The Express. — London, England, 1848-02-17 00:00:00

AMERICAN PROJECT OF A POSTAL CON VENVON BETWEEN GREAT BItITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Hobbit., first amistant postmaster-general of the United State', in the report to Mr. Jobr.son, the present b o a o f that department, proposes the following basis for • postal convent:on between our country and nio own : The following legal provisions ovoid place our international mane aPra sri «pint jouung with thow of Great Britain I. To impose an uniform rate of twenty-foer ovum American postage on dl Angle letters received at our ports, or sent from them, by any „ e ke, beat, whether belonging to ur unplojed by our own govern. mint or thaw( any other country. 2. To authorise the pwrmaster-general to waive such packet postage chug,.f etters brought or went in the packets of other governments that rekwad the WIWI. sent or brought by the packets United awes government from packet postage or other equicaknt charge, and evenT on sock esters oily the usual pert or °nand postage, as the Went require. S. To authorise the postrciaiter-general to reduce such uniform rate of twenty-four Milk. on all bittern trail/witted by American pacts, between our country and those toreign couutrim whose govemmeots tosictato packet haws with ours, and establish a like at' on lettetseooveved by that 4. To authorise die postotorter.general to increase said tucked rate, gerrespowling with any increase co the foreign packet-rate, that may le ordered by any other governm , or. S. To enlarge the operations of the Ilth section of the act of 1825, requiring letters lobe delivered lot. the poet-ottice trun each pocket shlp before making catty, sous to e chest, all lettere brought, whether addressed 't to persons in the Coital States and its Mill. tortes," or elsewhere. 6. To prohibit the receiving on board of a packet to convey abroad, an lettcrs excvpt those coining tbrou,th Bic pod-office. 7. To ettablbh An uniform ship posture between any plan in the Coited States awl any foreign port, of 10 mots. S. To authorise the l'uoin Itter-Ociteral to require outward-hound ships to take and convey mails, and duly deliver them at their porta at arrival. 9. Te prohibit them from taking any ktters other than those re eeired through the pastsitlisr. The picket pelage rate above suggested refers solely to our mail intercourse with countries beyond the Atlantic. I beg leave to add, whilst this maws to nods r tomsideratim, that uniform rates of post ages to Shed. 10. Between say port or 137.1. ca of the United states and any port nn the we stein cootinent, excepting Mexico, Canada, New Brunswick and lima Scotia, at lb cons. 11. Between any place in the United Staten oust any port on the Pude oast of 31elloo, 01 the United States, of the British, and of the Bu h r an possession% at - 20 cents. 1!. Anil between any pace in the United States and Canada, New Pron., Kb, Noce Scotia, or of !Wilco, othe - th.n the Pacific Mist, le sent'. In tee nature of things this postage mill be paid in the United States; but it would eminently promote the convenience of all con cerned, and greuUy Mara, both friendly and businesscorrespontlence between did - omit countries, if postal eonventiou. could Da entered into betas:a throe. i-stablishing the foiLowing arrang,ltients 1. Optional payment. The prix legs of paying at the place of mail ing in our rums icy, the entire postage through to the place of delivery in the other, or of sending the better through to its destination, the postage to be odiectol by the rexiver. 2. An international rate of prdage that shone milathe in one amoant the charge for niland oonveyamo in the country sending, for the sea conveyance and fee the intact! hansportahoe in the country receiving and delivering the letter. 3. The mutual acouvinuthility between the governments, that would secure to eitieb all the inlant restage it was entitled to that the other had collected, and all the 1.(1 postage OA tho letters conveyed In Its packets eh Wu hod been paid in the other country. In respect to our matt int; remorse relations with Great Britain it in highly expedient to eatolgish a transit tate of tastaire. The malls are deepatchcsi to and from the chief rortions of her possesions on this continent with the greatest exredition, by a conveyance across our territory ; owl, on the other hoof, a tare portion of our mails to and ft go the European nations. and the East BMWs and China, iv trans mitted across the Ohne of England, and through channels of comma nieatkm beyond, belonging to Great Britain. The lowest transit rate that she intinow is 5,1., equal to 10c.—that i 4 between England and France. OD, VlD,Cjallee at her C 0.11.1.11 Mail. is over a distance equally an great, and by DaCADII of cunieyance no expensive. As a proper adjustment of this matter, and DA an arrangement preliminary to any socavorol negotiation as this point, I propose a uniform transit rate of lee. MINTIC.I4I postage on all single lettern between any place in toe rated :ewes and any place in the British posseseiors. 'flue might le extended to Mexico, excluding the pieces on the I'aeide acct, niiies are pros ides fur is prrvic lux suggestion.. A 10e. trunsit chorus, iv rather low , in coinparisou with present rates of post age, but will stone in very.; oat proportion with the contemelated uni form postage of v-bt (E02:11. The I)uchess of Kent arrived in town yesterday, from her reside , ce, Fregnaore House, and visited the (2ueen at Duckinghent Purace, where her Royal Ilighnve arrived at half-put urn o'clock. The al Duchess par took of a drjrigiter with her Majesty and l'r.nce Al hert and their Royal Ilighnes.tes the Duke and Duchess of Sale- Coburg. At three o'cicek the Duchtse of Kent lett the Palace on her return to Frogmore Haute. Tier Majesty and Prince Allnal, accompanied by the Duke sod Duchess of Save-Coburg and Count Arthur blensdorlf, honoured the performance at Drury lane Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The ro)al suite consisted of the M.Jrcnioness of D..uro, Madame la Barone da Waugenlisim, the Karl of Morley, Colonel Buckley, and Baron Fritseh. On Tuesday Prince Albert inspected the designs for the Seven Age. of Shak.peare, by Mr. Maclisc, M.A.; fresco paper.hsrigings, by Mr. R. rtedgrave, A.K.A.; care irgs in wood, by Mr. lh lt, &c., prepared for Surnmerly's Art Manufactures, submitted by Mr. 11. Cole. A deputation respecting hops, had a conference with Lord John 'Wised and the Chancell , r of the Exche quer, yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, is Downing-stmt. The deputation consisted of Sir E. Filiner, M.P., Mr. Frewen, M P., Mr. Hodges, M.P., Mr. Fuller, M.P., Mr. H. bl. Correia, M.P., Mr. G. C. Centlupe, Major Curmis, Mr. J. C. Davis, Mr. It. Smith, Mr. J. Milder, Mr. W. Nukes, Mr. lielden Smith, Mr. B. T. Nokcs, Rev. J. W. Maher, Mr. J. Springett, Mr. C. Nearne, Mr. F. B. Elvy, Mr. J. Fistulae, Mr. W. J. Carter, Mr. W. Golding, Mr. H. T. Smith, Mr. D. Smith, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. H. Smith, Mr. B. Shrobridge, Mr. W. Milder, Mr. J. Pip Mr. B. Hardy, Mr. S. Pi:, Mr. J. Udder, Mr. H. Corbould, Cnptain Luxford, Mr. Bacon, Mr. G. Whiting, and Mr. N. P. Kell. Mr. Hume, M.P., and Mr. Forster, :NIT., had an interview with the Right Hoe. H. Lubouchere, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. A deputation from the City of London, consisting of Mr. J. Wood, Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. J. H. Hall, Mr. J. Dixon, Mr. It. Taylor, Mr. Scutt, and the City Remem brancer, bail an interview with Viscount Morpeth, yester day, at the office of the Woods and Forests, in Whitehall place. The cabinet ministers dined with Sir John Hob house, yesterday evening, at his residence in Berkeley square. Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the governors of the West India C 0 .1011166. A deputation respecting malt, consisting of Mr. Lattimore (Hertfordshire), Musa. J. Hudson, S. Lock, J. Cohen, L. Soolby, and J. Kemp (Norfolk) ; Messrs. R. Matson, C. Nesme, E. Stunts, and F. K. Elry (Kent) ; Messrs. \V. F. Hobbs, W. Hutley. and H. Selmes (Essen) ; Messrs. F. Smith, W. P. Lamb, J. Pis, and W. E. Baxter (Susses) ; Mr. R. Erman (Gloucestershire), Mr. C. Pocock (Berkshire), Mr. G. Clerk (Hertfordshire). and Mr. G. Smith (Hampshire), had an interview yesterday with Lord J. Russ:Band the Chancellor of the Exche.luer. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday, and concluded the hearing of an appeal " The Representatives of Count de Wall v. the Commissioners of French Claims." An appeal from Bengal was commenced, Raia Burdahauth Roy o. Rum Tunnoo Bose." Exrnaurea BILLS.—The office of paymaster of Exchequer Bills is about to be consolidated with the office of her Majesty's Paymaster-General. An act of parliament for the purpose is now in preparation, and will be brought into the house during the present session. APPOLNTMENT OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CARTERBI/RT. The Chester Courant of yesterday confirms the in formation we were enabled to give when we announced the demise of Dr. Howley. " Our estimable and revered dio cesan, the Lord Bishop of Chester," says that journal, " is appointed to succeed the late Dr. Howley as Archbishop of Canterbury. This promotion of the pious and learned Dr. Sumner to the primacy will be hailed with lively satisfaction by numerous and inthienlial parties in the church. The right rev. prelate left Chester for London la,t evening (Tues. day), in compliance with a royal tnetaaAc requiring his at tentaice in the ce.tropolis." Dr. John Bird Sumner, a canon of Durham, was conse crated Bishop of Chester ha 1828. INQUEST ON MRS. SHUTILEWORTH. Yesterday, Mr. Wakley, 'MX., and a jury, ee. nmbltd at the Manchester Arms, Atlitua-street bast, Man chester-square, for the purpose of further prosecuting an Lquiry namenced on the 20th ult., as to the death of Mrs. Monde Elizabeth Rhodes, alias Shuttleworth, who died on the 6tb uh., while an inmate of the York-house Lunatic Asylum, Battersea. The room in which the inquest was held was densely crowded long before the proceedings com menced. Among those present were the Rev. d. C. Row lett, vicar of St. Peter's, Pimlico, one of the gentltmen who signed the order for deceased's confinement, Dr. Millingen, and Mr. Parkin, joint proprietors of York House Asylum, and Dr. Quain, the medical gentleman appointed to make the port "I,rtena examination. The Misses Rhodes, sisters of the deceased, and a Dr. Quail, were also present. One corner of the roam was occupied by a knot of gentlemen, membersof the Alleged Lunatics' made' Society. Sarah Y sung was tne first witness called, She entered upon her duties as nuroe at York-house, on the 21st of Dec. last. The deceased had a large place on her back from which the akin was just rubled off. Dr. Millingen ordered the application of linseed meal poultices. Deceased continued to get worse, and in the course of a few days was compelled to keep her bed. The deceased's mind was all this time in a very bad state. She would frequently call out " murder ! " and " fire!" Miss Sarah Rhodes said deceased was her sister. Witness saw her last alive at York-house, on the otb. of November. The deeeas,il was a single woman, and her real name was Rhodcs, but she had taken the name of t-huttleworth from CI trentlemt,n with whom she had lived for nine years and who on his raarriaae settled an annuity of 3001. upon her. That gentleman had been dead 28 years. Dr. Kay Shuttle worth was the trustee through whom the deceased's annuity was paid, and at tier death the propertyon which it was charged fell to him. Tee deceased was placed in York-house asylum without witness's knowledge, and she wan not aware of the fret until some months afterwards, when she read in • newspaper the account of her sister having been brought up before ;the judge, on • motion to obtain her release, taken out by Dr. Quail. On discovering the fact, witness went to YorkEouse and endeavoured to obtain an interview with her si,ter. Witness was, at first, refused admission, but ultimately obtained an order from the commissioners of lunacy and saw deceased. Witness had not seen her for two been and • half previously, end, finding her perfectly sane, as she considered, whams went before the commissioners and sought to oho airs her release. Witness saw Dr. Turner, one of the commissioners, and Mr. Lutwidge, the secretar y, both of whom told her that it was of no use making spplica tinn to them, for they could do nothing in the matter. Mrs. Mary Anne Gatlin, another sister of the dammed, eorroboreed the list witness's testimony, and said she never . . 001illideted her sister to have been insane. At this point of the proceedings the summoning officer who had been sent for Dr. Turner, returned with a note from him, describing that his state of health would not allow him to attend the inquiry that day as requested by the coroner. The Rev. J. Clarke Rowlett, vicar of St. Peter's, Pimlico, said he was called in to see deceased by a person describiag himself as Dr. Quail, early in July. 1848. He found her in a miserable apartment on the second floor of the house, No. 10, Lower Eaton street. No other persons lived in the house. The deceased occupied one room, and Dr. Quail the other, on the second floor. There was scarcely any furniture in the room where deceased was, and she was lying on the bed in a state most revolting to witness. Mr. Wilmot, a medical man, was with her at this time. Witness spoke to deceased, but she seemed quite incapable of carrying on a rational conversation. In answer to witness's inquiries the man Quail described himself as the resident medical at tendant of deceased; he said he had been originally engaged at a stipend of 3001. a year, but that deceased was so well satisfied with his services that she had subsequently increased that sum to 5001. per ann. ; that her present income however was only IQOI, a year, and that not being enough for both of them was the occasion of their having .0 few comforts about them. Witness asked him why he did nut give up the charge of the deceased as he could obtain no money; but this be said he would not do. Witness conferte d with Mr. Wilmot on the case, and ultimately took steps which led to the re- =real of the deceased to York.house. Before she was seat there witness discovered that Dr. Kay Skuttleworth was in some way interested in the unfortunate woman, and on writing to him on the subject he replied that he could be no party to placing her in any asylum himself, but he hoped witness would be good enough to take any steps he might think most likely to conduce to the comfort of the deceased. The rev. gentlemen here described the steps he had taken by request of Dr. Shutticworth, in reference to the funeral of the unfortunate woman. Mr. Thomas Wilmot, surgeon, said he was called on to see deceased in July, 146, by the man Quail. He found her lying in a wet bed in a most filthy state. Her left leg was very cedematous. The skin was broken in some places. Her face was pale, and her body emaciated. Het answers to ques tions proposed by witness exhibited great imbecility, and feeling convinc. d that she was not being properly attended to, witness felt band to interfere, awl on being applied to he signed a certificate, authorising her removal to York house. Coroner: Have you ever been asked to sign a certificate as to the state of mind of Dr. Quail ?—The witness, who at first declined to answer the question, on bring pressed by Mr. Wskley, admitted that he had.—Coroner: By whom ? Witness : Be the Comnairsinners of Lunacy.—Coroner: Did you sign a cerrificate as to his state of mind f—Witness : No. —Miss Rhoots : For a very good reason ; because he had not got 100.'. a year. (Laughter.)—Mr. Wilmot here de scribed tie srens be had taken by direction of the Commis missionen of Lonney to remove the deceased to York House. His endeaveure to effect her removal were thuarted for some time by Dr. Quail, but possession of dect ived's person was at length obtained, just as she was on the point of em barking for the continent with that individual. The witness added that he had acted throughout the attair from motives of humanity Acne. Mr. Pereeval here rose and begged he might be allowed to any, in justice to Dr. Quail, against whom very painful allu sions had been made, that evidence of his kind treatment of the deceased oxtail be ferthcoming if the inquiry were ad journed. Toe Coroner again said that in a cam of this kind, affecting so seriously the liberty of the subject, and disclosing such an extramdinary state of things as regarded the law of lunacy, it seas highly necessary that every circumstance opened during the investigation should be properly cle❑reel up, and that no person whose name had been in any way im plicated, ought to be prevented from bringing forward wit nesses in hi; defence. Dr. Turner would probably not be able to attend for a few days, and therefore they had perhaps better adjourn for a week. The jury having consulted together, the inquiry was ad journed fur a neve. ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY SOCIETY.—The annual I festival in aid of the funds of this institution took place lust evening at the London Tavern, where a large party sat down to dinner, uumbericg nearly three hundred. The object of the society is the relief of cleated merchants, bankers, pro fessional men, master manufacturers, tradesmen, their widows and clerks, and includes also the protection of un married woman whn may be deserving of .is4istance. The chair was taken by Gorge Hudson, Esq., M.P., who was supported by a number et distinguished ge,tlemen. Several toasts having born Bruck and responded to, the secretary rend along list of subscriptions, amounting together to up wards of 1,50.)f. ; they included 1001. respectively from Mr. Hudson and Mr. Dickson. - - ---- - MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE, OLD JEWRY. Yea terdny a large meeting of the members of this institution was held at the King's head Tavern, Poultry, Mr. Under- Sheriff Beechen in the chair. The report of the directors was read by sir. Hardy, the actuary, and stated that the number of new policies in the year had been 116, nearly the whole of which were taken out for the provision of families in case of the decease of their parents. The number of policies in force was 1,050. The income of the society from life premi ums only was 25,0001. The capital en the 31st of Dec. mber was 112,3131. lis. Id. The lose by deaths was to a small ex tent, looking at the late epidemic, and the mortality ot the past year. The result of the last year showed a surplus of nearly 60,0001., which would be appropriated in the usual way amongst the members. The report was adopted unani mously, and a vote of thanks was passed to the director., to Mr.llanly, the actuary, and to the trustees ; and the meet ing adjourned. NATIONAL DEFENCES. A public meeting was held last evening, at the Music-hall, Store-street, " fur the purpose of petitioning parliament against any addition to the existing naval and military forces, the enrolment of the militia, or the establishment of additional fortresses" There was a very numerous attendance.—Dr. Marring, M.P., in taking the chair, said that, at the present moment, when the national tendencies of all countries were decidedly pa. elite, it was for the meeting to say whether our warlike pre parations should be increased, or rather whether they ought not to be diminished. Men had discovered that there were better heroes than those of the battle-fields. But it was said that, in order to secure peace, we must prepare ourselves fur war. This was most sophistical. A few years ago, it hod been discovered in this metropolis, that military men were much more liable to get into broils owing to their wearing side-errs ; and the commander-in-chief had very properly discontinued their use. In like manner, nations would be much less likely to quarrel, if they were nut prepared for war. England was not alone in her sentiments on this great question. Recently it had been his duty to send a most fraternal and brotherly address to the inhabitants of Paris. lie knew that country pretty intimately, having entered it with an invading army 33 years ago; feelings of enmity and hatred were thee naturally excited ; but now, France responded to our pacific sentiments. The address of the people of Exeter to the Parisians had found a prominent and welcome place in the columns of the Libras, which esteemed itself honoured by being made the organ of such a publication. Sauce the lust war another generation had grown up there, as here, whose prevailing sentiment towards Englaud was one of respect, mixed, it might be, with a little envy. It was said our coasts were defenceless: those of France were much more so. But the days of brigandisns were past; wholesale piracy would not now be tolerated. When steam-power was spoken of, it should be remembered that we possessed that power in a tenfold degree. lie regretted that three things had been talked of ; their discussion might produce an untoward in fluence. Let the result of put wan teach the public the com parative va;ue of peace and war, and then every voice would be raised in favour of the former. —The Rev. Jabez Burns, D.D., moved a resolution declaring the unchristian nature of war, and deprecating any increased milit try prelh.r..tinns.— Mr. Lowrie seconded the resolution.-31r. It. Vincent ni,ved the second resolution, declaring any addition to our existing forces wholly unnecessary.—elr. Dell ecconde al the resolu- Beim—A. petition founded on w ere vo ted resolutions was agreed to, and at the close thanks were voted to the chairman. SOIREE OF THE WHITTINGTON CLUB.—OR Tues day, a re-union of the members of the Whittiogton Club and their friends, took place at the New West-end Club house (late the Crown and Anchor Tavern). The enter tainmenu were of a varied character, and included a c,neert, in which Miss Sabilla Novelle, Miss Dolby, Mr. A. Novelle, and Mr. John Parry took part. Mr. Denzlu Jerrold, the president of the institution, occupied the chair, and opened the proceeding, by saying that the last time thi y had met I together on a like occasion, they could merely consider themselves as nightly lodgers; they were taken for one night only; they were now, howevms, so to speak, under their own roof, and it was the agreeable privilege of his pre sent office to congratulate them on that, theirallr house warming. Burnt out of Gresham.atreet, theyrallied in the Strand. lie would venture to observe that he thought there was peculiar felic;ty in the circumstance that gave to the Whittington Club the Crown anal Anchor—for the long and arduous battle of political, Willi, and religions freedom was for many, many years foueht under that roof; and they (the club) were the possessors of an arena thronged with associations that ennobled the character of Englishmen. They had only to cast their thoughts backwards some 50 years to feel the spiritual presence of those men who with nothing but truth and hope on their side, rose clervingly against injussice, and overthrew it; and that they had done when treason was made very easy to the Attorney-General ; that they did within a short walk of the ready scaffold— within the very warning sound of St. Sepulchre's bell. Happily, they lived now in better times; but if they were better, let them not forget that it was because of those who suffered so much to make them go ; therefore, he did not think it un seemly to have oiled their attention to the historical (dream- stance that ennobled that place. The great purpose of the Whittington Club was to promote among in members the refinements of science, literature, and art. Yes, there, on that scene of old political strife, they trusted to cultivate that which best adorned and graced human existence ; but as they did so, let them give one grateful thought to those who had gone before, even as the husbandman easing the golden oorn in some old battle plain might think with eratitude of the dust of those he trod upon—of those whoss blood, though long since spent, assured to him the peaceful gathering of golden harvests. However, the house was no longer known as the Crown and Anchor ; such symbols were removed from over the door, and in their place the imaginative eye at least might goon upon the robed Lord Whittington and hes furry companion inviting any mr to come 17. presence of his lordship would of course be a sufficient gun. THE EX.PRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17. 1848. rantee of orderly company, while his eat would typify the fireside comfort. A series of lecture' would almost imme diately be commenced ; of the purpose of them be would say nothing, inasmuch es he could find lambing new to advance in their recommendation; but the subject of early closing was intimately connected with those lectures. Of what avail was it to have lecturers there, when those who should be their audiences were debarred from attending ? The question, however, of early closing, like most questions of social improvement and happiness, was, after all, a woman's question; for women had only to say that they solid not " shop" late, and the shops would soon close early. Mr. Jerrold concluded amidst hearty applartse.—A series of addresses were then delivered by Mr. Charles Knight, Mr. George Thompson, M.P., Mr. George Cruikshank, Mr. Monckton Manes, M P., &c. The speeches were inter spersed with musical aelectioes by the vocalists above.men ' tkned; the whole forming an entertainment evidently satisfactory to en assembly which was so numerous as to till the large room even to inconvenience. About Isalf.paat ten a ball was opened, which, under the auspices of Weippert's band, bade lair to he prolonged to a late hour. INQUEST, YESTERDAY.—SUICIDE OP ONE OP THE PINDRILL Fautte.—By Mr. W. Payne, at the Queen's Head, St. Martin's.le.Grand, on the body of Charles Pen drill, aged 33. The deceased belonged to the family of the Pendrills, who, for three days concealed King Charles 11., before he entered the oak tree. A pension of 100 guineas • year had been granted to the family for so doing, but which bad not of late been received. The father of the deceased was the person who concealed Watson, the Spa. fields rioter, whom he took to America disguised as a Quaker. On Saturday night deceased was found hanging in his bedroom ; he was cut down, and a medical man was tent for, who, on his arrival, pronounced life extinct. A brother of deceased said that on Friday last he called upon witness at his house. At that time he appeared very dull, and complained of domestic grievances. Ile had contemplated going to America on the evening previous to hanging himself.— Goddard, the summoning officer, produced a letter written by the deceased, which he found in his room. It com menced with " Dear, dear Eliza—good bye. tVe have often quarrelled while alive. I hope, now that lam gone, you will be better. Good hye."—A sister of deceased said that her brother was jealous cf his wife. He was also out of employment, and she believed that he feared he should conic to want, and be obliged to part with the money he had in the Hank.—The wife of deceased said that her husband suffered mucli on account of the uncertainty of some pro ceedings in Chancery respnetieg his pension, which bad been granted by King Charles 11., and which the family had for so long a period refused to accept.—Other evidence having been adduced, the jury returned a verdict of " Tempotary Insanity." Brandt : Did you buy these shares from the bankrupt. or from any other party ?-11r. Moss : I am not aware that we did. I will explain to you whywe retain them. All bankers aro in the habit of receiving orders from their customers to pay money . in London for sham bought for ' them in return foe swaps or certificates. These are sent down to us, and we retain them until the money is repaid. In many eases money is advanced in Liverpool upon scrip or other securities, and I believe one-half of the St. Helen's shares were deposited with us to be gent up to London to be taken tip, but they returned to ns. —Mr. Brandt Was it customary to advance money to the whole amount of the shares at the value of the day ? —Mr. ?does That would depend entirely on the credit of the party. In many eases they had a margin.—Mr. Brandt : You have stated your belief that your claim on the shares arises from having made paymeata open them. To whom were those payments and advances made ?—Mr. Moss: I suppose to Mes , rs. Davis and Co. Mr. Henry Davis was here re-examined • some length; after which Mr. Brandt observed that he thought the object which the assignees had in view might easily be arranged between the parties. Their principal object was to arrive at dates, and if the present meeting was adjourned the books could be gone through. He did not for a moment suppose that there was a desire on the part of any one to conceal anything.—Mr. Parsons, principal clerk to the bankrupt, then underwent a long and metre examina tion by Mr. Brandt, in referent* to the bill of lading of the ship Vigilant. By Mr. Brandt : The ship Vigi lant was originally aunt to Rio Janeiro, and did not arrive in Liverpool until after the bankruptcy. Tha bill of lading arrived in Liverpool about the 12th or 16th of November, and was sent to A. W. Lyon. The wit ness was here further examined as to his general knowledge of the bill of lading, and in answer to several questions put to him, he said he did not remember.—The commissioner said he had read over his evidence on a former examina tion, and he must say that he did not seem to recollect what he ought to de.—Mr. Brandt: Did he actually know that a bill of lading had art ived ?—Mr. Parsons: Yee—Mr- Brandt : Did you receive the bill of lading ?—The witness here hesitated, and maid, he did not remember; when the commissioner said he must be made to remember. His Honour said that if he did not answer the ques tion as to whether he di-1 or did not believe that he received the bill of lading he would commit him fer con tempt—After considerable hesitation the witness said he be lieved he did receive it. The witness was here further ems mined, after which the case was further adjourned. DEVONSHIRE. THE MAGISTRATE , OP FALMOUTH ON Monday in vestigated a charge made against Michael Fitzpatrick, an Irilman, and an apprentice to the brig Sibsons, of Fa'. mouth, of wilfully stabbing in the abdomen Walter Jen kins, a native of Dublin, who erns also a fellow-apprentice, of which wound the latter died at Tunis. Fitzpatrick was cent home in his vessel as a prisoner, and a consular cer tificate of the fatal result awaited the ship's arrival in Eng land. The magistrates committed the prisoner to take has trial at the Central Criminal Court, and bound over two of the seamen to appear as witnesses. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Pen. 15. Lord Clarendon has just intimated to the Royal Flax Improvement Society of Ireland, whose centre of operations is Belfast, that the sum of 1,000/. will be at the disposal of the directors, to enable them to carry out the objects of the society in encouraging the growth of flax. It is well known that the soil of Ireland is well adapted for its cultivation, and that any extensive growth of the plant will not only afford employment to agricultural labourers, but to artisans also; while at the same time the mercantile interests of the empire will be advanced, and England become less dependent for linens and linen yarns on other states. The discussion on the point reserved in the case of the convicts Butler and llourigsm for the murder of I'atrick Cleary, occupied the judges up to a late hour yesterday evening, eleven of their lordships being present. Chief Justice Doherty was absent. The final decision of the majority was to uphold the sen tence, seven being in favour and fonr against it. It was stated the minority consisted of the Chief Baron, Judge l'errin, Ilaron Richards, and Judge Ball. The 17th inst. is the day named for the execution of the prisoners. The trial of Mr. Mason, late accountant of the Board of Works, has created very great sensation in Dublin to-day. The disclosures made as to the slovenly mode of doing the business of the Board of Works has both surprised and scandalised the public. QUARTER TO FIVE O'CLOCK. —The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, have returned a verdict of Nut Guilty. STATE OF THE CorNTiet.—Tbe Clare Journal contains accounts of six outrages. The prisoners confined in the gaol of Ennis, notwiths• ending the special commission, amount to 511. Reyes, one of the p Mies under sentence of dearh at Erode, for the murder or Air. Watson, has been reprieved. lie, it will be cc collected, though in company with the actual murderer+ before and after the tragedy, was not a witness of the deed. The other person under sentence, l'atrick Ryan (Small), for the same murder, was to have been executed to day. The Young Inlanders of the" peaceful and eons+ tutional section " have held a meeting in Newry, to " found a club." The report in the Newry Telegraph shows the proceedings to have been noisy and interrupted. Some hits were inter changed, and other incidents similar to those at Belfast oes cuffed. The leader of the Newry boys on this occasion is described as a " barber ;" that of the opposers of the club • " batter.- SCOTLAND. ETINIXEOR, FEB. 15. The appointment of Dr. Allen Thomson to the chair of anatomy in Glasgow is understood to be quite settled, and will in due time appear in the Gazette. His appointment will vacate the chair of physiology in the university of Ediaburgh, for which several candidates have already appeared. The patronage is held by the town council. The professorship of clini c cal surgery in Edinburgh still remains vacant, the crown as yet having made co public announcement on the subject. WALES. DEATH FROM CARELESSNESS WITH POISON.—ATT inquest has been held on Mrs. Jones, of Tycelch, Llangris tiolus, who committed the fatal mistake of introducing arsenic, in lieu of carbonate of soda, into some light cakes. The unfortunate deceased, together with her two daughters and son, and two step-daughters, partook more or less of the cakes, and all of them were taken ill shortly after. Mrs. Jones died neat day, and the other members of the family continued in a precarious state fur several days, requiring the utmost medical care an attention. Verdict—'. Acci dental poisoning." PROVINCIAL. 81111.0PSIIIRE. THE ELECTION OF A KNIGHT OF THE SHIRE FOR THE NORTHERN Dien , tog of the County of Salop, in the room of Viscount Cher, now Earl of Powis, took place yes terday, at the Shire-hall, Shrewsbury, J. Whitehall pod , Esq of Clove lee-hall near Whitzhureh, a conservative of the old school, was the only candidate, and he was accom panied into the town by a considerable attendance of gentle men and tenantry. The rescript for the election having been read, Sir A. V. Corbet, Bart., of Acton Reynold, pro posed, in a brief speech, John Whitehall Dod, Esq., as a proper person to represent the northern division of the county. The nomination was seconded by Robert Burton, Esq., of Longnor. After the usual formalities had been gone through Mr. Dod addressed the electors, and after paying a just tribute to the talents of the late member, now Earl of Pelvis, said he deeply felt the importance of the situation which had been imposed upon him, at a time when the conservative party were divided and rent asunder by conflicting opinions, yet he was determined to hold on the "even tenor of his way" without regard to the sentiments of others. lie said he was finnly and conscientiously attached to the pr .testant church of England, and equally opposed to the appressiens of popery, because in the former free tole ration was given, while in the latter the mind woe held in bondsge. With regard to the principles of free trade, Mr. Dod expressed his decided die ipproval of them, be cause the y were not based, in his opinion, en a sure f otndation, as was manifest from the grievous disappointments to which the tanners and manufacturers had been subjected in the course of the last year. He attributed the late, and now partially prevailing, distress of the county to free-trade measures, which were over coloured and, therefore, deceitful. Regarding the protection of agri culture rind native industry, Mr. Dod expressed his firm de termination to uphold them by every means in his power, as he conceived that by a proper and due protection the coun try at large would be been Med. He deplored the scarcity ot employment and the lowness of wages, but hoped for more cheering prospects shortly, and, in conclusion, said he should, by every means in his power, promote the interests of his native county of Salop, by an assiduous discharge of the duties then imposed upon him. The hon. member was then chaired through the principal streets of the town, and afterwards dined with a large number of his supporters and friends at the Lion Inn. LANCASHIRE. LIVEIIFOOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—BARTON, 'ELAM, AND HIGG iNsox.—The further hearing of this case came on yesterday before Mr. Serjesnt Ludlow.—Mr. H. Davis, of the time of blesses. Henry Davis and Co., was ex amined respecting a long series of railway transactions for the hankrunts, from which it appeared that Messrs. Moss, the bankers, at the present tinge held a considerable quantity of transfers, certificates, and scrips for different sums ad. vaaced to the bankrupt Mr. Jonathan Higainson.—Mr. Moss, of thee firm of Moss and Co., bankers, said that the bank had now in its possession a number of certificates and scrips on railway shares as security for advances made to the bankrupt, Mr. Jonathan Higginson.—Mr. Brandt. who appeared for the assignees, asked Mr. Moss if he had 3 in the North of France Railway, 58 in the Paris and Lyons, 64 in the Midlands, 900 in the Great Northern, 115 in the Leeds and Think, 134 in the Boulogne and Amiens, 2,000 in the St. Helen's, and 156 in the South Esstern Dovers (No. 4).—bir. Moss said he produced the certificates of all be understood be was to produce, and those were 900 I in the Great Northern, 134 in the Boulogne and Amiens, 145 in the Leeds and Think, and '2,000 in the St. Helen's. —Mr. Brandt Under what circumstances did those different shares come into sour possession, and on what ground do you claim to retain them against the bankrupt ?—Me. Moss : We think we have a lull title to them.—Mr. Brandt t Do you claim them absolutely as _your own, or as basing a lien upon them ?—Mr. MOO We claim to hold them, sav ing them in our possession, and because our s citor says we are entitled to bold them:F-2dr. NAVAL Dexowiroww, FEB 15.—Adventure, st , re-ship, sailed this morning for Chatham, with stores and supernumeraries, for the Havannah, titling at that part—Lucifer, at, on her way to the coast of Ireland, put in hero yestenlay.—Mite, et, bound to Bermuda, waits orders. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 16.—Pitomnriorrs —G. K. Wilson and Sir W. /haste, to be captains. T. lii-bee and W. T. ➢ate, to be Connuanders.—Arromcismcm.—Acting Second Master C. J. Caw ley, to Powerful. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL CAMIMIIOE,FEB.I6.—MAGDALISNECOLT.VM. — The fol lowing students bone been sleeted schoLits of this society —Bayne, Burroughs% Davis, Borden, Mashesler, Ripley, Wintcau. PREFERXRNTS.—Rev. J. W. Astley, to Chilton R. (witk reeidenee), w Clanfield, R. and Ithiworth C., llmts; Mo. Winchester; 561.; pat., College, Cambridge.—licr. J. Barry, to Great Smestim It. (with realdencei, sr Appletonoirson-Wi.k P.C., York shire; dim Chester; 4721.; pat., It. Barre, Eq.—Res. A. W. Burn side, to Earmingham V., Keht ; arclidin, Canterbury; 2 6 01., with re sidenee ; pat., the Archbishop of Canterbury.— Rev. W. Courthope, to Westmmton IL (with residence), tc Chiltington C., Sutton ; din. Chichester; 59a ; pat., 0. Courthope, Esq.— Rot. J. Williams, to Rh,iseolyn It. (with midence), a Llanealr.y-Euhwll C., and Llaitvi hangeLyn-Nowyta C., Anglesey; Mo. (Bangor; 2601.; pat., the Bishop of Bangor. VACANCIEII,—AI4I2am It. ; dio. Ely ; 2901. ; pat., I'. E. Lennart', l'Aq.; and Lluntinklied IL (with madmen), le awhley kt.; di°. Norwich ; 60(1.; pate., trw.wes of LAte J. lloliand, Esq.; both in the ea. Suffolk, and vacant he death of Rev. 11. Chthoff. South, P.C., Sussex; olio. Chichester ; 1171.; pat-, Lord Courthone ; It,. W. Courthope, prom.—W. lworth, Pt. Peter C., Suirey; nine London; Rey. F. P. Statham, ilec.—Work R., Northumberland ; So. D u rum ; 20/., with residence; pats., Greenwich Hospital, Rev. I. Bases, dec.-11cad Mastership of King Edward's Grammar School, Gigideswick, Yorkshire; Rev. B. Ingram, 8.8 , dee. SPOR7ING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. —Tummy. CREBTEIt Ccr.-22 to 1 'art Blare (t 26 to 1), 27 to 1 apt Cracow, 27 to 1 mast Jonathan Wild, 400 to 10 apt Swallow (t), 1,100 to 23 apt Conant( (t), 1,0 0 0 to 20 opt Olen Saddel (t). Denny. - 240 to I) nest A.sanit (t), 300 to 15 &gat Load stone (t), PO to 10 apt IPthorough (t), 200 to 10 apt Whitutone (t). Nothing done on any other event.-1,21'0 to to opt Jonathan Wild for the Chester Cup, and 4,000 to 400 apt Surplice for the Derby was laid by one party on nutorday. LIVERPOOL GItEAT NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. The following are the town scratching, to the close, and up to pint time, at Liverpool, on Tuesday evening : —Alexander, The Priest, Miss Burns, eh g by Mundig, Anna, Angele, Dick Thornton, Lopes, Declaration, Toni Jolly, Donna Anna, Profligate, Mist Fop, 'Red Lanett'. Chance VAN boon serntohed for the Spring Cup, and fine borons entertil for the Earl of Sefton's Plate, vie. :—Sampson, Admi nistrator, Helena, Liston, The Capon. ILIAD inttlltottur. EQUITY COURTS. Before the lord Chancellor. IN RE UNEVEILSITY COLLIOI, OXPORD.—QUALIFICA. TIONS you FELLOWbIIIPfI.—The Lord Chancellor gavejudg. ment upon the petition of the Rev. Mr. Mo 'room which he .t. heard some days back, sitting for the Queen a, visitor of the above college. The plaintiff, his lordship said, complained of two elections to fellowships in University College last May—one being the election of Mr. Bright on the founda tion of Henry IV., and the other the election of Mr. Coning ton on the foundation of William of Durham. The objec tions made to the elect on of Mr. Conington by the petitioner were—first, that Mr. Conieeton was born in the county of Lincoln, and the petitioner in the county of York, and there fore nosrer to Durham than Mr. Conirgton ; and, secondly, that Mr. Conington was only bachelor of arta at the time of the election, and the petitioner was master of arts. It was urged for the petitioner, that, by the statutes of the foundati'in of William of Durham, • preference waste be given to candilates whose birthplace was nearest to the city of Durham, and that the elected candidate should be a master of arts at the time of the election, er at least at the time of his admission to the fellowship, which was usually within six months after the election. With respect to the claim to be pre ferred on the ground of his birth-piece, his lordship was of opi nion that the petitioner did not make out a title to be preferred on that ground. Unless s tine superiority on other grounds was found to exist, the propinquity of the petitioner's birth-place to Durham was not of any avail, and that must have been the opinion of Lord Hardwicke, of Lord Roselyn, and of Lord Eldon in decisions referred to in the argument. The claim to preference on the ground of being master of arts fell under the like predicament, and the statutes did not require its exercise t t the exclusion of bachelors of arts, except under circumstances of equality in other re spects, which was not asserted in this case. The ob jections, therefore, to Mr. Conington's election have failed, end there appears no ground for disturbing it. With respect to the election of Mr. Bright on the founda tion of Henry IV., the objection was, that he was sot in the order of priesthood at the time of his election, nor capable of being 63 on his admission as actual fellow, usually 6 months after election. The answer to this oblation is, first, that there existed no necessity that Mr. Bright should become an actual fellow in six months after his election ; and, second, that he might possibly have obtained deacon's orders, but for the interposition of the petitioner in entering a caveat. The ' statute founding this fellowship of Henry IV. coot lined the following words " Eligendus in locum HenriciQuarti sit in sacerdotio constitutus, saltem priasquem in perpetuam socium admittatur lit probus et hones . us et ad profieiendum in theologid virdbititer aptus." Now, a great deal of research and learning and most ingenious argument had been beameht to bear upon the meaning of the word " sacerdos ;" whether it was confined to priests alone or comprehended within its signification deacons, also ; and again whether it was not a general term, to distinguish the clergy from the laity. He himself was of opinion that the term was intended to desig nate persons in holy orders, whether priests or other ministers. In a case before the Bishop of Winchester in the year 1799, where a statute containing the words " in ordine sacerdotis constituti," was brought under consideration, that prelate was of opinion that the college could el , et a person not ac tually iu holy orders—even a layman, it he happened to be of such an age that he might become • priest before the time of his probation after ekctioa should have expired. Holding, therefore, that deacon's orders were sufficient to j satisfy the words of the statute, he still bad to get over the ab jection that such orders must be obtained within six months after election. The statute undoubtedly prescribed that there should be a probation of six months between the elec tion of a fellow and the time of his admission cs actual fellow, but it:nowhere explicitly enjoined-1 find no prohibition that such admission should take place immediately on the expiration of the six months—the object appeared to be merely to secure a probation of at least six months ; for the provision in the statute as to orders stated ne particular time, Moreover, it appeared from the affidavits of the master of the college and some of the fellows, that by the practice followed in the college it was not necessary that the admission as actual fellow should follow directly after the six months of probation, and in support of that view, out of a list of 69 fellows elected in that college, no less than 17 of them had exceeded the term of six months before admission as actual fellows, and in some cases the time kad been ex tended to 11, to 14, and even to 17 months. In this case Mr. Bright wou'd have been of sufficient age for holy orders within a few weeks after his election, and at any rate it was possible for him to have bees admitted into holy orders within the time by means of a faculty from the archbishop. The petitioner himself prevented the possibility of such in dulgence being obtained by entering • caveat and yet he asked to have the benefit of an objection which Mr. Bright might possibly have obviated but for the interference of the pt.titioner. Both the objections, therefore, of the peti tioner to the election of Mr. Bright fell to the ground; for all that was required by the statute was, that the person elected should be a deacon previous to hie admission as an actual fellow, and, by the practice in the college, such time of admission might be extended until Mr. Bright was of sufficient age to be admitted into holy orders ; and, even if such time could not have been extended, he might have obtained a faculty Inca the Archbishop of Cohterboxy tut for the petitioner. - obeyed by them. The plsintiff complained that the defen dant had dispoeseesed hinter certain slaves and goods at the Gallium, and the attention of the jury would be confined in the consideration of the case to the slaves and the goods. The destruction of the barracoons forms no part of the pre sent inquiry, and the law did not allow of it, for it formed the foundation of a local investigation, and not a transitory cause of action. That must be decided, if at all, by the law of the country where that trespass was committed, and with it the jury here assembled had nothing whatever to do. The first question raised by the evidence was for how much of the transactions on the 19th, and the seven days subsequent, on which the expedition was on shore, the defendant was personally liable. On the part of the plaintiff, ewe Spanish witnesses and a sailor had given such evidence as would lead the jury reesonably to infer that the defendant was responsible for all that bad taken place, for they stated that he had forcibly landed, had placed sentries over the property of the plaintiff, in order to take hostile possession of it, all for his purposes, and had removed the slaves and destroyed the pods. When it further appeared that he had done all this by means et an armed force which was acting under his com mand, he would certainly be liable at least for the 300 slaves so taken from the phOotiff, and the goods, which bad been estimated at a very large sum. When, however, the jury came to apply this to, and contrast it with, the testimony COURT OF EXCHEQUER. given on the part of the defend.tht, the ease is materially Trial at Bar.-Before Barons Parke, Alderson, Rolfe, and Platt. altered. It there seems that the sentries were placed at the HURON V. THE HON. JOSEPH DENMAN. warehouses indeed, but more to protect them from plunder At the titling of the court yesterday morning, Mr. Martin than u a means of taking possession of them, and it would he for thejury to say how that was, for it would materially put in the bill of lading and invoice of the Crawford. The affect the damages. If the defendont t s account of th e pro invoice was dated Havana, April 1, 1840, and the bill of lad ing Feb. 12, 1840. ceedings be correct, and that the goods were taken away by the natives, whom be permitted so to deal with the The ease for the defendant having closed on Tuesday, property there found, but not on his account, he would not be Mr. M. D. Hill now rose to reply on the whole evidence. By the kindness of the lea: coed judges on the previous evening, liable for the destruction and loss which ensued; but if the jury thought that he allowed all that to he done by the na the evidence had been examined, and the issues raised by the tivea as his aeento, and with Ids express coneurreuce, then pleadings had been simplified, with which the jury would he would be amble to the plaintiff. It was suggested that have ultimately to deal. The case was now, he rejoiced to some of the goods had been destroyed when the barracoons say, ripe for the jury. It was not now contended that the were tired, but it was answered that in some of them there act of the defendant was justified except a' one done under were no goods at all when the the authority of the King Siacha; and also, that thoughthey were fired ; but of that the jury would j'idge. At any rate, on this part of the cause not justified, the defendant was protected, on the ground there was a fair case made out with respect to the taking of that whet he did was an act of state; that it was by command the 300 slaves, for they escaped, and being brought back, of the Queen, in other words; and that whether the act was had been taken away by the defendant and utterly lost to right or Intone. whether perfectly blameless, or one tn- the plaintiff. Of that there was reasonable evidence, on the volving the mdlt flagrant violation of the law of nations, plea of not guilty, to fix the defendant with a liability in re the defendant was protected from all rtsponsibility elect of 300 slaves, and if it should be material to go any Such are the positions assumed by the defendant, farther into that matter, there was evidence to show that in the conduct of his defence. On the part of the plaintiff, their value was 60 dollars or 101. a head. The next plea it must be admitted to be now quite clear that he was free was " not possessed," on which the burden of proof lies on the from legal blame in establishing himself at the Gallinas as a plaintiff. There is no doubt that the goads and deate-trader. He was there in the position of an English- the slaves both were lawfully in his possession, man before 1807, when he also might have so tea ted. It though the point was taken by the Attorney - General , that follows then that the plaintiff's claim for compensation is to he ceuld not be lawfully possessed of slaves anywhere. The be examined just as if he were an E n glishman, and not a whole court is of opiiiion that there is nothing in that objec foreigner. The learned gentleman then vindicated himself lion, for the law was quite settled by Sir Wm. Scott, in the from the imputation of the Attorney-General, that he had cove of the Louis, in 1817, ;when that learned civilian laid opened the case of the plaintiff with a want of candour and fairness, and having so done proceeded to Ca s et t e & the down four propositions, in which all the profession and all nations have since acquiesced. That cue decided, firstly, facts se proved on both sides as applicable to that the slave trade was not piracy by the law of nations, ' the questions now alone remaining on the record, and could only be so made by private treaty. Secondly, that He would recall the attention of the jury to the dates accost- it was not even a crime against the law of nations, for though paying those acts. The first act done by the defendant was repressed by some it was legilised by others. That case, theo esN g oz..l . 9 p , ik w e h d e a n t t u he . ea boco noes n. o o f , th an e d p t lai he nt s i to ff re w h e ,, re us d es es a tied t ny that , thirdly, peace decided cannot bel t o h n a g t twhearingyhntaotifosnto,psg except and tby search ti i t th ime of that place taken possession of and so retained till the termination nation to which the ship searched belongs; and fourthly, that of the expedition, and until the slaves were returned from though the law of • country may be opposed te toe slave the bush by the natives, their possession being the main de- trade, it belongs to no foreign nation to punish it in A native sign of the expedition, though Fry Norman might be the of that country. Those are the great propositions there este ostensible object. It was also proved that the gunpowder blished,and subject to them the question i i whether the plain was destroyed and the vpirita started long before the alleged tiff has here made out a right of action against the treaty was Armed with King Siacha. On this there is no defendant. Now it was not nett teary for the court so give conflict of opinion whatever. All the warehouses were fired any opinion whether it was lawful or not for a Spanish sub but that at Dombocorro before the treats', and that was only jest to possess slaves lawfully in Spain, for the plaintiff, reserved as a receptacle for the reliased slaves, and for though a Spaniard, was at the time in question Herbst; at the the protection of the men engaged in the expedition. Gallinao, where undoubtedly slavery was allowed by law. Thus far for the events before the treaty. With reference to He was there entitled by law to the possession of slaves, and that treaty the plea of the defendant had been amended aud- the defendant had no right to take them away simply. There denly on the previous nigh, and it was the duty of the plain- was no evidence of each a law in Spain prohibiting the tiff's counsel to contend with it as amended, not at therequest peuession of slaves by the subjects of Spain in all of the AttoruerGeneral, but at the suggestion of the countries, as the queen was bound by her treaty to peas Court. Of this, said the learned gentleman, Ido not coot- within two months. We cannot presume its existence, plain ; for I have no doubt that it emanated but from one and the whole court, therefore, thinks that there must he a desire, that, namele, of securing the fair and proper ad- verdict for the plaintiff, on the plea of not possessed. The inisaion of justice, in which all frequenting Eng IA courts next iesue for the consideration of the jury was that raised were deeply interested. The plea, as originally framed, by the plea eating up tee treaty with King Siacha, and jus justified the conduct of the defendant under the authority laying the sets of the defendant undo r the authority of 'hat of the King as an absolute monarch. That was not proved treaty. This, with that plea which justifies the acts of the by the evidence ; and it now alleged that the treaty was defen.lant as done under the command of the Queen, are no made by the authority of the King and the principal doubt the great and all-ia portent points in the case. The chiefs or " groat men " of the Wilhite'. Now the plea which asserts the right of the defendant to di-possess plea so amended was not supported more than was the plaintiff of his property because it coosiatt-d of slaves the original plea. The treaty purports to be be- may be dismissed at once, as also that singular one which tween King Siacha alone and the English, though says that the Gsllistas was a country without any law at all; It required the signature and consent of the great men ; but and that therefore the defendant, as a free man, hod a right there is no proof that the King assented to the treaty, though to set the leaves free, the fact being clearly established that the Prince Manna professes to sign it on account of his there were laws in Gallinu. Wo come then to the father. All we know of him is, that he did not come when consideration of the two remaining defences on this requested to do so by the defendant, and that he was ill. record, which arc certainly the most important of all ; But it' he had come, and did know of the treaty , that treaty and the principal question on the second el there will be does not have the effect of a law of that country, which bad whether so much of the acts of the defendant as were done laws suet • parliament, though a humble imitation of one, by him in taking the slaves and goods was protected. It is which sat at Ghindamar, and discussed affairs of atate. There not pretended by the crown that there was any command to was no proof of a meeting of the aristocracy, by whom, do these acts prior to their commission. No instructions with the Kiser, the country is governed. The plea, there- have been produced, and it may be infi rred that if they con fore, is not proved in either form by the evidence ; but pined any such command they would hove been presented there is one point which will, as it appears to me, put to youreonsideration. It may be it-leveed therefore that there the case for the defendant, on this plea, quite out of court was no previous authority from the Queen to do these acts It has been shown that there was a seizure and deatruction which are here complained of. The plea rusts, however, on before the treaty ; but the treaty itself does not justify or the subsequent raefication which is set up as equivalent to • authorise the seizure and destruction by the defendant. Tbe prior command in law. Now as for as the rights of indi treaty shows that the power to seize and take away the goods victuals are concerned, the law laid dOwn this maxim : of the plaintiff was given by the defendant to the King, e. Omnis ratihabitio re'rohabitur et priori mandato moque authorising him to seize, burn, and destroy, instead of the paratur." In other words, a subsequent ratification of an reverse. The supplemental article proves this, and is in fact act when done is equal to a couimand to do that set. If an an authority from the defendant to the King to take the act be done in the quality of an agent, it matterednoterhether goods and remove them to Gendimar, or some other place in the authority he given before (wafter the set done. In either the interior. So much then for the treaty ; but the defend- case the remedy would be against the principal, not the agent; ant rests his defence mainly on the authority of the Queen. and with some few exceptions it maw be said the general rule We deny it. It is conceded that there was no prior coot- was that now Laid dewn as applicable to the present inquiry. mend; but the Attorney General relics on a subsequent rati• Now the defence here set up is, that the defendant did not Ration, which, he contended, has a retrospective operation. do these acts as of his own bend and on his private account, Supposing that to be so, still, I contend, that a subsequent but as an agent of the state, and that those acts having been ratification will noteupport this plea. The ref ihabirio, known subsequently ratified by that state he is absolved from all to the Roman law was never used for the protection ofthe agent responsibility, and the remedy of the plaintiff, if any, is except when the right to do the act done existed in the against the state. On this point you must be satisfied that principal at the time of doing it. Like all fictions, it is the defendant did not act of his own head, but on behalf of founded ea justice, and the power to do the thing in the the crown under which he hold • commission, and in the principal may be vouched by the agent. The defence here discharge of his duty as its officer. On this there vase's it it not of such a character, it is put forward, not to show that would appear, ample evidence that the defendant acted at the thing might be properly cone, but to shelter the doer the suggestion of Governor Doherty, his superior officer, by from inquiry and responsibility. The allegation of a Cora- whom he was instructed to rescue the woman, Fry Norman, mand cannot be proved by a ratification. f bat may make and her child, though he may have had the further design, this an act of state as contended fur, but I am not called on when he proceeded to carry nut those 'orders, of doing the acts to argue or dispute that proposition. I contend that • now complained of. That being so, then eomesthe question of ratification does not amount to a command, as alleged in the subsequent ratification, and whether it amounts to a prior plea. command. My three learned brethren are clearly of opinion Baron Parke : The court thinks that the subsequent rati- that the ratification here proved *mounted to • prior corn• fication, if it were equivalent to a prior command, may be mend, and I salient to that opinion, but not without some given in evidence, under • plea of a prior command. You doubt; for if that be so a totally different character is given must not, therefore, consider yourself relieved from arguing to the proceedings of the time. The remedy of the plaintiff the admissibility of such evidence, fur we wish to have that for those acts is totally changed by such oitb . i.cquent ratifies.- question discussed. tion, and I therefore hesitate on the subject. At the same Mr. Hill : The first education would be whether there is time my doubts do not warrant me in absolutely differing any ratification at all to proof. There has not been any from that position, end it must therefore be taken to be the certainly made known publicly to the Queen of Spain on the low that the acts of the defendant, if ratified by the crown part of the Queen of England, though there may have been afterwards, are pretected. Now, there is abuudant evidence e. private ratification conveyed to the defendant personally. of ratification lay Lords Palmerston end John Russell, for. It was hinted yesterday that there was a public ratification on receiving the despatches of Sir Rice art Doherty and of in the Appropriation Act, and the aunt of 7,0001., a portion the defendant, those ministers expreastd their approbate oto of which was devoted to the defendant and his men. ltdoes the latter, though it may not have been publicly made not appear that there was any debate or intimation of its ob. known. It has been urged that the crown can ject to the House of Lords, and that amounts to nothing, only speak by its great seal, and that there wanted therefore. But was there any ratification at all ? I say, some such signal proof of ratification ; but we are none whatever. What are the facts? Captain Denman all entirely at opinion that tl:e ratification may be by had taken possession of a part of King Sisebeste dig writing simply, especially as the command to do these acts minions, and had destroyed the property of one owing that would have been sufficient in that form. Thin it is argued King temporary allegiance. He summons to his presence that the ratification is inoperative because the crown did not the King and the nobles to a spot where they might know of these proceedings before the treaty was made; but witness his power; and he there dictates • treaty that depends on the fact whether the the defe sentries ndant ille touk uts- or to this black chieftain. Where is the representatien Mon of the property by mans of gally. of these acts? There is none to the crown whatever in whether he merely stationed those motile" as guerds to pro evidence, and if none, there can be no ratification therefore. tect the property from being stolen. If he acted in the The letter of Lord John Russell, in which he speaks of her latter view we think that if all the acts were fairly commu ' tion on the part of the crown of Eng land. Lord John quent ratification will protect them ; and if any part of the Majesty's ministers and government, is no sufficient ratifica. 'Opted to Sir It. Doherty and to the government, the aubse - Russell is not the Queen, and if his letter is a ratification of acts were so protected the defendant iv entitled to a verdict, the defendant's act, it gives a emus belli to t he Q ueen of ae Spain. It ratifies acts not borne out by the treaty, which have according to the form of the plea, the plaintiff oug ht to me Us w assiened if he went for any thing not within that only gave to us a limited power and right over the subjects protection. It was urged for the defendant that the Appro. of the Queen of Spain. It may lie unlawful to sell goods in priation A t itself amounted to a ratification ; hut the Lon 'on for the slave trade, but if it be publicly done, that court thinks it sloes not, for the House of Commons, would not jastify any man in entering the shops and destroy- in which alone it was discussed, is no part of the executive ing the geode there exposed for thas illegal purpose. So it government. On the question whether the acts of the is with the treaty molting it illegal for Spaniards to deal in i defendant have been fairly communicated to the government, slave a-and if this court were now to hold that the defend- it is at etveary to advert to the letter of the defendant, which, ant's acts had been ratified, the gravest consequences might though uominally given in evidence, has yet not been read ensue. The letter of Captain Denman to °overear to you. I will now read this letter to you, only premising Doherty does not amount to any such represents. that you must not take it as proof of what it contains, but tion as would bear out the plea of ratification, only consider it with reference to the question whether that It may be admitted that the eiefendaut was ac- ems& fair communication or no of the acts of the defendant. tuatcd by the pun st motives; but if the question be That le tee is as !Wino,. • all inquiries regarding the slave trade, the plain- th e divested of the prejudices whelk naturally belong to lien Ntairievti fo rs.loo.rpdtuts'aynntereneL:.atikee.:ilat-hc7.f1a1,,..11144-5i.r,...-tiobaf ;ye ihnisblaefulik p r oceedings at ealenao : lal the 19th, at daylight, I entered the river, and, observing the Snuniards carrying off • large number of slaves t d i e ff . ae w d ou I 1 If f be t h e e l ea p r l l a y aitiff entitled bad bean recover kin from the factories i i their canoes, I chased them, and succeeded In cattle, instead of black men—and the expression is used in mead,* shout %I. I then landed at Dombonorro, the futory nearest . no mood of levity, but to illustrate the principles by which ton he bar, where I awaited the arrival of the King to to r e ld con this cause ought to be decided—the cue would be und o - me, having previously daspatchcat • better to entering the river.- No. I. Tour excellency will observe from the enclosur es fended. The plaintiff was committing no breach of any law of ~...,,,_ , ___,_____, _,___ _ oo _ _ __ _ cy , the land to which he owed any allegiance, and his claim is to ',11',..,17.--,;,,,L-,-,.1.7z---„,,,z;,„,„---,:,-.7-- .........‘"-.7.7...=17:: be decided to-day just as if it had arisen in Jamaica in 1800. and is hose Efforts were seconded by the fears of Prison Manna for the I have now done my duty towards my client-with him my einuomenees of has conduct awards the wan sr, Nacsa w f ; At relations now end, and I hope an I trust that I have dis. 12.45 A ' t ‘ lX;to 2i : t h h e oar of of commtaation. arrived, with the Sierra charged those relations fa arlessly and without reference _ ._ _ _ o e 0 ,_,... „ o _ _ 0 __ ,,74,00. ,, b,thnittb ,,,,,.. to my own feelings. It now remains for you, g 1i 1d 0 w ,w, h,,,......'"' r 0f an d J' b r ii , ,, w ,`,: m `"''''' his chiefs Kt tow., I ileanetched gentlemen of the jury, to discharge your duty : the It tter numbered If, shortly after which the ',ilea arvivetl, la the only anxiety I now feel is for the pure and just adminim teadtz a tehiefa, who la &elating this! lung Staab; was (ration of the law of England on this occasion. I doubt not at ti ' b o riesiden 4 = ap ; sal that Print* Manna was '' rselves of your full< etaosiwered to act in his ?AWL Altar delivering your easel that you will fai th fully and truly segue you , .. lettr, I .........4 with the .i.ni...i.t. wuteinctit in the duty, notwithstanding the eloquent addreesof the Attorney letter of the 9th telnember, eigned by the King and the Rogers General, and the appeal he made to your feelings. Your tuner. With regard to the blockade of their ports against sieve seat predecessors in th at box have not shrunk from awarding ..b, and th „l,, i . thy, suck gy,,i,d nu; b e 0h0th ,,,,,, oh ,. 3 , 4 , mh ,„ s heavy damages, in former times, for similar reuses of action. of doe coast, they wive at once "wafted ; indeed they elti etet Tntl felt an The vitae of slaves bus been before now estimated in monies interest whatever upon these points, which lad been by the influence of the white ,lave-diedera as a last re.ource. They admits , numbered ; anti I know that no considerations beyond those ted that vi at no violin . ) . twat bad been molested within the bat year ; bul', of justice and obedience to your oaths will be allowed to in- , h .,. b.f., that miod... had i.e.n emptied by a Betio, brub.... flaenoe your verdict to-day. LOW tacos that •It •-' " -- --•- . • -..... ' . The Attorney-General then claimed the right to reply ; ewese d 5 t,,,,, but, after some short discussion, he sat down, it being under. and st a that no ar mut m stood that it was disalloe ed, them should Mr. Baron Puke thea, as the senior judge, proceeded to had bi „ ottgit , t sum up the evidence to the jury. The cue, though long, for t h e i ,..,,,..,. yet rested in a narrow compass iii his opiaian, and it was inn three Ilewrs. 110, possible for him to believe that the jury would not decide w e hatever of them, the points raised in the issues joined on this record without o ttheie Mentrla tee s any o th er fee li ngs than a desire to do justice according to " he 7,__Te t o te,_ the law of the land. Justice demanded that they should o r y r ib r.,,,74r w t . i .. exercise the strictest impartiality on this important eccesicue been t rom p e d o and he doubted not that the demand of initial mould be poen; and The objections to both elections have failed, end the petition as to both must be dismissed, end the elections confirmed. — Mr. Bothell asked for the costs of the respondents, but his lordship was understood to answer that, sitting as visitor of the college, be had no power to order payment of oats. His lordship gave judgment in three other amnia!' ; " Axe e. Andrews," " Lanraster v. Evora," end ' Glover e. Hall," and affirmed the judgments of the courts below. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Nisi PRICK, GrILDN•I.I.-13efore Lord Daman cad Comma Juries. The sittings in London commenced to-day. There wu an entry of 14.5 causes, 86 of which were reinsures. DINENLAIN V. THE MARCHIONESS OF CONTNOHIY. The plaintiff, in this use, wee the keeper of the Hotel de Provence, in Leicester-square, and he sought to recover from the defendant the sum of 484. 12s. 6d. for debt, in curred under the following circumstances :—On the 17th of March, 1847, the defendant, who had previously used the house of the plaintiff, entered into an agreement with him that he should supply htr with tea, supper, a room, and firing, for 10s. Gd. per day. Tnis agreement had bees acted upon till the debt amounted to 484. The 12s. 68. was for money lent to the Marchionew—Mr. Cleasby appeared for t►e plaintiff, and the cause being undefended, the jury re turned &verdict for the amount claimed. tat t ti the statement was true, proof must base been dia. w.ng the rice to be ustndectj ... osAh slave-trade: t aWly to alert. se . Leok i r r redesT 4 a ll il= I be afforded item if tillirlfb,ntla6.3rheeer= l . the two boys taken Ut' fle se of controuttng thunrwtth %dr ea. The Rogers prtsent detleoi4that *Or w lio Ifitiled o hem; and the eblefs '4 C. tkV.lOl6l 40 I:2lU toki ltry. They were the log we were th e same to - Idea thew king Such.% and th • f ir ter of mater. It WU quite a had YI up by the Pta- oal the the prime awl the ~i. e- . ..li