The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-11 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

Vvv
EDINBURGH, AUOUBT 9.
Since the magisterial proclamation was issued
against open-air meetings obartism has been dormant.
the report that the imprisoned leaders are to be
libelled for high treason, and not for sedition, as
was at first supposed, has also had a sedative influ-
ence. But whether the intentions of the body are
towards meetings or not, the organisation of the
tnthorities is so perfect that no assemblage can take
place.
Bailie Scott and Mr. Georgeson are still in gaol for
non-payment of the annuity tax. During the week
they have been visited by the provost and some of the
bailies and councillors, and also by dissenting clergy-
men. Bailie Stott addressed a letter to one of the
city clergy, pointing out his views of the unscrip-
tural character of the impost. It bore the motto of
" I was in prison, and you visited me not." Othtr
citizens, some of them members of the town council,
are spoken of as likely to be incarcerated.
The voluntaryism of Scotland must not be con-
founded with that of England. The Anglican
establishment has episcopacy, liturgy, architec-
ture, caste, on its side besides mere law. In Scot-
land, the establishment is merely au endowed
presbyterian church amongst other large bodies si-
milar in worship and discipline. She has no pecu-
liarity except state connexion on which to rest in the
hour of peril. The upper classes are episcopalism ;
the lower, dissenters ; and even of the middle ranks
the establishment has no monopoly. These explana-
tions being kept in view, a key will be afforded to
the bold tone assumed by Scotch dissent. On Tues
day night another anti-annuity tax meeting was
held, and the proceedings went off with great éclat.
The question of Glen Tilt inclosure has been
brought before the court of session in a new form. A
fanner having driven some cattle through the for-
bidden wilderness, an interdict has been applied for
to prevent a repetition of the encroachment. Lord
Robertson is the judge applied to, and he will, it is
expected, give judgment speedily.
The Edinburgh sheriff substitute and hie principal
have decided against relief to the able-bodied
poor, which, being in direct opposition to the finding
of the corresponding officials in Glasgow, has caused
increased anxiety regarding the final opinion of the
Court of Session respecting this vexed question. In
connexion with poor-law economy, it may be men-
tioned that many flying rumours are abroad regarding
the potato failure in this quarter. In gardens some
decay has been noticed, but in out-fields the crops look
strong and healthy. _

MOIDER NEAR DONDEL—On Tuesday, Thomas White-
WOW, a weaver, residing in Dundee, accompanied by two
vogue, one of them his aunt and the other a young woman
named Ana Wright who lived with him, had been in Lochee
an Monday evening looking at a house he had taken there,
and bad remained drinking together until between two and
eyes o'clock in the morning, when they set out on their re-
turn to Dundee. On turning up to go by the old loan road
theypaw.'if by a field of potatoes adjoining a garden pot-
by David Elder. Whitecross having lingered behind
in order to light his pipe, the women went into the field, and
pulled up two or three of the potato shows, which, Whiteerou
observing as he approached, told them to come out and let
the potatoes alone. Just as he was speaking a gun was
tired from Elder's garden, end Ann Wright cried out, ' Oh,
TWO, I'm shot," and fell into hie arms. She, however,
quickly started up again, and ran about a hundred yards to
the humid*, where she had almost immediately expired,
Gs she was quite dead when found soon after. Whiteman
also felt himself wounded in the right eye and side, which
stunned him so that he fainted away. On recovering he was
able to be conveyed to the house he had left and put to bed;
and in the forenoon was brought he the infirmary, where he
still his in a precariNil state. The other woman wan slightly
wounded in one of her hands. The polka learning from the
villagers that David Bldg, having had his garden robbed
Ilad =eight play dam ago, had bees in the habit
et the whh a loaded gait, sad had

threatened to shoot the first person he caught attempting
to steal, they proceeded to his house, and ohs, reed him go
in and shut the door. II ire admitted they asked Elder
what be had been dottl, and if he had a gun. He answered
he had no gun, and ban bet n doing nothing. On being
pressed he said that he had sent away the gun he bad some
days ago—it belonged to Duncan, and a boy had come fte it.
One of the police went to Dunean's house and asked whe-
ther this was the case. Duncan replied he had not seen the
gun sines be gave it to a maa in Loehee to clean, and lie
understood Elds r had borrowed it, and had not returned it.
Upon this Elder confessed that he had the gun, and that he
fired the shot, and afterwards placed the gun in the weaving
shop on the boards above the looms, where it was found
empty, and had the appearance of having been recently
used. Elder was taken into custody. David Elder, the
principal actor in the tra.edy, is shout 65 years of age and
possessed of a good deal of property. lie is said to be very
passionate, and the dsmsge his garden had suffered from
nocturnal depredators had excited him to a perfect frenzy.
In opposition to the persuasion of his friends he persisted in
going out at-night and early in the morning with the gun
heavily loaded with shot, and threatening injury to any de-
predators he might discover.
THE STEAMER THETIS RAN DOWN k SAILING BOAT
in the Clyde on Friday, by which mishap four lives were
:oft.
INTENDED AERESTS.—WittAntA are issued (stye the
Greenock Advertise.) for the apprehension of several of
the phrical fora chartists who have of late been inflaming
the minds of the people of Paisley. An individual, who
takes no interest in politics whatever, was apprehended by
the pol ea In mistake for the chartist secretary. A know-
ledee of this soon spread, and the result was that four of the
" 'pouters," all calico printers, immediately disappeared.
A PHYSICAL-PORCE CHARTIST, named John Anderson, a
confectioner, was brought before the police court, Greenock,
on Monday, for a cowardly assault on his wile. He has been
known for some time for the extreme violence with which he
has urged his political views, and was absent from no meeting
where mischief was spoken. On Sunday evening he was
assisted home drunk by the police to his house in Highland
Close about midnight ; and soon after, without provocation,
he struck and abused his wife to the effusion of her blood.
The police were attracted by her cries, entered the house.
and he was canied off to the police office. In court he
folded his arms across his breast and assumed, what he in-
tended for, an imposing attitude. he told one of the
witnesses that the prosecution aeon from spite. The charge
"eine fully proved, he was 6, ntenced to forty days' imprison-
ment. On turning from the bar, he said, " This is your day,
but mine is coming." Some documents of a very inflamma-
tory kind (headed "To seats! if ye be min") were found in
his pockets, and have been forwarded to the Lord Advocate
We would ask the chartists in town (says the Greenock
Advertiser), in r single word, are these your leaders / Are
you willing to lend yourselves to mischief under the guid-
ance of such persons as this member of 'the Greenock
national guard? "

PROVINCIAL.
LANCASHIRE.

MILITARY AND POLICE AFFRAY.—About the close
of the Preston race, a collision took place between the police
and tome of the militney at present stationed an that town.
A private in the 35th Regiment was crossing the course,
when one of the police struck him, which was the signal for
a simultaneous attack by his comrades. The affray soon he-
came general, the railings on the course were torn up and
made use of by the respective disputants. The police were
ultimately put to the route, end the untoward affair caused
the sports of the day to terminate in the utmost confusion.

FUNERAL OT THE LATE----------- —Yesterday
th.• mortal remains of the late Edward Beim., Hut , the
prireipal proprietor of the Leeds Mercury, and formerly one
of the representatives of the borough of Leeds, were con•
signed to the public cemetery at Woodhouse, in the suburbs
of Leeds. The event was observed se a sort of hall holiday,
most of the shops were partially and some entirely cloud.
The funeral was attended by nearly all the public functiona-
ries of the town, besides a large number of friends from the
surrouuding towns and districts, including the mayors of
Bradford and Wakefield, and the clerk of the peace for the
East Riding of Yorkshire. It was estimated that those who ,
took pert in the procession or witnessed its progress amounted
to from twenty to thirty thousand.
THE SUPPOSED MURDER NEAR DURHAM.
STRANOR Areal B.—The East Riding magiatrates sitting in
Hull have been engaged four successive Tuesdays investi-
gating a charge of suspicion of murder, preferred by Mr. ,
R. Sowerby, the police-officer at Heade, against two young
men, named Edward Bateman and Henry Bunting. It ap-
peered that a young man, who called himself Jonas Ed-
ward Iredale, and represented himself as clerk to Mr.
Ledgard, of Mirtield, tne solicitor who prosecuted fd•Cabe •
and Reid (or the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Wraith and
their servant maid, had lodged at a public-house in Leeds
for abouttwenty-six weeks, where he represented himself
as having businean to do at Dewsbury once a week, for
which he received 11. per day. His appearance and man-
ners being respectable he became the acknowledged suitor of
one of the daughters of the landlord. At the second trial of
M'Cabe and Reid he gave evidence against them. They
were convicted. His connexion with Mr. Ledgard immedi-
ately ceased, and he went to the north, still continuing his
correspondence with the landlord's d.ughter, which sud-
denly ceased on the 7th ofJuly. From subsequent inquiries
it appeared that he had left that town shortly after writing
to Min —, and had not &Servitude been heard of, until on
the 17th the prisoners were apprehended at Hessle with a
large proportion of his wearing apparel in their permeation.
It was, of course, supposed that he bad been murdered, and
that thew men in all probalhlity knew more of his death than
they would tell. The facts as ultimately elicited are that
Iredale never was clerk to Mr. Ledgard, but being in York
Castle during the first imprisonment of M'Cabe and Raid, he
was at the same metiers indicted for forgery, but the bill
was ignored. When M Cabe and Reid were acquitted he went
to Mr. Ledgard, and told him that he bail, in prison,
everheard a conversation between M'Cabe and Reid, which
went to prove their guilt. Upon his information they were
retaken, and again con itted. Iredale represented himself
as being upon the point of proceeding to America. To se-
cure his attendance at the trial he was allowed 11. per week
to live upon until the assizes. This he received at Dewsbury,
and the receiving of it was his only business there. Of
tour'e his connexion with Mr. Ledgard ceased at the trial,
but he represented himself to the young lady as having ob-
tained employment which was yielding him 31. per day. At
the time when he suddenly disappeared he fell in mitt
Bateman, and proposed to him to go and break into the
country house of a banker, not far from Newcastle. Iredale,
who had left his carpet bag in care of Bateman, actually gut
into the house. Bateman's heart failed him, and he ran
away, took the carpet bag, and came down to Hull in a
steamer, on board of which he met with Bunting. The
su.l.or, the supposed lawyer's clerk, and the man supposed to
be murdered, is then at large, and is declared to be a burglar.
Bateman and Bunting were on Tuesday discharged.
NORTHUMBERLAND.
'run ELECTION.—The Newrasele Guardian says:
—" Mr. R. Hodgson, the tory candidate at the lote borough
election, was again before the county court on Tuesday last,
to answer 'he summons of Mark Currie, for expenses in can-
vare.ing at the election. A great many witnesses were
examined, including Mr. Hodgson himself, sod same amus-
ing diselneures were made, but no decision was come to, the
4.re deferring judgment till next court day.
...ureortne

THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER has one estate in this
county. The representatives of J. Edwards, E•q., and wile,
pay for How-park a yearly nut of 761.

CLERICAL

The WuLeffitRAMPTORCJRACTBILL (No. 2.) was issued
yeiderday by order of the Houma Commons. The preamble recites
51 Ceo. 111., c. 182, 5 and 6 Wm. IV., e. 25, 3 and 4 Viet., 0. 113, 4
and S Vict., c. 39, 10 and 11 Viet., e. Jtii and 20 Ceo. 111. et 45.
Under the proposed new law, monies raised, under Peball Mining
Act and llobart's &bite Act are to be meted in ecelekardical corn-
orimloners. The office of scarlet of collwriate church of Wolverharep.
ton to be abolished. The district of St. Peter's, Woleerlaampun, to be
a rectory. Ecclemeatical comminsioners to provide • rectory bowie,
and allow WU a year to the rector. Former enactment as to per-
(=lance of burial service at the general cemetery to be partialty re-
pealed. Rector to employ one or more curates to officiate at St.
Peter's ; bishop to appoint a curate in ease of neglect of rector. Ec-
clesiastical oommissioners may contribute out of estates towards repair
of St. Peter's Church, now in ►state of delepldation. Right of patro.
nage of SL Mary'', Bikton, meted in the blithop. One act of feet; only
to tie payable. Rights of clerk to be nreed. Powere reeled in her
Majesty in council and ecelergagical ct.mmiratinners by thirdly and
fourthly recital acts extended to this act. The clauses numbered 12 to
14 relate to constitution of districts into separate parishes; saving
rights of patronar ; and to alteration of houridarits. This act is not
to affect the poor laws or municipal regulAicars, and not to affect
church rates. The expearee of act to be pod by deter'iaeol
commissioners out of property Lite belonging to tit.s, Wolver-
hanipton.
rttErsamerrrs.—Rev. G. Abbott, C. of fitokewake, Dor-
set, to he rhuplAn to the Earl of Castleguart.—Ret. J. Davie, to
Llandelog V. w Llanhorrel V., Pembrokeshire; din. St. David's;
1201.; pats., the U. and C. of St. Darid'a —Rev. W. F. Elliott, to
Cranffekl C., Beds. ; Forteecue, to Biebury C.,
Lievon.—Rev. E. 11. MaeLachlm, to East Peckham C. Kent; arch.
dio. Canterbury.—Rev. T. Mason, to St. Kenelm P. C., lialeeowen;
co. and dio. Worcester; 1251.; pat., V. of lialleowen.
VACANCY.—Athentone C. (Manchester), Waiwieltslitee ;
dio., Worcester; Ree. J. Mee. Homey. resigned.
NAVAL.

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PORTSMOUTH, Ave. 10.—Adelaide, at•thg, arrival yes-
terday from Woolwich, having been 14 days la getting round. Seve-
ral defects having been dr:rend the will complete, and then call for
Australis, where the will be used ca e tog.—General Palmer, tr.,
sal e I yesterday for Deptford to land stores—Undlne, at.-relit, has
arrived here from Dover for duty between this port and DaWnie, in.
stied of the Fire-Queen, which vessel will not be ready for reface foe
some Dom.—Sharpshooter, at., is getting on with her alterations as
rapidly r posable.
ADMIRALTY, ACO. 10.—APPOINTMENTI.—Atsist.. Burg.:
0. J. Willem, to Flpy.—lfec. Master: H. B. Garter, to Ocean.—
Midshipman : A. Webb, to Reynarcl.-owintir : 0. Maley, to Spy.

SPORTING.
TATTERSALL'S—Thoamar.
EBOB HANDICAP.--la the absence of any bettina this
afternoon we give the prices as pled at Reading Ram on Wednes-
day :6to 1 agst Ellerdele; 7to 1 Maid of my Soul R), 7to 1
PM Mem: 142 1 apt Remembrana, 10 le
apt 1 apt Sir Martin,
12 to 1 apt • 12 to 1 apt Mph," 15 to Little Cassino ;
15 to 1 apt
Sr. Lzoas.—Not abet laid.
DERB4.—The wily bets laid on this event were 900 to
100 apt The Flying Dutchman, and 550 to 10 apt Saucy MM.

NEWMARKET OCTOBER MATCHEB.
FIRST OCTOBER MKETINO,
TIIIMDAT.—A.F. 200, h ft, Malasesbury, fist 71b, sgst
Wilmot, M 41b.
First half of Ab. M. 2001., h ft.—Paquita apt Banshee,
Bit 41b each.
T.Y.C. 100, h ft—Wooderaft,B47lb, east St. Ann, Bet 21b
T.Y.C. 100, h ft.—/diniver apt lifalJen's Blush, Bst 21b
First half of Al). Y. 200, hft —Bayard*, 6 yrs, Bat, apt
kis, 4 "Ist IN&

First ball of Ab. M. leo, h ft.—Rectories, Bst 71b, apt
Vert-Vett. sat 31b.
WEDNESDAT.—T.Y.C. 100, h ft. No weights men-
tionni.--Ittniver opt eh f by Emilia, out of Gretna.
T.Y.C. 300, WO ft.-Bt. Rosolia apt Second Sight,
Bat sib tech.
New T.Y.C. 60, h ft.—Retail, Bst 71b, apt f by Hare-
m., oat of Agues, eat 410.
111111i8DAY.—D.M. 200, It ft.—Malotesbury, Bst 71b,
opt e by Troilus out of Amy, Bat 41b.
FRIDAY.—T.Y.C. 2b), h ft.—Carissima, 6 yrs, Bst 71b,
NE Touchy, 3 yrs, Est 11b.
H.M. 200, h It.—Swordolayer agst fiesostris, Bst 71b each.
SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 11118.
MONDAY.—D.M. 200, b tt.--Idslmesbury, Bst 61b, apt
Archery, BA 310.
ll.ht. 300, h R.—Conyughast, Bst 71b, apt Loadstone,
Tot 131 b.
T.Y.C. 100, h 11.—SoUerley, Bst 01b, apt Mint°, Bst 210.
T.Y.C. 200, oft—F by Jereed out of Rhoclanthe apt
oy Hathaway out of Mim Terteliamhaas.

Lab) intelligent,.
HOUSE OF LORDS.

ESTHER FIELD'S MARRIAGE ANNULLING BILL.—The
bowie met at 11 o'clock, the Earl of Devon presiding, for
the second reeling of this bill, whiei in its preamble recited
that Esther Field, an infant of the sge of 18 years, was " on
the 19th of June, 1847, by intimidation, fraud, and contri-
vance, and without any free or voluntary consent on her
part, made and indueid by one Samuel Brown to marry
him," &c.—Mr. Role, before putting in the proceedings and
orders in Chancery, in the cause of " Field o. Brown" (a
suit instituted in 1846 for the ; urpose of making Miss Field
and her brother weeds of court), referred to the Townsbend
Peerage cue„(10 Clark end F., 283), and read the observe-
tiollll of Lord Denman, from short-hand writer's notes, upon
the second reading of that bill—A witness was then called
who said he used to supply milk and butter to Mrs. Clithe-
row, of 31, Wimpole-street, and he knew 3111111e1 Brown;
he was butler in that family about 11 or 12 years ago.—The
ease for the bill being closed, the Earl of Devon, stopping
Mr Ballantine, counsel for Samuel Brown, said he would,
before going farther, state the opinion of the noble lords
present, who bad carefully attended to this case. lie had
himself, he need not say, siren it the most anxious consider-
ation ; as it was he who presented the petition for the lilt,
and afterwards, with leave of the bowie, brought in the bill,
he took a great intirest in the ease, and, for his pat,
would be anxious to give this piing lady all the re-
lief that could be granted by the house. But the
lords present, and they were perfectly competent to
dispose of this case, though not law lords, were all of
opinion that a sufficient case was not made by the evidence
to show that there was not consent at the marriage and before.
He, however, consulted the law lord.. Lord Lyndhurs', who
had attended during the greater part of the proceedi,gs, was
of opinion that the house would not be justified, upon the
evidence as to want of consent, in passing so strong a mea-
sure as this. Lord Campbell, who also attended part of the
proceedings, was of ttie same opinion. He also einsulted
the Lord Chancellor, who, although he did not attend any
part of the proceeding., yet read them, was of the same
opinion a..the other noble and learned lords. Such being
the opinion of all the piers who attended or considered the
evidence in this cue, he (the Earl of Devon) thought this
the proper stage to communicate their opini n to the pa.ties,
being sure that they would not think it proper sitar tent in-
timation to waste the time of the house.

EQUITY COURTS.
Before the Lord Chancellor.--aro. 9.
IN Tlll MATTER OP BIUOTIRS, AN ALLETTED LUNATIC.—
Mr. J. Parker was going to open a petition fora commission
of lunacy in this matter.—Mr. Roll said there were nu-
m( rotas offidavits filed very recently, and he asked that this
case might stand over till Notember. The gentleman has
been in the same state these ten years, and no harm could
arise from postponement. Being affected with career is the
face, the gentleman led a very retired life, and afforded
to some persons grounds to suppose he wu not of sound
mind.—The Lord Chancellor said it was a case in
which he would not issue • commission without a
report of a medical man of hi, appointment.—The learned
counsel on both sides agreed to a postponement of the case,
and that no further affidavits should be tile I, without the
examination of them by the leading coumel, and also that
Mr. Hughes would be ready to attend to be examined ley a
medical man in London or in the country, as the Lord Chan-
cellor might direct.
STAMPS e. THS BIRMTNOHAM ANT) WOLTSRHAMPTON
RAILMAY COMPANY. —BOYLES TO TAkE LANDS FOR RAIL-
WAYS COMPELSOMY.—Tt is appeal against •n order of in-
junction, granted by the Vice Chancelior against the com-
pany's proceeding with their works until they paid or secured
payment of the price oleo much of the plaintiff's property as
was comprised in their notice, was argued on a former day,and
stood over for • supplemental answir of the defendants. and
their counsel's reply. In the course of the Solietor-Oene-
ral's observations in reply the Lard Chancellor gave intima-
tions of his opinion, in consequence of which it was arranged
between Mr. Rolt, for the plaintiff, and the Solicttor•Oeneral,
that the proceedings should be stayed, the defendants to
take and pay for the whole property, according to their first
notice, and to pay the costs of the suit., including the present
motion and a motion made before the Vice-Chanceller to
dissolve the injunction, the plaintiff (a printer) to be allowed
a fortnight to clear out his family, printing presses, &c.

Before the Master of the Rolla
BRODRII3II V. Ii•UDOCK.—ViIIiT MALLINO AtlYLoll.
This was • motion by the plaintiff for an injunction
to restrain the defendant, Dr. Maddock, from inter-
fering with the management of the West Melling
Lunatic Asylum, Kent, which the plaintiff and de-
fendai:t entered into an agreement in April last
to conduct as partners. The ground on which the in-
jubction was applied for was, that the plaintiff had entered
into the agreement under the impression, and on the faith,
that Dr. Maddock had an English qualification to
practise as a medical man, and that he would
be able to give medical attendance to the inmates
of the asylum is accordant* with the provisions of
the Lunatic Act, 8 & 9 Viet.' c. 100, and that he had been
misled in this particular by the conduct of the defendant,
who it appeared bad only • diploma from the University of
Giessen. The Master of the Rolls, at the conclusion of the
argument on the Ist inst., observed that it was satisfactory to
him to find that no complaint was made of the management
of the asylum by Dr. Maddock, ro far as regarded his meli.
cal skill, or that there was anything improvident on his part
in a pecuniary sense. The objection was of a techiiied cha-
racter, that the defendant did not possess the technical qua-
lification of a dip'oma. He should defer his judgment for a
few days, in order that the parties might have an opportu-
nity to set 1e their difference, which he strongly recom•
mended. The parties not having come to any arrangement,
his lordship again mentioned the case, and refused the in-
jt.nccion, repeating his recommendation to the parties to
settle their difference.

Before Viee-Ckanceilar Knight Bruce.
itituat tr. DIORICE.—CHANCBRY.—EIONERATION.—The
testator in this cause died seised of two estates, one in Cardi-
ganshire and the other in Caermarthenshire, the former of
which he had mortgaged for 1,5001. By his will he devised
the mortgaged estate to his eldest son in tail, with remainder
to the plaintiff in tail, and devised the unincumbered estate
on trusts for sale and for payment of his mortgage and other
debts. The trustees never acted, but the eldest son entered
into possession of both estates, and acted as their absolute
owner, and on a transfer of the mortgage, entered into a
covenant for payment of the debt. He died without having
barred the entail. The plaintiff by her bill bought to have
the mortgaged estate disencumbered out of the oon's estate.
The case was argued on July 17 last by Mr. Russell, Mr.
Swanston, Mr. Stiaton, Mr. Hentlifield, and Mr.
Bacon, for the various parties, and was reported in the Daily
News of July 18. 011 that occasion the Vice-Chancellor de-
cided adversely to the plaintiff, without prejudice to her
applying for a rehearing en the question of exoneration. The
mum was afterwards reheard on this question on Aug. 1,
when the cases of " Stott tr. Becher" (5 Maddock, 96),
"Lord Ilchester v. Lord Caernarvon" (209), and the other
authorities previously referred to, with others, were fully
dietuesed, and the Vice-Chancellor reserved his judgment.—
His Honour now 'aid that, after reading attentively the pa-
pers, including the master's report, and upon reconsideration
he thought one of the most material facts was the liability
under which the second testator was as a security for the fir.t.
I testator, as r. girded the mortgage debt. He was the sole ex
ecutor and residuary legate*, and heir-at-law of tee best tee.
tutor, and survived him more than 16 years.—His Honour
thought it a just inference from the fact' of the case that the
son acquiesced in the father's will, and did not mean to con-
traTt tie its provisions, bat placed himself in the situation of a
trustee under it. The question was not free from d Scully,
but his Honour's ultimate conclusion was, that the debts of
the first testator became the debts of the son and 'his only,
and that administration of the assets must proceed on that
footing, a decision rhich was, of course, to extend to the
mortgage debt.
Its WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOUTH WESTERN RAIL-
WAY COUPANY.—MY. Baggallay mos ed for payment out of
court of 4901. paid in by the company tinder a mistaken
notion that certain landowners could not make a title ; and
the only question was, whether such an application could be
made by way of motion.—The Vice-Chancellor held that it
might, a proper affidavit of the circumstances being Bled.
Ex PARTE EIRE RE GOULDINO.—BANKRUPTCY:FININ4
AND RECOVERIES ACT.—Mr. W. It. Ellis supported the
petition, which was for the ordinary order, in the case of an
equitable mortgage, by deposit of deeds, under which the
mortgagor was tenant in tail of the estates comprised in
them.—Mr. Birkbeck, for the assignees, objected that, since
the' act for abolishing fines and recoveries passed, there
was no jurisdiction to make the order, the 62nd section of
that act only extending to voidable estates, a description
which could not comprise the interest of a mere deposit*, of
title-deeds, creating an estate tail.—The Vices-Chancellor,
however, considered the objection untenable, and made the
order.
Ex FARTS ANDERSON RI ANDEILSON.—AFFIDAVIT OF
DEBT UNDER 5 & 6 17[0., S. 122,0. IL—Mr. Glum sup-
tutted the petition, which was that of the bankrupt, to annul
the fiat, for west of an act of bankruptcy, that relied upon
being the omission to pay or assure a debt of whisk melee
had been served, under 6 & 6 Vic., c. 122, e. Is
contended that the affidavit of debt was defective, Ia NW
posing to the defendant being indebted to the plain Ice
1821. 3s. 7d. for goods sold and delivered to the dassialit,
without saying they were sold and delivered by the pWallf
"Ex parte Greenstack" (1 De ties, 230), wog* dim
that the same strictness was requisite in them es
in proceedings at common law, and Jackson ti. Pemberton"
(5 Term Reports) and other authorities were referred to.—
The Vios•Chancellor,withoet hearing Mr. Demean, who ap-
peared to support the flat, held that the particulars of de-
mand referred to in the afildsivil defined the debt with suf-
ficient accuracy end precision, and his lionour &maimd the
petition.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Brews Mr. oommiwsaser ronbtaaoue.
P —John Honor Parker, earner, of Goateed-
street, came up for hie certilliete. The application was sup-
ported by Mr. Lawrence, and opposed by Mr. Cooke for the
tuaignees. The bankrupt had carried ou business as whole-
sale carrier; his debts and liabilities amounted to near
16,0001. ; his assets were estimated to produce about 4001.
The principal ground of opposition was that the bankrupt
had not given a satisfactory account of his dealings w.tn the
Cheat Western Railway Compaay ; and after a short exa•
mination the eommissioner decided on adjourning the case
until the return of Mr. Commissioner Cioulburn from his
vacation, in whose court the proceeding' had been conducted,
and who would be the better able to deal with the CIAO
HeAVY FAILURI.—Lyoo Samuel, silversmith, of Bury
street, St. Mary axe, applied for his certificate., to which no
opposition was offered by the assignee. The particu,ars of
his balance-sheet have already appeared in the Daily News.
The debts and liabilities are 70,1591. ; assets, 17,4001. ; losses,
35,7171., including 13,4491. on railway sh ,ree; doubtful
debts, 31,0151.—Mr. Charles Cole, for the assignees, laid
they bad carefully investigated the accounts, and though
they were not slibolutely satisfactory the assignees did not
think it was a case in which they ought to oppose.—The
Commiseioner remarked that the bankrupt had cot kept
good he:dm—The bankrupt entered into an xculpatory
statement, alleging that he had lost upwards of 49,0001. of
his own capital, and that his hoses had aria; non his regular
business transactions and not on railway shares—The Com
missioner said the case had been pending a length of time,
otherwise he should have suspended the certificate for a cow
aiderab'e p. riod, on account of the bankrupt not having
kept satbfictory books, and having speculated in matters not
connec,td with him own business. As the we had been in
the court since last November he should only suspend the
certificate for three months tram the date of the last exami-
nation. The case was free from fraud, and the cow diture,
though a little more than it conbt to have been, wan not
excessive.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME ClRCUlT.—GuiLorcatn, Am 10.
COM. NOM.
LION O. HsOFIFIIMD.—PLEA Or COTIBILTIMIL—This wu
an action mitten the drawer of a bill for 201., to which the
defendant plearLd that at the time she put her name to the
bill she was a married woman, and was therefore not liable.
—Mr. M. Chamfers and Mr. Lush were fur the plaintiff,
and Serjeant C. Jones for the defendant. The bill and a
certificate of the marriage of Mary Brickhill with SsIMINI
Ilightield having been put in, James Bib kholl, brother of
defendant, proved that ate was married iii 1812, and that
her husband wan still e.live.—Frederick Hight Id was then
put in the box, and Serjeant Jones asked him if he was the
son of his tether and mother ? (Laughter )—Mr. Chambers :
How can he tell that ? (A laugh.)—The Chief Baron said
it was highly probable. (Oreat laughter.) Serjeant
Jones (to the witness): Do ycu know your lathers
(Laughter.) Witness : Yee; all my life, thirty-
three or thirty four years, I have considered Samuel
Ilighfteld, my father. The family formerly all lived at
Huron, and alfhoweh my father and motile r do n•et now
live together, my father being engaged en business in another
part of the town, they are conatently visiting each other
The Chief Berea a :pressed an opinion that it was useless to
proceed any further. The hwhand had been proved to be
alive—Mr. Chambers mid he rather doubted it. He ought
to have been produced. Under Lard Denman's Art he would
be a competent witness, so he was not interested in the issue.
—The Chief Baron said that act gave no power to call a hus.
band to give evidence in any case where his wife
was an interested party. The evidence of the bus.
band, therefore, was clearly inadmissible.—The witness
was then ensue 'gamine& and in answer to the
questions put to him he denied that Le had ever stated
that his lathe r died sixteen years ago, or that bee mother was
s widow. 11.- obtained goods from the plaintiff, and this
bill was given in payment, his mother drawing the bill, and
himself accepting it. He did not tell the plaintiff that hie
tatherwas alive when his mother drew the bill —Mr. Chaos-
ben den said there could be no doubt that a deception had
been ►rattited upon the plaintiff, but ►e he could not deny
that the husband was alive he cool _I not ask for a verdict.—
The jury accordingly returned a verdict for the defendant.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—CARLIOLE, Avo. 9.
C6,01”1 COMT.
TRIAL FOR MURDER.—J. Todd was tried for the murler
of Joseph Jackson at 13owscar, in the pariah of Penritb.
under the circumstances which appeared en the Daily Neus
lad week. Alter a long and patient investigation he was
Acquitted.
Ne,, Paio•.—Before Br. Justloe Erie.
AOLONBY n. JAKEV.—TROVER.—TRIAL OF bare.—
In this cane, Mr. Aglionhy, M.P., is the:plaintiff, and Mr.
James, of Burrotit.lod,ee, Corn& rimed, the defendant. The
action is one of trover sent down for trial by Mr. Knight
Bruce, the Vice-Chancellor; and it was brought for a cer-
tain quantity of alabaster, the produce of a quarry in a held
called Whinney Close. The real issue on which the verdict
turn, d wan whether the quarry was the property of Mr. Ag-
lionhy ? The evidence produced on each side was both
parol and doctinentary, and occupied the court till six
o'clock. when the jury retired, and atter being absent about
twenty minutes retuned into court with a verdict for the
plaintiff.—Mr. Watson and Mr. Addison appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Martin and Mr. James for the def.ndant.

POLICE:YE
STERDAY.
GUILDHALL.—BENEVOLIINCE.—Mr. Alderman Kelly
handed in 21. 2s. for the pcor-box from" B. M.," the amount
of subpoena received to a witness in a jury case, reque.,ting
it to be acknowledged in the Daily News newspaper.
WORSHIP STREET.—Muittrestot's ABSAVI,T.—Jane
Brown was finally examined, charged with having com-
mitted a viol, at assentt with a poker upon Mr. William
Calif, whereby his life had been endangered.—The coin-
plainant stated that, for the last two rears, he had boarded
in a house occupied by the prisoner, in James-street, Beth-
nal-green, and continued to reside with her till the 20th ult.,
when, upon presenting himie If at the door at a later hour ran,
than usual. she refused him admission. After repeated cep- lsterbeTd",,
plications at the knocker, the door was at length opened by /halo
the erisoner, who followed him to his room, and, after I% !nr.Wwl. et S. V.ikl
wailing him with the moat opprobrious and threatening tr,;,es.
language. snatched up the poker from the fire place and s ,a.,,,„,„„d
struck him with all her force upon the forehead. The pri- h Do. Thds
soner instantly threw down the poker, and began calling 15,11 ft.,.:&:ir
704sonairs..
out " Murder ; " but he managed to pass her, a 4
and staggered into the street, where he wai soon 21 110..£10 Prormoe•
afterwards found I. some policemen, and conveyed to the !!. C4ftlti:r_p_wstoes.
hospital, in which he remained in great danger and suffering '5O
for several constable White stated that upon 7.4. EAR i2slLik
&Le
hearing the outcry he hastened to the house, and found the 11,!. gv..tri0,h.;.6.„1,1,;)).
complainant with a severe wooed in his forehead, supporting 2;
himself against the door, and bleeding so copiously that it 5 Do..Versl.(h,r*Pa
formed a large pool upon the step. Having been inform, d 61 thi. Ext./Al-Nu!.
that the injury had been inflicted by the prisoner, he made 231 ittiizii;cl,
his way into the parlour, the floor of which was also covered e, Do. i 10.5 per Cent.,
with Wood, and took her into custody, when aim denied the 9,s Do. sasses.. ••• • •
assault, and said that he hadtheen accidentally hurt by falling L' ,1,t4;17,;.:- • •
against the fender.—Mr. Y. bowland, surgeon to the Lon- do Do. no
don Hospital, deposed that the complainant was brought to 174 1),. do.
that institution with a severe contused wound on the fore- to [b.do.SrrP 0r.4K.1
head, about half an inch in length, and penetrating to the Is Naac
bone, and he considered that the poker produced was cal idi Do. Anr
culated to inflict such en injury.—Mr. Arnold considered
that the cue was too serious to be summarily dealt with, and Ease LiaeoAuh,re I
therefore ordered her (the prisoner), to put in substantial 5, Kiiiiieirea d Wale)
bail for her appearance on Tuesday nest, when the deperd. ft:11,81.178.• ••• • •
be taken for her committal, to answer the charge It' K,s„o",

opened for the 7th of September. The highest point
attained for money during the day was 861, and for
time 87. Itcduced Threes left off at 861 to as Thr.ee-
and-a-Quarter per Cents., 871 to Z ; Long Anniuties,
SI to 15-16, but were done 1.16 lnghF ; Ex-
chequer Bills, 395. to 421. premium ; India Bonds,
2sBto.,ks.to,
234 39 to 2
s.pre4Lmium; Bank Stock, 197 to 9 ; India
The lassitude of business in the foreign market may
be inferred from the fact that quotations for transac-
tions done were marked only in half-a-dozen stocks.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were called 43 to 4,
done as high as 431; the Fours, 69 to 71. Belgian
Four-and a-Half per Cents. were in decline at 67, but
quota d 67 to 70. Danish, 65 to 70. Spanish Five.,
without business, stood nominally at 11 to 1 ; the
Threes, 21i to 1; Passive, 21 to 31. Portuguese, 17i
to 181. Mexican, 161 to 17. Brazilian, 69 to 71.
Chilian, 83 to 6. Peruvian, 30 to 3. Venezuela,
15 to 18. New Granada, 111 to 121.
The differences from high to low within the
monthly Consols Account now terminated have
been as follow, reckoning the prices for time business,
which, however, have been altogether the same as for
money. The present account opened on the 14th of
July :
81gher4 price. Lowest price.
July 14
..17
„ 18
„
Aug. 10
The range of differences, therefore, during the
account now closed has been 31 per cent. from highest
to lowest. The fluctuations tom hour to hour of
each day are not, because they cannot be, taken into
account, but these figures represent substantively the
quality of the business done, and the differences ap-
proximately to be adjusted. Such is, however, the
admirable, because long practised, calculating skill of
stock dealers, leaving outside speculators out of
question, that, however prices may diverge from day
to day, or from hour to hour, they turn and
adjust their accounts accordingly, so as to secure
the best profits at the right time, or to cut
losses short at the first moment of a movement ad-
verse to their operations. It is a matter of surprise
that during all the extraordinary vicissitudes of the
past and the present year, scarcely more than half-a-
dozen stockdealers have been declared in default, and
those generally for inconsiderable sums, except in one
instance only. Yesterday a party was declared, who
was a defaulter for a very inconsiderable sum, a few
hundreds only, who had been deficient on a former occa-
sion, and so far this is the only event of the kind to be
noticed. The fact speaks much in favour of the soli-
dity of the Stock Exchange, and of the substantial
accuracy of the system and calculations on which the
transactions of the members are conducted, whatever
the credit due to their intelligence otherwise.
Towards the close of business to-day some large
sales of Consols were made by an influential broker,
which made the market heavy, and with a downward
aspect. It was supposed that the operations in ques-
tion might be connected with political information.
Money is becoming more in request, and discount
houses are now understood to be rather anxious to
receive deposits on call at 21 per cent.

ENOLIPLI
3 per et, Rat Antis.. t 3
3 per Ct. Cons. Ann... • Ilk
New 31 per Ct. Ant., nit
Long Annuttles. exp. Jan..
14,0.13154;
Dltt.., exp. lUth Oct. 185.% 8f
India Bonds. DANA 2d 32
BOREION
5 per Ct. Bra:Man Bonds, 71
por CL 11011 COW Amt., Aug. 10,
Pd f
31r but. BiAnlsle Bonds, 213

FUNDS.
India Banda under £l,OOO,
Comets for Account, 86e 7 t 3 j
Rich. RIM. £l. ssn,24d.. Maras
ni 3-..; .1 one, 3d. 38 4
1:500 ,June 2d.„
Ditto Small, 2id., March, 3e;
June, Yd.. 34.
' FUNDS.
44 Per Cent. Belgian Bonds, el. SS
francs 07
21 per ent. Dutch Mebane.
ull., 431
4 per Cl. Dutch Certifiable. 191 9
EXCHANGER AND BTOCKI ABROAD.
FRAICIOZT, Aro. T.—Austrian Fin per Cent. }fetal. 64 bins.
motol ; Four per Cents.. 621 ; Three per Cents- 31 ; Dann
Vienna, %ow MID, 1,0211 looney ; Prussian Pram. Sch., 874 bills, BB+
money ; St. Sch. Sch., 74 Mils, 73 umney. Hceloch Rail., 671 NBA,. 673
money; Fr. Wen. North Bali. 39,1 ; Frankfort Three
per Cents.) WI bills; Tonna 274 hills, •.1 money; Spanish Three
per Cents. (Interior). 173 hills, 174 mon.), Jachunge on London short
date., 1203 bills. two months, 1193.
Ago. 7.—St. W u4,i Bth., 734 MID, 73 nenney ; Pram. Sch.,
66 bills;. Boman Four per Cents. (Stiee%, 70% bills. Berlin and
Anhalt Rail., 861 money, 87 bills ; Prior shorts, 034 bill.; Berlin and
Doiobune, Cl money ; Prior shame, sq bill. ; Pot de and Magdeburg,
47 481 4o; Prior shares. 84; l'pper bUestan, 884. Exchanges ou Louden,
3 months, 8.241 MIL, 8.241 money.
A m RRR DAY. Aro. B.—Dutch Act. Debt Two-aridadfaif per cent,.
434. 431 ; Ditto, Three per Celia. 501.51 : Ditto. Four Per Cent,. 6-1.48.
Amon Synd Three-anti-a-Half per Cent. , 651.651. lrtat India Iran,
%0 87. kadumgee On London, sight, 11.95; two month, 11.00.
llesoburg. sight. 35.23; two months, 35. a Paris, eight. 56.66; two
month.% 66.
BILOAFILd. Aim. 9.—Loos. 1840. 731; Ditto, 1642. 734: Ditto, 1844,
678; pitto, 1836, 60; Ditto, of the City. 1632. 48; Ditto. 1843. 731;
Bank of Belgium. GI Exchange on London. 25.471.
-tarn Bur, Aro. B.—Excluense on London, 25.47.
VICC.A. Aro. 3.—Austrtan Vino per Cents., 743; Ditto, Pour per
Cents., 62; Ditto, Three per Cent.. 45; Ditto. Two-ancballalf per
Cents.. 381. Lean. 1834. 122; Ditto. 1830.87; Bank Shama 1,055.

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thth.p.erompaeuioingminb:43pir",
.. To 30th June, 1847. To 31st lire., 1047. To Jeth June 19
£30,3341 0 9 £61.051 17 0 re'm,39l aP.
The accounts of the eastern, Lincelndire portion of the
tektite, now for the first time included receipts from traffic.
Mt of March tast, 18 runes of railway between New GA.: vie
Grimsby were opened for pamengers, meeting, at New Ilullatet,lWla.
company's ferry boats to Hull. and uniting at Grimsby, aBtB
East Lincolnab,re Railway, open to Louth ; the entire length o„ ,e...".
the two compnieo in friendly alliance. Tbas
which night
experiment m.workst dbb.y
been encoaroging as regards the tutors p
gera
were satinons, 71...
earnings,
e ng
nlP:sothll.l:slrailtra3ll9dwa.en.eyl),3Litonwtian:h3:l"hf°atbc.:l7dett 4dl,sette """4"lerry.
period of the half year's account, the arrangements for cce,,,,,,7
ante of merchandise had only come Into opmation to • small i.e."'
be a
of
he
le of aßsirs to the lye '
and incapable of 'kis
Th....t.pecteilne4Grariftrmodmsdibzyt.i.hdt:ocrilutyieofi,„errir;:iugipredpt.tto?,,ztratb.thippe...inmg
gradual increase in the custom dues received at the port hero 7,91.8.-'
to 1813, to 70,117.92. In 1847, Generated that goed atctss
rating with the tine existing aocem to theses,
lb;wnultlu the complet6
of the new docks render the port of Grimsby of h highest
tailor, both nationally and commercially, and „reductive of
benefit to the preprietary of thie undertaking. op establoh pdie7
this port was one of the objects gutted ylse
in the present 'melon of parlinment. Fur the
now,
convert pt. aer,
which to guided the directors in actively prmecutinr'l4
works, they advert to their recommendations in former repcm.,
capital exoestd.ng two millions sterling lies at prevent locked eof."
wmuwaleiglniaibrentolu'wito4solktkeibtractewc°oelupk7rollhantotittopberl'imitinuitctiainbtlednoe. same time the 818=
cost of the hoe, by curtail irg the expenditure of capital in pilu'
tercet, and to provide a revenue to meet the guaranteed dividenie
they arise, on the preference stocks, are objects stately attaihaw
completing the works, and they demonstrate the muteness, sad
Insuperable necessity, of doing so. If from frenueot raket
Individual thareholtlers have been inconveniermed, still the etnagals
been ilbeTanble, and for the common goo- , while their esped.„B.7B:
been moot/need by a very large majority of tire 'hart Idea, rote
by their declared iscquirscenee, or punctual payment of the emoem.
due firm them. The directors, in cone:tarsier., express their unabated
confidence In the soundness and ultimate prosperity al the oBdBr.
takeig. The total receipts for the Miley, or wore 50,11391. Ica&
The beame applicable to dividend and interest atimantm
19,75111. 8.. 3d.—The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the
is satisfactory that we can refer to the very exc.-nem tea%
upon that mall portion of our line which boo be. n seem,' to Laii
celnshire. It is rather a curious circumstance, c- marring that flu,
line woe only opened on the let of March, that the pes.ratomi;
over three 16 miles of railway already equal. the same traffic per Mil
upon our line between thus town and Manchester. rte es. lace.,
l
been recently enabled to make arraneetneets fur the geods to es
may expect that the lines to Linea shire will he more promat,p tkat
we had ant:ciliated. By the end of tbe year we shoe hare ei mOey cop
the line °pm in Lincolnshire. That maid give a tonna
emureuniastion frum the north-east of Lincolnshire; and .
that time I expect that the Moe of the London and Teri
will be finished to Lincoln, by which meuns the
of Lincoln will be able to get to this town and Manchester,
because the portion of the line between Sheffield and height.;
adjoining the Midland, will be 'Unshed; and although the coeumast
cation wilt be circuitous, it will jet be more convenient than may
other. There m another point to be borne .n mind. When, by*
end of this year, the Lincolnshire lines shall have been ce coed, sad a
direct conunenieation established between that county and Mu.
cheater, we shall find the necessity of having the second tend
opened. lam aware that it cannot 'he m^ pleted no aeon as that; he
I am satisfied that the interest of the shareholdera rt quo,
eam as pumible that additional tuna. I Abell be co:Lyle:ed. temtee ves
fully anticipate rich an amount of traffic Gam the num , e, Goa
Null and Grimsby to Manchester and ,ice term, tees
it will be impossible to work that traffic •at detail,
withoutit Before concluding Me Chairman read the fo'l wind DOW
•' Osborne Aug. 2, 1941.—My dear Lord Yarturoush,—llis met
highness having become convinced by inquiry that the melee.'
docks at Great Grimsby arc likely tint only to bee toe of memueratis
national importance, but also to afford a very defiral.:e refuse to
chipping upon the eastern coast of England, ban authorised me to
communicate to you his royal highness's consent to lay Leftist sates
of the contemplated buildings. His royal highness understands that
the work will be in a proper state of forwarders fur tam oeremney to
lake place in the month of October, and I shall be happy, when thetas*
approaches, tie communicate with you as rotor particular day that nay
be mate convenient.—llelleve me to be sincerely your.. C. h. Peters.'
--A long dpicuseron then ennue.l, in the course ot which several aesno,
htdders comp-Weed 01 the frequency of the ears made derice the ha.
year, especially as they were led to expect from what was said a the
hmt meeting that no such calls were cootemplated—ln reply, the
directors stated that at the time relerred to they were endeavouring
to negotiate a loan • but in tote they were IMPlACCe2l4llll,arid,eoll.}
quently they bad been compelled to ball bask upon the nhareletlders.
the directors themselves. being large holders bad been as touch Moo
venienced as other persons, and they had bten o :tree retuctant
make the cells. At the same time, if they did net possess the mot.
dome of the shareholders they were perfectly willing to ma-Kn.-Tsws
was a gee. rid feeling amongst the shareholders teat reery legitimate
means should be resorted to to avoid the necessity of call., • tub the
sharehulders were nut prepares: to meet —The Directors acid that that
was the policy they had always acted upon, and they should matinee
to do PO to the utmost of their power. At the samc time, the temple.
tion of the line they regarded its a primary «amide ratamr—The report
was unanimomly adopted—lt was then resolved that certain Mare
upon which the calls had not been pad up should be [oriel-ed, The
amount paid men these was between 40,0081. and 50,00 Uri. -It was
also agreed that fur the half.ycar • dividend at the rate tit five per cent
per &WM/a should be paid on the Sheffield and Manchester
shares, and at the rate of seven and a half per cent. per annum mitts
No. 1 Quarters.—Votes of thanks to the chairman and directors tersi•
noted the proceedings.