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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER ,5, 1846.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
PRIVY COUNCIL, Dec. 4.
The. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat again
to-dv.y, in the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords
present, were—Lord Brougham, the Master of the P.olls,
the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the Chancellor of
the Duchy of Cornwall, Sir E. H. East, and Sir Edward
Ryan.

The following witnesses were then called:-
- Cripps, 169 B, deposed, that whilst he was on duty
in Eaton-square, between twelve and one o'clock on the
morning of the 25th of November, the defendant
came to him and requested him to come to his house as
a robbery had been committed. He said Mrs. Cresswell
had lost a satin gown, which she had worn before dinner
the previous day. He said he had had some
workmen in the house but that the plaintiff had informed
him that she let them out, and that none of
them had a bundle. The defendant told him to search
the plaintiff's boxes, as he suspected her, but he (wit-
ness) said he could not comply with his request until the
suspected party was in his custody. He took her into
custody in her bed-room, at the defendant's request, in
which the greater part of the conversation took place,
and in the :presence of the plaintiff. She de-
clared her innocence. He searched her bonnet-box,
and found six stamped envelopes, and some writing
paper. He-also searched a drawer, which contained
some things belonging to the plaintiff, in which he found
a reticule, which contained four envelopes. The drawer
was unlocked. The plaintiff pointed out both the box
and drawer to him, and made no objection to the search.
He also searched the whole house, and at the request of
the cook he searched her boxes, but did not find the
missing article. He found one number of the " Bri-
tish Friend of India" in the drawer, but Mrs. Cresswell
said it did not signify, as it might have been lying about
among some waste paper. He found a fancy wedding
card, on which " Mr. and Mrs. Cresswell" was engraved,
in the bonnet box. He tben took the plaintiff to the
station, and the defendant attended, and charged her on
suspicion of having stolen a satin dress, value 51., and
some envelopes. Mr. Cresswell attended the next day,
but he could not swear that Mrs. Cresswell was there.
When the plaintiff was at the station-house the
inspector advised the defendani not to press the charge
until he could obtain further evidence, but the defendant
said she was the only: person that went out that night,
that he suspected her, and pressed the charge, and she
was accordingly detained. The inspector subsequently
questioned her. She denied the charge, and said none
of the workmen left the house with bundles in their pos-
session. She was remanded in order to give time to
make further inquiries. Did not recollect the defendant
stating that if she were remanded he should be
able to obtain further evidence. She was remanded to
Tothill-fields prison.
Mr. Justice ERLE considered that the inquiry with
respect to the remanding of the plaintiff to prison was
irrelevant, inasmuch as the remand was simply "in the
cause of justice," and as the defendant could not be held
responsible.
Mr. Sergeant Simi said the object of this part of the
inquiry was to show that the defendant had been in-
strumental in obtaining the detention of the plaintiff
longer than was absolutely nec.'ssary to secure the ends
of justice
Mr. Justice ERLE was satisfied, and the investigation
proceeded.
The witness then went on to detail the proceedings he
took in the matter, and referred to in the Learned Ser-
geant's speech on the second examination, and the
defendant did not wish to proceed in the matter, and the
plaintiff was accordingly discharged.
In cross-examination, the witness stated that the
plaintiff told him that she had bought the envelopes;
and that it struck him the door of the wardrobe, from
its peculiar construction, must have been opened by some •
one acquainted with it. The defendant, when at Queen-
square the next morning, wished the plaintiff to be sup-
plied with refreshments, and she had a glass of stout and
a biscuit

BEVAN PERSAD V. MISSAXAT RADICA. BEBEE.

The further arguments in this part-heard appeal oc-
cupied their Lordships the whole meeting.
The following notice was today given by their Lord-
ships :—" The appeal of her Majesty's Proctor v. the
Solicitor for the Duchy of Lancaster is appointed to be
heard on Tuesday, the Bth of December, and will take
precedence of all other business."
It is understood that their Lordships will sit on the
Sth (to-morrow), the Bth, 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th, and
18th of the present month.

but by Lord Denman's Act any person was a competent
witness Rho was not a party to the second, and in this
case he was not; and in exparte " Hills and others v.
Montague," Lord Eldon said, that when there was in-
competency, it was only a subject of objection at the
time, and did not invalidate the proceedings.
Proof of debts were taken, but, several being disputed,
the choice of assignees was adjourned.

SECONDARIES' COURT, Dec. 4.
There were two undefended causes on bills of ex•
change, which did not possess the slightest interest.

DUTTON V. FEESNONGER.

This was an action to recover the amount of a bill of
costs. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted.
The plaintiff said his principal witness was not present,
and wished that he might be called on his subpoena pre-
vious to the jury being sworn in.
The Learned SECONDARY said he could not allow that
to be done. The plaintiff might withdraw the record if
he thought proper ; but if he did, the witness could not
be called on his recognizance.
Mr. Duscerr, who appeared for the defendant, said
the plaintiff might as well take a nonsuit at once, which
must be the case at last.—(Laughter.)
The SECONDARY—We must not decide that without
the jury being sworn.
The plaintiff then withdrew the record.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 4.
The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court, in the Old Hall,
Lincoln's Inn, and heard lunatic petitions and appeals
to-day, none of which possessed any points of interest
except to the parties concerned. The lunatic petition in
the case of Mr. Dyce Sombre stood on the paper to-day,
but upon its being called on, neither counsel or solicitors
were present.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Dec. 4.
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
His Honour took unopposed petitions, short caus's,
and cause petitions to-day, none of which were of any
public interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION ROUSE.
William Law, a man in the employment of Mrs.
Callow, a metal refiner, was charged before the Lord
Mayor with having taken away dust from a house in
Houndsditch, in violation of the contract of Mr. Dodd,
the dust contractor for the Eastern District of the City.
The foreman of Mr. Dodd stated that on the 30th of
November he saw the defendant with a horse and cart at
the door of 144, Houndsditch. The defendant brought
out several baskets of dirt and cinders, such as the con-
tractor was entitled to, and was in the habit of appro.
priating, and empting them into his cart. He said, upon
being questioned, that he was taking the rubbish away
to his employers, who were refiners of brass, and that
they were to take the brass out of it. The witness then
gave him into custody of the police. The contract for
the dust of the district for the last twelve months
amounted to 1,3201.
The solicitor to the defendant admitted that the rub.
bish had been taken away by his client, but denied that
the contractor had the least claim to it, as he should
prove.

(Before Sir. J. K. BRUCE.)
His Honour was occupied during the morning in
hearing:unopposed petitions, which were of no general
interest.

CROMMELIN V. LORD BELFAST.
The object of this bill was to obtain the costs of a
snit instituted by the plaintiff against the defendant,
ender the following circumstances :
The defendant, the present Marquis of Donegal, had
entered into an agreement with the plaintiff to drain
certain lands, the property of defendant's father, then
Marquis of Donegal, for which he stipulated to make his
father sign a settlement by which he and plaintiff should
have these lands in fee simple. However, the plaintiff
was informed that defendant was about executing
a deed in direct contravention of this agreement
with his father ; and he (the plaintiff) applied for
an injunction to restrain the defendant from
carrying his intention into effect. This injunction was Mr. Ellis, brassfounder, who carried on business a,
obtained, but, notwithstanding, the defendant did execute the house No. 144, Houndsditch, stated that the defend-
the deed in question. This took place in 1832, and the ant was in the habit of taking away the cinders and
dust with which the refuse `Which fell from his castings
plaintiff had been induced, by some representations of
into his ash pit was blelided: Witness knew that the
the defendant, to discontinue his suit, but he had now
refuse gave employmeit4O.aeveral persons, and his men
commenced an action for breach of covenant against the
defendant. received a payment for it:from defendant's employers.
Sometimes a pot of metal broke in the furnace, and the
His HONOUR said, that virtually the object of the
plaintiff was to have the bill he had filed dismissed, and metal all blended with the cinders. Witness did not
to get his costs, and he would make an order to that himself extract the metal from the cinders as he had no
effect. mechanism for that purpose.
Upon his cross-examination, the witness said he would
Mr. Swanston appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Bates for the defendant. not allow Mr. Dodd, the contractor, to take the refuse
GREGORY v. WADE. away, but he permitted the person who had taken it
This was a bill filed by the plaintiffs, Mr. Gregory, 10, away for the last ten years to commence the work.
Duke-street, Adelphi, solicitor, and his wife, against The LORD MAYOR said he did not consider that the
the defendants, who were also man and wife, to compel contractor had made out a case. In the contract there
.was no mention of the refuse of metals, and the owner
them to give up four promissory notesfor 400/. The cir-
cumstances were as follow:—The female defendant was certainly had a right either to sell the refuse of his
proprietress of a boarding-school on Clarence-road, near castings or to give it away.
Windsor, the goodwill of which, together with the fur-
Mr. Ellis said the refuse constituted a regular trade.
niture of the house, she agreed to dispose of to the Mr. Vann expressed an opinion that the case came
plaintiff (Mr. Gregory) for a sum of 8001., half of which Re-examined-a-The cabinet might have been opened under the Act of Parliament, and requested that the
was for the former, and half for the latter consideration. by an upholsterer's man. Lord Mayor would be so good as to postpone his d ci-
This took place in 1843. The plaintiff was induced to Inspector Taylor, of the B division, deposed to being sion until his Lordship should have an opportunity of
enter into the contract, in contequence of the on duty at the station-house in Robert's-place on the looking more closely into the statute, the case being one
representations of the female defendant, who stated evening in question, and to receiving the plaintiff into his of considerable importance, and calculated, if decided
that. there were in the establishment 20 boarders, paying custody. He detailed the conversation which he had according to his Lordship's present impression, to dieti-
from 25 to 30 guineas per annum,and 6 day scholars pay- with the defendant, and produced the charge-sheet. nish the value of the contract to his client 5001. a-year.
log eight guineas per annum,• and that her income from She was placed in a cell with a woman who was " drunk The LORD MAYOR having consulted Mr. Goodman,
the establishment was 2001. a year. She (the defendant) and incapable, and of no occupation." the chief clerk, said he had made up his mind upon the
also stated that these scholars would return after the Mr. Sergeant SHEd asked if the female was a pro- subject, and there was no occasion for delay. He was
Midsummer vacation. All these statements turned out stitute ? disposed to favour contractors, for he knew they
erroneous; the number of scholars being less than was Mr CeownEn objected, considering that the question were liable to severe injury from the efforts of the flying
reported shortly after the 10th of April, and the notes had no other foundation than the lively imagination of dustmen ; but his business was to do justice between
in question were given. his friend. the parties, and to accomplish that effectually he was
Mr. Bacon appeared for the plaintiffs, and_Mr. Swans- Mr. Sergeant SHEA—Surely it is something more bound to dismiss the case. The contractor must look to
ton for the defendants. than mere lively imagination to infer, that a woman of his next contract.
His HONOUR ordered the cause to stand over till after no occupation is found drunk and incapable in the streets A lad named Homy Eteed, was charged with having
the action which had been instituted by ,the plaintiffs at twelve oclock at night, might be a prostitute. smashed a window in the shop of Mr. Jones, jeweller,
should have been heard. Mr. CROWDER—(after looking at the police sheet)-4 in Cheapside, and stolen a gold watch of the value of
PAYNE AND OTHERS V. HUNT AND OTHERS.—IN RE see they take the ages of persons at the station.house, eleven guineas.
LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEWCASTLE 'weever. and in that charge Trings, the woman, is stated to be 56 The prisoner was seen breaking the window, and
This was ;an application for an injunction to restrain years of age.—(Laughter.) snatching the watch at eight oclock on Thursday even-
the defendants from sending to Manchester certain books The witness went on to state that the defendant said ing, and he was caught with the watch in his hand, by
which contained an insertion of the minutes of proceed- he had lost some envelopes, and that he would take those a policeman.
has connected with the Liverpool, Manchester, and found and see if they corresponded with those that re- The policeman who apprehended Eteed said, that he
Newcastle Railway Company. It appeared from the mained in his possession. found a bunch of skeleton keys in his pocket, and that
statement of counsel that an amalg,amatien had taken Mr. Taylor, formerly one of the clerks at the Queen- linen being asked what they were for he said, "they
place between this company and the Lancashire and square Police court, produced the charge-book, and were for general purposes."—Committed for trial.
North Yorkshire Railway Company. The plaintiffs were read the examination of the plaintiff on the charge. GUILDHALL.
directors in the first-mentioned company, and charges had A young man named Keane, apprenticed to Mr. Cad- Mr. Peter Gordon, of Barnabury-street, Islington, was
been preferred against them of having mismanaged the bury, abutterman, and Mrs. Gray, a milliner, proved that brought before Mr. Alderman Wilson and Mr. Alderman
affairs of that company, and a committee was appointed the plaintiff called at their places of business on the night Farncomb, charged with assaulting Mr. Saunders, the
to investigate into their conduct, which was now pro- of the 24th of November, and the young man Mason keeper of the door of the court-room at the India-hou-e.
ceeding with the necessary inquiries. It further ap- swore to making the plaintiff a present of half-a-crown's The complainant stated that yesterday morning, find-
peared that the directors here charged were also directors worth of stamped envelopes, in order that she might ing the defendant in the hall of the India-house, exhi-
,
of the amalgamated company, and they had given orders communicate with him. She could neither write nor biting a placard in large characters, with "Justice
that the books in question should be sent down read writing, and got others to write her letters and to denied. Patronage sold. No inquiry," he mentioned the
to them to Manchester, alleging as a reason that the read those she received to her. fact to the chairman, and, acting under his directions, he
re were necessary for their defence, while the plain- Mr. CRowDER, Q.C., addressed the jury for the de- requested the defendant to desist from exhibiting the
ire were of opinion that this was only a ruse to deprive fendant, and contended that he was perfectly justified in bill, and if he did not he must be put out of the 11511.,
them of all means of access to those most important giving the plaintiff into custody. The finding of the The defendant continued to exhibit the placard, and the
records. After some discussion, envelope confirmed his suspicions, for he was well aware complainant took it away from him. He immediately
His IloNoun. said he would grant an interim order till that the plaintiff could not write, and could have little received a smart blow on the mouth from the defendant,
Tuesday.—At the conclusion o this case the Court rose, use for them. He denied that he was actuated by any for which assault he was taken into custody.
vindictive motive, and held that, on the whole of the Mr. Alderman WILSON asked if he had seen the gen-
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 4. facts, the defendant was entitled to a verdict. tleman before ? The doorkeeper said—Yes ; a hundred
ALLEGED FALSE IMPRISONMENT.—WILLIAMS V. CRE?S- No witnesses were called for the defence. times. He was one of the proprietors of' East India
WELL. Mr. Justice ERLE summed up. He said they Stock-
This was an action to recover compensation in damages could not hold the defendant responsible for Mr. Alderman Meson asked if he had any business
for an alleged illegal trespass and imprisonment. The the detention of the plaintiff in custody after to attend to or to transact there that morning ? The
damages were laid at 150/. The defendant pleaded his first appearance before a magistrate, ha-
complainant said he believed not. There was not a
that he had acted on reasonable suspicion, and that his cause that was the act of the law, and its officers, and meeting of proprietors.
conduct was perfectly justifiable. not the defecdant, were responsible. It was a valuable Mr. Alderman WILSON invited Mr. Gordon to explain
Mr. Sergeant Shea was for the plantiff an I Mr. Crow- privilege for a person improperly charged with a crime his conduct.
der for the defendant. to be able to appeal to the laws of his country for cora- Mr. Gordon said he was a proprietor of East India
Mr. Sergeant SHEA stated the case to the jury. He pensation, but it was a privilege which might be stock. On the preceding evening be attended a meeting
said the plaintiff was a young woman, aged 19, named abused, and it was the duty of juries to see at the Hanover-square Rooms respecting the deposition
Anne Williams, and the defendant Mr. Stephen Cress- that it was not. After commenting upon the evi- of the Raja of Sattara. He received a tract there, and,
well, a wine merchant, carrying on business in the City, deuce, and instancing the finding of the envelopes as having read it, he felt it to be his duty to attend at the
now residing in Northern-square, Kensington, but at the likely to cause suspicion in the d, fondant's mind, and India-house next day to obtain the co-operation of other
time in question occupying a house at No. 2, Eaton- the observation of the policeman as some inducement to Proprietors and insist upon an inquiry. He seated him-
sauare. The plaintiff entered into the service of the de- him to give her into custody, he left it to the jury to self in the hall near the board where the company ex-
fendant as a housemaid on the 31st of October. She say whether the defendant was, or was not, justified in hibited its notices, and he held up his placard. The corn-
referred Mrs. Cresswell to her former mistress, but the course he had adopted. plainant came up, and, without any warning, seized his
being pleased with her appearance, or from some The jury then retired to consider their verdict, and placard, which he considered an assault, justifying the
other cause, she did not make any inquiries, and returned into Court, after an hour and a half's delibsra- return he made.
engaged her without a character. Saortly after tion, with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 251. Mr. Alderman Wilson asked him if he was not
the defendant disposedof thegreaterpart of his furniture, warned to desist before the placard was taken away ?
and the househole, with the assistance of two or three COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 4. Mr. Gordon replied, not that he could recollect.
men from anoeighbouring upholsterer's, were actively BELL AND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES, V. SAMUEL. The complainant repeated that he told him he must
engaged in pa,c!ting up the furniture which was wanted This was an action (in part heard yesterday) brought not exhibit the placard there, or he would be turned out
for tran,mission to the house at Kensington. The by the assignees of a bankrupt of the name of Pike, who of the house, and the defendant made no remark.
greater part of the 24th of November was occupied in carried on business as a jeweller at Brighton, to recover Mr. Alderman FARNCuMBE observed that the defect
this way, and in the evening the plaintiff was sent out the sum of 1.269/., the value of goods obtained by the dant must sea he had no right to do what he had done,
to fetch sonic trifling article tor Mrs. Cresswell. She re- defendant on the eve of the bankruptcy of Pike. • even with a view to obstruction, for if he had a right to
tunnel between nine and ten o'clock, and was occupied Mr. Whitehurst and Mr. noggins appeared for the stand with a placard and draw a crowd round him, 20 or
in repairing curtains until twelve o'clock, when she re- Plaintiff, and Mr. M. Chambers for the defendant. 56 other proprietors might claim to do the same thing,
toed to her te elro.on. She had removed her clothing, From the statement of the Learned Counsel for the and with statements and counter statements the place
aid was about to eo to bed, when she was called for from plaintiff, it appeared that the bankrupt and the defendant would become a scene of confusion, and the ordinary
below by either Mr. or Mrs. Cresswell. She went down were upon the most intimate terms, and that the former business would be obstructed.
stairs, aed the defendant informed her that Mrs. Cress- acted upon many occasions as the referree of the bank- Mr. Alderman WILSON said the doorkeeper did not
well had lost a satin dress, and that it was their inten- rupt, and represented to various tradesmen, from whom commit an assault in taking away the placard. He was
Lion to s .arch tee. house. They did so, and in the course goods to a large amount were obtained, that ho was a obeying the directions of the chairman. Had not this
of their investigation they searched a bonnet-box be- perfectly respectable and honest man, and that he did matter been already brought under the consideration of
longing to the pleintiff. She had left her boxes at a Mr. not owe him a farthing. A person of the name of the proprietors? Mr. Gordon said it had been under
Tufhueli's, in hurt's-court, in which they found some Leveson was among those who were induced by these inquiry for eight years.
stamped envelopes, which the plaintiff's wife said were representations to part with goods to the amount cf Mr. Alderman WILSON said the object of the defendant
very like some she had, which might be true, upwards of 3001., for which the bankrupt gave him bills; appeared to be to bring the court of directors into con-
seeing that all stamped envelopes were alike, upon these bills becoming due they were dishonoured, tempt, rather than seek for inquiry.
adding that her package of envelopes was less than it had and Leveson waited upon the defendant, who then told Mr. Gordon confessed it was his object to bring the
been. Having completed their search the defendant left him that the bankrupt was indebted to him in the sum court into contempt, he being a friend to the people of
the house, and shortly after returned with a policeman of 1,2691. Within a few days from the date of this India.
named Cripps, whom he brought up to the bedroom, the interview the defendant issued execution upon the goods Mr. Alderman WILSON asked if lie had ever been in
cook being in bed at the time, and the search was re- and stock in trade of the bankrupt, and obtained passes- India ?—Mr. Gordon said he had for twenty years ; he
commenced and finished, tut the satin gown was not' sion of it all. It was now contended that the whole was a mariner and a merchant, but he had been exptlled
fouod. The defendant then directed the constable to transaction was a fraudulent one concocted by the par- from India.
take the young woman into custody, and she was taken ties for the purpose of defrauding the rest of the cre- Mr. Alterman WILSON said he did not know What
itors. course the directors might choose to take in respect to
to the station-house and charged by him on suspicion of d' ,
A number of witnesses were-called on the part of the the placard, or the assaalt on their servant. Could he
having committed felony. The plaintiff was taken
in
of_,
plaintiff support the above statements. without inconvenience find two sureties in 501. for his
through the streets at twelve o'clock at night, an hour
Mr. CHAMBERS called witnesses for the defendant to appearance at the next sessions? Thedefendant doubted
when the defendant knew that no magistrate was in at-
rove that the whole affair was perfectly bona fide, and whether he could find such sureties.
tendance to examine the matter and to see whether there P
proceedings in the action, under which exe- The complainant said he did not wish, though his
Would it not have been far better to have kept her safe
was any just ground for detaining or nt ton the charge. the various
cution was obtained, were put in, for the put pose of mouth was still bleeding, to press upon the gentleman.
in the house all ni corroborating their evidence as to the genuineness of He would be content with his undertaking not to conduct
ght , and to have taken her before the
magistrate in the morning. No! careless of all the transaction. himself in that way again.
these considerations—forgetful of the injury—the Mr. WurreeinasT having replied to the evidence, The defendant hesitated to make a promise so contrary
permanent injury—which might be inflicted on 'lhe LORD CHIEF BARON summed up to the jury, to his sense of duty.
the plaintiff by contamination with the wretched going through the whole of the evidence with great care Mr. Alderman WILSON said he was indebted to the
persons she might encounter there, he insisted and minuteness. forbearance of the complainant in not pursuing the
upon incarcerating her during the night. By The jury consulted together for a few minutes, and re- charge of assault, and he should dispose of the case by
the time he got to the station-house he had an opportu- turned a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of 1,260/. taking the defendant's own recognisance in 1004 to keep
nity of recollecting himself, and of pausing before the the peace for twelve months to all her Majesty's subjects.
injustice he meditated. When he was there Inspector COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 4. Mr. Gordon said he was much obliged to him, for this
Taylor intimated that he ought not to have her locked BROWN V. SMITH.—STEAM-BOAT COLLISION. restraint would relieve him from a most painful and
up unless he had good grounds for suspecting her of This was an action brought by the Waterman Steam- onerous duty which he had felt himself bound to perform.
the charge, and advised him to allow her to remain in boat Company against the proprietors of the Bee steams The defendant was bound over, and discharged.
his house until the morning, and to make further boat, to recover damages for the litter boat striking BO W. S TI?E'E 7.
No 7 inquiries. But he turned a deaf ear to this advice; she
aneWaterman, whereby she was seriously injured, Charles Metcalfe, errand boy, and Mary Ann Russel,
was locked up, and they would hear in what society the u
_ovesune
rin the River, on the evening of the 13th of servant of all work to Mr. Bodmin, tailor, of the Strand,
plaintiff, a girl aged 19, passed the night. The next N mrrecT__l_aosrt.
were charged before Mr. Jardine with stealing, at various
morning she was taken before Mr. Bond, and remanded, W tley and Mr Miller were for the laintiff •
Mr Sergeant Nii'lk* *
.i Ins and Mr Brown for the defendant •
P . times, a quantity of goods from their employer's shop ;
at the earnest request of the defendant and his wife, who
, and a woman, named Evans, was charged with receiving
The evidence was as ' .
is usual in such cases, of the the stolen goods, knowing them to be stolen.
stated that they could produce additional vidence, to
most conflicting
charecter.
Tothill-fields Prison. She had stated on heron ay to the
station-house that the envelopes were given to her by a COURT OF BANKRUPTCY
Dec. 4. The evidence given on the former bearings, though it
young man named Mason, with whom she had kept IN RE
CASS.—RIGHT OF CREDITORS TO INVESTIGATE strongly inculpated Russel and Evans, did not much
company. It was found that the statement that Mason PROCEEDINGS. affect the boy Metcalfe ; and Mr. Jardine, on being in-
Was a respectableyoung man in the employment of a gun- This was the day appointed for choice of assignees formed that there was no further evidence, determined
maker named Scott, in Leman-street, Goodman's-fields, under the estate of this bankrupt, who was a draper at to admit him as a witness against the other prisoners.
was true; and although, at the house of her mother at Colchester. - He stated that be had been in Mr. Bodmin's service
Battersea, her boxes were searched, nothing was found Mr. FRASER, a solicitor, appeared on behalf of Mr. about seven months. About two months ago, Mrs. Rus-
to cast the slightest suspicion on the plaintiff. On the
Morley, of Foster-lane, to prove a debt, and sought to sel told him one day that she had no money, and asked
Ist of December she was again brought before Mr. invalidate the proceedings, on the ground that the act him where she was to get some ? He said he could
Bond, who, after hearing the report of the policeman, of bankruptcy had not been proved, the witness to the not tell. She thee told him to go up to the room of Mr.
finding that there was no additional evidence, did that declaration being the petitioning creditor. Day, a lodger in the house, and take away
which ought to have been done a week before—he dis- The Learned COMMISSIONER said, in the first place,it his trousers, which he did. Ile gave her the trousers,
and she said she would take them to Mrs. Evans. A
charged her. The answer to the case was that a felony was wrong for the usher to have shown the proceedings.
had been committed, that the defendant and his wife No one hadbut the creditor a right to see any public .
few days afterwards she told him to take a waistcoat
had reason to believe that she was guilty of it, that she proceedings ; the private proceedings of opening the piece from the shop, take it to Mrs. Evans, and tell her
to pawn it, and she (Russel)" would call for the money
.ewas only a temporary servant with whom they had no et ought not to have been she wn. The officer of the
character, that the only other inmates of the house were t , - ' ' dt •
Court, therefore, had committed a breach of ue, and in the evening. He went to Mrs. Evans (whom he had
the cook, who had lived withthem several . ~, . known for about three months) and gave her the mes-
lady
Who
was
paying
visit years, add a Mr. Fraser had no locus standi to discuss the validity had a to them ; that the defendant of the proceedings. sage. In the course of the even' he himselfing, went
the care of th k • 'n to Mrs Evans, and told her Mrs Russel could not
agat . ..
whatever had
been e ey s, and that no one Mr. FRASER said he considered he had a right to see
but if the out that night but her ;who was his come out. She then gave him 2s. 6d., ehich hegave to
the petitionin creditor, as in the Gazelle his .
the -
as solicitor to
Bull sten
trousers' pieces, waistcoat pieces, and another pair of
conduct. Locate,- d without excuse for hia mission.
respective positions of the The Learned COMMISSIONER ' said that was an error trousers of Mr. Day's, for whi'el-Mrs. Evans got various
bea ' • • ring in mind that on at the Gazelle-office, or of the messenger, sums from Is. to 35., which heave to Mrs.Russel,occa-
but it did not
s..n .. • .
iff's means of support-i any receiving Is. himself. This went on until Thurs-
give a right for Mr. Fraser to dispute the adjudication;
returned an adver- clay,2 h
6t November, when he was stopped by policeman
ale's, as no one le in fact, the ground urged would not hold good, for the
a week
iii
Bridwou d
1 proof of the signature to the declaration of bankruptcy Pocock, F 14, just as he was leaving Mrs. Evans.
he apprehended the was not required by the twenty-second section of the Act I after giving her a trousers' piece. He told the
than that the plaintiff ' sth and 6th Victoria, but some of the Commissioners constable that he had left a trousers' piece with Mrs.
g• the injuries she had i wished to have an affidavit that it was the right party, i Evans, and on being taken back to her place pointed her
for in one case proceedings were taken against a John out to the officer. She said that it was sent to her by
Smith, of 9xfortl-s ; treet and- there appeared to bo lour; Mrs. Russel to look at.

1 5;

Joseph Donaldson, shopman to Mr. Bassett, pawn-
, broker, of Great Queen-street, produced several waist-
' coat pieces, a trousers'-piece, and a pair of trousers,
which were pawned at several times in the course of
October and November, in the name of Evans.
Mr. Day identified thetroasers as his property.
Several pawnbrokers' shopmen produced other waist-
coat and trouser pieces, &c. Some of which were also
pawned in the name of Evans, end others in the name of
Russet, the greater part of which were identified as
having been stolen from Mr. Bodman's shop.
Mc. JARDINE catrenitted the prisoners for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
William Borne was charged with stealing several ar-
ticles this morning from the tap-room of the Yorkminster
public-house, North Audley-strec t.
George Johnson, landlord of the Yorkminster, said
the prisoner had a cup of coffee that morning, about half-
past eight o'clock, in the tap room, and immediately
walked out; but in consequence of what was told him,
the complainant followed him, and said he had got some-
thing of his in his pocket. The prisoner denied, but
complainant was bringing him back to the tap-reem,
when the prisoner pulled out a cup and saucer from his
pocket, and begeed him not to go further with it. When
he was in the tap-room, waiting the police coming, he
brought out five knives and four forks from his pocket,
all belonging
to the complainant.
constable C 70 searched him, and found a tea-
spoonl o
Mr. HARDWICK committed the prisoner to take his
trial at the Middlesex Sessions.
Pol
ce-
him.
o
Charles Kerslake, tinplate-worker, Tudor-court, Tot-
tenham-court-road, was summoned by his apprentice for
ill using him on Wednesday last.
Henry James Newman, the apprentice, said that when
he was leaving the shop OR Wednesday, at 20 minutes
after one o'clock, to go to his dinner, be was ordered by
his master to return at two. Instead of that he returned
a quarter-past two, being fire minutes within the hour
allowed by his indenture. His master threatened he
would give him a caning, and laid hold of him by the
throat to pull him down stairs. After some rough usage,
in which the handkerchief of complainant was torn off
his neck, and his shirt collar damaged, two lads were
sent for a cane, the master saying he would cane every
inch of him, and when it was brought he struck him with
it severely across the back and side till the female ser-
vant came up and took the cane from him-and broke it.
Several witnesses were ealled on both sides, who all
corroborated the statement of the complainant.
The master said the boy had disobeyed his orders, and
he gave him what he considered a thrashing. He con-
sidered he had a right to cane his apprentices ; he felt it
was his solemn duty to do so, and believed it would do
him good.
Mr. HARDWICK asked what was the age of the ap-
prentice ? The apprentice—Eighteen years.
Mr. HARDWICK said the use of personal violence to a
lad eighteen years of age was not right, and could not
be approved of on any principle; and there was no ne-
cessity for a Magistrate sitting with a power to send
apprentices to the House of Correction, if masters were
allowed the use of personal violence towards them.
The defendant's idea of his right was erroneous, and his
sense of a solemn duty was ridiculous. It was evident
the master was an irritable man, and the indenture had
better be cancelled.
The master said he could not agree to that, and would
resist it to his utmost.
Mr. HARDWICK said the power to do so lay entirely
with the magistrate. He said the master must pay 20s.
wed 2s. costs for the assault. He then informed the ap-
prentice's mother that she might have a summons
against the master to make him show cause why the in-
denture should not be cancelled, but advised her in the
meantime to consult some friend whether she ought to
proceed to that length ; but she might have the sum-
mons at any time.

acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th ult.,
complaining of having been convicted and imprisoned on
the false evidence of a witness (from which imprison-
ment you were afterwards discharged by means of a par-
don), and petitioning Sir George Grey to direct a prose-
cution at the public expense, and to order compensation
to you as having suffered false imprisonment.
" Sir George Grey directs me to inform you, that as
soon as he had ascertained, by inquiry, that there was
good reason for believing the evidence produced against
you to be false, he recommended the grant of a pardon,
and at the same time gave directions for a prosecution
against the witness for perjury, in case the law officers
of the Crown should be of opinion that a prosecution
would be advisable ; and lam to inform you that Sir
George Grey, having since fully considered the question,
thinks it would not be advisable for the Government to
institute a prosecution in this matter. lam further to
inform you, that compensation is never made by the
Government in such cases, and that Sir George Grey is
not able to comply with your request in that particular.
—I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.)

" S. M. PHILLIPPS."
Addressed " Mr. Thomas Nott," &c.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES.
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM

COIN-ExaummE.
The arrivals of English Wheat for our market during the
present week have been very extensive, yet the show of sam-
ples here to-day was not to say large. Most descriptions met a
steady sale, at Monday's quotations. In free foreign Wheat
a good business was doing, at late rates, but Corn under lock
commanded very little attention. We had a large arrival of
Barley, owing to which the trade was dull, and prices had a
downward tendency. The Malt trade was slow, without
alteration in value. The supply of foreign Oats was large,
while the sale was slow, at late rates. Other articles as on
Monday.

Oats I Flour.
r,,740 qrs. I 5,740 sla
aid
22,890 5,300 brls

Wheat.
12,610 qrs.

ARRIVALS.
Barley.
14,320 qrs.
900
15,370 .
Ma1t.7,240 qrs.
SMITHFIELD.
Although the supply of Beasts here to-day, was seasonably
large, and of improved quality, the Beef trade was steady, at
fully IlIonda)'8 quotations. From abroad, we received 300
Beasts, 880 Sheep, and 20 Calves. With Sheep, we were
scantily supplied ; yet the sale for that description of stock
was in a sluggish state, at barely stationary prices. In
Calves, a steady business was doing, at late rates, while Pigs
were quite as dear, with a fair inquiry. AlilchCows were
very dull, at from 161 to 181 each, including their small
Calf.

CLE R KEN WE L L.
William Holding was charged with robbing his sister-
in-law, Anna Holding, of half-a-crown, and two dupli-
cates, one being that of her wedding-ring, and with
violently assaulting her in the commission of the robbery.
The prosecutrix said she resided in a small cottage in
Pocock's-fields, and about one o'clock on Monday the
prisoner came in, and after saying a few words, caught
her by the throat and attempted to put his hand in her
pocket. She screamed out loudly, upon which he
knocked her down, when he took the money and dupli-
cates from her pocket and ran away.
Several witnesses were called by the prosecutrix to
support her statement, but although all said they heard
her scream, none saw either the prisoner or any person
else near the spot ; and it was also shown that there
existed a very bitter family quarrel, her husband having
ran away from her a short time ago.
Mr. Comps: said it was- a most singular charge alto-
gether, but with such contradictory evidence he could
not do otherwise than order him to be discharged.
W H I P-S TR EE 7:
A person of respectable appearance, named William
Richards, describing himself as a land surveyor, residing
at Stoke Newington-common, was placed at the bar,
before Mr. Bingham, charged with indecently exposing
his person with a view to insult several members of the
family of Mr. Simonds, a gentleman living in Great
Chart-street, Ifoxton.
The details of the case cannot be further stated than
that at half past eight o'clock that morning, as Mr.
Simonds's nit ce (a young lady named Nunn) was look-
ing out at the dining-room window, the prisoner so ins•
pudently stared her out of countenance that she was
obliged to leave her position ; and, on returning, when
she thought he had gone away, she found him standing
on the opposite pavement, conducting himself in the
most indecent and offensive manner. Ann Stratforti, the
prosecutor's servant, entered the room at that moment
to du,t the blinds, and was being cautioned by Miss
Nunn as to the insult she was to receive if she did
so, when the prisoner, after looking carefully round him
to see that he was not observed, deliberately unfastened
his dress, and in the most open and intentional manner
perpetrated the ()Knee complained of. Both the young
women instantly left the window, and the prisoner
quitted the street ; but the same afternoon, between one
and two o'clock, returned to the spot, and, stationing
himself opposite to the area window, was supposed to be
about to renew his misconduct, when the servant ap-
pealed to her master for protection, and Mr. Simonds
went out after him. Thu prisoner instantly hastened
away and was followed by the prosecutor, unit' he took
refuge in a pubhc•house, when Sergeant Lambert was
informed of his conduct, and took him into custody.
Upon hearing the nature of the charge against him, he
positively denied it, and,
- On being now called upon for his defence, he said, that
-szle
being compelled- to stop at the spot in question for an
exigent purpose,-[4ter-- might hare accidentally given
a'";hsresoduurrnneodt the
seen either tAlg
oratllie_.gation against hint ; but he could
sit avit,f; purely unintentional, as he
the witnesses, and was the last
man who would knowingly be guilty of such infamous
conduct.
Both the young women, however, gave the most posi-
tive contradictions to this statement, and declared that
the act, which was more than once repeated, was unmis-
takeably wilful, and
Mr. BINGLIAM, who considered that it was impossible,
with such testimony to come to any other conclusion
than that the prisoner had been guilty of the offence be
was charged with, sentenced him to be imprisoned in the
House of Correction for three months, and kept to hard
labour, as a rogue and vagabond.
The prisoner was removed to the cells, but still pro-
tested his innocence, and that the whole was the result
of a serious mistake.
Mr. BINGHAM requests us to acknowledge his receipt
of a letter from a gentleman residing in Paradise place,
Stoke Newington, whose signature, which could not be
very clearly deciphered, was either " W. TreWheeler,"
or "W. W. Wheeler, enclosing 5/. for the poor-box &f
this Court, the funds of which are now nearly exhausted,
and which contribution the benevolent donor desired
might be noticed in the papers.
THAMES.
Mr. Moss and Mr. Shaward, tradesmen residing in
Whitechapel, came before Mr. Ballantine for the pur-
pose of handing to him the sum of 1/. 12s. 2d., the re-
sult of a penny subscription opened at the Gloucester
Arms, Commercial-road East, for Thomas Nott, who
was falsely accused of a robbery, and convicted at the
Clerkenwell sessions, on the evidence of a girl named
Evans, who, it afterwards appeared, bad perjured her.
self. Nott underwent five weeks' imprisonment before
he received a pardon, and has since received various
small sums from benevolent persons who sympathised
with his sufferings.
Mr. BALLANTINE said the subscription did much credit
to the feelings of the persons who had promoted it, and he
had no objection to take charge of the money until No
came to the Court to receive it.

English ......
Irish ........
Foreign ......

PANIES'
From ne Official List,
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING
LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4.
TOINT-STOCR. nILNIELS.

8,580

The money was soon afterwards handed to the poor
,ollow, whose health was much impaired by his impri-
sonment. lie is in great distress, and the donation was
received with gratitude.
The following correspondence has recently taken place
on the subject of Nott's conviction:—
"TO THE RIGHT H3N. SIR GEORGE GREY, SECRETARY
OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT.
" Sir,—l beg leave respectfully to lay before you a
statement of my case, which is one of peculiar hardship.
I was convicted on the 29th of September last, at the
Clerkenwell Sessions, of felony, and sentenced to three
months' imprisonment and hard labour. The only wit
ness against me was Mary Ann Evans, a girl aged 14
years, the servant of the prosecutor, who subsequently
endeavoured to fix a charge of rubbery and assault on a
poor woman named Mary Swift. A statement was
afterwards forwarded to you by my prosecutor, Mr.
Still, by the Commissioners of Police, and others, ex-
posing the perjury and wickedness of the girl Evans,
and clearly showing that I had been unjustly convicted,
and was innocent of the crime laid to my charge. After
an imprisonment of five weeks I received her gracious
Majesty's free pardon, and was liberated by virtue of an
order, signed by you, and forwarded to the governor of
the prison in which I was confined. ...1y health has
been greatly impaired by the imprisonment I underwent,
and my wife and family were reduced to great distress
in consequence of my incarceration and long absence
from home. The wicked and unprincipled girl Evans,
who endeavoured to ruin two innocent persons, and par,
tially succeeded in one instance, is still at large. I am
unable to defray the expenses of a prosecution, and un-
less the case is taken up by the department over which
you have the honour to preside, the girl will escape that
punishment which she justly deserves. I therefore
humbly pray, that you will be pleased to direct a prose-
cution at the public expense, and that you will also be
pleased to take my case into your favourable considera-
tion, and order such compensation to be made for my
false imprisonment and losses as in your judgment may
be deemed fit.—l am, Sir, with great respect,
" Your very humble and obedient servant,

•
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. d. v. d. s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 8 210 Second qualitydltto 4 2 4 6
Second quality ditto. 3 0 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 8 410
Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 310 Southdown Wetly- 5 0 5 4
Prime Scots •••• • • 4 0 4 4 Ditto out of the wool
Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 2 Large Hogs ...... 3 8 4 4
Prime small ditto .. 4 4 4 8 Small Porkers •• -• 4 6 4 8
'uckling Calves .18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs .. 16 0 19 0
Inferior Sheep •• .. 310 4 0 Lambs .....• ••• • 0 0 0 0
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. Pigs.
1,082 2,760 197 290
ENVGJITE AND LEADENHALI..
We had a very steady trade here, at full prices.
At per stone, by the Carcase.

Dividend Amount
Vase of Company, per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
X a. d. .£ 0. d.
tustralasia .. ••••• • • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 -ilritsn.North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45
lommercial of London 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Ilolonial . 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Lenin and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
London Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Metropolitan ..... -••- 25 0 0 710 0
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New......• • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 36%
Ditto, New... ... •• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Jnion of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Union of London - I 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
X s. d. £ a. d.
t.bion - .......• •• • • 31. 105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75
Mance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18%
Ditto Marine... - -6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 5%
‘,.011,3 .
British Commercial - 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7%
'lcriel,Med.& Gen. Life 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 10
omit}, --- - - .... 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Crown ••.•-•. • • • • • • 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
Eagle ...• • • ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 s%xd
Eno. Fr. Scot. Law •• • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
European Life •••• • • 51% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Freemasons' .• •-• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
Globe • • •• • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 135
Guardian •••.•. . • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48
Imperial Fire •• - •... 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 231
Imperial Life -• • ..... 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Indemnity Marini •• • • 1/. sh.& be. 100 0 0 513 1 31
Law Life -
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 ' 63,',
London Fire •••• .• • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15%
~ondon Ship •.•• - -10 s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15%
Marine.. ..... ••• • .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Med. Invlid&Gen.Life 4%/. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 -
National Life....
Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/. Os.
"hcenix 3/. p. et. & bs. - - 205
Protector Life.... -
Provident Life ll. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
11, )ck Life• •••.• .•
It ,yal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - -
S in Fire. - - 210
Ditto Life .......... IL 6s. - - 49
U.iiversal Life -
LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 175
[loyal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 159
British Linen Company Cl. per cent. - 100 0 0 220
Commercial Bank .• • • 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 163
National Bank 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 14/.14s
Union Bank of Scotland 7% /. pr cent. - 50 0 0 91
Western Bank .....• • • 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 8514
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 7%
Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 131. 8s
Eastern Bank • - 10 0 0 111/
Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 ,11. 11 s
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. - 50 0 I 71. Is
City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 10 0 0 ,13/. 6s
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 255. Od
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 i 4%
Incur. Co. of Scetind Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10
North British Incur. •5%1. pr cent. 1200 0 0 10 0 0 27%
Caledonian Fire Incur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22%
Edinburgh Life Incur 6l. per cant. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18%
Edin.&(llasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 76
Ditto, % shares 75.63. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 18%
Wasov & Ayrshir Rail. 71. percent. 50 0 0 All paid. 691,8
Giaspr& Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 161/e
lisgw& Garnklrk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 3958
Invidee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 125 0 0 All paid. f 37
Standard Life Aastirnee.l N. per cent. 50 0 0 I 210 0 1 9

THOMAS NOTT.
"2, Gurney-place, Lucas street, Comm:mai road Eat,
Nove[noer 30."
To this communication Nutt received the following
reply :

" Whitehall, Dec. 1.
" am directed by Secretary Sir G. Grey to

s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d
Beef, inferior.... •. 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 8
- middling •.2 10 3 0 middling.. 310 4 2
- prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime .. •. 4 4 4 6
- prime small .. 3 6 3 8 Pork, 1arge........ 3 4 4 0
Veal•• • • .... ••• • • 3 4 4 6 - small.. •• 4 2 4 8
Lamb, Os Od to Os Od.
BOROUGH HOP M.A.RHET.
Fine parcels of Hops are in good request, at full prices.
In all other kinds, next to nothing is doing. The following
are present rates :—Sussex Pockets, 31 14s to 41 8s; Weald
of Kent ditto, 4/ to 4110 s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 4/ 6s
to 616 s per cwt.

(From the London New Price Current of December 4.)
SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was sparingly dealt in,
although there were sellers upon further reduced terms, the
quantity disposed of amounting to only 100 hhds and trcs in
the pr,vate market, and the fall in prices during that time
% I has been Is, and in some cases is 6d per cwt on the inferior
and brown sorts.

CANALS.
..: 1
Names of lE.> I Dividend Names of . Dividend
2
.• Price. per Price.
Companies. A 1 per • Companies. 0_ 4)
,f.
..
,r: I Annum. cn Annum.
- '
£I £
Ashtn & 014 h 57 51.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. -
A.sliby-d-ln-Zlll3 4/. 1 70 Alntgoinrysh 100, 51. -
Barnsley -.11601 121. 1180 Macclesfield. 1001 - -
BAsingstoke..Ho - I - Neath ...... 100 171. 340
IS rknkBtAbrg. 150 51. 85 ,Nottlnghain . 150 12/. -
Cromtiml....lloo - 141. I - !Peak Forest. 78 32. 40
Dudley 11001 V. I - Regent's .... 33 11. ss. 20
Derby •• •• • 100 i 6/. ' 73 Rochdale.. • • 85 4/. -
Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 55 Shropshire • . 125 8/. -
Krewash !100: 321. iSomrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130
Forth & Clyd 100 4/. , - I Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. -
Granil,Jutictil 100 71. 83 IStffrd &Worc 140 28/. 270
l ,rand Union 100 11. 10s. - I Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
:liamorgish . 172 13%1. - IStourbridgs.. 145 201. 315
-I,str& Brkly 00 - • - ; Strtfrd on Av 79 I/. 103. -
.;rantletm • • 150 121. - ,Severn and
Iluddersileld. 57, - j - ! Nye nail. 26 1/. Bs. 32
kennt & AvM 39' 7s. 6(1. 5 4 Trnt & 3lr- 1 ....
~ au 30/. -
Lancaster ..• I 47, 1/. 10s. - 1 sey, 4 sn. j
Leeds& Livrpr 100. 341. 1 520 Thams &Med 15 - -
Leicester ... • 140; 10/. 105 Worcstr & 78 2/.
f.eiestr &Nth: 8.3 4/. 52 1 Ilirming.i 43
Lougliborogh,l42 701. 1 850 f Wilts & Bits 67 11. 11

REFINED.—Tc-day there was only a moderate business
transacted in refined goods by the home trade, although
brown lumps could be obtained at Gls to 625, and standard
_ lumps at 635. I.londed Crushed is wanted, and is with diffi-
ad culty to be obtained at 33s for first quality.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met witb
) little attention, and the parcels offered at auction amounting
to 2,758 bags 120 casks 80 brls, sold at a reduction on former
rates of 6d to Is.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at auction 4.404 bags Bengal
were offered, but the trade acted with caution, and a part
only sold at a further fall in prices of is per cwt.
FoREIGN.—The supply is on the increase of Foreign
11: Sugar available for home consumption, and prices are lower-
'% ing for every kind. Arrivals of the new crop are expected
to be earlier than last year, and the consumption greater.
The home trade have operated with caution in Havannah,
although there are sellers at a reduction on previous rates
oof 6d to is per cwt. Few transactions have taken place
.
, privately, and at auction'972 boxes, 108 hhds, and 9 barrels
• were offered yesterday, and;the chief part:sold.
COFFEE. —This afternoon the public sales of Ceylon Coffee
consisted of 2,352 bags, but the demand was not quite so
active, and a part only sold at barely previously rates.
COCOA.—West India of good and fine quality is wanted
at 42s to 475, but low and middling sorts, of which the stock
chiefly consists, met with a dull sale at 32s to 40s per cwt.
There are further arrivals, direct and indirect
TEA.—There has been less activity in the market this
lee. week, the speculative demand having ceased, and the trade
purchasing both black and green with caution; in some cases
rather lower rates have been submitted to.
COCIIINEAL—This afternoon the public sales of 103 bags
Cochineal went off at Id per lb decline—Honduras, silvers
selling at 4s I Id to 5s 4d per lb.
RlCE.—There has been a fair demand for Bengal, home
.14s consumption by private contract this week, but exporters
have operated with caution, and the tendency of prices is
downwards. There are sellers of Madras at 13s ad to 15s,
ss but few buyers are to be met with. Of Java there is still
114 none here. Patna is little wanted, and prices are going
11 8 down, 19s to 23s having been taken, and there is a plentiful
supply. For Carolina the market is in a dull state at 34s
161 to 40s.
4%

SPICES.—To-day at public sale 36 chests of Cassia Lignea
taken in 565; 100 bags of Pimento taken in at 4id to 4gd ; 6
cases Nutmegs sold at 2s 8d to 3s for middling brown ; 1 case
6Mace 3s 4d for middling; 25 packages of Jamaica Preserved
Ginger chiefly taken in at 3s 6d, a part sold at 2a 3d to 2s 4d.
SZE DS.—There has been a considerable increase in the de •
mand for Linseed Cakes this week, and prices have assumed
I% an upward tendency—English bringing 1315 s to 131 lOs per
1,000 cakes ; Foreign 9/ to 10/, and very fine thin 10/10s to
101 15s per ton. There iA, however, a good supply of all
kinds. For Rape Cakes little inquiry has existed.
Fa UlT.—There continues the same activity in this market
as usual at this period of the year. Of Valentia Raisins
there has been offered at public sale this week 10,309 boxes,
and 4,123 half boxes, being mostly out of condition and in-
ferior quality, a kreat part sold from 40s'to 415; good and
fine, which are scarce, fully maintain the highest quotation,
465; of old Valentias, 1,240 boxes, 887 half-boxes. all sold at
325. For Turkey Figs there continues a very good demand,
some large sales have been made from 42s to 50a for low and mid
qualities, and 56s to 68s for good and fine, Eleme Raisins
met a ready sale from 44s to 47s a parcel of Red Smyrna
Raisins in barrels have been sold at 40s, a large parcel of
New Muscatel Raisins in bunch, boxes, halves, and quarters
were eagerly taken 47s to 565. For Cut rants there is still a
good demand but the buyers take their chief supplies from
the damaged parcels, of which there is a considerable quan-
tity by the late arrivals.
-Brturrs.—Jamaica generally has sustained the previous
currency, but only a limited business has been transacted.
Leeward Island is wanted, and the rates offered are fully equal
to those previously current. In Calcutta purchases to a
fair extent have been made at fully previous rates. Demerara
is held with firmness, but only a small business has been
transacted, strong qualities at 3s 3d to 3s 8d per gallon.
Brandy has been only in limited request for home consump-
tion or exportation, but holders are firm, and insist upon
fully previous rates. Geneva has met with little attention
for exportation, and being a good supply, common is attain-
able at 2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon, fine in small parcels fetched
3s to 3s 2d. British Curn Spirits have been in excellent
request.
SALTPETRE.—Rough has attracted attention, and the
parcels disposed of privately were at rather higher prices—
common to fine Calcutta yielding 25s to 27s 6d per cwt. The
supply at market is less than it was, and which is not to be
wondered at, prices being under those of last year, the deli-
veries greater, and the stock less.
On.s.—This afternoon at public sale 70 casks Palm Oil
were sold at 33s to 38s, 20 tuns of Seal 26/ 5s to 341 15s,
20 tuns of Cod 261 15s to. 271, and 30 tuns of Southern at
28/ to 291.
TALLOW.—This afternoon the quantity offered at public
sale was small, and amounted to only 15 casks Italian, 50
casks Petersburgh Yellow Candle, and 51 casks of Odessa
Sheep, which went off at prices in favour of buyers.

Price.

113
995'

Price,

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

THE LATE FIRE AND LOSS OF
LIFE AT LAMBETH.
On Thursday afternoon Mr. W. Carter held an inquest
at the Hero of Waterloo Inn, Waterloo-road, on the
body of Mary Ann Southey, otherwise Mary Ann Ro-
bertson, aged 16, the dwarf who lost her life at the fire
which occurred on the morning of Wednesday, at Mr.
Fergusson's wax-work exhibition, in the New-cut,
Lambeth.
The jury having been sworn, proceeded to view the
body, which was lying in the vaults of St. John's
Church.
Mr. James Fergusson said that he was the proprietor
of the wax-work exhibition, No. 32, Chaleraft-terrace,
New-cut, Lambeth. The exhibition was opened at ten
o'clock in the morning, and closed at ten at night. On
the evening of Tuesday last witness and Mrs. Edwards,
his housekeeper, had been spending the evening at the
Surrey Theatre. They returned home at twelve o'clock,
when the shop was closed, and he understood that the
deceased had retired to bed. Not having a fire up-stairs,
he went into the kitchen to take his supper. About a
quarter of an hour after that time he sent his servant
out on an errand, and on her return she cried out,
master, master, the hotise is on fire 1" On witness run-
ning up stairs he found the exhibition-room all on fire,
and the flames were rolling up the staircase.
The CORONER—Do you know whether or not the
servant took a light with her when she went out? Wit-
ness—l understand that she took a lighted candle with
her, and that she placed it on one of the organs in the
middle of the exhibition.
The CORONER—Was any attempt made by you to
save the deceased? Witness—lt could not be done.
The staircase was very narrow, and the flames were
ascending rapidly.
The CORONER—But was not any attempt made to get
to her from the window? Witness—Even that was
impracticable, for the fire burned so fiercely that the
flames extended nearly half across the roadway.
The CORONER—Can you form any opinion as to how
the fire originated? Witness—Only by supposing that
some person who had visited the exhibition during the
evening had dropped the end of a lighted cigar, which
might have smouldered for some time, and then have
burst forth in a flame. I did not, however, detect the
smell of fire, nor yet the escape of gas, on my return
home.
Mr. Robert Thomas Barrow, deputy foreman of the
West of England Fire-office, said that on the roaming
of Wednesday last he was called to Mr. Fergusson's
premises, which he found were enveloped in flames from
the bottom to the top. At that time there was no pos-
sibility of entering the place. He assisted to extinguish
the flames. The fire having been subdued witness pro •
cured some scaling ladders, and on entering the second
floor back he found the deceased lying partly in and
partly out of bed.
Maria Biggs, a servant in the employ of Mr. Fergus-
son, having spoken to the time her master went out, the
hour he returned from the theatre, and the number of
persons in the premises at the time, she added that she
was quite certain the fire was not wilfully caused by any
party.
The jury returned a verdict "That the deceased died
from the effects of burning, caused by the house having
accidentally taken fire "

LONDON, D. 4.--Wind, this day at noon, W.N.W„
;ht breeze, and fine.

-DEAL, Disc. 3.—Wind N. to N.N.E., moderate breeze.—
Arrd from the River and sailed, Gambia, Smith, Gambia.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 3.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Niagara,
Symonds, Valparaiso.
LIVERPOOL, Die. 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Alert, Laughlin,
Quebec. Sid. Hopewell, Seattle, Sierra Leone; Kestrel,
Wallace, Rio Janeiro; Berager, Moarn, Bahia ; Sarah,
Broomlicad, Virginia ; Aregon, Heron, Savannah ; Sea King,
Hutton, Savannah ; Sophia, ollins, St. John's, New Bruns-
wick. Off, New William, Mexico ; Mary Jane, Highland,
Agenoria, John Begg, Indefatigable, and Middleton.
CLYDE, DEC. 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Eagle, Sand, Mon-
treal ; Agnes, Gillies, Newfoundland. Sid. Vincent, Brown,
Demerara; Hallyard, Putts, Grenada.
EXMOUTIL—Arrd. Prowler, Coyth, Labrador; Admiral
Nelson, Le Bas, Patagonia.
8211ELDS.—The Rhine, Telford, from St. John's New
Brunswick, which arrived here yesterday, is leaky, and has
lost part of her bulwarks, having been in contact, 18th ult.,
with the Enighetin, of Bergen, for Ireland, which vessel al-
most immediately foundered ; crew saved. The Delight,
Fenwick, from Grangemouth to Shields, was wrecked, 30th
ult., at Hely Island; clew saved.
ST. AGNES, Nov. 30.—Three pieces of mahogany marked
C. and L. C. in a diamond, 36, K. B. J. M. P. B. M. P. 60.
J. M. P. 33, have been picked up near Padatow and brought
here by the Brothers.
INIiuICHANNEL,
DEC. 3.—Arrd. Ann, Simmons, Quebec
for Montreal.

OFF ILFRACOMBE, Dac. 3.—Collina, Quebec for Glow
center.
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---imz--- Lne, Ditc. 3.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Pilgrim, United
States. _ _

TORBAY, DEC. 3.—A boat 13 feet long .marked on the
stern, Gerhardus liendricus, was fallen in with yesterday off
the Start.
PADSTOW; DEC. 2.—Abort 40 logs of mahogany have
been picked up marked 1. M. P., C. and L., and F. L.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 2.—A schooner, bottom upwards, was
passed off St. Ives, 27th ult., by the Enfield, Llewellyn,
arrived here.
POaT TALBOT, DEc. 2.—The Elizabeth, Budge, which
went on shore near the Skee Rocks, l'ith ult., has been got
off, and brought into this port.

Died, on Sunday last, Mr._ Allen Davenport,author
of " Origin of Man arid the Progress of Society;' He
had been much afflicted for some time, but, he bore his
severe illness with remarkable patience and resignation.
By trade he was a shoemaker, but being of delicate
health, he found much pleasure in the pursuit and the
diffusion of the liberal principles he had early in life
sincerely adopted. He was much beloved ; simple in
manners as a child, and of a most amiable disposition.
His remains are to be removed from the Hall of Science,
City road, on Sunday next, for interment in Kensal-
green Cemetery.
ROYAL ENGINEERS.—WOOLWICH, DEC. 3.—We
regret to have to announce the death of Captain John
llods.r.es Pipon.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Forty-two fine young men
arrived at Woolwich ou Thursday, from Lisburn. in Ire-
land, as recruits for the Royal Artillery. Thirty-tw,o more
were at Lisburn at the time they left. Lieutenant Jas.
Clarke, who presides at that station, has sent to head-
quarters upwards of 500 recruits during the present
year. Amongst the recruits that have arrived ar.. many
who have been in eery respectable circumstances; in
fact, the general standard of recruits, in a moral. point of
view, is far higher than it has been for years past.
REDUCTION OF TEA DUTIES.--On Wednesday
the inhabitants of Leeds, in public meeting a ssembled,
E. Baines, Esq., in the chair, resolved unanii nously to
memorialise the Queen for the immediate red notion of
the tea duti, s, and a deputation was appointed topresent
the memorial. A resolution was also passed to solicit
the Members for the county and the borough fox their
zealous co-operation.

LONDON MEdUANICS' INSTITUTION.—On Wednes-
day evening the quarterly meeting was held in the large
theatre of the institution, at Southampton-buildings,
Chancery-lane, where the chair was taken by Mr. Valen-
tine. A letter was handed in, accompanying a purse
containing the proceeds of an amateur theatrical benefit,
which had taken place at the Olympic Theatre, the per-
formers being the members of the elocution class. A
resolution was proposed that the money should not be
received, as derived from sources inconsistent with the
objects of the institution. After a long and stormy dis-
cussion, a division took place, in which there proved to
be a trifling majority in favour of receiving the money,
which is to be appropriated to the reduction of the debt
of the iwitilution.

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