The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1842.

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STROUD (including Chalford and Painswick) showed
a decrease of thirty-seven.
ULEY of four-fifths, having only one mill at work.

Worrom—a decrease of nine,

DURSLEY.—A decrease of mills at work.
" The number of looms employed in the six parishes of
Uley, King Stanley, Leonard Stanley, Stonehouse Rand-
wick, and Stroud, obtained by actual survey showed a
decrease of 653 power-looms during the last ten years.
In the county of Gloucester, in the same space of time,
a decrease of 1,667.

"Of the number of yards of cloth made in the county
of Gloucester during the last ten years the decrease was
82.5,342.

" The number of manufacturers in the county of Glou-
cester have decreased from 80 to 42.
" The number who have failed since 1831 is 50.

" Average of the estimated reduction in the purchase
of articles of grocery and plain apparel by the manufac-
turing_ operatives, supplied by the shopkeepers, 40 per
cent. during the past five years."
He begged pardon for having entered into such dry
details ; but he thought facts of this description were
important.—(Hear.) He held in his hand a specimen of
a stripe made in Germany for the China market. Compar-
ing the article with our own manufacture, the latter cer-
tainly appeared superior, but not so much so as to induce
a preference to be given to it if the price was much
higher. The German article could be sold for from
4s. 4d. to 4s. 6d., whilst the English one could not be
sold for less than from 4s. 9d. to ss.—(Hear, hear.) In
conclusion, be hoped the manufacturers would never
give up the agitation of the question until the Corn-laws
shouldb be altogether removed from the statute-book. He
considered that the agriculturists would be as much
benefited as the manufacturers by the repeal of the Corn-
la'ws,• and in corroboration of that opinion he begged to
read an extract from a letter which he had received from
an agriculturist, Mr. Smith, of Uley, which was as
follows : " Uley, Dec. 31, 1841.

" In reply to your letter of the 27th inst., making in-
nuiries relative to the trade of Uley, I beg to state that
upwards of 1,000 persons have moved off since the de-
cline of the woollen tradg here, some to the Canadas and
some to Australia, but chiefly to the United States of
America, so that house property is scarcely worth hav-
ing at the price of conveyance. I know an instance
where a person built some very substantial houses since
1820, which cost him upwards of 1,1001., and this year
has been obliged to give them up to the mortgagee for
2001. on them, and he is now receiving parochial relief.
" A considerable number of cottages were built by
persons employed in the manufactures, who had saved
a little money, but nearly the whole of them have been
given up to creditors. I have lately heard of eleven cot-
tages having been sold, with one half acre of land, for 12111.
" I could multiply instances of this sort, but these will
suffice as samples of this sort of property in our parish.
" The number of mills employed in the woollen trade
in our parish as under:—ln 1831, five ; in 1841, one.
" Comparative value of mills, in 1831, 42,0001. ; in
1841, 3,200/.

" Gross rental of employed mills, in 1831, 2,9701. ; in
1841, 701.

" Estimated number of looms employed, in 1831, 410 ;
in 1841, 12.

" The amount in the pound paid for poor-rates as
under:—ln 1836, ss. 10d. in the pound on the valuation;
in 1837, Bs. 4d. ditto ; in 1838, 10s. 10d. ditto ; in
1839, 12s. 6d. ditto ; in 1840, 14s. 2d. ditto ; in 1841,
15s. sd. ditto.

" The loss of trade here appears to have carried away
all the spirit and energy of the people, so that little is
thought of but how they can get their daily bread.
"I am almost as dependent on agriculture as on
trade ; but I see that if we get good prices for our
cheese, we shall be compelled to pay it back in poor-
rates. "SAMUEL SMITH."

Mr. MATRAVERS said that before the resolution was
put to the meeting, he wished to communicate, the fol-
lowing information respecting the state of the population
of Westbury :--" The population of Westbury is partly
agricultural and partly manufacturing. The manufac-
turing part have been much helped, owing to many
having allotment land ; but with this aid they are suf-
fering the greatest privations of comfort. Although
comparatively few have applied for parochial relief, a
few statistical accounts will confirm this. The average
money earned by many respectable weavers having only
one loom,has been only five to six shillings per week. In the
parish the unemployed looms are 354. No power-looms.
The pawnbroker's shop is full. He says he has twice
as many articles as he had five or six years ago, and
the poor cannot redeem, nor can be sell them. His
business is at a stand with the poor, as they have
pledged all that they have to pawn ; but the class
above them are now taking their places. A respectable
shopkeeper, who depended mostly on the poor for cus-
tom, says his trade is not half what it was when bread
was low, say 1836."
Col. GonE LANGTON, said he had always been
opposed to these laws. It might not be known to some
present that he was the Member of the House of
Commons who, in 1815, opposed the motion for the
Speaker leaving the Chair, in order that those abomin-
able laws might be taken into consideration. Many
great landowners came to him and begged him not to
divide the House upon that occasion ; but he persisted
in doing so, and he had a minority of only thirteen—just
a baker's dozen—to support him.—(Laughter and ap-
plause.) He avowed himself to be a member of the
Metropolitan Anti-Corn-law Association. He would
be proud to present the petition of the meeting, as he had
been requested to do. If, unfortunately, it should be
found impossible to effect the total repeal of the Corn-
laws, he would then support Lord J. Russell's proposition
fur a fixed duty of Bs.—(Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN said, before the resolution was put,
that respecting Melksham many looms have been cut
up, and the timber used for other purposes. The master
manufacturers have been reduced in this parish from
eighteen to two in the last 30 years. There are no
power-looms. Census-1831, 4.722' 1841, 5.244. Emi-
gration to America and Jttmaica has lately taken place to
a small extent."

The resolution was then put, and agreed to una-
nimously. .
Mr. N. OVERBUItY, of Westbury, said it was his duty
to propose the second resolution :—" That this meeting is
fully persuaded that the evils it deplores are principally,
if not -entirely, occasioned by partial legislation founded
on principles of protection, and more especially by the un-
just and oppressive effect of the Corn and Provision-laws."
In Germany, Prussia, and Italy, full two-thirds of the
revenue is collected from the land.—(Hear.) It should
be borne in mind that the land of Great Britain has
enormously increased in value within the last 50 years,
for on a calculation of the rental of 100 parishes in Scot-
land, it was found the rental of 1771 was 287,8241.,
whilst in 1841 it was 744,2731. Another advantage pos-
sessed by the landed interest is the horse tax, for
although the duty on agricultural horses in 1814 pro-
duced a revenue of 828,4551., yet in 1822, in consequence
of the low price of wheat, averaging 445. 7d. per quarter,
the complaints of the farmers were so great that it was
totally abolished. I might name other cases, but I
should occupy too much of your time. I will now go
to the effects of these laws, to which I mainly attri-
bute the appalling distress you have had set before you.
I will now come to' the competition of foreign manufac-
turers, who have become formidable rivals to us in foreign
markets, under the fostering care of our Corn and Pro-
vision-laws ; for I cannot trace their cheaper productions
to any other cause' than the lower cost of food. We have
certainly the advantage over them in our mines of coal
and iron, as well as in machinery, capital, and industry
but, against all these advantages, what has been the re-
sult ? You have heard of the distress and absolutely
alarmingly diminished production of our manufacturers,
you have heard of the depreciation of mill property, and
loss of capital, and yet the woollen manufacture on the
Continent is in a most flourishing condition. France,
which, a few years ago, imported scarcely any
wool from Germany, during the past year imported
no lets than, from 50,090 to 60,000 cwt. ; and in
Prussia Proper there was used, of their own and the
neighbouring growths, no less a quantity than 24 mil-
lion pounds, being more than what is imported to Eng-
land from the whole of Europe. There were in Prussia
woollen looms, in 1825, 22,139 ; 1834, 31,759 ; 1837,
39,793 ; being an increase in the first nine years of 5
per cent. per annum, and in the last three years of no
less than Si per cent. The Prussian exports, reckoned
in lbs., were, in 1831, 8,316,972, and in 1841, no less
than 13,246,777, being an increase of nearly 45 per
cent.—(liear, hear.) The trade of Belgium has also
increased in nearly a similar proportion, while, accord-
ing to the statement of Mr. Alderman Bateson, of Leeds,
our. exports of woollens, which in 1824 were 567,317
pieces, were reduced in 1840 to 258,962 pieces. At
the same time we are largely exporting the means
of manufacture in the shape of coal, iron, and ma-
chinery. Coals: 1822, 284,576 tons; 1835, 736,080 tons;
1E39, 1,431,861 tons. Iron : 1822, 59,571 tons; 1835,
140,060 'ions; 1833, 192,211 tons ; 1839-1840, 246,583
tons. Machinery : 1831, 92,7151.; 1838, 627,430/4 Jan.
5, 1841, 593,0641. The small diminution in the latter
case was owing to an alteration of the law which allowed
the exportation of some articles prohibited before, and to
the extensive practice of smuggling small articles of
machinery. You havo heard the allusion made by
the Chairman to the exportation of English wool ; I
will, therefore, give you the quantity ; from a very
small amount in 1824, when the duty of 6d, per lb.
was taken off, it rose in 1840 to the enormous amount
of 4,810,387 lbs., and remember, that this was raw
material, without a particle of labour being put upon it.
I think I need not urge you to enter your solemn pro-
test against these unrighteous laws, by giving a full,
hearty, and unanimous support to the resolution I have
been called on to propose.— (Cheers.)
Mr. C. STAUNTON, of Stroud, seconded the resolution.
.The, resolution was then carried all but unanimously,
only two hands being held up against it.
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Mr. C. lloorEn, of Eastington, said that the past
year had been one of great depression to the manufac-
turing interest, and every person connected with it must
have had his feelings powerfully operated upon by the
distress of .the operatives. During the time he had
carried on business in the parish in which he resided, he
had seen four-fifths of the principal manufacturers go out
of the trade, and generally speaking, insolvent. In the
first three months of the past year lie received 300 ap-
plications from operatives seeking employment, not one
of which he was able to comply with. Matters had long
been going on from bad to worse. During the last 15 years
he had seen mill property depreciated to the extent of 50
or 60 per cent. ; whilst wages had been reduced about
50 per cent. Owing to the competition amongst unem-
ployed operatives at the present moment, manufactiirers
might, if so disposed, still further reduce- wages. He had
no doubt he could himself save 1,5001. a year upon the
amount which he at present paid in. wages ;_ but he
would not do so.—(Hear, hear.) He concluded with
moving the following resolution :
" That all restrictive and prohibitory duties interfering
with the free interchange of commodities, and not levied
solely for the purposes of revenue, are in principle erro-
neous and unjust, and in their effects ultimately prepi-
dicial to all classes of the community. That this meeting
therefore claims as a right the removal of all protective

duties on the importation of corn and provisions, and at
the same time is willing and desirous that the duties in-
tended for the protection of British manufactures should
be repealed, and that the just, wise, and peaceful princi-
ples of free trade should govern the entire commercial
legislation of the empire."
Mr: SAMUEL SALTER, of Trowbridge, seconded the re-
solution.—The resolution was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. J. STANCOSIDE, of Trowbridge, moved the follow-
ing resolution:—" That this meeting painfully feels that
the time is come when an effort must be made to save the
trade with which it stands connected from impending
ruin; and therefore, pledges itself to use all lawful and
constitutional means to obtain the repeal of the Corn
and Provision-laws, and a fair and equitable adjustment
of our commercial code." Though the distress existing
in Trowbridge was not so great as that which prevailed
in the neighbouring town of Bradford, it was neverthe-
less very considerable. He concluded with moving—
" That petitions, founded on the above resolutions, be
presented to the Houses of Lords and Commons, and
that the most Honourable the Marquis of Lansdowne be
requested to present the petition to the House of Lords,
and that Col. Gore Langton be requested to present the
petition to the House of Commons."
Mr. L. WOOD, of Frome, seconded the resolution, and
made some statements respecting Frorne, which showed
it to have been one of the most flourishing towns in
the kingdom, but it was .now fast declining.
The resolution was carried unanimously.

Mr. J. H. WEBB, of Trowbridge, said he was anxious
to propose a resolution, in addition to those already
adopted by the meeting. He then moved a resolution.
which directed the attention of the Government to the
distressed state of the woollen trade in the west of Eng-
land, and suggesting the propriety of making such an
alteration in the existing Corn-laws as would prevent
the speculators of Mark-lane tampering with the ave-
rages, but deprecating the granting of any protection to
the manufacturing iaterest, which would be injurious to
the agriculturist ; and finally expressing an opinion that
the imposition of any additional burden upon agricul-
ture would prove, most detrimental to the manufacturing
interest.

Mr. W. GEE begged leave to second this resolution.

The CliAnimAN—said that, before he put the resolution
to the meeting, he considered it necessary to observe
the resolutions already adopted called for no protection
for the manufacturing interest.
The resolution was then put and negatived, only three
hands being raised in its favour.
Mr. T. MARTIN, of Stroud, moved the next resolution,
which was seconded by Mr. BROWN, of Chard, and una-
nimously agreed to.
Mr. STAUNTON, M.P., for Stroud, said he had wit-
nessed the proceedings of the meeting with great plea-
sure, and would be happy to support the prayer of the
petition.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet-
ing then broke up.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 8.
IN RE BLAKE AND DIATJNSELL.

This day was appointed for the choice of assignees
under the fiat against the bankrupts, who carried on ex-
tensive business as iron-founders.

The Solicitor to the fiat said, since the bankrupt Blake
had passed his last examination circumstances had tran-
spired by which he thought he should be able to establish
a clear case of fraud against him, and if the information
he received were true, he thought it was a matter which
might be brought before a Criminal Court.
The Learned COMMISSIONER said the less said in the
preliminary arrangement of matters like this the better.
When the assignees were appointed a closer scrutiny
could be entered upon.
Charles Jones sought to prove for the sum of
1,4701. 10s. for goods sold and delivered.
The official assignee said he had reason to believe
that some of these goods had been supplied after the
docket had been struck against the bankrupt.
Several proofs having • been established, and others
deferred until after tha appointment of assignees,
Messrs. Swainson and Bane were chosen.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 8.

IN RE J. E. CAREW.

At the sitting of the Court this morning, the case of
Mr. Carew, the sculptor, was called on pursuant to ad-
journment, and the further hearing again. adjourned to
this day week, in consequence of the indisposition of
the Learned Chief Commissioner, who has been suffer-
ing from illness for some days past. Mr. Carew appeared
in Court, and the bail was enlarged to Saturday next.
No other cause of interest appeared upon the paper
for hearing, and the Court was occupied during the moon-
ing in disposing of trifling bail cases.

LONDON QUARTER SESSIONS.

These Sessions commenced on Saturday, before the Lord
Mayor, the Recorder, Mr. Alderman Brown, Sir John
Cowan, and Sir George Carrol.
The Grand Jury having been sworn and addressed
by the Recorder, the Court proceeded to try assault cases.
W. Pollard, a city policeman, pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with assaulting Edward Thorpe,
and was ordered to enter into his own recognisances in
the sum of 201. to keep the peace for twelve months.
John Edgar, Elijah West, and John Brand, were con-
victed :of assaulting Mr. Stone. Edgar was fined 55.,
West 10s.. and Brand ls.

Alfred Biggins, a City policeman, was convicted of as-
saulting John Wood, and sentenced to mile month's impri-
sonment and hard labour in Giltspur-street Compter.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSIOA-HOUSE.

A young man, named Samuel Atkinson, was brought
before Alderman Gibbs, upon the charge of haring ap-
propriated a Bank of England note for 1001., which he
had found. It was quite evident that the prisoner and
his whole family considered the finding sufficient autho-
rity for the appropriation. A clerk of the banking-house
of Messrs. "Willis and Co., of Lombard-street, stated that
the porter of the establishment dropped the 1001. note,
which he was sent to the Bank of England to get changed.
The note was immediately ordered to be stopped at
the Bank, and soon afterwards intelligence was brought
that it had been presented. Witness then learned that
the foreman of a tradesman in Houndsditch, who re-
ceived it from the prisoner, had presented the note, and he
sent to the shop in Houndsditch and saw the prisoner
there, and questioned him on the subject. Upon being
asked Where he got the note, the prisoner replied that
it was no business of witness's, and refused to give it
up, although the request was attended by a threat to
have the prisoner apprehended and taken before the Lord
Mayor. The note, which was at the Bank, was
numbered 7,118, and dated sth of February, 1841.
Witness then gave the prisoner .into the custody
of a policeman, and caused him to be conveyed to the
station-house in Bishopsgate-street, where, in answer to
the inspector, he confessed that he had picked it up just
outside of the Bank of England. The inspector observed
to him that his conduct was very bad, and that if he had
'waited a little while, he would no doubt have been en-
titled to a reward.
The porter to the banking-house, stated that he went
over to the Bank, according to the direction he received,
for change; and when he missed it, he procured the num-
ber and stopped it.
, Alderman Ginas--Well, prisoner, what 'can you say
to all this ?—The prisoner stated that as he and his
younger brother were going to the Old Jewry, the latter
saw the hundred pound note lying open on the pavement.
They took it up and went off to Houndsditch to buy some
clothes.

Alderman GIBBS-Why did you do so ? You knew
it did not belong to you. Prisoner—l did not know who
it belonged to, and I thought we had as good a right to
it as any body else.
Mr. Smith, of Houndsditch, tailor, stated that the
pEisoner and his mother and two brothers called at his
shop, to purchase clothes, and bought to the amount of
61. 18s., tending in payment the 1001. bank note, which
witness immediately sent by his foreman to the bank,
to get cashed.
The mother of the prisoner said the two boys picked
up the note honestly, and we all went off to Mr. Smith's
to buy clothes with it.
Alderman Ganns—Do you call that having honest
possession ?
The mother of the prisoner—My Lord, we are all
honest people ; we never did a dishonest thing in our
lives, and we all work for the same master, as you can
learn. We could not see then that there was anything
wrong in laying out the money.
Alderman GIBBS—It is so wrong that the prisoner,
instead of receiving a reward, to which he would have
been entitled if lie had kept the note for the owner, may
be obliged to stand at the bar of the Old Bailey.
The father of the prisoner—l hope not, your Lordship.
We never meant anything wrong, but the fact is we were
all in a state of madness when we saw the note.

The porter said that a reward of 101. would have been
offered that morning if the prisoner had kept the note in
Alderman
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• ha% e lost his place and his character, and you would be
haunted for years with the idea that you had improperly
possessed yourself of the property of another. If it had
been your own 1001. note, what would you have thought
if some fellow in the street filund it and converted it to
his use? The Mother—We all see now, my Lord, that
it was very wrong, but we were all of us actually frantic
at the sight of the note.
Alderman Gluns—lt will be my duty, if the banking-
houSe think proper to prosecute, to commit the prisoner
for stealing the note, and the mother and other sons for
receiving it, knowing that it was stolen, so, that instead
of getting 101. by the job, you -will stand a chance of
conviction and transportation.
The whole of the unfortunate family were greatly af-
fected and terrified at this frightful intimation, and the
prisoner called for mercy on account of his wife, who was
within an hour or two of her confinement. The clerk of
the bankers stated that, in consideration of the state of
the prisoner's wife his employers would forego the pro-
secution.
Alderman GIBBS then stated to the prisoner, that he
and his father and mother were deeply indebted to
Messrs. Willis and Co., and that to say the least of what
had been done it was a most ignorant act. The pri-
soner, upon hearing this intelligence, was to all appear-
ance relieved from a heavy weight, and the mother
assured the Alderman that if any of the family ever found
a hundred pound note again she would . take care to
watch for the advertisement before she attempted to dis-
pose of it.
A young man, of very extraordinary appearance, with
a wild aspect, and what is called a " swivel" eye, was
brought up, charged with having passed bad money.
He stated, upon his first examination, that his name was
Cadd, and that he never heard of Mr. Powell, of the
Mint ; but the policeman who apprehended him recog
nised him as a most practised smasher, and so indefati-
gable in his vocation, that the moment he was last
discharged from prison, be entered a stop, and succeeded

in doing a little business, for the purpose of keeping his
hand in. _ _

......
Mr. Powell attended, and said that the prisoner had
gone by four other names ; 'and, notwithstanding the
singularity of his appearance, which nobody, who had
once seen him, could easily forget, persisted on every oc-
casion on which he was apprehended, that he never was
pulled up at a police-office before.
Alderman Ginns—Well, prisoner, do you hear this
account of yourself ? Prisoner—l do, my Lord ; but I
never set my eyes upon the gentleman before.
A policeman stated that the prisoner had been tried
at the Old Bailey, and had been imprisoned for two years,
and as soon as he came out he began to smash again.
Prisoner—Not at all, young fellow—you quite mistake,l
young man, and no mistake.
Mr. Powell here read from a pocket-book the several
names by which the prisoner had been designated, and
said, " Now what advantage can you propose to yourself
from going on with this sort of humbug ?'
Prisoner—l don't mean to hurt your feelings, Sir, but
you know we are all liable to mistakes. I ain't so par-
ticular but you might find somebody here and there
like me.

Mr. Powell—Well, if you are not the person I mean
you can bare your arm, and show us that the picture of
a brig and the letters W.M. are not there in gunpowder.
Here the prisoner smiled, and said, " Why to be sure
I have a few marks here and there about me as chance
would have it."
Mr. PowELL—Just let us see whether I am not right.
Show your right arm.
Prisoner—Can't see there's any reason for to expose
my flesh.—(Laughter.)
Mr. POWELL—I think we shall be able to send you
away this time. You have been too long here.
Prisoner—Why I'm blest if you won't say by and by
that I shall be known across the vater. You gives a
fellow no chance.—Committed.
BOW-STREET.

William Etridge, a cab driver, No. 792, was charged
with exacting from Sergeant Thompson, of the F division
of police, more than his legal fare.
The complainant stated that about nine o'clock in the
evening of the 31st of December he was on duty in
the Strand, when he saw two well-dressed young
men, whom he recognised as members of the swell
mob fraternity, get into an omnibus nearly opposite
the Bed Lion public-house. He immediately called
the defendant off the stand, and witness and another
officer having got into the defendant's cab, directed
him to follow the omnibus, keeping close behind it.
The defendant did so, but they had not proceeded more
than two hundred yards before witness saw the two
men whom he was in pursuit of get out of the omnibus
and run up a court. Witness called on the defendant to
stop, and havins got out of the cab, offered the defendant
eightpence as his fare, which, however, he refused to
take, accompanying the refusal by the remark that no
gentleman ever gave a cabman less than one shilling,
however short the distance he might be driven. While
witness was arguing the matter with the defendant, the
two swell-mob men got clear off.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, said that he
considered he was entitled to the sum he had demanded
of the complainant, because at his request he had•driven
so fast after the omnibus as to render himself liable to a
charge of furious driving.
Mr. TwyFonD said that the commission of that offence
did not justify the commission of another—viz., extort-
ing more than his fare. He then fined the defendant 7s.
and costs, and in default of payment, committed him to
the House of Correction for one week.

Samuel Rogers, a lad about 'l6 years of age, was
charged by a policeman with having trundled an iron
hoop in Holborn, to the great danger of persons who
were passing. A very serious accident was occasioned
on Thursday by similar conduct on the part of a boy, in
consequence of which the police received strict injunc-
tions to take all future offenders into custody.
Mr. TWYFORD said he had just read an account of the
accident, and the comments in the papers, blaming the
police for not doing their duty ;- but it was one of those
cases in which both the police and the Magistrates felt a
great difficulty in interfering. If they did not punish
the offenders, they were charged with neglecting their
duty ; and if they did punish them, an outcry was
raised about sending a boy to prison for trundling a
hoop. If the police contented themselves with taking
the boys' hoops from them, they would very probably
be told that they had been guilty of felony. In
the present case, if he fined the prisoner even in a
low penalty, the probability was that he had not the
money.to pay it. He must consequently be committed to
prison in default, and thus for a mere boyish offence be
punished as if he had been guilty of a crime. He hoped
that if the police cautioned boys so offending, and told
them of the consequences, that the dangerous nuisance
would be abated, At all events, as the present case was
the first that had been brought before him, he would dis-
charge the prisoner, who, however, must understand that
if he repeated the offence, he would inevitably be sent to
prison. The worthy Magistrate directed the policeman
to detain the hoop.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Sir Thomas Sibley appeared before Mr. HARDWICK,
to charge Mr. Wyatt, of Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, with
an assault.

Sir Thomas stated that a few days ago he had engaged
apartments in the defendant's house. He had given the
complainant unexceptionable references, but the previous
evening, to his great surprise, he had been summarily
ejected from the house, and struck into the bargain.
This was the assault he complained of.
Mr. 'Wyatt, in reply, told the Magistrate that Sir
Thomas had taken apartments in his house on the repre-
sentation that he was a single man, and also a member of
the Reform Club, Pall-mall. The complainant's refer-
ence having been suitable, defendant admitted him as a
lodger ; but on the very first day the Baronet bega to
display his eccentricities, for he ordered a dinner for half
a dozen guests ; but the Baronet was the only one who
appeared to have been invited. On the very same night
the complainant brought a prostitute into his house, and
on defendant remonstrating the Baronet declared his de-
termination to do as he liked in his own apartments. De-
fendant immediately demanded the key of the place, inti-
mating, at the same time, his determination to divest the
Baronet of his character of lodger. The Baronet, instead
of giving up the key, struck him with a cane which he
carried, and then went out of the house ; defendant fol-
lowed and again demanded the key, but was again struck,
and he then returned the blow. _

The complainant admitted that he did strike the de-
fendant, but he thought the defendant richly deserved it.
The defendant said the Baronet went up stairs into
his apartments, and he shortly afterwards followed and
knocked at the door to speak to the Baronet on the
snbject of his proceedings. The Baronet told him to
come in, and when he got into the room he found his
lodger in a state of nudity before the looking-glass.
Complainant—Why did you come into the room,
fellow ? Defendant—Because you desired me to do
so. I did not expect to find you naked.

Complainant —You lie.
Mr. lIARDwwx. required the complainant to restrain
his temper.
Sir Thomas—So I will if I can ; but it is not to be
expected that I, a Baronet, and a Member of the Re-
form Club, can patiently listen to such lies.
Mr. HARDWICK said the complainant had made his
statement, and the defendant must be allowed to make his.

Sir Thomas—Pooh ! pooh ! You do not know any-
thing about it. What occasion could I, a gentleman
and a Baronet, have to strike this person.
Mr. llAnnwicK, with much forbearance, told the de-
fendant he must not be allowed to interfere with the re-
gular course of proceeding.
A witness was called, who proved that the defendant
was struck by the complainant before he gave the blow
complained of.
Mr. HARDWICK, after a patient hearing of the evi-
dence on both sides, dismissed the case.
Sir Thomas left the Court abruptly, and then Mr.
Wyatt observed to the Magistrate that Sir Thomas, in
his opinion, was unfit to be at large.
Mr. HARDIN-lex agreed in this, and added that the
sooner the friends of the gentleman looked after him
the better.
John Agar was charged by Miss Alexander with pass-
ing two counterfeit crown pieces on her under these novel
circumstances :
Miss Alexander said she kept a cigar shop in Carlton-
street, Regent-street. Early the previous evening the
defendant came into- the shop. and ordering a shilling's
. worth of cigars, threw down a bad crown piece and re-
ceived the change. A few hours after this he entered
the shop again, had another shilling's worth of cigars,
and paid fbr them with another bad crown piece.—Com-
plainant after this having occasion for some small
change, sent a servant with one of the crown pieces, and
then the discovery was made that it was bad, and also
the crown piece taken under similar circumstances.
About eleven o'clock the same evening the pristhier came
a third time to the shop and asked for three cigars, at
the same time tendering a good shilling. Complainant
at once taxed him with the fraud, and caused him to be
detained until a policeman took him into custody.
Mr. HARDWICK said the case was so exceedingly clear
that he should hold the prisoner in custody, and cause
information to be given to the Solicitor of the Mint,
when he came, of the occurrence.
Inspector Frond said there was another charge against
the prisoner for assaulting and escaping from the
constable.
The prisoner was then locked up.
CLERKENWELL.
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STARRING THE GLAZE.—A fellow. named Daly was
charged with breaking the window of Mrs. West, a fur-
rier, with intent tocommit a felony.
A sergeant of police, No. 12 N, stated that, between
9 and 10 o'clock on Friday night, he' saw the prisoner
and another man in close conversation against the pro-
secutrix's shop, and believing them to be thieves he
watched, and. distinctly saw the prisoner crack a square
of glassw Thinking they had made a hole into the shop,
and had had time to remove some of the valuable pro-
perty in the window, he rushed upon them, and, after a
powerful resistance, secured the accused.
Mr. COMBE inquired if any of the property was miss-
ing ?—The prosecutrix replied in the negative.
Mr. COMBE—Could they have removed the goods
through a broken window ? Prosecutrix—Very easily.
They could have cleared away nearly everything in the
window.

Mr. COMBE asked the prisoner if he wished to make
any defence? Prisoner (pretending. to cry)—l'm a werry
innocent young man, yer Worship, and what they have
stated ague me is all gammon.
Mr. ComnE---It's too bad, isn't it ? Prisoner—Yes,
my Lord ; you can see through it, and now I'm satisfied
it won't do. Justice is all I want. _

Mr. Co3lnE—And you shall have it, too.—(Laughter:)
Prisoner—Worry well thee. Now, yer Worship, this
is the truth, s'help me —. I seed, as I was passing that
ere good woman's window, a poor little lad shivering
with cold, and I said to him, " My covey, you looks hard
up—ain't it werry cold?" " Yes," he says ; and just as
I was going to ax him to have a bit of grub, the,peeler
comes up and grabs me.—(Roars of laughter.)
Mr. CONBE told him he appeared to be too mining

to be at large ; and' again assuring him he - should have
justice, remanded him. •

PRICES OF CANAL,oIoCK,ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY SHARIs:F.-', &c. &c. &c.

LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN. 7.
Number Dividend Price
of per CANALS. Per
Shares. Annum. Paid. Shtre
1,766 7 per cent. Ashton & Oldham...Aterage97l.lBs. eh. "Vl3
1.482 41. Ashby.de.le.Zouch .....Average 1131.5 h. -72
4260
1.01,5 541. Brecknock and Abergavenny ISO/. sh. 92
8,000 I-161.1.. 101 Birmingham,l.l6th share ....811. & 711. 200
4,000 .... ..... Ditto & Liverpool :once. 12°!. sh .100 p 1 21
600 31. Bridgewatecand Taunton.lool.sh. all p 3 ....•
400 51. Chelmer aid Black water lool.sh . 105
500 321. Coventry 1001.0. 300
Croydon. Average 311.2 s 10d. sh.
2, 30 5/ es Dudley... 1001.0 h. 94
600 191. Derby lool.ah . 120
1,004) 4 rei cent. danune and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd 30
3.575 a 4' Ellesm,re and Chester Avertge 133..5h. 75
231 611 ETCW2ISII
6,05 811 Forth .nd Clyde 1001. sr. 10C1. pd. VS
!LOS it. Grano runction 100 a. s., 113
2,3494 255. Grand Untan lool.sh 26
',500
1,0001 41. percent. Ditto (optional) ecian 1001.
4 596
600 131.126.2 d . Glamorgan:hire, Aver. cost 17la. 13s. 4d. 2:10 i
749 114. Oran th vr. lsol.sh. •r:•,
6238 21. Os. lluddersfilld Average &IL 63.6 d. in Y 1.4
100 Kensington ..... .......... ..... 100 sh. allpd lug,
2i.329 it.loB. Kennet ind Avon, Av. 391.185. 10:Leh 211
11,6914 11. 7s. Lancaster Average 471.65. Sd 27
2,897 f 30!. Leeds and Liverpool lOOl. sh 730
545/ 111. Leicezter ................ ........ . 1401.41 150
,897 51. Ps. Leicester 3s Nortkampton Aver l3l. :Or 7114
2,409 101 Monmouthshire lOOl.Ol 200
250 101. Melton Mowbray - 106/.Bh. 117
500 251. Mersey and Irwell lOOl. sh. 540
9,000 21. 10s. Macelesdeld lOOl. sh. all pzi 23
247 /71. Neath 1001.63, 325
1,400 5!. Peak Forest Avet.ge about 761. sh. 71
1,418 Ss. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/.166.8d. eh. 9%
1,669 Cl. Rochdale Average 851.5 h. 62
500 8!. Shropshire /251. sh. 137
800 111. 13s. Somerset Coal l5Ol. sh. re
3,600/. 6 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121.105. sh. 114
700 361. Staffbrd and Worcester. 1401. eh. 686
530 151 - Shrewsbury . 125/. sh. 280
300 9! 3taurbridge -.so 1451.8 h. 396
3.647 21. Us. Stratford-on-Ay 01. It ae r ....79 1 , 9s. bd. sh. 33
533 1211 Swansea
3.762 21. 12s. Severn and Wyc itailway Av. 261.95. sh. 45
2,6001 an. 321. 108. Trent and Mersey, i share lOOl. sh. 500
8.149 .... ..... Thames and Medway Av. 191. ss. Bd. sh. 2
1.0005h.1 16!. Warw:ck and B'rraingham lool.sh 203
I,oGOish.f
960 13i. Warwick and liapion WU sh. 117
7,000 41 Worceslt r & Birmingham Av.7B/.Bs. sh. 55
5.000 365. Wilts and Berks Average 671. 105 Ekl. sh. 2134
600 Or. Wy slot and Essington 1231. sh '74
.26 -
..;:f.1.-4 sh. 30
905 11 Wes' and Arun. llOl. Bli. 20

DOCKS.
1,600 & 1 So c. Commerc al
1,965j5h. •-•
5 per eent. East and West India • ....Stock 102)4
3,238.310 f t. 31.p.ct. London Stock 75
Ditto Bonds
2,209 31.65. sd. Bristol Average 1;"1.9s. sh . 75
66.3241. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes. various amount, 106
352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 92
50C erm 4h per cent. Ditto Bonds
20%000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years
Deptford Pier .. _ 201 so. 20!. pd 10

• • • - ..
BRIDGES
1,500 I/. Hammersin Al sol.th. 213{,
1,231 Southwark, 01d......... Ay. 631. 20 Bd. sh. 3.0
1,700 IL 155. Ditto, Now, of 7t per cent., 501.5 h. 15°
41100 . ..... .. Waterloo 1001. sh. 3
5,000 925. Od.. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 601. pi 21
5,000 190. 3d, Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4O/. pd 18%
50,0001. 5/. per cent. Ditto Bonds .,,,,, 9%
5,848 27s Vauxhall ......).Average 701. 100. 30. sh 26
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
2,000 ' 3110 s Albion 5004 sh. 501. pd 72
boon lerneTi clesnLt.] Allianceßritish B,Foreignlool.sh. IIL pd 13\
50,000 A per cent. Ditto, Marine lOO/. sh. 51. pd 514
24,000 jl. per sh. Atlas 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 14
1,200 ish. 51. Birmingham t ire.. 5O/. sh. 55/. pd 10734
20,000 41. per cent. British Fire "501. oh. 501. pd 40
12,000 61. per cent. initial Commercial 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 6
5,000 5/. per cent. Clerical & Medical Life, 1001. sh. 2110 s pd fii
4,000 2/ Os County lOO/. sh. 10/. pd I'
5,000 01. Eagl•• 5O!. sh. 51. pd 4%
„,.,„ c 5 per cent.',nt. Economic Lit.: 13001. oh. 2501. pi 400
`" / and
2,271 224 percent. European Li., .0/. oh. all lid 22
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 201. sh. 2/. pd 1%
1,000,0001. f/. per ct Globe Stock 115
20,000 51* Guard tan
20,000 43. 0.1. Hope bash. 51. pd 51,4
2,400 51. 120. ed. Imperial Fire 5OOl. sh. 50/. psi 135
7,500 12s. Imperial Lite lOO/. sh. 10!. pd 11
13,459 51. per cent. Indemnity Marine lOOl. sh. 8/. pd 293
2,020 31 10s Kent Fire 5O/. sh. all pd 92
31. Ditto Life -501. pd (/1)
i 0.000 las. Law Life lOO/. sh. 10!. pd 31%
5,000 Ids, London Are 25/. il. 121. 10s. lid 181,,
3,1100 100. London, Ship "51. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 18%
1.000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Idle 1004 Bh.
2-i,OOO 5/. per cent. National Loan Fund...::ol. sh 21. 10s. pd 25,
3 • ,000 !it. percent. Palladium Lir, WI oh. 21. Pd 216 s
50,000 51. per cent. Protector 11f.• 001. sh. 2/. pd 18s ed
10,000 4 per cent. Protestant iAsrenters .... IGO/. sh. 51. pd 5%
2,500 1/. Provigent Lire lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 20
200,000 4s. Od. Rock Life ..... 2/. p 0 374,
49,220/ 5/. percent. Royal Exchange Stock ISO
6,009 5 per cent University Lite 100/. sh. 5/. pd 8y
10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 51. pd , 71u
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
25,000 A grlc. and Corn. of I reland2s/. sh. 101. pd
15,000 n percent. Australasia 401. sh. 401. pd 53%
10,000 10 per cent. Bank of Bit mingham 501. oh. 10/. pd 13
10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/.oh. 101. pd 1304
31,000 6 percent. London & Westminster 1001 sh. 201. pd 22%
60,000 51. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10/. pd 1231
.1,009 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl.O. 201. pd 30
25,000 10 per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 120/. pd IS%
50,000 7; percent Manchester and Liver ] 50i.sh. 151 pd 10
pool District
20,000 7 per cent. Manchester •. 100 e. th. 101. pd 5
20,000 8 per eent. Provincial Bank of Irelandlool. sh. 25/. pd 41
INV 6 er ccnt National Bank of Ireland 501. sh. 172!. pd 1734
10,000 6 per cent National Pr iv iiclal Eng.lool. oh. 35/. pd 24
10,000
11,000 Gloucestershire 501. sh. 10/. p 0 32
6,000 lOper cent. HaMpshire 5Ol. sh. Si. pd 9
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
2,500 105 Od Bath 20/. sh. lat. pd 22
5,000 British 401. sh. IN. pd 18
0.0,x, 15./,.,),r Illeitl..] Ditto ProTincial 2Ol. sh. 121. pd 24U
928 51 101 Birmingham .0' sh. 96
:•;250 'AI Os Bristol 2O/. sh. 26
'1,250 :3/ 10s Brighton 2Ol. sh. MI
750 3/ 100 Ditto, New ',O/. oh 11. pd ;I
2,471 41 per cent. Brighton General "01. sh. allpd 9%
1,000 71. ids. Continental Consolidats ii ....751, 6:211. pd 110
1,000 10!. City 01 London.. ....... .- .100!. sh. all pd 195
1,000 61. Ditto, Now lOOl. sh. 75!. pd 150
4,000 3!.113. Equitable 5Ol. lid 20
tO,OOO N. per cent. Imperial W. sh. 59
800 5/. per cent. Isle- of Thaitet 251. oh. 201. pd In%
2,330 61. per cont. t ndepcndetit 90/. sh. ail r..... 50
33,000 41. per cent. Phoenix 5O/. sus. 391. pd Xi
1,00(1 4!. per cent. Ratcliff ' 1001 sh. 100!. pd 13
4,000 South Metropolitan 50/. sh. ',NI. pd 17
9,000 51. per cent. United General 50/. sh. 471. pd 'A)
240 5/. per cent. Warwick ., 501. sh. 50
400 5/. per cent Wakeleld
2,000 3!. ; Westminster Chartered
6,000 120 Ditto New 5(l. oh. 101. pd 113
760 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 181. pd