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London, England, 1845-11-06 00:00:00

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THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

At a late hour this afternoon the Bank of England ad.
vanced the rate of interest on bills at ninety-five days, dis-
counted by them, to 314 per cent.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
LONG V. BUNNEY.
This was a petition in which the plaintiff, Ann Elizabeth
Long, a minor, by means of her friends, sought to impugn
a decision found before the Master. From the facts of the
case it appeared that the plaintiff was the illegitimate child
of a gentleman named Gilmore, who died in 1842, bequeath-
ing her a sum of money equivalent to 100/. per annum, as
well as other property. The widow of the testator baying
conteseed the validity of the will, one of the trustees of the
petitioner filed a bill in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, and
the defendant was appointed her guardian, thus setting
aside, to a certain extent, the will of the plaintiff's
father, which nominated a female, Mary Pointer, to the
guardianship of the petitioner during her minority.
The grounds on which the Vice-Chancellor had made
this order were, that the mother of the petitioner was
an illiterate person, and that Mary Pointer was not qualified
to supply her place, or superintend the education of
The petition contended that Bunney had an interest adverse
to that of the petitioner, being one of the executors of the
will; and having sold seine of the timber on the property,
which belonged to the plaintiff, and granted leases injurious
to her interests, consequently was entitled to be the party at
whose suit proceedings should be instituted.
The arguments in this case occupied the whole day, and
his Lordship expressed his determination to delay giving his
judgment, in order to give the case full deliberation.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
THE LATE EXTENSIVE WATCH AND JEWELLERY ROBBERY
IN TIIE CITY.—PROJECTED RESCUE OF TIIE PRISONERS.—
George Gamble and Adolphus Win. Bodell were brought up
fur final examination, charged with stealing and obtaining
by false pretences gold and silver watches, guard-chains,
diamond rings, &c., to the amount of between 3,0001. and
4,0001. The Court was densely crowded the moment it was
opened, and a great number of persons had assembled in the
street to catch a sight of the prisoners as they alighted from
the prison van, on their being brought up from the New
Bridewell, Westminster. While in that gaol, it appears they
had concocted a plan of-escape, by being rescued as they
were getting into the van to be brought up for final exami-
nation previous to their committal to Newgate for trial. On
Thursday fortnight they contrived to convey out of the
prison three letters, by means of a fellow-prisoner named
Liall,-who stood remanded from Marylebone Police-court on
a charge of felony, and was that .day brought up there fur
further examination, the result of which was his committal
to NeWgate for trial. Hall, it appears, had been paying
his addresses to a respectable female in the neighbour-
hood of the Regent's Park, and on her visiting him
in Newgate, the three letters were delivered to her,
concealed in some dirty linen. On discovering them, she
handed them to her father, who delivered two of them, but
mislaid the third; and, on the following day, seeing in The
Sun newspaper an account of the prisoner's final examination,
he, after making inquiries, was induced to communicate these
facts to Mr. French. In consequence, two of the letters were
found to have been written by Gamble—one to a party in the
Haymarket, requesting him to have a carriage and post-
horses in waiting near the prison at the time the prisoners
were brought out this morning, and stating that it was the
determination of the writer and his fellow-prisoner to attempt
their escape at all hazards, as it would most probably be the
only chance that would again occur in their lifetime. Effec-
tual precautions were, of course, taken by:the police to frus-
trate their intention ; and, this morning, before leaving the
prison, they were securely handcuffed. Several police con-
stables were also in attendance to see them placed in the van,
and on their arriving at the Court similar precautions were
adopted. No attempt was, however, made, but additional
constables were in attendance during the day, and a con-
stable was expressly stationed in front of the cells they were
confined in, to prevent any communication whatever with
the prisoners.
Mr. Humphries, the solicitor, again appeared on the part of
the prosecution, and Mr. Wright, of Fenchurch-street, for the
defence.
To prevent hinderance to the other public business, the de-
positions were taken in the private room by Mr. Fitzpatrick,
the chief clerk. Between 30 and 40 witnesses have been
summoned to attend.
In addition to the particulars which have appeared in The
Sun, Sergeants Wall and Gray, since the prisoners' last exa-
mination, have succeeded in tracing out, pledged at different
pawnbrokers shops, twenty-nine gold and silver watches be-
longing to Mr. } rench, on which upwards of 240/. had been
obtained, and ten other watches obtained by Gamble from
different watchmakers and jewellers under false pretences.
The circumstances of some of the latter cases are held to
constitute a larceny, and Gamble already stands committed
for trial for stealing goods similarly obtained. The amount
advanced in pledge on the watches, &c., belonging to Mr.
French is 600/. and upwards, and the actual value of the pro
perty which will be restored to him is about 2,000/. The
prisoners will be committed on several of the principal and
clearest charges, and in the other cases the pawnbrokers
(some of them sufferers to a very considerable extent) will
deliver up the property pledged 'with them to their respec-
tive owners.

LONDON AND CROYDON RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.)
PROPOSED AMALGAMATION WITH THE LONDON

AND BRIGHTON.
A meeting of the Directors and Shareholders of this Com-
pany was held this day, at the London-bridge station, for the
purpose of the Directors submitting, in the form of a resolu-
tion, the terms on which they proposed to a nalgamate with
the London and Brighton Company.
WILKINSON, Esq., having taken the chair, proceeded to
state briefly the substance of the resolution, which he then
read, and which will be found in our advertising columns.
When he bad concluded his address to the meeting, several
questions were put to him relative to the details of the
plan, all of which he said he thought it would be more pru-
dent to leave for the present in the hands of the Direc-
tors. In answer to another series of questions which
were put in reference to the constituion of the future
Board of Directors of the united companies, and
the mode of disposing of the existing staff of
officers, he said, in answer to the first of these questions,
that he conceived that the present mode of management in
all railway companies was a mere fiction. lie called
attention to the manner in which all the breweries, banks,
and other great commercial establishments were conducted;
that was, by a regular number of partners, who made it their
business to apply themselves daily and unceasingly to the
affairs of their concerns, without which it would be impos-
sible for them to go on ; and he contended that until railway
companies were placed under the direcction and manage-
ment of a number of persons who would be equally re
sponsible and interested, they could not go on satisfactorily
either to themselves, the proprietors, or the public. lie had
deemed it necessary to make these few observations on this
point as it was probable that this would. be the last
meeting of this Company over which ho should preside.
In respect to the officers, he had not the least
doubt but that they would be .provided for, for it was not to
be supposed that faithful servants would be summarily dis-
missed. In answer to another question, he said the time for
amalgamation had not yet been definitively fixed, but he
supposed it would take place either in Januau or July next.
The question was then put, and the meeting expressed
their unanimous approbation of the terms of the amal-
gamation.

The CHAIRMAN next laid before the meeting a proposi-
tion for forming a steam-packet company in connexion with
the Brighton Railway Company, in order to compete for the
traffic coming from the opposite coast. He also congratu-
lated the Company upon the fact, that the Croydon Company
were the first to establish the atmospheric principle ; and he
had not the least doubt upon his mind but that :in a few
years the atmospheric railway system would effect as great
a revolution in railways as steam had done in the former
modes of travelling, because the atmospheric plan would be
found to be safer, cheaper, and more rapid.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, and the
meeting separated.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of Proprietors of this Company, called by a
party who objected to the agreement entered into by the
South-Western and Great Western Companies, with regard
to certain projected schemes and extension lines, was an-
nounced to take place to-day, at one o'clock, at the London
Tavern. At the hour hamed, in addition to the reporters,
there were about half a dozen persons present. The number
gradually increased up to two o'clock, when the chair was
taken by Mr. Gilbert, there being then about a dozen present.
The CHAIRMAN opened the business by stating that he had
taken the liberty of calling the present meeting together on
account of the Great Western Company having, by their re-
cent determination, agreed to support lines of railway, in
violation of the agreement formerly entered into between
them and the South-Western Company. The recent notices
given by the former Company to support new schemes, in op-
position to previous pledges, rendered some step necessary to
be taken by the Proprietors ; hence he had called the pre-
sent meeting. The lion. Gentleman then moved the adop-
tion of a memorial to the Directors of the South-Western
Company, calling on them to annul the agreement entered
into between the two Companies in January last.
After some discussion the memorial was moved, but after
waiting half an hour without a seconder being found, the
meeting broke up.

CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE.
(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of the Charing-cross Bridge Proprietors Was
led to-day at their office, 9, Villiers-Etuet, Strand, to take
into'consideration Mr. Fuller's offer for the bridge.
Mr. W. Hawes in the chair.
Mr. LAWRENCE, the Secretary, read the minutes of last
meeting, and the notice calling this.
A protest by Mr. Cope, of St. Martin's-lane, against the sale
of the bridge, having been read,
The CHAIRMAN informed tho meeting that the Directors
been able to complete the sale of the bridge at 226,000/.
The contract of sale was read specifying Mr. Jackson,
Sir Joshua Walesby, and. Mr. Reid as the purchasers; that
10,0001. of the purchase-money should be paid immediately,
108,000!. by the Ist August next, if the present Bridge Com-
pany should have succeeded in obtaining an Act of Parlia-
ment authorising them to sell, and the remainder when the
contract of sale shall have been fulfilled in all its particulars,
as far as they regard the present Company; and that if the
purchasers after this, but before the completion of sale, shall
wish to withdraw, that they may do so under the for-
feiture of the 10,000/. paid.
It was moved by Mr. SEAGER, and supported by Mr.
WALKER, to the effeet—lst, That this be entered on the mi-
nutes; 2d, That this meeting sanctions and confirms this
sale and contract; 3rd, That this sale and contract be com-
pitted by the Directors •, 4th, That the meeting authorizes
the Directors to adopt all sucks measures as are necessary to
obtain an Act of Parliament permitting to sell.
Mr. STCTELY expressed his entire approbation of the re-
solutions.

Mr. ADAMS thought that 10,0001. was a great deal too
little as a forfeiture in case of non-compliance of the con-
tract on the part of the purchasers. lie would have had the
sale completed at once. Here vou must go to Parliament
first, and not only for power to sell, but, as he understood, tor
power to enlarge the bridge for the passing of hones and
steam carriage.;. [The Chairman—This is not the case, the
new purchasers may go to Parliament for this object if they
choose.] Well, but as it is the bridge is taken out of the
market ; it is kept out of the market for four or five mouths
by three or four persons, (and no one knows what difficulty
there is in obtaining an Act of Parliament, what back stairs
influence may be used to stop it in it:: progress), and then
these gentlemen may turn round and say they withdraw
from the contract. All they lose is 10,0001. They offer
226,0001 for the bridge, and to have it at their option to
fulfil the terms of the offer four or five months after, or no,
at the risk of forfeiting 10,000!., not 21,4 per cent. (the Chair-
man, nearly 5 per cent.) I heard the money ;paid was to

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'er gives been Boolofir; this 1)4 a 1.414
considering that at the expiry of the time in question, 4he
risk there is of a fall in the market.
- The CHAIRMAN, in reply to some questions from Share-
holders, said the tolls realised 2001. a week; that there was
11,000/. depo,ited with the Company's bankers that morn-
ing. The total amount from tolls was 4,500/.
To some one who asked whether the present purchasers
previous to of tanning the Act of Parliament could sell the
property, the CHAIRMAN said, of course they could do with
their own property as they chose.
Mr. HOWLER just rose to remind them that until an Act
of Parliament was obtained the gale could not be completed
—it was impossible to buy the bridge out and out.
The CHAIR-MAN concurred in this, and added the Directors
had exerted their utmost to get 20,0001., but were unable.
Mr. ENGLISH, after some remarks on other offers having
been made to the Company, moved, as an amendment,
That Mr. Fuller's offer be declined, unless with option, and
that the meeting take into consideration the offer previously
made to the Directors of 216,0004" which was seconded by
Mr. Goodall.

Mr. STOCKTON wished to urge upon the meeting, before
this amendment. is put, the impropriety of voting on it. He
had heard much at last meeting about the immoralities con-
nected with their voting, but he would ask them, after
voting as they had done, how they could' stultify themselves
by upholding this amendment.
By one of the SnattEnomEns—ls not this a new offer?--
Chairmen : No.

Air. ENGLISH—Was there not an offer of 216,0001., with
option ?

- CHAIRMAN—Yes; but never in a condition that your
Directors could submit to a meeting. The offer was made
by Mr. Fuller, at a time when your Directors were already
on terms with two other parties, and they rejected this offer.
On pressing that offer afterward, however, it was withdrawn.
On the amendment being put to the meeting three voted
for it.

For the resolutions, 57 of those present voted for, and 7
against them. Proxies and ♦otes, total, 256 ayes; W noes.
The cordial thanks of this meeting to the Chairman and
the Directors were moved by Mr. Stutely, and seconded by
Mr. Hapgood.
The CHAIRMAN, in his reply, concurred in the expressions
used by Mr. Stutely, and took them for his own ; that in
case he had evinced any warmth it was for the interests of
the'Companv, and trusted they would always meet as though
twilling of the kind had occurred.
The meeting then separated.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Nov. 1, 1845, made up from the:Returns of th•
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale
per Imperial Quarter.

I 6WHEAT. I HASLET3 .'
2OATS. 3
RTE. I
4BEANS. I
4PEAS. 1
PRICE .. 0s I 45 3d 6s 2d 33 2d 53 3d 3s 0d
DUTY... 151 Cd 7s Od 5s Od 9s 6d Is Od ls tid

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
NAT IVIAREETS.
Ssurnsm.D.—Meadow Hay, from 3/ 10s to 51; Clover,
ditto, 4/ 103 to 613 s ; Oat straw, 1117 s to 1/ 19s ; 'Wheat
Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. A fair average supply, and a
steady trade.
CUMBEELAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 15s to 5/ 53 ; Clover,
ditto, 4110 s to 6/; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to I/ 18s; Wheat Straw,
2/ to 2/ 2s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade rather
dull.

WHITECHAPEL.—}feadow Hay, 3/ 12s tc. 5/ 3s ; Clover, ditto.
4/ 10s to 6/ 6s•• Oat Straw I/ 16s to 1/ 18s; Wheat Straw,
1118 s to 21 per load. Trade steady, at the above quotations.
MEAT MARXISTS.
SournALL, Nov. s.—The supplies of fat stock nen
the increase, and the attendance of buyers by no M
me means
numerous, the general demand ruled heavy, and prices had
a downward tendency. Beef from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 3s Gcl
to 5s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 33 6d to 4s 8d per 81be.
110111'01CD, Nov. s.—Prime Mutton was in fair demand,
at full primes; otherwise, the trade ruled dull. Beef from
2s 8d .to 4a; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and
Pork, Ss 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s;
Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16* to 21s; and Mach Cows, with
their small Calf, 161 to 191 each.
LEWES, Nov. 4 —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton,
3s 10d to ss; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d
per Blbs. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand.
NEWGATE AND LEADENNALL.
Full average supplies of each kind of meat were on sale,
while the general demand ruled inactive, at our quotations.—
Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal,
3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 5s 4d per 81bs.

THE IRON STEAM-PACKETS.
Lieutenant 11. Manby Tylden (1836), late first lieutenant
of the Lily, 18, sloop, has been appointed to recommission
the Lizard, iron steam-vessel, at IVoolwich. This is the
first of the six iron vessels built for dispatch-boats, and was
commissioned at Woolwich about six months since ; but
before she had taken on board the whole of her stores she
was found to be so deeply immersed that she was put out of
commission, and her officers and crew were turned over to
the Spitfire. She is now to have the same complement, ar-
mament, and stores as the Locust, built in 1840, as it is con-
tended by the Navy Office that the Lizard was designed to
carry no heavier weights, and that it is the fault of the Ad-
miralty that the Lizard swain so deeply, for they increased
the armament and the complement of men. This, however,
is not the fact. The Lizard is not of the same dimensions
as the Locust. She and the other five are at least 20 feet
longer, and the increased tonnage which the larger dimen-
sions gave may have naturally and judiciously determined
the Admiralty to increase the complement, and make the
steamers more effective. But even with this greater capacity,
and with the same number of men, less stores, and three
days' coals only, the new iron steam-vessels, the Jackall vnd
Bloodhound, finished in 1845, are inferior in point of speed
even to the old wooden vessels, and- are no more fit to be em-
ployed as packets in the Mediterranean than a coach and four
horses at the present day are eligible to carry the mails to
Brighton. Why will the Admiralty allow the country
to be served worse than private companies? The
directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company,
or the directors of the General Steam Navigation
Company, would not consider that they were doing their
duty to the shareholders, if they accepted a half ddzen
vessels, from the builders in 1845, the speed of which was
not equel to vessels built in 1840, notwithstanding such great
improvements have been annually made to increase - the
power and reduce the weight of marine engines. Privatu
companies have vessels built for them every year that exceed
each other in stowage and speed in succession as they are
brought out; but the Admiralty, at the greatest cost, have
vessels built in 1845 that are not half a mile an hour faster
than those built in 1840, and even if stored and stowed as
they ought to be. they would be inferior to the old 10-gum
brigs, converted into steamers 20 years ago, and now em-
ployed as tugs. How long will the Admiralty suffer a
subordinate department thus to waste the public money, and
thus invite reflection on themselves, who have done so much
for the navy and the country since their accession to office
in August, 1841.

DEATH OF THE DOWAGER BARONESS NATRNR.-
We have to record the demise of Caroline Baronets Nairn., who
expired on Monday, the 27th ult., at her seat in Perthshire, at
the advanced age of eighty-one years. The deceased Baroness was
third daughter of Mr. Lawrence Oliphant, and married in June.
1806, William, fifth Lord Nairne, by whom her Ladyship had au
only son, William, the sixth Lord Nairne, on whose death, in 1837.
the barony devolved on Margaret, Countess Flahault, married to
his Nxcellency Count Flahault, French Ambassador at the Court
of Austria.

ARUNDEL CASTLE.—The Duke and Duchess of
Norfolk are receiving a select circle, this week, at the Castle.
Their Highnesses the Prince and Princess Nicholas Esterhazy, the
Earl and Countess of Jersey, and Lady Clementina Villiers, arrived
on a visit to the Noble Duke and Duchess on Tuesday, from
Brighton.

The Duke Torlc.nia has left INlivart's Hotel for
Rome, after a sojourn of several weeks in this country.
According to the last census taken of the Austrian
empire, its population, including the army, amounted to
38,000,000 of souls, being an increase within a period of 25
years of 24 per cent.
THE LATE ACCIDENT AT YARMOUTH SUSPENSION-
intIDGE.—A question was recently raised as to the validity of the
inquest on the bodies of the persons who were drowned by the
tailing •f the suspension-bridge at Yarmouth. A notice of the
grounds of objection appeared in this paper about three weeks
since. The whole matter was referred, under the charter, to the
adjourned quarter sessions, when the case was argued. It was
contended, on the authority of the case " Queen v. West " (1 Gall
and Davis, p. 461), that one inquisition would be sufficient where
several persons were killed at the same time and by the same acci-
dent. Therefore, that the Coroner had no right to charge lee
seventy-nine inquests. In the next place, it was eonteoded that
some inquests were net proper in form, as they did not set out the
precise cause of death, whether by drowning or by the falling at
the bridge; and in the next place, the inquests had been adjourned
sine die. It had been held in Hawkins's Pleas of the Crowe,
that the adjournment must be to some particular day and place.
No adjoutnment appeared on the face of the inquisition.
Mr. Baron Alderson had laid it down in the " Queen
v. Connor," who was tried at the Central Criminal
Court for murder, that after an adjournment sine use, the Coro•
ner's jurisdiction ceased ; and lastly, that they were invalid, as ti •
jurors had not been sworn on view of the bodies. To the two last
points the Coroner replied, that he could not fix a day, because he
could not tell when the Governs:ova engineer would arrive; and
that the jurors were sworn at the church-hall and proceeded to
view the bodies—that the form of the oath was, " You shall dill.
touchingßtobredder ideastahofof whose body you shall
the—formr was incorrect. Mt-.
Evans,en tl magistrate,
gentlyha,
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Recorder
s aicitheproper form was, " You shall dill.
y inquireand
presentmenttrue make touching the death 01
and Ladjournmenthere lying dead. The Recorder agreed, and on that ground
ground that the adjournment sine die was illegal, and
that the jury ought to have been sworn whilst viewing the body.
iL
pronounced the inquests to have beets illegally holden; and, there-
fore, that he could not allow Costs. He, however, thought that as
inquest should be held on each person. This important deciallies
has been elicited in consequence of the heavy charges of the Coros
ner, who claimed 11. 61. 8d for each inquest, besides fees to lb.
jury and rewards for finding the bodies, tk.c. The Town-Counct
offered to pay whatever sum the Recorder thought fair. The
Recorder suggested 50 guineas, exclusive of fees and reward+.
This was agreed to.
WORCESTER.—There was a good attendance of
buyers at our fair on Monday, but a short supply of cows and
sheep, considering the average of November fairs. Best beef bold
readily at 6d. per lb.; in-call cows and fresh barrens sold at very
good prices. Mutton fetched from 61d. to 7d., with a ready sale.
There was a short supply of pigs, but they sold at an exceedingly
high figure. Prices were altogether much on the increase....
Worcestershire Chronicle.

GLASGOW PIG-IRON TRADE.—There seems to be
no cash buyers in this market at present prices. Large parcels
are offering at 87s. 6d., but no buyers. We quote the price Sot
cash, 655. net. Altogetber, the market is quite inanimate.—Giask,
goer National.

KILMARNOCK.—STATE OF TRADE.—Trilde 18 now
rather improving in the print-works, and is expected gradually to
get better. All kinds of labourers readily find employment et
good wages ; fifteen shillings a-week is paid them by some of their
employers. Provisions are already beginning to fall as railway
shares advance.—Ayr Observer.
A letter from Ilamburgh, of the 28th ult., says :
" A steamer arrived here yesterday from London with a large
quantity of specie. One well-known banking-house received two
millions of mares banal. We daily expect to see the rate of die.
count reduced."

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signaled "the tragedy of thin shoes."
THINGS LOST POR EVER.—Lost wealth may be
restored by industry the wreck of health regained by temperance;
—forgotten knowledge rostored by study—alienated friendshar
soothed into forgetfulness—even forfeited reputation won by peni-
tence and virtue. But who ever again looked upon his vanished
hours—recalled his slighted years, stamped them with wisdom—or
efraced from Heaven's record the fearful blot of wasted time Pse
Mn,: Sigourney.