The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-21 00:00:00

THE S tTN,

MONEY and COMMERCI AL NEI.
CITY, QUARTER TO I iiREk..
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yeltertioy wi,re 7,000
bales, with a good market.—Railway Shares were ruttier
better, and with a fair business doing.
The continental advices received to-day are of a more
tranquil character generally,.but the existence cif wide-
spread discontent is not to be denied.
There are accounts of August Ist from Wellington,
New Zealand, and they appear to be of a favourable
Complexion again.
From Pernambuco direct per Columbus we have
later dates. The exchange on London was firm at 23id.
to 24d. Freights were depressed. Sugar was steady.
At Rio on the 14th of September the vessels could with
difficulty obtain cargoes.
By way of America there are dates of the middle
of September from the River hate. At; Buenos Ayres
the exchange was 2 13-16 d., and business was brisker
than it had been.
From Monte Video, the letters to Sept. 4, are, how-
ever, by no means cheerful.
Savannah papers of Oct. 23, merely notice matters of
local interest, but confirm the report that unless anything
untoward occurs, the harvest will be must abundant.
From Hayti we hear that a decree had been pub-
lished for regulating commercial affairs. The Govern-
ment was to have the right of establishing and controlling
the monopolies of the whole or part of the country, and
only a certain number of brokers would be allowed to
act in each town.
The money market in America had not varied to any
extent when the Europa steamer left. It is stated
from New York, that—
" The stock market has experienced no very im-
portant change during the past week. Prices closed
Yesterday within a fraction of those ruling at the close
of the previous week, and the transactions do not indi-
cate any improvement in the minds of opera-
tors.
The tact is, the brokers have specula-
tions in fancy stocks almost entirely to them-
selves, outsiders are very shy and very scarce, and the
appearance of the political, financial, and commercial
horizon is by no means sufficiently flattering to give
,t11,,,e41 any hope, for a long time, of any advance in
r""1- Money is plenty enough for all the ordinary
purposes
of commerce, but not enough as to give an im-
petus to speculation. We look for quiet times for many
Months, and we have no doubt a further depreciation in
prices for stocks, and for produce generally, will be ex-
perienced before the opening of another season."
The following from Cantle describes the progress of
the St. Laurence and Atlantic Railway, an important
link in colonial commnnication:—" The work on this
road is progressing with great rapidity; the whole line is
graded to St. Hyacinthe, tho bridges over the Richelieu
and Huron rivers finished, depot houses and engine
house erected at Longueuil, St. Hilaire, and St. Ilya-
einthe, water stations nearly completed, cars for freight
and passengers made and landed at Longueuil, super-
structure completed, all but six miles, having
eighteen miles of iron rails laid, and the lay-
ing of the remainder of the superstructure and
rails is advancing su rapidly that there is every
prospect of the road being opened to St. llya-
ciuthe from the 15th to the 20th of November, when
the directors, it is understood, intend to invite the stock-
holders to witness the opening of this road, so all im-
portant to Montreal, and it may be said, to the whole of
Canada, being the link which is to connect this city with
the sea at all seasons of the year, and the outlet for the
eoduee of the west passing through the canals and pub-
th works of this province, of which it will thus become
eonneuatiou. The large locomotive made for the
broader track of this railroad has reached Longueuil,
where it is being put up, so that there will be no want of
Moving power.'
There was some attempt to " bang" the Consol market
yesterday u:ternoon utter the official hours of business,
and the decided improvement in prices had the usual
result, viz., to bring forward a few sellers desiroas of
realising their profits. Upon the opening of business
to-day, however, the market again bad a steady appear-
ance, if nut ranging quite so high as yesterday, and
since then a partial reaction has occurred. It is
probable that, as we have before remarked, there
will be frequent fluctuation until the Presidential
election is over. Consuls were first marked. 87i have
since been 87i /, and are now about 87i There has
been a small !allure in the " house." 'rue New Three-
,aini-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 86 1, and
the Three per Cents. 86 to 86i. Bank Stock laas been
firm at 189. Exchequer-bills of March are 40s. to 435.
Premium.
The Foreign Securities are buoyant again. Spanish
Five per Cents. realise 11 to 1 i and the Three per
24 to 244. Portuguese )!'our per Cents. have
been quoted 25k. Peruvian Bonds are steady at 35.
Brazilian Old Stock is at 724. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
Per Cents. have been 46k, and Russian Bonds 994.
Railway' Shares are looking 'up again. The trans-
actions are not large, but appear to be chiefly for cash,
Which is a favourable indication. Eastern Counties are
held better, North-Western are fairly IL higher, Great
'Western have risen 11. to 21., Midland 11., and some
ethers in proportion. South. Western are dull. Brighton
ints(lY, at a slight rise. _

. P t,- oNE CLOSING
'Lb or IlluTlSti 111ND3 O'cLOCK. PRICLS.
3 WA 84 ck lB9 189
x
3 l'w Cent. Reduced A':lls 8614 86 861/4
P't Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 87,54%14 X 87%
Niar 3A
I _u
- per Cent. Anus...—. B6%th 6634
••ngAnns. to expire Jan.lB6o
/ I).iatto 30 years. Jan. 5, 1860.... 8X
8%
tids Bonds, 1,0004
Ditto
con3ois
fuonrdAercelo,ooounti.....
87%M% 87 jg Eachequer Bills. 21,4 d. & 2d.
1,000/. March
40 p
1,0001, June ''''' 37 p
43 p 5604 March .................. 40 p 500/. June
40 p
Small. June .-

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
oNE CLOSINO
O'cLoCK. PRicEs.
Brazilian Bonds
72% 74
2
Ditto, Account
- 73
2
Equador Bonds
. -
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 35 35
Portuguese 5 per Cents. -
Ditto, 4 per Cent. 25% 25%
%
Russian Bonds ...
11%34 11%
..... 2414 24 24
Spanish 5 perper Cent.cent 1840.
Ditto, 3
Dividends on the above payable
th 46%in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 46%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates - 71
PRICES OF r BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES.
'AT ONE O'CLOCK. IRICES, .
Aberdeen 5O ...... - -
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 414...... -
-
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7 -
Belfast & County Down 19
...-
.-
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Janet., calls duly
_
~!•icl. or with a guaran. 20 ...... -
_
11.410•withoutguarantee 20 . ... -
"'irraing. Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley;calls duly
._
V. or With guarantee 10 ..... -
-
muo• Withoutguarantes 10 - keirtning.,Virolverh'pton,
8%
and Stour Valley 131. 145... -
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June..., 10 - ........ ...••.. --
-
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 8 -
-
Bristol and Exeter...... 90 •
-
-
Ditto. Thirds .." ..... 27% -
Buckinghamshire... 14/. 4s. - .. -
Caledonian ... 5O ....
.%
...... • ••••
.. -1832 19
Ditto, Halt' Shares .. 8% ...... - - -
Do. New 10/. Pref..... 5 ...,.. 45/,'1% ....~
Ditto,Clydesdala Juno 50 - -
Chester and Holyhead... 50 -
Ditto, Preference l5 - -
Clarence -
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 - -
-
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ...... -., Do. Government Loan, "'
4 per Cent.
10 ...• ^' ••• -••
Direct London & Ports. -
month .... ............ 5 - .............
- -
Dublin and Belfast Junc. 35 .._ -
Dundalk Is Enniskillen 20
..... -
-
East Anglia, 25L, L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ..«.. -
Do., 18/., E. & H.... 18
......
Do., 3/. 105. ......... 3%
..... -
Eastern Conaties... ..... 20 ...... 12 113/4%
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent........... 7% ...... 8k
Ditto, Extension, 5 per
Cent, No. 1 6/.135. 4d.... -
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 133.4 d..-
Do. North. & Eastern 50-
Do., 5 per cent.
Do. Quarters .... - ............ . -
Do. New
34 ...... -- •••
Eastern Union, Class A '"
(late E. U. Shares) 23 - -
4...•
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 -
Ditto, Class B (L &
and B.) 2O - -
-
Ditto, Class C, ditto._ 20 . .... ••••
-
Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ...... -
Ditto, ditto . - ....Me ....... .....
Ditto (C. & F....) guar.
EasiiisttLttpooane: rxelc\aiieeeihit.r..6..
..
..
.............
0225:4
___"--
........ .....
1-":11i • , ....... .... 46 / ••••••
.....
Quarters 614 - 6 per Cent. Pre-
Do.,
ference Quarters 6!4
Last Lincolnshire ........ 25 ••
•
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 - -
I Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 . • - • •
Edinburg. hand Northern 25 -
Ditto Newport ........ 15-
Exeter'-
- Yei,ls r
and j
-
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Ail
Carlisle ....... ... -81. 6s. 81... - -
Glasgow,Kilmar. & Ayr 50 ..... • - - Do. Preference Consol. -
- ' .......
Great Northern ......... 17
Do., .!,., A Deferred ... 12% 4 ...
Do., % B 6 per Cent.
guaranteed
... ....• 41/ . ... ; . Do. Extension... 21,., .. -
•••
-
Great South. and West. - ....
(Ireland) ... ........ . . 42%...... '223/4'
Great North of Egland.loo
••••• -
Ditto, New, 40/......... 40
-
Ditto,
-
Ditto, ditto.... .• .. 25
••• ...... Oa ••• ...
New, 30/ ...
30
-
Ditto, New, 151„......
...... 14 ..
..
....
7
Great Western ............ 90
itto, % Shares ...... 50
... .•• 43%
Ditto, 4 Shares 7
Ditto, Fifths .. . ......
21
••
•••
1
Ditto, New l•i/....... ...
... 13 -•. 10 .. ..... .
Huddersfield and Man-Ch. 30 •
Ditto, Thirds ....... •10 .:: ...
-- ........
••••••
Hull and Selby .. ....... 50 •••::: - -
-
Ditto, Half Shares •
25
Ditto, 14 Shares .. 1.. . 12%7.7.: 7 -... ..
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, and
... 10 -
Lancashire & Yorkshire Ditto, ditto . 93 ..... -
Ditto, % Share; .......
66
-...•
-
Dc6 Quarter Shea... 171 101
/2 ...... A ~.

11%

-
50%

414

22 1.13

-
9 4,,

47%

10%

Do. Fifths... ... 9
Do. Sixteenths
.6!it

bl/2

Do. 'Thirds (Reg.)..... lei
Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct- 5 ...... 5 .
Do. Liverp. and Bury 43
Ditto (late Hud-
dersfield and Shelf.) 43
Do.(Wakefichl,Ponte-
fract, and Goole) ... 50 ......
Do.( W. Riding Union) 7 ..... —••—•-•
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
Do. ih Shares (A)... 9% —
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 ...

881,4

....
-EC

Do., Half Shares 25
Do., (blue) Scrip ..
Leeds and Thirsk
Ditto, New .............35 •• ••. 00000000
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% .......
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport. 3141
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction... 21,4 —
London & Black wall —.13/. 6s. 8d....
Do. Extension .........
London, Brighton, and
South Coast

Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 ...... --
Do. ['ref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. ._ .. —
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 —
Ditto, New Si., guar.
6 per cent. .. 4 —
London and Greenwich 12/1584d...
Ditto, Preference... 181 178 2d...
London and N. Western 100 ......117 117% 1171,4
Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22
Ditto, New
Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... 514
Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 35 ......

Do. 10/. (M. &,B.) A. 9
Do. 101. (M. & B.) B. 9
Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1
Gond. &S. Western 5O ...... 38
Do. New 50/. ... ..... 42%.. .. ••••• •••
Do. New 401. . 54 — -
Po. Tenths (Consol.) 50
Ditto ditto
Ditto. Third5........131. 6s. 8d... 5 dis.
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
Piet 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls ...11. 13s. 4d... iiii p.......... iii, p
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil .. •—• .. 114 • ••••• ..... .=••
Londonderry&Coleraine 283/4. — ....... ........
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen 2714 ....•• .•-• ••• ..... .•••• "-
Lowestoft (4 per ct.)
Ditto (6 per ct.)
Mamthester,BuxtonAnd
Matlock
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...loo
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 10
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10
Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40
Ditto ditto . ......... 13 •••••...•
Ditto ditto
Ditto Sheffield anti
Lincolnshire l3 . ...
Do., Grimsby Dock... 20
Do., Manchester and

Lincoln Union..... 41.25.
Midland .... 100 .. ... 81 82
Do. Consolidated P:ef.100
Do., do., 504 Shares.- 20 ... .. 101 i% ...... ..
Do. Bicm., and Derbyloo
Du.Consol. Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct. —lOO ......
Ditto, Brist. & Glocstr. 38
Ditto, ditto ....... ....141 185....
Ditto,Leieest.& Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo
Midland Great Western _

Irish 421/2
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar.
NeweastieamiCarhsie...loo

Do. Quarters
Newmarket ... . .. 20 —
Do. Extension .........21. 125....
Newport, Abergavenny,
and Hereford 6 ....•• ---
Newry and Enniskillen 7 —
Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevor .. 20
Norfolk ...... ........... ...AGO
Du. New 20i.
A %
Do. Guaranteed 5 pct. 20
Do. Guaranteed 5% pc. 5
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
Nt rthern Counties Union 4 ...
North British ........ ... 25 .....• 15
Ditto, Halves .. - ..... -..—
Ditto, Quarters ,
Ditto, Extension O% -...— .. ........ ...
Ditto,,Thirds.".... ..
North & South-Western 2
North Staffordshire
orth Wales . ... 31/2 —
North-Western .... lO
Oxford, Worcester, and
WolverhamptonE
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate lO
Royston and Hitchin ... 2
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 25
Ditto, New
Sheffield, Rotherham, &
Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 7%
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 ......
Shrewsbury and Bina... 9
Ditto ditto. Class B. 5
Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ...... .
Shrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Alin.) l7 —
Ditto Halves ... ditto 81,2....,.. — ,,..
Ditto Oswestry ...... 17:4
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10
Shropshire Union
Soutn Devon SO
Do. Preference
South Staffordshire
outh Eastern
Do., No. 1 24
•
Do., N 0.2.
Do., No. 3 .-.... ...... 25 .....
Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10 t—
South Wales ...... 28
Siuth Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole
Swans. & Loughor &Ca-

meron's Stgi. C0a1.... 6
Taw Vale Extension ... 8
Tkames Haven Dock

and Railway ..... ...... 171% ......
Vale of Neath ... •. ...... 4
Waterford and Kilkenny 17% ...... .. —
Waterford and Limerick 47%
Waterfd,Wx.frd,Wicklw,
and Dublin - .. —
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... .. ...... 4234.••.•. -
... -
•••••
-
Do. do. do. ... 10 ..... ... ..... ..• -
West Cornwall
West London
Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20
Do. Do. 2d Class 2O
Whitehaven & Furness 13
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western ..... ... 9% ......
Wilts, Somerset,& Wey-
mouth
Berwick..... ••••••..... 25
Do. Original New and
Berwick .. ...... ... . 25
Do. Extension No. 1. 15
Do. do. No. 2 ..... ... li
York and North Midland 50
............... 50
Date, Preference ...... 10
Do. East and West Rid-
ing,Extension ...... 25 •
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo Italian (late Ita-
lian and Austrian).... 4%
....
Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ••••••
...
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 17
15141--..
Demerara
Dendre Va11ey......
Direct Bombay and
Madras —
sa. . ~„.
Dutch Rhenish ..... —. N..... ...... ....
East Indian 3;i —.. .....
...... -
Great Indian Peninsular 4 - -
Louvain Ila Sambre ... 7% -
Ditto ... 10
Madrid and Valentin... 2 ••••••
Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... •• - .4%
Northern of France...... 12
Orleans and Bordeaux... 7
... 1%
Paris and Lyons ...... ..., 11 ... •• . «......,..•,
Do. Do. .
Paris and Orleans ...... 20

Paris and Rouen ..... .... 20 ......
Paris and Strasbourg ... 9
Tours and Nantes
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Colonial ... ... 25
MINES
Australian 2% 4

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Nov. 21.—Wind S.W., light breeze,: and
fine clear weather.
WHITSTABLE, Nov. 20. —The Friends, Brown, from
Christchurch, for Middlesborough, whilst lying at anchor
off Herne Bay, was ran into by the Prince Cobourg, of
Poole, got to the main Bishopstone and filled; dry at
low water.

HULL, Nov. 20.—The Helen M'Gregor steamer,
arrived here, experienced heavy gales, 16th inst., from
W. by N., and on the 16th ;saw a schooner onshore
near the Seaw, the wind blowing at the time W. by S.
Since the 18th inst. it has blown strong gales here from
N.W. to W., and this morning it blew very hard from
the westward.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 19.—Arrd. Duke of Claronce,
Birch, Calcutta; Secret, Hilton, Callao; Columbus,
Green, Pernambuco; Kalamagoo, Foulke, Philadelphia;
Far- West, Briand, New York; Creole, Foster, ditto;
Lucinda, Delano, Boston; Lady Flora Hastings, Quebec.
20th, Waringford, Chigwell, Bahia; Cumberland, Power,
Pernambuco; Lancashire, Hadley, Savannah; Carnatic,
Devereux, New Orleans; Thomas Bennett, Sherman,
Charlestown; Andrew Foster, Howes, New York; Bri-
tannia, Hamilton, Montreal; Dash, Cothay, Newfound-
land. Sld. Elizabeth, Buenos Ayres; Agorian, Phillips,
Gibraltar. Three vessels under jurymasts were seen
27th Sept.; the barques Manchester and Paoli, under
jurymasts, were passed off Cape Florida, 27th Sept., by
the Carnatic, arrived here.
YARMOUTH, Nov. 20.—The Josephine, Chirmite,
from Newcastle to Bordeaux, has been assisted in here
very leaky, having been run aground to prevent her
sinking.
REDCAR, Nov. 20.—The Wm. Watson, of Newcastle,
from London to Ilartlepool, got on the rocks to-day,
near this place, but was assisted off, and taken, in tow, fur
her port of destination, supposed not much damage.
DEAL, Nov. 20.—Wind S.W., }wary squalls.—And.

LONDON,

a ship, Calcutta; Tweed, Catapole, Africa; Wilbfr,
tore?, iYlalcofm, Llalethorough; 13urnt ds!a::(1, for thi
Cape dc Verds; an American barque, westward,

MARKET W S.- ( THIS DA L'

COLO INTILLZ.

SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation has horn
rather firmer, and the transactions amounted to C7O
hhds, including at auction 330 Barbadoes, at 35s to :39s
for raw to good yellow; and 120 Dominica. at 32s to
35a per cwt. The public sales have comprised 2,800
bags Mauritius, SOO bags Bengal. and 3,500 bags Ma-
dras. The Mauritius was disposed of, mostly at a de-
cline of 6d to is per cwt: brown, at 26s to 335, with
grey and yellow, at 33s 6d to 37a 6d • for low to
good quality, but Bengal brought an advance of 6d ;
viz. 42s to 435, for fine white Benares ; vshilst the
Madras, being sulphury, sold at 31s Gd to 38s
for good grocery quality, being comparatively cheap
rates. There was no sugar landed last week at the
East and West India Docks, but there were taken for
home consumption 1,376 hhds 155 tierces, 338 barrels.
Tho stock in the same places is 23,296 hhds, 3,329 tierces,
5,647 barrels.

COFFEE.-150 bags Ceylon at auction realscd pre
Pious rates.

Rux.—The quantity landed last week at the Fait and
West India Docks was only two puncheons; there• were
taken for home consumption 363 puns, 90 hhds; and
exported, 88 puns, 145 hhds. The stock in the same
places is 22,671 puns, 2,384 hhds. The market is rather
better. Proof Leewards is 4d to is 6d per gallon.

SALTPETRE.-200 bags Bengal sold at 25s per cat fur
9 rer cent refraction, being the full previous value.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 45s per cwt on the spot, and
Town 47s 6d.

TEA.—The consumption is good, and prices were
steady.
COTTON.—A fair business has been done.
RlCE.—There is much heaviness in this article.
MAY 110111.3L8ETS.

SMITLIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 13s; Clover,
ditto, 31 10s to 41 18s ; and Straw, 11 2s to I/ 9s per
load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to Si 15s ;
Clover ditto, Si 10s to 4/ 12s; and Straw, 1/ 4s to
1/ lOs per load. Trade rather dull, at the above quotations.
WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 3/ 14s ;
Clover ditto, 31 10s to 51; and Straw, 11 25 to 11 lOs
per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

HOLMES V. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY

IDOIIPA N Y.

Mr. HELPS moved for a rule calling upon the plaintiff
to show cause why a new trial should not be had, and in
the meantime all further proceedings stayed. The action
was brought to recover 6/. 10s., being the amount of 26
(I( ductions from the salary of the plaintiff as guard on
the railway of the defendants; and in the trial before
the sheriff of Middlesex the jury found for the plaintiff
because it was not shown that the defendants had any
specific list of fines to inflict upon their servants for
misconduct. It would seem that in the early part of the
present year the plaintiff, who filled the situation of
under-guard on the South-Western line, left London
with the Southampton express train unprovided with the
necessary lamps to be used on the journey, and for this
omission his salary was reduced from 255. per week to
20s. Some time afterwards he was dismissed from the
company's service, and he brought the present action to
recover the deductions which had been made from his
salary in the shape of fines. At the trial the sheriff told
tae jury that the company had no power in law to
inflict arbitrary fines upon their servants, and the
jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. It was quite
clear, however, that the sheriff had erroneously charged
the jury, for there was no law to prevent the company
from inflicting arbitrary fines, although there was no
doubt the company was precluded by law from enforcing
excessive fines.

Mr. Justice PATTESON remarked that the amount in-
volved in the action was small.

Mr. HELPS said it was not so much to save the money
as to establish the principle involved in the action which
induced the company to contest it. It was important
for the safety and convenience of the public that railway
companies should have the power of fining their servants
for misconduct instead of dismissing them from their
service, but if the law laid down by the sheriff were al-
lowed to prevail, there would be an end of that discretion
which usage and common sense had established in the
management of railways.
Mr. Justice PATTESO granted the application.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS ItAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN RE BURTON.

This bankrupt was described as of the Commercial-
road, Lambeth, builder, and extensively engaged in
railway contracts, and to-day was named for a dividend
meeting.
Since the last meeting an award had been made by
the arbitrator on a disputed account between the assig-
nees and the directors of the London and North-Western
Railway Company, and the company had been directed
to pay about 22,0001. for measured work and plant, &c.,
on different branches on the line.

Mr. PENDELL said that the amount had not been paid
in, and, therefore, the dividend must be adjourned, but
the first dividend would probably be about 12s. in the
pound.
Mr. HILLIEARY, solicitor, applied to his Honour to
expunge a proof for 6301. made by a Mr. Brydges, as
a partner with a Mr. Hooker, but the partnership was
denied by the latter.
His lioNoun decided that he had no jurisdiction to
try the question of partnership, and it was of no import-
ance to the estate to whom the dividend was paid, and
Brydges had sworn at his peril as to the justice of
the debt. _ _ I

Th. dividend was adjourned till the 15th December.
It is expected the estate will pay nearly 20s. in the
pound.

MARLBRO' S TREET-(T HIS DAY.)

Edward Leyden, an elderly man, attired in the uniforM
of the 24th liegiment of Foot, was brought before Mi.
Bingham, charged with having caused a crowd of per-
sons to assemble opposite Apsley House, Piccadilly.
Barton, 22 C, stated that on the previous day he was
on duty in Piccadilly, when he saw the prisoner with a
broom in his hand, standing near the crossing opposite
the Duke of Wellington's, surrounded by a crowd of
persons, to whom he was relating that he had served in
the 6th Foot for eighteen years, that he had been dis-
charged about six years ago without a pension, and that
he had adopted the pi esent course in order that his case
should be brought before the Commander-in-Chief 's
notice. As the crowd caused an obstruction, witness
requested defendant to go away. He refused to do so,
and witness took him into custody. On searching him
at the station, witness found a certificate stating that the
defendant bad been discharged from the 6th Foot for bad
conduct.
The accused, in defence, said he had been unjustly
treated. He served in India under Colonel Pottiager,
for 16 years, and was discharged at Canterbury six
years ago, for being intoxicated whilst on duty. The
regimentals he at present wore he bought at Chatham,
and the reason that he appeared in them opposite Apsley
House was that his Grace might notice him, and cause
inquiries to be made into his unfortunate circumstances.
If he had acted wrong he was very sorry for it. He had
a wife and three children to support, and could have a
good character from Colonel Pottinger.
Mr. BINGHAM said the defendant had acted very
foolishly in appearing in a masquerade dress. He (de-
fendant) was not entitled to wear regimentals, as he did
not now belong to any regiment. If ho had grievances
to be redressed, he should apply at the Horse Guard. s.
He should now discharge him with a caution, and advise
him to adopt another course to get redress.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Two brothers, named Wade, were charged with the
following robbery:—
From the evidence of a commercial gentleman, named
Kelly, it appeared that he was passing through Charles-
square, Horton, last night at about twelve o'clock, when
the prisoners suddenly pounced upon him, and in an in-
stant he was felled to the ground. He struggled with
his assailants, but they contrived to take from him a
valuable watch, gold guard chain, &c. &c., and made
their escape. The witness at once proceeded to the
police station-house, and having fortunately caught a
glance of their persons, by the aid of the gas-light, he
was enabled to give a description of them.
Sergeant Brannan, G division, discovered the prisoners
in the neighbourhood of the Vinegar Ground, but the
stolen property could not then be traced.
Mr. Kelly, in answer to a question from the magis-
trate, said he was positive as to the identity of the pri-
soners.

Mr. I:llxxiu, said he should remand the prisoners,
in order to give Sergeant Brannan time to discover, if
possible, the stolen property.

ATTEMPTED MURDER of a WIFE

BY TIER HUSBAND.-(THIS DAY.)

At an early hour this morning, considerable conster-
nation and excitement was created in the neighbourhood
of Bill-street, Walworth, in consequence of a report
that a man, named George Crome, about twenty-six
years of age, a cabinet maker, residing at No. 126, Hill-
street, had attempted to murder his wife. The previous
night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, the woman
and her husband had been heard to quarrel in the kit-
chen, where they had been sitting. Shortly after the
conduct of the husband became more violent; he threat-
ened to murder her, and heavy blows were dis-
tinctly heard, accompanied by the cries of " Mur-
der " from the unfortunate victim. The par-
ties in the house became alarmed, and sent
for the wife's brother, Mr. White, residing in the neigh-
bourhood, who went immediately, and endeavoured to
force the kitchen door, the husband, however, prevented
his doing- so, when he went to the back of the house and
got into the kitchen by the back door, and on entering
the kitchen the husband was standing_ calmly looking
on, but with no weapon in his hand, wheit the first thing
he said was, " You had better give me into custody."
The room was in the utmost confusion, and on looking
under the table, Mr. Smith found his sister lying in a
state of insensibility, bleeding profusely from a o ound
in the right temple and from other parts of her head.
In the meantime the front door was opened, and
further assistance obtained, and one of the police
constablt s of the S division was called in, who took the
husband into custody, and conveyed him to the Wal-
worth station. Owing to the insensibility of the wife,
from whit h she had not recovered at twelve o'clock this
day, noth: jug can be gleaned as to what had passed be-
tween the m. As soon as the husband was given into
custody, It fr. Crisp, of the firm of Taylor and Crisp,
surgeons, of Walworth, promptly attended, and had
the unfortmnate woman removed from the kitchen to the