The Express. — London, England, 1851-07-14 00:00:00

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The object which I have is view is to show that it was not the design, and has not been the decision of the legislature in passing the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Act (3 & 4 Vic. e. 113) to in terfere with the funds which Henry VIII. left for educational purposes, or to give to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners the power of preventing the fulfil ment of the founder's intention with regard to the schools which he established and the scholars for whose maintenance and liberal education he pro vided. The proof of this is very simple ; for even the commissioners themselves declared (Re port 11..1t4.36) that they"recommended such measures as would leave a sufficient provision for the scrvicesof the churches, the maintenance of the fabrics, and the other objects contemplated by the founder." So the late Lord Melbourne (in 1810) asserted in the House of Lords, that the scheme " would leave to the cathe drals sufficient means for all the objects and purposes for which they were ever founded." Lord John Russell also remarked, that in adopting it the House of Commons would " not depart from the intention of the founders." The design, then, of the legislature in passing the act of 1840 was clearly such as I have stated, and to it I contend that due effect was given by the following clause in the act itself:—" Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be con strued to affect the right of auv chapter, according to the statutes or customs of such chapter in force at the passing of this act, to make due provision, out of the divisible corporate revenues, for the maintenance of the fabric, the support of the grammar school, if any, and all other necessary and proper expendi ture." Now, it seems to me that nothing can be clearer than the objects and consequences of this clause. It declares that whatever may be required to be done, either by the statutes or by the customs of any cathedral, may lawfully and rightfully be done, and that the cost of satisfying such requirements may be defrayed out of the corporate divisible revenues with out the interference of the commissioners. The phrase, " according to the statutes or customs in force in 1840" is important. It means that in order to perpetuate the right as above defined, it is not ne cessary that the requirements of an old statute, and the actualities of a modern custom, should be identi cal, but that each of itself, and either one or the other, may be pleiided to estop the commissioners from appropriating funds originally provided fur currying out the intuitions of a founder, or subse quently applied in keeping up any good and laudable custom. In other words, if the cathedral statutes require (though custom may not) any expenditure not specially prohibited by the act, or if custom prescribe any such expenditure, though the statutes may not, the commissioners cannot 1:, either case except to or dis allow the outlay. All, then, that the act of 1840 pro vides is, that in certain cases the number ofesnons and of minor canons shall be reduced. That the income of certain deans (originally 100/.) shall be 1,0001., and that of certain canons 5400/. instead of the old 201., and that the surplus left after paying these stipends and providing fur all other statutable or customary liabilities shall be applied for the relief of spiritual destitution. Under these circumstances it cannot fairly be maintained that the object of Mr. Mowatt's motion was, as Lord John Russell would seem to have apprehended, the "reversal of the present or past policy of parliament," but rather its harmonious and equitable development, on the principle of sawn crique, and of doing justice to all parties from the dean to the schoolboy. At any rate, lam sure it was not the object of the hon. member to " attend to the wants of cathedral cities by providing a large body of canons," fur it so happens that although we have a dean und five canons left fur Rochester, and although they have about 5,0000. a year from the cathedral, nevertheless the cathedral is shut up, the deanery is well bolted and burred, the five prebendal houses are unoccupied by any canon, and the wants of the cathedral city and of the church have for the last six weeks been left to the minor canons (two of whom get 30/. a-year each), under the superintend ence of the chapter clerk, who took Itts. each out of the U. 10s. Ilkl. of the six poor old men. But to return to my object. I will illustrate my views of the effects ot the act of 1810 by the judg mint of the late Lord Langdale in the matter of the Grammar-school attached to Wimborne Minster, in the surplus revenues of which the t'umtnissioners have a distinct interest, given them by, n special clause in the act, and nut affected or limited by any such proviso as that which protects the cathedral grammar-schools. Notwithstanding this, Lord Lang dale said, " I think that the question, how much iiss legally applicable to the purviews mentioned in the act r., felt spiritual destitution), and how much is applicable to the other purposes of the charity, doss not depend on any judgment, act, report, or orioles of the Commissioners, but on the determination of this court, founded upon a due coosideration of the true effect and meaning of the instrument cooH stituting the foundation and endowment of the cha-1 rity." There is nothing in this act to entitle the Commissioners to prepare and ratify a scheme incon sistent with the true meaning and effect of the foundation and endowment. I trust the learned Solicitor-General will allow me to call his attention to this case, and I am earn he will take it in good part if I add that I have not sup pressed the passage in which I originally gave " doe credit" to the Chapter of Westminster for augment ing the 163/. 6s. Md. appropriated for the school to 1.600 L, although 1 have added that the 281.35. Od. of a prebendary has been raised to 1,214/. 14s. 9d., and that it has recently become a mat ter of doubt whether they really do de serve the credit which I gladly gave them. l'ermit me further to explain another matter, upon which it is important there should be no misconcep tion : I mean the nature and result of the proceedings in Chancery two years ago. I wish to observe that the decision of Vice-Chancellor Wigram did not touch the question how fur the chapter of Rochester arc legally trustees for the twenty scholars, four students, and six poor men. It only determined that the relative position of the chapter and the school master was not that of trustee and erste/ pie trust, aad that the master ought to be considered only as an officer of the cathedral church, appointed for the purpose of performing a duty. This decision does not then affect the rights of the scholars, and justice to my legal advisers warrants me in adding that Vice-Chancellor Wigram said expressly, " I need not determine whether the Bishop of Rochester has such an interest in the matter of dispute as to occa sion, pro hit rice, a suspension of his visitatorial powers." Beyond this I will not, pendente enter upon the merely personal dispute between the chapter and myself. As the Solicitor-General observed, "the case is in good hands to decide the grave lepl ques tions involved in it;" and I may add, that his con muding remarks exonerate me from any charge of precipitancy. If, as the learned gentleman observed, all the chapters will soon come under the act of 1840, and all the funds soon come under the control of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, manifestly I had no time to lose in advocating the claims of the cathedral students and scholars. 1 have the honour to remain, sir, your very obedient servant, ROBERT WHISTON. Rochester, July 12. WEATMINSTER INTRoceMENTs.—Dnring the pre sent week a considerable number of workmen have been employed in taking down the workhouse of the pariah of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster. The removal of this old structure will do away with the hat impediment to the completion of the fine new street called after her present Majesty, and which, having Westminster-abbey at one ex tremity, and Buckingham Palace at the other, opens • direct and worthy communication between tho courts of law and houses of parli.tment and the West-end. The course of the new street, which is of considetable width, has through the district that formerly constituted the Almonry and the Old Mint. The houses now building are of a tint class character. The churches of St. Mark, the Holy Trinity, and Christ Church, are in the line of the street; and the council of the National Society are said to have secured a site near Lady MITICS' Almshouses, for the erec tion of their training school, to accommodate two hundred teachers. gbr court. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Amelia Murray. Lord Charles Fitzroy. and Lieut.- Col. F. H. &quasar_ , visited on Saturday the model lodg ing4temzes he damodlias meted by Prince Albert in Hyde et iltaltsslntry received and conducted her Mistmel baildiass. Her Majesty and Prince Albert afterwards mad he the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all lgaders. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, atasedel by Mr. Bireb, also paid a visit to the Ex hibition on latarday forenoon. Her Majesty and Prince Albert nausuail to Buckingham Palace about eleven o'clock. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess lifn al, and Princess Alice, and attended by the Countess of . the Hon. Amelia Murrsy, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, Lord Iphin stone, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Sir Edw. Bowater, Lord Charles Fitzroy Lieut. Colonel F. H. Seymour, anti Mr. Bir th , left Buckingham Palace at five minutes past four o'clock on Saturday afternoon for Windsor Castle. I Her Majesty and the Prince were conducted to their car riage by the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Vice Chamberlain, and Viscount Clifden. The royal party occupied five carriages, and win escorted by a detachment of the Bth Hunkers from the p lace to the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway. Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa took a drive in an open carriage and four on Saturday morning. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Harm sen de Speth, left town on Saturday morning for her residence, Frogmore, near Windsor. WINDSOR, SATURDAY. The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Prince of Wale., Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and Princess Alice, reached Windsor Castle about five o'clock this afternoon. Her Majesty and his royal highness were attended by the Countess of Gainsborough, lady in waiting ; the Hons. Miss Murray and Miss Kerr, maids of honour ; Lord Elphin stone, lord in waiting; Colonel the lion. C. Grey, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel Seymour, equerries in wait ing; Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward Bowater, Mr. Birch, and Moss Hildyard. The Queen and Prince were received by the Muter of the Household. The royal dinner party is expected to include the Duchess or Kent, the Baroness de Speth, and Major My& &Bon Biddulph. WINDSOR, SUNDAY. The QUOOTI and Prince, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princes. Royal, and younger branches of the revel family, walked early this morning in the Slopes and Little Park. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, the Duchess of Kent, and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household, attended divine service, this day, in the private chapel in the Castle. The Rev. the Lord Wriothesley Russell officiated. No addition to the royal dinner party is expected. The Rev. Lord Wriothesley Ruuell bad the honour of joining the royal dinner party, yesterday. The Cambridge University Commission had a meeting, mterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present: The Bishop of Chester, the Dean of Ely, Professor Scdgwick, and the Bev. W. H. Dawson (secretary). Despatches were received, un Saturday, at the Colonial s:Ace, fruin the Lord lligh Commissioner of the lonian Islands. ArrommmsTa.-11. S. Chapman, Esq., one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, is ap pointed Colonial Secretary in Van Diemen's Land. FL Falconer, Esq., is appointed Colonial Secretary in Western Australia. Mr. J. Bell is appointed Crown Solicitor fur Western Australia. TILE VACANCY CACSED Ey THE LAMENTED DEATH or out LATE MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY AT PLO urNez is not likely to he filled up. The duties will most probably, in accordance with the recommendation of the committee on salaries. be annexed to those of our Envoy Extraordinary at Turin.—Glube. It is confidently calculated that parliament will be prorogued about the 12th or 14th of August. Some people, judging from the lassitude exhibited of the members and the state of public business, would be disposed to fix upon an earlier day ; but those who are better informed do not anticipate a speedier release from the business of the ses sion than we have here indicated. Her Majesty and the Court proceeded to Windsor yesterday, and are expected to return to town to-morrow, where they will remain till the 19th, when the Queen will proceed to Osborne (after the most brilliant season on record), where her Majesty will re main till the prorogation of parliament, immediately after which the royal family will start on their usual autumn trip to the Highlands of Scotland. It is expected that the Qui en will be able this year to honour the Duke and Dueller.' of Sutherland with her long intended visit to Dun robin Castle.— Onserrer. LOUGH ELECTION.-THE NOMINATION. IiSAUESBOHOUGH, SATURDAY, JULY 12. This day the nomination of candidates to supply the vacancy occasioned in the representation of this bo rough by the death of the Hon. w. 0. 1.. .sake seee Scid in the Market-place. Up to the previous day the candidates were Mr. T. Collins, Jun., a barrister on the northern circuit, who professed to be a liberal conservative, and Mr. Wat son, (LC., also on the northern circuit, and in politics a liberal. Both the candidates had addressed the elec tors during the week, and the friends seemed confident of success until yesterday merning , when Mr. Watson inti mated his intention to withdraw from the contest in a hand bill in which he said, Having concluded my canviuis, and after taking the best advice on the subject, I find that local intluence has so far prevailed that I cannot see any rea sonable hope of success if I should go to the poll. 1, there fore, at once retire from the contest, thanking those gen tlemen of the liberal party who have given me their sup port." It was hereupon inferred by the protectionist party that Mr. Collis would be returned without opposition. His chief recommendation, however, seemed to be in the fact of his being the son of the vicar of the borough, the "local influence" spoken of by Mr. Watson in the above addresa being thus attained. Shortly before ten o'clock this morning Mr. Collins, pre ceded by banners, and a few of his political friends, pro ceeded to the hustings, apparently expecting no opposition. Soon after the honourable candidate had - taken his place upon the hustings, Mr. S. Powell, sen., the returning officer, went through the usual formalities; after which Mr. BOND, an organist at Knaresborough, came for ward, and, without any preliminary observations, nomi nated Mr. Collins as a tit and proper person to represent the borough of Knaresborough in parliament. Mr. CHARLES SCOTT, of Knaresborough, grocer, and hitherto a professed whig, then presented himself to second the nomination, which he did amidst considerable uproar and loud expressions of disapprobation. The RETURNING OFFICER then inquired if there was any other candidate to be proposed, whereupon, amidst much laughter, Mr. KIRK, • whig, and the landlord of the Elephant and Castle Hotel, where Mr. Watson's committee had met, came forward and proposed Andrew Lawson, Esq. ' of Ald ',rough Hall, the represeatative of this borough before Mr. Laseelles was returned, and a thoroughgoing conservative and protectionist. Mr. HARRISON, of Knaresborough, tea dealer, seconded the nomination. There was a rumour yesterday that Mr. Lawson was to be brought forward, but at an early hour this morning Mr. Collins issued a hand-hill stating that if such a courage were pursued it would be without Mr. Lswson's authority, as that gentlemen had pledged himself to him (Mr. Col lins) a few days before that he certainly should not inter fere so long a, Mr. Collins remained in the field. There being no other candidate proposed, Mr. COLLINS came forward to address the electors, thanking them for the assurances of support which they had given hira iu the course of his canvass. Ile was surprised that Mr. Lawson should have been put in nomination under the circumstances of thiselection, which were so well known to all present. Ho could assure them that Mr. Lawson knew nothing whatever of this movement, and that it never had been his intention to come forward, be cause he had pledged himself to him distinctly that so long as he remained in the field he should not think of doing so. (Cheers and uproar.) lie must say that in Mr. Watson, the honourable candidate who had withdrawn from the contest, he had had an honest and straightforward oppo nent, who, when he found that the mapirity of the electors were not disposed to extend to him their suffrages, at once abstained from keeping up any further the necessary tur moil and excitement of a contested election. (Hear, sear.) He, therefore, only had to thank his friends for their at tendance, and with respect to those who were opposed to him he appealed to them not to suffer the borough to be ridden over by the attempt which had just been developed. (Cheers and hisses.) A show of hands was then taken, and the returning diker declared it to be in favour of Mr. Collins, whereupon a poll was demanded on the part of Mr. Lawson. The poll was then fixed to commence on Monday morning. We sin. derstand there are 217 voters on the register, but this num ber is reduced to 207 by deaths and double entries. At the last election in 1847, the numbers for the respective candi dates were, LasceUes 158, Westhead 128, and Lawson 114. The number of voters at that time on the register was 2213, and of this number 220 were polled. REPRESENTATION OP BERKSIIIRE.-00 Monday last a deputation proceeded to Ilisham Abbey, to present the requisition, calling on Mr. Vansittart to come forward in conjunction with Mr. R. Palmer and Lord Barrington, the present Conservative members fur the county, in oppo sition to Mr. Pusey. The deputation was headed by Mr. Tull, of Peasemore, and Mr. Mount, of Wasing-place. Mr. Vansittart replied to the address, declaring his deter mination, if elected, to carry out the principles upon which he was requested to stand, and to devote his best energies to their service. —Orford Journal. TIRE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE ON TIIE SEMMERING.— The first ascent of a locomotive up a gradient of 1.40 was made on the Bth inn, by the engine, Save, on the new Austrian railway which passes over the Semmering Moun tain. The engine was of the eight-wheeled description, used on the Southern Austrian Railway. The engine drew up an eight-wheeled loaded truck at the rate of 14 English miles an hour, and was stopped several times, resuming its journey at the will of the driver. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1851. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. One would have thought that decorative ingenuity bad been exhausted in making the Crystal Palm tae great centre of metropolitan attroodee, bat so did net Wok Mr. Ferguson, florist, of Ayleelesgp t w%s Irving one VP te town betimes on Saturday Memins. Min nib at dregraot treasures of his roes mass, poseeeded to b m ig e soloed gold," by settMg the greet &estate in deep of nosing moss studded with roses of all tints sad eisors, and tast efully arranged into the expansively phi- L..& uglo ghetto, " God bless all nations." The effect Si Oil WWI on entering the transept was peculiarly I=lllMai asinahing. The cool green of the mom alMlmpmffeig plain for the eye, dazzled by the new sides rereading objects, and the sweet perfume of On fresh-gathered flowers rising pleasantly, as it were, on the moist spray of the fountain, diffused a luxurious atmo. sphere, which delighted the fair visitors by whom this fa voured locality was surrounded during the day. As is the custom on Saturdays, the general public were not admitted until twelve o'clock, the morning being reserved for her Majesty's undisturbed inspection of the contents of the Exhibition. The royal route was on this occasion somewhat varied from that of previous visits, her Majesty driving in the first instance to Prince Albert's model cottage, which she minutely inspected, and thence walking across the road to the Crystal Palace, leaning on the arm of his Royal High ness. The Queen immediately noticed the floral decora tions of the fountain, and walking leisurely round to read the inscription, smiled with an air of surprise at its compre hensive benediction. The royal party then proceeded to the south-west gallery, where some time was occupied in in specting the gorgeous stores of gold and silver plate with which the precious metals section is crowded. Her Ma jesty and the Prince passed along the whole length of the gallery, allowing nothing to pan without minute and careful examination. The royal visit having been previously announced, the exhibitors were all in attendance, and in answer to the pertinent (luestions of her Majesty, had every opportunity of describing what they conceived to be the peculiar features of superiority in tikeir respective specimens. Messrs. Elkington's clectro deposits were carefully examined and commended, as were also the rich and beautiful plate and jewellery exhibited by Messrs. Garrard and Mr. Angel. The Elizabethan group on Mr. Hancock's stand next attracted the royal at tention, the Prince admiring carefully the minute accuracy with which all the details of trappings and costume arc brought out in the metal. This group has, we understand, been purchased by Prince Demidoff, whose splendid spe cimens of malachite form the leading feature in the Russian section. The inlaid Etruscan vase and silver table in thy same stand were also honoured with the royal inspection and commendation. Her Majesty then examined the •_. - - - - - English silks and ribbons, and took great interest in some specimens of old English silks which Mr. John R. Lavanche had the honour of exhibiting. These patterns, which were made so far back as the year 174.5, afford strong evidence of the perfection then attained by SpitalBelds weavers, proba bly the immediate descendants of the original immigration after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, with the artistic traditions of their tasteful fatherland still fresh in their recollection. The floral patterns have • beauty of design and a perfection of execution which are by no means equalled in modern manufacture, and the silk itself has a richness and substantiality of texture which shows that our prudent grandmothers calculated on one full dress lasting them a lifetime. Among the patterns is a piece of gold and silver brocade made for Queen Caroline, wife of George 11., and probably intended to:be:worn during the court rejoicings after the defeat of the young Pretender. This is also of surpassing richness, and is only approached at the present day by the brocades in the same materials in the Russian stand, which are manufactured at Mos sow for the gorgeous ceremonials of the Greek March. The whole of the specimens, full as they were of historical and artistic interest, were closely examined by her Majesty and Prince Albert, his royal high ness especially commending their truth of colouring and beauty of design. Her Majesty having concluded her in spection, went out fur the first time at the south transept entrance, and graciously bowed from her carriage to the poops of fashionable. who were waiting there for admix ion and who, of course, tendered their respectful homage. Much amusement was created here by a little child, hardly three years old, who, running to the edge of the steps, kissed Re hand with tremendous viaour to the royal party. Her Majesty quickly noticed the animated gestures of the child, and smiled graciously in reply to the salutations of her juvenile subject. The members of the caeca live committee who escorted her Majtity dur ing her inspection were Messrs. Dilke, Roberts, and Colonel Lloyd. Mr. Belshaw, usistant-super intendent, whose special duty it is to make arrangements in the section to be visited for her Majesty's reception, was oho in attendance. The general company, which was not se numerous as on previous Saturdajs, numbers of fashion able' having been attracted to the flower show at Chiswick, still numbered a goodly array of people of rank and fashion. AXIOM! the visitors were her grace the Duchess of Suther land, accompanied by her daughter, the Lady Constance Gower, both of whom stopped to inspect the fountain con structed by Messrs. Freeman, Roe, and Co. of the Strand, sod which, although exceedingly ingenious, hoe been hitherto eclipsed by its more splendid neighbour in crystal. There were also present the Marchioness of Waterford, the Duke of Argyll. Countess of Minto and party, Miss Burdett Carus, Lord Sondes, Marchioness of Conynghiun, Lord itanelagh, Lady Cranworth, and several other persons of &enaction. Althonah there were nearly 12,000 persons peesent at one. perind of the .lay, the intern>. ......- paratively a solitude, especially the side aisles and galleries. RH the looms were at work in the machiaery in notion room, but the principal spectator was Mr. Robert Stephenson, the eminent engineer, who had that portion of the exhibition nearly to himself. Now that the excursion trains are in full swing, and that vast numbers of visitors are expected from the Continent, in consequence of the vacations in the various institutions there, and the cessation of fashionable seasons, it: may not be an improper opportunity for calling the attention of the powers that be to the increasing exactions mil Insolent conduct of the omnibus people. On wet days day absolutely run riot, refusing passengers for less data a shilling fare, and those which are appointed to run to long distances, such as Kennington or Isling ton, actually declining passengers for those distances at any price, in order that they may make abort journeys to Charing-cross, for which they Mist on the full fare. The insolence of the conductors oa than oceasions is unbearable. They slam the door in any pee• senger's face who disputes their exactions, and tell him to summon them, rightly calculating that in nineteen cases oat of twenty they will never see him again, and that in the twentieth, other avocations will deter him from the trouble and delay of an investigation before the magistrate. If the police are applied to, they are helpless fur immediate action, sad only can repeat in miler terms the kind suggestion of the conductor. The simple remedy would be to appoint a policeman exclusively to the duty of judge of appeal in minibus disputes, with power to compel refractory condue ten to a fulfilment of the law's requirements. Setiug that the Great Western Railway brought up 4,000 visitors to the Inhibition in one day last week, it is frightful to oontem- OM the slaughter of the innocents that will be committed by these Herods of the road, if Mr. Mayne should continuo deaf to the warnings of the press, and the wailing' of the public. The police numbers were on Saturday 11,181. Cash account. July 12. Season tickets At the doors 1,689 16 0 Total receipts £1,698 3 0 3RIDOE AND I BANK FAILURE. A meeting of the creditors in the Bret of these! banks was held at Stourbridge on Friday, and was attended Ll:out 120 of the creditors ; amongst these were the ere for from fifteen to twenty thousand, and all inter- Matte grades down to a poor woman who had only • • few dap prior to the stoppage deposited in the bulk 601., the savings of a dome years' hard service in the metropolis. From the report of Mr. Percival, of Birmingham, the , seeountaat, It appears that the liabilities of the two banks approach half a million sterling—those of the Stourbridge Bank being 250,0001., sad of the Bromagrove Bank, 200,0001. —the latter standing indebted to the for mer some 90,0001., all lent within the last three years. Messrs. Glyn and Co. are covered from loss by securities upon all the most valuable property of the firm, amounting to 911,0001., including 4,000 shares in an Alkali Company, which shares are not registered in the name of Glyn and Co., but are held by way of equitable mortgage, and the meteor Raiford and by will be liable to Glyn and Co. for the original value of these shares. The amount of good debts due to the Stourbridge Bank are not estimated atmore than 25,0001. Ail the partners in these banks have been engaged in other speculations more or less extensive. Mr. Wragge was engaged in working a colliery at Blur wich, which seems to have been a luckless undertaking, for it appears that the Stourbridge Bank has advanced to the concern alone no leas than 40,0001. • another colliery at Oldbury with which he was connected owes the bank 8,0001. Another unfortunate circumstance has also come to light; a wealthy gentleman, named Biggs, whose name has long appeared on the Broms grove notes, now disclaims all partnership and liability, and it appears on investigation that he is not registered as a partner. This failure will cause more misery in the district than anything that has occurred for many years. All the bank rupts have surrendered ; but Mr. Frances Raiford has not yet resigned his scat for Worcester. The Birmingham Journal of Saturday, referring to this concern, says : " At the meeting of creditors now referred to, a Mr. Vi siker referred to the rumour that at midnight on the day before the bank closed, Mr. Wragge and Mr. Hipkins, the cashier of the Stourbridge Bank, were seen to superintend the removal therefrom of a heavy box, which was taken to the house of the former gentleman. This was deemed by the meeting a very suspicious circumstance. Mr. Ilareard said he had received the keys of the box in ques tion from Mr. Wragge, who informed him that it contained deeds belonging to his mother, which had been deposited in the bank for safety. Mr. Walker said the rumour was that it seemingly contained something more weighty than parch ment, as the man who carried it had to rest himself nearly every fifty yards or so of his journey." The contemporary from which we have just quoted has inadverdently fallen into error in remarking on the condi tion of the British Alkali Company; the observations would apply to the Imperial Alkali Company carried on in the im mediate neighbourhood. CRICKET. THE ROYAL AND FOREIGN COMMIS- SIONERS AT LIVERPOOL On Saturday morning the Royal Commissioners and Executive Committee of the Great Exhibition, with many distinguished foreigners, arrived in Liverpool, on the invitation of William Brown, Esq., the member for South Lancashire, for the purpose of accepting that gentleman's hospitality on board the steam-ship Atlantic. Besides the noblemen and gentlemen more immediately connected with the Exhibition, including the representatives of all na tions, all the distinguished foreigners in England holding official situations were invited, together with the lord-lieu tenant and high sheriff, the mayors of the various towns of Lancashire, and select personal friends. The several toast' drunk during the evening of course included " The health of the Royal Commissioners," in responding to which Lord GranviUe observed that it was most appropriate that men who were assembled to promote the arts and industry, and to forward the comforts of mankind, should meet on a ves sel of this sort. The idea was most happy, and showed how absurd it is to prophesy that anything is im possible at the present day. His lordship next re ferred to the various matters connected specially with the town and trade of Liverpool that had come before him as a member of the Board of Trade. He bad been one of a committee to see whether a line of packets trading from the United States to this port, in friendly com petition with this line, should be removed from Liverpool or not, and he and his colleagues had reported that it should not be removed. lie did not claim any thanks for the com mittee from the people of Liverpool for coming to this deci sion, for, if they had found it would have done any good for Ireland, they knew Liverpool could take care of herself, and that might have great weight in altering the conclusion at which they had arrived. His lordship next referred to the Gunpowder Bill. It was not for him, he said, to complain that the people of Liverpool had an obj ec ti on t o b e ing blown up ; ' but he would not say too much, lest he should alarm their southern neighbours as to the removal of the magazines to their vicinity. (Laughter and cheers.) Re ferring to the progress made by the port of Liverpool, the noble speaker said that in the reign of George 111. the ex retent of docks was not mo than some few hundr ed yards, while now they extend over four miles, and will soon reach five ; at the former period the population was only 86,000, now it is over half a million. amiss other toasts having been given and responded to, the company returned ashore to partake of the mayor's hos piolity. Upwards of 900 'guests had assembled at the Town Hall, where the evening was terminated apparently with universal satisfaction. TEIE LATE COLONEL ROBERTS, R.A. Colonel W. Roberts, who bad been on the retired full-pay 16tsome years, died on the 9th ichtant at an advanced age. Ile entered the Royal Artillery as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1793, served in the Peninsular from May, 1810 to October, 1812 ; again from Mar, 1813, to the end of the war in 1814, and was present at the defence of Cadiz, the Battle of Barruss4 and the capture of Seville. The late Colonel Roberts had received the Gold Medal for Barron, in which battle he commanded a battery. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. THIS Def. At lards.—The North of England T. The South of England. The rope:tire districts will be thus represented on the occaeion : North : Lord Guernsey, E. T. Kies, Esq., 11. Vernon, Eq., Anderson, hick. Icy, Clark, Clisuarton„ Grundy, Guy, Mum, Parr. Santo : N. Pent, , A. IlayEarth, Eq., Bus, Gsffyn, Conr, Day, Dean, llillyer, Elartingeli, Pilch. %MIA. At Suadleld.—The First Mem v. the Nest Eighteen. At tiosi,harnpton.—Suuth Hants ..Gentlemen of Winchester College. Totroaaon. At Lord's. - The above ninteiZOucunt. At sbegiel.l.—Tbe above match continued. At the Oral.—burree Paragon v. Itylontetoz. At Copenhagen tiround.—Albion v. West Wickham. At Peckham Itpe.—United Citizens v. Woodford. At lienico.green.—Barries v. Walton Aeblee.park. At Leinehana.—lft. Herman's Club v. Waley Heath. At Weltun.—Werton Amiceibit. v. Clapham Clerrooe. At SJettbese.—Ereet Beate and Porte/mirth v. South Haute. Wm, 1130• T. At Lord's.—The above math emeiedeti. At Saerliekl.—Tbe above match omeluded. At soutooree.—The above math onielteled. At Liverpool.—Liverpool Qub v. Liverpool Tope. Trossuar. . _ At the Oval.—The Comity oijarreyV. the County of Nottingham. Thus will be the sides :—Osanty of durrey.—N. Felts, Eeq., C. It. Hoare, Yen, Brodtamil, Johns Unsay CaNye, Chester, Usy, Heath, Lotl4er, Hartlnnen, Oberman. county of Sktunghoi.—Biralry, C. Mown, Bo.ler, Clarke, (Bundy, Goy, Bison, B. Parr, G. Par, S. Ystr, N.C. Maly. At Vumeni.equare.—Marylebone ChM v. Gentlemen of Westminster. At tierenoska—Vine Club.. Kant Kent. At Liveryoul.—The above match concluded. FRIDAY, At the OvaL—The above mat - ciMMtletted. At Vinceet.equare.—The above match concluded. At eavenuaka. —The above match coocluded. nni'rc.it. At the Oral.—The gave sate! ;Teilhded. At Harrow.—llaryletome Cab v. ihlohst USITOTian& I ZINGARI v. BOTH HOUSES OF P. This return match was played at the Oval on Saturday. Having gone to the wicket, I Zingari lost all their men for 55 runs. In that amount there were but two hands bearing two figures as a total, namely, Mr. liartopp, 15, by a four, a two, and nine singles, and 'Mr. Traill, 11, thus obtained— & five and six singles. The score of the members of the legislature, however, offered a very different spectacle, for, to commence, the Earl of Leicester himself made a rapid approach towards doubling the total of the wanderers' efforts. The noble earl inselasd up 91 nuts by some wary fine play. Thus was his lordship's amount eom b mwd—a nve, three tours, des threes, fifteen pain, and a ce in singles. Lard C. Russell for a considerable time backed up the noble earl with suc cess, and upon the removal of his lordship from the wicket 13 runs appeared as the result of the exertions of the ser jeant.at-arms. Lord Guernsey . was caught by Mr. Harlem) from his own bowling with six runs only. Grundy then joined Lord Leicester, and obtained 20 by means of a four, two three, a couple of twos, and six ones. The Earl of Darnley contributed 9, and the Hon. Beilby Lawley 10. Then came Colonel Taylor, from whom flowed 15 runs, consisting of five parrs and two brace of singles. The total of the worm was 199; and here the match was discontinued for the day, the legislature having curried off the event by a majority of 114. The final score was as follows : I &IMAM. - - Isgd Paget, b Grundy - --- ---. 0 IL Vernon, Pas., 4 Stamford, E. Ilartopp, Esq., b Grundy .IS b Nixon C. Horse, Esu ,1 Grundy 8 A. Arcbdall, Esq., not out 0 8. Cecil, Esq., b. Grundy lion. G. Bilk., b Nixon L Tredcroft, Esq., b Grundy . 1 ' J. Trail', Lg., b Grundy . .... 11 33 Viscount DuppLin, b Nixon .. 7 Tom Horan or PAALUXILIT. Earl of Leicester, 4 Ora, b OM. Taylor, b Arebdall IS Traill Led C. Rumen, c Arehdall, is Lord Seabura,c Itslles, b Arch- Cecil Lord Guernsey, e and b liar- 1 Earl a Stamlord, run out 0 10 647 8 1 Nixon, not out I Grundy, a Vernon, b Trani ... 10 B, 4; 1b,3; w, 1.7 2B Karl of Darnley, 0 liffirtopp ... 9 Rom B. lawley, run eat CONVICTION or THREE NOTORIOUS TLIIEVES— IPBWICH, Saveariar.—Three well-dressed men, named William Davis, aged 34, John Hodgson, aged 36, and Henry Griffiths, 30, who are said to be well known in London as of the " Borough gang" of sharpers, were tried yesterday at the sessions of the town fur burglariously entering the counting-house of Mr. Joseph Fison, the proprietor of the steam flour mills, and stealing therein an iron-chest and divers moneys and securities amounting in value to 3,0001. The case excited much interest, in consequence of the daring character of the robbery, and the belief that the prisoners were implicated in other burglaries which have been committed in the neighbourhood. Counsel appeared for the prosecution and defence. The systematic manner in which the prisoners arranged their plans for the robbery showed that they were no novices in the art. About the 10th of February Hodgson and Griffiths took up their abode in the town. They occupied different lodgings. The prisoner Griffiths passed under the name of Lee, and resided within sight of the flour mills. Towards the close of the mouth, Griffiths visited the mill, and stated that he would take it as a particular favour if he could be accom modated with U. worth of silver for gold. Mr. Fison com pliol, and so the prisoner ascertained the whereabouts of the iron chest. It was also shown that he was often on the " move " about the premises. During their stay in the town they represented themselves as travelling cutlers. They left on the 17th of April, and nothing was seen of them until the 23rd, when Davis made his appearance with them. They came in a light cart, with a grey horse, from London, as it was subsequently traced along the road. They put up at a public-house in the out skirts of the town, end at ten o'clock Davis proceeded with the vehicle to the mill, and there had the boldness to stop it almost in front of the premises. Previously Griffiths and Hodgson had been lurking about, and the landlord of an opposite public-house thinking their movements strange, was induced to look out, when Davis, in order to draw his attention off, coolly walked over to the house and tailed for a shilling's worth of brandy-and -water. This enabled Griffiths and Hodgson to affect an entrance into the count ing -house, but the noise of their footsteps alarmed a la bourer who slept on the premises. The fellows had suc ceeded in forcing out the safe with an iron bar, and had placed it in a sack, preparatory to its being placed in the cart, a practice which was generally so successfully car ried out by the Hackett gang of burglars. The sudden approach of the labourer caused the thieves to make a precipitate retreat. They were seen to dart out of the mill and jump into the cart, which was driven furiously along the London-road, and was so lost sight of. The sack and safe were found near the counting-house. The police immediately worked tile elec tric telegraph, with a view of capturing the fellows, and about four o'clock they were found near Witham, returning to London, a bountiful supply of beer, pipes, and tobacco being in the vehicle. Counsel having addressed the jury for the prisoners, it was urged that Davis was a highly respectable man, and kept an omnibus and eight horses in Southwuk. He stated that he had been engaged to drive Hodgson and Griffiths down from London, and he called several parties living in Newington to prove that ho was the individual he had represented. It was his ostler who was supposed to be implicated in the burglary at Bexley. The jury found all the prisoners Guilty, and the Recorder, 'after expressing his concurrence in the verdict, sentenced them each to be transported beyond the seas for the term of 10 Ears. FOREIGN PINES.—The vessel Adis bag brought I 30,360 pine-apples from Eleutheria ; and the vessel C. A. Stcdsou, from the same place, 21,600 of the fruit, com prising the entire cargo. These continued supplies of this fruit cause it to be in the very greatest abundance at the present time; so much so, that not only are the markets and shops throughout the metropolis crowded with pines of excellent quality at a very moderate price, but it :is even being retailed like the commonest descriptions of fruits in the public thoroughfares. IRELAND. DC111.174, JULY 12. Mr. Edmond O'Flaherty, of Galway, who is now in London, has communicated to the correspondent of the 11-cersian the very important intelligence con tained in the following paragraph: Influential parties have - made the preliminary arrange- ments with Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., of Black well, and Messrs. John Penn and Son, of Greenwich, for the immediate construction of two steamers, adapted for the conveyance of 1,500 passengers, and calculated to perform the voyage between Galway and Halifax in between five and six. days. A prospectus for the issue of shares will shortly appear, under such auspices as will command support. A considerable portion of the capital to carry out the undertaking has, it is added, been already sub scribed, it is said so much as 50,0001. A meeting of the Irish peers and members of the House of Commons was held last evening in London, to adopt resolutions on the subject of a direst postal commu nication between Ireland and America. Altogether this news is looked on here as of very great im portance. The Catholic. University Committee have sent two missionaries to America to collect funds, and an ad ditional clergyman to England for the same purpose. The body, styling itself the " Catholic Committee," parade every morning numbers of letters and signa tures from persons approving of the proposed aggre gate meeting for the establishment of a new Catholic Association. AND CLERICAL OxFicliiio,ituirlo.—fiCfoilowinTanbjecta are proposed for prises for the ensuing year : CUANCELLOICei PutrEs.—For Latin Verse—Alum grationes. For an English Essay—Centralisation, its bene fits, and its disadvantages. For • Latin Essay—Qutenum ingenii virtutes ad historisa scribendas potissimum con d ueunt ? _ SIR RAGEIt NERDEOATICS PILIZE.—Tho Feast of Del. shazw, - DIL ELLERTON'S THEOLOGICAL PHIZE.—The effects of the Captivity on the Jewish people. Mae. DENYEICB THEOLOGICAL PEIZES.—The Justifica tion of Man before God only by the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Duties of Christianity incumbent on indivi duals as members of a private family. iIIEFERMENTS. Rev. M. Bayly to Thomas-streetdhapelcuracy, Bath. Rev. J. W. Clarke to Baltonsborough curacy, Somerset. Rev. J. Cole to Breane curacy, Somerset. Rev. C. R. Davy to Combe Ifay curacy, Somerset. Rev. H. J. A. do Solis, to East Benet curacy, Somerset. Rev. E. Gilpin to Woodland perpetual curacy, Loner. shire ; value 681.; patroits, the landowners. Rev. L. H. Gray to Christ Church perpetual curacy, Ply • mouth; patron, the Vicar of St. Andrew's, Plymouth. Rev. C. Hall to the Abbey Church curacy, Bath. Rev. C. I'. Hobbs to St. Thomas's curacy, Liverpool. Rev. T. Hodges. to Ilminster curacy, Somerset. Rev. K. Hughes, to Bathwick with Wooley curacy Somerset. ltev. C. F. Johnson, to Seavington St. Mary perpetual curacy, Somerset, value MI. ; patron, Earl l'usrlett. Rev. W. Keys, to Newton-upon4reut curacy, Liu eolruthire. Rov. E. H. Powell, to Wellington curacy, Somerwt. Rev. W. A. Robinson, to Kensington Chapel curacy, Bath. Rev. R. L. P. Sumboruc, to Formborough curacy, So merset Rev. W. D. Stanton, to Lovington curacy and Castle Cary curacy, Somerset. Rev. H. r. Thomson, to Crewkerne curacy, Somerset. Rev. A. H. I'. Trewman, to North l'etherton vicarage, Somerset, value 832/. and residence; patron, Rev. J. J. Toogood. Rev. 11. T. Turner, to Bardsley curacy, Lancashire. Rev. G. Walkein, to Smallbridge curvy, Lancashire. The Rev. G. I'hillimore, to the rectory of ltadua,gc, Bucks, diocese of Oxford ; value, 3301. Thu Rev. James Recce, to the vicarage of Braithw, ii, in the county of York ; value, 3301. ; patron, the Lord Chan cellor. Ito;. It. Clark, to a Mission to the Punjaub. Rev. 11. 11. (Aver, to Second Mastership of Kingsbridgc Grammar School, Lancashire. Rev. J. li. Polk:fen, to St. Itunwald Rectory, Colches ter ; due IGO/. ; patron, C. G. Round, Esq. Rev. C. S. Eseott, to Leominster Vicarage, Ilererord shire; value, 2301., and residence; patron, Lord Chan cellor. VACANCIES. Abbots Kerswell vicarage, Devon, diocese of Exeter; value, 3001. and residence; patron, Lord Chancellor; ltev. G. I'. G. Cosserat promoted. St. Marylebone parish church ; value, 2001.; patron, the Rector of St. Marylt bone ; Rev. G. Everan, promoted. Canonry in Canterbury Cathedral; patron, the Crown; Rev. F. S. Lockwood, deceased. TIIE LIVERPOOL DOCK COMMITTEE.—CHARGES AGAINST THE Duck SenvEroa.—The weekly meeting was held on Thursday. The Chairman remarked that before Om general blunter was proceeded with, it would perhaps be better that Mr. Hartley, the Dock Surveyor, should be allowed to make his reply to the charges brought against him.—Sume desultory conversation ensued, but ultimately it was agreed that Mr. Ilartley's reply he read. In the letter, which was of great length, Mr. Hartley, in the first place, vindicated himself from the charges brought against him in reference to unfair and partial treatment of persons employed in the department. Ile then proceeds as follows —" It remains still fur me to notice the charges made' against mo by Mr. Langsdale, that I purchased elm timber for the use of the dock estate which I afterwards burned, and that I hada granite stone broken up which had been worked at gnat cost. These charges were made broadly, and without any qualification or details, and all that I could learn from Mr. Langdale is, that the former statement refers to elm timber brought from a banker at Whitchurch. Now, from this, the only con clusion I can arrive at is, that the complaint refers to some beech piles ordered from a party residing at Whit-' church in 1126, when I was building St. George's Pier ; these piles were of such a quality when delivered that I refused to accept them, and the vendor brought an action, but it was never tried. What was the exact result, or the fate of the piles, I cannot now, at this distance of time, re member; but certainly they were not burned, to my know ledge. As to the second charge, about the stone, I have been favoured with no further details than that the state ment comes from Mr. Godfrey, a member of the Town Council, but that when it was complained of to Mr. George Holt, he said that • I had done quite right.' As this is all I really know of the subject, I can offer no other defence than that, if what I did met with Mr. halt's approval, I do not feel very uneasy under the charge." A pause followed this reading of the document, which was at lust interrupted by Mr. Tobin, and after an irregular discussion of some duration, it was agreed that the whole matter, with the reply of Mr. Hartley, should be referred to the Committee of Works, who should make their report.—LiverpoolCliron. EXTENSIVE FlRE.—Yeaterday afternoon a fire, involving a destruction of property valued at some thousand pounds, broke out in the premises of Mears. Drew, Hay ward, and Barron, wholesale druggist., in Bush lane, Cannon-street, City. The building was of considerable di meusions, being three floors high and stretching the full ex tent of seven houses down Bush-lane, whilst the houses in Scott's-yard adjoined the property in question un one side, and the Dyers' Arms in Cannon-street abutted upon the property on the other. It appears that as Jacob Marshall, one of the City police sergeants,:was proceeding with the reserve men down Cannon-street, he detected a strong effluvium, evidently arising from drugs undergoing com bustion, and he forthwith directed police constable Shep herd, No. 96, to make an inspection of the buildings on one side, whilst he examined those on the other nearest Cannon street. Few minutes, however, elapsed before the fire told its own tale, by shooting out from the various windows on the first floor nearest the Dyers' Arms Tavern. Messengers were sent in various directions hr the engines ; but before oven one had time to arrlyo, the flames had reached the topmost story, on which NMI thousand bottles filled with castor oil and other medi cines were deposited. The moment the flames touched them they exploded with a report, and the contents coming in contact with the fire caused it to blare up so high that it' could be perceived from the various bridges and other lofty eminences in every part of the metropolis. Two brigade en gines from the M atling-street station quickly attended, under the personal superintendence of Mr. Braidwood. These were quickly set to work from an abundant supply of water furnished by the New- River Company's mains, but owing to the threatening aspect of the fire, Mr. Braidwood gave orders to send for other aid from the more distant en ghat stations, including those from the A, B, and D dis tricts, so that in a comparatively short period there were upwards of a dozen brigade engines on the spot By the time this force could be got into full operation, th games in huge bodies were shooting from twelve window. in Bush-lane, and from the several apertures in the build lag nearest Cannon-street. The firemen, on finding that so much property was placed in jeopardy, at once directed the strength of their entire force towards cutting off, if possi ble, the further spread of the fearful element. This was a work of no little danger, and one which required the greatest precaution, on account of the streams of molten lead which kept dropping on the men ; but owing to the indefatigable exertions of all parties engaged, the tiro was safely extinguished by 7 o'clock, but not until a considera ble portion of the two upper floors—probably extending over five or six houses in Bush-lane, and two or three at the I back of Scott's-yard—had been burned out, and the contents either wholly consumed or considerably damaged. Fortu natel, the firm W4Sinsured in three of the principal Lon don f ire offices. As to the cause of the misfortune, nothing certain is known. No lights had been introduced into the building since Thursday last. Whilst the engines and fire men were busily engaged at the above fire information was received that another had broken out in Cross-street, Black friars-road. As many of the engines as could be spared were despatched thither, under the direction of Mr. Hen derson, the foremast of the D section of fire brigade, when it was found that the premises of Mrs. Downing, a bonnet maker and milliner, No. 12, in the abovenamed street, and immediately facing the Eight Bells Tavern, were in a ge neral blaze. Plenty of water having been obtained from the Lambeth Company's mains the engines were called into operation, but before the conflagation could be extinguished the premises were gutted and those adjoining severely da maged by water, and the furniture broken by removal. Four children nearly perished in the last named fire. For tunately the owner was insured. ' CURIOUS CHARGE OF EXTORTING MONEY. On Tuesday, William Taylor, a sub-contractor, was placed in the deck at the Borough Court, on a charge of having extorted money front William Robinson, a shoe maker, residing at No. 104, George-street, Hu!me, on the alleged ground that Taylor had been involved in great ex penses on account of forbearing to prosecute Robinson for stealing (as he asserted) a watch from him. Mr. Bmwick, after stating that the prisoner had been apprehended on warrant for obtaining money by false pre tences, called the prosecutor, William Robinson, who stated that in the month of July in last year, he met the prisoner in a public house in or near Deansgate, where they had some drink together. Witness be came intoxicated, and knew of nothing else that had occurred, until he found himself at home. In about three wrecks afterwards, the prisoner called at his house, and said that he (witness) had his (prisoner's) watch, to which he re plied he knew nothing about it. Prisoner asked witness to go to the Town-hall, and both went there. They saw Mr. Ileswiek, and witness received 10s. 70. in money, and the prisoner received his watch. About six months after that time, the prisoner called at his (witness's) house, and said that Mr. Beswick had Nesecuted him (prisoner) fur not rosecuting him (witness) for having stolen hia watch. Tay lor told witness that he must let him have some money, for a Mr. Taylor had bailed him in 601. to appear in six months, and that it had already cost nim 1041., having had to engage Mr. Monk or Mr. Pollock. The witness did not appear to have understood very clearly the nature of the case which the prisoner had represented to him, but said that the prisoner further told him that the ease had been " thrown out" three weeks, and was going to he brought on again in the county court, and would coot 251., and asked what witness would pay towards it, to which he replied that he would pay half of it. About tour months ago he met the prisoner at the corner of Great Jackson-street, and paid him 21. On a subsequent Saturday the prisoner went to hie house, and said that the caw was done with, and that it had cost him 501. in the County Court, for the expenses of attorneys and others, to get hint over not having prose cuted witness fur stealing his watch. A week atter that witness gave him U. 10s. ; then respectively U. lOs. Si!. and Os. 6d. Altogether, he had paid the prisoner 91. 10s. The last time he had paid the prisoner anything was the Saturday after Easter, but he had called several times ' since at his house, and had also sent a man named Davis with notes. Witness's wife then became partiallly ac quainted with the cause of Taylor's visits, and was deter mined to have the mutter investigated. Mr. Bent appeared for the prisoner, and on cross-exami nation the witness stated that the reason why he gave the prisoner the money was " Because he feared (frightened) me with threats." Mrs. Robinson was next called, and stated that she was the wife of the last witness ; she remembered the prisoner calling at her house and demanding money. The lust firm) he came he asked fur her master. She inquired what his business was, to which he replied that it was nothing to her, but added that her husband owed him lit, and unless it was paid by the following Monday, he would nut leave them a stick in the house. She said that it it was a just and honest debt it should be paid, but asked what it was for ; but he refused to tell her. On her husband's return, alto acquainted hint with what Taylor had said, and told her husband she would go to Mr. Berwick at the Town Hall, and knew something about it. William Itubertshaw, of the Unicorn, Deansuate, stated that the prisoner called at his house, at five o'clock in the morning, twelve months ago. The prisoner was quarrel ling with two men out of doors, and when the quarrel was over he asked for his watch, and said he had given it to a little man to take care of, lest it should; get broken in the tight. Witness believed that Robinson was the little man, fur he thought he saw hint there at the tim e . William Edge, of the Uaythom Vaults, Albion-street, deposed that he recollected Robinson calling at the vaults a year since, in a state of intoxication, at 6 o'clock in the morn ' mg. Ile took out a watch and some money, and seemed in capable of taking cart °this property Witness having ascer tained front him where he resided, took front him his watch ' and money to take care of. Witness had to go from home ' the following morning fur four days, suit on his return, he inquired if the watch and money had been called for. They had not, and he sent a person to find the owner, but without edict, lle afterwards gave the watch and money ' to Sub-inspector Settees, who took them to Mr. Berwick. ' Mr. Beswick stated that on the list of J u ly l as t, h e re ceived information of a watch being lost, and it turned out that the prisoner had given the watch to Robinson to take care of, but he being intoxicated at the Gaythoin Vaults, the landlord took it from him for safety, and Robinson did not appear to kuuw where he had left it. The watch and money were recovered by Sub-inspector Scares, and ho (Mr. Beswick) gave the watch to Taylor, and the money to Robinson. 'where had been no prosecution, or legal pro , ceedings of any kind, as stated by the prisoner to the pro secutor. The prisoner made a long rambling statement, in which he said he gave the watch to Rubinson to take care of, hut ' seeing no more either of him or the watch, he gave inthr ' milieu to the police, and issued handbills. Ile afterwards happened to lie passing along George-street, llulme, and saw Rubinson in his shun. lie asked him if he recollected stealing his watch; and he re died that he could recollect ' stealing nobody's watch, b u t that if he had stolen his watch he was willing to make it right, and agreed to pay him 2,,5. towards ' , Mamms, and 265. for a doctor's bill. The prisoner then stated that he had received Ils. from the prosecutor, and no more, but hail lent him 31., and had plid him IL fur a pair of boots he had not received. Mr. Maude said, it seemed very strange that he (the pri soner) should lend the prosecutor 41., when he was in the ' habit of going to the house to get money from him. A person 'lamed Gilbody gave the prisoner a good cha racter, and said that he was now employing several men in cite, eating the foundations of a number of houses. lie was remanded and admitted to buil, on finding two sureties in 3 1L each.—Jlanchester Examiner. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations, were admitted members of the college on the 11th inst. Messrs. J. Chapman, Leith; J. F. Elsom, Limehouse; J. Merryweather, Brook-street, Grosvenor-s q uare; W. A. Dobbyn, Dublin; O. C. Millar, Clifton-street, Finsbury square ; H. J. Wilkin, Connaught-terrace, Ilyile-park ; S. Martyn, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square; A. C. C. De Ilenxy, 11.E.1.C.'s service, Bengal; C. Bringloc, Decries ; J. F. Vivian , Alladulha, near Sydney, Australia; I'. Dil lon, Ennis; and F. Day, Ucklield. At the same meeting of the court, Mr. F. 11. Blaxall passed his examination for naval ani,teon. THE SCOTTISH FETE.—On Saturday the feed for the exhibition of Highland and other athletic sports, which commenced on Thursday in Lord Hollautts Park, was brought to a conclusion, having attracted a very large and distinguished company. Lord and Lady Holland were present during the greater part of the day, and her ladyship joined most heartily in the merriment which the sports and pastimes excited. The malingers of the entertainment in , traduced iuto the programme a variety of sports, not exclu sively or even at all practised north of the Tweed. A sort of quarterstaff, practised chiefly in France, called thero " baton playing ' was illustrated by M. Ic Boucher and M. Tether . The staves were handled with marvellous rapidity, and the performance on each occasion attonled much amusement. The gathering of Highlanders was larger than seen at the previous/cies, and the competition among them fur the numerous prizes was most exciting. 'there were foot races, throwing the hammer, putting the stone casting the discus, tossing the caber, wrestling, broad sword exercise, sword dance, strathspey, and ,reel, besides innumerable others. It was stated that several of the can didates were from Inverness, Braemar, Perth, Blair Athol, Taymouth, Dunkcld, Edinburgh, and Stirling. The foreigners present, among whom were several of the com missioners of the Exhibition, seemed to be particularly struck with tossing the caber, which was exhibit e d w ith excellent effect, and excited, from its remarkable features, great attention. On each day there was broadsword prac tice, in which Sutton, Chalmers, Newton, and other non- commksioned ottieers'in the hou.hold troops, distinguiiled themselves. It was generally expected that the committee of management, or judges, would have awarded the prizes before the closing of the file, but the distribution did not take place. CDARGE OF EXTENSIVE FORGERIES AGAINST A MERCti.sir.—GLOVeltarnit, FRIDAY.—This city has been thrown into an unwonted state of excitement, in conse quence of the sudden disappearance of Mr. William Henry Barrett, an extensive miller and corn merchant of the city, and the owner of some coasting vessels; and the circum stances under which he has disappeared leave no doubt as to the crime of forgery having been committed. The fugi tive was engaged in extensive mercantile transactirus, and last year be discharged the honourable duties of Sheriff of Gloucester. The tact of his absence was not made known until some days after he had left home, and it is feared that he may have made his escape to the Continent ; but on it becoming known that he had left Gloucester without any intimation as to his intentions, inquiries were made into his affairs, which eventually led to an announcement I,ffering a reward of 100/. for his apprehension, and if he has not yet left the country there is little doubt that he will soon bo captured. When his disappearance was first made known it was not expected that he hail been guilty of anything beyond defrauding his creditors of their due, although it was discovered that he had taken with him a large sum of Money, which ought injustice to have been divided amongst them. On a strict investigation into his affairs being insti tuted, however, it was ascertained that he had put in cir culation a number of bills, to which were attached the forged acceptances of a number of Gloucester merchants and others of distant towns with whom he had hail deal ings. Meseta! bills of this kind have turned up within the last three or four days, and upon them warrants have been issued for Mr. Barrett's apprehension on ehargesof forgery. It is said that already eight or ten forged acceptances have hen brought to light. Several of these are for large sums. Un one of them, proved yesterday, 3.301. had been obtained. TIIE SUSPECTED MURDER IN NORWICII.—DtIfiD the week, nothing has transpired rcsnecting the sup p osed murder. No more mutilated human remains have been found, and no person has been reported as missing. Many persons now believe that no murder has been committed.— Norfolk Chronicle. ADMIRALTY, JULY 12.—APPOINTMENT : Master's- Assistant Widiam Stiven, to the Cumber/and. MILITIA ESTIMATES.—The select committee ap pointed to prepare estimates of the charge of disembodied militia of Great Britain and Ireland, for the year ending 31st of March next, have reported that the sum to be pro vided will be 103.7001., namely, for Great Britain, 41,4001.; for Ireland. 22,3001. The numbers employed arc, Great Paper.'yfßoel.ll Ci i ' 8 8 ; 35°1 1: °a; Ireland,Td h t h e ref o re decrease 44 3.the of fTnumbershe d e cr e a s e e s t i m a te is f o rf 2 o fi r 3 t . — h ell :/ c 4. 5°u i iwi; • 11.71E.:417. Ake., VittirrtSMlNlA •