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its being seditious. The first charge is, that by the use of this langaage Mr. O'Brien intended to raise *edition and rebellion in that past of the United Kingdom called Ireland, and to cause it to be believed that the subjects of the Queen in Ireland are grievously oppressed under the law as at pre. sent established, and by and under the government of h e t Mejesty the Queen is Ireland. l r. Berr.—There is one count before that, my lord. The Loan CHIN? JUSTICI Yee, it is that he incited the Queen's subjects by fines and violence, and that he used words intended to incite c. stain of her Majesty's subjects serving in the army, navy, and constabulary ; and it is f a rther charged that he used this language for the purpose of making such attempts as aforesaid, and that he caused it to be believed that her Majesty's subjects serving in the army and navy would not resist such attempts. Hero there are, as you will see by the indictments, a variety of design. and intentions charged to the defendant, and, as I told you before, it any one of these designs be proved, the charge of sedition is completely established. fhe next observation I have to make is this. In considering the language which forms the subject matter of this charge, your duty ts to read the language and understand it as the persons to whom it was addressed would understand it. It ts no matter what may be passing in a noon's mind ; we must judge his intentions by hie words, and those words must be taken by the jury as intended to mean what such words i n their plain and natural signification would import. It is not in the power of the law to allow a man to attach his own meaning to his words—he must stand by the meaning which those who hear them attribute to them. You will see at once that if such were not the law all responsibility fur wtitten or spoken language would be at an end. Again, you must take up this speech as it was un derstood by those to whom it was addressed, and by that tied the defendant innocent or guilty. From that the law does not allow him to escape. 'Cho next consideration which 1 wish you to carry with you in forming your judgment on this case—for, observe, these are all preliminary remarks to serve as a key or index by which you are to be regulated and guided when you come to consider the language of this speech. The next point fur you to consider is the question of the repeal of the union. Now, gentlemen, that question means tins, and nothing else. The union consists of the acts of the Irish and British parlia Dents. These are acts of the two legislatures, the result of which his been the legis lative union of the two countries. These acts of parlia ben I am again to tell you, can onl be repealed y l aw —they are only capable et being repealed by an act of the imperial legislature—and there is no other power by which such a legislative change could be effected. But this repeal,as the repeal of any statute to to be effected, is an object which it is perfectly lawful to contemplate, and by legal means to bring to the test. As it can only legally be effected by an act of the legislature, the means by which it is to be brought about are those which are ordinarily known to you as the means by whit o the legislature can be moved to exercise its functions. It is the right of every subject to petition for the repeal of an act of parliament. It is the right of every one, through hie representative in parliament to procure if possible the repeal of any act. It is the right of every man fully, fairly, freely, and without control, to die was the merits, and to ezpoec the demerits of soy act, either of the government or the legislature ; and there are no means of reason, persuasion, personal influence, or any other consti tutional device that may be imegined, which are not given lawlully to every one who may wish to effect changes in the law of the land. But these are all preliminary to an act of the legislation, by which alone the thing may be accom plished. If you should be of opinion that the speech before you confines Wielf to the things I - have meationed, that persuasion and reason only are contemplated to work on the minds of those who have to make laws for this couatry, it is exempt from the charge of *edition, as being enact which every subject of this realm has a right to do in order legally to accomplish a legal urpose. But, while on the one hand, I tell you how it is lawful to act, I must come to another consideration which is material to the consideration of the subject. However fair and legitimate as end, the repeal of the set of union may be in itself, AM sot to be accomplished by the w s of illegal means. It is not to be accomplished by actual force soy the threat of force. Neither is tt to be accomplished by the threat of foreign invasion, foreign money, or foreign assistance. The aims of these men who advise people to have recourse to such aids are utterly illegal. I may . say that the act is treasonable, and the advice to commit it is seditious. There fore, in the cousideration of this case, you wi,l have to bear in mind this important point, as to the construc'ion of the words—their natural, plain, and obvious meaning. Is it such as to fall within the clam of meanings I have already mentioned as legitimate, or does it fall within the latter class 7 Is it exhortation or threat 7 Es hortatioo to violence, threat of force or threat of foreign in vaaioa ? That will be for your conside ration, because if that be your deliberate judgment on consideration of this speech, you will have no alternative but to pronounce it seditious, and seditious in a high degree. But there is a third view of the subject which must not be omitted, became, there are passages in this speech which, if not falling within the second claw of illegal means I have been disclosing, seem to deserve end fall under another consideration, and that is whether the repeal of the union be not a mere pretest, and whether the real object be not a dismemberment by fore, and foreign assistance of Ireland from the British empire. Gentlemen, lam pointing out these things, not as the actual meaning of this speech, because it will be for you to decide what that is ; what I have point d out to you, it is possible from certain passages in the speech, if not the inten tion of the traverser, may be the meaning that speech is cal culated to convey. Now, having dents so much in the mil of preliminary observation ' I shall call your attention a little in detail to the speech w hich forms the subject matter of this prosecution ; and after that I shall revert to the traverser's defence, and see how far it is calculated to remove the im pression which the evider.ce for the crown has left on your minds. The meeting of the 15tb March was remarkable. It 1/11.1 convened—Mr. O'Brien being a distinguished member of the confederation —fur the purpose of congratulating the citizens of the French republic. It was certainly—l will not say mere—a precipitate movement, a very early indication of a desire to conciliate a party which, in France, had over thrown the established form of government. And here I would use the words of one of the greatest and wisest of men in speaking on the subject of a former revolution : " I must be tolerably sure before I congratulate on men a Mesabi; that they have actually received it. Adulation is no service to a people. I should, therefore, suspend my congratula tions on the new liberties of France until I was informed how they were combined with good government and public faith, with the discipline and obedience of the army, and a fixed and well distributed revenue, with morality and religion, with solidity and proeperity,with peace and order, and with a perfect state of civil and social balance." But this measure wee called for ; and this address to the French people was drawn up by Mr. O'Brien him self, for you will find he said, " Now I have to present to you the document which has been entrusted to me by the committee. It will not be necessary for me to advert to it, or to accompany It with comments, because it has been written by myself, and for this document I make myself personally responsible." Gentlemen, I will not go through every portion of this address which does not bear directly on the subject before us ; but you are perfectly well aware that these being all parts of the same speech, you are, for the purpose of seeing whether the traverser is guilty, to take every part of it in connexion with the charge made against him. Be is entitled to everything that shows the absence of sedition, and he is bound by every part thatshows the presence of sedition. liere is a poems : " We, whose nationality . was extinguished by the basest arts—we, who daily experience the countless evils which re sult from that unspeakable loss—we, the inhabitants of Ire land, now claim your sympathy. We have firmly resolved that this ancient kingdom shall once again be free and inde pendent. In imitation of your example, we propose to ex haust all the resources of constitutional action before we re tort to other efforts fur redress. Time will unfold our pro jects, but we hesitate not to tell you, in anticipation of the future, that your friendship may increase their efficacy, and accelerate their success." There is a determination expressed on the part of the per son who sent this address, that they are resolved their king dom shall be again independent, and they look to the French people {for great sympathy and support to accelerate their object. The next portion of the speech la order is that which referred to the Youghal address, and there are many passages in that to which I do not now call your attention, because it is not neeessary • but there are several passages of that address which are absolutely treasonable. But I would call your attention, in considering this and other parts of that composition, to the great and broad distinction between the I announcement of abstract propositions, and the inculcation of opinions, with advice added to follow them out. One is totally distinct from the other. One stimulates action right or wrong, while the other remains inert and perfectly a dead letter. The second paragraph in the Youghel address, which is called " the Creed," says : " We believe that the soil of Ireland, and every part thereof, and all profits and emoluments to be derived there- from, of right belong to the Irish people, and not to the citi zens of any other country whatsoever. We believe that the right to make laws for the Irish nation belongs to the Irish people alone, and that the exercise of legislation for this country by the parliament of England is an usurpation which it is the sacred duty of Irishmen to overthrow." Gentlemen, it is neediessto say that the parliament of Eng land, which is here called an usurpation, is the imperial par liament, and it is that which they consider it to be their sacred duty to overthrow. Now, unquestionably, the word " overthrow" does is itself denote something very different from ordinary legitimate means. The very term imports some unconsutuuonal action ; bat I should be s e iato fix its force, and say that such was necessarily its m . You will have to say whether " over th row" is meant in the terms I have stated. The address gees on to my: " We believe that consistently with that duty no Irish man can become the servant, pensioner, or ally of any go vernment professing to uphold such usurped authority of the English parliament, or to administer laws emanating there from. We believe in the right of all Irishmen without dis tinction to equal liberty. We believed the undivided alle giance of Irishmen is due to Ireland alone ; and the Irishman who bestows upon any other land that filial devotion which he owes to his own is guilty of the worst description of treason. We believe that every Irishman owes to every other Irish men the affection of a brother, and that whoever by example or teaching inculcates the contrary sentiments, is the enemy , of God and his country. We believe in the right of aa er- I pressed nation to assert their liberties by arms. Aad we believe, under God, in the resurrection of our country's in dependence."th These ere e opinions of the Yonghal Confederates, and I trust you will have no difficulty in deciding on their mesa tag. The passage of the speech following this appears to suggest the particular mode of carrying the opinions expresse d into effect as with reference to the landlords. You have heard that passage read, and therefore I shall not repeat it. But this it is necessary for yens to attend to. (The Lord Chief Justice hers read the passage threatening the landlords with a transfer of their property to the national treasury.) What doss that parse utter ? Dose it contisraplato the to- people of no other country,"would the English Attorney-Gene eakdare to nand up in an English court, and call upon an Hug• lisp jur to convict the man who had said so. He (Mr Butt) would s how them presently that Lord Plunket, Chief Justice Bush., and Sauna had demanded the earns thing for Ireland; and if so, would any jury convict Mr. O'Brien for merely re peating their sentiments, for saying what throe illustrious Ire love had frequently said ? Therefore, whatever might be the prejudices of the gentlemen be was then addressing upon the gunge* of repeal, he besought of theta to re member that they we» to try Mr. O'Briea for repeating what these venerated authorities preached. Thy . had said, and Mr. O'Brien said—" We believe in the right of an oppressed nation to assert their liberties by arms." Now, if he (Mr. Butt) did not justify that sentence to their consciences —and it was, in fact, the issue—hi would call ed un them for a verdict of conviction. The right of an oppr em nation to Assert their liberties by arms was the admitted theory of the British constitution, which recognise th t a right when governor transgressed the rule of low. d The »volution of 1688 was nothing else than apassertion of the penile to vindicate their liberties by and he would say that there was • time when an attorney-general would Its» been impeached for attempting to dispute their right. In the very year he bad referred to the celebrated Sacheverell was tried and found guilty for preaching a sermon in which he questioned ttus same right. Works were written and taught in their universities in which the right he advocates was held as ob ble. The learned ettratlentan here referred to Locke and Paley in support of his argument, and contended the' his client bad never uttered a sentiment which did not agree with the sentiments propounded by those writers, aid taught even to the students of universities in their colleges. He mild only what he hail a right to say, namely, that if the Queen was sash enough to make an attempt to infringe their wined rights as citizens, they wets justified in resisting ; and no jury would find a man guilty for making the abstract assertion. Ile (Mr. Butt) now came to the speech of the traverser, and he would request of the jury to listen to it without prejudice. He was nut gi ing to deny it ; on this contrary, he admitted that it was an advice to the Irish nation to put themselves imam attitude to be able ea vindicate their liberties, if assailed. lie made that &dun:- *ion ; and he submitted it was one fully borne out by the Bill of Rights established in 1688, when James the Second was driven from the throne, beeline he resorted to arbitrary manures, and disarmed a large portion of hi. subjects. speechffirs of the crown h ad not set out the of th e traverser fully on the lace of the indictment, and he (Mr. Batt) would not quarrel with the omission ; but he would say that a great deal was left out which qualified the other parts. The learned counsel r referred to some passages of the traverser's speech to show V at his true meaning did not appear in the Informa tions, as he had most distinctly called on the people to pre serve the peace, and declared himself an upholder of monarchy. Mr. O'Brien had disclaimed republicanism, as he (Mr. Butt) then did on his behalf, awning tout he was then, as he always WM, a firm supporter of monarchy under the Queen, Lords, and Commons of Ireland ; and Le would stiffer death at the scaffold sooner than deny these principle. He (Mr. O'Brien) bad made no attempt to subvert the Queen's authority in Ireland, ho wished to restore tag ancient constitution, but not to subvert the power of the monarch. He merely quoted the words of a British cabiusd minister (Lord Mints) negotiating between Sicily and Naples ; and yet when a minister was so acting abroad an Irish Aturney-General wanted an Irish juryto find • man guilty of sedition beeline he sought the same thing for Ireland. lie suggested • peace ful meeting, and advised the people to hold it in op position to the proclamation of the Lord Lieutenant. And a proclamation was not law—and the people had • right to maim., if the armed force of the country were put forward to maintain it. Mr. Butt having read one of the state trials of 1791, where the jury found • ver dict of acquittal, called on the jury to hod a verdict sus taining liberty not as too many Irish juries —all, with caul amp found verdicts sustaining prerogative. And then there was the suggestion of an Irish brigade. Surely if ever there was • man in whom reference to ouch a brigade was pardonable it was one bearing the name of (O'Brien. But, unless—he would boldly say it—they found the verdict of partisans they could nut find that Mr. O'Brien contemplated that that brigade should invade Ire land. But he spoke of sympathy from other countries, and the Attorney. General asked them to fiat that sedition, forgetting that her Majesty's foreign secretary had the other day recommended her Majesty of Spaiu to give more liberty to her people, and to change her ministry. Was not that what Lord I'almerston's Attorney-General now indicted? The same minister the other day declared that the Portugneee, if they did not obtain a tree parliament from their Sovereign, should rise and assert it by arms. And with this declaration before him indicted Mr. O'Brien for the speech before them. But Mr. O'Brien suggested that a time might come for resistance. Mr. O'Brien con templated the union of all partit s to demand repeal. Now, though some of the jury might suppose that universal demand for repeal not likely, yet strange things happen every day—would any man say that repeal ought nut In that case to be granted? Why, if that day came, if be (Mr. Batt) were offered the highest reward fortune or his .profes sion could afford, he would, he hoped, reject it if it were coupled with the conditioa that he should sup• port that which would subject hi. country to eternal degradation. Mr. Butt then read the op.nions well known—of Mr. Saurin and Lord Pim ket against the union, and asked why was not Lord Plunket indicted. The learned counsel also quoted • passage from a speech of Baron Le boy previous to the passing of emancipation, in which he stated that the King of England wan prevented from marry lag a catholic last the Queen might influence him. If the sovereign enlisted that law, he abdicated his right to the throne. In the same manner, if the King were manifestly uuder the influence of • favourite minister, what would be the rank ? That the allegiance of the subject would be forfeited. Now, why did not the Attorney-General go into the Court of Exchequer, take the Baron who spoke such lanauage from the bench and prosecute him for sedition? No time mild lapse Use liability for crime. The learned gentleman read an extract from a series of reso lutions, passed by the assembled people of Tyrone in 1782, in sustainment o f the principles advo cated by Mr. William S. O'Brien. Mr. Butt then pro ceeded to consider the policy since the Union, main taining that laws were made for Ireland to convenience party, riot to serve the country. Ile adverted to the decay of trade and the recent famine, and he asked would the jury find guilty of sedition the cry of the pangs of a nation, issuing from the mouths of those who loved her? Be had said all Irishmen were despised—was not that proved ty the declaration of Mr. Macaulay, who had, u s British anteater, declared that even if all Ireland called for Reveal, England would not grant it, because it would be, not for England's wag e . Again the learned gentleman quoted • recent pass from the Times which ridiculed the proceedings of Irish courts of justice, and of an article by Mr. Carlisle in the Examiner (a Whig journal, said Mr. Butt), in which the Irish people and the Irish gentry were scoffed at. The learned gentleman continued to remark upon the circumstances of the country, and its afflictions, and its miseries; and he implored the jury not to blaspheme the freedom of this land by finding a verdict of guilty against his client. The learned gentleman appealed to the ids and policy of Mr. Smith O'Brien, and oohed could such • man he a seditious enemy to peace and order ? Let the jury act as those of England did who refused to recognise the doctrine of constructive treason, and to the prosecution of the Dean of Saint Patrick's, Dr. Swift, who for wiping in 1763 what Mr. O'Brien said to day, was prosecuted by the At torney-General of that time, and who, though nine times told by the Chief Justice of that day;they, were bound by their oaths to find him guilty, yet nine times gave a verdict of his innocence. Let the jury remember they were the judges of the feet, and let them do justice. Mr. Butt proceeded to ask were not the opinions of all classes ire Ireland despised ? Was not the government carried on in defi aim of public opinion ? That was the real question they had to try. 'they saw military preparations—why were not the men who had conceived the intention of an insurrection—if there were such—arrested ? No, that would not do, for the object was to prejudice that trial. The learned gentleman concluded a most eloquent appeal, of which we have hardly even suggested the heads. The learned gentleman said in concliudon, gentlemen of the jury, proclaim th at the da y . for insulting Ireland haa gone by, and tel. the British minister that he, is traitor to rho Queen who advises her to found the British power in Ireland upon any other than the affections of the Irish peek le. Mr. Butt then sat down. A partial cheering Mee through court, and one young gentleman in rho gallery, who was seen by the Chief Jus tice, his lordship directed to be taken into custody. This, however, seem d to have little effect, for when Mr. 81111,116 ANT WARREN, in him reply for the crown, dis sected the vista and cases cited by Mr. Butt, series of fresh interruptions took place which materially damaged the effect of his speech. The Loille Cuter Juarice.—Gentlemen of the jury, in this case her Idej sty's Attorney-General has Wed an in formation against the traverser, William Smith O'Brien, the subjects of which information are certain mussages frem • speech delivered by him en the lfith of March, in the rese nt year. I say certain passages, because you are now awa that there is a large portion of that speech which is not tran scribed, and which, so far, is not before you litany other sense than your having heard it read, as well as what is stated in the information. It is for you to consider whether the portion omitted either qualities, retracts, or explains that portion which forms the subject matter of this inquity. The first consideration for you will be whether thes be a seditious speech in the particulars charged by the Attorney-General. So far as regard• the speaking of this speech there exists no difference. If there did it would be farther matter for your consideration • but it is conceded that the report furnished by Mr. Hod ges,d the government reporter, us a correct report, so that on that branch of the subject you lave no difficulty. The difficulty, whatever it may be, consists in this—can you, upon your oaths, be able to find whether this portion of the speech, or any, was delivered with all or any of the intentions charged is the information? You have been told, Over and over again, that in finding on the question of intention, you are subject to no control whatever. The learned counsel for the traverser might have been perfectly s eared that it was unnecesmry to repeat that, for it is my bounden duty to state it in the MAIL unqualified terms. Uncontrolled you are and must be - by me, but still subject to that control which noise of us can escape—the control of your own sense of duty, and the obligation which your oath involves, and which cannot be avoided. In the assistance which it is my duty to render you I shall first call your attention to the designs with which this speech is charged to have been uttered by the information. And I need not define to you what sedition is ; because I am quite prepared to say that it the language uttered by Mr. O'Brien was used with any one of the Intentions charged in the information it would in that case be highly seditious. Therefore the question, as I said t Moth, is, was it urged with all or any of Awe intentions las, it it was, there can be no doubt as to peal of the onion by legitimate means I I should say It impossible to contemplate u a legitimate effector the repeal of the union the sec &cation of the property of those who do not assist in overthrowing the Imperial Parliament, and I cannot understand, the union being repealed, and the two countries remaining under one mown, how any man meld speak of confiscating the property of the landlords so long as the dominion of the crown extends to both countries. The next passage requiring comment is that which relates to the mili tary and police. (The learned judge here read the pelage recommending fraternisetiou, already quoted in the Atter nay. General's speech.) I do not pretend to give you en exact definition of the word " fraternisation." It is one which has been imported from France, bat I am able to suggest what it means here as used by the speaker. It means to co-operate with tho soldiers, to enure their sympathy, to make them parties to coo federate designs, and the instruments in carrying those designs into execution. The object is to make the soldiers allies—to make them false to their country and their Queen. and per jured to their oaths. (His lordship here read the extract re ferring to the police, commenting on it in a similar manner, and proceeded.) The traverser here calls the polio* • beadle force. Why hostile ? We know nothing about the police but that they hare always been dilthful to their duty, and therefore could not be hostile to any person except one who was violating the law. But the concluding passage—that on which • witness was examined—is one in which not • single controversy was raised, and you are bound to take the tone and planning of the passage. (His lordship read the r unge relating to the "ten thousand men in native gross. ) The learned counsel for the traverser* knew that that passage had been read, and yet n - A one word had he to air la its qualification. I must ray that, with that passage wholly unexplained, the charge of sedition in this cam end certainly stand. Mr. Butt.—Your lordship does not expect me to be a wit awe. I left that point to the jury. Lord Chief Justice.—Just so; and many ether things. Gentlemen, the next passage introduces the subject of French sympathy and assistance. (Extract respecting French inva sion read.) So, according to the speaker, the loyalty of the people of Ireland is to be conditional. If certain conditions are granted, we are to be defended from the Kintexenetnies, but ea no,other condition. The further object of this par sage is to make the people of Ireland believe that incase they revolt the people tied government of Franco will be prepared Kuala their projects. What other object could such specking have except to intimidate the government or such asewsbws of parliament as might disagree with the speaker ? (The learned judge having passed a similar commit on the passages relating to America continued: But, gentlemen, although I have expressed my opinion as to those peerages, it is not to control yours. I I you come to a different conclusion your verdict will be in accordance with your view. I cannot too frequently warn you of this ; that although I tell you my opinion you are not bound to adopt it ; and if you see I have formed an erroneous opinion on those words, you can, if you see fit, suggest a more innocent view of their meaning. And now I tome to the consideration of thew parts of the speech which are not in the information. The learned counsel fur the traverser insisted on them being read, but they did nut seem to coutain anything maculated to quality whet had been stated by the Attorney-General. I have nut heard a single passage read which qualities or explains anything set out in the indictment. The passage quoted at the greatest length, at the request of the travener's counsel, was that which called upon the people to arm as • means of preserving them against the ag gressions of government. That is, they are to assume that government intends to use her Majesty's forces in oppres-iog her unarmed subjects. I must say, with respect to that, that it is greedy libellous to impute such intentions to any government. What ! that the government is likely to massacre the Queen's subjects by the aid of the Queen's forces. I can lied nothing in the speech to explain away that libel, but I find abundance to strengteen the sedi tion. If, gentlemen of the jury, ou will take the trouble of going through the remainder of te sproc alify h,as I have done, , think you will tied, that so far fr o m qualifying or restricting of contradicting the parts si t out in the indictment, you will find them confirmed and strengthened in every parti cular. And now let me advert, in as far as I have been able to collect them, to the topics of defence used by the tra verser's counsel. The first consists in unmeasured con demnation of the legislative union. Into the arguments by which that condemnation is sustained it is ant me province nor yours to enter. But I tell you this, that iiyou allow your verdict to be influenced by any one of those a r guments , or any one consideration arising out of the demerits or defects of that measure, you will be led awe). from your duty and will violate your oaths. Whether that measure was right or wrong, ought to be repealed or preserved, Mu no manner of connexion with the question you have been sworn to try. The issue for you to consider is, whether or not the speech set out in the indictment is a seditious publication. Again, auxiliary to those arguments, you leave been told the opinions of • great many eminent men. Can any one believe, that being sworn to try • particular question on particular evidence, you can be released from your oaths by what men thought 40 or 60 years ago ? In the case of an accused person great latitude is allowed to the counsel instructed with his defence ; but it is the duty of the judge to rural the jury to the question they have to try, ad d to warn them against being warped or iotluenced by things which when soberly considered have no thing at all to do with the can. What Mr. Sauna or Mr. Plunket mid fifty years ago, would be no justifica tion for your verdict, it you gave one of which your conscience did not approve. Again, the learned counsel de claimed at great length on a variety of abstract opinions and constitutional doctrines. These may be all proper in their way, but will net help the jury in coming to their decision. I have now gone through the points urged by the counsel for the ill , olser, but I confess I should hare been better pleased had he taken up the speech in the in formation, and explained the different charges therein contained. He hat left me and you, gentle men, without esaistance. But this in conclusion, I will tell you, that important, interesting, arid exciting as this case is, I wish and pray that you may look upon it on its own merits exclusively, and that you may discharge from your minds prejedioes which may be fatal to the course °Nestle". It is on every account your bounden duty to repudiate and cast off everything unconnected with the question you have to try, so that your verdict may be the mutt of your honest, unprejudiced, and sober judgment. The jury retired at half-put 6 o'clock. At 10 o'clock the jury came into court and informed the Lord Chief Justice that there war no chance of their agreeing. His lordship then directed that they should be locked up for the night, and that he would he in atten dance at the court this mowing (Tuesday) at 10 o'clock. The application of the jury for relreahmenta was refused, but there is no chance of a verdict being agreed upon. Vast crowds escorted Mr. Smith O'Brien, but with the exception of greening at the Castle gate!, shouting, and Miming, all went off quietly and peaceably, The city remains perfectly tranquil. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT.—Before the Osman* **ant and Aldermen Sir E. Marshall sad eapelsad. LIBEL ON OUANDISNS OP THS FOWL—Edward Ilan- ' rock, publisher, of Summer-street, Clatters garden, convicted lest session of publishing a libel on the guardians of Clerken well, and liberated on recognisance, came tap to receive judgment. —On the trial the defendant urged that he bad been furnisited by Mr. Mason, one of the guardians, with the information which formed the matter of the libel, which was, that the guardians had a guilty connivance in the death of a pauper boy named t Erry, who was scalded to death at Mr. Aubin's pauper esta blishment at Norwood. Tho defendant produced the docu menu, written v he said, by Mr. Mason ; and to-day Mr. t, Mason admitted on oath that he did write those papers, and fr' that he moved at a meeting of the guardians that the de fendant should be prosecuted fur the publication.—Upon hearing this, the Common 8. rjeant ordered the defendant to eater into a PM. recognisance to appear again when called upon. POLICE.—YESTEBDAY. MUKDER IN dPITALFIELInt. WORSHIP.IITREET.—SareA Boger. wail charged upon suspicion of having been concerned in causing the death of a boy, named Henry Lazuli., six yews of age, who was found murdered that morning in an enclosed yard in Tenter-street, Spiudtields.—David Lazarus, a general dealer, residing at 26, Tenter-street, stated, that shortly before 10 o'clock on the preceding evening the deceased, who was his youngest chili, went out to join two of his other children, who were playing in the street, and in about a quarter of an hour after wards his mother called him to go to bed, but he was nowhere to be found. Ilia sudden disappearance crested the greatest anxiety, and witness, after making fruitless inquiries about the neighbourhood, proceeded to all the station-houses and workhouses In the district, but was unable to obtain any tidings respecting him until eight o'clock that morning, when he was informed that his body had been discovered in a yard about ten houses from his own, and stripped of all his outer clothing, consisting of a cord jacket and trousers and lace-up boots, the whole nearly-new; and upon proceeding to the house he immedia tel y identified it as that of his child, who had evidently keen strangled.— Abraham Lazarus, cousin to the last witness, who It.d also been engaged in the unavailing search fur the deceased throughitit the night, stated, that shortly after seven that morning, he was called by a lad in the service of • neigh bour, who directed his attention to • large board placed in a slanting position against the wall of a yard opening into a larger one common to his own and three other houses in Tenter-street, and to which there was no other means of a access than through one of those five habitations. In con- tee. tequence of the terrified exclamations of the lad he 9 • immediately r e moved the board, and discovered be . il l hind it the body of the child, with nothing on es but its shirt and stockings, and a black satin Decker- se chief, which was twisted tightly twice round its 6 ' neck, and tied into four or five hard knots. The body was perfectly cold and rigid, its eyes nearly starting from their sockets, the tongue protruding from the mouth, and partly cut through by the teeth, the face, from the throat to the forehead, swollen and discoloured, and the front of the shirt stained with blood, which appeared to have streamed from its mouth and nose. He instantly sent off for a surgeon in the neighbourhood, who ascertained, upon examining the child, that it must have been dead several hours, and had obviously been strangled ; but the witness was convinced that the body could not have been long in the position in which it was discovered, as he had seen the board behind which it was concealed placed perpendicularly against another part of the wall about an hour previous to the discovery being made. Having BIM perintended the removslof the deceasedto an adjoining punlic-house he proceeded to Petticoat lane, to &certain if any of the clothing of the deceased had been brought there for sale, and having been informed that the prisoner knew something of the transaction, he started in quest of her, and found her, surrounded by a large crowd of persons, at the corner of White's-row, Spitalfichh. Witness asked the prisoner what was the matter, and oho replied that wheu she reached the station-house she would tell who had bought the clothes, and would be able to clear herself. lie then conveyed her, with the assistance of a eomtable, to the station-house, where the father of the child attended, and formally charged her with calking its death, when she said that the boy's clothes had been purchased that morning by a second-hand dealer, and that she was entirely innocent. — Police constable Lynch stated, that upon taking her into custody, the prisoner exclaimed, " I'm done ; I'll state all the particulars to the inspector on duty, and that will clear myself; " but on reaching the station-house she said, "Policeman, I'm innocent; I know nothing about it." —lnspector Soott, who received the charge, proved that on her arrival at the station the prisoner stated that she had heard some women declare the child's clothes had been bought that morning by • clothes dealer named Lyons, in Wentworth-street, Whitechapel—Hannah Fleming stated that she observed the prisoner, about 10 o'clock that morn iog, convening with several persona at the corner of the 'renterground, and heard her say that the child's clothes had been sold by a woman at seven o'clock to a Jew com monly designated " Aby Cocker." The prisoner went on to state that she knew more than that, but would say nothing I further; and witness immediately hastened for the father of the deceased, who returned with her, and forcing his way through the crowd seized her by the arm, when she struggled bard to get away, and exclaimed that if he would let her go she would tell all about it. She, how ever, added nothing further, and had nearly suc ceeded in effecting her escape, when she was secured by the witness Abraham Lazarus, and conveyed to the station. — A widow, named Sherman, corroborated the preceding evi dence, and added that she beard the prisoner declare, " I know, but won' tell, as I don't wish to get myself into trouble." —A. Lyous. the clothier in Wentworth-street, above referred to, was next examined, and positively denied that he had purchased any descriptioa of children's clothing either on the preceding day or that morning.—On being called upon fur her defence the prisoner declared that she knew nothing of the murder until near eight o'clock that morning, when she heard some women in the street state that they knew the person who had purchased the clothes, and that she merely answered, if that were the case it was very shameful he was not given into custody.—Hr. Hammitt said it was manifeet from the evidence I - e had heard that • cruel eon cold blooded murder had been perpetrated upon the unfortunate child, and he felt it his duty, under the circumstances, to re mand the prisoner for a week, to afford the police an oppor tunity to prosecute their inquiries for the elucidatiati of the mysterious transaction. NAVAL. MALTA, MAT ,7.—MoTaur.sT4. - H.M. at. Triton arrived this morning from Portsmouth. Who brought some ...Myers far the squadron, and is the teller to the riaMer, Cont. torte. due here on MelSth, with the lonian sod Grimm mods. The Resistance is in sight, with the 41th itegt. on bowd, for Mena, fourteen day* from the Gut of Gibraltar. MONEY MARKET. TUISDAT -igvEyrNe. The city and the stock market were throw — n - iato a state of excitement and surprise t4lll', morning by the extraordinary tenor of the intelL • gence from Paris. The funds were notwithstanding 1 the affecttd even w h en , according to the sect ants first published as commun icated by the olectrAc telegraph, the result of . . . laintiff's father, was to hare ticket' place in the Brat week of the insurrectional movements in that capital were Put September, The wedding dresses were °greed upon, the wedding bonnets tried on and approved sof, and plaintiff had still a matter of uncertainty. Consols gave way only ; advertised her house and business with a view to remove], to B'2l, or no more than / below the lowest quotation 1 when the whole affair was suddenly put an end to by a letter of yesterday. They recovered in a short time from the defendant, dated the Bth of August, 1847, and In from this txtreme point, and were done at 831, which the t occurred but left off at 83 to k both for money z l d A account, Yea art what 1 required of you. Well, it 15 thls. A mai semiderstion, 1 think it primer test your father which were about the average ruling pr i ces of the should be see with everyUiing. It is better that you should day. However inviting to speculation the' reports tell him. I wren eome up to town to see bun. I will take a of revolutionary movements, and the disorganisation soma and tend* It It to receive a lady. Thew is only one thing. of .__ suc h 1 requlm that you should be furalebed with sues. or i.sooi on We states, as received to-day from Paris and _Fier day of our marriage. lam cure you will agree with ins the it to Ho, there was little disposition evinced in the markst fe ''' i r i t y .,, e fa . 7 , 05 1 g mu d i d i "" ja ' 7„hrhautbterrbtrii.P"'s"d,,,,,d. w „ u ul d ari,i„„^d. , -,, . t ^ . " . e t to embark in any extensive transactions. The busi were It otherwise. Ido nut require the money for myself, but nem was altogether of an ordinary kind. Reduced on account of the society 1 sM.li be obliged to keep, nand amy Threes were 814 to Three-and-a-Quarter per °moutons. Plaintiff took no notice of thin letter, hut within a fortnight Cents., 824 to a. Long Annuities, 81 to 9-16. went to her attorney, who promptly informed the defendant, Exchequer Bills due in June, 36e. to 395. ; the March by letter, that he was prepared to commence an action hills, 425. to 455. premium. India Bonds, 20s. to 245. against him for breach of promise of marriage, at premium. Bank Stock, 189 to 192. the suit of the present plaintiff; but as pecuniary Foreign stocks relay be quoted nearly as before, but damages were, of course, the object of such an . h the althoug half-monthly account came on for action ''he was open to an offer without prejudice." The re cord of • former action for breach of pr omise of marria g e settlement there was little bus , ness done, and prices brought by the now plaintiff against the aforesaid nobleman were scarcely more than nominal. Dutch Two-and-a was also put in evidence. It appeared the cause was not then half per Ceuta. were called 41 to 3 ; the Fours, 61 to 3. allowed to come into court, but the plaintiff obtained on that S r _nanish Fives, 111 to 121; the T to 171. Mexican, Threes, 21 to 1 ; Pas occasion 3001. damages . The evidence as to the defendant's sive p ro perty consisted merely of adin'teions by him in convene non 21 to 3. Portuguese, 161 of his salary in the railway office bring equal to 2001 per 13 to 16. Peruvian, 34 to 6. Chilian, 80 to 3. annum.-It was contended fur the plaintiff, that the history Brazilian, 68 to 71. of her former connexion was well known to the defendant. The business done in foreign exchanges to-day was In support of this view of the case, an acquaintance of extremelt limited, and the principal dealers showed the family, Mrs. Miller, a brother and the sister of the plain. Much disinclination to draw bills at all; iu some tiff who lived with her, and a female servant, were called. They all spoke to the fact that plaintiff woe frequently called tears refused. On Amsterdam the negotiations were by her maiden name in the presence ail defendant, and that 12.31 to 41 ;on Itotterdam, 12.41; on Antwerp, 26 to 26.20 ; on Hamburg 13 . 14 1 to 15 ; on defendant himself sometimes so addressed her, and that the Frank little boy had been called by the name of his real father fort, 122 ; on Paris (at short), 25.30 to 33 ; on bef h ore . defendant. Two of te wi po tnesses ske enna, 11.30 to 12; on Leghorn, 31 to 31.20 ; on to an interview when the defendant intimated that he Wit% Vi anquaiutod with the history of the birth of the Naples, 36 ; on Madrid, 411-01 but I'aris at Mull, and that it would make no difference in his respect three months. On Lisbon, at sixty days, 52. and cetera for the plaintiff.-Mr. B,rjeant Talfourd ad- ENGLINII YON 101. dressed the jury for the defendant. He said it was impos- Hank Rork, 191 Otq In die llonoe ELMO 20 leible for him to meet the case made by the plaintiff by any : I ocv Cu ~ . i t teil ,„ • . :! i i . n . r.Mll 2 li i i * lit iler" 1 UOU '24 l'o n n‘u " l ' t ' f ' or 4 A cct , ' /al 421 A 431 direct evidence. Conversations were spoken to, which, how- ' Nor 3f per Ct. Anust un ll2l f! Esch uer HUN f..1.u0u lye and ever false or misunderstood, it was impossible fur him to L o ng A neu ith., ~e l, . J eas . 166 0 ,, ad . n ,,,,,„. 1. 6,, 6 , iii m l, rebut. There was nothing to be found in the rest of the cue et ale Ditto Dula, June, 311; Morat. 4 5 nooffreaatory of them. There was nothiog to show that DItUOU yr., exp. Oct. 10. I ,, r i i i At 0. El FUNDS. whoa the defendant first became acquainted with the plain- a ... e t . u ra .rity, 13„.d„.0, 5 tr i rj3. i I s ril i t 1 1onds, dlr. from tiff he knew anjthiug of her past carter. It was not likely Nun meat , :44 'that with the knowledge of so serious a lapse of virtue on ! i i , ,,, Ti . ...7: h r i 11: tS. n.i . ..„, Ditto Acct. May 31, 12 114 12 Ditto PloWee Howl., 3 her part as consenting to live as the paramour of another I i wr Ct. Ure mia fonds . 111 3 pa• Ct. OpenDh Monde. 214 man defendant would have entered into this engagement. 5 is.v . Ct. Nathan Acuount, May Ditto Acct. 31, 51 4 Is I lie submitted that the defendant was misled by the false 6 3 i• 11 . it wth. 11.64. 364 5,1 ;11 1 7 ,L Cl. , tant‘chs,ui;la‘..lO2swuni .412 same she had mounted, and promised to marry her be bin Amts. May 31, 31)4 G 1 per Ct. Dula, Certiflistat, th hewing her to he a widow; and that in such cae uXCIIANOE.4 AND STOCKS ABROAD. he was entitled to their verdict. -Chief Justice Wilde, Mohnte, Mar 10.-Thres pee eisouioti account& Elm, per Ceuta., in summing up, observed the case presented one strange Isl tomer; Pawnees, SI papa . , Coupons, Of pepe!; Dank of ot. ya, peculiarity, namely, it was the second action for breach of Ferdinand, ex dlr., 90 msh. Exchange on London at 50 c lays. promise of marriage brought by the same lady under two a it. 1 ,, , 41 inner, Mat 15 . -aan 1040. e 33: Ditto. 1442, 03f ; Ditto. 1814 57}, different names the first a true tame, the second an as• fo' ' IHtto. 1036. {A,. Ditto. 11 the City, 1443, 62; Lank of Beigium. , 64s • mimed one. The fact of her now suing under the *bum d t.a.'ue .4 DOE ie.. itseliame on London. 2S GS. • name tallied with the defendant's case. It was for the jury txlvar,.stavis;fiseLccece!,n its,loileh. 25.671 25 . .70 _ : _ ~.. to say whether they were eatislied that the ilefendai4 was „„V ,!:,:,,n,tr.,m41,,:i.„11.,,1ier v.., Cured ., 3, se ; a i r 1-4:7 0,:, ; Ts p... kept in ignorance of the real cireumstar.ces of the child's --e runs. Lim . birth-that he wee the offspring of an illicit connexion with another man. A woman who usum-s another name than her awn, and adds the title of Mr.., holds herself to the world as a widow. She was bound to have informed the de fendant of the real state of facto. As to the question of da mages, if it should arise, plaintiff's feelings were not likely to have suffered so severely u if this heal been her first ap• pearanen in court as plaintiff in en action of this nature.-- Verdict for plaintiff--danuges, one farthing. UNION BANK or SOOTLAND.—At the annual meet ing of the Union Bank of Scotland, it was announced that the n. t profits had amounted to 48,0001. for the last year and that, to maintain the usual dividend of eight per cent., the sinking fund would require to be encroached on. RAILWAY NEI4S. The settlement of account was completed yesterday, and the result would seem to show, from the readiness with which share stock was taken, that the dealers had been sellers to a larger extent than was expected. It seems not improbable that in consequence some of the 'boar" accounts were carried over. 'MAU& LIST.—LoNDON, MAT 16. Nutt—The goof/W.lns of Ham In Roma characters demote setuAl trAwAddos.a . tho. of War in Italics WWl' prim. PAID. Lowden ii.Watere t at 87 8 Do. fit w, 6OL 1381 38 DO. S. w. Wt Do. Coat. radio Do. bo. Thirds Loa..Batiob..l rdoll4l Yaw. Dust. t MAL Man.. MO.. Undo. Do. Nno 11)1. PM( Maack. tdoolkamA Ml4lAnd Do. Com. Poe— • D 0.601. sham .•. Do. Bina. it Dati, lALC.Brt.A BrApf Do. 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Gam r 0, Rows 31-1 he committee on this group met for the find time yeeterday.—LOndOnderr, and Coleraine.—The obleot of this bill is to enable the company to make several deviations in their line, and atonal their existing acts. The case for promoters heard, the bill being op:awed by several landowners, but whose opposition will not be entered upon until Thursday. Ulmer 12, Rows 31 — Edinburgh anti Northern. The case for the promoters having cloned, the committee declared the preamble proved and went Would' the clause', which were misread to.—Edinburgh and Gitagow. Thin bill propping to enable the Edinburgh and Glas gow Company to make *rectal kimehen and to raise a further capital of It o,ooof. for general purpose'. The came for the promoters was gone into, Mr. Jabot appear.' on behalf of the Scottish Central Company. Clatter 14, Roux 30.—Srlaki imd Exeter (Taunton and Castle Cary branch). The farther argunemits In opposition to the subscription contracts had not wacluded Idiot the committee adjourned. at 6 12 se. 6!60. 6 66d. 14i 6 14d. 41 41d. IN 15 di 8 6iJ. 7 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. PRODUCE. bluscino-Lan 5, MAT 16. The sugar market has been very firm, and prices must be considered a ehude higher. The importers do not press the market in the same manner they did last month ; in fact, the stock held by importers is much re duced. 430 hhda. Wbd India, 1,800 bags Mauritius, and 2,200 bags &anal, hare been sold to-day. Refined continues steady, and the markit it: bare of Roods reedy for delivery lumps to pair the standard, 33e. bd., 3138.—CoBee : The public sales, conailiting of 100 casks 01 Jamaica, a low mixed wee, and MO bags plantation Ceylon, chiefly daIII4CJ, sold heavily without altering general quotations.— , Mdtpetre remains dull : a few lots, refraction 7, sold at 325. ; the re , In:under bought in at that prioe.—hive must he considered a shade lower: 1,200 hags middling white Bengal were offered In public sale, half duty free, which mid 10 s., 10e. 6d..; the remainder, aubjeet to • duty of tid., was bought In.—Cotton 0311U11106 out of demaod.—Rum remains at Is. 9d. prookbut the demand is very limited.—Tallow has declined to 4fe. 6d., 4. s.—Cochlneal : Honduras sold at previous rates; Mexican was bought in.—lndigo remainsin the same depressed state as last week.—Spites eteedy.—ln other articles no material alteration. Home eonsumlng articles wear a very steady appearance, but all articles dependent upon orders far exportation coition. dull and deprewed. COTTON.—LrreartAn., Key 16.—There was no change in the market to-day. al•boneh It was supposed that the news from PlllOO6 had an unfavourable effect. The sales were 5,000 bales. PAM% New Weak II to SS ; Bowed Georgia, al to 4.1 ; Bursts le in It. ALIICHNSTIIit, Kew 16.—The sews which arrived this l a g rain by I keda ~Ws tba weesamhd lasentetka Pads 'Matey, has aseralmi a ssut urkeramblis Wawa ea en mom today. As rept* amilawhi Usk h gulls et a ilead, awl or eau beer at maseely W allaeldam dab, 011 °Ow quarters. Ito ameit sweeties precalla, setae me, al essar_as, almost osisomoy the aria - whirs ania Demob ars very giseerb w e t beam helm So lOW Man of ma me d em bwmat in tin MEL liswalbaMe. made up I to this Mk miler taapeetias al WM. h it ela• 'erred. Mama Memo to the total al Das ael weft at all km& Uwe In, is compared with lest week, ma Imams Se number of bands waking fell time al Mg, a flammes the THE EXPRESS);AEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1848. tato Intclltgcnce. HOUSE OF LORDS. In Committee for Privilege% the Earl of ahirwebury In the chair. THE SATE. AND Sec■ PRILIULOE.—The claimant to this barony is the Bev. Benjamin Twialetoe, rector of Adles'rop, in the county of Giouci ster, and canon residentiary of Ile reffird cathedral. It will be remembered by the readers of this journal, that the witnesses in support of the claim, ex amined on the 11th of April last, proved that he was the only son of the marriege of his father, Dr. Thomas James 'Twisleton, with Anne Ashe, his second wife, whom he married in 1798, soon after his divorce from his first wife, Charlotte Wattell. The only difficulty in the case was, that, some time previous to that divorce, that lady had a son, who is living ; but it was proved th tt for some years before his birth his mother lived separate from Dr. Twisleton, and cohabited with another person, who sup posed himself to be the father of the child, and brought him up as his son.—The Attorney-General now admitted that the evidence went strongly to show non-access of the hue. bead for a period sufficient to negative the presumption of law that he must be the father, but still aa he was within the kingdom all the time, and bad porsibility of access, per. Yaps their lordships would require his friend, Sir F. Thesi ger, counsel for the claimant, to address their lordships on that point. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Lyndhurst, and other lords present, said the facts were so clearly proved in evidence as to leave no room to suppose for a moment that the husband could be the father of the child born of the first wife before the divorce. The doctrine of presumption in these matters bad long ceased to prevail where the pre sumption is rebutted by evidence negativing access. The committee resolved that the claim was made out. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Nur Pa:vs.—Before the Chief Judea and Coeunon Jades. Br..aca V. CARE.—BREACH OF PILOMISE OF MMIRIA OR. —This was an action for breach of promise of marriage ; and the defence wit. that defendant was induced to make the promise by the irend of the ptaint.ff in suppressing the fact that she hid carried on an illicit intercourse with another man. As presented by the opening speech of counsel, and corro borated by the witnesses, it appeers that the plaintiff, who is about 26 years of age, is the eldest daughter of Mr. Chide'', who keeps a woollen-draper's shop in Oxford street, at the corner of Totteuhamcourt-road. About five years ago, when apprenticed at a milliner's, in Regent street, she had the misfortune to fall a victim to the 'vitt dons of a certain noble lord, the brother of a duke and an officer In the army. His name it was agreed not to , diselose. She accompanied him to Ireland, and passed some months there, where his regiment was then stationed. Shortly after her return she was delivered of • male child, and from that time she assumed the name of Mrs. Black. Her father subsequently established her with her dater, Martha Übodell, in the business of a milliner in Park-street, Camden-town. It appeared Me child went also by the name of Black, as her child, and lived with them. It was there where the defendant, who is a clerk in the luggage dew', meat of the Eastern Counties Railway at Ely, and of about the same age as the plaintiff, first became acquainted with her. The omirfship commenced some three years since, and in the interval defendant was in the habit of coming up to London, and visiting the plaintiff at her home Camden-town. At length , as appeared from a series of letters I• alti defendant's handwriting, distinct propos:oh of marriage were made by him and accepted by her. It p oems the marriage, which bad bees hither ti kett Wet front the .1 —4 oumher of +bon Lime a In;, and a d .creae an these wient of 34g. An regarthi the mill, engaged in the mt., Zit result. me an follows Inerenre In ba1.U..11 ru4 time, in ban& Oft Ann 290.—Ma time Atstr, r II ; &creme in the nu m b er out of taps nt From the LONDON GAZll77B.Tvescia auirsurra. Mal IS, Meow' ADAK ANDIRAOII h OrORDS KM, 74 . Yorkshire, bardwarewn, to surrender May 29 k Lisle _ Leedget. Bois., W 'a %% 'Waxy, Chatmery-lane; right, 31 . Bond & Barwick, Lomb; off. wig., Prroman, Lents. Wings A/MILL, Pontypool, Illonmoothablre, furniture ben& la_ 30 at 12, & Jana 21 at 11, at &gaol Ot. Mob., Jones ag, London, k Peters & Abbott, Linnet ; elf. wig., Jon. Corms, Manchester, inandle maker, May 31 at t itatt k ! 12, at Manchester Ct. Mob., Abbott, Lincolabdne.h k age, Manoheater ; off. manic., Hobnail, MIA beater. agog. WIWAIi DIAN, Soutbwarli,jeoth, 3, & June ki;a 4 I. i t 11e Malmo, 1l j , wart; Orenia, Als-bureb.lane. "LAW llT Kennington-lime, Surrey, bawd k _ 26 24 . & J uke 2: at 12, at Basingbalbst. Erma & p ia , q -; per, Yisabelr7 ; swig., Whitmore, Basingnalldit. Tuoouo Hulk /1110 ,, t0 1103 . 313 Lambeth, . 31441,1 1 4 L1444, Y rly at 2, & June 26 at 12, at Zallingball-at. Hub., Smith a Co, raw • att. Tarquand, Ouildhalhehamb rL Timms 1101. T, Bury, Lencishire, rope manufacturer, May ta k leas SO at I, at Miutcheater Ct. Hole., Bridger a Make, wall, & Dodge, Liverpool ; off. wig., Fraser, Manihiki, Joint Jowl", Loughborough, lelientembirs, IRMA thaelltaek t , May 26 & June 23 at 11, at Nottinghiun CI. Bob., lagba kk i , l 4 . o : boinugh ; off. wig., Bittleston, Nottingham. Ecaratna LANDLIT, Iledneaford, Staffordithire, Innkeeper, kt k ", & June 22 at 104, at Birmingham Ct. gob., Blair, Cuoute, kg; serum & Co., Biratiugham ; oft foists., Valpy, Birmingham. Pet KR MARTIN, NOrthalnteloll, raider, May 26 if & hille Basinshall-st. A'Bockett & Co., Golden.m., p k u , off. wig., Edwards, Frederick's-pl. Gaia..ol Msersirwas. Leeds, ennuniesion agent. May W June 19 at 11, at Leeds Ct. Mots., Tatters/mil, GL Jamak& A Booth, Leeda ; off. wig., lope, Leeds. Oftoatua MORRILL, Belpre, Derbyahlre, Innkeeper, May Ma * 23 at 11, at Nottingham Ct. Kole. a Shaw, Mews. Entlelds, Nottingham ; off. a:sig., Bittkaton. Nortike k& :r. c 0.,. We ittim WA amts Itel/Noit,, WeIINDOOILO,, N UB Strand, publinber, May 26 at 2 , „ & June 23 at 12, at Ilasiewki: Sol., Davin, Holletst., Cairn:Wish ; oft *twig., Groom, Ayd in& bine. Jssias Rot moo., Leicester, wine merchant, May 2G k Joao II a /1, at Nottingham Ct. bola., Stevenson, Deemer, fr mo m " Cu., Birmlngham • off. wig., ilittleatur., Nottingham. JOUR Metro, Regent-.t., jeweller, May 24 at IL es JON 20 a 4, 4 Bautingballdd. Sot, Orchard, Hatton. garden; of. sag, km,. Basinghall.M. WILLUN Inevass, Taunton. Nomerretshire, saildier,•May& &kb 21 at 11, rt Easter CL 10.12., & Co., litre-at, City , k B4. don, Exeter; off. arlR., flirted, Harter. Rosser Teams, High Holborn, saddler, Mar 26k idyll stllol Bannehallgt. holm, Downes & Co., PuminiEs-inn ; off. aang.„ fin u‘ Aldermanbury. Jolt VAIDDAPI, High Holborn, leather &neer, May 26 &ha& at 14, at BaningbAU.st. Sol, Edwards, lirlott-N., Illacktakut, off. wig., Pennel., Guildhall climb. I`llOlllAl WILITAIO k THOWAN WILITAVIL Bowers, Mae 29 at 12, & June 22 at 11, at 1 r.stol Ct. Sc ley & Oa k Gray's-tern, k Chombyre, Mein:Maas.; di. asks, imh r. BOWL Josef WOOD & IlntiT WooD, ROWidale, Latefielilve, 0110915116 nulacturers, May 30 ac. June 20 at 12, at Manitivater Cl. Wham. Beifoid.row, k Heaton, Rochdale; off. asaig., Pott, Malwbeeke. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. C. Asibwrp, Ips wich. pollee.. ma J. m Seamed. o d oom. tbe I panch au. Bury Oil Iranian& eal. Itatlroott. I W.'lredale, Steltieroti. Iffloblot N. RoelittotraL Ipswich. bell Seeger. J. Lae I.lvcitpoei, Uteri webs J. antertos. Sabato; Gloucester. Maniealer. padre, eeedemoo. J.n, Mal/Maae, ieglafi WatettoslaoY. KW. 4 ealar tan , la wig o. sis Woo, ROptinaboa lOW IMO W. kdwaida, Liverpool lieenfol vie. H Plaker, Instate.. Gabliak tastier. opuffetnoer. J. fleats, Liverpool, cabinet maker. Scott, Ipswich. tookefre I. studley, War ow table% C. btarlar.n, ha", i m i t4 4,.., IA atom saber. eel*'• E. Haeoett, illeboo's Stortford. Hatt I. g. Streteb, 13dveinittfa. ems tablas. aelfoolfewea. sia soot O. W. Harris, Siteineliew. idera7- J. Toady.... Maim/Aar, Irma, mad lades fatal scab. tool maker. J. Howard, Needed by 11Wdlewie& J.l. b'e•ey. Oneida, vow. (Amebae. W WOW ". .Wit tau., L.mrpwl, WV. dat a the Albert rode DECLAILVTIONS OP DIVIDENDS. C. Ashford, Birmingham. packing one maser - tat di.. of UM, May 19, & any subaequent Friday, at Whitmore's, Birtniughan. T. N. Broad, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant-lot die. it ii, May 20, & any subatquent Saturday, at Baker's, Newcute.wia, T7 l 0 . J. F. Cannel4 Liverpool, bookseller-2nd dir. of 7d., May 12, k sober:gum:it Thursday, at Turner's, Liverpool. J. Cullin, Nottingham, grocer-div. N I. 6d, May r, alternate saturtlay, at Bittlawcsa's, Nottingham. W. Hadfield, Laverpool, merchant-Ist div. of la. 101 a., xi, ft, any aubasiquent Wednesday, at Korgan'a, Llverpooh Josses Windle, Liverpool, wine merehanta -2nd dn. of id, Yap 22, & any !subsequent Thuraday, at TUrner'r, Liverpool. J. May, ltedruth, Cornwall, stationer-la-di , . ur as. 11., any Tor day or Friday after 3:ay 16, at liernarnan's, Exeter. E. Owen & Li. Owen, Holyhead, drap er .- Ist div. of fa., May 12, & any eubsequad Thursday, at Turner ' s, LiverpooL T. Meth, Manningham Yorkahire, Joiner & hal &v. d Is. 4d., May If & any aulikuent Pueeday, at Hope's, Leeds J. Tire, Netherbury, Dorsetshire, flax and tow spinner-1n It. of la. Oid., any Tuesday or Friday after May PS, at Ileramma, Exeter. W. W. 'Veld & W. B. Dawes, Rugeley, Staffordshire, brevets-1i dlr. of nd., any Thursday, at Christie's, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS.--June 7. J. .4ndrew, Manchester, men:Mat-1m 14. J. Burton, Taunton, Somerretslure, couch & wa"gon propmar -June b. J. P. Carpenter, Drummond-set., Euston-ay., haka-lea 14. H. D. Caning, llminster, aomerretabire, miller-June 7. B. Elmer, Queen-at., lteapoeide, bricklayer-June 14. G. D. Emi g Anitinater Devonshire, butter merchant -June 13. C. S. nest I H. B. Lott ; Waits" Devonshire, hankers-June 6. J. Garen II 11. Phillip., Cambridgc.M., 0:d SI. Pancras-rd., law rail! propriimi --Jose 8. J. Goodwin, Birmingham, newspaper proprietor-Jam D. Hawkesford & J. Hawkesford, Balaton, Shaffordadre, ironfoulm -June 7. J. Hill, Jun., Southamptoo, buil:der-June 8. W. Kmarth J. 11. Reynolds, Landsat., SpitalSelds, wax. & tallow chandlers-Jam 8. C. Igo Wood-n., Cheapaide, Manchester warehouseman-1M 6. IL Orbell, Ftomford, Essex, victualler-June G. T. Ot ',wood, hos M., Leicester -4m, coach currier -June 8. E. Pellet &W. Neale, Lancaster-pi, Strand, navy agenta-June 8. J. Sewell. atm* Cambridgeshire, mosey senvener-Irene 6. W. Sherwood, Waal& rd., Lambeth, bnilder-June 6. J. Tonna, T. Bracken, G. C.C. Sutherland, at N. Alexander, Calcutta, bankers. SCOTCH BEQUESTRATIONB.-Peter Bowman, Greenock, wry", May 23 & June 12, at Metvin's Temperance o.4teebouse MI, Greenock-Andrew lAwriegsitb, general nee 0. Kay Is atm 8, at the New Ship Hotel, Leitb-astorge lat• Donald, Glasgow, mr. chant, May 23 & June 15, at the Ram Tavern, Glasgow-WOW Miller, Glasgow, baker, May 22 & June 12, at the Stan Bail BM{ Glaigow--Cbarle• scot; Byron Morisco Lerwick, amend roans& May 22 & Jane 12, at the Town-hall, Lerwick-David Ritchie, Gina gow furnishing ironmonger, May 20 ft June 13, at the Star Bad. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. -T. Biggart, J. Waive, kl. Miller (u the Ayrshire Iron Company), Glasgow-A. 8r0wn,W.1464 &J. Kirk, Liverpool, no far as regards'. Kirk-R. Burt at 44. Kann New Church-st.„ Portman-market-J. Dummelow W. I'. Mom Fenchurchnt., City-J. Firm &W. Firth, Leeds-T. Gram it Rickards, Fenton, Staffordshire-M. Halliwell aT. Haliiwoß, Km. bury, lanewahire-C. D. Hays, A. Hays, & S. Willanott, Met 7 , lls e r s Uermentary--( 1 . Lodge_ &0. Lodge, jan, Istads-If. L & D. Murdock, -T. Walken & lt. Porreig, Jan., Glasgow-J. Patching &F. 'ood, Brighton-S. R. Pollard kg. Pollard, Taunton, Somenetshire-J. Price B. .1. Wells, Yorkshire-J. Simpson &A. Bibby, Preston, Lancashire-J. GM 3. H. Funr , Sunderland-J. ward, C. Ward, aIL Ward, Manalmr, City, so far aa regunio C. Ward-lt. W. Wainer & W. Vi au; as lase oft Idarylebone heatre -B. W. Wells& ILUmiel4 Waidatlllama Camberwell-R. Wingate, H. E. Hill, &J. Chunqiu, Liverpool, le le as regards 11. E. Hill-R. Young, Elgin, so fir as regards his as nexiou with the North of Souniusi Sue and Life Amur: mot Cis Pouf- SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-MillA ARA. DU& Ala. DCIL All. DOB. ALL DM 3 Baths 00 Holland .... 0 0 India, v. South- it1yrt.22w.... 1 2 Waterford Ol !Insiders .... 0 ampten ssos I Perim/bade* MI Fumes ...... 0 0 Do.Msnalows 0 I l araria.XlMl 0 Ourim.tams 0 0 0 Lisbon.. May 27 J Boston mil 0 Wert 1,10:21 0 Hamtturs WO Medlterran..o • Minas Mayl7 0 ..nth GILAVCAIND, ILtx 16.—Arrieed : Ranger, Amst , rdam ; Nies Lk. keriand, tiourabsy ; BOOM: King, Omoud, Cuba; Flora, /Mai.; Union, New Frederick, Venus, Guernsey; Enrimeta, Ilarwoulk Railed Constance, Adelaide; Industrious, Porto Rios; Briumak Rio; daliabitry, Onego; Mar*, Gravelines; Columbine, New Voik; Prospero, Malta. LIvRAPODI., MAT IG.—Arrived Lord Panmure, St. Dom n l Ocean Queen, Thomas, Mobile; Pioneer, Charkotoo; W. alle Lisbon; Boykett, Bordeaux; Alid, Rotterdam; Blaney lime; C. Bouthay, Charente; Buser, Antwerp; Eagle, Ostend; Jane, ELI, London,—hailed : E. Z., Now York; Black Prince, (Mostaik ; Paisetui Hall, Boston; Christiana, Quebec; Wean, New Oriesini Nymph, Gibraltar. 131!11:11.1. the wife of W. BAN RC RY —May 15. at Deriford•place. littrosin.,- -. Buninery, jun., Err. of • wn. HARM ETT.—May 14 at Albionsettare. Dalkon, Mr. W. IL Budd of a daughter. liEAN.—May 10, at Veularldee, the wife of F. Doan, Esq., of aeon HEN NETT. —May 13, at eirenceeter, the wife of Mr. Bennet, of 19 LtallNSON.—May 12, at Egham Lodge. the wife of the Rev. L. Dol* ton, et a daughter. FAoo.—May 13, t Claremont phoo, Grove-road, fit. John's wood, de wife of E. Fagg. leq., of a we. FINLAISUN.—May 11, at Eialalugton. the wife of A. O. Eon., of a daughter. FRERE.-Igay 13 at Bodford-square. the who of J. E. Free, Eels Commander R.N.. of a daughter. (1 nAliAld.-113 1 11, Pentiont Mame. Mrs. Graham, of ANC. MON TALW E.— ay 10, the wife of E. Mentague, Let., of Omega. road. Hyde-park, of a d.auAter. still Wm. REY NOLDeI.-51ay 15, at Upper llaricykteset, Mrs. IL It. leflroJA of a daughter. VEA N 1 N I.l.—llay 13, at Clanton, Mrs. W. Terming. of a dautkic WALVOR D.—May 15. the wife of the Rev. O. Watford, of the thane. house, of a sou. MB.—May 13, the wtfe of R. Williams, Esq., of YroodeLef I daughter. MARRWIEB. COM INS—TUCKER. -31 y 9, at bird Builleigh. Devonshire, the life. J. C 0112111.. 8.A., awbtant curate of °Merton. to Lavinia MINI. youngest daughter of the late A. 0. C. Tucker, Esq., LLD., el Ash borton.ll, the mune county. DARBY —CHRlSTlf.—MayMegaton-ow Theme, at the hies& fneettawbou , e, A. Darby, hop., Coalbrookdale. Stir Taber, to le boon Christy, third daughter of W. 35. ebrbAy. fug of Woodallr. Rlnglam. EAST—MORGAN.—May 11, at St. Thomais, Charles, diet non of the late S. Eaq., E.t., of Belton, Loo to flentiens Fultertou, youngest daughter of the late 0. 11. Mond% E . l. liubliu. 11 ART—PEDLER.—May 13. at Newport, near Elamq.wle, Dews ahlro, by the lie'. B. C. Sharpe, M.A., Mr. C Her. of WYeer,, Strand, Landau, to Charlotte (*robe" younger daugktae Podia. Esq , of the former plain BEII it IGHT-110WARD.—May 11 at Glasgow . M the 118 ' Almond, bacumbeut of St. Mary's Epiwotal Chapel, J. W. teginOt to Mary Ann, Mkt of H. Howard, Esq.. of Hollows:. .. VALLACK—BRIOUIL—May. 10, at butoomeo , by the nwk r.. the rector. H. A. VaLhiek, Eq., of limn Terringtoo. law beth, third daughter of the late T. Briggs, E-q., of lbeonPolt WA LLlll—WEl3ll.—llay 13. at St. Alphago, Greenwich, Mr.*. ,er,„ fourth son of O. 8. WalllY, tie+, of Whltoohavel, to Awe aiw Webb. daughter of G. J. W ebb. hog,. .of Oreeneirb. W ILLIAMS—UNETT.—May 0. at Rodenhauo, lierifordshlre. EAq.., of Wobom.wivaro, Lend-on. to Thorw r ine bleated, only child of W. Linda, Esq., of Venwood, lisrefonLibire. DEATHS. BATFIG ATE.—May 13. at Torteth park. Llrerpoof. Mr. W. s op" formerly of Edinburgh, aged $4. BROX HOLM .—May 13, Sarah, second daughter of R. 6 ,4,1 b )04 ' of Sunbury. Middlerex. wife a( BU UMESTEIL—May 13, at Anne 8 , din 6.41, DAW. Runnoster. 6 4. N io i.g y IR . Fk‘l at 8400 ageddlsigh, John Augustus. ceeedd d DIXON.—May 13, at Rochester. Mr. J. Mos, Enebbing.mill. 204 aged Ka 61 000C11. —May 13._ Frederick William Sherlock. Youdge.t (MoakHEN t , M.P. 1.3, at Bouth-end. Semi, Sarah. relic' of gill. REN N EDY.—May 12, at Olamrow. Marmrek third &d"' lb ' I. Stained]. alOxio3rd. at !Intro( Id A LLOLM.—ay Em., P.S.C. MILLER.—May 12, at alaigew, Janet Miller. dadlibter lbl LLA i r eg li e, of A. Miller, Esq. .13tKiribidordd.bcono.slatii,..omegedtuell.. ta1e:60.17,j01. gesio.WaSide PA Rlllll.-1 1 0 13, M Brtabtoa, W. Parish, aged 8 0 . POW EL L.—May 14, at Ulaagow. Aim Morrison, WOO Mg S t Vj g — a , 12,_ Thorney Abbey. lasseldtr i t iN. Swains. ser,"fi ?Mud sal poirma by wawa.. Itla• 111... . 8 41 , tc!' •City 04,101 .1 WWI% ..... I, Obi OWN I. 8010.6...41111.1. %la /ff." /I,.e•T .. 2~ SC( sow. M oat ; 171. F 1 1001 ima-4 porta Ire!! m. 11% men: ;lath wadi; F u r lin I Goad jag of aeon tlmn *l* retm ongr.