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Loy D'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
box, DEC. 21.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.,
tgiodelraute
with _breeze, and thick weather. It has blown heavily
MO,,ett rain durinthe night and this morning.
ALDAN'S HEAD, DEC 17.—Windhound, Notting,
„ Opre „,ideo, for Antwerp. •
.Ortin 'E START, DEC. 17.—Lanark, St. John's, New
swiek, for London.
Ac)4.l‘ MAD DEC. 16.—Arrd. Royal William, Quebec.
1811111,14:38, DEC.A-1 19.—Wind W. to W.S.W., light.—Sld.
estrnorland, Suez and Bombay.
White .rki.RP°°L, DEC. 19.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Thetis,
hist * 'flotillas The Agenoria, of Shields, on shore 11th
V' as been
.„„ mtmo,,r,p. 22ademned; materials saved.
*l. 18.—An oar marked " T. A.
erdav London,
y 5,,,, Ita a rudder and tiller, &c., came ashore near here
Lt
t•
"4% p/ m.7°04 DEC. 19.—The Farewell, from New York to
With f'* was abandoned on the 27th alt., let. 40, lon. 56,
Golds ,ile,feet water in her hold, and pumps choked; crew
by the Sheffield arrived here. The Sir Isaac Lyon
dead.""d, from St. Jagode, Cuba, to Swansea, with two men
,°`nd three laid up with fever, was spoken on the 13th
lat. 40, lon. 64, by the Niagara, Russell, arrived here.
A -411!. 574, from Quebec to Swansea, has been wrecked on
p-4iticoste ; crew and horses saved. 20th. A vessel's mast,
erpendicular in the water, with a gilt ball on the masthead,
Was
passed
on the 12th inst., lat. 48, lon. 21, by the Isabella,
arrived here. .The Clifford has been spoken at sea,
dismasted.
DEAL, DEC. I9.—Wind W.S.W. to N.W. moderate.-20.
fresh.—Arrd. 20, Mary Sparks, Bushby, China;
Duchess of Buccleugh, Collier, Calcutta ; Greenlaw, Johnson,
Calcutta; Japan, Tinte, Mauritius: Caroline, Hughes, Mau-
ritius; Isabella Blyth, Paddle, Mauritius; Tweed, Walker,
Cape Coast Castle; Clipper, Africa; Jessy, Callao,
for Shields; Vrebona, Vandycke, Valparaiso for Hamburgh ;
twan, Blanchard, Havannah; Robert G. Shaw, Dunbar,'
I,'"ew Orleans ; Hardee, Soull, New Orleans, for Br.emen. ;
IN'tiroean, New Orleans, for Bremen ; Queen Victoria,
-,;"arleston, for Hull ; Othello, Honduras ; Camillus, Spragge,
v.'"stnerara ; Ruby, May, St. Kitts; Roland, Steengraffe, New
iot, and sailed for Antwerp ; Lanai George,in. New
11,_°1...; Eclipse, St. John's for Ipswich ; Quebec ;
meter, Chester, Quebec. Arrd. from the River, Thomas
Arbuthnot, Thompson, Port Philip ; Kingston, Harwood,
4.delaide, South Australia ; Mountstewart Llphinston, Thnm-
ill Sydney, New South Wales ; Thomas King, Sobbics,
ign._,eY, New South Wales; Amelia Mulholland, Wilkinson,
fifitiu3 ; St. Vincent's Planter, Ryan, Sierra Leone.
eud. from the River and sailed, Mountain Maid, Robertson,
Cape of Good Hope. Put back, Alexander, for Havannah.
cartnonouGn, Die. 19.—The Trent, Melvin, from Lynn
Pe '3underland, came on shore near here to-day, and is ex-
cted to be a total wreck.
EtIRAMSGATE, DEC. 19.—The Walter, from London to Fal-
1, euth, which got on the main near Shingle End, 17th inst.,
48 been got off, and has arrived here.
.ula.rtti, 18.— m About 121 barrels of flour have bu
sv4ll_ ed on shore near Porthillaen, supposed to be from the
ia, Wrecked on the Skerries.
to,-IrrinniAn, DEC. 17.—The Progress, Webster, from Riga
o,_'-;ohdonderry, put in here to-day, leaky, and with pump
choked, and it is expected will have to discharge.
A h,

VSpndcrla lean* commercial failure has taken place at
itnd, in the bankruptcy of Mr. Richard White, a
iimrt_6 ship and coal owner. His liabilities are consider-
and it is said the assets of the estate will be of
ten''.ag amount, the property of the bankrupt being ex-
t,..Sively mortgaged, or otherwise secured to parties who
:fre made advances upon it. Mr. White is an alderman
`_`' the corporation of Sunderland, and was mayor two or
4'''e Years ago. Re is also in the commission of the
it'x, for that borough, and for the county of Durham,

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VICE-CHANCER Y.-(THIS DAY.)

VINCENT V. HUNTER.

This was a cross bill filed by Sir Frarcis Vincent for
the purpose of discharging an order that had been ob-
t3ined by the defendant on the 15th of December, 1846.
The facts were as follows:—The defendant in his suit al-
leged that the plaintiff owed him the sum of 2,0001., for
which he agreed to give a mortgage on his estate to that
amount to a person named Leigh, the defendant,
Hunter, being indebted over 1,900/. to him, Leigh. A
power of sale was given with the mortgage, and the
money not being paid, the estate %%as put up to sale, and
purchased by Hunter. The plaintiff in the present suit
alleged that he was abroad at the time of the sale, that
he never granted the mortgage, but that the defendant
agreed to raise 2,000/. for him, out of which he only
received 1371. 10s., a picture valued at 1,2001., a bill of ex-
change, which was dishonoured, and a bill of costs which
was never received, and therefore that the sale was
fraudulent.

His HoNoun deferred making any order on the
matter fur the present.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
MITCHELL V. MOORE. - LIABILITY OF PROVISILJNAL

DIRECTORS.

This was action brought by Mr. Mitchell, the adver-
tising agent, residing in Red Lion-court, Fleet-street, to
recover the sum of 1,0401 for advertisements inserted on
behalf of the Great Western Extension (Atmospheric)
Railway Company, of which the defendant, Major
Moore, was a provisional committeeman.
Mr. -Cockburn, Mr. Watson, and Mr. Barstow were
for the plaintiff; Mr. Crowder and Mr. Montague Smith
for the defence.

Mr. COCKBURN said this was an action to recover for
work and labour done in advertising the prospectus and
other documents of the company in question, in the
London and country newspapers, commencing on the 4th
of St ptember last year. He would prove that the orders
were given, and that at the time Major Moore was an
acting member of the committee, he having been put on
the direction at his own request, and prior to the issuing
of the prospectus. '1 he Learned Gentleman concluded
by calling his witnesses.
Mr. Henry Owen, the Company's solicitor, Mr. Few,
Mr. Alpine, and Mr. Hill, parties connected with the
origin of the company, were severally examined in refe-
rence to its commettcement aria the issuing of the pro
spectus. Mr.Brot ,ke was the projector of the scheme,and the
company was provisionally registered in the latter end of
August. On the 3d of September, on application to
Major Moore, he consented by letter to be a provisional
director, and on the 4th (the day fallowing) the pro-
spectus was issued. That document was given by the
solicitor to the plaintiff to be advertised in '
the usual way. The defendant subsequently at-
tended two meetings, and took part in the
proceedings, though no special orders for anything
were given by him. The company continued in opera
don till December, when it broke up.
In the cress-examination of these witnesses it was ad-
mitted that subsequently a second letter had been received
from the defendant, intimating a conditional withdrawal
from the company, making it to depend on the continu-
ance of a certain party on the directory.
The insertion of the prospectus and other announce-
ments of the company, by the plaintiff, in the newspapers,
was also proved.
This was the case for the plaintiff.
Mr. CROWDER submitted, on the authority of the deci
sions of the Court of Exchequer in " Reynell v. Lewis,"
and " Wilde v. Hopkins," that the plaintiff should be
nonsuited. The proof of liability in the present case
was less at least than in the first one cited.
His LORDSHIP thought that the facts ought to be sub-
mitted to the jury, and their opinions taken before any
ulterior proceedings.
Mr. CROWDER then addressed the jury for the defence,
and contended that no proof of any contract, direct or
implied, on the part of defendant, had been given.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE in summing up, said the
case before the jury was one involving the liability of
certain parties called provisional directors ; and the
question they had to consider was, whether the defendant
in the present action had requested his name to be
placed in the list of the provisional directors of the
Great Western Extension (Atmospheric) Railway
Company, and whether, in so doing, he be-
came liable to the expenses subsequently in-
curred in the formation of the company. If it were
held that the function of a provisional committee was
the superintending and carrying out the formation of a
company, and if it was satisfactorily proved that any
particular director had consented to be ou the same, he
was clearly of opinion no proof of a specific order for
any particular kind of work was necessary, the general
powers of the. committee being sufficient for that pnrpose.
With regard to this function of the provisional com-
mittee, he was of opinion that it was a question fur the
jury in each particular case. The function of a provi-
sional committee appeared to be the carrying out and
formation of a particular company; therefore, on this
head, he would ask the jury the question, " Does a person
who gives his consent to be one of such a committee
engage to do all things which are necessary for the ,
formation of such a company?" If they (the jury)
thought so—if, from. their knowledge of business aid
the nature of such undertakings, they considered this
to be the true function of such a committee—if they were
satisfied that the defendant had requested and allowed
himself to be placed on it, then they must find a verdict
for the plaintiff. The Learned Judge then went through
the facts adducd in evidence in support of the main
question left to the jury. In conclusion, if they con-
sidered that the business of a Provisional Committee
was to do all things necessary for the formation of a
company, and were satisfied the defendant had given his
authority to be on such a committee, then they must
find a verdict for the plaintiff ; but should they not hold
this to be the function of a provisional committee, the
verdict must be for the defendant. In taking the former
view of the question, they would have to consider how
far it was affected by the alleged withdrawal of the de-
fendant—the letter respecting which had not been pro-
duced, having been lost.
The jury, after an absence of a quarter of an hour,
returned a verdict for the defendant.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

MELTON V. CADIROUX

This actio_n was brought to recover back the su
3551. paid by one Mr. Thomas Lee to the Nationalof
Loan
Fund Association, in consideration of two annuities, on
immediate and one deferred, to be paid by the societye
to him. Mr. Lee shortly after died intestate, and the
present action was brought by the plaintiff, the adminis-
trator to his property, to obtain repayment of the money,
on the ground that he was of unsound mind at the period
of entering into the contract.
In support of the plaintiff's case, sevetal witnesses
were called to prove the insanity of Mr. Lee. One of
the witnesses (.i solicitor) stated that he was of opinion
he was of unsound mind, because he lent several :Aims
of money to poor persons without sufficient security, at
the rate of 5 per cent. Another stated that he
had a most voracious appetite, and that he was
at times very desponding, and at others con-
siderably elated by the success of his business.
S veral other incidents, such as the purchase of cheap
brooches, a waistcoat which did not fit him, were
also brought forward to substantiate the insanity. The
medical adviser was called, who stated that, in his
opinion, deceased was affected with paralysis of the
brain, and that, in his opinion, he was not competent to
discharge its functions. After his decease no post-
mortem examination had been made. Another medi
cal gentleman (Dr Goulding Bird) was called, who
stated that he had had considerable experience in
the treatment of persons affected with insanity, and in
his opinion deceased was what would be called a lunatic.
He was not mad upon one point, as is the case in per-
sons afflicted with monomanianism; he had lost the use
of his reasoning faculties altogether, and it was his
opinion that the disease had for some period been
olfnntshiAdeTioEbuLrsaziaynd.vances upon the deceased, and was
not induced by any sudden attack of phrenetis, or at-
fectioinng
on the
con-
tended Mr. Wthat, fromths:ellnthe evidence which bad been
part of the defendant,
The conduct of the deceased'no laid
before the jury
a sane person, and withr case could possibly be made.
medical gentlemen, nothing h had been precisely that of
ference to the evidence of the
would at all go to ow lng
agreement could be
with gatheredthe
company, which
that the deceased was, at the
time of entering into the
of anunsound mind.

Evidence was then adduced.
The substance of the evidence called on the part of the
defendant, went to show that the deceased person had
uniformly been in the habit of transacting business for
himself, without the slightest suspicion of his being an
insane person.
Sir F. THESIGER, in reply, acquitted the office from
the charge of any impropriety in their conduct by en-
tering into an agreement with the deceased, but if it
was proved that the deceased was insane at the time of
entering into the agreement the Company would be
bound to repay the sums, and although it might be hard
upon the office it would be still more so upon the rela-
tives of tho deceased.
The LORD CHIEF BARON, in summing up, said that
the present action was one of the most important that he
had ever been connected with, either professionally or
judicially, and he should simply take the Opinion of the
jury upon two points: first, whether the deceased was in
a sound state of mind at the period of his entering into
tho co:.tract, and, secondly, whether the agreement were
perfectly fair and proper in itself. It would certainly
involve an enormous amount of litigation and confusion
if the every-day transactions of life were to be entered
into in that state of uncertainty which a kind of post-
mortem investigation into the character of the contractor
would necessarily produce. He merely threw out this
suggestion in order that the subject might be more fully
discussed elsew here.

The jury retired, and after a short absence, returned
the following verdict:—" We find for the plaintiff, that
Thomas Lee was of unsound mind at the time of the
transaction, and we find that the transaction was a bona
fide one on the part of the office at the time of its
being entered into ; that the (Bee had no notice
of the condition of the deceased at the time ; and
that there was nothing in his manner to lead the officer
to consider him of unsound mind, and that the trans-
action was an ordinary business-like affair, such as a
person in the position of the deceased would enter into."
Damages 3551. 6s. 2d.
Leave was given to the defendant to move to set the
verdict aside.

COMMON PLEAS—(THIS DAY.)
The Court was engaged all the morning with a case,
Young v. Ivimcy, respecting the infringement of a patent,
but the particulars were of no interest except to the
parties concerned.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
James Ewer, a respectable-looking young man, was
charged with robbing John F. Nehan.
James Naigle, barman at the Tower public-house, in
Tower-street, said he was told on Saturday night that
several persons in the tap room were pitting to rob a
gentleman there. He went in and saw a gentleman sit-
ting there helplessly drunk, with two valuable hand
kerchiefs about his neck hanging quite loose, a haudLorne
watch, with guard chain and appendages, all of gold, on
his person, but quite exposed and loose, and three or
four gold rings on his fingers.- In the room at the same
time, and about him, there could not have been less than
twenty persons, most of them ill disposed and suspected.
When he laid hold of the gentleman to take him out of
the room several of them opposed it, and expressed their
disapprobation, and some cried out, "Knock him down,"
meaning witness. The pot-boy then said to the prisoner,
" Come give up the handkerchief that you have got;"
but he denied having any handkerchief. However, as
witness saw that he held his hand obstinately in his
pocket, he insisted on his giving it up, and he then pulled
out a handkerchief and gave it up.
John Frederick Nehan identified, and said the hand-
kerchief was his, but he could not say who had taken it
from him.
The prisoner, who had not been seen by any one to
take the handkerchief, said he put it in his pocket as a
thing which nobody owned. He gave a good account
of himself, which was found to be true, and ha was dis-
charged.
The Goldsmiths' Company sent in their annual dona-
tion of 101. in aid of the poor-box.

GOLDICUTT v. BE k GIN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The report of this cas?, contained in your
journal of the 18th, is inaccurate in one, particular only.
Mr. Cockburn did not. as stated in your paper, apply to
postpone the case on Thursday evening, nor were any
affidavits read ; but there was much confusion at the
time, and your reporter may have easily mistaken the
object of Mr. Cockburn's application, which was merely
to ascertain whether (it being then past four o'clock) his
Lordship would take the case that evening or not.
Requesting the favour of your inserting the above in
your next number, I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
THOS. FRAS. JUSTICE, Defendant's Attorney.
17, Berners-street, Dec. 21.

MURDER AND SUPPOSED
SUICIDE.—(THIS DAY.)
Between the hours of ten and eleven this morning,
two boys, who obtain a living by dredging along the
water side, whilst passing along the bed of the river
nearly opposite to Waterloo dock, found a human body
firmly embedded in the mud ; on towing it near they dis-
covered that it was the body of a female, with a child tied
round her waist by means of a piece of rope yarn. The
arms of the woman were both pressed round the neck of
the child, leavinc, one to suppose that in the agonies of
death she was firmly pressing the little innocent to her
breast. The two bodies were immediately removed to
the vaults of St. John's Church, in the Waterloo-road,
where a more minute examination was made. It was
there found that the child was of the male sex, apparently
about fourteen months old, the female seemed to be
between 33 and 36 years of age. The latter was dressed
in an old black stuff gown, black stockings, and side lace
up boots. The rest of the apparel appeared very old and
ragged. The child, a fine-looking boy, wore (to all ap-
pearance) a black frock, long worsted socks and callico
under clothing. The dress of the two denoted extreme
poverty.

CITY OF LONDON ELECTIONS.

(THIS DAY.)
This being St. Thomas's Day, wardmotes were held
in the several wards for the election of members to sit
in the Court of Common Council.
LIME-STREET WARD.
A wardmote was held in the Ward Schools, St. Mary-
axe, Alderman Farebrother in the chair. After the
precept had been read, and the inquestmen for the
ensuing year returned, Mr. G. Rawson was re-elected
ward beadle. A letter from Deputy Mitchell was read,
resigning his office.
The worthy Alderman and several inhabitants bore
testimony to the faithful manner in which Mr. Mitchell
performed his duties.
The following gentlemen were then elected to serve
as Common Councilmen for the year ensuing :—Daniel
Cork, Thomas Budge Simpson, Thomas Sytnonds, and
William Tanner ' • the two last are new members in the
room of Deputy Mitchell and Mr. Corse, resigned.
BISIIOPSGATE WARD.
In addition to the former members, Messrs. Tagg and
Gilpin were proposed, and a poll demanded.
COLEMAN-STREET WARD.
At a wardmote, held in the Ward Schools, London-
wall, Alderman W. Hunter in the chair, the following
gentlemen were elected Common Councilmen :—Messrs.
Allen (deputy), Hall, W. Hall, Davis, Johnson, Phillips,
Bracher, and Perkins.
WARD OF CRIPPLEGATE

The election of Common Councilmen for the ward of
Cripplegate Within took place to-day, at the School•
rooms in Philips•lane.
Mr. Alderman CHALLIS presided, and gave the names
of the following candidates :—Mr. R. L. Wilson, Mr. D.
Dewar, Mr. J. Lart, Mr. William Cash, Mr. William
Brass, Mr. B. Brown, Mr. H. J. Smith, Mr. James
Hoole. Mr. Alderman Challis inquired if any gentle-
man had any other candidate to propose.
Mr. LIGNis proposed Mr. Francis Bennoch.

Mr. BARTON seconded the motion, and said that in
his opinion Mr. Bennoch was the gentleman most likely
to bring about that reform which was so much needed
in the Court of Common Council, and which was the
only body of its kind which had not been reformed.
Mr. BENNOCH said that it was some time since he had
stood before the Livery of the City, and ho hoped that
he had faithully discharged the promises which he had
made to them last year. He felt that there were many
grievances which it would be necessary to endeavour to
remove. Amongst these was the duty upon tea: many re-
forms had lately taken place, but he, and many others, felt
that these duties were of a nature calculated to
decrease instead of increasing the revenues of
the Exchequer—(Hear, hear)—and more likely
than otherwise to press heavily upon the consumer.
He had observed with pain and regret, that many evils
had arisen from the deficient supply of water to the
poorer classes of the metropolis, and would do all in his
power to abate so crying an evil. He had also observed
a fact in connexion with railways. The commission for
enquiring into the proposed railway from Vauxhall to
London-bridge had .reported against the central metro-
politan terminus, and he felt that their representation was
likely to cause the most serious inconvenience to the inha-
tants of London, and he, for one, should do his utmost
to ofpose it. With reference to the great dispute be-
tween the Court of Aldermen and the Court of Common
Council, he felt that there was not a body which re-
quired reform more than the Court of Aldermen. What
was the use of any resolution that might be adopted by
the Court of Common Council when the Court of Alder.
men had, or assumed, the power of checking them at
will ? That Court assumed the power of drawing money
at will, and without the control of any other portion of the
Corporation, and he felt that the time was come when
a serious reform in the whole system of the Corporation
of the city of London was necessary, and he, for one,
should support it. There was one great and crying
evil which had long existed in the Court of Aldermen,
and that was, that its members, being elected for life, were
not responsible. In his opinion, they should be made
responsible by an annual election, or even a septennial
election. Such a course was most likely to lead to an
extensive reformation of the system. He, fot one, would
support every measure calculated to bring about so de-
sirable an event, and on these grounds he asked for the
support of the Livery. Mr. Bennoch then submitted
the following resolutions, to be proposed by him in the
Court of Common Council, to the meeting :
" That the assembling of the Court of Common
Council at one o'clock in the day is most inconvenient to
members engaged in business. That it has the ten-
dency to exclude from this Court merchants, bankers,
and professional men, to whom the early part of the
afternoon is all-important. That it prevents the due
consideration of questions brought forward for discus-
sion; and therefore it is expedient that all Courts of
Common Council be held at four for five o'clock in the
afternoon, or such later hour as may be considered more
convenient.
" That the state of education in Great Britain and
Ireland is confessedly deficient and lamentaly defective.
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The various candidates then addressed the meeting,
most of them complaining of the power assumed by the
Court of Aldermen.
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*Conservative.
Other business having been disposed of, the wardmote
separated.

BILLINGSGATE WARD. '
A wardmote was held at the Fellowship Porters' Ilan,
St. Mary-at• Hill, when the following gentlemen were