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SPORTING. DERBY STEEPLE CHASES, &e.—WEDNESDAY. Hcanta &fauna. About two miles. ' Mr. Miendy'a The Hero, 9st 12th Me. Mundy's GiesWm, 9st 1011, 2 MIDLAND St LLLL ECIIASI HANDICAP of 15 son, each, 10 ft, aad b only if &elated, with 100 added. Your miles. (15 subs., 2 of whom declared). Swing.. 5 yrs. Mat. 12Th 1 Shinrone, aged, 9,t 101 b 4 ram. Peter Simple did tot start. SZLLIND STIIPLNCIIASP SrAllBll 01 5 eoes. each, mad IP ...idol. were won by Mr. T. l'eant's Bobtail, 4 yet (60i.), basting Cropwell, aged (6 141 NEWCAS'I'LE-ON4 r. :WRING MEETING. WIDKILIDAT. WELTS* STAII of e,ee. each. and 20 aided. TWO wwlea. (14 arab ) Noses, 6 yrs 1 Newport, aged V/d wen. mask. Tw =lea. (lamb.) Sir Harry Smith, aged 1 Natty Post, aged LINCOLN SPRING MEETING—TOMIDAT. HVIIDLE RACS HANDICAP of 5 JOTS. mak wialt a added. Two ranee, over sea hurdles. Mr. Mundy"' The Hero, aged, (let (Weaver) 1 Capt. Itryaard's Foxeley, aged, fret 6lb Mr. Foster's br g by Dormouse, 9et 41b Mr. Saxon's Sir Robert, aged, lOat 81b 0 Mr. French's Little Queen, aged, lOst 41b Mr. S. Merry's Vietrera, aged, lOst 21b 0 Mr. F. Harrison's Payche, 6 yrs, 9st Ills Mr. Oreea's Oorrick, aged, 9st 31b Mr. Bird's eh g by Record, 4 yrs, list 10Ib Mr. Lsir.plosati's ILotitat, aged, Bst 101 b Mr. B. Lind's Theodine. 4 yrs, Sat 21b 6 to 4 sgst Vietress, 4 to 1 art The Hero, 5 to 1 art Psyche, and 8 to 1 art Funky. Won by two lengths; the same between second and third. Two Yeas OLD SILLIDO STAID% of 5 1.0 y.. each, and 25 added; colts, Bat 71b; Allies and geldings, Pot 4ob. Ikraight nut ia, about ball a sink. (6 Dabs.) Mr. N.lt. Clark's ch e by Napier, oat of Cawronsh's dam (401), Ist. 6:b (Sabin) I b Mr. Styan's fby Mule! Moloch (201.), Est -lib .. 2 Mr. Later'. Little lens (201.), Est 71b. Mr. Armstrong's The Merry Maid (401.) 4 Mr. C W. W 11101 1 .• Polly Burns (20. ) .5 to 4 agst Muley Moloch filly. and 3 to 'I each art Napier colt and Polly Boras. Won by • length sad &ball. A length between second and third. LIvCOLN SPRING HANDICAP of 10 MOVS. sub, 6 ft, and 60 added. Oee mute and a half. (Li subs..) Mr. Sexon's Cowin. aged. Est 131 b •• • • CelommutO I Mr. Smith's Harp, 6 yrs, 7st 6 Mr. Load's Odihain, a pro, 7st 6lb 3 • Mr. Hitehin's Muskies, 6 yrs, est 0 i lie. Mottle. Sir Rowlaad Trenchard, 6 yn, Nit ' Mr. Reeves's Abdallah, Gym, lit Mr. Manow's a by Thews out of Rebecca, 4 yn, Sit Illb 0 ._. Mr. Marlines Thunderbolt, 4 yre, 6et llib 0 Mr. Walters 's Bir Muetaco &Grey, 3 yn, bet slb 0 Betting : 5 to 2 apt Harp, 7 to 2 apt Robson colt, 6 to I apt Abilallah, and 8 to I tub set Cannes aud Thunder bolt. Won by • herd. A length between second and third. 81ILLIKU STIMPLICHAIN STASIS of 6 son. midi, and 25 added winner to be bold for SOL, ete. About Muse 71 - 17. Higgins's Countess, lost (Weaver) 1 Mr. Gresn's See Dug, 10.1 13Ib Mr. Edwards 's Chance, lOst 131 b Mr. llundy's Quickstep, lOst 4 Mr. W. Station's Contract, list 71b 0 Mr. Seatby's Conductor, 10st 91b Mr. Iliggina's Easley, lOst 0 Mr. B.ny's Leporello, 10.1 21b Betting : 6to 4 sgst Quickstep. Won by six lengths. In. an SOLLING STAIZO of 5 MM. each, and 25 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; winner to In sold for 1001., itc. Oss mile. (6 subs.) leffny's Tn. Girl, 5 yn (301.). 7at 13Ib (Merinos) 1 Mr. Marleet's Eva (30 son.), flet 13lb 2 Captain Reynard'a b e by Weslaco, 3 yrs (301.) 2tol on Tree Girl and 6to 2 sgst Eva. Won easy. BETTING ON THE COURSE. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 7 to 1 apt Contentment (t) 9to 1 Snowdon Dunhill (t) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 50 apt Lady Evelyn (t) 1000 to 30 St. Michael (t) 1000 to 15 Snowdon Dunhill (1) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TuEspAy. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 9 to 2 'gat Deft's°, (t) 11 to 2 Hobbyhorse (1) 9to 1 LlanfOrda (t) • 15 to 1 Confessor (t) IIETROPOLI CAN HA DICAP. 6 to 1 .get Contentment (t 7to 1) 100 to 8 Peggy (t) 20 to 1 Terpsichore (t) 600 to 2D Mr. Moon (t) CHESTER CUP. 10 tot ags Trig ii 18 to Lady Evelyn (t) 20 to 1 Mountain Deer (t) 28 to 1 Stack Doctor (t) 30 to 1 Nowtainster (t) 30 to 1 Indiun warn.? (t) 30 to 1 Truth (t) 40 to 1 Au Eliza (0 UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. Quar24'? Comm; -The Committee of Council of the Theological Department hare appointed the Rev. Charles Hardwicit, M.A., Fellow of Catharine Mall, Cambridge, professor of divinity. The rev. gentle siaa has been a Select Preacher in the University of Cam. bridge, end at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, London, and I. the author of several learned theological works. Rev. Joe. Webb, to the Rectory of Culmorth, Dionne of Peterborough. Key. H. S. Norman, to the Rectory of Herby, Diocese of Peterborough. Rev. Henry J. Shackleton, to the Vicarage of Rothley, Diocese of Peterborough. Rev. H. Nietolaoo, to the Curacy of Notes, Meets of Peterborough. Rev. R. P. Mandan, to the Curacy of Dotrimeh, Dicer*" of Peterborough. FLEET DITCH, CLEIMENWILL. Let to look at the Valley of the Fleet. Clerkem well. the liberties of the City, is seetinsatiou of the new street from tbe end of Farringdespelmet, this most abominable of riven has been bidets ben the sight ; the bosses originally es its beaks ham miss to • great latest been swept away. It is true that • of Field-lam, that famous mast for maim still mists. Them ere ales Pissgh-oran. Ploutraoolort. ben, amd • few satiable within this past et the it, as Inhibited as to give seeps media ef the hews larrassly ea the waist space. The budding' have hose swept away, dad *theme who ahabited than have beat elves to filially nab lodgings le ether dlelvieb—e let ma is be het eye if in eendikelng the eihtli of the dentelidea sif the of the peer widen* am peedisa he their eseepaen sanction. The visitor to the noir Ithendhesil ellesied will 'aloe la the sleeved spate . a wamentia weeks herding running up he sem diadem. • tell men may peep over it , mid see sad beer the "Fleet " as unwholesome sham If we follow the souses of be/ma w for some dietaries we shall ato that the river Mere and le kiddie by a gloomy archway. Think God i the visitor may eacialei, here is the sad of the Ties; sad. with thaakinhame and hopes that our day sat tk• part or dr river berm hi. eyes may in like masses be be sealed. comfortably on hie way. A more Ftrareuer, however, who, anxious to got as aaesiskt se of the miciant stream follows its mimes la • asethward direction, will lad rist:t Flea. like dos it.., Yule, .gain appears at a sheet diases to the Ugh of day, and for several hundred yards through the deem pope:ease of Clerkeuwell, he dives down valises and, by tblefaireur of indieideals, pimps out of dilapid visitors weerlookleg the Fleet in boric to diseeree the sad of its pa wind mune (for be it remembers& Ibis *ss. I. M• mow fee the refuse of a pepuistlee of mere that half =Mica of persons). Few men mai view the blatheas sad beer the venial of the Fleet, not to aseties Its Whet ea the other esolo4, without feeliag pity he all m o m nem it TM erapiever of the Fleet will lad • street elosely a b utt i ng ew e ft. as the east aide of which are dease manes eY b,,, adim . t h teley populated ; he will wet fail to note the eetreese to FA Taktpao-alley ; this way Is meetly 2 feet g b a b as wide, wit Joy 20 feet long ; there would not be MIMI ID pc • fall- abed codling out of this court, without tunas. it oedd cage. At the end of this narrow passage le • Is has sal sqs,Jid houses rimming is narrow per. sportive; little tummy wherein are dust-bins add other matter. ban to similar courts and alleys,—" hose-alley," which— gym, o r,:wr samo would smell as sweet,— " rear-tee.-court," Broad court," Le., which sadly belie their seam Th e pre, tar somber of these houses are 00' tut l e d b y 50 „t„,,,,, r , Y, sad the various articles of trans and animals required in We trade are lodged an the lower story. It would be (ham It to fin • complete warm , of the dirty appearance of tho m courts sad their inhabitants. Coatianing towards the nor th, then It a hilly street, for merly called m ete e .hiu, pow Vine-street ; the maim et Vas street is reached by a sharp dement on each side. At tete bottom of the banks, or these win formerly the green a des of the Fleet, are two e.valls, with a door in each, on wh ids are painted comeia.Meationa from the Commie reue ere of Sewer.. Yr.y weeild Mrs hero and in"gin. that ;hoe doors led to some araNy paved yards ; we have, how.. er, removed the screen, that our naders may them mlves what is really behind it, namely, the leet.— TM T N2 WEgLeYAN REYORMICR3.—One of the Wee .l,lressed Lord John Russell, who replied cleanini•place, March 10, 18.53.-84,—1f it . • t o eie Wesleyan body, I am quits ready to 7 ", . not entertain the opinion that the Wes .". . • ISIT, woeld be a pereseutin batty. . 'resat, I. itruzu.."— • trioe•—•uk • •. • • PA, k%•., • k ? •••• S,S' • s Kau) Intelligence. EQUITY COURTS.—YEaniumy. BUOY VICt-aIIASCILIOI &MAT. COLUMBINE O. PINHALL.—PINEALL r. MILL/Fit.— PIINNALL V. ELWIN. Very important questions were raised is these three suits, whoh occupied the court for 9 days in December last, and from the 18th in the fled of January hat. The first of the above eases was a suit instituted by Mrs. Columbine, the wife of a solicitor of that name, against her husband and his assignees in bankruptcy. It sought a de claration by the court that an indenture of settlement, dated ant ezecuted on the 12th of January, 1847, in con langdetion of and immediately before her marriage with the diffiemigult, ought to be established as against the ht sb.ind and hie assignee+. The questions raised in this suit were u ee ffise validity of the settlement, which the assignees coo- Moiled was executed by Mr. Columbine with knowledge that he was insolvent, and in contemplation of bankruptcy and in fraud of his creditors, and that the plaintiff, Isis wife, was aware of his embarrassment at the time, and that, therefore, it was not competent for her to sustain its validity, although it had been made in consideration of metetiage. It was also objected that at the date of the 'a liment, and long prior, the plaintiff had cohabited with Mr. Columbine, and that the principles which other wise might have applied to cousiderations of mar riage were inapplicable to this ease; the assig nees further insisted that the settlement itself divested Mr. Columbine of all the property he possessed except money ; the enumeration of the articles assigned was included in a schedule to the deed ; it included the house ia Thistle-grove, Brampton, the residence of Mr. Colum bine, and all the furnitune in it, his piano, wines, all the apparel of Mr. and Mrs. Columbine, 1,000 pots and plants ia the greenhouse, a newfoundland dog, a turning lathe, aid numerous other articles of less importance. By cer tain articles of agteement, executed on the same day, Mr. Columbine consented, with the trustees of the settlement, to pay 10,0001. within a year, and in the meantime to pay interest thereon at the rate of 51. per cent., and to deposit with the trustees certain policies of assurance and certain jewels on which he held a lien. The settlement vested all the property in the trustees for the benefit of the wife and children of the marriage, and the assignees insisted that this was of itself an set of bankruptcy, and that no valid title passed to the wife or her trustees under it. The facts of the case applOable' to these questions were vary numerous. The following is a short sketch of the circum stances :—For many years prior to the 12th of January, 1847, Mr. Columbine practised as a solicitor, money scrive ner, and bill broker, and generally as agent for negotiating leases of money fur persons in embarrassed circumstances, and he became subject to the bankrupt laws. In 1839 Mr. Columbine first met with Mrs. Columbine whilst he was on the minuet, and they cohabited together from that time. Oa their return from abroad, in November of that year, their alleged wedding was reel in thermal way, by cards sent to their friends, and the lady was received as his wife until jut before their actual marriage in 1847. They resided up to that period is • house expensively furnished, in Thistle-grove, Brampton, is apparent affluent cireum staneee,—Mr. Columbine keeping two carriages. Early in the year 1846 the draft of • settlement was prepared by counsel in fictitious names. This draft contained altera tions in pencil, and constituted the foundation of the settle ment of the 12th of January, 1847, which was afterwards executed, and which is the subject of this suit. The deeds were elevated on the day they bore date, namely, on the 12th of January, 1847, at Lewes. Upon the - 13th Mr. Columbine went to London from Brighton to obtain a license for the marriage, the lady being therein described se of Queen's Parade, Brighton, where, in fact, Mr. and Mn. Columbine were at that time temporarily residing. The marriage took place on the 14th of January. On the same day • power of appointment reserved in the settle ment was executed by Mr. and Mrs. Columbine, in favour of their illegitimate daughter, thenl about six years of age. After staying some time at Brighton, Mr. and Mrs. Colum• bias returned to Mr. Columbine's residence at Thistle grove, Brampton. Mr. Columbine wee, prior to the date of his marriage, much pressed for several sums of money, for which he had given bills to the amount of 6,0001., to meet which he had only a sum of about 4,0001. at his banker's. He also owed 2,000!. to a gentleman to whom be had given a esecific security, which was insufficient. It appeared that this gentleman called at Mr. Columbine's office on the 13th of January, to see Mr. Columbine, who was denied to him, which a jury bad found eon- Whited an act of bankruptcy. Mr. Columbine was declared a bankrupt on the 13th of March, 1847. Prior to this bankruptcy he was at Boulogne, and whilst he was there Mrs. Columbine deposited some of the pictures, a piano, and some wine, which were included in the deed of settlement, at Tilling's warehouse. Immediately after the bankruptcy all the property at Thistle-grove, though in cluded in the settlement, was taken possession of by the as signees. The :restage named in the settlement declined to treept the trusts. Mrs. Columbine served a notice upon the assignees, claiming Re property u belonging to her to her separate use, and she instructed her husband, as being her trustee, upon the refusal of the trustees named in the settlement to act as her trustee, to bring an action against the assignees for the goods in question, which he did ; but on the trial the jury found • verdict sustaining the property of the assignees, and the validity of the fiat The validity of the flat was tried in • second actin°, and it raised the question of whether or not Mr. Columbine was • trader, when the court held that be was. In 1849 Mrs. Columbine appointed • Mr. Miller her trustee, and shortly afterwards the first of these dues was commenced. The monad of the above causes, being " Pinball v. Miller," was in the nature of • cross bill for • declaration of the court that the settlement of the 12th of January, 1847, and the articles of the same date, were void as against the miens's. The third of the above suits related to entirely different transactions, namely, to • deed of the 7th of January, 1846, whereby Mr. Columbine assigned to trustees certain an nuities to which he was entitled upon trust to pay the payments during the life of his mother to her and after her death to stand possessed of the annuities for his illegitimate daughter; the consideration in this deed was expressed to be the sacrifices which his mother had made in the year 1830, under a deed of family arrangement. This deed the trustee sought to set aside. Mr. Russell and Mr. Bagshawe were counsel for the plaintiff. They relied on the case of " Campion v. Cotton" (17 Vesey, 262). Mr. Matins, Mr. Hallett, and Mr. Taylor appeared for the infant defendant. ties, made it impossible to sustain the settlement fa this consideration. There was conclusive evidence that Mr. eolumb.ne carried on dealings extensively as a messy eeri• vener, and to • sore limited extent a. a Fill brok er . H e was therefore a trader subjett to the Bankrupt Laws. A settlement of property made by a trader with in tent to defeat and delay his creditors war not only void against them, SS the very act of executing such a settlement was by the statute law an set of bankrupt c y, which, by operation of the fiat. vested the property is the assignees from the moment of the execution of the settle ment. The fraudulent intention on the part of the bank rupt without any notice of the fraud to the pens claiming the benefit of an instrument, and although a valuable eon sideratien may have been honestly given, invalidated it against the errditors of the bankrupt, and transferred the property to the assignees. This piineiple extended beyond the contracts and conveyances of the bankrupt, ev n to the extent of annulling an execution honestly issued by a judg ment creditor, " Hall v. Wallis" (7 Mee and Welsby). Upon these grounds his Honour felt bound to hold that the execution of the settlement in this ease by Mr. Colum bine was an act of bankruptcy. It could not be established as prayed by the original bill. It must be declared to be void and to be wholly set aside, according to the prayer of the cross bill by the assignees. His Honour then proceeded to give judgment is the sum of PINHALL O. ELWIN. He said this was a suit by the plaintiffs, the assignees of Mr. Columbine, seeking to set aside en assigoment of unities for the benefit of the mother and illegitimate child ' , of Mr. Columbine, the indenture being dated the 7th of Jo- 1 limey, 1846. It appeared that the consideration for the esagnment was that in 1827 and 1830 the father and mo ther of the bankrupt had given up their interests in certain personal estate of the value of about 7,0001., in considera tion of the bankrupt paying to them annually • sum equal to their income from the 7,0001. The existence and validity of the consideration had been denied by the assignees. To be valid it was necessary that the obligation to make the Payments which had since been annually made by MO bankrupt should be • debt ; and it had not been made en appear that it we, • debt. His Honour referred to various circumstances which, though not conclusive against the troth of the recitals in the deed, threw suspicion on it. ' let his Honour thought that the clear evidence of the em ha/raised state of the bankrupt's affairs at the date of the deed showed that it had been executed with recitals not nemdatent with truth for the purpose of supporting the =at (which might have been meritorious), as m • valuable consideration. The answer of the medlar wee inconsistent with the deed ; for by that answer she Noted that the deed had been executed upon a special &grommet with Mr. Columbine, to make a provision for his da4rlggs bet no seek agreement appeared recited in the &no. Another cironmetaace unfavourable to the validity of the Mel mu that the Neighed annuities continued is be ow solved by Mr. Cebembise, end that they were met yell le the trustees. Upon the whole evidence he was or opinion that the attempts to Nippon the deed had failed. An al tempt had also been made to support the deed as a family settlement ; sad is this ewe, if - there had been no circum stances of stupidest, no seatramatice of higher rights, the court might in the sass, eve. after lapse of time, Lave terminated sD detabthil ementiems between the mem bers of a family, and have coaddered doubtful claims as • good consideration is a fis.ar arreargement. But where the rights of existing creditors were directly inter - emh fared with by . _ on arrangement, sad pro perty to which those creditors might resort was removed from their reach, a more WOMB title must he: applied. And such circumstance. of suspicion as occurred here—the embarrassed circumstances of the grantor, the pressure of creditors, and the appearance of a voluntary arrangement originating in fear induced by that pressure, carried this case beyond the principles which sanctioned and supported a deed as a mere family arrange meat and not an actual valuable consideration. It was on this account, and with a full sense of the claim which the meow provided fur by the deed bad against the bankrupt personally, his Honour said, finding that there were credi tors who at the date of the deed had paramount rights, he was bound in favour of such creditors to set the deed aside. His Honour said the conduct of the trustee, Mr. Elwin, had been so meritorious, that although he might not be strictly entitled to his costs, yet he put it to the assignees to consent to allow them out of the estate, and by consent he was allowed his costs not exceeding 1.001. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-TESTERDAT. Bayou Ooloissuosiaa Fosniuffiece, a °MOTU. Aso Goo'stmt. Ix RI Elite. This was a wake arising under an old banknipiejp which took place so keg ago as 1819. Though the sato division emit, consisting of three constniesionen was ate• fished by the Bankruptcy Law Consolidation Act, di e case was beard at the request of the parties by the three learned gentlemen above-named; the question involved being one of oonsiderable importance. Mr. Lucas, who represented the assignees, stated that the question arose one policy for 5001., which had been effected by . the bankrupt with the Equitable office in 1811, awl &mined by him to trustees in 1815. At the time of his bankruptcy he gave up other policies to his assignees; but, believing that he had parted with all interest in thle one he did net mention it, and the aaaaaawwwwww ttttt e ggggggnnnnnneeeeeeaaeaaassss mei bosom aware of it very lately. es untie elf the entliemese had been given to the elle% Os I =met behold te have remained in the order and cabs edibeheeknipt. He passed his examination end ohloinod bit Macaw in due course; the policy see pave` caused both by a friend for him ; and be continued te yet the posodeme on it till his death in July last. Anot hsi }slight 1101., effected in 1831, had been deposited with the trustees who had held the former one of 1811 • coat quently the ennui quit trusts were out of the question ales. gether. The parti e s had agreed to narrow the eneellen le one point. They agreed that the present VON dwe policy was 1,8701. and that the amount of piondo:= on it since the bankruptcy was 8521. The essionme the difference, 8181. • the other side, the •ZOOSIMMI he tale bankrupt, were willing only to pay the value at the time of the bankruptcy in 1819. Ie suppoat of his view, Kr. Lucas relied on the fo ll owing cases: *Schondler and Ana, usi.tnees, v. Wass" (1 Campbell, 488) ; "Ex parte Ord" (11 Deane, 188); West v. Real "(7 Jurist, 147, and 1 Hares Re ports). Mr. AmphleU, for the executors of the bankrepV con tended that the were not entitled to be placed in any better ridden tine they would have been placed in bad the pokey bees give ; end this was clearly defined by the meted ease vane of the policy. To give them the at vales mould be to allow them an advantage without Insnerod the meal risk. The most equitable mune he ID Millers lase of the policy as he proposed. Mr. Loses Imintes Clemonksbosse l =sque (after consulting with his WOO, GISMIIIIIIMSIO NU they were unanimously of rile OM AS MOWN were entitled to the amount of *by. lam lbe sormale paid by the bankrupt for keep legit .with Wires% so leedered in principally upon this point—fist until the assignees were aware of their risbn. day could be put to no election. That they .11.11 not aware of their rights was quite dear, sal that was by no default of their own, but by default of the honkrop•—• very pardonable default he ad mitted, because, at As time of his bankruptcy this point of law was by no rem settled as it was now, sad he might very fairly have euppeeed that a policy assigned to his daughter had quite goes out of his possession and control, and was a matter for which he was not accountable. Taking either view—either that the policy did not vest in the wig sees, or that it was subject to their order of sale—it was essential that the assignees should be aware of their rights, in order to exercise either one power or the other. They were in no position to do either; the matter only came to their knowledge at the death of the bankrupt, and they were then entitled to their election. They had made their election to take the whole amount of the policy, less thaw payments to which the reprentatives of the bankrupt were *stiffed. Ar. Mr. Schomberg, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Bagshawe, jut., and Mr. Beale appeared for other ins. Mr. Bwanston and Mr. J. V. Prior appeared for the as signees, claiming in all three suits that the impeached deeds and documents should be declared void. The came stood over front the 22nd of January until to day,day, when his Honour gore judgment fleet in " Columbine v. to and " Peahen v. Miller." The Vice-Chancellor now said that the original bill was by Mrs. Columbine, by her nut friend, seeking to establish the deed of settlement oldie 17th of January, 1847, exe cuted previously to and in eentemplation of her marriage, together with au agreement of the imaestdate. The bill of w Peahen v. Miller ' wu • moos WE. Sled by the unglues in bankruptcy, of the husband, Me. Odumbine, to Wands the.. instruments, and to 110.11111 the /many comprised in them kw the benefit of his Mailleen - Rh Honour thought that there was weaned COMIMS. that Mr. Columbine was deeply indebted cathetiars when the settlement in ques tion was ezeede4 and that be wee reduced to shifts, con trivances, and nepreeneedeos to evade and delay the demands of his aratlletat. _`The prooh of his pecu niary entheenments enleasted ever • period much loops thee twain menthe nietedor to the date of the settlement. Then woe evident, that so early as the Tear MA. end daring the years 111111 add 1846, Mr. Colum bia.. 14= the money Paid he the redemption of unfies try him fee hie employers, in order to retain the redemption swim in hie beads, continued to espentent the asimeleles se nntedeinnest. and paid the MIMI et the aneelike use., Is tins to his employers, jest self the ansaides had teat boss Messed, and in if lie diode bed esselessd to have the bowls of those slew H ses tides whisk ame be masa l their liessiledps , be bed gives us e . ie bis mesa isms tidy SO be asseseeed d r4 kis entlemmuined airemsessasse. The libels edam* that tale metilement had bee owes eat by a see, seder - the primate_ efist peemaktey didisalse. am& =able to nest the dame et hire sadden. This Wei hie dumdum at that time ea wegarded hie dedhsee, then were two ether haportast eissideratises allbstlag the validity of the meth med. One was as to the immenat and nature of the property aempeised in It-dhe ether as to the trusts wlush it &adored. As I. the amount and nature of the property included, and removed from the reach of his grantors nearly the whole at hie property. It included the been in which he and the lady were at the time, and bad bees inhabiting, with all UM furniture and other ar ticles sweessery for contest and enjoyment, down to the meet minute and 'unordinary particulars. His Honour said there was no distinct evidence to show the nature or amount of any property which it left within reach of his creditors. As to the trusts declared, they carefully ex cluded say meteor interest to himself for life or otherwise. He had sot even any pole power of appointment. But every article necessary for containing his establishment so as to live in comfort was pot at the wsfe'sdisposal fuller separate ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. use, with a power, when she pleased, to appoint it in his favour, or in favour of any one else; so that by the opera- HOME CIRCUIT.— Kirsorrots, MARCH 23. tios which the settlement would have, Mr. Columbine being with this lady as his wife, might continue to have gamma Ma. jsanna C01••11xit •••• • PPICIAL Juar. the enjoyment of the property. It was said that the eon. Bueuta e. Palttere.—Hanes teha Bete-riots Herz:ten sideration of marriage, and the want of knowledge on her Mr. &reliant Shee said that the plaintiff in this action part of the embarrassment and insolvency of Mr. Colum- was an attorney and solicitor, and ihe defendant was a gen bine, should protect this settlement, and the decision of Sir aerate of fartune ' and one of the directors of the Bast William Grant in " Campion v.Cotton" (17 Vesey) 263, was India Company. The action was brought to recover the Mira on. But where there was evidence of an intent sum of 2,4901. 165., the amount of two bills of eat for pro to defeat and delay creditors, and to make the erica fessional services rendered by the plainte to the defendant Mika of a marriage a part of a scheme to protect upon the occasion of his becoming a candin, de to represent property against the righ's of creditors, the considera- the borough of Harwich in parliament, nod afterwards elan et marriage could not support such a settlement. before a commit , we of the House of Commons . to defend /Ma Columbine could not be treated as having no notice his seat. In 1851, upon the occasion of Sii John Hub ei the contents of the settlement, or of the nature and house, who was then one of the representatives es; the bee sweat of the property comprised in it. She muFt have rough, being raised to the peerage, Mr. Wigram Cr,twfurd, moo that the purpose of the settlement was to protect a merchant in the City of London, came forward to *-'PlitY e . lofty for her b. flat, and to give her an absolute the vacancy upon the liberal interest, and Mr. Prin.wP asssew it, and therefore to remove it from the reach opposed him upon that of the cons e r va ti ve. A t that peels, d p d ip c creditors, m... while at the same time it pre- Mr. Atwood was the other representative of the b oroug h, ,w e idd =NW of her enabling him to enjoy it. and to use sad as that gentleman was possessed of conside-able pro ft by the dba bi r oce of the same cohabitation in the same petty, and had great influence at Harwich, Mr. Prinsep and WAS anxious to obtain Ins assistance in the electio n , an d h e m em. m g w i t h oj,:e time furniture and appliances, ..b a , ad a des i d lieb4 .. e, including the stock of wine, and was introduced to Mr. Atwood by Mr. Borthwick, a mem ,' die same alellibitaiest se' had been maintained while they her of parliament, since d. ceased • and Mr. Atwood and lied lived dim ... mi ., t oder the assumed character of Mr. Priam, went down to Harwich' together. Mr. At woo d, hushaag In d g ii h r e i;;;; t h e celebration of that marriage from having lost his seat alter the general election of 1847, which was 0 i pa ii, d t 3 be the. oonsideration. Where • under eircumatan.res with which they were very probably naniar, and s et wer e wade undeLsuch eircum.. acquainted, was no Auld well aware of the ° s t un. . o f d ee- Nimse 11 ,„ imakkinticn of mir oase, if allotted to prevail, non proceedings, and of the necessity for any gentleman en. "mu only ab e d a man mono of defrauding creditor. gaged in them to have now professional gentleman to assist The Bankrupt law, it the ma w wag AMA to Its opera- kin, sad to provost kiss from doing anything which might 1 Holroyd referred to Mr. Baron Puke's atriin the case of " Heslop v. Baker " (6 Each., a wing that, under the old law, property thus ellonlimalled in the assignees. This being the ease, notbirg bassi enured to take it out of them, and they having bed me spiportunity of knowing that they had to make an election, between selling the policy or keeping it up, the assignees were now entitled to that option, giving the re presentatives of the bankrupt the benefit of the premiums and interest Mr. Commissioner Goa!burn said be was quite of the same opinion. He thought the ease was with the assignees, both upon authority and upon principle. It was clear that the property passed to the assignees; but they, not being informed of their tights, could not exercise them at the time. They were entitled to the value of the policy at the ' death of the bankrupt, less the premiums paid sine, the bankruptcy, and the interest thereon. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YnTERDAv. The only business transacted to-day was relating to the proof of debts. The proceedings were of no public interest. The courts sojourned until next week for the Easter recess. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1853.' in the result occasion him very great trouble and expense, end he therefore took down with him Mr. Elmade, the pre bent plaintiff, who use his private solicitor, in order that the election might, so far he was concerned, be earriedon in such a manner as not to be open to any objection afterwards. The defendant himself had been but a very short time in Harwich before he found the necessity of having professional assistance, and Mr. Ehnslie being on the shot, and having had • good deal of experience in con nexion with elections in the borough, be retained him as being the most eligible per.on to render him professional assistance; and the plaintiff acted as his professional ad viser during the election. On the day of the nomination a paper was put: into Mr. Prinsep's hand, signed, as was required by the statute, by two of the electors, calling upon him to declare his qualification as a member for the borough, which qualification, according to the statute, con sisted in being possessed of real property in Great Britain or Ireland to the amount of 3001. a-year. Mr. Prinsep having applied to Mr. Elosliellto know what course was to be taken, that gentleman inquired the nature of the quali fication upon which he should rely, and Mr. Priusep infermed hint that he 'was in the receipt of • thousand a-year from the Ent India Company; and he _proposed to declare this u his qualifi cation. It turned out, however, that this pen ning was payable from • fund galled t he Bengal Civil Ser vice Fund, and was derived from property in India, and Mr. Elmslfe expressed a doubt whether it would tame within the statute, and he asked Mr. Prinsep whether he was not prepared to give any other qualification. The de readmit then said that he was possessed of a house in Hyde Park-gardens, but upon which there was a mortgage, and he proposed to add this to the other qualification. A de claration as to the qoalifieation was accordingly drawn up, in which the annuity and the house were declared to be the qualification possessed by the defendant, and all the ex penses that were subsequently incurred, and which were the subject of the present action, were the remit of this de claration relating to the qualification. The result of the election was that Mr. Prinsep was returned by a majority of fire, but immediately afterwards a petition was presented to the House of Commons against the return of Mr. Prinsep, on the ground that he did not possum the qualification re quired by the act of parliament. A committee was ap pointed to try the question, and they decided that iaasmuch as the clear income of three hundred pounds required by the statute was, in their opinion, not derived from real pro perty in Great Britain or Ireland, Mr. Prime p was not pos sessed of a sufficient qualification, and that his election was therefore void. Up to this time, of course, • good deal of expense had been incurred, but a much larger expense was created by reason of the subsequent proceedings adopted by Mr. Prinsep, and in which the plaintiff acted as his agent, as he should show by his direct authority and retainer. When Mr. Prinsep found himself unseated, it appeared that be was determined not to allow his opponent quietly to take his seat, but he directed proceedings to be taken to ascer tain who had the larger number of legal rotes, and he demanded • scrutiny. This commenced on the lit of May, and lasted for nine days, during which time three counsel were engaged on each side; there was no end of witnesses, and an expense of between eleven and twelve hundred pounds was incurred. The result was that the election' was declared void, and Mr. Crawford and Mr. Prinsep were allowed the privilege, if they pleased to exer cise it, of going down to Harwich • second time and having a fight for the votes of the free and independent electors of Harwich. (A laugh.) It was to recover the amount of cuts incurred during the proceedings that the present ac tion was brought against the defendant, and, although the amount was undoubtedly large, yet the jury must be aware that from the nature of the transaction very great exposes was necessarily incurred ; and be believed the only qua Lion in the case would be whether the plaintiff had bum retained byMr.Prinsep as his agent so as to render him YAW The learned counsel concluded bystating that ilk's isarnall friend would consent to try the question of liability be was willing to refer the bill of costs to arbitration and allow the amount to be settled afterwards, supposing the jury should be of opinion that the liability of the defendant was esta blished. Mr. Justice Coleridge said he thought the nitration of the learned serje.ant was one that ought to be earned out. Mr. &duet Channel', who appeared for the defendant, having consulted with his client, appeared at first disin clined to accept the proposition, bat eventually, after the learned counsel had conferred for some time together, it was arranged that the matter should be referred. Mr. &vent Cbannell, addressing the jury, said he was happy to inform theca that an arrangement had been effected, by which they would be saved any further trouble in this matter. They had however beard • statement of one side of the case, and on behalf of Mr. Prinsep he begged he might be allowed to say a few words in justification of his character, and that it might not go forth to the world that he had offered himself as a candidate to represent a borough in parliament without being paseaeed of the proper legal qualification. The truth was that the house in Hyde park Gardens was alone worth more than three hundred pounds a year, and although upon his marriage Mr. Prinsep had made • settlement which was secured upon this house, and this was the mort gage referred to, yet he had the primary interest in the mortgage, and the property was not in reality at all themes hered, and he himself was the person entitled to the interest. He had no desire to impute blame to Mr. Elmalie, or any other person, but, undoubtedly, in the declaration of qualifi cation, the nature of the mortgage was not stated, and upon that ground it appeared that the committee had decided that the proper qualification had not been made on'. This mis take might possibly have arisen from the incitement and hurry consequent upon the proceedings of an election ; but there could be no doubt, and he (Serjeant Channell) had no hesitation in stating most positively, that Mr. Prinsep was possessed of a perfectly legal qualification. The jury then returned a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to the terms to be afterwards sifted upon. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—WAinvicx, ?Luca 22. CLOWS (.53Vrt.--BMIli Mi. USW PAW. BURGLARY AT TAXWORTU. - _ _ Henry Hughes, Joseph Humphrses, and Win. Ellis, were charged with having at Tainwerth, about the hour of one o'clock of the night of the 7th of J y last, burglari ously broken and entered the dwelling-house of John Hor ton, with intent feloniously to steal ; and that they then and there being in the dwelling-house, in and upon the said John Horton, feloniously did make an assault, with intent feloniously and wilfully, and of malice aforethought, to kill and murder him. The prosecutor, after going to bed on the night in ques tion, was awoke about one o'clock by a noise which he thought proceeded from the kitchen. He immediately arose, and, without dressing himself, went down into the kitchen, where he saw the prisoner Hughes standing upon a table, cutting down bacon, about 3 cwt. of which was lying on the floor. Mr. Horton had possessed himself of a hay-fork, with which he ran at Hughes, who 'jumped off the table, and was then seised by Mr. Horton. During a severe struggle Mr. Horton was seriously stabbed. Hughes ulti mately escaped, and ran across the back premises, having left the greater part of his waistcoat in Mr. Horton's hand. Mr. Horton followed, but in consequence of the darkness of the night lost sight of him. He then returned to his house, and, while he dressed himself, sent out a boy in his em ployment, who returned, saying he had seen a cart and thteelmen. Mr. Horton went out, fired a gun to alarm the neighbours, had a horse put in his dog-cart, and, with his shepherd, followed the retreating cart at full speed. There was snow upon the ground, whereby he was enabled to trace the course which the persons before him took. At a station-house upon the road leading to Birmingham, ho set aown his servant, and took up a policeman, with whom he then proceeded till the fugitives were overtaken. Mr. Horton's vehicle was stopped directly It got by the other, which was also stopped, and three an jumped oat of it. One of these (the prisoner Humphries) was imme diately taken into custody, and another turning his head round as he ran away was distantly seen by the policeman, who positively swore that it was Ellis. While Humphries was being handcuffed, another man jumped from the cart, and was apprehended. This was the prisoner Hughes, who was without his waistcoat and boob; and he was recognised by Mr. Horton as hiving been in his employ till Michael mu last. They found in the cart a quantity of bedclothes and other articles, which were identified as belongiag to the prosecutor. It would seem that the burglars entered the house by an upstairs window, through au unoccupied room (from which they took the bedclothes), and then went down into the kitchen. They set open the kitchen door and some gates between the house and a hovel into which the cart was beaked, in order to facilitate the varying of articles to put inside the conveyance. It was proved that Ellis lodged with Hughes,with whom he was, at their domicile, till after five o'clock of the day of the robbery, when they went out together, and neither returned that night. Several persons were called to prove an alibi with regard to Ellis, but there were discreparcies in the testimony of these witnesses. Hughes was found Guilty of the capital effeace, and the other two of the burglary. His Lordship paned sentence of death upon Hughes, saying he should forward his recommendation to the per sons entrusted with the execution of the criminal law in this country that the sentence should be commuted to transportation for life ; the two other prisoners he sentenced to fifteen years' transportation each. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LivEnrooL, MARCH 23. On Tuesday afternoon the commission was opened at Liverpool, and, after reading the proclamation against vice and immorality, the court was adjourned until Wednesday morning, when the following grand jury were sworn in before Mr. Justice Cresawell, at eleven o'clock Earle, , foreman ; Peter Ainsworth, Esq.; Sir John Bent, Knight ; Stephen Blair, James Bourne, R. P. Dawson, R W. France, T. W. L. Hilton, Adam Hodgson, Samuel Holme, Henry Houghton, Hugh Hornby, T. B. Holdall, B. 11. Jones, Joseph Langton, Robert Law, Thos. Littledale, Thomas Monk, Thomas Pale), jun., Thomas Parr, William Pilkingtoo, and Joseph Brooke Yates, Esqrs. After the proclamation his lordship delivered the usual charge to the strand jury. The jury, in the evening, upon the invitation of Mr. Justice Creuwill, dined with their lordships. Owing to an accident, occasioned by fall from his horse whilst hunting, the High Sheriff, Talbot Clinton, Esq., was unable to attend, and the duties devolved upon the Sub- Sheriff, Mr. Deuce, of Preston. CAdeertifiernerit.)—HOLLOWAY'S PILLS FOR THE 0 . ,.., ‘ , r Lieu COIIPLAtIIII. Inwourrox, con Disoarmasi Broom= _mr. h, chard liar" 01 her Mahrotro Dockyard at Is ~e nd re ,. rs had sot hod the tejoymont rd • di" Ss -4..t1y .wy,..ing fr.= indignities sod Moor lb MI Me Mt ...Hirai „Nice fr..ra both say and Nam rI but Ms flo e...pekkd Dot 0 thdr truism.. lad sinew aikei romodlis sore bled , r i th a la, re Wt. At lost bo kaaaa lo um liollmors oak ad this Or arodinar Ins go thoi 1 of his Mom& imil laMprol V id his moolkillik __ he hi Rini weft* =l v =e.bat of Mollb►e - iiii if ii i =ilk mil at isolegrali.e.l4lllol4 THE POLICE - COURTS. BOW STREET. Inspector Reason and Sergeant Hunt, officers appointed to enforce the r. gulations of the Commen Lodging-house Act. attended before Mr. Jardine, to prefer complaints against several of the occupiers of rooms in Wyld-court, Drury-lane, one of the worst localities within thejurisdic tion of the court. Sergeant Hunt said that between 12 and 3 o'clock in the morning of the 12th inst. he visited a room occupied by James L4noren. at 8, Wyld.court, having previously given him the usual notices to register, and repeatedly informed him of the necessary regulations, by which he was prohi bited from taking lodgers while his own family (already exceeding the number allowed) were living with him. Witness found two beds in the room, the first containing the defendant and his three daughters aged 17, 16, and 15, and a boy aged 8. The second bed contained • man and his wife, who were paying 81. per week for the lodging. Witness visited the room again yesterday morning, and found the defendant and his daughters sleeping together as before, but the second bed was empty. Mr. Jardine inflicted a penalty of 20s. ; upon which Donovan declared that he had not a penny in the world, nor any goods worth seizing. He was consequently com mitted for 21 days, but, having been subsequently de tected in passing a stocking containing about 40s. to one of his daughters, his worship had him replaced in the dock, and compelled him to pay the fine. Michael Sulliran (an old offender) was neat fined 51., and committed for two months in default. Jeremiah Donovan, of 2, Wyld-court, was proved to be the uscupier of a room on the ground floor, in which there were two beds, one of them containing the defendant, his wife, his two daughters aged IS and 10, and a servant-girl out of place aged 14. Mr. Jardine fined him U. and costs—committing him for a month in default of payment. Another man, named John Lynch, occupying a room in the same court, was fined 41., or a month's imprisonment in default. WORSIIIP•STREET. Grove Dania was sharged, ander rather peculiar eireum stances,with an attempted fraud upon Capt. John Orey, of the Ist Tower Hamlets Militia. On the 2nd inst. the defendant offered himself as a volunteer at the headquarters of the Ist Tower Heralds Militia, was accepted, and received the usual instalment of the bounty. Nothing more was seen of him until having been invited by a recruiting-sergeant, ignorant of the first enlistment, to join the regiment, he agreed, and presented himself at heml-quartera, expecting to receive another 10s. Here the imposition was detected, and the defendant given into custody. Mr. D'Eyncourt said that there was some difficulty in dealing with the case, inasmuch as the 39th section of the act 42 Geo. 111., c. 90, which imposed a penalty of six months' imprisonment fur such an offence, applied only to such persons as offered to eclist when they were already enrolled in some " other " regiment. In the present case, however, it appeared that the prisoner, in order to obtain a double bounty, had attempted to enlist again in the same regiment, for which there was no provision whatever un der the Mutiny Act; but as he had clearly been guilty of an offence at common law, he should order him to be Qom , Knitted for trial, for an attempted fraud upon her Majesty. SMIPPINCi INTALLIGS.VUB. SEABORNE MAILS. tN • ghillie that the goalie ars .ent fh.m the Cenral ?Jet-cities by the west—bed N by the morning denotett.l Day when moue up . tron t t er,,;il ------ ,... ea r DUN 1111E15. lin General Pat Port . dae a • Ofilor,Loodon. despatched. 'Enebad, 1 --.. ___. „____... Amesies(byEritaeast h 'Crory Friday Liverpool— . EsehMua A United Mato tames l, March 21 Liverpool April 4 A nerica(byl:.fnatespeil April Aaatrallatna Satin ton) lth of May Oltto(vta Maraillos) h litho( uay Ditto (via Cape of Goad Hope) ..._ N hid of April P lymouth .. *w e b 63 Atha( Nast Coast) —l4 lied of too matt Plymouth .. awl II Vassidvto ll 4.2, 2 4,& a elm°. Dover March 211 Alexandria PS . Pim b ro th .1 IN nn. SOillhia• i too. 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IN Beta, London Honduras N 17th of the matt widnioni.i ... Ap r il 14 india(Mallemthanipt) 11 4th&2othof moat Mutharapton. April 4 Isdia (via Maraddest it 4thaAthor month Dover lonian Isles (see India) Indust.-- .... ....M a h Tarim dans Holeheed..., yeri a , 4 4 . Lisbon U 7, I', 17, &28of ni Southampton. tail le Madeira al Mottle month. ~:•mtlialtiot•4. lord 16 Madeira N lied a the mou th I Plymouth ... April 12 Malta (see India) Malta N 7,17,19,M9430 of m Wear Mauritius (see India) Mauritius lk I,4th of the month Plymouth . . March 26 Maio* N tad of tke month 4u .Ikila p t el. la ofmo. Maple. h Sthlethrlthuf mea Dover New Granada ll Indkl7thof lam:. loothartne" April 1 New Zealand By private ship .. Various ports Cnoertaa ~ ..,1A.,,,„, I. Mb 0024thormoo U. vat .... March It Peninsula P 7017th: 6 kaisor toutainotov Starch 26 Peru to 2nd & 28tk of mo. South-J-11w. April I Port Natal l6 14th of the mouth Plymouth ... March 111 Sicily h ittiletro 3 kern, .t ,rover Turcany N SttitSth24thof one Dover VOIMIIOIII !I bd.; IT th et aina .13 ioutlax.pton. April I. Van Diemen's Land (se. Australia) West India ....... le 2ad&l7thof month doethampta. epril 1 WESTMINSTER. elm Loving, an old woman, retaining somewhat the appearance of the gipsy of half-a-ceutury ago, was charged with endeavouring to induce a girl of 18 to rob her master under the following circumstances : Jane Bueham, barmaid at Mr. Wilcox's, the Duke of York, Vauxhall-bridge-road, stated that the prisoner came unto her master's house on the previous afternoon, and asked for half a pint of beer, after which, addressing wit ness, she said, " I have nut been here for some time, but I've a great deal to tell you now I have come. You have had a great deal of trouble, and I can tell you a great deal of what will happen to you, but before I do so I must look at the lines in your hand." The request having been acceded to, prisoner told her a great deal about young men, and then asked her for 25., at the same time recommend ing her to take it out of her master's till, and witness accord ingly did so. Mr. Wilcox immediately came out of the bar parlour, and seizing prisoner's hand, witness took the two shillings away from her. Witness took the money out of the till and gave it to the prisoner, by her master's permis sion, the accused having been there before, end Mr.,Wileox having put witness upon her guard, in the event of pri sener's repeating her visit. Mr. Wilcox proved haring placed himself in a situation to overhear what occurred. Amongst other things, the prisoner told the girl to go up stairs and fetch her some wearing apparel; that there were three young men despe rately in love with her at that moment—two being trades men, and the third a profeuional man ; that one would offer her marriage very shortly, and she must not refuse to accept it, u it would be the worst day's work she ever did. Mr. Arnold considered the ease as bad as it well could be, and committed the prisoner for throe months. MARKETS. COTTON.— LIVIMPOOL. MARCH 23. —The market dosed tamely again, with no change in the quo , ations of Friday lest. Bales estimated at 8,000 bales (2,000 being taken for export, and 1,000 on speculation). The sales comprise 850 Pernam and Maranhao, 81d. to 7id. . • 200 Egyptian, 7d. to 12}d. ; 400 Surat, 3ld. to Old . ; 80 Sea Island, 20d. to 2*. 6d. CORN.—Borrow, March 23.—We have bad a small sup ply of Whoat at market today, and prices le. per quarter higher ; red. 45e. to 465. ; white, 48s. No change to note in the value of Beans. Srocurox•ox-Tau, March 23.—The supply of Wheat to this day's market was small. &lien demanded an ad vance of is. per qr., which buyen would not concede ; how ever, the prices of last Wednesday would in some instances be eat eded, but the market, on the whole, was slow, and closed heavily. Oats Gd. to Is. per qr. lower. Beans Is. per qr. chaper, with a moderate demand. CATTLE.-Lszus, MARCH 23.-There were at to-day's market 550 horned cattle for sale, and 2,800 sheep. Buyers were numerous, and a general clearance was effected. Cattle sold at from Bs. to Bs. Bd. per stone of 161 b. ; sheep realised, in wool, Bd. to Bfd., and clipped, 61d. to 7d. per lb. Rostrums, March 23.-Our market to-day was but thinly supplied with stock, and prices quite as high as last week. Beef, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 2d. Mutton, 4s. 2d. to be. Lamb, ss. 4d. to 6s. Veal, 3s. 81. to 4s. 6d. Pork, 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. BouruaLL, March 23.-Trade was good today, at ad raneed rates. Beef made from 2s. to 41. 4d. Mutton, 41. to 66.61. Veal, 38.10 d. to 6s. Pork, 3s. to 4.. 6d. per stone of Blbs., sinking the offal. COALS.- LONDON, MASCH 23.-Sbips at market, 126; sold, 117.-Bate's West Hartley, 16; Huddle's West Hartle 16e. 9d. ; Can's Hartley, 16. 6d. ; Longridge's West Ilartlev, 17s. ; North Percy Hart ley, 16e. ; Ravenswortb West Hartley, 16s. 61. ; Tan field Moor Butes. 16s. 6d. ; Tyne Main, 16s. 6d. ; Vic toria Main, 171.; Walker Psiniroce, 16s. 6d.; West Hart ley, 16s. 9d. ; Wallington Hartley, 16e. 6d. ; Walls End Acorn Close, 18s. 9d. ; Walls End Gibson, 17s. 9d. ; Walls End Gostorth, 18e. 3d. ; Walls End Horton, 18s. 3d. ; Wall's End Hebburn, 17e. 9d. ; Walls End Medley, 18s. 3d. ,• Wall's End Killingworth East, 16e. 9d. ; Walls End Lawson, 17e. 6d. ; Walls End Morison, 18s. 6d. ; Walls End North umberland, 171; Walls End Northumberland East, 16s. 9d . ; Walls End Riddell, 18s. 3d. ; Eden Main, 19s. 34.; Helton and Lyons mixed, 19s. 6d. ; Hatton& Lyons, 19s. 6d.; Walls End Belmont, 195.; Walla End Braddyll, 119 s. 6d. ; Walls End Hetton, 20s. ; Walls End Lambton, 19e. 94. ; Walls End Luinley, 18a. 9d.; Walls End Pen shm, 181. 9d.; Walls End Riehmand, 19e. ; Walls End Russel's Hotta*, 191.91. ; Walls End Stewart's, 20e. ; Walls I End Whitwell 17r. 6d .; Walls End Caseep, 195.; Wa.l- End Hartlepool, 19s. 9d. ; West Whitworth, 16e. 9d. ; Walls End Backbones, 18s. 6d.; Walls End Ricbardson's Tees, 17s. 3d. ; Walls End South Durham, 18s. 3d. ; Walls End Tees, 20s. ; Walls End Woodhouse Close, 171. 3d. ; An thracite Steam, 284. MEETING AT THE MANSION HOUSE.—Yesterday about 50 gentlemen attended the Lord Mayor as a deputa , tion from many of the City wards, requesting his lordship would convene a special meeting of the Common Council to receive a petition praying the court to give their support r to Mr. Pearson's projected railway and street improvements, The Lord Mayor, after remarking that he could hardly in his position give an opinion on the scheme, said that he could not name a day for convening a special court, as re f quested. He believed that could only be done upon a requl sition from a competent number of the Common Council. , men themselves. He would, however, consult the Town Clerk upon this as a matter of form ; lint he could assure the deputation that if it could not be done, he would put ! the petition at the head of the paper of business for the next court—for both the importance of the subject and the , number and respectability of the petitioners challenged the earliest and most serious attention of the corporation. He must, however, take the liberty of giving a piece of advice to the promoters of the measure, which was to look as little as possible to the government or the corporation for pecu niary assistance. t THE FIRE AT DONCASTER CHURCH.—VERDICT OP THE Junv.—The judicial investigation into the origin ' of the late lamentable fire, which resulted in the total de struction of the parish church of St. George, at Doncaster, was brought to a close last evening (Tuesday) in the coun. I cil-chamber of the Guildhall, after seven different adjourn. • ments. The following is the verdict of the jury "In the absence of more conclusive evidence, the jury find that the actual origin of the fire is involved in mystery—that it was accidental—but they incline to the opinion that the pro bable cause may be assigned to the state of the north flue, the defective and unsafe constrection of the heating appa ratus, and particularly the negligence and inattention of theme who had charge of them. The jury cannot close their inquiry into this awful visitation with out strongly impressing upon the town council the lamentably defective supply of water—the want of sufficient fire plugs, and another and a more powerful engine, with sufficient hose for sudden emergencies." Mr. Nicholson, one of the jury, handed the following document to the , coroner, which was read :—" That the officials to whose custody the church was copficied are highly reprehensible for not having had due regard to the appointment of fit and proper persons to attend to the fires and heating apparatus, and the care of the church generai:7. which has apparently for so long a period seriously ending cud the safety of life and property. (Signed) J. Rogerson, Edwd. Nicholson, lames Alexander, end Geo. Parkinson. The four names signed were jurymen. The harlot Ilarewooo has promised to attend the public meeting, which is expected Jo prove a most enthusiastic demonstration of the feelings of the iniuttry geassally. Printed and published W Waww in Hates et No. 8, Lombard. Minh I n the aty at healoa. Iteketsr, at tee °Sea In Leleber‘ stint, n ibe peselneter Whilettlete. Timmer, LACS 34, IeSS. CASUALTIES. :pril 1 Spray, Aitken, from FernUnbucO — ici Bremen, which WAS cut through by the ice, March 18, has discharged part of her cargo, and is now in safety.—Cuxhaven, Much 24). ARAL VED. Asa. of Bristol, March 22, — from — Maeda ATALIA —At GraTelelliL Mara 32, from B. Ana Ames—at Granata March 23, from . Emden AMAMI= Law — at Liverpool, Mareh 23, from Newfoundland Ban en Kiri —oef Liverpool, March 23 Cautere—off Pill, March 22, horn Odeon Caterae—ot Dead, March 22, from. Santander Carrara—at Southamptoo, Mann 22, from. °daft CoorrAxrins—at Southampton, Much 22, from Alexandria PAMPAS/I—it Oravamod, March 23, from Santandie Buz. Moatuaoe—at °mowed, March 23, from Black Bea ()AXONS —At Dartmouth, March 21, from London loco—at Shields, March 12, from. Mauritian Javier broom—at Gravesend, March 23, from.. Norway Karam-ow --off Queenstown. March 21, from Callao LAINO —at Pill, March 91, from Galata Lawaxeca —et Deal, March 22, from Marina Laverroox—off Liverpool, March 23, from New York Maar Ummat.—atGravosond, March 23, from Odessa NIWIOITLi —at Gravaend, March 21, from Alexandria Pioconoor —at Liverpool, March 23, from St. Michael's Boor.. Cuaso—at Gravaseod, March 23, from Black Sea Swam —at Orevesered, March 22, from Black Set Soma—st Gravesend, March 23, from Norway Sovrtraterron—at Gravesend, March 21, from Black list famosox..ass--at Gravesend, March 23, from • Norway ALA NYMPH —at Pill, March 22, from Marseilles Barran—at Falmouth, March 21, tram Marseilles Dania—at Falmouth, March 21, from Port.au-Prima VIGILANT—at Liverpool, Marsh 23, from Ostend Wars—at Liverpool, March 23, from St. Übe BA!LBD. Apo Maar-from Pill, March iii, - tc7 . Attlee alarm (a)-from Liverpool. March 33, to New York Ace Dams-from Liverpool, March 23, to . Casting &ism-from Liverpool, March 23, to Boatels BILLCAIMe-from Li.r 9 l lool , March 23, to at. John's, N.B. BaLmut -Mom Liverpool, Much 23, to Cronstatit BOA Yoarusa-frout Liverpool, March 23, to Lidion Cocivirre-from Liverpool, Much 23, to Mellsoirne Kern-from Liverpool, March 23, to Newfoundland ELLso-from Liverpool, March 23, to Panama FIADIESCI-from Liverpool, March 23, to Bahia VANIIT-from Liverpool, Muth 23, to etettin Flow's or YAiIIOW-from GTATC•OI.4, March 23, to 'it. Michael's Pass Tamm-from Queenstown, Much 21, to Barbadoes II ammo,' Roma-front Liverpool, March 23, to Batavia Liosamo-from Liverpool, March 23, to Bella@ 111111 IT lour - from Live= March 29, to Porto Blom Jerre-from Liverpool, 2J, to B Soma Josamsta-Irons Gravesend. March 23, to ans u = LYDIA-from Liverpool, March 23, 10 Kingston (Jamaica) Miusosa-from Live March 23, to kielitaz, N.S. Maar A9ll £011451 - from Liverpool, March 23, to New York BAIT Woanata. -from Liverpool, March 23, to Mu errs- from Liverpool , March 23, to tia d %y e "--- - --- -- Gravesend, March 23, to Cape Come laGrametied, March 23, to ver. Calentle March 23, to New Trek -from March 23, to New York Nosneorm-from Liverpool, March 23, to Rio Janeke Otaaaserte- from Liverpool. March 23, to .. .....- ...New Orkami Patrice ALEUT lowean-from Liverpool, lank 82, to...Liabon Fame a -from Liverpool, March 23, to . Havannak Pum.-from.Gravesend, March 23, to Montreal Pameres-from l'W, March 21, to Wilmington hr. Laweance--IrceiLiverpool, March 23, to Montreal SEPREIOL-from Gravesend, March 23, to Cadet BPOWDON-from Liverpool, March 23, to St. John's, N.B. Bus -from Liverpool, March 2i, to St. John's, N.B' Bu IL Hamiusia-from Plymouh , March 21, to Melbourne TOIIOXTO-from Liver Poo l. Mardi 231 to Mowed Twessaao-from Liverpool, March 3, to . JAMAICA Yoaw IL-from Gravesend, March 23, to Santander Zoisioa -front Liverpool, March 23, to Pernambuco Nay a—fraga Naw Snow VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Aden, for the &W., Mardi 18, lat. 51 N. James Deltas, from Bombay for Liverpool, 2dareh 13. Ammer (barque), kw the S.W.. Karat 19, lit 48 N. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THURSDAY. MARCH 24, 1853. The state of the Weather at each of the following please at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are imaged in order of latitude. HASTINGS —N. ; Fresh Breeze; Overcast. Sairruawrrox—N. • L Strong Breese ; Overcast. FOLKESTONE—N. ; Fresh Breese ; Snow. Ganartwicx—N.E. ; Strong Breeze ; Overcast. STROOD—N.E. ; Gentle Breeze ; Snow. SWINDON—N.B. ; Fresh Breeze ; Snow, Ykaworrit—N.B. ; Storm ; Hail. HOLTRIAD—N.E. ; Strong Breeze ; Frosty. The returns from the following places did not reach this sere In time for publication yesterday; they therefore indicate tke state of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : LIERRICK—N.E,; Calm ; Cloudless—Frost. MULLINOAR—N. ; Calm ; Partially Cloudy. LEIGHTON—N.B. ; Gentle Breeze ; Overcast. HOLYILZAD--N.E.; Hard Wind; Frost—liail Showers. THIS DAY, Noox. Coates of WM. Strewth of Wind. Store of the Weather. N. Gentle Breese. Fine. [Advertisement.] FIFTY THOUSAND CURBS ISISSOISS /ISMSS& by De lIIILIts'S BISSAU/STA ALCMs FOOl•—• ..ore 49,332 ;—" Silty years' indescribable agony from dyspepain, eventuates, asthma. cough, eniatipatica, flatulent,. spasms, sink. are at the stomach, and vounitinp, have been ranovedby Du barrfe menet food."—Muria Jolly, Worthim, Ling, near D* Norfolk. thin No. 71 et dyspepsia : lim the Right Hon. the Lard Stuart de Densa:—.. I have derived earsidershle beneet nos your Food, and Authorise the publication of these Unra..--titturt de Deefse. 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