The Express. — London, England, 1853-05-26 00:00:00

TILL LEUMY DUTY. (Poo the A.tre.) Tnt Bill fur making the Legacy Lx mire eq:;i tahle has just been printed, and will foe satin: time *.r, come be tin. most I:A.m.:lug topic of discussion Loll.. in and out of the House of Commons. There can be ao doubt that this proposition to render real property sulject to the taraiun affecting personal property has been very generally regarded as the gem of Mr. GLADATONE'S Budget. Ou many other points his financial scheme was open t 3 revere critie,sni; and, indeed, very heal y ohject ions were sustainable against various points, both of principle and detail. ine.aded in tis new fiscal arrangements. His plan for the coma talon of the debt was marked by many miseal culaaons in its preliminary stage, and has proved something very like an unpalatable failure in practice. Yet people were not inclined and arc still mainlined to subject Mr. GLAIP,TONE to that harassing and destructieu ordeal of criticism end opposition which from time to time broke down so many of his predecessors. Active, practical poli ticians have been induced to speak and act in tho spirit of t huse who submit to much a hich may be irksome and teen tatting for the sake a securing ore national important step in advance. They have been willing to wake sacrifices to secure a special good, and the talisinan which has induced this tolerance and has secured for the present CIUNCELLOR of the Et dux. this isomut,ity from pains and penalties gene rally ia.licted on ministers in his position has been the proposed Legacy Tax on real property. The pros' cc: of getting certain feudal rxemrtions removed front land seemed so great a good that the man who offered to make such a reform became at once an ally to bo helped and advanced instead of a foe to be opposed, delayed, or defeated. But if sacrifices are to be made for securing any special object, there is ell the more reason for requir ing such object to be sound and genuine. We must have in return for our toleration a real measure of Legacy l)uty reform. We must secure the good that has been promised ; and not be put off with any counterfeit. For a sound and honest ineesuro on this subject, men on both aides of the House will vote. There must be very many members amongst the followers of Lord Dean - , quite willing to support a just tax on Successions, when that im post is to be established for the purpose of lightening and equalising the general taxation of the country. Many of our soundest patriots have been found from time to time amongst the country proprietors serving in the House of Commons—as the days of HAMPDEN and the Commonwealth bear witness. And there must be many still, quite ready to support any mea sure for extending to real property its share of taxa tion, when the proposition is founded in justice, and supported by political expediency. But we must repeat that to gain such aid the measure must be sour.d, and this soundness must be tested by full examination. Before any vote is taken on the prin ciple of Vie proposed new law, it is well that there should be ample opportunity for discussion ;—before its details aro adopted there must be time taken for the amendment of its clauses. On a first examination of the Bill one part chal lenges immediate criticism. The seventeenth clause proposes to interlere with leaseholds, and to assess them hereafter under the new act. la other words, the nevi Bill for extending to freeholds the legacy Duty hitherto payable on leaseholds proposes to in terfere with leaseholds by putting them on a new felting altogether. The simplest view of the object to be attained would have suggested that Mr. GLAD STONE should merely extend the hand of the tax gathererthat it should hereafter include the freeholds, heretofore unfairly exempt. This he seems not ors- ' tent hide, bat meddles with a branch of property already taxed at the same rate as other personalty, and I only confuses the matter by the step. Leasehold per:y has always paid Legacy Duty when pasasd will and surely all that was needed was to bring 1t into the same net with all other wealth, when by the death of a former owner any new proprietor sea oceded to its possession. People are accustomed, without question, to pay legacy duty oa leasehold property as on all other personalty, when passing by will or intestacy. Extend to this class of wealth the clause fixing with duty all successions by settle ment or otherwise, and leaseholds arc sufficiently attended to. But Mr. GLADSTONE wishes to dire tied) ail this. The new act proposes to bring into charge as "a succession" leaseholds which are settled by deed, and —as is seen in the first claaae—declares that these leaseholds are to bo included b y word " real property." This makes the r the excuse—for the 17th clause, because by the 19th clause " the interest of every successor in real property" is to be computed and paid upon as an annuity of equal value; and it would be ridiculously contradictory if a man were to pay legacy duty out. and out on the value of lease holds, coming to him under a will (say 2091. per an num, at isoestyyturs' purchase, or on 4,oooo—and on another 2001. per annum, to which he bees= abso lutely entitled under a settlement, was required only to pay as on its value as a life annuity,—say (according to his age), perhaps floe or ten years' purchase. lint, then, the proper remedy would seem to be to declare (in the tint clause) leaseholds to b.‘, as they are, personal property. They are such, and no difficulty has for the last fifty years arisen in the computation of their value, and the immediate payment,pf the legacy duty upon their capitalised value. Hence there seems to be no need for sub jecting them to the rules for valuation, which are pre scribed as to " real property" (Clause 19). And surely it is not desirable, by the exemption in clause 17, to reduce and gins up the duties now payable upon a very important section of personal property. The common sense view of the matter is the one which the landed proprietors, equally with the general public, are interested in seeing esta blished. For the owners of land must desire the area of taxation on personal property to be as wide as possible, whilst the public—accustomed to pay on this kind of wealth—do not complain of the burthen on themselves, but grumble only that real property has hitherto been exempted from similar burthens. The national demand has been for the removal of a fiscal injustice: this bill, when proposing very properly to get rid of that injustice, travels, in the instance gust given, from its rational, just, and simple ob 4ect, and—as might be expected—gets the subject into a tangle. The Somerset House folks are deter mined to be so very clever, that they are constantly falling into scrapes. Here is a specimen of this. By this 17th clause, the present legacy duty on leaseholds is abolished. By the 2nd clause, a succession is defined to be a right arising from some "pact or future dis position." By the Ist clause, "disposition" is said to mean every act, e.rcept a testamentary disposition of personal property." Consequently, if the Bill were to pass as it stands all leaseholds bequeathed by will would be exempt horn legacy duty—first, because by the 17th clause of this act all existing legacy duty on them is re pealed ; and second, because they would not be liable under this act—as a " Disposition "is declared not to extend to, or include, a testamentary disposi tion of personal property. But enough has been said on these points of tho new Bill to show that, whilst admirable ir. its object, it will requite improvement in its details. illt-ItAIIRTAGE OF A lIINDOO WIDOVV.—Wei beg to mention, on good authority, thet recently a Ilindoo gi r l, of a Kulin Brahmin family at Kornugger, has been re =rued to a neighbour of the village by her own father-in law, she having been widowed at the age of 9 years. This unique occurrence has excited a great sensation is the place, and the subject is now under warm discussion among the orthodox leading members of the families of the fowls, who have not only excommunicated the men given in mar riage to his daughter-in-law, but have forbidden all from either dining or tieing "in his house on pain of excoin rounieation. But mousy is now all-powerful, and, in spite of their threatening denunciations, the men proreribed has succeeded in winning over to his aide a considerable num ber of his partisans by the soseross recommendations of the mint. We hope sassy will emulate the conduct of this man of uncommon moral fortitude, and thus break through the pernicious euttom of keeping their widows in constrained perpetual celibacy, which is found so detrimental in these days of the march of intellect.—llau•karsi. . • DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOME.,ed -—A special meeting of the committee of this institution which Is situated in Carburten-street, Pitney-moue, was held at the mi. deuce of the Lady Liater Kaye. Iler ladyship having taken the chair, the secretary (the Rev. C. Geary), stated the object of the special meeting, viz, the consideration of an offer matte by the proprietor' el the Portland Bazaar, free of rent, for the ealtibitioa of meek done by the peer women who are received Into this home, when it was resolved that the eras of the proprietors of the Portland Bomar be accepted ; that the thanks of the committee be conveyed to the not - rotors of the Limtr for their sad that the mammy be instructed to make all necess a ry agesagemeiNs t after wltick the 'Natag adjourned. LITERATURE .4.s X./ridge-a Statistical /freer,/ w S-.:/a...1. By iA)I63 D.twbux, Egg. Loneon: Hightoy. Nothing is more remarkable :hart the advance which Scutiand has made in agriculture and menu f s.tures du.iug the last century. The pro,‘ortiJa of the cultivable land to the entire amount, is only one third: there are vast tracts of moss, which defy the labours of men and oxen, r.nd to put to the plough all that can be made useful and profitable you must ibeend in certain regions to an elevation of 1,300 feet. Time out of mind this :!ate of things has been the subject of the ridicule of the people of more Ifavoured regions. Churchill describes Scotland as Never entered in Creation's book ; and its eld shies the Preach shuddered as they saw the country to which destiny had (to the misfortune of both panics) doomed Mary Stuart. But to what Natme had been illiberal to—the fortune of races was also for a long time cruel. For while Europe had a three aristocracy Scotland had the fiercest, the bloodiest, and the most r.pacious cf all ; while Europe had a degraded and ictardiug church pressing on it—Scotland was so much under its influence that Rubcrtirin cal culates that "little less than one half" of the land was in i's possession. The lairds, who each exercised entire feudal power over the people, also robbed and murdered each other in their feuds, as Pitcairne's "Criminal Trials" very curiously as well as conclu sively shows. The condition of the lower classes, the state of agriculture—were abject for centuries, and ' it may perhaps be doubted whether either had emerged from barbarism—and whether many of the lairds (or lords) were not in that eoutution down to the time of the Revolution. At all events, the Scotland of two centuries ago differed from the Scotland of to-day— not as an undeveloped country only, from a developed one, but rather as a totally wild differs from a peopled and civilised and prosperous one. What country now surpasses it in intellectual advan tages ? Yet at the restoration of letters it was as far behind in intellectuality as its fields were iu cul tivation. "Scotland had, as might be expected," says Mr. Hallam, "partaken still less of Italian light than the South of Britain." It may be added that its men of letters drew their education from Paris, as the theologians did theirs from Geneva. When the Elizabethan era began in England the sons of the Scottish gentry were being sent to:school to learn Latin, under the authority of an act of par liament. In the whole country, it is calculated that there are 473,581 persons occupied in commerce, trade, and manufactures; and [the calculation made tot 1t.41] 223,::37 pc: h .n 5 occupied hi agriculture. Having toticed the principal Lets which this book records and illustrates—we will leave it to the reader to go there fur information on details. The result of the whole is a spectacle of prosperity such as makes the w•ail:ngs of alarmists look very ridicu lous; and leaves little reason to anybody to lament over chieftains who have been turned out for the uni versal benefit. It is also a reflection which forces itself on the reader that this immense advance of a nation, once known chiefly by the contrast between its fiery energy and its poverty—owes little to any direct legislation for its benefit—owes little to its hereditary governors in the matter—owes everything to its own national character as developed in the way which we have already pointed out. Nevertheless, a decided energy had characterise this people from the first,' and had made itself well known to the continent, where their perjerciduni inyeniums was proverbial. In fighting they were quite upon a par with, and in love of fighting perhaps rather in advance of, their neighbours. 'Mew time came. It was the distinction of Scotland that when the Reformation commenced in Europe no nation took it up more thoroughly, or curled it out so effectually. Nothing of the old system was left to I provoke future attempts at domination by, or to give opportuuities to the weak for fraternisation with, the old church. In England the governments con ducted the Reformation ; in Scotland the Reformation got the better of the governments. Hence it was that afield was given to the energies of the entire country by the establishment of a popular church—a middle class church—a poor man's church. From this fol lowed the establishment of parochial schools in har mony with the national religion ; the clergy were akin to tho muses by birth and traditions, and related to the aristocracy by the sympathies of edu cation and culture. To this, and all that followed from this, we must attribute the superior education and conduct of the inferior orders in that oountry. The work called the "Statistical Account of Scot land," of which there have been two issues—the old and the new—is well known to those who take au interest in the condition of that country. The plan was excellent, for each parochial minister furnished an account, copious enough, of his own parish; and the reader derives from their labours a summary both of the social and civil history of every separate parish in the country. But this necessarily made the work a bulky one ; the " Statistical Account," there fore, requires a shelf to itself, and is to be found only in large libraries. The world wanted something not lees useful, if possible, but not quite so huge, and what tho world wanted, the book before us supplies. Mr. Dawson has formed his book on the plan of the Statistical Account, and I gives a condensed account of every parish in Scot land. But he has consulted all proper authorities into the bargain, and has added tables which the world has never had but from him. The result is, accordingly, ono of the most useful compendiums el information which ever came under our notice. We will now avail ourselves of his useful pages s to illustrate Scottish improvement. And first he agriculture, which he says has made "a more decided progress in Scotland since 1760 or 1770 than it has ever made in any nearly equal period in any other civilised country." The grand characteristics of Sooteh agriculture are stated to be— " let. The nearly universal prevalence of leases of a reasonable endurance. "2nd. The absence of tithes. " 3rd. The prevention of assignment and sub-letting by tenants. " 4th. The general introduction of threshing machines and other improved implements, and the universal use of two-horse ploughs and one-horse carts." No one can have travelled in Scotland without hearing all sensible men speak of the advantages of the system of " leases." Perhaps, also, we may quote apropos of them a remark of Sir Walter Scott's (History of Scotland) on tho advantage that followed from the fact of leases being granted by the proprietors as a provision for younger sons, which brought a good class of men into the tenantry. Doubtless the reasons are numerous and various for this improvement; suffice it for the present to state the fact in the form of sheer money. T.n the time of the close of the Ame rican war, the " whole rental of Scotland could not have exceeded 1,500,0001. In 1795 it rose somewhat above 2,000,0001." It amounted in 1815 (exclusive of houses) to 5,278,6951. The capital embarked in farms, we learn also, has been estimated at 35,000,0001. It is still progressive. Societies exist foe its improvement and development —not only great one'', likethe Highland Agricultu• ral (founded in 1783), but local ones. Turnip culture, the introduction of bone manure and guano, furrow draining, are among the potent agencies of this im provement (Introduction, p. 29). The period of the various reforms may be traced in the work, under the .'hends of the counties where they have been made. In Dumfriesshire, for example, ten times as 'many turnips are now ;raised as there were in 1830. "The introduction of the sheep-farming systeminto the Highlands," mays Mr. Dawson (übi sup.), " has effected a radical change in the economy of the northern counties." This change sweeps away the cotters, who have been emigrating far and wide. This is a development which seems to be still in a very painful stage, but to be unavoidable. Formerly, the parishes bordering on the lowlands were occu pied by " small tenants or crofters, who lived in cot tages erected by themselves, and were not unfre quently in distress, as the crofters of the Hebrides are now. The advance of industry and wealth swept away the cottages and united many crofts into one farm. Some of the inhabitan ts emigrated to the colonies, some were absorbed into the population, which increasing manufactures gathered round them. . . The change has now extended to the remotest parts of the Highlands, and, whether for good or evil, is steadily advancing." This is the testimony of Sir John (p. 537), and will acquaint the reader with what is progressing in the northern history at this moment. So is terminating that most ancient form of society, the clan system, the evil having now got fairly uppermost, and displayed its impossi relli2 to last in the most practical form. The old of clans are vanishing, and their posses sions beginning to be made useful ; in the south the lairds have been and aro wiser—they get up cattle-shows and make speeches at agricultural dinners! Let us now cast a glance at Scottish commercial progress, the chief part of which dates from so late as 1736, in which year tho exports amounted in value to 535,3761., and the imports to 465,411/. (see Introduction, p. 38). Mr. Dawson gives us a table embracing every year from 1824 to 1851. Three ex tracts will very well show the progress : Imports. Exports. 1824 £3,145,958 .... £1,169,220 1837 6,130,371 .... 7,384,886 1851 8,921,108 .... 17,871,80 THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1853. La) ilnteUtgence. EQUITY COURTB.-YEBTERDAY. Hama Toz Loma Ca►ac&LLOi. RAIL V. BIILL.—JUDGMENT. The Lord Chancellor save judgment in this case, which was meekest some time since. The facts were as follows: Charles Salmon, by his will, dated March, 1831, be queathed to his wile, Elizabeth Salmon, all his personal estate for her own benefit, excepting his leasehold house, in Dorset-street, and another in East-street, Manchester square, the rents of which he gave to her during her life, and after her death they were to be sold, and the proceeds divided between his daughter Mary Ann, the wife of Robert Maynard, his daughter Elizabeth Emma, afterwards the wife of Edwin Trail, and his son Charles Salmon and William Salmon equally. His wife and Thomas Bull were sprinted executors. The testator died in October It'34. He widow proved the will and took possession of his personal estate, including the rents el the houses above mentioned, and paid his debts. At the time of his death, the testator was in partnership with Thomas 8011, and the cepartoership was continued by the widow until 1336, when a settlement of accounts took place, in the course of which certain leasehold meson ages were assigned to each party. In one of the assignments in gelation from Bull to Mrs. Salmon there was a covenant by Mrs. Salmon to pay the rent and observe all the covenants in the original lease, made by the testator and Thomas Bull, as copartners and joint tenants, and on behalf of their heirs, administrators and assigns, and indemnify Thos. Bull therefrom. Mrs. Salmon died in November, 1836, end Thomas Bull took out probate to the will of the testator, and in the following December sold the premises in Dorset ' street and East-street, and the children of the testator all joined in the assignment to the purchasers ; and the money having been invested in the lends, three of the children re ceived their share (If the fund; but the fourth,Elizabeth Emma Trail, tiled a bill against the administrators of Bull (who died in 1840) and against Edwin Trail, her husband, for the purpose of obtaining her share of the purchase-money for the premises in Dorset-street and East-street. The de fendants, by their answer, stated that since the other shares had been paid, it was found necessary to retain the other share, in order to indemnify Salmon's estate against any possible breaches of the covenants by Mrs. Salmon on the assignment of 1836, and it was declared that no assent had been given by Mrs. Salmon or Thomas Bull to the bequest of the premises in Dorset-street and East-street. The ease was beard before Sir 3. L. I Knight Bruce, when Vice-Chancellor, who directed a re ference to the Muter, to inquire whether there had been any such assent by Mrs. Salmon or Bull ; and he reported that there had been such assent, but could not state the pre cise time of such assent. After this the Vice-Chancellor decided that the assent had been given. An appeal was brought before Lord Cottenbam, who directed a further in quiry to the Master, and on his report being made, the case came before Vice-Chancellor Parker on exceptions to the report, on which hie Honour decided that the anent had not been given, and hence the present appeal. The Lord Chancellor, after elaborately reviewing tho case, stated that in his opinion no assent had been given by the executors to the bequest, and that the decision of the court below was correct, and must be affirmed. The appeal was therefore dismissed. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—YEeniDAT. &mum ut BANco—Boon Lao Camels. Ns. it:111CIL COLV am% axe trlgliONN. Lord Campbell stated that the court wouli not have the benefit of the prewnee of Mr. Justice Erie for the next few days, in consequence of the death of a valued friend, Mr. Dampier. BRADSHAW O. SIMON.—LIDRL. This was an Raton for libel, tried at the sittings after lad term — The plaintiff was the Superintendent of the Denbigh police force, and the defendant the proprietor and publisher *of a small monthly newspaper called the Denbigh, and Vale of Clyde Adoerliser. The libel tousisted of certain paragraphs in tho paper speaking of the causes which had led Ur. Bradshaw to quit his former situation. The jury upon the trial found • verdict for the plaintiff with 261. damages. Mr. J. Brown now moved for a rule nisi for a now trial, upon the ground that the verdict was against evidence. Lord Campbell (before whom the trial took place) maid that he bad summed up in favour of the defendant ; never tholes. the question was for the jury, and he was not in clined to quarrel with their decision. Rule refused. Rs SILL.—THE BRIGHTON CARD CHEATING CASH. It will be recollected that during last term a rule wu made absolute for striking Mr. Sill off the roll of &tunnies, in consequence of his connexion with the Brighton Card Cheating Cue. Mr. Sill, in person, now moved for a rule, calling upon the Incorporated Law Society to show cause why the former rule should not be rescinded, on the ground that it wu made absolute upon a different ground from that on which it was obtained. It was obtained on the ground of his conviction, and had been made absolute upon a general view of his conduct. Lord Campbell said Oat there was no foundation for the present application. The whole transaction had been brought fully before the court when the rule was argued, and notwithstanding Mr. Sill's great ingenuity and ability in explaining his share in it, he (Lord Campbell) and his learned brothers had unanimously come to the conclusion that Mr. Sill ought to be struck off the roll. Mr. Justice Crompton fully concurred with the Lord Chief Justice. _ _ Mr. Justice Coleridge, not having been present at the argument, gm no opinion. Rule refused. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—YEsTsaDAT. Birrixos ix liAito?.—Biacias Qua HAL?! Pouxcx, AND EAIIOIIII Awaisop.Trr, An. 16.;;Ii. EMMETT O. TOTTENHAM. The Lord Chief Baron is giving judgment said that this case had been tried before Mr. Baron Alderson at the but Maidstone MMUS, and a verdict found for the plaintiff upon the 2nd and 3rd issues, with leave to the defendant to move, and a rule had been obtained to enter the verdict for the defendant. The case had been heard yesterday, and the court had taken time to consider. The court was now of opinion that the rule should be made absolute to enter the verdict for the defendant on the 2nd and 3rd issues, or the plaintiff to be noosuited. The ground upon which they had come to this conclusion was, that in their judgment, when a plaintiff sued upon a bill of exchange, in which he bad no interest, and of which he had not possession, be was not entitled to maintain the action, and it was stated is the pleu upon which this rule bad been obtained, that the plaintiff was not the holder of the bill, and this had been made out, in point of fact, at the trial. The court had better eminent the plaintiff to give him the opportunity of having another trial. Rule accordingly. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YESTERDAY. Emma Tim CEIMO COMMOVONSL IN THZ MATTER Or JOHN ISAAC ADAMS. Mr. Cooke applied, on the part of the assignees, for an order of the court to make a surrender of some copyhold property to a purchaser. The insolvent was entitled, among other property, to a reversionary interest in a copy hold estate, and as directed by the act an entry should be made on the court roll of the =inv. Aa application had been made for that purpose, and the steward of the manor had refused to allow sash an entry, as the indent was not one of the customary tenants. The Chief Commisaioner asked what this court was re quired to do. Mr. Cooke said it was necessary for the court to make an order. The property was inconsiderable, but as it was about to be sold it was accessary for this court to make an order, u the steward of the manor had refused, and be thought very properly, to consider the insolvent—he being a stranger. His Honour declined to make the order as required. SURREY SESSIONS.—YECITIDAY. Bias Thom PVCZIA, EFO, MID • Ba3lol OF KAMA ROBBIkY or 173 Bovzszioxs. Isabella Robinson, 21, servant of all work to Mr. Davis, a publican in the New Cat, pleaded guilty to two indict meats charging her with stealing 178 aevoreigae, a veil, three towels, and other property, belaying te bee master. Both Mr. Robinson and Mr. Charnoek oxplaised to the court the circumstances of the case, old& have recently . been reported, and alleged that the Prisoner, having meek to the bar parlour to wash it every morning, took advantage of the opportunity by taking money from the cash-box. She had en illegitimate child by • young man, and was then pregnant with another, and it was: the prosecutor's belief that she bad been induced to commit the robbery by other persons. The prosecutor instructed them to recom mend her strongly to mercy. The Chairman said that she was guilty of stealing pro perty to a very serious amount, and had she not received such a recommendation from the prosecutor the court would either hare transported her or given her a long punishment. The sentence of the court was that she be Imprisoned in the House of Correction at Wandsworth for three months. ROYAL LETTER.—Ono of the Madrid journal. of the 19th gives a translation of the letter written by the Queen of England to the King of Spain to announce the birth of a prinee ; it is as follows :—" My dear Brother, — Clod having deigned, in his infinite goodness, to give me a prince, who was born on the 7th of the present Imonth, at ten minutes past one in the afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, I cannot allow to pus over such a happy event, which has filled me and the prince my husband with joy, without announcing it to your Majesty. Persuaded that /o t u a r ke ld i lje a se th w a i t il oo rea nce i ra ve l thi ou s r nr a I with in th i r m i j u r t e erat h which this occasion of offering to your p Majesty the plea sureassurance of my invariable esteem, and of the cordial affection with which I em, my dear brother, your Majesty's affectionate eater,—Vtcrottia R.—Buckingham Palace, 30th April." FATAL BLow.—An inquest was held yesterday, by Mr. iferford, at Manchester, on the captain of a canal boat, named James Russell, who had been killed by John Ainseow, the captain of another boat. The two men had quarrelled about money, at a tavern in Liverpool-road, and got np to fight. Ainseow struck his antagonist on the left temple, and this, the first blow, proved mstattly fatal. The jury found a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Aicscow, and he wu committed for trial at the neat Liverpool AMIN& NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND. The adjourned annual general meeting of thepro prietors at this bank was herd yesterday, at the offices, 13, 041 Ilroad-street. On the motion of Mr. Rudinz, Mr. NEWSOME was called to the chair. The only business transacted was the supplying a vacancy in the direction with the name of Mr. E.liott... . _ _ The annual meeting was held &limit immediately after I the termiuition of the adjourned meeting, the chair being again taken by Mr. Newsome. The SECRETARY read the report, from which we take the following passages : " the directors beg to submit to the proprietors their eighteenth annual repor, and they do so with great pleasure, inasmuch as the result of the year's trans actions has proved highly satisfactory. realizing all that the din eters Lad cn previous occasion ventured to predict of the capabilities of the bank, a:141 affording un mistakeable evidence of the increasing confidence which this national institution enjoys in the public mind. Flee year 1832 in Ireland was one of uniform tranquillity, =marked by political or commercial excitement. The \arrest was a fair average one, all kinds of stock com manded remunerative pricer. Fresh sources of euterprise end activity were opened in different parts of the country, sad altogether the transactions entered into by both the csammerciel and agricultural clas , es were generally of .I este sad successful a character, that although the ram et ilialeet an money has again ruled very low, the past year as the whole has been a favourable one for banking. The directors have unhesitivingly afforded the most liberal as ebtanee towards developing and advancing that impeove meat which happily is now manifest throughout Ireland, is which liberal policy they are sure they only anticipated the the wishes of the proprietary. Indeed rs decided and unt ying hex bees the increased prosperity of the country, thee seem small branches which the directors feared they might be compelled to clam as usproducuve, now yield a profit, and the director, have even been induced to open new branches at Mountmeliick and Lismors with (as the directors hope) every prospect of success. The undivided profits at Dec , 1852, were £3,055 16 11 Fund for doubtful debts 5,386 11 4 8,442 8 3 Net profits for the year 1852 after providing for the donb:ful debts of that year 32,220 0 6 Deduct half-year's divi dend to Midsummer, £40,662 8 9 Ditto to Christmas, 1862 9,000 --..1.8,000 0 0 To doubtful debts ezistion at Dec., 1861, now written off 14,687 13 8 32,687 13 8 Leaving amount at credit of reserve fund at Dec., 1852 £8,074 15 1 And the second that of assets and liabilities." ..... The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report M the usual form. _ . The Rev. Dr. Manna complained very strongly of a circular which he said had been distributed by some of the directors in opposition to his candidateship for a seat at the board ; and concluded by moving as an amendment the appointment of &committee of three shareholders to inquire into the conduct of :he directors with regard to the issuing of proxies. The amendment, though it was seconded by Mr. RAs, and excited a long and angry altercation, was ultimately withdrawn ; and the motion was then carried unanimously. The meeting then proceeded to the election of directors. The election of Mr. J. Hartley bythe board sins the last meeting was confirmed without discussion. _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN proposed the re-election of Mr. J. Dunne, which was seconded by Mr. GARTLAND. The Earl of Hammes:avow nominated the Rev. Dr. Magee, who, he said, was entitled to the oSce both for his business habits and the cottidence reposed in him by a large number of Roman catholic@ in Ireland. Mr. D..O'ConmELL seconded the amendment. A ballot was then taken; and the result was, that Mr. Duane, Mr. Guinness, and Mr. Ronald, who retired b rotation, were re-elected; and that Major Oliphant sad Mr. J. B. Smith, wbo were proposed by - the chairman, were chosen to supply the vacancies which had stood over from the last meeting. LONDON DOCK COMPANY. A special general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held yesterday at the London Dock House, New Bank Buildings, for the purpose of having submitted to them for their approval a bill now pending in Parliament to authorise the company to make a new en trance to their docks from the river Thames, to construct warehouse', a basin, and other works, and to raise the necessary capital for those purposes, and to enable them to pay off their debenture debt. The heads of the bill having been read by the solicitor, — The CHAIRMAN (Mr. John Conley) stated that the bill had already received the assent of the shareholders previ ous to its introduction Into the House of Commons, where it had gone thrush all its stages up to the third reading, as it was however pessibis that some alterations might be required in it at that the last stage in the Commons, it was n that the directors should be authorised to make them. He hoped that such authority would be merely nominal, and that the bill would pus in its present sha, but whether or not the proprietors 'cold again be called together under the Wbarncliffe clause, to give their assent to the bill in the shape in which after passing the Com mons it would go up to the House of Lords, and far that purpose the present meeting would be adjourned until Thursday in next week. The proposed works were re quired to afford accommodation to a much larger class of ships than the present entrances of the docks would allow to pass is and out, and some of which they had in come queues been compelled to refuse. A Paorairrou asked what amount of cap ital it was proposed to raise, and how it was intended to ra ise it ? The CHAIRMAN replied that the total amount of addi tional capital which, under this bill, the company would be authorised to raise was 600,0001., and it was proposed to raise it by . way of loan, Inasmuch as it was oonsidered that money might be borro wed on terms so extremely favour. able at present, as to make it unadvisable to create new stock, and maks calls on the shareholders. If, however, circumstances should arise to make the creation of new stock necessary, it would be divided pro ram amongst the present proprietors. Mr. WiLsox said it appeared from the Chairman's ex planation that the proprietors had beellialled together too soon, and that the present meeting ought to have been delayed until after the bill had passed the Commons. Resolutions confirming the bill, and authorising the di rectors to agree to such alterations as might be made by the House of Commons, were then passed. Mr. Wilson asked what would be the width of the new dock gates ? The CHAIRMAN said the new entrants would be 60 feet, which was 15 feet wider than the present entrances. Mr. Witmox believed the Victoria Dock gates were 80 feet wide, and suggested that the new gates of the London Dock should be made sufficiently wide to accommodate whatever class of vessels might come, in order that the pro prietors might not be called upon hereafter to incur another expenditure of the same kind. The Cnsiasutt said that the Victoria Docks would take paddle-wheel steamers, which the depth of water at the London Ducks and other circumstances did not allow them to accommodate. Sixty feet was an enormous width, and would be far more than sufficient for any slams of vessels which it was possible to expect would come up the river. Mr. Witsoc admitted that if paddle-wheel steamers were not to be provided for 60 feet was sufficient. The meeting was then adjourned to Thursday next, the 2nd June. FLIGIIT OF ♦ DISTILLER.—NO little sensation has been caused in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by Mr. John Todd, an extensive distiller in that town, having fled to the con tinent, taking with him a large sure of money, and leaving his creditors in the lurch to the tune of some 30,0001. His debt to the excise for spirit duty is 2,0431., and a warrant was granted by the magistrates en Monday, to levy the amount on hie remaining chattels, which, however, are of iusignificant ansouut, and will only yield some few hundred pounds. Mr. Toid succeeded to the business of Messrs. Campbell and Co. on the death of the principal of that firm a few years ago, at which time some strange disclosures were made of a systematic evasion tf duty by ingenious contrivances during the prooeui of distillation. The pe nalty then levied under a writ of extent absorbed the greater portion of the estate of Messrs. Campbell and Co. Mr. Todd was manager for that firm before suoceeding to the business. It would seem, however, that he has since enjoyed very extensive credit. REFORMERS' FREEIIOLD LAND SOCIETT.—A meeting of this flourishing society took plata last evening at the Monarch Tavern, Hampstead-road. Mr. James Linton in the chair. The manager, Mr. J. S. Hibberd, explained the details of management, and showed that the society would provide houses for the industrial and trading classes on terms so advantageous, as to become the pur chasing members by the payment, during 11 years, of lets than would usually be charged as rent. Mr. Richard Hart gave an able analysis of the statistics of the society, in order to show the large profits which would accrue by the frequent circulation of its monies, while to theme at cepting plots of land or freehold houses, the advantages in a pecuniary and political Nage, were without exception. A vote of confidence in the society and its managers was car ried by acclamation, and before the rooms were closed 6,000!. was subscribed at the table. THE POLICE COURTS. MARLBOHOIGII-STREET. , ..... Fanny and Emi'y Iler:t!,11, two genterl young gir'a (sisters), were chared with stealing a watch from a gc Oman. The owncr of the watch, reported to be a person of dis tinction, was understood to be sitting in court until the cue, which was kept back as long as possible, was called on, but on receiving a whisper frees the inspector, he suddenly went away. The cue is understood to have been made " all right" before the girls were brought into court. The accused were discharged. WESTMINSTER. Thomas Murphy, a U.ourer, was charged with unlaw fully possessing a gold pencil case. Prisoner went into Mrs. Chalfont's, 49, Queen-street, Pimlico, jeweller and silversmith, and offered the pencil este for sale, at the same time inquiring its worth. Mrs. Chalfont interrogated the man respecting the mode in which he became possessed of it, and being dissatisfied with his ac count sent for a police constable. Prisoner said that it had been brought by a woman on Sunday to his cousin in Westminster, end being considered valueless had been given as a plaything to one of the chil dren, and he bad given the value of half an ounce of tobacco for it. The woman in question and another witness were pro duced is confirmation of this statement. The former said she got her living by working upon a dust help at Ber mondsey, and found rho per.cil cure iu her sieve. Consi dering everything found in the dust, belonged to the people working at the heap, and thinking the case of no value, she gave it to the child. Mr. Arnold cirected the police to use every means to en- deavour to find the owner of the pencil case, and called upon the accused to enter into recognisances to appear on • future day. THAMES. _ James O'Grady, alias C'unnor, on Irishman who was de scribed as a carpmter, aged 37, No. 2, John-street, Somers town, was charged with committing a robbery of a very heartless nature. In April, 18d2, the prisoner called upon a Mr. Stokes, a fruiterer, in Stepney, and asked him if he could recommend him a respectable lad, for whom he could obtain a good situation. Mr. Stoke. said he thought he could, and directed him to the house of a respectable me chanic named Jarvis, who then resided in Rhodeewell-road, Stepney, and whose son, a lad aged 14, was then in the ser vice of a butcher, whom ho was to leave on the followirg Saturday. The prisoner represented to Mrs. Matilda Jarvis, the mother of the boy, that he was upper gardener to a gentleman at Blackheath, in Rent, and that he could tell the lad of a good situation, and that his (the prisoner's) master wanted to engage a boy at once, and would give him se. per week and his board and lodging. The mother, who was quite elate d at the prospect of her son being so well provided for, sent for the boy, and Mr. Stokes having en. gaged to find a substitute for the muter he was leaving, it was arranged, at the prisoner's request, that the boy should start for his new place at once. The prisoner directed Mrs. Jarvis to pack up her boy's Sunday clothes in a bundle, and she did so. The mother having "cleaned up " her son as well as the short time allowed her permitted, gave same very strict iujunctiona to her child to behave well, and allowed him to depart with the prisoner. They proceeded to the Stepney Railway station of the London and Blackwall Railway, which they had no sooner reached than the prisoner borrowed a sixpence of the boy, which his mother had given him, and sent him upon a fictitious errand to Mr. Hartley, a shipowner in Leadenhall•street, and took hi hurdle of clothes and linen from him, promising at the same time to take care of it un- ' til his return. The boy proceeded to Leadenhall-street and ascertained from Mr. Hartley's clerks that he had been Mx paled upon, and that no such person as the prisoner was known there. The boy returned in all haste to the Step ney station, and discovered that the prisoner had gone away with the bundle. The lad, who was almost heart broken, hastened home to his mother, bewailing the loss of his clothes. Mrs. Jarvis went in search of the prisoner, but could not obtain any tidings of him. The parents of the lad have since gone to reside in Moores-place, Peckham, and on Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Jarvis met with the prisoner in that neighbourhood, and at once recognised him. She tracked him to a house in Lovegrove.street, Camberwell, and then gave information to a police constable, 135 P, who went to the house pointed out by the prosecutris, and upon knocking at the door, was answered by the prisoner, who was interned of the nature of the charge against him. The prisoner, without pretending to be alarmed, said he would attend upon the policeman directly, and went into a back room under pretence of ob taining his coat and made his escape at the rear of the pre mises. An alarm was raised, and the prisoner was soon afterwards captured at New Cross by a police constable named Crowhnrst, 265 P. Mrs. Jarvis and her son were positive as to the identity of the prisoner, who did not at tempt to deny the offence ►aid to his charge. Prisoner was remanded. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST THE CHAIRMAN AND SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SOUTH-WASTERN RAILWAY. On Tuesday morning Mr. C. J. Woods, the coroner for West Surrey, resumed at the London and South- Western Railway Arms Hotel, Farnham, the adjourned inquiry respecting the death of Charles Canning, aged 20, who was killed by being run over, on the 14th inst., by a special survey train, near the Farnham station of the Lon don and South-Western Railway. Amongst those present were Captain Simmons and Captain Gallon, of the railway department of the Board of Trade; the lion. F. Scott, the chairman of the company ; Mr. Crombie, the secretary; Mr. Oodston, Mr. Beattie, &desist Gaselee, &e. James Edwards, the gatekeeper, was called and exa mined. lie said that he had been in his situation four years next October. There were six passenger trains to Farnham, all of which stopped at the station, and then proceeded on to Alton. No ordinary passengers' train passed without stopping. When he heard the train approaching which caused the accident, he thought it was the ordinary train. He had received no notice that a special train was expected, and until it had passed him he had no idea of one coming. One of the regulations of the compsny was that the whistle should be blown be fore the train came in sight, but be did not know whether any particular distance was named. When the five o'clock train from London arrived, the whistle was sounded as usual. They had sometimes a verbal and sometimes a written message, that special trains were comin7, and generally a red board at the end of the train preceding them. Mr. Crombie denied that the train in question was a spe cial one ; it was a service train for the company's servants. Several other witnesses having been examined, The Coroner proceeded to sum up. They bad a most painful duty to perform, bat they must perform it con scientiously, according to the best of their judgments. Should he say anything harsh or unkind, he trusted that it would not be considered as meant personally, as his only wish was to do his duty honestly to the jury and to the public. They had heard that a stipulation bad been entered into with the Board of Trade that only one engine should be on the line at a time ; and that sttpulation ap pearing to have been broken, a question would arise be tween the directors and the Board of Trade on the subject, with which they had nothing to do. The coroner then proceeded to recapitulate the circumstances attending the accident of the 14th instant, and stated that, if the jury were of opinion that blame attached to any parties, it must be to the Hon. Francis Scott and Mr. Beattie who were in a survey train on the line at a time when another train was expected, and, indeed, for which train it was taken by every person but one, Mr. Tbynne, who, seeing by its length that it was not the regular train, had caused the danger signal to be shown against that train. There could be little doubt that the survey train being taken for the re gular train was the primary cause of the accident ; but he could not divest himself of the opinion that the unfortunate deceased himself had been guilty of great negligence and carelessness. Should they find that blame attached to any one it must be to the Hon. Mr. Scott and Mr. Beattie, who were on the line in a carriage, without any apparent mo tive which should render it necessary for them to have been there just as another train was due; and they must altoge ther acquit of blame Messrs. Eaton and Ireton, who ap peared to bare performed their duty carefully and properly, the primary cause of the accident being, as he had stated, the mistaking the survey for the passenger train. THE VERDICT. The jury having been in deliberation upwards of two hours, The coroner, at about half-put twelve o'clock, stated it became his painful duty to announce that the jury had found a verdict of manslaughter against the Hon. Francis Scott, M.P., and Mr. Beattie—the verdict having been agreed to by twelve jurymen, and there being five dis sentients. . . . . . In reply to a question, it was stated that both gentlemen left Farnham by the half-past seven o'clock train. lir. Crombie undertook that they would be forthcoming wh they were required, and the coroner stated, that though it would be his duty to issue his warrant for their apprehension, he would take care, as far us he was con cerned, to give them as little as possible inconvenience, and to afford Mr. Crombie every facility in moving for a cer tiorari, and having them admitted to bail. The verdict having been signed, the jury separated about ono o'clock on Wednesday morning. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. TlllB DAY, Noom 00 aw of Whia. Mega of Wind. State of the Went e.. 13. cam. Tine. TRAVELLING IN BAVARIA.—A correspondent at the Kissengen Spa, Bavaria, writes 20th May :—" The new passport regulation in Bemis, mentioned in your journal of 19th April, concerning Bullish travellers, has been re voked by order of his Ma eity; consequently, English ..- 't Englis • - minister, visiton Provided with L Passports, or the rim of a Bavarian consul or mints, may enter as before into Bavaria, without the slightest difficulty. [Advertisement.)--A LIFE-GUARDSMAN (ONE OF TAU HIROO OF WATIALOO) etitCD OF Re YMATIYII BY HOLLOW/XI OINTMENT ash Pats.-31r. Thomas Desatoo, laadlerd of the Water. leo Tames, Chatham, Yorkshire, was allasted he elan mouths with eltameatimo sod rheumatic tam ; his utak W lea with colours of sem hem Risittel to For tea yob; be was wholly tocalitto watt the teentmeal he reoeisesi *ma ontrai OM set tidy Mot tele blea tiro pod. bat Wit Us, Y bet.te a emelawally were ecealitles *ea beam be bat n evem loam. Nilleentra Fill W Olettamat buss at but reeseled to, and by their ode seem be les lowilemly eared eel metered to health sad strassl6-11A1 Well ppg hom e r g o i. kiweed as. MARKETS. COTTON.—Lialutroot MAY 25. — Then is no amigo tto repo. the cotton market to•day ; an cuttioareit with Friday's rate', prices of oil kiu.t. are very much the same. G: sad stapled Orleans, 6.1. to are very scarce. The ides arc estimated et 7,000 bale', includiow 1,00.) !peen. lation, and include 70 Pernam, at 6gd . to 7 1 d.; 150 Bahi a 6 3 / 4 d. to 60.; 600 Egyptian, 61d. to 01. • hlO Burats, 31: to add.; and 70 Sea Island., 21. to 2s. The market clocts tamely but firmly. The total ulea since Thursday amount to 34,000 bales, and the imports to 80,000 balm. HOPS.—WORCBSTER. Alai 24.—Our market remain the same us lust report, and the attention a the treth ; i, anxiously directtd to the apptarauce of the Liae, as to the next crop. CORN.—BosTos, May f;:r i.uploy of AV heat and a good demand; our market has her r: itely Is. per qr. dearer. lied, 445. to 475.; what , . It).. A tm.il show of Beans, and line samples making 1:0s. tA40.1. STOCKTON-ON•TETS, May 25.—The supply of grain at market this morning was small. Wl.cat cleared off early, at an advan:o of 1,1. to 2s. per qr. ou last week's prices. Oats met a dull sale, and prices wen in four of buyers. Beans Is. per qr. dea:er, and in d emand. Imports during the past week Oats, coastwise, tit qrs. CATTLE.—ROMFOIID, May I:i.—We had but a short sup. ply of stock at market to-d :y ; prices ruled high fur ever, thing, and Lamb and Veal 21. per stifle them. Beef, 36.44. to 4s. 3d. Mutton, 3s. lUd. to 4s. 10d. Limb, tis. Gs. 24. Veal, 3s. 104. to 4s. 104. Pork, 3s. 104. to 48. COALS.-LONDON, MAT 25.-Ships at market, 204. sold, 65.-Bate's West Hsr.ley, 16r.; Burninipr, 1412; Chester Main, 153. 31.; Ilasting's Hartley, less. Gd. • Holywell, 16s. 6d. ; Howard', West Hartley N e th erton, 165.; Longridge's \Vest Hartley, IW, Gd.; Smith's West Hartley, M. GA.; Tantleld Moor, 1 is. ; Tatifield Moo r Butes, 155.; Walker Primrose, Hs. Dd.; Wylam, 16e.; Wan. End Hatton, 164.; Walls End Ilcdley, 16i. ; Walls End Lawson, 15s. ; Herten% Lyons M a i n , 16s. 61; Walls End Hatton, 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Haswell, 17 s . 9,1, • Walls End Keetder Grange, 17s; Wall. End Pemba; 16s. 3.1. ; Walls End Plummer, 175.; Wald' End Stewa r t' s , 17s. Gd. ; Wood's Hartle's, 14s. 6J. ; Walls End Cassop, 175.; Walls End Heugh Hall, 16s. 91.; Walls End South Hartlepool, re. ; Walls End South Kelloa, 16..9d. ; Walls End Tees, 171.61 ; Walls Euil Wsaidtiouss Clae, 15s. 3d.; Derwerstwater Hartley, 161. 6.1. ; Grey'. West liar*, 153. ; Llangennach, 235. 6d, ; Sidney's Hartley, MOM SKIPPING INT ELLIGICNC4?. SEABORNE MAILS. [N pines that the mails are sent fe,,,n the Ccritr..l Pas:-Otate y the night—and N be the morales despateh.l Day when made 11j f1 , .111 wrist' Wi ts COUNTItIES. In General Pont- fort dna in OMee,Londom• 1 spatehecl. &Wand. -..-. - ---. A ate d ric c u a triit. - daultet 1 6 Every Yrni-y Lirer;mol Ea.lillou Lou United Stow 2 1 Way 31 liverp,ol Arrived A meries(iy iftleat mokht May 23 auuraliti(via fivutliamp. ton) 74lhtly 1 . Ditto(Va Marseilles) h , tidy 13 DWI (via Cape of Good Elope) M lune 1 Afareh 10 Africa ( Won Comet) ...14 23rd of Ltt mono C;vmonth .. June 24 Aazanerla .... ..........E 11,9,24,& 39 ofmo. Doter . . .:ay 23 Alexaadria pi A t hal o t, 4m.r..,., Southatep'on June 4 Behant airm aa it hl 2r , ttj tr of the smooth Southaue,..tvu. lune 1 lAmer .-. Wily ' Brasil .....................31 Bth of Ma north S outhampton. June 16 %mos Lyres M etli of the vu - mte Southampton. June 16 Cape of Geed Vote 7 1 14th of the atenl: Pl)moutm ... April 24 Spoof Goad Hope N Cape de Verde 14 14th of the month Plymouth .. Aped 28 Ceylon (Si. haat) Gaylen .............N 14th of the otot.l. Plymouth .. April 26 Manned Lela ............11 1 M05.,W5d..3171.41 Southampton. Talli.Sat Mel .11 2adral7th .! a.m.: doutharuptoo. June 1 China Om India) Oesetaatomple .N 7,11.17,24,&270f in. Dover Comelantinople M 4tb&us at mou th Southampton. Julie 4 Coat. of Eu m rope ll &le Twice daily Egypt (see India) Frame .........0 &le Twice daily Dc.' r Gibraltar. U 4,7, 17,20,27 of m. i mt`tampt , Y June 1 &mese (see India) Oreytown .......»......M 904317thormsoth Souths.mpt , n. June 1 U5nabumr............ .P Theeday & [kicky Lordoa Ilsvannah II 2nd of ilia montr Southumpton. June 1 Et dmad M WeAnoh a Sitar. London Hiodursa .. . ."..14 17th of the mesa Southampton. June 16 ledis(rialdetaim - 14.) . 14 ttlidadthof eon:'. - routhanopton. June 4 ibidla. ( nian Lit i MtrMLWa lse ! N olttua44thof mut: Dorm Ireland ......M& N Twloc daily MI , head .. Twice da. Lisbon M 7,1., 17, & 27 of EL doothampton. June 4 Madeira M 9th of the mouth.. Southampton. June 16 Madeira N 23rd of the month Plymouth ... June 26 Malta (see India) Malta .PI 7,17.19,:7&30 °fin Dover Mauritius (see India) Malvinas .24 14th of the month Plymouth ... April 26 Mexico 91 had of ttm month Southampton. June 1 Naples r. Sib IS:b V Stb. 1 err Dover New Granada .M Joditlithofutent, Southampton. June 1 Now Zealand By private chip .. Various port Uneertim Papal States .........../t Sthl3th23tkof mot Dover Peninsula ...............P' Ithl7th27o.rf num Southampton. June 4 Peru .ll 2nd & 17th of mo. Southampton. June 1 Port Natal N 14th of the month Plymouth ... April 26 Melly .ht ittilSte‘3.l...ten.r. Dover Ttimany ...... /4 s tlll3t 3 nthot moo Dove, Venezuela . M ind&lf Utelsoonil. Southampton. June 1 Van Dletnes's Land Om Aust.alla) West Indies it 2pAltl7thotreonth Southampton. June I •BR I VED. Arms. Soren—at Falmouth, May 23, from Burgos ALKLANDIRIA—M, LIVIII1)001. 'Nay 25, from. Rio Grande Aomas—at Liver May 25, frnrn Trinidad Auneo—at Gra M 24, from Jamaica Auca—at Ont 25 from M. Video AIM. Maw—at May 25, from Denmark nammora—at 0 Maya.% from etraisseed, Stettin Miura:mu—at May 25, frau. Memel Beaten —at 0 awn, from Antigua Comma Arooor—we May 23, from Norway Cacrte—at Ormond. May 23, Irma Stettin Dam Pill, Nig 14 k TIMM Flamm& Dow Joan—o2Cowaw. ay 21 from __ , Havanna' May 23, tram CUM Mataniat Kamer —at Comm, _ May 24, _. Toutivort—off Liverpool. Kay 23 Pimnov—at Gram , May 24, from Gassymm—at Ormond, May 25, from Moulmein Iheroa —at Pill, May 24, from Galats LAURA 001LBT—at biffNISOI, May 24, from Coquimbo Mora CATIMITILII i r Plymouth, May 24, from Cards Mn.mr- , at Or a May 25, from Xt. John's, N.B. thoga—at Gramiserad„ May 25, from Callao Narrows—at Gravessmi, May 25, from (Weidner NANCY —at Gravesend. May 25 from Denmark NOLOATJAIUII/I—at Falmouth, ' May 23. from Conatantinepla °RWANDAN—at Gruvesmd, Ma n from Amsterdam Pacomes—at Deal, May 24. SID Boaa--at Liverpool, May 25, from Barbados, Sra T. Massam—st Plymouth, May 24, from. Coruna TALMO—at Deal, May 24, from Barbados, Tamarix Hamm )ex,—at Swaosea, May 25, from Caldera Tura—at Gravesend, May 25, nom Stettin Wenraur.v—at Gravesend, May 25, from Jamaica BAILED. AVAIMITZ—has Gravesend, May 24. to 2l. Town Aurramaa---froni Liverpool, May 25, to Melbourne AMIKICAM noon—from Liverpool, May 25, to New Yen Basecow—from Liverpool, May 13, to Genoa ItaLwmota—from Liverpool, May 25, to Bwinemunds "om Fabnooth, May 23, to ... ..... ..... 'Andes a—ham Gravesend, May 25, to B. Leone Gramme; May 25, to Prembarg DAVID M'lna—from Liverpool. May 25, to Bombay Enenc—fross Llverpost,:.May 25, to Ve:enelit leasau.a—from Gravesend, May 25, to Malta MAIT SPROLT—Arm Liverpool, May 25, to Rills - Gram siend. av 25, to Rotterdam Queenstown, May 23, to London Blur= Err VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Alexander (barque), from Liverpool for Prince Edward's Island, May 1, let. 4214., lon. $2 W. Antrbpo, from New York, April 30, let. 41, 10a.69. Bolivar, bound rearward, May 19, lat. 49.1., lon. 8 W. Conaervatim, from the Mauritius fur London, March 15, It. 35.3 S., lon. 18.29 E. Cuba, May 12, let. 50 N., lon. 8 W. California. from Charleston for Liverpool, Aril 29, lat. 35, lon. 70. Columbine, bound westward, May 6, Lat. 14.19, ion. 37 W. Diana, Elul* (Dutch schooner), from London fur Sydney, April 10, lat. 9 N., lon. 22 W. England's Queen, sf Liverpool, for Valparaiso, May IS, lat. 47.4 N., lox. 10.10 W. Gaitnice;ce,'May 19, tat. 49 N., lath 43 W. Mora (brtg), April I,lat. 10 8., 1011. 12 W. Bea Nymph, 51 from Liverpool to Priam Edward'alsland, May 15, lat. N., loc. 9 W. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. 101IN8ON.—May !3, at Woburn-Square, the wl'o of 0. Johnson, M.D., of a men. PAOST.—May 24, at Berkeley.square, Lady A. Paget, of aeon. lITISWAIIT.—May 23, at lielgrave.tquare, Lady Isabella Btewart, of a son. STONE.—Way 22, the wife of Mr. L. Stone, of Kiddlcwich, of a daughter. TO LLEMACHE.—May 21, at Whitehall-place, the wife of J. Toile. machos, Seq., M.P., of a mom MARRIAGES. DEWICK—PRESTON.—May 28, at et. James's, Piccadilly, by the Rev. T. Beams, W. 0. Deriek„ Eaq., to Mary Anne, wooed daughter of C. R. Preston, Esq., of Illael.more Priory, Ewes. ENGLISH-6MITLIETT.—May 22, at St. J.1131,..6, Dover, J. 1). English, Esq., of Folkestone, to Ninth, third daughter of the Lite Mr. W. emit/lett, of Dover. HILL-8111T11.—Ma 23, at St. Mardn'e.in.theiFields, by the Rev. P. Taunton, M.A., Curate of Ilummer.endh, George Earl, only eon of Mr. H. G. Hilt, of the Grove, 1 Iminerrindb, and St. Martin's. lane, London, to Sarah Awdus, only child of the late C. A. moth. Esq., of Notting-MIL ROBINSON —JOWETT.—May 21, at the Cathedral. Manchester, by the Rev. W. Wilson, M.A., Ur. W. Rohinvou, of Cheater-road. to Plumy Tordoff, grand-daughter of W. Jos ett. Rest., of Yorkshire. WELCEI—APLI3.—May 20, at Thorneoruhe, be the Rev. J. Marsh, Mr. A. Welch, of Pildon, to Jane, third daughter of Mr. J. Aplin, of the former place. DEATHS. BREWARD.—May 23, at Hough, Lear Nardwich, Cheehire, Gemlfes son of Mr. J. Breward, late of tie :Ord Ilaa , ard 27. COMYN.—May 23, at New.etreet, Spring-gardenft, Sir R. B. Comm D.C.L., late ChiefJugliee of the ,upreme Court at Madre., aged 62. GILBERT.—May 23, at Hmiings, Emma Owen, wife of Capt. J. A. Gilbert, Royal Artillery. HIIDSON.—May 23, at Brentwood, Mr. J.ll udeon, aged 19. LEA.—May 21, Mr. T. Lea, Grant Mount.s'reet, Manchester, aged 4 s. LTALL—May 22, at Menthe= Rectory, Eleanor Ilarriot, wife of G. Lyall. Jun., Bp.. of Nutweod, Gatton, near Reigate, aged 29. WAttRURTN.—May 21, Hannah, widow of the late Mr. U. Wan burton, formerly of Bridgeatreet, Manchester, aped 70. Printed end pabtlehed WILLI4/1 LIALsB of No. 8, Lumber& atriet.in the Qt) et LaMoa, Printer. at the Moe, in Loottlut• IMISt, to the prude* et Whltariare. Tarawa; MU 26, ISSL //‘ # Frames YI their °pet Dow's, I ApLW, 2s. BRIG Mt and Esehh propo hampers c oily as ma litt of prio East ; am TY. 19 Bresib, all earlier ma addressed Candy. did, Woolley's I colds. asth eTaiispSi; medicine, all chemist TH Ass Po ll bed Press I. sod otect4esias the ex taw &pen Foreign Int forisattoe a thts Paper i It (entail ao eielasia overland mi published av It address Mama" an **naive wogn naoad foe old& it wi sixty years) Noma F°11" ado paper, armee." To ae orde le Odle*, 1( RYD . Comma. 71119. 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