The Express. — London, England, 1852-04-19 00:00:00

LANDLORDS AND RAILWAYS. (Veal the Daily News.) Mr. Disraeli and his followers delight to expa tiate on the undue weight of public burdens allowed to rest on the " agriculturist"—" agricultu rist," in their acceptation of the word, meaning "landlord." If one could believe them, the far greater part both of our local and general taxation has been made to fall upon this ill-used class. The assertion is startling: the landlords have always been the preponderating class in the House of Com mons; how comes it that they have taken so little care of their own interests? If they are over-taxed, this over-taxation has been their own work. It is somewhat strange to hear men appealing to the few representatives of commerce and industry who have at last found their way into parliament; lbe;gging these new enters to tie up their own hands and pre vent the landlords from being so excessively gene rous--sc self-sacrificing in future—as they have been in time past. A very slight scrutiny, however, explains the mestere. It is that there are certain phrases wits& hire (juju* a different meaning in the emallhaef landlon , anti their partisans, from that Aidi niches to them in common English. Vs wimp men speak of compensation, they mean repaymest for what has been taken from them; when landlords speak of compensation, they mean an addition to someth'ng Hwy have already taken from others. Thus, by mans of the coru-laws, they have for many p.m's taken large sums out of the pockets of Englishmen. without giving value in return ; and now that the trick has been found out, instead of proposing to refund what they have unjustly taken, they coolly plopirse that something additional should be given them in another shape as "compensation." It is the same in till their dealings. For example, within the last feet years the country has been covered by a stet-work of railways nearly 7.000 miles in extent. No class has benefited more by the con struction of those railways than the landlords. " The railway," it is well remarked by Mr. Pasiti.t a, in 'his book on Pauperism and the Poor Laws, " as soon as opened, tends both to diminish the cost of reduction and to increase the price of agri cultural piodues..." The lion's share of the conse quent gains of the agriculturists has flowed into the pockets of the landlords. " Es-en if English land owners." says the authority we have quoted, "had abstained as completely as the gods of EPICURUS from taking any pert in the struggle of the industrial world below or mound them, stall they must, for mete than half a century, have seen the vales of their brood acres increasing." They have respell shin others have sown. And with ust paralleled and:city they have made their hider trims bent (newts k ey heavily for the privilege of eariehina them. '1 he constructors of rails/Ilya have had to pay enormous sums in the name of "purchase moat] " and "compensation" to the liedostuers who have profited an largely by those very railways, without stirring a hand, or contributing a penny, towards their construction. The landlords hate not rested satisfied with this preliminary exaction from railways; with making them pay for their "footing" like sew comae le a tsotlohop. As sun as the railways were opened the landlords began to subject them to permanent, systematic extortions, just as the nobler knights of the lthine and Danube did with the trembling traders of former days. A railway company, though its line cannot add ono ppaauper to any parish through which it passes, the mode of rating which the Clan of Queen's Bench, on the applica tion of the landowners, has sanctioned—so heavily taxed as sometimes to pay one-fifth, or even one fourth of all the poor-rates of an entire parish. The railway companies, in 1848-9, when 2,5;69 miles only of railway had been opened, paid as much as 270,000/. a year towards the parochial rates of the different parishes traversed by their lines. Mr. P %SULFA has furnished us with the following startling account of the exorbitant exactions of the landlords flour railways : Turchase money" and "Compensation" paid by the alit Went railway companies in England daring the last fifteen years, seer sr to have amounted in the whole to millions upoa millinouterling ; and it is in respect of this pardesse of cultivable land that a large part of this payment has been made The Manehester and Leeds Railway, 66 miles is h, nnw part of the Lancashire and Triviality Railway, east, in this respect alone, the enormous sum of 613,9461., mad the same short line has been required to pay, on an average of several relent years, an annual contribution of 8,016 1 . to the poor-rates of the parishes through which it Nemec The correctness of the figures given respecting this Las is ensured by their resting on a return furnished to me by Mr. Lawn, the accountant of the Lancashire and York- Aire Railway Company, in which the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company has been merged. Facts like these illustrate curiously Mr. DISRAELI'S assertion that the poor rate and other local burdens fall with undue weight on his clients. Viened.by their light, it is clear that his proposed modification of local imposts is nothing more than a prac tical application of Fakredens's principle that tax ation and confiscation are one and the same thing. The duty on foreign corn was a partial confiscation of the property of all other classes for the benefit of the landlords. The re-adjustment of local rates as pro- Cirtlby Mr. Dis a substitute for the corn i ill tunt merely be a similar confiscation in another form. In 1848-9 the landlords relieved themselves of 270,0001. of poor-rates by taking them out of the chests of railway companies instead of their own pockets: -by reducing their own expenditure for the poor to this amount, and leaving the companies and the travelling public to apportion the burden between them as they best might. Upon this hint Mr. DIS RAELI is prepared to act. " Do not ask for a renewal of the corn-a,' says Fakredeen to the landlords, "we can arrive at the same end by shifting the inci dence of the local rates in the same way as you have been doing with the railways." There can be no doubt that a re-distribution of local and general taxation is urgently called for. But it is called for not because the landlords, but the Weenie.' community, bear an undue share of the burden. It will never do, then, to entrust the Dia raelites with the task, whose aim in to increase the existing disparity consequent upon the successful efforts of the landlords to throw their burdens upon' other people. At the coming election constituencies will act wisely in their selection of candidates, if they prefer such as are able and willing to revise one whole system of taxation, and to revise it in the contrary way to that which Mr. Disaseu proposes. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. 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This was en appeal from a decision of his Hamm the Master of the Rolls refusing an ceder for an interim insane tied to restrain the defendant, Mr. Jamie Buck Wilson, tram infringing the patent of the plaintiff, Mr. Robert Marling Newell, dated in 1810, fee improvements in the Meaufecture of rums of untwisted wire. The Master of II» Rolls considered the cue to be one in which the title of tbs plaintiff should be established by the result of an action anneflt-fore the mistime* of this court by it...junction could ba Abided to the plaintiff ; and, although the grout d is plaintiff's patent was dated so far bark ge HMO, and had since that time been sue giethally asserted as a valid patent in several proceedings, both at law and in equity', slimiest parties alleged to be in fringing the NNW*, the Muter of the Rolls refused to grant an interim injunction until the trial of an action to be brought by the plaintiff. The question was whether this interim imunetioa should be granted or not. The argu ment soon the appeal was opened by Mr. Bethel!, Mr. Respell, and Hr. Cairns, for the plaintiff, on the 31st ultimo ; and in the report of the ea s e in the /May Noes of the Ist of April it will be seen that at the eoneltedon of Sir Alexander Cockburn's address for the defendant an arrengement was agreed upon between the parties, by which the defendant undertook to obtain two solvent and substantial sureties that, in ease matters should be allowed to stand in their present position till the 20th April, when an action wss to be brought, the defendant, whose so'vencv was distrusted, should perform and pay whatever the decree of the court might ultimately direct. The motion was directed to stand over in the meantime. The sureties not being forthcoming within the period agreed upon, Mr. Selwyn now resumed the argument for the defend ant against the motion. Ile contended that the evidence failed to establish tie novelty of the patent at the time it was granted, or that it had been all along in the emissive enjoyment rat the plaintiff. Their lordships held that the successful assertion by the plaintiff of his right under the patent in the various pro ceedings he had taken, both at law and in equity, to sup =coupled with the other circumstances shown in en. was sttlaciaat to establish a prima fade ease of ex cise*" adayassas by the plaintiff, and to bring the cam within the ride laid down by Lord Eldon in " Ilarmer v. Playas," sad "Thompson v. Hill," in Vesey's Reports, which rule was to the effect that whet* exclusive enjoyment of a patent for a long period by a patentee has either been acquiesced in by the public, or been successfully maintained spinet them, that is a su fficient prima facie ease of title to induce the court to interfere by interim injunction, where a proceeding at law is directed for the purpose of establishing the title. An interim injunction would, therefore, be granted in the terms of the notice of motion, with an un- ' dertaking by the plaintiff to speed in procuring the trial of the action. EVANS r. THR NORFOLK ESTUARY CONTANY. The argument in this part heard ease was concluded. It will be remembered that the object of the appeal motion is to restrain the defendants from carrying on their drainage and embankment op erations in a manner alleged to be dc ti imental Iv the navigation of the river Ouse and the bar boar of Lynn. Their lordships said, they observed that by the provision of the act of parliament, incerponding the company rime*. vented by the d,f. ndanu, dimes* se ter the mode of car rying on their works were, in the Ant lunatic*, to be re fined to a tribunal to consist of three engineers, of alma sue was to be appointed by the caramimioners of the 4384% geed; a second by the iserparatitta of LTan, and a **defendants ; and in case the decision of the eggilitinge appointed should not be unanimous, then the =was to lie submitted by way of appeal for the de the Lords of Admiralty`. Theis lordships were of aphiaa that they had no jurisdiction to entertain the wee lien until the mode of trial pointed out by the stateililleil been tried and failed. They could only act in ass tin Lords of the Admiralty should refuse to exercise the** diction conferred upon them by the statute. The setae. was t'lco directed to Maud over, in order that the trial of the question might be proceeded with in the way pointed out by the waste. COURT OF QUREN'S BENCH.--BATuatiAy. serum. u BA.m.—Baron LAID Riatrf. MAW, MIL Jcsnrx taut. D Ma. Jrmat Caosirmi. Tat QUERN O. ON Da. ACHILL!. - • Sir A. E. Cockburn applied to have this ease entered in the general list of causes fey trial at the sittings after the present term. The court would remember that this wee an information for a libel filed against the defend.nt by 1)r. Achilli, and it embraced transactions spread over many years. The number of %intern would, therefore, be very considerable, many of whom had been summoned from Italy, and were anxious to return. They had come over in the expect►tion that the case wouldbe tried at the sittings after last te-m. _ _ Lord Campbell—lt wu not entered. It was not in the Wt. _ _ . • " •• • Sir A.B. Cockburn admitted that it was not ; and he did not impute that as a fault to any one ; but the result was the same to the witnesses. Ile applied on behalf of the de fendant, but with the full concurrence of the prosecutor. As this was a special jury cause it could not be tried except by order of the court earlier than the month of Jens; the wit nesms were unwilling to stay until that period ; and if they wore allowed to go house, be feared the parties would never be able to get them back again. Under these circumstances he applied for the extraordinary interference of the court. A long discussion ensued as to the power of the court to interfere in the way sought for; ultimately, Lord Campbell said that the ease might be entered in the list. Sir A. Cockburn could essamiusicate:with the other side; and if he found that he could undertake that the cam would not occupy . more than two days, he (Lord Campbell) would, under the special cirministenoes, take it; but it that undertaking could not be given, it must fol low the ordinary course, as the court emiM not sacrifice the interests of the other suitors. BAIL COURT.--BXtUaDST. SUMS Ml. JUITICE CAMMICKIS .4.1> • OPINION 317111% HAMMON f. Mom—Faux= leave. This was a hired Lone, brought to try the right to cer tain turnitare in Vera Lodge, Brampton. The impiety had belonged to a Mr. Howard, the heir to the earldom end estates of Lor d Wicklow. lie had given a warrant of at torney to the defendant, who was a cigar dealer, for 1601., and he put in an execution, when he was met by en wily, went of the property to the plaintiff, Henry Harrison, a pawnbroker, in Werdour street, Soho, for an alleged con sidenfisa of 2,901. The *idler then went before the Judge. who dreamt this hem - Mr. Bushey sad maker barna eseasel appeared for the *lade; and Bk. Junes, Mr. Ihnettine, and Mr. Bar ton for the decedent. The cue will be best nallarteed Om dee 'videos*, whisk we give in detail. Henry Harrison—l am the ~IL On the 11111 of Au gust Inn 1 discounted seas Mlle ad eseitearb sae draws 30th of June, 1851, for MOM. a *MI 11111111011111, by C=e: eepted by Howard,lsiersel ley OlinteXedleyolail and Dobrie. Another bin he 560 L, MI et Jay. 1861, drawn by Clarke sad essepla by JIMA* lerineed by Clarke, Keeley, _end __alas. I diesemeal Ilea he Keeley sad Chita I Maw Mr. Heemel, abe h ant heir to the earldom of Whitlow. I bad a mass of at torney foe the 800 E whet Howard. I gave he hille to sly eat=Henke= sad Dottie. I disowned gra by a 91001. le v eed nether desk for 1144eur gat eels tor 8: 4 . 8 ,Vat alit., a desk kWh 14e., and is granatity et Ink sad weleseapkiee it lif., 41.tapitila pot a shook ea r.l`itt of the Oulabilleffiet.ortide I halesksia of Make a few days Whew These bib haw ass ham pad. Oa the Ist of fielemehee I bad era appanage helm Clarke sad Keeley rents are set Is Mani ea the bills foe throe weeks. - I leek the Lotter la my sad Ist the matter I. lair Yale, I them het i= ties he seeelser kik Oa the Ildb it Nevembee I woe ap plied% tar smother &haw Creeeiresmined—l ern me balsa se pawnbroker end eilesamith at 96, _Warleurareet, Sobs.l don't dc mash. Deni m haat Lass Chas ; he is a Me. eiewifee. IMa diesseatel largsly en Mr. Clash Bees es Dente& Vas, to Devapesa. Dane set sees Ilm Ike fa menthe. Wesley h ea ermiseatiaral implement meter is o:fora-street. He is a MIL ellies= Choke's dither-in-taw. He veal= The wawa of attorney is darned IN* J= ll . ll. filereakarair abate Shelia I did not hare* up eteressys is Mayen the werteat of attorney, ad I des% halm low it ease to be prepared. 1 hod so other esearity. I have act a se- Canty he 16,0001., butsy attorneys Iwo it. They had it as Se 10th of Anat. I had suite no other ad verse' bet the two slams. The semerity was takes for Mr. Chain I have no lama In it, bat I believe lus meting es tiessese he Clerks's sitlieres. I ma not on intimate terms bath him, and have easy bees ONO is his home. This heathen was at Vero Lodge, Hampton. It was Heemerie furniture. I leak know that it Wail Cheeke'l l / 4 bat I Misheard that M sae Chetee's ar isaltra. I dent lease this rtt's awe had han MiNaweeiL I mar seW the hesitate. I lM ant pat Sams Dessmet tie pea swim tamped II per eat ea des leamelisa Gear Debeh—l ea ewe a the i atharga he the plas tid'. I attested the elevates of Medea is imam agar other. I had aim the semmen dallenties of 114.11serard. I save Mr. Howard as the - time ere argues he 8011. Ned 4631. 181. Teo money was to be laid is one math from the date of the dad. Cron examined-1 did - set seal ally poses to see the furniture. Howard, Cleo& IMAM ispell. eel ampart, see were present when the deal Will OM& I shall my Howard was 30 years of ape. CWMs bandaged him to me. I saw Clerks at sue ells het week ; he Wee sub- I have not men Ma Mas t My leaser heated 5: =Dem* he take ' et h • we. My post war gat the seek tier the ' le ' ainimalwasi• liowlird. whiles' rem* ersditare in es mew she. Clarke emientsd the dam foe 418 l eihibeerlei it = the planter he sacmoy be Me. Heeremil lad the Anse to Clarke. The levy wee made ea *slim De in/maw. Then was power to enter ea the 1196 Deemober. The deed wee siseed the 6th Jarmo, ISM ~ WNW Kee& ZeaOreee-1 as Moray he the phis- UM le} is ay bather. I was present when them bills were liessas4 I bed the warrant of attorney on the 80th Jar, ia of these bills being dis mounted. I it. I ultimately prepared the bill a emit sad mews to Emma Hemet% who was stated by Ilareedie he kis . THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL Croarszasainad—Mr. 'toward Is is • Fran* but I don't know at whose suit. Thin is • dad which was executed August IS. I hold It Ike olio has a great many attorneys. I hold It wy as waste* for Clarke. Emma Bentatt is the sister dam wo man with whom Howard was living. I don't knew that she went by the name of Mrs. Clarke. J. F. Keeley—l know Howard, and know of kis raising money. Crommumined—l am father-in-law of Clarke, He is net be Insist. I saw-hint in Leaden at say pia., in 01- teeisarmaM. pent Howard mosey as a friend. I have been Mani ere in pay these hills by the plaintiff, and I have OA Ism bulk to the plaintiff in chews. I hold ono K ama, of Ur. Howard for 11,0001. I sold Vice Lodge to hha I Wail* it of Rickards and Walker. I took it for rarrisy_duste no. It never belonged to Clarke. It cams ken Mr. Anorsittliar. Ito.exantioni Oinking at ►the bills)—lf I paid these bills rsy ars . a ar basker's book. Efolll my practice to pay bills I I bad paid them. lam afraid I have stated diet is wrong. I am afraid I have laboured maim a mistake. I don't think that I bare paid them. Hy the Judge—l was nervous. Now lam more collected. I never paid these bills. I sold the furniture to Howard for 3.1321.15 e. I did not get bills to the amount of 8,0001. for it. I got it in cosh—not from Clarke—he was indirectly a party to the transaction. I think the cheques were passed to Clarke, sod he paid me. Mr. James then addressed the jury for the defendant. li e d es i gna ted the deed us a gross fraud and a sham. It rested upon the plaintiff to sustain this deed, but he submitted that thu machinery surrounding it proved It to have been fraudulent. Bills of exchange were now resorted to as a system of fraud, and the plain. tiff hail lent bius.elf to this transaction. Clarke alone could not commit the fraud, and who were his tools? Keeley and the plxin•iff had lent themselves to it. Clerks I and Keeley had proposed, and bad given the instructions fur this assignment. lie would ask the jury whether they would believe that tie plaintiff, • shrewd pawnbroker, would advance a large sum of money upon furt.iture he had never seen, and would have entrusted it to the safe keeping of the sister of the person who was living with Mr. Howard ? Ile submitted that these were facts in the ease which would induce the jury to my ibat the plaintiff's ease had not been made out to their satisfaction. Mr. Justice Coleridge having summed up, The jury retired, and after some time came into court, stating that they could not agree. They were sent back to their room, and eventually returned a verdict for the plaintiff. PREROGATIVE COURT.—SATURDAY. Berms Da. Lemmata , . STVLS AGAINST SencErste.—JUDOURNT. A full report of the Nets of this case recently appeared in our journal. The Court delivered its judgment to-day. It would commence by stating s i many of the undismited facts as were necessary to show the praise nature of the questions under discussion. Mr. John Stull, the testator in the suit, died at the age of 61, on the 16 t h of April, in the year 1819, at his residence at Norwood, in the county of Surrey. Ile left a widow, but no children, and two sisters, the only parsons who would b e entitled to dietribution under an intestacy. The amount of property passing under the will propouuded had been the subject of much diseussion, but all the court need say at this stage of the proceeding was, that in any view of the case such property was wee considerable. The will hearing date iith July, 1848, and a osdieil thereto dated the sth Septets her, in the same year, were propounded on behalf of Mrs. Stull, who was very largely benetittAl under them, and they were opposed by Iwo of the deceased's sisters. One of than sisters had since n ithdrawn from the suit, but en up pearanee had .been given in on the part of one of the nephews of the deceased, and the trustees of the Tailors' Benevolent Institution had afterwards intervened. The opposing parties had very different views, for the two eidero we re not legates in any testamentary paper whatever, their interest being solely in an intestacy; while the trustees of the Tailors' iknevolent Institution, and the nephew op posed the present instrument, on the ground that they would take a larger benefit under a former will. The al legation given in opposition pleaded the making and mew , non of the will and codicil propounded ; that in the mamma. of 1846, the testator, whose health had been giving way for ' some time, became subject to epileptic fits, from the effects of which, upon his reasoning powers, though he sometimes tallied, he never mainly recovered; that Mrs. Stele, in the latter part of 1817, took advantage of his state, and ob tained a complete cootrol over him; but that notwith standing such reduction of bodily and mental power, the testator was cenapetent to transact business of an ordinary character, and even to make his will if properly aided end advised, until the end of that year, and that he did so execute a wil in August, 1847, but that he afterwards became incompetent to transact business of any moment or concern, and unequal to thu management of himself or of his affair'. With regard to this article the court thought that on a portion of it, it ems neat to impos sible any evidence could ho produced; for how could any one undertake to fix opal that degree of mental power which would just leave s man incompetent to make his will properly, aided, and advised ? The 17th article alleged that the will and codicil propounded were written by the direc tion of Mrs. Stutz and her solicitor, and that the testator never knew or approved of their contents, and was not of sound di posing mind on the days they re spectively bars date. Many specific facts were ate pleaded with the intention of proving the main averments contained in the allegation, and unques tionably if the Principal portion of it should be tatisfac teeny proved, there could be no doubt of the testator's in capacity. The responsive allegation denied, or attempted to explain away, the forte advanced in imposition to the will, anti pleaded other (Lets in support. The main grounds of opposition appeared to be that the deccalied was of un sound mind, or, to put It in a more correct point of view, of weakened and impaired mind, at the time of the execu tion, and that he was n..t a free agent, being limier the control and undue influence of Mrs. Stolz. In the course of the argument of the opposition, it was truly said that, according to the established doctrine of these courts in de ciding whether a party was capable or not, his opacity must be considered with reference to the set done. There were no cases more difficult than questions of capa city proportionate to any given act, nor could he (the learned judge) cone, ire anything more incapable of defini tion than what constituted undue Influence on the part of a wife over her husband. All the court could do in the pre sent instance was, to tow the best judgment in its power from the conduct of the testator himself, and from all the acts done by him. Ihe opinions and conclusions of wit nesses were, for various reasons, little to ho depended upon, and it would be very waste in ordinary cases to make them the foundation of a iudgment. It was also a wt of the duty of the court to ascertain how tar the evi dence was deserving of credit, and upon the successful pro secution of that investigation depended the question whether the decision in this, end in a enultiOidty of other cases was well founded or not. With regard to the ques tion of control and undue influence, a inenillist difference existed between them—control nec essarily imparting some thing approachiug to fame, dances, et fear; while un due =dance could not be expressed by any such strong terms. This court would observe there were many parts of the case which had received moth discussion by coun sel, into which it felt it would be unaecemary to travel with any pavticularPy. It swam as to the execution of various deeds, and the wane mesa% of the property permed by the demised at the date of the will pro psuaded, or at any given period, and the court declined undertaking this task because, after • sinful con sideration of the whole of the papal, he (the learned = et found he had not materials for so doing orily. The nee lect, however, to furnish this in festation wield net be of great importance towards the altiemen kale ef the new. It appeared the testator was Ufa is (cat possessed of very little property, and that he came to is country to seek his fortune. He was • person of se education, and did net appear to have made mask imprevement denier hie residence has • he could set read Beglidi well, and, although be could sign his nears, yet be could write but little. Alter the lapse of some yeas he became a partner in the house of Stun and Company, the eruiueut Lukas, carrying on buena* in CBI . - ford-street, and in preens of time gradually acquired semi derable wealth, and confirmed to reside here, with occa sional visits to his relations in Germany until hie death. It was manliest that originally the testator was a person of shrewd mind, active and admit la the ma nagement of bailie:as, of very reserved disposition, and kind, generous, and charitable in the extreme, but unfor tunately very irritable soil utterly incapable af rest:mining kis nelson* when under the effects of pawns. Upon cem- Vlbe contents el the wilt of August, 1847, mid that of i i ;, 41 11148, it appeared Mrs. Stun, az.der the latter Wars meat, would receive an enlarged benefit to the extent• of many thousaud pounds, while the legacies given by tke former will would be considerably diminished. It bed teal said, the only question the court had te decide new was whether the will propounded was entitled to rebate. This was correct, but the court could not shut' its eyes to the consequences of its decision if it I should be adverse to the will of 1848. In that case It was cheer that the former will would receive probate, sad the question therefore really was not between Mrs. tools mid the neat et leis, but between her and the legatees named Is the p will, especially the deceased's nephews and niece ned the trustees of the radon' Benevo lent Institution. The esetator, whose marriage with Mee. Stall took plow In 1.11, was accustomed occasionally to ejele Ids nhatimis la Illinaany down to the year 1645, end 611111111111111. - 1 i women he telt • gnat regard for some of a rdier • '• This emeleviseed by his great generosity towards bat how far that regard varied at times was a dalerilt which, however, P would °abeam/amyl* go ' at that part of the case, nor would It be gist die_ instil-. whether La made any declarations talllViapia the season of his aster's hung made him • Amer in his brother's inheritance. It appeared the testa tor and his wife did not lite lumpily together, and that i alter one Irperation, its 1844, Mrs. Stuls in 1848, was tee ' deed in a lunatic elbow, kept try Dr .: Sutherland. In October in that year she was viewed, but did not return to her husband until 1847. touting her *blew% Miss Warne, who had bees si..ey pars duluitik'd in the house, continued to reside with the its lour. 1 o May, 1847, Mrs. Stela re turned to the deceased, and „t ithout entering_ into detail, the court would siVe the "openers of the will of 1848 the Sail benefit nt tit, evidence upon the **staler's sets, elant It said it dimi t y t he u... greatly alessedi at Me MVP, sod extreme, site. . to is r return belmisa Oeleteer ' 1848, and 51.9 , 1617. 11. , such feedlnad willgileidle whether from tle lernny vi. '•e-ice of her babe - l gip temperate h. bit. , , or wheth , : de a im nu a nig i e g Os o s p a e f her mental termite., net I. Appear. In . Mod* la lisa year the deceased ri deli it se .:a Regent'. Park, and ring experienced a fit of so e: , • .- • character that apes bib removal to 1141itoe .h a t • cowards his mind wow 19, 1862. what animal la the It woodopowill that while se I dal= emaplained ot bring se gloated by. was moss sad Molten deo to him, sad tho Ws servant Darn ley went to show that he mama the sendiay rh o: Ai letter te Xis. Btuls, la Mr beak. learned judp then referldi In aiss that pant, and said it .... wzi k iiiic return of Mrs. Btuls was tat Alm l a m , tary ace, nay dons than that it was en le e ea eirtion from the power then being ever Ms. The will of august, 1847, which was eseppinek wee by the confidential solicitor of dr eiii =el MUM assume it to ham been oseanisi by it mope tent testator. This then woe Yr sea snug bum which a more narrow emmillnien sr the *Mime eight to be commenced. The marl dna went dart* diem It the evidence against the leelnene's capacity from i = 1817, down to July, 1848, mil add it was utterly to come to say alter emaloam than that the eillempt to prove general incapacity at die date of the le*/ will had totally and entirely Wed. The court woad MI say that at times he might not Wall been imam*, atalanctine busine-s, but that it was imeetoontaly wed thee he was a competent testator k it a tbers k elkilLymedss no t es tamentary act dm by di lie est sew en the ground of !mental irgenprealg elm. The Abate decision of this ewe however. ikupseded upon a awful review of other full int 4rownwilailet besides men smell. There might have Wee einiallorrine inBuencie, and improba- ' battles so peek OM Ilmt wont odd nut oesider this in strument the deed ea froongont. From the evidence he (the learned Judge) had no hmitation in expressing his con viction that the testator was under the influence of Mrs. Stub' at the time of hie death, and moreover that during the year of her absence, ho was under the control of Miss Warne and ' others. It appeared, however, that although Mrs. Stula exercised an influence over him in all domestic arrange ments, yet that many important and independent sets were done by the deceased himself. It was proved that in July, 1817, lie gave I,ooof. fur the benefit of his nieces ; that he occasionully went to the house of business, in Clifford street, and gave professional orders; and upon his wife's complaining of his disposition to hie Herman relations, under the will of 1847, that he would not allow any alters ton in the expression of his feelings towards them. Alter giving important consideration to the evidence on both sides, the court came to the conclusion that he was not so subjected to the control of Mrs. Stub as to prevent his acting independently when he thought fi t su to do. The court approached the evidence upon the execution of the will of 1818 with the conviction first that in Juno and July, 1818, the testator was generally competent to make any testamentary disposition of his property, though to some extent his faculties were weakened from MOM ; secondly, that he wan in a great measure subject to the influence of Mrs. Stub, but nut under her control in any important' matters; and thirdly, that the probability was against the will of 1848 if the testator had been left uninfluenced. Alter commenting at great length upon the evidence in question, the learned judge said he eutertained no doubt that the will originated in substance from Mrs. Stole, and was executed at her instance, but all this would not decide the question of its vslitlity ; it appeared to have been per redly understood and adopted by bin, without any coercion, importunity, or even persuasion. Even putting the ease on the lowest iuundetiou, let it be assumed that the will urigi . nate,' from the wife, that the instructions emanated from her; still if it was adopted, and although it might have been adopted reluctantly, yet the testator being competent at the time, the instrument must be considered a valid will in the judgment of the court. The learned judge pro nounced for the will and codicil. Ho would make no order° as to costs at all. . . . The Proctor for the parties oppos:ng the instrument' gave notice of appeal. THE POLICE CO URTS. BOW.STREET. Northcroft, a middle-aged female, having an infant in her arms, was brought before Mr. Jardine on a warrant, charged with conducting herself in a must barbarous man nee towards Andrew Alexsnder Northcroft, an intelligent boy about 13 years of age, her steee son. The complement, whose face exhibited marks of recent ill-treatment, his right eye being scratched and the other much bruised, in addition to a large patch on the side of his head, from which the hair had been torn by el knee, stated that after the death of his mother, his father, who was slaw stationer, carrying on busineu in Chancery-Lae, commenced an intimacy with the defendant, who, up to that time, had been a servant In the family, and ultimately married her. Oa Friday afternoon, while he was engaged reading a book at the desk, defendant rushed into the office, accusing ham of neglect, and seizing him by the hair, tore a quantity from his head, pulling him off the stool, and dashing the books about the MOM, which obliged him to strike her to extricate himself, after she bad torn his face with her nails. He then escaped upstairs; and after leis father bed endeavoured to pacify her, but to no purpose, he got out of the house, and applied at this court for a summons. On returning home, and acknow ledging what steps he had taken for his future protection, she laid hold of him by the beck of the neck, and furnished his father with a cane, with which ho knocked witness down, while defendant placed her knee on his mouth, to prevent him making any noise, threatening that if she was to be sent to prison for him, he should have a broken skin. lie was then soundly beaten, and afterwards locked up in a room until ten o'clock the next morning, when the appren tice happened to unlock the door, and he made his escape. On former occasions she had frequently beaten him with great severity, and threw a saucer at him, by which his eye was dangerously wounded. Henry Spence, the pprentiet, confirmed in every parti cular the account given by the complainant. lie was pre sent when the taus was used must uumeteltully, end the defendant's conduct wail equally brutal towards her own children. Dennis, the warrant officer, said the defendant had been brought to this court sod held to bail for her violent con duct on another occasion, and when he informed her why ho apprehended her, she replied that the boy did not pet hall enough of flogging, and that she would sull give it him. lie had also spoken to her husband, who was an elderly, deaf, and infirm man, upon the subject, but he seamed to have no iIIthICLICI2 over her. The defendant being called on, said the boy deserved a good caning, and she had no notion to keep him reading a parcel of rubbish when he ought to assist her in the house hold work, as she kept no servant, and for his dim' obedience she boxed him well, when he should also have been well thrashed. Mr. Jardine said it was quite hopeless to rerun with such a violent woman on the impropriety of her conduct, and for acting in the brutal manner described she should find two sureties in 2.51. each, and her husband in the sus of M., to keep the peace for two months. LAMBETH. . . On the Hon. O. C. Norton taking his seat on the bench, be inquired for the certificate that bad been received at the County of Surrey Lunatic Asylum, In reference to the state of mind of the matricide Thomas Cathie Wheeler, when that person had been hat discharged from that in stitution. The following is a copy of the document pro duced : " Surrey County Lunatic Asylum. April 16, 1862. "This is to certify that Thomas Wheeler was discharged from this asylum in ea uncured state on the Ist February, 1851, at the urgent request of his mother, who gave the re quired undertaking, in pursuance of the 71st section of the Lunacy Act. "C. Senors, " Resident Medical Officer, Male Department." On reading this document, Mr. Norton observed that it was much to be regretted that the law, as applying to luna tics, was sot more steingest, for to its Laity was evidently owls, the frlghtfil mesh, that had taken place. From the seldom that bed bees edducad in the mane of the brignity, it wee pits clear that the andertenata =of the =modem had, on two ossesione, °belies& the of bar askew eon—first hem Botithilm. sad sea hem the Ilene, Gaiety Asylme—w)ile in as enenewl and milk state, sad nuke teams, to the wishes aril will of her friends. That the ushelamste pees man was pat h**, want to be at large wee ebeeiently manifest from the seeded be exhibited at she lows of his mother, and bh Wag head carrying a pieta* sad alkalis about him, sad the weeder was that holed act long before been guilty of Sane dampest. outrage. MARKETS. COTTON.—LtvearooL. Arum 17.—The sales today are estimated at 8.000 halm of which importer. have taken 1,000 and speculators 1,600 bales. They include 350 Per use aid Mareaham, at 61d. to 61d. ; 20 Bahia, at 61d. ; 300 Egyptian, at 5.d. to Bd. • 1,000 Surat, at 3141. to 41d. ; sad 80 Sea Island., at ltd. to 21d. The imports sines Thursday am 6,000 bales. The market closes very firmly, and, compared with yesterday's rates, prime of all kiiids ate usaknageal. Manumit's*, APRIL 17.—We have had a good deal of inegilarity and fluctuation in the market for manufae. tares, since this day we. It, but the business of to-day, like that of Tbarediq, has been of a better character than that of Tuesday, and prices are a good deal steadier than at the ekes of last week. The advice. by the overland mail have mcouraged shippers for the Eastern markets to resume their activity, and for water twist and for 40-inch shirting. we have had a good deal of inquiry, and producers have effected sales at lull prices. In printing clothe also the de mead has beta sufficient to keep prices steady, but the de-1 amad for demeans) is moderate sad vises are depressed. 1 1 Tbe demand, u; on the whole, has kept in good pro to the turn-oat of the mills but in some descripta tie a of Moth stock. have accumulate 4 a little, but sot beyond what s few day: gaud demand would clear off. WOOLLEN CLOTll.—Lrans, Aram 17.—Thera has only been all Mdifferent market to-day, and what has been dime is priutipsll% in low qualities.' The ►oelness in the wai thous*. has out> , beta flat and quiet during the week. No doubt the Easter holidays have been one principal 1 cense. CORN.—CAMFMIDOr, April 17.—With a good supply of all Corn, WI,. st a is rather dearer. Everthine else don sate. W brat, rr,l, Ms. to 41s. ; white, 445. Barley, 25e. to 295. B. an., 28- to 320. less, 28s. to 30s. Oats, 18s. to 234. CANTII/WILY, April 17.—We bad a short supply to-day, but price. till 1.4-r better. Wheat, white, 38.. to 465. ; brown,l 30s. to 41a. B y, 30s. to 335. Oats, 211. Beans, 275. Pees, 31.. 6.1 to 32.5. CULCHIWIItiI, April 17.—A fair ;supply of Wheat; mil lers and wen twat. showed more ilisposatfon to buy than of late; Isle pries were maintained. Barley, Beans, and l'ess Oa l at n0.,,11. OLOUCINTRIt. April 17.—At our market this day the /how of English Wheat, wee not large, sad lest week's ImMiNdlimsmomm moss' wen well supported; these was a rather better feel wards foretipe, bat tho sales made were sot l use. Beam And ready boyars at former prices. Barley is for the memeat useleeted. Oats more off steadily, at fully pre vious rates. Imports for the week eadiag April 17 : Wheat, 664 • Oats, 2,410. • GUILDFORD, April 17.—The supply of Wheat at our market to-day was liberal, whieh, being in request, com manded the extreme rates of last week. Spring corn with out alteration. Wheat, red, 365. to 435.; white, 44sto 61s. Barley, 30s. to 365. Oats, 19s. to 22a. HERTFORD April 17.—Th. Wheat market to-day fully supported 'sit week's prices; supply fair. The malting season being almost closed, the trade fur Barley ruled dull, at barely so good prices. Oats made fully as much money. Peas and Beans were sold at last week's prices. Wheat, tine. 245. to 30a. per load. Barley, 2is. to 31s. per qr. Oats, 17s. to 245. Peas 17s. to 21s. per load. Boons, 17s. to 22d. Tares. 235. to 214. Rye, 16s. to 20s. - - MA.NCIJEATZIi, AcIIIL 17.-Our market this morn morning wee of a more animated character than for some time put. In most eases holden of both wheat and flour demanded slightly enhanced rates, but any . advonee was not so generally obtained as to enable us to raise our quota. lions. Oats and oatmeal wire in rather better request at late rates. The following are thepresent prices. Wheat, per bushel of 701b5., English, white, 65. to 75. Od.; red, 34. 03. to 6s. 2d. Barley, per bushel of 601h5., grinding, 3s. thl. to 4s. Oats, per bushel of 44105., English, Scotch, and fine Irish, 3s. to 3s. 24. ; Irish kiln dried runs, 2s. MI. to 2-.lld. Beans, per qr. of 60111 n., English, small, 338.0 u. to 311.0 d.; tick, 325. Oil. to 335. Oil. Malt, per 6 imperial bushels, flue, 30s. to 41s. ; fine seconds, 365. to Its. Peas, per 8 imperial bushels, white soil blue boilers. 325. to 315. Flour, per sack of 22401b5., English and Irish hue, 265. to 235.; super fine and households, 2/Is. to 305. ; estra and whites, 31s. to 325. ;Idouble sates, or firsts, 335. to 345.; French, including sack, 335. to Xs. Oatmeal, per load of 2401t0., English and Irish, 245. to 245. _ - • • NRWCASTLIt.uroN•TYris, April 17.-The weather this week hes been dry and parching, with the e ind meetly pre vailing from the eastward; ruin is much wanted, and it it do not come greedily, all .pring corn must suffer severe) y . At our market this morning we lied a pretty good eupply of Wheat Inim the growers, bat having little offering from the coast, fresh thrashed samples sold readily at au advance of Is. per qr., whereas a fair business was done at the mine time in south couutry Snit foreign, at fully lut week's prices. In Flour we experienced more inquiry, but late rates could net bu exceided. In Rye nothing doing. Malting Barley, owing to the weather keeping cool, met a slightly improved demand, extra qualities being ; eatable at 290. per qr., weighing 43Ibm. per bushel and upwards; but as the inquiry from henceforth wi I be contingent upon the temperature, we would dissuade our friends from making shipments. Grinding sorts without change. )lalt mast be written the turn cheaper. Beans suit Peas sta tionary. Oats, with more emoderate receipts, found more favour, and upon choice qualities we raise our quotations 3d. per quarter. The following are the pro sent prices :- Wheat, British, Northumberland, new, white, 4t hi. to 455. ; red, 38e. to 415.; Norfolk and Sufbdk, old, white, 42.. to 445.; red, 794. to 415.; new white, 41, to 465. ; red, 394. to 42t. ; Lincolnshire, old, white, 40s. to 435.; red, 38.. to 40..; new, white, 42m. to 445. ; red, 395. to 41s. ; Scotch and Dun dee, white, :lei. to 41e. ' • red, 375. to 39.. ; Alueniouth and Berwick, white, 40s. to 424. ; red, 38s. to 40i. 14e, Nor folk and Suffolk, 34.. to 364. ; Berwick and Scotch, 'lie to 265. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk, 264. to 285.; Chevalier, 275. to 285.; extra, 295, ; Northumberland and Scotch, 26e: to 28..; Chevalier, 275. to 29.. ; grinding and distilling, 24.. to 264. Malt, fiths. to 624. ; Chevalier, 62s to 545. Outs, Northumberland and Scotch, potato, new, 2es. to 245.; cum neon and Angus, new, 201. to 225. Peas, white boil re, 30.. to 3k ; grey and maple, 284. to 325. Beane old, 22.. to 4135. t new, 30:. to 33e. Flour, fine, Stockton and Northumberland, 2841. to 30.. per sack ; Norfolk, white, 30s. tens. ; households, 275. to 295.; animus, 255. to27e; house hold., 24e.t0 26e.; thirds, 225. to 241.; households, 22a. te 24e. Foreign: Wheat, Minnie and Konigsberg, white, 441. to 4131. ; red, 38m. to 405. ; Silesian, white, 425. to 41s. ; red, 40e. to 425.; Mecklenburg and Pomeranian, white, 445. to 465.; red, 425. to 445. ; Hamburg, Marks, and Anhalt, white, 40s. to 445.; red, Ms. to Übe ; Kid and Holstein, white, 39.. to 41s. ; red, 364. to 395. ; Petersburg and Arch- Beret, red, 345. to 361. ; °duet, red, Us. to 38s. ; ditto Polish, red, 38s. to 40s. Rye, Pomeranian and Prussian, km. to 36m. Barley, Pomeranian and Holstein, 26e. to 28s. Oats, Dutch brew, 203. to 22a.; Pomeranian feed, IS.. to 20s. ; Holstein and Danish, 175. to 1 9 90. ; Archangel and Riga, 16e. to 18e. Peas, white, 28e. to 32.. Beans, Fries. land, 30s. to 325.; Alexandrian, 225. to 245. Flour, per barrel of 1961b5., United States and Canada, duty paid, 223. to 24e. The arrivals this week are : Wheat, coastwise, 1,873 qrs.; Barley, 426; Malt, 97; Oats, 1,333; foreign, 96; Peas, 19; Flour, 725 sacks. NORWICH. April 17.-Our market to-day was but spa ringly supplied wtth Wheat by the farmers; condition good, prices were firm, and in some few instances lc per qr. advance was obtained, but we do not think it was gene ral, and therefore do not alter figures. Flour was a slow sale at similar prices to this day week, and not much busi ness done in that article. Barley did not vary in price; supply diminishing and demand now getting very slack, the malting season being near at an end. Deluding descriptions were more plentiful, and moved off at lc per qr. reduction. Beans and Peas were small in supply and demand ; no change in value. Oats commanded a fair sole at prices fully equal to this day week. Wheat, white, 43.. to 465. ' per qr.; red, 38s. to 404. Barley, malting, 275. to 295.; grinding, 25e. to 265. Beans, old, 334. to Mc ; new, 315. to 113 s. Pees, 28s. to 32a. Oats, 224. to 26e. Fine household Flour, f.0.b., 27.. per sack of 280 lbs., purchasers finding sacks and claiming ono month's credit; retail, Is. bd. per stone. Norrisonew, April 17.-We have more disposition to ere...et bunion in the article of grain in our corn market he,, today; the supply is good, particularly in Barley, MA buyers aro willing to give the prices of last week for am malting qualities, and also for the best temples et Wheat. The show of other articles is small. PETZUROROI:OII. April 17.- Although Our supply of Wheat here to-day was pretty good, prices advanced on ell fresh.thrashed parcels Is. peiNr. 631bs. to Glib.. red Wheat. 38s. to 40.. per (qr. Very little doing in Barley. Beans and Oats Is. per qr. dearer. READING. April 17.-We have but a thin attendance of both Corn end persons at market to-day. Wheat at con- I inencement me. mad to be rather brisk in disposal, at top of last week's prioes. It afterwards became languid, with a more downward tendency. All other grain was much the mane, with the exception of Barley, which was bought es mbar easier terms. Waseca, April 17.-With a small supply, Wheat is in ed request here to-day, and is. per qr. advance is or all fresh millers' qualities. Oats and Brans only for Moderate supply, and in improved demand, at something Me homer price.. The weather continues remarkably age tend rain is now much wanted for the spring sown rWheat, white, 393. to 435. ; extra, 455. per qr. ; red, he 40e. ; extra, 41s. Oats, 10d. to 101 d. per stone. "Me, old, 32m. to 345. per qr. ; new, 301. to 325. Woacearen, April 17.-There was a fair supply of Whose at market to-day, which was cleared off early at an advance of 6d. to Is. per qr. Barley held for quite as much money. Oats rather higher, but the advance was given with extreme reluctance. Beans scarce and inquired for. We did not hear of a transaction in Peas. YORK. April 17.-We have a small show of Wheat at Our market this day, which has met a fair sale, at 1.. per qr. above last week's prices. With a good supply of Barley, we do not quote alteration. Other articles as before. Wheat, white, 41s. to 445. imperial qr.; rod, 395. to 40s. Barley, malting, 281. to 30.. ; grinding, 25.. to 28s. Malt, 525. to 541. Oath 10,1. to 10Id. per stone of 14 lbs. Flour, 28e. to 31s. per sack of 280 lbs. Demme April 16.-The corn market today was again extremely dull for every description of Wheat and Barley, and our quotations of '1 uesday were barely supported for these articles. Oat made rather abotterdemand, and in some , instances realised a trifling advance. There was rather more inquiry for Indian Cone at an improvement of about 6d. per qr. White Wheat, 23e. to 26.. ; red. 24.. to 235. lid. ; Barley, 12a. dd. to 16s. Oats, lA. to 1•2 a.; Rapeseed, 14s. to 17s. Gd. Oatmeal, lls. fel. to 12e. Bakers' Flour, 12s. 6d. to 15.. per cwt. Indian Corn, 295. to 31s. Gil. per 4e0113. Cage, April 16.-In the corn trade here we have no new feature. The market is still very dull, but we observe rather more firmnese disolayed than of late, with a disposi fleet on tho part of holders to seek enhanced rates, which, however, we imagine, they will find a difficulty in obtain- Theing arrivals from abroad during the week have not been numerous. The receipts of home grain continue very trifling, the quantity for the week being : Wheat, 81 bar rels, at 19s. to 225. per barrel ; Barley, 720 barrels, at trtlas . to 14s. 4d. • Oats, 1,274 barrels, at 9.. to lls. 941. h been litt le variation in the price of any descrip iion of green corn. Foreign Wheat is held with a little more Grinner, but there is only a small bulginess passing in the primer descriptions. Some sales of Egyptian, of a moondery quality, have been made at about - Db. 341. per barrel. Burley is scarce, and maintains its value. In Oats we have no transactions to record, Holden are asking 10s. 9d. to lbs. per barrel for black, but without finding purchasers. The trade in fine Flour is very dull, the pur chases being made only for immediate consumption. Coarse Flours continue to meet a good demand. The business messing in Indian Corn is very restricted, and we have no improvement to notice either in demand or value. We quote the valne of Oalats 71. 2.. 6(1. per ton. WATINJOILD, April 17.-Supplies of farmers' grain have hies arOdsally diminishing for sonic time, and may now be leaked ea as quite exhausted. From abroad our arrivals 110aan• Ma, but they prove sufficient for the tiresome wants of the trade. In tho demand for either prepared Irish or foreign Wheat we have experienced no improve- Meat since this day ee'nuight, but stocks of both are rube .holders evince little anxiety to prep sales. Barley as last quoted. Oats, of which there has been a fair quantity oaring by boat, find ready buyers at last weeks rates. Indian Corn: There has been an increased sale for this Grade, end we note all descriptions dearer by 3.1. per brl. Flour unaltered in value. Imports this week : Wheat, 130 qrs.; Indian Corn, 2.140 ; Flour, 70 sacks, 200 bele. Ex ports this week: Barley, 110 brie-.; Oat., 3,786; ludian Corn, 760 ; Oatmeal, 598 ewt. HIRICALDY. April 17.-Thu weather oontinuem unin terruptedly dry, which, ulthougb favourable for most agri sultasil opendione, is rather parching for some of the num on strong lands. At our country market, this week our farmers manifested no inclination to show any kind ot grain; needy buyers for local consumption had to pay full prices for the little that changed hands. Here today we had moderate supplies of all kinds of grain, which meet a freer sale than for some weeks past. Wheat brousht about Is. per qr. advance ; Barley about last day's rates ; Oat were the turn dearer. Wheat, 375. to 455. 6d. per qr. Barley, 25e. to 31s. Oats, BM to 23.. Oatmeal, per bag of Mk., 30s. to 31s. POULTitY,&c.—NSWOATE AND LISALMI HALL, APkIl. 17.—Gene, Os. 01. lo Os. Od.; Turkilt+, 35. 94. to is ti t i ducks, Is. Ad. to 3. W.; tame rehhits, Is. to le. 84. ; ditto, Bd. to Is. Id. pigeons, 61 to 74.; roastiog pin 3s. Gd. to 65. Od. eac h; Surrey (owls, G. Gd. to 8,. a! ditto thicken., 4s. 64. to 6.. 64. ; born-door fouls, 3s. Gil. o 4" Gs. per couple ; English eggs, 75. to 7s. 94.; French ditto, Od, to gs. 9d. per 120 ; fresh butter, 104. to Is. Id. per lb.; haraa 2s. Odd. to 2a. Id. each. FIB/I.—BILLINGSGATE, ANL , t. 17. —Eels, 54. to Is, per lb ; soles, td. to 2e.od. per pair ; lot.ters, Da/ to Is. Rd. each; oysters, be. to 2'Ja. por bushel ; hlostero, Id. to Ind, per dozen ; [Oa Rob, 2.s.'to 4s. Od. • nets; turbots, Go. to 12s re d . plaice., Is. 2d. to Is. gil. per twenty; salmon, Is. 64, rr; Is. Bd. per lb.; mackerel, 411. to 6d. each; cri m p e d s k ate, 4d. to Gd. per lb.; and salt OA, 2a. to 4s. per dozen SHIPPINO LVTBLUGENCE. From yes emespostant is, Ow wbl pl i.smte /.1.74.4 CASUALTIES. Advocate. Donald, which dialed on the rocks at ltobert's Dead, inside the Point, yeatt ' , cloy, has capsized egging the cliff., stove in her stew, ands expected to become a wreck ; arrangements have been made to secure as mach cargo u poosiine.—Queenstown. April 114. Courier (a.), which left heir fur Hull to.cluy : got aground off the Eistenwage ' during a fug, and remains. Th e cargo will lie di.chargell.—Gati.sniturg, Samuel C. Nelson, which has been riling off this haritoue dietnasted, waiting °icicle, VIM driven 1.0 store here dur ing a gale, April 2, and has been told.—St. Apri. 4. SEABORNE AI AMR. [l'4 Piratic* that the wale am rent ii./111 eha Gesete Ptet.efr.et by the night—endll by the ntorti,x .r ,tch. JAW .1t 1/..ak COUNTKLE4. It+ tAtterst w olf LA.4, 0. rnis. tort I Whea 41.9.1te.f Anarica(by N,4 ~.(toe.(b) WAWA natii.! peclet( . . ... . ... . . !v Crum ( Caveat, N I tleva.tria• N I !.ribra Aroma isl is to. Ayr, ..... alifornla(rla Clogrett(M -area 1.i4.(41110N % Cuabial......opte • N 'astral ..arms M tit( .............. 1%3 ;trALliad It haalaras . t .. :JI N OA; . aa;Asat ... bah. (Ca Maralllo,( n' Atallaitda.:aa(va.ANAPl • ..... I Livar,eat.... 'April Ao ,Apill !livrr - ,tr4 IytL 2B tbe Ilyaaaata . /lay 3 1t111.340La fmoo. Lloat.r 1 aped II ' Maar 911. et the meht.t. Sehtitar•tins. tlay 18 ith et tke tte.r.o heathen' tem. May 11 audatllthetwestl tiotritat qua, AptA Ta 141 A tit Uo maze Pkyruoth 14y Tthl:tbr Litt.tta -a r 22441171t0f u.• nth ISouthelmi•VA . April 24 gem., tt•ed..itYtul,lttoettlastl U • Ts Th.‘ Ithoollllle. %tenth I.euthar • Art April 2,1 TWA., daily .. ... I Itlil7th27 nut? aunt. 1:40,T %7atl Y 1 Tertday a VGas., t nadon. Vtedne , .. ts hattu. Lostlon 4.4.1; h 1202 ut 1.1.* int.ntlt Poul'ir..• • • • r. April 29 trine Itt.re .16 AAA' t 4 tie trwit/ lrote hemp. Att.rul itAllt2itl.o • mewl lriser ..... stay tam at b.a Loath enelt3u.4t,...trtiitll Aptad4.ll wtu•nml 11. arr M. 1 •i the •-•etth -teak:epee. slay I Yilt Of ttte o...stl.'Nuut.teastioh. Nlty Iti 31Kluttht tact tit !Mfr .. ikl I athlStata.: oral t arras 'Aprtl 11 IAI/190ilet App,l 3 I ithlttlitltot tot •• feetl.unptt . April 20 I 22110112.rr. ter. Apra 20 t • .1/0.0, st• • Lever ..... April 22 . 1120 Of tie h. ...h Apnl 20 dorm. ; • M . 41r., Aanwilese /leak* PI Aa.deir ..... ..... Peutisula .„....... 71 raw.' Rost la :kw . .. . w., ..c ye rimasous4 Nora%) 1.1t2 x it» m•••n,', nouthuerArt.. Mg 1 • Lae w.wr, u,“••• 'real pmt efa ppsU .ffiustr,a tha aur .illes. ri.em, ,•, ail o..2nyea i ARRIVED. Aex AND I•AIISLIA—ut Grayly/mai, Apaii 10, from .... Savaarallll Courts—at (Warplane', Ala.'', 16, iram....— ........ Med'lances@ CATIIAKINA• at an ivertrid, Apul 17, tflalt Goiania% P— at 1.1%cap00 . , Avail 17, arum Perm , ',so CaLItLLITAP -at Prlalot, April la, Worn Criatteaborr Cita6raw— at Southampton, Aprli 16, from .... llaai. %Ina Influx —at Deal, Ala .1 I'., 11,0 n Barbaro Nl•aalt —a Del A pril It, f ! a,, from , .._ err ay—at Gra - vmeid, April It;, from Xvindia ✓. ift , co to itnottp,K-- at Livei pool, April 17, from .. Ditirie lIIDDI-At iirave.end, April 16, from ...... livao-at I.,verpeol, April 17, from imam Imanda-at Liverpool, April from St. Mk.. '.'s ISADDIAA- at Gravesend, April 17, firru JAMAS , IllittrlL -at (Imre:mid, April 1 . , Man . Ca:rutta limit-at Quienatrion, April 13, (rim M. nominee Evian.- iit Liverpool, A; ril 17, from Sanwa* Kovno Err. Lonnie •at laver ma I, April IT, from Mania LADY BuLLYS-11l Bristol, April 17, hum- ....... . „Lo.on Lima - oli Portland, April 11, trims Lomas Ayres Lucius-at Gravesend, Air 11 17, 1 n•m 'lantern Itaircida-at (lravermal, April lb, fr0m............ Porto Moo Palos - id Portiumputb, Apt il Id, Man Oporto PIUNCEAR RoTAL- At Lirave•kiel, April 16, bra - ....... -Lobo ISSAINOArATAII-at IMO, April 16, nom i ii36l 3o Norma -at Liverpool, April IT, from .... Chrirtima illiowims-at Liverpool, April 17, from savannah Tunis,- at Orate..nil, April 111, Iron Naos WAAILIDOION -at Liverpool, April 17, In= .... ilvade SAILED. ArtailD-tram Grim:mend, April 17, Va.... Lisboa Aoriv-froo, Gravesend, April 14 to ....Stettin Itlaorem- from Gravesend, April 11, 'to bau Immix° Cu.o Mrin3 i -to m Gravamina, April r, to ibrOurg CATALIrri-from LiVerpoul, April 17, to liameat Count ILaTiu-from Portsmouth, April 16, to-Gositruninspie emtoUsir -from Crammed, April 17, to Quetee Domes-Roo Gravesend, April 17, to ...... ..-- ...... ,Liman Duals-Rom Liverpool, April 17, t,.. Milo bumaarour -Morn cranueial, April 17, to Beitin !mamas-from Gummed, April la, to Norway Vreema-trum Li...moil, At. , it 17, to AMMO: .D. noun-Rom Liverpool, April 17, to ~„ nitraita Canirauna--Ras Grave/mat. April 17, to ....... ...... .Koeirtierg Cilemum Rumours-from Bibitul, April 14 t 0..... ----barmier Orioles-lruni Liverpool, 0 pal 17, to Paha Hamm Duvouriv-from laverpoio, April 17, to Bombay laws-fro. Liverpool, Api '6 17, to.. Jars-from Liverpool, AI-rd 17, to Peritambsco Joss Hum- trim Pala:o4 April 17, to,. inica bromos-from Gruyere...4 April li, to - -...Kew tort Levant-from Liverpool, April 17, to 11MM Mawr Ave- nun bristal, April PI to Vow York AlroDruor-from Liverpool, Apti 11, 10....... K0a40 1, 6 !Sturm -from Liverpool, April 17, to Nata PraserinMere-froin Liverviol, ,April 17, to-- Posemn, Nil. titsro orris Gress-from Misr 4, Apr .l JO, to Kra link Koval. Wimarar-Rom Gramend, April la, to Fiena RIDS. rasa Aare—Tom Gramosat i April a, t 0...... Ayala Torras-fromPlyroimili, April 6, to ennui Toole-from Gravesend, April 17, to -,. Demerara Vieroam-from Creamd, April li, to Toor , i Wulliiii Cams-front Portni.outh. April 16, to —Nedra WlisllD -from Gravesend, April 17, t 0...... M. Libor@ Wave-iroceUmmerieed, April 17, to .....-,.....„-tioinaleit VESSELS SPOKEN WITII. City of Poonah, font Calcutta aml the Mauritius Cos London, Erb. 13, let. 35 0., lon. 221. Gratitude (Br. tumor). 103 days from Ceylon for Lotion, 31.:311 24,15 t. 23.23 N., lon. 53.50 W. Olen Huntley, from London for Much 7, :at.l N., Ica 20 W. lonian. 22 days tram Calcutta for LOIiIJII, Jan. 17, lat. 11.10 Ice. 03 E. Jane (Br. barque), 43 days from the 31auxiiiim fur London, Feb. l9 , Ist. 14.10 8., Mo. 9 W. Lady Credos, from (MU2S for Q'tccn>tuon, for orders, March 7,71 day. orL 00.1, 10tr.37.40 W. Lady Manley (Or. barque), 11 days from Otylea for Lander, Muds 29, lat. .9.113 N.. lon. 32.40 W. Beiodian (Or. alp), 44 day. loan Ceylon for London, Maeda 4,1 d. 7.12 0., tom 13.20 W. BIRTHS, bIARItIAGF.S, AND DEATHS. - - BIRTHS. BRACUCROPT.—AprtI 15, at uw.vitind, the wife of R. Beacta os . Nag.. cot a Pod. BROOKIL— April 15, at 11. de-lurk-gate, et R. Brooke, Wq, cg • daughter. DECREE. April 15, at Reffollt.. uare, Mri. C. T. Degree, of a ton. nutaiEtt. —April It, at 15.e.inil, Cho.tnre, Mrs. 7.13. Hagbe, of• diaghter. KNOW lA:N.—April 15, the wife of Dlr. Knowles, Ilighlrorport. of a son. TOOTRY.— April 14, at Br , kleplanc, terateham.road, the leaf Mr. A. D. Tawny, of Aldonwaubary, of • daughter. WILLIAIIIII.—Apra 15. it Ilearaey, 11ro T. U. William; pa., es , daughter. tee trite NARIIIAGEs. April 1 , , a Sharddin, Isle of Mght, the Rev. Henry Pooch, Gear of Ts bury, stafloolabtre, gan4 eldest BM Hail O. r hrtqlan. EN, bengal Cod reggae , Knaresburongh, Yorkshire, t, Frames rally, youngest daughter of the late Oulonel Mellor, of Derby. ODLY Eit —SI% ER&—Apel. IS, at ht. Martlea, Ludgate, F. Leal. yer, boa. , third soa al J. laslyer, hot.. Old lient.rostl. to lora. youngest duughter ul the hue J. odes., Faq., of Hough-el.-the. IEII, Uncohdtblre. MODDI -111ATTI1EW yea 15, at 131:ikemere Churtli, by the Roe. IL Una do, J. C. Iladoe. Eq., Towrootro, Lemke. and looting, Surrey, to Entnia, ...erreel and younee.t erotttll t W. Matthew.. heq., or Blokemerr Butter, Denim dahlr, end Ott Ceded, Monmouthshire. MANSELL —lloSBl.st.—Api 11 15, at N. Getere t a, il.r.our-1 1 0 5 wr by tbe Lea. U. Elliott, M.A., 51 , . E Mwn.rll, te OW Ile meteor to Martha Varian, third dauguter YI J. donee, Eml.. l'averrhatio 1011, Dann. MOUTT-1111SKINE.—April 15, at Rt. Mort% Dryonatotor , ,urre , the Mee. J. U. Gurney. Bettor, W. .recut. KN., late Ceptolu 5 . ,00 * Maims. to benne, daughtir of A. Erskine, Leq., of tifF ll . llol ' ▪ und RLhalt, Vorlsobire. ty.ll. &MAW- JOIINnIONE.—ApriI 13. tt at. Petres Mirth. ho CeWW n t the Archdeacon of Dublin, Err deork elute, Dm., of 'lke India Company's Civil Service, third om of the MO 11,, F . @bow, of hitnni age 'louse, Dublin, to nophra Ann.. *eau.: Ykl.iht ot the late .1. Joluattent•, ,ot heats, D 1 ATH6. YLKETW(IOII.—ApriI IS, at (atrium, MIN eldest." ' l6llB W. Fleetwood, aged 21. utt ORKEN.—ApriI 14, at Alhert -ternm s, Kntshtrbralce, lact. Often, widow or the late C. forma, Lat., tomcats . of the War. office. aged 43. WACKY:a/Jr.—April 14, at DecortsLite pLice, A. hiackearte, KNa late el tho H.E.1.0 C.S. Madras. MONK.—AiI 1I 14 ilvewee En. 4 Carchnr, daughter at Kr. W. lit It ol Canunltury-park, ant d 1 ye.trstunl In month. NOrOs ORTHY..- Aril 14, at Terep-,lnce, Cl.phsto•rowl, win Alice Nom trthy, of Poole. Ovrsci. 08WALO.—April 14, at Houten Noun, Anne Scott, rebet ol the late A. Oswald, Esq. BARGEAN T.—April IS, at Whartn-st•ert, ntonvlW, trtbutoe 21.,r al s ftrgeat, Mr so y, tun past one ut the can " "mink."' liJmrssl". me "lhe Lit .hy ArmenblCu", and Author sl sereral works un Educ.ttion, ng.ll t 2. WATKINa.—April IS, at Prithterrolet.treet, IlverPeol, relict ol We late G. Wstkum, Printed and publimbed by Wit.ll 411 1,1,411 11 Na ljg31016•"14. street. in the C t o London, f ..unerot. the 41 08 0 6 . 14 r5. Marsh to the preetnet of W Whit a — Soso, Meal.. ~A•n~ :u ✓ ~s r ,mow DlOnai r 11! T" ~, l~rp•4 J 11114 be u* CUrbiO eel/ spertit whif b biled droe asal eci lavai comfm ere er II law Fuel Ate maauf. attend LOR they of th,