biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-14

THE POLICE COUBTS.

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MANSION-HOUSE.
Wsl/Com Cannon was charged with having stolen a bag
containing 51. in silver.
Mr. Sharpe, gunpowder manufacturer, said, so I was
walking along Eastclaap at a little after one o'clock on
Monday, I missed a bag containing five pounds in silver,
which I had just received awl deposited in my pocket. The
prisoner was the neat person to me, and a gentleman pointed
him out to me u the thief, and I forced. him into the us-
sage of a shop.
Mr. J. Slane (of the Society of Friends) said, I saw the
prisoner put his hand into the prosecutor's pocket, take out
a bag, and attempt to hand it to another man. Time priso-
ner was then forced into the passage, and immediately after-
wards a lad brought us the bag, which he said the
prisoner dropped in the street upon being apprehended.
A policeman, who was called upon the occasion, said he
distinctly saw the boa drop from the prisoner's' pocket-hole,
to which no packet was attached.
The prisoner—lt must have fallen from somebody else,
fur I swear I never had so much money in my possession,
to my knowledge, in all my life.
The Alderman—Have you any question. to ask, pri-
soner 1

The prisoner—l have been trying very hard to get work,
bpd there's none to be bad.

The prisoner, who had been but a few days discharged
from prison, was committed far trial.
The Lord Mayor requested that the preu would ackaow•
ledge his receipt of IL from E. U. Whitehurst, and ds.
from W. E. W., fur the poor-hos.
London, England, 1855-02-14

SURRENDER OF BELGIAN DESERTERS.

The Gantt* contains an order in council, under the
Foreign Deserters Act of 1852, of which the following is
the effective claw' : _ .

" Now, therefore, her Majesty, by virtue of the pewen
vested in her by the said ' Foreign Deserters Act, 1852;
and by and with the advice of her Privy Council, is pleased
to order and declare, and it is hereby ordered and declared,
that from and after the publication hereof in the Landow
Gasette, seamen, not being slaves (and not being British
subjects), who desert from merchant ships belonging to
'shoots of the Ring of the Belgians, within her Majesty's
dominions or the territories of the East India Company,
shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their
respective ships : provided slwayr, that Many such deserter
has committal any crime in her Majesty's dominions, or the
territories of the East India Company, he may be detained
until he has been tried by a competent court, and until his
sentence (ifaxy) has been fully carried into effect. Ana the
Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of her Ma-
jesty's Treasury, and the Commissioners for the Affair. of
India, are to give the necessary directions herein as-
cordingly."

TESTIMONIAL TO Ma. LILWALL, War-
day last a committee of the warehousemen and clerks con-
nected with the wholesale drapery trades of the city of
Loudon gave a dinner at the George Hotel, Alderrainbury,
to Mean. J. Lilwall and B. Kennedy, the honorary and
assistant aeoretaries of the Early Closing Meocintioo, in
celebration of the suoseas attending the resist saheb to
close the warehouses of London at an earlier her cm Satur-
days. Mr. B. Westbrook (Messrs. J. sal M. Weirfay's)
occupied the chair, and Mr. J. B. Norms (Mews. Brad•
bury sad Co.'s) the vice•chsir. In the ensue of the even-
ing. s superb silver tea servios (sminibetorei by Mims.
Brook sad Boa, Poultry) was premesell le lb. lAlwall,
and a morons ease, containing & puns se twenty-ivs
guineas, to Mr. Kennedy, with aslais thmelgisas, u
an szprsolon of the esteem enter kethmeasedwasa.
and as an acknowledgment of the smiles weekend by
them in furtherance of the above seuemsat. 111. Ger
mattes bare farther shown their Waist is the metal
operation's of the Early Closing iLmociation, by eoptigi a
sant Of mossy to that maim.
London, England, 1855-02-14

IN RE TUOMAB MONKS.

This insolvent, ;youniTr;n7wasoPicsaed by Mr. Pearce, 11
for Mr. Bastaple, a Bury stable-keeper in the Borough ;
Mr. Sargood supported.
The insolvent had 40 creditoes on the schedule, of which
19 were 'publicans for refresbnients and money borrowed.
He owed the opposing creditor money for hire, damage to
horses and chaise', and money lent. The insolvent, whose
friends were said to be respectable at Blackheath, was de-
scribed as a " fast young gentleman." He admitted that
he had been " fast," and promised to emend his conduct.
The creditor said be heard ho had 3001. a year allowed him.
The insolvent said he had lived on his friends, and they bad
promised tie get him a situation.
Mr. Vemmiuioner Murphy said the insolvent had been in
prison since November, and might be discharged. lie did
not mean to justify his conduct, but to him it seemed that
parties should pause before they gave credit to a person in
his condition—one who was reputed to have en allowance
from his family, and was living in a fast manner.
The insolvent was discharged, and warned not to make
another appearance at the court.
London, England, 1855-02-14

NE NEW RETURN
AMT PS. OF NEWSPAPER
S
The return of newspaper stamps just boned gives
the following resales :
First Quarter. Second Quarter.
Daily News . 319,191 348,044
Montag Herald . 303.000 299,000
Morning Post . . 205,000 226,000
kintiug Citraniein „ iii2;iiiiii ieiZZO
Express. . . 177,133 198,389
Globe . . . 176,000 196,000
Sun . . . . 168,000 102,000
Standard . . . 103,000 104,000
London, England, 1855-08-22

RUSSIAN DESPATCHES FROM SWEABORO.

The Invalid* Busse of Aug. 14 contains the
following

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES FROM SWEABORO.
Ay°. 11.

9.60 a.m.—Towards tan o'clock yesterday evening, the
enemy recommenced throwing rocket., and opened a fire

from his mortars ansiast the rock of Loagorn. These mor-
tars fired from 100 to 120 times an hour. At half-pa•t
eleven the Are of rockets teased. la the souse of the pre-
Irons night some 350 bad been thrown. To day, at half-
past flee, a.m., the fire against the fortress ceased.
Du►ing t►e night some gunboats and small boats
approached the rticholu Battery upon the Island of Rentarn,
in ordv to throw rockets at shorter range. A discharge of
esnLon and musketry compelled them to withdraw, and
since then the &re of hie rockets has completely ceased.
. . .

10.30 P.N. The bombardment has not been renewed. The
enssny's beet is anchored in its old position, and counts the
woe amber of vassals.

Avo. 12.

42 A m.—At one o'clock this morning the enemy throw
72 rockets agsiost the fortress, but they did us no harm.
Some of their gunboats are getting up Suit steam.
11 6 I.ll.—The bombardment has act recommenced. The
enemy seems to be dismounting the battery which be had
erected upon the Longtirn reek.
The vessels which bombarded Sendham on the 9th con-
tinue to put themselves in order.

9.41 r. it —The enemy keeps at his former anchorage,
and has not recommenced the attack.

itoo. 13.
9 9 A * —The *bole of the enemy's fleet has raised an-
chor and goes towards the eolith.
London, England, 1855-08-22

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Lrrwaroot., AUGUST 21.—The market eland
heavily, bet with little or no change in prima. The sales were
about 3.000 bales; comprising 3,600 American, 100 Pernam
and Maracham, al I. ; 40 Bahia' 61.1 ; 700 Egyptian (600
for export), chisel et i.• and 6111 Surat, at 4d. to 41d.
pm lb. Import sia 1 standby 16,000 balsa.

WOOLLEN CLOTH MAREET.—Lituns, AUGUST 21.
—There is no change to rrport. The market still eshants
e Arm tons. The musicians this morales hate been
about tonal to an ordinary Tuesday's i towage.
BrDDIIIMPIRLD, AUGUST 21.—Tbere has been a fair
amount of Mullane doge in the Hall tollay. Toe attend-
ee of buyers was not large. B.les were effected in unions
dark steels, doeskin., and bordered cheeks. The cheaper
kinds had the best sale. Wonl romaias as last week.

COTTON 000DS.-11mtegnerns, Avatar 21.—Tbe
market is not so leave es at the close of last week, sad in
some departments it is reported as very dull. There is a
fair demand for long sloths, T cloths, and ;minion, at rather
improved rates; but in shirtinge madapoliams,jaccooets,
and the light fabrics gaited to the ladle market, the higher
prices asked is shutting out busioese. A seetiog is te be
held at Blackbure, to-morrow, by the manufacturers, to
determies whether the limited production of thoo fArice
shall matinee for another month, or whether the milts shall
again resume tali time. A meeting is to be bald oi the
Preston ensoufamaren, also, to-morrow, to consider the
propriety of &await., short time, sad if agreed to an at-
tempt is to be made to concert a limitation of production
with Blackburn. The yarn market, like the cloth market,
after the activity of the last kw date, has become quiet.
Sellers are elesedingly Arm in led: qualities of mule
twist, which are very seethe and dear. Cop yarns have not
been ea saleable; bat the inquiry was good both from the
home sod foreign trade generally, and it is thought that a
little less stiffens in east:dog the rates demanded would
have led to mush more business.
London, England, 1855-08-22

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH FROM REVEL.

Auo. 13.

4.10 r it —The enemy's fleet, with three admirals' flags
fly tug, and consisting of ten vessels of the line, eight frigates,
tine corvette, fourteen steamers, twenty-four gunboats,
seventeen mortar-vessels, two transport ships, one bog, and
one frigate disabled and without bowsprit, towed by a
steamer, arrived at the Isle of Merges at three o'clock this
afternoon from Sweaborg.

RUSSIAN ACCOUNTS FROM THE WHITE
SEA.

We find the following in the Invalid. Busse of
Aug. 14:
London, England, 1855-08-22

TO TIT IDITOS OF TOT DAILY DIAL,

BIR,—I shall feel grateful if you will insert the
hollowing nm.tks, fur the basalt of those who, like myself,
have en interest in preveuthig mildews hum attacking
plants. le common with may others, I have made M-
egriml attempts with sulphur sad other sebstaame to op-
pose the destructive fussed the viae sad those of other
pyrite —for all cultivated pleats are saMeatto disease. and
knew their pe,uliar mildews. &ma years ago I wrote to
the Taws, saying that the sue is eases of these dimmer,
sad I say the same now. I head I. several years'
experience that. by taking sets ti shade my cucumbers ow
the lint bright day alter several days of doll wea-
ther, I prevented the development of mildew. Moiler
experiments with vines had the same resell; while,
where the ohm.' was ,gr the glees, the plants
beeeath wen mildewed. Ia support of this I may mestioe
a Imre grape-arowiag establiehmest at Vauxhall, is the
midst of soot and dirt. Is this placer, sot the least appear-
awe of mildew hat bees men all through the year of the
disease, air the alum has always bees severed with soot sod
duo, which baa mounted the plants from sadden estbresks
gneiss's,. I have tried three temedise egoism mildews
shading the grape-Deese with mans, sad avoiding 011
mid &alto ; clueing the pies sad frames with mats; and
lest and easiest, simply mettles the glees, sea dust the
lights over with dry meld. lam thatesghly senvineed
that partial abadiag is soy way le the meat effectual pm-
esati"s against mildews In plaint. It gives the ovemergoil
leave* time to evaporate ad elaborate Use stip. sad .eaves
the bteething porn trout Ming iajured by a seddee and
*headset trampiratise whits the eats emu est brightly
slam a enetioaaemo demi mid make' days. My meths
hes Iwo tvattealatly dimmed to the grape swamies of the
south of Bort pe ; bet. with the easeetiee of what I pro-
posed two or three yeas age is the Deily News, I aim eel]
mow add see men remedy for held seitivaties, sad this I
have roved two yenr where the Mese were allowed to fall
down within a taw Mabee of the coned so eandow ease
epee either the leaf se the fruit. This male m urger pod-
mos of the *Meg passer. If this Mae meld be earned
out in the wise oseserise I am esevieeed the mildew would
esse disapoir..4 met et.
Camberwell. JAMES CUTHILL.

A 'form DROWNID.—'iii moraine the body of
s poste • .mf d WiLtame, residisg it. the aeighbousbeed et
Thaws street, was picked up la the Thanes at Itetherbitlw.
The doeseeM was drowsed while batkiag twee Sestkwask-
WI&
London, England, 1855-08-22

THE CRIMEA.

PARIS, TUZSDAT.
The Siam* which left Constantinople on the 13th
inst., has arrived at Marseilles.
The advises from the Crimea are to the 11th.

A despatch in the Patrie states that Omer Pacba
was to leave Constantinople for the Crimea on Mon-
day last. Agreeably to the instructions of his go-
vernment, he was to take a portion of the Turkish
troops now in the Crimea to the army at Kars, and
these troops would be replaced before Sebastopol by,
the Turkish contingent commanded by Oenerat
Vivian.

The Journal de Constantinople says that the work-

ma at Balmlike& for♦ a perfect Babel. " Here are Armi-
nian", Albanian., Croats, Jaen, Horde, and sees Parsing'.
All the &rodeos of Turkey are represented, sad as each is
allowed to wear his national eistame, yea may istarrlso the
swim platers."

bicumaa COMIIISMON.—This Moroing a sprcial
report of the loaloeare Comakrietters Was issued, which

@taw that dace their last mat 26 Walesa:a have bus
anted.
London, England, 1855-08-22

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The tallow market is liras to day at ,he followiso yams,
monody, tows tallow, 641. sash ; Petersburg Y. C. oo
tbs spot, Ms. to 3d. ; October to December, &bald.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-THIS DAY.
Meer► Pstvendes sad Smith report that the demand for
hops of last year's growth daily ingresses, sod from the sa-
turated mete of the stock oar merchants have the greatest
<Meek, is supplying orders. Duty estimated at 300,0001.

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAT.
Teatleld Moor, 16s. 3d. • West Marti/AT, 19a id.; Rossel's
Settee, 20.. id.; Walla lad bell's, 19.. 61.-14 bomb skips
at market.

ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH BRMBH RAILWAY.—
Aaother woideat of ea alarming character occurred ea this
Lae yesterday (Monday). The szpress train for :Abe south,
whisk braves Bdiabergb at 9.60 a re., rasa cif the rail. whea
within about three and a half miles of Berwick. between
Leseb•rtre and Marshall Meadows. There is en
embankment at this pert of the list, doers whisk the
Vela was pneipitated with great form, several of th.
wurriates having bees completely swashol, sad the
enable tuned quite resod. The eights driver (Beady-
, side) mud stoker (Aadrreen) wife bath injured, the
lather so severely. that he is net imputed to recover. The
bsiag iL
re morally were mere forniaate, Skeet of then
aered but slight bylaw. A young men Is said to
liter* eastalatd Injuries of a grover character. though sot
=Mga fatal tendency. The trate, we believe csa•
t et
's"
mac sad eve Ant elan earrlsgett, and the
IPOIMOSBee may probably attribute their escape from serious
extrowneas to the cashless with which these senleges ars
ilmil.—BattWA Pros.
London, England, 1855-08-22

NEWS FROM THE WHITE SEA.

I.lader date at Asg. 1, Admiral Krosetehoff, the military
governor of Archangel, sends the following details relative
to the movements and operations of the enemy's fleet in the
White Sea

" let.—The English steamer which approached the Island
of Z isfsky on June 29 returned with a French steamer on
July 3. The report addressed to Admiral Hroustehoff by
the Abbot of the &towns Idonsstery, upon the three days'
einem of enemy, will be totted below.
"2nd. Tho vessels detached from the enemy's fleet have
tsintinued to cruise before the villages of the west, aban-
don d f the most part by the Inhabitants, and to can-
nonade them. It was thus that, at the end of heavy can-
noosed's, the village of Stretna and the hamlet of Idegra
became the prey of flames.
" 3rd. The enemy's attempts to penetrate to the interior,
even to a short distance from the bank, are still insure( ss-
' tel. For instance, on Jane 2.5 the peasants of the hamlet
N.jnisi. Zolotites received a boat pushed by oars, which
ascended the river of Zolotitsa, witb a fire of musketry, and
compelled it to return to a steamer which was is view,
and which then opened a fire against the hamlet."

In the report referred to, the Abbot narrates the
particulars of an interview with some officers of our
fleet, held under a flag of truce. By his own showing
the English jieldtd to his entreaties, but the tone
of his report to the Russian Admiral proves that
the indulgence awakened within him no feelings
of gratitude.

BOMBARDMENT OF RIGA:

WWII OUR 011114 CORRIMPONDINT.)

HAMBURG, Ago. 20.

Private letters received here from Riga state that
about four o'clock on the morning of the 10th inst.,
two English steamers—a line-of-battle ship and a
frigate—appeared off that port, and about an hoar
later, whelp at a distance of 1,500 yards, they opened
a heavy fire on the coast batteries, and the division
of gunboats anchored before them. The cannonade
lasted for more than an hour, and about nine they
stood out to sea, apparently in chase of a vessel that
was sailing down the coast of Lieflacd. About three
in the afternoon they came in again and renewed their
bombardment at five o'clock, which lasted till dark,
when they again proceeded to sea, and, up to the
date of the letters, had not appeared again. A few
of the guns were dismounted in the batteries, other-
wise the cannonade does not appear to have done
much damage.
London, England, 1855-08-22

SUSPRCTRD ARSON AT SALFORD.

About half-post twelve o'clock on Monday night
flume were checovered leery from the window of a cellar
under a shop and dwelling-home is Chapel street, Salford.
The only persons in the house at the time were James Pager,
who carries ea business there as a g►ocer, and his serves'
girl, and both had gme to bed, but they were warmed by
pores is the street, and escaped throneb the shop. After
the fire in the taller bad been eatineuished by the borough
fire brigade, the shop we bead to be is Blom, and pot.,
were not e..t under mill all the contents of the coterie bad
been completely do strayed, but the are was prevented from
commouicating with any other room. Stupician was ex.
cited from the circumstance that, although the fire had been
so go moral in tee shop that everything in it Will burnt,
it had act communicated between the shop and
the cellar, when it was first perceived ; and, on
ioquiry, it appeared that Pager's family bad all guns to
Seuthport that Anemia ; that he lied ant received his
usual weekly somehow of noel, and mermen ly the shop
was nearly empty; that some of the turattert of the house
appeared to have been removed, sod that the property was
insured by Pet r for 3001. in the Aim hor 'manses (Moe,
and 4001. i• the Landon and County olio,. It was suspected
that Pager bed set are to the premises himself, sad be was
acaordingey apprehended sad brunette before the borouith
yesterday, when he we 10111111,1410 d till Monday
next, in e►der that further inquiries min►t be med.. There
was a fire of a len serious character in the same shop about
two months ago.

BISHOP OF LONDON'S PASTORAL LETTER —Her
Majecy's goversentat ►aving Wiped tr allows royal [niter
to be issued is favour of the church balld6 g sad educe.ioa
societies, la accordant* with s custom wh?ch has loop pis.
veiled, the Bishop et Loudon has issued a pastoral letter,'
addressed to the elan of his dioessic.
London, England, 1855-11-07

moss am 0010011111101111 FIJI.
DI AZ 1201tAl. _

This wee the finriaZtaimier the haakseptey of
Joseph 'Theme demeibed as a newspaper
minter, and peldieher. of Catherine-street, grai.l at
srd,
Diverlama, and of Finabarrmaare.
The bankrupt was the publisher of the Court Joantal,
Citurodir ea Imo odor mistime's. In
August lath be Oho of soder the ansageosest
doom, asi Wand • esocodliss of h. is the eoa, pay-
able in tore Wildman& The ammt wasp not tarried
oat, awl the tinder was defined ept is the usual
toria. neat Sits rinse eat cif akin aeonapsaying the
pietas. k „womo that the was to sasseared
matte% fai gni Ng to Ono smutty beyond
tbe must of emotty held; there an liabilities on
11111 s at the ameme of NU of which 4941. are ezpseted to
etas the estate. The seises are stated at exam in
peed and I,l9;totaurepertieir Debts to the annul
el mews . William Cooper, se.
01111=16.61wer;etteet, Mandombrowes, was appointed
Inge

BMW so.
IN as SOLI

TM keskropt was dessribed as • ebipowser, of Great
Yemen*. Hisappliesdes fee senile's, was beard a few
laroad:has be wee apposed by a avatar ; and it ap-
tha bad bid • esseissiosi is the gad Dreseea
, and had pewalissed a ship with the proceeds. Bosse
**sties was takes to Ike asioeats, sad a doubt was ex-
pressed tastier he ought to hare bees allowed to pate his

His Boum sow said—l lave wawa with Mr. Cosa-
raissieger Maisay4, by whom this beakruyt's ezaminatioa
was posed, sad ha *Ha sae that so op*sideo was thee
seared to tits assesses ; so that I thick tM question cannot
sow ho reegsmed. With regard to the embfiaate, which is
opposed bye* ems eroditor (though that Makes no diffe-
rsaes), appal* to me, looking st the balsaeo-obtot.
that titte ma begun with • dideiney of 1,6361.
im ISM I have so evidence that he eoutraaal-

,led this Lee to say of ilteoreditori with :,170aiis•
afterwards mitered late ocetraots. My own opinion,
widish I havooftes eitprossod, ie, that Is a case of this klad,
whim a teas goes on after he is dearly issolvent, he ought
net le get Ma sertlitato apes say tortes; and if I had to
Mae Assay upon the seas, I should ?thus it altogether.
RIAMItif. the @sprier worm hare decided otherwise; and
I hell bawd ha defer to their authority. When I look at
this beehingth mosonets, I Mad that hie profits are extremely
small, and the shames are double the mallet. Thinking
that the whole of the transaction is questionable, I shall
=Lthe eertlisate forme year from this day, and shall
i prolsotion Sc, Woe samiths—with the exception
of the OM three week,. to (cable him to appeal, if he is
advised to do se. _ _ _ _

Mr. Lewis, on behalf of the opposing creditor, applied for
a sertifleate uader the 211th smiles—to arrest the bankrupt.
His Honour said the application should be made at the
end of throe weeks.
London, England, 1855-11-07

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL

CAMP, SEBASTOPOL, On. 22.
The anticipated attack on our position has not
taken place, and matters in camp are resuming gra-
dually their condition prior to the alarm respecting
it. The road-making, which was almost wholly at a
stand-still, is again progressing. The accumulation
of forage and stores for the winter is an object of
particular concern, and fatigue parties and every
available means of transport are pressed in the fur-
therance of this service. A certain amount of drill
having been practised in the several divisions, the
troops are now about to be exercised at ball practice.
The health of the army continues excellent.
It has been announced by offlosn most competent
to give an opinion on the subject, that only a very
limited proportion of officers and men can expect to
be provided with hat accommodation. Under these
circumstances, it is hoped that no more drafts may
be sent from either England or Malta until the
spring, for usaredly if they some during the cold
and rainy ssearm, which we have a right to
expect shortly, the change from barracks
to damp tents will be productive of much
sickness and mortality. Eves many of those now
in camp, and who, under the influence of warm and
genial weather, have preserved their health, will
suffer when the rain and frost find them still in tents.
In consequence of the intended occupation of Sebas-
topol, should the Russians on the north side leave us
anything to occupy, the troops have been forbidden to
fetch any more timber from its ruins : otherwise, if
time and permission were granted, the men would be
able to get much that would be useful in forming a
substantial protection, in lieu of the government huts.
There are solid beams and rafters without end to be
obtained,buteervionble planks are becoming very rare.
These can be obtained, however, at a reasonable rate
from Sinope and other places on the coast of the Black
sea. The employment of the men in constructing
their own huts might be made beneficial in many
ways; and under simple directions from the Sappers
and Miners, warm and comfortable protection could
be thus procured without much cost or expenditure.
When the shelter was secured, there would still be
many days available for ball practice. It is expected
huts will be provided for the Highland Division •
short distance beyond their present encampment near
Namara.
London, England, 1855-02-13

_IIIISI2IIIII OP THE COURT.

There are 127 causenset down for trial at them sittings,
43 of which are resents. As it is most probable that the
above trial will occupy to-morrow end Wednesday, it is
unlikely that any other will be taken before Tbureday.
lIILPIOIIII3MITS IN TUB COURT.
During the vacation some improvements, made on the
eaggeetien, as we undentand, of Yr. Secondary Potter,
have been effected in this mut. Double doors and a bar
have been platted at the entrance for counsel, stunner,
do., where a crowd of persons generally assembles and
importunately demands ingress on various plausible grounds,
which the doorkeeper hoe neither the time aor the inclina-
tion curiously to investigate. One of the many doors lead.
ing to the court has been closed up, and though the
meets in their present state are, ewe andosebed, *My of
of
temporary nature, they much tend to the lensral
tort, and will, we trust,ilead to further improvements, not
only in this but in the other courts, both at Lemke sad
in Westminster.
ITITDIOII AT VW PETS AT
•1111 • IlifiCIAL JVILT.

EL mama I

DOWILL AND 0711131 C. THI GINNIAL STLIe NAVIGA-
TION CONPANT.-4/02,LISION.
The trial of this sue wee resumed tide asealag.
Sir F. Theeigee semasil up the adieus 'Meths defame.
ldr. M. Chambers, be reply, 'Mended then the brig wee,
amending le the evidanes, in a proper pesidia, sad had
slava a sedbeleat linty aceording to the Admhetty sew
leekas, eat If a peeper took-out led been kept op beard
Ike Maras she mot alt boss ten. it was very mei-
neat of the mullein se the Trident to go at the rate gleam
knots as hews ea sash a aight.
Mr. Aries Me, in mamas up, put two questiose to
the Jury ; isle wee the agokkat oeossioned by any assn.
gene as the part of the in not showing a sofa-
tint light he a peeper of time, so as to base pre-
vailed Hee stilleiea ; so//,, , could the defendants, by
taw gkedlogy. esee sod MD, have avoided the soeideat ?
The NOW hsa e about two boars, don their return
late watt as to the Arse qui*, that the plaintiffs
Mew le bias the ask esstiening te show a light until the
low GIN pima aid as le the eseead question, that the
Mrs, wee le bias he raw OD feet ea so dark a night,
at that' the eseldbut wee weasuidahle when the vessels were
within two ships' iota of soh ether.
Hie Isedship mkt that as they Nemo& to throw some
London, England, 1855-02-13

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Frs. 12.

WWI n.. 0211111MOSII EVASI.
IN 13 NONIKT JACKSON.
The bankrupt was described as • shipowner and merchant,
of Lombard-strut. This was the examination meeting.
The balancrebeet extends over six years prior to the
failure in November last. The debts are not large, 2,2334
bat the enormous amount of 40,6021. is stated as liabilities.
This consists almost entirely of bills accepted by the bank-
rupt on account of Edward Oiiver, of Liverpool, who re-
**tidy_ failed for • large =anat. The meta are returned
at 1,2571. The profits have been 12,7691. ; losses. 7,1781. ;
bad debts, 2,0781.; trade charges, 1,6531.; expenditure,
3,2331.
Mr. Lawrence, for the assignees, consented to the bank-
rupt passing, reserving any opposition till the certificate
meeting.

IN AZ

This was the examination meeting in the ease of Harry
Wooldridge, publisher and bookseller, of 82, Strand. The
accounts, extending from the beginning of 1863, to the
bankruptcy in September last, show an amount of 9,8811.
due to unsecured Creditors, and 7,9241. to those holding
security ; there are Mao liabilities of 1,2891. The assets are
returned at about 1,2001. ; property held by creditors,
1,3741. (Amongst the property thus held is the copyright for
four years of the prom works atlas Rev. R. Montgomery.)
The bankrupt was in • &Seam of 8,0671 at the period
when his accounts ooramenos. The profits were returned
at 1,0201; losses, 3_,6361.; trade expenses, 5,1461.; house-
hold ditto, 9361. Tite statement of losses comprised the
following items :—" Interest in the Domestic Commentary,
estimated in JanuarylB63, at 1,0001, but now valueless,
1,0001. ; copyright Sif the Weekly Visitor, the like, 8001. ;1
by publication of the Tiers Briton, 6281."
Mr. Lumley, for the assignees, requiring further time to
examine the account+, an adjournment was ordered.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS

WOll5 00101700211111/ PRILLIFIL
IN NZ vuir.ux PAZZOTS
This as occupied the court from the sitting of the
wart until nearly 8 o'clock.
Mr. Dowse opposed for a Mr. Whitfield; and Mr. filar.
Rood for Meese. Reaken, solicitors, of Gray's-inn. Mr.
Reed supported.
The insolvent, a barrister, had inserted allegations on his
schedule with:respect to the opposing creditors which were
complained of, particularly by Messrs. Rankin, who bad
acted as his solisitors.
Tke debts were nearly 72,0001., and the insolvent alleged
that his property ought to pay all his debts. and leave him
• surplus. In the copra of the cue the insolvent's evidence
was of a personal nature towards Meson. Ranken sad Co.
The insolvent's property was is Chancery.
Mr. Longboats', one of the Arm, and Mr. Ross, who
had been clerk in their employ, were easmined. Their
evidence wee contradictory to that given by the insolvent.
At nearly half past 7 o'clock. a amnion took place as
to du adjournment of the ease. The Commissioner would
go ors to-morrow, but it was objected to.
Evidence wu then given that Mr. Abraham', a surveyor,
was • creditor, and omitted from the schedule.
The cue stood over to the 17th inst.
London, England, 1855-02-13

THIS DAY—Two o'CLoci.

The English stock market recosered nearly per
cent. this morning on the announcement of Lord
John Russell's mission to Vienna, but flatness has
again supervened, and prices are now scarcely / per
cent. higher than they closed yuterday. Consols
for the Bth of Much, after recovering to 911 to
1, have since receded to 91 to 1. The money trans-
actions have been at 90i to 91/, and the present
quotation is JO; to 91. The Three per Cents. Re-
duced have been dealt in at 911 to 1; the New
Three per Cents., at 911 to 1; Exchequer Bills, at 81.
to 9aprem.; and Exchequer Bonds, 1859, at 991.
Very little business is going forward in the fo-
reign stock market. Turkish is quoted 751 to 781;
Mexican, 201 to 211; and Spanish Deferred Three
per Cents., 171 to 181. Portuguese Four per Cents.
have been dealt in at 39 to 391 (ex all overdue Cou-
pons); Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., at 881;
Sardinian, at 88; Spanish Old Three per Cents., at
381 to 1; and Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, at
931. •

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—A correspondent writes:—
A very curious fact connected with the history of this int-
portut invention was illustrated by Mr. Partusgton, in his
scientific demonstration in the Royal Panoption, on
Saturday but. lie was employing the gigantic plate
machine, ten feet In diameter, which is now in daily
°panties fa the Rotunda, and having charged a large ar
esousegedi with a long wire, showed how one of a similar
kind bad been employed u an electrical telegraph in the
year 17111. The experiment was originally made by a
!noel egiassr by order of the Spanish government, sad
the wire we. about forty miles in length. The electric
shock was transmitted by a charged jar, so that frictional
electricity preceded voltaic electricity is: the history of this
voluble isvestiom
London, England, 1855-02-13

THE STADE DUES.

The attention-of the public has of late been repeat.
edly directed, both by ourselves and correspondents,
to the question of the Sound Dues. We publish to-
day the first of &series of letters on the not less excep-
tionable Stade Dues. It any shall be of opinion
that a Hamburg merchant is to be Sensed to with
caution on this question, we can only request them
to allow the facts and arguments in these letters to
tell for what they are worth, irrespective of their
origin. In the prosperity of the trade of Hamburg,
England has a deep interest. That city is the natural
emporium for the trade of the Elbe—the great
commercial artery of North Germany. It is also
likely soon to be the only spot of German ground on
which free trade can plant the sole of its foot. The
Stade Dues, even if fairly levied, press heavily on the
trade of England; and now that Hanover has joined
the Zollverein, the exemption of the trade of Hat-
burg from these dues, and their continued imposition
on the trade of Hamburg. assume the appearance of
a vindictive infliction on the latter emporium for its
iota adherence to the faith in Free Trade.—Daily
News.
London, England, 1855-02-13

SOUTHWARK.

Mathew Rarringfin,i tall young fellow, wu brought
before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with assaulting police-con-
stable 177 M, in the execution of his duty.
The carer stated that he was on duty on the previous
evening in Kent-street, when he saw the prisoner having
some words with a female. A mob collected round them,
and witness told the prisoner to go away, when be mai. use
of an oath, and struck him in the face. Another constable
came up at the time and assisted in taking hiss into
custody.
Mr. A'Beckett asked what state the prisoner was in at
the time ?

The constable replied that he was the worse for liquor
and very violent.
Ur. A'Beckett inquired whether he was injured by the
blow ? _ _ _ . _

The officer said the blow wu not very violent, as he poz.
daily warded it off with his arm.
Yw answer to the chugs the prisoner said he wu a little
the worse for liquor, and some female interfered with him
jut as the constable came up, but he had no recollection of
striking him.
Mr. d'Beckett said unstable, must be protected against
drunken persons while in the execution of their duty,
theretote he should tine him 10s. or seven days imprison-
ment.

John Evans, a hammerman to a smith, was charged
with cutting and wounding Edward Davis. The prosecu-
tor, whose right arm was much injured, stated that he
lodged in the same house.with the prisoner and his wife,
at No. 3, Portland-place, Newington•causeway. The pri-
soner and his wife frequently quarrelled, and she woe much
Mused by him at times. Oa Sunday afternoon, between
two and three o'clock, the prisoner's wife ran upstairs into
his room to seek shelter, followed by her husband with •
knife in his hand, threatening to murder her. Witness
seized hold of him, and with sense difficulty wrenched it out
of his hand. The prisoner then turned against witness, and
I forced him on the bed with great violence, and while they
I were struggling together he stabbed him three times in the
arm with a blunt sort of a knife. Assistance was forts•
'lately procured, and the prisoner was secured before he
could do any further injury. Witness was then taken to
the hospital, where his wounds were dressed, but he was
unable to work at present.
Committed for trial.
London, England, 1855-02-13

-FEB. 12.
111. 3V/[ICS OPLIMIMIL

lIIITINGS 111

FACT.

to 1i 0111NW00L0...........
IL will be recollected that a habeas corpus was moved for
last term, to bring up the body of Mr. Greenwood, who had
been demised in a lunatic asylum. An objeetios was urged
to the smiled eattilieste upon which the gentleman had
been .caul M tta inmate of the asylum, on the ground
that it did tart emateinthe name of the street, nor the num •
her ado , is which the examination had taken place,
' with the 18th and 17th Viet. o. 96.
His lordship now delivered judgment, remarking that
tho reception aad detention of Mr. Greenwood wu com-
plained of as unlawful, on account of a defect in the
medical certificate under the statute 16th and 17th Vic.,
c. 98. The cartilleate set forth that the examination had
been made at Blackburn, bat neither house nor street
was mentioned in it. The certificates were to be made in
the form of the schedule annexed to the act of parliament,
sad lulus they were so made, the reception of any lunatic
was prohibited. The name of the street and number of the
house fa which the examination bad taken place were to be
inserted. Looking at all the circumstances, he had come
to the conclusion that there was a defect in the certificate.
If the party had been proved to have been dangerous, the
court might properly have interfered; but though it seemed
that Mr. Greenwood's memory was impaired, and that pro-
bably he *could net with prudence govern a household, it
was manifest he was trite harmless. it appeared to him
that the members of kis family stood acquitted of any inten-
tional unkindness or illiberality. Oa the contrary, it was
dear they bad acted with an honest belief. In this state of
thins, Mr. Greenwood would be discharged.
Judgment accordingly.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Fes. 12.

ITIIIHO AT E PIIW zit icamor.-1/301/L MID 71:11THIS /MTN

SWIM= OP THO COVRT.
_ _ _ . .

This was the tfritday of the sittings after term in London,
sad the cause list contained 91 entries, 19 of which were
ressanets, and 31 of the cases are appointed to be tried by
special juries.

GITTBNII V.

0/ ♦ !AVM!.

The plaintiff in this case ►ad obtained a patent for an
improved till, by which the money given by a purchaser is
kept within sight until the change has been handed over
and the transaction completed, the object of the improve-
ment being to prevent disputes between the shopkeeper and
the customer. The present action was brought to recover
damages for an infringement of this patent, and the plaintiff
also asked for an injunction to prevent any future
infringement.
Mr. Serjeant Miller and Mr. E. Miller appeared for the
plaintiff; and Mr. Atherton, Q.C., and Mr. Hindritanh for
the defendant.

Endues wu called both for the plaintiff and the :de-
fendant, sad the principalquestion raised was whether the
plaintiff was the real investor of the till, or whether his
till was not substantially the /IMO u one that had been
invented previously to his patent.
The jury gave a verdict for the defendant.

COURT OF R:
RITINGS AT NM PINS. AT
London, England, 1855-02-13

Clic Court.

___._._
WINDSOR, Pas. 12.
The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Prin-

am Apostles of Baze Ceboarg, mid attended by the Mar.
chimes' of Ely, the Hon. Matilda Paget, and the Eyler.
ries la Wafting, drove oat in two sledges this morning.
Tile Prisons Augustus of Saxe Colon took leave of ler
Majesty to-day sad left the Castle.
The Marquis of Aboreoes lase also takes' his departure.

A Cabinet Connell was hold yesterday afternoon. It was
attended by all the Ministen and aseembled at the residence
of Bir Jamas Graham, is the Admiralty._

The Cowan sat tins hours mad • ladf.

The Earl of Shaftesbury had ea interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Sir Alexander Spear-
s= had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman,
at bis Maid 1141611011 in Downisretrest.
DeePatehes frog the Govankors of South end West Ass
tralie,Van Dienea's Lead, sad the Neuritis, wen reosived
yesterday at the Coloaiel-ofilee.
Despatches for tb. GOVIIIIVOr of the Cape of Good Hope
were seat last nosing hen tie Colonial-OEn.

M. Varnavas Pangalco, the oldest of the patriots
w►w struggled for the ladependence of Orson, and one of
thaw w►o sacrificed a large fortune to the same, has jest
died at Athens at the extraordinary age of one ►andled and
eleven pars.
London, England, 1855-02-13

Lam cluir IA MD 03" 3010 X ;our.

This was the ant day of the sittings at Nisi Prins in
London.
In consequenos of the wart not sitting at Guildhall
daring the term, the list contained so fewer than 122 causes,
of these 16 wen mimes.
The cams which came before the court to-day wen of
no general interest.
London, England, 1855-02-13

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVKNING6.IIFEBRUARY 13, MIL

whit* she leftiro,oooftto her mother, to be paid on
the instils. et leer Meter; and in the sent
et her sister dying without issue betake tser
seedier, her landed estate was to be 'old, ,
and the proceeds given to ha mother abeelately.
In June, 1861, ThEEPHINE died, and it was sworn
that t e rexemplary mother manifested neither sur-
prise nor tegrel.lant. looked. upon it as the mean-
plisbneent other most deetati end. In 1863 the last
daughter, liononts, OEHigred all her property in
trust to Lord Cuwaoa2Des,. sukjeet to an appoint-
ment to herself for life, and afterwards to her mother,
her heirs and amigos; but after the execution of these
deeds she never had passed= of them in reality or
substance. In addition to these deeds the mother
obtained from her sick daughter on the brink of the
grave a bond for 4,0001. In the meantime the mother
sickened herself, and died before her daughter, in
the latter part of 1863; the daughter dying on the
12th of December of that year, intestate. The
mother, who complained so much of her poverty
during life as to be obliged to deny her daughters
the merest necessaries, leaves to her son DELACOUR
20,0001., and to 110NORIA 601.
Durcouz dolma the chief part of the HANDCOCE
estates under the various deeds, &0., executed by the
daughters; the petitioner claims as heir at-law to
HONOPJA. The executors under the will of JOSEPHINE
oppose : so does the brother of Mrs. HANDCOCK. Judri
meat was deferred in expectation of a compromise,
and the compromise has been effected. The deeds
and will are to be cancelled; the petitioner HANDOOCE
is to get the estates, and he is to pay 20,0001. to the
respondent, DELACOUI, on his oozing of age, and
in the meantime four per ant. on that amount.
DELLCOUZ is now only fourteen years of age; and
should he die before attaining twenty-one, the peti-
tioner will have the estates absolutely without
payment.

I MEE RUSSELL 'coning to poems* 0( hie property
,h. foam'
OM WWI! m0012%417 EoNatt and her (Ito
I alder) aim erbo had pp•doonae4 hie, mega
Vierol4o,,esPet japiats satimid up by owe of thensgukownirra, and
la citetuin ehprplarated by her will, have the
--. , east of &gigging him 4 the estatas and tinting
etAl. that ha was them in the.reeptadent Diu cons, a nalpiai eon q
London, England, 1855-02-13

TO THE BOARD OF TRADE.

A deputation, comprising Mr. S. Grasso°, ILE,
the Chairman of the Rest and West India Dock Company.
the Chairman of the London Dock sad St. Katharine Doek
Companies, Messrs. John Cattier, ilansoel Ribbon, J. W.
, Cater W. Gladstone, and H. Browsing, Including the
three seeretarim, had an interview on &sudsy with the
Hight Hes. E. Cardwell, the President of the Board of
Trade, sad Lord Stanley of Alderley, at the Board of
Trade, Waltdrell, respecting the application whisk tie
ornipades are shout to make to parliament to repeal the
daises whisk exempt lighters agog the deice from Midas"
WMrleaLsox explained the position of the doclM with re-
gard *lighten, and that • large number of them were
a considerable portion of the dock room, sad
ret=i very profitable , witheat paying the least
thasuaeratien for the accommodation whisk was &forded.
yaa ben gastleinaa pointed oat theastico, Si be rolled
1., a dm_ insist system, cud mama that the dock ear
is, had made eat • very fair strong mu ice an
altergion.
Several spat mi
!mai is tho lonagr. bstrial 1148 114 inildfict was
Mr. Camswass.amirm!sedenweald look OM them, had givethe matter UM which it, isepeetenee assumed.
At preesst they weld not aspect him to WNW any
*aka.
The e1f111144110111 ithdrew.
London, England, 1855-06-23

WS 1011
110 Ili
104 $6

(THREEPENCE.

Other stocks are inactive, at about Conner prices.
Mexican is quoted 211 to 22; Spanish Deferred
Three per Cents., 181 to 1; and Russian Five per
Cents., 98 to 100. Danish Five per Cents. have been
dealt in et 1031; and Brazilian Old Five per Cent.,
[Small Bonds, at 101 to 102.

FRIDAY Immo.
In the British mining stock market to-day the
shares chiefly inquired for have been Wheal Buller,
South Frames, South Basset, West Alfred Consols,
West Francis, Bell and Lsnarth, East Gunnis Lake,
and Sortridge Consols. A moderate business has
been done, at about former prices.
Ia the gold mining share market the only feature
was a renewed inquiry for the stock of the Wa:ler
Company. St. John del Rey shares recovered
yesterday's decline.
The press of all kinds of metals have been very
firm daring the week. Iron has rather idea:. oed, and
if the demand which has recently sprung up be
maintained, higher pries@ may be expected, as stocks
of all kinds are very light. Spatter has been slightly
I inquired for, and the price has advanced fully pelt
London, England, 1855-04-11

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoct.

The gold mining share market remains very quiet.
Aria Fria shares are quoted / to 1; Nouveau Monde,
3-16 to 1; Colonial 13old, 7-16 to 9.16; and Great
Nugget Vein, 1 to a-all per share.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 281 to
to 291; Peel River, 21 to 21; and Nurth British Aus-
tralasian, A dis. to par; and Scottish Australian In-
vestment, 9.16 to 11-16 prem.
United Mexican shares have been dealt in at 61 to
7; Imperial Brazilian, at 21 to 2/; and National
Brazilian, at 1; to 11. Cobra shares mark 64, being
a further advance.
London, England, 1855-04-11

MINCING-LANE.--THIS DAY.

SOCIAL—The public sales are going off steadily at fully
previous rates. The refined market steady.
COMM.—There has not been a public sale, but a limited
business done in native Ceylon by the trade at 475. 6d.
Baca.-1,100 bags and 1,000 poi kets Bengal were offend
M public sale, a few lots sold of low quality. at 12s. to
12s. 6d. ; the remainder bought in at high prices, 14s. to
14s. 6d.; 600 bags cleaned Java soli at 28s. to 289. 6d.

- .
Spica.-80 b-age pimento sold at 50., and 600 bags good
black pepper at 411., which were tult prices.
SALTPIIIIII.-1 41111 bags Bengal offered, and part sold,
refraction 13t to 201, 225. ; retraction 8 to 101, 231. to
232.8 d. 200 bags Idaturae, refraction 17, sold at 221.
BUY.—This article has been in fair demand today.
Corrox.-600 bales sold yesterday on 'Chaoge.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.,--THIS DAY.
The market is firm, and looking upwards. Town tallow
is quoted 469. nett cash ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 48s. ;
May and June, 48s. 6i.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that the demand
daily increases for Susie: hope, and as the stook on hand is
very limited, it is thought prices must moon rally.

COAL MARICET.—THIS DAY.
Tanfield Ifoor, 17e.; Will. Bud Eartee, 18,. 6d.;
Wane End Helton, file. ; Walls End Stewart% 21s. ; Walls
End Ti.., 21n.-70 ships at made ~.. , .
1
,_ _.___"'
CHOOSING CAEPETS.—A goo" oeurrgyn
cetPet•-• .
;km,
chosen as a background upon w the othkr_utialeo of
furniture are to be plated, and shod 18015/6,40,t0n
and unattractive features, have • arsegaiggicove
by comparisors objects placed t wutesk for
itself Abe sotioe of the epeetetas; lilli'irrith no-
thing, bat rather give vele* to all obj ' tut
with it. Composed of sombre shades a• treated
essentially as n Ist seeiste, it exert, a most valuable, though
eubordinata idioms apes all the other decorations of the
day. Upon
_k the eye reefs, whilst ping the more im-
portant foe tee 5 sad its presence, properly treated, sup-
plies the ligemeary material for a satisfactory contrast with
ether partites of the deeeratioe, :which comparison in no-
wise dews* from its own peculiar degree of merit, but
proves fret this circumstance how valuable it is as con-
tributing to the pleasing effect of the whole apartment.—
MOM
London, England, 1855-04-11

'ADMISSION OF OFFICERS INTO THE ROYAL

NAVY FROM THE MERCANTILE MARINE.

The following further notice relative to the admis-
sion of officers into the Royal Navy from the mercantile
marine has been issued by the Admiralty :
" Admiralty, March 26,1865.
" With reference to the circular order of the 14th March,
1866, inviting officers from the mercantile martin LS nffir
themselves fur the appointment of acting second raastcr is
the royal navy, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
ere pleased to direct that such candidates WI do not peewee
the full qualifications preacrihed by Admiralty Circular,
No. 68, of 17th November, 1849, published in the Quarterly
Navy List, shall undergo a preliminary examination before
the hydregrapber of the Admiralty and two masters, previ-
ous to receiving an acting appointment; such preliminary
examination to be subject to the ilual rumination that
would be required before confirmation to the rank of second
master. Copy of what is required of those candidates who
may present themselves fort zamination before the hydro-
grapber of the Admiralty is enclosed."