The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1839.

PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS,

ASSURANCE COMPANIES,&c. &c. &c.

LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN, 11
Number Dividend Pyle
of per CANALS. ° per
Shares. Annum, Paid. Share
1,766 7 per cent. Ashtor -A d Oldham....Average 971. 188. sh. 135
482 41. Ashbv.-e-le-Zouch ... ...... Average 11:4.8h. 73
1,260 Basingstoke lool.sh.
1,005 5/. Brecknock and Abergavenny 1501 sh.
5,000 1-16 sh. 9/ 68. Birmingham, 1-16th share W. Sr 711.
J. 000 Ditto and Liverpool Junct...l.-2 sh. 100 pd
600 3/. Bridgewater and Taunton ....1001 sh. all IA
400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater 10 01. sh.
500 41/. Caventry 'OO/.sh.
4,545 Croydon
2,001 4:, Os. Dudley . _ - IOW sh.
660 14 . Derby 100/. sh .
10.000 4 per cent, Dantioe and Mayne 4l/. 138. 40 .pd
3,5751 31. Ellesmere and Chester Average 1231.515.
231 621. Erewash 1001. sh.
1,297 281. Forth and Clyde Average 4,401., CS. th.
1,600 12/, Grand Junction 11,01. eh.
2,649 f 11. Grand Union leol.sh
11,500 Grand Surrey lOO/. sh,
0,0001. 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl.
3 0,96 Grand Western 1001. sh. all pd
600 131.12,. Sd. Glamorganshire, Average cost 1721. 135.40,
749 10t. Grantham 150/.5h,
6,233 2/. Os. Huddersfield Average 571.65. 60. si,.
100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd.
5.328 11. ss. Kennet rnd Avon, Average 39/. ISa. l 0?,, sh.
2,897! 241. Leeds and Liverpool , 00/.3h.
545 i 13/. Leicester l4O/. sh.
1,897 61. Os. Leicester aii.4 Non hampton... Ai er ,t3l, ;Os.
2.400 10/. Monmouthsliire 100/.sh,
150 10/. Melton Mowbray 1001. eh,
500 251. Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh.
3.01X1 1/. 105. Macclesfield 100/. sh. all pd.
247 VI. Neath lOOl.Bll.
2,100 51. Peak Forest Avet age about 781. sh.
1,418 its. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. I fis. ed. eh.
5,669 6/. per rent. nochdale Average 8;1. sh,
500 el. Eihropshire /251. sh.
800 91. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh.
MOO/. 4; per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock l2l. 10s. sh.
700 401. Stafford and Worcester 140/. sh.
500 91. Shrewsbury 125/.Bh.
300 91. Stourbridge
3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 791.95. tad. sh.
333 151. Swansea lOW. sh.
3,76'2 1/. 15s. Severn and Wye :nt Railway...AT 35/. sh.
,60.!} en. 321. IN. Trent and Mersey, i share 1004 sh.
8.149
1,0008h.1 16,, Warwick aad Birmingham
1,03011_31LS 1001. sh
940 15t. Warwick awl Napton ION. sh.
6,000 41. os. Worcester and Birmingham... A v. 76/. es. sh,
5,01)0 255. Wilts and Berks .. Average 67/. 10s. Bd. ,h.
800 3/. W yrley and Essington
•1251. sh
126
901 Is. Wey and Arun llOl. sh.
DOCKS.

IC9
140
151;
1 li
710

2,600& I 3p. e Commercial
~ 'OOl. sin
1,06515 h
East and West India Stock
3,238,31014 555. p. ct. London ....Stock
Ditto Bonds
2,209 2/. I9s. Bristol
66,324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts
1,352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock
500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds
200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years
1.500 Deptford Pier .01. sh. 201. pd
BRIDGES.
1,600 10s. Hammersmitt• 5O/. sh,
7,2:31 Southwark, Old
1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 71 r - cent. 5O/. sh.
5,000
5,000 18s. Bd. Ditto, Old Annuities of 84 OOl. pd
5,000 16s. 4d. Ditto, New • Ditto of 71 401. pd
60,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bondi
5,848 17s VauxhalL.....„ ....... Average 704 10s. 3d. sh
ASSURANCE ...............Average
2,000 3/10s Albion 5001. sh. 50/. pd
50,000 [5 Ine; cirs LI Alliance, B ritish & Foreign 1001. sh. 1014 pd
50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 51. pd
24,000 81 per sh. Apo.. 5O/. sh. 51. pd
1,200 }sh. 5/. Birminglnin 1 ire 2.501. sh. 554 pd
20,000 41 percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 59/. pd
12,000 64 per cent. British Commercial 501. sh. 5/. pd
5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, 'Sled, -al,&c. Life, ICO4 sh. 2/10s pd
4,000 2/ lOs County 1001. sh. 10/. pd
20,000 ss. Eagle 50/. sh. 5/. pd
„„,,
/f
and 5 pe Economic Lilt:
r 301 bs. cent.l
1000/. sh. 2301. pd
'''' j
2,271 225. per cent. European Li: ,
.01, sh. all pd
60,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 21. psi
1,000,000/. 71. per ct Globe
20,000 51. Guardian lOO/. sh. 2711 pd
40,000 6s. 6d. Hope 50/. sh. 31. pd
2,400 5/. 7s. 60. Imperiaperial Fire 5001 sh. 50/. pd
7,500 9s. Im le 100/. sh. .pd
13,459 4/. percent. Indemnity Marine 100/. sh.lo/ SI. psi
2,020 31 lOs Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd
3/. Ditto Life
10,000 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 101. pd
5 OW 10s. London, Fir: 23/. sh. 121. 10s. pd
3,900 10s. . London, Ship 25i sh. 104 10s. pd
1,000,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life -1001. sh.
30,00 54 per cent. Palladium Lit.' 50/. sh. 21. pd !
50,000 4/. per cent. Protector Fire .0/. sh. 2/. pd
2,500 1/. Provident laic lOO/. sh. 104 pd
100,000 ss. Rock Life .201. sh. 1/. pd
649,220/ 5/. per cent. Royal Exc hsii ge Stork...
6,000 5 per cent. University Life JON. sh. 5/. pd
50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 54 pd
JOINT STUCK BANKS
75,000 8 percent. Agric andCurnm. of Ireland 25/. sh. 10/. pd
5,000 Australasia 4O/. sh. 401. psi
10,.100 10 per cent. Bank of Bil in ingli am 5Ol. sh. 10/. pd
10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 5/. pd
3),000 5 per cent. London and Westminster...loo/ sh. 201. pd
60,001 5/. London Joint Stock 514 sh. 104 pd
.1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster lOO4 sh. 204 pd
25,000 Liverpool 1001 sh. 104 lal
100,000 71 per cent Manchester and Liverpool}
Distri^' j 5041 h. 151 pd
20,000 7 per cent. Manchester 1001. sh. 251 pd
20,000
50,''00 National Bank of Ireland -.5-'l. sh 171/. pd
10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. -.1004 sh. 35/. psi
10,000 Gloucestershire 5Ol. sh. 101. pd
6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 504 sh. 5/. pd
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
2,500 1103 0.1 Bath 2Ol. sh. 101. pd
5,000 British 4O/. sh. 161. prl
f 54percent./
s)"'-'",,,,,, /and Bs. 65.3 Ditto Provincial 20/. sh. 19 pi
928 5/ lOs Birmingham 5O/. sh.
5,250 21 Os Bristol .O .'sh.
1,500 3/ 103 Brighton 2Ol. sh.
750 31 103 Ditto, New
2,471 41 per cent. Brighton Geueiai 90/. sh. all pd
4,000 5/. Continental Consolidated
1,000 101. City or Loudon .......... ...... 100/. sh. all lid
1,000 61. Ditto, New .lOOl. sh. (0!. pd
4,000 44 IPs. Equitable 5O/. is
10,000 21 per cent. Imperial OO/. sh.
800 5/. per cent. Isle 'if Thanet M. sh. 201. pd
2,350 6/. per cent. Independent %1. sh. ad pit
9,000 3/. per cent. Phoenix .. 504 ah. 39/. p 4
1,000 4/. per cent. RatclifP lOOl. sh. 804 pd
4,000 South Pletroisilitan 5O/. sh. I)'/. pd
8,200 5/. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 461. pd
240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh.
400 51. per cent Wakefield 251. sh.
2,600 3/. Westminster Chartered . 5O/. sh.
6,000 12s. Ditto New
EGO Yarmouth 204 ah. 151. pd
WATER WORKS.
1,800 9s. Birmingham 25/. sh. 25/ pd
1,434 61. East London lOOl. sh,
5,500 21 105 Grand Junction ....Average 411 138.. u. sh.
2,000 2/. Kent . 100 /.sh.
372 10/. Liverpool Bootle 020/. sh.
1,500 2/ lOs New River London Bridge WatcrAnnuities
6,486 11158 Manchester and SalfOrd .1004 sh.
1,000 4 per cent. South London 100/. sh.
8,294 4/. West Middlesex ....Average 634 12s. 9d. sh.
1,360 1/ 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100' sh.
IRON RAILWAYS.
6,300 Birmingham and Derby
9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester
15,000 Bristol and Exeter 1004 sh. :0 pd
660 Calcutta and Saugur 50/. sO. 21. pd
7,500 Cheltenham and G. Western- 100/. sh. 20/.
3,000 Clarence lOO4 sh. 100/ pd 40
12,000
8,000
60,000 Eastern Counties "51. sh. 101 pd El
Grand Junction 1001. sh. 95/. pd 205
Great North of England 30/. pd IS
5,000
2,000 Hartlepool 100/. all. 1001. pd 1004
8,000 ......... Hull and Selby 'O4 sh. 204. psi 9
10,000 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 5/. pd
2,100 31. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 65
1,500 1455. Leicester and Swannington ....501. sh. all pd 75
5,109 10 per cent. Liverrscol and Manchester...lo(l. sh. 100/. pd 205
10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 054 pd 61
36,000 . . London and Brighton 50/. sh. 144 pd 108
12,000
20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 2O/. 64. 201. pd if if
25,000 London and Birmingham -.1004 sh. 904 pd 1681
Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd 291
20,000 London and Southampton....so/. sh. 501. pd 45
••••••••• Ditto ditto New , _2o4 Slid 40
11,000 London and Croydon Trunk '2Ol. sh. 204 pd 121
6,000 Ditto New Scrip l2l/. ixl 11
12,000 ...... ... London Grand Junction 504 sh. 5/. pd 03
13,000 Manchester and Leeds ......100!. O. 591. pd 701
10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 704 s h. 101. pd 104
...... ... North Midland 100/. sh. 55/. pd 581
Northesn and Eastern 100/. sh. 151. pd 8
2,600 Preston and Wyre 50!. sh. 301. pd 361
08,000 .»...... South Eastern and Dover 9/. pd 31
1,600 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOOl. sh. 240
11,000 Thames Haven 50/. sh 21. 10s. pd 0
1,400
6,000 York and North Midland ...50 . sh. 12/. pd 20
MINES.
8,000 Albion Copper 5/. sh. 31/. pd 12
4,000 11. ss. Alten 15/. sh. 121. lOs pd II
10,000 .... Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/, pm.... 1001. sh. all pd ‘.l
Dittc Subscription 25/. pa 3
2,000 101. Bolanos . 150/, sh all pd 571 10,000 1/. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm 15/. sh. 901 pd 18
6,01,0 Macanbas & Cocacs United ...251. sh. 2s/. pd 10
11,000 Ditto St. John Dal Rey 20/. sh. 144 f pd 51
10,000 Bolivar Copper Company 20/. sh. 20/. pd 51
10,000 Ditto Scrip 101. sh. 10/. pa 10;
20,000 British Iron WV. sh. 501 pd 1 i
6,000 British Copper 5l. sh. 41/. pd 11
Cata Branca... 614 i d 9
Candonga 7 #l. pd 6
10,000 1/ Copiapo 2O/. sh, 13/. pd 10
8,500 ... Columbian, iss. 5/. pm.
2,850 31. English 12/ ICs. pit 7
20,000 General Mining A ssociation...2o/ sh. 17/. NI 1"9
6,155 Mexican Company 1001. sh. 551/, pd 4
3,000 Polberou Consols.- lOl. sh 84 pd 41
11,500 Real del-Monte, Unregistered .... ............. 9f
Ditto Loan Notes 1544 pd. 160
30,000 United Mexican, iss. 2pm 404 sh. all pd I's
DIV'. Scrip ........................................... 21
Ditto New Scrip EI Pd 4
West Cork 50/ sh. 504 pd 38
LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket ...... ...75gs. sh. 29
1,500 London University MO/. ah. all pd 234
700
_King' Colleee 1004 pd 26
MISCELLANEOUS.
10,000
15s. Australian Agricultural...JOU sh 2014 Psi 46
6,00') 44 per cent. British American Land Company O:3/. pd II
10,000 61 per cstit. Canada Company lOW. sh. 301. pd 291
200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canasta Loan .... 99
City Bonds, 4 per cent . ....... 100
11. 6s. General Steam Navigation ...151. :h. 144 pd 2JI
101. per cant. Hudson's Ba Stock ................................
2,000 11. London Com. Sale Rooms Av. 75i. sh. 19
8,000 Caoutchouc Company: 1241, pd 12
500,000/.
New Brunswick Land Company 'O/. pd
2,754 51. per cent. Reversionary InterestSoc...loo4 sh. 100!. pd 134
2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 10111. sh. 73/. pd 96
4,000
10,000 6s. Van Dienen's Land 1001. sh. 171 psi 12

9.0,000

113
1071
1011
100;
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114
411

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LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
DEC. 26. 1838.

1,500,00,4. Cl p. ct. Bank of Sci3oAtlaNni(d CB---3/. Os Sd.sh all pd 1901.
2,000,03(1. 54 p. ct. li, yal of Scotland 10C/. sh. all pd 1621.
500.0/1. Bp. et. British Linen Company lOOl. sh. all pd 240/.
000,00 r/. 01. p. et. Commercial 5OOl. oh. 1001. pd 1774
, ilo),0io.. •.. ~!,._ `sptional .lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 1614
on. !OWL 01 p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 504 pd • 844
000 A 04 4p. Lt. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 464 pd 554
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
25(..0005h gip. et. Scottish Union -204 sh. 1/. pd 30s
7,50 U ri p. ct. Hercules .. , ..... .. ... . ... . . 100/. sh. 10/. p 4 161. Os
100,9(30 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of ............ -.101. sh. all Pd 101. Os.
50,000 6p. ct,. North British AWL oh. 101. pd 1.-0/.
1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/ sh. 10/. pd 20/.06
5,000 op. et. Edinburgh Life 1001 sh. 101. pd 14/10s
100,000 np. ct. West of Scotland lOl. pd 7r Gs
MIACELLANEO US.
Edin. and Glas. Un. Cana1...50/. sh. all pd 10/.
Ditto Allocated .961,h. all pd 471.
5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.... 25/. sh. all pd 39/
Carron Iron Company 2501. oh. all pd 441.
,000 sh 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founoery 50/. sh 4,11. pd 52/,
[O,OOO ."; per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2O/. sh. 161. pit Bvl/
4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas
...... ......251. sh, all Pd 61/1
4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas "Si. sh. all pd 5(1/.
750 71 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd 501.
,200 Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rarway...sol. sh 38/.
001 5 oer cent. Equitable Loan Company...lsl. sh.pu 9/, ilg

4,810 ..• ••••••

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 11.
IN RE THE POOR KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL appeared in support of a petition
on the behalf of Lieut. Holman, the celebrated blind traveller,
and one of the poor Naval Knights of Windsor, praying that
residence in the College might be dispensed with in his case,
as he was anxious to travel again.
It appeared to the LORD CHANCELLOR that the visitors of
the Charity ought to be served with the petition.
The matter was postpcned for that purpose.
NEDBY V. NEDBY.

Mr. WAKEFIELD aid Mr. Rooens appeared in suppert of an
appeal from an order made by the Vice-Chancellor in this case
on the 29th Nov. last. From their statements it appear, d that
the bill was filed by Mrs. Nedby for the purpose of obtaining
payment of dividends of a sum of 1,3001 stock, left by Mr. Kee-
gan, her former husband, in trust for her separate use, free from
the control of any husband she might afterwards marry. The
widow, soon after her husband's death, married Mr. Nedby, who
was one of the trustees of the said trust, and named by
Mr. Keegan. After the marriage the lady executed a deed
whereby she assigned half of the said bond to Mr. Nedby,
her then husband, for his life, and the whole of it she gave
Urn after her death. Mr. Neck claimed the dividends in the
double right, viz., by his marital rights, and by virtue of this
deed ; yet the Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that the wife
was still entitled, and he ordered accordingly.
The LORD CtIANcF.I.Loa said the order was contrary to the
practice of the Court, and on that ground alone he would
order it to be discharged.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, JAN. 11.
BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, AND THAMES JUNCTION RAILWAY

COMPANY V. LOCKE.

This was ao action to recover from the defendant the
amount of some calls due by him to the Company, of which
he was alleged to be a proprietor. The defence was, that be
was not a proprietor, and that the Acts of Parliament relating
to the Company had not been complied with. A verdict was
given for the plaintiffs.
Sir W. FOLLETT now moved to set aside the verdict, and
enter a nonsuit, contending that the provisions of the Acts had
not been complied with.
The COURT granted the rule.
THE QUEEN V. THE JUSTICES OF MIDDLESEX.
Mr. BODKIN (with whom was Mr. Duane) said that he ap
peared to move for a mandamus to the defendants to enter
continuances and quash a county rate. The rate had been
made the subject of an appeal, and the Quarter • Sessions had
confirmed the rate. The order of confirmation was brought
up to this Court, and the Court had quashed the order. The
Sessions had refused to take this as an order quashing the
rate. In his opinion it did amount to that, but the Sessions
had refused so to consider it, and the present application had
therefore become necessary.
Lord DENMAN—The- Sessions confirmed the rate, and the
Court they ought not to have done it.
'The COURT granted the rule.
The .ATTt,RNEY-GENERAL, suggested that the question
should be argued before the next Sessions, in order to serve
as a guide to the Justices.

The proposition was assented to.
THE QUEEEN V. TILE CORPORATION OF I.lvEttrooL.
Lord DENMAN delivered judgment in this case. This was
an appeal on behalf of the Corporation against a rate which
had been imposed on the property of the Corporation. This
p-operty consisted of sources of income which, before the late
Act, were employed fur the relief of the poor of the borough,
and were still liable to be applied to those purposes. The
question arose on the ninety-second section of the Municipal
Reform Act. His Lordship said the order of Sessions eon.
firming the rate must be quashed.

TIIE QUEEN V. THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF ALNWICK.
Lord DENMAN delivered the judgment of the Court in this
case. This was a question on the validity of an assessment,
upon what was asserted to be a beneficial occupation of the
Moor of Alnwick by the Corporation of that town. The
question in substance was, whether the tenure of the Corpo-
ration was such as to subject the Corporation to rating in re-
spect of it. The Court quashed the order of Sessions.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 1
CARDAN V. THE GEN EIcAL METROPOLITAN CEMETERY

COMPANY.

The COURT gave judgment in this case, which was argued
last Term in demurrer to the first and second pleas. The de-
feadant's Counsel had admitted these pleas to be, bad, but had
objected that the declaration disclosed no cause of action, and
was misconceived. The action was in debt for moneys paid
and services performed by the plaintiff in' procuring the Act
of Parliament establishing the Cemetery Company, and was
brought against the present Directors of that Company. It
had boon argued that the action was not maintainable, because
there could be no contract between the plaintiff and the Direc-
tors of a Company, which, at the time when the service bad
been performed, was not established ; but the Act of Parlia-
ment expressly provided that the expenses of procuring it
should be paid cut of the firat receipts of the Company, and
the Court held that that provision was expressly introduced for
the purpose of meeting an objection of that sort ; and they
thought that the action► was not misconceived, for though per-
haps, an action on the case might lie, still the plaintiff had his
election between that and an action of debt.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JAN 11.
ISAACS V. BELCHER AND OTHERS.
Mr. KELLY obtained a rule nisi to set aside the verdict for
the plaintiff in this case. It was an action of trover, brought
to recov,r the value of some household furniture, wines, &c.

EQUITY EXCHEQUER, JAN. 11.
HODGES V. THE. ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
This was a bill filed by William Hodges and John Norman
against the Attorney-General, praying a declaration that the
plaintiffs are entitled to an equitable mortgage or lien upon
certain premises, that an account might be taken of what was
due to them upon such lien, and that the premises might be
sold, and the money applied to the payment of the lien. The
premises were originally the property of a person named
Bayley, who being indeb:ed to the plaintiffs, deposited the
deeds of the property with them as a security. He was after-
wards transported for a felony, and the premises became for.
kited to the Crown, and the question now was, whether the
Court could decree a sale against the Crown, and make the
declaration prayed for.

Mr. Baron ALDERSON this morning gave judgment, de-
claring the plaintiffs entitled to an equitable mortgage of the
property, and directing an account to be taken, and that the
plaintiffs should hold the property till the amount of their
claim was satisfied. His Lordship did not think the Court had
jurisdiction to order the sale, because the legal estate was
vested in the Crown.

Mr. HOSKINS—What pieces of money did VIC_ ount con-
sist of? Prosecutrix—Four half-crowns and seven shillings.
A policeman partly corroborated the old lady's statement,
whom Mr. HOSKINS asked what did you find upon him? Wit-
ness—Five half-crowns, six shillings, and a sixpence, together
with twelve duplicltes for articles of various descriptions—a
rocket-book, a gold seal, a key, and brooch.
Mr. HOSKINS—Did he appear at all intoxicated ? Witness
—Ho did not.

The prisoner,. in reply to the Magistrate, repeated his de-
nial of the offence imputed to him, and said that the money
found upon him was his own.

He stands fully committed for the highway robbery, but will
be brought up again on a future day, the constable having
received directions to make inquiry in the meantime with
regard to the property named in the duplicates.
The prisoner, who is said to be respectably connected, was
then locked up.

THAMES OFFICE.
TIIE LATE MURDER OF A GASIEKEEPER.—In consequence
of information that one of the men concerned in the murder
of Mr. Harvey Combe's gamekeeper, and for whose appre-
hension a reward is offered, was employed about the works
of the new Greenwich Pier, Richard Croucher, a Thames
Office surveyor, repaired to that place on Wednesday last, and
found a man answering in every respect the description of a
man named James Allen alias the (;obbler, a Kingston man,
who had been advertised as one of the men concerned in the
attack on the gamekeeper, and against whom a Coroner's
Jury have returned a vei diet of wilful murthr.
Mr. BALLA N FINE directed Croucher to convey him to Horse-
monger Lane Gaol, where the approver is cmifined, and on
the man being shown to him, he at once declared he was not
the man who was concerned in the affraywith the gamekeeper:,