The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1848.

. restrain the action. It appeared that she bad been 'a ward
la Chancery, sod resided with Mr. Maclean, who was mar-
ried to her aunt, and acted as her guardian. She attained
net see of 21 in 1844, when funds, exceeding 80,0001.,
were transferred to her name in the books of the Bank of
England, and from that time en account WAS opened for her
.1 with the London Joint-Stock Bank, by Mr. Mackin, with
whom she continued to reside, at his house near Bishop
-• Auckland, and he owed her a considerable sum of money.—
Tho Lord Chancellor, in giving hie judgment, stated the
material allegations in the bill, and defence made
` the defendant's answer. He observed that the
note wax nut drawn by Mini Maitland, but by
idaelean, and endorsed by her, so that Maclean
was the person primarily liable and solely liable as between
him and Miss Maitland. She was then residing with him.
He was insolvent at the time, and these bankers had refused
ail draft or cheque for 2,0001. a few days before. The other
parties, Messrs. Pokelon and Vaughan, who paid in the note
to the bank, were also in embarrassed circumstances and in
debt to the bankers, who refused to discount their bills. It
nppeared rather stnmge that bankers, who, on the 9th of
March, 11141, refused the check of Maclean and those other
parties, should, on the 13th of March, give the latter credit
for 5,0001. upon paying in this note. They did not actually
advance the money, hut carried the amount, 5,0001., to the
aredit of Pokelon and Vaughan's account, the hank charging
861. for interest from that day, 13th March, till the 14th of
May, when the note became payable. The note was evi-
dently an accommodation paper. They say they received the
note in the laud wry of business, and though they knew
Maclean, the drawer, was in embarrassed circumstances, and
owed them 9,0001., they were informed that the plaintiff, the
endorser, was • lady of property, and competent to bind her-
self. The answer of the defendants showed sufficient equity
tor this court to act upon. A few daya before receiving this
note, they refused • cheque of Mitelean's for 2,0001. They
were well acquainted with his affairs. All the parties lived
in the same neighbourhood in the north of England. In
the interval between the 9th of March, when the cheque was
refused, and the 13th, when the note was paid in, com-
munication WAS made with the London Joint Stock Bank,
where the plaintiff had an account. If there was such sus-
picion as to cause that communicatinn, there was ground for
further inquiry as to the fact of the endorsement by the
Theplaintiff, defendants knew that Maclean was insolvent,
and that the note was drawn by him, payable to this young
'lady, just emerged from infancy ; and that he was her
uncle (by marriage), and her guardian. The note came to
the ilefenslants from Pokelon and Vaughan, who were co-
smerating with Mr. Maclean to raise money. These were
ample circumstances to rouse suspicion in the minds of the
hankers, and to raise • strong presumption that the note
:dime from Mr. Maclean and was for his accommodation.
But they carried the note for 5,0001. to the credit of Pokelon
and Vaughan, deducting from the amount the interest that
would accrue on it, until it became payable in May. The
fiefs were clearly such as should excite strong suspicion : the
note wee evidently an accommodation from the plaintiff to
her uncle without consideration. The defendants say they
advanced, after receiving the note, a sum of 2,0001. upon a
eiseque, which they refah.eil to take at all a few days be-
fore. The question was, then, whether on these grounds
the court eas justified in prolonging the injunction.
The defendants bad time and opportunity enough to
set forth in their answer any defence they had in the way of
explanation of the allegations in the hill. But they had not
(1011 C an, and the injunction must continue. It was usual
formerly to order the money, in canes of this nature, to be
paid into court until the bearing of the cause ; because for-
merly it was a long time before causes came to • hearing,
'tai now, such was the strait of business in these courts that
causes are heard as soon as they are ready for hearing. There
a, therefore, no injury done in not ordering the amount of
the note to be paid into court. This was also acne in which
his lordship thought it proper to direct the costs of thhi
motion to be costs in the cause.—Mr. Cairns begged to re-
mind his lordship (with regard to his observations that it was
not necessary to order the money into court) that the pro-
,:etnlings showed that the plaintiff is how residing out of the
zuriodiction.—The Lord Chancellor If it be necessary to do
enythiog in that respect, let it be matter of special applica-
tion.

said : I have had transactions on bills with Barr, who is a
bankrupt, to some amount, but bona fide transactions be-
tween us do not amount to more than NI. I got bills and
raised money upon them.—Mr. Hillesry : I), you know a
person named Swainson, an attorney's el: rk ? Yes; he
is what is called a "Brass-plate coal merchant" I
have had large transactions with him upon accommodation
bills. I gave him goods. Mr. Commissioner Gout-
burn: What, cider 7—Bankrupt: We were coal mer-
chants as well. Mr. Commissioner Geulburn : This
is something like the case of Osborn, a silversmith. whose
certificate I suspended for three years. He carried on his trade
by this sort of paper. It is not exactly accommodation,
Mr. Hillesry (to bankrupt) : Do you know Mrs. Staines,
with whom it appears there were transactions, as alleged,
upon accommodation bills to the extent of 1601. ? Bank-
rupt : Yes.--Mr. Hilleary : lam prepared to show to your
honour that there is ne such penon.—Mr. Commissioner
Ooulburn : I dare say not: the transactions appear to he
with people of straw.--Mr. Wire (solicitor to the fiat): Now,
bankrupt, do you know a person of the name of Johnson ?
Bankrupt: Yes; he resided in the Commercial-road East.
He earned on business as a grocer at Horton Kirby, and was
formerly a traveller in our employ. We directed hills to him.
He is a carrier.—Mr. Wire : And in August, 1617, you di•
meted bills to him at Horton Kirby, when you knew that
he was not living there ? Bankrupt : I last directed to him
in Langley-place.—Mr. Wire . Now, was there any ennehle-
ration between you and Johnson? Bankrupt: I believe
not —Mr. Wire: You bad accommodation transactions
with Reeves, of the King's Arms, Cheapaide. Was there
any consideration between you? Bankrupt: Every consi-
deration.—Mr. Commissioner Goulburn : What, do you cull
giving one piece of waste paper for another, consideration 1
You draw on men of straw, and keep on renewing this
paper, without consideration, for the purpose of imposing
upon somebody.—Mr. Wire (to the bankrupt) : You sent
bills to Mesas. Lyons (bankrupts) to get money, and when they
inquired as to the responsibility of the acceptors, they were told
that the bills were sure to be paid when due. Now, did you
not know, at the time you were telling them this, that they
were all men of straw ? Bankrupt : I depended on my own
ability of paying them.--Mr. Wire: Do you not owe them,
on this sort of paper, between 7,0001. and 8,0001.. Bank.
rupt : We owe them about 6,0001.—Mr. Commissioner
Goulburn : Can you make up an account of this waste paper,
bankrupt, for it is • mistake to call it accommodation 7
Bankrupt: By an extension of time, your honour; the
ease was adjourned for two months, one of which has now
already expired.—The debts, &c., in this case amount to
about 12,0001. ; and Mr. Green (the official assignee) has
received about 2,0001., being from 600 different debtors, and
the amount of dividend will be officially announced in the
course of a few days.
IN JONNSON AND MAiNw.--Tne ROMFOUD DANK,—
Thou loenkeopte were bankers at Rumford, and Johnson
applied for his certificate in June, 1846, when the judgment
of the court was that it be absolutely refused. Mann's certi-
ficate was granted without opposition.—Mr. Lawrence,
upon behalf of the bankrupt, now renewed an application
which he made a short time since, via., that a day be named
for his Honour to reconsider hi. judgment with re-pect to
Johnson, and produced affidavits from the bankrupt's soli-
citor, and a letter from the assignees, stating that they would
offer no further oppositinn.—The learned commissioner
thought that there was nn good in having two discussions, and
the affidavits had better be left with his honour, who would
refer to the proceedings, and then decide once for all. He
would give judgment very shortly.

WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT.
bare D. C. Moyle's, PA.
Dorturto v. MOORE. —SPORTING ADYRIITIMEMENTS.—
This was an action brought by Mr. Dorling, ef Epsom, the
well-known printer of racing cards, site., against Mr. Moore,
the sporting printseller, of Upper St. Martin's-lane, to re-
cover the Rum of 71 65., for two advertisement+ on the back
of " Dorling's Correct List of the Rues," and for certain
small cards connected with turf matter.—Mr. )Inore ap-
peared in person, and first pleaded a setoff of II 16s. for a
frame end sporting print, which plaintiff's solicit r allowed,
thus reducing the debt claimed to 61. las., viz., 21. 10s. for
one advertisement of five lines stated to be inverted on the
rac ng cards in 1845, end 31. for another advertisement of six
lines published through a similar vehicle in 1840. Mr.
Moore denied thathe gave any orders for those insertion., and
urged besides, aa a ground of nonpayment, the exorbi-
tance et the charge. He spited alai that the Bell's Life in
London, a journal of immense circulation and influence in
the sporting world, charged him six times less than plaintiff
for such advertisements.—Mr. Dorling's agent put in a letter
from that gentleman to Mr. Moore, in which it was stated
that if the latter would sell his cards, he (Mr. D.) would try
and dispose of defendant's prints, and print in the racing
cards mlvertisementa relative to them—ln answer to the
learned judge, the agent said he could produce no communi-
cation from Mr. Moore in reply to Mr, Dorling's letter.—
The learned Judge expressed his surprise at the charge of
103. a line for the advertisements.—The Agent: That is the
usual charge, known to defendant, and reef iced from every-
hody.—Mr. Moore here offered to pay 41., and share the
legal exponses.—Mr. Dorling's agent refused the offer, and
the case was adjourned by the judge to Tues•lay (to-morrow).
BARNARD 0 RIRIORY AND I YR O. DALLARD.—A COUNTY
COURT INCOMPETENT TU ENTIRTAIN DISPUTED TITLES TO
PROPERTY.—This ease, an action for dilapidation, was ad-
journed from the 6th inst. for his Honour's judgment It
was contended for plaintiff. that, after the service of a notic'
to quit, payment of rent, and delivering up of possessien on
the part of defendant. there could not be any question of
title.—The learned Judge: Whenever a disputed question
of title arises, even incidentally, I shall decline going on with
the action. I do not think the legislature ever contemplated
giving jurisdiction in matters of disputed titles to property to
this court, from which there is no appeal, and, therefore,
thinking it does not warm this juriedietion, I am of opinion
that I have no right to proceed with this case. This opinion
does not embrace a denial of justice, because the superior
courts are open to you, I shall diemiss the case, declaring
that, though ousted from thin court, it is without prejudice.

Before vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce.
GLOVER r. CuLLEOE, MAXIM/-
HAW-1n 1826, the plaintiffs and their brother, who were
members of the congregation of Ebenezer chapel, Birming-
ham, pieced various sums of money, amounting to about
33,0001., in the hands of the defendant, who was the minister
of the chapel, to be invested in the names of one of the plaintiffs
and the defendant, and applied, at their (Secretion, in the
establishment of a college for the education of ministers of
the Independent persuasion, reserving, however, • life in-
terest in the fund. In 1827. • college was founded at Spring-
hill, Birmingham, and 20,0001., part of the fund, was paid to
trustees for the use of the college. A considerable portion
of the remainder of the fund was invested on a mortgage of
the Nelson Hotel at Birmingham. The object of the suit
was to have the charity administered, and to have the de-
fendant declared liable for any deficiency arising from an
alleged deficiency of the security on the Nelson Hotel.—
Mr. Wigratu. Mr. Renshaw, and Mr. Archibald Smith ap-
peared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Bethel!, Mr. Russell, Mr.
W. T. 8. Denial, and Hr. Craig. for the defendant; and
Mr. Wray for the attorney-general. All parties, by their
counsel, agreeing that certain funds should he applied for
the ben, fit of the college, an order was made for the muter
to appiove of • scheme for that purpose.

BAIL COURT.
Before Mr. Justice Erle.
CERTIORARI.—COMPINSATION To A PUBLIC OFFICER.—
Mr. Crompton moved for a certiorari to bring up certain
proceedings in the case of a Mr. Snowball, an attorney of
Liverpool, and who held the office of law clerk in that town,
for which he had received a salary of 2001. per annum. The
duties of the office were connected with the administration
of the poor lass, and conducting the business of the Commis-
darters of Sewers. On the passing of the sanitary act, theoffice
owed to exist, and by the 6th and 6th of Victoria, which
provided for compensation to public officers, it was enacted
that the town council of the borough should award an an-
nuity to the party whose office was taken from hint. In the
mouth of March, 1847. Mr. Snowball tent in his claim, and
the town council awarded him an annuity, according to the
terms of the act of parliament. Being dissatisfied with the
sum awarded he had appealed to the General Quarter
Sessions, and the recorder, after hearing the cue, determined
on allowing his claim, which was 3,300/., part of
such claim being for expenses incurred in resisting the in-
troduction of the Sanitary Act into Liverpool. The appli-
cation Mr. Crompton now made was founded on the sth
and 6th of Victoria, and the learned counsel submitted that
the recorder had exceeded his jurisdiction. and that in fact
he had no power to award one specific sum, but was bound
to grant an annuity only. lie apprehended there was no
doubt that the superior courts could take cognisance of this
award, as the 1 ith section so provided. The form in which
he would take the rule would be this ; a rule absolute to
bring up the proceedings, after which he would move for a
rule nisi to quash them.—Mr. Justice Eric thought that as
this motion had been moved on affidavits, a rule absolute
was not the proper form.—Mr. Crompton stated that Mr.
Justice l'atteson had adopted that course under similar cir-
cumstances ; upon which his lordship granted the rule.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
1331'04E1T V. PENINSULAR AND °KILN-IAL STEAM NA-
TIOATION COMTANT.—ARE A STEAM-PACKET COMPANT
COMMON CAKMED.B P—This case was tried at the last sittings
in London before the Lord Chief Justice. The action was
brought by a Capt. Bennett to recover damages against the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, for
refusing to take him as a passenger in one of their vessels to
Oporto.: The ground of their refusal was, that the plaintiff
was en accredited agent of Don Miguel, and that his pro-
ceeding to Oporto was connected with political purposes in
the service of that prince, which wrre opposed is the policy
pursued towards Portugal by this country. The learned
judge at the trial expressed au opinion that the cuwpany bad
no right to inquire into the political opinions of a person ap-
plying for a passage in their ships, or to refuse to receive him
as a passenger on such grounds, and a verdict passed for the
plaintiff, damages 2001.—The Attsrney-General now moved
for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be en-
tered for the defendants, or why there should not be a new
trial on the grounds that the company were not common
carriers, or it they were, that the law as applicable to com-
miss carriers did not extend to the conveyance of passengers
to foreign countries.—Rule granted.

PREROGATIVE COtET
Before Sir IL 1. Fag.
IN vile Goons OF MART BATEMAN oDECEASED.—THE,
NEW WILLS Acv.—Tbe testatrix, Mrs. Mary Bateman, died
on the lit October last, leaving considerable property, and
among it nearly 10,0001. invested in Penneylva.ia bonds. The
will, which was by the court's direction ordered to be pro-
pounded (a mere motion for probate having been previously
made), was all in the handwriting of the deceased. The
legacies left in it were very numerous, and the attestation
complete. The defect was that the paper was not signed in
due form as required by law. Civilians were heard on the
one .ide, urging the learned judge that where the inten-
tions of the deceased were so clearly defined the law should
not be held tight to tho letter, as by so doing in•
justice might be done to legates, and tke real
intentions of testators defeated. Contra, it was contended that
the court bad no course to pursue in a case like this but to
carry out the law.—Sir 11. J. Fast, after stating the ordi-
nary circumstances of the case, said there could not be any
doubt but that the paper bef,re the court was in the hand-
writing of the deceased. It contained a vast number of
legacies, it occupied three sheets, and was moat carefully
written. There was no signature by the deceased on the
third side, but there was on the fourth, about half-way
down. The attestation clause was very carefully drawn.
The question the court had to decide, was whether
such an execution as this was valid under the
9th section of the act, which required that the
signature of the party making a will, should ho "at
the foot and end thereof," either by himself or herself.
or by some party at his or her request. If the court could
follow its own dictates, it would no doubt come to a conclu-
sion in favour of the paper, as there was evidently no dis-
position of violating the law. Were the circumstances of the
cue sufficient to allow the court to pronounce for it ? The
court could not allow parties to put their own construction
on the law. The deceased had not complied with the statute,
although she intended to de so. The cases of " Ayres and
.Ayres," and "Willis and Willis," referred to by civilians, could
not be allowed to bear upon this. The court was bound upon
principle to reject the allegation, but it expressed a hope that
the opinion of the superior court would be taken upon the
question. The will was not signed by the deceased at the
end and foot thereof, and the court must reject the allegation.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Coniramoner Con'burn.

IN El HOLDITCH AND CO, EXTENSIVE DEALING IN
ACCOMMODATION BILLII.—This was a dividend meeting in
the matter of these bankrupts, who were cider merchants,
of Bankside.—Edward Duncan Holditch was examined, and

H. Young, the assistent superintendent of the South Wes-
tern line, who deposed that on the preceding evening he
left Southampton at six o'clock in the up passenger-
train, and on arriving on Pur%right Con•rtion,
which is situated between the Farnborough and Woking
stations, something was found amiss with the engine, and
the train was stopped, The ermine-driver, Markland,
and the fireman got off for the purpose of re-
pairing the injury to the engine ; and Whiting, the head-
guard ef the train, gave directions to his under-guard, the
prisoner Brownsmith, in his (witness's) presence, to go
hack and signal the up•train on the same line of rails to stop.
The peisoner did so. When he had been gone about 20
minutes witness heard, and in fact saw the lights of a goods
train coming towards the stationary train, and perceiving
that the steam was not shut off, he (Mr. Young) sent a
clerk belonging to the company to stop it, but it C4MO on at
a tremendous rate, end ran into the passenger train. The
shock was so great that the carriages in the passenger train
were separated, and some of them were forced on the line to
a considerable distance Markland, the engine-driver, .vho
was unfortunately under the engine at the time, was found
to he quite dead, having received so serious an injury on his
head, that his death must have b'en instantaneous. The
fireman was severely injured, as were also several of the paa-
sengera—Mr.Elliott: Did you see the prisoner Brown-
smith after he had been sent to signal and stop the coming
train —Mr. Young: Yes, sir; he same up after the acci-
dent, andsaid he held up his heeds with the red light, and
called out as loud as be could, but could not make the driver
or fireman on the goods train see or bear bim.—Mr.Ellintt:
WAS it the duty of Brownsmith to have taken any other
signal with him than that of the red light —Mr. Young :
Yes, sir. Your worship will see by the 47th rule of the re-
gulations, which are in the hands of every servant of the
company, what his duty was,—Mr. Elliott here read the
47th rule, which was as fellows:—•• In case of any accident
occurring, so as to impede the progress of a train, the under-
guard shall be despatched to the nearest station astern the
train to give notice thereof, and in hie progress thereto shall
fix at a distance of SAO yards from the point of obstruction a
signal to stop, and tog signal, SO as to indicate danger to a
coming train. Measures should also be taken by sending the
fireman, or any other available person, to advise the agent
at the nearest station ahead of the occurrence." The fog
signals Mr. Young described as detonating balls, which were
to be placed on the rails at a distance not greater than 100
yards apart, and which the engine in missing over
broke: thereby causing an explosion, which alarmed the per-
sons in charge of the train. Mr. Young, in conclusion, said
the directors of the line felt it to be their duty, under thecir-
cumstances, to genet the three prisoners betimes' magistrate.—
William Whiting deposed, that he was head-guard of the
puoenger.train that loft ft..ethauipton for London at six
o'clock on the teenier/ before. The train came at its usual
pace until about eight o'clock, when it arrived at Purbrieht-
common, when the driver blew his whistle for stnppine. and
did stop ; witness got from his usual place and found Mark-
land the engine-driver and the fireman on the line, and the
fireman said there was something the matter with the engine
which must he set to rights. Ifs then requested witness to
hold his lamp, and got underneath the engine. Previously
to this, however, witness despatched his under guard, Brown-
smith, to signal the no xt up-train to stop. Markland, nn ex-
mining the works of the engine, mid the " eitecutor" had
broken away, hut he thought he would be able to set it to
rights in three or four minutes. lie observed him take away
a portion of the engine that had broken away, and union after
he said, " All is ready nor; see that your passengers are
all right." Witness then left the light alongside the engine
and went to look after the passengers; and immediately
alter the goods train came up and ran right into them. Hod
the de/vomit come (ram under the engine at the time he said
that all was ready his life would have been say, rl, and he
could not say what was the cause of his remaining there, but
that he was under the engine at the time of the collision
there could be no doubt. The witness addnd that, beside the
signal sent out by Brownsmith, there were three signals at
the bock part of the passenger train that could be seen on
such a night as that of Friday at a distance of a mile and a
half at least, if not double the distance, and
he (witnew) was at a loss to understand why it
was, more particularly as they were on a high
embankment, the I tanners Jones and Fleming did
not see them in time to have stopped and prevented the ac-
cident. It was the duty of the prisoner Brownsmith to
have taken the Or signals and placed them on the line.—
G. Tofeald, inspector of police on the line, said lie took the
prisoners Jones and Fleming into custody, at an early hour
that morning, and Brownsmith he also took into custody
tween nine and ten o'clock. The former primmer; said
that immediately before the accident they were proceeding
at the rate of about 25 miles an hour, and had not seen any
signals until they observed those behind the psisenger train,
and they were at that time too near to prevent an accident.
The third prisoner did not make any remark that he recol-
lected.—The prisoner Brownsmith, who appeared a very
smart fellow and intelligent man, said that when the train
stopped he asked the head-guard if he should go back to sig-
nal the next train, end did so. He pro ceded three quertersof
a mile, when he saw the goods train coming, and made every ef-
fort to make the driver or stoker see toe signal, or hear him,
but could not see either of them on the engine. The fog
signals were kept in a van, and as the night was not foggy,
hut, on the contrary. quite clear, and the stationary train on
a high embankment, and easy to be seen at a considerable
distance, he should say three mils, he did not think of
using any but the tumid red signal.—The prisoner Jones,
w
ho s also an intelligent man, declared that the night was
foggy, and that as soon as he saw the signal at the back of
the passenger train he reversed his engines, and used the
utmost means within his power to prevent a collision; but,
owing to the shortness of the space, the greasy state of the
rails, his coming down an inclined plane, and his having
behind him Al trucks tra.ily laden with good., that pro
polled him forward in epite of all he could do, he could nut
avoid the collision. By keeping an his steam he said he was
enabled to use a much greater force to stop the train than
by shutting it off —Mr. Elliott said lie did not see that there
was anythicg in the conduct of Brownsmith to justily his
detention, hut the other prisoners he should remand until a
future day.
GUILDHALL.—Seerrtmo THEFACE OF AN ALDERMAN.
A little fiery woman, giving the name of White, was charged
with assaulting Mr. Alderman Sydney, M.P. The honour.
able magistrate was proceeding up Ludgate-hill, when the
prisoner went up to him, and, without the least hesitation,
gave him a slap In the face. He inquired of her what of-
fence he had given her ; she replied that she was in great
distress, that she had only bet n discharged from prison a
few days ma viousle, and she thought it better to assault a
magistrate than to break a shopkeeper's windows.—The pri-
soner, who took off one of her shoes and flung it at the head
of Sir John l'irie, was sent to the Compter, and an order
was made that the medical gentleman was to certify as to
the prisoner's sate of mind.
BOW-STREET.—THE CUES I` OMNIBUS SYSTEM.—For
the last fortn•ght the magistrates ef this court have been
occupied for some time every day in hearing complaints
made by rival emnihua proprietors, whose carriages ply be-
tween Hungerforth market and the north parts of the metro-
polis, for obstructions, assaults, tec., committed by their
several drivers and conductors, to the annoyance of the in-
habitants of the neighbourhood and the public. The fines
have been in general heavy, as it was hoped this would put
an end to the nuisance, but, from the numerous ap-
plications for summonses this day (Saturday), it seems
the same uproar and confusion still continues una-
bated. Mr. Henry at length found it necessary to
send for Mr. Pearce, superintendent of the F division,
in order to devise some method of putting down such
a nuisance in the market, which is a legal thoroughfare as
the company have thrown it open, and each omnibus
proprietor undertakes to pay a certain sum for the privilege
of setting down and taking up passengers therein.—Mr.
Pearce, on making his apoenrance, said the constables were
in the habit of reporting daily numerous disorders and dis-
turbances in the market, and the only remedy he cruld
suggest as likely to stop the evil, was to double the number'
of conitables, in order that they might obtain summonses on
every occasion.—Mr. Henry said it was high time for the ,
police to interfere, instead of permitting the parties to take
the law into their own hands, and take up the business of
the court with their quarrels, which very seldom indeed
related to the public. For his part he had come to a deter-
mination to suspend the license of every party charged before
him, should the case end in a conviction, and if this did not
have the desired effect he would revoke them altogether.—
It is mid that the various omnibuses enter and leave the
market 800 times every day.
CHARITY.—Messrs (fooling and Sharp, the bankers, for-
warded 21. from J. H. H. for the poor-box, with a request
that it he acknowledged in the papers.
CLERKENWELL —CuttNINO A MOTHER.—A young
woman, nami d Matthews, was charged by a Mrs. Leonard,
the wife of a respectable mechanic. The complainant stated
that the defendant had for several weeks importuned her foe
money, alleging that she (witness) wok r mother, for which
statement there was not the slightest foundation.—The pri-
soner, in her defence, said her husband had left her to seek
for work, and she was in want. She added that she had
been brought up by a woman in the country, who told her
that she hail had her from her infancy to nurse, and that
Mr.. Leonard w to her mother, and she therefore thought she
had a claim on her.—Mrs. Leonard (laughing). Why she
admits that she is twenty two yearn old, and as I am only
thirty-four, is it likely I can be her mother?—The Magi.
strata said, certainly not ; and having cautioned the de-
fendant and having obtained herpromias that she would not
repeat the annoyance. he discharged her.
WORSHIP-STREET. MURDEROUS CONTEST. —J.
Strange was charged with having assaulted a market gar-
dener, named Jeremiah Robinson, so brutally, that scarcely
any hopes are entertained of his recovery. The prisoner
was taken into custody at the instance of Mr. Clark, sur-
geon, of Hackney, who is attending the injured man. Two
certificates were produced, one dated that day, stating that
he was very much worse, and that unless a favourable
change took place within twenty-lour hours the case must
terminate fatally. Mr. Combs, on ascertaining that fact,
immediately proceeded with Mr. Vine, the chief clerk, in a
cab, to the residence of Robinson, and took his deposition, as
follows " Between three and four o'clock oo the afternoon
of Thursday, I went into the tap-room of the Dolphin,
where the prisoner was seated, in company with two other
persons. I sat down at the opposite side of the room,
and commenced smoking, when the prisoner threw some-
thing at me, and broke my pipe. I called for another
one, which the prisoner also broke in the same manner. The
prisoner then advanced towards me and struck me a violent
blow on the right eye, and followed it up with another blow
in the pit of the stomach, which took away my breath so
that I was unable to wand. He afterwards struck me ouch
POLICE.-SATUB,DAY. a terrible blow at the bottom of the short ribs on the left side
that I was compelled to lie down, and have suffered acute
THE ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH WE.-TERN RAILWAY. pain ever since. I managed at last to crawl into the yard,
LAMBETH.—SamueI Brotonswith, guard, William and was assisted home, where I have been since confined to
Jones, engingdriver, and James Flemming, fireman, see- bed, under the care of a surgeon. I have known the pri-
vents of the South Western Railway Company,were charged, saner fur a long time, and do not believe that he intended to
by order of the directors, with having, by their negligence, injure me to such an extent."—ln answer to the, charge the
caused the serious collision on the line on Friday night, prisoner said that the complainant commenced a violent at-
which led to the death of David Markland, the engine-driver tack upon him in the first instance, which he was endea-
of a passenger train. The first witness called was Mr. Wm. Touring to repel in the hest way he could, when his antago-

nisi eustained • heavy fell, in which his side came in contact
with the edge of the table, and thereby occasioned the inju-
ries. He then called two witnesses, who confirmed his state-
ment that the injured man had used provoking and threat-
ening language to the prisoner.—The prisoner was remanded,
but Mr. Combo consented to admit him to bail, himself in
2001. and two sureties in 1001. each.
RAILWAY ROBBERY.-It. Spraggs was finally examined
charged with stealing • portmanteau, the property of Mr.
Copeman, of Norwich. The prisoner, • few evenings since,
was, perceived by ore of the porters of the Eastern Counties
Railway, Shoreditch, loitering about the platform, end on
the arrival of the Norwich train at half-past seven o'clock.
he was observed to be looking anxiously into the first and
second class carriages, and presently to dart into one of the
latter. A moment only elapsed, and his head (the other
part of his person being evidently extended upon the floor-
ing inside the carriage) was seen moving up and down the
line of carriages, as if to ascertain if the " course was clear,"
and, being satisfied, be shot out from his place of conceal-
ment with the portmanteau in question, and was hastening
along the platform, when ho was pounced upon by Kenya-
ley, the porter, who had been watching him, and who con-
veyed him befere the superintendent. At this moment the
office was telegraphed from March, a distance of 90 miles,
with the information that a gentleman's portmanteau, with
the address upon it, on a brass label," Thomas P. Copeman,
Norwich," had been stolen. This exactly corresponded with
the portmanteau in the prisoner's possession.—Mr. Cope-
man now attended, and identified the portmanteau and its
contents as his property. He added that he had left his
portmanteau. in the hurry of getting out of the carriage at
March, underneath the scat be occupied.—The prisoner said
nothing In his defence, and was fully committed to Newgate
for trial.
SOUTHWARK.—ArrEwPren MUM/EA.—John Allen
was charged with having committed an assault on Maria
Watchorn, with whom ha lived. Police Constable 63 L said
that about nine o'clock on the previous evening he heard
cries of murder proceed from White Horse-street, Cornwall-
road, and on proceeding to the 'mot he perceived the proriecu-
trix lying on the pavement, and the prisoner kicking her in a
violent manner. She was screaming, and the prisoner was
standing over her, exclaiming that he would murder her. As
soon as witness came up, he seined hold of the prisoner, and
pulledhim away, but he broke away from him, and kicked the
I female in the fare and eyes so violently as to render her insen-
sible. Assistance came up at the time, and, after great resist-
ance, the prisoner wee secured and taken to the station house.
Witness took the complainant to a surgeon's, when she soon
recovered, but her face was so swollen that she could not
see. The prisoner told him the woman had robbed him, end
refused to give him has money back.--Complainant, whose
face was covered with bruises, said that on the previous
aveniug the met the prisoner near the Victoria Theatre,
when they went into a gin shop. The prisoner then gave
her a few shillings, and when they arrived in the Cornwall-
road she parted with him. She had not got many yards up
Whitehorse-street when the prisoner came up to her and
demanded the money beck, and on her refusal to give it to
him he knocked her down, anal swore he would have her life.
He then ill used her in the brutal manner detailed by the
constable—A female, who was present at the time, corrobo-
rated her teetimony.-1n answer to the charge, the prisoner
soil that the complainant robbed him of five shillings, and
in his endeavour to regalia it she fell down and hurt herself.
—Mr. Cottinghain said that such offences were very much
on the increase. Parties considered that they might treat
unfortunate feinalee in any manner they thought proper,
after gratifying their immoral propensities. Had the com-
plainant received any cuts he should have committed him
' for trial at the Old Bailey. As it was, be should send him
to prison for two months.
THAMES.—Ronnuity.—era/ Hunt, who has been
several times in custody, was charged with stealing a canvass
bag, containing 90/. in Bank of England notes, and
two sovereigns and a half, the monies of James
Finlay. It appeared that Mr. Finlay had accompa-
nied the prisoner about a month go to a house oilier] repute,
where elm stole from him a 30/ , 201 , and I ight 5/. notes,
with which she absconded under the pretence of going out to
get some liquor, and was not apprehended until Friday
night. She was remanded.
THE LATE COMMERCIAL FRACDO.—MT. 11. T. Gray, the
rope manufacturer and ship-chandler of Stepney, again
waited on Mr. Ballautine, relating to the detention by Mr.
Duke, a canvas merchant, of some rope, which the magis-
trate recommended should be given up to the applicant, who
had been defrauded of the name by a gang of swindlers,
three of whom were prosecuted to conviction at Mr. Gray's
expense, after great exertion and loan of time on hie part.
Mr. Gray said that although such • very strong re-
commendation had fallen from his worship, Mr. Duke still
retained possession of rope which he had not paid for ; and
that person's answer to repeated applications was that he
would not part with it until he had a written guarantee to
indemnify him against the expenses of any law procceding3
to recover the value of the rope. lie therefore wished the
case to be reopened, and counsel heard on tl.e case, for he
was ingructed that Mr. Duke really CAIRO within the mean-
ing of • clause in the Police Act referring to the
detention of property unlawfully obtained.—Mr. Bel-
lantine thought otherwise, and said if he granted
process. an °hp ction could be taken, and very properly, that
the case hod already been heard and decided lie hail cer-
tainly recommended that the rope unpaid for in Mr. Duke's
possession should be restored to Mr. Gray, who had been de-
frauded of it in a very ingenious manner; but he felt that
he had no power to comp. I Mr. Duke to give it up, and
must, therefore, leave Mr. Gray to his remedy by action.--
Mr. Gray said he had had enough of law; his attorney's bill
for prosecuting the conspirators amounted to 4001. and up-
wards, and the value of the rope obtained by fraudulent
means was 3001. more.—Mr. Ballantint Point out any
method in which I can awing you, Mr Gray, and I a ill most
willingly do so.—Mr. Oro, said he was not sufficiently
versed in the law to discuss legal points, hut he would state,
for the information of the magistrate, that the appeal he had
made to the merchants, warehousemen, manufacturers, and
tradesmen of London, had not been responded to in the way
he anticipated, in enabling him to meet the great and una-
voidable expenses he had been put to in carrying out a most
important prosecution. and that the subscription at present
only amounted to 2001., leaving him 5001. out of pocket by
the affair. He had, however, received letters of thinks
from all quarters, and one of a more cheering description,
which was as follows

110,inrso. .1 9. 11.—Auntrian Five per Cent... 104 bin.; Bonk
(quire% 1,.00 hiIM ; Ituoinn F.usli.R loan, 1.542 hullo. 1011 non) ; Vivo
per Cent. 1 lamb. Cert.,- 101) 1911.. I'll) money : Intto, Fir,t Yellen !u-
-nclip., 1016 lAN.; Ditto. 1 love k Co., Third end Fotuth Seritn,9s money ;
Nth% in ontlf.. 96 money; New Four per Cent.... Ilopc & Co.,
*A 0411, ; INtto Stleellte. MIN; Dutch Tr orind.a.ilalf per Cont.,.
22- 1411.: Polish New Four her Cent..., 1904, 79 lettol,h
Loan, 82i bilk, xl6 money; Porturue,e 6:m(11,111,w, For per Cent...
22 ; ripool,h Five per Cent... 131 131 money ; Pith;
Three per ('cob.. 1116. Exchanger on Lotrion re liambu, Jan. 11,
13.112. 2 month% 13.9; Bremen, Jan. 10, 2 month.., G 10; htockholrn.
Jan. I, 90 day., 1276.1
A Ne.TrIIDA JAN. 14.—Dntch Active Debt Tw.,,and.llalf per
5.0,. 55 ; Do. Threw per Cent... 094 47 ; Do. Four per Cent,., 946
Sit Commercial Company Four.and.a.lialf per Cent,- 1.12 192). Et•
ciwure on Lodon. 1.2.12; 7 month, 12; Do. on Hamburg. 35;
Dm, 2 months. 30 92; la. on Peri., 59 75 ; Do. 2 month,. 59 25.
Har,,r 11.—Loan or DM, 991; Ditto. 194_.:,1; MU., 1114,
926; Ditto. 1839, ti7j ; City Loan. 1443. 956. Exchange on London.
25.976.
Asrtirsite, Jon. 11.—Exchange on London. 25.70; two month,,
25.422.

MEETING OF MESSRS. WARD AND ANGELL'S
CREDITORS.— A meeting of the creditors having claims
upon the estate of Messrs. Ward and Angell, leather mer-
chants and factors, of Bishopegete-street, was held on Sa-
turday, at the offices of Mr. Earnest, the accountant, in
whi RC hands the affairs of the firm have been placed. The
liabilities amounted to 4,985/. 9s. Id., and the assets to
1,8751. 15s. 751., which, deducting 2301. on account of cre-
ditors to be paid in full, left a balance of 1,6451. 15e. 7d.
The wets h, ing equivalent to a dividend of 6s. 6d. in the
pound. it was resolved to accept that composition, payable at
the end of six months. It was explained to the meeting by
the accountant that the profits made by Messrs. Ward and
Angell during their establishment, which commenced only ,
in 1845, amounted to 5,0451. 15$. 11d., while the trade
expenses, including the outlay necessary at the c =Treace-
ment, amounted to 4,0871.85. Ild , leaving a set ornfit of
9591.75., and making, with the capital invested, 2,9591.75. Id.
This sum deducted front the amount of profits, in De-
cember last left them in possession of 1,628/. lls. 7d.
beyond ell their debts and liabilities. At that period an
avalanche of losses occurred to the amount of 2,7001 , in con-
sequence of the failure of house', well known to the creditors
present, and previously of established reputation in the
leather trade ; and these losses not only absorbed all their
property invested, hut compelled Messrs. Ward and Angell
to place the present statement before their creditors. The
resolves of the meeting were unanimous, and great sympathy
was expressed for the position in which Messrs. it and
Ann, II were placed, many of the creditors expri twins their
readiness to concur in a resolution expressive of their satis-
faction at the explanation given.
DEPRECIATION OF STOCK VALUES IN SCOTLAND.—
As evincing the unprecedented fluctuations in share stock,
the following is,the decrease of value in stars of companies
connected with Scotland, comparing prices on Jan. 10, 1848,
with those on Jan. la, 1847: bank, 2,266,9301.; railway,
6,605,339/ ; insurance, 22'2,6871. ; gas, 123,7751. ; various.
854,5411. ; total, 10,073,2721. The Ayrshire Iron, National
Exchange, and other companies, whose stock was not pre-
cisely known, have not been included in the computation.
Were an approximative estimate formed so as to include
them, it could not be given at less than eleven millions.

Society of Guardian for the Protection of Trade, 10, St. Swithin'a.
lane, London, Jan 15,1840.—5tr.-1 am directed by the committee of
the Society of Guardian for the Protection of Trade, to acknowledge
the receipt of a communicatitm from you, inclining a letter from Mr.
limey Trimny Gray, of Marine-place, Commercial-rod, calling at-
tention to the recent eases of Gardner, Holiday, Singer. and Loup,
tried at the Central Criminal Court on the Ist ot December last, for
conspiring to deb suit manufarturers, werehousemen, and tiadeemen,
of their property, and appealing to the society for 'erdant< to meet
the great and unavoidable expenns of the prosecution. The committee
are fully aware of the important service rendered by Mr. Gran to the
trading community. in prosecuting the parties, and no lee. of the great
exertions made by yourself in getting them apprebendedand brought to
justice, and the society has great pleasure in contributing from its
hinds the sum of 10 guineas toward. Mr. Gray's expenses, which sum
1 herewith had to you; and I beg to add that the oaminittee r.gret
that they do not feel justified in contributing a larger sum as the
onelety does not in general grant any pecuniary assistance in such
came except to members. Had Mr. Gray been a member of the
society the fraud for which be prosecuted could not have been prac-
tised upon him, as the names and proceedings of the gang had hen
long previously known to the society, and were registered in their
hooka and reported In their printed periodical to members, all of
whom were therefore forewarned and on their guard against three
swindler., as they are against a not number of others who practise
open the unwary.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, E. F.
Secretary. To Mr. Barber, firm of Barber, Howe, and Mead, St.
Paul's Churchyard.
Mr. Gray said, he wished it to be understood that he had
been bound over to prosecute not only for himself, but for
many others who had been defrauded by the same gang
and that a judge's warrant was in existence to apprehend
Herman Case'', who had forfeited his recognitanci a to the
amount of Mr He thought, under the circumstances, it
was most unfair of Mr. Duke not to give up the rope.—Mr.
Ballantitie stated very clearly the difficultii s which stand in
the way of any further interference on his part, and said
much as Mr. Gray disliked an action at law he could Fug•
gest no other proceeding against Duke, who perhaps might
• yet relent and restore the rope to the owner. He could not
as a magistrate take cognisance of the subscription, hut he
hoped it would meet the expectations of Mr. Gray, who had
made such great sacrifices fir the public weal.—Mr. Gray
thanked the magistrate and retired.
HAMMERSMITH.—Cartrun 01, TWO BURGLARS..

David Cook and William Stone were charged, on suspicion,
with having been concerned in a number of burglaries and
robberies recently committed at Hammersmith.—ln conse-
quence of information received by Sergeant Scotney, T 21,
he kept a sharp look-out for the prisoners, and at last suc-
ceeded in apprehending them on a charge of having stolen a
quantity of harness from the premises of Mr. James Saun-
ders, King-street, Hammersmith. On searching the pro-
mires of the prisoner Cook, a number of housebreaking im-
plements were found, 30 duplicates for various *riche of
property, and, secreted under the children's bed, was also
discovered a valuable fur great-coat, part of the produce of a
burglary at the house of Mr. Flintoft, a bookseller, in the
month of October last.--Mr. Flintoft being at the pre.ent
time too :11 to attend, the prisoners were remanded for
a week.

the amount of tem:
118 it
sNwEIV,St—h.R/tViLWAT Tsaraw.....
i dealt with I.y tl'e examinees before the font or seeo,7l ----.
times out of mind that gold alone doss not constitute
'met
valae ; that notes may be of equal worth as a repre-
aentative sign; that the only real valaes are those in February. .
P;on°o9,upwafds of 3.423. represented by indigenous or fabrics products. forl.'rMotmhil
eSCloti official
erAeekNt ti, m
Its of mg..,
But the lesson is lost. 100,0261., thus accounted for: 81,077/, for the comer -,,i 414
The singular feature in the stock market to-day, passengers only, 39 7201. for the carriage of Frnschi aZGI
and a significant feature too, is the fact that the remainder of 39,2291. for passengers and goods toteetieer-el
Hebrew capitative and speculators have been largely r,....?"_tiLdY ali'sPnntwioeneedk o;.b.eeinlgn an increase of 21,126.; 0-,,-;
giving for the " pat "of Consols on Monday (the day t.',''".c°27460P77,7,1t:15; tenaniuinnivent)....erar., waheefn.theraliev,
that this article appears), for which no less than i per were 471., whilst in 1847 they were 921. bat weak
cent. was given on present prices. The reader un- FsitTIWOMING HALF.YICARLIr Iteroars.-71;e mem
learned in funds may not understand this operation, meetings, on the eve of being held for the production of
and it may be thus explained : B consents for 1 per lasttbsTalf year'sanytar huavLet'h will
irtion some
re: carets
"1"d in i‘•
cent. to take from A at his option 100,0001. at the rrrailWeeay property,•for some timea vlne.t,nce.,..'llike eonditite
prices of the day, say 871, under whatever circum- great measure on the nature of the reports toi
h'l'Pend.kin
stances of price. The option, of course, is with A. well as on the conclusions announced and the metwereeig!
Operations in this sense have been done, as said, to the termined upon at these meting". A. regards the he,,,i,7
extent of hundreds of thousands. It is painful to add 'luring it,lee al"n sin manths. on lines that are fully at 4:
that they are founded upon the presumption of the ii:Li,ii.hnt•, matter
a. of
r: :eLio., te u
,n, interest "It. to
to ant:, eon envi, to
death of the Queen of Spain, and that that death has gr.. receipts the largest possible Aare of net:lir:Cot:ln emtni
been the consequence of the same nefarious conspi- what recce% has attended such endeavours. That dit'
ort
racy, and furthered by the same parties as, in the will have generally felt the importance of strictly contrrolhae
triAte nocloc, to use the words of Cortes on hie ex- the current expenditure, under the circumstances of the 6.1
pulsion from Mexico, compelled the midnight be- hisloVs'erarea'irs:dcaonnTePweenenkiittigereluves tot doubt. Dm else
trothal of the unhappy Queen to an idiot and be the object of peculiar solicitude at ihe epyre.m..nustit.,.." ,
incapable spouse. The fact is the more worthy of both as regards the proprietors' Latisfaction eorteti--"....1
record as showing the estimation in which the outlay, and with a view to their confidence in the faults
i.—
dowager queen and her advisers at home and in the operations which are still before them on a illrge sew..
Tuileries are held by parties who have the best op- i
raised
a time when !ite money demanded for the latter is net
without difficulty, it will naturally be des:red Out
portunities of estimation. the earning' of the money already invested, the fallest na4!
Consols have partially recovered from the (tepees- able adranta,re should be taken ; and as the value :or
n
sion of yesterday. They Were last quoted, but dull, tical eyed, nee to this et*; et is the halt-year's ane„.,,y ~,,liiii tat
at 87; to 1 for money and the opening. Reduced great, so, on the other hand, will the appereseee of a tea.
Threes, 874 to 1. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., teary result be in no little dear, e disceureging.—Rolleq
881-, to 4. Long Annuities, 8; to 15-16. Ex- ‘a
saitrAv WESTERN TIVESTON BRANCR.—This bran el,
chequer Bills, 21s. to 275. premium. India Bonds, which leaves the Great Western at the Tiverton. ~2
128. to lr:s. premium. Bank Stock, 194 to 7. India tion, and terminate/ in the borough of Tiverton , see
Stock, 235 to 7. miles) win be opened for public teethe on the 14th of Feb,
The depressed state of the Consols market has VAIOEPI LLD, PONTEFICACT, AND GOOLS --The works%
thisu fide are nearly completed,
.and the
made foreign securities more dull, and in some casespernment way is
undergoing the proems oonsolidation prior t.) opening%
depressed in prices. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per then lit of Mares.
Cents, were called 54 to i ; the Fours, 851 to 1, but
good. Spanish Fives, 19 to is; the Threes, 29' to 4.
Portuguese, 26 to 7. Mexican, 171 to 181. Peruvian
in advance, 34 to 6.
ENGLISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock. 1511 ill India Stock, 235
3 per (9. Itfal. Anna., Kt 1 India Rondo, under .£l,(arn, 15 12
2per Ct. Cou..ola, Anna, 071 2 Connolibni 1 1
ri'Mat* 34ATnr‘4'n, gnraii.64l I ism But BIM, £l.OOO, M., 24 7
, , Ditto, Von, 24; 5
813-18 Ditto, Small, 26 5
MARION PUN DB.
littroCkeflrazw.
t013,1k 71,141 a., Small, 83 5 Top.vilp4ug;hlElooth. dlr. from
1
1 }ter Cim4t. °main Benda, De- 311., Ct,tt.Vott.ildkl. En. 25
5 per Or. Mexican. 184 r, 18; 4 gnca, 821
6 per Cent. Perarlan lamMi, 38 2i cane CL. Dutch Each., 12 Gull.,
tir;,c,e,:ot. true-mem lida., 264 4 581 t .
..
1, 27
.._ per Ct. Dutch Ccrtlflea..a. 851 1