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London, England, 1851-11-20 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1851

It is to be hoped, and indeed expected, that the
United States and Belgium will now be
shamed into the adoption of similar con-
ventions—the former with England, the latter
with France. They are at present the only two coun-
tries in which piracy is carried on on an extensive
scale, and when they shall have abolished it, it can be
suppressed everywhere else by a few scratches of the
pen. The new treaty will be advantageous to English
authors and publishers by securing them the foreign
as well as the home market for their books ; and it
will be indirectly advantageous for the public also—
for the larger the certain sale of any work the cheaper
each copy can be made ; but the parties who will be
principally affected, will be dramatists and translators
—henceforth they must pay a toll to the authors
whose works they take. En revanche their transla-
tions will be protected. To be sure, dramatic trans-
lators and managers will grumble at the payment of
the toll, seeing that the protection will scarcely be
worth a straw to them, as the same piece is seldom
produced at two theatres ; but really it is but simple
justice that they should give the Frenchmen whose
pieces they borrow a portion of their gains. As to
translations of books, the new treaty cannot fail to be
satisfactory to translators, publishers, and the public
—to the two former by preserving them in return for the
payment of a certain sum, from competition and un-
derselling; to the latter, by causing works of real
sterling merit, which have heretofore, from want of
protection, been totally neglected to be translated.
—Literary Gazette.

BRITISH FISHERIES AND FISH
MARKET IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. Dempster has addressed a letter to the Lord
Provost and the magistrates and councillors of the
city of Edinburgh on the subject of Fisheries and Fish
Market improvements, now before the Town
Council Market Committee, in which he says
"there is an excellent scheme to promote fishery
improvements now lying in statu quo in Edin-
burgh ; a scheme that but few amongst the public
as yet appear to be at all acquainted with. A
party of highly respectable gentlemen called several
meetings, by circular, to discuss the question on the
propriety of promoting white fishing improvements.
Meetings took place, the subject was discussed, and
it was agreed upon by everbody present that there was
a wide field lay open for white fishing improvements.
A committee was formed to carry a joint-stock com-
pany into effect. Parties were employed to collect all
the requisite information for the guidance of the com-
mittee, which was done. A prospectus was drawn up by
the secretary for the committee, and approved by them.
It was printed, and (to some extent) circulated.
Several years have now passed by since the informa-
tion for the guidance of a fishing company was
obtained ; and the circumstance that will cause
wonderment is, although the fish-markets here have
ever since been gradually declining, still there is no fish-
ing company,nor have the fishermen themselves even at-
tempted anything like improvement. Heavy bodies and
heavy schemes require strong powers to propel them
forward. High pressure has always to be resorted to
before any question affecting the general public wel-
fare can be shaped into what is termed " fair working
order." Are the Edinburgh Town Councillors satis-
fied that the fish markets here are not supplied as well
as they ought, or may be ; and if they throw their
weight i❑ the scale, who need doubt the result ?" Mr.
Dempster also observes—" At the Great Exhibition in
London this year 1851, several excellent specimens of
improved fishing vessels and gear were shown. Some
of the models of vessels looked more like revenue
cutters and yachts than vessels adapted for fishing
purposes. It is in consequence of such vessels as
these, however, that the southern fishermen are so
much in advance of their northern brethren. The
youth of country towns and cities feel no more hesita-
tion in binding themselves to apprenticeships on
board of such vessels, than they would on board of any
other sea-going craft. But few of the owners of fishing
vessels in England reside at villages and towns along
shore. Now that railways have opened up such an
extensive market for fresh fish, three times the num-
ber of fishermen now engaged might be usefully em-
ployed, and not overdo the demand. What is there
to prevent the youth of cities end inland towns from
becoming as good fishermen as those who are brought
up along the coast ? In Scotland the only want is the
proper description of vessels.—Caledonian Mercury.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-office
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up ix From what
PLACES. General Post-office port dis- When
London: patched. due.
America (by Brit. pkt.) N Nov. 21 .. Liverpool .• Nov. 25
America (by ll.g. pkt.) N Nov. 25 .. .• Liverpool .. Arrived
America (by IT.S.pkt.) M Nov. 20 .. Southampt. Nov. 20
Africa (West coast).- N 14th of the month Plyraoath Dec. 3
Alexandria. ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Nov. 28
Belgium .. •• N Daily .. .. Dover .. Daily
Brasil M 9th of the month Sonthampt. Dec. 16
Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month ,Sonthampt. Dec. 16
C alifornia(via Chagres) M 2d & 17th of month I Southam pt. Noy. 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth • Dec. 3
Constantinople. .. • • N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Nov. 20
Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. :Southampt. Nov. 20
Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., et Fri.'Southampt. To. Th. Sat
Chill .• .M,l7th of the month ISOuthampt. Nov. 20
France &N, Twice daily .. Dover .. Twicedaily
Greece* • • .• • . N 7th 17th 27th of rno "Dover • • Nov. 20
Hamburgh .. N Tuesday & Friday London .• Txes. Sat.
Holland 31;Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mex• Thur.
Honduras . N 17th of the monthSoutharnpt. Nov. 20
Ireland .. .. M& N Twice daily ..'Holyhead .. Twicedatly
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southarapt. Nov. 23
India (via Marseilles) N Bth& 24th ofmonth Dover • . Dec: 2
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. M 20th of the month (Southampt. Nov. 23
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) .. N Bth& 24th ofmonth Dover •• Dec. 2
Mexico .. .• M2d of the month.. ISouthampt. Dec. 5
Madeira M 9th of the month ISOuthampt. Dec. 16
Malta. 7th,17th,19th,27th;
& 30th of month 1.1 Dover Nov. 20
Naples* .• •• • N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. Nov. 22
Papal States* .. N sth 15th 25th ef mo Dover .• (Nov. 22
Peninsular.. • . M 7th 17th 27th of mo'Southampt.lDes. 25
Peru • • •. • • •• M 17th of the month !Sonthampt. (Nov. 20
Tuscany* .. N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover •• i Nov. 22
West Indies .• •. M 17th of the moath Southampt. 'Nov. 20
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) /if 2d of the month .. Southawipt. Dec. 5
* The mails to those countries thus marked (*) are conveyed by
French packet via Marseilles.

Csmiospits..—Mails to and from California, via the United State!)
are now despatched and due by every American pack'•
The direct llavre mail from London via Southampton during this
month will be made up three times a week only, instead of daily.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return o
Traffic for the week ending Nov. 16 :
Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. £22,736 13 2
Merchandise ... 17,757 3 3
Cattle .. ... 1,536 19 3

Total ... ....£42,030 15 8
Corresponding week last year ... 41,373 13 11
Ncte.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.

LANCASIHRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. -- (SO miles
open.)—Traffic for week ending Nov. 16..£16,538 6 7
Corresponding week in last year (260
miles open) .. ...£15,521 9 5

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—(MiIes in work, 2411)
-Return of Traffic for the Week ending Nov. 9, 1851;
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... .£5,129 13 5
Merchandise and minerals ... 5,105 12 5
Cattle ... ... ... ... 378 4 4

Total .. „, .£10,613 10 0
Corresponding week, Nov. 10, 1850 (236 miles):—
Passengers, parcels, &c. .„ £4,009 1 4
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. 2,791 6 8

Total ... ... ....£6,800 8 0
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAT.--AMOURt of
Traffic for the week ending Nov. 16 :
Passengers ... ... ... £6,379 5 0
Goods ... ... —. ... 2,220 4 1

Total ... ... ... £8,559 9
Corresponding week last year... 8,296 G

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open,ll2.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Nov. 9 :
Railway and canal . £4,976 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,543 0 0
Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD HAILWAY....Traffie for the
week ending Nov. 16:_

MAIN LINZ.

Passengers ... ...
Parcels, 11. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails

... £1,068 19 4
... 65 10 1

••• 589 14 3
••• ••• ••• 575 0 0

Total ..

2 0

PRICES OF SHARES

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

tUBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING
LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18.

ZOINT-STOCIL BANXB.

Name of Company.

Australasia ..........
Britsh North American
Commercial of London
Colonial.. ....
Gloucestershire .. •• • .
lonian ..............
London and County ..
Loudn and Westroinstr
London Joint-Stock ...
Provincial of Ireland..

Ditto,
National of Ireland ..
Nat. Provncial of Eng,

Ditto, New. ..... 7.
Oriental Bank Corpora.
South Australia ......
Union of Australia....
Union of L0nd0n.....
Union of Madrid .....

Dividend
per

Annum.

Amount
of
Share.

41. per cent.
51. per cent.
61. per cent.
21. per cent.
151 per cent.
61. pr cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
81. per cent.
81. per cent.
51. per cent.
61. per cent.
51. per cent.

Z 8. d.
40 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0

s. d.
40 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0
25 0 0

25 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
h 0 0 0
100 0 0
10 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
20 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0

25 0 0
20 0 0
20 0 0
10 0 0
25 0 0
10 0 0
22 10 0
35 0 0
10 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
2 10 0
10 0 0
40 0 0

61. per cent.
V. per cent.
61. per cent.
71. per cent.

Price.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 19.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN RE MURRAY.
The bankrupt, J. Murray, woollen-warehouseman,
Gresham-street, applied for his certificate. The balance-
sheet, from Jan. 1, 1850, to July 8, 1851, shows the
following :—Creditors unsecured, 6,0251.; ditto hold-
ing security, 3,4251.; liabilities, 7,1971.; grant of
life policy, 5421.; profits, 1,726/. ; cash, 21/. ,
debtors, good, 7201.; doubtful, 141/ ; property to
realize, 1,7591.; property claimed, 2951.; property
in the hands of creditors, 2,900/. ; trade expenses,
2,396/. ; personal expenses, 8491.; losses, 1,271/. ;
deficiency, Jan. 1., 1850. 1,3221.
Mr. Lawrence supported the bankrupt.
Mr. LINKLATER, for the assignees, offered no op-
position, but wished to examine the bankrupt on
behalf of Messrs. Mallinson, who were creditors, re-
lative to the disposal of some goods.
The bankrupt, upon being examined by Mr. Link •
later, said he had purchased goods of Messrs. Mathis-
son on the 20th of May. These goods were sold in
the regular course of business ; none of them were
pawned. In fancy goods they were obliged to make
sacrifices at the end of a season. It was certainly
untrue that he had pawned goods. The largest
parcel was sold to Parkins, of Cheapside. He un-
derstood they were pledged by Parkins. He (Par-
kins) was since a bankrupt. He had never pledged
or undersold goods himself. The goods sold to Mr.
Parkins were invoiced in the ordinary way, and were
sold at an advance o❑ the cost price.
Mr. LINKLATER here observed that he had no evi-
deuce to show the improper parting with goods, and
left the case to his Honour.

The bankrupt (to the Commissioner)—Parkins
owed him about 8001.

Mr. LAWRAJcCE, in reply to the Commissioner, ex-
plained some bill transactions with Vevers, which he
submitted could not be called accommodation bills,
and called his Honour's attention to the fact that the
bankrupt had not preferred family to others of his
trade creditors. The assignees offered no opposition.
There had been no pledging of goods proved against
the bankrupt; he had, in fact, never pledged goods
in his life, and never sold goods under cost price, ex-
cept when they had become depreciated by change of
fashion, which ninety-nine out of a hundred who
came into that court could not say. With regard
also to the bookkeeping, there was this fact strong in
the bankrupt's favour, that as the bankruptcy ap-
proached the bookkeeping became better. With re-
gard to his transactions with Vevers, they could only
be called incautious, and he (Mr. Lawrance) trusted
that the Court would grant a first class certificate.
The COMMISSIONER said be did not think that any
weight could be attached to the charge of having
pledged or having sold under cost price the goods
which were supplied by the opposing creditors, though
at the same time be should intimate his opinion that
his transaction with Parkins was not a prudent one,
and it had resultod in a heavy loss. He (the Com-
missioner) was prepared to give the bankrupt credit
for honesty of intention, but he had been both with
regard to Parkins and Vevers rash and improvident ;
the result was shown by the figures before him.
Having a deficiency of 1,3001. in January, 1850, it
did not matter whether it was due to trade creditors
or to family creditors; he was 1,3001. behind the
world. His Honour, after looking through the
figures on the balance-sheet, and observing that the
profits were 1,7001. and the trade expenses 2,3001.,
said that under the circumstances, although he gave
the bankrupt credit for honesty of intention and for
having recently kept his books well, he could not see
that the bankruptcy was attributable to unavoidable
loss and misfortune ; and he could not give a certifi-
cate higher than one of the third class.

as the phaeton was driven so rapidly. I gave information
to the police-stations, and Davis wai apprehended on the
Monday. The case was t4keu before a magistrate,
who ordered a remand. When the next exAmination
took place another magistrate was sitting, and he dis-
missed the case, saying it was one of great suspicion,
and recommended me to indict at the sessions.

The prosecutor was submitted to a rigid cross-
examination by Mr. Parry, but his testimony was un-
shaken as to this particular transaction.
Mr. Wheeler, who had lent the money to the pro-
secutor to pay the prisoner, proved that tact, and had
served him under a writ in an action of trover, in
consequence of his refusal to comply therewith, before
he took possession of the property.
Mr. PARRY, for the prisoner, admitted that the
prosecutor had correctly stated the circumstances
under which Davis took the pony and chaise from
Elizabeth-street, and proceeded to urge upon the jury
that the prisoner had acted under the bond fide belief
that he had not parted absolutely with the property to
Edwards, and that he had a right to act in the way he
had done. He had never contemplated the commission
of a felony—to rob Mr. Edwards of that to which he
(the prisoner) could not by possibility have any kind
of claim or title, but he had acted under the honest
impression that the law justified him in taking the
steps he had resorted to to obtain hack his property.
The prisoner could not answer p rsonally the state-
ment of the prosecutor as to what passed between them
privately about the matter, and the Learned Counsel
contended that, considering the conduct of the prose.
cutor and the prisoner throughout the transaction, it
was not beyond the possibility of question that the
pony and phaeton were left as security for a loan, and
that when the prisoner found Mr. Ed wards was claiming
the property as having been sold to him, he had taken
these measures to obtain back what clearly had been
his own ; and, considering the businesslike habits of
Mr. Edwards, it certainly was an extraordinary fact
that he had not taken the precaution to have a receipt
for the money if it were a sale.

The Learned JUDGE having summed up the evidence,
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, adding
that it was their opinion the prisoner had not acted
with a felonious intent.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
George Turner, a porter, i❑ the employ of Mr. G.
Oldham, currier, of Long-acre, was charged with
stealing a quantity of leather, and George iWills, a
hawker, was charged with receiving the property
knowing it to have been stolen.
The prosecutor had missed about 401. worth of
leather during the past six months, but only lately
had occasion to suspect the prisoner, who had been
intrusted with the care of the premises, and possessed
the entire confidence of his employer. A quantity
of the missing leather was traced to the shop of a
dealer named Cannon, in Seven Dials, who had pur-
chased it of Mills, at whose house some of the re-
maining portions were afterwards discovered. The
prisoner Turner, on being taxed with the theft, made
a confession to his employer, and attributed his pro-
pensity to steal to the habits of drinking and betting
at public-houses, by which he had become greatly
involved.
Mills, in his defence, stated that the prisoner
Turner always represented the pieces of leather as
" job lots," to which he became entitled as perquisites.
It was proved that the prisoners were continually
drinking together.
Mr. HENRY committed them both for trial.
LAMBETH.

Abraham Swarton, a young man, servant to Mr.
Robinson, wholesale confectioner in the Dover-road,
was charged with administering some narcotic drug
to the complainant, Harriet Davis, at a public-house
in Lambeth.
The complainant, a well-dressed, rather good-
looking young woman, who gave her evidence under
strongly-excited feelings, deposed that she worked at
the same place with the prisoner, and, on his invite-
' tion, met him on Sunday evening at five o'clock,
when, at his request, she went into a public-house,
where she had a glass of gin and cloves. From this
public-house they went to the lodging of a young
woman with whom the prisoner kept company, and,
finding she was not at home, they went to another
public-house, where she had another glass of gin and
cloves, and next went to the prisoner's lodgings,
where they had some tea. They subsequently went
to a public-house near the Westminster-road, and
there she became perfectly unconscious and lost al!
recollection of what happened to her from that time
until about six o'clock on Monday morning, when she
found herself in bed with the prisoner. On discover-
ing her situation she at once jumped out of bed and
made the best of her way to the residence of her
father, and from that time to the present had suffered
considerably from severe bruises on her side and dif-
ferent parts of her body. She also suffered, and was
still suffering, from internal affection such as she never
before experienced.
The father and married sister of the complainant
deposed to her coming home shortly after six o'clock
on Monday in a dreadful state of affliction, and suf-
fering considerably from great apparent pain of body
and mind. She then stated that the prisoner had taken
her to a public-house, where they had.had two glasses
of gin-and-water, and though she had not taken so
much as would affect her in an ordinary way, she
lost her senses, and found herself in bed with a young
man on the following morning. She also said that
some drug must have been put into the drink, or the
quantity she had taken could not have any such effect
on her.
Police .constable 143 M said that on that afternoon
he took the prisoner into custody at his master's, on a
charge of administering some narcotic drug to the
complainant, and, on telling him the
nature of the
charge, he (the prisoner) stoutly denied it. He ad-
mitted having been into three or four public-houses
with the complainant, and said she became so over-
come that he had been obliged to take a bed for her
at a coffee-house, not knowing where to take her to
her home. Ile (the prisoner), denied having mixed
anything in the drink taken by the young woman.
James Brown, the proprietor of a coffee-house in
Gibson-street, Lambeth, said that, about halt-past
eleven o'clock on Sunday night the prisoner came to
his house and asked if he could accommodate himself
and his wife with a bed for the night. He replied that
he could, and soon after the complainant was assisted
into the house and upstairs by the prisoner and another
young man. Believing the young woman to be tipsy
he (witness) remarked that, had he seen her before,
he should not have let the prisoner the bed. Aficr
they went upstairs the complainant was making a loud
moaning noise, and saying " Oh, my side ; oh, my,
my side ;" upon which he went upstairs, and, knock-
ing at the door, said he could not allow such a noise,
as it disturbed the other persons in the house. Af;er
this he became quiet, and she heard nothing more
about them until six o'clock on the following morning,
when the prisoner came down stairs and said he had
no money to pay for the bed, but should leave h's
watch till he should call in the course of the day. He
then returned upstairs, and soon came down again
with the complainant, whom he wished to take some
breakfast, but she refused.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said that the
fact was that the complainant got so tipsy as to be
unable to walk home, and he, not knowing where she
lived, took a bed for her for the night, and remained
witb her, but slept outside the bedclothes.
Mr. ELLIOTT (to the complainant)—ls that true ?
Complainant—There was so little clothes on the
bed, that I can scarcely say whether he was under or
over them.

21r. ELLIOTT—Had you your clothes on or off?
Complainant—I had them on, your worship.
Mr. ELLIOTT—What situation did you find the
prisoner in when you awoke, as you stated, on the
Monday morning ? Complainant—He had one arm
under my neck and the other over me, and when I
called out and said, " Good God, what place is this,
where am I?" he desired ma to be quiet ; but I
could not, and got out of bed.
Mr. ELLIOTT observed, that by the surgeon's certi-
ficate it did not appear that auy violence had been
committed towards the complainant—a circumstance
most fortunate for the prisoner. There could be no
doubt, however, that he (the prisoner) had taken a
very scandalous advantage of the young woman by
making her tipsy and taking her to sleep with him.
Had his own story been true, that he had taken a bed
for her protection, there was no necessity for his
sleeping there himself. There was no proof, however,
that he had administered any drug, and therefore that
part of the charge must fall to the ground; but there
could be no doubt that he had been guilty of an as-
sault, and for thia he must pay a fine of rill or be
imprisoned for one mouth.