The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1855

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)
QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices
Coleridge, Wightman, and Erle.)
IN Ric W. H. BARBER-THE WILL FORGERIES.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The steara-tranwort Orinoco arrived at Spithead yes-
terday from the Mediterranean; She left Malta on the
10th inst., bringing among her passengers Lieutenant
Geneste, R.N., who was taken in the landing of the
Cossack's boat's crew at Hango ; Mr. Gordon C. Sin-
clair, acting mate, R.N., wounded in the Naval Brigade
at the late attack : Mr. Mason, midshipman of the
General Screw Steam-shipping Company ; William
White and Thomas Day, late stewards to Captain the
Hon. H. Keppel, R.N. She passed the screw•steamer
Solway off Cape Finisterre, standing S.W., on the 17th
inst., at 4 p.m.

It will be remembered that Mr. Barber, concerned
with the will forgeries, in connection with Fletcher, and
who was convicted and sentenced to transportation, has
since his pardon made repeated applications to this
Court to be readmitted an attorney of the Court, but
refused. Last terra a similar application was again
made and refused.

The screw three-decker Marlborough, 181, and the
Hind steam gun-boat were docked yesterday at Ports-
mouth, and the Swinger gun-boat was undocked. The
Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton, went into harbour to
refit.

Lord Campbell, on taking his seat this morning, said
that in the matter of W. H. Barber, who had applied to
be re•admitted an attorney of this Court, the learned
judges had long and anxiously considered all the evi-
dence laid before them, and the Court had arrived at
the conclusion that the evidence to establish Barber's
connivance with the frauds of Fletcher, alleged against
him, was of too doubtful a nature to induce them to con-
tinue his exclusion any longer, and therefore the Court
ordered the rule for his re-admission to be made absolute.

Her Majesty's screw steam-ship Exmouth, 90, bear-
ing the flag of Sir Michael Seymour, arrived at Ply-
mouth Sound yesterday morning, having left Kiel on the
13th. Admiral Seymour, who visited the dockyard yes-
terday morning, is apparently in good health.
The steam-ships Sanspareil, 70, Captain Woodford J.
Williams, and La Hogue, 60, Captain William Ramsay,
were placed in the basin dock at Keyham on Monday.
The hired steam transport Arabia, No. 95, Captain
Stone, which arrived at Plymouth on Sunday, was ap-
pointed yesterday to embark the 2d Regiment Royal
Cheshire Militia from Devonport, and to sail this morn-
ing for Dublin, whence they will proceed to Newry.
The American steam transport Niagara, Capt. Shan-
non, arrived in Cork harbour on Sunday, having on
board the officers and men of the Royal South Lincoln
Militia, enumerated in The Sum of Saturday.

Rule made absolute accordingly.
THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF JAMES WHITTAKER
AN) OTHERS RESPONDENTS V. JOHN LORD APPELLANT.
This was an appeal against a conviction in which the
trustees of the turnpike roads of Burnley and Rochdale,
and the commissioners of the town of Rochdale were
concerned, and the question was, whether under certain
general and local acts the trustees of the roads have the
power to levy tolls in respect of paving•stones used in
the town.
The Court quashed the conviction.

BAIL COURT.
(Before Mr. Jastioe Erle.)

TEE QUEEN V. THE CHURCHWARDENS OF ET. CLEMENT'S

DANES.

THE NEW METROPOLITAN VESTRIES ACT.

Mr. Sergeant Shee applied for a mandamus against
the churchwardens of St. Clement's Danes, calling upon
them to summon a vestry meeting, pursuant to the 18th
and 19th Vic., chap. 120, for the election of vestrymen
and auditors. A. meeting had been convened, and cer-
tain vestrymen and auditors elected ; but it was con-
tended that that meeting and election was void, on the
grounds that at that meeting the churchwardens refused
to allow certain gentlemen, who are properly rated to
the poor on a rental of 401., to be candidates for the said
offices, by refusing to allow certain voters to vote at that
election, on the ground that they had not paid their
church-rates, made in May, 1854, the act requiring that
the ratepayer before voting shall have paid all local rates
made within the six months previous to the election.
The learned sergeant contended that the church-rate in
question was void, because it included the payment of
certain local charges, such as the organ blower, &c.
The ratepayers had not the power of testing in the
Ecclesiastical Court the validity of the rate, the
initiative being with the churchwardens ; but that,
where their civil rights were affected, they might
bring the question before the court in the manner he
hal done. The appointing a ratepayer named Huggett
an inspector of the election, who was himself a candidate
for the office of vestryman, was an impriper proceeding.
The act did not, he said, enable the churchwardens to
refuse a candidate for the office of vestryman who had
not paid his rates.
Mr. Justice Erle said this was a very important appli-
cation, and he would state his decision to-morrow
morning.
Mr. Sergeant Shee said the object of this application
was to prevent the continuance of mere excitement and
ill-feeling in the parish than was actually necessary. If
the learned judge did not grant the rule now the persons
elected would take office this afternoon, and consequently
the applicants would then be driven to a quo warranto,
which would be a more expensive proceeding, and throw
greater difficulties in the way of a speedy and, it was to
be hoped, amicable settlement of the dispute. After
' some further observations from the learned sergeant,
Mr. Justice Erle granted the role, and it was ar-
ranged that the practice of the court in issuing such
rules should be departed from, and cause shown on Satur-
day or Monday. His object in doing so was to put
an end as speedily as possible to any ill-feeling that
might exist amongst the parishioners. The other side
might on application have the hearing adjourned to next
term.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

THAMES.

BENEVOLENCII.—This morning on our reporter enter-
ing the court, Mr. Ingham announced that he had re-
ceived the very handsome donation of 501. for the poor-
box, from Lady C. 8., and he should be obliged if the
donation was noticed in the journals.
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.--:.kha Spearman and
Richard Dunmore, young men, were brought before Mr.
Ingham, this morning, directly he had taken his seat on
the bench, and charged with the commission of a daring
burglary and robbery on'the premises of Mr. John
Bond, mast and block maker and ship-smith, Fore-
street, Limeheuse.
Mr. Bond stated that his water-side premises consisted
of a mast-yard, adjacent to the river, and were secured
with four uppor and lower nhottere the
These shutters were fastened with buttons. His dwel-
ling-house was over the mast-yard, and he slept on
the premises. On Friday night last, at 12 o'clock, he
heard a noise, which he thought proceeded' from the
salt wharf adjoining, and he went to sleep again. On
Saturday morning, his boy, on going down stairs, disco-
vered the mast-yard had been entered from the river.
The thieves unfastened the shutters fronting the Thames
and silenced his dog, which he heard barking for sonic
time. They forced open a door at the bottom of the
stairs of his dwelling-house and put the dog inside.
The burglars had carried off a good deal of property,
and broke open a desk from which they abstracted 100
" patent roller cogues." They also took from the mast
yard a quantity of brass sheaves, 25 lbs. of sheathing
copper, 140 or 150 brass ro:lers, 6 or 7 lbs. of copper nails,
several packets of files and other property. A. pistol had
also been stolen from a pistol box left in his charge by
the captain of a ship. An at'enint had been made to
f rce open two iron safes, which resisted the attempts of
the burglars. He had some knowledge of the man with
the smock frock (Spearman), and had seen him about
the yard several times.

Thomas Barlow, a boy, and servant to the last wit-
ness, gave similar evidence, and added that he found
81 cogues in the mud fronting his master's premises on
Saturday morning.
Mr. Bond—The thieves dropped the cogues in the
mud when they retreated from the premises, and we
found them at low•water mark.
Thomas Attwood, a police constable, No. 422 K, who
was in a very weakly condition, said that on Sa-
turday morning last, at six o'clock, he saw the
prisoners and another man crossing Salmon's-lane, Lime-
house. Spearman had a large bag containing some heavy
material on his back. He intercepted them near the
Ratcliff workhouse, and asked Spearman what he had
got in his bag. The prisoner refused to tell him, and a
struggle ensued, and ho made his escape. Last night
he (witness) met the prisoners in the Commercial-road,
and took them into custody.
The prisoners were remanded until Saturday.
SOUTHWARK.

MORE DEALINGS WITH RllSSlA.—Cornelius Bowen, a
labouring man, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged
with stealing about a hundredweight of Russian tallow,
;he property of Messrs. Scovell and Company, wharfin-
gers, Tooley-street.
William Lawson, a foreman in the employ of the pro-
secutors, said that on Monday morning they were un-
loading a quantity of tallow just arrived from Russia,
and the prisoner was employed in the gang. From in-
formation he received he went to the wharf and gave the
prisoner into custody. He had a bag of tallow in his
possession weighing a hundredweight and two quarters,
which he was carrying away from the wharf.
Mr. Landon, an engineer, riding in Tooley-street,
said he was passing by the wharf when he saw the pri-
soner break the head of a cask in and take outs quantity
of tallow which he put into a bag. Witness went and
told
Lawson what he had seen, and the prisoner was
given into custody.
Mr. Combo asked where the tallow came from ?
Lawson replied that it was sent direct from Russia,
but through Prussian merchants for English trade. The
firm in this country bad connexions in Russia at the pre-
sent time, and large dealings 'were daily taking place
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OPERATIONS IN THE SEA OF AZOFF. Iso as to dislodge them, with shot or shell from the guns.
"On the 17th I stood along the Spit to see if any more
boats or nets could be found along the shore where I
'could destroy them, as also to drive away a number of
troops I saw hidden behind some banks, and at the same
time to try and set fire with carcases to a number of new
stores built on the broad part of the Spit, high up, but
too far off for me with my small force to attempt to land
and destroy.
"I could see no more boats, but their perseverance in
thus rebuilding these honseii, boats, and nets, with the
fact of so many troops being there to protect them, tells
its own tale—that they must be much in want of provi-
sions—l have, &c.,
" GEO. F. DAY, Lieut.-Commander.
" Capt. Osborn, Senior Officer."

( From the Slipplempet to the London Gazette;of TuesdaN
Nov. 20.)
ADMIRALTY, Nov. 20.
Despatches, of which the following are copies,
have been received from Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund
Lyons, G.C.B , Commander-in-Chief of her Ma-
jesty's ships and vessels in the Mediterranean and
Black Sea :

" Royal Albert, off Sebastopol, Nov. G.
"Sir,—The accompanying copy of a letter from Capt.
Sherard Osborn, of the Vesuvius, with its several enclo-
sures, will place the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
x alty in possession of a detailed account of the active and
energetic proceedings of the squadron in the Sea of A soff,
under the command of that valuable officer.
" The enterprise, which was undertaken and so suc-
cessfully carried out by Commander J. E. Commerell,
of the Weser, in crossing the Isthmus of Arabat,
and in destroying a large quantity of forage on the
Crimean: shore of the Sivash, zeftects great credit on that
officer, and adds still further proof of his having deserved
that promotion which their Lordships have lately been
pleased to confer upon him. The gallantry of William
Rickard, Quartermaster of the Weser, deserves to be
particularly mentioned ; and I beg leave to recommend
him to their Lordships' favourable consideration for the
medal and gratuity for distinguished service.
"Lieutenant George F. Day, commanding the Re-
cruit, has also displayed his usual activity and zeal in
harassing the enemy on the north-east coast of the Sea
of Azoff ; and I regret to find that his foot has been
severely injured by the recoil of a gun.—l am, &c.,
" EDMUND LYONS,
"Rear-Admiral and Commander•in-Chief.
" To the Secretary of the Admiralty."

In consideration of the services mentioned in the above
despatches—

" Her Majesty's ship Vesuvius, at Sea, Oct. 25.
" Sir,—l am now returning westward towards Genit-
chi, having been employed with her Majesty's ships
named in the margin* since the 9th of October, 1855,
along the north coast of this sea as far as Taganrog.
"On Crooked Spit, as well as Bielosarai or White-
house Spit, the enemy had established a large force in
the remains of the old fishing establishments, and con-
structed a series of rifle pits and breastworks, from which
they opened fire upon any of our vessels taking shelter
under those points ; and as the enemy had a number of
boats with them, with which they could easily board a.
vessel in distress, I thought it right to destroy the latter
and dislodge the men.
"The Recruit, Lieut. George F. Day, came in colli-
sion with them on the 15th inst., and although he could
not dislodge the riflemen he succeeded in destroying
seven launches and five large fi•heries, in spite of the
enemy's cavalry and infantry.
"Lieutenant Day, I am sorry to say, received a se-
vere injury of the foot, by the accidental explosion of an
8-inch gun, but he speaks in high terms of the satisfac-
tory manner in which Mr. W. Parker, second master of
the Recruit, executed the service entrusted to him.
" On the 20th of October the Ardent, Lieut. H. Cam-
pion, drove in a large force of cavalry, which attempted
to prevent him approaching Crooked or Krivaia Spit,
and he likewise destroyed three boats.
" On the 24th of October the weather was sufficiently
favourable to enable me to get the Vesuvius closeenough
to force the enemy from their rifle-pits upon the Bielo-
sarai Spit. At 1 p.m. the small-arm men and marines of
this ship lauded, under Lieut. Chetham, H. Strode, Mr.
R. R. Armst•ong, mate, and Mr. H. D. R. Farquhar-
son, midshipman, supported by the ship and boats.
" Directly the enemy saw their escape threatened,
they beat a rapid retreat, though fully 150 in number,
and effected their escape by a superior knowledge of the
paths through the swamps.
" Lieutenant Strode then destroyed their posts, which
had been recently reconstructed ; they were eight in num-
ber, and calculated to house 200 men ; besides these, 11
fine boats and an extensive fishery were set fire to, near
the town of Alti.

Lieut. George Fiott Day has been promoted to the
rank of Commander ;
Mr. William H. Parker will be promoted to the rank
of Master, so soon as he shall be qualified ; and
A medal and 151. gratuity, for conspicuous gallantry,
have been awarded to William Rickard, Quartermaster
of her Majesty's ship Weser.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Nov. 20.

The name of Lieutenant-Colonel Good win, commanding
the 41st Regiment, forming a part of the 2d Division in
the assault on the Redan, on the Bth September, having
been inadvertently omitted in the extracts of the reports
of Lieutenant-General Markham and Brigadier-General
Windham, which appeared in the London Gazette of the
stl ult., the omission has been thus brought to notice by
General Sir James Simpson :
" Lieutenant-Colonel Goodwin is a most deserving
officer, and I should be glad that his name were remem-
bered with others mentioned."

DOWNING-STREET, Nov. 16.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Francis Rice,
Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of New
Brunswick; and Robert Bradshaw, Esq., to be Colonial
Surgeon at Sierra Leone.
WHITEHALL, Nov. 19.
. .

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., one of her
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, has, in pursuance
of an Act passed in the last session of Parliament, ap-
pointed the undernamed gentlemen to be inspectors of
coal mines in Great Britain :—John J. Atkinson, Esq.;
Wm. Alexander, Esq.; John Hadley, Esq.; Lionel Brough,
Esq.; Thomas Evans, Esq.; Peter Higson, Esq.

WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 20.

BREVET.—Major-General the Hon. George Anson, ser-
ving with the local rank of Lieutenant-General, to have
the local rank of General in the East Indies.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Royal North Lincoln Militia— Captain William Telford,
late Paymaster 17th Foot, to be Paymaster.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.
County Palatine of Lancaster—Bertie Mathew Roberts,
Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant.
2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—George Robert
Wilson, Gent., late of the East Kent Militia, to be
Ensign.
Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—John Dixon
Fidler, Esq., to be Assiktant-Sargeon, vice Wheatley,
promoted.
Royal Sher wood Foresters or Nottin4amshire Regiment
of Militia—Lieutenant Arthur Peniston Moore l'to be
Captain, vice Walter, resigned.
Fifeshire Militia Artillery—Second Lieutenant Thomas
William Webb to be First Lieutenant, vice Howard
Douglas Aytoun, appointed to the 15th Regiment of Foot.
Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
John Wood Younghusband, Gent., to be Ensign.
6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—John Lomax
Gent., late Lieutenant 7th Regiment of Royal Lancashire
Militia, to be Lieutenant.
7th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia.—Charlie
Berkeley Molyneux, Esq., late Captain 4th (or Queen's
Owu) Light Dragoons, to be Captain.
Royal Lancashire Artillery.—First Lieutenant John.
Railton to be Captain, vice James Gubbins Archer Bur-
ton, deceased ; Second Lieutenant Hill Charley Moore to
be First Lieutenant, vice Railton, promoted; William
Walker, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant ; Theodore Ford,
Gent., to be Second Lieutenant.
Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia.—Ensign
Charles Dudley Henry Mancla.rke to be Lieutenant ; En-
sign Robert Welsh Coates to be Lieutenant ; Edward
Effingham Lawrence, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Manelarke,
promoted; Charles Woodman Eastwood, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Coates, promoted.

"The Recruit, Lieutenant Day, at the same time de-
stroyed, in the neighbourhood of Marianpol, two lariie
fisheries and some fine launches, mounted on regular
travelling land•carriages, and in the evening we were
complete masters of the only portion of the coast the
enemy have attempted to re-establish themselves upon ;
and, as the frosts have already set in, I am in hopes that
they will not be able to recover their ground before next
spring.
" The extraordinary efforts made by the enemy to pro-
secute their fisheries upon this coast are the best proof
of their importance.
"They sometimes move down 200 or 300 soldiers,
who escort large launches placed upon carriages and
arabas, drawn by oxen, laden with nets and gear, as well
as fishermen to work them.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
NORWAY.-LIGHTS ON THE SOUTH-WEST COAST.

The Royal Norwegian Marine Department at Christi-
ania has given a preliminary notice that, towards the end
of this year, the following coast and channel lights will bo
established on the south-west coast of Norway :-
1. A. coast light on Vibber point by the southern pas-
sage to Egersund.
2. A coast light on Grundsundholm by the northern
passage to Egersund.
3. A channel light on Little Blegon near Langevagg.
4. A channel light on Midtholm near Moster harbour.
5. A channel light on Folgeroon. These three last-
named lights serving as guides for the passage on the east
side of Bommel and &foster islands.

"The fish directly they are caught are carted off into
the interior ; and when it is remembered that we have
destroyed some 100 and odd launches upon one spit
alone, some idea can be formed of the immense quantity
of fish consumed on this coast ; and, in proof of iti being
a large item in the sustenance of Russian soldiers, I
would remind you that hundreds of tons of salted and
dried fish were found and destroyed by us in the first
destruction of the military depots at Genitcki in May
last.

6. A channel light on the west side of Leeroen in the
passage between Great Sartor and Leer islands.
Special notice of the lighting of all these Lights will
shortly be issued.
By command of their Lordships.
JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London,
Nov. 17, 1855.
This notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :
Norway, West Coast, Sheet 1, No. 2,281 ' • Sheet 2, No.
2,304 North Say), No. 2.339: also the Norway Licht.
house List, Nos. 240 a, b ; 252 a, b ; 254 a, b.

"This report is closed at Genitchi, where I had the
satisfaction of learning, as the enclosed letter from Lieu-
tenant Commerell will show, that he had succeeded in
destroying a large collection of forage and corn at the
entrance of the Salghir and Kara-Su rivers.

a. ...If-arr.-IRA &inlayed by Lieut. Comrne-
roil on this occasion, as well as whenever any services has
to be performed, are most conspicuous; and his judg-
ment in seizing the only good opportunity-that has oc-
curred for some time to cross Arabat Spit, and traverse
the Putrid Sea, deserves to be particularly called to your
notice. The Quartermaster, William Rickard, praised so
highly by Lieut. Commerell, was one of my boat's crew.
I fully concur in the high character given of him.
" I have, &e.,
" SHERA.RD OSBORN.
"Captain, and Senior Officer in the Sea of Azoff. •
" Rear-Adiniral Sir E. Lyons, Bart.,
&c., G.C.8."

"Her Majesty's steam gun-vessel Weser,
Genitchi, Oct. 12.
"Sir,—I have the honour to inform you that on the
evening of the 10th inst. I determined, in obedience to
your discretionary orders, to launch a boat across the
Spit of Arabat and destroy large quantities of corn and
forage stored on the banks of the Kara-Su and Salghir
Rivers, off the Crimean shore of the Sivash. The proxi-
mity of a guard-house and signal-station, also the dis-
tance the corn lay from the beach, rendered anything
but a night surprise impracticable.
"Having left the Weser in charge of Mr. Haswell,
second master, and accompanied by Mr. Lillingston,
mate, a quartermaster, and two seamen, assisted by a
party, we hauled a small prize-boat across the Spit,
embarked in her, and at half past 4 a.m. reached the
opposite side.
"Landing with the petty officer and one man. I
forded the above-mentioned rivers, and at a distance of
about two miles and a half from the boat arrived at the
corn and forage we were in search of, staked on the
banks of the Salghir river, evidently for transmission
by water, as the river was perfectly navigable for barges,
the sides being cut, and towing paths on either bank.
" In a short time the forage and corn, amounting to
about 400 tons, were totally destroyed, not, however,
without alarming the guard, and from 20 to 30 Cossacks,
who were encamped in a village close at hand. On our
retreatingibeing rcumstance we were so hard pressed by them that, but
for
of the last 200 yards mud,
an the
dthe c
cover of rifles from Mr. Lillingston and a man
who remained in the boat, we could hardly have escaped
capture, saving recrossed the Spit, we returned to the
Weser by 8 a.m.
"I must bring to your notice the excellent behaviour
of the small party who accompanied me, more especially
that of William Rickard, quartermaster, who, though
much fatigued himself, remained to assist the other sea-
man who, from exhaustion, had fallen in the mud, and
was unable to extricate himself, notwithstanding the
enemy were keeping up a heavy fire on us, at the dis-
tance of 30 to 40 yards, as we crossed the mud.
" Trusting my proceedings will meet with your ap-
proval, I have, &c.,
J. E. COMKERELL, Lieutenant-Commanding.
" Captain Sherard Osborn, Senior Officer."

" Her Majesty's ship Recruit, off Berdiansk'Oct.
Oct 18.
" Sir,—I have the honour to forward you a report of
my proceedings since leaving her Majesty's ship Curlew
at this place on the 15th. According to my orders, I
steered for my cruising ground between the Dolga Bank
and Whitehouse Spit. When off the latter place, ob-
serving a number of men and boats engaged in fishing,
and also that many large fishing storehouses had been
built since my last visit here on the 14th of last month,
I hauled close in to the shore, anchoring the Recruit
about 700 yards off, with the intention of landing with
my boats and destroying all I could, as soon as I had
driven back the troops, who were coming down in
great numbers, both cavalry and infantry, to pre.
vent us the former we soon disposed of, but the
latter, scattering themselves about in twos and threes,
threw themselves on the ground, creeping along so
that we could not sae them to stop their advance with
onr shells from the ship ; I therefore resolved to land at
once, in hopes, by the quickness of our movements, to
get our work over before they could possibly close on
us. Unfortunately for me, I regret to say that while di-
recting the point of an 8-inch gun to where I believed
some of these riflemen to be (just as I was on the point
of going to land), the gun, from some unaccountable
cause, went off, and, in recoiling, the whole weight of
both gun and carriage came down on my left foot, in-
juring it very severely, and breaking several bones,
which I fear will lay me up for tiome time.
" I was thus rendered incapable of landing, so sent
Mr. Parker, second master of this ship, on shore in
charge of the boats and landing party, who succeeded
in carrying out my instructions as to the destruction of
all the boats there (seven in number), many new fishing
nets of great length, five large new fishing establish-
ments, full of fishirg tackle and other gear. This ser-
vice he performed in a most gallant manner, and much
to my satisfaction, as they were the whole time exposed
to a very smart and annoying fire from the enemy's con-
cealed infantry (at a very short distance), who in spite
of our fire from the ship, had managed to creep down
close to them, favoured by the inequality of the ground
and the long grass, so that our party bad to make a
long detour (covered by a hot fire of rifles from the Re-
cruit), to prevent them being cut off, and to get to their
boats. The Russians kept up a constant fire of rifles from
the lighthouse in which they bad succeeded in lodging them-
selves, upon the boats, and then on the ship, which we re-
tutted with rifles only, and I think to some purpose, until
we weighed and shifted further out. Not a man was hit,
though ship and boat were many times. As I did not
wish to injure the lighthouse, I did not attempt to fire,

2 o'clock, Jan. 2, at half-past 1, at the Bankrupts' Court :
solicitor, Mr. Chiclley, Gresham-street; official assignee,
Mr. Graham.

William Tavener, Clifton-road (and not Clifford, as in
former Gazette), St. John's Wood, builder, Nov. 24, at 1
o'clock, Jan. 5, at 12, at the Bankrupts' Court : solicitor,
Mr. Chapple, Great Carter-lane ; official assignee, Mr. Ni-
cholson„Basinghall:street.

John Henry— Welchman, Grove terrace, Bishop's-road,
Paddington, wine merchant, Dec. 1, at half-past 1 o'clock,
Jan. 12, at half-past 12, at the Bankrupts' Court : solici-
tor, Mr. Mount, Clement's-lane, City ; official assignee,
Mr. Nicholson, Basinghall-street

Stephen Dummer Simpson, East Cowes Park, licensed
victualler, Dec. 1, at 1 o'clock, Jan. 5, at half-past 12, at
the Bankrupts' Court ; solicitor, Mr. Moss, Queen-street,
Cheapside; official assignee; Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-cham-
bers.

Richard Clarke, Adelaide-street, Strand, lamp dealer,
Dec. 4, at 2 o'clock, and Jan. 1, at the Bankrupts' Court;
solicitors, Mr. Ivimey, Southampton-buildings, and Messrs.
Wright, Birmingham ; official assignee, Mr. Edwards,
Sam broek-court.

William Chamberlain, 'Walsall, builder and sewer con-
tractor, Dec. 1, 22, at 11 o'clock, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court of Bankruptcy : solicitors, Mr. Wilkinson,
Walsall, and Mr. James, Birmingham ; official assignee,
Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham.
James Davies, Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, plumber
and glazier and licensed victualler, Dec. 1, 22, at 11 o'clock,
at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy : solici-
tors, Messrs. Motteram and Knight, Birmingham; official
assignee, Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
Lvi Baugh, Wailbrook, Staffordsdire, grocor and pub-
lican, Dec. 1, 22, at 11 o'clock, at the Birmingham District
Court of Bankruptcy : solicitors, Mr. Smith, Horsley
Heath, and Messrs. Motteram and Knight, Birmingham ;
official assignee, Mr. Bittleston, Bine iugham.
John Allen and Joseph Moore, Birmingham, medallists,
die sinkers and manufacturers, Dec. 1, at 11 o'clock, Jan.
10, at half-past 12, at the Birmingham District Court of
Bankruptcy : solicitors, Messrs. Wright, Birmingham ;
official assignee, Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham.
Hopkin Eustance, Neath, wine and spirit merchant,
Dec. 3, Jan. 8, at 11 o'clock, at the Bristol District Court
of Bankruptcy : solicitors, Messrs. Henderson and Co.,
Bristol, and Mr. Cuthbertson, Neath ; official assignee,
Mr. Acraman, Bristol.

William Henry Saunders, Cardiff, wine merchant, Dec.
3, Jan. 8, at 11 o'clock, at the Bristol District Court of
Bankruptcy : solicitor, Mr. Prideaux, Bristol; official as-
signee, Mr. Acraman, Bristol.
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Fleury
Cawthron, Halifax, druggist, Dec. 7, Jan. 18, at
11 o'clock, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy :
solicitors, Mr. Bennett, Halifax ; Mr. Nettleton, Wake-
field ; and Messrs. Bond and Barwick, Leeds ; official as-
signee, Mr. Young, Leeds.
James Darling, Sheffield, grocer, Dec. 8, Jan. 19, at 10
o'clock, at the Council Hall, Sheffield : solicitors, Messrs.
Hoole and Yeomans, Sheffield ; official assignee, Mr.
Brewin, Sheffield.
John Mills, New Bank, near Halifax, ironfounaeY and
machine maker, Dec. 7, Jan. 18, at 11 o'clocle; at the
Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy : solicitors, Mr. Rob-
sou, Halifax; and Messrs. Caries and Cudworth, Leeds;
official assignee, Mr. Young, Leeds.
Jamesj Riley, Chester, china, glass, and earthenware-
dealer, Dec. 4, 31, at 11 o'clock, at the Liverpool District
Court of Bankruptcy : solicitor, Mr. Rymer, Liverpool ;
official assignee, Mr. Catenove' Liverpool.
John Bronson, Liverpool, hosier and draper, Nov. 30,
Dec. 21, at 11 o'clock, at the Liverpool District Court of
Bankruptcy : solicitors, Messrs. Mason and Sturt, Gresham-
street, Cheapside ; and Mr. Tyrer, Liverpool ; official
assignee, Mr. Turner, Liverpool.
George Moss, Bron Offa, near Wrexham, coal dealer
and iron manufacturer, Dec. 4, 31, at 11 o'clock, at the
Liverpool Dictrict Court of Bankruptcy : solicitors, Messrs.
Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool; official assignee, Mr. Mor-
gan, Liverpool.
Thomas Carrutkers, Manchester, oil and colour dealer,
Nov. 30, Dec. 21, at 12 o'clock, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court of Bankruptcy : solicitor, Mr. Taylor, Man-
chester ; official assignee, Mr. Hernaman, Manchester.
DIVIDENDS.
Dec. 13. J. Miller, Conduit-street West, Paddington,
corn dealer—Dec. 11. W. Strahan, Sir J. D. Paul, and R.
R. Bates, Strand, bankers, and Norfolk-street, Strand,
navy agents—Dec. 11. J. Morrison, Cheapside, tailor—
Dec. 11, W. Cornish, Great Thurlow, Suffolk, grocer and
draper—Dec. 11. J. Stevenson, Barham, Suffolk, innkeeper
horse and cattle dealer—Dec. 11. H. J. Bridges, Wands-
worth-road and Stowmarket, brewer and corn merchant
Dee. 11. J. Haywood, Derby, ironfounder—Dec. 12. J.
W. Jeffryes and J. Meek, Liverpool, merchants—Dec. 12.
G. Pryde, D. Jones, and J. Gibb, Liverpool, sail-makers,
ship chandlers, commission agents, and shipowners—Dec.
11. S. L. Samuel, Liverpool, watch manufacturer—Dec.
2. J. D. Neill, Liverpool, ship broker and general mer-
chant- Dec. 13. H. Brown, Liverpool, ship chandler and
sail maker—Dec. 13. J. Feeny, late of Liverpool, eating-
housekeeper—Dec. 12. W. Jones, Manchester, glass, oil,
and colour merchant—Dec. 12. D. Goodman, Manchester,
tobacconist—Deo. 14. L. Thorniley, Bardaley, near Ash-
ton-under-Lyne, cotton spinner—Dec. 13. W. Riley, J.
Lupton, R. Halstead, and J. Haworth, Burnley, cloth
manufacturers.