The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVE

JEWISH DISABILITIES.
A public meeting of the inhabitants of the
nee of a
borough
of Southwark was held yesterday, in pursua
Hall
requisition to 'the Iligh Bailiff, at the Town
Southwark, for the purpove of consider ing the proprie.ty' •
of petitioning Parliamentfor the removal of the existing
civil and religious disabilities of her Majesty's Jewish
subjects.
Shortly after twelve o'clock the chair was taken by
Mr. Pritchard, the High Bailiff. The attendance at
the meeting up to that period was very scanty, there
not being more than forty persons present, and the
commencement of the proceedings were protracted
for a short time in order to afford opportunity for the
attendance of other persons. A quarter of an hour
having elapsed,
The HIGH BAILIFF proceeded to state that the
meeting was called pursuant to a requisition
which was very numerously signed. The question
to be submitted to the meeting involved the rights
of a certain portion of their fellow-subjects, which, in
accordance with the principles of the British nation, i
every loyal and peaceable subject was entitled to
claim. Statutes had at various times been pissed
tending to deprive some of her Majesty's subjects of
these rights, in consequence of certain religious
opinions which they held. A statute was passed in the
third year of the reign of James I. (c. 4), the object of
which was to protect the country from the hostility
which was then gems-rally considered to prevail upon
the part of certain persons of the Roman Catholic
persuasion against the monarch here. Some members
of the Catholic profession were disposed to fall in
with the spirit of the rest of the country, and to ac-
knowledge the Sovereign of this country as the
supreme head of the Church. Others, again, clung to
the principles which at that time prevailed among the ,
Catholics, and thought supreme allegiance was due
to the Bishop of Rome ; and it was in order
to insure allegiance upon the part of the latter
who might accept any office, that this statute
was passed. Its forms were very stringent, requiring
the oaths of allegiance and supremacy to be adminis-
tered to all who might take office—the concluding
words being "upon the true faith of a Christian."
These words were inserted, not in order to preclude
any particular denomination of religionists, but, on
the contrary, were merely added in order to give
solemnity and sanction to the oath. In the 7th of
James I. another Act was passed requiring
the oath of allegiance to be taken by
Members of Parliament in the same terms as
prescribed by the statute of the 3d of James I. The
object of the measure now introduced into Parlia-
ment, was to repeal those words at the conclusion of
the oath, so as to admit Englishmen of the Jewish
persuasion to take their seats in Parliament. It was
not for him to express any opinion upon the subject
of petitioning Parliament upon that measure. That
was a subject for the meeting to decide, and he
trusted that they would hear with patience and fair-
ness all the speakers who might address the meeting
on the subject.—(blear,)
The requisition, calling upon the High Bailiff, to
summon the meeting having been read,
The HIGH BAILIFF stated that he had received a
letter from Sir William Molesworth, which he would,
with the t P
cons" en of the meeting, read to them :
encarrow, Bodmin, Jan. 12, 1848.
"My dear Sir,—l am very glad to hear that there
is to be a meeting of the electors of Southwark in
favour of Lord J. Russell's Bill for the qualification
of the Jews to sit in Parliament. I regret very
much that I am at such a distance that I cannot
be present at it. I flatter myself, however, that every
one of my constituents knows my opinions upon
that subject. I should be very much obliged
to you if you would make my excuses for not
being present at the meeting, and assure them
that I shall take care, as one of their representatives,
to be present in my place in Parliament, to vote for
Lord J. Russell's Bill.—Believe me yours truly,
" WM. MOLESWORTH:'
Mr. APSLEY PELLAT, in moving the first resolu-
tion, thought that the meeting would concur with
him in the opinion that the time had now arrived for
the abolition of all persecution or deprivation of rights
on the ground of differences of religious opinions. No
Government had any right to interfere in matters
which were entirely a matter of conscience. It had
been urged by one of the ablest opponents of the
measure, that the effect of Lord John Russell's pro-
posed measure would be to unchristianise the nation.
He did not think that such an argument had much
weight. The number of Jews in this kingdom
did not exceed forty thousand, and was it likely
that so small a minority of the vast population of the
country could ever be able to unchristianise or cor-
rupt the character of the country, even if it was their
wish to do so ? The Jewish religion was not in his
opinion hostile to Christianity ; the morals inculcated
upon the children of the members of the Jewish per-
suasion were of the highest order, and they were re-
quired to pray fervently at the shrine of the Almighty
for the prosperity of the country in which they en-
joyed their liberty. Was it right, then, to exclude
members of such a profession from a share in
the legislation and constitution of the country ?
The question was to be viewed entirely apart from
that of alienship, for, according to Blackstone, any
person born in the country was eligible to perform
the duties of a British subject. What was the prac-
tical effect of the measure ? Did the churchwarden
pass by the door of the Jew, or suffer any qualms of
conscience, in making an application to him for the
church and other parochial rates, which, in his opinion,
he considered necessary ? Apart from these prin-
ciples, founded on the constitution of the country, he
bad derived an argument of immense weight
from the precepts of Christianity itself, which
enjoined charity towards all men. The ob-
jection urged against the admission of the
Jews were of the weakest nature. One of them was
that their ancestors had crucfied Christ. It was as
absurd to lay that as a charge to the Jews of the pre-
sent day, as to charge the High Bailiff himself with
being guilty of the crime of murder, because his an-
cestors had put to death Charles the First. Their
moral and intellectual qualifications offered no bar to
their promotion even to the highest offices of state.
The purity of their private life was a pattern
to Christians. Who could deny that per-
sons thus educated, and thus qualified, were
eligible to share in the rights and privileges of the
British subject ? The weaker then proceeded at
some length to call vete-host to the treatment which
the Jews had received for centuries in this country,
and especially in the city of London, and in Frank-
fort, and the difficulties under which they had
laboured in carrying op their business. He con-
gratulated the meeting that a large number of
their grievances had now been removed, and that in
the city of London the Jews were permitted to
carry on their business with the same liberty as any
other citizen. He concluded by moving the follow-
ing resolution :
" That this meeting having been long opposed to
the principle of exclusion from political rights founded
on differencee of religious belief, have regarded with
the greatest satisfaction the passing of the several
statutes by which that principle has of late been gra-
dually relaxed, and their brethren of the Roman Ca-
tholic religion, and Protestant Dissenters, restored
to the exercise of their constitutional privileges.
They have beheld with ,equal satisfaction a
similar removal of many of the disabilities
affecting their brethren professing the Jewish reli-
gion, but have, notwithstanding, been compelled to
deplore that that class of her Majesty's subjects,
though now rendered eligible to corp orate offices, and
to be elected Members of the Commons' House of
Parliament, are nevertheless prevented from taking
their seats and voting in that assembly,
ex-
cept on condition of their taking certainoath s, to
which they do not object in substance, but the form
of which is at variance with their religious senti-
ments."
Mr. THWAITR3 seconded the resolution. lle
thought that the civil magistrates had no right to put
a barrier upon the free election of their representatives
by the people. He did not conceive that the Legia-
lature had any right to deal with religious questions
beyond that which concerned each individual in the
control of his own conduct.—(Hear, hear.) Ile felt
no doubt as to the result of the present meeting. Ile
was glad to see Southwark take its lead among the
metropolitan boroughs in favour of this great measure,
and he
itizens
trustcd they
of London. would follo
He w up th
most cordially
e noble con-
duct of the
seconded the resolution.
The resolution having been put, it was unanimously
agreed to.
.MT.THORNRORROW moved the second resolution, and
in doing so dwelt at some lengthf othne t
jheewgisrheapterlsiubae:
raiity of the leading members o
lion. He earnestly trusted that th,eoumldeasblle
leasurerecainrrtrieoci
duce(' by Lord John Russell vi
through the Legislature. Ile felt great p
in moving, as the second resolution, " That with these
impressions, the meeting are anxious to express their
unqualified approbation of the choice made by their
brother electors of London of Baron Lionel de Roths-
child, as a fit and proper person to represent their
ancient city in the House of Commons and rejoice to
learn that the First Minister of the Crown, the Right
Hon. Lord J. Russell, has introduced a Bill into that
Honourable House for removing
qualifications affecting her Isl
ait
the remaining dis-
s Jewish subjects."
Mr. llEAntg seconded the resolution.es
that the question ought not to betreaßritish
tuponho thought
other ground than that of justice to every
born subject, and ought not to he treated as a mere
memento of past benefits conferred b
of members of the Jewish persuasion?' the
liberality 1
The resolution was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. WM. HOWARD moved that petitions to the
Houses of Lords and Commons, in conformity with
the above resolutions, should be prepared, and lie' for
the signature of the inhabitants of the borough of
Southwark at the Town-hall.
Mr. Jonsi. Halms seconded the resolution, which
was also unanimously agreed to.

A deputation was then appointed to wait upon
Lord John Russell and Lord Grey, and requesting
them to present the petitions to the respective Houses of
Legislature of which they were members.
The deputation was appointed to consist of the
High Bailiff, the Members for the borough, and the
movers and seconders of the various resolutions.

Mr. KEYZOR, a member of the Jewish persuasion,
returned thanks for the kind manner in which the
Jews had been spoken of by the various speakers.
He always made it his endeavour to bring up his
children with a due reverence for the Christian re-
ligion, and if he knew any one of them to entertain
feelings hostile to that religion he would
" horsewhip " them. He felt that, as a Bri-
tish-born subject, it was a matter of some
regret that he should be called a foreigner. It was
not that they were only 40,000 in number that they
were to be despised—it was not numbers which
made the wheel go round—it was money ; and if
they wanted money to prepare soldiers to fight for
their country let them come to the Jews, and they
should have the money.—(Hear.) There was no
fear of the Jews making proselytes of their
Christian fellow-subjects, for none of them
could be admitted into the Jewish persuasion
unless they first consented to be circumcised. There
was, therefore, no great fear of many proselytes
being made from the Christian religion to the Jewish.
A. PF.LLATT, Esq., moved, and Mr. LvoNs se-
conded, a vote of thanks to the High Bailiff for the
able manner in which he had presided over the
meeting.
The Ilicm Bmurr returned thanks, and the
meeting then broke up.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF FRIDAY.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 13, 1848.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Luke
Livingston, as Consul at Trinidad for her Majesty the
Queen of Portugal and the Algarve',
WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 14.

22d Regiment of Foot—Lieut. Fleming Gough Howell
Games Williams, from the 41st Foot, to be Lieutenant,
vice Hunt, who exchanges, Jan. 14.
41st Foot—Lieutenant William Hunt, from the 22d
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Williams, who exchanges,
Jan. 14.
75th Foot—Ensign James Mason to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Machen, deceased, Dec. 30 ;
Gentleman Cadet John Robertson Turnbull, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Mason, Jan. 14.
Ist West India Regiment Oliver George Stokes,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Searle, promoted,
Jan. 14.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Nicholas John Watson, Gent., to
be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, Jan. 14.
UN ATTACHED.

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Charles Smith, from
Major half•pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
without purchase, Jan. 14.
Brevert Major Loftus Francis Jones, from the 69th
Foot, to be Major, without purchase, Jan. 14.
Lieutenant John Nicholls, from the Royal Newfound-
land Companies, to be Captain, without purchase, Jan. 14.
Commis,,ion by the Lord Lieutenant of Southampton.
henry Beaumont Coles, Esq , M.P., to be Deputy
Lieutenant, Dec. 30, 1847.
ADMIRALTY, JAN. S.

The following promotions ha:ve this day taken place,
consequent upon► the death of Vice-Admiral William
Granger:—
Vice-Admiral of the White the Earl of Dundonald,
G.C.8., to be Vice• Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Thomas Browne to be Vice-

Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral of the Red Honourable Frederick William
Aylmer, C 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Mauritius Adolphus New-
ton De Starck to be Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue William Ward to be Rear-

Admiral of the White.
Captain honourable Alexander Jones to be Rear-
Admiral of the Blue.
ADMIRALTY, JAN. 7.
The following promotions have this day taken place,
consequent upon the death of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas
Ussher, C. 8., 1i1.C.11.:
Rear-Adtniral of the Blue S?r Samuel John Brooke
Pechell, Bart., C. 13., K.C.11., to be Rear-Admiral of
the White.
Captain Peter John Douglas to be Rear. Admiral of the
Blue.

ADMIRALTY, JAN. 8.
The following promotions have this day taken place,
consequent upon the death of Admiral. Sir Robert
Laurie, Bart.,
Admiral of the Blue Sir Henry Heathcote, Knt., to b•

Admiral of the White.
Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Charles Adam, K.C.B. to

be Admiral of the Blue.
Vice-Admiral of the White Sir William Parker, Bart.,
G. C. B. to be Vice-Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue William Henry Brown Trem-
lett to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear Admiral of the Red Richard Thomas to be Vice-

Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Arthur Lysaglit to be Rear-

Adu.iral of the Red.
Rear- Admiral of the Blue Robert Elliot to be Rear-

Admiral of the White.
Captain Barrington Reynolds, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral
of the Blue.

WHITEHALL, Nov. 23, 1147.
The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Wilde, Knt.,
Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common
Pleas at Westminster, has appointed William Cooper, of
Tunstall, in the county of Stafford, Gent., to be one of
the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknow-
ledgments of deeds to be executed by married women,
under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and
recoveries and for the substitution of more simple modes
of assurance, in and for the county of Stafford.

WHITEHALL, DEC. 30, 1847.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Barnes, of
Stockton-upon-Tees, in the county palatine of Durham,
Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court
of Chancery.

BANKRUPTS.
Lesley Alexander and William Bardgett, merchants,
Old Broad-street, City, to surrender Jan. 27 and
March 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-
street ; Wilde, Rees' Humphry, and Wilde, College-
hill, Queen-street ; 11`Leod and Stenning, London-
street, Fenchureh-street.
Benjamin Tipper, wholesale stationer, Maiden-lane,
Queen street, Cheapside, Jan. 20, at two, and Feb. 25,
at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official
assignee, Basinghall-street; Fourdrinier, College-street,
Dowgate-hill.
Joseph Woore, victualler, Staines, Middlesex, Jan.
27, at half-past eleven, and Feb. 25, at half-past one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee,
Birchin- lane; May, Queen-square, Bloomsbury; Rich-
ings, Staines.
Andrew Duncan, manuracturer of preserved provisions,
Wilson-street, Finsbury, Jan. 21, at half-past ten, .and
Feb. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Can-
nal), official assignee, Bit-chin lane; Robinson, Iron-
monger-lane, Cheapside.
William Dunkloy, undertaker, Tower-street, South-
wark, Jan. 22, at half past twelve, and Feb. 25, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ;
Barton, Wolsingliam-place, Lambeth.
Frederick Peake and John Jillings, draper., Honiton,
Devonshire, Jan. 20, at half-past two, and Feb. 21, at half-
past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, offi-
cial assignee, Coleman-street ; Heather and Moger,
Pa,ernosier-row.

Oliver Waterloo King, licensed victualler, Hart-street,
Bloomsbury, Jan. 20 and Feb. 28, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee,
Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; Bolton, North-
ampton square.
William Giblett, butcher, New Bond-street, Jan. 19,
at two, and Feb. 24, at twelve, at the Court of
Bank-
ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
City.
John and Plews, Old Jewry-chambers,
John M'Kinnell, wine merchant, Billiter-streat, City,
Jan. 26, at two, and Feb. 24, at one, at the .Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street; Innes, Billitor-street.
Richard Stapleton and William Thorn, scavengers,
Whitetriars, City, Jan. 28 and March 2, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole-
man-street-buildings ; Routh, Southampton-street,
Bloomsbury.
Thomas William Morgan, draper, Neath, Glamorgan-
shire, Jan. 25, and Feb. 22, at half past eleven, at the
Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol;
Abbott and Co., New Inn, London; Clarke and Son,
Bristol.
Thomas Sartain, jun., cattle dealer, Holt, Wiltshire,
Jan. 27 and Feb. 24, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Bristol; y,
the Bristol
Hasse
Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Whittaker,
Lincoln's Inn-fields London • Bush, Bradford, Wilts.
George Stac
victualler Bristol Jan. 28,. and Feb.
25, at eleven, at District Court. Miller,
official assignee,
Samuel Smith, grocer, Manchester, Jan. 27, and Feb.
Hobson, official assignee, Manchester • Norris, Allen, and
17, at eleven, at the Manchestr District Court.
iSimpson, Bedford-row, London; Norris, Machester.
eel Bolton-le-Bloom, lvi teoanng-sliy
ier,t-
nAtelheoelo Lancashire,r,i‘bst,isannechheesst
Blanchester;
;D i
District
rJr
ieaegnt
0.
Court. Fraser,
Lawrence Greenwood and Robert Leach, iron founders
Faulkner,
Fl
kFrneaebs
re.
:, 15,0 it t,
Gre-
gory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London; Rushton and
Armisted, Bolton-le-Moors.

-- .
William Harkness, ship builder, Sunderland,
District
Jan. 25,
1. at twelve, and Feb. 29, at one, a
Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon w
Dixon, New Boswell-court, London,•cl"atwie.sounP,"Sunder-
land.
Stephen Henry Gummer, attorney-at-law, Bridport,
eleven,l
Dorsetshire, Jan. 26, at twelve, and Feb. 2, at
at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official
signed, Exeter ; Templer and Son, Bridport ; Terrell,a'
Exeter; Clowes and Wedlake, Temple, London.
Robert Orgill, wheelwright, Netherseal, near Ashby-
de-la-Zouch. Leicestershire, Jan.
28 and March 3, -at
halt-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Bittleston, Nottingh Chaplin, Gray's Inn, London ;
am ;
Spurrier and Chaplin, Birmingham.
George Meeks, hardwareman, Birmingham, Jan. 29
and feb. 23, at eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Hey-
wood and Webb, Birmingham.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
J• Jay. London-wall builder, Feb. 5, at eleven—A.
Bartlett, Milb
pa.,,t
eleven—W.
c, Southampton, fly proprietor, Feb. 5,
at half-
and tea d
Al• Naught, Croydon, Surrey,
draper
Albans, uertro cale.r, Feb. 5, at two-----J. Bradshaw., St.
rdshire,
.draper and tailor, I'6, 4, at

twelve—L. Atennler, Leicester-place, Leicester •sgaare,
hotel keeper, Feb. 4, at twelve.
In the Country.
J. Chorley, Liverpool, merchant, Feb. 4, at twelve, at
the Court, Liverpool—R. Greenham, Liverpool, mer-
chant, Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
J. Ager, Northampton, boot and shoe manufacturer,
ls. 6d., on Saturday, Jan. 15, and two following Satur-
days, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office
of Mr. Edwaids, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry,
R. Dawson, Buttesland-street, lloxton New Town,
perfumer and fancy soap maker, 9s. 6d., on Saturday,
Jan. 15, and two following Saturdays, between the hours
of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Fre-
derick's -place, Old Jewry.
C. Houghton, Dudley-grove, ironmonger, 2s. 11d., on
Saturday, Jan. 15, and two following Saturdays, between
the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. t,:clwards,
Frederick's-place, 01(1 Jewry.
W.Child, Sun-street, Bishopsgate, shoe mercer, 25.2 d.,
on Saturday, Jan. 15, and two following Saturdays,
between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of
Mr. Groom, Abehurch-lane.
R. Wilson, Liverpool, tallow chandler, 25., on Wednes-
days, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office
of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool.
C. Taylor and T. Hawkey, Monkwearmouth-shore,
Durham, ship builders, 3id., on Saturdays, between the
hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
J. H. Southam, Ashton-under-Lyne, cotton spinners
and mantVacturers, 9-.4 1., on Tue,days, between the
hours of ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Man-
chester.

S. Stocks and M. L. Tate, 'Manchester, and Holston
Mersey, bleachers and finishers, 3s. 7d., on Tuesdays,
between the hours of ton and one, at the office of Mr.

Hobson, Manchester.
J. H. Southam and G. Sontham, Ashton-under-Lyne,
cotton spinners, ls. ld., on Tuesdays, between the hours
of ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester.
T. Nicholson, Burstwick, Yorkshire, horse dealer,
2s. 711., on Tuesdays, between the hours of eleven and
two, at the office of Mr. Stansfield, Kingston-upon-Hull.
M. Hobson, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, corn and
coal merchant, 2s. 6d., on Tuesdays, between the hours
of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfield, Man
chest er.

NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. .
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
T. Christian, North Brixton, Feb. 4, at half-past
eleven—C. Edmonds, Strand, bookseller, Feb. 5, at one
—J. Perkins, Horton, cheesemonger, Feb. 4, at twelve
—J. Waters, Great Wild street, Lincoln's Inn, baker,
Feb. 4, at one.

In the Country.
J. Phillips, Brynmawr, Breconshire, grocer, Feb. 8,
at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—D. B. Sorley, Liver.
pool, broker, Feb. 4, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—
E. Yeoland, Liverpool, milliner, Feb. 4, at twelve, at
the Court, Liverpool—G. Morton, Leeds, paper stainer,
Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—W. F. Atkin-
son, Wakefield, woolstapler, Feb. 10, at eleven, at the
Court, Leeds—T. Wilson, Bradford, Yorkshire, boot and
shoemaker, Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—W.
Bate, Bridgnortb, Shropshire, millwright, Feb. 5, at
eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. C. Macdonald,
Holbeach, Lincolnshire, bookseller, Feb. 4, at eleven, at
the Court, Nottingham—A. Alsop, Lea•bridge, Derby-
shire, lead merchant, Feb. 4, at twelve, at the Court,

Birmingham.
At the Court of Review, Feb. 4.
T. C. Burgon, Great St. Helen's, Bishopszate-street,
drug and drysalter broker—T. Burrell, Billericay, Essex,
licensed victualler—J. Cale, Gloucester, builder and
stone mason—T. APTear, W. Hadfield, and E. Thomp-
son, Liverpool, merchants and shipowners—H. J. Cook,
Hedge-row, High-street, Islington, linendraper— W.
Dowsing, Ipswich, Suffolk, oil and colourman—R. Rich,
Bodmin, Cornwall, currier and leather cutter—J. Low-
den, Leeds, ironmonger—J. E. Pye, Berkeley-square,
I milliner—J. Gordon, jun., East India-chambers, Leaden-
hall-street, and Albany-road, Camberwell, ship and in-
surance broker—W. Palmer, Uxbridge, jeweller—H,
Woods, Liverpool, cooper and victualler.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

G. Keul 'and E. J. Talbot, Falcon-square—F. Owen
and C. H. Ha) cock, Grantham, Lincolnshire, ironmon-
gers—G. Wackerbath, J. Coiling, and E. Wackerbath
(so far as regards E. Wackerbath), St. George-street,
St. George's-in-the-East, sugar refiners—A. Cock sad
S. P. Cock, Truro, Cornwall, ironmongers—W. Ritson
and J. Hill, Smethwick, Staffordshire, railway contrac-
tors and beer sellers—J. H. Shirreff, jun., and W. At-
kins, Deptford, general practitioners in medicine—R.
Whall aad E. L. Darwin, Chesterfield, attorneys and
solicitors—J. Taylor and J. Margetson, St. John-street-
road, carpet and furnishing warehousemen—J. Wright
and 11. Brown, Liverpool, ship chandlers and brokers
—W. B. Cross and W. Ash, Bristol, attorneys at law—
J. Baker and H. M. Baker, Dartmouth, wine and spirit
merchants—J. Barrett and J. West, Exeter, trunk and
portmanteau makers—W. Wright and T. Smart, Shef-
field, concrete pavement manufacturers— C. Parker
and H. Merry, Birmingham, manufacturers of mili-
tary ornaments and dealers in German silver S.
H. Sterry, H. Sterry, and R. Sharp, Grange-road,
Bermondsey, surgeons and apothecaries —J. Ship-
man, A. Shipman, and T. Shipman, Stathern, Lei-
cestershire, maltsters —J. Dawson and R. Booth,
Manchester, manufacturers of British gums—H. Walker
and E. Taylor, Milns-bridge, Yorkshire, woollen scrib-
blers—G. Woodmancy and G. Hair, Kingston-upon-
Hull, corn warehousemen—R. R. Whitehead, J. H.
Whitehead, F. F. Whitehead, and J. D. Whitehead (so
lar as regards F. F. Whitehead), Saddleworth, York-
,hire, woollen manufacturers and general merchants—
M. Marsland and F. C. Veltmann, Stockport and Man-
chester, spinners—T. A. Hanson and T. Beaumont,
Bradford, staff merchants—J. M'Clure and N. Arnison,
Manchester, Manchester warehousemen—W. Ilayles and
W. Norman, Bury Saint Edmund's, licensed victuallers
—J. Hardcastle and G. Grove, Larkhall-lane, Clapham,
cheeseraongers—W. Woolley and J. Staley, North Col-
linghskre, Nottinghamshire, grocers and drapers—G.
Sheppard, W. 11. Sheppard, T. B. Sheppard, and G. W.
Sheppard (so far as regards G. Sheppard), Cheapside,
woollen cloth manufacturers—E. Dixon and W. Mat-
thews, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, plumbers—J. Smith
and J. Joicey, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, engine builders
and iron founders,—J. Comfort and J. Comfort, Wood-
street, City, wholesale drapers—F. Cutler and J. M.
Lee, Hungerford-street, Westminster, wine merchants.
` INSOLVENT PETI TIONERS.
George Hinves, jan., Southampton, surveyor.
Horatio Philpot, Southampton, hatter.
Osmond Holier, Southampton.
John Woodroffe, Sheffield.
James Taylor, Walsall, Staffordshire, awl blade maker.
Thomas Jessup, Sheffield, warehouseman.
Thomas Ludlam, Skipton, Yorkshire, labourer.
Thomas Richardson, Wigton, Cumberland, clerk to a
grocer.
William Roberts, Freeby, Leicestershire, farmer.
Thomas Simpson Chambers, Sheffield, cutler.
Peter Humphreys, Sheffield.
Thomas Matthews, jun., Wootton, Oxfordshire, cooper.
Thomas Stevens, Willingham, Cambridgeshire, shoe-
maker.
James Harbut, Southampton, porter.
James Ayres, Atnershatn- common, Buckinghamshire,
blacksmith.
John Alderton, Ipswich, coachmlker.
John Herbert Dunn, Totnes, Devonshire, policeman.
Abraham Ilorniman, Hurley, Berkshire, baker.
Samuel Stones, Sheffield, hatter.
Richard Pedley, Willenhull, Staffordshire, shoemaker.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
J. M. Mayer, Edinburgh, builder, to meet within Cay's
Rooms, Edinburgh, Jan. 17 and Feb. 7, at two.
A. Wardrup, Glasgow, j;:a eller, to tneet within the
Albert Tavern, Glasgow, Jan. 24 and Feb. 21, at twelve.
P. Sankey, Glasgow, hat manufacturer, to meet within
the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, Jan. 20 and Feb. 10, at
one.
Samuel Leith, Edinburgh, lithographic printer, to
meet within Dowel's Salerooms, Edinburgh, Jan. 19 and
Feb. 9, at two.
W. Lees, Glasgow, merchant, to meet within Comri,
lintel, Glasgow, Jan. 19 and Feb. 9, at one.
J. Fraser and A. Mitchell, jun., Glasgow, manufac,
turing chemists, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow,
Jan. 21 and Feb. 15, at two.
J. Hardie, Glasgow, merchant and manufacturer of
iron, to meet within the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Jan. 19
aid Feb. 9, at one.
W. Cochran. Dundee, druggist, to meet within the
Royal lintel, Dundee, Jan. 20 and Feb. 17, at twelve.
J. Thomson and M. Thomson, Devonside, Clack-
mannanshire,:manufacturers, to meet within Mrs. Stark's
Crown Inn, Alloa, Jan. 21 and Feb. 21, at eleven.
J-Lorimer, Glasgow, merchant and manufacturer of
iron, to meet within the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Jan. 19
and Feb. 9, at two.
R. M'Gregor and J. Paterson, Glasgow, stationers
and account-book makers, to meet within the Albert
Tavern. Glasgow, Jan. 20 and Feb. 10, at one.
W. Jarvie, Glasgow, agent and manufacturer, to meet
within the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, Jan. 20 and Feb.
'.lO, at one.
A. APArthur, Glasgow, wine and spirit-merchant, to
meet within the. Eagle Inn, Glasgow, Jan. 20 and Feb,
10, at two.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending January 11,
1848, is 235. 7!4d. per cwt.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—As Mr. John Parsons, an
extensive cheese dealer, of Motcombe, Dorset, was re-
turning up Barford St. Martin hill, six miles from Salis-
bury, from the annual " Twelfth Cheese-market," held
at the latter 'place, in company turd his servant; in a gig,
four men came up to them and ered them to stop.
One man stationed himself at the horse's head, a second
at the back of the gig, while the two others got on the
wheels and robbed-Mr. Parsons and his man. From the
former they stole about thirty-four sovereigns and two
cheques on the Wilts and Dorset Bank, property, in the
whole, amounting to 1001.; and from the servant they
took one shilling and sixpence. The robbers threatened
that if they made any resistance, it would be the worse
for them, and brandished their weapons over them. Mr.
Parsons being very unwell, quietly gave up his money.
One of the supposed ruffians is in custody, and was yes-
terday examined at Cobb's-office, Salisbury, and re-
manded to the county gaol.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY, JAN. 14.
Ilii%sas re
very each
have a large arrival of wheat this week, with trade
.dull, and prices tully Is. per qr. lower. B irley comes in
greater quantity, and recedes 9s. per qr. Oats and shel-
i al
dry, most slow saslte d,
iffime'dulltetso quit.
s motleyOttahkeerna.rticßleeasnass,
before. Arrivals—NV heat, 18,524 qrs. ; beans,. 892 ;
barley, 5,624 ;
260 ; shel •
peas, 124 ; tares, 41 • oats, 852; linseed,
ling, 392 ; malt, 50 fl ' 1
It is stated that the
,do ;1
.our, 30.
showed such sin-
:ular fidelity in the case of thew.ileh
recent awful murder at
Kirton, had belonged to Mr. Copeman for only -about
three weeks.—Lincoln Mercur y.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Frice Current of Jan. 14.)
SUGAR.-To-day there was only a limited business
transacted in West India Sugar for home consumption,
and which is to be chiefly attributed to the darkness of
the atmosphere. The private salts, in consequence, did
not exceed 510 hhds and tierces, and in prices
no change has taken place, but upon former
terms merchants were willing sellers. At public sale 22
hhds of Barbadoes were sold at 39a for middling, and at
39s 6d to 405 for good midling yellow, being the full
value. 61 birds Demerara were taken in at 37 61 per
cwt for good strong grey. 114 hhds of Berbice fetched
steady prices.
REFINED.-To-day the market for Refined goods was
in a quiet state for all sorts. Standard Lumps can be
obtained at 54s and brown grocery 535. Bonded Crushed
Sugar sells slowly, and the finest is not worth more than
30s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.-This afternoon several parcels of Mau-
ritius Sugar were sold in the private market, and 655
bags at auction went at the Lull value-good yellow
syrupy 37s ad to 38s 61, middling 36s to 375, and low
35s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon three parcels of Bengal
Sugar, amounting to 2,404 bags, were offered at auction,
and the whole sold at full rates, except soft yellow,
which went at 6d to Is. per cwt. cheaper-Benares, fine
white realised 46s to 486
1, good 445, good mid-
dling. 42s to 42s 6,, middling 40s 6d, damp and
washed 403 to 46s middling soft greyish yellow
30s 6d to 31s, low 295 to 305, tine strong yellow
like Mauritius 403 to 41s, good 39s to 39s 6d, damp
and washed 38s 6d to 40s 6,1. 320 bags of China sold
at the low rates of 35s to 36s for ordinary soft yellow.
50 cases of Singapore were taken in at 49s for good
soft grey, being above the value. Madras met with at-
tention, and 532 bags at auction fetched full rates, viz.,
good strong white 44s 6d, fine yellow 41s 64 to 435,
good 38s. middling 35s 6d to 365, damp and washed 35s
to 43s 6d, low damp yellow 30s, and brown ditto 28s
per cwt.
FOREIGN.-To•dav there was no public sale of Fo-
reign Sugar, and the purchases made privately were
trifling by exporters as well as the home trade, whilst
holders are willing to accept rather lower rates.
MOLASSES.-The dealings in all sorts of West India
have been limited by private treaty at from 15s to 18s.
A t public sale 29 puns of St. Livia were sold at 16s. The
market is dull 'for East India Treacle, at lis to 17s 6d.
Of Cuba Molaises a large parcel bas been sold at 16s
per cwt. •
COFFEE.-This afternoon the market was more.libes
rally supplied with Jamaica Coffee. The public sales
consisted of 150 casks, 75 half ditto, and 23 barrels.
There Is as little desire shown to do business, and nearly
the whole was taken in at barely the former value ;
low middling at 54s to 605, fine fine ordinary 45s to
48s, good ordinary 355, ordinary 29a to 325, the
small part sold at easier sates-good middling
80s 6d, low middling 565, and Triage 16s to 27s 6d.
Of Ceylon 622 bags were offered, but a small part only
sold at easier prices-fine fide ord 41s to 42s 6,1, fine
ordinary 395, good ordihary mixed pale 335, low ditto,
30s, damaged '2os to 40e,"middling coloury was taken in
at 50s ; 217 bags Madras bought in-good ordinary
yellow 525, fine ordinary 565, ordinary 40s ; low mixed
31s, damaged 28s per cwt. Native Ceylon sells slowly
by private treaty at 32s for gosd ordinary.
COOOA.-This afternoon West India met with less
attention, and of 330 bags of Trinidad at auction a small
part only sold at 47s for middling dark red, and at 46s
for good grey, being the full value.
TEA.-A further increase is perceptible in the amount
of business concluded in Congou, as well as a slight im-
provement•in the value, making the rise during the last
two week's 0 per lb. A good demand prevailed from
the town and country trade for all descriptions, whereas
merchants have more confidence, and supplied the
market less freely. The latest rates paid were at
follows:-Low common Congou 70 to Bd, fair and good
common sound 80 to 9d, bet mid 9d to I ld, middling
and good strong blackish leaf 110 to is 30, fine Is 4d
to is 50, and Pekoe flavour Is 64 to Is 10d. In other
kinds of Black the sales concluded are upon a more
extended scale, and at slightly enhanced rates. There
has been a marked improvement in the position of the
market for Green, and large transactions in all descrip-
tions have taken place privately at a rise on previous
.quotations.
SFICBS.-This afternoon, at public sale, 518 boxes of
Cassia Lignea were sold, but, at a decline in the quota-
tions current of late by private treaty of 3s to 4s-
fine thin quill went at 693 to 70s ; good, 66s to
66: 6d; middling, 64s to 65s ; low middling 62s ad
to 63s 6d; good ordinary coarse, 61s 6d to 628 ;
broken, 611; mouldy, 60s to 635. 4 cases 1 bag
Nutmegs went at the former value, fair middling brown,
2s 10d; ordinary small shrivelled, 23 2d to 2s 4d-
-1 case Mace fetched 2s 2d for low middling. 266 bags
Sumatra Pepper sold at full rates, and fetched 20 to
20 for half-heavy clean black, and 2d to 21 d for
damaged. 90 casks Jamaica Ginger sold at 41 to 713 s
for middling to fine, and at 50s to 683 for inferior. 100
bags Pimento were taken in at 4d to 44d fur middling
and good, which was above the value.
RICE.-To-day there was more inquiry for East India
Rice, but stiffer rates being asked, checked business, and
3,209 bags of Bengal at auction were only in part sold
at 15s to 155 '6d for frde pearly white, and at lOs to 14s
for damaged. Of Saga 383 boxes were taken in at 17s
for middling small pearl. f- - •
INDtao..-Although the quantity of East India de-
clared for public eompetitien on the Bth of February is
3;307 chests; with erpraspeqt3.of its being increased to
nearly 10,000 chest.s, ket on the part of holders there is
firmness, and they insist upon previous improved rates,"
and which are 2d to 4d above those of the last quar-
terly sale. Purchases to a fair extent have been made
by exporters and home consumers in all sorts. For
Spanish a fair demarirexists, and fomer rates are fully
supported.
StIRITS.-The demand for all descriptions of
Jamaica Rum has much improved this week,
large purchases havisig keen made by the home
trade; • whereas sexporeerc weio induced to take a
fair quantity. I.lo:ders, However, hare been com-
pelled tosaccept the moderete rates that preiailed
previously.. Fur the
_week the sales are 600
_puns.
Demerara sells more readily at the former value, but not
above. The sales are 250 puns. The purchases made
in Leeward Island have been sxtOriaive, and amount to
SOO puns at is 7d to is Btl proof, being rather above
former rates. In East India the operations are
upon a -more extended scale, and prices are
firmer. For Brandy former rates are well
sustained, and the demand, is good for all sorts.
The purchases made in Geneva are of little moment ;
holders, however, show more firmness, and insist upon
2s 6d to 2s 7d for common shipping kind, and 3s to 3s
6d for fine home trade kind. The quotation for British
Corn Spirit is itis 3d, cash, but .the sale is 'not a brisk
one. Gin sells slowly, 22 per cent. under proof 8s Ild,
17 under 9s sd; and Spirit made from Sugar at lOs
3.1
proof.
COCIIINSAL.-Silvers have been in excellent request,
and former rates are well supplied for the lower kinds,
whereas fine and•good realised an advance of Id per lb.
Black, however, has been only in moderate request, and
the market having been more freely supplied, prices
suffered a depression of 3,1 to 4,1 for low and middling,
and lcl to 2d for the better kinds. The parcels offered
at public sale amounting to 179 bags of Honduras
were, however, all sold-low and middling black 4s lld
to 5s sd, good 6s to 63. 91%; silvers, low and middling,
4s 6d to 4s Bd, good 4s 9d to 4s I Id, and fine 5s to 5s 4d.
Tesseow.-This afternoon the pubiits sales of Tallow
went off at stiffer sates ; 164 pips s 10 hhds South Ame-
rican were sold at 41s td to 42s 6.1 ; 700 casks New
South Wales, fine 45s :to 465, good 43s to 443 6d, low
and middling 38s to 425"6.1 ; 263 casks of first sort P.Y.
Caudle stranded 435 9d to 443 6d per cwt.
OILS.-This afternoon prices declined for Cocoa Nut
Oil, 277 packages at auction selling at 58s to 60s for
fine. Of Palm 65 tuns were disposed off at 29s for fine,
and at 27s 6d to 28s for good; 21 tuns Sperm, good an d
fine 80/ to 821; 16 tuns of Southern, low and very ordi-
nary dark 221 to 241 lOs; 18 casks Seal, brown 24/ 15s,
I and yellow 261.
s's

GOOD FOR A GOOSE.—The Rev. Cos4ar Otway, in
his paper on " The intellectuality of Domestic Ani-
mals," gives the following anecdote, which is by far
too good not to receive the benefit of a wider circula-
tion:—At the flour mills of Tubberakeena, near Clon-
mel, while in the possesSiiin of the late Mr. Newbold,
there was a goose which, by some accident, was left
solitary, without mate or offspring, gander or goslings.
Now, it happened, as is common, that the miller's wife
had set a number of duck eggs under a hen, which in
due time were incubated, stud of course the ducklings,
as aeon as they came forth, ran with natural instinct to
the water, and the hen was in a sad pucker—her ma-
ternity urging her to follow the brood, and her selfish-
ness disposing her to keep on dry land. In the mean-
while up sailed the goose with a noisy gabble, which
certainly (being interpreted) meant, leave them to my
care, she swam up and down with the ducklings; and
when they were tired with their aquatic excursion she
consigned them to the care of the hen. The next
morning down came again the ducklings to the pond,
and there was the goose waiting for them, and there
stood the hen in her flustration. On this occasion we
are not at all sure that the goose invited the hen—ob-
serving her maternal trouble—but it is a fact that she
being near the shore, the hen jumped an her back, and
there sat, the ducklings swimming, and the goose and hen
after them, up and down the pond. And this was not
a solitary event: day after day the hen was seen on board
the goose, attending the ducklings up and down, in ,
perfect contentedness and good humour, numbers of
people coming to witness the circumstance, which con-
tinued until the ducklings, corning to days of discretion,
required no longer the joint guardianship of the goose
and hen. -
The Marquis of Granby and the Right Hon. J. C.
lierries arrived in Stamford yesterday, to be present at
the National School ball, and afterwards to pay visits of
I thanks to their constituents. To render their calls more
acceptable, their patron (the Alarquis of Exeter) has
made arrangements to send two bares to each voter who
supported his nominees ; but as a sufficient quantity of
these vermin (as the farmers of Rutland call them) can-
not be obtained all at once, those voters are to be first
supplied who are not directly under Burghley influence
as tenants: the tenants are to be treated as persons to
whom small thanks are due, their vote being considered
part of their resit, and accordingly they are to he sup-
plied last, or as soon as enough animals can be con-
veniently shot. The tset that hares are thus preserved
to reward pliant voters may act as a key to the extraor•
Binary sentence passed tho other day upon a lad found
poaching on Lord Exeter's estates.-
4ganyord Mercury.
A French ship, the Pacquet of Bordeaux, was
driven on shore and wrecked near Aberdeen on Saturday
night. The crew were saved by a life-boat from the
town, but the Frenchmen appeared to have so little con-
fidence in their rescuers, that they armed theinsilvesfor
mate
could and it was with the utmost difficulty the
could be prevailed on to leave the vessel.

Andrew Schlfer, a German, was brought before
Alderman 'Musgrove for re-examination, upon the
charge of having been concerned in stealing a cash-
box containing 34/. 6s. 3d., the property of Mr.
Laming, out of that gentleman's counting-house, in
Mark-lane (the General Screw Navigation Company's
offices).
Mr. Wontner attended for the prosecution ; and
Mr. Buchanan for the defence.
. The cash box, it will be recollected, was stolen
immediately after the prisoner had performed the
extraordinary act of bolting himself and the rest of
the establishment, of which Mr. Laming is the head,
in an office within that in which the property lay.
There must of course have been an accomplice in the
robbery, and most of the evidence gone into upon the
present occasion referred to the person supposed to
have been concerned with the prisoner.
Mr. Wontner called Mr. Dickenson, the clerk,
who made the following addition to his evidence on
the first examination :—During the time the prisoner
came about the premises we had several visits from
a little foreigner, dressed like a sailor, from 20 to 23
years of age, who came upon some begging or
trifling occasions, and called himself Hillier. He was
rather short, of a sallow complexion, had darkish
hair, and wore a cap. When the prisoner came on
the 31st December, when the robbery was com-
mitted, he had on a striped or check blouse. I took
the prisoner into the inner office to procure for him
the information he required, and when we were all
inside he shot the bolt, so that an accomplice had the
opportunity of taking off the box while we were
shut in.
Joseph Turner, housekeeper to Messrs. Donaldson
and Dixon, in the same building in which Laming's
offices are, said—l remember having seen on the
31st of December, a man in a blouse or smock
frock, and another standing near Mr. Laming's
door. The prisoner was a few feet nearer to
the door than the other, who was a German boy, and
had a memorandum book in his hand. It was about
the hour at which the robbery appeared to have been
committed. I had been in the habit of seeing the
German boy every day. He was dressed in the way
described by Mr. Dickenson, and the smock-frock or
blouse on the other man was just such as has been
described.
Charles Birnboun, interpreter, said—l have seen
the prisoner several times, but have no particular
acquaintance with him. I also know Auguste Hil-
lier, a boyish-looking young man, without whiskers,
about twenty-one years of age, dressed in the manner
described by the other witnesses. On the left shoulder
of his jacket was a brown patch. I saw Hillier in
company with the prisoner once, in Leman-street,
seventeen or eighteen days ago. They both came
from Cologne.
Alderman MUSGROTE—Have you ever seen them
together at Cologne ? Witness—Never.
Alderman MUSGROvE—And never more than once
here ? Witness—Never. I was present when the
prisoner was at a public-house in Little Alie-street
after the robbery, and I asked him when he saw
Auguste Hillier. He said Hillier was gone away to
Rotterdam. I assisted the officer to find the pri-
soner, who said that he had nothing at all to do
with the young man, that he had merely met the
lad at- the office in Mark-lane, where he had gone to
get a passage to Corunna, and that if Hillier had
robbed the office, he (the prisoner) had nothing to do
with it.
John Davis (651) said—l took the prisoner into
custody on the night of the 31st of December, at a
public-house near the Commercial-road. When I
went up to him I said, " Scheffer, how do you do ?
You have changed your dress." " No," said he.
" Yes," said I, " where is the blouse ?" " Oh, I don't
know," said he. " You know me very well," said I;
for I had seen him about two months before at the
Mansion-house. He said he did know me, and I
then said I wanted him, and if he would walk
quietly with me to the station-house he should be
discharged if there appeared nothing against him.
He refused to come with me without knowing what
for, and I then said for a cash-box containing thirty-
five sovereigns. He then made a dart at my neck,
endeavoured to throw me down, and to rush outside
the door. I seized him by the collar, and had a
struggle with him until two or three policemen
came to my assistance, and we took him to the
station-house.
Mr. Wontner—Was there not blood upon his
hands ? Witness—The cash-box was found by a
metropolitan policeman and brought to the station-
house. It had been forced open with a sharp instru-
ment, and there was blood inside, and upon examining
the prisoner's hands, we found that a deep gash had
been inflicted upon one of them.
Here the cash-box was produced, and identified by
Mr. Dickinson as that which had been stolen.
Mr. Buchanan submitted that it would be rather
too romantic to ascribe the blood in the cash-box.to
the cut in the prisoner's hand, and the evidence of
the connexion between the prisoner and the boy
alluded to, was of too loose a nature to justify a
committal.
Mr. Wontner pointed out what he considered to
be strong grounds in the appearance of the prisoner
and the boy at Mr. Laming's door, and in the whole
of the prisoner's subsequent conduct.
Alderman MUSGROVE said there was quite suffi-
cient evidence to justify him in remanding the pri-
soner, and he expressed a hope that the boy ,would
be found.
The prisoner was then remanded. As he was
leaving the bar, he loudly complained of his deten-
tion, as he had a wife and two children to look after.
ROBBERY AT THH FISTULA INFIRMARY. Infor-
mation was given by the Secretary to the Fistula
Infirmary, in Charterhouse-square, that the house
was broken into on Friday even by burglars, who
stole several silver spoons, some old coins, and a
great coat belonging to the house-surgeon. Fortu-
nately, the matron's cash-box escaped the observa-
tion of the thieves, who have hitherto eluded detec-
tion. It is supposed they must have entered at the
back staircase window.
The LORD MAYOR said he had to acknowledge the
receipt of 10/. 10s. from the Merchant Tailors'
Company, through the hands of Mr. Fisher.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
DUEL PREVENTED.—Henry Neville, a gentleman
of fortune, living at No. 133, Oxford-street, was
charged by Mr. Benson, tobacconist, of No. 133,
Oxford-street, with being about to fight a duel with
a gentleman named Jessop.
Mr. Benson said he had been told by the defendant,
who occupied apartments in his house, that it was his
intention to fight a duel with Mr. Jessop, and he
thought the best way to prevent a breach of the peace
was to bring Mr. Neville before the Court to have
him bound over.
Mr. Neville having admitted that he did intend to
fight with Mr. Jessop.
The Magistrate (Mr. HaunwicK) ordtred him to
find bail, himself in 3001. and two sureties in 150/.,
to keep the peace for three months.
The solicitor who attended to put in bail mentioned
that Mr. Neville was either in possession or expect-
ancy of 5,000/. a year.
It was reported that Mr. Jessop fills the post of
high sheriff of one of the counties.
ANOTISER DUEL PREVENTED.—TWO women ap-
plied to Mr. Hardwick to interfere to prevent the
son of one and the husband of the other from fighting
together. The belligerents were both tailors ; they
had quarrelled over their goose, and had agreed, as
soon as the one had done basting a coat, and the
other had finished quilting a collar, that they should
put down a sum of money and go a little way out of
town to ascertain which was the best ninth part of a
man.

Mr. HAnDwics granted a warrant against the
tailors, as also against Mr. Jessop, with the view of
preventing any breach of the peace.
BENEVOLENCE.—« E. F. F." sent 51. for distribu-
tion amongst such objects of distress brought to the
court as might be considered worthy of relief.
WANDSWOR7H.
CONVICTION OF A SOAP MANUFACTURER.—Yes-
r,
terday, Mr. John Turner, late of Lower Tooting,
Surrey, was summoned to this court at the instance
of the Commissioners of Excise, to answer an infor-
mation charging him with carrying on the business
of a soap manufacturer in certain premises situated
in Lower Tooting without making the entry required
by the Excise, and with intent to defraud the Go-
vernment of certain duties, whereby he had forfeited
the sum of 6001.
The defendant having been called, and failed to
answer, George Martin Coppard, an officer of Excise,
produced a copy of a summons which he served at
defendant's premises at Tooting, where the offence
was committed and the seizure mentioned in the in-
formation made.
Mr. Thomas Liston, the supervisor, stated, that
on the 13th of October last, in consequence of
some information which he received, he went to a
house in Lower Tooting ; he knocked at the door, and
Mrs. Turner (the defendant's wife) answered it. He
went through the premises to the back yard, where
he founiN door locked. He had not got a key,
and could not get in. He then went away, but
afterwards got over sonic other premises into the
place he had found fastened up, he there found a cop-
per boiler for the purpose of making soap, and there
were about three quarters of a ton of materials in the
copper. There was also a large quantity of materials
for making soap not in use. Witness went up a
ladder to the top of the copper, and there found a
door leading into a bed-room. In this room he dis-
covered from two to three hunlred gallons of lees,
which he destroyed, and a quantity of materials and
utensils,. suffieient for carrying on an extensive and lu-
crative•business, and which he had no doubt had been
carried on since August last. The property seized
consisted of 2,0001b3. weight of fat, 2001bs. of salt,
two iron pans, two iron pails, a number of casks, soap