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rebellion of 1818." A letter from the plaintiff to Lord
J. Russell was also read by counsel, and in it, after enume-
rating his claims on the government, be thus addresses his
lordship : " One thing, if the truth be told, cannot be de-
nied, that you gave me, during a lengthened period, va-
rious some, amounting to 3,7001. ; that by the letter of the
Irish Secretary I might still have been a stipendiary advo-
cate of the i overnment ; and that, having refused that
proposal, every effort is now being made to ruin me."
At the conclusion of the learned gentleman's address the
documents referred to by him were produced in evidence.
Mr. Keogh. Q.C., then replied on behalf of the plaintiff.
The Chief Justice briefly chareed the jury, who returned
a verdict fur defendant, with 6.1. costs.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
DLIOME Mt. /1111/1101101fkll FoIIBLANQUIL
Is lit Pzernn.
This was the last examination meeting in the case of Ed-
ward Pepper, who had kept the Albiun tavern and dining.
moms, in Threadneedle-street. His balance-sheet, prepared
by Mr. Pettis, of Basinghallatrect, extended over 12 months
prior to May lost, and showed about 1,8001, due to cre-
ditors (of which 1,4001. was claimed. by the mother of the
bankrupt) ; to mortgage and other creditors. 2501.; liabili-
ties, 174. The accounts began with a deficiency of 4621.
His assets were, in property, 5641. • in doubtful debts, 13/.
The profits had been 1.101. ; losses, 309/. ; trade expenses,
392!. ; discount, interest, &c., 2011. ; domestic expenses, 205/.
Mr. Linklater opposed, fur the assignees, on the ground
that there was no proof of the mother's debt. The hank
rupt had undertaken to produe a deed which he said had
been executed in her favour, but had not done so ; the as-
signees therefore asked for an adjournment sine die.
Mr. Duncan, in support of the bankrupt, admitted that
the deed, bring informal, was of no value. The mother
had advanced the bankrupt 1,1001. on his entering
on the concern in Thicadncedle greet, which was a
most unfortunate one, having ruined Everybody hitherto
connected with it, and the bankrupt had at first treated the
advance as a gift, hut the mother claiintd to Ir.ve it consi-
dered as a debt. Excluding the mother's debt, the assets
were sufficient to pay 225. in the p rand.
His Honour said he should allow the bankrupt to pass,
giving the mother a few days in which either to prove her
debt or make a claim, and if she did not do so there was an
cud of it.

NINES.

(From the Doily Newt)

SATURDAT EVENING.
During the early part of the week, and for some
days duration, there was remarkable activity in the
share market, and whilst transaction; to a very
heavy amount took place in dividend shares, a good
business was doing in those of a more speculative
character, but which present more than the usual
appearances of success. In Alfred Consols, a further
nee of nearly 2/. per share took place in consequence
of several large purchases being made for Cornwall.
Towards the close of the week, however, these shares
rather declined, the nip having tempted a few
holders to realise. In Great Alfredo, West Alfred
Consols, West Providence, Wheal Cupid, Merllyn,
Fenton, Tincrok, Trevclyan, Treviskev, Mary Ann,
West Camden, and other shares, a fair business was
also done. It will thus be seen that the French
news, which has exercised so paralysing an
effect on the other security markets, has had no in-
fluence on mining business. It would rather appear
that capital is flowing more freely into mineral en-
terprise in preference to government stocks and rail-
way shares, the value of which is so liable to fluctu-
ation in agitated times. This is a result which is of
course mainly attributable to the abundance of
money.
In the Californian gold mining shares, on the other
hand, this has been a quiet week, no disposition to
enter into dealings beinF evinced by the habitues of
the Stock Exchange. Still those shares which are
now sufficiently marked in the "house" have at-
tracted a certain proportion ettransactions, but they
have been chiefly in the direction of sales, and quota-
alas of nearly all tieweriptteas are redaeed and does
t'... Ages Frias have to-day been dealt in at
and Ave Marian at a, a. The last quotations are,
Agua Fria 3 to a, prem., Nouveau :Monde i to
prem., Anglo Californian to to a prem., Golden Moun-
tain 3 dis. to par, West Mariposa and Ave Maria
5-16 to 3-16 dis.

The settling, which is to be completed on Monday,
in Agua Fritts and Ave Marina, has some influence
on pnces, as very extensive transactions will have to
be squared.
The latest list of quotations is as follows:--Alfred
Consols, 16, 161; Bedford United, 7, 64, 7 ; Con-
durrow, 103 ; Devon Great Consols, 280; West
Alfred Consols, 11, 12; Great Alfred, 10, 11; Merl-
VII, 41; Trevelyan, 21. 3 ; Tineroft, 7, 71; Trevis-
key, 203, 207, 10 ; West Caradon, 100 ; South Cam-
den, 126; Mary Ann, 40 ; Venton, 61; Garreg, I ;
South Tamar, Tregordan, 5, 10; Cupid, ti, 10;
East Bullet, 21, 31.
Foreign shares: Cobre, 331 ; St. John del Roy,
20!, 1.

CHANCELLORSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN.
—A morning paper says that it is very probable that the
Earl of Derby will be elected Chancellor of the University
of Dublin.

DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND WORCESTER-
stuaz JuNcrtor ItaitwaY.—On Saturday the ordinary
half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company
was held at the King's Arms Hotel, Bridge-street, West-
minster ; Mr. Alston, the chairman of the directors, in the
chair. For some time after the hour of meeting there were
not sufficient shareholders present to make a quorum but
the requisite number eventually assembled, and the busi-
ness was proceeded with. The seal of the company having
been affixed to the register of shareholders, the chairman
proceeded to read the report, which stated that the efforts
to obtain payment of the balance of 2,6231. 135., due from
the late solicitor, had not been successful ; but the board
loped at the nest meeting of the shareholders they would
be able to announce the payment of that long-standing
debt. The directors had kept down to the very lowest
sun the annual expenditure by lessening the number
of officers employed on the establishment, and the
amount of their remuneration by resisting demands which

had proved to be unjust, and by 'obtaining from the solvent
shareholders payment of their calls. They had also, with
the sanction of the last half-yearly meeting, forfeited the
shares of irresponsible Ipropneton, and placed the register
in a sound state. As the period for the purchase of land
fur the purposes of the railway will expire in July next, and
is another company had intimated their intention of apply-
ing to parliament in the ensuing session, for a line of rail-
way to run partly parallel with the Derbyshire line, the board
considered that the time had arrived when it was incumbent
upon them to place this company and their line upon a
basis which might enable the directors to carry out the
original intention of the promoters, by extending this rail-
way into the manufacturing districts. With this view, they
had deemed it advisable to apply to parliament in the
approaching session for powers to extend the line, already
sanctioned by the act incorporating the company to Wolver-
hampton, Walsall, and the Four Ashes station, on the Lon-
don and North Western Railway, by which the Derbyshire,
Staffordshire, and Worcestershire' unction,which terminated
in a field, would be extended to those most important ma-
nufacturing towns, and thus be connected with the Leaden
and North Western, the Great Western, the North Stadler&
shire, and the South Staffordshire Railways. Those
ias-
portant objects could be effected at a small expense, and
would restore the property of the shareholders to a valuable
position, and eventually ensure for the agriculturaL mine-
ral, and manufacturing interests in the vicinity the Meet
extensive advantages. It was the intention of the dime*,
to convene n meeting of the proprietors, to submit for their
consideration and determination that new feature in their
affairs, the particulars of which would be previously trans.
sifted, so that each proprietor might have ample time te
consider the measure, and give his opinion thereon. The
Chairman thought that as so few of the shareholders were
present, the meeting had better limit its consideration on
this occasion to the more formal business before it, leaving
the remainder to be discussed at a subsequent meeting. He
therefore moved that the further consideration of the re-
port be adjourned to the next meeting. The motion was
carried unanimously. Mr. Humphrey Brown, M.P. was
re-elected a director, General Sr John Fitzgerald was
elected in the room of Mr. Thomas Miller, and the meeting
adjourned.
CHURCH Or ENGLAND YOUNG MEN'S SOCIETY.--.
The second of a course of lectures in connexion with the
East Loudon auxiliary of this society was delivered on Fri-
day evening at Me Beaumont Institution, hide-end, by the
Bev. R. iiickerehnly &Ma sr St. Giles-in-the-Fields. The
previous Imams eras dammed by the Rev. W. W. Champ-
*eye ; end. jell*. Ikea dm interest manifested on both
these neenl die nmiliertaking seems likely to prove
ealinneal la promoting the objects of the society. The
di* Wall taken by G. Hitchcock, Esq.
SallaSS AND DISUSE RALLWAY.—It is said that
memmemat intend to co-operate towards the
dills Ham