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their joint partners. The agreement, besides, was not
binding, as it was not " executory.." He held that the
plaintiffs must, therefore, be nonsulted.
Mr. PEACOCK followed on the same side.
Sir FREDERICK. THESIGER replied, and held that the
plaintiffs were the proprietors or projectors of the scheme
until the 9th of October, and that they had a perfect
right to dispose of it in the manner they did.
Mr. Justice ERLE considered that the promoters of a
railway had an undoubted property in their scheme
until they legally parted with it, but as consideration
had not been shown on the part of the plaintiffs for
their claim, they must be nonsuited with power to move
to have the verdict entered for them on a new trial.
The plaintiffs were accordingly nonsuited.
CONSPIRACY.—THE ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. JAMES

SHERIFFS' COURT, Dee. 10.
BUDD V. BIRD -FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

class of offenders. It was manifest that things could not
go on as they were. In the present session, as he had
occasion to tell the grand jury on the preceding day, he
had a list of 24 children, whose ages did not excelled 12,
and there was at that moment one at the bar who was
seven, and not more than three feet ten inches high. Was
it not heartrending that such a baby must be sent to a
common gaol ?
The father and mother, both in the utmost digress,
here rushed forward, and entreated the judge to let them
take the boy home. If his Lordship would allow them
to have him home, they would take care that he should
never get into such trouble again. If he had done that
which was wrong, they were sure it must have been at
the instigation of other boys.
The Learned JUDGE—Yes, that was it, no doubt; for
it was hardly possible to conceive that so mere a baby
could of himself have arranged and' committed this act.
There were two older boys with him. and they had set
him on to the commission of the act ; but that was part
of the system which was adopted. Here he had been
laid hold of by two older boys, who had made him their
tool. He was aware of the whole plan, for he had spent
hour after hoar in the prisons of the county, and had
ascertained from many of tha boys the manner in
which they carried on their occupation. A little boy
was enlisted into the service of young but yet old
thieves, who, upon the promise of a penny, in some in-
stances, would become an acting party. A theft was ac-
complished, and then the article stolen, if it was not
money, was taken to certain persons who were in the
habit of giving small sums for these things in the street.
Such persons did not keep a shop, to which the boys
were to go to them. These were the receivers of stolen
property from boys, who usually spent the money so ob-
tained in the purchase of gingerbread or some suA. thing,
and at other times in going to the penny theatres.
The father again implored that he might take his child
home. If he were permitted to do so he and his wife
would adopt every means in their power to prevent him
from again mingling with strange boys. Indeed, they
would not let him go out alone.
The Learned JUDGE—Then let the responsibility rest,
as in truth it ought to rest, upon the father of this child.
There he was, not more than seven years old, a mere
baby, convicted of having picked a pocket. There stood
the parents, upon whom the whole responsibility of that
child's behaviour and future happiness in life depended.
Do not let him be told, as he had been, that there was a
state for the children, and that the children ought to be
sent to the state for correction. The parents had now
sought to be allowed to have their child. They should
have him, and on their heads rest the responsibility; but
they, with their child, must take also this warning, that
if they did not keep such care over him as should pre-
vent his being brought again to a criminal bar, and, by
their neglect, he was brought to that bar, they might
rely upon it that they would never see that chit(' again.
The sentence of the Court was, that the boy he impri-
soned one hour, and then delivered into the care of his
father.

This was an action to recover darcaffea for false im-
prisonment. The defendant suffered judgment to go by
default.

Mr. CLARKSON, who appeared for the defendant, who
is a widow lady, expressed her regret that she had
wrongly suspected the plaintiff, and she not only exone-
rated her in the fullest manner, but was willing to make
a pecuniary recompense, and himself and his Learned
Friend, Mr. Miller, who appeared for the plaintiff, had
agreed to a verdict being taken for 251.
Mr. MILLER briefly stated the case, from which it ap-
peared that the plaintiff was a female servant to the de-
fendant, who is an old lady, 80 years of age. In January
last she missed a 101. note, and, suspecting the plaintiff,
gave her into custody, and she was locked up in the
station-house all night. In the morning, however, the
defendant remembered what she had done with the note,
and the plaintiff was of course discharged. She had been
in most respectable families, and her character had been
to a certain extent affected; he was, however, glad that
the defendant now so honourably bore testimony to the
honesty and good character of the plaintiff.
A verdict was then returned for 25/.
POWELL V. TUIT.

The plaintiff in this action is an artist, and the de-
fendant a retired captain of a merchantman. The action
was brought to recover the sum of 51., for painting por-
traits of the defendant, his wife, and two children.
On the part of the plaintiff witnesses were called, who
deposed that the defendant had approved of the painting,
and had paid 10s. on account, and said he would pay the
other as soon as he received a stun owir g to him ; he,
however, subsequently refused to pay, on the ground that
they were- not good likenesses.
Mr. LANE, the defendant's attorney, produced the
painting, which he pronounced to be a wretched daub.
The defendant had got no legs, the lady only one hand,
with three fingers, and appeared to be sitting on the
back of the sofa. Then there were the two children,
poor little horrible-looking objects; the nose of one ap-
peared to be split, the boy's ear stuck out, and looked
like the handle of a jug, and the only arm which was
seen was like a stick stuck into the body, and there was
an attempt to represent him in the act of writing on a
slate. In short, they all looked like a lot of cripples.
To compensate, however, for the deficiencies, the de-
fendant was favoured with a couple of large, staring
eyes, although he was almost blind. He would call an
artist of considerable experience, who would give
his unbiassed opinion as to the merits of the picture.
Mr. Orson was then called, and said there was not
one principle of art in the composition. Everything
was false, and everything looked mutilated and cut up.
There was some animal on the floor, perhaps intended
far a cat, but looked like a baboon without hie behind.—
(Laughter.) He considered it to be of little or no value.
In cross-examination he said he had been a student of
the Royal Academy for about Eeven years. He was a
portrait painter.
Mr. THomas, for the plaintiff, said the portraits were
excellent, and everything in keeping. In the defendant
there was even an improvement on nature, for the plain-
tiff had thrown the most amiable smile into the coun-
tenance which any person could desire to have.—
(Laughter.) The children were also cherubs, instead of
horrible-looking little objects, and the likeness was true
to nature, and anybody could see whose children they
were, for they were like both the father and the mother.
—(Laughter.) Then there were copies of the pictures
in the room after Vandervelde, Stancliffe, &c., and those
alone cut out were worth all the money. It was, as the
showmen say, not art but nature ; the water was real
water; a better slate could not be. Then there was
the glass of grog, the fruit, chairs, table, sofa, every-
thing to make it valuable as a scene of domestic
happiness and conviviality.—(Laughter.) As to want-
ing to see all the hands and the legs, it
was as bad as the gentleman who wished
for a sketch of his house, and refused to pay
because the artist did not show all the four sides.—
(Laughter.) As to the little boy's missing arm, there
could be no doubt, whilst pretending to write, he had
taken an orange, and was hiding it behind him.—
(Laughter.) It was all so true to nature, that taking
the defendant out of the painting altogether, and cutting
it in pieces, it was well worth th money.—(Laughter.)
The Learned UNDER- SHERIFF summed up, and felt it
to the jury to say whether there had been an agreed
price, and, if not, what was the value.
The jury gave a verdict for 305., in addition to the
10s. already paid.

The parents, having thanked his Lordship, quitted
the Court with countenances that betokened the removal
of an overwhelming load from their minds.

SURREY SESSIONS.

John Hart, aged 38, was indicted for stealing two
pounds of beef at Epsom on the 29th of October, and
sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard
labour, in Brixton gaol.
Maria Reed, aged 25, and Joseph &nit& aged 40, were
indicted for stealing, on the 29th of October, four silver
spoons, and one German silver one, at West Horsley,
the property of Henry Whitbourn. The prisoners made
a long rambling defence, but the jury gave little credence
to it, and found them guilty, and they were sentenced to
six months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Ann Elliott, aged 40, was indicted for stealing a silver
spoon at Croydon, on the 31st of October. It appeared
that the prisoner had presented the spoon to pledge.
when she was stopped by the pawnbroker and handed
over to the police. After some days the owner of the
spoon was discovered; he identified it, and the prisoner
was committed.

The prisoner, on being called on for her defence, ad-
mitted that she had taken it but not with any felonious
intent.

Mr. Beck, the owner of the spoon, at whose house thr
prisoner was employed as a charwoman, gave her an ex-
cellent character for honesty, and
The jury brought in a verdict of Not guilty.
Benedict Robert illohun, aged 24, was indicted for
stealing a sheep, the property of Mr. King, of Bramley,
on the 11th' of November. The chief witness against
the prisoner was one of the rural police, who going
' along the road near Bramley, saw the skin and entrails
of a sheep lying near one of the fields in the occupation
of the prosecutor. Mr. King immediately identified the
skin, and accompanied the constable to ascertain what had
been done with the carcase. On reaching the spot where
the skin had been lying, they perceived the wheel-tracks
of a small cart, and the foot-marks of a pony or don-
key, which they followed for four or five miles, on the
road, when they came up with a small van, such as is
generally used by travelling tinkers or dealers. In this
there was a fire, with a joint of mutton cooking over
it, and underneath the axle tree they discovered the
carcass of a sheep minus the joint that was over
the fire. The constable immediately apprehended the
prisoners.

The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict 'of
Guilty, and the prisoners were sentenced to ten years'
transportation.
John Worsfold, aged 31, was indicted fbr stealing a
pony mare, the property of Mr. D. Reece, of Kingston,
on the 16th of November.

William Jones, a dealer and driver of Welsh ponies,
who had identified the pony, stated that on the day in
question he lent it to a couple of lads, the sons of
neighbours, for a ride. They returned without it,
and he subsequently found the prisoner upon its back. lie
ntrae„liately endeavoured to take possession of it, when
the prisoner struck him a violent blow on the head, which
nearly stunned him. He, however, persevered, and with
the assistance of one of his men, notwithstanding violent
abuse, took possession of the pony. The prisoner was
afterwards seen at Kingston, when he denied that he
was the person accused, but afterwards admitted that he
was, and asserted that he took the pony in a lark.
The prisoner, in his defence, stated that instead of
having stolen the pony, it
had been lent to him by the
boy who had it at the time.
After a brief consultation, the jury returned a verdict
of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to ten years'
transportation beyond the seas.

WINTER ASSIZES.
NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Dec. 8.

The trial of the prisoners under the special commis-
sion commenced here to-day. The commission was
opened yesterday evening, and to day their Lordships,
Mr. Baron Rolfe and Mr. Justice Wighttnan sat at
twelve o'clock for the dispatch of business. The calen-
dar,
7 with stabbing, 7 with
is not so heavy as usual at the winter assize. There
are 60 prisoners for trial. Of these 3 stand charged with
murder, manslaughter,
bigamy,
and 6 with
forgery.
rape,
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fire till morning, and was allowed to do so. He took off
three coats which he was wearing over his own. These
he asked Taylor to pledge. Taylor assent:d, and when
the shops opened pledged them for 7s. in the name of
Holt. While Taylor was absent Barrow also gave one
of the persons in the house (a woman) a silk handker-
chief, a penknife, and other articles, all which proved to
be part of the property taken from Mrs. Hankinson's.
The spoons, it appeared, belonged to the prisoner him-
self, having belonged to his mother, but had been, after
her death, in the possession of his aunt since the time
when he, an infant, had been placed under her care.
On the conclusion of the case,
His LORDSHIP intimated that there was no case
against Taylor.
The prisoner Barrow addressed the jury, contending
that there was no evidence of any burglary, but admit-
ting lie had been guilty of the theft.
Verdict—Guilty of larceny.
A previous conviction having been proved against him,
His LORDSHIP, after a severe comment open the base-
ness of the prisoner's conduct, sentenced him to be
transported for seven years.
(Before Mr. Baron ROLPE.)
Owen Morris and Thomas Kelly were indicted for
havi')g, on the 4th of September last, cut and wounde 1
Robert Johnson, with intent to do him grievous bodily
harm.

Mr. Cross conducted the prosecution ; the prisoners
were defended by Mr. J. Pollock.
It appeared that the prisoners, with four other men,
all Irish reapers, had, in the latter end of August list,
linen employed by a person of the name of Latham. a
farmer at Great. Lever, to cut down a field of grain of
nearly two t•cres, Cheshire measure. For this they were
to receive 2/. 17s. 6.i. and 50 (parts ot. beer. On the
4th of September. when the job was about completed,
Mr. Latham and his wife happened to leave home for the
purpose of attending Ttirton fair. While they were ab-
sent the six reapers came to the house, in which there
was at the time no person except the female servant and
Mr. Latham's children. They made some complaint
about not having had the quantity of beer for which they
had stipulated, and insisted upon having some more. She
gave them two gallons, but they were still unsatisfied,
and under the influence of the threats which they used
she was induced to let them help themselves to what
they pleased. On Mr. Latham coming home, he found
the farmyard in an uproar, and was immediately assailed
by the reapers, who got him down and threatened to
murder him. He got away, and went for assistance to
Mr.• Johnson, the prosecutor, the constable of the
township. Mr. Johnson accompanied him back
to the farm yard, they having taken with them
to their assistance some brickmakers whom they
met on their way, among whom was a person
of the name of Woods. When they got to the yard the
disturbance was still continuing, and some of the party
attempted again to assail Mr. Latham. Mr. Latham
directed Johnson to take Morris into custody. Johnson
expostulated with the men on the impropriety of their
conduct, upon which they, Morris being the ringleader,
began slashing with their sickles in all directions, John-
son being severely cut about the head and hands, until
he succeeded in wresting from Morris a pitchfork, with
which he had armed himself on his sickle breaking. With
the handle of this he knocked Morris down, on which
the others ran away.
Mr. Pou.ocs addressed the jury for the defence.
His LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury by their ver-
dict found Morris guilty of the felony, and Kelly
guilty of a common assault.

It appeared from the statement of the Learned Conn-
sel as to a second indictment which it was not considered
neessary to try, that the person Woods, already men-
tioned, had had one of his figures so severely injured by
the blow of a sickle that amputation became necessary.
His LORDSHIP said, that the only circumstance of mi-
tigation in the case, and which induced him to abstain
from passing a sentence of transportation, was that the
prisoners, it would appear, had not deliberately armed
themselves with these dangerous instruments with a pre-
conceived intention of inflicting these injuries. The
offence, however, was one of a very aggravated kind ;
and he had some doubt whether, as to Morris, he was
justified in stopping short of a sentence of transportation.
He would not, however, pass that sentence, but they
must each of them undergo a very long period of impri-
sonment.

Morris was then sentenced to be imprisoned fcr two
years, and Kelly for one year.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

A middle-aged man, of respectable appearance, of
dark complexion, with bushy black hair and whiskers,
and of rather Icw stature, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Alderman Sidney, charged with several frauds upon
tavern-keepers and confectioners in the City.
The prisoner, on appearing before the Magistrate, in-
dignantly refused to give his name or address, and
insisted that the complainant could only claim debt
against him, and protested against what he called the
illegal conduct of the inspector, in locking up a respect-
able man like him all night, in company with " bad
characters," in a station-house.

The ALDERMAN proceeded to hear the evidence
of Mr. Inglis, the confectioner, in St. Paul's Church.
yard, corroborated by a young woman in his service,
that in the course of Wednesday the prisoner feasted
sumptuously at his house, upon mock turtle-soup and
other minor refreshments, and was afterwards walking
off without payment, saying he had no money, and must
have credit fur his cheer until some other.day. This
nut being aceeded to, he said boldly that the young
woman who waited on him in the first instance had
agreed to give him credit. But Mr. Inglis at length
gave him into custody, and money more than sufficient
to pay being found upon him, the charge of fraud was
eventually taken.
Mr. Bailey, of the Sun Tavern, Ludgate-hill, the pro-
prietor of the Goose and Gridiron, in the same neigh
bourhood, and Mr. Goodwin Cannon, of the Punch Ta-
vern, 99, Fleet-street, recognised him as the perpetrator
of similar victimising feats upon themselves.
After hearing a good deal of evidence of the same
character, Mr. Alderman SIDNEY asked the prisoner if
he persisted in r fusing to give his name, for if that were
the case he should commit him as a rogue and vagabond.
The prisoner at length stated that his name was John
Simmons.

The ALDERMAN observed that he had on a previous
occasion given the name of Johnson, and that more re-
cently he had figured under the name of John Smith.
The case concluded by the prisoner being committed
for two months.

MARLBOROUGH'-STRAET.

William Riddle, a respectably-dressed young man,
was charged with entering the service of Edward Har-
rison, Esq., by means of a false character.
' Mr. Harrison, residing at No. 9, Berkeley-street,
Berkeley-square, said the prisoner applied to him on
Saturday, the 28th of November last, t;_pr a situation as
footman, and complainant having made the usual in-
quiries, was referred for the prisoner's charac-
ter to George Foley, Rol., Trowbridg?, Wiltshire,
and complainant wrote by the next post for his charac-
ter. On the Weanesday following he received an
answer from a person representing himself to be George
Foley, and stating that Mr. Huddle had been in his
service three years, and that he was a respectable
honest and industrious young man, and that he knew
nothing to the contrary. In consequence complainant
took the young man into his service on Friday last. On
the following day in complainant's absence, the prisoner
applied- to complainant's sister, who lives in the same
house, and borrowed half-a-crown from her, stating that
he wanted that to buy shoes with to wait at dinner.
This circumstance excited suspicion, and complainant
wrote to the clergyman of Trowbridge to as-
certain from him whether there was such a
person as Mr. Foley. Complainant then handed in a
letter which he had received, in answer to that, from the
Rev. Mr. Hastings, the clergyman of the district. It
stated that no gentleman of rank and fortune, with that
name, resided in the locality, but that there was a per-
son in a humble sphere of life, but of a most respectable
character, named Fraley, who lived in Trowbridge; that
he had called on him, and ascertained that he knew a
young man called William Huddle, a respectable person,
but said that he had never written a character for him,
nor d d he think his son Gaorge would do so,
but he promised to send his son to the cler-
gyman ; that the said George Foley, a banker's clerk
in Trowbridge, had called on him, and confessed that he
had written a character for Huddle, and that it was en-
tirely false. The complainant stated that the prisoner,
during the time that he was in his service, borrowed
from the cook all the money that the had got.
John Pickford said he kept the Old Parr's Head
public-house, Aldersgate-street, City, and that the pri-
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(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.)
Mikon Wal!work was indicted for bigamy.
Mr. Monk conducted the prosecution ; the prison( r
was not defended by counsel.
The two marriages of the prisoner were proved in the
usual way. He had been married to his legal wife many
years ago, but had been separated from her for a long
period before his marriage to one Betty Jones, who was
called as a witness.
The prisoner conducted his own case with great self-
possession, and cross-examined the witnesses to show
that it was in consequence of the gross misconduct of
his legal wife that he had been separated from her. Betty
Jones, also, in answer to the questions put by hi:n in
cross-examination, stated that she had also been married
to another, and that her husband about eight years ago
had gone to America; but no question was put to her
as to whether or no she had been aware of his existence
within the seven years preceding her marriage to the
prisoner.
His LORDSHIP, in summing up, said that it had been
sought to show that Betty Jones had a husband at the
time of her being married to the prisoner, but this had
not been proved, and even if it had so appeared, the
validity or invalidity of the second marriage on that
ground would have made no difference in this case.
Verdict, Guilty.—Sentence deferred.
Joseph Turtonshaw was indicted for cutting and
wounding Bernard Foy, with intent to do him some
grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Monk conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner
was defended by Mr. Pollock.
It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor that,
on the evening on which this occurrence took place, he
was standing at his own door, when his attention was
attracted to some women and a policeman, who were
at the door of an adjoining outhouse. The policeman
was knocking at the door, and insisting on its being
opened, threatening to break it open if this was refused.
The door was finally opened, and the prisoner and a
woman came out. The prisoner then ran into the pro-
secutor's house, on which the prosecutor, saying he
should not remain there, took hold of him, turned him
round, and thrust him out at the door. While the pro-
secutor was pushing him out, a policeman came up and
took ho'd of the prisoner at the other side. The pri-
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On the 22d ult. she was seized with the pains of labour.
,tec(oiatthse, sphryooes:cauntdiocnit.her articles, the
found gave birth to the infant, which
nephew of Mrs. Hankinson, by whom lie had been was subsequentlyi‘ ound buried in the soil of the water-
The prisoner Newton Barrow was, it appeared, the and on the following day F •
brought up, and in whose house he resided. lie had a closet. Ir. Bennett, parochial surgeon, proved that the
key to the outer door, For some nights before tbis oc- child had had a separate existence from its mother, and
currence he hod not been at home. On the night of the that it died from having been suffocated in the water-
robbery there was rig proof of the doors having been closet a few minutes after its birth. In consequence of
fastened when the family retired to rest, but the follow- the non-attendance of the midwife, who had been sum-
ing morning the beck door was found to be open, and it moned, the iequeet was a third time adjourned, a war-
appeered the articles in question hOd been removed from I rant baying been issued for the mother's arrest, and also
one of the upper rooms. In the course of the following 1 for the arrest of the midwife. The latter was issued ai
day some of the property was found to have been f the request of the jury.
pledged by the prisoner Taylor at the shop ef. a Fawn--
LLYNVI VALLEY RAILWAY.—In pursuance of the
broker in Manchester, in consequence ee whieh he usual notice, the first general half-yearly meeting of this
company, was held to-day at the London Tavern—W.
of several witnesses, inmates of Taylor's house, Matthews, Esq., in the chair—to receive the report of the
was apprehended.
that the prisoner Barrow had come to Taylors' about directors, and to decide upon the adoption of an ex-
three o'clock that morning, having with him a carpet tension of their line by a short branch to Augh Taine.
The meeting was but thinly attended, but the report was
bag, in which wereltthneowaratipcpleesariet'il
at that. early 1 ndoptecl; and it was decided that an application should
and the other persons were it was said, up
cibtivesttlii.e)n.tesitimayoino ,
heur in consequence of a person in the house being ill. he made to Parliament for the branch. Thanks were
The prisoner asked for lodgings, but his request wits voted to the chairman and directors, anti the meetiug
refused. He then 4340 to be permitted to sit by the separated. .

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, DECEMBER 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate and East-
ern Junction, par—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction, 235. 9d. p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 5:% p.—
Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 7 p.—Boston, Stamford,
and BirmingliAn, % p.—Chester and Birkenhead, 503%—
Eastern Counties, York Extension, 13/4 p.—East Lancashire,
(Nos. 1 and 2), New, 3% p. ex new—Ditto, New (scrip), 1%
p.—East Lincolnshire, 1 p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, OA p.
—Glasgow and Ayr, 6814—Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock,
Halves, 8% p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension, I%
dis.—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 4% p.—Ditto, Ex-
tension, 28s. 9d. p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 1034 p.—Leeds
and Thirsk, 2 dis.—Ditto, New, Is. 3d. dis.—Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 1% v.—. London and North-Western,
195—Ditto, New, Quarters, 13 43 p.—Ditto (G. J.), .Quar-
ters, 21% p.—London and Manchester and Birmingham, 75
—Ditto, Quarter Shares (A), 7A p.—Manchester and Leeds
Extension, 1 p.—Midland, 1264—Ditto, New, 4% p.—
North British, Thirds (scrip), 2% p.—North Staffordshire,
3% p.—North Union (A). 223—Shrewsbury and Chester
(late North Wales Mineral), 5 p.--Shrewsbury and • Bir-
mingham (A), 3Gs. 3d. p.—Ditto, 9/. 12s. 3d. Sharas ( B), 1
p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 3s. 9d. dis.—
South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4, % p.—West Riding
Union, 134 p.—Whitehaven and Furness, 234 dis.—York
and Newcastle, Preference, 5 p.—York and North Midland
(East and West Riding Extension), 12% p.—Ditto, Prefer-
ence, 934 p.—Newry and Warrenpoint, 3 p.—Dutch Rhenish,
dis.

MANCHESTER, DECEMBER 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 11% p.—Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction, 7 p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham,
p.—Esst Lancashire, No. 1, New, 3% p.—Ditto, New
(scrip), 1 5-16 p.—East Lincolnshire, p.—Ely and Hun-
tingdon, % p.—Glasgow and Dumfi ies. % p. Great Northern
(late London and York), A dis.— Leeds and Thirsk, 31/ ex n.
—Ditto, Preferential, 7 p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manches-
ter, Branches (blue), 61/2 c. n.—Ditto, Extension (green),
194 p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle, IA dis.—Man-
chester, Buxton, and Matlock, 1 p.—Manchester and Leeds
Extension, 1 p.---North British Extension, 15-16 p.—North
Staffordshire, 39 p.—Northern Counties Union. 1 c. dis.—
North-Western, 1/2 c. p.—Oldham Alliance, 11-16 p.—Pres-
ton and Wyre, Halves (A), 24 p.—Ditto (B), p.—West
Riding Union, 1 11-16 p.

LEEDS, DECEMBER 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, 4% P.
c. n. —Ditto (Blackburn and Preston), 414 p. c. n.—Ditto,
New Shares, 414 p. c. n.—Ditto", New Scrip, 21s. p.— East
Lincolnshire, 19s. p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, % p.—Hudders-
field and Manchester, 4% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 103%
p. c. n.—Ditto, Half Shares, 64 p. c. n.—Ditto, Branches
(blue), 2% p.—Ditto, Extensions (green), 1% p.—Leeds
and Thirsk, 134 dis. c. n.—Ditto, New, Is. n. p. c. n.—Ditto,
Preference, 225. p.—Malton and Driffield Junction, 17s. p.—
Manchester and Leeds Extensions, I% p.—Midland, Prefer-
ence, 4% p.—North British, Thirds, 50s. 6d. p.—Ditto,
Quarter Shares (late Carlisle Branch), 2% p.—Ditto, Ex-
tension (scrip), 19s. p.—North Staffordshire, 314 p.—
North-Western, 7s. 6d. p.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole,
14s. 6d. p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 1% p.—York
and Newcastle, Preference, 5% p.—York and North Mid-
land, Preference, JO p.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bos-
ton, 2s. 6d. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield and Midland, Ils. 6d.
dis.—Northern Counties Union, 1% dis.—West Riding
Union, 31. 17s.

SHEFFIELD, DECEMBER 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Grimsby and
Sheffield Extensions, 28s. 9d. dis.—Huddersfield and Man-
chester, 414" p.—Leeds and Dewsbury Extensions, 114 p.—
Midland, New, 4% p.—North Staffordshire, 31,Q p. —Sheffield,
Rotherham, and Goole, % p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid-
land, 13s. dis.

HULL, DECEMBER 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—A small amount of business only
continues to be done, without any material change in our
quotations. The sales are—North British, Quarters, 675.
—Ditto, New (scrip), 20s. p.--Ditto, Thirds, 21. 1 ls. 6d. p.
—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 21. I Is. 6d.—Black-
burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 11—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c.,
29s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 19s. p.—Leeds and
Thirak, 11/2 dis.—North- Western, Bs. p.—North Staffordshire,
3/. 9s. p.—Northern_Counties Union, 225. Axholine, 425.

YORK, DECEMBER 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Melton and Driffield
Junction, 31. 2s.—North Staffordshire, 84—Sheffield, Rother-
ham &c., 3%—York and Newcastle, New, 124—Ditto,
Preference, 61. 18s. 9d.—York and North Midland, Prefer-
ence, 12.

EDINBURGH, DECEMBER 8.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 23/. 10s.-
Airdrie and Bathgate, 4/. Bs.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-
Ditto, Halves, 15/. 55.-Armagh and Portrush, 68. 6d.-
Ayr and Galloway, 1/. 7s. 6d.-Caledonian, 28/. 10s.-Ditto,
New, 21.65.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 14 17s. 6d.-
Clydesdale Junction, 341.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 1/.
155.-Deeside Railway, 31.-Direct Northern, 2/. Os. 6d.-
Dundee and Arbroath, 411. ex new-Ditto, New, SOL-Dun-
dee and Perth, 254-Ditto New, 101.-East Indian Rail -
way, 12s. 3d.-East of Fife, 1/. 16s. 6d,-Edinburgh and
Bathgate, 2/. 155.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 761.-Ditto,
Halves, 201. 10s-Ditto, Quarters, 181. 7s. 6d.-Edinburgh,
Leith, and Granton, 214-Ditto, Preference, 211.-Edin-
burgh and Northern, 151. 6s. 3d. ex new-Ditto, New, 4/.
155.-Ditto, Newport, 3/. 18s. ex new-Ditto, ditto, New,
V. 18s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 155.-Glasgow and
Ayrshire, 694-Ditto, New Stock, 381.-Ditto, Quarters, 171.
7s. 6t1.-Ditto, Halves, 81. 55.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle, 61. 55.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, H. 165.-Glas-
gow and Garnkirk, 414-Glasgow General Terminus, 11/.
12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Greenock, 171-Ditto, New Stock,
81. 58.-Ditto, Preference, 81. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and
Ardrossan, 1/. 168.-Great North of Scotland, 21. ls.-Lon-
don, Bristol, and South Wales, 1/. 3s. 6.1.-London and
York, 21. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 1/. 17s. 6d.--Midland and
Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastle and Berwick, 34/. 10s.-
North British, 361.-Ditto. Halves, 15/. 55.-Ditto, Thirds,
3/. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 3/. 10s.-Ditto, ditto, New,
scrip, 1/. 135.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-North Staffordshire, 9/.-
North Wales Mineral, 201.-Ditto, New, 101. ss. -Scottish
Central, 221.-Scottish Grand Junction, 155.-Scottish Mid-
land, 131 17s. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 155.-Shrews-
bury, Oswestry, and Chester, 6/. 16s. 3d.-Stirling and Dun-
fermline, 3/. Is. 6d.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 10s.-Stra-
them Junction, 3/. 18s.-Wishaw and Coltness. 481. 10s.
GLASGOW, DECEMBER 8. _

STOCK ExcnAwGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 23%—Cale
donian, New, 45s.—Caledonian arid Dumbartonshire, 38s.—
Clydesdale Junction, 341.—Direct Bombay and Madras, 6s.—
Direct Northern, 40s.—East Indian Railway. lls. 6d.—Edin
burgh and Northern, New, 94s.—Glasgow General Terminus,
121.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 681/—Ditto, 371.
Ditto, Halves; 8/. 9s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61.
9s.—Glasgow and Greenock, 172.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock,
and Ardrossan, 38i —Manchester and Southampton, 295.
9d.—Midland, Halves, 6/. 14s.—Stirling and Dunfermline,
61s.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 7IA.