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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY. EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1848.

of sympathy in a common pursuit; and if they follow
any peculiar studies by themselves, they are thereby
set in a kind of opposition to authority and established
institutions, are led to look upon them with dislike
if
not disdain, and to feel an overweening confidence
in
their own wisdom." Every one has an
i interest in,
desiring that " authority and established institutions"
should not be treated thus. Every one will wish
that the first effect of the present change may be to
attract more closely to the University the best and
most deserving of her pupils. An Alma Mater at last,
in truth as well as name, she now offers nourishment
to all her children. The probability is a fair one that
the offer will not be coldly met ; that the dunces will
diminish ; that we shall see the waste lands of Hoi
Polloi gradually reclaimed, and brought into decent
cultivation; and that Swift's reproach to the Univer-
sities will cease to be applicable, and that education
is always the worse in proportion to the wealth and
grandeur of the parents.
We have intimated that the Graces were opposed,
but passed by decisive majorities. It is understood that
the contest was almost wholly confined to the resident
members, the non-resident seldom going up for any-
thing less important than to punish a parson for
liberality, or to poll into office a lord or a prince.
Two hundred and forty-three votes were taken on
the first, and of these seventy-five were dissentient.
On the second two hundred and thirty-eight were
recorded, the opposition mustering eighty-three. The
number of voters on the third was two hundred
and thirty-six, and of these sixty-six were adverse.
Wonderful is it, as Erasmus remarked on a similar
occasion, how some men will cling to their old igno-
rance with their hands and feet, and not suffer them-
selves to be torn from it ! Nay, the number of such
men would have prevailed on this occasion, we are
gravely told, but for the influence of the new Uni-
versity Chancellor, his Royal Highness Prince Albert !
The student of Saxe-Gotha is reported to have
weighed Cambridge in the balance, to have found it
out to be a sham, and to have resolved that some
truth should be put into it. If this be so, we congra-
tulate the country on its prince and the university on
its chancellor; and are glad to find that the exuberant
inauguration festivities of Trinity Lodge have borne
solider fruit than a bishoprick to Doctor Whewell.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 10.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice
CRESWELL and a Common Jury.)
CLUFF V. HELL—FOR LIBEL.

This was an action to recover compensation in damages
for a libel alleged to have been published of the plaintiff
by the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Lush were counsel for the
plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Words-
worth represented the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant BYLES said his client, Mr. Wm. Cluff,
was an Irishman by birth; he came into this country
several years ago, and by industry and propriety had
succeeded in accumulating considerable wealth. He
was a very large silk manufacturer in Spitalfields, em•
ploying upwards of 300 weavers. The defendant, Mr.
Robert Kell, kept the White Horse public-house, in Spi•
talfields; near the residence of the plaintiff. The caul-
plaiet of the plaintiff was, that the defendant had pub-
lished a libel of him of a most serious character. In the
early part of the present year the defendant exhibited in
his window a handbill in:the following words:—"Shortly
wilt be published, in two Farts, by subsciption, a tale
of the 19th century, entitled, ' faddy Cluffe; or the
Bane of Commerce acd the Weaver's Curse.' Pert the
first will show the means by which the hero of the tale
acquired capital, the purposes to which the said capit ,1
has been applied, and the many injuries which the fair
trader has sustained in consequence. Part the seeenh
will show the impossibility of 1 ibour protecting itself
front the encroachments of capital when in the hands of
unprincipled men, unaided by legislative interference: a
few figures showing the necessity which exist; for the
establishment of a minimum rate of wages. To conclude
with a long list of extortions practis,.d on the unfortu-
nete operatives. The tale will tell of many strange ad-
veteuree many hairbreadth 'scapes, not from the immi-
nent deadly breach, but from the trammels of the law.
Price 341. each part." An extremely pleasant thing it
was for Mr. Cluff, for a puteican in his immediate
neighbourhood to turn amateur bookseller, in the
midst of the weavers, and publish " a tale of the
nineteenth century," which was to be the life of
Mr. Cluff. Amon, the statements made in the
work referred to, 'he found a distinct imputation
of the plaintiff being a receive r of stolen gads—a
most monstrous and almost inedible imputation, for
which it was not pretended there ever was the slightest
ground whatever. It was as follows:—" We state that
property of every kind was greedily received by him,
however obtained; that quills and other trifles relating
to the silk trade were even bought from girls and boys,
and that with a perfect knowledge that the articles so
b ught could not be rightfully acquired." He must also
call their attention to the following passages from the
book:—" Paddy Cluffe, the bane of commerce and the
weaver's curse, is supposed to have been born about the
year 1798, but of his birth and parentage little is
known. Some have asserted that he is of divine origin
—(Laughter)—having deic.mded in a direct line from
Calisto, who, fur certain naughty practices, was changed
by Juno into a bear—(Renewed laughter)—and that he
is the first in that descent who has been allowed by the
gods to assume the human form. It is further said his
first appearance on this earth was notified to mortals by
sespensi en, high in the air, of three magnetic balls—
(Laughter)—which, under tiie influence of the gods pos-
sessed the power of attracting goods of every description
necessary for the use of man." He (Mr. Sergeant Byles)
presumed that was an elegant and circumlocutory way
of stating that his father was a pawnbroker.—
(Laughter.) " Others assert that, like the rest of mor-
tals, he was ushered into being by the usual course of
nature, but that hi; birth was accompanied by signs and
tokens of an extraordinary and alarming character.
Whether he was born with teeth in his head has nut been
ascertained, but that he was sent to snarl at and bite
mankind has been made pretty clear, and whatever may
be the doubts relative to his origin, his practices for
many years have declared his whereabouts unmistake-
able. From the most correct and best authenticated
sources of information, we have been enabled to ascer-
tain that in the year 1823 he resided in a weaver's shop.
situate in an obscure court, not many hundred yards
from:Spitalfields Church—a somewhat insalubrious
locality for one descended from the gods.—(Laughter.)
In 1824 sundry inconveniences compelled a change
of residence, and he became a tenant, not at
will, of one of her Majesty's prisons, but even here
he was ill at ease; being of a reserved and thoughtful
disposition, the gaieties of the place were not at all
congenial to his desires." Then came a most unfounded
charge that the defendant followed the profession of a
common informer. " As soon, therefore, us the authori-
ties, not medical, who attended him would permit, he re-
linquished his occupancy and took up his residence in
a more retired but less restricted locality; but here his
means became so fearfully reduced, through want of
friends to recommend him to the manufacturers for em-
ployment, as to render his condition truly wretched and
miserable; an opportunity presenting, like a drowning
man, eager to catch at anything, he embraced the
doubtful and precarious profession of common informer.
How long he continued in that capacity is uncertain, but
in 1826 we find him in business on his own account,
vending oranges, herrings, and potatoes; and here the
peculiar bent of his desires strongly manifested itself—
namely, an ever-pervading determination to acquire
wealth. In order to retail his goods, it was necessary
to possess a pair of scales, but scales, like other articles
made with hands, can only be obtained by pur-
chase. To avoid such outlay, two saucepan-lids,
by skilful tinkering, were made to answer
every purpose, and this ingeniously contrived
machine, in after life, was made to mate out articles of
higher value. The shop (a lower room in a private
house), which contained his worldly substance, might
well remind us of the poor apothecary's as described by
Shakapere's Romeo; his scales, two saucepan lids, and
his weights, poor weavers' lingoes melted down; his
shelves contained no heavier burden than here and there
a bunch of parsley, thyme, and sage, while the largest
stock possessed by him of the esculent root did not ex-
ceed one hundredweight. But, however beggarly may
have been the appearance of this large emporium, certain
it is his worldly goods increased, for in 1828 or 1829 we
find him in a dolly shop, engaged in business of a moat
extensive, but much less reputable character; and here it
may be necessary to remark that the increasing distresses
of the handloone silk weavers of Spitalfields rendered
them an easy prey to dark designing men who only
sought to aggrandize themselves at the expense of
their fellow-creatures. . . . We have already said
that in the year 1828 Paddy Cluffe was in possession
of a somewhat extensive dolly-shop—and even dolly-
shops in the hands of honest, upright men are very
useful in their way, but in the hands of base, dishonest
men are too often made the instruments of fraud and
the receptacles of ill-gotten wealth. In this shop Paddy
began to deal extensively with human wretchedness and
those compelled by misery and want. le this shop—theace
It-Erman woos, for none could resort to such a place but
truant source of misery and crime—the means were
gained by which, in afterad years, some thousands were
vices and
reduced to pauperism
show in colours sufficiently catalogue of black offences, ruin;
oia
andth e hated from
which shall we select to
the foulest wrongs indulged' in
Cluffe? . . .. Oh, Paddy! this pwe rarat Ter
td by Paddy
stone to the arepeisition of wealth." Surely ?r stepping
stone
most gross and scandalous libel. The Learned Cou:seal
read several other pa %sages from the publication in ques-
tion, similar in tone ter .the preceding, and then asked
the jury to give his cliont, not ignominious, but such
reasonable and temperate e`aveages as would enable him
to vindicate his character.
Daniel Walbrack, a porter :11 the employ of the plain-
tiff, proved the exhibition in the defendant's window of
the handbill given above, and the having accompanied
the plaintiff's son to the defendant's public-house, and
seeing him:bay of the latter a copy of the publication
containing the alleged libel.
He admitted, on cross-examination, that he saw
copies of the seine handedl exposecl in the shop windows
of several other persons living in Setitaltielde fintl Beth-
nal-ereen.
Mr. Sergeant WILT:CMS, for the def, nirnf, alit] it
squared neither with his inclination nor his duty to his
client to attempt in the slightest degree to extenuate or
justify the scandalous libel which. "had betel read to the
Court ; hut he would prove up te. the time of young
Mr, Chili goitre into the bar of ate., defendant's public-
linese to purchase the pamphlet in question, he (the
defendant) did not know tltatet there was such
a peison as Mr. Cluff on the face of the
earth.' lie did not know him wen by name, much
less his habitation, his nation, ea. anything connected
with him. Ile (the defendant)) kept a public-house

in the neighbourhood, and, as was very frequent in the
case of public-houses, the handbill in question was put
into his window—injudiciously, it must be admitted, but
not designedly or malignantly to injure the plaintiff.
One or two copies of the book had been left with the de-
fendant for sale; and when they were put into his hands
the jury might fairly suppose he thought the book was
a tale of fiction to amuse any person who thought proper
to purchase it. Besides, about the time of the com-
mencement of the action the defendant had repeatedly
offered to the plaintiff to make an ample public apology,
but the latter had refused to accept it. And why had
not the action been brought against the person named
Hollis, whose name appeared upon the book as its an-
ther? It could never for a moment be presumed that
the defendant was the writer of such a production.
What did he, a publican, know about Calisto? The
only name in the heathen mythology with which he
would be likely to be acquainted was Bacchus, and per-
haps he had no very accurate notion of him.
Mr. W. H. Kell, the brother of the defendant, deposed
to going with the latter to see the plaintiff on the sth of
June, the action having been commenced a few days be-
fore. They saw the plaintiff, and the defendant told him
he had come to express his regret for having published
the pamphlet in question, and that he would make an
ample public apology and pay all the expenses that were
incurred, and, further, would give a sum of money to a
public charity. The plaintiff replied that it was his in-
P tention to proceed against every person concerned in
publishing the book, and refused to accede to the de-
fendant's offer.

Mr. Sergeant BYLES, for the plaintiff, replied. What
was an apology worth in such a case? The poison of
that infamous falsehood had been instilled into the minds
of the people of the whole neighbourhood; many of those
persons could not read, and doubtless had only heard the
libel read to them. How many of such people read the
daily newspapers? A public apology, therefore, would
not remove the injury which had been inflicted. The
bane came to thousands; the antidote, perhaps, to some
twenty or thirty only.
Mr. Justice CRESSWELL told the jury that the plain-
tiff was clearly entitled to a verdict. The amount of the
damages rested entirely with them. There was no doubt
at all that a libel of a very abominable character had
been published of the plaintiff, and that in one instance
a copy was sold by the defendant. There were different
degrees of responsibility attaching to different parties
connected with libels, The author was responsible for
the whole that were circulated; the printer was also re-
sponsible for the whole, because if the one had not com-
posed, and the other not printed the libel, it could not
have been published. It was not so with respect to an
individual who happened to sell one copy; he was not
responsible for those that were sold to others ; and
therefore the defendant in this case was not in the same
position as the author or the printer. But, although the
jury might think the author or the printer would be
guilty of greater injury to the plaintiff then the defend•
ant, it did not follow therefore that the plaintiff was not
to have compensation for the injury which the defendant
had done to him. The defendant was responsible for
that which he himself had done.

The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 403.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 10.
ANGELL V. WORSLEY, BART._

This action was tried before the Lord Chief Baron at
Hertford, verdict for the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant DoWLING now moved for a rule for a
new trial, or for leave to enter judgment for the plaintiff
non obstante veredicto. The action was brought to re-
cover 300,0001. on a bill of exchange accepted by the de-
fendent, and endorsed by him to the plaintiff. The
defence was that the bill hart been fraudulently obtained
from the defendant, Sir William Wersley, by a person
named Anderson, the agent of parties styling them-
selves Van Straubenzee and Co., who had adver-
,i,ed that they wou!d advance 20,000/. on approved
security. Anderson gave the defendant another bill in
exchange f,r this, drawn on Van Straubenzee, at 21
days' date, which was dishonoured. On this state of
facts a verdict was returned for the defendant; but the
Learned Sergeant now contended that the plaintiff, who
was a respectable shoemaker, in business at Panton-
s:reet, in the Haymarket, had &cud boni fide in the
transaction, and that if there were fraud in the case, it
was for the defendant to show it.

The Court granted a rule to show cause.
AMES (PAUPER) V. LLOYD.
The plaintiff conducted his own case in person, and
Mr. Elurnf'rey, with whom was Mr. Montague Smith, ap-
peared for the defendant.
This was an action by ,which the plaintiff, an attor-
ney's clerk, sought to recover compensation in damages
for the publication of an alleged libel in Lloyd's Weekly
Newspaper, on the 30th of June, 1844.
'I he damages were laid at 5001.
The defendant put three pleas on the record, of which
the third one, of justification, was the materiel one. It
appeared that on the 24th of Juno, 1844, the plaintiff had
been brought up at the Clerkenwell Police-court to
answer the complaint of his wife, who charged him with
having violently and cruelly beaten her. At this
period she was within ten days of her confinement.
The truth of the accusation appeared to have been
fully established, not merely by
.the marks on the poor
woman's face, but by the testimony of sn-eral wit-
nesses. The matter was reported in the usual manner
in the morning papers, and on the following Sunday was
transferred, in the customary mode, into the columns
of the defendant's journal. The complaint of the plain-
tiff was, that the report was too highly coloured, so
much so as to have inflicted the deepest injury upon him,
for not only had his friends and relations withdrawn
their intimacy and acquaintance from him, but he had
been unable to obtain another situation in consequence.
I The want of a situation had rendered him incapable of
prosecuting this action, inasmuch as he had not had the
means thereby of paying fees to counsel, or even the
fees of Court. The result had been, that he had been
ck.mpelled to adopt the necessary steps to enable him to
proceed as he di I now in forma paupsris.
In the course of the trial, which occupied the Court
for more than five hours, a number of witnesses were
examined, all of whom, with the exception of one—and
his knowledge of the transaction had been solely derived
from the reports in the papers—corroborated the state-
ment as to the cruelty and violence which the plaintiff
had exercised towards his wife, not only in this particu-
lar, but is many former instances. The policeman, too,
stated that the plaintiff had told him that he had got 51.
out of the Times, and that he should get 3001. out of the
defendant.

Mr. Baron PLATT, in leaving the matter for the deter-
mination of the jury, told them that if they considered
the plea of justification to have been made out, it would
be their duty to find a verdict for the defendant on that
plea, but on the other pleas they must find for the plain-
tiff. It was lamentable to see so much of the public time
wasted by an inquiry into such a disgraceful case, the
more so, as it had turned out that every witness who had
known anything about the matter had confirmed the
material stltements which had been published; and even
the plaintiff himself had admitted that he had beaten his
wife when she was in a condition which demanded the
care, consideration, and protection of all men. He had
beaten her most brutally when she had wanted but ten
days of her confinement. That was an extreme act of
brutality in a husband.
The jury at once returned a verdict for the defendant
on the plea of justification, and for the plaintiff on the
other two pleas, with damages for One Farthing.

CONSISTORY COURT, Oct. 10.
(Before Dr. LITSIIINGTON.)
PITT V. PITT.

The husband in this case proceeds against his wife for
a divorce on the ground of adultery. The parties hare
been married twelve years, and almost immediately after
their union the lady exhibited intemperate habits, and
under the influence of drink became violent in her
temper. This led to a separation, a distinct maintenance
being allowed by the husband, who gave up also the
house and furniture. Soon afterwards, however, Mrs.
Pitt disposed of her furniture, and went to reside in
another neighbourhood, unknown to her husband, who
after some inquiry, found she was living under the pro-
tection of a person of the name of Jones, in Stanhope-
street, Regent's-park.
Dr. ROBERTSON prayed the Court to grant the husband
a divorce.

There was no opposition, and
The Learned JUDGE pronounced for it accordingly.
TAYLOR V. TAYLOR.

This was also a suit promoted by the husband against
his wife, Mary Taylor, for a divorce on the ground of
adultery.
Dr. JENNER stated that the parties were married in
1836, and that in 1841, from some difference, the wife
giving way to inebriety, they separated by mutual con-
sent, he at the same time allowing her a separate main-
tenance, and was in the habit of visiting her two or three
times a week up to 1847, when he learnt that she was in
the habit of staying out at night, and frequently bringing
home with her strange men. That on one occasion one
of these men, whose name was Watson, stayed with her
the whole night, in consequence of which the Learned
Advocate prayed the court to grant a divorce.
.
Mr. BAYFORD was heard on the part of the wife, and
opposed the application on two grounds ; first that the
husband had. condoned the wife's fault ; and secondly,
that there was only one witness to attest the criminality
of the wife with the man Watson, which was held by
Lord Stowell as insufficient, unless supported by some
corroborative circumstances.
Dr. JENNER rose to reply, when the Learned Judge
stopped him, saying he hail read over the whole of the
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the habit of visiting his wife, and had not, therefore, en-
tirely withdrawn his protection from her until a short
period before this citation, when an act of adultery had
been proved against her, in consequence of which he
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fact of having seen Mrs. Taylor and the man Watson
together, and he saw no reason for doubting the truth of
this witness's statement. It appeared Mrs. Taylor was
a woman of most profligate habits, and although it had
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mind, and had followed it, though much against his own
inclination. lie felt this case did not fall within the rule.
11tT question. raised by Dr. Blyford, on the part of the
wife, w an important one, that according to the rule of
this court there was not sufficient evidence. The ques-
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Now in this case the main witness proved that Mrs.
Taylor was in the habit of getting drunk and inviting
various persons home to her house ; another witness,
Jane Dodson, had been witness to Mrs. Taylor's indulg•
ing in gross familiarity with men who visited her ; that
on one Sunday night she came home at twelve o'clock,
accompanied by a man, and they sat together an hour.
He felt that there was no doubt but that adultery had
been committed. It was also stated that a Mr. Munday
had been solicited to stay the night with her. The evi-
dence of Mrs. Tucker was supported by this fact ; and
although two witnesses might in general be requisite,
this was a case in which the rule might be departed from,
and the divorce must be granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

The LORD MAYOR, upon commencing his magisterial
business yesterday, said:—" In taking my seat for the
first time in the Justice-room, I am anxious to state
that I shall make a rule of beginning business here
punctually at twelve o'clock daily; but if my services
can be useful to the public at any other time, I beg it
to be understood ,that I shall consider no hour too early
and no hour too late to be called upon to act for their
advantage. I shall be at the call of my fellow-citizens
at all times."

their occupation.
Several pickpockets winhothheadspbeceteantodrles
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John Jones and William Smith were charged with bay-
ing robbed a gentleman named Young of Albemarle-
street, a merchant, of a gold pin value 2/.
Mr. Young,
,in
passing along Ludgate-hill when
the procession was going by, was surrounded by three
or four strangers, some of whom pressed upon him and
engaged his attention, while one whipped the gold pin
which was in his breast over his shoulder, and handed it
to a companion. The tact of the thief was so neatly
used upon the occasion, that Mr. Young knew nothing
at
who knowing the prisoners had closely
observed them, told him that he had just been plundered.
allity ~iibqouu atre the, robbery, until Child, the beadle of
Trinity-square,
Child seized the thieves, and the pin was found at the
feet of the prosecutor by himself.
The Lotus MAYOR—Do you know these men to be
thieves? Child—l know them long to be the compa-
nions of thieves. Ido not know that they have been
before in custody.
Joness—My Lord, he accused several other men of the
robbery; but at last he fixed upon us, as he couldn't go
so far without doing something.
The Loan MAYOR—It is a very clear case, and you
must go to Bridewell for six weeks to pay the penalty
of the offence.
Two seamen, named Patterson and Dunlop, were
charged by Mr. Coleman, of the Registrar-General's
office, with having deserted the vessel in which they had
been engaged as seamen.
The prisoners said in their defence that all the other
hands had deserted the vessel when she got to Quebec;
that they had not left her till she reached New York;
and the other kends had not only complained of what
they (the prisoners) had still further reason to complain
of—the badness of the provisions. They admitted that
they had received advance of pay for the whole voyage,
and that they had been hired for the voyage home at a
considerable increase of wages, as was the case generally
with deserters.
The LORD MAYOR said he should most decidely adopt
the plan of his predecessor, and never let a delinquent of
the kind go with impunity.
The prisoners were then sentenced each of them to
thirty days' imprisonment.
A number of seamen were charged with having de-
serted the ships in which they had been engaged, but as
neither the owners, their agents, or the captains, whose
presence would be necessary for the security of the ire
fiction of imprisonment for thirty days, attended, the
only penalty which his Lordship could adjudge was a fine
of los., and 3s. costs.
Mr. Coleman said he had written to the agents upon
the subject, but no notice had been taken of his request
for their attendance.
His LORDSFIIP said he hoped there would be no occa-
sion to usge those who wished to be protected to assist
him in the endeavour to afford that protection; without
such assistance he certainly could not punish those who
basely abandoned the vessels which they were bound to
work, as they deserved to be punished. He regretted to
be obliged to say that the conduct of the British seamen,
judging from such samples as had come before him on
the first day of the performance of his duties as Lord
Mayor, showed very great degeneracy.
H. Hall was accused of having picked the pocket of
Mrs. Dal by, on Lord Mayor's-day.
Funnell, the city officer, had seen the complainant
followed by the prisoner, who slipped his hand into her
pocket, pulled out two shillings, and moved off. The
officer intimated to the complainant that she was robbed.
" Oh, no," said she : " a gentleman has been just robbed
of his watch. I have lost nothing. " Try your pockets,"
said the officer. And upon doing so, she at once said,
" Yes ; I have been robbed of two shillings." The pri-
soner was, at this moment, in custody of the policeman,
who immediately found the money in his pocket. The
whoie transaction was witnessed by Russell, another
City officer.
The prisoner was sent to Bridewell for six weeks.
Several other fellows, who attempted to pick pockets,
were also committed.

Inspector Wall stated that the prisoner had been seve•
ral times in custody for similar offences.
The prisoner in defence said he was hard up, and that
induced him to commit the offence. He was fully com-
mitted.

John Nichols, ironmonger, Snow-hill, City, Nov. 22,
at one, and M.o. 22, at hit-past eieveu, ac cue Court of
Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane;
Todd, Thavies Inn.

Alexander Turnbull, farmer, Blue Anchor-road, Ber-
mondsey, Nov. 21, at two, and Dec. 22, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee,
Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Tyrrell, Guildhall-yard.
Charles George German, jun., licensed victualler,
Portsmouth, Nov. 22, at twelve, and Dec. 21, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official-assignee,
Coleman-street-buildings; Gc orge,Villiers-street, Strand.
Valentine Soden Godfrey, miller, DuddinVon,
Northamptonshire, Nov. 24, at eleven, and Dec. 22, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official
assignee, Abchurch-lane, London; Wright and Bonner,
New London-street, Fencburch7street; Law, Stamford.

Richard William M'Donnell, paper manufacturer,
Bitton, Gloucestershire, Nov. 21, and Dec. 19, at eleven,
at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee,
Bristol; Crosby, Bristol; Jay, S,rgeant's lon.
James Dredge, brewer, Bath, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19, at
eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official
assignee, Bristol; Castle and Henderson, Bristol; Surr
and Gribble, Lombard-street. _ _

William Martin, innkeeper, Birkenhead, Nov. 22 and
Dec. 12, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird,
official assignee, Liverpool; Cornthwaite and Wilson,
Old Jewry-chambers; Pemberton, Liverpool.
William Vowler, auctioneer, Crediton, Devonshire,
Nov. 23, at one, and Dec. 20, at eleven, at the Exeter
District Court. llirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Drake,
Exeter.

John Walker, hotel-keeper, Upper Seymour•atreet,
Edgware-road, Nov. 20, and Dec. 18, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole-
man-street; Moon, Adam-street, Adelphi.
Alexander Haig, engineer, Smith-street, Jubilee-
place, Stepney, Nov. 16, at one, and Dec. 16, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee,
Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street; M‘Duff, Castle-
street, Holborn.

William Norton, ironmonger, Penzance, Cornwall,
Nov. 28, and Dec. 20, at eleven, at the Exeter District
Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Britten
and Son, Bristol ; Stogdon, Exeter.
Joseph Lawrence Butler, coal merchant, Liverpool,
Nov. 22 and Dec. 12, at eleven, at the Liverpoul District
Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent,
King's Bench-walk; Anderson, Liverpool.
James Ingram, merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 23 and
Dec. 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Keightly and Co.,
Chancery-lane; Holden, Liverpool.
Henry Dawson Wilkinson, silver plater, Sheffield,
Nov. 10, and Dec. 16, at half-past twelvr, at the Leeds
District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield ;
Tattershall, Great James-street; Smith and Son, Sheffield.
Walter Hall, miller, Kington, Herefordshire, Nov. 25,
and Dec. 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Banks
and Son, Kington; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Bir-
mingham. _

Thomas Robson, tailor, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham,
Nov. 21, at eleven, and Dec. 19, at half-past twelve, at
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official
assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Bell, Broderick, and
Bell, Bow Churchyard; Thomas and William Chater,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
William t_shackvll, coal tar and naptha manufacturer,
Regent's-canal, Saint Pancras, Nov. 16, at twelve, and
Dec. 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruitcy.
Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Smith Chan-
cery-lane.
Robert Ashforth, hardwareman, Birmingham, Nov. 25
and Dec. 16, at twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Harrison,
Birmingham.
William Newby, joiner, Manchester, Nov. 23 and
Dec. 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Johnson, Son,
and Weatherall, Temple; Needham, Manchester.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
W. Child, Chertsey, grocer, Dec. 2, at eleven.
In the Country.
E. Alanson, Liverpool, wine merchant, Dec. 6, at
eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—B. Maehell, Liverpool,
merchant, Dec. 5, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—
W. Maury, Liverpool, Dec. 5, at eleven, at the Court,
Liverpool—J. Maddock, Liverpool, tallow chandler, Dec.
5, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Harford and
W. W. Davies, Bristol, and Ebbw vale and Sirhowy,
Monmouthshire, iron masters and iron founders, Dec. 5,
at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Watts, Ashton-
under-Lyne, draper, Dec. 8, at twelve, at the Court,
Manchester—J. Acomb, Blackburn, Lancashire, and
York, Dec. 8, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—R.
Newboult, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, draper, Dec.
2, at half-past twelve, at the Court, Sheffield—G. Slater,
Doncaster, ironmonger, Dec. 2, at half-past twelve, at
the Court, Sheffield—W. Wayte, Basford, Nottingham-
shire, iron and brass foundor, Dec. 2, at half-past twelve,
at the Court, Sheffield—J. Baker, Staunton-up in-Wye,
Herefordshire, victualler, Dec. 6, at twelve, at the Court,
Birmingham.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
A. Harrison, Friars Goose Alkali Works, Gateshead,
Durham, alkali manufacturer, second dividend, 45., in
addition to 8s previously declared, on Saturday, Nov. 11,
or any following Saturday, between the hours of ten and
three, at the office of Mr. Wakley,Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
J. Woofer, Stockton-upon-Tees, Durham, draper,
second dividend, Bd., in addition to 4s. 3d. previously de-
clared, on Saturday, Nov. 11, and any following Satur-
day, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of
Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
E. C. Blackwell and J. N. Dunsford, Newbiggen by the
Sea, Northumberland, brewers and fish curers, 2s. 6d.
on new proofs, in part of tint dividend of 34. 6d. previ-
ously declared, on Saturday, Nov. 11, and any following
Saturday, between the hours of tan and three, at the
office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Woolston, Stamford, Lincolnshire, brick maker,
55., on Saturday, Nov. 11, or any subsequent Saturday,
between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of
Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham.

J. Meads, Nottingham, grocer, 45., on Saturday, Nov.
11, or any subsequent alternate Saturday, between the
hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston,
Nottingham..

W. h. Cooke, Burton-upon-Trent, Derbyshire, tape
and small ware manufacturer, ls. 3d., on Saturday, Nov.
11, or any subsequent alternate Saturday, between the
hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston,
Nottingham.
W. Bedells, Leicester, paper and general dealer, Is. 2d.,
on Saturday, Nov. 11, or any subsequent alternate Sa-
turday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the
office of Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham.
W. Stone, Matlock, Derbyshire, builder, Is. 4d., on
Saturday, Nov. 11, or any subsequent alternate Satur-
day, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office
of Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham.

J. Hatfield, jun., Southwell, Nottinghamshire, vic-
tualler, 4d., on Saturday, Nov. 11, and any subsequent
alternate Saturday, between the hours of eleven and
three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham.
J. Hawkins, Nottingham, currier and leather dealer.
25., on Saturday, Nov. 11, or any subsequent alternate
Saturday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the
office of Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham.
T. B. Molyneux and I'. Witherby, Liverpool, mer-
chants, fourth dividend of is., any Wednesday, between
the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Follett,
Liverpool.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
T. Keating, St. Paul's Church-yard, druggist, Dec. 5,
at eleven—L. W. Ash, White Lion-street, Pentonville,
corn and coal merchant, Dec. 5, at twelve—F. L. Bau-
wens, Croydon, stearine and candle manufacturer, Dec.
2, at eleven—C. Willis, King-street-terrace, New North-
road, Islington, licensed victualler, Dec. 2, at one—W.
Draper, Basingstoke, Southampton, coachmaker, Dec. 4,
at half-past twelve—W. H. Pitt, York-place, Pentonville,
engineer in heating and ventilating apparatus, Dec. 4, at
twelve.

In the Country.
J. Holt, Bury, Lancashire, tailor and draper, Dec. 5,
at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—W. Woodward,
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, plumber and gla-
zier, Dec. 4, at half past ten, at the Court, Birmingham
—W Watson, Golden-valley, Derbyshire, inn keeper,
Dec. 8, at twelve, at the Court, Nottingham--E.
Ellis, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, builder and timber
merchant, Dec. 2, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham:

At the Court of Review, Dec. 1.
J. Blake, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, builder—H.
Burrell, Lnn -and-Mouth-street, City, lodging house
keeper—J. Roberts, Liverpool, ironmonger—A. Hum•
phreys, Liverpool, boot and shoemaker—W. Buckley,
Hollingrove, Yorkshire, woollen cloth manufacturer—
H. Pace, St. John's square, Clerkenwell, and Loughton,
Essex, watch manufacturer—J. J. Flitch, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, leather dresser--J. P. Baldy, Devonport,
surgeon—G. H. Haworth and R. Archbutt, Manor-
street, King's-road, Chelsea, ironfounders—W. Ray,
Rolls- buildings, Fetter-lane, coal dealer— Margaret
Hassel, Manchester, milliner—J. Williamson, Glasson,
Lancashire, innkeeper—E. Butt, Croydon, farrier—T.
Freemantle, Bedford New. road, Clapham. rise, builder—
D. Jevons, Tipton, Staffordshire, grocer—W. Quincey,
Old-street, St. Luke's, tin plate worker—W. Saul,
Brook street, Gloucester-road, Bayswater, furnishing
ironmonger—G. Webster, Hedge-row, Islington, li-
censed victualler.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Davies and W. Reynolds, Newtown, Montgomery-
shire, builders—C. J. Cottrell And W. H. Cottrell,
Bridgehouse- row, Newington-causeway, auctioneers—
W. Hargrove and J. Hargrove, York, printers—R.
Davies and J. R. Davies, Change-alley, Cornhill, law
stationers—H. Richards and W. Richards, Wednesbury,
Staffordshire, coach smiths—J. Smart, sen., and J. Smart,
jun., Chiswell street, corn dealers—W. Glossop and D.
Kay, Sheffield, ale and porter merchants—J. Sloman and
C. Sloman, Chatham, pawnbrokers—C. T. Howard and
J. F. Foster, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, surgeons—
J. Leadbeater and G. Leadbeater, Handsworth, York-
shire, carpenters—J. Cureton, sen., W. Ogden, and J.
Curaon, jun., Manchester, makers-up and packers (a
far as re: ards J. Cureton, sen.)—J. Nanson and T.
Nanson, Carlisle, slaters—D. Cowell and J. Cowell,
Blackburn, cotton manufacturers—C. B. Chapman and
F. Hull, Newmarket St. Mary, Suffolk, auctioneers—J.
L. Wetton and A. Ellis, Conduit-street, Hanover-square,
solieitors-IV. Ballinghall, J. Kelly, and F. Cooke,
Mesatlan, Mexico (as far as regards F. Cooke).
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
John Simpson Manning, Ipswich, coach maker.
Samuel Clancharty, Wolverhampton, hawker of tea
and coff•T.
Edward Fereday, Srnethwick, Staffordshire, cordwaincr.
Mary Collins, East Stonehouse, Devonshire, milliner.
Jo 3eph Laycuck, Addingham, Yorkshire, journeyman
chair-maker.
Hann4h Bcll, Gelling, NoVinghamshire, grocer.
Georg Shrive, Elton, Huntingdonshire, farmer.
Rubt. Clark, jun., Brandon, Suffolk, journeyman plumber.
Samuel Matthews, Plymouth, brewer.
James Street, Nautwich, Cheshire, publican.

Lewis ilornblower, Birkenhead, architect and surveyor.
James Nunu, Ipswich, butcher.
Daniel Joiner, Ipswich, mariner.
James Taylor, Lower Broughton, Lancashire, woollen
merchant.
Robert Scott, Rochdale, farmer.
James Morgan, Panteague, Monmouthshire, miner.
James Walter, Cambridge, architect.
Thomas Turner, Rochdale.
Edward Steed, St. he's, Huntingdonshire, beer retailer.
Thomas Wood, Old Lenton, Nottinghamshire, milk
seller.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
A. Steven and J. Jamieson, Glasgow, commission
merchants, to meet within the Buck's Head Hotel, Glas-
gow, Nov. 15 and Dec. 6, at twelve.
R. lsl`Cracken and T. Chalmers, Glasgow, manufac-
turers, to meet within the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow,
Nov. 16 and Dec. 7, at twelve.
A. Brodie, Glasgow, carver and gilder, to meet within
the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, Nov. 16 and Dec. 8, at
twelve.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending November 7,
1848, is 235. 31id. per cwt.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Nov. 10.)
SUGAR.—TO day holders of Raw Sugar for the most
part refused to make any further concession in the value,
and less freely supplied the market, but there was not a
better home or export demand. West India was dealt in
with caution both for the pan and scale, upon the terms
of yesterday. The quantity sold amounts to only 360
hhds, &c., including a public sale of 68 hhds 5 trca and
245 brls Barbadoes, which went off flatly at a decline on
Tuesday's rates of 6d to Is per cwt; good soft yellow
sold at 375, middling ditto 35s to 36e, low 34s 6d, and
brown 33s 6d per cwt. The total purchases for the
week are only 1,313 hhds, &c. The market closes
heavily.

REFINED.—To-day Refined Goods met with a dull
demand fur home trade purposes, and rather lower rates
were accepted; we quote Lumps at 48s for Standard,
and 47s to 47s 6d for brown grocery. The market for
bonded crushed is firm at former rates.
MAURITIUS —This afternoon at public sale 459 bags
Mauritius were only in part disposed of at about the
former value; fine yellow at 39s to 403, middling 35s 6d,
low 34s 6d, fine brown 335, low and middling 30s to
31s 6d, washed 30s 6d to 38s 6d, syrupy 34s to 34s 6d.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was a little pass-
ing by private treaty in Bengal Sugar, and 168 bags
at public sale sold upon rather lower terms ; ordinary
white Benares went at 38s 6d, middling and good yellow
353 6d to 37s 6d.

FOREIGN.—The operations for the week by private
treaty in Foreign Sugar are, a cargo of Porto Rico, at
17s 9d, one of Bahia at 20s for white, brown 16s 3d, 100
boxes on the spot at 168 6d, and 500 bags remains
35s 6d per cwt. _

COFFEE,-This afternoon Native Ceylon was dealt in
with caution, and 1,772 bags at public sale were only in
part sold at 6d decline ; good ordinary went at 26s
6d to 275, real good ord 27s to 27s 6d, damaged 18s 6d
to 26s 6d ; 285 bags 47 casks Plantation were only int
part disposed of at the former worth; fine went at 59s
to 64s 6d, good 50s to 565, mid 47s 6d to 495, low mid
41s fici to 435, fine fine ordinary 32s to 37s 6d, other
sorts 24s 6d to 29s 6d, damaged 19s 6d to 35 6d; 19
casks Jamaica, fine ordinary 30s, good ordinary 255, low
ditto 23s to 24s pr cwt.
TEA.-Holders have refrained from submitting any to
public sale, but privately the market is well supplied
with all kinds. Prices continue to rule under those of
this time in the past year. Black met with little atten-
tion, and there are sellers at a further reduction. Con-
gou of ordinary quality can be obtained at Sid to 7d,
good ordinary 7-4 d to Bd, better kind 9d to Is 3d. Pekoe
flavour is 4d to is 10d; Pouchong 4d to 6d, good 7d to 8d;
Souchong 7d to is 6d, fine is 9d to 2s 2d per lb. There is
much dulness in the market for Green, and prices are
receding. There are sellers of low Hyson at is to Is 2d,,
mid and good is 3d to 2s, fine and very superior 2s 24
to 33 6d; Young Hyson, low 6d to 10d, mid is to Is
3d, good is 5d to 2s 4d, fine 2s 6d to 3s; Imperial Canton
9d to is 3d, Hyson sort is 4d to 3s; Gunpowder Caiv.ton
Is to is sd, Hyson kind is 6d to 3's 4d, fine 3s 6d to 4s,
Hyson akin 7d to Is, fine is 2d to is 4d ; Twarikay in-
ferior 3d to sd, better sort 6d to Bd, Hyson kind 9d to Is.
Pekoe Teas arc more in demand, but at former low
rates, and the stock on hand continues to be plentiful.
Orange Pekoe of low and middling quality is only worth_
7d to Is, good scented is 2d to is 6d, firm is 8d to 2s.
For Black leaf Pekoe there is a dull sale at is to is 9d,
flowery Is 3d to 2s 4d, and fine 2s 6d to 3s per lb.
RicE.-To-day a better demand existed for Cleaned
Rice, and prices ruled firm; Patna at 12s to 17s, supe-
rior 18: to 19s, town-dressed Carolina 253 to 28s, and
American ditto at 21s to 22s per cwt. For East India
the market is quiet, and prices rather lower.
SPICES.-With brown Nutmegs the market has been
plentifully supplied this week, and prices are Id to 2d,
lower, yet a goud demand has been experienced. The
parcels offered at auction amounting to 82 packages
were all sold. Mace is not much wanted, and must
be quoted 2d to 4d cheaper. At auction 51 packages
were all sold. For Cloves the market is in-
active, and 36 chests of Penang sold at Is 5d to
Is 6d for good bold bright, which are lower rates by 2d
per lb. Ginger has been dealt in with caution by ex-
porters and home dealers, and prices are receding. At
auction 40 brls Jamaica were taken in at 65s for mid.
Of black Pepper none has been offered at auction, whilst
privately the operations have been small for all purposes,
and there is a large stock with only the usual consumption.
White is dull of sale at 4d to 9d, Cayenne 9d to 2s
per lb, and pod at 30s tO 60s per cwt. Of Pimento the
supply continues to get smaller; there is a good demand.
by private treaty at 5d to 54i per lb. For Cassia Lignes
prices aro still nominal, as there is scarcely any here;
but a large parcel is near at hand. Cinnamon is dull
of sale.

SPIIIITS.—For East India Rum lower rates having
bee❑ taken occasion a large business to be concluded this
week, and 700 puns have been sold at is 3id to is 4d.
Leeward Island, however, met with little attention, and
Is 4d to Is 4id is the nearest value of proof. Demerara.
is dull of sale, and must be quoted lower; the sales
are only 200 puns at 2s to 2s ld for 30 to 33 per
cent proof, and 33 to 35 over 2s 2d to 2s 3i.
Thero is little desire on the part of exporters or home
trade buyers to do business in Jamaica Rum, and prices
keep on the decline. The value of 28 to 30 per cent of
plain quality is 2s 8d to 2s 10d, 30 to 34 over middling
and good middling 3s to 3s 4d, 33 to 36 over good 3s 6d
to 3s Bd, fine 3s 9d to 4s, and superior at4s to 4s 4d. For
Brandy the market has been quiet this week, and former
rates are not supported, but deliveries do not fall off We quote Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1845 at
5s id to 5s 3d, ditto 1846 9d to 4s 11d, 1847 3s 9d to
3s I Id, inferior sorts 3s to 3s 4d, Bordeaux 2s 4d to
2s 9d, Spanish 2s 3d to 2s 4d, French 50 per cent over
proof 2s to 2s Id. Geneva is held for 2s to 2s Id for
exportation sort, and 2s 6d to 3s 6d for fine fit for duty.
For British Gin the export demand continues to get
larger, and prices are firm at 36 to 3s 3d per gallon.
SALTPETRIC.—To-day rough was more in demand,
but 3,230 bags Calcutta at auction were only in part
sold in consequence of holders asking an advance on
former rates of Gd per cwt; 255 bags Madras went at
about the former value ; 224 to 24i per cent refraction
23i; 6d, not refracted strong grey 23s 6d to 245, and
damag4A 21s to 23s per lb.
FRUIT.—To-day at auction 2,30 G packages of Mus-
catel Raisins in layers were only in part sold at 44s to
755, a few lots 85s to 88s; 2,335 ditto bunch 55s to 955,
inferior 38s to 40s; 268 bags Sunn Raisins 36s to 38s;
291 ditto of Lexia 20s to 365; 30 drums of Malaga Figs.
345; 86 packages Jordon Almonds Si to 71 14s.
OILS.—To-day at auction 356 hhds of Cochin Cocos
Nut Oil only in part sold at 39s 9d to 40s, one lot 37s 6d
per owt: 113 tuns of Sperm went at 751 to 771 for
American, and British 771 to 824 and Ileadmatter 801
to 80/ ss; 28 tuns Southern 26/ lOs to 27/; 70 ditto
Seal, yellow 23/10s to 24/ 10s, pale 261 to 261 10s, straw
24/ 15s, brown 211 to 231, boiled Seal 19/.
TALLOW.—This afternoon the market was firm for
Tallow at former rates. At auction 86 casks of Sydney
went at 42s 6d to 45s Gd; 186 pkgs South American
42s 3d to 44s 3d per cwt.

FISHING WITH THE TRAWL NET,--We understand
that the Messrs. llogarth have fitted up a decked vessel
for fishing haddocks and other white fish with this net,
at Pormahomaek, and last week the first trial was made,
when eighteen scores of all kinds of fish were caught a
short distance from the harbour. This may be a lesson
to others, and if adopted at the different stations, may
secure a proper supply of fish, which is now much
wanted.—Elgin Courier.

On the 7th inst., at Kingstoe7
n-upon-Rull, the wife of R. J.
Thompson, Esq., of a son.
On the Bth inst., at Arley, Lancashire, Mrs. C. Marsh, of a
daughter.
On the Bth inst., at Sydenham, the wife of S. Laing, Esq.,
of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., at Kentish-town, Mrs. William Riving-
ton, of a son.

On the Bth inst., at King William-street, Strand, the wife
of Mr. L. Reeve, F.L.S., of a son.
On the 9th inst., Mrs. Mardon, of Hunter-street, Bruns-
wick- square, of a daughter.