The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-17 00:00:00

THE SUN,

will be paid off at Chatham. She will probably touch
at Portsmouth, where Rear-Admiral Reynolds, C. 8.,
will strike his flag.
It is reported that the two next line-of-battle ships
for commission will be the St. Vincent, 100, at
Portsmouth, and the Formidable, 84, at Sheerness;
the Queen, 116, now in the Mediterranean, is to be
refitted as soon as she comes home, and to he re-
commissioned.
THE MARINE WHO SHOT THE SEAMAN OF THE
INCONSTANT.—The marine who when on board her
Majesty's ship Inconstant, 36, shot a seaman dead,
at the peremptory command of Captain Shepherd,
has been discharged the service on a pension, having
met with an accident in gunnery exercise by which
he lost his trigger finger. It should be stated that
the sailor was 1E the act of swimming ashore at San
Francisco for the purpose of deserting. The marine
missed the man, and it was supposed designedly so,
the first shot, and was ordered on pain of instant
death to render his second shot effective. The poor
fellow obeyed his orders too fatally, although the
seaman was a long distance from the ship.
Commander Samuel Sparshott (1818) died in the
early part of the week. file late Commander Spar,
shott was appointed Deputy-Comptroller of the
Coast Guard in May, 1827, and continued to dis-
charge the duties of his office from that period up till
within a short time of his demise. There are already
numerous candidates in the field for the desirable
vacancy, and rumour has given it to Captain Jer-
niagham ' - but for what reason we cannot imagine,
unless it be thought that a captain might fill the
situation in a more efficient manner than a com-
mander ; but we are of opinion that in this in-
stance precedent should prevail, and a vigilant active
commander be selected for the appointment.

MINING INTELLIGENCE:
(From the Mining Journal.)
There has been a little more animation in the
market this week, chiefly, however, in dividend mines,
and those approaching to that state, others being much
neglected except by their chief supporters. Caution is
very necessary, and, by using it in the careful selection
of goe,cl and promising mines, investments might be
made in many with the prospect of remunerating results.
In the Metal Market, Copper moves off steadily, and
the quotations are well maintained. English Lead re-
inains the same as last. Part of the late arrivals of
Spanish has been sold at 151. 17s. 6d., duty paid. British
Tin is very satisfactory: appearances indicating a rise in
price. Foreign has also been much inquired for, and
sales effected to a fair extent. Tin Plates have been
greatly dealt in.
In the Bullion Market-Mexican and South American
dollars, buyers at 4s. 108 d. per oz. Spanish pillar dollars,
si. OIL per oz. United States dollars, 4s. 10ii. per oz.
Bar silver containing gold, all gold above 5 grs. in the
pound to be paid for, ss. Oid. per oz. standard. Bar
silver without gold, 5.. O'd. per oz. standard. Bar gold,
775. 9d. per oz. standard. Fine cake, ss. 53. per oz.
American gold, 763. 2id, per oz.
At the North Roskear meeting, on Monday, the ac-
counts for Augu-,t and September showed-Balance from
the last account, 1,6891. 13s. 33.; ores sold, 4,5601. 1 ls. 2d.
=6,2501, 4s. sd. Mine costs and merchants' bills,
3,6781. ss. SJ; by dividend of 51. per share (7004):
leaving balance in favour of adventurers, 1,871/. 19s.
At Wheal Lovel meeting, on the 7th inst., a dividend
of 2/. per share was declared.
At Unity Consols Mine meeting, on Monday, the ac-
counts showed-Lessee's balance of contract, 959/, 3s.
1 ld.; calls, W. IL Gray, 1021.; copper ore sold, 293/.
17s. 73. = 1,355/. is. 6d.-Balance last account, 4841.
19s. 93.; office and other expenses, 181. 16s. Bd.; tin
dues, 51. 15s. Ids; merchants' bills, two months, 2351.
Bs. 83.; labour cost fur August, 236/. 17s. 6,1. ; Septem-
ber, 234/. 9s. 5d.; leaving balance to next account,
138/. 14s. sd.

At the North Wi;eal Trelawny (Quithiock) meeting,
at the Tamar lun, Ca!stock, on W silm,sday, the ac-
counts showed-Balance from the end of July lest,
101. 18s. 4d.; by call received t f 14. per share, 531. =
63/. 183, cost for August, 13/. 4s. 7d,; Sep-
tember, 171. 3.. 101.; leasing balance in favour of ad-
venturers, 311. 9s. 11d. 'The accounts were passed, and
a call of Is. per share was made.
At the E ist Wheal meeting, on Wednesday, the ac-
counts for the past two months were presented, amou sting
to 791., but not passed, in consequence of the purser
having left the company and gone to America.
At Trethevy Mine meeting, on Monday, the accounts
showed-August cost, 1501. 7s. 21. ; September, 1621.
9s. ; subsist to shaf:men
,for October, 121. ; Drew and
Co., for timber, 1331, 3s. 3d. ; Bone and Co., coal, 391.
Os. 3d. ; lessee's, 1201,=0161. 1 Is. 51-Balance in hand
last account, 17/. 19i. Id. ; calls received, 4431. 2s. 6d.,
leaving balance against the the mine, 1551. 9s. 10d. A
call of 17s. 6d. per share was made.
At the Caradon Vale Mine meeting, on Monday, the
accounts showed-Balance due last account, 2341. 19s.
4d.. cost for August, 1111. 7s. 3d.; September, 1281.
Is. 7d.=4741. Bs. 21 Calls received, 2151. 2s. 6d.: leav-
ing balance against the mine, 2591.55. Bd. A call of ss.
per share was made.
At the East Wheal Reeth bimonthly meeting, on
Wednesday, a call of 10e. per share was made. The
accounts showed 1041. 53. recAved from calls since last
meeting, which, with balance of 125/. 12s. 2d. then in
hand, made 2291. 17s. 23.-The payments amounted to
1831. 17s. 103: leaving a balance in favour of adven-
turers of 451. 19s. 4d. Bat on a comparison between
the total assets and liabilities, there was a deficiency of
141/. 19s. 4d. against the mine, in consequence of which
the call was made, which will clear off the debts, and
heave a sufficient balahce to meet the necessary contin-
gencies.

At Herodafout Mine meeting, on Thursday, the ac-
counts fur the quarter showed a loss of 5431. lls. 11d.,
occasioned by a failure in some of the levels, the stamps
being partly idle fur want of water, and a reduction of
21. per ton on the ore sold. A call of'loJ. per share was
made.

At Warleggan Consols Mine meeting, on Tuesday, the
accounts showed-Balance per last statement, 158/. 9s.
Id.; calls received, 2211. 17e. 6d.; sale of ore, 91. Ils. ld.;
suspense account, 301.=4191. 17s. Bd.-Labour cost for
July and August. 751. 2s. Bd.; materials, 411. 31.; sale-
tikes at the mine, 27/. 65.; petty expenses and cart hire,
71. 19s. 5d.; machinery on account, 1201.; deputation to
the mine, 171 ; secretary's salary in London, two
months, 16/. 133. 41.; petty expenses, 2/. 13a. lad.;
leaving balance to next account, 112/. 9a. 4d.; arrears
due on second call, Ist December, 1850, 321 '103.; on
third, due 3d kril last, 311. 2s. 61; fourth due Ist
August, 187/. 103.=----363/. I Is.' 10d.; out of which,
arrears of call (911.) has been since received.
At West Pixenix 'dine meeting, on Monday, the ac-
counts showed-Balance last account, 2101. 3s. 11d.;
c sts for Aaguat, 168/. 15s. hi; September, 1541. 144.
6d.; paid Duchy for one year's rent to 'Michaelmas. 251 •
pogineur's f,-e on erecting an engine, 22/ 104=--581/1
34 61 -Calls paid, 5191.; showing balance against the
mine, 621. 3a. 6d. A call of 1/, per share was made pay-
able in ten days.
At Wheat Gill meeting, on Monday, the aecounts
showed-August cost-sheet, 140/. Is.; September, 97/.
175.; deed of extra piece of ground absoltvely necessary,
20/.; sundries per account, 46/.; carriage of engine from
Wheal Baby to Penryn, 50/.; labour and charges there,
271. 18s. 41.; carriage ditto to Wheel Gill, 601.; charges
thereon, 101.--=-451/. 16s, 44.-Balance last account, 45/.
131. 94.; calls received, 3491.; leaves balance against the
mine, 45/. 2s. 7d. A call of 11 per share was made,
payable in ten days.
At Great Sheba Consols meeting, on Monday, the
recounts show:: I-Cost fur Aug., 129/. 193, 11d.; Sept.,
158/. 13,. 41; paid Nicholls and Co., on aceTant of
pump, and machinery, 400/.; paid P. lisnably,
for materials bought at Caradan United sale, 11/. 2s. 41=
6991. 15s. 7d.-Balance last account, 56/. 8 .; ()Alta re-
ceived, 527/.: leaving a balance against the mine of
1161. 7s. 7d. A call of 15s. FA. share was made, payable
in ten da3s.

At Pendarves and St. Aubyn Mines hi-monthly meet-
ing, on Monday, the accounts showed—Aug., labour cost,
156/. 94. 9d.: Sept., 1301. Os 6d.; merchants' bills,
173/. 9i. 4d.; office expeoses, 10/. 18.,-,---470/. 173. 7,71.
Balan,,e last account, 2181. 154. 1011.; cads, 1261. 15.•.:
leaves a balance against the mine, 1251 64. 911.-I,ss ar-
rears of calls now due, 121/ 17s. 61. A call of 2s. 6d.
per share was made.
During the week shares have changed hands in Alfred
Consols, Butterdou, Bradford, Venton, Treviskey, South
Tamar, Brontl.,yd, St. Aubyn and Grylis, West Provi-
dence, Merllyn, Trevelyan, Mary Ann, Wheal Seaton,
Bryntail, Kitbricken, Great Bryn, relawny, Gallt-y-
Maen, Trenault, West Wheal Rose, North Trelawny,
West Callington, Busparvo, Wheal Goiden, Samson,
Peter Tavy and Mary Tavy, Cara Valley, Calstock
United, Mary Emma, Mining Company of Ireland,
Nant-y-Car, Dying win, Alit-y• Crib, Wheal Franco,
West United Hills, East Pool, Carvannannall, Wheal
Reeth, West Damsel, and West Seton.
In Foreign Mines, the transactions have been but few
—viz., in Core, United Mexican, and Worthing.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
The Cuul,eil of the lestitation of Civil Engineers
have awarded the following ,premiums for the session
1850-51:

M. A Telford medal, in silver, to Samuel Clegg, 'un
and Artificial."
'a" Inst-, C. E., for his;paper "On Foundations, its Natural
2.
medal, in silver, to Matthew Digby
Wyatt, Assoc. Inst.
stiuction of the Building
for his paper 'a On the Con-
Works of Industry of for the Exhibition of the
all
Nations in 1851."
3. A Telford medal, in
si
for his paper, " Account oftheer, to Henry Swinburne,
Sea Walls at Penmaen
Mawr, on the line of the Cheater and Holyhead
etsicie
Railway."
George Barclay
Baorfclay
the
e orirp
4. A Telford medal, in silver, to G
Brae®, M. Int. C. E., for his paper, " D
Bridge built over the River Tweed, on line of the
York. Newcastle, and Berwick Railway?,
5. A Telford medal, in silver, to John Huhn
Assoc Inst. C. E., fur his paper "On the Pneumatic:
methi:d sloped in Coilioructing the Foundations of the
new Bridge across the Medway, at it( chester."
6. A Telford medal, in silver, to William Price
S'ruve, M. BA. C. E., for his paper "On t';e Ven-
tilati .n of Collieries, theoretically and practically con-
tiffero.i."
7. A Telford medal, in silver, to Alfred Vincent
Newton, for his paper, " An inquiry into the nature
of Patent Law Protection, with a view to the better ap-
preciation and security of the inventor's rights."
8. A council premium of books, suitably bound and
inscribed, to Joseph Glynn, M. Inst. C. E., for his
paper,
r On the Is.hmus of Suva, and the Canals of
,
-e-gypt."

4. A council premium of lywks, suitably bound
and inscribed, to Thomis Evans Blackwell, M. Inst.
C. E., fur his paper, " Re:Atha of a series of practical
experiments on the discharge of water by overfalls.

LONDON,

10. A council premium of bock:. suitably bound and
inscribed, to James Leslie. M. lon. C. E., for his p
" Proposal for a mode of computation whereby flood-
water may be excluded from a set of gaugings."
11. A council premium of books, suitably bound
and inscribed, to Henry Carr. Assoc. Inst. C. E , fur
his drawings illustrating his paper, " Doscription of
two bridges over the River Don and canal, &e., at
Sprotbro', near Doncaster."

CELEBRATION OF THE REPEAL

OF THE WINDOW TAX.

On Thursday a dinner in celebration of the repeal of
the window-tax took place at the Albion Hall, Ham-
mersmith, Viscount Duncan, M.P., in the chair.
The cloth having been'removed,
The CHAIRMAN proposed " The queen," and inter
alia said it had sometimes been said that the monarchy
was an expensive institution ; but it was his duty to
tell them that our Saxon ancestors had set apart a
property—and a very large property it was—which,
if properly applied, would maintain the Sovereign in
dignity and splendour. On the accession of each So-
vereign that property was made over to the manage-
ment of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests and
of the House of Commons; and if, up to the present
time, it had not yielded enough for the efficient sup-
port of the monarchy the House of Commons were to
blame for it.—(Cheers.) If that property were, as
he trusted it soon would be, well and truly adminis-
tered, there would from that source be sufficient to
maintain the Sovereign without—(The rest of the
sentence was lbst in cheers.)
In proposing the toast of" Prince Albert,"
The CHAIRMAN said they were met there that day
to celebrate the repeal of the window-tax; and cer-
tainly that Crystal Palace, over which the Prince
presided was a most appropriate monument of the repeal
of the window-tax. He (the Chairman) had sur-
veyed it, and could not help saying that if the Com-
missioners at Somerset House had levied the window-
tax there in the mode they were accustomed to do, it
would have made a very large bole in the Exhibition
surplus. Indeed, had the window-tax been then in
existence, the Crystal Palace could not have been
raised, or if raised, it could not have been inhabited.

To the toast of "The Army," Captain REED re-
turned thanks. To that of " The Navy," Captain
Hoot..

Mr. SIMPSON proposed the toast of the evening,
" The health of the Noble Chairman." He had great
pleasure in proposing that toast, connected as it was
with the repeal of the window• tax. As in Hammer-
smith they had been the first to work for the repeal
of the window-tax, so they were the first to tender
their thanks to the Noble Lord. He wished they had
more such men in the House of Commons. There
were plenty who could make good speeches, full of
sound, signifying nothing, but very few like Viscount
Duncan, who attacked this monstrous evil, and who,
like his great ancestor, bound his colours to the mast,
and said, "No surrender." Victory had crowned his
efforts, and they were there to celebrate the victory.
Lord DUNCAN, M.P., in returning thanks, said that
he was a stranger to every individual in that room.
It was true, as had been said by his friend Mr. Simp-
son, that be was selected to lead in the cause of the
repeal of the window-tax—(Cheers)—but it was not
to be supposed that to his efforts alone its repeal was
owing. He had also to tender his thanks to many
friends whom he had had assisting him, both in and
out of the House of Commons ; he had to tender his
thanks to the gentlemen of the metropolitan districts,
and to their Members, who were never absent when
their presence could be of any assistance.—(Cheers.)
Without this aid he could have done but little in the
House of Commons; and to many of the metropolitan
Members he owed a deep sense of obligation for their
kindliest) and advice to him on various occasions ;
especially be was pleased to find himself sitting with
Vie Noble Lord (Lord R. Grosvenor) on his right.
In the year 1848, when he had brought forward the
question of the window-tax, he was, as usual,
opposed by the then Government with every man
they had, but his Noble Friend, at that time
a member of the Government, rose in his place, and
announced that this tax was intolerable.—(Cheers )
No speech that evening gave him (Lord Duncan)
greater satisfaction, for it was well known that his
Noble Friend was a real sanitary reformer. Lord
Duncan next entered upon a history of the movement,
stating that in the year 1845, just before Parliament
met, a large meeting had been held in Bath, which
was attended by gentlemen of all shades of opinion ;
that at this meeting they had instructed him with re-
spect to the grievance of which they bad to complain,
and that after all he bad found the effects in fact worse
than they had been described to him by these his
constituents.—(Cheers.) He showed the progress he
had gradually made in the House of Commons; he
said, amid cheers, that he had made it a rule never to
bring forward a motion in that House without press-
ing it on to a division ; and that he had done so in
the session of 1845. He was defeated by a majority of
46, but the very next morning leading articles appeared
in the public press remarking that a few more such
victories and the question would be carried.—(Hear.)
In 1846 and 1847 all attention was bestowed on
the corn-laws, and the window-tax had no chance.
In 1850 the Government had but a majority of three
against him ; and then came the year 1851, with its
memorable surplus of 1,150 0001. Then, at last, they
repealed the window-tax. For seven long years the
battle had been fought, and it was only because their
arguments were totally unanswerable that the battle
was ultimately won. After some further observa-
tions, in which his Lordship contended that this was
the age of progre,s, he said it was the duty of those
who were called the aristocracy (it was very difficult
to define who were the aristocracy) to lead, and not
to follow.—(Cheers )
Mr. KENNEDY, in very laudatory terms, proposed
the health of their representatives, Lord R. Grosvenor
and Mr. B. Osborne, of whom the former was pre-
sent. There had been no cause of progress in which
Mr. B. Osborne—(Hisses)—had not been as well as
Lord R. Grosvenor.—(Cheers.) He, therefore, pro-
posed them both.

Lord R. GROSVENOR, M.P. replied. The Noble
Lord said that during the six years he had repre-
sented that great and important metropolitan county
he had nowhere received a more candid considera-
tion than there, in that electoral district in which
they were assembled —(He sr.) lie naturally con-
curred in the propriety of doing honour to his Noble
Friend, for be had been witness of the zeal, ability,
talent, and tact, which his Noble Friend Ind em-
ployed upon that occasion. His Lordship made some
further remarks upon the window-tax, which were
most favourably received, and concluded by stating
that he was sorry for the absence of his Hon. Col-
league, who, he was sure, regrett..d it.
Mr. SERLE proposed " The Visitors."
Mr. GASKELL replied.

Various other toasts followed before the company
dispersed.

ABOLITION OF COMPULSORY

MARRIAGEi IN PitliSt,lAN POMEItANIA.

A correspondent of the National, of Berlin, from
Greifswald, in Pomerania, evidently a jurist by pro-
fession, gives a minute account of a remarkable legal
process still possible in that province, which has re-
quired the intervention of the Supreme Tribunal of
Berlin to cancel, on the grounds of common law and
common sense. Compulsory baptisms are pos-
sible in all parts of the Monarchy, but in New
or Swedish Pomerania a man may be married
against his consent and protest, by the judge of
the district court, if it has "sentenced" the party to
matrimony ! The form of procedure is thus de-
scribed; it, after a verbal promise or " engagement,"
certain consequences result which generally render a
marriage very necessary, and the man refuses that
satisfaction, the court of law can not only, at the in-
stance of the woman, sentence him to marriage, but
in case of disobedience execute the sentence
whether he will or not. The decision having
been published, the parties are summoned be-
fore the court, which has a clergyman in at-
tendance. If the condemned man refuse to say
"yes" to the usual question of the marriage service,
the judge merely says "yes" instead of him, and he
is duly and legally married, any protest to the con-
trary notwithstanding. Some time ago a case actually
occurred. A man was sued for breach of promise,
and sentence of marriage pronounced against him, to
be performed within six weeks. The summons to
the Zwangstrauung or compulsory wedding, had been
thrice issued, and the day fixed for the legal execu-
tion of the sentence, when suddenly an order from
the Supreme Tribunal of Berlin quashed the
proceedings and demanded a report from the
Court of Greifawald as to the authority on which
had issued such an impracticable decision. The
report of the local authority was that the proceedings
were based on the consistorial instructions of Charles
XII., issued in 1705, revised in 1775, and still con-
sidered the rule of practice in the province, though no-
thing similar is known to the general law of
Prussia. To section 3, cap. 2, paragraph 4,
of these instructions the Supreme Court was referred
for all the details of procedure, which, it
is added, have never fallen into disuse. The
Supreme Court was also Wormed that in the pro-
vincial
code the question of common law, whether
a compulsory marriage is permissible or not, had
been answered in the nffirmative, and the mode of
putting the law into execution was decided by prac-
tice
ro
uifAfgithcwhetaaottirdt
do,
advisable
aet ht oe
sentenceti
tinestrroue
issuepepotr
tice and precedent. The Supreme Tribunal, not
convinced of the wisdom of precedents in this case,
11., has
instructions
thenoosur
it hfcf
pronounced
gocafesdAeicoptfpe::_l
of
against -' woukl, according to the practice of the
District Court, have to be carried into execution by a
compulsory marriage. But such a m+ asure is wholly
repugnant to the essence of the matrimonial contract,
which requires a free consent, the execution of the sen
tepee therefore cannot be justified by any law. The
86.1 a paragragh the decree of the 21st of July, 1846,
which treats of the execution of legal decisions, can-
lcil
noowtu, !oe Charles X

GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
--_
Dividend Amount
Name of Company• per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--------- -----1
X. s. el. 4. s. d.
British •••••• • • - •• - H. 40 0 0 18 0 0 1156
Ditto Provincial •• - H. 83. 20 0 0 20 0 0 181
Brighton •••••••• •• • • 51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London ••• • •• • 61. leo 0 0 150 0 0 130
Continental Consolidat. 50s. 75 0 0 31 5 0 391
Equitable ••••••• •• •• 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 2754
Imperial ••..••• • •• •• 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 70
Independent ... •••• •• 6/, 40 0 0 40 0 0 i 46
L0nd0n..............- 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 -
--50 0 0 50 0 0 I -
Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 1 -
Phcenix .••..•• • • • • „ 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 ' 261
Ratcliff •• •• • .. •• •• • • 51.
United General .• •• •• 11. 100 0090 0 0 -
50 0 0 50 0 0 16
Vf eisttai tutor Ckartored 31. 50 0 0 - 44%
Ditto, New •• ••-• .. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 834
'OT OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PEACES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- ---- ---- -- -
X s. d. X s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 201
;alodonlan Bank
City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank •• •• •• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12%
Oommercial Bank
Eastern Bank •••• • . - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10
Edinb.k Glasgow Bank 61. per cont. 50. 0 50 0 4
Exahangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 42 0 0 8
National Bank 654 per cant. 50 0 0 10 0 0 153
North of Scotland Sant 51. percent. 20 0 0 210 0 21
Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 135
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 91
Western Bank
Alliance Fire and Life 4341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2134
dritish Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101.por cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 2234
City of Glasgow Lite 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. I3s
Colonial Life ...
Edinburgh Life Insur. 41. percent. MO 0 0 15 0 0 211
Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 33E
Life issoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 3/. 15s
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 ,1 0 0 1255.0 d
North British Insnr Si. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 27
Scottish 'Union Insrnco. 630. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1279 Od
Standard Life • .........Si. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 I 1256
United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17s Od
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--.
Z. s. d. £. s. 01.
Assam Tea .......... - 20 0 0 20 0 0 9
fLucti,,n Mart.. ••• • • 2/. 55. 50 0 0 - 2634
kustrallan A.;riculturl ii. 100 0 0 30 0 0 IS
Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 2034
kngio-Mexican Mint.. IL 100. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2434
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -
British American Land - - 38 10 0 -
Canada ... • • ........ Gl.por cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 4730
Do. 5 per cent Bonds - - - -
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. ner-cent. - - 11.9
City Navigation Bonds 3} per cent. - - 9334
Gen. Revers. &Invest. 5 p.c.tk bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 95
Equitable iteversionry 5/ pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 10734
Ditto New ...... • • - 50 0 0 710 0 -
Gen.Steamlcavigation 10 p.ct. Is- 0 0 14 0 0 2734
Hudson's 8ay...... • • - Stock. - 206
Hungerford ...... •• .. 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 634
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New . --25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 -
Peninoir& Orient.Stm. 81. p. c.& bs. 50 0 0i 50 0 0 70
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1001
Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0i 60 0 0 80
South Australian..... 11. per share. 25
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along with his son to a tea-party. A young female happened
to be there, with whom be wished Ins son
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LA We IN'rELLIGENCP.;
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fRe Mr. eouvwss er,uLßuitN.)
IN RE GRAHAM

Th. bankrupt W a<a w.arenou em in, of Noille s•r,et.
Elis d. bts wer,, 1,271/ ; a.se(s, about 100/ this was
the cer,ifi,!ate
Mr. Li, klater opons.d; Mr. Te34u, supp irted-
Hie
florfourt said the bankrupt was blameable for
ou long, but there was no evident that he wai
dthonest man, although he had been veil careless.
lip would ree -ire a third class certificate after three
months' suspension.
Protec:ion was granted.
IN RE LENERE.

The bankrupt was a draper at Maldon. His ac-
counts showed debts, 1,4441., in addition to 3561.
owing to the trustees of his children, who held security
in the shape of a lease of certain property. The assets
are 5821. This was the certificate meeting.

Mr. Linkister supported; Mr. Ashurst opposed.
After some discussion of a conflicting character, the
Court deferred its judgment.
(Befere Mr. Commissioner FARE.)
IN RE MOODY.—JUDGMENT.

His HONOUR said that the bankrupt applied for his
certificate, and was opposed by only one creditor, Mr.
relarrop. The case was a singular op% The bankrupt
had carried on business successfully for many years as a
park-butcher, in Goswell-road, and had gradually ac-
cumulated money, which he had laid out to considerable
advantage in building societies, loan societies, &c. Had
he confined himself to his regular business he would
have continued to flourish, for even his present debts
were only 6671., and his assets consisted of 7701. in good
debts, and other property to the amount of 775/. Un-
fortunately for him, and probably some boasts as to the
goodness of investments he had made, induced a friend
of his, a retired stock-broker, to offer to advance him
5,0001, at 7i per cent. interest, 5 to be paid regulary, and
ei to accumulate, which he accepted, and that led him
more into speculations not connected with his business,
and ultimately to the railway share market. About May,
1849, he had become acquainted with Mr. Harrop, who
lent him (the bankrupt) 4001. on the security of some
shares in the North London Loan and Discount Com-
pany. In June, Mr. Harrop advanced 6001. more, in
July, I,OOGL, in October 1,0001., and in the fellowing
year three small sums amounting to 4201. With these
sums the bankrupt speculated in the share market, and
the result was that in June last he became a bankrupt.
Mr. Harrop's ground of opposition was, that the bank-
rupt had drawn him to advance the sums in question by
telling him that they were to have been invested
in loan and building societies, and that, notwithstanding
that, he had used them for his share speculations with-
out the sanction or even knowledge of Harrop. The
bankrupt stated that, although the first 400/. was ad-
vanced on the security of his interest in the loan society,
and it was advanced at 71 per cent., he was at liberty to
use the money as he pleased, and that several of the
subsequent advances were made for the purposes of
meeting losses on share transactions. He (the Com-
missioner) had no doubt that the bankrupt's statement
was the true one. He had committed great fault in
engaging in the share speculations, but there was no
reason to believe that he was capable of stating tbat
which was false. His statements throughout bad been
characterised by candour and truth. He had never at-
tempted to disguise or palliate his offence, and he de-
scribed himself as having been, " in April, 1850, almost
beside himself because the railway market was so de-
pressed." He said, " Harrop knew all along I was spe-
culating in the ;share market; he often saw my books,
often talked about them, was with me three or four
nights a week, and went on several occasions to my broker,
and was in the consulting room when no one else
was present, and beard us talk." Harrop denied that
he knew anything about the speculations, but when he
came to be cross- examined he was gradually obliged to
admit that he did, and on one occasion, in his eagerness
to avoid admitting that he knew that en illness the bank-
rupt had had was caused by distress of mind at his
tosses, he asserted that the bankrupt had always told
nim he was making money by railways, thus admitting,
unintentionally, that he was cognisant of the share
reansactions. But if any doubt could have been enter-
tained on that point it would have been removed by the
evidence of Herrop's wife, whom he produced to support
nis case, for she, when cross examined, said " the bank-
rupt often talked of railway shares; his head was full of
nothing else." On the whole he had not the least doubt
(hat Harrop knew perfectly well the use that was being
made of his money. The ground, therefore, of opposi-
,ion, that the money was professedly borrowed for a
totally different purpose, fell to the ground. The other
creditors offered no opposition, and would he believed
give their consent to an immediate certificate, but his
public duty forbid him to concede that. The least
punishment he could inflict was a year's suspension,
Eating from the bankruptcy, but the bankrupt would be
protected from arrest.
IN RE JOHN HUNT.—JUDGMENT.

The bankrupt was a draper of the Edgeware road.
His HONOUR said this was also an application for cer-
tificate, but the bankrupt was opposed by all his trade
;reditors on four grounds :--lst. That he ought to have

stopped sooner; 2d. That he had made falserepresenta•
ions as to the state of his affairs; 33. That he had

pledged goods to the amount of 7,0001. and upwards
shortly before his bankruptcy, at high rate of interest,
without any chanee of redemption; and, 4th, That he
lad sold his goods by forced sales at a loss of 1,000/. in
6,0001. shortly before his bankruptcy. He regretted to
say that all the grounds of objection were established. It
appeared that prior to 1847, the bankrupt had been in
partnership with one Whalley, and in August of that
year he was compelled to call his creditors together.
His assets showed, as he stated, 1 le. in the pound
upon debts amounting to about 28,0001.; his account-
ant, however, advised him to °flee. 125., which he
lid; but when a committee of his creditors assembled,
:hey unanimously resolved that not less than 13s. 4d.
should be accepted, giving, however, the unsatisfsc-
tory reason, that although he had not been guilty of
fishonesty, his expenditure was reckless; as it reck-
less expenditure would enable a man to fay a larger
dividend. The bankrupt, however, weakly yielded; and
that sowed the seed of his present insolveney. This con-
cession it was the Commissioner's public duty to con-
demn in the strongest way. It was his opinion, that the
act of an insolvent in purchasing a secret, a hole-and-
corner settlement of his affairs, by undertaking to pay
one farthing more thaw his assets were valued at, was
nothing short of robbing a new body of creditors to over
pay an old; and he wished the bankrupt and all other
persons who might be in a similar situation to under.•
stand, that whenever such a case . was brought be fore
'aim be should look upon it as conduct deserving the
strongest reprobation. The course an insolvent ought
,o pursue, when he found himself unable to meet his
.ingagements, was to place himself and his books in the
hands of his creditors, and to challenge the fullest in-
vestigation, and in the result to offer the largest amount
of dividend he could honestly pay; and if that offer was
rejected, instantly to throw himself on the protection of
the court. The result of his weal; yielding had been
that, having 15,0001 to pay 21.0001., ho had com-
menced his commercial career afresh with a bular.Le

against him of 6,0001. in money, and the discredit of
insolvency. The natural result was his present bank-
ruptcy. His next false step was that he had issued
written balance-sheets misrepresenting the state of his
affairs year after year up to December, 1850. The ex
cuse off, red was that the statements were made for the

information of a Mr. Carlisle, who had lent him 4,000/.,
purchasing an option to introduce a relation into the
business it he thought fit, and he said that those sc.
°Anita were framed not so much for the purpose of
.howing his exact state as to show Mr. Carlisle wheAser
wes improviag, and that being the object he as,umed
originally as she basis of his calculation the valuation
his creditors had adopted, and he had continued it
.t,roughout that the accounts might be consistent; but
the answer to this was that he accutually encouraged,
or tacitly sanctioned, Mr. Carlisle going to the prin-
cipal wholesale dealers, of wham he was obtaining goods
on credit, and showing them these accounts. He (the
Commissioner) could not look upon this as any thing
short of wilful deception, and a deception of the worst
kind, because it was so likely to deceive. The next
complaint was that he ought to have stopped sooner,
and of this there could be no doubt. He had begun in
1849, 6,000/. worse than nothing, and gradually got worse
rather than better, and in Nov., 1850, had found him-
self so pressed for money to make his current payments
that he had been compelled to pledge 8001. worth of
goods with Mr. Hart, of St. Mary-axe, to raise 4701. In
April, 1851, he had pledged 5001. worth of goods in
the same way with another person; and in May and
June he pledged 2,000/. worth for 1.0501., 1,100/ worth
for 490/.. and 4,0001. worth for 1,800/. ; and 011 all these
loans he paid, as he said, from 15 to 20 per cent. inte-
rest. Besides this, he had made forced sales to the ex-
tent of 6,0001., at a loss of 1,000/,, between the 1811
January and Bth May last, and on the 4th of June he
had stopped payment. How, under these circumstances,
could the Court do otherwise ihan acquiesce in the view
of the creditors, that he ought to have stopped sooner?
What ground of hope had he of ultimate rescue, begin-
ning with a deficiency of 6,0001., and making such
monstrous sacrifices to stave off the day of reckoning ?
Looking, then, at his conduct in 1847, when he under
took to overpay his existing creditors, which the Court
could never regard in any other light than as a payment
of trust money to an old existing body out of the pockets
of a new body of creditors ; looking to his misstate-
ments to Mr. Carlisle, and his sanctioning the showing
those statements to his other creditors ; and looking to
his extravagant loans and forced sales in 1851, on the
very eve of bankruptcy, the Court could not do less, to
mark its reprobation of this conduct, than postpone his
certificate for two years from the date of the bank-
ruptcy, but protection would be given. It was due to
the bankrupt to say that his assets had realized upwards
of 8,0001. in August last; the other assets 1,, ad been re-
ceived, and that his debts tv-re ,ocae what loss than wh.3
he owed in 1847. His books appeared to have been
accurately kept.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 15.
(Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS )
IN THE MATTER OF JOHN WILLIAM PEARCE.
This insolvent, a dealer in j,weliery, &c, Oxford-
street, applied under the Protec;ion act. Mr. Nichols
opposed for a creditor namcd Kelly.
The case was remarkable for the bard swearing ex-
hibited.

A tailor named Richolovir, in Red Lion street. and a
person named Lewis, stated that they called t.n the in-
solvent about his acceptance given to a Mr. Shaw, who
required it cashed, and he stated that he had received
value for the bill in watches. On the faith of the state-
ment the bill was cashed. It now turned out io be an
accommodation bill,

The insolvent swcre positively that he had no conver-
sation with the witnesses. He had never sewn them, and
that what they had'stated was false.
Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS expressed h's horror at
the shocking perjury committed. He should be obliged
to follow the example set him in the superior courts, and
order an indietweal for perjury.