The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1851.

deemed highly encouraging. The balance in favour of
the company has been augmented since the accounts
were made up, by payments to the amount of 704 12s.
6d. The directors, we perceive, decline all compensa-
tion for their services until the returns are sufficient to
pay dividends.
At a meeting of the Sidney Godolphin adventurers,
the accounts presented showed :-Costs to the end of last
June, 5931. 178. lld ; for the five months ending in No-
vember, 6261. 18s. 4d. ; merchants' bills, including 3001.
on account of engine, 8691. 18s. 7d.-,_-_2,1901. 143. 10d.
The amount of call in May last, left unpaid 16/. was
1,0081., leaving a balance against the mine of 1,1821.
14s. 10d. A call of 11. 10s. per share was made to meet
the balance and defray the future expenditure of opera-
tions. The report stated that the engine is now at work,
and the shaft sunk 12 fins. below the edits The Orchard
lode eastward produced good stones of copper ore, and
the eastern end of Vivian's lode is now stated to be worth
101. per fin. for tin and copper.
A report on the Leeds and St. Aubyn Consols was
read at the meeting of Sidney Godolphin adventurers,
explanatory of the present state of the mine, and the
prospects held out in the contemplated working of the
sett, when it was resolved that shares should be offered
to the latter, in proportion to their interest, on payment
of 10s. each, for working the mine.
At the Wheal Blencowe meeting, the accounts were as
follows:-Balance on last account, 651. 12s. 11d.; mine
cost for the four months ending Nov., 154/. 7s. Id.; mer-
chants' and other bills, 22/. 15s. 3d. = 2491. 15s. 3d.-
By tin sold, three parcels, 49/. Bs. ld.; amount received
on calls, 641. 4s. 6d.-leaving balance due to purser,
136/. 2s. 81, to meet which a call of 15s. a share was
made. The agent's report states, that the two southern-
most lodes, east and west, had been cut, one of which
was very promising, and bad yielded fine stones of tin,
with every prospect of being productive. A cross-cut is
also being driven, to intersect the east and west lodes.
At the meeting of Wheal Vincent adventuters, the
report on the mine was read, and considered very satis-
factory. Some discussion took place relative to " Tre-
vint Marsh" sett, and the secretary was instructed to
offer Mr. Northam, the owner, twelve shares in the mine
and 70/. in cash, or 25 shares in full of all demands, and
the expenses of the lease. It was resolved, that 90
forfeited shares should be added to the umber of shares,
restoring the number to 1,000. The cost-sheet for
November was 118/. 1 ls. 3d., and the payments were
made amounting to 154/. 15s. 10d. The balance now at
the bankers, all arrears of calls being paid, is 1761.85. 7d.
At the Berriow Consols meeting, a call of 11. per share
was made; and it was also determined to commence sink-
ing the shaft on the main lode forthwith, and to continue
driving on Budge's lode, to ascertain the best place for
sinking a shaft. The agent's report states that small
bunches of good quality ore had been found in clearing
the adit on Budge's lode, and there are other lodes near,
which can be tried at small expense by a cross-cat.
At the Bridford Consols meeting, the report of the
agent stated that the great lode in tae mine, consisting
wholly of barytes, had been cat through, and found to be
at least 40 ft. wide. Operations have been commenced at
the western side, with a view to ascertain the best place
for an engine-shaft. The character of the great lode is
stated to resemble exactly that in Wheal Adams, and
would, it is anticipated, be equally productive. The
gossans from the lode have been found to yield lice. of
silver per ton. The costs for the last three months
(381. 6s. 5d.) were allowed, and the purser was authorised
to procure a good steam-engine, when an opportunity
offered of making an advantageous purchase.
At the Wheal Arthur special meeting, on Friday, it
was recommended, in consequence of the prosperous
state of the mine, that no more shares should be dis-
posed of, but that a call should be made on the share-
holders. The following resolution were then passed:-
That the Wheal Arthur be now divided into 1,225
shares, instead of 2,048 as heretofore; and that the lisp
of shareholders produced at the meeting be the share-
holders to this date. That a call of si. per share be
made, one-half to be paid on the 7th February, and the
remainder on the 21st February. The report read at
the meeting was highly favourable as regards the pro-
spects of the mine, which, according to the opinion ex-
pressed by the agent, is one of the best speculations in
Cornwall or Devon.
The agent's report to the Mineral Court meeting
states that the engine-shaft is sunk to the 40 fm. level,
and the lode cut through, which is considered to be
worth from 151. to 201. per fathom. A new whim has
been erected, and other operations are in progress for
developing the resources of the mine. The accounts
show-Balance last account, 1,565/. 19s. 6d.-Mine cost
for October, 445/. 18s. 7d., ditto for November, including
balance of purchase money, 680/. 7s. 6d.e----2,6921. ss. 7d.
-By cash on call, 41. per share, less arrears, 948/. ;
arrears received, 621. 103.; water-wheel sold, 171. 10s.;
tin sold (less dues, 42/. 18s. 10d.), 7301. ls.=--1,758/. Is.;
leaving a balance against the mine, 934/. 4s. 7d. The
mine is stated to have never presented a better appear-
ance, and full confidence is expressed in the success of
the undertaking.
At the West Downs Consols meeting, the accounts to
the end of Dec. were passed, subject to the absent
vouchers being produced at the next meeting, and a call
of 10s. per share was made. On account of the large
number of shares in arrear, the purser was authorised to
take measures to have the affairs of the company ad-
ministered by a Master in Chancery, unless the arrears,
together with the call then made, be paid within four-
teen days. It was also agreed to indemnify the purser,
Ur. Robins, and Captain Carpenter, the agent, against
the costs of an action commenced by the East Crowndale
Company, for an alleged illegal distress for rent. It was
lastly resolved to commence an action for compensation,
on account of damage sustained by the forcible removal
of property, and other injuries committed, under the
direction of the East Crowndale Company, counsel's
opinion being first taken on the subject.
At the South Josiah meeting, on Monday, the accounts
for the last two months showed-Balance last account,
1001.45. Bd.-By costs, Oct. and Nov., 581.25. ld.; leer-
ing balance in hand, supposing all calls paid, of 42/. 2s.
7d.; against which there were liabilities, 751. Bs. Bd.,
leaving 331. 6s. ld. to be provided for. It was agreed to
prosecute the level on the course of the lode, and to rise
on its back, so as to ascertain the size of the orey part.
A call of 10s. per share was made. The report stated
that a favourable change had taken place in the lode,
which was two feet wide, producing good stones of ore.
At the West Lead Mines meeting, the accounts
showed-Mine cost from the commencement, in Septem-
ber, 1071. 10s. By cash received on calls, 84/. 10s.;
loan, 33/. = 117/. los.; leaving a balance in hand of 10/.
The estimated liabilities, inclusive of cost for January
and February, are 3091. 16s. 2d., and the assets 1831.
A call of ss. per share was made. The agent's report
stated that at No. 3 shaft three fathoms had been sunk,
and the vein driven upon to the extent of 25 fathoms.
Nothing, says the report, can look more promising and
encouraging than this vein, in which some beautiful
lumps of ore are often met with, forming almost, a
times, a solid rib of four inches in width.

At the last meeting of Crane and Bejawsa adventurers,
a call was made of 6/. per share, to meet the balance of
846/. then declared against the mine.
At the East Godolphin meeting, the accounts for the
last six months were submitted, showing—Mine cost
and merchants' bills for that period, 9801. 185.61.;
balance last account, 1351. 17s. 8/—leaving balance
against the mine, 8451. Os. 115 d. A call for 41. per share
was made, which will produce 1,0241. The agent's re-
port stated that the progress of the workings had
been greatly impeded by a hard channel of ground in
the engine-shaft, but this being now passed, it was be-
lieved that the chief difficulties were surmounted, and
that the next report will be the most favourable yet
issued. About 50 tons of ore are ready for sampling.
At Wheal Venton two-monthly general meeting, on
Thursday, the accounts for November and December,
showing balance in hand of 486/ 18s. 2d., and a state-
ment of assets and liabilities, showing balance of liabi-
lities over assets of 361. 9s. I Id., wore submitted and
passed. Captain Osborn's salary was raised from six to
eight guineas per month, 'and the present prospects of
the mine were considered highly flattering.
At the East Wheal Reeth meeting, on Wednesday
week, it was resolved to erect a steam-engine; and on
Wednesday a tender was submitted to the committee,
which they will take into consideration on Wednesday
next.

At the Bryn-Arian meeting the accounts showed a
balance in favour of adventurers, 681. 9s. The mine cost
for Oct. was 2031. 45.; for No►., 279/. 18s. 9d. By ba-
lance at last account, 339/. 15s. 9d.; sale of 20 tons of
ore, less discount, 2111. 165.; leaving balance as stated.
A call of ss. per share was made, to meet the cost of fu-
ture operations at the mine.
Our Share List shows no tendency to a falling off in
the number of transactions, nor, we believe, in the real
amount of business done. For Mill Pool and West
Frances there has been a considerable demand; and, in-
dependent of the well-maintained quotations of dividend-
paying mines, it will be evident that smaller speculations
of a promising character have attracted a full share of
attention.

In Foreign shares but few quotations have been
marked during the week. United Mexican have been
done at 51. to sitl.; and National Brazilian at a slight
decline on previous prices. Shares in Worthing (South
Australia) have been sold at 21. per share.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES,—Offers to take
7 to 4 agst Grecian.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.---11 to 1 agst Vain Hope,
12 to 1 agst Sir John, 400
ounn, 00 to 8 agst g.uto 214 agst Peterst bdASimyelle.
Ka(e)ile2ro(ttoakle 14 to The
to 1), 20 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie,
100 to 4 agst Lord George (t), 45 to 1 apt Y. Dutch-
man, 20 to 1 agst Victim. The investments on Abd-el-
Ke.der were unusually large, 2,0001. to 1301. being taken
in one bet, beside 600 or 700 more at those odds; but his
position was not materially improved, for 100 to 8 was
repeatedly offered until the close. Peter Simple was
backed for about 50L, and 11 to 1 offered freely agst
Vain Hope.
CHESTER CIIP.--45 to 1 agst Rhesus (t), 18 to 1 agst
Ctoosslacagket(onffaerriscotot
(tatke), 22 to 1 agst The Italian, 30
50 to 1 agst Seaman (t
agst Lady Evelyn (t), 33 to 1 agst Knight of Avenel (t),
to 1 eget Black Doctor,
)4,5005 to:3:01 aialsagttsWtßamabllyofln.otwageur,e
(3t3),t0501
THE DERHY.-5 to 1 agst Grecian (offers to take),
7 to 1 agst Prime Minister (offers to take), 1,000 to 5
agst Lightfoot.
Igo

.OVEMENTS AT NEWMARKET.—Arrived at Rogers's—
St. Ann. Left—Wanota and Croat. Irish Birdcatcher
has arrived at Messrs. Barrow's stud paddocks ; he is
looking remarkably fresh.
CHANGES IN THE NORTH.—Mr. Worthington's horses
have left John Scott and gone to Osborne's, at Middle-
ham, to be trained.

YORK RACE COURSE.—We understand that this
course will undergo some alterations prior to the Spring
Meeting; the Old Course, which, is 228 yards short of
two miles, will be lengthened, and' made exactly two
miles. The great match between Voldgeur and The
Flying Dutchman will consequently be full two miles.

LICHFIELD RACES.—Lord Ward has accepted the
stewardship of this year's meeting, in conjunction with
Viscount Lewisham. The races are fixed, as usual, for
the Bth and 9th of September, being the week inter-
vening between Warwick and Doncaster Races.
Sir W. Milner's The Golden Age, by The Era out of
Osberton's dam, 2 yrs, has arrived at R. Hill's, Aske, to
be trained for his engagements.

Lady Godiva has been sold for 200 gs. to the Marquis
of Westminster, as a brood mare.

Deicoon passed through Paris a few days ago en route
for Greece.

Mickleton is struck out of the Newmarket and Metro.
politan Handicaps.

PRICES OF SHARES

IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM.
PANIES' STOCK.
From the Official List.

PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING

LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24.

ZOTNT-STOCH BANXS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--- -..-- -
Z s. d. Z it. d.
Australasia ...... •• • • 41. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 3014
Britsh North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Ceylon - - .... ••• • • • 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 25
Colonial. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Gloucestershire •••• • • 151 per cent. - - -
lonian ........ -•• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25
London and County .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Londn and Westrainstr 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 2734
London Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Provincial of Ireland.. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New. ••-. • • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New. •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
South Australia •• -• • 6/, per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24
Union of Australia ...• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto •• • • .... ••• • • • 61. per cent. - 210 0 -
Union of London... • • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Union of Madrid - 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
INSURANCE{ COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
A e. d. A s. d.
Albion --••-• • • • • • 81. 10s, 500 0 0 50 0 0 86
Alliance Brit. and For. 7114 s 6d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 -
Ditto Marine. ••• • •• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 7%
A.tls.s
Argus Life .• •• •• •• 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 -
Britisti Commercial - 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 50 0 714
Cleriel,Med.& Gen.Lifo spr et. & bs. 100 0 0, 10 0 0 20
county .. .. .. .. .- -4/. 100 0 0, 10 0 0 86
.jfoWil .......... •• • • 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15
Eagle
Turopeati Life ...... 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 11
General ............ - - 50 0 536
GlJoe
- 133
Guardian ................
Si.
51 100 0 0 45 0 0 5534
bnperial Fire •• •• .• •• 121, per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 230
Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1634
Indemnity Marine •••• 11.31 a. & bs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 47%
Law Fire ......., „ „ - 100 0 0 210 0 2%
Law 1 ife ••••-.. •• .. 11.16 a. 100 0 0 10 0 0 43%
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 434
Licensed Victuallers .. - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17%
London Ship - ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17%
darine ••••••• • • • • .. 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0-31cd.Invlid&Gen.Life 4341. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 234
vational Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
gational Life. -
Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2%
ellcealx - - 155
Professional Life.. •• •• 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 206.0 d
erovident Life •• .....• 1/. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 30
aock e Lif .. •••••• •• •••• ss. 50 0 010 0 634
loyal Exchanze 6l. p.ct. & bs. Stock. - 211
iun Fire.. ..... - - 209
Ditt3 Life . . - - 48
United Kingdom
risiversal Life.- -
,71etoria Life . 5l. per cnt. - 412 6 5

3717.A.TZ1E.L3'0R=13.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--. —
£ s. d. X s. d.
East London..•• • • • • • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 157
Grand Junction .• •• • • 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 78
Kent........ •• •• •• 31. 10s. 100 0 0 80
Lambeth •••••••• • • • • i 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 _ 97
New Rivr Lndu Erdge 21. 103. 57%
Vauxha11'.......• • • .. 51. per cut. 100 0 0 97
West Middlesex . . • 61.05. pr cnt. 111
DOORS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Commercial .......... 4/. pr cent. Stock. 84
East and West Ind'a ... 61. pr cent. Stock. 141%
East Country
London .. .
Ditto 80nd5........ 41. per cent.
it.l“tharine .... • • •• 3% per cent. Stock. 73%
Ditto Bonds—. •• 4341. pr cent.
Southampton .• ..
BRIDGER
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. share.
•.mm,M,l
Z• s. d. X. s. d.
Charing-cross • • • • .. 15
Southwrk .......... 100 0 0 —3%
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 16
Waterloo ............ 100 0 0 —3%
Ditt) Old Ann. ofBl. 11. 4s. Od. 60 0 0 25
Ditto Nov ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. 40 0 0
Vauxhall .... . • • Av. 11. 70 10 8 18

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
RUMOURED INCREASE OF THE LONDON GARRISON.
—We understood that his Graco the Commander-in-
Chief has expressed an opinion that it will be unnecessary
to increase the military strength of London during the
Great Exhibition, beyond removing the battalion of
Guards from Chichester to the vicinity of the metropo-
lis; every precaution will, however, be taken by the au-
thorities at the Horse Guards on the occasion of such
an excess of visitors; and buildings ha►e been surveyed
for the accommodation of additional troops, should their
services be required, in aid of the civil power, which
latter force wo understand is to be augmented by 1,000
men.

THE LATE FIELD-MARSHAL GROSVENOR.—It may
not Le generally known that the late Field-Marshal used
to take pleasure in relating that he commanded the
Guard at the Bank during the dreadful scenes which
took place at the riots in London in 1780—now 71 years
ago.

- DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE ARMY MEDICAL DE-
PART3IENT.—We have reason to believe that no final
arrangement has been made with respect to this branch
of the service; but we know that the amalgamation with
that of the Ordnance Medical Staff is under consi-
deration.
THE LATE COURT-MARTIAL.—Tho Commander-in-
Chief has not yet yet come to any decision on the Ge-
neral Court-Martial recently held on Lieutenant Harris,
of the 4th King's Own Regiment, but we regret to say
that an unfavourable result is anticipated.
THE LATE FRACAS AT DEVONPORT.—We under-
stand that the late fracas which took place at a ball
recently held at I)evonport between a gallant captain
and subaltern of the Royal Marine Corps is likely to be-
come the subject of a court of inquiry.
REDUCTION CF NAVAL CADETS.—It is reported that
the Admiralty have determined to reduce the number of
entries of Cadets in the Naval Service fJr the year 1851,
from 190 to 80. This is stated to be absolutely necessary,
or the List will in a few years be again crowded with old
Mates.
INCREASE OF THE SQUADRON ON THE COAST OF
AFRICA.—If the monthly increase of the Squadron
on the Coast be any criterion, the Government are
at length in real earnest in their determination to
put down the Slave Trade; for no less than six ves-
sels have been commissioned, and have sailed, or
are now about to be dispatched to the Coast, within the
last few weeks—viz., Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain
Jones, with her tender, the Bloodhound steam-vessel,
nearly ready; Volcano, 3, steam-vessel, Commander
Rivers, left this week; Penguin, 6, Commander Ethe-
ridge, to be ready this month; Spy, 3, brigantine, Lieu-
tee ant Commander Hill, to sail in a few days direct to
the Coast from Sheerness; and Athol, store-ship.
FLAG CAPTAIN TJ COMMODORE MARTIN.—The gallant
Commander-in-Chief of the Western Squadron, who has
been advanced to the privileges of a red pendant, has not
yet nominated his Flag Captain; but it is believed that
Captain S. C. Dacres, who now commands the Leander,
50, to which ship Commodore Martin has shifted his
pendant, from the Prince Regent, 90, will have this
nomination; and as soon as the Prince Regent is ready
fur re-commissioning will shift over to her with the
Commodore, leaving the command of the Leander to be
filled up by the Admiralty. The Prince Regent in
command of Commander Fend may be expected at Spit-
head the latter end of next week.
IRON OR WOOD FOR SHIPS-OF-WAR.— Several
highly influential men connected with the shipping in-
terest, and more especially with the various extensive
steam companies, have united in a request to the Admi-
ralty to institute further trials of th© comparative
effects of shot on iron and wooden vessels before their
Lordships' final condemnation of iron as a material for
building ships-of-war or steam-packets. They allege
that if wooden ships were subjected to the same
severe trials of shot from such a fixed battery as on
board her Majesty's ship Excellent, the results would be
as destructive as presented by the iron targets, and hav-
ing urged their Lordships to institute new trials under
various eirunestances, upon their representations a butt,
to represent the section of both sides of a line-of-battle
ship, is being constructed in Portsmouth Dackyard,
against which percussion shells, by several projectors, are
to be tested.
SICKNESS ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP AMAZON.
—We are sorry to hear, by a letter dated November 19,
that her Majesty's ship Amazon, Captain Barker, had
no less than 59 cases on her sick list, the fever and ague
having broke out on board just after the paddy cutting.
The Amazon was ordered away on the 20th from Hong-
Kong to Manilla and Singapore, at which division Cap-
tain Barker was to remain as senior officer. Her late
commander, Captain E. N. Troubridge, lies buried in
" Happy Valley," Hong-Kong, by the side of his late
Commander-in-Chief, Sir Francis Collier.
A Court of Inquiry is being held at Sheerness on Mr.
Clements, Second Master:of the Apollo troopship, Com-
mander Rawstorne, on various charges.
The medical officers alluded to last week, as having
resigned their commissions in the Navy, on account of
their appointment to West India colonial service, are
Messrs. Bainbridge and Tucker.
COAST- GUARD PROMOTION.—Tho promotion of Mate
to the rank of Lieutenant in the Coast Guard this year,
has been that of Mr. Iloblyn, who, it will be remem-
bered, was broke, by sentence of a court-martial, when a
Lieutenant. Mr. Hoblyn was the only Mate in the
Coast-Guard Service.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

On Saturday Thomas Jones was charged before Alder-
man Hooper with having picked a gentleman's pocket
of his handkerchief.
Michael Haydon, one of the active detective City
police, stated that on Saturday afternoon he was on duty
in Royal Exchange-buildings, and saw the prisoner,
whom he knew to be a convicted thief, go behind a
gentleman, and dexterously extract a handkerchief from
his pocket, and quickly put it into his own; he instantly
'X I seined him and took the handkerchief from him.

R. W. Weedon, of Great Marlow, owned the handker-
chief, and said he was not conscious of the loss until ap-
prised by the officer.
The ALDERMAN said he W 23 determined to carry out
the intention of the Lord Mayor, in committing for trial
every pickpocket who should be proved to have been
before summarily convicted. The number of pickpockets
had of late great increased in the City, and it became a
magistrate's duty, if possible, to rid the streets of per-
sons whose employment appeared to be to steal at every
opportunity.
The depositions wore taken, and the prisoner was
fully committed for trial.
Emanuel Jacobs was also charged and committed for
trial for stealing a small sum of money from the person
of a poor woman in Petticoat-lane.
It appeared that, after the officer took the prisoner
into custody the associates of the prisoner succeeded in
dragging the woman from the officer, and it was ascer-
tained that they had made a subscription and compen-
sated her for her loss.
The ALDERMAN stated he was determined that justice
should not be defeated; and, notwithstanding the en-
; treaties of the prisoner's father, he directed his committal
- to Newgate, he having been before summarily convicted
at this court.
BOW-STREET.

A youth named John Joseph Stanley, the son of a
k solicitor, was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry charged
, with stealing a silver fork and a silver spoon, of the
value of 303., the property of Mr. C. Davis, the landlord
of the Kent Hotel, in Brownlow-street, Holborn.
The waiter of the hotel (Charles) proved that between
ice. one and two o'clock on Wednesday last the prisoner
went in and ordered a rump-steak, with ale, &c., for his
dinner, and paid for the same while partaking of it.
) Shortly after he had left the room witness (on moving a
) newspaper which had been thrown over a portion of the
4. table) missed the articles of plate in question, and com-
municated his suspicions to his employer, by whose
34 direction he then waited upon the pawnbrokers in the
Is. neighbourhood. At length witness found that the spoon
% and fork had been pledged, by a person answering the
A prisoner's description, at the shop of Mr. Hedges, 135,
ts. Drury-lane, for 205., where it appeared that the prisoner
!% had been repeatedly a visitor, having been in the habit
of pawning spoons, forks, and other property of various
)34 kiwis' in the name of his father. When the prisoner next
so made his appearance at the shop to pledge a coat ho was
i detained until the arrival of a constable, and then given
5s e. into custody.
i Mr. HENRY expressed his opinion that the pawn-
i34 broker should have exercised more caution in dealing
Os with a youth like the prisoner, as the encouragement thus
given to possessors of stolen property often led to the
commission of felony.
Mr. Hedges said that the representation of the youth
that he was sent by his father, and his apparent respect-
ability, disarmed suspicion.
Mr. HENRY remarked that the initials on the plate
might have induced him to suspect that all was not right.
The pawnbroker said that the prisoner gave him to
understand that the real name of his father and himself
had not been disclosed.
Sergeant Thompson said there were a great many
other charges of a similar nature against the prisoner, but
the complaining parties were not in attendance.
The prisoner (who was charged at this court, on a
former occasion, with robbing his father of some bank-
notes, but was discharged by the prosecution being with-
drawn) was then remanded for further examination.
Charles Scheinster, a German, was charged with a
similar robbery of plate from the dining-rooms of Mr.
Simpson, of the Strand.
In this case the detection of the thief was entirely at-
tributable to the pawnbroker, Mr. Tate, of No. 1,
Cambridge•street, Golden-square, who proved that the
prisoner brought him two silver spoons and forks, hav-
ing Mr. Simpson's name engraved upon them, and that,
consequently, he called in a policeman and gave him
into custody.
The property was identified, and it was further proved
that the prisoner had given several conflicting accounts
of the way in which he had become possessed of it.
Mr. HENRY remanded him for a week.

Michael Donnyhui,licesol of a porter employed in the
office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and
Forests, and who used to assist his father in carrying
coals to the different apartments of the house, was
charged with stealing a 10/. note and other money, be-
longing to Mr. W. C. Higgins, a gentleman employed
in the office.

The boy confessed that he opened the desk in which
the prosecutor had placed a considerable sum of money,
and stole a 10/. note, a sovereign, and 125., expending the
greater part of it in purchasing a silver watch and chain
and a set of studs, which he directed the constable to
fetch from a room in Seven-dials, where he had secreted
them.—Committed for trial.

WORSHIPSTREET.
Mr. James Cooke, a licensed-victualler in Church-
street, Shorediteb, was brought up before Mr. Hammill,
in the custody of Fitzgerald, the warrant-officer, charged
with the following violent assault upon his wit- and
subjecting her to a long-continued course of
treatment.

It appeared from the evidence of the wife, a delicate-
looking woman, who was in such a state of agitation
and debility as to be obliged to be seated while giving
her testimony, that she had been married about four
years to the defendant, who had almost ever since sub-
jected her to systematic harshness and cruelty. At the
time of her marriage she possessed considerable property,
the greater part of which had been expended in establish-
ing him in business, but he had, notwithsthnding, been
in the constant habit of persecuting and annoying her
for the purpose of getting the remainder of her money
into his possession. Her health had been so much im-
paired by this treatment that she was obliged on Wed-
nesday to go to bed, but had scarcely got into the room
when she was followed by the defendant, who threatened
to murder her unless she gave up every farthing she
had in her possession, and, without waiting for an an-
swer, struck her a terrible blow on the heal, and instantly
followed it up by a furious kick in the side. Her screams
brought up the servant and a female friend to her assist-
ance, who rescued her from further violence, and after
hastily dressing herself she stealthily left the house and
hurried to this court for a magistrate's protection. Her
life was in imminent danger from the defendant's vio-
lence, and she felt satisfied that he would have fulfilled
his repeated threats of murdering her, had he not been
prevented.
'Eno defendant generally denied all that was alleged
against him, and declared that the chief cause of his
wife's unhappiness was her own jealous and supicious
disposition.
Mr. IlammlLL, however, said he felt it his duty to
inflict upon him the highest amount of penalty he could
impose, namely, 51, or in default he must stand com-
mitted to the House of Correction fur two months, and
he should also, in addition, require him to put in his own
recognisances to the amount of 2004, and provide two
substantial sureties of 751 each, for his peaceable con-
duct towards his wife for the succeeding six months.
LAMBETH.

On Saturday evening, after the other charges had been
disposed of, Frederick William (alias Captain) Routledge,
was placed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norfon, for
further examination, on a charge of obtaining from Mr.
Johnson, a glas's manufacturer at St. Helen's, Lanca-
shire, the sum of 2131. 165., by fraud, and also with
being concerned in carrying on a most extensive system
of swindling. On taking his place at the felons' bar, the
prisoner, addressing Mr. Norton, begged that he might
be allowed the privilege of a seat during the examina-
tion, saying that since his apprehension he bad been
under medical treatment, and was then exceedingly un-
well. Mr. Norton at once acceded to his request, and
the prisoner, who seemed exceedingly ill, and appeared
but the mere shadow of what he had been when taken
into custody, was accommodated with a seat.
A clerk from the office of Mr. Games attended to
watch the proceedings on behalf of the prisoner, and
during the examination the court was as much crowded
as on the former examinations.
Mr. Robinson, the superintendent of the P division,
who, with two of his officers, Sergeant Quinnear and
Constable Melville, has been engaged in getting up the
evidence in the case, addressing the magistrate, said that
although the correspondence carried on by the prisoner
had been for some years of the most extensive descrip-
tion, and of considerable magnitude, they had had the
greatest possible difficulty in getting his handwriting
identified. Indeed, so great was the difficulty experienced
in supplying this necessary evidence, that neither at the
last nor tho preceding examination could he (Mr. Robin-
son) produce a witness to supply it ; but he was now in
a situation to put into the box a witness who would place
the identity of the prisoner's writing beyond a doubt.
Mr. Robinson here called John Mansell, a porter at
the North-Western Railway station, Eustou-square, who,
upon being sworn deposed that on the 3d of September
last ho delivered a truss of goods (either cloth or dra-
pery) at the house No. 21, Francis-street, Newington-
butts. The truss was merely addressed, " George and
William Bruce, Francis-street, Newington-butts," and
had been forwarded from Macclesfied to the Euston-
station; and, having delivered a similar truss about
twelve months
,before at the house No. 30, Francis-
street, he called there, and was directed to No. 21, op.
posite. He delivered the parcel there, and took the
waybill into the parlour to the prisoner, who signed it
" Geo. and W. Bruce." That waybill he now produced;
and his attention had been more particularly called to it
at the time from the fact of the prisoner being about to
sign the waybill in the wrong column, and his having to
point out the proper place for the signature, and his re-
collection as to the prisoner being the person who had
actually signed the receipt was perfectly accurate. (The
prisoner was here shown some of. the circulars sent by
the prisoner to Mr. Johnstone, and he swore that he had
no doubt whatever that both were written by the same
person.) _ _

Mr. William Runder, a flour-factor, deposed that the
prisoner occupied a house of his, and the one in which
he at present resided in the Albany-road, for seven or
eight years, and left about 1842. The house was No.
113, and he was not aware that any person of the name
of Taylor, Anderson, or Hill resided there at the same
time, or that any person occupied any part of it with the
exception of the prisoner, who gave the name of Rout-
ledge, and whose receipts for the rent he (witness)
always made out in that name. Witness had not re-
ceived, while he was his tenant, any notes or writing of
any sort from him, nor was he enabled to speak to his
handwriting.
Mr. Edward Culling Little deposed that in March,
1842, the prisoner, who was now but the mere shadow
of what he then appeared, took from him the house No.
3, Wilmott-place, Kent-road, and at that time handed
him the card he now produced, on which was engraven
the following:—" Lieutenant Frederick William Rout-
ledge, 113, Albany-road, Camberwell." He remained
in that house until about the Midsummer of 1849, when
he left without giving any notice, and leaving half a
year's rent unpaid, Witness had no written communica-
tion from the prisoner, nor had he ever seen him write.
Mr. Murray, a printer, who had printed a vast num-
ber of the circulars—as many as 10,000—found in the
prisoner's possession, was called, and deposed that to the
best of his belief he had not seen the prisoner before
that day. The orders were generally given to him
by a woman, who represented herself to be Mrs. Rout-
ledge.

Mr. Robinson observed that the woman in question,
and who was not the prisoner's wife, but a person who
lived with him, had died about six weeks ago. His wife
was still living, and, though residing apart from her hus-
band, she, on the very day the prisoner was apprehended,
removed from her place of residence. He (Mr. Robin-
son) assured his Worship that there was the greatest pos-
sible difficulty in getting up the case, for many of those
persons who might be important witnesses in the pro3e-
cution hung back and refused to come forward, as they
did not wish to be identified with or mixed up in the
prisoner's transactions. At the last examination he

(Mr. Robinson) said he should be enabled on
occasion to bring home a charge of forgery to the pri-
soner; and he had in attendance a gentleman whose
name had been put to two bills as the acceptor, and who
would prove that he had never even seen such bills. The
bills, however, had not yet arrived at maturity, and had
not been sent, so that he could not at present enter on
that case, but should entreat another remand to a
future day, when those bills would be firthcoming,
and when ho should be prepared with evidence in other
cases.

Mr. NORTON complied with the officer's request, and
again remanded the prisoner.
Mr. Robinson, again addressing the magistrate, said
that the case was one in which the assistance of a clever
attorney for the prosecution was required, and, as the
case was one which peculiarly affected the bankers, and
more particularly country bankers who are in the habit
of discounting the manufactured bills of the prisoner, he
(Mr. Robinson) had no doubt, if his Worship permitted
him to use his name with one or two of the bankers at
whose houses the fictitious bills were made payable,
they would give him the aid of the gentlemen who are
solicitors to the Bankers' Protection Society.
Mr. NORTON replied that he had not the slightest ob-
jection to the use of his name in the matter, as he con-
sidered the present case of considerable magnitude and
importance to the mercantile interests of the country,
and one which required a thorough investigation.

SOUTHWARK.
Jane Brown, a respectable-looking young woman,
eighteen years of age, was brought before Mr. Jardine
for final examination, charged with killing her husband
by striking him on the forehead with an old sharp-
pointed poker.
Mr. JARDINE said he should commit her to Newgate
for trial for the manslaughter.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTION.

Mate—Edward L. Hoblyn (1831), of the Brixham
coastguard station, has been promoted to the rank of
lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants—Walter Windger Morris, commanding
the Scattery coastguard station. to be commander of her
Majesty's revenue cutter Camelion, vice Francis P. Coull,
to be in command of Atherfield station, vice Bulley, pro-
moted; Walter Henry Broad, commander of Dolphin,
revenue cutter, to be commander of Harpy, revenue cut-
ter, vice Robert Wilcox, resigned; George Augustus
Hire, commanding No. 1, battery station, Deal, to be
commander of the Dolphin, revenute cutter, vice Broad;
Henry Stokes, commanding the Fleet station, to be
commander of the Mermaid, revenue cutter, vice George
Sherass Brittain, period of service expired, and appointed
to command of the Torquay station, vice James
Brooman; Richard Chambers, from Robin Hood's Bay
to Tynemouth station, vice ir. Thomas Shore, super-
annuated.

Lieutenant D. D'Aeth has been appointed to the Ar-
rogant, 46, screw-frigate, at Portsmouth, and not the
Monarch.

Master—W. Barrett, from Balbriggan to Gray's Sta-
tion, vice Walter B. Stocken, removed from Lyme Cobb
Station, vice Lieutenant W. T. Stanbridge, appointed to
Eagle, RC. _
_ _

Second Master—John Waye (1850), to the Caliope,
26, at Davenport.
Assistant Surgeons—James S. Ayorst (1847), of the
Hogue, 60, screw-ship, to the Queen, 116, in the Medi-
terranean; Dr. James Young (acting), to the Cumber-
land, 70, fitting at Chatham.
Clerk—Frederick T. Robins to the Vulcan, screw
troop-ship at Sheerness.
Captain Sydney Colpoys Davies, of the Leander, 50,
it is reported, will be the Flag Captain of Commodore
Martin on his hoisting his red pendant on board that
frigate at Lisbon. The Prince Regent, 90, may be ex-
pected at Spithead under charge of Commander Feard
by the end of next week. She will be paid off all stand-
ing, and be re-commissioned for the red pendant of Com-
modore Martin. _ _ _

The Admiralty have added other and very responsible
duties:to.the office of chemical assistant and lecturer of
the Naval College now held by Mr. Hay—namely, the
supervision of all the copper sheathing that in future
mc,y be supplied to toe Llvekyatos. These buries e
performed by the late Mr. W. Owin. The
copper has been often of a very inferior descrip-

tion, and we think it would have been better that
Mr. Hay should have been appointed solely for the pur-
pose of inspecting and reporting on all metal articles
supplied to the yards; and thus his whole time and
energies would be totally applied to this very important
matter. Mr. Hay has 501. per annum for his supervi-
sion, and receiving and atnending reports on this subject.
The Belgian man-of-war schooner the Maria Louise,
Captain Petet, which arrived at Spithead last week, has
kept her ensign and pendant half-mast high on account
of the death of Maria Louise, late Queen of Belgium.
She will continue to do so till six mouths have expired
from the date of the Queen's death. She has refitted,
and will proceed to Gu•temala when the wind mode-
rates. The Belgic Government have purchased 60 square
miles of territory, on the sea-board of which is a good
harbour, from the Government of Guatemala.

Lady liennsmay, convict-ship, and Margaret Evans,
American liner packet, are still detained a t Spithead by
the south-west winds.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.

At the moment of going to press we have received the
following by private letters:—Her Majesty's ship Herald
arrived at Oahu from Behring's Straits, on Oct. 16th.
The pack was found so dense that the ship would not
attempt it for some days, but sent her boat,'which passed
through about five miles, and found an open sea to the
northward, with the exception of some floes aground;
communicated with Plover, who were not sorry to re-
ceive their letters. They were all well. Her Majesty's
ship Investigator arrived off Cape Lisburne en the 31st
of July, but Enterprise got ashore on Point Clarence.
With the assistance of Herald's people they took every-
thing out of her, which was placed in a house built for
the purpose on shore. They got her off after some days'
hard work, and started her after Investigator on the 22d
September. Captain Moore bad bee❑ informed by the
natives that two boats' crews of white men had been
killed, and their bodies buried on the banks of a river,
but when he offered them a cask of tobacco if they would
show the place, it turned out, like most of the natives'
information, not to be worth much; they made excuses
that a tribe of hostile Indians were near the spot, and
they could not venture.—Portsmouth Times and Naval
Gazette.

The Hercules, 72, store-ship, Master-Commander R.
Fulton, arrived at Spithead this morning from the east-
ward.

The Margaret Evans, Pratt, from London for New
York; the Duke of Bronte, Barclay, from London for
New Zealand; the Lady Flora, Pentreath, from London
for Corfu, with the head-quarters of the 30th Regiment;
and the Samarang, Escat, from London for Hong-K-pg,
with the 59th Regiment on board, arrived at Spithead
yesterday; and the Belle Alliance, with part of the 30th
Regiment, dropped out to Spithead.
The Salamander, steam-sloop, Commander Ellman, ar-
rived at Colombo on the sth of December from England,
and sailed on the following day fir Trincomalee and
Hong-Kong.

The Amphitrite, 25, Captain Frederick, bent sails to-
day. She will probably drop out to Spithead to-morrow
and sail this week for the South Pacific.

The Driver steam sloop, Commander Johnson, ar-
rived at Callao on the 4th ult., from Guayaquil.
The Dmdaltio, 20, Captain Wellesley, Baited from San
Francisco on the 12th of November for Valparaiso, with
100,000 dollars in specie.
ROYAL MARINES.—First Lieutenant Delacombe is
promoted to the rank of captain, vice Thomas Fraser,
placed on half-pay.
Captain Frazer, Lieutenants Stuart, Tinklar, and
Meheux, and a detachment of 200 men, are under orders
for embarcation immediately the Prince Regent, 90,
arrives from Lisbon.

First Lieutenant Stewart and a detachment will re-
lieve the detachmeta at present serving in her Majesty's
ship Blenheim, on th. 3d prox.
WOOLWICH, JAN. 25.—The Ann lighter is to proceed
to Greenhithe on Monday, with stores, to put on board
the Argus steam-sloop. The compasses of the Argus
will be adjusted on that day, and on Tuesday she will
leave Greenhithe for Portsmouth.

The Ariel steam-vessel, fitted with a smoke consum-
ing apparatus, went down the river on trial to-dAy at
twelve o'clock, and Mr. Humphrys, chief engineer, with
Mr. Trickett, assistant to the chief engineer, went on
board opposite the dockyard. The Ariel returned up
the river about one o'clock, after a very short trial, it
being evident that further improvement must be made
in preventing the escape of smoke when feeding the fires
Wore the plan can be recommended for trial at the ex-
pense of Government, all the trials, including the trial
to-day, being at the expense of the patentees.