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London, England, 1854-12-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1854

LETTERS Plto3l TEE CRIMEA.

infantry also pouring in a tremendous fire. The effect
was that horses and men fell thick and fast ; but even
this did not check our onward rush. All the Russian
artillerymen were sabred, and for an instant we were
masters of the guns, but, having no support could not
keep them. In this condition we were charged in Tank
and rear by numerous regiments of Russian infantry and
cavalry, and but for the desperation with which our fel-
lows cut their way, there would not have been a single
man return from the fatal charge. As for myself, I
never reached the guns in front, as a grape shot went
through my `busby,: about two inches above my head,
knocking it on one side, another through the calf of my
leg, and the next through my horse's head (a fine black
mare). Well, here I was at the mercy of their lancers,
whom I saw lancing our dismounted men. The demons
give no quarter when you are down. At this moment
the Bth Hussars came by with a horse without its rider.
This I mounted, and formed in rear of the Bth as if it
were my own regiment, and dashed on ; but, worse
again, we were obliged to wheel ' right about,' and to
pass through a strong body of the enemy's cavalry which
had gathered in our rear, cutting off our retreat.
" Of course, with our handful it was life or death—
so we rushed at them to break through them ; but as I
soon as we got through one body there was another to
engage. At any rate, with five or six of our fellows at
my rear,'l galloped on, parrying with the determination
of one who would not lose his life, breaking the lances
of the cowards who attacked us in the proportion of
three or four to one, occasionally catching one a slap
with the sword across his teeth, and giving another the
point in his arm or breast. They still pressed on me
till I got sight of our Heavies, when, thanks be to God,
they stopped pursuing me, and I got clear without a
scratch from their lances. (Oh ! the sabre before the
lance !) I found that I could not dismount from the
wound in my right leg, and so was lifted off, and then
how I caressed the noble horse that brought me safely
out ! I will not disgrace you as a soldier, take my word
Your affectionate son,

The following extract from a letter of an officer of the
77th Regiment is dated " Camp before Sebastopol, 27th

Nov."

"I have been quite a lion ever since the engagement,
owing to my having been made prisoner by two Russians,
and having escaped by killing one of my captors, and
making the other prisoner in his turn, bringing him into
camp.
"It is rather a long story, but, as it may be interest-
ing, I will relate it. On the morning of the sth of No-
vember,. about 3.50, 1 started, unluckily very unwell, to
relieve D—, of the 23d, on picket at a place about two
miles from camp, called the house in the ravine,' one
of our most advanced, and a very important post. MY
party consisted of 40 men. Our orders were to defend
the place until fresh orders or a reinforcement was sent.
As the. name implies, we were posted in a deep ravine,
the hills on one side being occupied by our troeopse,
S cond
on the other by an advanced picket from
the
called in
Division. Just before daybreak D--
his men, and was on the point of marching
back to camp when a volley was fired sthover
us where the Second Divisionorder, under
immediately placed our men in skirt:. h
picketi7eoinrneg posted. We
When the enemy
cover of the walls of the ruined houswe
re-opened fire on
appeared on the hills above
us
them, which they immediately
an hour,
We held the
place about three-quarters o hour, until the Russians
began to advance up the ravine towards us, and thus
take us in flank. a
We. then, finding their fire began to
tell, commenced a retreat towards camp ; but you may
imagine our dismay at finding,
after we had only gone
about one hundred yards,that the enemy had entirely
driven in our piequets on the hills, and had got at least
a mile in our rear. No sooner did they see us retreat
than they charged down the hill on us in hundreds, the
fellows on the top firing all
the time. We were sur-
rounded by Russians on three sides, and on the fourth
was a nearly inaccessible cliff. Our only chance was
to endeavour
. to escape by climbing this, and accord-
ingly we ran for it, with the enemy close after us.
We also afforded a splendid mark to their sharpshooters
on the other side of the ravine, who kept up an awful
fire on us. I can now only speak of what happened
to me individually, I climbed as well as I was able
expecting every moment to be my last, to within twelve
feet of the brow, and then found a big rock, which I
could not ascend. I was so ill and exhausted that I sat
down in despair behind a large stone, which sheltered
me a good deal from the fire. The Russian soldiers
who had pursued us up the cliff caught sight of me, and
made towards me with fixed bayonets. I drew my re-
volver, and took three deliberate shots at the smallest
and wickedest' looking of them. Each time the pistol
missed fire. Thiis was entirely owing to my fault. It
had been loaded more than two months, and entirely
neglected. You can imagine my remorse at not having
been more careful. Well, the fellow them fired at me,
but by the mercy of Heaven he just missed me, and hit a
23d man, who was endeavouring to escape just behind
me. As he was on the point of transfixing me with his
bayonet I took a fourth and successful shot, and he rolled
over the cliff, but before I could again use my pistol
the second fellow had his bayonet at my throat, and
I saw that further resistance was useless. My worthy
captor seemed rather struck with the eligibility of the
place I had chosen, as it was tolerably sheltered from
fire, and he therefore sat down quietly by my side,
keeping his rifle pointed towards my head, and making
very expressive signs, which I could hardly misinterpret,
that if I moved he would put an end to my miserable
existence. He, no doubt, intended to take me prisoner
when the fire slackened a little. I, of course, lay per-
fectly quiet, and was, in fact, so exhausted that I fell
into a kind of doze or faint. When I re-opened my eyes
the hill in front was still swarming with skirmishers ;
but you cannot imagine my delight when I saw some of
them with their 'bearskins' on, proving that they were
the Guards, and that they had repulsed the Russians.
This sight seemed to restore all my strength, hnd
I thought that now or never I must make my
escape. My friend, seeing me apparently helpless,
had removed his rifle for a time from the unplea-
sant proximity to my head, and I, taking advan-
tage of this fortunate circumstance, suddenly
sprang to my feet. He did the same, but in his astonish-
ment he dropped his gun. I instantly hit him in the face
with my fist with all my strength, and this being a mode
of attack for which he was totally unprepared, he
tumbled down the cliff. I rolled over with him, and
we went down together for 20 or 30 yards, until checked
by the stump of a tree. Luckily, I was then at top.
He now began Ito roar out Sonde ! Sonde ! most
lustily. I do not know what it means, but, as I was
afraid of his cries bringing some one to his assistance,
I hit him on the mouth every time he shouted. This
aeon produced the desired effect ; he crossed his two
forefingers and said, ` Pardon.' I was very glad to hear
it, for my strength was fast failing me •, so I nodded
my head, and, pulling out my revolver, I watched him
in my turn. I did not, shoot him, because lie spared
my life previonaly. Presently a 23d. man, who had
escaped, passed near Os, amt I sent, him t ick up the
Russian's rifle and to watch him•whilol Went in search
of my sword which had dropped in the scuttle. lie-fin
found it, I returned and marched him into camp
with his own rifle, which I now have, and shall certainly
keep as a memento of my providential escape.
" Of my unlucky 40 men, 27 were killed or wounded,
seven taken, and six only escaped unhurt. So you see
we.really had some sharp fighting. I was struck by a
spent ball just above the lest knee, but it only raised
contusion which lamed me for a week. I Ric.° had
boot grazed, and ono of the rings shot off my scabbard
—rather narrow cslapes.'

" W. H. PENNINGTON."

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(Front the Registrar-General's Return.)
Twelve hundred and ninety-one persons—viz., 639
males and 652 females, were recorded in the London re-
gisters of deaths is the week that ended last Saturday.
This is nearly the same number as was returned in each
of the two previous weeks. In the ten weeks eel:res-
ponding to last week of the years 184453 the average
number of deaths was 1,249, which, if a correction is
made for increase of population, becomes 1,374. The
mortality of last week is, therefore, less than the esti-
mated amount ; but as the latter is increased by the in-
fluenza which prevailed in 1847, the present return is
less favourable as regards the public health than the
comparison appears to indicate.
Three hundred and sixteen persons, of whom 233 were
children, died from diseases of the zymotic order, a. num-
ber somewhat in excess of the ordinary mortality at
this period. Scarlatina is less prevalent than it has been
lately, if the deaths from it, which were 100, 95, and
79 in the last three weeks, may be received in evidence.
From small-pox there died 20 children and 14 adults ;
from measles, 39 children ; from hooping-cough, 41 ; and
from fever, 60 persons. Two boys died last week (both
en 22d December) from cholera ; one from Asiatic cho-
lera, in Mornington-crescent, the other from infantile
cholera, in Marlborough-court, Whitechapel. A woman
died of "ruptured intestines ; a towel she had round her
becoming entangled in the spindle of a drying machine
at the washhouses in Smith-street, Westminster ; ill 7
weeks." _ _ _

Last week the births of 741 boys and 733 girls, in all
1,474 children, were registered in London. In the nine
corresponding weeks of the years 1845.53 the average
number was 1,429.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29 594 in.
by 9 h. a.m. ; on Thursday the reading increased to
30.01 in. The mean temperature of the week was 40.5
deg., which is I'6 deg. above the average of the same
week in 38 years. On the first three days the mean daily
temperature wai below the average • on the next two
days it was about 1 deg. above it, and on the following
day (Friday) was 13 deg. in excess. On Saturday it was
4.5 deg. above the average. The highest temperature in
the week was 54.3 deg. en Friday. The lowest was
29.2 deg. on Thursday. The mean dew-point tempera.
ture was 37.3 deg. ; and the difference between this and
the mean temperature of the air was 3.2 deg. The
wind blew generally from the south-west and north-
west. And the amount of rain in the week was o'7l in.,
the greater part of which fell on Wednesday.
EXTRACTS FRO3I THE RETURNS FOR THE WEEK ENDING
DEC. 2.
At 1, Cow-court, near the Thames Tunnel, on let
December, a labourer died whose age was stated at his
death to be 101 years.
At the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on 25th November,
the widow of a pensioner died of " diarrhoea (5 days),"
at the age (as reported) of 100 years.
In Bethnal-green, at 7, Type-street, on 21st Novem-
ber, the son of a carpenter, aged 8 weeks, died of
e. munition from want, pneumonia (1 week)."
In Bethnal-green. at 51‘, 1,!.-er.-,trees. the (lanai,
ter of a weaver died at the age Of S jears, eat having
encased, according to the medical certificate, in tonne
quence of her baying been " unnecessarily salivated with
mercury by a quack." Mr. Ralph, the medical attend-
ant, adds—" This neighbourhood ig infested with quacks
who assume the title of surgeon fraudulently, and prac-
tise medicine in open defiance of the present defective
awq."

The Caledonian Mercury publishes the following
extract of a letter from Neil M`Leo(l,4th ccmpany,
12th battalion Royal Artillery :

Mr. Waller, fit registrar of Greenwich East, writes :
—" Only 24 certificates of successful vaccination have
been received by me from Ist July to 30th September,
and
,but 7 since the latter date."
With reference to the death of a child at 3, Harvey's-
buildings in the Charing-cross sub-district, from co -
fluent variola, not vaccinated, Mr. Leonard remarks
that "the mother died of the same disease on 19th No-
vember. All the children were vaccinated, but this one
twice without effect. House clean and without effluvia
from drains. The father and 4 children, who have all
been ill, are convalescent. The Vaccination Act requires
amendment. In this district, since let August, 1853,
396 children have been entered in the book, but only
229 appear to have been successfully vaccinated. Thus
more tha❑ two-fifths have not complied with the act.
There seems to be no person appointed to enforce the
laws."

" Camp before Sebastopol, Nov. 18, 1854.
" My dear Brothcr—l have forgotten you this long
time, but better late than never. lam in good hca'th,
thank God, to whom all deliverance will be attri-
buted, and especially on the battle of the sth of No-
vember. My deliverance was so great that I wa,
lost in thinking how it was possible, the enemy's shot
hissing so numerously by my head. We were turned
out by the sound of the trumpet on Sunday, the sth of
November, at half-past six o'clock a.m. We bad no-
thing to eat before we turned out. It was a very misty

morning, and when we came into action with our guns
thousands of Russians were round us, and we had no
infantry to cover our guns, as we did not think that they
were so near us. Consequently, we left our two guns
in the hands of the Russians. There was no one of us

Mr. Watts, the registrar of Islington West, writes as
fellows :—" In a district with an equal population to
that of Islington East, say 30,000, and having in it the
Small-pox Hospital, I have received up to the present
time 1,206 certificates of vaccination, having registered
upwards of 2,000 births in 12 months, whereas in the
east district (as stated in the previous weekly return)
upwards of 1,500 certificates have been obtained. The
difference is thus accounted for- -many of the children
were neither vaccinatel nor registered in the district.
The act as it now stands requires a double entry to be
made in the vaccination registrar, while nearly half the
original entries remain blanks, as though the children
had never been vaccinated. The doctors frequently do
not know who should receive the duplicate certificates,
but if a uniform course were adopted, and all vaccina-
tion certificates were sent to the registrar whose name
is on the notice paper, together with the number of
t)...e entry, all difficulty would be avoided, and better re-
sults produced. I entirely concur in the remarks of my
colleague, that with few exceptions, and those uninten-
tional, the majority of the medical practitioners of Isling-
ton have most readily assisted in carrying out the new
Vaccination Act, notwithstanding important defects in
its provisions."

stuck to the guns but me and one gunner named Gor
ion. He stayed with me, and he was in a minute shot
through the heart, and two of the Russians stabbed him
through the head with their bayonets, aod I drew back
to use my sword, 'out it was for nogood againstthousands
of them, and all of them firing in my face. I waslike a man
on whom the lead had ao power, and one of them rushed at
me, and made ready his firelock to fire, when he was shot
in his brain by a soldier of the 57th Regt. , who was stand-
ing behind, looking what was to come of me, and I walked
back quietly. Nothing came near my body. We took
our guns five minutes afcer that, and then the battle
began anew. Earth and stores were swept away from
close about me ; and in four hours, in place of ten men
at the guns, we were firing with two men, of whom I
was one. I kept up firing at them coming upon us
in masses, until we covered the ground with the slain.
Cannon and musket balls like hailstones round our
heads. We drove them back every time. They were
half drunk, and fought as desperate as ever a man did.
I looked round and saw a Russian lying dead, with a
Russian medal on his breast, and I took it off and kept.
it. We lost 2,000 men, and the Russians lost 20,000. I
lost my good Captain Townsend, made colonel two days
before the battle. His head was cut off above the lower
jw. It was a mournful sight to see horses, guns, and men
smashed down together. The battle lasted from 6 a m. to
4 p.m. We sent for biscuits, as we were very hungry,
and much exhausted. I did not sleep that night, as
I worked myself so much through the day. I see the
power of the mighty God in my case. Who is like
unto the Lord, who is powerful like unto God, against
whose power no man can come or do harm l Now, my
brother, Sebastopol is not taken yet. We aro lying
against it, and keeping up the siege day and night, and
a more fearful conflict is expected than ever. When the
infantry came up on the sth November, the enemy and
them were falling down in couples—the Russians with
. their bayonets in our men, and our men's iu the Rua-
- glans, both lying dead, and us sweeping them with can-
non case shot, so that the round of case would make an
open space in their columns, which was 30 deep. Those
that we took prisoners were seized by the neck before
they gave up their arms. I got three wheels smashed
that day. My gun was once spiked with wood, and
- screwed it out again. Your letter came to hand on 19th
Nov., after I clo-sed the letter, which gave me pleasure to
hear from you, so true arelation as yodare. Once more, tell
Murdoch about the death of Lieut.-Col. Townsend, who

was marching behind the guns all day until he was
killed, without a cap ; and Mr. Miller also got his cap
-, shot off ; and when the Russians took our guns, Mr:
-. Miller rushed among 'them on horseback, and killed
two of them, and saved the guns. We keeping them
laZlf" with our sponges, so you may guess what kind of
Zi._ :.11! had. We pulled off our coats in the heat of
1: battle I was scarcely able to walk home that night.
so tie onr
tail horses were shot in two ; some all legs,
&c. I
that 4ay.. got credit from Mr. Miller
.' '
,T.hoe.,...fi..„°ll°Vix,g.lyer, from one of " the gentlemen
(o);irta."'„u'd irtetiii”rving as a private hussar, is
weeks' training_ ufrtg- The writer had only six
re his .
battle : . . ,eervice in the field of
• ' ''•Cteliii"alti - • -—i
" I received-.4 letter this intital, Scutari, bee. 7.
'surprised to bear that no letternrat2m fgi;ewhhaidchrelacwheads
......jrerti'as I wrote a month since to
et one in which
the Light Cavalry charge on th„ 2.sl.f4:lFvfneret,odbeesrc,rsiobifnagr
myself. I also
as it concerned
pay is due
to tn:p4p l
_., o-
you said that Mr. Angell, the postmaster at Constan-
''' tinople, had written to niforn you that I was
ied woun
''',Tam sorry to say that I have not had one of the u •
~papers which yog say tlJlt you have almost daily Zs:
to rne. Though four months'
--, .... can,.
• • not get a penny—in fact, I should be glal to buy a kaf
:- of bread, as hospital LIT does not suit myetit
My wound . Wa.3 from a musket ball through the calf
~' of the right- ler, but is so far healed that I begin to
. walk upon it for an honour or so in the day. I
...jenjoy excellent health, as, I thank God, I have done
Since we left Turkey, though cholera and war have
Mad.e sad devastation in our ranks. It was a mad,
• though gallant, charge made by our Light Cavalry, at
Bulaklava. The newspapers will let you see our Pori.
, - tion at the time. The word was given to 'charge guns
- to the front.' We advanced at a gallop to these guns,
• amid a fearful fire from the front, with ' ditto' on the
right and left flanks, of_ grape, phell, _and canister, and .-1

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 26

MANSION-HOUSE—Mr. Brown, a gentleman con-
nected with parliamentary agency, was summoned be-
fore Alder man Wilson, for having refused to pay the
fare of threepence, demanded by the conductor of a
Kingsland omnibus for conveyance from Kingsland to

the Bank.
W. Luckie, the conductor said—the defendant got
into my omnibus. The fare was threepence, and there
was a stoppage on account of the pavement in Thread-
needle-street, so that we could not get on to the Bank,
and we turned round in Bishopsgate-street. He refused
to pay the fare, because we did nut take him to tie
•

sum of money, which they were disappointed in, as he
seldom kept much in the house. They, however, broke
open all the cupboards and drawers in the house, and
took from a tin box in the cupboard of his bedroom
4/. 10s. in geld and silver, and some of his daughter's
rings. That was all they had missed at present.
Mr, Combo here asked the girl whether she heard how
they entered the house ?—She replied that they unlocked
the street door with some sort of a key.
Mr. Combe asked how the prisoner was apprehended ?
Edward Hewlett, police constable, 253 M, said he re-
ceived information of the robbery on Monday morning,
and a description of the men who committed it. On the
same evening he went to a beer shop in Harper-street,
where he saw the prisoner. He called him out, and
asked him where his companion was who assisted him
in robbing the prosecutor's house, close by. Ho denied
all knowledge of it. Witness took him to the station-
house, when the girl was sent for, and she at once
identified him as the man who held her while the other
robbed the house.
The prisoner here said that he know nothing what-
ever of the robbery, and he could prove that at the
time he was not near the house.
James Green, beer-shop keeper, Harper-street, New
Kent-road, said the prisoner was in his tap-room about
half-past 6on Sunday evening, and remained there a
short time.
Hewlett here said that the beer-shop was nearly op-
posite Mr. Restell's house, and the prisoner was seen in
the neighbourhood by several persons.
William Beard, a brewer's man, said he lived in the
adj,ining house to the prosecutor, and between six and
seven on Sunday evening he was standing at his door,
when he saw the prisoner pass and repass him several
times. A little before seven o'clock he heard a smash
at the rear of the house, but he took no notice of it at
the time.
Edward Symes, a lad residing with his parents on the
other side of the street, said ho saw the prisoner and
another man lounging about the street at four o'clock on
Sunday afternoon. The other man looked into their win-
dow four times, and they remained about there nearly
two hours.
Mr. Combe told the prisoner that the beer-shop
keeper whom he had called corroborated the testimony
of the last two witnesses as to his being about the
spot, and the girl gave her evidence so clearly that he
had no doubt upon his mind that he was one of the par-
ties who broke into the house. His companion, how-
ever, was at large, and to give the constable an oppor-
tunity of apprehending him he should remand him for
a week, when he should commit him for trial for house-
breaking.

Bank.
The defendant—l am very much in the habit of going
in omnibuses, and have been often inconvenienced by
the conduct of the conductors, who are very glad to
avail themselves of the opportunity of setting down
passengers upon the most frivolous excuses short of the
distance the vehicles are bound to go. To be put down
at the top of Threadneedle-street when a person expects
to be put down at the Bank is amongst the annoyances
to which I been subjected, and I refused to pay the
fare upon public grounds, in order to have the question
settled before a magistrate.
Alderman Wilson—Was the word " Bank" placed
inside the omnibus l—The defendant—Both inside and
outside the omnibus.
Alderman Wilson (to the defendant)—You must be
aware that you are under an obligation to abide by the
list of places at which you profess to put down pas-
sengers. Why did you not, when you found the stoppage,
drive round by Cornhill to the Bank h—The complain.
ant—The Excise make us pay for all distances we go,
and we are not licensed to go round by other streets.
Alderman Wilson—Very properly so ; because, when
it would suit your purpose, you would go wherever you
pleased, if you were not strictly dealt with.
The complainant—lf we bad gone to the Bank, we
must have come down Cornhill, and that is so much out
of the way we should be sure to be fined.
Alderman Wilson—Not under the circumstances re-
presented by you. If you represented to the Excise
that Threadneedle-street was stopped up, and you had
no other way of getting to the Bank, I aus satisfied the
authorities would not have charged you anything extra
for doing wh-t was unavoidable.
The complainant—l assure your lordship they would.
They have already fined us for going out of the line we
are licensed to go.
Alderman Wilson—Let it be so. I assure you that
you are bound by act of Parliament to take your pas-
sengers to the destination to which you engage to con-
vey them on the table of fares you exhibit in your om-
nibuses. I know that this is an imposition practised
on the public to a great extent, and with excessive
inconvenience, especially to the female part of the
population. The public are much obliged to Mr.
Brown for the trouble he has taken in bringing the
matter forward. I have, as a magistrate, nothing to
do with the regulations of Excise. You are too glad
to find a street stopped, that you may have an excuse
for turning out your passengers. You put on your
table of fares " threepence to the Bank." You have
not on this occasion fulfilled your contract, and the
defendant was not bound to pay you. I shall make
no order.
The complainant—lf that is your lordship's decision,
we must of course go round where the street is stopped
up.
The summons was then discharged.
W. Searles and O. Anderton were sentenced, the one
to three months' imprisonment, the other to one month's
imprisonment for stealing poultry in Leadenhall-market,
and D. Hopkins was sentenced to one month's imprison-
ment for stealing two pads of herrings in Billingsgate-
market.

CLERKENWELL—CharIes Kemble, a well-dressed
youth, aged 14, was charged before Mr. Corrie with en-
tering the house of Mr. Taylor, of Albior-terrace,
Stoke Newington, and stealing therefrom plate and
other property.
Mrs. Mary Frances Taylor said that, on Saturday
morning, about half-past ten o'clock, she left her par-
lour, after having raised the window, which looked into
a garden in front of the house, about an inch or so, to
air the room. When she returned to the room again
about half-past eleven o'clock, she found the window
wide open, and marks of dirty feet on the carpet. On
a search she found that a silver sugar-tongs, the tops of
the cruet-bottles, and a child's money-box, containing
some silver money, had been taken away. On the sill
of the window outside she found a button, which she
took to the station, and gave information of the robbery.
Knight, hackney-carriage attendant, 164, said that on
Saturday night a jeweller named Thomas, who resides
near his cab rank in the Kingsland-road, told him that
a boy wanted to sell him a broken sugar-tongs. The
prisoner was pointed out to him ; he stopped him,
and took him to the station-house.
Serjeant Gearin, 16 N, said— I was on duty at the
station on Saturday night, when the prisoner was
charged. I had received the button from the lady in
the daytime. Without saying a word to the prisoner,
I went to him, and on looking at his waistcoat I
missed the lowest button off it. I at once cut off the

next button, and on comparing that with the one I had
reaetved, they agreed both in make and pattern. I cut
'‘)l7lkt3l, ettibeupttrinonbeer batuse, ad e
rZtelamtilde7n7(tow"p7e prevent
identity.
The prisoner, in defence, said that he had picked up
the sugar-tongs on the road as he was going home.
Serjeaut Gearin—The prisoner, your worship, has
been convicted before.
Mr. Currie—Then he must go to trial for this offence.
Of late the upper districts of the metropolis, including
Highgate, Holloway, Barnsbury-park, &c., have been
infested by a numerous gang of young burglars,
.who
practise with the greatest impunity robberies of every
description at gentlemen's houses, in most cases selecting
the hours from five to seven in the morning, when the
p Alec are being changed. Numerous complaints are be-
ing made of the affair, and it is to be hoped they will be
looked to.

LAMBETH.—Mrs. Yond, a middle aged female of
dissipated appearance, wh• was brought up on a warrant
by Lockyear, the officer, was charged with having made
use of violent threats to take away the life of her hus-
band. The husband, a most respectable man, who holds
a responsible and lucrative situation, informed the ma-
gistrate that five months ago he had the misfortune to
marry the prisoner, and took and furnished a louse in
the most comfortable manner far her, expecting, as she
had promised, that she would conduct herself well, and
that they might go on comfortably together. Before the
month was out, however, she commenced a course of in-
toxication, was seldom sober, and, in fact, it was a per-
fect miracle that she had not frequently set fire to
the house and to herself. Her conduct had be-
come of so intolerable a character that he found
it quite impossible to live with her, and on his tell-
ing her so she made use of the most violent threats to
" do for him," and he, witness, feared, from her gene-
ral conduct, that she would carry her threats into effect.
Lockyear, the officer, said that on going to execute
the warrant be was obliged to break into the house,
where he found the prisoner in a most beastly state of
drunkenness. On examining the bed on which the de-
fendant lay, he (Lockyear) discovered that a trunk which
was placed on the foot of it was burnt through, and a
hole was burnt through the bed itself, through which he
could pass his hat, and it was astonishing that the place
was not destroyed.
The prisoner, who seemed very penitent, begged that
her husband would give her another trial, declaring she
would leave off drinking altogether.
The husband said it was net his wish to press the
charge, but live with the prisoner again he could not
think of. He had no objection, however, to give her
furniture enough to furnish an apartment with, and allow
her 108. a week.

The prisoner agreed to be content with this, and hay-
ing promised not to molest her husband again she was
discharged.

SOUTHWARK.—John Baker, a tall, powerful-look
ing man, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with
being concerned with another, not in custody, in corn-
mittieg the following daring robbery, during divine ser-
vice on Sunday evening :
Eliza Bateman, a younn, girl sixteen years of age,
stated that she was servant to Mr. Restell, an indepen-
dent gentleman residing in Harper-street, New Kent-
road, and on Sunday evening, about six o'clock, her
master and his son and daughter went to chapel, leaving
her alone in the house. She saw the street door fas-
tened as soon as they left, and went into the Lack par-
lour, where she sat near the fire, reading a book. About
half an hour afterwards she heard a knock at the door,
and, on her asking who was there, some one called out,
" Oh, I 2M come to pay Mr. Restell some money." She
refused to admit him, and returned to the back parlour,
and sat down again. Almost immediately afterwards
the street door opened, and the prisoner entered with a
stout man. The latter rushed upon her, and said they
were come to rob the house, at the same time threaten-
ing to cut her throat if she gave the least alarm. Wit-
ness called out, when the prisoner seized hold of her and
told her if she said a word he would kill her. She was
much frightened, and remained in the prisoner's grasp
while the other went up stairs and broke open the doors and
cupboards. While that was going on the prisoner asked
her what time she expected her master to return, she re-
plied, "Seven o'clock." He then called out to the other
man to make haste, when he came down stairs and broke
open the cupboardsand the doorsin the parlour. Afterex-
amining the contents they released her, and before quit-
ting the house said if she made the least alarm or fol-
lowed them, they would return and cut her throat. She
was 90 frightened that she dare not stir until her master
came home, when she told him all that had occurred,
and gave a description of the two men.
Mr. Combe asked her whether she saw them take any
property away ?
Witness replied that she did not, as she was too
Tightened to look at what they were doing. When she
fi
began to scream, the prisoner seized her by the throat,
and said be would throttle her if she called out again.
Mr. William Restell said that on Sunday evening,
shortly after six o'clock, be went to chapel as usual with
his son and daughter, leaving the last witness in care
of the house. The street or house door was simply on
the bitch, and the outside gate, seven feet high, he
locked after him. On his return home at nine o'clock
he was surprised to find the latter open, and on entering
the house he saw the girl in the passage crying. The
place waa all in confusion ; and she informed him that
two men had entered the house during his absence and,
had robbed it. The girl appeared very much frightened,
but as soon as she became more composed she gave a
description of the men. Witness then went to the police
station and mentioned the whole of the circumstances
to the police.
Mr. Comb() asked what property he had lost 1-11 e
replied that the thieves evidently expected to find a-large

to the above services, the gallant deceased was present
at the Battle of Waterloo, where he was wounded.
The let Warwicic, Colonel Boultbee, embodied at
Warwick for permanent duty, musters 21 officers and
700 men ; the 2d Warwick, embodied at Leamington,
22 officers and about 700 men.
The total number of volunteers from the militia to the
line already exceeds 7,000.
The naval coast volunteers at Yarmouth are ordered
to be embodied under Captain Broadhead.
Yesterday morning the East Middlesex Militia, Colo-
nel Thomas Wood, mustered at Hampstead-heath for
permanent duty.
The West Essex Militia muster this day for perma-
nent duty at Chelmsford.
The Royal South Glocester Militia assemble on Tues-
day at the Shire-hall, Glocester, and the North Gloces-
ter at the Town-hall, Cirencester.
The 2d Chester Militia have received notice to hold
themselves ready to be embodied. They will muster at
Stockport.
The West Kent Artillery Militia, Lieutenant-Colonel
Cater, Commander, muster for permanent duty at Dover,
on the 3d of January.

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY..

At the last meeting of this society, Sir C. Lyell, V P ,
in the chair, Mr. J. Culcpalioun, Mr. G. Burnand, and
Dr. Grindrod were elected Fellows. The following
communications were read :-
1. "On some Fossiliferous Depssits of the Drif
Period." By Mr. J. Prestwich, F.G. S. Three loealitie
were described in detail :—let. At Fisherton, near Salisn
bury, drift beds are found along the whole length of val
leys, in the chalk plains near Salisbury, but never reach t
any great height up the sides of the slopes. They ar
composed of rubble, flint, and chalk, sa.id, and brick
earth, in various proportions. Three of these smal
valleys are confluent at Salisbury, and on the flanks o
the one running up past Wilton and Fisherton the bes
sections are obtained. Bones and teeth of red deer
ox, elephant, and rhinoceros are found in the brick
earth ; and Mr. J. Brown, F.G.S., has collected twelve
species of land shells and eight of freshwater shells, novae
of which are extinct. 2d. At Wear Farm between
Grove Ferry station and the Reculvers. This depo-
sit, like the last described, is spread over the base of
a hill, sloping down to a river valley. It is mainly
gravel and sand. Bones of the ox and four freshwater
shells occur, with remains of balanus (marine) and nume-
rous marine cytheres. 3d. At Shackleweli-lane, East
Newington. Here a section is afforded of brick earth,
flint, gravel and sand, sandy clay, and gravelly sand.
The clay contains the bones of a large animal (ox ?),
the ste.ns and leaves of trees, and thirteen fresh•
water and ten land shells, all of recent species.
The author considers these new localities of fos-
siliferous pleistoeene deposits as belonging to a
geological horizon marked by other similar depo-
sits in the south of England (as at Clacton, Cop-
ford, Brentford, Grays, &c.), and on the opposite coast
of France, which indicates a terrestrial epoch subse-
cpient to the glacial period, and to the original excava-
tion of the existing valleys, but previous to the
re-excavation of the valleys after the dispersion of the
superficial gravels of the district. The outspread of
these last-named gravels Mr. Prestwich regards as
probably due to a powerful and sudden aqui ms
agency. The author considers that at the period
of the old valley deposits, the relations of the sea
and land very nearly approached those at present
existing ; for, among other reasons, these fossili-
ferous beds referred to bear evidence of being more
and more of a marine character as they near the
existing coastline. Of the fossils, the mammals are of
extinct forms, excepting the stag, and perhaps the ox.
As to the shells, Mr. Prestwich observes that, although
many of the species are distinct at these several deposits,
yet all agree in being identical with recent forms ; and
are such as, for the most part, are associated in like
position and under like conditions at the present day ;
the special differences being necessarily due to local
difference of conditions of the land and water. The
author reserves for a future communication the other
series of fossiliferous pleistocene deposits of more ancient
date, as well as the consideration of the whole subject of
the drift period.
2. "On Land Surfaces beneath the drift gravel beds."
By Mr. R. G. Austen, Sec. G.S. In this paper atten-
tion was called to the importance of well observing all
traces of old terrestial surface beneath the gravels. The
author first 'referred to the unmistakeable instance he
had already recorded as occurring at Peasemarsh,
near Guildford, but which Mr. P. Martin has lately
appeared disinclined to admit. Two other instances
in that vicinity, in the Tillingbourne and neighbour-
ing valleys, are now added by the author. Two more
have been noted on the Isle of Wight ; and Mr. Austen
records another as presented in the cliff near Dieppe.
After noticing the present physical conditions of the
chalk district of Northern France with the bedded clays,
gravels, and sands overlying the plateaux, and the mis-
cellaneous accumulations in the valleys, the author in
timates that, in his opinion, the wealden and chalk
areas were destitute of detritus before the drift gravel
period, and presented a terrestrial surface, the peaty
portions of which are occasionally met with preserved,
as in the instances above stated ; that the wide expanse
of gravel surface of the north of France and the south of
Englaod is duo to a more or less tranquil.' accumulation
of materials in an extensive basin of fresh water ennac
fled occasionally by the action of ice floes ; that,
subsequent to the elevation of this area, the chalk val-
leys have been formed by the slow process of the removal
of the chalk by atmospheric water, and the gravelly ma-
terials so undermined have been subjected to various
modifications at the lower levels. Mr. Austen consi
ders that the date to be obtained as to the solution of
lime in rain water, and to other effects of sub-aerial
agency, may supply a guidance in future researches as
to the lapse of time from the elevation of the gravel
beds to the present day, and thus afford some basis for
the calculation of a geologic chronology.

THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT,

FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 26.

The Earl of Clarendon has received from her Majesty's
Ambassador at the Court of France a copy of a Neto ad-
dressed to his Excellency by M. Drouyn de Lhuys, Minis-
ter for Foreign Affairs, on the 19th instant, of which the
following is a translation :
M. L'AItBASSIDEUR, I have had the honour to receive
the letter by which your Excellency was good enough to
communicate to me the identic Resolutions adopted by the
two chambers of the British Parliament in their session of
19th instant.
The thanks voted to our army and to our fleet, as
wall as to their commanders, could not but deeply affect
the Government of the Emperor. The thoughts of
his Imperial Majesty are directed with unceasing
solicitude to the scene of the contest in which the Allied
armies are engaged ; it is, therefore, with the utmost satis-
faction that he observes the esteem which the soldiers of
the two pountries mutually entertain for each other in-
creased by the courage and perseverance which they dis-
play in the service of one and the same cause. The Go-
vernment of the Emperor especially congratulates itself at
perceiving in the vote of the Parliament, an evidence of
the intimate union which, connecting together the policy
of France and England, blends also in one and the same
expression the encomiums to which glorious efforts and
toilsome labours so justly entitle the two armies and the
two fleets which the t .vo countries have sent to share the
same perils and the same fatigues.—Receive,
(Signed) DBOUYN DE LINTS.
Paris, Dec., 19, 1851.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 23.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Augustus
Kaufmann as Consul at Melbourne for the Kingof Hanover.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr.
Edward Fratzscher as Consul at Melbourne for, the Grand
Duke of Mecklenbur:;h•Schwerin.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. J.
Binns Were as Consul at Melbourne for the Free Hanseatic
City of Lubeck.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 26.

The Qaeen has been pleased to approve of M. Antoine
Pyschsri as Consul-General in London for the Sublime
Ottoman Porte.
DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 23.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Nathaniel Jones
Pile and Nathaniel Forte, Eggs., to be Members of the
Council of the Island of Barbadoes.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Frederick
Palgrave 15arlee, ,Esq., to be Colonial Searetdry for the
colony of Western Australia, and John Henry Finniss,
Esq., to be Receiver of Registration Dues and Conservator
of ortgages for the Island of Mauritius.
WAR OFFICE, DEC. 26.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards.—Lieutenant Wil-
liam T. Markham, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieute-
nant and Captain, by purchase, vice Wilson, promoted ;
Ensign and Lieutenant Michael Walker Heneage, to be
Lieutenant and Captain, without purchase, vice Eliot,
killed in action, Dec. 23 • Lieutenant Lord Eustace Henry
Brownlow Gascoyne Cecil, from the 88th Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant and Captain, without purchase, Dec. 26.
Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Arthur
M. H. G. Gregory to be Lieutenant and Captain by pur-
chase, vice Thislethwayte, whose promotion, by pur-
chase, on the 15th inst., has been cancelled, Dec. 26. To
be Lieutenants and Captains without purchase—Ensign
and Lieutenant George Grant Gordon, Ensign and Lieu-
tenant William, Viscount Ennismere, Ensign and Lieute-
nant James Ross Farquharson, Dec. 26. To be Ensign
and Lieutenant without purchase—John Paynter, Gent.,
Dec. 26.

ADMIRALTY, 'DEC. 26.
Erratum in the Gazette of the 22d Dec.—For Colonel
Samuel Robert Wesley to be Deputy-Adjutant of Royal
Marines, kc., read, Colonel Samuel Robert Wesley to be
Deputy-Adjutant-General of Royal Marines, &c.
ADMIRALTY, DEO. 20.
Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant John Yate
Holland to be Adjutant, vice Cooke, promoted. •
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
County of Buckingham—Major John Bent to bo Deputy
Lieutenant.
Royal Bucks King's Own Militia—Edward Dew, Esq.,
Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London,
to be Surgeon, vice Dr. Joseph Rose Holt, resigned.
Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—Welbore Ellis, Gent.,
to be Ensign, vice Sharpe, promoted, Dec. 21.
Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Lieutenant Thomas Hindo Thompson, to be Captain, vice
Assheton, resigned; Ensign James Ruthven Elphinstone
Gouldsbury to be Lieutenant, vice Herford, promoted,
Dec. 21 ; Myles Sandys, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Dec. 22.
3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
George William Reads, Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 20 ;
Charles Goring Minuitt, Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 21.
4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal
Lancashire Militia—Thomas Byron Whitehead, late Lieu-
tenant, to be Surgeon Dec. 20.
Hertfordshire Militia—Henry Grimaton Hale, Gent.,
to be Captain, Dec. 22.
Royal Montgomery Rifles—Samuel Thos. Corrie, Gent.,
to be Ensign, vice Rainier, appointed to the St. Helena
Regiment, Dec. 23. •
Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—William Tumour
lranville (late a Captain in the Eth, the King's, Regiment
of Foot) to be Captain, vice de Robeck, resigned ; Ensign
George Williams to be Lieutenant, vice Walters,
resigned;
Ro1;914 Dayilm, Guts to be UolAtigants Tito Ainisio,

• SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
David Smith and Wm. Gardner, of Glasgow, joiners
and builders, January 5, at twelve, at the ,Globe Hotel,
Glasgow.
James M`Lintock, boot maker, January 3, at two, at
tho White Hart Inn, Greenock.
R. and A. Macdonald, of Glasgow, tea merchants, Janu-
ary 3, at one, at Carrick's Royal Hotel, Glasgow.
Wm. Macuair, of Glasgow, bookbinder, January 5, at
two, at the globe Hotel, Glasgow.

resigned ; Jonathan Christian Thomas, Gent., to be En- I COUNTRY MA RILE; TM
sign ; Charles Stevenson, Gent., to be Ensign ; Frederick I •
Clifton, Gent., to be Ensign. i ....._--.
Argyll and Bute Regiment of Militia-Colonel John 1 LIVERPOOL-DEC. 26.
Campbell, Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Dec. 18. l At to-day's market there was a small attendance of tree
The West Essex Militia-Alexander Daniel Gilson, Gent.,
' trade, and the business done altogether of a retail chara.c-
to be Ensign, Dec. 12. ter. Wheat and flour, a moderate demand, at full prices;
Warwickshire Militia-Ist Regiment-William George oats and oatmeal the same. Barley, beans, and peas wore
Featherstone, Gent., to be Lieutenant; George Young, neglected-no alteration, Indian corn in good request.
Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 15. Only a limited business was done at Gd to 9d per qr. ad-
Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia-The Right Honour- vanes on prices of this day week.
able Alexander Fraser, Lord Seltoun, to be Lieutenant- --
Colonel-Commandant, Dec. 4. HULL-Dee. 26.
City of Edinburgh Artillery Regiment of Militia-
George Roland, jun., Gent., to be Lieutenant, Dec. 7; .We had a moderate attendance of farmers to-day, with
very few buyers, and business in all articles so completely
Thomas Alexander Hll, Gent., Francis Montague Smith
retail as to afford no scope for comment. Linseed is firmer
Gent. and John Macdougall, Gent., to be Ensigns, Dec.
and. oil dearer. Cakes rather better to buy. Rape sakes
22; Thomas Richardson Griffiths, Adjutant to said corps,
go off as they arrive for feeding.
to serve with the rank of Captain, Dec. 23. 1, , 01. 5.
8 a
Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Mliti.a-
Wheat, English, red 74 to 77 Peas, grey and black - to -
Colour-Serjeant Thomas Orwell to he Ensign, Dec. 18.
Ditto white 7B to 84 Linseed, Black Sea...
- King's Own Rifle Regiment of Staffordshire Militia- Dantzic and Konigs- Ditto Petersburgh ... 58eto 65
68 to 6l
John Maurice Foster, Esq., to be Captain ; Assistant-
potergranianand
Ham.
angel 75 to B_s iattnel Riga and Arch-
Surgeon Edward Waddington, late Essex Rifles, to be
Surgeon, vice Ashwell, resigned). Dec. 18. burgh
Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry
Dallis'', Holstein, and Memel 5O to 5$
Cavalry-Lieutenant. Thomas Chawner to be Captain, vice
Friesland 7O to 75 . Per Tole
Scott, resigned ; John Coltman Davenport, juu., Esq., to
Russian and Odessa CO to 70 Lins.c. Hulll2/ 7s 6d to 001 0
be Captain, vice Ackers, promoted, Dec. 21. •
Oats, English 3O to 32 Ditto due for. 111 Os 12100 e Od'
B A.NKRUPTS. Ditto Danish - Ditto inf. for. 01 Os Od to Or Os
Edward Jenner fetannard, wine merchant, Trinity- 2i to 30 Rapeseed • 001 Os to 001 Os
Ditto Friesland
square, Tower-hill, to surrender, Jan. 1, at half-past 30 to 32 Rape cakcs...l3os Od to 00e Od.
Ditto Russian
twelve, and Feb. 10, at( two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
y,malting
Nicholson, official assinee, Basiughall-street ; Ashurst,Ditto grinding al to 3 i Ditto foreign
Son, and Morris, Old Jewry. 50 to 52 Guano 4/ lOs 81 tol2/ Os
Watson ;;Lemon, painter, Bridge-house-place, Newing• Beans
Ditto forcien
ton-causeway, Surrey, Jan. 1, at half-past eleven, and
Peas, white and yel. 46 to 4S Rye Meal
Feb. 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nichol- - _._.
e son, official assignee, Besinghall-street ; Res°, Salisbury-'
IPSWICH-Dee. 26.
street, Strand. The trade is not
Edward Wright, 'draper Welwick, Holderness, York, We find an average supply of wheat.
Jan. 10, and Feb. 7, at 12, at the Leeds District Court. quite so firm, and the growers give way is per qr. A good.
Carrick, official assignee, Hull ; Wells and Smith, Hull. supply of barley, and the trade steady at last week's prices.
Francis George Ekins, watchmaker and jeweller, Green- In some instances is per qr. more is made for choice quality.
wish, Jan. 4, at two, Feb. 8, at one, at the Court of Bank- Beans and peas as of late.
1 ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ;
YES. QUARTER- rent QUARTER
r Wealle and Berkeley, Falcon-court, Fleet-street. Wheat, red (01d)... 74s to 76s arley, pending ... 32s to 335
Henry Savill, grocer, Colchester, Jan. 3, at half-past Ditto (new)
twelve, and Feb. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ditto, white (new) 808 to 82s Peas
.e, Stansfeld, official assignee; Abell, Horsferry-road, West- Ditto (old)
ra minster ; Jones, Colchester. Barley, malting .., 3a to 38e Flour, per sack
11 John Evans, bookseller, Exeter, Jan. 4 and Feb. 1, at . ~
AVERAGES FOR TUN WEBS ENDING
DEC. 23, 1854.
o- one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirizel, official as-
of signee, Exeter ; Terrell, Exeter. Wheat
1Y Samuel Tyler, innkeeper, Denham, Buckingham, Jan. 5, Oats
er at eleven, and Feb? 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Peas
Johnson, official as'iignee, Basinghall.street ; Spicer, Staple-
Bear.S
Le-
Barley
~ inn. .
Lsi,
Thomas Standen, general •
dealer, Goudhurst. Kent, Jan.
'
_
h, 4 and Feb. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
e Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Parker, St. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YZSTIBDAY.
„"
Vi Paul's-churchyard ; Hinds, Goudhurst; Kent. Amsterdam . ......... 11 15% Gibraltar ............... —5234
1°- Charles Maidlow, builder and auctioneer, Adelaide- Ditto, three months ..' 11 17% Leghorn ...••• .... ••• 3205 las
is. terrace, Westbourne-grove, Jan. 9 and Feb. 2, at twelve, Rotterdam ............ 11 17% Genoa ........ •• ...• .
)s- at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, iatwer .............. 25 3G Milan ......•• •• •••
•••• •.:
Brussels .............. 25 30 Venice .....• •••• •
a Sambrook-court ;J. and J. H. Linklater, Size-lane. ilainbtugh .......... 13 5% Naples •• • • ..• •••••• •• •• vi
?0_ George B. Hussey, innkeeper, Plymouth, Jan. 8, and Altona .. • • ....., ...... Palermo .... ...... • • ••• 11_1
Feb. 5, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzell, earls ........ ........ 25 71e Messina ..... ...... • • e!,
)p•
official assignee, Exeter; Gibson and Morro, Plymouth. Ditto, three months .. 25 32y4 Lisbon .........• •• •• •• 53 ti.
art
Jane Warren, haberdasher, Bristol, Jan. 10 and Feb. marsetiles ............. 25 32% taoor.to ..i...........::: 5._33i
se' 6, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, %ere
kfoarutfon. al iiin; :: .... —117% Buenoasne.ity.ore; ..
..
..
• ...% • • -
va' official assignee, Bristol; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. Berlin .........„ ...... New York, G 0 days'
the John Hall, wharfinger and carman, Camden Town, Vienna ................ 12 44 Philadelphia ... ..... .. -
the Jan. 9, at half-past one, and Feb. 6, at ono, at the Court Trieste ................ 12.45 PRICES or males, ernes..
of of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Smith and Son, Petersburg ............ 35% 'Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 !0
as Barnard's-inn, Holborn. Madrid ............... 50% Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0
Cadiz .........•
°
luis John Hannell, tobacconist, Manchester, Jan. 6 and Feb. Barcelona ..•••••••••• ---
Mw Dollars ...... 0 0 "
i d 1, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. • Herne- Seville ...... .. i...... Silver in bars • .... 0 5 1%
sea man,official assignee, Manchester ; Richardson, Bolton ;
eat Cobbett and Wheeler, Manchester. •
Isaac Barton, grocer, Stafford, Jail. 4 and 27, at SEA BORNE MA IL S.
till.- twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston,
Lore official assignee, Birmingham ; Hand, Stafford ; Mottoram
the and Knight, Birmingham. (N signifies that the malls are sent from the General Post-office
of DIVIDENDS DECLARED. by the night—and Mby the morning—despatch.)
ox. John Martini:l4, of New Bond-street, wine merchant,
ugh final dividend ofsd. in the pound,lpayable at 76A, Basing- Oay when ii a, le up FTOUI wbat When
site, hall-street, on Thursday, Dec. 28, and three following COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due la
Office, London.* Dispatched. England.
and Thursdays. _--.---------"
Lewis Cooke Hertslet, of Union-court, Old Broad-street, .
like trnerica(byßrit.paek)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Esak 32:Q5
merchant, first dividend of 18s. 2d. in the pound, payable
tmerica (by United Sts.
ay ; at 76A, Basinghall-street, on Thursday, Dec. 28, and three packet) ..........N
ocal following. Thursdays. lincrica (by U. States
The Daniel Keith, of 124, Wood-street, Cheapside, ware- packet) .........,N
ther houseman, first dividend of 2s. Oid. in the pound, payable iustralia (via South-
;font
Southampton rob. f
"lent at 76A, Basinghall-street, on Thursday, Dec. 28, and three a P ._ :
Ditto (tv°ina)M.a.r.seilfes) NiJan 9 . i Dover
et of folio wing Thursdays. Ditto (via Cape of Good!
Charles Farnworth, of Upper Thames-street, tin-plate Rope)
~
„,.......N Dec. 4 ...........
ids." merchant, final dividend of 1 1-16 d. in the pound, payable' Africa (West Coast)..Nl 13d of the month..i Plymouth
at 76A, Basinghell-street, on Thureday, December 28, and Alexandria ...........N 3,9, 24,, &30 of sit. Dover
lien- Alexandria ..........M lth & 20th of m 0,)• Southampton
three following Thursdays, g all 17th of the month seuteameton
Richard Clark and John Inglis, of Kine's-cross, drapers, Bahamas •••• • •• ••••••.t -Dany............ Dover
The first dividend of 3s. in the pound, payable at 76A, Basing- Brazil. :: :: :: :: :... NI 9th of the mouth.. Southampton Jim. 111
ehe hall-street, on Thursday, December 28, and three follow- R„enes Ayres.. ~.... al 9th of the month.. Southampton
Jan. 4 :,.......1....1.1.1.e:1. "SavitexPth:lpto..x.
sjan. 3
arsh, ing Thursdays. Cape of Good Ilone ...N.
ately William Henry Holland and Richard Bradburn, of Man- Cape of Good hope ..N Various ports Uncertain'
...
vices cheater, commission agents, first dividend of 4d. in the, (%
ape
...N 9th of the month Southampton
p 9 de Verde
(see In ea)
)our- pound, on the separate estate of William Henry Holland,
Colon .............. N
more also a first dividend of 169. in the pound, on the separate Channel Isles ........N non.,Wed.,&Fri Z. Southampton Tu.Th.l4
estate of Riehmed Bradburn, payable at 45, George-street, 0bi1i................ 51 2d &17th of moist! Southampton
isten
re, Manchester, on Tuesday, January 9, and any subsequent China (see India)
?P"' Tuesday. Constantinople ...... a 4,13,18,23,&28 of ni Dover ......
f the Constantinople .. .. .. .. tth & 20th of mon. Southampton
Sampson Langdale, John Eyton, and Mesta Joscelin
'lays, Cooke, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchants, secontl divi- Egypt ont.oifsEeculronpuiea)M & N Twice daily ..... Dover ...... Twicedait
mis- Bend of ld. in the pound (in addition to 9d. in the pound ece' ........ M& N Twice daily.-- Down ...... Twicethilly
)r in- previously declared), payable at the Royal Arcade, New- ,4ibraltar ...... .. .. NI 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton Dec. 21,
chalk castle-upon-Tyne, on Saturday, December 30, and any sub- tereecte. (see.lndia)....
NI 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Jan. 1
;ravel sequent Saturday. EltLurgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London .....
peaty DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED. Gavan n ah .. .. .. .. .. Al 2nd of the month Spoouvtehra.m..p. t.o.n. Jan.i y 1
;eyed, Robert Mulock Wright a.nd Joseph Smith Austin, of 41 11001,1indra;...............M
hi 17th of the month. Southampton
pause and 42, Upper Thames•street, City, drysalters, Jan. 17— 'i •
titaia (vlaSouip.t.)M '4th & 20th of mon. PI uth .. Dec. 21
uth of George Fox, of 23, Cron:tiles-row, Commercial road East,
lation clothier, Jan. 17—John Htteknall, of Nottingham, grocer, ill,,indititan(silalesAl(asreseeilllnesdiaNi) 97,th& 25th of month Dover ......
17, & 27 of mon D0ver...... I
I" Jan. 23—John Chaplin and Robert Wigloy. of Leicester, Ireland . ...... NI & N Twice daily ...... liol, head ... \Twicedaur
--,‘,17v: ',.•`-.—....T__.-_,_ —John Scott-- of Rottinghaen, grocer, f.iat.,...............m 7,9, 17, &27 of in. Southampton Jan. 16
ik val- Jan. 30—James Evans and George Davey, of Isruann Pwry Aacte.tra ............N 9th of the month Southampund
Iron Works. Glamorganshiro, ironmastors, January 5- laileira .. ..... ... ' 230 of month .... Liverpool ... Dec. 16
nnoval Thomas Norbury and Richard Bindloss, of Manchester, vialia. (see India)
ly ma- silk manufacturers, Jan. 17-John Sa.o.ir, of Birkenhead itaurit ius (see India)
%Luta ...............a : .18. &28 of mon. Dover ......IDeo. 29
Parlous Cheshire, brewer, Jan. 18-Edward' Cragg, of feudal, Ntattritir.B ........ .1\ 14th of tho month
conSi Westmoreland, innkeeper, Jan. 24. Nlexica .... ... .al tad of the month. SouthamptenJan. 1
tion of
-aerial CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED.
William Batchelar, of Croydon, Surrey, baker Jen 16 Naplei .... ........ r. sth Ibtb2sthofinon. Dover ......
New Granada ...... 2d & 17th of mouth Southampton ,
ifew Zealand ........., By private skip .. Various pert. Uneeraen
:hes as -Thomas Waghorn, of 'Rochester, Kent, draper,- Jan.
~t.p:1.1 states ~ .... N stlllsthrithoiluon. Dover ......
gravel 17-George Erasmus Clapham, of Farringdon-street, City, i enlasula ...... ~..1I lthl7th27thofinon. Southampton
.xis for licensed victualler, Jan. 16-Henry Perks, of Liverpool, Peru • ........ „NI Id & 27th of mon. Southampton
Pert . .. 14
Natal ....... By private ship... Various ports Uncertais
poi ter merchant, Jan. 18-John Thimble, of Sunderland, slay ~.. ..........N sttilslh2sthotnion. Dover ......I
commission agent, Jan. 23-John Thornton, stn , and Tuscany ........
....N sthlsth2sthofinon. Dover ......
Venezuela .........10 2d& 17th of month Southampton Jan. 1
Joseph Ridgway Thornton, of Godley and Hyde, Cheshire,
.Glll% cotton waste dealers, Jan. 18-John Clay, of Wednes. Vw7AesiutDstinreadmiteen:r:..L..e..n..e..
:(:TI.
geld, Staffordshire, timber merchant, Jan. 18-John I
le& eith o i mete te.outhampten\Jan. 1
proven, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire, corn factor, Jan.
2.5-Fred. Longman, of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire,
' WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.
, „ wholesale druggist, Jan. 18-John Berry of Co t ven ry,
aJes'Y g licensed victualler Jan. 25-Charles Melen, of Birming-
te ,Minis- ham, baker, Jan. 22. -
ich the INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. TUESDAY, Dec. 26.
Stations.
George Duke, of Birmingham, collar maker-William Greenwich Course f Wind. State of Weather.
receive Broadway, of Birmingham, out of business-Henry Wood- Lothbu - . .0,..,,,, Cloudless.
ry W
nigh to full, of Birmingham, journeyman German silver turner- Dahl-
iby the John Waterston, »en., of Birmingham. horsekeeper-Wm. Liver7ool
W..,,,,..,.,, Fine,
ssion of Heron, of Birmingham, traveller-Wm.
.Freeth, of Bir- Holyhead
mingham, iron candlestick maker-Peter S. Maybury, of Bangor W. Windy.
fleet, as Birmingham, journeyman silversmith-T. Groom, of Bir- Stamford S.W Windy.
y affect mingham, scale beam maker-E. Richards, of Binning- Normanton W
ghts of ham, out of business-J. Needle, of Birmingham, Windsor Chesterfield ........ SSIWW. •
'ceasing chair maker--Josiah Wardell, of Birmingham, baker-R.
Burton-oil.-Trent.. S-on-Trent.. W w
.. . ... .... •.. . . . FFF iii nnn eee ...
o Allied Woodward, of Birmingham, journeyman die sinker Leicester
st satis- -John Brown, of Birmingham, fishmonger-Stephen Nottingham
w.5.w..... FFFiiinnreee.,-
Biers of Hodgson, of Sheffield, journeyman mason-John Anty, Masborough
N,l;ther in- of Sheffield, mason-Charles Atkinson, of. Sheffield, join-
hey dis- ors' tool manufacturer-John Gordon, of Sheffield, out of sMhanchesteieffield
The Go- business-Thomas Moulson, of Sheffield, journeyman saw_ Wakefield
Cold.
itself at maker-Frank. Beatson, of Sheffield, brass turner- Wil- Whitehaven
louse of Liam Brown, of Macclesfield, out
~of business-James Maryport W.N.W.... Rainy
o policy Price, of Cardiff, Glamorgaushire, beer seller-Joseph La ter
he same Mainprice Bland, of Fordham, Cembridgeshire, grocer- Carlislenel W
-on-Treat ... W.. Very windy.
orts and James Cochrane, of Hastings, Sussex, bootniaker-Henry Stoke
. . Neer
Very windy-Rain.
and the Watson, of Reading, Berkihire, plumber-James Mag- ' Bradford Clear.
suedt
yt .
led.
'aro the nth, of Mar!,et Weighton, Yorkshire, licensed hawker- Leeds
Thomas Wilkinson, of Keswick, Cumberland, cart and Bristol W.
Plymouth
1.::
Fine.TlClno
HUTS. wheelwright joiner-Aaron Sisson, of Torpenhow, Cum-
S.W
berland, miller. Torquay
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. 'Taunton W...,.....,,. Cloudy.
Leigustes Henry Pullin, of Horton, and James Pullin, of Wy. Bath . ...... W. ........... Unsettled.
N.W
Janover. raidisbury, Buckinghamshire, farmers-Hartley Wilma; Gloucester . S
........ •
3of Mr. and Edward Hartley, of Burnley, Lancashire, ironmongers Cardiff
N. Fine.
e Grand -Samuel Graves Feetbam and Robert Bates, of 1, Charles Swansea W. Fine.
Cloudy.
, street, Grosvenor-square, Middlesex, builders-Alfred Haverfordwest
' Mr• ••' • Wilson and Charles John Packman, of Newgate-market, Brighton Cloudy.
[anseatic W Fine.
City, meat salesmen-James Redgate and Herbert Red- Boston W.
gate, of Sneinton, Nottinghamshire, lace manufacturers- Great Grimsby
• Wm. Frederick French and John Martin, of Liverpool, Ipswich . W .......
'•• FFiinnee:
Antoine bottled ale and porter dealers-John Kenyon and Leamington......,, W
Sublime Thomas Kenyon, of Miles Platting, Lancashire, Southampton,.,.,. S.W. Cold-Fine.
proprietors of Newton Bank chemical works-John .Portsmouth ...... N.W Fine.
God win, Samuel Thomas Evans, Po and Edward Barclay, Fine.
iel Jones of Park-place, Chelsea, and 173, Shoreditch, paper. 'Dorchester .... ..... W
ra of the hanging manufacturers (so far as regards Samuel Thomas Hague S.W Fine.
Eva-is)-John Over and Edward Over, •oflim, Banar_oseaobe
-tert
r- Whitby ............ N.W Fair-Very cold.
oilman-Robert R Cloudy.
rederick race, Cambridge-heath, Bethnal-green, Scarborough
y for the Smith, Richard Smith, and Joshua Lord, of Bacnp and York
Finniss, Manchester, manufacturers anti commission agents (so far Hull W.N.W. ... Rain with snow.
iservator as regerds Robert Smith)-Thomas Brookes and John Bridlington
Brookes, of Lymm, Cheshire, butchers -James Unsworth Glasgow
and John Cash, of Liverpool, accountants. Sunderland
Sleet.

:ETS.

TUESDAY, Deo. 26.
Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weather.
Greenwich .. . 5.W......,... Cloudless.
Lothbury
Dublin S.W Fine—Cold.
Liverpool
Holyhead .. W Windy.
Bangor S.W Windy.
Stamford W. Fine.
Normanton 5.W......... . Rain—Very windy.
Chesterfield S.W ......... Fine.
BurLon-on-Trent W..... . Fine.
Leicester S. ...... ~ Fine.
Nottingham
Masborough
Manchester W.S.W.. Fir e —Cold.
Sheffield N.B. Fine
Wakefield
dy—Much rain.
Whitehaven
Maryport
Lancaster
Carlisle • N.W... ...... Very windy—Rain.
Stoke-on-Tre'at
Bradford Unsettled.
Leeds
Bristol N.W ~. Fine.
Plymouth .. .... ... S.W ......... . Unsettled.
Torquay
Cloudy.
'Taunton W. ........... -Unsettled.
Bath
Gloucester ......... S. .....
Cardiff. N. Fine.
Swansea W. Cloudy.
Haverfordwest
Brighton W Fine.
Boston W. Cloudy.
Great Grimsby
Ipswich
Leamington........ W Cold:—Fine.
Southampton...... S.W. Fins.
Portsmouth ...... N.W Fine.
Poole
Dorchester W Fine.
Hague S.W Fair—Very cold.
Whitby ............ N.W Cloudy.
Scarborough
York
Hull W.N.W. ... Rain with snow.
Bridlington
Glasgow W. Stormy and cold.
Sunderland
Berwick W Snow and sleet.
Edinburgh W Fine.
Aberdeen S.W Snow.
Perth
Dundee
Forfar S.E. Snow.
Cupar S.W ...... .... Clear.
Darlington W... ... ...... Fine.
Kirkcaldy W... ......... Dull.
Stirling . N.E. ......... Fine.
Newcastle