The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-21 00:00:00

SMITH V. PRETTIE.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff; who was the mother
of the young woman seduced, against the defendant for damages
for the loss of her daughter's services in consequence of her
seduction.

Mr. COLE stated the case for the plaintiff. The parties he con-
fessed were persons in very humble circumstances ; the plaintiff; a
laundress, and the defendant, the son of a green-grocer, residing in
St. Pancras parish. They had been some years acquaintances, and
the young man had been an accepted lover. The parents of both
knew of the attachment, and theyoung girl visited at the de-
fendant's father's house, as the defendant did at her mother's. At
an early period of their acquaintance the defendant had determined
on marrying the girl, and actually put up the banns in the parish
church, but the defendant's father remonstrated with the girl
herself on the impropriety of an improvident union like this be-
tween two persons so young, and who were not independent of
their parents. la the justice of these observations it appeared
that Amelia Smith complied, but the intimacy continued until
about a twevernonth ego, when the defendant was entertained, on
a Sand ay afternoon, at tea, iu the apartment occupied by the plain-
tiff. This unfortunate tete.a-tete proved the girl's undoing. The
intimacy after this evening became still more strict, as might
naturally be anticipated, until she became pregnant, a fact
which she communicated to the defendant, who again pro-
posed to marry her, and once more had the banns pub-
lished. This laudable intention was frustrated by the remon.
strances of the defendant's father. The girl's mother being made
to support the expenses incident to her daughter's condition,
applied to the authorities of St. Pancras parish. A surgeon was
ordered to attend her in her lying in, and on defendant's refusing
assistance, the girl affiliated the child, and obtained an order on
him to pay 10s. and costs, with 2s. per week for the child's main-
tenance.

Amelia Smith, a well-looking, decently-attired young woman,
about 20 years of age, was then examined. She gave her evidence
very clearly, and without hesitation or confusion. She corrobo-
rated the statement of her counsel in all the material facts, stating
that she helped her mother in her business as a laundress, and in
carrying linen to her mother's customers.
Mr. WILKINS made a speech, partly grave and in part jocose,
on the part of the defendant, whom he represented to be a
young man, or rather a youth, at the time of their early
intimacy, who might rather be considered the party de-
luded than the young woman, as it was notorious that in these
matters a girl of 18 was much more shrewd than a youth of
17. The jury should, in giving their verdict on this occasion,
avoid affording any inducements to young persons in puulic life
to submit to the wishes of a young man who might be able to
pay damages through his parent rather than follow a course of
useful industry.

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having summed up the material facts
ofthe evidence, remarked that the plaintiff had not used in this
instance all the caution she might have been expected to exercise.
The jury, after a minute's consultation, gave a ♦erdict for the
plaintiff—Damages 201.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 20.
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.)

LIDEL...—THOMAS WAKLEY, ESQ., M.P., P. HEALEY AND WETHERS.
His Lordship took his seat on the bench soon after nine o'clock

The jury having been sworn,

Mr. BRANNELL opened the case, and said this was a complaint
for a public libel. The defendants had not pleaded but suffered
judgment to go by default.

Mr. JARVIS, Q.C., said he appeared as Counsel for :Ur. Wakley,
who complained of a libel disgraceful and serious in its character.
Mr. Wakley was Coroner for the county of Middlesex, a high
and important office. He was also Member for the borough of
Finsbury. It was unnecessary to allude to his politics, which
were well known ; but it was well known that in this country po.
Mice were never allowed to intrude into a court of justice. Mr.
Wakley was also well known as the proprietor of the Lancet pub.
lication. He was sorry to say that one of the defendants, Mr.
Healey was a barrister, and Mr. We; hers, the other, a surgeon.
They werethe proprietors of the Medical Times newspaper, a paper
of considereble circulation. The libel was published 'in a letter
which appeared in the Medical Times of the 25th of January last,
and was printed in large type. The Learned Counsel then read
the letter. It is of great length, and is headed, " A Proposal for
Mr. Wakley's Trial by a Jury of Gentlemen ;",and, among other
statements; charges bim with ruining the London College of Medi-
cine, the British Medical Association, and the Medical Protection
Association, by taking them under his protection. The following
extract will give the reader some idea of the libel :

" Three National Associations sunk helpless under his aid!
Three hostile Colleges flourishing by his opposition! Himself con-
temned here, spurned there, suspected everywhere! Such is the
terrible result of a whale life's ceaseless action; such the awful
shipwreck of a fortune steered by the helm infamy :—What a spell,
mystic and divinely misguiding, in a ruined repute! Fate wits not
even h-ve good by such an instrument !"
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The Learned Counsel continued—There were some parts of this
letter as vulgar as they were unintebigitile, but, on the whole, it
was highly calculated to damage the character of any man. What
he chiefly complained of was that the malignant charges made in
the letter were of so general a nature that there was no such thing
as answering them. If there were 500 cbcrges, however grave
they might have been, he would have engaged to reply to them,
but no man could reply to those sweeping and general accusations,
pointing to no one act, and mentioning no one fact. The letter
raised suspicions of a thousand times more heinous in their
character than any direct change could set forth, and this was the
reason this vague mode of writing was selected. If the letter was
not dictated by personal malice, it could only have been got up for
the still more selfish purpose of pushing a paper into circulation.
He was instructed to say that Mr. Wakley felt more poignantly the
course taken by the defendants. They did not even condescend to
explain the charges they had made, so that even when damages
were awarded the public would still say something remains hidden
which has not been explained—there is a stain upon Mr. Wakley
which has not been obliterated. Mr. Wakley, as much as any man,
admitted the right of a public journalist to canvass his public conduct
in the fullest manner, but tl.ere was not a single paragraph in this in-
famous letter which did not reflect upon his character as a man.
The Learned Counsel concluded by calling on tbatjury to give such
amount of damages as would mark their sense of the atrocity of
the libel.

Proofs were then handed in of the ownership of the publication,
whereupon
Mr. Healey one of the defendants (a barrister), said he rose under
great disadvantages to reply to the accusations of the Learned
Counsel. He could assure the jury that the letter referred to was
written with no such motives as those which had been assigned.
He disclaimed entirely any of those feelings of enmity towards Mr.
Wakley which the Learned Counsel had attributed. He was in-
fluenced by no such feelings He thought the whole question was
whether the letter affected Mr. Wakley in his piablic character or
not ; far if it did they would return only nominal damages, as the
custom of commenting on public characters, as such.
was too well established and recognised as to admit
of its being longer questioned or disputed. Had the
letter one personal allusion—had it a single remark
on his private character—was it any way calculated:to disturb his
fireside, or in any Nay affect his domestic relations ? No such thing.
Mr. Wakley was a public man—had rendered himself very
prominent as such—and it was in this light, and this light
only, the letter applied. The Learned Counsel went on to com.
ment on the paragraphs in the letter, and went on to say that
nothing could be more injurious to the publication itself than to
publish merely defamatory matter, for its readers comprised a
jury who would, as Mr. Wakley well knew, be the most ready to
punish, by the instant withdrawal of their countenance
and support, sky breach of social order, any merely
malicious attack upon an individual. The Learned Counsel,
who quoted a variety of instancess where great freedom
had been used by editors of newspapers in their re-
marks upon public men, concluded by calling on the jury to
respect the liberty of the msg. put a liberal construction on the
letter, and return a farthing damages. The letter got into the paper
by an accident, rather than anything else, and the object of the
plaintiff was to ruin a rival publication.

Mr. Wethers, the othcr defendant, then rose to reply, but sat
down again without doing so..

The-CHIEF BsttoN said the publication was one which the
plaintiff had a right to complain of. If the defendants stood
upon their right as public journalists, they should not
have pleaded guilty, but as they had not done so, the only question
for the jury was the amount of damages. The liberty of the press
should, if exercised with freedom, be at least exercised with fair_
ness, but there was no right, on the part of the public press, to
assail with wanton and malignant abuse, or from worse motives,
any public men. By the Act respecting libel, passed in August,
1E44'2, a defendant might, in mitigation of damages, offer an apology
before the commencement of the action, or as soon after as he had
an opportunity. He might plead that it was inserted without
malice, and that at the earlest opportunity an apology was in-
serted, or that it was published from gross neglect. Again, the
defendant might plead the truth of the libel, or he might
pay a sum of money into Court, which the plaintiff might
accept or not, and forego or persevere in the action, as he
pleased. None of these courses had been pursued by the defend-
ants, who had suffered judgment to go by default. If this letter
were not a libel it would be difficult to say what was. His Lord.
ship then read the paragraphs of the letter seriatim, commenting
upon each as he went along. The letter was written with a con.
siderable share of a certain kind of ability, and the plain meaning
of it was, Mr. Wakley is a very bad character; he damages every
cause with which be is mixed up, and we call for inquiry; and
these opinions enforced with phrases of considerable power. The
jury would give damages commensurate with the injury done to
his reputation, and to his w'.unded feelings, and none could so pro.
perly determine that amount a, a jury. The conduct of the de-
fendants in the present case had not been to aggravate the libel,
but they must award such damage as the circumstances of the case
and the nature of the libel demanded. The damages ought to be
fair and satisfactory, and of such a nature as to mark the just sense
which they entertained of the value of character.

The jury retired, and after the lapse of two hours, returned into
Court with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1504

SUMMER CIRCUITS.
(From Last Night's Gazette.)
CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 20, 1845.
Days appointed for holding the Summer Assizes, 1845, viz.,
OXFORD CIRCUIT.
The Right Hon. Thomas Lord DENMAN, Lord Chief-Justice;

and Mr. Justice PATTESON.
Berkshire—Thursday, July 10, at Abingdon.
Oxfordshire—Saturday, July 12, at Oxford.
Worcestershire—Wednesday, July 16, at Worcester
City of Worcester—The same day. at the City of Worcester.
Staffordshire—Saturday, July 19, at Stafford.
Shropshire—Friday, July 25, at Shrewsbury.
Herefordshire, Tuesday, July 29, at Hereford.
Monmouthshire—Thursday, July 31, at Monmouth.
Gloucester—Saturday, Aug. 2, at Gloucester.
City of Gloucester—The same day, at the City of Gloucester.
HOME CIRCUIT.
The Right Hon. Sir NICHOLAS CONYNGHAM TINDAL, Lord
Chief Justice ; and Mr. Justice COLEP.IDGE.
Hertfordshire-7 hursday, July 10, at Hertford.
Essex—Monday, July 14, at Chelmsfird.
Kent—Monday, July 21, at Maidstone.
Su-sex—Monday, July 28, at Lewes.
Surrey—Thursday, July 31, at Croydon.
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.
The Right Honourable Sir F. Pottocic, Lord Chief Baron,
_ _

and Mr. Justice MAULE.
Northamptonshire—Monday, July 14, at Northampton.
Rutlandshire—Friday, July 18, at ()Alum.
Lincolnshire—Saturday, July 19, at the Castle of Lincoln.
City of Lincoln—The same day, at the City of Lincoln.
Nottingham—Friday, July 25, at Nottingham.
Town of Nottingham—The same day, at the town of Notting-
ham.
Derbyshire—Tuesday, July 29, at Derby.
Leicestershire—Friday, August I, at the Castle of Leicester.
Borough of Leicester—The same day, at the borough of Lei.

tester.
Warwickshire, Coventry Division—Tuesday, August 5, at the
City of Coventry.
Warwickshire, Warwick Division—Wednesday, August 6, at
Warwick.

NORFOLK .CIRCUIT.
Mr. Baron Atorasoli and Mr. Justice Virmtiams.
Buckinghamshire—Thursday, July 10, at Buckingham.
13,dferds.hire-Ilonday, Jely 14, at Bedford.
Huntingdonshire—Wednesday, July 16. at Huntingdon.
Cambridgeshire—Friday, July 16, at the County Courts.
Norfolk—Tuesday, July 22, at the Castle of Norwich.

City of Norwich—The same day, at the Guildhall of the said
City.
Suffolk—Saturday, July 26, at Ipswich.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
Mr. Baron ROLFE and Mr. Justice CitEsswri.L.
Yorkshire—Thursday, July 10, at the Castle of York.
City of York—The same day, at the Guildhall of the said City.
Durham—Thursday, July 24, at the Castle of Durham.
Town of Newcastle-upon-'f yne—Wednesday, July 30, at the
Guildhall of the said town.
Northumberland—The same day, at the Castle of Newcastle-
upon-Tyne.
Cumberland—Monday, Aug. 4, at Carlisle.
Westmorland— Thursday, Aug. 7, at Appleby.
Northern Division of Lancashire—Saturday, August 9, at
Lancaster.
Southern Division of Lancashire—Wednesday, Aug. 13, at
Liverpool.
WESTERN CIRCUIT.
Mr. Justice ERLE and Mr. Baron PLATT.

Southampton—Thursday, July 10, at the Castle of Winchester.
Dorset—Wednesday, July 16, at Dorchester.
Devon—Saturday, July 19, at the Ca,tle of Exeter.
City of Exeter— the same day, at the Guildhall of the City of
Exeter.
Cornwall—Saturday, July 26, at Bodmin.
Somerset—Saturday, August 2, at Bridgwater.
Waits—Saturday, August 9, at Deviz:s.
Bristol—Friday, ,iugust 16, at the Guildhall of the City of
Bristol.
CIRCUIT OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES AND
COUNTY PALATINE OF CHESThR.
The Right Hon. Sir JAMES PARKS, one of the Barons of the
Court of Exchequer • and Mr. Justice COLTMAN.
SOUTH WALES.
Glamorganshire—Tuesday, July 8, at Cardiff.
Carmarthenshire—Thursday, July 17, at Carmarthen.
Borough of Carmarthen—The same day, at the Borough of
Carmarthen.
Pembrokeshire—Wednesday, July 23, at Haverfordwest.
Town of Haverfordvrest—The same day, at the town of Ha-
verfordwest.
Cardiganshire—Friday, July 25, at Cardigan.
Brecknockshire—Tuesday, July f: 9, at Brecon.
Radnorshire—Friday, Aug. 1, at Presteign.
NORTH WALES.
Montgomeryshire—Tuesday, July 15, at Newtown.
Merionethshire—Friday, July 18, at Dolgelly.
Carnarvonshire—Tuesday, July 22, at Carnarvon.
Anglesey—Saturday, July 26, at. Beaumaris.
)enbighshire—Wednesday, July 30, at Ruthin.
Flintahire— Saturday, August 2, at Mold.
Cheshire—Tuesday, August 5, at the Castle of Chester.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUitT.
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Parresost and Mr. Baron PLATT.)
SLAVE TRADE—THE AUGUSTA.—Captain Jennings, the com-
mander of the ship Augusta, which our readers will recollect it was
alleged was fitted out by Mr. Zulueta, for the purpose of carrying
on the slave trade, and for which he was tried and acquitted, sur.
rendered to take his trial for navigating the vessel for such an
illegal purpose. The prisoner has been already tried upon the same
charge in Sierra Leone, and acquitted. Upon the judges taking
their seats the prisoner was placed at the bar. He is
of rather short stature, and of rather gentlemanly appearance.
Mr. Payne and Mr. Lush appeared as Counsel for the prosecu-
tion ; and Mr. D. Hill, Mr. V. Williams, and Mr. Prendergast
defended the prisoner.
Mr. PAY NE addressed the jury for the prosecution, and called
the following witnesses :
Captain Hill examined by Mr.-Ivan—He stated that he was now
the Governor of the Gold Coast. In 1835 he commanded the
ship Sarah on the coast of Africa. Had been on that coast from
Sept., 1837, to June, 1841. He was there for the protection of British
commerce and the prevention of the slave trade. Was acquainted
with the Gullinas. Had made it rough sketch of its situation
himself. It was a river not navigable for large vessels such as the
Gallupchick. During the time he was there he could ells-
cover no trade being carried on in the Gullinas but the slave
trade. In 1840 they destroyed between six and seven slave esta-
blishments there by means of their squadron. He had never wit-
nessed the sale of slaves there, but there were baracoons and other
things for the purpose of carrying on the slave trade. When
the squadron landed and advanced on the slave establishments, the
owners fled. Witness knew the name of Rolo at the Gullinas. He
never saw him as a slave. dealer, but he was reputed to b one. Saw
Rolo at a place called Dumbocoro. There were baracoons there,
one very large one, and several large houses belonging to it. Had
seen Diemes at Sierra Leone, but not at Gullinas. Had seen
Alvarez at a small town near Gullinas. Never saw
any baracoons there. Baracoons were large bnildings for
keeping slaves in. They were generally near the coast,
and slaves were kept in them till an opportunity
was afforded of taking them away. In 1839 they captured a yes.
eel sailing under the Russian flag, called the Gallupchick ; at that
time she was under the command of a person named Bernares.
Witness sent her to Sierra Leone to be prosecuted in the Mixed
Commission Court, but that Court would not entertain the subject,
in consequence of her sailing under the Russian flag. Bernares went
with her to Sierra Leone. Witness then sent her to England.
Captured the same vessel again near Gullinas, under
the name of the Augusta. The prisoner was then in command of
her, and she was sailing under English colours. Witness asked
the prisoner for the vessel's papers, which he gave, when witness
said he recognished the vessel as ,ne that he had seized under
another n.me ; to which he replied, he was not aware of that
Witness told the prisoner the previous name of the vessel, but
he did not recollect what answer he gave. Witness afterwards
demanded to know to whom the vessel was consigned, to which the
prisoner replied, "Oh, I know better than Li tell you that'.
Several other witnesses were then examined, who repeated the
evidence which they had given in the prosecution against Mr.
Zuluetta some months sin :e.

Mr. HILL addressed the jury on behalf of Captain Jennings,
after which

The JupoE summed up, and
The jury retired, and after an absence of two hours, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty. The verdict was received with cheers,
which were immediately repressed by the officers of the Court.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION- HOUSE.

When the necessity for making the approaches to London.
bridge rendered it indispensable that several of the parishes
should be re-assessed. the united parishes of St. Benet, Grace-
church-street, and St. Leonard, Eastcheap, were amongst
those in which the parishioners assembled to establish a new
assessment of the rates. The refusal of Mr. Walter Owen
Hills, one of the parishioners, to pay the amount of the rate
assessed to him according to the new arrangement, and his
resolute opposition to those who were expected to enforce its
observance, gave rise to disputes which led to appeals to the
Court of Aldermen, which appeals were decided against Mr.
Hills, but without at all altering or qualifying his disin-
clination to pay the demands of the parish. The principle
ill on which the assessment was made was that of the poor-
rate, so that each inhabitant paid, or was expected
to pay, according to the amount of the value of the premises
occupied—a regulation which the mass of the parishioners
considered to be the most equitable, and Mr. Hills' objection
was, that as the chapel, and the school-rooms, and the
vestry-rooms, and the church-yard of the Quakers' meeting-
' house in White Hart-court, were not assessed, he ought to be
exempt from the operation of the tithe. To that doctrine the
Court of Aldermen showed three or four times, the utmost
repugnance upon the representation of Mr. Hubbard, the
vestry-clerk of the above united parishes. On Thursday a
joint meeting of the two parishes took place, for the purpose
of appointing assessors, according to the Act of Parliament, to
make the annual rate in lieu of tithes, and Mr. Hills attended
as a parishioner. An objection was suggested, as we were
given to understand, to permitting him to vote, upon the
ground that his claim was forfeited in consequence of his re-
fusal to pay any of the rates assessed , whereupon a row took
place, out of which a serious charge sprang against the dis-
sentient parishioner, and the parties immediately appeared be-
•fere the Lord Mayor. The following evidence was given :
Mr. J. J. Hubbard, of No. 1, Queen-street-place, South-
wark-bridge, solicitor, and vestry-clerk of St. Benet, Grace-
church-street, and St. Leonard, Eastcheap, stated that about
one o'clock he was' attending his duty as vestry-clerk at a
vestry of the united parishes, when the defendant, Mr. Hills,
without any provocation whatever, threw his body with great
force intentionally against him, and hurled him against the
wainscot behind. Mr. Hills had just previously said, with
reference to certain transactions which had taken place before,
that he knew it was Mr. Hubbard; that the parishes had been
humbugged for many years past through him (Mr. Hubbard),
and he made use of other violent language. In consequence
of that conduct, and previous offensive conduct on the part of
the defendant, Mr. Hubbard declared that he considered that
his person was in danger unless the defendant was restrained.
In answer to questilns put by the defendant, Mr. Hubbard
said that he neither made offensive observations nor offensive
gestures.

Mr. John Crossland (one of the Society of Friends) of No. 2,
Fenchurch-street, stationer, stated that he had been in the ves-
try, and heard Mr. Hills claim to see the rate•book. Mr. Hills
made a rush against him, and said he would do something
against the tithe. Witness said, '• Do it," and the defendant
rail at him with doubled fist, and threatened to lay him on the
floor ; and witness apprehended danger from him unless he was
restrained.

Mr. Gann, of Fenchurch street, hosier, stated that he also
attended the meeting. He saw the defendant conducting
himself peaceably, but the defendant said he demanded to see
the rate-book, and a gentleman said he had no righ.t to see it
unless he paid the rate, whereupon he insisted upon seeing the
book, and rushing at it like a mad bullock, ran against Mr.
Crossland and several others. Said witness was a d—d liar,
because witness said that he (Mr. Hills) did not know what
honesty was, and pushed violently against witness.
Mr. Shaw, a solicitor and parishioner, came forward to add
his lestimon3, but
The LORD MAYOR said there was no occasion for further
statements before him, as it was his determination to send the
case to the sessions. His Lordship then called upon the de-
fendant to find sureties in each of the three cases of alleged as-
sault to the amount of 1001., and be himself responsible to the
amount of 1001.

Yesterday Mr. Hills entered into the required sureties to
the amount of 600/., to answer the charge at the sessions on the
sth of July.
Mary Allen, who was stated to have been once an accom-
plished woman, was put to the bar upon the extraordinary charge
of having attempted to destroy herself by swallowing the key of
a chamber-door.

The unfortunate creature had, it appeared, lately lost her
father, to whom she had been greatly attached, and her hue.
band, who seemed to be respectable, ascribed the low state of
mind to which she had been reduced to that calamity and the
excitement caused by intoxicating liquors to which she had fled
as a refuge.

From tile evidence given it turned out that she had locked.
the door of the room on Saturday, and that on Sunday morn-
ing, between seven and eight, a policeman who was stationed
on London-hridge having heard that she had swallowed a key,
took her to St. Thomas's Hospital, where the key was drawn
from her throat, down which it had gone out of sight com-
pletely, and from which it was extracted by Mr. Ledger, with
the assistance of another surgeon.
The defendant said 3he could not account for her conduct
in any other way than by ascribing it to the madness of a
moment, and she declared that she had taken no more than a
little porter on the day the occurrence took place.
The LORD MAYOR having received her assurance of deep
regret, desired her husband to take her home and protect her.
Laurenee Neal, charged with having thrust a tobacco-pipe
into the eye of Edward Russell, is a public-house, was re-
manded till Friday.

THE WEATHER..—Since Thursday last the weather
has been excessively hot, the thermometer standing frequently
at .80 dig. in the shade; while at intervals we have had
refreshing and invigorating showers. The crops of all
kinds are in consequence making rapid progress. The
wheat crop is rank and luxuriant in the extreme. Beans
are now in bloom, and are healthy, strong and vigorous,
with abundance of plants. Barley and oats are growing
rapidly, and covering the clod very closely. Potatoes are
now rowed in many places, and in some spots where they
mere planted early they have been hoed, and some few
drilled up. We have not yet heard of any failures. Early
sown turnips, as Swedes, are brairded and rowed, while the
late are just going into the ground. The genial weather
is also telling remarkably upon the pastures, where, in
many eases, the usual supply of stock is quite unable
to keep them under. The rye-grass crops, in consequence of
the late abuntiarit' rains, will be more bulky than was at one
time anticipated.— Gtasgow 4rgus.

DOCKS.
I Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X s. d. :X s. d.
iommercial •••••• .• • , 3/. per cent. : Stock.
East and West India ... 534 Lpr cent. ' Stock. 140
East Country ... • • ... I 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 21
London •..•..•• • • • • • 436/. pr cent.! Stock. 120
St Katharine .... ••.. 1 5 per cent. I Stock. 109
Southampton ••••• • • • i 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 ,

MIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
s. d. X s.
Bank of Scotland ..... 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 177
Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 171
British Linen Company Si per cent. 100 0 0 228%
Commercial Bank • . 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 170
National Bank . 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 16
Union Bank of Scotland 7% /. pr cent. 50 0 0 98%
Western Bank.. •• • . -6/. per et:fit. 50 0 0 84
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 7%
Clydesdale Bank ••• • .. 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 15%
Eastern Bank..
Caledonian Bank
Edinb.fit Glasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 50 0 7%
City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. 815 0 15
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Insur. Co. of Scotlnd Si. per cent. 110 0 0 All paid. 10
North British Insur. • • 9/. per cent. 1200 0 0 10 0 0 28
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cait. ilOO 0 0 10 0 0 24
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 10 0 0 19
Edin. & Masa. Railway 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69
Ditto. 4 shares •• • • 5/. percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 19
Edin., Leith, & Grantu 20 0 0 20 0 0 15%
Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 664
Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 2:5 0 0 All paid. 19
Glsgw & Garukirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37%
Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 51. per cent: 25 0 0 All paid. 36
Standard Life ASsurnCe.l 51. per coat 50 0 0 210 0 I

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MARKET NEWS —(YESTERDAY'
CORN EXCH./MGM.
S'nce Monday the arrivals of Wheat of home produce have
been moderate, chiefly from Lincolnshire. The number of
samples offering to-day was by no means large, yet the da-
'nand was in a sluggish state, at about stationary prices.
FJ
ces.
reign Wheat was extremely dull, but not cheaper. Griudig
Earley was quite as dear, but other kinds were a mere drag.
In Malt very little was doing, at late rates. Oats,BeinS
and Peas, moved off steadily, at stationary figures.
ARRIVALS.
Barley. Oats.
90 qrs. I 800
2,710
14,450

.)

Wheat.
4,490 qrs.

Dour•
3,660
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English • • • • • •
Irish
Foreign

2,620 2,520
Malt, 3,950 ars.
SIEITECTINIX.3I.
Although the supply of Beasts was extensive,h bel
trade was active, at an advance of 2d per Sibs. We 1114
show 350 Scots from Scotland, and 60 Beasts from Rollin
mostly in good condition. The numbers of Sheep
gopd, yet the inquiry for them was dry], and Mondelli
prices were readily supported. Lambs, the supply of wilier,
was but moderate, movAl off readily, at full rates of ca
rericy. The Veal trade was active, at an advance of friof;
2d to 4d per Sibs. Pigs were in request at full prices.
stils
Cows sold at from 161 to 181 lOs each, including their
calf.

;',.-7,:Vi G.A.113 AND IiZADZBIEC.D.X.Z. 4
We had only a moderate supply of Meat.
was firm, at full prices.
£4o3sitactlOU 13P NEASULJET. _ &yogi
Our accounts from the most
not being. very ..n4
able, the demand here for most kinds of Hops is steadif
last week's quotations are well supported.
COAL ATARIEZT. loft
Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Batesia."—,, ;
14s 6d ; Clark's Hartley, 14s 6d ; Charlotte Main, 14s; L011"4:
ter Main, 15s; Davison's West Hartley, 16s 6d; Easiort4s;
field, 13s 6d ; Hasting's Hartley, 16s ; N. Percy ri—"" '
IVO
14s 6d •
Wylam. 14s; Wall's-end, Gosforth, 158 6d ;
, New Tanfield, 149; Old Pontop, I3s 6d; 165;
The de or
Braddyll's Hetton, lis ; Haswell, 17s 6d;
Lambton, 16s 9d ; Pemberton, 14s 9d ; Richmond. tt;
Stewart's, 17x; Hartlepool,l7s; H Li Hall, 16s • Barre '
eug ~ Q...
16s •
. Llangennech, 21s; West Hartley Netherton, "9"
Ships arrived, 41. WilaHnletetioilng; _174;

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Jane2o.)
(From the London New Price Current of
„rid was
&man.— To.day British Plantation Sugar of every. a.,...ri0
purchased eagerly by grocers and refiners, and extensive_L7 od
were taken for the outposts ; prices for all sorts advearn,Trii, of
rule Is per cwt above for brown, grey, and inferi
yellow, and 6d for the better kinds. atliii f°r
REFINED. —To-day Wined Sugar was taken ee__d brown
home consumption, standard lumps brought 7s, a„i',o,o is
grocery 42s 654 to 4's per cwt. Bonded Crushe ,:best.
with difficulty to be purcha ed under 41s per oat for 7..
The Refiners having sold largely for the autumn delissublie Ole
MA DRITIUS. —This afternoon there was a large Pike trade
of 12,165 bags and 300 casks of Mauritius Sugar'os amnia'
were anxious to purchase, and the whole sold With man advaris4
tion ; brown, grey, and the lower kinds of yeliel Its rises'
on former rates of is to 2s, and the better eor" - f
per cwt. onsity ;4
EAST IN DIA. —This afternoon the innense":l4oo24s
12,000 bags of Manilla Sugar was sold privately at '
per cwt, which is higher. degeriPti°ll
FOREIGN.—There has been no public sale of en/Arertised ;
of Foreign Sugar this week, and at present none irdeliyeriet
stocks in first hands have been further dinainishedstlowb.
are going on very largely, whereas arrivals comer:gest sadist
MoLassEs.—Thederand has been active
.1e further
and the market has again been nearly cleared, price for this 4'l
advanced, and rule Cid to is per cwt above those
week. ._
excegot Te
COFFEE.—This afternoon Ceylon Coffee was Wrather lb° t
52s for fine ordinary pale foxev
those previously quoted. 2,0 bags of Costa Iti
_, La
quest, and 1,75_.4 bags at auction went at peicesca ak Gnat'sa
fetched stiff rates, and went at 80'; for middling
.o%l:air d tiel
fine ordinary pale 78s. Jamaica met vrith atteelVia bar; tit:
parcels put. up to public sale, amounting to 151
rates of 4.
__.
ar.d 6 bags, were sold at an advance on previous
orrser Pric7
92 tierces ecie.o—.,, and
for the lower kinds. Mocha was only
6s for the best, is to 2s for middling, and at ftwYearequest, and
flo9rBrn ebra les
value. 15 claos e
casess at auctioni‘lyaure t
awkeerue i
r
mixed. ' till scantily seep
COCOA.—With West India the market .5 sand the rstetswe
plied, several inquiries have existed orieeteiSt; oose has
fered ate rather above those previously V% prices ar?ssken
offered at auction. Foreign is wanted. spin boat Were tails
12e
up ; at public sale 250 bags Cocoa Shells, inlitiorhads,
in at lOs per cwt, and 350 casks of Bengal with
per cwt. is Cbilla 00,
TEA.—Three vessels have arrived fr?ried of Ce,isr'sh
1,524,63111, of Tea, of which 621,326 cot e pekoe, `161,',00
25,334 Souchong, 27,321 Caper, 47,5431 prang.„ 33,i07 ,iiss
Pekoe. 265,073 Elysian, 154.z539 Young 11Y,, and 720 oil
skin, 113476 Twankay, 123,949 Guill'"eirti, firothes'o 11
of Imperial. Tea of all descriptions is held 'a ,there is
.-toc° It
uonliantylbiinasmift:rosidolgreed atut.ish
none has been submitted to public competition:tough the
a small quantity on offer by private contract• al" ..,,d la
is a large one. i s boars 1';i5,4 for
SPICES. —Th:s afternoon at publit sale s in st
bags of African Ginger at auction were taken better Or
the „whet was 1,05 bar'
middling quality. With Pimento
plied, and the quantity offered at public sale ot,. 0
4 catFIL-:, and 6 barrels, the whole sold at verY full Hum hely,
Rum, BAANDY, AND ROLLA NDS---403ajea Ily ftt b bito
with•a good demand since our last report, princilr 0100
ot,
cnnsompit,n, and an advance in prices 0f Id. P wive ri'luke eo
taken place. Leeward Island has been 10
"Tllon has t 3 0
and an advance in the value of Id to Id ter g Detnarre,pd
place —tne market has been nearly cleared.
root /s
tornl
wanted ; tor a parcel of 35 to 37 per cent- nrln, quiree ,1)
per gallon was paid. Calcutta has been mu n" 'For Oressci,
but holders asking higher rates checks business.
are gill 0
of all sorts the demand has been active ; Prices 9,1, sod 0
vanctfig. Geneva for shyping fetched Is 8d to 13 e 0110
fit for duty at 2s 2d to 2s tid. English Corn Spirits le
W 40'
at 104 2d per gallon. 405 -- ts•
' FRUIT. —Valencia Raisins continue in request st for over,
Of Chesme, in barrels, some sales have been made deocrir,
? in °the% by
tion at 42s - of Elemes, sellers at 42s to 43s •
tions very 'little transacted. The market for ca
and 'Cep-
firm appearance. Patras fetch 48s to 51s; Zante an"
etieg
lonia 48s per cwt. _, arere
Oits.—Southern Oil is less wanted, and pries- d thy,down. Seal has supported the late advanced rates, ef. r Col
has been a good business transacted. Prices are firgi; ° 6,01.-
Sperm is wanted, and firm rates are obtained. In Olio O,
beep
increased business has been transacted, but holdersibss n'
compelled to further reduce their prices. Linseed 01,1., heel
purchased with increased freedom ; a large busineas.ur, al
transacted on the spot at gds, and for forward delie`geed Cito
contracts are entered into at 26s 3d to 2f3s 6d. Ilse 10 I's 0
is less wanted, and quotations are a shade lower.„, cola
several transactions have taken place at 24s to 275 T: t, 2,ii.
to fine. Cocoa Nut has secured a good sale, and !Je f'•
per cwt paid for fine Ceylon. tea `ar 0
TALLow..—This afternoon 40s 3d to 40s 6d OOP,. 167 so
Y. Candle on the spot for fine quality ; at public ea''' oo ea:o
New South Wales were sold at 35s 6d to 405 egijiipe Is h
South American 37s 6d to 38s 3d ; 14 casks
t• apeoribl)
m elted of fine quality 40e 6d ; 71 casks of S„1 s t V/
yellow Candle, second sort 38s 9d ; 92 skins Ibraii
cases if East India 39s to 4 is 3d per cwt.

THE LATE BOILER. EXPk6l,elSociff.ll44o.i;
PATRICROFT, MONDAY NIGHT.—At ten -
Morning an inquest was held at the
.Eccles, before W. S. Rutter. Eq. and l't reap
12:
Jury, on view of the body of John. 91togere, 0" oridb-'
lite by the
ge
water Fouinlry, in this village. ,a.llO- doted'
Samuel Bradbury was the first witness .ii
proved the accidentandthe • ' . -50'
which have already appeared.• „la of 3(eolor
Ti • fl
Thomas ~, altey, was a joiner in the ealr the-i- OW
, -
Nasmyi h, Gaskell, and Co. Had been in 000
house a few minutes b fore the explosion, inlie lif‘cle rotll
tion with the deceased, who had told him t" laing, iLO
ceived a severe wound on the head that til°rwith 1"to.
the blow of a stone thrown at him by au °l,„ unclor 9
he quarrelled. He appeared to be labolla vias
Wellingstleti-11
pefaction, but could tell what he was doing% , jje i,
Mr. Archibald Torry was next exam, ineouitheilije,%se.
manager of the works, and produced a 1)14,t1 of Peos of
ing, which- was carefully examined by the.lutd;pd fl, id
on the spot a few minutes after the accidefl , a den
,ipinion that the explosion was caused by swag lc;
supply of water. The engineer was ei verYraer wag the
and a skilful workman. The swain-119'3v- whicicap•
work half art hour after the engine,stoppo4.3 It was "or
water. in the boiler would be reduced, dutyollie Of Sbejio
plied from another source, which was the ,
eigbt 00.
4ineer. The boiler had been repaired about 0.,,,f
..lboir
ago, and was capable of working at sP' ~a steou- ,
to the square inch, though the engine o,' . te°
Ste 0
mer never required more than 45. he firlii' irli°
Mr. Gaskeil, one of the partners of t big oP the
for the iiiforroation of the jury that it later vitteft
that the want of a sufficient supPlY 0f ~f gollebocio.
cause of the accident. Mr. Armstrong, - otaio.
e 4
an eminent engineer, had, he said, als°
boiler, and was of the same opinion. i sod i--he 3
•
The Coroner summed up the eidaenc"
returned a verdict of "Accidental death.
ill Prpoi'.
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NEW COURT AT THE CUSTOO6 so 0,1000
suance of the recommendation of Lord Q. suraetioeCtlelo di!:
of the Court of Inquiry, held at 6wyd y r.house, 00 be in
~-0 Pi,
frauds, a Court has been established, and will 1101' 007001
of the inspector-general of the water-guard „pat o°, of tb,ep°
Custom-house, for the purpose of receiving Of ;:e oilire-boe 0-0,
such complaints as may be preferred againstttonr° _drop° ../
department for neglect of duty. Four Corfunlo. florwiiro, -4
appointed to carry this plan into etfect--valor." poolDbestiPorr
R. Dawson, the Honourable Spring Rice, dy, t° c D'', 0
Mr. Lushington, who will sit alternately rii,e bra4:0101;0
at once determine upon such cases as 0,31 ;no tbe 0 o'4
them. This plan will have the effect of Or: tot irraf poll,ri
fairer opportunity of answering any comPlair:o.
_l.* aort:io
against them, or to obtain redress of Cleysnsed A to
also, on behalf of partee has e3cPres be te'-
„„yrd Mg AO
complaints on the of the water-b- the stl•- or
Court, and at their hands they shall receive
tle° pot'
gation. market cl oo 1 O
qofuibtSeuTysAeorTsEmt:OcFmh TRADE.—The yarn , culotte- . 00- Doe
ceedingly firm and buoyant, with a strong +;...ery, I' pot _dr
tended dates thakdaoneinghwenretrtoacfotsre.for gtured:7b;e ticl.01%;00/,/
ket is quiet, but wiuthotuhterechwanage gods
I:rhre r°01.40,01:
FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 16P-... ;(0000.01104 I.
doing in the flannel market to-day than Is". ces fa th I,
account of the manufacturers asking hither P...riptterisl.oll/
in order to meet the late advance in the ,ra-rice. De"
no change in the Wool market, last
west sP-
tained.—Manchester Guardian.
..u.Vil
BIRTH& _ ..,,fole,roi-- .00
On the 16th inst., in the Place de la Contw•--
if•°(j
thew
William Hervey, of a son. „ Wight'
On the 11th inst., at Rydt, isle of A,
Lem, Esq., of a son. 10/r.orte
itrABRIED• art" by lir 0:011,
On the 19th inst., at Hampton Co ~.. souls,of jot
Warde, Captain George F. Duckett, 0111,7„ .to_ 0 opika
Duckett, Bart., of Harthata House!r; sir Pert SA
daughter of the late Lieutenant- e
°gent° the 114
kart., G.C.8., and G.C.H., and niece
04
Henry Pettinger, Bart.
DIED' Scotia Elleillahle' flifi'
On the 21st ult., at Halifax, Nova. ,iff, Dig, the
bert, of ttle i••. ,ylOOO, . ,
the wife of Captain Fitz Her a uni, . fici
On the 14th inst., at tha Vicar g , ii.. 0111,40'
Samuel Berney Vince, ALA- i n Seaton, 1:103ei e
On the 15th inst., at Asbfield I a
nior-street'
On the 17th inst., in Lower Grosve ei,
1/561$'
ander Attwood, Esq., aged 52. '
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