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rather late, and when they arrived the train was shout to start.—Mr. Newton, the (eclair, however, succeeded in getting into one of the carriage`, and the plaintiff also en deavoured to get into one, and he admitted that at the time the train was in motion. While in the act of so doing. one of the persons employed at the station named Joseph Wood cock, called the plaintiff towards hint, and as he supposed his intention was to put him into another carriage he went up to him, when Woodcock seized him and held him until the train went away, and he then insisted upon hie accompanying him into the station, where he demanded his name and address, and on the plaintiff giving him his card, he war allowed to den art. The learned serjeant said that if the matter had ended there probably oo further notice would have been taken of the matter, but after all this had happened, and while Mr. Newton was on his way back to the hotel where he intended to breakfast, prepara tory to starting by the next train, Woodcock agaia met him, and insisted that he should accompany him tothe Town-hall. The plaintiff demanded his authority for such a proceedinp, when he was informed that if he did not go q uietl y he would be taken by force; upon which he accompanied Woodcock to the Town-hall,where he was kept in charge of a policeman for nearly two boars, and was then marched through the town, accompanied by two policemen, and conveyed . to the magistrate's office, where he wes charged with violaung the bylaws. of the rompany, by attempting to force his way into one of the carriages while the train was in motion, acd the magistrates, after hearing the evidence, and looking at the by-law and referring to the act of parliament, dismissed the charge. The plaintiff upon this made a . comm unication to the company upon the subjec t of the indignity he had suf fered, and after several letters had passed indignity then them, the d e fendants, through their secretary, justified m at of their servant, and at the same time informed the plaintiff that there was no doubt of his having committed an offence under their act of parliament, and expressed an opinion that be had been dealt with very leniently by the magistrates. He concluded by stating, that be did not deny that the defe n d a nts were, perhaps, justified in stopping the plaintiff from getting into the train under the circumstance`, and of that act he did cot complain. but he did say that when the plaintiff had been allowed to depart, and was walk ing quietly along to his hotel, that the conduct of Wood cock in twain interfering and his subsequent proceeding., were quite unjustifiable, and gave the plaintiff a right to demand damages from the company for this illegal act on the put of their servant. Mr. Bennett, the landlord cf the Steyne Hostel, proved that he remembered the plaintiff's father being at his hotel in October last, and also the circumstance of his son coming to visit him on the 17th. He had occasion to be on the plat form of the railway station the next morning. The twenty minutes to eight train had started, and he saw young Mr. Newton on the platform, apparently in conversation with Woodcock, the station-muter, and they both walked into the station together, and he saw no more at that time; but he shortly afterwards saw Mr. Newton going away from the station. As witness was walling towards his Lome Wood cock came up and asked him if ho bad seen Mr. Newest, and he told him he was just gone round the corner; and in a short time he saw the plaintiff and Wood cock waking together up the eeps of the Town-hall, and Woodeeek told ale. Newton to go in, but he ii d so in a courteous manner.—By Mr. R. Gurney: Witioss was wait, ing in the hall of the hotel on the morning in question pur posely to see Mr. Newton before he left, as he had not paid his hill. (A laugh.) Mr. Newton did not leave the hotel, that way, but " escaped " through a window, and he fol lowed them down to the railway station, to t and get his mon ey. They were a little tomuick for him, ry and he was obliged to go to London to see Mr. Newton about his bill.—lte.examined : Mr. Newton came down to Worthing a day or two afterwards, and paid his account.— JenkMs, the superintendent of the Worthing pal.ce, deposed that Woodcock came to the station, accompanied by the plaintiff, and he gave him into custody fur obstructing an officer of the railway in the execution of his duty, and at tempting to force his way into a first class carriage while the train was in motion, and the ;plaintiff was left in his charge. Woodcock at the same time heeded him the plain tiff's card, with his address upon it, and told him that it was some time before he could get it from him, and that at first he had given another name. The plaintiff remained at the station-houso for nearly an hour, when he was taken by a policeman in uniform to the magistrate's office, which was about two hundred yards off. Woodcock then gave his evidence, and produced the by-laws painted upon a board, and the ma gistrates after hearing the case dismissed the plaintiff. —By Mr.:Gumey At the time the charge was given witness had ben informed that Mr. Newton ha left the hotel without payingrag in the bill, and deo that one o f d the parties had jumped through the window of the station, and also that they had not pail the cabman who drove them, and he therefore thought that he would take core of the plaintiff, Serjeant Shee then put in the letters to which he had re ferred, and said that this was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Gurney submitted that there was no cam at all to go to the jury. He referred to the pleadings, and, said that the defendants were charged with a trespass and false ini risonment of the plaintiff, to which they had pleaded a justification, the plaintiff having committedan offence under their act of parliament; for which they were justified in de taining hint, and the defendant by has replication admitted the justification, but pleaded that a fresh trespass had been committed by his subsequent arrest. He submitted, how ever, that this was all part and parcel of the original trans action, and that the evidence only made out the original plea, which admitted the defendants' justification. Serjeant Shee said he contended that the defendants had condoned the original offence by suffering the plaintiff to de part, and that his subsequent arrest was altogether illegal. Mr. Willes, on the same side, urged that the statute dearly intended, by the use of the words " this and there," that &person offending in the manner described should be at once taken into custody ; and he said that if the definition given to the statute on behalf of the defendants was the cor rect one it would give an indefinite power of arrest, and a person might be apprehended in London a week afterwards for gaol an offence. Mr. Gurney was about to reply, in support of his objection, when he was stopped by Mr. Justice Coleridge, who said it was unnecessary, as it appeared to him to be quite clear that moon the pleadings the plaintiff was bound to prove a distinct trespass independent of the one which it was ad mitted the defendants were justified in committing, whereas he had only made out the original one. It appeared clear that the company had made a rule for the management of their railway, which the plaintiff had attempted to break, and their servant was therefore justified in detaining him until he could be taken before the nearest magistrate, and this was all that was proved to have been done. Serjeant Shee reminded the learned judge that Mr. New ton had left the railway station, and was alone when he was Mt on the second occasion by Woodcock. Mr. Justice Coleridge Yes, but there is no doubt that Wocdcock was after him, for the first thing he does when he meets Mr. Bennett is to ask if he had seen Mr. Newton. I The plaintiff was then nonsuited. IkIARCII 23. Om Sins—Before Ur. Justice tbleridee. FORTH O. SlMPtiON.—Lisa ON RAGS IiOnBEB.—FEIONED lesvn.—This was a feigned issue to try the question whether the plaintiff had a hen upon certain nee horses.—Mr. Ogle and Mr. Wyatt were for the plaintiff, and Serjeant Shee and Mr. Boviil for the defendant.—Three race horses named Wintonia, Orisi, and Headsman, were placed in the care of plainti f f , the well.known trainer , by a gentleman named Worley, and it appeared that these heroes were seised under an execution. At this time • very considerable sum was due to the plaintiff for keep and training. The horses were delivered up to the sheriff's officer under a protest, and the question involved in the present action was, whether the plaintiff was entitled to recover his debt from the judgment creditor, under the circumstances in which the horses had bees taken.—The jury returned a verdict nominally for the plaintiff, subject to a point of law in volved in the case. CLOWN sous—Before Lord Chief Justice Martian. MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A SEKVANT.—J. Goldspinit, 18, was indicted for assaulting Harriet Mary Fulcher with intent to murder or to do her bodily harm. The cireum stances of this case were of rather an extraordinary charac ter. The prosecuttiz is the lady of Captain Fulcher, an officer in the service of the East India Company ; and at the time of this transaction she was residing in Montpellier. square, Brighton. Captain Fulcher was alleged to be fre quently from home for considerable periods, and during his absence the establishment, which consisted of the prisoner, who acted as footman, and some female domestics, was left in charge of Mrs. Fulcher. She had had frequent occasion to complain of the conduct of the prisoner, and had re proved him on the evening of the 31st July, when this affair happened, for coming home late. Mrs. Fulcher sent the servants to bed about ten at hied% on the occasion in ques tion, and the prisoner, who slept in a room next the kitchen, retired with them, and, as she supposed, went to bed. She, hers-lf, went to her bedroom about half an hour a ft erwards, and haring partially undressed she, as was her custom, took the candle and looked under the bed, when the prisoner sprung from under the bed and seized her by the throat. She struggled with him and succeeded in getting to the bell rope, which she pulled violently , a nd it broke. The struggle was then continued, the prisoner still keeping is hand pressed upon her throat, until at length the other s e rvants hearing the noise came to the room and the prisoner desisted. The police were sent for, but in the interim the prisoner con trived to get access to the razor OM of his mas ter, and took one from it, with which he inflicted a very serious wound upon his own throat. It appeared in thecourse of the case that the prisoner had frequently been heard to make use of threatening language towards his mistrets, account of her frequent complaints of his conduct, and it was suggested that in addition to his desire to do violence upon her person, tire - prisoner was actuated by an in tention to commit robbery, as he was aware that the plate chest was kept in the room adjoining the prosecutria's bed room, and that she always kept the key in her pocket.—The Lord Chic. J ustice, at the close of the case for the prosecu tion, expressed an opinion that the evidence did not make out the charge of wounding with intent to murder, and un der his lordship's direction the jury found the prisoner Guilty of an assault only.—He was sentenced to be impti soned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months, and one week in each month to be pawed in solitary con finement. Tun svn ov Novanszn.—T. Slusbridge, 38 ; J. Robin- SOW , 18; T. Altwood, 19; J. Winahurst, 19; 0. Gosney, 23; O. Ashby, 20; Fold, 39; and J. Seanbeidge, 28; surrendered to take their trial for riotously and wantonly assembling in breach of the peace. This was a prosecution instituted by the magistrates acting for the Lewes district, with a view to put down an annual scene of riot and disturb ance which has usually taken place in the town of Lewes on the sth of November. In consequence of a notice that the authorities intended to interfere a num ber of persons who had been accustomed to enjoy the anniversary is • peculiarly riotous fashion resolved to elude t i l d ze oc ilance ri ingson t he p f the magistrates by commencing their review , day, and it was arranged that a wty at them should assemble at at. Anne's Church, at the isir at the tows on the night el the 4th, end when the clock struck twelve, that a tar barrel was to be ignited and rolled down the tows. The police received information 01 the intended manoeuvre, and Capt. y, Macka the superinten• dent of the Sussex constabulary, took the necessary precau tions, and stationed a number of his men in different porn' of the town to intercept the rioters. When she hour etruck, the Ur-barrel was lighted, ' hen wal e then rolled, in a blazing state, along the High-street, fby a mob of sixty or eighty pereons, hooting and yellowedin; but when they had got a short distance, a chain was thrown across the street by the police, who, at the mime time, sallied out upon the mob, and, after a little scuttling, during which one of the officers received some severe blows, the defendants were taken into custody.—The jury returned a verdict of Guilty; and Wimburst and Thomas Stanbridge, who appeared to have been the ringleaders, were sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and the others to one month's imprisonment each, and, in addition, they were ordered to enter into their own recognisances to keep the pence for d the future. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—SHRIVISBURY. Masten 23. BATUMI V. BRAYNE AND OTHENA.—DIAPVTED WILL.— Naw TRIAL. —Yesterday this case was mount d (see Daily News of We d nesday) by the examination of witnesses in sup port of &violent Talffiurd' s ope ning. The executiosolici n of tor, d the will o f September, 1844, was proved by Mr. How, a an kis clerk; after which the Rev. F.dward Bather, who bad been named by the testator in that will as one of his execu tors, was examined by Mr. Whateley, and detailed the un varying and liberal acts of generosity displayed by the tea -1 tator during his whole life to the witness himself and his family, by presents of money, & c., as stated in the opening address of Seryeant Tallourd.—On the part of the defence, a witness named Harper (ono of the persons who attested the will) was called. He stated that he was clerk to an account ant and law stationer, and that on the 10th of Dec., 1814, ha received a message through the defendant, John Edwards, to go to the testator's house. He did so, and was shown into leis bedroom, when testator said he wished his will made, and asked witness if he could do it I Witness replied that he could; upon which testator said Kitty (meaning his niece, Mrs. Edwards) bad got down iu writing what he wished done, and desired her to hand the paper to him, which she did. Witness afterwards destroyed the written instructions for the will, such being, as he stated, his usual practice, Witness said that owing to the illness and subsequent death of a near nlatien, he did ,not com plete the will till the 18th of the same month, when he brought it, according to testator's directions, to Mr. Ed wards. He made, at her request, some slight alterations in the document, by adding a few legacies. On the 26th of December (two days after he had returned to Mrs. Edwards a fair copy of the will with alterations), be attended by re quest at the testator's house. Testator was then in bed, but apparently in perfect possession of hie mental faculties. i There was no one in the room but testator, Mrs. Edwards, Edward Edwards, Mrs. Brayns (testator's other niece), and witness. Testator at first declined hearing the will read over to him by Edward Edward., saying that " Kitty" had read it to him and it was correct, but he afterwards yielded to Edwards's request, and allowed him to read it over, after which lie tried to sign his name to it, but was unable to do so, and affixed his mark, or moss, in stead • the will was then duly attested by the witness and Edwards,. after which testator desired one of his Diana to destroy the will of September. Edward Edwards corroborated the evidence of Harper as to the execution of the last will, and stated that he (Ed wards) went to the testator's house on the 16th December, 1844, in consequence of a message sent to him by thejtestator who then told him that he had sent for him to be a witness to his will; that he bad made one which was unjust to his sister's children, and wished to make another ; that he had been serving the Bather family all his lifetime, and had lone little or nothi , g fur his own relations. The witness went again to testator's house on the 26th December, and then raw testator affix his mark to the will, a , ter be (witness) had read it over to him. Some other witnesses were called, to prove declarations by him that be had made puivisier for them end for Mrs. Edwards, the defendant, and 'ner sister, because she (Mrs. Edwards) had been very kind to him in his last illness, and the family of the Bathers scarcely noticed him. On the part of the lessor of the plaintiff, evidence was given in reply, to show that Edward Edwards, one of the attesting witnesses, had at various times made declarations with re ference to the testator sad the will, on which the defendants relied, inconsistent with the evidence he now gave. The arguments of counsel and the evidence occupied the whole of Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Justice Cresswell summed up the evidence with great minuteness, and the jury having retired for about an hour, returned a verdict for the lessor of the plaintiff. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORE, MARCH 21. Caoww Corm.—Before Mr. Baron Rolfe. T H AD'S UNION CONSPIRACY FOR THE DZSTRUCTION OP MACIIINERY.—John Drury, John Marsden, Thomas Bra . loss, and William Hall were indicted for having, on the 27th of November last, incited and stirred up Alexander and Thomas Heathcote to destroy certain machinery, the pro perty of Peter Bradshaw.—Several objections were raised by the learned counsel for the defeat*, which led to the two Heathcotes, who had been tried and transported at the last winter gaol delivery for breaking machinery, being now brought and placed in the dock. They then pleaded guilty, upon which they were removed.—The facts of the ease, as stated by Serjeant Wilkins were as follows:—The two Heathcotes had pleaded guilty to destroying machinery, and the four men were charged with being sects , series before the fact, and with having incited and counselled the others to commit the act. There was in Sheffield, a trades-union, called the " Razor-grinders' Union," the object of which was to keep up the rate of wages, and to prevent the men from working for lees than the committee thought fit, or for such as they should think objectionable masters. It was imperative for every member of the union to contribute Is. a week, and 6d. for each ap prentice he employed; and if any man thought proper to work for less than was allowed, he was to be visited by eirtain puniehmente. The money collected of the mem here of the union was called " Natty money." The union was managed by a committee of twelve or fourteen, and a part of the proceedings were carried on by a secret committee, which, when this happened, consisted of the four prisoners at the bar. When a party ceased working for a proscribed muter, he received money from the union, which was called " scale money," and was paid at the place where the committee usembled. If a member fell into arrear of payment, or worked for an objectionable master, he was fined ; and if he did not pay the fine he was " fattened," an operation which was apportioned according to the offence complained of. The tools employed by the grinders wefe, a grinding stone, a glazier, a lap, and a polisher ; sad some times one and sometimes the other of these were destroyed or rendered useless ; and that was what was termed " rat-1 toning." Those who did not join, or who left the union, ! were called outlaws ; and those who worked tor less wages I were termed knobsticks. A wheel was a large building, containing hulls or rooms, which were let to the grinders to work on their own account. Having now given this short preface, he would proceed to state the nature of the case, which he should endeavour to prove. On the evening of Nov. 27th last, which was' Saturday before Sheffield fair, the four prisoners were at the Queen-street hotel, in order to pay the moneys to the I parties out of work, and who yielded obedience to their rules. I Drury was there in the capacity of secretary, and had before him some books, the receipts and disbursements, and of which he had the sole charge. The two Heathcotas were there that night, and along with them was a person ewes' Armitage, but who was generally called " Long Stockings." When some other grinders had received their scale they were dismissed, and there then remained in the room the four prisoners, the two Heathcotes, and " Long Stockings." The tatter was taken out of the room by Thos. Heathcote, who immediately returned. Drury'. -n said, " There are some jobs that want doing, especially the father and eon ; we want them doing before Monday, and they work at the Meth= Wheel." He afterwards said the parties he meant were Peter and William Bradshaw. Hall said that they had been working at low wages, and that it was time they were done. Drary ,said, " You must go and take all their toms, and throw them into the dyke." Alexander Heathcote said it would damage them by throwing them into the dyke, and Drury said, " Never mind, we want them destroyed, and it will be less trouble to throw them into the dyke at once." He also said that they must break the stone. Alexander then asked how much they were to have for the job ,• lad it was then stated that the two Bradshaws owed wads money to the union, that they would be sled on being punished to pay up the whole of the money, and the Heathcotes should have half of that money, the other half to go to the box. " Well, but," said Alexander, " sometimes parties are caught." Drury and Marsden then, speaking together, said, " If you are caught it shall be made up, cost what it will, and we will get the best help we can for you, and do what we can to buy up the witnesses." The two Heathootes then agreed to do it; upon which Drury stood up, end said, " tnose who are of opinion that it should be done, signify the same by holding up your hands," upon which the four prisoner; held up their hands. An appointment was then made to meet Drury on the following Monday, to go with him to collect " natty money." When they went out they encountered Long Stockings and his wife, and they went to a public house kept by a person named Wood house, where they remained till twelve o'clock. The two Heathcotee then went to the Kelham Wheel to perform the work for which they were hired. When they got there they found somebody at work in the engine-room. They then returned to Drury, who was intoxicated, and complain ing that Joe Cox had stolen his books. About one they went back again, and still there was some one at work ; and they then gave it up on that night for a bad job. On the following Monday, the two Heathcotes, Drury, and Long Stockings went to different mills to collect " natty money. At night they went to a public-house, where Thomas Heath cote again took Long Stockings out of the room, and Drury then inquired if Brsdshaw's job was done ? The Heathcotes ex plained why it was not done, and Drury appointed another meeting inQueen-street. There the four prisoners again swum- bled along with the Heatheotas. Drury then stated that there were a great many other rattening jobs to be done. He read over a long list of names; and as Heathcote could not remember them, he wrote out some lists on paper of the ditterent parties to be fattened . When Drury gave them the paper, he said it was necessary to write in a cramped hand; but on comparing the figures and the writing produced with that in Drury's books it would be found to oorrespond. At night the two liesthcotes went to the Twelve o'Clock Wheel, where they hid some beads. From thence they went to the Kelham Wheel, where Alexander struck the stones with a hammer, and knocked ofi the wheel, and threw the axles I and laps into the dam. They also hid the glaziers. After this they met Drury 'gain, who told them that Bradshaw had found his tools again, and had not paid his " natty money;" and he advised the Heathcotes to keep their mouths shut and eat their pudding. In order to prove these facts, the learned serjeant said he should call into the witnees-box the two Bradshaw', who would prove the damp done to their swolainey. Ho Nimbi also all the two Bedbooko, who THE EXPR3SB, FRIDAY EVINING, MARCH 24, 1848. being alrready un der sentence for the actual breaking of the machinery would be subject to a close examination on the part of the prisoners. To corroborate them, he should call the person who was in the engine-room all the night of the 29th, when they gave up the u ndertaking. Hs should also call Armitage (Lonz Stockings) and his wife who would prove the facts he had stated. lie should call parties who resided at the places where they had assembled and several ether witnesses, who would prove the case as against the prisoners Notwith standing what had been maid by parties to the contrary, he submitted that the nstrates of Sheffield had acted accord ing to their bounde duty in committing these men for trial. The safety of the community was entrusted to their keeping, and if they had allowed a charge of this description to pass by unnoticed, they would have exposed themselves to the censure of all well•conducted persons in the town of Sheffield, and would be taunted with a want of respect for the public security.—The court then adjourned. MARCII 22.—The examination of witnesses in proof of the facts stated in the opening occupied until about balf.past eleven o'clock to-day. Mr. Bliss then addressed the jury for the defence. Ile regretted that this dispute had broken out, and that such zeal had been manifested in this prosecution ; but he hoped that if any class of labourers had misconducted themselves, that would not prejudice the prisoners at the I bar. That men like these should unite to raise contri butions for th eir mutisal support was not to be calied a wrong object ; and he submitted that no proof had been given that their object was other than mutual support, although the prosecution, with a great degree of harsh ness, had insinuated there were other and base objects. Ile then contended that there were no motives for the pri. amen acting as they were charged with having acted, and proceeded to review the evidence and the character of the two principal witnesses in the cue, men who are convicts, and who care not for the consequences of perjury, as they have already been consigned to spend their days in a foreign land, and therefore they had combined to injure those four men. The learned counsel at some length then discussed the nature of the confirmatory evidence, and argued that it was of such a vague character that the jury could not rely upon it. What then became of the prosecution? He thought they could not but at once give the prisoners tke benefit of the doubts which must exist on their minds in consequence of the nature of the evidence that had been adduced. Mr. Baron Rolfe then summed up at great length, and the jury retired. After an absence of three-quarters of an hour they returned with a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners. Sentence deferred. In addition to the indictment on which the prisoners are already convicted there are three others on the file of the court. - Manna 23.—This morning the prisoners who were convicted yesterday, were brought up for sentence, and his lordship, after some remarks on the cue, sentenced them to be each transported for ten years.—Mr. Bliss as ked that the prisoners should be acquitted on the other indik tmenta.—Mr. Baron Rolfe said he should not allow that to he done, lest the prisoners should escape justice in the event of the objection to the present indictment proving fatal.—The prisoners were then removed, evidently somewhat astonished at the result. J. Chatterton, J. Knight, W. Knight, J. Hodkin, G. Dixon, R. Hill, P. Linsley, R. Robinson, J. Lcasky, W. Shaw, and G. Rodgers, each of whom bad been out on &di, were also charged with a riot at Sheffield, on the 13th of June hat, and with assaulting Matthew Marshall and others. This case, like the preceding one, arose out of the proceedings of • trades' union. The parties w . re table-blade grinders, and Matthew Mar shall and others worked at • wheel called " Sykee's wheel," in Union-lane, She ffi el d . On the da y charged, the defendants went to this wheel, and required Marshall and others to go to another wheel, as they alleged they wire working there for under wages. Several of them used very violent language, and they tl:reatened to do the working men great mischief. They proceeded shortly to throw off the bands, but Mr. Sykes came, and succeeded in clearing the wheel. Seale of the men, however returned, and • great disturbance ensued in the lane adjoining, so much eo that the police hail to be sent for. The y found all the pri soner, guilty of the riot, and his Lordship, in sentencing them, observed that although he did not consider this to be an aggravated case, he could not altogether pass it by.—The defendants were sentenced to be imprisoned is the Castle until Saturday, and then to enter into their own recogni sance, to keep the peace for two years. Tue Lem), MURDBIL—Mr. 'hanky applied to Mr. Baron Rolfe for a copy of the indictment en which Michael Stokes had been convicted for the wilful murder of Mary Ann Garrad. Ms object was that he might make applica tion for a writ of error, in order to suspend the execution of the condemned man, so es to give time to have the matter argued before the fifteen judges, as to an alleged informality she indictment. —The application was granted. ANGLESEY ASSlZES.—Besustants, Menem 21. were Mr. Justice Erie. DAVIES V. ONVESI.—Dacca ENTILT.—This was an action to mover 241., a portion of a disputed account. The learned counsel (or the plaintiff (Mr. Townsend) indulged in some exceedingly severe observations upon the acting attorney for defend►nt, who is also his son, and a principal witness, who produced a diary in which a payment to the plaintiff of the sum claimed had been entered in pencil. This, counsel broadly charged the witness with having introduced at a re. cent period, for the purpose of bolstenng up a case which, he put it to the jury, was maintained by fraud and forgery, as tar as forgery could be so considered.—The court, in summing up, said the case was one of great suspicion, and regretted that the detendant's son should have come before the public at the threshold of life under such unpleasant eircumstancee.—Verdict fer plaintiff to the amount claimed. The judge leaves town to.morrow for Ruthin. whom he questioned, with the view of establishing an alibi; that however was not satisfactorily made out, and, in order to afford time for additional inquiry to be made into the mys terious affair, the prisoner was remanded till Thursday next. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. IstrostrioN ow raz DUES OP C•xuatnos.--Janer Jolureon, • woman powered of at least a dozen aliases, was charged with having obtained the sum of 61. from the Duke of Cambridge under false and fraudulent representations.—The rrisoner was taken into custody by Botsford, the officer in the employ of the Men dicity Society, in consequence of a description he received from the servants of the Duke of Cambridge.—Major Baron Knesebeck, equerry to his royal highness, said, about the 15th inst. the prisoner came to his room at Cambridge House with a petition, stating that her mother was a dairy woman at Barnes. and that six of her cows had been poisoned by some evil-disposed persons. The petition bore the names of the Rev. Mr. Reeves, the rector of Mortlake, Mr. Penthyn, one of the county magistrates, and several other persons well known to witless. He laid the petition before his royal highness, and by his command eave the prisoner 61. He mentioned to her that the duke thought it a very dietressing case, and was very sorry that he could not give a more liberal subscription. The prisoner ' then expressed her gratitude, and left the house. In cones- , quence of another petition witness received on the following day from Kingston, he went to Mortlake, and found that the petition was a fabrication, and the names all forgeries, aid that such a circumstance as that described by the prisoner had never happened at or near Barnes. On his return to town, witness immediately forwarded a description of the prisoner to the Mendicity Society.—John Pratt, footman to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, identified the prisoner as the woman be showed into Baron Knesebeck's room.—The prisoner admitted the charge, and urged in extenuation of the offence that her husband was ill, and that she had four children to support.—Mr. Bingham com mitted her to the House of Correction for three months. WESTMINSTER. —DARING lIIOUWAT ROBBERY. — H. Coyeon was charged with being concerned with another man, not in custody, in a daring highway robbery. Mr. R. Cole, a tailor, residing in Gray's-inn-lane, on his return from Astley's Theatre, on Wednesday, called at a public-house at the foot of W es tminster-bridge, on the Middlesex side, and partook of some refreshment. Whilst doing so the prisoner and another man in a flannel jacket entered into conversation with him, in the coune of which prosecutor expressed a de sire to see an old friend of his, named Dunn, who resided somewhere in Westminster, but with whose precise address he was unacquainted. Prisoner pretended to know Dunn and his abode well, and proffered to conduct the prosecutor to him; and the latter, who had been drinking a little, but was, as afterwards proved by the testimony of other wit nesses, perfectly cogniaant of what he was about, con sented to accompany him. The man in the flannel jacket shortly left them, and after the prisoner had taken the prosecutor some distance, into a very secluded place, he suddenly stepped behind the prosecutor, and pinioned him, while another man took his gold watch and seals from his pocket, as, also, some silver money. At the time be was being robbed, the prisoner said, " Be quiet— be quiet; it will be all the better for you." The man who rifled his pockets had a bar of iron in his hand; on seeing which prosecutor, who was much alarmed, entreated him not to ill-use him, when he replied, " Then give up your watch and money." Prosecutor offered no resistance, and expreesed, in the course of his examination, his firm conviction that had he done so be should have been I murdered. The prisoner and his companion then walked away with their booty, and the prosecutor was glad to escape ,I in an opposite direction, to acquaint the police with what had occurred, and the prisoners were afterwards captured.— Mr. Burrell asked prisoner what he bad to say.—The ac cused answered, " Nothing at present."—He was remanded till Thursday next. THA ABS.—ATTEMPT TO PLUNDER A WATCHMAILLE ' II SHOP.— IV. Jones and A. Hoppe, members of the swell mob, , wen charged with breaing a pane of lass in the window of a watchmaker's shop, k with intent to st g eal • number of goldl I and silver watches, of the value of 2001. and upwards.--Mr. ' C. Ashdown, watchmaker, of Stratford, Essex, stated that about half-put one o'clock that afternoon he went into bit parlour to dinner, leaving a great number of gold and silver watches he was employed to regulate and repair on his work bench in the shop, close to the window. He had not been in the dining parlour more than five minutes when he heard a noise in the shop. He rushed towards the shop, and as he entered it saw the prisoners in the street leaning wariest the window. Hoppe was in a leaning position, with his hand, in whiih he held a knife, close to a pane of glass. He immediately dropped bin band on seeing the witness, nudged hie companion, and both walked away past the new church. lie o bs erved that the pane of glaze wan starred and followed the prisoners, and after endeavour ing to obtain the sasiatance of several persons he met in the street, who refused to lend him any help, he ain followed the prisonen, who stopped for a short time an d ooked back. Witness got behind a waggon and concealed himself, and the prisoners, supposing he had gone back to his shop again, went on in the direction of Epping Forest. Witness called at the Cart and Horses public-house at Stratford. and having obtained the assistance of Mr. Bigg, the land lord, and others, again went in pursuit of the pri soners, who went up a lane leading direct to the forest. By this time the Resistance of a police can stable was obtained, and while Mr. Bigg and others followed the prisoners up the lane, witness and the police man went round by another road, intercepted them in the lane near the entrance of the forest, and after some re &lance took them into custody. A knife was found upon Hoppe it was very aherp,and had been used in cutting away the putty of the pane of glass which had been starred. The watches were on the bench, within arm's length of the window, and if the prisoners had succeeded in forcing out the pane of glass they would have secured a rich booty. —Mrs. Ashdown stated that she saw the prisoners looking about the shop just before dinner-time, and was going to make a remark to her husband about it when she heard the pans of glass ansp.-11. police-constable stated that he had frequently seen the prisoners in company at a notorious n ceptacle for thieves in the Whitechapel-road.—Mr. Behan tine said he believed the prisoners starred the pane of glass with the intention of robbing, and he sentenced them to two months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Cor rection at Ilford. POLICE.—YESTERDAY. MANSION-HOUSE.—Exec Teton or Barmen MATZ, . room ERANCE.—A great number of distressed operatives who have been for some time engaged in the French fac tories, and were obligi d to return to England, appeared before the Lord Mayor, an d represented that they were in a state oordshipf deeti T tution. hey had certificates from the consuls. Hia l directed that the men and their families should be spent, under the able superintendence of Mr. Thwaitee, MONEY MARKET. the relieving officer of the City of London Union, to their se veral places of settlement in various parts of the countr y . THURSDAY EVENING. The anxie The conduct of the whole of the industrious poor fellows ty of the speculators for the fall, who who are thus thrown upon the world, was most credit- were considerable purchasers of stock yesterday, and able, his lerdahip observed, to the character of the ope- the chief cause of the rise in the funds, was not dimi retires of Great Britain, and showed clearly that they niched to-day by the still further progress of prices. merited, the warmest sympathy of their countrymen.—His It was . believed , until late in the clay, that this con lordship felt much satisfaction in stating that he had re- tinned ceived a letter signed by several of the Fr ench inhabitants of advance was still the consequence chiefly of London, and containing 611. 19s. for the service of the poor purchases for account of ?fifties in the same interest; English workmen who were obliged to leave France. The but it transpired that a joint-stock bank, much con letter stated that the subscribers having seen with great pain !meted with foreign banks, had been during the day a that many English workpeopls had from the force of cix ennistances been compelled to quit France , are a nxious to large buyer of money stock , which the re was g ood rea show that they felt for the calamity , and deep l y sympathised son tobelieve must be for account of foreignsolicitous to in with the sufferers.—Mr. Goodman , the chief clerk of the or property of persons abroad, naturally Lord Mayor, was engaged during a great part of the day in vest all or any part of their realised assets in securities making arrangements for sending the operatives by the (lit manufacturing ferent railroads to the various ring towns of Eng- of believed to be unassailable by whatever contin g enc y t political or other casualties abroad. Capital, in lgd d en . d Scotland. •ei. U m nr i ar at d e of 200 ar r ive d i v . the course s v e er e i f fact, would seem to be flowing in from Germany and, comfortable to w themselves , by y the judicious management of other parts of the Continent, as well as from France, Ithe chief magistrate and the official gentlemen under his for investment is the funds. The public at home too ' lord hip's authority. The expression of their gratitude was are known to be purchasers to Rome, though a less, calculated to make a very strong impression in their favour. .__ extent At the p resent moment there is an evident GUILDHALL.—CHAAGE Or k OROERY.—J. Mayaese was finally examined on the charge of having forged and ,s - r - . in • ir tnc 'nation to invest railway stocks, foreign in uttered certain bills of exchange, either by altering the vestments being out of the question, although offering date of overdue ones, or by forging the sect ptence or en- more advantageous returns, and this may be attrioun d dorsement of Cuthbert Collingwoud Hill, Esq., of Farn ham Royal, Slough, Bucks.—Aid. Gibbs fully committed the in some measure perhaps to the ambitious and inju prieoner for trial on four charges, namely, the 1181, 401., spirit of speculation dioious 881,155., and 271. 14s. 6d. bills. some of the conductors of these important work°, in ex rustic-House ROBEERIES.—S. Smith, F. Jones, and tending their operations, and loading themselves with G. Wilkes, were charged, on suspicion, with committing a fresh enterprises, on which large rates of dividend robbery at the Red Lion public-house, Kine Edward-street, are guaranteed, whilst, also, large amounts of capital Newgate-street, and Matilda and Mary Richards, are required to bring them into operation and realise 1 with passing a ten-pound note, part produce of re the robbery, well knowing it to be stolen. On any turns. In some instances, moreover, complaints M o nday evenlog the prisoner Smith, whose wife was are made by the shareholders o whether true o f having beenr not, led working in the house on that day as charwoman, entered astray by boards of management; the house with the other men, Jones and Wilkes, end is not the affair of this department to examine or de btayed there for a time, between seven and nine o'clock, cide. But it is true, withal, that one instance of the after which they left, when it was shortly discovered th.t a box had been broken open in the room of Mrs. E. R. Lloyd, sort is only too readily laid hold of to discredit a ll the landlady,and money abstracted to the amount of between and the most honourable undertakings. 401. and Mt., besides a watch, jewellery, and other kinds of From the combined influence of these p urchasin g property. On the following morning the females went and operations for foreign account for home investment, purchased goods to the amount of 11. Os. 3d., and the daugh- and by the speculators for the fall, Console advanced to, ter (Matilda) tendered a 101. note, at the same time giving a wrong name and address. This was at the shop of Mr. At the close of business they and were done at 8',31. Neeclis ,of 115, Shoreditch, li oendraper, and as the mu- were still 824 to 3, which su ffi ciently testifies to the ther was known as a customer for years, no notice was taken strength of the market. Exchequer Bills, 265. to 30s. until it (the note) reached the hands of Mr. White, the premium. chief assistant, who went to the Bunk of England, when i. was immediately stopped as being part of the of The foreign market partook but in a slight degree proceeds of the robbery the previous evening. Wh o a tskin the more advanced position of Consols. Prices into custody the younger female said that a gentleman gave were fractionally, or rather nominally, better, without it to her between two and three o'clock on Monday morning; business being more active. Spanish . Fives were which was impossible, as it was not stolen until the evening 121 to 4 ; the Threes, 221 to * ; Passive, 3 to 1. of the same day. It was also proved that the man Wilkes and Matilda Richards were acquaintances, and en the for- " Portmenese, 141 to 161. Dutch * Two-and-a-Half per mar, when taken into custody with Jones and Smith at for e Ceuta, 41 to . .3; the Fours, 61 to 3. Mexican, 141 to latter'e lodging,being searched, there was found 141. 19s. tid., 15. Brazilian, 68 to 72. Danish, 67 to 71. Vene but on the others nothing. zuels, 18 to 22. MARY LEBON E. —T u s MYSTERIOUS Casa OP CNILD It is proper to be mentioned that the dividends ' Mumma.— William Rigdon, the letter-carrier, who on Fri- eel uing on the French Three per Cents. Rents* day, 17th inst., was charged on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder of a female infant, was again t a iU t e ion tbi b e y lln eo on m th e , an d en odrdayegredbytothbee Provisional i o n nal anti o ct brought up. In the afternoon of the 24th January two per- pa by eons, named Batchelder and Randall, were shooting in afield vernment of France, have been duly received between Kilburn and the Harrow-road, when they saw the parties interested in this country in bilis at sight, or prisoner scraping up some mould on a bank in a field adjoin- short date, oa the house of Rothschild as one instance, mg. In a short time afterwards prisoner came towards them, and having mentioned to them that he had just seen and paid accordingly. But as the government have some snipes, he passed on. Soon after this Mr. Batcheldor declared the notes of the Bank of France to be legal and his friend repaired to the spot alluded to, and just below tender, and as therefore at Paris the dividends would the surface of the ground they diacovered a wooden box, be discharged in there notes, which, quoad specie, which, on being opened, was found to contain • dead infant, were about 10 per cent. discount, there must evt whose legs were doubled up over its body, and the cloth in which the infant was wrapped up had upon dently be a loss to the recipient, or in other quarters, it DOIIIOOIIII marks of blood. A coroner's inquest in the exchange operation. The matter is worthy of had been held, and • verdict was returned of " Wil- reference, more particularly . because, as asserted in ful murder that some person or persona unknown."—Dr. respectable quarters, no loss is sustained b y . the reci- Carr proved that the child was born alive, and that the im mediate cause of death was suffocation, arming from pressure pients, or holders of the Frenc h securities, in the ration. This it is difficult to understand, unless upon on the neck, and from the head being violently' struck against some hard substance. The prisoner was ultimately the almost incredible supposition that, as respects met with in Portman-square, and given in charge. On foreign holders, the Bank of France, still shut to being asked by the magi•trate what he had to sey, he denied lar business, has orders to pay in specie the sums due all knowledge of the affair, and said that the parties were to foreign holders of Rentes, after strict investigation entirely mistaken.—The evidence of Mr. Randall, corrobora • into the nature of the property as asserted. The fact tive of Mr. Batchelder's, was gone into.—The solicitor for the prisoner a ciwonasained the whiteness eet t h e part e i the pro- of vie the;e oa relrulsr receipts of dividends here, however, motion at moms length, and called forward Marta pence& re under whatever circumstances. ,:;.:--- The accounts about Manchester trade are unfa vourable. A respectable manufacturer recently here has stated that the chief orders received bad been for the Greek trade. After the goods had been prepared, a process of some time, the purchasers were advised of their being ready for shipment at their orders for marks and consignment to the shipping houses at the ontports. The reply was, these French and cond. aental revolutions having intervened, with all the banking and commercial disasters consequent, that, if insisted on, the goods should be shipped, as ordered, to their destination, and the bills for value should be given according to previous agreement, but that, in view of the disorganised credit everywhere, the pur chasing houses would not guarantee the payment of the bills so gives, which must therefore be accepted without recourse upon the drawers. The purchasers honestly advised therefore the manufacturers to re main with their goods. This represents a melan choly state of trading affairs in the manufacturing districts. 11401.113 11 3 3per3 %Dona. Ann.. 31 ki Intlia tondo, El,OOO, 16 Ditto, under 1,00.4., 11 15 Puoth Pea Stock. New Anne., 806 Bank Stock, for Acct., Iv 3 DO 2 PORNION 6 per Ct. Brazilian rd.,, Sma/l, 704 3 per Danish Bonds, 1825, 041 Irto,CleCt",'4-nargt 1:# " 3 per Ct. Portuzuna ltd.., 161 4 per Cl. POrt,loll.l , Mi., 15 146 5 per Cl. S perm Ronda, dlr. from N0v.1640,121 6 Ditto, Anoi.ouit , Hard. 31.171 EXCHANGES AND MINIM Comoia, for Acct., 93 *2l 31 3 hi t ch. milk /1,000, 3d.. Juno. 30. March. 29 630 Ditto, 2..50n Juno. Di 30. March. 30 Ditto. , J uue. 2630, Marob, 30 IrtiNDS. Ditto, PialliTC Meat 3111 3 per Ct. OAn' Bond., 33, Ditto, A. March 31, 2i per Ct Venezuela, Donde, 181 Ditto, Deferred. 41 vcr Ct. E 2, per Cent. Dutch bk.,12Uu11.,41t 2 4 pee Cent. botch tketif., 61 i I 161 0I L 60. grocics ABROAD. la Lama. re, i -- A111.111•ae. 57 Meaer. owo .I LI Haman. 1 Leant. 1 Com,-. pen Cente. • 61 l 601 . 51 I .. i 61 Da. Nelda:al 71 2s 11 il '. fi 75 .. 71 75 Do. 1 ... I Da. "I" ' " NlllllOOBllOll IA11;00 : No tnneactlon. Belgian 6,1840... 1 .. 47 Money r.,,,. Kans.. i „ Money. . a, nek.„. „ Roman Loan .. 68 DoDo. M 14 Trona Donde 30 Do. " Bank %arm .. 1000 1740 ~ .. 1100010 Bowe, le m ma 16.—Tbrne per Cone., km . ; Floe p 0 e f , 8 C . ...t. :„ .. 1M par 2 Pa ci, etell l l . 4 4 . S r Mille " Oratritr 48 3011. dinan 1 1 Nauman., !Leann py. —Lees of 1840. E 8: DM*, 10M.:4 Y: Bank of Belgium. 60. Latium, on London, 25 60. AISTIMILF. Mooch 11.-6720hange on London, 26 60 to 70. £1110001,01., 11 AWN Z.—Actual Debt Two-andea Half per Carta, 39* money, 4M hills; DIM% Time* per Cents_ 464 money, 4M billa ; Ditto, Four per Cent., 164 money, d l l MM. Blame on London, at AM. 11 83, 2 months, 11 75; on lIMNOII. 3412, 2 mouths, 33 67 ; on Paris, 56.2 months. 55 60. 8 .,,,,,, yt,,,y. 0 . y,.-01. ilchuld Seb., 824. Late political °yenta hale pa ~t1,1,1y Woo r 13,1 the public attennon, that enamel> any bu.n.ra was done at the Booreo to day. 011164 A. NI• ii., et 16.-41 m per Cent..., 89 ; Tour pry Cant., 76 ; Too and a Ball per Cents., 44. Loan, 1634, 144; Ditto. 14M, 9d. Dank Shaine, 1,275. RAILWAY NEWS. We had a considerable improvement in French lines yesterday, upon a report that the French go vernment contemplated their purchase, to be paid in rentee at the price of the day. This, in the opinion of many persons, should rather depreciate the value of the shares, seeing the uncertain value at present, and prospectively still less, of the French funds. Home shares were slightly better, bat not at all in proportion to the improvement in Consols. From whatever cause, there is an evident disinclination at present to invest in railway securities. SHARE LIST.—LONIX.N, Ma RCM 23. Nara.—The quotations of hoes is Korona hillaracens denote actual traniactions ; Woo of lino in Moles millers' Felons PAIL aft Los.,s.West.NswsOL 261 ' 77 W. her. tut. —. 1 i 9d. Do. Conn Tenths 39 81_ Do. do. Tenths M 1 31 Do. Thirds 1 1 d. Lon..Solis6./ esii 104 d. Mon. Man. Me . , alert Lenin /1 Mot . . 3 24d. 1.. 4elearee. .No.l Do. Dares 3 Do. , New 101. Pr 44. Do.GlGrnot.,6ldr. De. do.. Do. Giejlield.liriet DO .Do Vries/iv Mack . Man., Lin. Um Mane's. et Soldlomed. 11d. Midland .... 4 I Do. Cone. Pre Do.hil. shares Do. Berm.d Derby It 76 Do. C. Bete& 8r.619C 116 14 Do. Brirt..tUloster Do. dr., do. sna.bt. u wt. Nornmelk & Carieste Newmarket North 10 ni , Do. perm Do. shares Do. ..rtneeion td. Do. Nees. .1121. . De.Onart.sl6o. CI. Id. la Do. b r 1.6 H. COIL 24. Dm do. Mammy V.I N. Camila Union I North e t a Western Ad. 11 North/shire . 111 4 /Vera Western. I Oaf. a "'" st k1.114114.1 C . &ryes. am tHiteAtee 40. Scottish Linsiral ki Smitten Midland 36 (Ik.,ND 6 e4d. no. do.. to. Di.. . I Shrew/18ns. thA '4l 41. Do. . 11 3 Md. MirnewhehWk Do. Haim Do. Onsatry 464.1 Do. Noe. 'yd. D 0.2 perCS;A:Vril.' 6 4 7 . 7ir . olehtre Onion 1 20, Do. Pre/name. &ma Staffordshire ; 31 216 South Esineria4Dom l3l Do. de...... No. 1 11l 9d. Do. do. ...... 3 if • if Dm do 3,11 91. Do. do. Thirds 441 South Wa1e5... .... . 6 3 4 & Yortsk.Don.e. 24 Tam Vote Extemeon cq Mama Haven, Dee& 13 Vak of Nona . ..... WhitensitePernar Witte,Som..l Wove. 17 164 Won. Stnr.dr& Wein. York. Nava, a Her. 29147 Do.orls.Newelßec 27 Do ha.NolYkaNw 131 6 DaioNolN caber 101 1 Douh ZPur or Pref 44,4 YorkkNortblaidiand ov4 2 Do. Preference. . 178 us.a.aw.R.44.g. 2114.1 1014.1611RAILIV•VB. =%.tOtlka 64 1,1 Demerara . ..... .6 M. Dutch East /a1ma. ....... ,tonmain So Namur and Idal• •• • 2 „Abeam of erases . 1 Oriaana t Bateau: 2 ?Uri, Par and 114.0. 2 1 2 and rkum . 91 Parks and B O ourn 6l Paris k Straabrarg 761. HAM= and 61 I i ianlbre and Meuse , ann., “Ad Aunt. . 72 82 18 - .0 Flisti.fire 8 7d. ; Gloggalta. 90 ; Vance-11 it. 65; 1A61.M. resin, Manes a• i br 11 1 2meik ,_ ONV. -- \ Parts and Orissa, ... ' 715 . 710 Parts and Boom .... 4214 1 426 Rouen and Name.. .. 215 I „ .. Avignon a Manilla 285 .. [Strasbourg and gals.. 90 Benue 0/ terror:if .... 120 . .. o Bordeaux . ... ...... .. 400 ,,_ •• North .... ........ .. Mt 346 ~ .., RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. BILL WITHDRAWN TRATIRDAT. Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway (Oosett branch, and Dewsbury and Moray stations),BilL MEETING. —l3 lamnionsit AND OXFORD JI;NCTION.- 441atirseti extraordinary Meeting.—Liverpool, March 23.—Mr. P. 11. Stunts In the char.—Mr. Elias Morley, in explanation of a letter Derived at the last meeting from the Great Western Compaq, called upon Mr. DoOm for a report which he bad prepared upon the subject, after a omference at Dover with Sir Fitzroy Kelly. It was as follows ff The oorreeponclence between the solicitors of the restectivs corn panic, ia aiready before the meeting. It has terminated, in it began, by an unreserved and distinct declaration that the ftrminghom and Oxford Company are ready and willing to perform the agreement of the 12th of November, 1840, faithfully and effectually in all us parts. 'flits tieclaration having been coramunitited to the Brett Western Company, a meeting auk place between the counsel of the two com panies, in order to (militate such performance of the agreement ; but no authority was conferred upon or assumed by counsel to do more than to confer with each other, and to propose to the respective companies the mode in which the agreement could be bent carried into effect, and the Bu mingham and Oxford Company have.. just right to complain that the private communications between counsel which amounted to suggestions and proposals only, expressly without prejudiee, and to be deemed sacredly confidential unlem finally adopted and carried into effect, have been first mammon:ilea and then made public, in the letter of Moors. Hunt, ailed 10th instant, as amounting to an engagement which the Birminghsm and Oxford . Oompany are now charged with having viola ted. Mr. Dottie having communicated with Sir Fitzroy Kelly, in the fall plan, protests against the violation of honour and good faith no yen of the Groat Western Company in having at all tiallamd the manmuni cations between comma, thine communicate:mg mot baring terminated in an agreement betwee n the wimpalas. Mr. Doha, in the next place, is authorised le seine that the communications themselves are not faithfully rthartsd. As to the Brat point, it is distinctly athrined and cannot be dated by the Great Western Company, that the very baste and ant eimdliksi of , the conferences between counsel were, that all Me shoal g at such oonfererces should be strictly private filti authilithethis sad that whatever should ts stated= either side shoat M ) vl4 proposal only, and not bluing wpm either party, MINI to and adopted; and sissedingly the nunats Weals onissil a r ed ntro. dosed with thins wee t • Heads M Is be proposed to the reepecties sedge NW without II est ad„ ./ a at carried Les OM: ILL Ade tit the dlr. minieham and Odor& sty sr selitnell slt disk behalf. We entered into any wee dienerse gm Ilis males er inty letter, or the doing ei iseem_ent by dr ilundidleme id Ins eon pany ; over whom, as Melftels, diesratfra son Ws us esidetiL It is indeed trees IS Mr. Dotie now Wm, Oat la the ins sl the confersnielintsein sonneel, Blr P. 1.11, nsikednekt siiMMlsa Mot the w ag Issinig the Birottonben oil WIN Govinny elese seirond tg geed Wilds lnylosiney the siismost issoMbet, ormariM. Sabo had se ded*Mr. Maks lie maps. aliment of the sepiona lesuld Odes MendflagrEF, lir wit: , otherwise, ode sit IBMs prim to filiglsMs Ms this oteeivation lid be the ieldiell. is Ibe s me ar Strld senor ihanaboldseaselubt bnisibetsbe the um ap t to Ibm dn. rutty. sago nesseof say ongstudnentlyomeelnitteholbs win- Layer. (Awn. PAID. 7,1111, 60 Aberdeen .. . . .. , Al Lo; 31 Anansgt. NoiLetilos 21 21 60 2 iros lu D.,IN *La Du‘Doli l, l Su L 10, Dlr. IF lA. d.. S. VOitti,3l 3d. AO 1: 20 Sim. a Ottord Jo. ;242 28 2 76 BirtLan.e2ll.../ i rse. 11 Dae st Brut:i atriart:r 2fa 1 3 3 ,,, - , D0.73;,rele 121 Duaklairbola•biro-• 44 . 22 1 60 Andedooloo.. ..... 3, D 0.4 sharer 37, Chester d Dolledhad 25 20d. 26 1 12 Do. Proforrooo 132 72 , Clarence T 4 I I: 1 1 1 10 Do.let 43..0Pee DC 1. .I.V. 2,1 Cl., 5 Dor CT. 26 Dublin& lti.4/I.June. 26 20,2 Xs IT, Duetildtkds tanirktn. x is 12.6 m 15 . 17.61 ii5i .1.9 . si nlik l l. 4 ! ;s 72 l 8 6 1 1 14 00 111 3, D0.134.16/.619C 113 . 31 3 2 16 3o gaolers Coustaae 6, Do 1.141.6teet-No 1 ' 100 6, Do. New 1...„11'0 2. 9.2 36 60 DoNortnet Kash" 20 114 121 Do. 2 shares 124 13 40 NI Do. New ... . . 9 do o. Union ' • Da N 12 , Do. /sham ... •• • 26 N 16 Do Guortd.6p6t 3 2d. Ue go Do. do Ad. 54 ISae Lancaehire.... li Old. 6 Do. Now T 2 ft Lou. 3 ewes .• • I 12d. ID 11 164 Eat Lincolnshire 9 Edinboro% & CAM X ' 15 D O ., • I moree 63d. Id 124 /V. 4 sham 8 92 2 23 Ex et Northern 421 r 2, Exeter ,Y well, DOT. 1 12d.. 2le • 13 Pest Northam l3 N '1 22 Do.l.on.aa forth:a 24 101. 7( li ' xi Ot.douth 6 Vleallre 18 te 0 1 DANIA. N naysasessol 271 74 A 6 Dr. Xt. - xi Do. tier, 301. • •36 37p. 15 24 46 Do. liese,l6l. •••• II 179. 701 8 1 9,) Orem Woman 9O 1 0 . 69 IT 64 D0. 2 oh germ 144 m*. - ll 24 A . , 7 go Do. Bata.... 5 94 Do. Nor, W. 7f 16 6 7 6 1 4 3 1 I• im addendlakAilane 0 14 69 dull sad &XV i 22 Do. I sham 7 5 . 6 1 4 A IR Iptlibury si irkhodx 4 f 40 4 16 Do. do. &Norwich 13 12d. 25 2, /kelielSc.Ltestet'ekk. 4 6 60 Lane. it Csiriisk 71 10 Do. 2,61.1..„ 3 Id. 34 A p 3 Lancathfra dr. arks/ 61 , 92 D0.d0.--• 7l 6040 d 93 -36 Do. Vharne • . e d 72 14, Do. Owes 43& e 4 18 • 1 . 9 Do. Attlas .-. .. 66 Do. Sixteenths •• • • pat 4 • • . Do. 71sirciet Bevil f 7,1 174 1 1r 38 Ine.larerot.erlaorh . 1 33 DolinelekrAfetting 12 ; 88 Da telinantr.koo4 31 1 ;- ss Do. 11. K. Union - ,4 1 3 1, d• 7 26 Do.Peraton a WArr.' 26 a 9 Do.f shares.. . _ .A al . 26 L. 60 Lends and ltradlorn. 86 16 40 Lords and Think .. 22 20d. 10 3 , ni Do. NN 20 184. 1- 4t Do.Prer. 6yerlint ' 2 Id. 50 Letan,Desor.. Manch 10 '8 I, Leo.. /danc..k.N.Jet. 26 .. 2 1 1 r..tarue194 140504 .2 Old. j a I L bt1.°§ 1 :5 1 '...:7"0. 21 Id. *lB A If Do. Extension I 74 . to Lon., lhuntoo, 8.00;304 7 O 40 Do. Conn EnDithe 15 184 11 ' 9 Do. &Alma, 66.61 1 0 /0 10 Do.Derf.Dtte.ba.a "V 45 7 8 1 17 1 Do. do. 1652 43 1 16 ! 12, LiMll.Ol ana terechee 1 10 11 16 ; De. 11,10r0ct. 1.• 1...“6.44, N. Wetten 326 862 4. 2- 28 Do. 4 ;hares L.. 2 It's; 7a lb ig l 2 Do. Neer 4i i iv 2 Do. Fdthn..,.._. _ '7 20 2. Do. 4ut. eh. 74, 1.401 1 r LL 4 DO WWI. Ai &B a 4 9 Ju D0.100.m..14d le 111 lip. 20 I ii I ..101.at.,38d Be 2 26p. 1 x 3- /0 Doukas 6.1111440 , 16. .5 41 6 • 81. SA, M 65; VlSlasco 16.-Noetbero, 103 Lit 65: Ledrho ,. 6 , rnelo. 70 ; Sienna. 50 panics becoming a pa-ty to • proceeding which might interfere ;with the discharge of other end tndependeet duties imposed upon him, sad tine, which was merely mutter of connotation between manse, remitted in the propral which Su F. Kelly undertook to submit la any form that might be thought fit to the Birmingham and Crafra Company, not as a part of the agreement, to which it °berms!! rat not belong, but r a point to be conathereti by individual thera holders, who Meer could adopt or carry it Into effect. And this pre. real, which, sped the plainest principles of honour and good faith. 'ring expertly _eneldential and without prejudice, ought neve s e have been drinethe enter eccepted ; sad which was immediately rejoined Oyer Ilierhlgheln and Oxford Company, because th e y no power to pedlar th, las been, by the Great Western Cox parry, mode pall* tried treated as en engagement, sae part and Moth of the agreement of November, I Mg. and the Thrnalrabana and Oxford Company are charged rah having departed hews ft. From this plain end rise kra statement of fee's the shareholders will ve that the Birmingham and ()deed Company, brine offercl m t r o7Mry the agree, rood inlo effect, have been ant still are ready to do all that th e l aw and pod tel h require far the; purpose, and that the Great Werra; c o mpray, while professing the same intentira, refuse to perara their part of the agreement, by delivering to the ahare r .thh re the have paid up t. e full amount of she calls on their thane the e unpile to which it a admitted that, under the meet, they arc entitled, upon the vain and hollow pre. test that the Birmingham and Oxford Company reject e condition which nn lawyer and no man of common t a derstandiag can pretend to be any pot of th e meat, or that they are in any way bound, or that they have th e power to perform. Under these etreumetrcee, it only reeler rte t the shareholders to determine what course to adopt *gating the Grant Weetern Company, who, having sought in a *suet of *pity sh e , et& performance of this agreement, now refuse to perform wh at th ey ' admit to be a ceedition which the agreement imposes urethra. until they can &Kerrie, by the result of an turner experiment he, lore parliament, whether it is to their interest to abide by the agreement or not. -laneseter-place, Strand, March 14, 1114 A - Mr. Dore subsequently grated that pursuant to a neolutice reed at the last meriting, requesting him to adorer a biter to Mr. Heat, ' calling upon the Groat Western Company to return coupons far SW. Sr. to the different shareholders, who Lail paid up their 204 tai amount of their rarer., is compliment with the terms of agreeraet the 12th December, 11146 ; to this effect he had sutra, and, actin g upon further iestructlees, Mr given notice that farm cra w with this demand by Saturday the late ino., such Kram word Clrec as owner might dera, stating at the same time that by clients were willing ro fulfil the agreen.ent, and do all sera acts se the Court of Chancery may direct. tin the 17th he received a l e tter, stating that the Great Western Company econaidend a sufficient answer to the peremptory domed to tell lira that hie clients had still a sun pending to Chancery. They could not asqukoce. After what bad penal the Greet %Suit t , Company would proceed regularly to enforce the agreement against those who had taken from them the benefit of it. In conclusion It staled the Greet Weetern Company were still perfectly Pilgr e per. form the agreement accenting to its true corauction. Mr. DKr stated that there might be no obstacle in the way of reconciling rap. cultism., be had on !intraday taken the suit off the file of the Court at Chaacery, but on Monday intorno= be saw an order from the Goat Western Company for leave to amend their bill, and the emendators proposed were euch as to render an amicable arrangement herr& By those amendments a totally different oomplenion was given to the agreement of December. From the proposed ateendrootte ha truer It was perfectly clear that the object of the Greet Western Company wee delay.-Sir. Laurence Hepworth, after eating that the Bimini. Ism and Oxford Railway would be of no use to the Great Wester! Company unless the broad gauge was put upon it, moved, "net tra meeting authorises the directors to aid the Great waterneomMal with all the powers of the Birmingham and Oxford Railway Company to pin parlismentary authority to lay the broad gauge open tie lin . mingham and Oxford line."-Mr. tries Money said he should have had the greatest pleasure to bays emonsied the reeoluther, if it had Mao called up - :n the Great We. tem Company to perforce their part of the agreement. The resolution only propreed to do abet throe whom he represented had offered to do over and over main. The Batter at role wee noir to the Birmingham and Oxford Company ambling the Great Western to obtain the brad gauge; but it was, that the Great Western Company earthed the BUB Ingham and Oxford thr pany to achieve thus, and to beer the results of the specelatice. The Groat Western Company asked .that the Birmieghse nod Oxford Company should go to parliament and try the speculation of obtaining the broad gauze, end in me of failure should bear nut only the drappointmeet but the loss.-The Chairman s tated that, as no MAIM had been taken of the motion Made by Mr. Ileyworth, it omld not be given awn the chair.-Mr. Beale naked whether the contract for the delivery ut the coupons was out to take effect till the broad gauge was carried out f-Tr Cher. wan staled that there was not and could be no condition of that kind. At the ,acne time he NUS bound to say that the company me bound to do Its hest to rand m carrying out the broad gauge.-Mr. Pim real a portion of the agreement, which 'equine the crams, without other conoitions, to be delivered "no soon as pri. AM ham bees paid up." - The Chairman, as an individual, enprome his opinion that the obligation was most clear. ghee he now the really email points of &ethanol betimes de two companies, he y still felt it would be passible to arad tai sad spectacle of the disputes and bnption going on.-Mr. Elia thrley then moved the adoption of a petagio, which eu read. re nt di d , it Mated, of the Great Western Company now here parliament did not oontain Mures compelling them Co fulfil their agreement, and it was for the Birmingham and Oxford Gramma insist on such clauses being put into h.-This wan put and curled unanunosisly.--Other revolutions of the name nature ism peel- Mr.C.Shaw, of Birmingram,believed there was no contingency shat. ever as to the agreement, end he was sorry that the Chairmen and Secretary of the Great Western Company had not been aulemenily clear in their remarks at the last steering.-On the motion of lit. Morley the meeting was adjourned till the Ist of April, to he held at the D e Hotel, Birmingham, as ale, the general metug, which should Lase been held alter the other meeting that day. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.-CHANGES MAIM Be the PROVISIONAL GOYIM:O.NT OP FRANC& IN rue INSPECTION OF RAIL. 111 Te.-A decree of the Munster of Public Works of the Ma m 6 m:kes the following changes in the general super endue of railway: Art. I. The royal mummery+ to railway COMpalaiall ath surreal -Art2. The surveillance of the commercial working of railway' aid the financiel operations of companies shall be confided to agar, she shall take the title of Jasper tars de emploitranw commercink. Tin inspectors shall be of two Gamma, Inspetteurs principaar and hero taws purtieutiers. The remaining articles of the decree plain the laetananied officers subordinator the first, and divide the Maratha( the republic into elm arrondissements. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& PRODUC E. —DI pectrro • lANR, MAIM( 23.—The saga market has been rather more firm to-day, and a far :,mount of has. imphas been dome in the Weet India market ; 77 0 11116- ters of the 2,500 bags of yellow Havana held for esthete' prim and • small part oaly sold, from 30s. to 42e., but there appeared tots purchasers at 6d. under the prices they were bought in at. Heald steady; standard quality, 535. fsrL to 51s.—baltpetre Ms bees in leas demand to-day, but prices remain unaltered.—Cans remains out of demand.—Rum eteady, but not atm— Camphor sold at Sos. to Sta.—Cast to or oil sold at Md. W.Manilla hemp partly sold at 321. 331. Coir yam, 224 talk —Tea steady. The brokers' monthly circulars are issued for the cum land mail, and state that common congon and twankay have Ms dined Id. per lb. • imperial and gunpowder, 2d. to id. ; hymns, a. ospt the finest qu alities, have been nearly unsaleable. Imported ran London, from Jan. I to Hach 16, 11,225,000 ha agairmt 8,731,0 X lbs. for the sumo period last year. Total &hyenas, 7 747 ,UoU oX against 8,012,00 u los. laid ymr. Mock on hand, 37 , 054,000 Iles *maul 32,557,1N0 lbs. at the name period Met year. COTTON.—Livarepooh, Marto/ 23.—The market We micro very duiL The sales were 3,000 bales. MANCHESTER, MANCH 23.—There ill DO improremat either ie the cloth or yarn market, and business 4 almow limited to immediate neeettaities, with declining price,. There is no inereue la ed the amount of buss:woe doing for America, and the German and Gisek d houaes hare almost suapended opendiona SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—MAILL DOS. Alim, Pea. AZ) DOB. ASS. lOU f. 3 Dublin U 1 liollasd .... 0 0 India. v. South- 0 Sri/m.l lo r L 2 Waterford .. 0,2 Flanden ... 0. asapton .. 0 0 Heim and 1 Donagbadae• o'2 France .—. n 0 Dokaaracillor Hannan Markt 1 Ouerr..aJars. Limbon 14.,c0n and 0 W4441a.Wm.% 0 Hamburg. 0 If sditurran.. Halifax Mar. 2. 40 gnarl= Givarisarm;ll.4acm 23.—Arrived Deahra, Emden ; Vent" Daniel Brock, St. Laniard, Emma Ellen, Swift, Amity, Gamey; i Ellen Lhriligao, Dunkirk ; English Rose, Princerd Victoria, Dinleta, 5 1 fi„ Antwerp; Mary, Sera Leone ; Batavia', Ocean, Sir it. N4llll l ," f Rotterdam; Emerald, Boulogne; Mend, : Mewed, Bard*; Ellen Gillman, At. Michael's; Loch Lomond, Bombay; li Hugh Walker, China ; Caroline, Halifax ; Carolinida, Caen ; City cd London, Bordeaux; Noel, Cape; David Lyon, !arming; tiarlh.be de Janeiro; Harlequin, Boulogne; Tourist. Whir ; Soho, g Hasa, Hamburg; Ben Nevis, Yrince Edward's bland ; Gowen% Cs L nipburg. Lot:avow., Minor 23.—. 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Boberte, mayor of that b.:sough, of aeon anti hew. ROBERTnON.—Maret Id at tikaicesterrand, llldoPrAgaf o " lh wife of J. IL Robertson, iet ki e t lson. STOPEORD.—March 11, at Seausve, NortharaPwashirs. wife of the 11,. C. topford, of • daughter. TAT E.—March 18, at the al: of Capt. B. C. Tate, Roy Marine Artillery, eta daughter. TUT N SER.—March la, at Andilplace, St. James's, 1 116 *f J. Toyabee. Esep, ELS.. of a daughter. MARRIAGES. EDMISTON--CAMPBELL.—March 31, at Cavecow, by the Rev. IL 1 Houston, Mr. K. Edmiston, Glasgow. to Janette, dant:MO. l W °l4ll W. Campbell, Esd of New York. HALISTEAD—CRA M P.—March 18, at Toro% Capt. G. -6,1 163 ‘ 614. f wfosm°. kt. N.. to Emma. youngest daughter of T. Cramp. LA o MURTON —N EAME.--Ilao.ll 21, at 11 NAM,. b) 6 161 Rev. J. Jam, CS Mr. C. Murton, of Lycstol. roar Sitting bour° Jane, third daughter of U. NOULIC. MUSPRATT—CUSIIMAN.—March 3L. at Sefton Church, by see se Mr. Clark°. Dr. S. Muspratt, of Seaford , llsU.to 111 as Coda Ciell man, late of Boston. ROZEA—BACON --March 210 d St. Pancras Church, GColie, Mar a.° of fh° late R. Roma, LK.. of Milton-stmt., Donetegiamv Ameba. only surviving daughter of the late W. 104.0. LA. W MUER/I-8M ITlL—March 33, at St. titurg imaowf w ,.„,' t t - Withers, Esq., of Wasclawarth, to 121 n, third datiShlar of lb° ""' '- Smith, Esq., of Great Bardfleld. Eradr. DRATHS. BAN IST RM.—March 20, at Yort•plaos, IfttelptoD. T. M. Badeler. ll ° BARN LW ALL.—March 20, at Itriglawn, Litut..Col. B. the Bombay Army. BEST.—Mardi lh _at 4711, Fllntshlrs, a T. Beat, Kg tne ~ aged de. BLA KEN FN.—March 25, Sarah, wife of J. Blaky, Au., of Nag raw, and klornington road, Itegt'lwrl.U.d BRAG is EN ISt KY en .—March 11, Alice Mary. Patois.. wws -- l!mckenburY. anis tant - m aster of Marlborough Cows "IV E. —ln l °37 ar — cli 16, at Bukhara, H. Clive, Em., bats M.P. for Lu dlam aged 71 DEN N ISTOIIN.—March 90,U Glasgow, B. Dennistoull. Meo W l° wood. ORARAM.—March 19, at Glasgow, Janet. third &tighter of the SW GLGraham. ENG, RS at Willa, nne, relict of J. Oubbins, BK. ° Limerick. aged 7y. EN KlNlL—March 10, at Paris, W. 11. Jenkins, Esq., aided sea J W. K. Jenkins, Esq., of Araandroad. Regent's-park. 110-_,,d LOCKLEY.—March 90, at LassitY. Bucks. HAM We MARSH Y / to Jr- 3 4*rd , 21 at Aachen -gam, /Muth, RUM, Wad of the late J. Mardian. i,S.L seed 66. TUUMSON.—Mardi at vertsrai,Sj.b..l2ilsoilgijoy /Ise TIIIIBIIJILL.ch IS, fEgbara our .8. 16. ! wet ••••"' 1,1.." ?6:40" 67 _ r.• . 17 'wall. • bc deft Olt I: IMF u A R' wUI b. Prind Roo' pet, In DA tbo anAdzd 1.1 fho It.; and al A lise 31 WI 3 ber '6" t rl tio wo.d Mt I fr;a; insisJ 71 gran Ph DIU ____ _ N ri i and