he do more than ask him how he had arrived at that amount ? He answered him that he had received invoices ; that he had them, and that was the right amount, and if there was any doubt on the subject, they had the bankrupt's schedule or list of debts in his own hand writing, as produced to Mr. Blease. The COMMISSIONER : I should have said where are the invoices. Mr. PEMBERTON : I called attention to them. The COMMISSIONER : Where are they I should have said Mr. YATES : I would have them. Mr. PEMBERTON believed that Mr. Yates was doing this in a way which he thought was right, but he could assure him he was wrong. He asked him for the invoices, and the bankrupt said he could not lay his hand upon them. He wished his Honor would ask the question. Did T ask you (to bankrupt) for the invoices, and whether you had them ? BANKRUPT : You did. Mr. PEMBERTON : What answer did you give me ? BANKRUPT : I could not find the account. Mr. YATES: Did he ask yon to send to your uncle's for copies ? BANKRUPT : He did not. Mr. PEMBERTON : If he had them furnished for a parti cular purpose, I did not see any necessity. Mr. YATES : If he had not done so, I would have sent him out of my office. After some further conversation, it was arranged to adjourn the case to the 19th December, to allow time for the necessary corrections to be made in the bankrupt's balance sheet, the commissioner remarking that the only reason he did not dispose of Mr. Yates's application was, that the bank rupt was not represented by a solicitor. THE STRIKES IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. P R.E S T 0 N. FROM OUR OWN C ORRESPONDENT. TUESDAY NIGHT. Several of the Preston delegates have recently visited the metropolis, for the purpose of confer ring with delegates connected with various trades relative to the strike. Their mission has resulted in the issue of an address by the central committee of the " National Association of United Trades." From this address we make the following ex tracts:— FELLOW WORKMEN,—We feel it to be our paramount duty to call your attention to the contest now raging between the manufacturers of Preston and their hands. The ques tion, one originally of wages, seems to have assumed a character in which the merits or demerits, the reasonable ness or the unreasonableness, of the workmen's requirement is entirely put aside, and an absolute submission, at all times and under all circumstances to the arbitrary dictates of their employers is insisted on, and their constitutional right of combining for the protection of their labour is denied them under the pain of starvation. We hold that the rights of British Industry . can only be maintained and PROTECTED, by a National Union of Trades based upon and regulated by principles of reason, justice, and equity; we consider that strikes, with all their unques tionable evils, are inseparable from the existing relations of labour and. capital, but th..t under a National Labour Con federation all differences would be arranged with mutual satisfaction by peaceful arbitration. It would be impossi ble for any combination of capital successfully to oppress labour when nationally combined for its own protection, but all experience has shown that no isolated combination of trades, however strong in numbers, resources or intelligence, can withstand the onslaughts of capital, backed as it ever is by its OWN Press and its owN Government. Need we point to the unsuccessful struggles of the Manchester and Liver pool Builders in 1846, or to the more recent case of the Amalgamated Engineers, wherein the self-same movement which is being now attempted by sthe mill-owners of Preston, was the too-successful mean whereby those powerful bodies of workmen were defeated. Fellow workmen, we unfortunately have at present no National Confederation, but, unless something approaching to a NATIONAL CONTRIBUTION be instantly raised, the rights of labour through our fellow operatives of Preston will be outraged to a degree hitherto unparalled in the annals of industry, and by its success will pave the way to its gradual but sure and permanent subjugation. We, therefore, earnestly call on you to assist, by your contributions, the men who are now so nobly struggling to maintain their and your industrial freedom. Let the expe riment be tried, whether British industry is to be, in future, the bond slave of capital. Assistance to be USEFUL must be IMMEDIATE and CON TINUOUS. A contribution of two-pence per week from one million of working men would settle this affair in a month. Let not then a moment be lost. It is your interest and duty to rescue the men of Preston from the barbarous op pression of their task-masters. The address was extensively circulated in Pres ton to-day, and seems to have added to the confi dence the operatives entertain in their ultimate success. THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. BURNLEY. The master spinners and manufactures of Burnley held a meeting on Saturday afternoon last, to consider certain terms upon which a great portion of the " lock-outs " agreed to resume work, and the propriety of continuing the closing of the mills or re-opening them. The result of their deliberations, which was waited for with great anxiety by the operatives, who assembled in crowds opposite the place of meeting, was the following address : " To the Operatives of Burnley and the Neighbourhood. "In consequence of extensive combinations of the work people employe I in the cotton mills of this district, we were, some months ago, compelled, in self-defence, to form a masters' association, not for the purpose of regulating wages,—to do which permanently we believe to be out of the power of any association, either of masters or men, — but simply to annul the action of the union of workpeople, and to prevent the masters from being obliged, one at a time, to yield to ever-increasing demand and encroach ments, which would, in the end, have brought ruin on both parties. " To meet the acts of the trades' unions—to put an end to the subscriptions for the support of turn-outs—to show that, for the future, combined efforts would not be allowed to be brought to bear on individuals, or even on single towns -in consequence of certain acts of insubordination and violence on the part of some workpeople—and also to escape serious losses from badness of trade, the masters' association resolved to stop their mills on the 28th of October. " The depression in trade still continues, and even grows worse, but, as we know that many of the operatives would at an early period, have been glad to rid themselves of the trammels of the union as we think it probable that opinions more in accordance with our own may have spread during the suspension of employment, and as we feel anxious, if possible, to prevent the severe destitution which must be the consequence of a protracted stoppage, we have resolved at the risk of loss to ourselves, to give the opportunity of re suming work to those who think this unpleasant contest has lasted long enough. " We cannot, in the brief compass of' an address, state the reasons which have led to the adoption of the terms and con ditions, upon which each class of work-people may return to their employment. Those terms may be learnt on applica tion at the respective mills. " But one condition we deem indispensible, and compliance with this will alone enble ns to hold out the hope that we can relinquish our associated capacity. It is, that no col lection be made amonr , our work-people for the support of either local or distant turn-outs.e "We do not intend to enact any promise to that effect from any individual, but we plainly state that we shall resist such a course by all the means in our power, even to again having recourse to the total stoppages of our mills. "We cannot without a great change in our prospects, hold out the expectations of working full time, but, so long as a reasonable spirit is manifestd by the operatives, we have every wish to do what we can to prevent distress and to pro mote their prosperity, " We think every one must see that nothing is gained by these combinations and counter-combinations, and we hope that mutual good understanding and enlightened views will lead both parties to rely solely on that system of individual arrangement which is indispensible to long-continued pros perity. This, we imagine, is the good which may be ex tracted from the evil which we have all so much deplored. "It is our intention, if our views are agreed to by a number of workpeople sufficient to carry on each depart ment of employment, to open our mills on the 28th inst. " THE ASSOCIATED SPINNERS AND MASTERS OF BURNLEY. " Burnley, Nov. 19, 1853." The above address is pretty well received by all exced the weavers, many of whom state they will remain out little longer before they agree to the late advances being being taken off. It is, however, confidently expected that sufficient hands will go in to enable the masters to run their mills. The subscriptions to the funds of the " lock outs" have been very small ; their first and last division of funds was only 2d. per head. The little public sympathy they obtain is attributable in a great measure to their ex treme extravagance during the season of prosperity and full employ. Hitherto everything has passed off without the slightest act of violence or intimidation on the part of the workpeople. WIGAN. The town remains peaceable and quiet, and although the death-like forms of the female factory hands are everywhere to be seen, there appears as yet no disposition on their part to resume work at previous prices. A still greater number of the females (but very few men) presented themselves at the respective mills on Monday morning, but not in sufficient numbers to warrant the masters to commence operations. IRELAND (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING. THE EXHIBITION.—The arrangements for the promenade in the Exhibition building are pro gressing most satisfactorily. A general announce ment of the plan of proceedings will be made in a few days, and an office opened for the sale of season tickets. To give increased attraction to the promenade it is intended to decorate the building with groups of evergreen shrubs and flowers, in addition to fountains and a little statuary, From the rapid manner in which the goods are being re moved it is expected that the promenade will be opened to the public about the first week in De cember. A number of men are at present busily employed in demolishing the counters and walls, now, with the exception of the foreign collection, almost the only remains of the past Exhibition. Mn. MACDOUGALL'S CASE.—The accusation against this gentleman, which I briefly alluded to in my Saturday's despatch was continued in the Court of Chancery. The petition was presented on the part of Mr. William Robinson, of the Phoenix iron works, and was to the effect that when he was labouring under a temporary derangement, and confined in a lunatic asylum, the respondent had procured his release for a few days, and then prevailed on him to sign certain mortgages and deeds of transfer, in which the respondent had an interest. The present proceeding was to break the deeds, and in the event of success, a motion will be made to strike Macdougall off the roll of attorneys: The attorney-general and Mr. Hughes, Q.C., have been heard for the respondent, and Mr. F. Fitzgerald / Q.C., for the petitioner. The first named gentleman has perhaps something more than a professional interest in the case, as, considering his late appointment of the accused, his discretion is rather at stake in the matter. Macdougall belonged to a most respectable firm in the city, his partner being a brother of Judge Perrins. The case has excited great interest and the court was crowded to excess during its hear ing. To-day Mr. Exham will reply for the petitioner. AN ELECTION INTRIGUE.—The facts of a disrepu table piece of electoral intrigue have just been re-opened here. The matter was connected with the Carlow borough election of July, '52, in which Mr. John Sadlier, the present junior lord of the treasury, was the successful candidate, and it is this gentleman whose conduct appears in the least advantageous light in the business. It is necessary, for perfectly understanding this case, that your readers should know that there is a banking estab lishment, with numerous ramifications in this t a S s , c , k sadieil Bank." . s c l o t u i n s t7 ho ,c i a v l e l v e e d r, "The c much Tipperary better j knownoi nStock from the position as chairman which Mr. S. occupies in it. A Mr. Edward Dowling, a Roman Catholic elector of the borough, thought proper to use his influence against Mr. Sadleir, and wrote a letter in the local paper, canvassing and disputing that gentleman's claims on the constituency. Mr. Dowling, as afterwards appeared to his cost, did not act very discreetly in doing this, for " the Bank," that is, the branch department of the Tip perary establishment, held certain acceptances of his. At the time of the election they had yet a few months to run. A poor drunken wretch, named Crotty, was sought out, and the bills being placed in his hands, he was instructed forthwith to arrest Dowling on them. This was to screen the real actors, and accordingly on the eve of the election, the arrest was made, and the unlucky politician put altogether without the possibility of voting. After th election, however, on application to Judge Crampton, in chamber, Dowling's release was ordered, as it appeared the bills were not actually due at the time of the arrest. The learned judge in making the order, commented rather strongly on the facts; and, following them up, Dowling, as soon as he came out of prison, com menced an action for false imprisonment against Crotty. The trial was to have come on at the last March commission, in Maryborough, but was rather curiously put a stop to. Most unaccountably, of course, the day before the assizes, Crotty got amongst a rather convivial set of fellows, drank some quarts of whiskey, and died just in the nick of time for those who were trembling in their coats, at the exposé his evidence would bring upon them. That was the end of the comedy or tragedy for the time being, but strangely enough there seems to be a sort of fatuity about the actions of " the Bank." Only a few days ago, Dowling was. again arrested on those very same acceptances, and yesterday an application was made to the exchequer, for his release. A number of affidavits were read, of which, if one-fiftieth be true, Mr. John Sadleir, M.P., is what we expressively term in this country, "an exceedingly nice boy." We shall, however, it is probable, soon hear what he has to say for himself, as an order has been made that " the Bank" shall forthwith file affidavits in answer. CLONMEL.—There is, as I have heard, no doubt of Mr. O'Connell's return. The league have been routed most signally, and unmistakeably. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.-YESTERDAY. WIND. London NE. Dull. Dover NE. Fine. Perth NE. Fog&cld Lowestoft NE. Fine. Plymouth E. Fine and frosty. Portsmouth N. Fine. Poole. N. Fine. Bristol W. Fine. Edinburgh W. Fine. WIND. Newcastle.... W. Fine and cold. Berwick... W. Fine. Bridlington W. Frosty. Scarborough W. Fine and frosty. York. W. Frosty. Gloucester NW. Fog. Southampton NW. Fine. Hull.. NW. Fine. WEST AFRICAN MAILS. - The Postmaster-General has given notice that the west coast of African packet will not be despatched before the Ist December next, and that let ters will be in time for her on the 30th instant. We have been informed, says the Warwick Advertiser, that the Hon. Miss Camoys, daughter of Lord Camoys, took the veil at the Benedictine Priory, at Princethorpe, on Tues day last. The ceremony was presided over by the Right Rev. Dr. Ullathorne, who was assisted by a number of priests. _ COLONEL DOUGLAS PENNANT AND THE WELSH EISTEDDFOD. —The Hon. Colonel Douglas Pennant declines the proposed honour of the Presidency of the coming Eisteddfod, as he is not a Welshman. He also strongly objects to the holding of an Eisteddfod, alleging that he thought no practical good resulted from such ephemeral gatherings. THE DERBY CASE OF BRIBERY. The indictment against the Right Hon. William Beresford, upon which the grand jury returned a true bill upon a charge of bribery arising out of the recent election for Derby (removed by a writ of certiorari into the Queen's Bench), has not yet been set down for trial ; it is, however, competent for either party to do so before Saturday next. The prosecutor neglected to give notice of trial, in consequence of the defendant being under recognizances. The solicitors for the defendant gave notice of trial and obtained a rule for a special jury, which has since been nominated and struck, and the indictment will be set down for [trial at the sittings after the present term at Westminster. Sir Frederick Thesiger, Mr. Bodkin, and another legal gentleman, are already retained for the de fendant, it being understood that the attorney-general will appear on the part of the prosecution. CURE OF CANCER BY Dr. DE DEICYNES ' THE FRENCH PHYSICIAN NOW IN L IVERPOOL . —A mongs t the marvellous cures that G. P. De L'Huynes, M.D., effects every day, upon patients declared incurable, such as the deaf and dumb, the paralytic and consumptive, &c., &c., should be cited the cure of cancer, without operation, as a real benefit for humanity, Dr. De L'Huynes has just cured a lady of high rank, in London, who was abandoned by the faculty, with a cancer at the breast. He has recently cured in Germany, the Countess of Schiller of an ulcerated cancer in the right breast. At Cheltenham, and in Birmingh am, he has effected two other cures of the same malady, acknowledged by the most distinguished physicians of those towns. Moreover, in Man chester the Doctor has very lately cured another lady afflicted with this cruel malady. The reputation that Dr, De L'Huynes has already acquired for himself in England, is increased every . day, by some marvelloils and astonishing cures. In leaving Liverpool at the end of 'December,. Dr. De L'Huynes will go to, icor*, thence to Edinburgh 444 Glasgow. • ii• COTTO;V FROM THE RIVER PLATE. The following letter on the subject of the culti vation of cotton on the land adjoining the River Plate, will be read with interest; it is addressed to the president of the Manchester Commercial Association : Buenos Ayres, October 1, 1853. Sir,—Observing from some further report, published in the Manchester newspapers, upon samples of cotton sent from the River Plate, that an increasing interest is felt as to the probability of these countries becoming a source from which more considerable supplies may be obtained, I think it advisable not to delay longer in sending an account of the principal points of information I have so far been able to obtain on this subject; first remarking that the letters kindly furnished to me from the influence of the association, will, I trust, be productive of great advantages. The un settled state of politics that prevailed on my arrival here, prevented my being able to avail myself of:the offers of assist ance made by Mr. Gore and M r . Hunt, nor was a journey to the interior provinces then practicable. From Paraguay, fortunately, General Lopez, son of the president of tint country, was passing through this city, on a visit to Europe ; enabling me to be presented to him by Sir Charles Hotham, who has rendered me every assistance and given me more valuable information as to that country. That territory appearing to hold forth more prospect of success in the cultivation of cotton, I have been induced to send up there a gentleman possessing the requisite talent for the prosecu tion of this inquiry; that, by devoting more time thereto he may be enabled to hand an accurate report as to the facilities that may be there found. In this he will be much assisted by the valuable letters of introduction obtained through Sir Charles Hotham from General Lopez, to the Governor of Paraguay. Time has not yet allowed of my receiving any news of their arrival, so I shall be unable to hand any report this opportunity. Even here, however, I would observe, that much more attention is being attached to the country of Paraguay, as a rich field of enter prise, and as a pioneer to what we hope may be continued efforts. A steamer started from this port yesterday to that destination, conveying a company recently arrived from the United States, said to be well supported, consisting of several directors, and conveying with them machines for the cultivation and cleaning of cotton, tobacco, sugar, and rice : saw mills, for the making available for export of the val uable wood that there so abounds ; and other machines, cuitabla for the development of Its reaURITCS. it they are once enabled to establish a footing there, and especially if the projects of steam navigation up our interior rivers is accomplished, great results may attend these primary efforts. Some of the interior provinces of this confederation have been long said to be most suitable for the cultivation of cotton, and a sample pronounced to be of very fine quality, from one of them (Tucuman), was last year exhibited in Manchester. I have forwarded, per steamer, another sample from the neighbouring province of Catamarca, whose lands are reported as being capable of producing a much superior article to any other of these states. I consider, however, that a great difficulty will exist in the development of this cultivation in any of these interior provinces, from the long land carriage required to bring it to an exterior market. The cost of the best qualities there as plucked, say with seed, is 7 to 8 res. per arroba, if cleaned up there, as must be to give the least hope of successful competition, it is calculated that the yield would give about 25 per cent, of gross, thus placing the cost of an arroba or 251 b. at an average of 30 res. ; expenses of cleaning would be 2 res. ; carriage to Buenos Ayres, per arroba, 6 res. ; total, 38 res. ; which taken at to-day's rate of exchange, would net per lb., 8 I -sd. I n Catamarca the cotton tree has been cultivated regularly, but attention never having been paid to it as an article of export, the production has never increased. It is a perennial plant, sown in spring, and yielding the same year. It grows about 4ft. to sft. high. In the winter it is cut down; but the following spring it shoots up for another year's yield. No great cai e is paid to it till the time of gathering the pod, when it is regularly plucked. The Paraguay and Cor rientes plants are of the same class. The quality of the Corrientes cotton has so far been much inferior. It is, how ever, in the same latitude, and the soil is rep resen t e d as being equally f er til e , and from its geological position that province would seem to be the most preferable. The great drawback to the extension of this cultivation will be the want of labour : the population of Catamarca is not more than 40,000 ; that of Tucuman may be estimated at 50,000. But even so, there are so many other articles of production of great value, and requiring little labour, as tobac co , sugar, &c., that it will be difficult to obtain sufficient hands' for the plucking and cleaning unless expressly imported. The re quirements of the native population are few, and their ambition soon satisfied. It is, therefore, almost impossible to get them to labour for more than their actual wants. That these countries, however, present many facilities and advantages for the extension of this cultivation, cannot be doubted ; and equally so that capital, properly laid out, would, with care and energy, give every prospect of ample profit. But the commencement of this, as of all other un dertakings, requires to be followed up with the greatest energy, and under the pu.sonal superintendence of a prac tical and interested party. As soon, however, as I obtain the reports from Corrientes and Paraguay, I purpose having the pleasure of submitting the same to your notice, and at the same time offering a few remarks as to what may appear to be the best method of practically carrying out this culti vation; to secure to it the most probable chance of success. —I remain, sir, your most obedient servant, J. Aspinall Turner, Esq., President of the W DRABBER. Manchester Commercial Association. THE GREAT ONSLOW We yesterday inserted in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, a series of articles and correspondence, extracted from the Carlisle Patriot, in reference to the " Great Onslow Consolidated Mines." We have since had handed to us the following state• ment by a body of Liverpool gentlemen of high standing, who are now connected with some of these mines, and which we at once publish : The great Onslow consolidated mine was commenced by Bennett, Carr and Co., about four years since, and up to October 14, 1853, was exclusively managed by them. At a general meeting, held on the above date, it was resolved to re-constitute the mine into a less number of shares, and to vest the management in the hands of eight proprietors, who will act as joint pursers, by whom all business will be trans acted. The produce from this mine, since the commence ment, has been 208 tons of copper ore, and about 2000 tons of mundic, whereas it is usual in mines, situated as thi s i s in granite, to calculate returns will n o t be made for double the time this mine has been working. In January, 1854, the pursers intend to issue a prospectus. No shares are at present for sale ; and if any proprietor wishes information, any of the joint pursers will be happy to afford him it. PENQUEAN QUARRIES. These quarries formerly belonged exclusively to Bennett, Carr, and Co. ; they have since been re-constituted into 20,000 shares, and are managed in a similar manner to Onslow consols. BISCARNE MINES. A committee baying been appointed to examine all cir cumstances connected with this adventure, it was resolved by them to abandon the sett, and the proprietors will re ceive their pro rata share of all the effects belonging to the mine when all is wound up, which is shortly to be the case. PERRA. - N CONSOLS. This mine formerly belonge(FtWasalom Bennett, also the freehold, he having worked the mine several years on private account. It is now formed into a company of 15,000 shares. This adventure is also conducted by eight proprie tors called pursers ; and judging from the report of Captain V. Vivian, the prosp . ects are very encouraging. MOUNT'S BAY MINES. This adventure was commenced about twelve months ago, and is divided into 12,000 shares ; the sett is very extensive, and in many parts yields rich ore. The same principle of management is observed in this establishment as in the above, viz., gentlemen chosen by the proprietors, whose cha racters for integrity and business habits are a sufficient guarantee that their interest will not be overlooked. The above mines arc all in Cornwall, and governed by the Stannary Court laws, thereby enabling any proprietor to re linquish his shares at any time, and claiming his pro rata share in money for all cash in hand, and the value of uten sils and machinery existing on the mine. These mines have been re-constituted, and are all in good working order, now established on a solid basis ; and, judg ing from the repo r t s o f some o f th e most eminent mining engineers, there is every reas on t o b e li eve th at th ey wi ll ulti mately become profitable adventures. After the public meetings of the proprietors, the . explana tion that was then gi ven , an d the various resolutions that were fully discussed, and a dopted, we think that it is ill-advised for your correspondent to publish a string of lett ers , w hi c h were put in the Carlisle Patriot on political grounds alone. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. (From the London Gazette of last night). William Thomas Ferris, carpenter, Charles-street, Saint Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Rowe, baker Hunter-street, Kent R oa d, S urrey. Joseph Bradstret, miller, Pearson-street, Kingsland Road and Great Cambridge-street, Hackney Road, Middlesex. Robert Frederick Cooper, oil and colourman, Three Colt street, Limehouse; Middlesex. Hugh Williams the younger, tailor, West Smithfield, London. Larratt D. Shields, merchant, Lime-street, London. James Woods, miller, West Mill, Buckfastleigh, Devon. Eliza Lloyd, dressmaker, Wigmore-street, Cavendish Square, London, Thomas Davies, cow-keeper, Royal Mint-street, Middlesex. John Single, builder, Bath-street, East India Road, Poplar, Middlesex. John Hodges and John Foster Hodges, hosiers, New Bond-street, London. The noble Premier, owing to the pressure of public busi4 ness, is not expected to reach Scotland this year. lO C ' 1 A, la 0 ",1; ) „ 61 t i O ee , T 1 1 ) 1 0 /1 ; ,11`7 ae 5, 1 i, ,re att cl g • a re ji th e s: ot" 1,0