The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-02 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

At the Stafford Assizes on the3olttit Samuel Fel-
lows, aged 19, Robert Purslow, 21, John Perry, 18, and
Daniel Webb, who were acquitted at a late hour on
Thursday night of the murder of Mary Jane Wild, were
indicted for assaulting the unfortunate girl, with intent
to commit a rape upon her, and found guilty. The Judge
Kr. Baron Rolfe, sentenced them to 18 months' im-
prilsomnent with hard labour.
Joseph Parnell, a respectable-looking man, and by
trade a butcher, was indicted in the New Central
Criminal Court for marrying. Mary Ann Maria Wood,
on the 16th of January, 1839, his wife being then and
now living. The.jury returned a verdict of guilty, with
a recommendation to mercy. Mr. Commissioner Bullock
said that he would not, for the sake of his children and
hits wife, to whom he had made some reparation, inflict
a long imprisonment. The sentence was imprisonment
for three calendar months.
At Queen-square police-court, James Strachan, a
well-dressed young man, was committed on a charge of
inducing children of a tender age to issue counterfeit
At 'Marytebone, 9,.ol7s4ill*.pigre:ll;ad3reiVel:Orati:s:
two Tcanal boatmen, .W.firo,ihpirgetf4f.itli.improper conv-,
444.-t4varits;a Married: w„oniali:beqviattOGA.44 401*aro
;ef-age; cOmmf4i,tigibrutal assault Upon-
:Ler when she remonstraipt, , The former, was ordered
pay 4e:of 514.0 d tb-clito;44W.-4163gagiable to
jay thuelktgo
At Waioliktoh,
,1400.130-13it*. t9'froilialtlpos:t trrepraa
-"ilpt-We6tni4.ll':-Nvas charged wit
ffrpfn
gtWatestl'iltdeS„''fi•oin e'`eapecta lity o
song 's frik4lol:, 'and lie.being *the la§t personlo,4e.us.-,
"pifetedfir dying on, tlni:,-systematic_sort of ail finder.:
ite was at the same: time charged withitteleptling,:,tot
utter couaieifeit Coin. "AfteN
,leveral witnesses had
l-itbe..Wptfate, said was_kirnßt,froKaffie_
-urdpfnrallolicitapon ofltase present to dZalle`mentli3eritlk:
the ease, he Shopfd.detiaedly oorAraitshim for-trial, as it
ilookied ike a regular system carried on,, by. him,- and
ait 3e,7cATE434, as the, party. Lrmil#houlit gne-hinp,
th*...-.-tioiglieStwponalty,tbe law aftowed, 'thaik.Was
dotht*tito_zbe,cointnittech to-Maidstone suolfor:one.month
andloaakl Tabour: - • :

tue..43rO4rip, "after disposing of the night cliarge at'
the'lliantesrPolice-office, remarked. that phe'amexidmppt
inl4jiaPlts'ind;rnannera of the people :Of
was-Very siWiiing. A: bight a.
of the pid year and the coming in of the new one—had
just taken place, and Sunday had' also intervened,, but
the,re.iy-nte, only, four cases of" drunkenness ;. 'notiu,Of
them. weria.-"attencicd ;with' violence and disorder,, and they
wOro:4644,o:94naiy.clecription: • It was &great antend-
ment-indsoed. the district to which tho. Magistrate re-:-
ferred-'ensvpi-ivos a populutiou, of loo,oun persons, in-
cludingShadwell, Limehouse, Poplar, and St; G_ eorge's-..
in=the-East, whire sailors most do congregate.

The Duke: of Bordeaux 'arrived at-Plyinoulh from"
Ugbitiok on the 30th ulf., where he would remain till
th© lb:1161%11g; day in erjer to inspect the establishments
of that port. . .
The Duke .diCambridge is at present at Dean-park,
on a Visit to the Bail of Cardigan.
The Duke asid Duchess of Sutherland and family fire,
detained in town by the ;serious illness Of their infant
son. In consequence of alarming symptoms having pre-
sented themselves an Saturday, several physicians were
called in, but subsequently, we hear, a change, consider;
ably for the bettir, has taken place. A's soon as the
infant hiss TeeoVered the Duke and Duchess go'to Tren
thttirr.'

The, Duke and Duchess of Montrose are entertaining
a large party at Sulby Hall, Northamptonshire. The
Countess 9f. Jeney and Lady Clementina Villiers join
the circle, to-day, • and from thence wilt go to Belyoir
Caste.
the Earl and Countess of Brownlow intend to have
much, company at Belton House, near Grantham, during
this month. The Countess of Jersey, Lady Clementina
Vitliera,and a numerous circle, meet there early in the
next week.-

Viscount and Viscountess Dungannon arid the Hon.
Miss 'lrvine left Grafton• street yesterday for Southamp-
ton
;intending
to embark there for Havre. The Visminnt
and Viscountess purpose remaining abroad some months.
The- Earl Of Penbroka intends to
.pass the winter in
Paris, and does no contemplate returning, to this coun-
try until the close of March.
The Dowager Countess Fortescue has been surrounded
by-a numerous family circle at Wear Gifford, Devon,
during the last week. Earl and Countess Fortescue,
Viscount Ebrington, Lord and Lady Courtenay, Hon.
Mr. and Lady Anna Maria Courtenay, &c., are staying
NVith the venerable Countess.

Lord Beaumont has returned to Carlton Hall, near
-S'elb3',. Worn Burton Constable, the seat of Sir Clifford
Constalde, near Ilull. • .

the Marquis of Salisbury has, during , the last week,
had a succession of guests at his fine. old seat in Hefts,
atriong whom were the Earl and Countess of Essex,
Coiintess of Jersey, and Lady Clernentina Villiers, Lady
A.. Capel, Lord and Lady De Hos and Honourable Miss
Da H.os, Sir Henry Hardinge, Lord Polworth, Earl of
. Lord Goderich, Viscount Mahon, Lord
Sandys,;&c. •
E • MISCELLANEOUS. •
_ _ _

11 On Monday the usual distribution of the Royal bounty
to the poor of 'Windsor took place in the new Riding
School. It consisted of meat, bread, plum-pudding, and
' blankets ; in addition to which the numerous recipients
of her Majesty's and the Prince Consort's seasonable
benevolence were each presented with tickets to receive
(in proportion to the extent of their families) at the
establishments of the respective tradesmen, ale, potatoes,
and coals.. The ,provisions were distributed among 186
families, having at an average about three children each.
The standing army of the United States is the smallest
in the world, for a population of 17,000,000 of people-
-7,590 men ; including non-commissioned officers, dra-
goons, musicians, and artificers, probably 8,600. The
army estimate for the year will fall short of last year
nearly 100,000 dollars, and a reduction of several im-
portant offices is recommended, together with remount-
ing a regiment of dragoons for the frontiers.
The number of visitors to the Tower, during the
Christmas week, was,., to the Armouries 911, and to the
Jewel-office 711. Total amount of proceeds 40/. 1 ls.
Among the visitors - were a considerable number of
foroigners.
-When the Duke de Bordeaux, says the Cheltenham
Journal, visited Badininton, he was accompanied by three
Foreign Dukes. 'The party went out hunting with his
Grace the Duke of Beaufort on a misty day; and at last
all the five Dukes were lost in a fog, in five different
places, near Didmarton 1 Will Long 's horn was sounded,
but in vain. Ultimately the lost Dukes found their way
to Badminton.

According to a report made by Mr. Braidwood, the
number of fires and alarms which have happened from
Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1843, at which the engines of the
establishment have been called into requisition, amount
to 901. It further mentions that the fires, by which
premises were totally destroyed, number 298, buildings
considerably damaged, 231.

For several weeks the opening of the Atmospheric
line from Kingstown to Dalkey has been interdicted by
the Lords of the Treasury, owing to the remonstances of
parties owning property on the line. Mr. Walker, the
eminent English engineer, has arrived in Dublin, having
received instructions from the Government to hold an in-
quiry On the subject.
Mrs. Waller, says the Leinster Express, is out of
danger, and recovering, though slowly. There are some
persons in gaol on suspicion of being concerned in the
massacre. Two men are missing from the locality of
Finnoe-; they are supposed to be the two who were
wounded, and that they will not return, if they ever do
so, until their wounds are healed.

THE LATE EARTHQUAKE IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

—lt appears from the Guernsey Star of Thursday last,
that the shock of an earthquake, which was felt in
Guernsey oti the afternoon of Friday week, had been also
experienced in Jersey and the island of Alderney nearly
at the same time. It had not been felt on the French
coast.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER 7'O THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about
14,000 bales, at prices id. per lb. higher than on Friday.
Speculators took 6.000 bales. The sales included 400
bales of Surat, at 31d. to 4d. ; 1,500 Egyptian, at bid.
to 7d.; and the rest American at 4id. to 6d. per lb.—
Shares had a further tendency to improve, and a large
business was done. Eastern Counties were 108 to toi
Birmingham, 236 ; South Western, 77 ; Manchester and
Leeds, 1014; North Midland, 90; Paris and Rouen, 328;
Rouen and Havre, Ili ; South Eastern, 36 ; Paris and
Lyons, 3/. 3s. 6d.; Paris and Orleans, 34f.
By a late arrival from Sydney we have accounts to-day
to the 26th August last. The trading advices are not by
by any means so favourable as could be wished. Though
the depression in trade had been very considerable, still
the estimate of the revenue of the Colonial Treasury had
been exceeded by actual results.
We have Rio de Janeiro letters and papers this morn-
ing to the 4th of November. Their contents are of
little interest. We do not find any allusion to the
negotiations of M. Ribeiro at the Court of St. James's,
as respects the treaty that expires in the present month.
In tho Stock markets to-day a considerable amount of
business has been transacted. In addition to the 10,0001.
of the Three per Cent. Reduced Stock taken yesterday,
and announced under this head, a further sum of 10,G001.
was bought on account of terminable annuities, thus
making the investment 20,0001. The Commissioners
took about the usual amount this morning in the Three
per Cent. Reduced Annuities at 978. Consols for
Account opened at 97 to 978, have since been quoted at
971, and are now at 97*. The premium upon Exchequer
bills is at 645. to 695. premium; and upon India Bonds at
78s. to 80s. Bank Stock commands 1854; and the Three-
and- a-Half per Cents. are 102! to 102+.
It is assumed in the City that the reply of Lizardi and
Co., is of no more favourable a character than the com-
munications heretofore received from the Mexican agents,
and a rise must be noted in the stock of the Republic to
324 and 33 ; the present value is 33. Spanish Three
per Cent. Bonds have flactuated from 31 to 31! ; the
Actives from 23* to 22+-; Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf per
Cents. from 54+ to k ; the Five per. Cents. from 991 to
• and Colombian from 11! to * ; Brazilian are at 73!.
Shares are brisk and advancing. Eastern Counties
12k to 12 ; Great North of England 14+ ; Brighton 64
to 5* ; Blackwall 10*, 68,, to 61 ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham # ; Midland Counties 12+ ; North Midland9A-;
and South Eastern 12! to discount. Edinburgh and
Glasgow are 9 ; Great Western 334 to 34i ; ditto New
20 ; Hull and Selby 11 ; South Western 34* to 34i ;.
Croydon 1 ; Manchester and Leeds 32 ; Northern and
Eastern 8 ; Paris and Orleans 14* to 14 ; Rouen and
Havre 6 to + ; South Eastern Scrip. 111 to 12 ; Yar-
mouth and Norwich 3k to 4 ; and York and North Mid-
land 70 premium. Colonial Bank shares are 11 discount.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3/ per Cent. Annuities, 1818 . lO4
3i per Cent. Reduced Annuities .....
Long Annuities, Expire bth Jan. 1860 ...12j
Bank Stock for Account
.

Consols for Opening
Exchequer Bills, 14d. lbd.
10001.
500/.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 1031 i
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, s.pee Cent.......- .. 33
Ditto for the Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent.
Ditto for the Account - ' ' 23bi 22i
- Ditto Passive Bonds ....: .•. . . ' sb
Ditto Deferred
, •7• A 12
Ditto Three per Cent. ... .... ........ 3lbi 31
Ditto for the Account' ~. .. .. 3113 31
Dutch 2b per Cent , ... b44i
' Dutch 5 El:Cent. ~ ..,•:••••••2"rpfftArl.•9•9'404, ,' .. -- :
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London 0044thidt.9T.,..i
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Maileheater al,nd.AiFffungham ~. ,40 :7i.,,,.46.1 - to.
39‘
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_Northern, aa4;4.,ef.y.
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Qitto Scrip.....;:, : ._. ~....:25 :,.....:86h4 ... to 37
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JOINT STOCK BANKS.

Colonial' • •' "25 •

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LAW INTELErgENCE

DAY.)
• MAROON 'V. PREEDY.
This Seas an action
.for debt, brought to recover 31. 45., for
work and labOUTAlope.. The plaintiff craS.a ',carpenter, residing
at Camden-"town, and tledefendant a surgeon, holding a com-
mission in her Majesty's Royal Napi., In the early part of the
year 1839' thedefendant Was,carrynag on his professional busi-
ness in Chapel-place,: Ventonville,, and the suin claimed was
allekeit tOte'dtie' for 'fitting* up his surgery, .and doing,various
rjobt of
.cargenter's work About Abe wen:Uses,
For:the-defence, several witnesses were Called to prove that
part of the 'amount :had been paid at various times, and the
balance tendered and refused..
The Ail, however, returned verdict for the plaintiff.

CRIMINAL -COURT.-(THIS DAY,
OLD COURT

(Before the' EconnEn.
Samuel M. Trreiderire and Sarah' Thrimpspn delivered them-
,.
VS take-their 'trial for .e to defraud the
creditors of a 'bankrupt named. Bncori, • and concealing some
money an-d`goods:
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecution.
'phis prosecution was instituted by the assignees of a bank-
rupt named Bacon, under the following circumstances :—ln
September last Bacon became a bankrupt, and his wife had,
according to her own statement, accumulated, during ten or
• eleven years previously, a-surd tif 3001., of which her husband
had no knowledge. This money she placed in a portmanteau,
and, when the bankruptcy took pace; she sent her son with the
portmanteau to the lodging of Vendean, in Montague-street,
who took the lodgings for. the purpose of better concealing
the property, he having a house in John-street, Brick-lane.
After the issuing the fiat, these facts came to the knowledge of
the assignees, in consequence of a quarrel arising between Mrs.
Bacon, the defendant Thompson, her sister, and the other
prisoner Vendean, who was also a near relative of kers.
Mr. CLARKSON said the prosecutors thought they owed it to
the public to institute the prosecution, but he owned that they
were not able to prove the removal of the goods, or that they
were in the possession of Bacon. previously to the bankruptcy.
. The son also, who conveyed the portmanteau, was said to be
insane, and was not in court. Indeed it was very doubtful that
Bacon was not a party to keeping back his son, and they bad
no proof with regard to the 3001., except the statement of
Mrs. Bacon.
__• _

Mrs. Bacon was called, and reiterated the facts disclosed in
the statement of Counsel, but the story seemed so improbable
to the jury, that they at once acquitted the defendants.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Commis,ioner BULLOCK.)
George Andrews was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of
last month, a coat of the value of 35., and divers copper and
silver coins, the property of George Batchelor, his master.
The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to be impri•
coned in the House of Correction four calendar months.
John Dockerty and Charles Simmons, were indicted for
stealing, on the 16th of December last, in St. Giles, Cripple-
gate, a drum of figs, the property of John Atkins.

The prisoners having been found Guilty, Dockerty was
sentenced to be imprisoned three, and Simmons six, calendar
months.
John Kettle was indicted for stealing.a quantity of copper be-
longing to the West India Dock Company.
The prisoner was employed as a messenger by the Dock Com-
pany. It was stated in evidence that some copper having been
found net of its place, an assistant fireman was set to watch it,
and whilst he was doing so, the prisoner came to the spot and
took some away with him. On his being searched more was
found upon him, but a piece produced in Court was found at a
few yards distance, The copper could only be taken away in
small quantities.
The Jury, after a few minutes deliberation, returned a ver-
dict of Not Guilty.
Elizabeth IV Milian was charged with stealing a necklace
of the value of 145., the property of John Thurlow,her master.
—Not Guilty.
James Thompson was found guilty of stealing one hamper
of the value of 25., and 142-bottles of the value of Bs., from
the wharf of John Humphrey, Esq.—To be imprisoned six
calendar months.

George Wood was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of De-
cember, in the parish of St. Sepulchre; one coat, the property
of Isaac Solomon.—Not Guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

BOW-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
A man dressed in the garb of a porter, named Jame,
Wright, was brought up before Mr. Jardine charged with as-
saulting Mr. John White, of Knightsbridge.
The complainant stated that he was passing down Constitu-
tion-hill last evening, between six and seven o'clock, when he
met the prisoner and another man. As soon as the prisoner
saw the complainant he commenced staggering, pretending to
be drunk, and stumbled up against the witness, and imme-
diately struck him a most violent blow in the mouth, whereby
his lip was dreadfully cut. The complainant immediately
seized the prisoner, upon which his companion commenced
striking the witness, and would have succeeded in rescuing the
prisoner had not a policeman fortunately come up at the time.
The prisoner was not drunk, and his ( witness) firm opinion was,
that a highway rubbery was intended,
Mr. JARDINE lto the prisoner)—What do you say in answer
to the charge? Prisoner (sullenly)_Nothing.
Mr. JARDINE said he had never beard of a more brutal as-
sault. It was was a most suspicious occurrence too, for a sober
man could not commit such an unprovoked assault without
some motive. It was not, however, for him (Mr. Jardine) to
say what that motive was. He should fine the prisoner for
the assault in the full penalty of 51:, or in default of payment
commit him for one month to hard labour.
In default of payment the prisoner was committed.
CLE

iIIKENWELL—(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Iloven was charged with stealing a quantity of va-
luable books, the property of Mr. Richard Allen Spring, book-
seller, No. 106, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury.
It appeared from the evidence that on the previous evening

the prisoner went into the shop with a letter with no addresa
in it, and said he had been sent by Mr. Hodson, a gentleman
living opposite, to request that Mr. Spring's clerk would writo
the address ; his wife had just lain in, and his sister was dead,
and between both he was in a perfect agony of mind.
The shopman said he would write the address, and was doing
so when the prisoner, who had his back to the window, with
one of his hands, secreted several books on his person, stuffing
the larger ones between his coat and his back. The prisoner ban
very nearly succeeded,:as it was then twilight, but Mr. Hodson
came into the shop, and discovering the robbery, called n
policeman and gave the prisoner into custody.—Committed.

MURDER OF JOHN ARDELL.
INQUEST ON THE BODY.
On Monday we gave an account of the murder of this
unfortunate servant of Mr. Walker, of Rodeen. The
place of the murder is about a quarter of a mile fro'
the scene of the Finnoe massacre. There was only one
witness examined at the inquest, the widow of the de-
ceased. The resident magistrate, T. Brereton, Esq., did
not consider it necessary to examine any more ; and the
foreman of the jury, Rowers P. Cashel, Esq., said that
it would not be safe to submit any witness to the ordeal
of a public examination. He would feel it his duty to
examine witnesses, were: he on an inquest in any other
county but Tipperary. Before the arrival of the Co-
roner, there was not even one man or boy to be seen
about the house of the deceased ; there were a feW
women sitting with the corpse. The Coroner had to
bring his jury principally from Borrisokane, a distance
of nearly two miles. There were in attendance—Edward
Waller and John F. Waller, Esqrs., the sons of the late
lamented Thomas Waller, Esq.; Thomas George Stoney.
Esq., brother-in-law to these gentlemen ; Thomas
Brereton, Esq.. R.M. ; P. Carroll, Esq., County I"
Spector; and, amongst others, Mr. Marshall, the eminero
Limerick auctioneer, who had been in the locality, enter
ing into arrangements for the purpose of selling off the
furniture and moveables at Finnoe House.

The jury being sworn by James Carroll, Esq., Coro-
ner, the widow of the murdered man deposed that her
husband, the deceased John Ardell, was in the employ
of Richard Joseph Faikiner, Esq., as ploughman and
care-taker of the horses ; that on the 26th day of Pe*
cember he was ploughing in the morning and taking eere
of the horses in the evening. He came home to 10
dinner at the usual hour, and left the house about one
o'clock. He did not afterwards return until seven
o'clock, when he was brought into her house murdered'
He was brought in on a door between two men. 19
was at the time wounded, and unable to speak. He sur'
vived about two hours and died. I heard his cry a short
time before he was brought to the house. It was about
four or five minutes. I saw where he was murdered.
went out when I heard him cry, and found him lyinf
forty or fifty yards from his own house. It is about he'
a mile from this where the late Mr. Waller was iner,
dered. My husband did not speak to me at all.
found him lying upon his back and unable to spese.l
He was immediately after removed into the house
There is no doubt in my mind but he was waylaid hP
some persons.
Mr. Brereton here said, that if the widow's evidence,
was sufficient to answer the purposes of the inquest, he
would not offer any other witnesses for examination. 4,
Mr. R. Cashel (foreman of the jury)—l did not lily
to a,,k the question, if he had a dispute with any person;
If I was upon an inquest in any other county, I Wool
do it, but it would not be safe for any person hereto pg.
the question. I would rather leave it for •private eilne
mination.

Mr. Brereton, R.M.—I would rather not send sof
more evidence.
J. J. Stoney, Esq., M.D., proved that he examinei
the body of the deceased John Ardell, and that he found
a number of fractures on the left side of the head, and*
depression of the fractured particles of the bone, causing
a lacerated wound of the brain, and which had been in"
flicted by some heavy blunt instrument, and which W 0
the cause of his death.
Mr. Cashel—Our verdict is, " That this is a barbaron.,,
and brutal murder by some persons unknown."
A Juror—l think the wounds were inflicted by a Pits!4:4
or guff, -
Mr. Cashel—l never witnessed anything more savage',
I did not think they would beat 'tt'dog in such a way I'
Mr. J. F. Waller—lt Is but in heathen countries tbs,.
they beat dogs in that manner, and only in Christ*
countries that they beat-men so brutally.
n.

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.4 PRICES.)
PRIES .)
FUNDS.
India Stock
Ditto Bonds .......
Ditto Old. Annuities
Ditto New Annuities
Ex: Bills, 1,000/. 11d 69
Ditto 500/ 69 P 0
Ditt& Small
Bank Stock for Acct. 184
India Stock for
Consols for Opg.
FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditte,-New Ditto
. Prussian, 5 per cent Blanog •-•"'
reesqir.cent. Rissian, 5 per cent
Cniltan:; 64apteent: Ditto, Metallic
.Coltimiiitti6lief-cerit.... Spanish, 5 per cent 22
' I-)i,tte, 3 per cent B3
Cubißorids;6 per cent. -111 Ditto, Deferred....
Danish, 3.pei. lent. • French, 5 per cent. —f. --e'
Greek,. 1825, 5 per cent. !Exchange ...... —f.
Alexican, 5 per cent. ... 321 French, 3 per cent. —f. .
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 21 per cent. 54/
Perovian,lB2s,6 per et. IDitto, 5 per cent.... 100
SHARES.
Eastern Counties (23 paid) lOl
Ditto New Registered ( paid)
Ditto Debentures (8/ 6s 8d paid)
Hull and Selby (50 paid)
London and Brighton (50 pa d)...... ........ 44k
Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid) ...... Ilk
London and Blackwell (161 13s 4d paid) .. 5i
London and Birmingham (100 paid) ...... .. 237
Ditto New Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 2Bl „
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London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 761
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) 141
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
..... ...... 102
'Ditto Quarter Sharos ( 2 paid) •
8k -•,;
Newcastle and Darlington Junction(ls paid'
North Midland (100 paid)
Paris and Rouen (20 paid) ...
Rouen and Havre ( 6 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 36*
West London, Old Shares (20 paid)
Ditto First Class Preferred (10 paid l3l
York and North Midland (50 paid) .. 121
Ditto New Shares (20 paid) ......... 54

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THEE RECENT FIRE AT LIVERPOOL.—WiI.e, thy
man who fell from the building at Messrs. Branckett
and was so much injured, though a fearful spectacle,.P,
not dead ; he labours under concussion of the brill!'
injury of the spine, and many • other disaste_r;
pitalyet hiesntemretadiincal
haoptteesndaonfts
hoist threeeoNreorryt.herneaskisiD.,
AwVihthitetherelml,edisiaapleorffifeecAeo..;
sensible,
osibwie7
andin tihseablioertroy
con'hveenrse
of the hospital. His recovery is almost a matter
certainty. Jones is fearfully burnt ; he is wrapped ttQ
in clothes, and looks like a mummy. Michael
' Eurusseit_.
who was carried home to his friends, dreadfully burli).;
has been conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where
lies,in a very precarious state. No doubt exists as to O',PO
fate of poor Woods ; that he is under the ruins is unhoi
pily too true. The opinion of the surgeon at the Norther`._,
hospital is, that all his patients will recover, notwitl
standing their present state ; so that Woods, it is hope"
will be the only victim.
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN ARTIST.---Yesterday forty:
noon an inquest was taken before Mr. Wakley, MX, 11
the Lord Wellington, University-street, TottenhatlY
court-road, on view of the body of Mr. Thomas Gibson;
aged thirty-two, an artist of some celebrity, residing
Carlisle, whose death took place under the followit
melancholy circumstances:—lt appeared from the e%
dente, that about a month since, the deceased, who I'l
a married man, with a family, arrived in town, for t,
,",
purpose of executing two paintings for a nobleman w",l
had sent for him, on the finishing of which he purpnt
„1e
returning home. He took apartments at No. 32, in l':
above-named street, where he continued to reside
k;
perfect health up to the time of his decease. On
night of Friday last, about half-past twelve o'clock, the
landlady of the house hearing the sound of low in 00394
interspersed with ejaculatory cries of " Murder," Pry
ceeding from deceased's bed-room, hastened thither, itio
on entering found deceased lying on the bed in m,
ia
clothes, in a state of insensibility. Mr. E. Garlas
surgeon, said that he was sent for to attend the de.
ceased, whom he found insensible, and apparel%
labouring under an attack of apoplexy. Ile bled him
the arm and jugular vein, taking away from him, sit();
Bother, twenty-eight ounces of blood, but without any
visible effect, and he died in less than two hours. PI
had, with Dr. Taylor, since made a post mortem exalt:
nation of the body of deceased, and ascertained that
immediate cause of death was extravasation of blood on
the brain. Verdict—" Natural death."
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BIRMINGHAM 01:0
GLOUCESTER RAILWAY.—On the arrival at Brornsgr°:
station of the down train from Birmingham, about thirty
minutes past five o'clock on Wednesday evening, a Ile jacket, and bundle of sticks were found lying on to
buffer bar of the engine. This leading to the suspic',°,4
that some accident had happened on the line, the 13,";
engine was instantly dispatched to ascertain the parne",:f
lars ; and between Barnt Green (near the residence";
Mr. Maughan), and Crofton Hall (the residence of
Penn), the body of a labouring man was found iyillgAwit
tween the rails quite dead. The body was warm, air, 0
appeared the train had not passed over him, but "0,
supposed that the buffer bar of the engine struck 010,
in the back, and that his hat, jacket, and sticks we a
jerked at the same moment upon the buffer bar, 111:10
there remained until the engine arrived at the station . before mentioned. At the point, or nearly so, where '48410„ accident took place, the up-train p issed the down-trto
and it is thought that that threw the poor fellow off
guard.. The body was conveyed to the Malt Sho'l,
Vigo, and there lies, awaiting the Coroner's intlll—is which will be held by Mr. Docker, at three o'clock I"se •
afternoon. The poor man, whose name is Burm,
about fifty-five years of age, and in the employ of 00,
Lamb, one of the contractors of the line. There was
crossing within a mile of the spot where the aceid`eht
happened. It was about forty-five minutes from, tuue,
,
time of the accident until the body was found.— Werces
ter Herald.
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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.—MAIDETONE.--4 sirat
detachMent of ten men of the 7th Dragoon Greards,.:6hs
this depot, under orders to join the head-quaraers
regiment at the Cape of Good Hope. Thr.: officers 141....
will accompany the draft are Cornets Gore and Birth,
bray, of the 7th. It is stated tklitt the clip& of the-lute.. ,
Lancers, which was trar:skrred from Canterbury be,
Maidstone in Septelfner last, will, at an early period,;,.;
removed fron-. 'ale last place to Brompton Barracks.
reason assigned for this change is, that the &O
Maidstone is insufficient for accommodation of the 1111 a. e
ben of men at present there, in addition to the U,rfis
number of recruits required to reinforce the 3d Lig
Dragoons and 9th Lancers in the Fat'