The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-28 00:00:00

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EQUITY COURTS.—YzawAr.
Ilarom m Lava
HAIG T. Omer.—•PAUDVCCION or Accovvyg.
This was an appeal motion to diechaF,e an (osier of Vice-
Chancellor Knight Brace, directing +Am defendant to pro-
dace certain accounts admitted to IY., in his possession. lie
had been an agent in Liverpool Fur the plaintiff, who was
a distiller in Newcastle, and in hie answer to the bill he
alleged that considerable sums were due to him in respect
of the agency. The plaintiff' called for production of the
accounts, to show how the defendant's claim stood. Ile
produced certain of the accounts, refusing others, on the
ground that they ffy slated to matters in which the
plastid had no late,
Mr. Lee and Mr. Williams adopting that view, argued
that the order of the Vice-Chaacellur, fur the production,
ought to be discharged.
Mr. Russell and Mr. Raiz supported the Vice-Chows.
lor's order.
The Lord-Chancellor, after stating the ma.'
'points in
question, said he did not see on what princi•l4o vie accounts
could be withheld. If the defendant, acting as agent iu
one concern, miz.d up the accounts of it with other ac-
count., he was to blame himself, and not tr, raise that neg-
ligence of his, in opposition to the reuse... Loge de„,,,„,i for
the accounts. His I,relship said he mid look through
had give his k gal judgment in the
the defendant's answer,
morning.

Boost TlCSAAgasta...--
TICTCHINS C. HVICHINI,
.REACN ice TRCST.
This cause came on upon (Iv thcr directions, and was partly
heanl !est term. The q..uesE.on was whether the plaintiff
was really the sun of a ;4". Char:es Ilutehins, or had been
substituted for that ao;,, 'the rear son being entitle(' under
the will of a great e.ne',., to a febel of which the defendants,l
two of whom user plaintiff's uncles, were trustees. At
the original
mg- of the cause a reference! had been
directed to NA ',Laster to inquire whether Charles Hutchins
hilt all ar A what children him surviving, and, if any, whe-
ther, luv child or children were living, and whether any of
I_Ola attained the age of 21 years. The Master hail found
the plaintiff was the only child of Charles Hutchins
'who attained 21. No exception was taken by the defend-
ants to the report, so that the only wisdom remaining
were as to the rate of interest with which the defendants,
the trustees, were to be charged upon the trust funds with-
held by them, and as to the payment of the costs of the
suit, it being stated on behalf of the plaintiff that from the
insufficiency of his maintenance and the treatmmat which he
had received from Lis uncles (who were clertrythen) his
health had been permanently injured, his education wholly
neglected, and his prospects in life destroyed. 'the defence
set up on the part of the uncles was that the plaintiff was
sent from India with three other children as the children of
Charles Hutchins, but that from what the children them-
sets es said and other cirewnstauess there was every ground
fur twlieving that they were supposititious children, and
that the uncles were still of the same opinion, acting upon
which they had sent them back, keeping the plaintiff, and
supposing at first that ha was a son or Charles Hutchins,
hut that they afterwards were convinced to the contrary.
It 3111Wares1 that Mr. Charles Hutchins had belonged to a
respectable family in Sussex, end was educated at Oxford,
but enlisted in the service of the East India Company as a
private, and went to India in 1518. lye afterwards pro-
cured his discharge, and became the head master of it
graminar-school at Calcutta, and held a situation in the
Asiatic Museum in that city. Ile married a Miss White,
by whom he hail the four children whose identity had been
the question in the cause. He died of the cholera in IS2$,
having survived his wife, and having left the four children
in the care of her father, Mr. John White, who brought
them up with his own children by a ..cond marriage. In
lh c-ntber, Pell, Mr. White, tit the desire of the Rev.
James Hutchins, one of the el 7fendants, cent the four
children ter England, and according to the deft nilants' state-
ments, the childre n who arrived in thin country were all
of a very dark coinplesion, whereas the children of Charles
Hutchins hail seen described as fair and having light hair.
It was also stated that one of the children said that his
name was Whitt, and that from these, and many other cir-
cumstances the uncles came to the conclusion that the
children sent over were those of Mr. White, and not the
children of Charles Hutchins. An inquiry had been made
into the circumstances in India by the direction of the
flovenow-general and the Bishop of Calcutta, and the result
was that the commis.' .rg by whom the investigation was
emeducted reported their entire satisfaction of the children
being nifty those of Mr. Charles Hutchins. The uncles,
however, refused to he guided by this report, and allowed
the plaintiff ultimately to be supported as a pauper by the
parish of Brighton. the conseque ace of which conduct was
the institution of the present suit.
Mr. Russell and Mr. Haig, for the plaintiff, contended
that the conduct of the trustees was without excuse, and
that they ought to be charged with 51. per cent. interest
on the trust fund and pay all the costs "(the suit.
Mr. Wigram and Mr. Bellamy for the defendants, sub-
mitted that the trust, es were fully justified by the suspicious
circumstances of the case in the course which thee had
taken, and were not now convinced that the plaintiff new
entitksl to the fund.

COURT OF EXCHHCIURR.-YSETEktIAT. I
ikrrmos ma Ramo.
ie
The court w,71 be composed this term of Sir P. Pollock
C.B. with Barons Marlon, Platt, and Ktrtin. fir. I
Baron Parke at chambers.
The rams in the peremptory paper, au°l ',nett or t
cases is the new trial vapor, were disposal. of, hot the ,
sashed no materials for a report.r

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WHITECHAPEL COUNT't
...STEDAT.
CONES VITAITI 131:. COURT Yr
Roses WiET, n
Causes ENuliza•Tor.,
under the follo.terraz
e ..atlon for • sum..nons out of fill,trict
This was an te-,gia- D °M.E
eiretunstaneea :—The plaintiff is an
accountant, rev •
road, and cfc. w.ns at No. 10, Mount-street, Whitechapel-
the White 4 ngaged as an enumerator of the census in
c '•
aspel district. The emolument he was to re-
...dew state serviceswas 18s. for the first 300 names,
F' .0. for each sixty names he recorded over the MO. The
/0-Aie Secretary now refused to pay them for the fractional
part of the sixty names. For instance, he had got ten
names short of the sixty, which fifty would amount to ten•
pence, and that was disallowed. Ile now applied for a
summons against her Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for the Home Department for tenpence, and which
would, he imagined, settle the question of his colleagues
claims. Mr. Cohen then took his summons out, and to en-
sure the defendant's appearance a suhpmna for Sir George
Grey, which, if he fails appearing to, will Lutail a fine
of 101.

Yxuvr Batcs.

Mr. Hussyll was not called on for a reply.
The Vice Chancellor said he hail seldom met with a case
mon• deserving of deep disapprobation and n :nein nsion on
the part of the defendants. (Inc of them had broken his
trust by placing the fund with which he was entrusted iu
the baud, of thus whose interest it was to dispute
tho ownendsip of the person really entitled. The others
were clergymen who had been unsurcessful in Bug-
gisiting, without any ground which could fur a
single monhid dixerve to be represented as valid,
that they were ignorant of the status and condition of their
brother's family. The title of the plaintiff was now esta-
blished by the Master's report, which report had not been
disputed. The whole CAIN.' ‘lll., so painful that his Honour
really did not like to trust himself with dilating upon it.
It was sufficient to say that a breach of trust of the grossest
description had been established against all the parties; and
the court must deal with it accordingly. With respect to
the trustee of the will who placed the fund in the hands of
the other trustees, the Messrs. Hutchins, the court would be
treating him with great indulgence in not ordering him to
pay costs, and in simply refusing him costs of any kind.
With regard to the other defendants, their conduct
had been without any pretext that could be urged by a
reasonable being. They must pay the whole costs of the
suit from the Isginnin; of it to the present time. They
would lease allow.wee for nil they had paid fur the main-
tenance of the plaintiff, his brothers, and his sister. The
account would he taken with vests, and as the plaintiff
elects i to take the flint as money, the into rest would be
(as was justified by many such cases already decided) five
per cent. The cash in court would Ix. immediately paid to
dor plaintiff, and all the stock, to opting fur the pent
1,5001. The accounts must be taken in the Master's
Once.

COURT OP QUEEN BENCH—YESTERDAY.
141411.11 ton IN BANCO.—HAMILII LOILDCANIANDA.I., Ka. JeNTICE PATTINIOIC,
Mt. J. +nrc CANAILIDDA. AND 114. JI Mau.
Lonl Campbell gave notice that the court would, on
Weilnesilay (this day), give judgment in the caws of the
Queen of Spain and the Queen of Portugal.

BAIL COURT. -YMTERDA Y.
!trrmsus _

Thi. bring the fist ;Jai of Trinity Term. Mr. Jurtice
Wightruan took hi• seat in this court at 10 o'cl.wk.
uz ate Sucre Derox RAILWA% etrarasir.—

SURREY ADJOURNED SESSIONS.
YESTERDAY.

Barone Tenant rUCRLZ, Fsa, ii.ITVTI:I.I. Breen or WAOIRTIIATTII.
ROSTIERIES ON Ersom Barg-comm.
George Hack & k, 22, was indicted fur stealing on Ep+orn
race-course a nil and other articles, the property of Leopold
Itedpath, Esq.
Robert Baker Elwyn, a young man in the employ of the
prosecutor, stated that on Priday last, while the "Oaks"
was being run fur, he had charge of his master's carriage,
and at the time when everybody was looking anxiously at
the horses, witness saw the prisoner jump on the saps of
the carriage and snatch the property mentioned in the in-
dictment. He immediately called Out " Stop thief!" and a
minute afterwards a police-constable came up and took the
prisoner into custody.
Police-constable 217 V said he was on duty on the race-
course on the day in question, when he heard the cry of
" Stop thief !" and on approaching the 'pot where the
prosecutor's carriage was standing, the prisoner was pointed
out to him as the thief. lie instantly secured him, and as
he was ennveyinz him from the rank of carriages, n num-
ber of his companions surrounded witness, and att.mpted to
rescue him. lie (the constable) took out his staff to protect
himself, when some man seized his arm behind bko, while
another Landed the prisoner a large stick, with which he
struck witness a heavy blow on the top of the head, mill
nearly stunned him. Assistance, however, came up, aed
secured the prisoner. The stick (a large one, as thick as a
Mall's arm), was produced, and created some consternation
in the court, from its formidable size.

Mr. Charnock hero stated that he could not struggle
against the evidence adduced against the prisoner. He
should recommend him to withdraw his plea of net guilty,
and plead guilty, thereby throwiug himself on the mercy
of the court.

The Chains= sentenced him to twelve months' impri-
sonment.

THE POLICE COURTS'.
_ GUEDITALL.

Bernard Barns was charged with committing a most
♦iolent assault upon his wife.
l'risoner's wife seemed in a very weak state, and scarcely
able to stand. She said that on of her children had died,
rind was laid out, and, as is isio,tontary on such occasions,
her husband came home and gar,• her a large bottle and
told her to get some liquor to drink over the body. She
went out and gut half-a-pint of rum ; when she came back
she found the room filled vita women assemble I to cele-
brate what is commonly termed as ee Irish wake.'• After the
company had dispersed pri.oner commenc( q uarre I ling with
her, and then struck her a violent blow on the fare, and imme-
diately afterwards kicked her in n most dangerous manner
so as to render her instantly insensible. When she returned
to consciousness she found her-elf las jog on a heal that the
surgeon had directed to be bniwrht clown, as she could not
be removed, she was in such a dangerous state. by her
side was a pool of blood that hail Mowed front her wound..
Prisoner, who is the terror of the neighbourhood, de-
clared lie hail not struck his wife at all, and tin injuries
she had received were the result of a fall down stairs on to
a chair, and not from a kirk.

The testimony of Dr. !gavot', however, went to 'how that
the wounds on the complainant's person were canoed by a
violent kick.

Alderman lAwrenee said 11V would not deal summarily
with the ease, hut send it for trial at the Old Bailey.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Teter fire, an Irishman, brother of a man who keeps a
coal shed, No. 9 and 10, Husband-street, was charged with
having committed a violent assault on Charles Crisii, one of
the assistants of the Westminster County Court.
Mr. Fisher, who appeared for the real complainant, Mr.
Daniel Whittle Harvey, the City Police Commissioner,
proved that Mr. Ilareev was the landlord of several houses
in Ilusband-street and 'Crown-court, a locality solely occu-
pied by the lower order of Iris I. It wits found necessary•,
whenever the rents were to b.• collected, to send u nutuber
of officers with the agent to prevent that ill-usage and re-
sistanee he was certain to experience if he went alone. The
defendant's brother had got into arrears of rent though
well able to pay, and it was necessary to take proceedings in
the court and to get execution against him for about 211.
The complainant, Charles Crisp, was employed to levy the
execution, and while so employed he was set upon and
beaten by the defendant, who was encouraged in his pro- I
ceeding by a mob of about 100 of his countrymen, and he
sustained such injury 016 to be obliged to lie taken to the
hospital, where he had been confined for some time, and
where he was at present received as an out-patient.
Charles Crisp, the complainant, was then called. lie
proved the legality of the warrant under which ho pro-
ceeded to execution against the defendant's brother's pro-
perty, and then detailed a scene of outrage and brutality
that would be perfectly incredible to any one U11:1111.11illtell
with the peculiar features of un Irish Loudon locality. The
complainant said he was knocked down, sacks of coals shot
upon him, his Mad was cut with a large piece of coal, and
while down hi was fiercely attacked by the defendant.
The goods that bad been seized were recovered by the Irish
mob.

—William Flack, of the Westminster County Court, corro-
borated the sun. rucut of the ill-treatment sustained by the
complidamt, and the share the defendant had in it.
The defendant said he could get plenty of Irhh witnesses
—indeed they neve at hand—to swear that he never touched
the defendant at all.

Mr. Fisher said the defendant went to the complainant
while he was in the hospital, and wanted hint to agree to
terms to settle the charge.
The defendant boldly awned that he did not go to the
complainant, hut the complainant sent to him, asking him
to pay a rum of money to prevent his appearing againit
him.

The complainant said there was not a word of truth in
thi.r. The defendant wanted him to settle the matter, and
he n•fured to have anything to any to him.
The defendant called his witnesser, who all swore that
the complainant war not maltreated; that the curl. tumbled
on him accidentally; that the complainant fell down through
his own violence ; and that the defendant never lifted hand
to man, woman, or child.
Mr. Hardwick asked the complainant if he was !tare the
defendant was the party who assaulted him ?
The complainant said he never lost sight of the defendant.
The defendant repeatedly assaulted him.
William Flack said he saw the defendant pitching right
and left into the complainant.
Mr. Hardwick said the defendant had acted with unjusti-
fiable violence towards an officer in the execution of his
duty. For the nrsatdt, which had been clearly proved, he
should tine him 41., or a month's imprisonment.

N-t
DT\ M.

Mr. Stephens movedloraiandamtis to compel this
railway company to make a branch to Sutton Pool, under
their dilifemnt acts. They had given notice to Mr. John
Bailey, in 1817, that it was their intention to take certain
lands belonging to him for the purposes of the railway.
The company, however. had not proceeded to make thi.
branch, and the time fur their exercising compulsory
powers in taking the land had expired. The difficulty was
this, that it had been held that a mandamus could not be
granted where the time for taking land by compulsion had
expired: he submitted, however, that the fact of the com-
pany having given a notice of their intention to take land
must he regarded as 4 contract to purchase.
The burned judge said he should like to be furnish.'
with some ease where a mandamus had been granted under
such circumstances: the matter had better, therefore, be

TSB EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVP:aNG, MAY 28, 1851.

♦ Am thej,ONDON GAZETTE.—Twraday, May 27.

DAVID room; Ne.wdbrre, awBANKRU
ayPT&, WWI deliar, sorrealisir
Joss • at 116 aad July 11/ It 11. at Boalo=useLlola,
Maw aad Co, Balltord-rear; aff.
Gammas CsuaLts. Podiatry, Sallab...Wiesom 40 11, owl July
I at aka& sal Sapk,
I; GlLVass.
Jana Om. •iimolirk Jur • 99•9 91, at 11, at
itlashouler Coat. mei Csamatotrost, Prey
toe; oa OMR.N
Rower two, Brynmawr, draper, lupe 11 and July 9,
at 11, at Bristol Court. Sol, Pena, Brtatol; off. swig., Hutton,
Hfistol.
WALT= Lowo Bout GILAXTILLI, Red Lioroaquare. arrOcultnral
plemeot tinker, June 10 at 1, and July a at IS, at Beaughall-street.
Sol, Tripp. Adelaide-place, Looks-bridge; off. asalg., Groom,
Abehurch-lane.
ItrrnA•D MOM., Sun Tavern-fields, It. Oaorgea-in-the-East, and
Avhchumb-villas, Harnmemmith, oximilmlce agent, June 10 at 11,
and July sat 11, at Booingtudl-aireet. Sots, Lummox and Co.,
Old Jewry-chantterr, Old Jewry; off. aaig., Grotm, Atchurelt-
lane.
PaSDIitCI Romano, Crortinn, surrey, schonlmastar, June 5 at 12,
sad July II at 11, at DM iaghallatreet. Solo., Loll. and Nelson
Hattoa.court, Threadneedle-strut ; off. rig., einnan, Birchia:
line.
Wttmot Warsaw' Saliabory-eourt,
hairy, licensed victualler. June 3
at 111, and July 11 at I, at Bating Lettere. Sol., Uolt, Chatham-
siacktrtars ;
Noff.KRUPTC amis., WIES ANNhitmoreU , Baslnghalbatrect.
BALLED.
May 15. Rim ttio Ea.cm, Riebotondatreat, Sobo, carpenter.
Mn; 21. BICIIAID 'Amor, 501 by Yorkshtre, tanner.
DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.
•.

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JOHN BRYANT Reams, lkeser, btogunsey, Son etartehlfe, flVlKet—
div. of 10.01ny Tuesday or Friday, at Menu non's, racier.
&DLIT GODAMARK, Jun., CYollo,,TOR,Wehwurth•road, hrccer—lstdie.
of did., May 29,and three subsequent =adapt, at Stansfeld's, lia-
slnieball-street.
ALVARO Moots, South-wharf and South-wharf-road, Paddington, doss
merchant—ld die. of May f 9 and three subsequent Thurs-
days., at Stanaleld'-, Baxinghall.street.
WILLIAM Ohicuao, West emithfield, City, and Hornsey, Vick tent
manufacturer-Ist thy. of ed., May .9 and Wee subsequent
Tbursdays, at °cabana's, Colemsn-atreet.
Joon licanonce Putter and (Moans Aisaan FILMY, Featherstone-
buildinds, Holbrn, sword enters—let die. of la., May 29 and
Ulm subsequent Thum-bye, at staitafeld's, Basinghall-street.
WILLIAM Miu.sa RORRATION Flect-stred, City, aucionoer—lst die.
of
.11a. 11:, May is and thin! subsequent Iburadays, at Graham's,

coICOMICIAUNteI.
TPOWAS 6:1111111, Itithert.rtreet, Corentry.street, builder-let die. of
Id., May 29 and three ruberquent Thursdays, at Grahyn's„ Orie-
ntal-erect.
Hassey Sovr/MATI, Fleerwireet, City, auctioneer-let dlr. ef 7e. at,
May 29 and three subsequent Thundery at Graham's,
.Colemam
Octet.
Plumy Sorrnostr. and Wn.lasm MILLEIR Room/pow Fleet-rneot,
City, SUCtiOCIPCM-Ist dlr. of Is. May 29 and three subsequent
Thurrdays. at Graham..., Coleman-street.
VIVIDENDS.-June 2a. H. Boyle, Jun., Klngston.upon.llell, mer-
chant-June 20. R. Dltyly, Moreton, Gloucesterthire, scrivener-
June 14. 11. C. Knell, Belvedere-road, Lambeth, timber merchant -
June' 4 J. Nahum Brothurne, pLciarer-June 19.
J. It. Warcup, Deptford, ironmonger-June 14. J. K. Watts, Bt.
Htuttingilonakira scrivener.
CE.IIII.YIt Atka to be granted, unless esthe be shown to the contrary
on the day of swamp
Jwee 16. Mary Artie, J. T. Artie, 0. Astle, and C. /kale, Coleman.
street, City, bookbinderii-June 19.11. Wacker, Ripon,Torkrbire, inn-
keeper-June 24. J. B. Browne, Newcastle.under-Lyre,litaffordehire,
wit...merchant -June 14.1. B. Coltman, Regent-street, court milliner
-June Is. J. Fletcher, Ilmlinedem, Lancashire, hardwaredesler-June
19. IL Gadewlea Bromptomequare, Bromoton, and Betters and I.lii-
nelly. Carmarthenatire, cad aberettaat -Juno 16. W. J. llawley,
Wool. kb, Kent, grocer-Jhue IS. J. Holland, Preston, UDC:white,
ta.iow2bAltilur--June D. W. McDowell. Utile queeastreet, lon.
C 1101inn-deldP, rinter-June 19. J. It'Lran, Liverpool, commadon
merchant -Jahr W. Walker, Balimarthe Grange and Eastrineton,
East Riding iitorkshire rucking manufactiver-June 16. T. Wilma,
E/11 Brdire, ind Manchester and Preston, lancashuo,
merchant.

PAKTNLBSIIIPS DISSOLVED.—J. Stall and I. Milner, Leeds,
eart:ink, re—W. lain., J. Johnston, W. Grieve, sod c. P. Hunter,
lire lock, Scotland, merchant., to far as reiranis W. Wino —J.
Bayley, J. Rumen, W. Atkinson, and .1. done., Manchtuder, woollen
dmpers—E. C. Brown amt G. E. Brown, Boston, Lincolnshire, book-
Inalent—T. Clark and J. Bringloe, Charkaplace, Keinungton, and
Moore.plaos, Lasabeta, upholsterers—E. L. Cross and It. S. Urown,
Livi Gaut, shipbroacre—Jonathan Eastwood and John Eastwood,
kiraltui d, Yorashire, machine waken—A. Heron and T. 0. Lingard,
inche-ter, stock broken—L. Lloyd and L. Tattersall, Heywood,
Lancashire, cult .n manufacturers J. Price and W. Prim. Maim.,
Glamorkinshire, draprra—lt. W. Rayner and M. Hutton, Liverpool,
commosion agents --T. Richardson and G. Richardson, tante Fsbn
awl Meld:eta, Iran Works, Durham, engine budder—J. Edson, W.
Ctrs, and N. Ward, Vale of Neath, South Webs, rnd New Cum.
nsek, Siyr.hirc, railway contractors -J. Thorne, J. lineal., R. W.
Grey, and W. Hawes, Westminster, breircr,, so far u regard. J.
Buckle —R. J. Teewman and J. Bellerby, Easter, prLnters —I. Usher
and IL brown, lierwlek, Cusabrrlam4 black laid pencil na.nu-
factunrs.

SCOTCII SEQUESTRATIONS.
At, ximora Csurnaior, Beauley, Inverimmaakire, grocer, June 2 and
30, at the Union Hotel, Inverness.
JOHN Cow, Edinburgh, grain merchant, June 5 and July 4, at Gm-
hatu'a Cri we awl Anchor Tavern, Edinburgh.
boas Glasgow, metal broker, Jane 2 and 23, at tbo Globe
Hotel, Glasgow.
WILLIAM Liuren, Cr!elf, writer, June 2 and 24, at the Diamond
Alma Inn, Crk R.

surical instrument maker, June 2 :ad
In, at the marlive!, Las guar.
WILLIAM Sutra, Edinburgh, tailor, May 30 and Juno 20, at the ship
Mute!, Edinburgh.

Ant*LnnAtloss.—ln continuing to expose the
adulterations practised by London tradesmen, the insect,
during the past few weeks, has given the result of same re-
newel investigations regarding coffee and chicory. Out of
42 fresh trials of coffee adulteration was detected in 31
samples, and very often under peculiarly disreputable cir-
cumstances. In some cases, for example, houses professing
to sell pure coffee, or entree and chicory mixed, accord-
ing to the wish of their customers, arc discovered neverthe-
less to vend an adulterated article on nearly all occasions.
While coffee is adulterated principally with chicory, chicory
is understood to be in turn adulterated with carrot,mangrald
wurtvl, ow-biscuit, real earth, horse-chesnut, acorns, tun,
mahogany sawdust, baked horse's and bullock's liver, and
burnt blood Out of 23 samples tried by the Lancet, 11 were
found to contain spurious ingredients—such as roasted
carrot. wheat, and acorns, mahogany sawdust, mangold
wurtzel. and Venetian rod. With respect to the Chancellor
of the Evehequer's defence of this "wholesome and nu-
tritious rout," the public are again reminded that, apart
from its inherent worthlessness, it is regarded as an ape-
rient and diuretic, and a question is raised whether the
great increase which is known to have taken place of late
years in renal disorders may not probably be traced to its
use. A belief is also expressed that from its narcotic cha-
racter it produces injunous effects on the nervous system,
and it is said that Professor Beer, of Vienna, the celebrated
German oculist, is so convinced of this fact that he has enu-
mrata d chicory coffee as among the causes of amaurotic
blindness.

BRITISH MEDIC H. FUND.—A meeting of the slab-
scribers and friends of this institution took place at the
large room of the Roebuck Hotel, Oxford, on Friday, the
10th instant, for the purpose of receiving from Mr. ilaw-
topic, the secretary, an exposition of the objects and sari.
ous benefits contemplated by the society. Among the
gentlemen present were Messrs. Hester, Symonds, Martin,
Owen, Wood, Ley of Littlemore, Slick of Islip, Harper,
Paul. The secretary, having expressed his regret at
the unavoidable absence of several gentlemen, of whom
some had already given, and others had promised their sup-
pert to the institution, proceeded, in reply to various ques-
tions, into an explanatory detail of the nature of the society
and the principles upon which it was established, at the
same time stating that the encouragement and support it
had already received was of that nature which if followed
up, as he trusted it would be, would render it second to no
institution of the kind in the kingdom. A lengthened con-
versation ensued on the merits of the society, and the bene-
fits and advantages calculated to result from it if supported
by the profession, as it was hoped it would be ; and Mr.
Hester having been requested to take the chair, a resolu-
tion was unanimously carried, " That this meeting highly
approve of the principles and objects of the British ]Medicalund, and strongly recommend the society to the en-
couragement and support of the profession at large."
INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.—Last night
the president of the institution assembled the members and
guests to receive his hospitality, but, contrary to the prac-
tice of his predecessors, he gives only one rant ersazione.
The collection of models was very much smaller than on
previous occasions, in consequence of the Great Exhibition
mouopolising everything of that kind. There was, how-
ever, a very interesting series of lighthouses, showing all
the various modes of construction on
a large scale. Among
other remarkable objects were a very ingenious application
of expansion gearing and a reflector, exhibited by Mr.
Alexander Gordon, hammered out of one plate, and one of
the finest pieces of workmanship of the kind ever exhibited.
The machine for punching metal capsules attiacted as much
attention as ever. The rooms were crowded with all the
representatives of science and art, English and foreign, now
in London. Shortly after 10 o'clock the I'rince Albert
arrived, attended by some of his royal visitors and suite,
and was shown round the collections by Mr. Cubitt, the
president. His royal highness devoted about an hour to a
minute and familiar examination of the various objects.
The arrangements, which were under the direction of Mr.
Charles Hanby, the secretary of the institution, gave ge-
neral satisfaction to the assembled guests.
TILE COPYRIGHT QUESTlON.—Yesterday a meet-
ing of booksellers and music publishers in London and the
provinces took place at the residence of Mr. Charles
Jeffery's, in Soho-square, to consider the propriety of appeals
fag to the House of Lords for a final decision respecting the
copyright in England of foreigners residing abroad, the
conflicting judgments of the law courts, as exemplified In
the cause " Horsey v. Jefferys " (reported in the En-
press of the 21st inst.), having left the matter in question
still open to doubt. After some conversation of a desultory
nature, a resolution was passed, to the effect that it was
expedient to appeal to the House of Lords for their decision
ea the subject of copyrights said to be vested in foreigners,
and that subscriptions be entered into for the purpose of car-
rying out that object. The meeting was presided over by Mr.
Bohn, who expressed his determination to use every means in
his power to make the public acquaintedwith the nature of the
late decision of the court of error, which, he said, granted
to foreigners a privilege such as they were not likely to
reciprocate with the authors or composers of this country.
A subscription was opened, and several gentlemen entered
their names on the list. The total amount required, it
was stated, for prosecuting the appeal to the House of
Lards, was 6001.; and there appeared to be a general im-
pression amongst those present that the course proposed to
be adopted would avoid future legal proceedings, and
bring the long-disputed copyright question to a final
termination.
FATAL ACCIDENT PROM FIRING A SIGNAL GUN.—
Yesterday an inquest was held before the coroner of Liver-
pool on the body of John Brown,
a seaman, belonging to
the steamer Shamrock, from Constantinople, who, with a
shipmate named John Fraser, was injured while loading
the signal-gun on Sunday se'nnight, and from which in-
juries he died on Sunday last. The gun had been fired
once, and both men were cautioned to sponge it out ',re-
view to re-loading, to which admonition, however, they
paid no attention, and the cartridge exploded immediately
on being placed in the gun. The deceased had an arm
blown off, and was otherwise badly injured. Fraser, who
is likely_to recover had his left arm and thigh badly In.
led,Thopu7 rob a vaild of " Accidalai daub.'

MARKETS.
PRODX::6iidARK ET.
LivERPOOL, M•lr 21•
Thl roles reported to-day compriu :
F beta:Tara, 35*. tAL to 16s. 6.1.; 130 do. Trir.idAd,
3Ga. 90. to 33e. lid.
MOLASPO.-135 putwleass Porto Rloo, 154.6 d.; 9 pipes nfludi.
porn*.-63 b. Jamaica, 51a. to 107*. ; 6U bag* damaged, 265.
Rms.—Small parcel* Demerara and East India at previous rata.
lcra.-2,000 b ,les. at 91. 15s. Inferior, to 131. fur good.
Lamm.-606 pr Boolbuy, 30*.
Ilea.-230 bags ball broke*, cc. 3d.

COTTON.—Lrezaroot, MAT 27 —The market is
rather lighter to-day, and prier have rather a hardening tendency.
ATATT.C4R has been Mahwah to boy, noept at id per Ps. advance
on Priday's rates. The sales mount to about 6,000 bales, 300 of
which were taken for export, and 1,000 on speculation, and include
ab tut 3,500 American. SOO Egyptian, 6d., Old.
MANCHESTER, MAY 27. --There hare been some attempts
this morning, sating advantage Of the activity and slight erection at
Liverpool to the raw material, to ohtaln hitter pricer for yarn and
cloth, bat they have only had the eft:et of checking busineas wnermer
they were perched in. Tor India and China there has been rather
more demand, but generally epeaking, the market shows no improve-
ment, and some of our largest homes report no increase either in
prices or in business. slur manufacturers ham but little faith in the
accounts of frost in tee cotton districts of America, on which the stight
reachon In price at Ltverpsol is eased whilst they losk steadily at the
oonstantly increasing number of tram In last year's crop orer the es.
thanes, re long upheki by the AIReTiTIR letters which came to hand
and to the face of these, it a ill probably be difficult for some time to
raise prices to any extent in this market.

WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Lespe, MAT 27.—The marketri
hare bees o: an towered character to.day ; In both cloth halls a full
areratta Tuesday's bu.inun has been done. Stocks are law, and poor
n ebuloe. Priceserm.

WOOL.—llvimpasetzco, May 27.—This branch of our
Moines continues in the same limpid alter for several weeks back.
Menu( wturers are still 'saltine. with hopes that Wry,ls will be lows r
In a week or two. They think th ,t the large quar.tity yet to be
brought forwad in the public sales will bring down prices.

MANUFACTURES.—HUDDERSFIELD, May 2t.—Ml
our small mthutacturerii complain very much shoot the Ante of the
market, saying new patterns or 'tyke cannot induce purchasers. A
few black does are in request, at Se. fel. to M. 6d. per yard.

CORS.-11ALE,WoltTit, May 27.—At this market we
had a limited supply of Wheat; farmers evinced eoneiderable firm-
ness, and although we note no material advance in our quotations;
the trade was lively. Grinding Barley scarce, and clearer.

May 27.—The arrivals during the work have been
tiered, and more &moms to peroegaige in the trade. At to-dayb
market our farmers brought a moderate mpply of A% beat, and best
samples fetched full price., In some instances Is. more money; for
muderatequalities there was not much inquiry. Fur foreign Wheat
there was a better de:nand, aad not much offering. Barley con-
tinues scarce, and is worth more money. Oats the t ten dearer, as
are also Beans and Pee. The Linseed market Is only dull, hot more
inquiry for Cakes. Repeated and Cakes unaltered. Imports from
May 17 to 23 :—Wheat, 3,187 qra.; Barley, 1,0:4; Oats, 414; Beans,
131; Peas, 1/3; Linseed, 3,381; Oil Cakes, 278 tons.

Ipawrctt, May 27.—We bad but • limited supply of
Wheat today, whicu was taken off at an advance of In. per quarter.
Barley, Ors, Beam and Pea fully maintain last wires prices.

LEEDA, MAY 27.—We continue to bo well supplied with
wheat; holders are firm, and tact week's rates are cold..aned ; sail the
business pawing is limited. Marley Warty. Baum and oats fetch
full priers; other article. se tefore. Arrivals this seek.—Wheat;
9066. Oats, 591. Barley, I 11. Beans, WA. itapeseed,

•
LEIGHTON Brzz AHD, May 27.—At this clay market there
war only a eery ineder.oe . upply of all kinds of grain offering. Wheat
and Harley lolly maintained last week's prime, whilst Beans and Oats
must be considered a wide dearer. Wheat, per load of 5 bushels. 20e.
to 25e. dd. Barley, per or. imperial, 525. to 27r. WWII., old, las. to
21a.; ditto, new, 17.. to lhr. per 3 bughelt. Oats, las. to 21s. per
qr. imparts!.

_ .
LEwes, May 1i7.-There was but little buviness trans-
acted at this nourk, t to-o&y, so tat. the prices of every dewription of
grain have undergone no change nitre this day week. Wheat, white,
Dd. to 10f. 104 ; rad, M. 100. to W. Barley, 224 to 265. Oats, 174
to 194 beam, 264 to lbs. Peas, 265. to 28e.
LlVLiteool„ MAY L'7.-The weather has continued
dry, with a 01.10 l temperature, the Mole of the east week, and an
early change to moisture and warmth is now xyy desirable for spring.
sown corn and.root trot a. The wheat plant Is healthy, boot backwe d.
Tne principal supply, 1 British grain, he., this week 1;1000 quarters of
oats from Ireland; of other article the quantities are trifling. The
watts of Ireland as regards the higher clam of food are still press-
ing, and thi• week's exports to the Slater Isle amount to 2,810 cour-
iers of wheat, 2,218 barrels and 9oin packs of flour, 0,754 quarters of
Indian coot, and 261 hove:sof Indian msal. Pate qiiantities of wheat.
flour, and beans have been rent coastwise. The arrivals from foreign
portiere upon a very moderate scale notwithstanding that favoura-
ble winds have prevailed ttureghoue the week. Excepting a slight
reduction on Indian corn and .tmeriean flour no material change oc-
curred during the week in last Tuesday's quotations. There was a
good attendance of buyers at our market this morning. Good fresh
pare( Is of wheat were theorised of to a fair extent, at quite as good
prices as last week, but old and secondary qualities were neglected;
approved brands of fluor supported late rate. ; in a few brotinces
American barrels ff.t way 6d. Indian corn declined 9d. to Is. pee
quarter from last Tuecay, at which a few parcel. changed bands, and
the market claw) with rather more firmness. The supply of oa•• was
berm(' the dereand, and the few sales made were at a reduce ion of id.
to Id. per bullet. Oatmeal was not lower, nor was there any change
in the value of Barley, Lean. or Peae. The following are the prices :
Wheat, per 701 b.„ Eaglish, rod, U. 7.1. to Ss. 91; ex•re, ste led. to
66. 04.; white, Go. to 0., 2d.; extra, Gs. 3d. to 6.. 4d.; Irbil, red,
la. to Ss. 3d.; eatra, Is. Jl. to Se. ; White, extra, 5.. 4,1. to Ss. 11d.
Barley, teotch and Irish, per 60104, 34 ,d. to 3s. 6d. Malt,
pee quarter, English, pale, 50.. to Ms.; Irish, 406. to 406.01:1, per 451te., English end Scotch. 2a. lid. to 31.. 2d.; Welsh,
tv. NI. to 2s. lid.; Irish, fine mete, 24 lid. to 3.. Old; general
sorts, Ss. 9d. to 2s. toid.; Bask, 2s. bd. tolls. Stl. Evono, per quarter,
Engd.h, lsa. 0.1. to 304 Od. ; 30e. Gal. to 320. etl.; Scotch
and Irish, per 440th,., 26a, Od. to 27e. 0.1. rem, per quarter, Eng-
lish, white, Son, to 32.. Flour, per 2Solbe., Engliolo and Irish, super-
flue, ass. to 30o.; extra, .115. Od. to 32a. 0.1. Oatmeal, pet load of
2401te., Irioli, 1880, 236. 0,1. to 24401.1; old, 214 6,1. to 23e. 6d.;
1.:40.11.41‘0, utd, 22.. W. to 23a. 6d. Bran, per 24th,. 10.1. to Is Fo-
reign: Wheat, Camidoan, per 701 b., mixed and red, So. sd. to Ss. M.;
white, S.. bd. to ss. 1 Id.; United States U. W. to So. 94.; white,
Se. 9d. to food: Dantzic, Konigsburg, mixedanrigetl, So. 94. to 6404. •
blebdulsol, 646.1.t06410.1.; Pomeranean and 51&klenburg,nd, 50.9 d:
tolls. . • Hamburg, Sc. lid. to So. ad.; Stettin and Silesian, red, 54 Gd.
to Se. Bd. • white, So. lid. to 6s. Id.; Danish, "holstein sod hiesland,
red, Se. 41. WS.. lid.; white, Ss. 7d. to Se. 11d.; Riga end Petersburg,
red, 4s. M. to 5..; Archaagel, 4s. 7d. to 44 9d. ; French, Rhenish,
and Belgian, 55. 4d. to Se. OIL • white, Ss. 7.1. to Ss. 104; Spanish
and Italian. red, 56.:61. to 51 sd. ' • white, So. 7.1. to Sr. 9d.;
(Meow; Polish, red, Ss. Id. to ss. 3d.; common, 5.. W. to So. Id.;
aniumpoll, rod, Se. 3d. to ss. 3d.; Danube, 4.. 6.1. to Li. Od. •
Russian, Ac., hard, red, do. ad. to So. 0,1. Egyptian, M. Sio
to 44 Rye, per 601 b., Baltic, M., 3e. 3d. to So. 6.1. Barley, per
&db., grouting, 3s. 4d. to 3.. 901. Oats, per 4511., 2., 11,L to 3s. 0,1. ;
Roman, 2s. 9,1. to !rd. Bean,, per qr., European, 265. to 29..;
Ecypttan, per 100th., 230. Gd. to 24.. Od. Peas, per qr., Bahi., ke.,
white, 286. 0.1. w 30.. 0,I.; Canadian, 2os. Od. to 295. 04. Indian
Corn, per 4861 ha., American yellow, 30e. 6d. to 31*. ; white, 335. Od.
314 Od.; French, Spun WI, Ralson, hr.. yellow, 3us.6d. lot 311.64.; white,
32e. &I. to 335.; !bred and toulatx, 326. Gd. N 33e. Indian Corn Meal.
per 15h1b5.,1446d. to 1546.1. Flour, per MI. of 19611 x, Canadian, sweet,
190.6 d. to 204.6 d. - Wes Canal, .weft, 19.. W. to 20s. 64.;
Ohio, 25.. bd. to 21s. al. ; Phlledelphia and Baltimore, sweet,
2u.. 6d. to 21s. 64.; New Orleano, Max Od. to 214. Gd.; ditto and
Canadian, boated and sour, hO.. to 19s. Oil.; French, floe and super-
fine, per sack of 2.011..., Deo. to 31s. Gd. ; extra, 320. Gd. to Mt 6d.
Arrivals and export, into Liverpool and Runcorn feint the 20th to
the 26th May incluoive : Wheat, 10,579 qrs.; Barley, 250; Malt,
866; Oat., 7,552 ; Peas, 76 ; Indian Dorn, 0,20 ; Oatmeal, 739
racks ; Flour, 1,486 sacks and 9 970 barrel.. IV4poola to Ireland:
Wheat, 2,810 qes.; Rye. 125 ; Indian COlll, X,753 ; indlan Corn meal,
241 &gob; Floor, Ontillbet. an 2,218 barrels.
LYNN, May 27.-A good supply of Wheat, and the
trade about the same es last Tneeday. Wheat, best, run., 60th. to
631 b., 374 to 415.; white, 455. Barley, best, 244 to 264 to the
power..

NEWCASTLE, May 27.—The weather, although fine, is
not genial, the rtits Ixong for the most part frosty. Wheat upon
light and welltleated wets has improved much in a but
on the cold clays It has a stunted look, owing to the laillerafrriTieg'
caked, and so preveLtins its growth. Oats have suffered eonaderably,
and without a fall of rain shortly the crop must inevitably prove de-
fective. At our market this morning we had a very moderate show
at Wheal from the country, but from abroad the arrivals are to a lair
extent. The continued deficiency to our farmers' deliveries is render-
ing our millers 211.110L1S to go into stock, and the trade coneequeatly
opened with much vigour, miadvaece of fully la. per qr. [wing gaited in in m tot caws, span the beet foreign, nearly everything s Her-
ing being at the none tune cleared oft middling Wisbech, weighing
3910 a., but made Glib.., MIME, 415.; the heat Norfolk rune, 42.. fat,
fitillia.; Stettin. 425. ad.; straisund, 435. sad Oantatc. taw per qr..
weighing Ohs, at which rates about a.UM qrs. were disposed of all
for ecinacimption. Flour had a better sale, bouu hold* commanding
res. 6d. to Ma, freely; and white., 34h. to 31a. Gd., aceordiog
quality. Rye unchanged. Grinding Barley the turn higher, as were
also 8e..,, Peas, end Oats, superior Scotch feed making 24.., weigh-
4111m. per babel.
PLYMOUTH, May 27.—Our market to-clay was thinly at-
tended with millers. Several parcels of foreign I neat were sold at
last wash's prices. The importation of Frame Sour is on the increase.
SALISBURY, May 27.—Our market to-day was very well
attended, and the supply of grain good. There was more climealcion
to perchers on the part of the IMUMIII.IIIId • 11111111idiftibb lIIDOWIt of
business was transacted, pries' es viewed asedane7. No
alteration in the Flour trate. Ilabinagy trade was firm, and there
was AIM activity on the alert of buyers, sorter ban 'Meted at prime
the earn In favour of holders. ll= Gob easy be wad for qtr y~rr.
deem. amd beebseee Indic Wader could sot be beet&
Vim es Temelay la deems ad Il
iathe trade wee a little mere
.why W beeleoestiese Ilenlyseefeeted.

CATTLE.—II Aruertuam, May 26.—The number of
Bemis an offer to-day is large, and an average quality of Mo.e from
the matt present a material tomes; we have ala, an extensive sup-
ply of Mem. The attendance of borers Is eery good, sad at the
main oldie market sellers asked higher prices, which have been
fully sooloilood. None but a few labeler things left immild. Beef,
So. U. So la oat moo. Matto; std. to 30. per lb.
BASAIIIVRT May 27.—The supply of Beasts t•-day was
swersior kiwi: bat Meths most part the quality was inferior. Al.thoff" ffleleade was very dull, everything was disposed of; prime
mood lees W. to 64. per more lower than on this day se'nnight.
The sospoly of both Sheep and Lembo was larger than at our last mar-
ket. is osodltion of the former was sot so good. Por Slut on the
dam/ woo Sr, and prices were bsrffy so good as last quota d. About
Mee Mem driven sway unsold. Lomb brought lull prima and a
Ammo salad. Calms (live end deed; were in rood supply, and
trade quilt The trade is Pigs was dull, but not much alienation in
prima III& COWS wove se.ree. Ox Beet, es. to 6s. Gd. per score;
CO. and b. ditto, 6a. 6d. to fle. Beat Down Mutton, Gd. per
lb. ,• to,, 3d. Leath, 74d. to lid. Veal, 40. to sd. Pork, 5.1 d.
t Gd. Gial. to 7d.; dry, 6d. Store rip, 11a to 2Sa.
sub. KWh Oolg "TIM to 111.

BAXDIIIALST (KENT) FAIR, May 2G.—At this fair there
Irma hone supply of Moe& of ad lunda. Of the good-bred Sheep
thirsting Dot quite so large • amber as on termer years, but they
won Infeew quality; the formers and powers, however, were
mesh dimodeled with the grim obtained for them. For good.bred
wettest limp there wee but • Mow mole, at from 32e. to ate. each;
hagestes. Vs. to Ws. Of the half-bred or Masham Lambs we Dever
saw so
.66 good elm, and the Ewes being in good cood.tion,
••they oil OW to 40s. per couple. For etore Cattle there was
geed The beet two and three years old Scots made 71. to
sa, mew Igolek 6'. I0s.lolt.10a.; Isiah, 4/. to 31.; ankh and Ducal(
Osers INN la slow domed, and to effect asks great abatements
wen Mad&

CILASOOW. N-MONDAY.—This Iloree market
wag hid pawky at the cattle market. There was an excellent
display edam& limes. but very few purthasera appeased. Prime
ware an ill seed as area expected, and they were not equal to t 0...
MAMMA et last bleuRu Korea tali. The largest prime peen
wen teem BM to M good draught Horse; a great many of
which we Ib unsold. There warn a good show of lumen Horne,
but the &mad was slow. There was also as tolerable turn•out of
ket
'Mingwas Psalm, batpmtatione. the Wee elbeied wort also tow. In sheet, the mar-
Wow ex

THE CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY,
since the occurrence of the shocking accident at Chester
races, have adopted the recommendation of the coroner's
kiry, by placing signal men at the two ends of the Sutton
Tunnel. They also have aide and tail lights attached to
each train. These lights are attached at the Moore Station
la au and takan a, at am (attar peeing
lbw* OS Um% and vita vend.