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THE StN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1848.

be charged with differential duties. Even the
" Memorial of the Prussian Department of Trade of
1845," supposes that the English flag must be placed
on an equal footing with the German. But supposing
even that we acted on another and a different prin-
ciple, which has likewise been recommended, and
that we charged differential duties upon English ves-
sels also, and, indeed, upon all not German vessels,
coming from ports out of Europe, the case would not
thereby be altered. The objection would still hold
good, that the benefit accruing to German shipowners
would by no means be proportionate to the danger
attending such a step. The traffic in the port of
llamburgh may here again serve as proof.
Of the 347 ships which during the past year came
to Hamburgh from trans-Atlantic ports, 188, conse-
quently more than half, were German, 63 Danish
not included. But of the cargoes coming from coun-
tries out of Europe,
2 only were imported under French flag.
1 under the Netherlands flag.
21 Spanish 17
2 ~ Portuguese „
20 „ English I)

making 46 vessels.
The whole result of the last-mentioned modifica-
tion of the system would be, that in the most
favourable case, these forty-six ships would be driven
out of the market, and would be replaced by German
or other ships on an equal footing with the German ;
we have not, however, taken into consideration, that
the greater number of these foreign ships came from
the colonies of their own countries, and would, there-
fore, as coming direct, be exempt from the additional
duties.
Nor will the. objection here hold good, that the
proportion is, perhaps, more favourable in Hamburgh
than in other ports.
To Bremen * there came from places out of
Europe 250 ships, of which 230 were German and 9
Danish ; an the other hand there were—
English ....
Spanish .... 5

the numberoffressels coming to Altona from countries,
out of Europe, it may be- assumed that at least three-
fourths of the colonial goods imported into Hamburgh
" by land and from Altona," may be reckoned among
the direct importations which have come from trans-
atlantic places to the Elbe, and have been discharged
in Altona, for reasons irrelevant to the present ques-
tion, be it for Hamburgh or be it for Altona account.
If we leave these good " coming from Altona and by
land" out of the account, of which Table VIII. shows
the amount, the proportions of the direct importa-
tions to the total importation for the year 1845, are :
Raw sugar 92 per cent.
Coffee ... .. 83

for home consumption, and full rates are offered, but
the supply is scanty. The value of brown grocery
lumps is 52s 6d to 535, and standard 53s 6d to 54s per
cwt. The market is looking firm. Rinded crushed
Sugar is held for 30s to 31s for first, and at 29s 6d for
second sort, but there are not many orders. Loaves are
in excellent request, and the tendency of prices is up-
wards.

Cotton
Tobacco

... .59 „
••• .59 „

Rice •••
Hides . • •
Dye woods ...

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89 ••• ••• „

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. boy at the Croydon assizes for knocking down and
MANSION-HOUSE. robbing- a•-child- in —August last, of Which he vas
George Ryder, a ruffian who flung a large stone at' found guilty, and sentenc-ed to three months' impri
the shop window of Mr. Challis, of Cornhill, smash- sonment and to be privately whipped.
ing a pane of thick plate glass, of the value of 151., on The prisoner who did not exhibit the slightest
‘Vednesday last, was brought up for examination. compunction, was fully committed to Newgati):l.for
Mr. Gill, the city of. London pass-master, stated trial.
that he had passed the defendant to Dublin once in William Thomas, an ex-policeman of ttiktdivii.
April, 1845, and once in January, 1846. sion, was charged with stealing a horseclot , the
The LORI; MAYOR—Defendant, you said yester- property of Mr. Edward Cook, the landlord of the
lay that you had never been passed to Ireland. Now Kings Arms, Wick-street, Spitaifields, and the case
it is certain that you have been twice passed. IV hat having been fully substantiated, the prisoner, who
lo you say to the statement you have just heard ? said that he took it in a frolic, was committedlor
Defendant—l say that I have been four times passed, trial.
but I never went further than half way. I didn't like'
to go there, so I came back to yez again, and here I
am at the end of the ould year.
The LORD MAYOR—I shall commit you as a rogue
And vagabond, which you are in the completest sense'
of the words, for three months to the Giltspur-street
Compter.
Defendant—Very good. I know the Compter well.
The LORD MAYOR—By the time you come out an
Act of Parliament will, I dare say, have been passed
eMpowering magistrates to flog such fellows as you,
and:you may depend upon it that if you are caught in
the City offending in this way again, care shall be
taken to give you as sound a lashing as can be ad-
ministered.
Defendant—You must pass the Act first, please
your Worship. I'm sure I wouldn't be such a fool as
to break it if you once make it.
The prisoner was then committed to prison for
three months, and upon leaving the bar he said he
hoped somebody would be so good as to let him know
when the flogging Bill was passed.
Fanny Rogers, a notorious thief, who is in the habit
of waylaying drunken E'en and robbing them, was
brought up charged with having stolen a purse. con-
taining 21.65. from Mr. Edwin.
The prosecutor had been applying " hot and rebel-
lious liquor in his blood," at a public-house in Thames-
street, until half-past one o'clock in the morning,
when the prisoner, who had been drinking at the bar,
followed him into the tap-room, and coolly slipping
her hand into his pocket, grabbed his purse and left
the house. She was, however, followed by a young
fellow who seized her and pulled the purse out of her
hand. The moment she found that she had no chance
of enjoying the plunder, she accused her pursuer of
having robbed the gentleman, but she was taken neck
and crop by the young man and given into the custody
of a policeman, whom she endeavoured to persuade that
she was innocent.

MARYLEBONE.

RUFFIANLY OUTRAGE UPON A STOCKBROKER.—
Mr. Alexander Francis.earnpbell, a gentleman staying
at Fladong's-hotel, Oxford-street, was brought before
Mr. Long, on the charge -of having committed a most
serious outrage upon Mr. James Henry Trye, a
stockbroker, in Warnford court, City.
Complainant, who seemed to have been much
injured,. was accommodated with a feat while giving
his evidence, which was to the effect that on the pre-
vious day at five o'clock, he was in conversation with
a lady at the end of Connaught-terrace, when be was
suddenly attacked by defendant, whom he had seen
only once before, and who jumped out of a cab, and
gave him a violent blow with a stick ; he (com-
plainant) had an umbrella up at the time, as it was
raining, and he endeavoured to ward off othei
blows, but he received several' more, and was very
severely cut and bruised upon the back.
He at hat contrived to seize fast hold of
the end of the stick, when the upper part of it,'
containing a sharp sword about twelve inches long,
was drawn out by defendant, who with it struck at
him (complainant) through the umbrella, but forAt;-
nately he was not stabbed; he got into a cab with the
lady, but he had no sooner done so, than the de-
fendant opened the door, struck at him with his fist,
and tried to drag him out ; he (defendant) finding,
that he could not do so, re-entered his own cab, and -
was driven off in the direction of Hyde-park, followed
by complainant, who gave him into custody. Com-
plainant believed that the lady to whom he was talk=
ing at the period when the fracas took place has been
living with the defendant.
In answer to the charge defendant-entered into a
few particulars, the purport of which was, that' he bad
reason to believe that complainant had paid visits to
the lady, and given her money. He totally denied
having had any intention whatever of stabbing or in-
juring hiin in any way with the sword alluded to.
Mr. LONG came to the conclusion that it was a

matter of two serious a nature for him to dispose of
summarily, and committed the accused tor trial. 13311
was taken, himself in 2001., and two sureties in 100.

each.