The Express. — London, England, 1852-05-20 00:00:00

4 pretty of the bash trade, and bin= the profits of all con tenni I. It. Lastly, it has been eischtelified before us, that though the works of ech :watt t.l whom alight be advantageously circulated and wild without the' Regnktions,• and the sale of such works be rather imputed by them, yet the works of unknown mot second-rate writers, however useful out me- Nitwit's+, could not, wittiest a law against underselling, be ushered into the world. lOW'S if this were so, we should Mill delay the justice of skins eell win at the expense of men of genius ; and, with a eluw M public improvement, we should doubt the cipelisasy elf eheekiai the circulation Valet which is meet eztedimg, to eeisommge that which Ines leas valuable lalonallehotent lens engtdoite pleasure. moreover, we Mee alms he Pik that he many cases the Regulations' mop ea eimmaladaa art marks which have merit, without beim _ . The ilemead being small the price would decline, aria% dr reduced price there Weld !till be faalliarabla nosair of ' purcnaa.... but as the in pries dead by the publisher must be rigidly insisted upon, the sale is Mopped, and the gnat bulk of the edition, after causing a lane aspens° fur ware house room, goes to the trunkmakers. 1: or. these reasons we think that the attempt to esta blish the alleged exceptional nature of the commerce in books has failed, and that it ought to be no longer carried on under the present regulations. We neither intend to affirm, however, that excessive profits arc riceived is any branch of the b ook.ellino trade, nor do we impute blame to and elms or individuals, although we consider that the system is faulty,and that the community would be suthrers by its continuos:re. We likewise wish it to be distinctly understood that our disapproval of the ' Regulations • ex tends only to the pretension of the publishers to dictate the terms an which the retail bookseller shall deal in his own shop, and to the means employed for enforcing the pre scribed 1,11M10411111 price which he is ordered to demand from his customers. " These being abandoned, it seems, from the language of the resolution s e der which we act, that the 111110Ci4li011 must dissolved. . . • . . who addressed 02, asked a., in ease we should eon.leoto the existing regulations, to frame new ones, under which the boukscllin t s trade should be con ducted. . . . "This we must wholly decline, u being beyond our un dertakisg, and beyond the powers conferred upon us. Per haps the bookulling trade will have the best chance of flourishing without any special regulations of any sort. Let there be entire freedom in the transactions between the publishers and the retail booksellers, the publishers asking prices and making or refusing allowances as they please. Let them sival with every one (although unticketed) who bnngs mousy in his purse, or whoa° responsibility is un doubted ; taking care not to encourage the long and re. n••sit der, dits which are said un.ler the existing system to have produced so much mischief. The publishers are not boned to trust any one whom they believe to be saerificing his wares by reckless underselling, or to be carrying on business without a pewit sufficient for maintaining solvency. ltut let them not require any pledge from the retell dealer to whom they sell their books as to the price which he shall Sealant! in re .selling them. Thus, freedom of action, we hope. may bead to harmony and prosperity. We feel the most sine, re respect and regard for the highly intellectual and honourable body of men who are cupped in the book telling trade. As authors, we an deeply indebted to them foe their valuable *sniffs. . . " And we anti be amply rewarded fw our labour sad anxiety in this inquiry if we can contribute in any degree to their permanent welfare, upon which we are convinced that the cruse of literuture in this country oust essentially dep nd." Ilia lordship having concluded, - - Mr. LONGMAN hepted, ow his own part, and on that of hi• brother publishers. to thank hn lordship for the 's treusel, courteous manner in which they had been received, and &Ivo fur the very able report they had just beard read. On one point, however, he wished to set his loetlehip right. Lord CA NI l' I;ELL declined hearing anything further on the subject, and the proceedings ted. Wimps()lt.—A meeting of working men was held an Tuesday night in Windsor, to take into consideration tM best means of forwarding the return of Mr. Unlatch. Resolutions, pledging the meeting to support Mr. °motel, were moved by different mechanics, and tarried by accla mation. As a proof of the weakness of the government candidata, it may be stated that Colonel the )100. Cecil Fainter, the Comptroller of her Majesty's Household, has taken the pains to personally solicit more than ooe trades mu sobs bad previously promised Mr. ()meth ; and although the Court goes to Osborne on Saturday, it is said that the royal servants will be brought down en roam to vow be Mr. Vansittart. BIIIPIIIIONERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETV.—A public meeting to promote the establishment of a benevolent so ciety for shipbrokers, ship and custom-house agents, was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, Mr. Westerman, H.P., in the chair. A large number of gentlemen of great influence in the City were also present. The chairman ex pressed himself highly favourable to the establishment of institutions of this kind in every calling and trade, and he congratulated the meeting on the encouraging list of names which the subscription paper already contained.— Mr. Redhead, in moving the first resolution, by which the new society was formally inaugurated, said that they were indebted to Mr. Sack for the origination of the scheme. Ho felt sure that their institution would receive the general support of the city, because, although the ahipbrokers were of the greatest assistance to the mercantile world, their services were, as far se the merchants were concerned, entirely gratuitous. Mr. Henry Green seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The Secretary, Mr. George Offer ' jun., then read the proposed rules, which, after a little discus sion, were unanimously agreed to. The chief particulars in which they dilß r from those of similar institutions, are-1 1. the subetitution of a finance committee of three for a treasurer; 2, the non-allowance of proxies ; and, 3, the re striction of the funded property to 1,000!. The officers of the society were then appointed till January, 1554 ; and it was agreed that subscription lists should be opened at the several banking-houses. Lastly, a vote of thanks was given to the chairman, and the meeting broke up with three cheers for the success of the undertaking. The liberal sum of 850/. has already been realised in donations and annual subscriptions. FaiRCIIIING THE OTII-PEMONZIL The north London division of the enrolled Out-Perimess were called up for a week's drill on Monday kat in the Repeat's-park, at the rate of four hours a day. When they lave completed the week, they will muster, along with the eau divisions, at Chews Hospital, for the umal haltiody master and mimeo field exercises. Fars PARDON TO THOMAS ROBERT MELLISH.— Teritgodeg • communication was received by MOWS. Lawlor sod Lewis, solicitors firr Thomas Robert Mellish, be. the to the dint that Mr. Ileeretary Walpole had oinked he I. bast • free_preden te him. =I he los hese lihweesel - Mewgete. This ewe adds marker rewerkable beano et the purity of jamas, sod the heneite .= frees trial by jury. It will be remembered that 11was indicted with one Doaglas kr having h es sed mine neeipts, while is the employ ef Memo T sod Visa* et kepennetreet. Qs halt &se mesh, *we Wag seem profaned. sod she one he no slimy. Mellish sod Demobs were hand guilty, and seined to be teenegwted, the lams he ten, the latter for swan Shortly mho their earriedest, Dosiles node a aenbsiea to the aeddaray at the owl eir Murree, to the egret that Mellish was sole* fiseeent, sad Mel o=o was al. me the rag penes. This led ea ag i up . being made to the ereaseities at the Menwellee ty Mews. Lewis and Lewis, the ealkiters for Merck hr ' his twist. The antheeilles relheeed to Mr. BONS Pagtml, who tried the priesoare a sod that bussed judge thvelit it wail be sere eatiniesseey Ant the peiessen sbnuM be tried ea a esewail leikeeteise. sad esserdinnly, in Men It leas, the renew weer ass 7da tried, ael on this oesseiso Who a trial of erne& Pr es nom Douglas lag guilty . guilty. A emend eggiisetlen was thee weds he A. Howe office, and, as dee ennideretion, the amotherities ordered that the prisoners be Naha put oa Moir debase, sad that they be tried on the indictment lee esugginiey on the 12th inst. The trial took place (occappien the court eight hours), when theingy tutharitatiarey bed a verdict of " Not guilty." A third the. made to the Secretary of State, whisk Illiallisd is bar Mnest granting a free pardon to llielbek lie eeill he wee diMhmege from the gaol Sr Newgato, wines had been sensed hoes the mouth of October,when le surrendered to like him has in discharge of a bail. This an hoe greeted great interest, it being the tint on record is whisk, after a seat meg of transiwotatMs has been pronounced, farther Obis arising out of the same facts against the same pekesers have bees had, which peeves to demonstration that when the fore warrant it, • sew trial should be granted as well in t riminal es civil eases. Dangles is still in custody, and will soden° hie sentence of transportation for seven years. DEATH PROM ACCIDENTAL! If TAKING PotsoN.— As inquest was held before Mr. Whitniarsh on Tuesday on the body of lames nosier, 31 years of age. Mary Ann, his widow, stated that Monday, April 26th, her husband came boom from his work cheat 7 o'clock in the evening, when he complained of being wry ill. Upon asking him what was the matter, he told her he ate something that day at the home of Mrs. Lake is Ramohury ; that he reached from a shelf what he thought was some dripping, ead after was informed by Mrs. Luke that she had put in souse assrnic for killing mice. Mrs. Luke missing the poisoned food, asked him if he had eaten any of it, which he denim d, as he did not like to acknowledge it. Her husband costineed Revisit worse, and in the afternoon of the following day Dr. Davis was sent for, who attendc.l lona immediately and constantly until his death, writ .11 took place on the Bth of May follow ing. Mr.. Luke stated that the deceased we. In her service. About 8 o'clock in the morning of the 26th of April last, she took down from a shelf in the pump-house • basin (in which she had put some lard the day before, mixed with o Wiltshire composititio," to kill the rats), and found the contents were gone. Deeeased was just going out from breakfast, when she said, " Jim, who has ever touched this Main this morning 1" He mode answer, " I did, misses." She thine asked him what lie hail done with it, and he replied , "I rubbed it round my handwresm, because they wen chapped." Mo. Luke believ e d th a t such was the ewer lor rid to him, " I hope you have not eaten it, be muse there was poison la it foe the rats."' Deceased went h• 208 is the tsve=witiont emailaieing, but the neat rowniag be win Wises to WA, and never re. toesed. Verdes. Doomed died frees eating food which, mamma ha Ma. unwired aresaie prepared for rats." The =nen hem left • 'rib and two shaken. He roe lei deetis.bed that it was the lie which caused his de* ism me keg eveasaikes the oak Ada prevented timely a oldies reisimin semistemse that wooded love wed his lite.— Mob THE BOTANICAL Yesterday tho Royal Botanical Society gave their ant fete of the season at their grounds in the Regent's Park. The contoteneetnent was auspicious, for the Queen and Prince Albert, with a group of the younger members of the royal family, were amongst the earliest visitors, and as the afternoon wore on, and the threatened clouds blew off to give place to brilliant sunshine, the gardens became fuller and fuller of fashionable company until there was • ' complete throng of elegantly-dressed people. The lawns and gardens were in charming condition, and the tents enclosed the customary array of choice floricultural speci mens. The heaths and pelargoniums were in great number and beauty; the roses were also numerous, and though come weri; ` ~ others were most luxurious and brilliant. The azaleas were ,'ether choice than abundant, but to make up for any lack in this branch of the show, there were some very handsome cacti, a great variety of curious and Yalu ble orchids, a few good caleco::" .. ; " 1 " 4 a suZZ!!!!!!!':!i"" hug of other floral favourites to make up altogether 'an admirable collection. The chief prises were Minted as follow, Erna Gott) MEDAL —To Mr. May, enema M Lawrence, Ealing-park, for 30 stovir sad rembsesepials ditto, to Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mn. i 41111•111, kr SI orchids. Meuirm Glom) MEDAT..—To Mr. Colo, prism Is H. Col) er, Eui., Dartford, for 30 stove sad plaalmema *aft ; ditto, to Mr. Speed, Edmonton, for 20seame ald ie tlialbeele plants; ditto, to Maven. Witch sad Boa, E , far 20 orchids ; ditto, to Mr. Carson, gardener to W. I'. Farmer, Esq., Noasuth-park, Surrey, (or 16 orchid,. M Ginn o r. Smith, gardener to W. Quitter, Esq., Norwood, for 12 cape heaths; ditto, to Mr. Smith, for 12 ditto ; ditto, to Mr. May, gardenerto Mrs. Lawrence, for 10 greenhouse azaleas; ditto, to Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., Chasm, for 20 store and green house plants; ditto, to Mr. May, f or 10 greenhouse azaleas; ditto, to Mr. 'Punier, Ito al Nursery, Slough, fur 12 pelar goniums ; ditto, to Mr. Robinson, gardener to J. Simpson, Esq., Pimlico, for 12 pelargoniums; ditto, to Messrs. Lags Son, nurserymen, Great Berkhampstend, fur 12 roses. LAILOT SILVER GILT MSDAL.—To Meson. Fraser, nurserymen, Leybri Ifte-road,, Layton, for 30 store and g fee a house plants; ditto, to Mr. Canon, gardener to W. Farmer, Esq., for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; ditto, to Mr. Green, for 6 greenhouse azaleas; ditto, to Mr. Wil liams, gardener to C. 11. Warner, Esq., lluddesdoo, Hens, for 2,1 orchids; ditto, to Messrs. Raison and Son, nursery men, Tooting, Surrey, fur 20 orchids; ditto, t o Mr. B. Wooly, gArdener to 11. li. Ker, Esq., Cheshuut, Herta, (or 1.1 orchids ; ditto, to Mr. Kinghorn, gardener to Earl Kilmorey, Orlsauss-house, Twickenham, for 6 orchids; ditto, to Items. Paul, nurserymen, Cheshunt, for 12 roses, in 13-inch pen; ditto, to A. Holland, Esq., Lewisham, Kent, (or b rams, in 13-inch pots. LARGE SILVER MEDAL —To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobse, Bart.. for 6 tall cacti ; ditto, to Mr. May, for 12 Cape heaths; ditto, to Mr. Cole, gardener to 11. Col yer, Esq., for 12 Cape heaths; ditto, to Messrs. Rothman and Sun, for 12 Cape heaths ; ditto, to Mr. Dobson, nur seryman, Woodlands, laleworth, for 12 pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots ; ditto, to Mr. Carrygan ' gardener to A. Law rence, Esq., Kentish-town, for 12 pelargoniums , in 13-inch pots; ditto, to J. Westwo od, nurseryman, Tumham-green, for 6 pelargoniums, in ti-inch pots ; ditto, to C. Turner, nurseryman, Slough, for 6 fear/pelargoniums • ditto, to Mr. Robinson, gardener to J. Simpson, Esq., ior 6 fancy pelargoniums. Among the company present were—the Dukes of Norfolk ' and Beaufort ; the Duchesses of Beaufort and Sutherland ; the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Marchioness of Ailesbury; Lord Beauchamp. Ladies—Caroline Stirling, Charles Fitzroy, A. Bering, Buxton, Georgians Codriugton, Lopes, Hume Campbell, Fellows, Grant, Barrow, Webster, Isabella SWwart, Law Lushington, Dysart, Pembroke, Trevelyan Dovetail, Helen Stewart. Sirs—Walter Stirling, A. Jod droll, E. Johnson, W. J. Newton, W. Jones, O. Hoar kinvoo, Jas. Hopkinson, W. Trevelyan. The Persian, Turkish, Sardinian, Greek, Swedish, Prussian, Porta , guest, Sicilian, French, and Spanish ambassadors. UNION OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS WITH THE SOCIETY OF ARTS. Yesterday the delegates fang the various provin cial diarists amembled at the Seat, el Arta, John-street, Aphi. he the = assames with a view to m ny all the the mina for pro moting a ambiaation of in - 7rihrtions in union with the Society of Ans. Mr. HAIRY Casrxa in the chair. The first sullied brought under dissuasion was that of the em ployment at lecturers, and • general opinion woe expensed that • eon of lecturers should be formed, with the view of giving canes of lectures partaking of the nature of college • varied by mere alwastary lectures for those insti tutions in which IeCtILTIS an men advanced principles of science might be inapparent!. The question of finance was then brought eviler onalandera, and a proposition fur admitting • local society into min with the Society of Arts by the president becoming a member of that society, and receiving all the advantages te be derived therefrodi and the secretary of the iodation being admitted when in town to the beams, reading-rooms, and other benefits arising from die Society of Arts, the sole coot being the she it, of the president of 21. 2a. a year. Up= this past • keg discussion ensued, a great diversity et opinion appearing to exist amongst the various rsprosessitims, =say of whom suggested that they should be allowed to span a delegate from their betty, sad pa the expense sent of the general funds. time the lasslien es; is the nostlea of beaks, it was that tie arise miens should make out a list say digital* babe they =inn have, in order to ex dune wilt ease essistles, nd tan arrangements might be male with radian he ekelaing bake in large numbers Ise the end anti& initutious at reduced Oen. The sleiY ieissert Oa naming library of expense bone eppeatne le a paned fee= seabia le society, esa iodation bars Ann te held them seven tiros, was aloe stel. Asa prate the adenines to be derived Ikea nes M rsdmedrats., manse was made to the Wass sad bone et nassattal instra meats for wadi the essistes medal bed ben given, and for whisk theme hod been a wory has de mand. The sweet et meantal awl noredestaring exhibitions was sea isouned, sad seggeolione woos made for such exhibition losing eammoily son rend an society to .sissy with ea eandent is sepia sad illus trate resent L nosonistnios sad asatinery. In the anon of the diesassien= th e is sagen it was stated that the Society of Arle on meal exhibiden be article. penman per,sed that there said be no objes Se tbe manias to any leap, town, when there might be a te pay the expense of packing ant seam& The tive of the Derby institution stated ant ea sahlaplsn, which wee Mud in that town see, bed ben the sans Si many working ENS ri -isles, sod bed unison • pprofit of 1,3001. teas institudem The deign@ next pseeeelsd to dawn the snidest igniting the inks none Si • nee enesand amen an etponent, and it wee seggeoled that this mina be don by _Wain= th e aseistenss Si Si great attelansate to setabibh obese la nal= osd she by publishing snap lemmas, an redeem salnets, ait would be useless tsetse scientific loam' to min on turas with whisk they had no praises know lwrieputation was this ted to wait on Prince Albert, the members of the Marquis of Lans downe, Dr. Booth, and Kr. , for the Seetsty of Arts ; the delegate from tie Yeeloare union. the delegate from Blandford, to represent the ogrisalterel dbMisls ; the delegate from Leeds, to repressed the maranhaneing dis tricts ; and Mr. Warner, • self-closeted bean= is. The deputation then proceeded* Builtinglon Pales, to wait on Wince Albert; the Noma of Lansdowne having represented to his repel tan the agate bold in dew, Prince Albert mamma approbation atlas per • union and hoped that the protect aught be saner fully carried out. THE GREAT WESTERN Dods.—Thu works con nected with the Great Western Docks wane raseenmenced on Tuesday last. These works have been in a stand-still, or very nearly so, for the last Nat years, through the effect which the panic of 11316 had upon the undeing, which was then in its infancy. The ant active steps connected with thu improvement of the harbour of Millbay were taken by Mr. Thos. Gill, the then member for Plymouth, in 1840, I when be commenced, at his own cost and risk, the pier, now known as Millbsy Pier, and which is now extensively nu dby the Cape Mail, Iri sh, and other steamers visiting the port. For this purpose Mr. Gill obtained an act of parliament. The second step was in 1846, when an act was obtained to construct docks end basins, and to obtain a capital of 90,000 8 ., in shares, sad to barr ow 30,0001. In 1848 there was another act to empower the South Devon Railway, the Bristol and Exeter, end the Great Western Railway to suhecribn to the capital of the dock company to the extent, with additional borrowing powers, of 80,000/. The entire land and water area belonging to the company exceeds 50 acres, and when all their arrangements are com pletcd they will have quays three quarters of a mile long, for large ships, round the inner basin, and above one quar ter of a Mlle long in the outer or tidal harbour, besides the pier, which is above 450 feet long, and the iron pontoon, 300 feet long. The re.conintencement of the works for the completion of the inner ba-in, is the peculiar object to which the attention of the i nhabitants has been recently drawn, and in order to build the wharfs which surround the inner basin, the contractors Meows. Hutcheson and Kitson, intend first to form a deli, commencing at the pre sent entrance to Mr. Gill's small basin (which will be here after curried more to the south), end running by a sweep across the boy to the landing step. near the government re servoir ot Long Room—and north of the new battery at East King Point. When completed thin dem will enable the men to work unrestrieterity an the inns r basin. This basin, which is the accommodation for steamer.' so long coveted in Plymouth, will poems' a water area of 13 atua bare a depth of 22 feet, with entrance gates 80 feet wi de. The wharves, as we said before, will be three quarters of a mile long, and the basin will poems that 'soot desirable and ni pessary advantage n graving dock, which will be 3.10 feet long, by 84 feet wide. The whole of the required capital has now been subscribed, and the contracts fur the execution of the works taken by Messrs. Ilutchenon and 'Wean, the well.known contractor,, and on Tuesday the worka were commenced with great "Oleg by the Mars of l'lymouth and llevonport, after a procession of great length and as imposing and gay appearance. A skimmer took place at the &rya Motal,l 'lstoostb, after the eareatosy. IRELAND. Beaux, MAT 19. A numerous meeting of the Independent Club, of Westmeath, was held yesterday in Mullingar, for the purpose of heliring a detailed explanation of their opinions from the several candidates. Mr. Megan, Sir Percy Nugent, Mr. Pollard Urquhart, and - Mr. Ennis, severally submitted themselves to a long process of catechising on the various political questions of the day, the Rev. Mr. Kearney, P.l'., being constituted interrogator, or as he himself styled his office, Adrocatas Diaboli, on the occasion. The decision on the merits of the respective candidates was adjourned to a future occasion. The Belfast papers publish the following sequel of the extraordinary correspondence between the Mar quis of Londonderry and his friends, in his lordship's singular claim to a family right in the representation of Down : .20 2101 Liriiuii yr ins Or e,:.Y; Za,,'"ZZTI 81r,—I am desired by the Marquis e( Londonderry to pall& themeless' eserespendemee. As the previous em =l.Blbarrass his lenkhip sad Mr. Kee had been fislicen his lordship's letter reached me, I was, of NOM, mmble to make any effort to +to the publication by Mr. Kee. La of espissatien s passage in his lordship's sub joined letter, I may semilies that he, some time since, wrote M Mr. Ker, oaring tep nave all matters of difference be tween then to the arbitration of three gentlemen of tried heseur te be astually ohms between them, and that Mr. EtteAml teemed' to the prima and, in corrobora tion het that the late publisations did not originate with Lead Ir mdessierri or an under his influence, I maymemtien that aketell Madan° me the favour of call ing Wen see, and spelegising, in the most gentlemanly man ner, kr tapering te me the authorship of the first letter pub lished. of which, he Wens, me, be now knows the writer. I obesem that, in the sernmemissee, es published by Mr. Her he italietrea p which are not so distin guished ka the original letters, by giving a peculiar impart to th ese pumps ilaveemide M himel4 end at van thee with the tens limbs sad alninnalile of the letters, as written.—l am, sir, your obedient invent, Belfast, May 17th, 1862. loth= CAIIIIDT. " Bethel. May 1852. "My dear Lord Londonderry,—ln :oessintosnes of the metrance of a publication called a Minute of the Down Election,' containing extracts from the letters whitish have peeped between us, I intend to publuh our co ence Os miens", in the manner in which the estranta lave ap peared before the public, viz., in the newspapers.—Yours truly, (Signed) " D. 8. Kau. " I conceive that no other course will be satisfactory to the public, and fair to you and me." " Holdernesse House., May 14, 1852. " Dear Sir,—l enclose you a copy of a letter just received from Mr. Ker. I must beg of you to wait upon him, or his agent, or law adviser, and state 1 am entirely ignorant how a ' Minute of the Down Election ' got into the news paper. It bears no official or agent's name ; _and I can take oath its publication was quite unwarranted by me or any one connected with me ; and that I will be held in no manner responsible for it; but I shall hold Mr. Ker respon sible ; and he will be responsible to society and the world for any autograph letters with signatures which passed be tween him and me, though not marked private,' yet written, as he knows, in the private confidence which exists between an uncle and a nephew. I could not object, cer tainly, to everything connected with the difference with Mr. Ker front being Illustrated to the world, to show the true merits of the case ; yet very gentleman must see that private letters, written under the circumstances that these were, could not be given to the public, as from peculiar expressions which might be considered as loconstitutional in public letter+, yet, when passing between an uncle and a nephew in private, can only be interpreted by the practice of every day life in such communications. To attempt, then, to give a public character to these, as Mr. Ker purposes, ap pears quite monstrous, and, given in my own handwriting, would W. quite inconsistent with general usages and with every law of honour and propriety. I have felt it to be my duty to take this step, and make this protest imme diately, lest my not noticing Mr. Ker's letter might appear to sanction the course he proposes to adopt. I am aware that Mr. Ker may possibly say that I stated an idea of making public his promise to me of the 10th of February, but that was at a moment of excitement at the breach of his contract; but I immediately gave it up, and acquainted him therewith, by the strong advice of my Mends, finding I was very wrong, and should hope Mr. Ker will now do the same, ma I have given him my honour. I knew nothing how the statement got into the Northers Whig, but, if lam betrayed by it, that is not a reason to be betrayed by my nephew ; and the statement alluded to was certainly in manuscript, given by me for the Belfast meeting, at which Mr. Ker also made a statement, but mine was unjustly never produced, and Mr. Ker called upon, if he persevere in publishing, to show up his statement to the meeting to the public also. Let Mr. Kee re member there has been no official publication but Mr. Anke. tell's, which I might morejustly complain of than Mr. Ker's attempting to resent by vengeance on me for the statement appearing published, which I deprecate as much as he can. 1 here again offer Mr. Ker, and I request of you to bring him to an explicit answer, to place the whole of this most unnatural affair between the nearest relations, to be referred to any three honourable gentlemen agreed to by both ; and if he refuses what all persons in th is country who know the circumstances admit as the fairest and most honourable course possible on my part, and shall either have published, or intends to publish, without further delay or communication, and not proviou.ly so• the exact counterparts of letters which he owning me to campers them with the original,, aid M r elm to aseamtah if be publishes all or what utters—l then dedr e ir an t e rs give immediate cognisance of this latter to the we is the eine meaner in which Mr. Km Ms dseidel hews 44 private letters; and I than shall pareisha him in ell aNflieed society as having aired is a manner smarmy to all gmetlemanly usage. of meld istmossree, not alone se betimes the nearest relations sod Meads, but also between these stnmese which would Wow eseeterr coarse to be taken span it, which would mike • mime case of the anaellen and most unnatural (and. Mr. her must know and feel) ant imgessible resort ; and, we an both bound is brawer, if possible, to a fair and 1111=11101M &MIMI w an hil a nt len to the verdict is to be pesseesseed. against " Year lesmsedbm answer is urgently requested.—l re main, deer lir, mars very truly, " VANE I•OlIDONDIIRRY. "Robert Cassidy, Esq., —, Belfast." The Rev. Dr. Cahill has addressed another of his violent epistles to the head of the ministry, insinu ating various threats of foreign invasion and revenge *gunk England. A soiree was given in Cork on Monday evening to Mrs. Chisholm. 'fhe assemblage on the occasion was very numerous and highly respectable. Mr. Charles Dickens has returned the following reply to au invitation to Cork for the purpose of get ting up a performance there during the exhibition, in aid of the Guild of Literature and Art: Tavistock House, London, Saturday, Bth May, 1852. Sir—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your obliging letter, dated on the 15th of last month, and to thank you, on behalf of the Guild of Literature and Art, for the oblig ing proposal set forth in it. • I regret to add, after consider. ing the subject well, that the distance it would be near eery for the large body concerned to traverse, and the very great difficulties in the way of an absents from London pro longed beyond four or five days consecutively, combine to Mimes upon no the disagreeable task of declining the visit grlimpet. I discharge the duty, I assure you, with eat reluctanc e — A I have the honour to be, air,lour faith ful servant, Csant.ts Diemse. J. W. Burke, Esq. In the Encumbered Estates Court yesterday pro perties in the counties of Wicklow, Clore, Tipperary, mad Waterford, and in the City of Dublin, were brought under the hammer. The aggregate amount of the day's sales was 33,061., the rates of purchase being the same as those which have recently been obtained. The Mayo Constitution has a statement of rather an alarming character about the 'ming potato crop. " For the last week," says that Journal, "we have received very serious accounts from various localities of the failure of the potato crop. Such as we have examined present a most extraordinary appearance, the slit or seed being quite rotten, with a small tuber growing from the eye from which should spring the stalk. The small farmers assert that it is a sort of young potato which grows from the de composed slit. We fear it is owing to neglect that this partial failure has occurred, as we have ob- served that the old slovenly habit of ' sticking ' the seed, and leaving it exposed to the scorching eas terly winds, has been again adopted." The accounts from other parts of the country . make no mention of any appearance of disease in the potato. The following paragraph from the Tra lee eltranick describes the progress which has been made by the agriculturists in the south : The farmers have certainly made a more then common exertion this year, and have put down snore crops and are strU active in the preparation of tillage beyond anything we hoped to ice, after the universal rage for emigration that will soon decimate the population twice or three times over. The quantity of land in cultivation is, and will be, this summer, as great se ever. Potatoes, much more than l.st year. Oats, to a greater extent than for many years back ; and barley up to the average but not to the breadth of last year, as the fact of the early spring being so dry, and the oat crop paying so well last wi n t er , h as tempte d moat farmers to sow oats, and it is all looking remarkably luxuriant. THE SUICIDE AT THE lIORRE GUARD/I.—Yester day Mr. Bedford held an inquest upon the body of John Barton, the soldier who destroyed himself on Tue.dsy morning in the guard room of the Horse Guards. It ap neared that Barton, who had been in the first battalion of Grenadiers 19 yews, was an habitual drunkard, and that the met of self-murder was perpetrated in a fit of depression following sewn of indulgence. Verdict, "Temporary amenity. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1852. Y AND CLERICAL OXFORD, MAY 19.—1 n a congregation holden this morning the following degrees were conferred, viz. :—Doe tor of Medleine—Barrington Chevalier, Brannon College. Master of Arte—Rev. Henry Bailey Bevan, Merton College ; Richard Blackmon, Exeter College; John Row. Kelly Ralph, Queen ' s College ; Ocorge Newman Made , St. John's College ; Rev. Junes Beaks Herbert, Rev. Wm. Hughts,l Jens College ; William Gay Fellow, Rev. G. Barton Pone Lathan, Pembroke College; Rev. Charles Henry Owen, St. Edmund Hall. Baehelor of Arts—Philip Newman, William Collins, Edward Harris, Exeter College; Henry Antony Hammond, Merton College ; James Thomas Wood cock, Queen's College; Alexander William Adair, Christ church ; Henry Robert Wylie, Trinity College ; David Morgan Thomas, Jesus College; John Cordy Jeaffreson, Pembroke College; William Alexander Keith, Alfred Redder, John Walker, St. Mary Hall. CAMBRIDOE, May Pt—TRAVELLING BACHELOR. At a congregation holden this day, Mr. Reginald John Cost, BA., of Trinity College, wile elected Travelling Ba chelor. At the ume congregation the undermentioned degrees were conferred :—L.L.B. : George Holloway, Corgi us College, ccmix,z,4i,i. . j r nas Stott Ogle. Trini College ; nuncio Duck Ral;bitts, St. John's col lege, Compounder; Jacob Dennis, Catharine Hall; Joseph (iitfords, Christ's College. The Rev. John Sutton, M.A., Oxford, was admitted ad eundem.—The fol lowing Graces passed the Senate: 1. To appoint until the 10th of October next, Dr. Hugh Callender, of St. John's College, Deputy Esquire Bedell, in the absence of Mr. Hopkins. 2. To appoint Mr. Shilleto of Trinity College, Deputy Proctor, in the absence of Mr. Nina. SPORTING. BATH BETTING ON T 1 LACES. k;pAY NIOIIT. 1.0511151. I 10 1 apt Hobble Noble 13 to 1 apt 'Camden 9to 1 Moores (takes) 16 to 1 Nisi of Trumps 9to 1 Little Harry 2$ to 1 (hello (t) 11 te 1 Clamrhouss (t) WEDNESDAY'S RACES. Corr Cur of 100 soya in specie, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 son each ; the second to save his stoke, fur 3.yr olds and upwards. Two miles wad a half. (19 subs.) Mr. J. M. Miens" theryteller, 1 yra. est :•11, (Chulton l M r. wearers leer 3 re. On 1019 (Cowley hr. PareeCbtheMiltse, • "Mt 11Ib ......... (Owner Mr. B. Mori% Tars, 4 pa, Mt Ilb (Centel Mr. W. Rama% e yrs. I lb (J. littarp Mr. Mortals Modems re,, 4 yrs, net Sib • Betting :bto 4 apt Bate, 9to 4 apt Storyteller, and 5 to 1 agst Clothworker. We. by three parts of a length, Clothworker abed third. Ran in 1 min. 9 seta. AVEITON STAMM Of 10 SOTS rich, 601. added, for 2.yr olds ; colts, Bsl 91b ; and Mrs, Bst 41b, T.Y.C. (14 subs.) Mr. Howard's thallium, lit 41b (A. Day) 1 Lord W. rowlett's fby the Libel out of Yet:Mill', dam, Itot 411, (u. Rogers) 2 Mr. Arnuarceig's Placid, tat 4111 Mr. Treen's ad b by Mr Hercule@ out of Heitman Set 9lb arte l l,lll44 4 Mr. Oshaldston's a by Coehnitooe out of Fogleman's dam, bet 9lb (MLitt) 5 " Betting: 2to 1 on Vaultress, and 4 to 1 agst Placid. Won by three lengths, the same between second and third. Run in 66 secs. ARISTOCRATIC lIANDICAP Of 10 Boys. earls, 5 ft, and 20 added. Gentlemen riders; professionals to carry Gibs extra. Once round. (7 subs.) Mr. T. Part'. Weatltsrpge, 3 yrs, Sit Sib (Including II Its ex) Mr. tra literesis's Vesta. seed, 10st 2lb (Mr. ( Elms 2 csptaba Ilt/Ws Salltiace, 3 ISM 714 —! 3 . _ o yrs, prowl lir. Issas Day's Jima* aged, fat 61b (Inelndiag Oka sas) Xr. Cooper% Ilestagus, 5 yrs, list 21b (Including Obi extra) (Wakefield) 5 Betting : 2 b to 1 agst ree l Justice, and 6 . to i 2 stet Weather siooßacutty.s,n 1 6 or tm 11 secs. Once Pf L e r . RH AZ ° du t x h o cor g oT round. About ow mile sad a half. Duke of B. 4' N. tyro, Set (S. Strafes(*) 1 Mr. U. Mll's litekork 5 yrs, Sot 131 b (A. Day) The following 'lsom, but were not placed: Sir It Pkrott's Itaatcymedu 4 yrs, en (Mates Mr. /1.74 0 11:1651, s 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (T. Carlisle Mr. S. Ilk lard, S yrs, 7st 101 b (J. Shur. Mr. Walkes syrs, Tat Ole (Wakefield Mr. J. 11. Welting, spulsry, 1 yre, Set 91b (R. Archer Mr. Wlock's.The Ream* S yrs, Get (Hayward Mr. B. Austin's tio&aks, 3 yrs, let bib Mr. P. Tone's hg by Stockport out of Jam, S yea, Set 41b Mr. O. Illgrks's A (O. /ken) nnotate, 11 yrs,sst (liemtallj Captain It. B. Pewee's I , re/trader. 3 yr., 3st (Salter Mr. Southey's Appleton. 3 yra, Oat 17% (01llwr, Jun. Mr. H. Drowe's Rand Old, 5 yrs, :.t .. ....Marlton Betting: 4to 1 agst FreeMader, sto l agst Hugo, t 1 egst Pitrford and 7to 1 eget Appleton. Won by hal a length, Madeline a bad third, and Ballet Girl fourth. Run in 3 min. 6 sec. SELLING grain of 5 sore. each, and 20 added, fur 2-yr olds and upwards. Half a mile. (10 subs.) Won in four heats by Sir C. Bashout's Flounce, 3 yrs (401.), sit Sib, beating Maid of the West, 3 yrs (20W.), list 3(b, and several others. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TuzspAy. DERBY. 7 to 1 Aker= 20 to 1 6 to 1 apt Robbie Noble 16 to 1 apt Kingston It) IL 9 to 1 little Harry (t) 25 to 1 Augur (t) 9 to 1 Harbiager 30 Anabrom (t) 11 to 1 (]are as (t) SO to 1 —Y. Ilautroond (t) OA . _ . . • 6to 1 apt Red Wad I 9to 1 apt Attack 7 to 1 Scepters (I) -I— -II in I - - Gormmer CRICKET. I ZINOAIU v. TIIE GUARDS' CLUB. This match was played yesterday at Lord's. Thu was the final appearance of the paper: I ZIPWAIII. Lord Peat. b Bethune J. James, EN., run out (pt. klunday. s Beckley, b Dan .. Data Lord Onerosey,e Buckley.), Bathunt Data Earl tniunlord, b Dean ... E. Tredaett, rep de Beate* ...... Bathurst sir T. llocerieff, b Dean and b Bat J. Yards Boller. Eiq., e Beckley, b Dean Marquis of Worcester, b Bathurst 0 Dees Lord Ihaptle, cot oat b Beams( Y. Berkley, Esq., la widest, 0 Bathurst a BOOkki, b Bethune ... 0 Byes,ii lie bras Six ° C .. P. Datburst. EN., ran eat 0 =kat lbs. tiled iJi sl. lb rimy 25 Lord b Jams .. 2 0. b Wonky 2$ Da. W. • beresey, bibs& ..u.__... 2 sot cat V Illoldrad. bit wkket, b Dab 0 D. rivabley, Db., b Irredcrolt P. Orsidey , rag.. el Wanner b P ; 11 W. Or Myr, Coq., b Junes IS 01r V. Ihrburst, b him D•ak Cot out 11, 7 il b, 4; w,2 $ 4 0 13 B,S;v,S;aINI II The Guards therefore w0n,14 - 10 wickets. AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON RAILWAY. A special meeting of this company was held yes terday at Nottingham, for the purpose of considering and deciding upon certain propositions from the Great Northern Railway Company for a working agreement and ultimate lease or sale of the shove railway. The SECRETARY read the following particulars of the proposed agreement : " The Great Northern Railway Company, until an set of parliament can be obtained, to work the traffic of the Am bergato Railway Company from the let day of July next, and to pay to the Ambergate Railway Company such toll as will, after answering all expenses and liabilities, furnish a dividend at 41. per cent. on the paid up share capital of the Ambergato Railway; and as soon as an set of parlia ment can be obtained will guarantee a dividend of 41. per cent. upon such capital. The Great Northern Company to apply, at their own expense, for an act of parliament to ra tify such arrangement, and in case such act is not obtained in the first session, the application to be renewed, always at the expense of the Great Northern Company, unless the same be lost by the default of the Ambergate Company. The Great Northern Company to have the privilege of pay ing o ff the Ambergate shareholders at par, on giving six months' notice at any limo after obtaining the act. No further call to be made on tho Ambergate shams." The CHAIRMAN said that with regard to the canal question, the Ambergate directors had come to tho determi nation of advising the Great Northern Company to effect an amicable arrangement for its settlement. (Applause.) He moved— . . . . That the arrangement and agreement provisionally en tered into on behalf of this company , with the Great Northern Railway Company be adopted, and that the di rectors be empowered and requested to carry the arrange• ment . . . . _ . Mr. M. WILKINSON seconded the proposition, and in doing se, contrasted the present offer of the Great Northern Com pany with that made some time ago by the Midland and London and North Western. _ _ After some observations from Mr. Ilerapath, Mr. Gee, Mr. Horne, Mr. Wyles, and other proprietors, Mr. lIANNAY moved an amendment, which was la. tended by Mr. Humor. On being put to a @how of hands, about 20 voted for the amendment, the great bulk of tho meeting voting in favour of the original motion. Mr. HANNAY demanded a poll, which was accordingly taken, and showed the following results : Proprietors. Shares. Present for the Great Northern purchase 61 —14.26 ti Proxies ditto 617 - 11,82,1 Preoent against the proposition Proxies ditto l2 950 39 3,200 Majority of proprietors present for tho original proposition, 479, majority of proxies for ditto, 36,624; gross majority, 37,103. The announcement of the above numbers Well rceeived with much applause. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. Katy 3intelitylice. CONSISTORY COURT.—YESTED.DAY. blame Da. Li aviparos. The business disposed of during a short sitting, was of no public interest. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YESTERDAY. Brous KA. CoNiumNossa Law. IN tint NATTER or HINNY FRANCIS WOLLASTON. JUDONINT. This insolvent, who had traded as an African merchant, am Wollaston and Company," at Great St. Helen's, Lon don, and also at the Cape of Good Hope, appeared fur judg ment. His case had been several times before the court, and was on the present occasion conceded. Mr. Nichols, with whom was Mr. Bagley, opposed the application for:dis charge, on the part of Messrs. Frith, Sands, and Viney, merchants, Austin-friar. Mr. Cooke supported ; and Mr. Sargood appeared on behalf of the insolvent's father, a creditor. — ln this ease the debts in the aggregate were, from 1845, 22,4681., fur 13,4761. of which consideration had been received, On the other side 3.5861. was owing to tho insol vent, and ;he alleged that property, &C., under his late insolvency at the Cape of Good Hope, taken possession of, was of the supposed value of 4,0001, His insolvency was partly attributed to heavy losses sustained at the Cape. It appeared that Meters. Frith, Sands, and Co., bad made the insolvent large advances, and supplied and shipped foods to him to a considerable amount. They were now judgment creditors to 6,6601., and claimed a further sum of 8,9921., for over advances by them on goods shipped at the Cape. Proceedings were adopted against the insolvent at the Cape, after various negotiations, and in December, 1849, he petitioned the court at that place, and in the fol lowing year left for England. Under tho proceedings at the Cape dividends had been paid. Messrs. Frith and Co. sued him in this country on the judgment, and he was now in custody at their suit. Their claim against tho in solvent exceed ed 17,0001, Mr. Sands, of the firm of Frith and Co., was two days under examination, and a good deal of correspondence was read. It was complained against the insolvent that he had paid his brother, George IVollaston,l 1,000/, after ho was insolvent, and further that a liability of his father to 3,000/. had been discharged. Further it was complained that another brother, Alfred Wollaston, had been paid a large debt owing to him, to the detriment of the opposing creditors who were the greatest sufferers. Mr. Commissioner Law pronounced a long and elaborate judgment, taking a review of the whole case, and the cor respondence between the parties. He commented on the generous conduct of the house of Frith and Company to the insolvent, and the conduct of the insolvent in discharg ing the debts of his relatives, when they (Frith and Co.) should have been entitled to his first consideration, for they had extricated him from embarrassments in the par 184.5. His Honour considered that the insolvent had given preference to the members of his family. The case showed the enterprise and generosity displayed by British mer chants to a trader, and they were indignant and justly so, at the return they had received. Tho judgment was that the insolvent would ho discharged when he bad been in prison for a period of thirteen months from the vesting order —made on the 2011 t February last. THB POLICE COURTS. BOW-STREET. Mr. John Chapman, the bookseller and publisher, of 142, Strand, appeared to answer a summons charging him with having neglected to furnish the trustees of the British Museum with a copy of the January number of the West minster Review. Mr. Bodkin conducted tho caw on behalf of the trustees, and reminded the court that the defendant had been re cently find a nominal sum for a similar act of neglect on the promise that there should not be a repetition of the cause of complaint. Richard Edwards and Antonio Panizzi, tho latter keeper of the printed books, deposed respectively to the publica tion of the work in question, and its non-receipt at the Museum. The defendant replied to the charge by stating that ho had delegated the whole of the business in connexion with the publication of The Westminster Review to Mr. Gill, hie clerk, who had informed him that a copy of the number produced (which was the first of a new series), was duly packed up, directed, and sent to the Museum by one of their porters. Ile was, consequently, at a loss to explain the non delivery of the book at the Museum. His clerk, Mr. Gill, was present, and had brought two day-books, in which entries respecting the transmission of the copy to the Museum would be found. In the first of these books a list was kept of all the places to which gratuitous copies were sent regularly, and such places were ticked of by a pencil mark when the parcels were made up and directed. In the second book there was also on entry to the effect that a copy of the Reciew, with a copy of " Story's Life" (2 vols.), had been sent to the Museum on the I ith January. It was quite evident, therefore, that there had been sumo accident which prevented the due delivery of the work, and it would be hard to visit upon him the consequences of an act of omission which he had done all in his power to avoid. When be received the summons he sent his clerk to explain the circumstances to Mr. Perlin', hoping that he would at once consent to abandon the present proceedings on payment of the costs which had been already incurred; but instead of complying with this reasonable request, Mr. Pan issi indulged in obserrationswhich really seemed to evince an animus towards him, which was altogether unjustifiable. According to the statement of Mr. Gin, who tried to in duce Mr. Paniszi to withdraw the summons under the peculiar circumstances of the case, that gentleman ex claimed. " No, certainly not. Mr. Chapman has attacked me in his review. lie has noticed me, and I will notice him." Now, Mr. Paniui had no just sauce to complain of what had been said respecting him in the review in ques tion. The remarks bad reference to a quotation from the Literary tkuistie, and were not designed to be either per sonal or offensive. Indeed, the only thing that Mr. Panini could complain of was the quotation, for which he (the de fendant) was not responsible, and he would now ask Mr. ranini if he had not made these remarks to Mr. Gill. Mr. Panizzi said that he did not make any such observa tions. What he said was, " Mr. Chapman hu thought proper to accuse me of unjustly pursuing the trade, and making them pay heavy fines, which is not true; for in his own case the fine was reduced to Is. at my request." That was what he said, and fortunately a witness present heard it. Thomu Oill, clerk to the defendant, stated that he had the satin management of the Westminster Review, and explained the entries in the books, which satisfied him that ho had not neglected to pack up and direct the number in question to the Museum. The witness was about to state the particulars of the conversation which he bad with Mr. Panuni, but Mr. 1141 did not consider it had anything to do with the case before him. Cross-examined by Mr. Bodkin—l am aware that the °Mom of the British Museum are required by the act to give a receipt for every book delivered, and that such receipts are usually given by them. I have never seen any receipt for the copy of the Review. We have a receipt on the his relating to the copy of " Story's Life," which was sent on the same day as the Review. Mr. Hall said he was not disposed to think that the de fendant had been actuated by any wilful or improper mo tive, but it was quite clear that there had been neglect somewhere, and Mr. Chapman must be responsible for the acts of his servants, some penalty must be inflicted in the present instances—although, from the circumstances de posed to in evidence, he did not intend to enforce the full Penalty. The defendant was then ordered to pay a fine of 405., together with Ss., the price of the book and 2s. costs. Mr. Bodkin—On the last occasion Mr. Jardine allowed 31. tes. as coats. Mr. Hell would only require the costa of the summons (25.) is the present case. Mr. Bodkin applied for the penalty, which, he con sidered, ought to go to the trustees of the Museum. Mr. Hall said the penalty must go to the Queen. The fine and costs, amounting to 21. 75., were imme diately paid. INDIGO SALES.—Messrs. 11. W. Jeweabury and Co notice the termination of these sales as follows :—The quar terly sales of indigo, which commenced on the 11th instant, terminated this day; consisting of 7,356 chests (including 4,243 chests of old goods, bought-in at or withdrawn from former sales, and 1,185 chests in second hands). Of the ' quantity brought forward, it is estimated that 1,087 are bought in, 2,125 withdrawn, and 4,144 sold, to which may ', be added about 1,400 of the bought in sad withdrawn ; making the total quantity sold, say 5,500 chests, of which 3,000 chests arc for export, 1,000 for home use, and 1,500 for re-sale on speculative account. Since the February sale there existed a very good demand for indigo, and an ad ranee of 3d. to 4d. per lb. was readily paid for immediate wants; as the sale drew near, a considerable business was done, in anticipation of still higher prices, and several parcels changed hands at full current rates. The quantity brought forward in the present sale was below the average, and the assortment, with the exception of Kurpah, indif ferent ; several desirable parcels being withdrawn, rendered it difficult to execute orders, without advancing considerably upon February's currency ; there appeared to be no rearcity of orders, which together with the assistance of speculators caused an advance on the first day of Gd. to 92. per lb., which as the sale progressed was increased to 10d. to Is. per lb. for desirable lots, and these rates with few exceptions have been maintained to the end. The following are the quotations as compared with the last February sale:—Good and fine shipping, 91 per lb. higher; ordinary and defec tive, Gd. to 91. do. ; broken and consuming, 6a. to 9d. do.; Madras, good Hue, N. do. ; do., middling ordinary, 4d. to 6d. do.; Kurpali, good and fine, 92. to 10d. do. ; do., mid dling and ordinary, 6d. to 841. do. COTTON.—LtrrAtroot., Mar 19.—The sales to-day are estimated at 7,000 bales, including 600 l'ernam and blaran ham, at 64 to 71d.; 100 Bahia, at 6Zd.; 1,000 Egyptian, ON. to Mid.; 6011 Surat, Slid. to 4jd. The imports since Thursday are 70,000 bake. The market closes tamely and well supplied. l'rices of the lower qualities of American area shade easier ; the better qualities remain firm, and and all other kinds arc unchanged, except Maceios, which are id. dearer. CORN.—Boarots, May 10.—Farmers have brought for ward but a small quantity of Wheat to-day, which tu, t • dull sale, at Is. per qr. over last Widnesday's prices. Oats in small supply, at former rates. Beans command as much money, hut very few offering. Wheat, red, 395. to 10s.; white, 434. to 445. Oata, 19s. to 21s. Beans, 30s. to 334. thotrrox-on-Tass, May 19.—We had an exceedingly small supply of grata at this day's market. Wheat met a ready sale, at an advance of Is. to 2s. per , Thtarter week's rotes. Oats, Gd. to ls. per quarter dearer. 4 'c Is. higher, with a good demand. The present prick, British :-Wheat, per qr. of 8311,5. to the bushel, bur; and Yorkshire red, 41s. to 425. ; white, 43 4 . to 44e; s„7l country, red, 121. to 43i. ; whit e , 44 0 . to 4fo. 0 feed, 18s. to 20, ; potato, 225. to 245. Beans, ne w , ~ 4 1i : 30s ; old, 30e. to 325. Peas, boilers, 33e. to 34 5. Fl ow . sack of 2801b5., fine, Ns. to 30e.; superfine, 325, s o '1,7 Oatmeal, per soak of 2801b5., Scotch, 34k. to T 4!.5. Fine Pollard, per ton, 51. 10s. ; coarse Pall3rd, I;r 4 , 6s. Foreign : Wheat, per qr. of 6314. to the biohel; Dantsie, Konigsberg, and J'lbing, 465. to 475.; Rostock, Wismar, and fitraleund,44e. to 4.5 e. ; Hamburg and Mt tub. 435. to 45e.1 Holstein and Danish, 420. to 43e. ilea, Ifs siert, Swedish, and Danish, lB'. to 20s. Peas, honi ng. At. Guano, l'eruvian, 91. 10s. per ton. DMILIN, MAY 18.-Our corn market continues sy, tromely dull, without any alteration in the currencies of last week. The only except i on is in Indian corn, wle t k met rather an improved demand to-day, at late pric A White wheat, 235. to 263. ; red do., 225. to 235. Gd. It o „ ley, 12s. to M m es 100. to Ils. to 17s. Gd. l, lls. to 121. Baker e mir 161- per cwt, corn, 295. to 225. por 400lb;f.' CATTLE, 84c.—Rourortn, May 19.—We had a Ism quantity of stock at our market to-day, which met a Ro s t axle at fully last week's price. l'reaent quotations : L to 2s. 1041. to 3s. Gd. Mutton, 3.. 2d. to 44. Lamb, 4•. 11.0 6s. Veal, 3s. to 3e. 10d. Pork, 3s. to 3s. W. SREPFORD (Bans) FAIR, May 10.—At this fir lent stock was plentiful, and the attendance of dealers frara sp parts numerous. AU seeming anxious to purchaw., len t stock of all descriptions nut with a ready sale, at krr4 : 4 l improved prices. Best Cows, in full profit, went at to 171. each; of in-calving Cows and Heifers there wcr: nearly 300 shown, all of which found buyers, at satisfactory priew. Bound young Horses of all breeds made excellent pri , o . many Inferior Horses sold at advanced rates, and :4 4 .4 ' were bought up in rapid succession, is. to 101. each. SOUTHALL, May 19.—Trade cheerful, supplies het Beef mado from ls. 841. to 3e. 6.1. Mutton, 3s. to I. Lamb, (is. to (34. Bd . Veal, 3s. to 40. 4d. Pork, 2, yl to 31. Col. per stone of 81bo., sinking the offal. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Moe oar i I he• lthlpplar ;butt te" Rad " Linea ult.. CASUALTLES. Equity (schooner), Bastin, from Cardiff for Hamhum Ro t on shoro on the outside of — lar.ehelling, ou tht, I..th.a. stunt, but after striking heavily, came or, and acme. diately proceeded.—Ararterduiti, May 17. SEABORNE MAILS. eteniees that the mails are .eat from the . Cenral l'ae:-otte the r' ' •and Mby the meeeing—teepatch. via,. plight—o'd 11 bY tiwiDbiasmo.2.ll.l.'n'initail-1;79 ....___......_tch.u.h.p.t.h.dris:rpoo:l7l2 .-__......0:1111:41.24'": COUNTRIES. Ans ,=. eri mi ea( by bytt w a tsa .pae z... 3 t. tt io N . i May 21„.. 2 1"44 : 2 _ . mist) NlJune I ............. therietol..... i llay 16 Azterkall4l:.State,p2M,Xlty D.... .. Mnlkkaptot 'Ma 21 Akira (Wait Cook) N Oka of tat 1 - Zth Pot ...'Ju ne 3 tkaaadriae...... N 1vt1.22.30th of mita. Dow May 13 Belgium N Inky Dow Wily Stack ld fat of th y =oath voitAmapton. Jur e tq ammo Ames N atla of the atty , tilacoaltaaaploo. J. 16 eallernala(2laCtagro 121 2011117thof matt SKRI 6.11 Y 20 02pe of Oaad Mope fa litli of the womb: June 1 Oamilantioople • , 2 701171h47tb•4 0.1.3 We, (-astral Maoris X iltdatl7tlaa m- otr• .tloatkakktatt. May 20 Mamie Lam N M0n.,V.ed.,22210.1. kaathaurtor. 1 u Thsis Chili 31 2adelel7tla4 220nt! Itoathouptos. May 20 • Prams Id& N Tina, daily Deer ..-.... Tree di: 3reeoe4. N 7thl 7 ih27 thef moo- 1 DOW ....... May 20 • ~.. &mbar, N 7.lar k tvl .4 Landon 1.1(..,* Holland ............... .. li Module. k Patue. Loadoe M ari2 Hondas ....... .. -. . . k . N 17th of the meek - . 4 osthampteu. May 29 InilanJ '2l N Talet daily.. .. ... Molyhost 7meee.a. (Mk (vla llot.thank•LiM 20th of the ranatt• • , •outhampuint. May 20 ladla (via Ilaneilks) N flthit74tl.ol month !Dover June I Mallterratkau (via lout. oreptou) ....... ......M 20th of the month / tinothamptor. Mae 21 veto(.ia blarotill22) —7l MAW Mk tolat•oal• i Dover Watioo il and of the taakth•Soutlu.saptom Jane 5 Sleek% 2l Ma of the ',watt :Southaaaptaa. June 16 Malta , . ~, I 7th 17t1t,Ittr,i2thl I ''' raSihnta %lett-y.9 'Dover .........Illay X Nakhk• N .5t1.15th25tt01ta..1•,!100.er ......Illay 21 Papal Rake N sth 1 sth2st. afoot 'Dover iny 2: Paoinsahl ...«........ . IX 711117 th27e...'rc• I.!soutbasaptcs t llay 21 _ .Pmk........ ..... ... .11 22211117th0f 2201.1111*.uthamztak1lby It Ilmisar ...........la Stalitiaatta fmorl iteeer ..... May 22 Willi 12,141/..... .. . ..M 17th. f the 12••• ••:: aoatuattpk th i 20 Foot lackunapt in vaaaa.and Naar) K,2a41 et the rr..r.! 'Southampton) June 6 • no mute to moo ow= ttuda packot via Nonallles. Onomarkd L an uniicyQ.r, ARRIVED. St. Nitta:l Atnt—at Ltretl o o ol ., 1 !!?. 1 1 k fi:Pin Aosm—stlAverpool, May 19, In. Atop—at Orwresmul, May 19, from. Denmark AZITICIA—at Qutenatown May 17, from .11. Ayits Ihuntrairr—st tiouthauipto4 May 19. fr. m. Maim UL \ Ci-ET, 10 SCPAII—at Liverpool, May 19, from. ......." .-. Shaft BOATDOW a—at Livapool, May 19, from Bartadess CURD/TlAN—at Gravesend, May IS, from .. ........... Cavolopsi CATTIAJUDA—at Gravesend, May 18, from Cr = Psaawsu.—at (Irnowend, May 19, ft= Hausa—at Bristol, May 19, boss Asaritos LADY Nassau off Shoreham, May IS, from W. Michaels MAMMA Par—at' Grareactid, May 19, from fit Michaels Mosasen—M Grivosend, May 19, trona NlDToll—at Gravesend, May 19, from. N. S.D. JIADIA—At LIYDYDOOI, May 19 from NoavaL—at Queenstown, May 17, from Pernambuco Pasuca Avatar—at Gr.ivreenil, May 19, from New Tort BrnaLescsulaa—at Gravemnd, May 19, from Ceylon Thin Somas—at Grarerend, May to, from Cromwell ivies—at Plymouth, May IS, from LaMloll Whiaisait—st Newport, May 18, from Ixedas SAILED. Awes-float Liverpool, May 19, to Gibealtar Cummen-front Liverpool, May 99, to Nytii Cammoas-tram Liverpool, Mry 19, to Newfoundland CATIIAILINA CIIARIZITIL-Ir9lo lIVI*IIIXI, May 19, to RIM Goconerrs-tram Liverpool, May 19, to Utoca Csauswora-from Gravesend, May 19, to Nealart MIDO-11.001 Gravesend, May 19, Ito St. Vincent's Dauunr-from Felmoutb, May 17, to Lirerpool Baum Wirastaor-troat Newport, M..y 19, to lt. Jam :n Etamloa-frow, Liverpool, May 19, v. El0101•ST-from Liverpool, May IN to sydocy, 9.5. N, Favooatra-fresi Liverpool, May 19, to St. John's, N. Et. Fasew-from Beistal, May 19, Looms-from Orevesend,4l:4 19, to to New Vat Iwo Wassert-from Li Slay 19, New Tort lsei-from Liverpool. ay 19, to QUClte 14112-Mam Gravesend, Mayl9, to Jamaica 1181111. Loin-from Liverpool, May 19, to Li•lme Mama Ltwnsa-frous (owes, May IS, to ....,.. ........... -.London MAOISOLIA-fro. Liverpool, May 19, to Tr eels Mairoxim-Roe Gravesen , May 19, to Norcaslle ..MAI" - from liven's:A. May 19, t., ARAI* OP ATOM-from Liverpool, May I), to Rio 1 metro MAIILDA-ham Liverpool, May 19, to Oosstatinvple Nome; VILIAOR-Ram Liverpool, May 19, to .Miranoehl Oman 9, au-front Liverpool, May 39, to. gamma PLOCOS BOT-110111 Malayan. May 18. tn..... St. Thema Riosua-Rota Gravesend, May 19, to Bartodoel Roans-from Liverpool, May 19, to dullima, AA Rseto-from Liverpool, May 19, 1' Rottener Polum-from Liverpool, May ID, to Maestri haurca-from Liverpool. May Ilk to Rio Janeiro Swam-tram Limrpool, May is, to New York Taos. &mos -from Grameetd, May 19, to Townie-heat Liverpool. May 19, to Arefoned UNITID Knossos-from Liverpool, May 19, to IkIOM VICTOIIA *Woe IMIXAIIOI-from Liyurpo ,I, May 19, to lino :mu Vass-from Gramered, „May 19, to San F. -nc , ca Wsaatoa-from Falmouth, May le, to l,n.uot Zumioar-from Liverpool, May 19, to St. Fehr:burg VESSELS SPOIL* WITH. Creole (barque), bound wet, May 4, ht. 49 N., Ina. el W. Rannony, bound N.N.W., May I.t lit. 4% N., Inn. 17 W. Palatine, Of LOll4Oll, bound nosh , April au, off liJoble.bead Mot 81=4.from Liverpool to Adelaide, April R, in lot. 4 N., lA. 20 W. BIRTHS, MARRIAG ES, AND DEATHS. lIRADBrItY.—IIay IG, at 13 13 01 1 t0 i r . 1 i tloUie, Streatham, Mre. J. End. bury, of a daughter. 1111EllailLET.--May IS, at Wren'o.enwo, Maidstone, the of IL C. Stumble', Fiq., of a son, mill. burn. CAPPRLL—May IC, at gomforn-troro West, Uppor r., whe of the Rm. Dr. ()ippon, of. danglinr. GRESSEL—May 16, at Grey Fri:We-green, Country, Sire• C. Uneaer, of a MIL LYON.—May 17, Mrs. J. Lynn, Rovington-I,dl, Liverpool, of a daughter. MAYO.—May 16, at Pak-road, Upp e hollowly, the wife of Mr. W. Mayo, of a son. RAFFLES—May IS, at Canalag-,reset, Liverpool, the wik of T. F. Raffles, Esq., of a daughter. ROBERTSON.—May 17, at Gloueratroplace, llyde-park-garan . , the wife of J. It. Robertson, Esq., of u. ROBINSON.—May 16, at Cmolen.row, Camberwell, the si . of Sr R. Robinson, Seq., of a &urea r. MARRIAGES. CLEGG—REEL.—May 17 at M. Peter's. Pimlico, be the Rer. P. Noel, T. nen. EN., of Pen.y.D. r n, Merthyr Tydfil, to 14'bec 4 Reld Rrea, youngest daushter at the late Rev. W. Beer, Ineutohcat of Miehaelah me.. per-Aron, Glamor' mollies. 'ERRING —JENICIN 4 --kill' IN, I st. M.,tthew's, litiet:ti, bTtho Rev. Matthew Vaughan, gdwall Fret vie ' youngeet eon ci It. ". Herring, Kg., of Brixton hid, to gdrah Lacy, second daughter of William W. Jenkins, EN., of Gram glace, North Bflitoo. IOWARD—BENNETT. At hi. George . % 'lgnorer-moue, G. Goer. crd. Feq., eldest eon of the Wm. and %erg ltev. tho Dean Lich arid, to Merton, widow of the lam N . L Bennett, k01.,0f %loom road. iiensington. _ TUABT—NICIIOLSON.—Iffkr I. at llorn.ey Church. hi thr Bee. T. N•kh. AA!, or sh Jubrer, Sooth 141 of tLL , vats, to Mary Agora, elcbcot al-tighter of C. Nichol," E A ..., the Hill, Horpory. DEATHS. OMANT.—May 13, Ilaniott,;l; of C. Orant, Esq., of lighllm7. place, aged 61. MARTWELL—Mny 15, at North Lodge, Teddington, Lida, thid daughter of the Late U. liarteoll, of Loleham, Middles. a. KF.LAART.• hloy 46, oi . St3flrmisaire, P. It T. Kett that, eldest son of Dr. K. wart, 1, trial State, Ceylon, aged S. LOW.—May 1 , , at nadenhttin, Eintli, ado of Mt. N. P. Low, of the Madras Military Pand.offlce, said 18. MUNRO.—May 16, et ilculoon-.m.r-Mer, Haab 7 amend .on a 11. Munro, Esq., aged tug )eir mid nine mouths. QUARTERMAN.—Msy 16, 6u.ljarn Th onas _eldest SIM Of the W. Quarerman, Roaster-err-root . , Wallet* egad MX WINNTANLEY.—May Is, al limn tees-street, Lwiß W. Win , ""' by Pin., M.D., of West r(k. AOC, awa of Jusuca , of the Peace for Laacashire, aged 160. Printed awl pablimbed Woman Kira Homan. at As O. _TA• OI " I. _, ateeey in the aty at Printer. at the OS* to WON la the pri nt anniadriara.—Tuunsosa, NAT V, 101 7 , A wadi be pu then ()real ot tura, !lave Whid =-- tacon relay, secon t Pe:tri best I Plant eau, add 6 Pairbi ytehe sast:4 imp 4 twat: 'PeTIr Pdo Prom g Col bons their Olhrr to it, 121 , Deno the 18 tion, Aosta Si 4Pl prat Yu' at till tltrut Dire: B . .3,4.! about wblCl and eons!, Sold Cl FrOftk How Dcekl —oftl DAV L vol gm. bur NW I skiers low p 1 m rim many tur Kruc The I also h the al etabl From their 1331111 Deese Aplie, PPz. %~ ..;.... c Are Jill vell-n dna, I pones 1 spired awed to bath with r, attach to J. 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