The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1848.

yazds from the passenger train, whea lee hand Mr. Ward
halloo out, and afterwards heard the whistle, but imme-
diately after the collision took place. Thought he should
have heard the whistle if it had been blown before Mr.
Ward, who was some distance ahead of him, called out.
Kr. Young here read the third signal, as given in the book
of rules furnished to all the company's servants, and which
is as follows: " A red lamp by night and a red flag by day,
or any signal, whatever colour, violently waved, shows that
an engine must stop immediately."—William Whiting now
stated that the under-guard, Brownsmith, had started from
the passenger-train, with his signal, 20 minuteslirevius to
any appearance of the luggage train ooming. It was be-
twien three and four miles from Frizaley cutting to
where the passenger train was stopping when the acci-
dent happened. He bad no doubt that he could have men the
bock light at the back of the passenger train, and that the
priainers could have done so too, if they had kept a proper
look-out from Frimley cutting. He heard no whistle blown
until after he beard loud voices of " Hold bard." He had
loot the least doubt that if the prisoners bad turned off the
deem, and applied the brakes properly as soon as they awns
Ibsen the cutting, the train might have been stopped. Hs
lei to experience, however, in luggage-trains, having been,
BM the nine years he was employed on the line, a guard of
the passenger trains. When the passenger train stopped,
Brownsmith the second guard, came to him (witness), and
asked if be had not better go back to signal and stop the
next up train, and he replied that he had, upon which he
went away, taking his usual signal lamp, which consisted of
three lights, red, green, and white. Ile (witness) came from
Southampton on Friday afternoon with the passenger train,
and Biownsmith came from Goeport, and both trains joined
at Bishopstoke, where be (witness) became the head or
seeder guard of the whole train, and Brownsmith
the seemed ; but from Gosport to Bishopstoke, he
(Brownemith) was principal guard of his train. It
was the custom on the line, agreeable to the ruled, fur
each guard to receive • certain number of signals, and keep
them in his van to use them when necessity required.
Brownsmith, he supposed, had his proper number of signals,
and the proper place for keeping them was in his van, and
quite apart from where witness kept his—Witness did not
examine after the accident to ascertain if there were any of
the tog or detonating ideals in Brownamith's van.
Mr. Clalon here said, that before calling the next
witness he begged to correct a statement which had
gone forth to the public with the proceedings of the
100 ; examination. By that statement it was made to
appear, that it was imperative on the guards and
other officers of the' company sent out to signal trains, to
stop to use the detonating signals. But this, as would be
seen by the 13th rule. was absolutely necessary in all cases.
And, if a proper look out, or the necessary caution had been
taken by the prisoners, the signals given were sufficient to
have prevented the accident —Mr. Elliott remarked that it
was his impression at first, that the use of the fog signals
was imperative, but, nit reading the 47th rule, and
the 13th rule, he found that it was not, and therefore
it was that he discharged Brownswith, feeling that it
was impossible to bring a criminal charge against him.
Samuel Brownswith stated that he was guard of the Gos-
port up passenger train on Friday afternoon last, and joins'
the Southampton up train at Bishopstoke. When the joint
train stopped on Purbright embankment he went to the
principal guard and asked if he should go back to stop the
up train. The principal guard desired him to do so. On
going hack about half a mile he saw the white light of the
luggage train directly it emerged from Frimley cutting. lie-
fore it came out of the cutting he heard the rattle caused by
it, and his attention being therefore directed to the com-
mencing of the cutting he saw the train approach
from there. As it approached he exhibited his lan.
thorn with the red light, which is the danger sig-
nal, and waved it so as to indicate danger, and
show those in charge of the coming train that they were to
stop. Exhibited the light the moment he saw the train
come out of the cutting, and continued to do so for full •
quarter of a mile while proceeding to meet it. Heard no
whistle from the train all that time ; bad there been one he
must have heard it. When the train passed he looked at.
tentively to the engine and tender, hut could not see any
one. Had the prisoners, or either of them, been standing in
their proper places, and on the look-out, they must have seen
him or he must have observed them. Witness was on the
down line when he endeavoured to signal the prisoners,
and they were on the up. Jones should have stood on the
right side of the engine, and had he been there he must
have seen him. No effort was made, that he observed, to stop
the train, nor had the whistle been sounded for a minute
or two after it had pawed him. When the luggage van
passed him he was three quarters of a mile, er as near to it
as possible, from the passenger train. He should say that
the steam was not sed at the time the luggage train
paned him. There are two guards attached to luggege
trains, but he could not see whether there were two on the
luggage train in question, as he did not see them. fie
could see the three lights at the beck of the stationary pas-
senger train perfectly plain from the furthest distance he had
gone to on the line. He had never been a guard of a luggage
train, and could not speak as to the difficulty or otherwise of
stopping them. It was his firm belief and conviction that
had the prisoners kept • proper look out there was abundance
of apace to stop the train and prevent the accident.
Mr. Charles Smith Ward, a clerk on the South Western
Railway, said he was a passenger on the six o'clock South-
ampton up-train on Friday evening last, and when the train
stopped on Purbright Common he got out. It was not
moonlight at the time, but it was the sort of light that at
the time a light might be seen at • much farther distance
than if the moon had shone. He heard the nelse r th•
goods train coming, and on looking saw its lights. It was
then between two and three miles off, and he had heard it a
minute or two before. He understood that the second
guard had been sent to atop it, but finding it approaching
rapidly, he ran along the line 200 or 300 yards from the sta-
tionary engine to stop it. It, however, came on fast, and on
its approaching him he hallooed out as loud as he could,
" Hold on, bold on," and he saw the prisoners en the engine.
One of them dodos an elevated place, and was not where
be should have been, and both Omuta in reply to him. Up
to this time witness did not hear any whistle sounded, and
had no doubt if it had been he must have heard it. The
luggage train was going at such • rate that witness saw that
it was inevitable that it most go into the passenger
train, and he (witness) turned his back to it to avoid seeing
the collision. At this time he saw the red light of
Brownsmith, who was returning up the line, but was
at a considerable distance from him; such a elegance that he
Gould not see his person, but saw his light. Was quite cer-
tain that there was no whistling on the
.goods train as it was
pelting him. He did not recollect hearing the whistle at all.
The steam was on the luggage train when it passed him. In
about half an hour alter the accident he saw the prisoner
Jones; he was by his engine, and said to witness, " This is
a bad job." Witness told him it was, and asked him if he
had seen any signal ? He replied not, but that he had heard
witness shout. He then told Jones that Brownswith had
gone a long way with signal lights on the down line, and he
replied he was not on that side.
Brownrmith was here re-called, and said he did not take
any detonating balls because hedid not consider it necessary,
as it was a light night, though there was no moon; and there
was no fog. Besides the deceased told him before leaving
the train that he would be ready to start again in a few
minutes.—Mr. Ward said he bad forgotten to mention that
the prisoner Fleming came to him and said, " This is a bad
job ; I'm afraid it will be a six months' job for me. Jones
mid there was but one light on the back of the luggage
train, though there were three."
William Hood said be was brakesman in the employ
of the South Western Railway Company, and was in
the up luggage train, of which the prisoner was driver
and stoker, on Friday night last. It was rather •
I heavy train, having thirty-one waggons and trucks.
It was not a moonlight night ; on the contrary, he
thought it rather foggy of the two, particularly in patches
I where the water was close. Thought it was so foggy that
a light at • distance would be rather dim. He was in the
29th carriage, and could not see any light unless he looked
lout at the side of the carriage. The train, he should de-
cidedly say, could be stopped before it came to the passenger
train if there had been a good look-out. Could not say
whether such a train could have keen stopped dead at the
distance cf three-quarters of a mile front the passenger train.
Directly be heard the whistle he felt that the engine was cc-
' versed. The shock was so great just then that something
struck him on the head which rends. ed him insensible for a
moment or so. The first alarm he heard was that of Mr.
Ward shouting ; and, on looking out, he only saw thselight
of the luggage engine, and no other light. He was in a se-
cond-class carriage where there was no brake, and could
not assist in stopping the train. The reason he was in the
second-claw carriage was, because there was no second road
box on the train.—ln reply to the prisoner the witness said
that the train went somewhat fluter in the Frimley cutting
than when it came out of it.
The prisoner Jones, who declined to cross-examine the
witnesses while under examination, here requested they
might be called back one at a time, the others re-
maining out of court. This was done, and Mr.
Young being the first he cromeexamined him at
some length, but did not elicit anything material.
In conclusion he asked him if after the accident he had
examined the engine and the brakes to ascertain if the
former had been reversed and the latter put properly down ;
but the witness said he was so occupied with and anxious
about the safety of the passengers that he did not do so.
Brownsmith was also cross examined at great length by Jones ;
he admitted that he had not placed detonating
balls on the rails, as directed by the 47th rule. Nor
had he gone to the next station, but he had, he said, directed
the guard of the luggage train to go. This man Hood, when
called, denied that 121 had been so sent by Brownsmith, but
acknowledged that he bad proceeded back on the line to stop
another luggage train. Hood, on being questioned by the pre
sonar about the time, referred to his table, and it was found
he had a wrong ene.—The prisoner Jones, after a lengthened
examination, declared that it was impossible for him, from
the slippery state of the rails, the weight of the train be had
behind him, and his being at the time on an inclined plane,
and his not seeing the signals or lights, to have avoied
the accident, and declared that as soon as he saw
the danger he did everything in his power to avoid it.
The evidence, he said, was not sufficiently strong
to warrant his being further detained, and there-
fore he hoped his worship would discharge hint, or at least
allow him to go at large upon such bail as he could conve-
niently procure, so as to prepare himself with such evidence
as would be necessary to rebut the charge so strongly urged
against him. —The prisoner Fleming said nothing in defence.
Mr. Clalon remarked that the evidence of the witness
Hood proved the necessity of having the testimony of the
guard Fortescue, who was at present in the hospital. And
he therefore should request that the prisoner might be
remanded to a future day, when he should attend.
--Mr. Elliott inquired when it was likely he would be
able to attend, and • gentleman present replied that it was
the opinion of his medical attendant that however favourable
he might go on, it would be a month or two before he would
be in a situation to leave the hospital.—Mr. Elliott said he
could not think of keeping the prisoners all that time, but
should remand them for a fortnight —Jones asked if .he

could be admitted to bail, and was told he could, on giving
security, himself in 2001., and two housekeepers in 1001.
each.—Mr. Woods, the coroner for West Surrey, applied to
Mr. Elliott during theArroceedings fur permimion to have
the prisoners taken to Woking the following (this) day, in
order that they might be present at the adjourned inquest
to be holden on the body of the deceased, but the magistrate
told him he had no power or authority to do so.
MANSION-HOUSE. A CONPIDINTIAL S
o'. DeatA was brought before the Lord Mayor for final exa-
mination, upon the charge of having robbed his employer,
Mr. Ormiston, of property to a large amount.—Mr. Mullen',
of the firm of Bush and Mullet's, solicitors to the committee
of bankers for protection against frauds and forgeries, at-
tended for the prosecution.—Mr. Ormiston, commissions agent,
Martin's lane, Cannon4trect, said it war the prisoner's duty
to sell goods and receive the money, and account to me once
a month for what he received. He kept a book in which it
was his duty to enter the receipts. The three receipts and
invoices produced are in his handwriting. lie has not ac-
counted to me for any one of the sums referred to. No
other person wee authorised to receive money whilst the pri-
soner was in the warehouse. The deficiency amounts, it sp-
. pears, to upwards of 6001., and was detected in consequence
of the illaess of the prisoner at Christmas. During his
absence stock we. taken, end then it was discovered by Mr.
Ormiston, who confidentially employed him, that property
which he had been in the habit of returning as still remain-
ing in the warehouse bad disappeared.—The prisoner yeas
committed for trial.
The Lord Meyer acknowledged the receipt of 11. for the
relief of the destitute poor from " H."
BOW-STREET.-11-onnintr BY A BARRISTER'S CLIRIL.
—James Kemble, who had been until lately in the service of
Mr. Cockburn, Q C., as an assistant clerk, was brought be-
fore Mr. Henry, charged with stealing a French ad's, a
crimson silk bag for holding Lriefs, and a pair of gloves, from
hie master's chambers in the Temple.—On Saturday last a
boy waited upon Mr. Williams, who keeps a school in Crown-
street, Westminster, offering two atlases for isle, end upon
his refusing to purchase them for the sum demsnded the
boy west away, but returned in a short time aid received
M
bs. for them. M. Williams suspecting they were not ho-
nestly come by sent the articles to the station. Inspector
Done gun went in search of the prisoner, end having met him
in the street he admitted having sent the hooks to be disposed
of, and objected to take them himself, en he had been a
pupil at the school ; he further added, that they had been
given to him by his mo:her for the purpose of raising money.
The inspector then proceeded with him to his father's house,
where he found the bag, which bore the initials of the learned
prosecutor worked on the outside, together with a pair of
gloves bearing his name, upon which he was taken into cue-
tody.—The father and mother of the prisoner gave evidence
on his behalf, which was deemed unsatisfactorv.—Mr. Cock-
burn having identified his property, the prisoner and his
friends persisted in their statements, and he was fully com-
mitted to Newgete for trial.
WORSHI P-S fREET.—FRIOKTri'I. FALL OP A BUR-
OLAU.— W. Smith, who wee supported into the felon's dock
upon crutches, and appeared to be in such a miimed and
suffering state that he was allowed to be seated during the
investigation, was charged before Mr. Arnold with having
attempted to break into the premise,' of Mr. Wm. Dyer, a
wholesale grocer to Persevere, .er-terrace, Bethnal-green-
road.—W. Morris a pensioner of the East India Company,
residing at the rear of Mr. 13,..)er's premises, stated, that
about two o'clock on the morning of the 22nd ult. he was
aroused from his sleep by his wife, who told him that some
thieves were breaking into the house, and, on proceeding to
the window, he saw two men in the act of escaping down a
ladder, which was placed against the side of the prosecutor's
warehouse; at the same moment a third man presented
himself upon the roof, and was also about to descend, when
witness called loudly to his eon to fetch his pistol., and the
robins', in his hurry to escape, missed his footing, and made
a clutch at the copingstone, which broke down under hie
weight, and precipitated him from a height of thirty feet to
the pavement below. Wi;ness immediately hastened into
the street, where he found the man supported in the arms of
two policemen, who conveyed bins to an adjoining surgeon's.
--Peliceeconatable Fletcher corroborated this statement
The prosecutor, Mr. Dyer, stated that upon being called up
on the night in question and examining the roof of his pre-
mises, he found that the trap.dror communicating with the
interior 'bad not been dicutbed, but that portions of the
brickwork and coping-stone had been broken off, and were
lying upon the pavement —Mr. Vann, on behalf of the
prisoner, besought the magistrate in dealing with the ease to
take into consideration the severe sufferings the man had
already endured, and called a witness who spoke in favour-
able terms of his previous character.— Mr. Arnold said that he
should not consider himself justified in allowing any injuries
which the prisoner bad sustained, in such a deliberate and
determined attempt at burglary, to influence his judgment,
but in consideration of the favourable testimony that had
been borne to his previous character, he should only commit
him for the mitigated term of two monthsto the House of CO/-
action, withsuch hard labour as he might be able to perform.
BeNEVOLENCE.—The magistrate acknowledged his receipt
of the further donations of 1/. from " Frederick R.," and it.
from "L. 8.," for the family of Mrs. Charlotte Thomson ;
and also the second half of a bl. note from " J. O." for the

poor-box.
MARYLEBONR.—EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE. —R.
C. Sarage, a person said to possess large property, was
charged on a warrant with having, under the following
extraordinary circumstances, committed • violent outrage
upon Caroline Langdon.—Complainant deposed that duettist
the lost four years she had been living with defendant as
hamsalcooper and "conatakuiaa,'• and an amay taieaelens she
had lett him in consequence of ill-treatment, and gone to
live with her mother at Woolwich, but he was speedily
after her, and induced her, under promisee of better be-
haviour, to return to his dwelling. On Saturday evening
last, while engaged in the kitchen in roasting a woodcock
and a partridge, he came down stairs, pulled her nose, slapped
her face, threw her instantly upon the floor, and premed his
hand upon her mouth to prevent ha from crying out;
on Tuesday night he burnt one of her silk dresses and •
victorine, and it wan • great wonder that the house was not
set on fire.—Mr. Broughton : What became of the woodcock
and partridge ?—Complainant : Ile snatched them from the
front of the fire before they were three-parts done, and,
without either knife or fork, ate up the meter portion of
the birds, pulling them to pieces more like a dog than a
Christian. On the Saturday she had taken • ride with him
in one of his carriages to Harrow. She was kept without
food on Sunday, and on that night she went to bed with the
servant. At an early hour the next morning he
entered the room with a kettle of boiling water,
and inured the contents all rcund the apartment.
Nearly the whole of the day refereed to he
was smoking and drinking in his parlour, three of his dogs,
which regularly slept with him in his bed, being his sole
companionswhile carousing in the way named.—Ann Hasted
(the servant) deposed that on Monday night, while she was
lying in bed with the other female, Langdon, who had fled
to her for refuge, defendant broke open the door with a
poker, and nearly frightened her to death.—Defendant, in
answer to the charge, said that Langdon, who, generally
speaking, was a "most good and affectionate creature,"
commenced cooking the woodcock too soon; he merely gave
her • slight pull, and she took up a knife to bim.—Tbe
complainant and defendant have often figured at this court,
each accusing the other of violence and abuse.—The case
was ultimately disposed of by defendant being merely fined
Is. and costs, upon his paying to Langdon 41., and the
amount of wages due to Ann Heated.
SOUTHWARK.—Fonotxo UPON MESSRS. 13AncLAT's,
THE BRZWERS.—llenry Bishop and George Arndt, carmen,
were charged with obtaining various sums of money from
Messrs. Barclay and Co., brewers, by means of forged decu-
ments.—Mr. W. Smith, • clerk in the prosecutors' employ,
said that Bishop had been known to them some years as
carman at the New Inn. He had frequently brought orders
from country publicans for porter, and paid the cash at the
time, such being banded to him by his employer. He bad
therefore much facility in knowing the names of nanny
parties who occasionally dealt with the firm. For some time
past he had been in the habit of bringing empty casks, stet-
mg that they came from the country, and demanding the
suns paid on them. By his producing a regular booking
office ticket, describing the parties' names from whom the
asks were supposed to have come, the clerk in the office
paid him as much as a sovereign on each cask. Such a
system has been carried on for a long time, and it
was not till after looking over the books that the
forgery and fraud was discovered. Some of the
parties had never had more than one cask of porter
from them, but the prisoners have actually brought to
them as many as seven, with written tickets alleging them
to be sent back by the parties. He had since ascertained
that the casks had been stolen from some of the railway sta-
tions, and that they belonged to country innkeepers and not
to private customers. The innkeepers were not charged for
the casks when sent to them, although a regular account
was kept of them, and when any deficiencies occurred they
were charged with the missing casks. The fact was clear,
as lately some hundreds of casks sent to country publicans
had never come to band through their hands, but he had not
the least doubt that such men as the prisoner had obtained
them and brought them to the brewery.—Mr. Cottingbam
inquired whether any witnesses were in attendance ?—Mr.
Smith replied in the negative ; but if the prisoners were re-
manded for a few days, he had no doubt he should be in
possession of such evidence as would bring the charge home
to them.—Mr. Cottingham accordingly remanded them for
a week.
WOOLWICH.—ROBRERY In A Peoz.—E. Philips, a
genteel-looking youth, aged 16, • page in the employment
of Mrs. Dickinson, of Bramblebuty House, Plumstead-
common, was brought up for Real examination, charged
with stealing 651. in sovereigns sod half-sovereigns, the pro-
perty of Wm. Wickham, the butler in the same family. The
butler, a frugal young man, had accumulated upwards of
1501., which he kept in a small box in a cupboard in his
own bedroom, where the prisoner also slept. The prisoner
had, as he stated, often seen the complainant counting over
his money, and his honesty yielded, as the issue showed, to
the temptation. On the evening of Wedn'eday, the sth
inst., the complainant was absent from Plumstead, and on
his being required to serve up tea it was found that he had
absconded, and that the box in the complainant's room had
been broken open. Information was given to the police,
and the robbery was advertised in the Hue and Cry. The
same evening the prisoner repaired to an associate, who
lived in the employment of Mr. Allwright, a shoemaker of
Russell court, Drury-lane, and for this youth, as well as for
himself, he purchased a new suit of clothes and other articles.
Mr. Allwright, suspecting that all was not right, consulted
the Hue and Cry, and ultimately gave him into custody.
The other youth made his escape. On searching the pri-
soner 201. in gold, 3s. 6d. in silver, a silk puree, silver watch
and chain, gold chain and ring, a fashionable walking stick,
cigar ease, and other articles of a similar character, were
found on his person, all of which he admitted had been
purchased with the stolen money. lie acknowledged that
he had giver. 301. to a lad named Newton, and that they had
arranged to start for America.—Tbe prisoner admitted the
robbery, sad simply complained that the other lad, Pratt,
bad been allowed to escape.—Mr. Jeremy committed him for
trial at the Central Criminal Court. •

MONEY MARKET.
W EDNZIWAT EVENING.
The settlement, so far as could be ascertained at the
close of business, passed over withontany more serious
casualty, beyond what has been already reported, than
some failures and compromises of minor and unim-
portant consideration. Consols ranged variously be-
tween 867, and 871 buyers for money and account
during the greater part of the day, but towards the
latter part of it improved is 871 to at which they
left off. After the regular business hours a fur-
ther advance was said to have been rea-
Esed to 87; to /. This upward tendency of prices
was accounted for by the scarcity of stock which had
been found to exist on making up accounts. There
appears to be much plausibility in the cause assigned,
since it is obvious that, full of money as the Bank of
England and all other banks and discount houses are,
with no sufficient outlet for it for usual commercial
and industrial purposes, a considerable proportion of
the excess would be employed in taking in stock for
the larger dealers and holders in the Stock Exchange,
who may be disposed to calculate on higher prices forth-
coming. The scarcity o' stock will have been contri-
buted to, moreover, by. the multiplied purchases made
for parties recently in receipt of dividends. The
rice in the pr ces of Consols, and, dependently, of
Exchequer Bills, is known to be complacently viewed
and encouraged both by the Bank of England and
the Treasury, and hence the report current in various
quarters, on which speculations were grounded and
purchases made of Consols, that at the weekly board I
day (to-morrow) it was the intention of the Bank
directors to reduce the minimum rate of interest once 3
more, and to 41 per cent. As money is so easy out of
doors that first-rate paper is understood to be readily
done at 4 per cent., and even under, whilst
money enough may be had for call back at short 3
'periods at 31 per cent., such a proceeding in the Bank v
parlour may be accounted for. To retain any
consi-
derable portion of loan and discount business in the
face of competition on such lower terms would mani- s
featly be out of the question. It may be hoped, how-
ever, that the directors will act with a sonnd discre- a
tion in the matter, for the present profits of the pro- E
prietary are hut of secondary consequence in the U
course of action which may be adopted now and 11,
for some time to come. Present sacrifices p
may be required, indeed, to ensure the future
consolidation of the interests of that body, L
whose corporate existence in terms of the existing or
any modified charter in the national sense is viewed 4
in some quarters of authority to be inconsistent with, a
and in opposition to, the public interests.
Reduced Threes left off at 87; to 7. Three-and-a- I
Quarter per Cents., 881 to 1. Long Annuities, 813-16
Ito 15-16. Exchequer Bills, 245. to 275. premium.
India Bonds, 14s. to 18s. premium. Bank Stock,
1951 to 8.
In the after part of the day some more active
dealings took place in foreign stocks, with not
Bauch disturbance of previous quotations gene-
/ally. Peruvian Bonds were a remarkable exception,
however. They advanced, upon some purchases of
I no great account, for little stock is at market, and of
speculative sellers few are to be found in so limited a
market, from 34-6 to 381 to 9i. What this rapid
mad unexpected advance may be attributed to re•
miss at present unexplained; but if the Spanish
lAmerican committee are in possession of any more
positive data touching the regulation, and resumption
lof the payment of interest in whole or in part of the
debt, than the published correspondence of their
agents with the Peruvian government, they will
1, doubtless feel it their duty to give it all due pub-
licity. The feet may be doubted however. Russian
were # per cent. better, at 1084 to 91. Dutch Two-
and-a-lialf per Cents. left off 54 to ; the Fours,
851 to 1. Spanish Fives, 181 to 191 the Threes,
281 to 91 Portuguese, 25 to 8. A bargain was done
in French Renter, 5 per cents., at 115 francs 23 cents.,
at exchange, 25f. 60c.
Private accounts from fails represent that as a
consequence of the irritation created among the party
for the reform and extension of the elective franchise,
by the contumely with which those present at the re-
form banquets were referred to in the King's speech
at the opening of the session, the Receireurs Gjnerata,
through whom, in the different departments they col-
lect, thatkind °fluidness usually passes, were receiving
daily commissions for the sale of rented, held by the
discontented, on the l'erie Bourse. The circumstance
is stated to have seriously disquieted the government.
Some failures from Marseilles were reported to-day,
but not understood to be of much note.
Some unpleasant rumours were afloat to-day in the
City affecting the credit of one or more mercantile
firms, but names did not transpire in any authoritative
shape; and it may be hoped that the reports do not
rest on any sufficient foundation.
INDUST-1 FUNDS.
Bank Stock, 1963 8 India Bonds, £l,OOll, 18 pm.
3 per Ct. Red. Any, 86171 * South Sea Stock Old Ann,, 811
3NP'resCL Conant.,
LT:I4N 751 iTV,Z.Avuortill 4
Long Anna, esp. Jan. 5. 150), Ditto, SAO, 25 • • •
Sl3 16 Ditto. Small, 24
101111113 N FUND&
5 per Ct, Brazilian lids., Small, 83 5 per Ct. Spanish Bonds, die. frau
3 per Cent. Chilton Bondy, 59 Nos. 1840. 18.1
1 per Cent. Oretusda Ronda. De 3 per Cl. Spanish Bonds, %1
fermi, z. st.4.l,rench Bente*, 114 211
6 per Ct. Mexican, 1810,18
600.
per Ct. Peruvian Rd.,. 348191 par Ct. Dutch Each., 12 Goa.
3 per Cent. Portuguese Ronda, 26* elf 4i
4 per Ct. Portuxusse lids., 251 4 fuer Cast. Dutch Cert4Bcates,
5 per Coot. Russian Rends, 1822, 141
X St.. ltr./1
Beam., Jos 15.—St. Ilchuld Sch., 92* hilt. : Pram. Selz., 911; Co-
me end Minden ilea, 93* 53; Rhenish, 83/ blll. ; nod

TRH LATE FAILURES IN AMSTERDAM.—According to
the Amiterdantische Courant of the 17th inst., it is probable
that the sugar refining establishment of the Messrs. 1)e
Bruyn will still be carried on, notwithstanding the present
pecuniary stagnation.
AUSTRIAN NATIONAL BANE.—The committee of the
above bank has declared a dividend of 48 florins basin for
each share, for the latter half of the year 1847.—Franhfialer
Journal, Jan. 17.
THE LATE COMMERCIAL BMI3IIIIIIiSSMENTS AT CARLE-
RUIt E.—The committee appointed to devise the beat mode of
coming to the relief of the three embarrassed establishments
in the above city, have recommended the government to
guarantee the payment of four per cent. interest to the
creditors during ten years. The liabilities of the three firms
amount to five millions of florins. It is thought that the
government will accede to the proposition which, on the
15th, was discussed in secret in the second chamber of the
legislature. The result has not yet transpired. The late
failures in Carlsruhe have produced two or three at
Pforzheim.

RAILWAY NEWS.
We had a fair market for shares yesterday, with
prices more firmly supported, bat without any press
of business. French lines were better also after the
depression of the last few days.
EXAMINERS' COURTS ON STANDING ORDRES.
CoumerrEE Roou, No. B.—(Before Mr. Smith.)—Yester-
day, after the usual proofs and declarations, the learned exa-
miner declared the standing orders to have been complif d
with In the following cases:—Leeds Central Railway Sta-
tion.—Manchester and South Junction (for enlargement of
stations in Manchester, improvement of approaches and
amendment of aots).—North Staffordshire (deviation of
line at Wellington).—Great Western (branch from Slough
to Windsor).— In the case of the Shropshire Union Railways
for an extension of time for the purchase of land for com-
pleting the lines from Newton to Crowe and Chester and
Wolverhampton, &c., the standing orders were, with some
few exceptions, declared to be complied with. Adjourned
for further proofs until this day. In the case of the North
Staffordshire (an opposed one) for a branch to Ashboufne
and an approach to Congleton station the standing orders,
so far as the case at present has proceeded,: have not been
*emptied with, the leading allegations relative to insufficiency
of declaration, and service on oeners of property, being re-
served for the decision of the examiner.
Commirren Room, No. IL—(Before Mr. May.)—Stand-
ing orders complied with in the following cases :—Windsor,
Staines, and South Western Railway (Slough Extension);
London and Blackwell (East and West India Docks, and
Birmingham Junction Railway Branch, and for powers to
use the Eastern Counties Railway); Aberdeen Rail* ay
(powers sought fur additional capital).
Adjourned: Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Edinburgh and
Gla•gow end Glasgow and Airdrie Amendments; also,
Edinburgh and Glasgow (new branches).
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—Boveoosra AND CALAIS.
—The Journal de la Somme announces that the Amiens and
Boulogne Railway Company has applied to the government
for a concession of the road between Boulogne and Calais,
whereby the two porta nearest the ;coast of England would
be united in one line. The expense is estimated at
8,000,0001 r.
BAVARIAN AND FRENCH (Jumerros) Lt, r.e.—The Ba-
varian line will run from Bexbach to Newburg, Kaisers-
Oanten, Neustadt, Ludwigshafen, and Spires; and the
! French one from Forbach to St. Avoid, Metz, and Freund,
where it will unite with the Paris and Strasbourg Railway.
BEV:III:AC—MONS AND MANAGE.—The Bragnegnies and
Manage, and the Lousier° and Baseonf sections of the above
railway will be opened on the 20th inst., for the conveyance
of goods and merchandise, and on the Ist of March for that
of passengers.
HAMEURG AND VIENNA.—The Hamburg and Berlin
Railway Company have rejected in Colo the joint trefftc plan
from Hamburg to Vienne, and have ceased running a tiain
direct from the former to the latter city, as it did not prove
a profitable speculation, and moreover gave great trouble to
the directors of the Hamburg and Berlin line.
PROTO,tED NEW RAILWATS,—The Avroy and Berrie
Mining C.,n3pary have requested the concession of a june.