The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1861.

Kato inttlligenct.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-. 1 .. 11.

Sittings in ammo. —(lkiere Lord Chid Justim Erb sal
Justices Williams, Willas, and Keating.)
Rlvr• . ('‘WPIRJOGP. CAM:.
This .tetion. it will be remetnbered, was brought by Emma
Kemp Npiinst the Vies-Chancellur of the University of
t'.onbridge to recover damages in consequence of her having
born arrested be the proctors' men while ..n the way to
.bowing party to he given by so undergraduate, and con.
deed for ...vend days is the aptriaing.house, by order .1 the
defendant. The trial took place before the Lord Chief
Justice, at the last sitting in If iddlexex and on that occa-
sion the jury found for the plaintiff —dimagee 40a.
Yr. Edwin .1 ini. (with him Mr. Couch) Dow moved on
behalf of the pLintiff fora rule exiling upon the defendant
to .how eau.... why the vertliet shoal Dot bo set aside,
asd a new trul had upon the point of nOrtlirectioo. The
fleas were avoid,. three :—The action wax in treopsax for
friar impriomment, Aod the defendant justified what had
Iron done under a ebai ter rmnted to the university, which
gave the poctors power to arrest prisons whom they " tut-
period of evil.' 'The plaintiff was a milliner at Cambridre,
and on the :Mth Janitiry, about half•isat six in the even-
ing, she, with two or three other females. ..or of whom was
her sister, were ia an omnibus with two members .4 the
university, awl were going to Shelford to attend a boll,
soiree, awl supper, or is ordinary parlance, "ao evening
party." The omnibus wee slept by two proctors, and
the plaintiff was arrestedand takes fore the Vice-Chancellor,
who r untoittetl lierfora fortnight too prison belonging tothe
univeisity called the "spMning.house.' The tee-Cboo-
rellor juttiffett what had been done under our of the char.
ten of the university. He (Yr. Jan:ea) had, however, now
to submit that what had been dose waa illegal ; dot, be-
came the commitment, being a commitment in execution, it
was alsolntelv mieutial that there should be a warrant in
wrflia iz whilSt in this use them was nothing but what
word of mouth.
r .....

Mr. Jiistice Williams inquired bow it was that the plain.
tiff, baring got the verdict, moved fur • new trial for mie•
direction!

Mr. Jane, --Eks...use, if his lordship bad directed the
j I. a different nidiner, the damages probably, instead
of beteg 40e , would have been 40111 f.
The Gel 'hid Justice asked if there were any autlio.
riling in support of the point which had been made.
Mr. James submitted that it was almost an axiom of law
ever since the Haber 1' us Act that a commitment must
be in writing, and indeed if • contrary practice were allowed
it would go far to neutraliee that statute. A person to
whom the writ of habeas corpus was directed must return
in waiver what kind of warrant lie Lehi
sea vraatho• the. ....odic set out an offence or mot. All
the decisions upon the Habeas Corpus Act wooed that
there must he a warrant. In "Fs party Grey" (in 2D.
and the court said that where a warrant did not
mita a conviction it must appear on the face et it that the
examination on which the magistrate hail proceeded het I
been taken on oath, and in the presence of the pd.
mar. The nett point which be had to submit
was an extremely important one, in reference to the
construction of the charter, his lordship having laid
it down that the proctors were justified in arresting any
whom they " suspected of evil." The 11th section of
sera
charter said that the chancellor, the master, and the
scholars, by %benzoate's or their deputies, officers, servants,
and Waiters." might from time to time, as well by day as
by WO* at their pleasure, make scrutiny, search, and in.
sleight= in the town and suburbs of Cambridge, and in
' &rowel' and Stourbridge, for all common women, bawds,
' vagabonds, and other suspected peewee, coming and re-
eating to the town, and punish that suspected of evil by
I imprisonment of their bodies, banishment, and otherwise as
they should think fit." Upon this clause the hoed Chief
Justice directed the jury that even if there was no
arrangement for sexual intercourse between the plain.
till and one of the undergraduates, but that
what was taking place was likely to lead to
such immorality, the proctors wore justified is suspecting
the plaintiff of mil. He (Mr. James) submitted that this
was an entire misconception of the term " suspected of 1
evil ;" that the term did not refer to a person committing
s act which had a tendency to result in evil, but referred
to persons whose coarse of life and known habits were such
that they were suspected of evil from the position in which
gtiwere found. it was a misconstruction to say that if a
was found "Meg to a party where evil might be eon.
'unmated that she was to be suspected of evil, for otherwise
such a suspicion might attach to almost any transaction of
life, however innocent. It was admitted that the plaintiff
was notinctrostitnte ; ewe of the proctors or their men
knew anything of her ; added, there was nothing against
her. If . Graham, the geatleinan who was to rive the ball,
had been taken up, the arcumMance might be understood;
but there was not the shadow of a pretence for saying that
the plaintiff, who had imply been invited to the ball, was
to be suspected of evil. His lordship said. " Suppose this
party had resulted in an immoral intercourse between Mr.
Graham and this girl ;* but if shelled not intended it, surely
she could not be suspected of evil. The tendency of the act
alone was not sufficient. If a person went to a water party,
which might end in his being drowned, or went hunting,
which might result in his breaking his neck, he could not be
suspected of intending to commit 'dads in one of those
way• The system of the proctors had bees carried to an
euoc extent, and it was well known that on one crocasion
they arrested the daughter a/ a banker as being respected of
evil. If a lady were walking through Cambridge a proctor
might arrest her, saying that she was dressed in such a
manner that the was likely to attract the attention of un-
dergraduates, and that improper intercourse might be the
moult.

The Lard Chief Jetties said the construction which he
put apes the charter wee the mine as that put as it by the
defendant's *War, that the term " suspected d evil"
2Pto perm= who ander the midi:dor eireemelenoes
letiests were surd* by_ the antkorities ; and that if
the data pot the pidadlf in Jib predimment, the pies of
jestifieation was ramie out.
Yr. James—Hie lordehip said that if the circumstances
.41111 Ludy to terminate in immorality, then the plaintiff
was • penes who might be enspesami of evil ; and this
eaffingbt was submitted very mad enlarged the plea. If
• young woman were trave!ffwg frem Llumbridge to Los-
: 40a. and were sitting in a compartment et •
railway carriage alone with an miesepadnate, she might be
anssied, became it mk& be said that some-
thing improper might bigps when they got
to town. The enspects was the only one which had
say saideey to mush a dated thlega Even if a woman
ware a some= pr stn she eirght not to be arrested if
die wee dotes se warp lieggsma_ a_ pedants were going
to se to one d the "mideirpt meetiop" for the
=7l
The
to t she to be and
that hie lordsidp eight to bald the jury thamantarri
bed been no_lepl loafs, Er esentinatkon by the vim-elan-
ceder, and that hipodell el hat he should have told them
QM the powers afthe vlsrobanadlor should be eimeisted in
eemplimess with the kw d Its teed. In fact the witness..
--seek es they were—were simadeed by the vice-chaneellor
in the absence of the piebald!, end it wee not until after
the 'Ahem led Ira line that the ems rolled in and
esamined by the viosacedor, she barbs beard nothing
of the acmseatioo against her. The plea alleged that the
vioe-chamellor inquired and satiated himself on examine.
tion ; and this it was submitted mud be bold to mesa that
there had been • legal examination. The fourth and lest
point which he bad to submit waa that the vioe.chanedlor
bad no power to commit to any, other than a known exist.
lag common gaol. and bed no right to have a private prison;
all, indeed, the very chortle itself recited that the town
had refused to receive into their prison persons committed
by the viosthaeoallor, sad it was directed that in future
they should receive such prom within the common prison.
Upoa them pounds he submitted that he was entitled to
• rake far a sew trial. _

after welting with the other
'aim said that the court thought it better to wait until
a atom web= was made an the ether side, before they came
te say eseision ; but if no soh mouths were made within
the anal four days they wsuld thmi give judgment
Mr. Jams said he was inelratiod to make • similar mo-
tits ia the other cam al " Mb= v. Ifirrifle."

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-JAN. 11.
(Before the Seeier Oeendeeioner.)

RE VICREH4.—AN MIGHT MO • surcars's BLISINISS.
The bankrupt, Willis' si Hoary Tickers, • botcher, at
Suffolk-place, Lower-road, Islisitoo, applied to pass his
esseeisation.

The aceounta. by Mr. Edmund Harding, which have
already been published in extenao, show debut to 1,524/. ;
creditors claiming to hold security, 216/. ; meets, 5031. ;
ditto with aeddors, 618!.
Mr. Lucas opposed for the assignees ; Mr. Lyme* sup-
ported the baalsrnpt.
The ground of opposition was that there was a
emeat of ready money sales Mil oacbed. The reedy
mossy saw, which were estimated in a former account at
661. a week, were now put down at 601., and bankrupt
declared he hail taken as much as 10/. on a Saturday and
only M. on the Monday. He hail only estimated his
profits at 21 per cent.. whereas Mr. Waal, a carcase butcher,
who was called as a witness, swore that they should hare
been from 20 to 25 per cent.
Mr. Lowrance attempted to account for the large de-
Zoe.by saying that in pesos of the high pnce of
retail butchers meat at a price which
could sot charge to their customers.
Oonunksioner— You know, as a family man, you bad
to pay more for meat. (Laughter.)
Mr. Lawrence - I know our butcher's bills hare been
higher, bet I thought we ate more. The frost sharpened
our appetites. (Lawbter.)
The Commissioner adjourned the examination sine die,
with protective for two months.

BE AUBE. —DI VIDE= MEWING.
This was s dividend meeting, under the bankruptcy of hi-
don, Selke, a provision merchant, of Pastern-row, Tower-
_

From the balenee-oheet, by Mr. Edmund Harding. It ap-
pears the debts me 1,022/., and the only meet ewes up ins
csa to 1581.

The dreidere: 1 wu declared.
ICIMILL.—sear

AT CLAPNA N.

The examination of the baaluopt, a jobeeuter, of Larh-
hall•Lne, Clapham, was adjourned, in the al:Genoa of se-
oonata

—FLrotateubiet of Yr. Flarding a ilib &Ws to 2,8004 ;
I mots, to Mt

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COL RT. —.l AS. 11.
Melon Mr. Commissiouer Nichols.)
IN RE THE REV. .imix mat,.--cHuaut LIVIN.

Thin insolvent, who had been minister of Bedford Chapel,
Blemishes", and whose case hail been several times before
the 'sent, applied for his final eriler.
Mr. Dowse opposed for a gentleman named Low, and Mr.
Sargood supported.
The point in the case was whether the insolvent had eon-
trected a debt of It4M. for mosey borrowed with Mr. Low
iu DM without re: souable or probable expectations of pay.
meet. On the part of the insolvent the case was presented
so one showing the struggles of a clergyman of the Church
of England to get employment, sod the fatality that had
attended his efforts. He bad a living at Claughton, in Lan-
cashire, and lie had some negotiations with an unknown
gentleman in litss for the sale of the same. He was after.
ward, presented to Tregony, in Cornwall, and the Bishop of
Exeter fetuses' to induct him, and it thee tunics' out that
the Bishop of Manchester knew ..f the correspondence with
respect to Claughton, sod in consequence of his testimonials
not beiug in the usual .manner the Bishop of Exeter had de-
clined to instal him in the office. There had been two or
three years litigation between the patron, Mr. Burrows, and
the Bishop of Exeter, which proceedings were still pending.
The living was worth 400 f. a year, and being deprived of it
had reused his difficulties. Some negotiation had pended
in respect to the vicarage of St. Ann's, Wan ',worth, and
the money obtained from Mr. Low was to pay 7 a de-
posit. The matter went off, and there were proceedings is
Chancery with respect to the living, and Mr. Burrow', was
a large creditor. Subsequently the insolvent took Bedford
'hapel, and found there was little or no remuneration, and
gave it up.
Mr. Commissioner Nichols was of opinion that the in•
solvent had explained the matter with respect to Claugh-
ton, and was entitled to his final order.

It appeared that the insolvent had filed a proposal with
his petition to pay 201. a year, and so application was made
to withdraw the same.

Mr. Corandedosser Nichols asked the insolvent if be could
paythe prepoul?
The insolvent add he could not. He had no employment
in the Church, and could get none, as he WWI in the " black
book " of the Bishop of Exeter, aod in other dioceses he
was refused employment The Bishop of Exeter had ex.
pressed "sympathy " for him, but the result of his not in•
ducting him into Tregony had been that he could not get
employment.
His Honour held that the proposal could be withdrawn.
The final order was scoorduigly issued.

0191rritAld VICIIIIIIV AD GTJUIXT.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)
THE LEATHEIR FRAUDS.

Mr. Justice Blackburn, in summing up in the sue of
Lewis Robert Poole, indicted for perjury, mid that the
facts had been so fully laid before the jury during the
two trials that bad taken place that he did not consider
it necessary to go through the whole of the evidence, but
he would read any portion that the jury might desire. The
real question they had to decide was whether, upon the
examination of the defendant in the Court of Bankruptcy,
ho had wilfully stated what he knew to be false, and if
this was made out by the evidence that had been laid before
them they ought to find him guilty. If, on the other
hand, they thought the evidence was not conclusive, or any
doubt remained to their minds upon the subject, the de-
fendant was entitled to be acquitted.
The jury retired, taking with them the day-book that
contained the entries of the alleged melee to Cooke and
Captain Poole, and in about ten minutes they returned into
court, and gave a verdict of Guilty.
There are three other indictments, arising out of the
same transactions, still remaining to be disposed of.

THE POLICE COURTS.

ILINSION•HOUSE.

Alerander Henderstm, a photographic artist, 49, King
Williemotreet, was again summoned before the Lord
Mayor for tarrying on his worldly bode on the Sabbath.
Thu defendant has been repeatedly summoned to this court
by Mr. Month, a tailor, who resides on the genie premises.
He has always paid the fine (50.) and the expellees, end the
Lord Mayor on former occasions has ordered 2a. lid. to be
paid to each witness, as well so the cost of the summons.
Two others who were previously summoned with him, es
being his servants, however, have not had the means of pay-
*the money, and, having no goods or chattels on which
the fine could be levied, they were allowed to leave the
court.

Oc this occasion the defendant pleaded guilty, as he had
done on all other occaaions ; and Mr. 1141rath said he had
one witness, upon which defendant became very indignant,
and said that he had given the complainant notice that he
should pkad guilty, and that he bad no need to provide a
witmes.

The Lord Mayor said he did net intend to allow anything
for the witnesses. Mr. Hendason would merely have to
pay is. for the fine and 21., theca* of the mammon'.
The defendant said that he did not think his lordship
wadi obliged to inflict the whole fine. He had taken pro-
=*phut a man, himself, mid the magistrate only
the defendant In As* cam to pay la. If his lord.
ship would reduce the line from ss. to is. it would prevent
Mr. M`Grath summoning him, as he did week after week ;
se it was entirely • feeling of spite on the part of Mr.
M'Orath. If he did it from • rebgione feeling, why did he
not summon others who were carrying on the same nude
in the neighbourhood?
The Lord Mayor said that he should certainly not encour-
age Sunday trading by such • proceeding as that, and
at the same time he would not put himself forward in try-
ing to put it down. He, therefore, should order no ex-
penses for the witnesses ; but he could not reduce the fine.
He only hoped that no breach of the peace would take
pica, on account of theme
The defendant paid the actin° gad lurked the complainent
why be did not take proceedings against him in a civil court,
as anyputleman would do, instead of taking him there week
after week in that manner. He was noientleman or he
would not do am he did.

The Lord Mayor told Mr. Hell4/ofloll that if he need such
provoking language as that in such a public place, he should
be under the necessity of binding biui over to keep the
peace.
Defendant then left the court.
GUILDHALL

George Vernon Jackson, deserilisd as • merchant, carryingow Madness at No. iiklitwalbs,Bscakekest and residing at
No. 2, Prisee's-reed, wee &treed, according
to the tame of the maraud, • thair he bring edjeidged bank-
did within three weft meet the date oinf
=
the adjudias ni? th e 30Ih at bat,
the City cif the fate odour and prebsoes of
awry* en leoliese and fhtelintla Ye ordinary sense el
Linde, ark es wadi& ken we Janes Watt cerilin geode
and chattele-1e wit, live tom d Besdan stearbe —with
intent to defied the said hats Wail, the owner thereof,
against the elate* &a" Alderson ADru melded.
Some eviler* was then ghee fat the purpose of •
nomad, factual( the formal promedinp in bankruptcy,
and the information of Yr. Watt, in support of the original
application for • warrant for the bankrupt's apprehension.
The homing of the ease was adjourned.
It transpired in the course of the inquiry that the pri-
soner bad been three times a bankrupt, that his liabilities
wen and his assets not more than 300/.

BOUTHWARIC.
Tissethe salirax, ea elderly mu, described as a water-
Ads labourer. was brought lake! Mr. Orlobe, charged with
md—wits Mr. 8 maggghßalbi' the
leedie,
rdwark °Lath:ol2:g-
-... of • nimble soul pia.
Mr. Sari, who exhibited • wooed on the aide of his
bead, said 6at the prisoner came to the private bar of his
hoots shoat ten o'clock last night in a state of intoxication,
and eoswasioed annoying the customer,. Witness mg
him wawa times to leave the borne, but instead of doing
that he abused him so that he was oompelled to go round the
ter to eject him. In doing so the prisoner seized him by
the throat, and in the struggle be pilled his scarf pm out,
sad stock him a violent blow on the heed. At that time
• musteble came up lard secured Lim, but be refused to
restore the pin. It was, however, taken from him, and he
was taken into custody.
Mr. Gantt risked if he thought it was the prisoner's in-
tention to rob him as well as assault him?
Ir. Bailey replied that he did not think it was ; he bad
mode 'Equines and ascertained that he was a hard-working
and haute! man. His violeace, however was extremely '
peat, and he very much anooyed the sustainezi.
Mr. Combo inquired whether he had anything to drink in
his house?

117. Bain said he had not ; in fact he never served any
person ander the influence of liquor. As far se stealing the
pin, be should withdraw that.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said he had bean
drinking with several of his friends sod neighbours and had
• drop too much, so that he did not know what he was
about. He was extremely wiry for his misconduct.
Mr. Combs told him that it was lucky for hire that the
charge of felony was not proved wand him, as the excuse
of drunkenesse would not have availed him. He had how-
ever ommitted • serious await on the landlord, for which
he mud, pay 10s. or go to prison for ten days.

THs Astimseruset. Muszuu, Soma KINN:NO-
TON. —Oh Wednesday evening bet a course of lectures,
under the direction of the Council of the Architectural
NOSS= wait columned by Yr. William Whitt, the sub-
ject being a " Plea for Polychreniy."
FINZ ART 01NAM1.yTAFION or WATILWIte.
" Perbapa Uwe ill leo article of pummal omega{ tad utility
that ethane of junior scope for the display of a callivsted ar-
delis tab then the onismeatatitm of the dials and backs of
walelma Otatutism designs &wain the figatail inammitty
ale still the characteritinsstic of the Itoglial manufacturer's produc-
ipm. wage ara of a higher order of ere but nue
be met with. Ih. buyer's dadderatam Le tomerit find ea to
mut whim* will be presented to the ample cholce of artirtic de-
but It Is. therefore, with pleasant that we can Dams the
locals of eel& an esteblahment. It is that et mt. J. W. Benson,
way, as as and as, Ludrate.b.lll."—Morolna Herald. Benson's
mamma pamblot, port free for two stamps. IS descriptive of
sem seesnmetfin of watch now made Wsiolies safe by post to
▪ marts of disslobs.--iAdverttsentestj

PROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE.
skprzsurre.
Tg..mas Burg, Pats rnnoter.row, City, dealer in tie. tr. plated
goods, to surrender Jan. 24 and Feb. 22, at 11, at Basinghail.
streg. Sol, Bretton, Bashighalletreet ; off. aaaig., (Milian,
Bedishall4treet.
Joni (Vona, Bermmatreet, Word-street, pianoforte maker,
J4/0. 21 at 11, and Feb. 25 at 12, at liaNinghall.stneet.
Rabbi, Moorgateetnot oil. mak., Pennell,
Gußdkail-
ehambers.
Wit.DAM ilmrar Row; Oloucester.place, BegeuCepark, builder,
Jan. 21 and Feb. 18, at 11, at itainginllstreet. Sol., Quick,
Fiy.place ; off. asidg., Pennell, Gnildhall.thambers.
Mk/KY Hot WOODALL liadlow, Kent, hay dealer, Jan. 39 at 12,
and Feb. 19 at 1, at Bashlghall-street. Sots., Church and Co.,
' 40ithampton-buildium, and Carnal] and Co., Tonleidge ; off.
' amen., Stanfield, Basireghall.street.
MDIT WOOD. Barntwood, Staffordshire, innkeeper, Jan. 24 and
Feb. It, at II at Basiughall.street. tots. Duignan and Me-
-1 worth, Mahan ; off. anis., Kinnear, Birmingham.
Jaen 814/111, New Union, Nottinghamshire, lace mannfae.
:wirer, Jan. 44 and Feb. 19, at 11, at Birmingham Court held at
NottD4M2O. Sots., Hunt and Son, Nottingham ; off. main.,
Harris, Nottingham.
P11,7.14/IZOI, Mortivaitle, Lincolnshire, builder, Jan. M
and Feb. ID, at 12, at Lecda Court held at Kinptorsup=-
Hall. Solt. Brown and Son. Lincoln : off. sift., trrick, HUI
JAIN MOIST COMM. Kirton.M.Lindsey, Litshire, maeldne
' maker, Jan. 211 and Feb. 2/1, 44 12, at Leeds Court held at
Messrs. Howlett, Kirton4n-Liad-
my, inoaniahlro, and Wells and Smith, off. uslg., Car-
rick, Hull.
WittiAM /MAUL Easthani, cheshire, hotel keeper, Jan. 23 at
1!, and Feb. 11 at 11, at Liverpool Court. Sole, Fletcher and
Hull, Liverpool : MI. orig., Morgan, Liverpool.
GODMIT MORTON and JOHN WILLJAMD, Portmadoc, Cameroon-
Mire, beihkeo, Jan. 26 and Feb. 15, at 11. at Liverpool Court.
Solt, leans and Co., Liverpool, and Williams, Cimarron ;
off. aaalg., Turner, Liverpool.
Jolla NoMM, Carlisle, Cumberland, rope maker, Jan. ft and
Feb. 21, at 184, at Newcastie.olion.Tyne Court. Soke, Carr,
Hood-lame, City, and Hodge and Harts, Noweastle.upon.Tyne ;
off. swig., Baker, Newcastle upon. Tyne.
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES ACTS.
Clitntore MOAP QMPSII4 (LOtrrri), Feb. 1, at 11, at
liasingnill street audit of amounts and Feb. (1, at 1, at
Ilmmissaall_•••••.•_,.....--.•

MLINIZILAL AND ULM° COM-
PANY (LOOM), Feb. 4, at 11, at Hasinghallatreet--call.
LtvgitrOoL TRANNINAN's Lusa COMPANY (11Jarrisn), /ma. 30. at
11, IS Liverpool Court—to settle the list of contribateeiss, and
appoint °Medal liquidator.
INSOLVENT rrrrnormus. AT PORTUGAL/STMT.
111110111 MIL CI COMMINNIONIR LAW.
Jan. 36. L t Boniter, Sylvan-grove, Old Kentroad, foreman
toe sewer contractor—C. Cornwell, Gmenhillarenta, Cow.enaa,
potman—R. Y Ernest, StudteebtuT.street, Moiton, and St.
Maur's', City, commission went.
Jan. Et F. L. Rodahon, Lower-marsh, Lambeth, butcher.
=rem Ya. ooxinsuona snonoz4.ll
Jan. Yd. L. Roeentaum, Trafalgarplace, Shacklewell, clerk to
an upholsterer—R. Burman, prldoort-olAce. tailor's saelatant—
.„
Calvert, Laat flarding.street, OonghNuare, artht—
T. R. W. Pearson, R A., Price's-terrace, King Edward-street,
Westastnaterroad, seavta.ry—W. Westbrook, Chelsea. dealer In
ginger beer—J. Turner, Hammersmith, and Raven Inn, New.
rued, livery stable keeper—R. G. ttiarchward, James-street,
Waterloo-road, livery stable keeper—R. °Num, Salisbury -street.
Strand, warehousenyuis clerk_

TER TREATY WITH FRA3TL

~"-

(FBoi LI4T NIGHT A GAZETTE.)
Board of Tiede, Whitehall, Jao. 11.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Com-
mittee of Privy Council for Trade have received. through
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a French
Imperial Decree, fixing the import duties on the under-
mentioned articles, at the following rates, from and after
the 10th January:

Imported in
French Ships. 2
1•11/1
d I
ARTICLIK
.41211 .5.
esa -
0
tr. c. fr. e. tr. c tr. c.
Raw hides, fresh or dry, large
or small. and skins of all
sorts, raw, dressed, er In
Fiscal :
By sea HIO Ir„ Free Free 50 250
By land
Horse.hair,preparsderallkieds do Pb.. Free 00 300
Crease, of all kinds do. FM Free 00 000
Mephants. teeth
Tortoiseshell do, Free .. 00 600
Mother of pearl shells, rough de. Free .. 00 400
theaginoushultsandnutabyses do. Free Free 60 250
byland do. .. Frs. -60
Balsam of Beluga do Foss .. 200 250
Cauntehouc and gutty perch',
rough or east In lumps
Woods (sweet scented,
Cocos nuts do. Free
_.. 300 300
Hard seeds for carving . do. Free Free 300 300
Flu and hemp and other vege.
table filaments, not denoini
sated
Jute, In stalks or strtpped
Madder, roots, green, and dry
or along and ground, or in
straw
Sulphur, not purified, and owl-
phar ore Free Tres Fres Free
Ores—lron, supper, lead, tin
rine, crude or calcined, pul
refixed or not, cobalt, anti •
moray, arsenic, and others not
111*.. Pre. Vs.*
Copper, pure or mixed with
sine, brim of first fusion, In
=MK bars, or plates, and
old broken works and fillngsing Fres Free Free 020
Lead, old broken works of, aud
filinip
Lead, rough
do 260 f6O 260 2NO
Tin, rough and ging; and old
broken works
Bismuth do. Fres Free Free 0 tit
Zinc, of first fusion, lu rough
masses,
pigs ban,
Nickel,
tilif
pan
mixedure, or worksoit dm Fres Fres Free 025
other metals (argentan) In
manes do Free Free Fres 025
Bones and hoots of tattle, rough,
dittoed, and boss Mask

By the mane deans, the bounties hitherto granted on the
exportation et maned sulphur and brimstone ; hides or
skins, tanned, curried, or drereed ;copper and brass,
beaten, in plats% or otherwise worked, are abolished.

Tin Coy orrint RIBBON TRADZ. —An important
meeting of the weavers of this city was held at St. Mary's
Hall, on Wednesday night, to consider the propoad made
to them by the manufacturers (already published in these
columns) with reference to the appointment by both parties
of delegates to meet in conference for the purpose of arbi-
tration and conciliation. There was a large attendance.
Mr. James Rushton was called to the chair, and opened the
proceedings by a temperate speech, in which he called neon
his fellow workmen not to stand in the way of anything
being done which might promote the welfare of the trade,
which was now in so depressed a condition as to stifle all
feelings of animosity which might and no doubt had been
created by what bad transpired in the past. He was rare
he was only speaking the opinions of nine tenths of the
weavers of Coventry when he asserted that their position
was one which they were not afraid to submit to the
closest examination. Therefore he trusted nothing
would prevent their meeting the manufacturers
On this °cession. Having read the handbills
put forth by the manufacturers' association, he called
upon Mr. Thomas Read to move the first resolution—
" That in the opinion of this meeting steps be immediately
taken to convene meetings of the various manufactures'
hands for the purpose of electing delegates to meet the de•
legates of the manufacturers who might be appointed in ac-
cordance with the terms of the resolution publiaed in the
handbill signed by the President of the Manufacturers' As.
sociation." The resolution was seconded by Mr. Sheffield,
supported by Mr._ Elliott, and carried unanimously. I'M
meeting shortly afterwards terminated. The above is the
first meeting of weaven that has been held since the prasnt
very cold weather has prevailed, the lad meeting of opera-
tives having been about two months previously. The eon-
trait between the •ppearance of these poor men thee and at
the meeting on Wednesday was painfully striking. It is
true that at the former meeting many pale countenances
and emaciated forms might have been observed among the
crowd of peens of both sexes present, but Wednesday
night's meeting afforded overpowering evidence of the deeply I
distressed and truly awful condition to which the waivers
of the city had been reduced. We looked anxiously around
to see if we oould ha ay form in
which we could trace no mark of tßering and want
which has become so general, but nothing but the hollow
eyes and sunken cheeks of long endured privation, and the
patched end threadbare gm:moats which to chill
belong, could we anywhere discern. —Birmingham=
PoW.

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CANAL C PANT. —This company in-
tend to apply to perliamest in the ensuing seance for
powers to nose a sew capital of 650,0001. to make a railway
aloes the lined the canal, hom Maiden-lane Limehonm,
to enlarge the basin at the latter place, oun
make a wide
entrance lock to the basin, and a steamboat pier upon the
Thames. The estimated expense of the new works at Lime-
house is 130,000/. The length of the proposed railway,
including short junctions with the Great Northern
and the Blackwell Railways, will be 511 miles. The
line is to pan, with two lines of rails, on the towing-path
side of the canal, to the Blackwell terminus in Fenchurch-
etreet. Short branches to the Great Northern goods
station at Apr-town, to the Midland Company's goods
station near the man place, and to the Eastern Counties
Railway are to be made with a view to provide for the con.
mimic* of the heavy traffic of those lines to the several
depots on the Blackwell Railway and to the Thames. The
estimated cost of the main line, with the Great Northern
and Blackwell junctions and stations, is 520,0001., or 90,0001.
per mile. The net income of the railway is estimated at
52,000/. per annum, or 10 per cent. on the proposed outlay.
The sew capital for the improvement works at Limehouse
and for the construction of the railway is to be raised by the
issue of 65,000 new shares of 101. each ; and it is in-
tended that the holders of the existing 27,0P3 canal shares
shall receive a preference dividend out of the earnings of
the canal, bean, and railway combined, as the consideration
for making over all their property to the proprietors
.of
the new capital. The preference dividend to the
tors of the canal shares is to be 30a. per share for propel
year following that in which the ad shall receive the royal
.rest, 355. per share for the second year, and Os r
share for the third end all following years is
After payment of the preference dividends our=
shares the fountains profile of the canal and railway are
to be divided among the proprietors of the DA capital
until they shall have received 8 per cent. per annum upon
its amount ; and all surplus profita beyond the said 8 per
mot. per annum are to be divided rateably between the two
classes of shareholders.

onninaiv—ACClDENT. —The following ex-
traordinary and remarkable accident occurred on Tuesday
afternoon, the Bth inst.. toe man, by name of John Moyle,
residing at Creegbraws, near Chasewater, who works at at.
Day United Mine, Owennep. Whilst at the 140 fathom
level in that mine, ensued in removing a keg of water
from the kibble that had been seat down for himself
and comrades to drink, by some cane unknown, the
skink rope got entangled around his foot, and he was
drawn with the kibble full of stuff head down-
wards up a partly underlay and perpendicular shaft
from the sight of his comrades, nearly 200 fathoms,
maintaining at the Mine time his self -command
so as to cross his legs one over the other, and likewise his
arms around his head • when within three fathoms of the
surface, he called aloud to the leader to ring for the man
at the machine to stop the whim, which wee done ; during
that time be managed to catch bold of a hoard in the side
a I the shaft, and raised himself so as to Hand on the
kibble of stuff, and in this position reached the
surface,
creating on his egress no small amount of wonde
aatoeishment to all who maw him, and what is more re-
markable with only a slight scratch on each elbow. By
this time his comrades, eager and much frightened below,
were diligently searching for his body, expecting every
minute to find it dashed to pieces, it being regarded as a
miracle that he should have escaped. He then went home
and related his providential escape to his wife, who had re.
candy been confined with twin children. According to his
own statement, if he had had to go twenty fathoms
further he could not have held on, as he found his foot
slipping, and in that are nothing could have saved him
from going down the whole depth of the shaft and
.being
dashed topieces. Mr. Michell, surgeon VOA 100 n in at-
tendance cm the poor man ; and he, llike many others, was
astonished to find, on examining him, that he had had
only. a slight scratch on each elbow, necessitating
.but little
surgical treatment. We found on making inqiunesyseter-
day that Moyle was pregressing very favourably, emeider-
big the hair-breadth escape of life he had expersitaced.
80,000 DIUTHS occur every year in England and
Wahl by consumption aloes, OZONIZZD COD LIVNI 0 L has been
proved to be the 091119 i approach to a specific yet found for Ude
fatal Miami The palm L lowered, a far more generous diet
may be taut, and the health is thereby unmistakably
Improved.--ftes "Eoyal Medical and Cbirurgical Society's Trans-
actions." Vet. for Itipe Lancet," July 9, 1859 ;rharons•
mae' Joansii' August I,ht.—Prepared o ly by a
Barwick Role Llogriser, 21, Little llooreeids, London. Meld by
all drallable, m>e ed., ea Ili, taiga betUus.—iipdvartiseiemat •