The Express. — London, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

*mat will be unusually vent in the period of illitars. be. eareen this. and the re st harvest. Another eireunts.ance with which the Limerick peuyle felicitate themselve the e p en ses of the staff of engineers, pay ch rks, insp all of which will be defrayed oat of the consolidated fund. - _ SCOTLAND. EDINIttftOH, MAT 13. A rumour is current that the Lord Advocate intends intr.:diming a general police bill for Scotland this ses sion, but it is possible hat the report mar have arisen from the promise of a sanitary bill for Srcotland, con tingent on the passing of Lord Morpeth's bill for England. The Lord Advocate has three bills in pro gress, and it would be well to see them safe through before attempting new measures. Public opinion has been pretty well expressed regarding the whole three. The manufacturing and mercantile classes condemn the Entail Bill, as a plaster to a sore which should hav ll e been extirpated by t he knife. Proprietors generally approve of it; libera d l lan-owners like Sir D. Baird think it too partal but this class. like the extreme* conservatives of Aberdeenshire, who rug ird entail as a time-honoured system, is not large in number. The Marriage and Registration bills are evidently in better odour than they wer e last year, but this riot eo much from the efforts of friends as from the decreasing op.' position of enemies. The Lunatic Bill is looked at rather suspiciously. All admit that pauper lunatics have been ne :lected, and that great abuses have existed in private asylums, but it is thought that the care of the insane poor, I:ke that of the sick poor, might have been devolved on the Poor-law board of I supervision, and so have saved the imposition of another special tax. Registration andlunatic se clusion are bah admitted to be good, ad, l could the ' cos. be charged on the Consolidated Fund, all objec tions would melt away like ice in June. Employ ment will be given to a number of 0 e cials, and this will si far compensate fur the removal of numerous public boards flora Edinburgh to London; hut then ale people of Glasgow and other provincial places rumble at the eentralasation of F.dinaurgh, and even to Edinburgh all the patronage going is conternd on lawyers or their friends, civilians tieing invariably excluded, although they bear many burdens from which the legal profession are exempted. But to the non-ministenal Scotch measures - the Site- Bill is generally approved of. The more sensible of the established clergy would have it passed on the ground that the continued 'chisel of sites affords a pretext for agitation by the Free Church party. The bill regarding chapel of case property is a deli eve subject. 11 , law is clearly on the side of the establishment, and no body, especially an incorporated one, ever likes to give up its legal advantages. Equity, indeed, goes against law iu the case, but re ligious passion prevails so much here that judgment is blinded, and little interest will be taken in the matter except by Free l'hurchm.n. This last makes up the tale of Scotch legielatiou yet anaemic. d, but much more is expected and required. University and school reform, throwing open the colleges and parish schools to all sects, is needed; bank reform is needed; church reform is needed in large towns, where dis senters are called on to uphold empty churches with ministers ; and Scotland farther joins England rather heartily in the demand for sanitary, game, and excise reform. The defeat of Mr. Macaulay shows that Edinburgh is tired of the do-nothing policy, and it also shows that parliament house intluenet is gone, unless new life and vigour be acquired both by Whig and tory. The treasury has voted 101100/. in aid of medical relief to the poor in Scotland, and the parochial boards are busy scrambling for their different shares of the Sammie Caen.—On Thursday afternoon, a monied wo man, named Agnes Gray, was killed by her husband in Glasgow. It appears that the woman had carried dinner to her husband, who is a stone-breaker. They returned toge ther, but before they went to their lodgings they had gone luta a public-house, where both of them got oinsillerably worse of liquor. Alter this they proceided homewards, and though but six o'clock in the evening, went to bed, which consisted oaly of a miserable pallet of straw. y had not *eta there more than a few minutes when the woman was heard crying ent, and immediately afterwards, their only child, a boy of twelve years of age, rushed out of the roam into an adjacent apartment, occupied by the other tenants of the house, exclaiming that his mother was murdered. The neighbours immediately en tered Gray's room for the purpose of intcrferiag, thinking it was but a Ilnanicen scuffle ; but the first object that met their eyes was the poor woman lying stretched on the floor quite dead. Eff.irts were made to recover her, as there seemed to be no marks of violence about her person, but she moved, and it was at last apparent that she had ceased to breathe. The boy said that the only blow which was struck by his father was one with his clenched hand, and that it hal not been repeated. Appearances, however, have since been discovered on the body, which tend strongly to counte 121111Ce the suspicion that death was the result of strangula tion. The man was immediately taken into custody. PROVINCIAL. LtNCASIIIRE. TIIE COTTON MILLS Is BOLTON.—At several mills previoudy working short time, the working he's have this week been augmented to the comolement allowed by law, and on the whole there is a gradual increase. INCREASING BURDEN OF TILE POOR.—The quar terly abstract of the expenditure of the Preston union for the three months which termivated on the 2.5. h of March last, just published, exhibits an increase of pauperism sod of re relief over the burden of any previous quarter. The total number of persons relieved during the period has been no less than 24,735 ; while for the December quarter of 1847 it was but 23,659, an excess of 1,176 against the commencement of 1848. to the March quarter of 1847 the !lumber was but 13,661, con , equently the increase within the year kas been to the fearful extent of 11,074. The expenditure for relief during the lest quarter was 11,7711. 13s. 24., aping 9,1431. ss. 2d., in Dec., an excess ut 2,6281. Bs. Od. ; while f..r the March quarter of 1847 the total expenditure was but 5,0151. 7s. 1114., showing an increese, this year, of 6,7661. Ss. 241. per quarter. YORKSHIRE. FATAL AND DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. — Lest 'Wed nesday morning, about ten o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Maugham, with two of their daughters, left their country residence—a farm called Wedsley Park—in their four-wheel carnage for their place of business, a drapery shop, in Sheffield. The mare which drew the vehicle had never been put into that carriage before; and in consequence a man-servant was em ployed to run by its side, to render assistance if required. e animal proceeded steadily till it arrived at the bottom of a bill, when, iron some 11111.1SCert.ined cause, it started off at a fearful speed. The servant caught hold of the reins at the mire's head to stop it, but ho could not succeed, and in the attempt he was knocked down, after having kept hold for 20 or 30 yards. Tne carriage then struck against the corner of a house, and precipitated all who were in it with fearful violence on to the street, while the mare brike j entirely away, leaving the car ri age smashed to riries. Mrs. I Maugham was kille.i on the spot. The two daughters for tunately did not sustain much injury, the only wound re ceived being a alight cut in Miss Matilda Ma the infirmary, apparently in a lifeless state. Mr. Maugham recovered his consciousness shortly after he was Liken to the infirmary, and the first question he asked related to his wiie. An evasive answer was given him, from wnich he at once con cluded that she was dead, and he mode no further inquiries on that point. lie then seat for Alderman Lowe, and told him that he had not made his will. Mr. Maugham dictated, while Mr. Law, el the infirmary, wrote down his wishes as respects the disposal of his property, and completed the document before ten o'clock in the evening, at which time the unfortunate gentleman expired. WARWICKSHIRE. Tim CHARGE AGAINST LORD LEIGH.—The Leamington Courier of Saturday, in referring to the investi gation recently made before the Warwick magistrates into the abrurd charge against Lord Leigh, .'ices that " formation has reamed us, in which we place entire coal. dence, that at least two of the persons sworn to have bees 'I murdered can he, brought forward alive and well, to contra dict this vamped-up story ; and the registry of tile deaths of others shows them to hale survived, for tom, years, the catas trophe that is said to have consigned them to a premature end. L7ga.l steps will be taken against all the ponies con cerned—a measure which is quite lateens:wiry to vindicate the reputation of the noble lord." uNcouisamr. LANDOWNERS AVoIDING TAILATION.—The heavi ness of the poor rates in Lincoln is causing great grumbling amongst the poor, who find it a difficult ma ter to meet the frequent and heavy demands upon weir puree. " There is way (says the Slam/ ord Mercury) by which this burden iiiight be reduced pretty nearly a halt. The Lincoln union contains a vast amount of extra parochial property, which therefore is not asseued to the poor rive. This property mainly belongs to persons who, of all others, are best able to pay ; and that no independent member of the House of Commons takes up and endeavours to work out an equi table adjustment of poor-rate taxation seems empire indeed, end points strongly to the eonclusion that pro perty is designedly represented at the expense of right. Many years since, through the intervention of C. Cheplin, EA., all tLis property was brought under assess. ment to the county rate; and why it should be exempt from poor rates because some centuries awe it belonged to an order of :unitary priests, or to a priace of the royal blood, is wholly incionprehensiale. It is now in private hands; and use in the pi itinction of non-liability to the payment of the poor ra t es , 41,1ers in no respect frog other property. This arbitrary exemp:ion ought therefore to be abolished without delay, since it one mean+ ot oppressing the poor, and favouring c orree p ou g i :ngly the rich owners of property. Perseverance in th, mainten sacs of the abaurd distinc tion operates in Lincoln not only to .' B3 ‘• away a large dice o f the loaf tf the poor to feed the poor, i :vss to tax the city heavily for vice and crime,—this property 4 •? if "new's'? of coil, sod w.. ere the makers et vice an: Crime take refuge, laugh a t the saws that would root tiled " 4 Of Parial•••" moved, an: breathe. by his (eh hat not be. been disco, DRUM the 1 tion. The Tim CA previou•ly week beer and on the INCRES terly abstr three mor just puble relief ore] number of less than 'r was but 2; of 1848. 13,661, cc to the fea during tl 9,1431. ss. f„r the M 5,0151. 7, 6,7561. Si. FATAI nesday with two farm call their plac which dr carriage 1 Filoyed tc 1111110 of a hill, at a fearf the mare' the attest for 20 or corner of fearful r 1 entirely • luaughaa 1 tunately oe ived b II Mr. Mat apparent consciou and the evasive I eluded tl on that O him that while M respects I 1 documer the unit Tile Leaman gativn into the formati , dence, I murder I diet thiJ others I trophel end. cerned- the rep LAN nese of • among, frequer •• 1., ight conrair therefc mainly to pay Cumin , ! table indeed Pert/ . right. C. Ch. ment from p an orde is who! and u , of the This a withou and fa Verner °perish lost xf for Tic evil, ar lat DEVONSIII ItIC TIIE NEW CASE AGAINST TIIN REV. 0. C. GORMAN'. —lt lint he eeen by the following latter that the biehop has ahattdontd his new case To the Rev. G. C. Gorhate.—ltee. Rie,—The Whop desires me to way that the cematiesioners sppointed to inq comerning your haring on divert atomically within two yams, I ntrotbe performance of divine 'envier, In your valet% church, neglected to conform to the order of the 'order, enntalned in end remit ibed by the Book ot Com mon Pollee, and hating onlllttd or tech a part Or tarts of the ram., especially in usinf the ;Moe of the churebing of wemen, have repertel to him that there is a poem Par wee for proneeding stramot yo, for lolating the canon. As, however, it appeorcd (nun the evidence that on the Sth of March IRA, you publicly In chttrch tle el.tred to the coorrriratiOn that you were aware Of some Irrilfallarittea hewing been committed by eon in the performs 10, of divine eerviee, and that you were Noy determined that such irregularities should not be repeated is enure—am' se it further appeared in evklence, that wino, the Stb Match UM )ou have avoided all alterations of the serve' an d copeotally the as behm of thyme parte of the office for of woolen on which the complolot agninet you was founded:his lordship date Mt think It neermery to order an . y further oroece dings in this sere.—Lei -Kleter, May 6. "Rusk. Pit ILIIARDIONIC SOCI(tTY.—The fifth concert, which took place last night. presented but few points of more than average interest. The symphonies were Haydn's in II Oat (No. 4 of the set written 'or Salomous' concerts) and Beethoven'sF, both of which wero rendered with t..e precision and intelligence which are now become a matter of course, under Signor C•nsta's conductorship. The chief instrumental performance, indeed the principal feature of the evening, was Mr. Sterndale Bennett's execution of Mozart's pianoforte Concerto in minor, which was rendered with a delicacy ■nd refinement worthy of both composer and eaecutant. Mr. Bennett's style of playing is expressive reel er than brilliant. Ile appeals to the in telligent few, rather than to the wonder-eceking crowd; and although he has ample mauipulative powers, his claims rest on the higher qualities et intellectual expression end classical taste. Mon at's pianoforte concertos do not offer the Mime massive and grand effects to be found in those of Beethoven; they are rather like finished miniatures —an aggregation of minute beauties and delicate graces, that are hest appreciated in • limited space. It is difficult, there fore, for any player to produce much effect on a mined audience in a large room, however excellent may be his performance of these charming works. l'erhaps no pianist of the present day is so lit an interpreter of them se Mr. Bennett, and his playing of last night was recognised by all the informed among his audience as a pure and mas terly interpretation of • classical work. The cadences which be introduced were his own, and were worthy of the occa sion. The novelty of the evening was a new MS. overture " Titania," composed by Mr. Oriesbach. it is intended to be (as the programmes informed or) "descriptive of the as. sembling of the their revels, &c.," and illustrative of a motto from " A Midsummer Night's Dream." This is a hold attempt, after the way in which Mendelsohn has illus trated the sante subj , et, end Mr. Oriesbach must be con tent with the diaper iging comparisons which necessarily arise. his overture is devoid of anything like • leading ides—it has the eifie' of • work written at various intervals of very short sitting., so little is there of continuous ' thought—and gives evidence of greater powers of memo', than of invention. Thedeecriptive portMns—the" Fairy veil," consist of paamgcs of pimiento ant reiterated staccato 1 , chords for the wind-instrument , which were introduced by Weber and Mendelsohn ; but although Mr. Orieshaeh km a•ight some of the forms in which these imaginative writes, clothed their poetic thoughts, he has none of the spirit. We cannot wonder at or condemn the composer for en-' deavouring to procure the performance of his over ; hut we do not con,idtr the directors were justified in selecting • work whose pretensions so far outweigh its merits. The vocal music was a mixture of good and bad. Of the former CUM, were Beethoven's seems •• Ah pertide," and the aria " Come scoglio," from Mozart's Coal fan tutte"—both somewhat coldly given by Madame Ciudellau—who, also, sang a duet of Dooizetti's with Mario, The remaining vocal piece was • vapid air by Mereadante, wits, unworthy of Mario's powers, and the concert con '•d with Mozart's overture to " Zauberthate." gbt Drama. HAT3tAltli6T.-- AMATEUR. PKRVORIf ANCZ.— The amateur performance in aid of the fund for the endowment of a perpetual curatorship of Shakspeare's house, took place last evening in the Haymarket Theatre. The Foley was the "Merry Wives of Windsor," and the principal performers were the gentlemen distingui.hed in literature and art, whose previous p er formances of this nature have already attracted so much notice. Its announcement created much interest; and, noteithstanding the high prices of admission, the audience was sufficiently large to contribute a consider able sum to the Wad, which. it is intimated, is en tirely distinct from the fund now raising far the pur chase of the howls. The comedy was got up with great can, and the utmost attention to correctness in all the accessories of the stage. The costumes, strictly of the age ef Henry the Fourth, were entirely different from anything we bad ever seen in any representation of thc play, and gave a novel and aingular effect to many of the garages The most remarkable performance w as t hat of cr i lohn Fenny in the character of Ford. It would in every respect have done honour to an eminent professional actor. His picture ef the jealous husband was strong and impassioned, without paring the bounds which always ought to divide comedy from tragedy, or ever throwing a cloud over the sunshine of this most charming piece. Falstaff wuexcellently performedby Muldark Lemon; and the wenn between him and Ford were the but in the play. Falstaff's description of hi. disasters in the buck-basket was not more sich in humour than Ford's forced attempts at merriment to cover his contusion, which was truly natural and comic. Mr. Charles Dickens m .de as much of Justice Shallow as could be expected ; but it is not in this play, but in " Henry the Fourth," that the worthy Gloucester shire magistrate appears in his glery. In the "Merry Wives of Windsor" Shallow has some humorous traits at the outset, which Mr. Dickens brought out with great feli city ; but, after the first act, the part sinks into insignificance. Slender was personated by Mr. John Leech. His attire was extremely fantastic; but we were informed, on excellent authority, that he was a complete picture of a finished fop of the loth ctutury. The lackaduisical silliness of the cha racter waste ll supported. The Welsh panon, Evans, WU elengly ac by Mr. G. U. Lewes ; and Dr. (rajas, the Fri nett physician, not less so by Mr. Dudley Costello. The duel scene pn.duced great amusement. Mr. George Cruick shank hit o ff the swagge r of Pisrof most succesatully ; end Mr. Frederick Dickens gave good elfect to the bluff heartiness of "Mine Host of the Garter." The funelecharacters were admirable. As Mrs. Ford, Miss Forteacue was elegant and ladylike in her mirthfulness; Miss Kenworthy as lively and awreeahle we Mrs. Page ; and " sweet Ants Page" had, in Miss Anne How r, a representative not unworthy of the epithet. Though last, nut least, Mrs. Cowden Clarke's Mrs. Quickly was a piece of pure and genuine comedy, which could hardly be excelled. Great taste was shown in the management of some of the scenic effects. The fairy revels at Herne's Oak were exereding quaint and pretty. The comedy was followed hp Mrs. Inchbalti's well known farce, " Animal Magnetiam," performed by Messrs. Charles Dickens, Mark Lemon, John Leech, George Cruikshank, and Misses Forteseue and Anne Romer. It was acted with great spirit, and kept the, audience is a roar. The wh o le performances of the evening were highly successful. To morrow evening there is to be another similar performance for the same object t the piece. are " Every Man in his Humour," and " Love, Law, and Physic." NAVAL. PORTSMOUTH, MAT 15.—Tint COURT-MARTIAL upon Lieut. Mille. of the lb:Orlon% amembled this morning at 9 .'clock. and Mr. Hoskins, the defendant's professional advieer, read the defence, which airlifted the emoklr.g in the wardroom of the Blake, which had just been painted, and he coneequently smoked in his own defence; the charges of intoxication were denied ife coin. The whole of Use officers (except the commander and eurgeon of the ship) were called in support of the defence read, and they all most positively swore that }they never saw Lieut. Ittle drunk at any time. Three medical men wore also called, and stated that LieuL Mille had been in a state of grort deby during the last three months, owing to an attack of influenza, and thin at times rendered his manner of walking unsteady, from hie uncles being or weak. At haltquirt 3 the court was cleared, and it re-opened at :10 part 5 p.m., when the deputy judge advocate declared that the court, having maturely weighed the evi dence against the defendant and that brought forward by him in his defence, was of opinion that the charge of being intoxicated was proved, and sentenc- d Lieut. Mills to be diamlseed the Illustrioue. WOOLWICH, MAT 16.—Plumper, at. sloop, was towed this morning to Blackwell, to receive her engines and machinery at Messrs. Miller and Itavenhill'e yard.—Caradoe, Lieut. Ladd, which was to have left on Tuesday last for Holyhead, has been de tained by order of the Admiralty, and le now ordered to have the power of her engines tried by the dyhamometer.—Liewellyn, Holy- Mad st pkt. l was tried down the river to-Mi.—The following Is the order In which the various Akers of the Dockyard Brigade have been posted to their oompanierr.—Colonel-Commandant ; Commodore Supenntendent Sir J. J. (1. Bremer, LC.13., K.C.ll.—Artillery. Colonel: T. Blinn, master's irmistaM. —Major : W. Jenkins, since keeper—lit. Company. Captain J. tinhorn. Lieutenants W. .1. Miller and B. W. eideock. —2nd Company. Captain ; 1. Morgan. Lieutenants : D. Roy soil W. Hatton. - 9rd Company. Captain : IS. W. Burr. Lieutenants C. Erie& & 11. J. Allen.—Boat Brigade, lot Company. Captain : J. Monday. Lieutenants : C. 0. Dutton and J. MsCullurn.-2nd Company. Captain : W. Woods. Lieute nants 11. 0. IL Johnson and N. Beemanfantry. Lieut.. Colonel 0. Lang, master shipwrighL—Major ; J. L. Mouchet, store reoelver. —lst Company. Captain: L. Ite id. Lieutenants: E. J. B. °niece and F. Dutton.-2nd Company. Captain : li. Chatfield. Lieutenants J. Trickett and C. A. tiemaya-3n l Llarspany. Captain : B. Fullager. Lieutenants: W. Scott and W. highs - , Ith Company. Captain J. Large. Lieutenants: J. Manning and J. Crouch.—Lieut. and Adju tant J.Chriatte. ADMI lIA LTY, MAT 15.— AP POINTMIINTS.—Lieut and COM. Y. Wylds, and Second Master G. &urine, to Doterel.—Naval In etructor the Rev. S. Blackbui to rowerful.--Masters'Ansists. C. W. Waller, to Bowe, and J. Tim, to listings.—Chief Engineer : B. Guw, to Virgard.— Painfoinon.—J. Murray, to be lieutenant. SPORTING. TATTERSALL'S - :Jo.ner. The Derby bet.ivg, quoted in our hut, excited no little as tonishment, Surplice and to sperandum, un t ow d previously teen respectively t ; and DI to I, figuring at 5 and I, and at, the head of the list of ',written They were all the rage yesterday, the Dane bury nag advancing to to 2; and Surplice, after a large outlay at 10 to 3 and 3 to I, to 5 to 2. latter,b licly reciter...led by Lord Clifilen to snake it known that " as he stood to win a large stake by one of his horses (evidently meaning Load stone) End lathing by the other, he should entirely consult his own convenience as to which he should inert, or which he should declare to win with." This announcement had no inthienee on the betting. Surplice remained in Immense force to the claw. The Tie , ef these new tacoritle. &most waived the market, and made it so ..itticult t 5 get at the priorof the other favouritits , that we cannot pledge our selves for the perfect aemuccy of our quotations; we believe, how ever, that they are vary near the mark. SuitEsustrruu us Svaitaa.-7 to 4 apt Silver Eel (t). Saddle and Duplicity were declared not to start at • quarter-post throe o'clock, and liellenden at four o'clock. DZILBT.-5 to 2 apt Surplice, 11 to 2 agst Nil Despe raaduna Oh 9 to 1 art Springy Jack (l 2 to I laid mice), 12 to I aget Loadstene,l2 to 1 sgat Glendower (t),13 to I apt Swim Roy, 28 to I eget lihylock, 22 to 1 apt Eagle's Plume, 22 to 10g 0 t Thyddler, 25 to 1 egst Sponge (t), 119 to I agst The Stinger, 25 to Basouroutin it), 3 9 lolidZOrnsi Western (t), 1,000 even between Eagle's Plume and The 0.E..-6 to t apt no-it-again (t), 9 to 1 apt Queen of the Kay. 9 to 1 apt Sister t.COatirist, la to 1 apt Cymba, 13 le I eget NEW, it to 1 apt Vexation (iii THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1848. LAID DOUSE OF LORDS. In Commits is for Privileges. Loan Cotytt.t. or Ocutt.reen.—At the election of the representative peers of Scotland, at the llolyrond H louse,u last h S e pt e mber, a protest was entered liDukes fe and Atholl, and adhered to by the Duke of Montrone and 25 other Scotch peers, against the vote o f the person esaum tog the above title being received—. considering it to be in. valid, and that the person who tendered it ought notto be al. lowed to vote at that or at any future election until he had proved his right thereto before the Ilouve of Lords." In consequence of that protest a motion was made and agreed to in this house on the 21st of last March, " that the person assuming the title ' Lord Critelli,' or ' Lord Colvin, of Ochiltrei.,' be required to estehlish his claim to the same be fore this house ; and that notice he surveil on tho said per. son at his usual place of abode; that this house will be ready to take the aims matter iutu consideration on April 11;" and it was ordered " that the committee for privileges do meet on the said day to take the said matter into consideration." On the meeting of the committee for privileges, on the 11th of April laid, Mr. Serjeant Ilalcornhe appeared at the :me for the person assuming the said title, and took wells oh. jections to their lordships' proceedings (fur which Ile the Daily News of thy 13th of April). The objections, or some ot them, were held good, whereupon, according to the rug gestione of some of the peels then present, Mr. berjeant 'tal cum!). engaged to bring the claim forward in the usual way before the committee for privileges, and this day (the 15th of Ma) was then appointed for the p ur p ose. The learned Serjsant now appeared at the bar, and stating that he hail not had time to look into the authorities, &c., relating to his case, claimed further time.—The Lord Advocate, for the crown, objected teeny postponement as toeless, inasmuch it, there wan no chance of establishing the claim. By the lettirs patent creating the . peerage—which he put in—the peeragt war limited to heirs male, and by this claimant's pedigree it ap peared that be was descended from a female descendant of the first peer.—Lord Campbell and other peers, includ ing the Lord Chancellor, concurred in these objection.. The ordinary works of authority in peerage cake showed that a peerage limited to heirs male could not be tranemitted through females, but must descend through male* without i nterru ption, or become extinct. It Ma matter of frequent occurrence to find peerages so limited become extinct tor want of heirs male of the body of the first created peer. — The committee then resolved that the Cidilllllll, failed to es- tablish his claim, and that this resolution be reported to the house. The lords then formed themselves into a house, amid further heard comae' in the appeals of " Rowley end ethers v. Adams and others, et ti contra," which were opened on Monday, the Nth instant, and the nettles of them was stated in the report in this journal last Tuesday. At three o'clock the further bearing was adjourned to Thursday, when (it then brought to a conclusion) a further report wilt be given. Mae. DAWSON'd DIVORCE 1111.1..--It will be retnemberal I that this was an application by the wife for a divorce from 1 her husband on the reunite of cruelty and adultery ; that the witnesses to the charges of cruelty were examined en the 19th and 20th of April (the substance of their evidence Wes then reported to the Doily News) ; that on the 9th instant other witnerate were examined on te charges of adultery. and proved at least one ease of adultery egainet the husband (see the Daily News of the 10th instant). —Mr. Rowe, the junior counsel for Mrs. Dawson, this day (Monday) CIPIIII med other witnesses to prove another case of saultery, com mitted by Mr. Dawson with a Mrs. Macartney, a barmaid at an inn at the Crewe railway station, between 1813 and 184.5, and that the consequence was the birth of a child. It also appeared that in 1817, pending the suit instituted by Mrs. Dawson in Doctors' Commons for divorce is mensa a Mors, Mr. Doeson was living with a female as his wife at an inn in Oravisend.—The cow in support of the bill being cortiltAled, Lord Brougham said it was a ease if great importatice, requiring the must careful consideraien of the house.—lt was then ordered that the evidence be printed. No /ay was named for the consideration of it. Mrs. Dawson, accompanied by other ladies, was within call each day, iti compliance with a standing order of the house. which requires every person suing for a divorce, wife vs well as husband, to be ready to answer at the bar any questions which may be put in respect to collusion with the other party. Their lordships did nut call for her. She is said to ' ;ant woman. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. rottingo in fiance. WIGAN v. OADDItEIt.—THU LYCEUM THEATRT..—This was an action of assucupsit to recover 201., for two weeks' wages, at 101. per week, fur the plaintiff's performance at the Lyceum Theatre, par.uant to an agreement with the defendant, as the lessee, for a period of two months, at that rate of remuneration ; the document also containing a clause to the effect, that if plaintiff should refuse to perform any part assigned to him he should forfeit • week's wages, and be subject to the same penalty as lent; as the play was per formed. The defendant had pleaded • forfeiture, inasmuch as the plaintiff bad refused to perform • part selected for him in a play called "Gun Cott m." The plaintiff de murred to the plea as being ambiguous and uncertain, no particular week having been named. Atte r hearing Mr. Aspinal against and Mr. Willits in support of the plea, the court decided that it was not good, and must be struck out. THE. QUEEN v. ST. GILEP'B-IN-TIIIII'IRLD 3 . — RUNIOTAL OP • PAI*I.IOt.—CUittOVUQUP.ATI ,M.—This case arose Out Of an order for the removal of a pauper to the place of her has band's settlement ; and the only question of interest raised in the argument had reference to the legality of the marriage, the man having formerly married an illegitimate sister of the pauper; and it way therefore contended that by the law which prohibited the marriage of a deceased wife's sister the marriage was illegal. It was urged, however, on the other aid.', that there was no relationship in law, although there n ight be in nature. The court now pro- nounced judgment, stating their opinion to be the same as in the case of "The Queen and Chadwick," and that the fact of the first wife being an illegitimate sister of the second did not alter the intention of the law, the degree of consan guinity between the parties being in fact the same. DTSR O. CowLey.—Sr.tircrion.—This war an action tried at Exeter, before Chief Justice Wilde, to recover compensation in damages for the injury which the plaintiff had sustained in the Les of the services of his daughter. It appeared that the your g woman occasionally received the tolls of • turnpike gate rented by her father, and that she voluntarily went to live with the defendant, by whom elie afterwards had • child. The learned judge at the trial directed a nonauit, inasmuch as he was of opinion that there were no services proved which would entitle the plaintiff to compensation.—Mr. Serjeant Kinglake subsequently ob tained a rule for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection. —Mr. Crowder, Q.C., now showed cause against the title, contending that, although the law received the slightest possiLle evidence of service to a plaintiff in such an action, yet it must be clearly proved, and it had not been so in the present case.—Mr. Serjeaat Kinglike was about to address the court in support of the rule, when Lord Denman said they were of opinion that there was some evidence to go to the jury, and the rule must, therefore, be made absolute. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ffun Plilm—licture the Chief Justice and Common Juries. SAWTII/ o. LANOPUILD.—RIOIIT TO Tile RATIAIIY OF RAILWAY SHAKES LIFT AC A tiECUSIZT IN THY. HANDS or A STOCEHHOKER.—This was an action of trover brought for the recovery of a hundred shores in the South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Railway. The defendant pleaded, firstly, not guilty, and, secondly, not possessed. It appeared that early in the month of Augu s t of last year the plaintiff being desirous of speculating in the price of Consols, was in troduced to the defendant, a non-licensed broker. It war agreed between them that defendant should make " time ' bargains in Consols on behalf of plaintiff, and by way of covering any amount of differences which might arise ag.iinst the plaintiff on the settling day, he deposited with the de the fendant the shares in question as a security. On the 27th of same month, however, two days after the settling day, defendant sold the shares and sppropriat d the proceeds.—lt was urged for the defence that where securities are given by a party to his broker to cover differences, and the party does not appear on the settling day as he is bound to do, and the account is then against him— under these circumstances there is • custom which entitles the broker to realise the securities to indemnify him self against loss, after due notice first given to his employer. In support of this defence, the account of nominal sales and purchases of stock, showing an unpaid balance of 441. against the plaintiff on the day the account was closed, was put in. The custom alluded to was also proved, and that two days would be • reasonable notice. The only question of fact left In dispute was whether proper notice had been given. This depended upon whether a letter bearing date the 25th of August, informing the plaintiff that if he did not come forward with the money the shares would bo sold, was in truth posted on that day. The jury found that due and proper notice was given. Upon the other facts in the case, the Judge was of opinion that the original bargain to in demnify the defendant against the amount of difference was illegal, because referring to stock.jobbing transactions, and contrary to the provisions of the statute 7 Goo. IV. ; that therefore the defendant gained no right, under the circum stances shown, to sell the shares, but was bound to return them upon demand. lie ther efore directed a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount of the shares at the time of the sale, reserving leave for the defendant ti move to enter a verdict on either issue, or for a nonsuit.—Verdict for plaintiff, damages, 811. 12s. 6d. COURT OF RICHF.QUER. mining In bonen after Term. ALLEN V. SIIAIIPE.—LIABILITY OP SELLitita ON COM- Eleator4 TO HORSEDEALIOtie DUTT.—Thie was en nction of rept,. sin brought by the plaintiff, the proprietor of Aldridge's ltepcsitory, to try the question whether the business there carried on by him of selling horses on commission subjected him to a horsedealer's license, the defendant, who is the collector of taxes for St. Anse's, Westminster, having levied on the goods of the plaintiff the sum of 251., which he had been assessed. under the center 43 Geo. 111., e. 161, by virtue of a warrant to that i?..e.ct from the oommissionen of sessed taxes. The cause came on for trial before the Lord as Chief Baron, when the facts being undisputed, they were turned into a special case for the opinion of this court.— Sir F. Thtsiger, with whom were Mr. Ogle and Mr. Sevin, appeared for plaintiff, and contended at great length that the trade of the plaintiff was not that of a horsedealer, so as to subject him to any other duty than that of an cut tioneer. He never bought any bones, either for himself or on commission, but simply 'ad the property of others, either at the hammer or by private contract afterwards. The trade of a horsedeeler had been defined by 29 Geo. 111., c. 41, sec. 6, to be ono who " sought his living by buying and selling horses," and as the plaintiff only sold them, he did not fall within this definition.—Mr. Pashley, with whom was Mr. Whitehunt, for the defendant, argued that re plevin would not lie for goods nised for Queen's tun se• madly, that the proper remedy of the plaintiff, under the various statutis reg amino the 'object, was by slip , al to Commissioned of Assessed Taxes, whose opinion, subject to the private appeal t o the ludgt s, was Sisal, and th,t rouse toently the present tctionoou ct not be sustained; and thirdly, that the business of the plaintiff did subject him to the duty to question. In support of the secotid pout, the leaned counsel referred to t. The Earl of Radnor v. Reese" (2 Boa & Pull.. 31:16), which seemed to he so clearly applicable, that the court foiled on Sir Theviger to reply ma that alone.—Sir F. wa s nut accordingly, argued that the right of whet by jury was nut taken away by the statute, and that it was upeu to any one who is overcharged an a hersedealer, to try the question by an action, rather than by appeal to the commis. semen of aseemed taxes, whose decision might bn very un satisfactory to him.-1 he onurt, however, was of opinion that, iro "pectin of the question whether the business of the plaintiff subjected him to the duty es a horaellealor, the de. fendant was entitled to judgment on the second ground taken by hiv counsel. The object of the leglideture was obviously to ensure a chi ap and prompt collection of the revenue, and it, therefore, made the decision nt the swiessor and commis sioners final. The plaintiff had not appealed, and be had thereby lust his right of redress. There must, therefore, be judgment for the defendant. -Judgment accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. ftetere Mr. emeineeeautirr Vane. M. JULLIEWE IiANKEUPICY. —Tiais *WI an adjourned meeting for the choice of essignere. At the former meeting, held on the Ist inst., and reported in the Espress of the lellowine day, some diacussiou took plane us to the want of unity &mullet the creditors, and his Honour recommended that they should have aon sting.—Mr. Cute said the credi tars had since Ace d on the euggestien thrown out by the comenisteioner ut the hot meeting, and had appointed him to act as their joint soliciter. Re had since been engaged in investigating the lsankrunee affairs, and believed that a very good dividend would be obtained for the creditors. Proof. of debts were then received. In the course of the proceed ing, Mr. Cure ostid a question might arise• as to which were pence and which joint debts against Wows. Jullien and Barry. Many of the joint creditors were her e, but could not prove under this Hat.—The Commiesioner : Unless they are also creditors of M. Julln.n alone.—Mr. Cole said title was not the case.—Mr. Orcgson mid he. hi Id the trust deed, executed en the nth of February last, by Messrs. Jullien and Barry, to Meows. Chaytor and Ilainault, fur the brneht of the joint creditors. That evening he attended a meeting of the separate creditors of M. Jullien, when au arrangement was proposed. hut it tall , el. The Het property of Judi. ei and Barry had leen sold on the lit of January to Meese... Chappell for 4,0091. ; but this h d not gone to pay the joint creditors, es it ought to have done. Therefore the joint creditor., having been damaged to this extent, had a el, ar common law right to vote Venue in the choke a assiguees to the separate eetateMr. Cole sai lie should %mese the proofs o f the joint creditors under d any form whatever, unless they wnuld give up the securities they hl.l. —Mr. Welworth, a joint creditor, to the em , uet of 65/., fur bookbieding for M, sera. J and Berry, tendeerei ill, proof, and elated thot he het lie security. Being further questioned, he said be would not abandon his fenetit under the deed of assignment to Cheerer and Hainault, which, however, he had not xecuted.— file Commissioner said he must reject the proof, unleu the creditor would abandon his intounder the usigument de cd. Mr. Walworth refused to do so. This decision applied to the rest of the joint cre dibly., or at least to suet. of them as chose to rely on the see *Manned referred to. The amount of deb's proved during the day was 3,4961. be 9d., the largest 'wing that of Mr. Iteetham, upholsterer and decorator, of Regent-street, who proved for 1,68.51. The selection of trade assignee 'ell upon Mr. John Cole, paperhanger , of Park erect, Dareebsetuare, who accepted the trust. Mr. Cole, milicioer, applied to his Honour to fix a private meeting for the exeminatien of Mr. Lewis, M. Jullieree solicitor, and some other parties. Ile said that he understood Mr. Lewis sot up a china of those 4,0001., which would have to be investigated by the assignees. Ile had also given notice to the sheriff to return the proceeds of the execution, which were about 8001 —TheCommissioner I think we shall never have , the law in a good elate, until creditors are disabled from seizing the goods of a trader for their own exclusive benefit, until the property of a debtor is distributed fairly instead of unhorly.—Mr. Cole: In this cue, on the very day of the meeting of the creditors, Mr. Lewis walks iu with his execution.—The Commissioner : Oh, you need not say "in thia eau ;" it occurs in &truest every case that ever heard of. Some chesen or favoured creditor generally grasps at the nt, so of the pr merty, a .d the rest get nothing ; and whether it is the deliner's own solicitor, or his father, or his brother, or some particular friend, the thing is sure to occur, one way or the other.— After some further conversation, Thursday, the 20th nut., was app Anted for the private meeting. I.II • KINZAK or TOM COCIFF.—COAROVI BY TKa " AG &MAT TILE CoMMlaatUNEna.—flu LIUDOUI sail his atten than had been drawn to an article in the limes of that morning, complaining of the want of accommodation for re porters its his court, and that of Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, This court was net so large as some in the building; but he was desirous to afford every poraible accommodation to the press. Ile had never sought to exclude reporters from the barristers' box, when it was not occupied ; on the contrary, he was anxious to give them all the accommodation that could be afforded, deeming it highly desirable that the public should know the coulee taken by this court, and the princi ples laid down by the comeniuinners, especially in granting certificates, in order that debtors might know what prOec non they bad to expect from this court, in cases of good con duct, and what punishment awaited bad conduct. In the same paper was a statement by a solicitor, that IS or 20 CUFF were sometimes crammed into the list of a single rommiseinner on one day. Re had looked through his lista for the last three months, and c odd not find a single instance in which that had occurred. Oo a very few days there had beta fourteen or fifteen bitting., but of those eight or ten had been audits, attended only by the ee.licitor, and perhaps not occupying more then two minutes each. lie was therefore justifiel in denying the truth of the imputation. He might take this day's bud. neu as an illustration of the contrary. At the last meeting in M. Jallien's case, believong it to be one which would give rise to a good deal of discussion, and in which a large number of creditors were concerned, he had devoted this day to it alone. A third charge had ocen made by Mr. Lawrence, solicitor. who (alludieg to a preproal of di , London committee for amending the laws of bankruptcy and insolvency that, in those eases where the party was made bankrupt on his own petition, the commissioner should have the power of appending a solicitor to act under the fist until the assignees were chosen), declared Chet nothing could more tend to degrade the profession to which he (Mr. Lawrence) belonged, and expressed his regret that Mr. Cosintemioner Vane should serpent that remain:len. demon. The intention of the committee had been seriously misunderstood. Since the alteration of the law in Ixl4, giving the debtor power to originate proceeding% against himself, and consequently to appoint his own solicitor, the practical result had b. en that, in the great minority of cas. e, the bankruptcy was originated by the trader, who had thus the opportunity of selecting a legal agent to manag e the business on behalf of the whole body et creditors. (heat inconvenience had arisen from this; and the proposal of the London committee appeared a very reasonable one. Ile could not understand how a ;elicitor should be degraded by acting under the direction of the court until the assignees were appointed. In some cues it might have happened that many meetings were crowded into one day, owing to the legislature having net a %met amount of busier..s on those commiseioners who remained in town during the long vacation, and thus afforded the public the convenience which was afforded by no other court—that of sitting every day in the year.—Mr. Sturgeon said ho believed this was. the only court in the kingdom which got through its day's business regularly on the day appointed. was I POLICE.-YE.STERDAV. WORSHIP-STREET.—AssetteT.W ern bret et. ro non. —Dennis McCarthy was charged with having assaulted and used threatening language with a view tat retort money from he a gentleman named Neale. The prosecutor stated that was parting through George-street, Spitaltields, in the after noon, when the prisoner advanced towards him with a large paving-stone in his hand, and seizing him suddenly by the collar, threatened tnat unless he instantly gave him a shil ling he would dash his brains out. Ile succeeded by a vio lent effort in xtricating him-elf from hit availant, and was hurrying away, when the prisoner caught hold of the skirts of his coat and renewed his demand with similar threats and imprecations. lie was surrounded at the same time by two or three of the fellow's companions, who encouraged him with various gesticulations, and, feeling greatly alarmed. he called loudly for the police, and attracted the notice of a constable, who rescued him from further ill usage.—Police-constable Fowler said, that on reaching the spot he found the prisoner grappling fiercely with the com plainant, and, on forcing them asunder, he was himself at tacked with such impetuosity, that he was compelled to thrust him into the passage of a private house until the ar rival of a reinfarcement sufficient to overpowt r his resistant , * and convey him to the statioe-house.--Mr. Hammitt ordered the prisoner to pay a penalty of 51., or to be committed for two months to the House of Correction, and he must further find substantial sureties to be answerable for his good beha viour for the further term of six months. CLERK ENWELL.—OUTItAOI3 ON POLICE.- -I'. Mahoney was charged with having been concerned in an outrage sm the police. On the morning of Tuesday, the 21 t of March, at hall-past one o'clock, the prisoner and several other ruffians were causing a dieturbance near the King's 's Herd publichouse , Upper Holloway, when Police-consb Prickett, who was am duty near the spot, requested them to desist, anal go quietly to their hums. Re was instantly knocked down and maltreated by tate whole of the party until another e .Beeman came to hi-, &mistime*. He wee also attacked by the mob who petted them with stones, &e., snd took their staves from them, and used them about their heads and bodies until they were left on the ground bleeding and apparently lifeless. Their assailants proceeded along die road, when some of the inhabitants why haul been alarmed by the outrage, came to the assistance of the officers, and took Prickett and Wilson, the other policeman, away fur medical assistauce. A strong party of police soon arrived, and took two of the ringleaders into °newly, when a cry of " rotate" was raised. The officers were pursued, pelted with stones, and otherwise ill-used, and their prieoners were rescued from their custody. They were fumed to re treat to save their lives, but at length a reinforcement of the police came to their assistance, and two of the party were apprehended, but the prisoner escaped. Prickett and Wil son, who still exhibited marks el viotence, identified the pri soner. Evidence respecting the affray was taken at same length.—Policeman Vigor proved the apprehension of the prisoner, when he denied having been concerned in the out rage, but admitted that ho bad been making with the party the night before till a late hour.-11r. Combs committed him for trial. MARLBOROUGE-STREET.—Cn•aetrer Irraitaur- TION AT A PUBLIC Meitmao.—M. May was charged with s et a e / gess to force himself Otto the liar.over-square Rooms, where a meeting of the Church of England Self-Supporting Vieerie Society .as about to be held, and J. Holloway and .1. Bailey were charged with having been riotous at the rooms, and having attempted to rescue the defendant May. —Th. Rev. E. It. Laken, re cow of Burton, amid he wan that day at the lianoversquare Rooms, where a meeting was about to be held on behalf of the Church of England Self Supporting Village Society, of which society he was one of the honorary secretaries, when he found that some of the committee were sitting, but with doors closed, in consequence of an assemblage of persons outside, who were louuly de tnandirg admittance. The manager of the rooms told him it was the wish of the proprietor, that the meeting should not take place, as he feared a disturbance was meditated. Witness went out and informed the defendant May, among others who were outside, of what had been stated ; but May was told, if he remained quiet and orderly, he would be allowed to enter the rooms. The manager, however, »- Need to alter his determination for the meeting not to take place. Witness again went out and told May, with the rest, of the decision that had been come to. May them insisted on having an interview with the members of the committee. One of the committee at that moment arrived, and May and others attempted to force themselves into the committee room with this member of the committee. Witness and the doorkeeper were obliged to resist this violent intrusion, upon which May said, "Bo you are physical force, are you ; then you shall have plenty of it." May then called out, " Come on, boys !" and one man was about to attack witness, when he was restrained by his companions. A placard was issued to the crowd, stating that no meeting would take place. The crowd, however, would not disperse, and as the two constables on duty said they should require asvistance, wit ness trove in his cab to the Vine-street station, ar.d procured additional force. Previous, however, to this, May and others said they would not withdraw until they had seen the com mittee fairly out of the rooms, as the meeting might other wise take elece without their presence. Witness' requested the police to disperse the crowd, and the constable' said it would he necessary to give the parties into custody. Wit ness accordingly gave May Leto custetly.—Polito-comeable Mitchell said he saw May, with about 100 persons following, come up to the Hanover-square Rooms and eater the passage. Th, manager told witness to request the parties to leave that place. Some went away, but Holloway remained, and witness was obliged to push him away. Witness was knocked down and kicked by some of the persons in the crowd. Afterwards, when May was given Into custody, Holloway tried to rescue him. Bailey was also very active in urging on the crowd not to allow May to be taken to the station-house. —May raid he went to the meeting, as he conceived he had a right to do. He could not account for the disinclination to admit him, except from the fact of his having been weed into the chair at a recent meeting at Ilethnel.green, in opposition to the Rev. Mr. Brown, one of the secretaries of the Self-Supporting Village Society.—Mr. Bingham thought tram the evidence them was more wrong headedness than disposition tout lawful authority at defiance on the part of the defendants. The parties calling the meet , ing had a perfect right, at the instance of the proprietor of the budding, to put off that meeting if they pleased, and no one had a right to force himself into snottier mane house against that roan's will. it had been thought requisite to ' pat off the meeting, and as a retyped was given to disperse, f the constables were properly called upon to act, and to re- 3 I move those who chose to create an obstruction in the streets. I As there was no very great violence used he should be con tent with requiring all three defendants to find sureties for their good behaviour for three months. LAId BETH.—Roniteut es ON THe STEAM Picas AND STSA.II-soars. Thomas Woes and Geor9e Smith were I charged with attempting to pick pockets on the steam-boat E pier, Nine-Elms. Henry Jordan, a porter at the South- Wi stern Railway, deposed that on that day he was on the is 1 Nits-Elms steam-boat pier, and use the prisoner Smtth, E who had his paletot on his arm, try the pockets eftwo ; the prisoner Wade, and a third man, who wee not in cus tody, covering him. At this time there was a considerable M crowd on the pier, as a train had immediately before arriv,d ; at the station, and he saw the prisoners go OS board one of g the Citizen steam-boats. Ile, witness, also went on board, I and seeing Romaine, a constable belonging to the L division E o police, on the boat, he pointed out the prisoner, and told him what he had witnessed jut before.—William Romaine Raid he observed the prisoners the moment they got on board the steam-boat, and had known them for some years as ex pert thieves and members of the " swell mob." Ile kept hie 6 elm open them to see it they attempted any other robbery, but this was perfectly 11 , 4 less, as ho found the prisoners were ' leeching him just as closely as he was watching them, and a sought the fi ret opportunity of getting on shore. They ! landed at Lambeth stairs, when he, witness, took Wade into ' custody, and a constable who was with him secured Smith. —Mr. Elliott c wenced the prisoners to be imprisoned for , three months , end kept to hard labour the House of • Correction. - MONEY MARKET. MONDAY EVININO. The stock market was in a quiescent state to-day, t, which may be attributed in some degree to the thin t. attendance of dealers on the Stock Exchange, no un common occurrence on the last and the first days of the week in such sunny and seducing weather for coast and river excursions as the present The ten dency of prices was, however, downwards till towards the close of business, when a partial rally took place, though not supported by transactions of any mark. Consols were done as low as 83, both for money and account, bat for the greater part of the day ranged within the limited circle of ; per cent, say front 133; to 4 . Finally, they closed with an im provement to 83: buyers, both for time and money. Continental affairs generally, as reported in private advicen, and in the journals, were conceived to wear a sombre aspect ; and although France was the more prominent point of observation and apprehension, it is not to be disguised that much uneasiness prevails about the possible settlement of political dissensions in Germany. The affairs of that country, or rather of the states composing that large and most important portion of continental Europe, are naturally discussed with more animation, and with more practical knowledge also, perhaps, in the City, than in the higher political quart ,- rs westward,l from the fact of the great concourse of persons from thence always to be found here as a part of the tran sient population, and moreover of the not less number regularly domiciliated, of the standing of so many years that, however naturally interested directly or indirectly by blood and descent in the concerns of the fatherland, they have become in all respects naturalised Englishmen, with the rights appertaining to them as such. The difficulty of the problem to be resolved in Germany, as construed by such practical and intelligent reaaoners, arises peenliarly out of the complication of the numerous independent sovereign ties or states to be dealt with; the interests, preju dices, sympathies, or antipathies of which, like their traditions, and, to a great extent, dependent upon them, are, and are construed to be, so various and conflicting. Thus it is that all public securities of German origin, which formerly were marketable, and had a value, although, except the stocks of Austria and Prussia, they were scarcely dealt in on the Stock Exchange, are now entirely without any realisable worth here. What is here said is a fair representa- ' tion of German opinion as expressed, and of facts otherwise not to be controverted. The exceptional modification of the Danish block ado in the North Sea was gratefully accepted by the merchants interested in the trade of that quarter, and lather assisted in staying the disposition downwards of Consols. Reduced Threes left off 81:t to Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 83;: to Z. Long Annuities, SI to 9 1-8. Bank Stock, 189 to 192. India Stock, 229 to 232. Exchequer Bills for Jane, 38s. to 41a., for March 41e. to 445. premium. India Bonds, 21s. to 245. premium. Foreign securities underwent little change, and the transactions were chiefly connected with the settle ment of the account for to-morrow. Mexican were quoted 15 tto 1.,. Peruvian , 36 to 8. Brazilian, 68 to 70. Spanish Fives, 111 to 121; the Threes, 21 to 3 ; Passive, 21 to 3. Portuguese, 17 to 18. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents., 41 to 3 ; the Fears, 61 to 3. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 58 to 62. Rus sian, 85 to 8. From Hamburg, of the 12th instant, the failure of the house of Windmullcr and Co., comes reported. This house had a branch at Breslau, and the liabilities will, it is understood, be of considerable amount One or two houses in this country will be sufferers, whose names it is not necessary to mention. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bonk Stock. 109 lftd India Bomb. £l,OOO, 2 231 p. 3 per Ct. Med. Amu.. 81i 1 9 Ditto, under 1,100. 24 7tp r ar (.t n . l' itttrits 6" 4 1 1 Caosolo for i Ttr0...£ 3 1 4 ,0 3 (4. 1 2 1 r ev 9.1. and bon- A1=11404. cup. Jan. 3, 1800, 3d.. 38 41 6441 p. o to Ditto. 000, 38 44 p Dilte,3o ymesp. Jan. 5,1860,811-16 DM° Binall, 38 7 94 p. halts Steck, 7.52 FOMEIO FUNDS. Ufa C L I 7B I 4_ 4 I a DT? •69 5 70,F. 8 84r,l'cA. B 2Z:r . 511. t ai l v ii r ill r 5 per CI. satialcso. 1 1 L44, 3 per Ct. epaulet Holub, al9 1 little, Acct. May 31, 120 44 Per Ct. &linen 1, ndv, eu 25tr., 6 par Ct. Peruvian lion&i, 37 69 a to) 294 per Ct. Portuguese Monde, 6949 TO 24 per Ct. Dutch Evelt. 12 guild.. 4 per tit. Ditto, 17 424 12 6 per Ct. Madan 1341..,18:7. £ St., 4 per Ct. Dutch Certificates. 63 634 6 RAILWAY NEWS. We had scarcely any business not connected with the setticme-A of the account, which was on yester day ; but the market has been in a rather depressed state, and prices somewhat lower. RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. GROUP 2. Room 34.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin oolnsaire.—The object of this MR to Improve the terrier at ilull and New llMland CTOMIDVS. The sass for the promoters of the bill was partly gone through at the period of adjournment. Oitour 4. Room 31.—This group, which has before it the disputed bill and snimir to the side of the Birmingham and Orford Junction line, met, ajurn for a week, to malls the committee to h a veosae, before them the report of the Railway Commlcioners on the subject of the gauges. Guour 6. Room 28.—Loedon, Brighton, and South Cout.—The ease on the partof tie promoters haring been closed, the committee declared the preamble proved, and sewed lathe elm directing the chairman to report the bill to the boom. Uno c p 6. Ronal 21.—N firth arid 8:40.1k Wntern case for the mostotere of the bill tit, opened by Mr. Fel... et "'"' loon, the objet of the mauve Ming to !kutts.4.th: the opt , trattlea 4 a ebonite., from I larrow to Brentfir i rd, ta old, rw tone J ju e between the Inndon and North Meatern and South Mee4,, eh war, The Mil is oppoaed by the fir.nt Wchten, Company, GROUP 12. Room 32.—B.linhorgh end lirdtoent object of thin bill le to authrtriee the conatruction of branch. t o B wi , oubie, lieltyliad, and Oiencratg. The c. w• lot ton pit-maxis ha 4 not dosed at the adjournment of the committee. UROUP 14. Room XL—Bristol and Exeter (Twig," and Calle Cary Branch).---The opposition to the aulscriptts tracts was revumcd y.tenlay, and tie:copy-Al the attcaltaa of las committee during the day. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. LANCAIII4 Ikg RAty, ware. , -The *Anita on the BLickburn, 'tureen, and 11.4t0n. ate p m rewing w i th t h e utmost rapidity, and it is eohfidently .e•rtital that the line will be opened through to Mancle tier early 10 Juno , The lMrwen tunnel, and the viaduct at iirai"..thaw-brook. th.• two p, engintat lug difficulties on the line, ate marl. c mp.eted. D wetwe il4l : past week tot directors have let the building of We geol. wmeiteme at Inawen. This building will be ill tell long, n u n 5 Mow; into be completed clout the middle of the tro.-th Jot y sex. mkt a heavy penalty. The passenger et.illona at !tame' am mum.. see both rapidly progreming towardscompllmn, and •ill, aod be nearly ready when the line is opened. The wuck. rat the 4 4 bum:white am also getting on fast ; and it in expecte i to be spa June or July. The Lest lAucaathire line w the lower o f the toe, 01 rumoured that negotiations have Men revwnel *tam the mpg olticiala on behalf of the East lansaalure, and the itittio, Blachttem Clitheroe, and West Yet kahire Railway Cotothini., with a nye% the are of a )ohn sten.e% at Inackhura lir the two emoanics. yko incJoectocnce wparate %whom it akto.'y hit b y tho public, although the two lines are ae yet but pal nady Buller. Chronicle. iIkIARE 1.18T.-Lormox, Mar 16. NoTL_The goso tgaogy of 11..1 In 11•Mo.114 OINII.o.lt.• • •'411t9 11461 telindieroMa : Wove of liar ,,, io .. llllite tadlere* pike,. ?AID. 30 Abef4oBl% • • . ISI ,•• L. .a. . S.Wesitera . 4l & A er " r It. ot . :i thz .4i ii„ . l 31 44 iI I: Do. Now.l :1.7 ... T A IL \ (21 His. Woe. it S. Feinel• 2IS SU 180.11.!.. TrotiiS 17 N. 2,,, Haw. .6 H.rford dn. DI 1 10 Ds , • 76 . 10 a 81 •• • T 60. 6 liolfOo. Mal.ll.efflflO I 4 istd. SO Do. Thirds . .... .7 65 itristul sad Esotek •. 66 161Losotio , so.k 1'...5 .1 I 1 56 Hu.rdeds., 11 9d. 3 Mn.. Hurt. t 5h0.1.1 14:. Iheektitohamehirs 164. 100 .van.. 814., La ia.l St (hilodoulaa 3O( II 7 ( 1 Do. Now Ild. if 4folDo. 6 sha Holyhead. I Maw& kninslassai l'e 10h. Chest,/ & 22: 34 1 ii3ls l .kesi .•• • , . Jail 36 4/ 16 Do. Prefernsee. -.led 4p. 50 Do. Coss. !WS... I 68 Dmaiisstal/I.Jniec•lll 1. I . 16 Ds 5(4...he ;Ili 9i ist k, liAsl7BlB.*Eit Lit lein o W' De. Low. h 1.14.5. i De. Is Do. (161. E. & 113-14 j 1 (10 110. C. HMI Iti.•se : ill 3 3t D0.131.10.6&C.Frf 3 86 Po. Brai.s.Giosa , KWisters Hound. • 1141 16 111 Do•• d0...0.. . Do.NesiOtaketilil 30 40 ,VELS.g. If ssi.lisi.s. 01 Do. Erts.spl.3.2Tilild. fp./ DA N. issues a (...Iraige 6 4 Do. New ••• - - 4 id. 186 N•sysos so 60 Do/kirks& tiostslooo 51 25 ,2,55 At .i l ig i ., a BDo.` shwa • • • ... .1 3 26 13 13'.' Do. 0 Awes -Ir Do. ham ..... .. , 4d. 641 Do. 1 shams. ;4 l. IS &Asters Unless . ..• 124 Do. I sharer . ... I et Do. Thu •L I LO Do.G.r. 6 pse hl• ill lid. 104- Norfolk 2I) Do. du. -, 1 11d. 6 1 1. Nar. Ili. .._ a I,m( LOPILOUIIire lii bid. 111 Dii•Guart.l6p. Q. 16 Do. 1.. • 1 7 66. : Da Est. sp. Csio. 63 Do. Kew, 1 01. reg• 54 lid. I 1 • 08. do.lrarewol . l 9$ Ems Lincoln:hire 2i., 3 141 7 . Counties Ginn a - 66 p3ii.6 6 ,14 di 01.6. 46 47 1 /korthe 535.11'atess. 1 IA Do. t tiara '4 34. 121 North ittailin.ture . 131 Do. 6 shares ••• • • •11 12 TI Nora Waters 26 Eatot. et Northers 40 'Qs .f. Wotoo...aWait. A Kester,rsoisa. Owe •• 11d. 16 Barb. G ail J. it &iv. 13 GM& if fiftba , a., I : •3 41 111' itaystott mind I fah. 11 Do•Loshe Formes 24. 36 . 4eoliieA antral ... 40 ,GtSoolh& Wrath's, 1 16d. ,U '8.1. 5 Midis. 10001 Ntb. of 631Haikl.• MI i 6 ' hArf ~ todh.,eist.,ND I i Dotteres,l4o4. ••- • AT 469. 1 a Da. de., 84. Di.. 3u I Du. Now. NS mis a .855 e..... clas A Hs, IM.hos, lid. ••• .45 lip. 16 , Do. .h.. ~Gnat' Westers 95 a Igto.c.es&cia , :i 4'31 So Do. 1 Asses ••• • • ..61 si 8 Do. Haim 174 Do. 1 share` 1 1 16 Do. Derwin 10 Ds. Flfles. ..... 2l 1 Do. Neu .... VI Do. 1400.171 2, 8 . Do.sl.(4,ntlicei. 66 I Ilvddertnektillowsl 4 'elirojehire 1.l uhe.... 6/ Hull and Belbl 66 9 II 'Bora Devon. ..... .. 66 1 Do.l Sara ..• ,424 Z. DO. PTC4.1 . 0•Ci.... 111. Do. shwa .•- ; 8 op. 60 &reel, 17ofeardskim.. 17; i fps., . 50. h...era's,- 121 1114.. 3.1. Hooks Castars...,... 17i1 Do. do.Se 8 smith 156 1114. 161 bra. d 0...... ha 1 13 ' Lime. t Ctlfil•ie 46 48 IS Do. do. toI Do. Thirds 3d. jar 10 D. do i 93 Laseashfre &Forfeit 81 Do. do. Thirds a , Do•do••_• ..... •• •• •10 Id. • Bel6o Wales .- -. 43 ; Du. t Masa 6 Id. 's i& Parish. Ison.Abie.. 141. Po. shares 3O 246. 6 Tow Tate xe01.4.: Do. Yu. 7 t io 170' Thames Hurs.e.lei k I 61: Do. Bezetemeal •.: pat 41 Vole or Naith _... . 13 1 , Do. Thirds illes•id 0 11111s,Sons..d It ev . th , 43 I Ho-Liver, 4../.Urii 7 Wm. oars t e , . 11 lb. I . IS Dlli i WitiVlick SW 45 Yolk. Nike- 6 Her ' 50 le Tl'AfThre•tad • Domr96News &Dar': 6 Do. W. R. .0.696- 4 31d. 16 Do His-NolirkkN a ll 16 Do•Preshos& lir , 331 344 li WOoNolNweaboi 9 Do. 4 shares .-. A 26 339. ' DWI% &Purer Ds 1 69 I Leeds and firadtord. Vo 91 so Yoe* &N. lithilsistel 46 IL.. owl Think 53 10 Iso.Pruhramio .... 26 ; Do. hew. ~.. - .31 13d. 25 Do.11.&11.11.61(.16. . 3. , Do tioart.i..sohi•• l 2 Ld. 211140.. Mese. k N.lll. 1' lam t erostrdi • , oidA. Yoshio. 2411•11•311. IN Loudon 6 Masks - AL 41 tioulosse S Ami,.. 66 Do. New - .No. IV. 111 COLO' Pr.(Drat Yen W Do. Extension ..,. 74 Thad+ famish-. - N box., lertiatoutr•Oa 11 3 31 Ease 1 aareaat •••• !. • 10 i i Do. Cu. titglillis. 6 Lateran% al. 5' asap II Do. do.Oeser6p( 2 - ... ;6 Iso.P.J.Cnekv.iit. a is Nessus and 1.1e..5... SO Do. do. 1.3 - . 416 10 Votkera of imam . 130 London and Orme, 6 Orissa &Hordes. 15 Da. Prottriaux. - it, Londe& S. N. 5: esteri I I Ur Parts 5.64 LiOi:Si .... 1 2 Do. i t shases L.e 6 bTI NA So Paris and Drams . Do. 1 C ..... •• •• 1 . 4 i TH Paris antl R00M... S Do. Fifths Of 8 Pods LA hkraabotir. tl Do.lol. sle.,L. tk Af SOW,. alki 11-aOrt . . Ts ..0.131.5h.,11.8 13 . a9l 13 Sambre and Meuse. D D0.10f.5h... 5 lit Lit 2 262. 4 risers wok hoe. . 1 D0.101./dh.11.4 13 . d 4 86 West Para,. 78 la 7 tid. 71.1 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. PRODUCE.—MisciNo-irwa, MAT 15.—There hu not been sufficient amount of business dons today by private contract as give fresh quotations.—Tallow remains at 47a.; town, 495.; fat, 26.8(1. Arrived during the last week, 1,798 auks; delivered l M casks ; the present stock is 6,389 casks ; at the same wriod Lit we it was 9,079 casks.—Provinoos : BUtter.—lrish has been dupe( it Limericks, 966., 97a.; Cork, fourshs, Will, 880., ; bielia, 905.; Web& ford,9ss.,9oL—Foreign.—T7tearrivab have heeu,very larceAnd Om must be considered 60. to Bs. lower.—Bacon has advanced Is. bias hams of floe quality have been In demand ; other sons negiestil, Lard Ina been in fair demand. —Ole ; seal, pale, 261. to 26L lag straw, 251.- brown and yellow , 231 . toe. to 241. le.; sperm, 42L111 841.; hesdniatter, 861. to 85L; cod, 231. 10a. • *nub Sea, 231 . 1 . 1 . to 25/. ; olive, Gallipoli, 451.105. to 461.; Spanish and Sicily, 4 it. to 4434 ffil,d:l3 cort-nut, 491. to 481.; seed, rape, pale, 301. 10s.; LONDON WEEKLY DOCK RETURNS, Mar 13. Imported. I Dailverol. M. Stock. 1647. I Scow, W. I Mai. oaks it.l i I;Sia -- fklior - f M;,yraiw, bp 1,511 9,3,5 15°,401 144,484 tkneo a llan. bp I,'. se 10,756 191.231 14L337 Paruign .... .11am 941 6,620 Meta 101,491 Comas, Wanda carts 15 91 9,474 1,811 oeykaa hem Bate I 3.603 101,.17 d 7,464 Mocha . _. tabs 194 9,0:4 LOS Cocoa B. * P. .bace 3 1:3 Loa 1344 port . _ _bags 260 I I,A; 4.184 Ilea. W. WM auks 119 Ort 1.5,204 643 COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, MAY 15.-1 market today, and the isles were 6,000 b.des, Three Was a steady 5110 of whichwtre lot SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-MAILS. IXII. AID. OIL ATM DOL Lit- 06 uuDtlo 01 P li tt ?), 91::t irla 2 i•onskilindod 0 3 Fvsnee ...... 0 0 Dosersalow ..srais..l44l/ 1 Ocern.LJ era- 0 Lisboa.. Ilay2Tid 1.04011 and 0 West IaMSS 1 Slumbers . Medlissa.. vi Saliba Marl 7 U Bruit —Mai* OltArlSass, 314.0 13.—Arrived : Andromache, Hong - Kewt . Magnet, Rotterdam ; Soho, Antwerp ; James Watt, lucre; Helen's, Rio ;• Arab, Princes Royal, Hamburg ; Brilliant, (Seas Scotsman, Jamaica ; Wilberforce, Savanilla ; Iberia, (Adis ; Bess Sisters, Guernsey ; Orelis, Stettin; Beget, William, Fairy, 09115. sec ; United Kingdom, Honduras; Arab, Guenniey Stele, Ross. : Vivid, Montreal ; Prince Albert, Guernsey ; Petersburg; Minerva, Norway; Leo, Denmark; Ace of 'frumps. Lisbon ; Lady Falkland, Jersey ; Magnet, Rotterdam. Livriaroob, MAT 15.—Arrived: Broom, Windsor CO*, Nell Orleans; Osmanli (at.), Cimatantinople ; John Bull, Gilcutta ; Lams. New Orleans.—Salled : WiWam Vail, Staten Island; Francs. S. Petersburg; Olisa, Nantes; Leonidas, New Yak; John Robertson. Vector, Si. Peurg; Urania, Nam; Gamma Seranda, Pipe' erode; Florida, Rotterdam; Belle, St. Martha; William Ladders. Quebec; Novo Felix, Alarm, Lisbon ; Penny, Halifax; Wandenw, (Sipe Town ; General dale, Bombay, Twe Gebrodess, Antwerp; Nei York Parket, Africa; Qum, Quebec; Mars Bibby, Dements. hist• —•""" ,l — at ‘7-"...••••••TiosseAt, MAT It NW BIRTHS. BATHURST.—Way 10, Si Cuttagegrovo, Affteend.rood„ Me.. W. R. Bathurst, of a daughter. CLE ELAN D.—May 14, at the rectory, Bar atone, near Grantham. the wife of the Rev. 11. Cleveland, of a datW tier. DNSPARD.—Way 13, at Redland, 111401, the wife of the Rev. O.P. , of a daughter. DritTra d tflL—May 12. at Delgrave square, Lady Cecilia De, Vow. of soon. DICK IN SON.—May 11, at Upper Tlarleyaireet, the wife of Dkis Won, Esq., of a daughter. OEM ELL. —May IL at Glawtow. Mrs. J. Gemmel!, of a dauhter. LAY ARD.—May 13, st Strstfordareen. Lows, tho Ho of the Se. C. C. Layard, vicar of Maytield, Derbyrhire. of a daughter. till EA MS.—May 12 at Sankside, Mot D. Sher" et a gun. SINC LA I It.—May d., Si Glasgow, Mrs. It. tilmialr, ikmghter. SLOPER.—May 10, at Brixton, the torte of S. E. Slow, Esq., gate daughter. WALE Eit.—May 11, at Edinburgh, Mot Walker, of a daughter. W ILE INSON.—May 10, at Orteuock, Mn. J. a rem YARKILGZIR CURRY—NEWMAN.—MaY 13, M St. JlMeilh Ibuldindites. Corry, EA.. sun of the 100 e 11. Corry, hded, of Walpole Hall, Nod", Eltrabeth, widow of the Iltev. L. U. Newman. of Sudbury, du**. COURTI S—CARRIITHER B . — MaY 11, at. St. Andrew e, P 11 1 , 40 * 10.4 the Rev. .1. Hateitard. 11. B. Confide,Sarah Wile daughtcr of J. M. Carruthers, Esq.. of Plymouth. HOLM ES—M UN DAY.-11ay 10, Si Preston, by the Wee. J. 0.11 1 16 How, J. L. licgroce, Esq., eon of the late U. Holmes, Esu.. of MOM Halt. Lime-Wk. to Jape, *lily daughter of T. Mute y, soq of Rh. Medals place, Preston, Lancashire. M UStl HA V 21—Bill Dti E.My 10, M St. Marys, Bury, by the Mel Hugo. Mr. J. Musgrave, of Holum, to Marries Youiisim eDlithie r the law J. bridge, Erg, ot R O. SI N SON —W 111011 T.—May 12, at St Peter's, Duldin, be the Ref. Pepper, rector of Cartlodenuott, A. Roblin.en, ,of Timeal ll l. I Ippetary, to Maria. fourth daughter of J. W. Wright, /lA, of OW berlanderrace„Regendwpark, Loudon. SP C REELLCOPEMAN.—May IL at St. Nicholas, Ilriglaun, RIO& roll. Req , of Baskagbain, Norfolk, to Sarah France. poungot dreglP toed ibe We Ooltemen. ot Itteringbaut, lit the mow mmi* W I lITEUEAD—TAY Loll.—May 11, at Sackbeworth, by the Re. s. Whitelock, M.A., J. D. Whitehead. req., of Saddleaorill, to El mobil Mary. wily daughter of the late T. P. ken., 0. dhislerbil. Manchester. W INSHN —NEAL.—May 1 1 . at fit Margaret's. Ipswich. by the Ilea. E. P. Neale, M. A., of Ta - ..eretone, them. 11. .0 . • 10. E. , 10 I auny, younger daughte Ned, Led, Ipsu ten. DEATHS. BURN.—Miry 11, J. I. Burn. Esq., lad: of GraYwitin. sded 71. CAR MICAEL.—May 11, Jme, rollet of the late A. li. Carroicharl, of Ranelaihi H CLAY.—A 26, much respected, after a short but severe illoorklld sa beth, widow of the We Rteterd Clay, Esq., formerly of ttom Alutoodttury, and mother of the wife ud June Tiudalu, Esq., of / 1 . 6 " denitlold, solicitor, aged 74. CU HT 18.—May 11, M Weymouth, Rebeedi Mary, who of the Du O R A T. Curtis. ILN, DEIGHTON.—May 11, at Carlow, Margaret, wife of P. Drighlefl. MII ELL.—May 10, Si Glasgow, T. tlemtudl, Ear,. KIIIMIII, II DM VI ELD.—Mag 11, Si Everton. G. req.. aged dd. IN D.—May 12. at EarthurY Lodge, Renton], E. Ind, a,..ed N I MAIL—May 11, at Mame...ter, Mr. C. Neclham, ',tell id. PA PWORTIL—May 12, at Duble.Maneret, wife of ti , PATERSON.—May 10, _at th e Regent , . ihnack.• liap.b."'• • ratemil. Elwid, of 11.M.1 63rd Roil., aged 20. SLIT 41.—May 14, at Albemarle-Davi, kephomia, youngestdalO W the tato A. Smith, Esq.. Ediuborgh. STACK 12, at Lobito . Annabona, relict of the late W. Stack li. D. W i LLN.—MST 11, at Duklutedl, Emma, the wife of W. Wilde. Ted. od 6 W I n LLI A 6. MS.—gay 10, at Ihistordrise, Mrs. H ar riot Ann 11 Whom, widow of the late R. Williams, Esq., aged TO. W 4 , L iiiiA Ll..l3lVid .. .: l 7 , 3l .f ay g l . l, ch at ,.. ....l t oz ele as t i , Prised. b&mb 3 Yearr'24knoto.n"thlaY ch." of R. Q. r. L a • • 14 of. Lr 10 ......wwwill .~w~ 14. 14r /1,14 I It NI. Yd fo 4 ;It 1,411 4_21. 4 sw°T id Wear sad a h wi,stla Xn4 *lithe 1,1,1 eletr ant. coda Xlll I , Abr. b.sve w"nta wen zwedi orb? Ork? inW poll< of lb ad" 610 Put° r