The Express. — London, England, 1848-02-01 00:00:00

',presentative' as soon as the financial business of the approaching session begins. They ought to insist that as proposal to impose new taxes or increase old ones b e las. upon a thorough revision of oar system of tax ado, with a view to remedy the anomalies and injus tice that now exist, im and above all to remove all fetters u pon industry posed by the present modes of levying tams If the cottons of Manchester, the woollens of Leeds, the hardwares of Birmingham, or the silks and ribbons of Norwich bad been for the last 200 or 160 y e ars honoured with the superintendence and prate°. tine of the excise, as soap, paper, and some other commodities have been, there can be no doubt that the number of persons employed in our staple national manufactures would have been fewer by some tens of thousands. Tho quantity of their products exported would have remained at a low figure in the folios of the excise and customs. The truth is that the excise is a mode of taxation which could only . have been originally devised in a country possessing none but domestic manufactures. It was a rude method of making every one give up to the public service so many pounds of his home-baked bread, so many quarts of his home-brewed ale, so many of his home-dipped rushlighta, or their value in money. It was, from the beginning, en impertinent, prying, rudely extortionate tax; but for the development of our colossal menu teetering system it was not the impediment, the dead palsy to industry which it has since become. The ex cise is a tax of an obsolete state of society, retained in new social and industrial relations, among which it is an intolerable nuisance. The truth is that tie excise is tolerated solely on amount of its partial and unequal incidence. Com mon sense says that if the excise is a proper mode of levying revenue, it ought to be extended to all trades instead of being confined to a few. Suppose, for a moment, that this view was acted upon ; that our cotton, woollen, and hardware manufacturers were obliged to pack up their goods in a prescribed fashion; that they were obliged to stick labels on all their packages containing a vast variety of information, each label being adorned by autographs of the super visor and officer; that they were obliged to invite the officers of the excise to be present at certain stages of their manufacturing process ; that they were ob liged to keep looms, anvils, and labourers working under the lock and key of the excise. The excise laws would not survive for a week such an entension of their sphere of operation. They are allowed to exist because they oppress only a minority of the industrious public. Their unfair, partial, application is what imparts to them their tenacity of life. Another circumstance that renders people tolerant of the excise is the nature of the commodities upon which by far the greater proportion of the excise revenue is levied. People fancy themselves virtuous when advocating heavy duties and restrictions on the preparation of spirits and malt, as they did of old when displaying zeal against cakes and ale. For our parts, we confess that it' people will have spirits—and we suspect the CHANCELLOR OF Toe EXCHEQUER would be sadly taken aback by a univerwil adoption I of Father MATHEW'S pledge—we think it desirable that a mode of levying the duty upon them which, notoriously promotes the substitution of an unwhole some for a wholesome spirit ought to be altered. We think that the plan of taxing the half-manufactured article malt, and then again the whole manufactured article whisky, with a bungling and inadequate ma &Wary of drawbacks superadded to alleviate the ex -1104011, is unfair, not only to the distiller, but to the Wey grower. Distillers, maltaters, and licensed victuallers, are men, after all, and as such equally en titled to fair play in their respective callings as other members of society. Bat if in adopting these views we have shot ahead of the liberalism of our age—if the public, which is so sensitive to the claims of the negro, and so tender in its care of the convict—is not yet prepared to re cognise in the distiller " a man and a brother," surely it will admit the claims of the soap-boiler and paper maker to this distinction. On this head, however, it would be unwise to be over-sanguine. Not very long ago we read in au Edinburgh newspaper that a certain peeress had taken a fancy to visit an extensive paper mill in the vicinity of Modern Athens. She viewed, in apparently apathetic silence, the various interesting processes of the manufacture. Bet when she was shown the great quantity of the finished article which had accumulated in the bonded ware house, her pent-up feelings found utterance in words: " Well, what a great deal of mischief paper has done in the world ! " Few public men would plead guilty to any sym pathy with the views of this noble lady, yet it is diffi cult to account for the subjection of paper to the excise tax and eapimuzge, except on the supposition that it is regarded as a sub•ministrant to popular ex• oftement, and its manufacture discouraged accord ingly. The average value of a ream of paper varies from 2s. 6d. to 139. Every ream must be labelled, and written upon, and entered separately in a register, both by the manufacturer and the excise officer. No other exciseable article is required to be thus labelled; and yet though paper is the only article which carries on its label a prima facie evidence that the duty has been charged, it is the only article subjected to a de tention of twenty-four hours by law—and in practice, of double that time. No other excieeable article is now detained a moment after the duty is charged. Glass, while liable to duty, was at one time detained for twelve hours, but this period of detention was subse quently reduced to four. Paper, like whisky, is a rambled article. A few years ago the tax on cotton wool was re pealed in consequence of the urgent representations of the cot.on manufacturers and spinners. The re turns from that tax (about 700,0001.) nearly equalled the returns from the duty upon paper. But the tax on cotton wool being a customs duty involved no in terference with the time of the manufacturer and his workmen, such as is consequent upon the labelling and stamping system in the paper trade. The waste and scrapings of the cotton mills are liable to a duty of lid. per lb. before they can be sold in the shape of paper. The value of this refuse is net more than one-eighth or one-tenth of the unmanufactured cotton wool, and yet the duty on the refuse is three times the amount of the duty on the more valuable cotton, which it was found expedient to repeal. Isolated grievances are generally allowed to remain unredressed grievances. All trades subjected to the excise will act wisely in making common cause, and in adding to their number all members of the general public who indirectly suffer along with them. The question is too extensive and too com plicated to be satisfactorily disposed of in one or two sessions, but it is so important that an earnest beginning cannot be made too soon. There is no public question at present agitated upon which a member of parliament. ambitious of the honourable character of a really practical and useful legislator, could more securely base it. Surely such men are to be found among the ranks of that party which so recently celebrated at :Manchester its triumphs in South Lancashire and Yorkshire. But even supposing them to exist, they will require co adjutors out of doors. The LORD-ADVOCATE of Scot• land was not far wrong when he said, at the late general election, that without agitation no arguments for the remission of any duty were likely to succeed. It is to be presumed that his lordship's countrymen of the Anti-Excise League are acting upon this hint, and that the northern representatives will be duly urged to co-operate earnestly in parliament towards the emancipation of some of our useful manufactures from the bondage under which they groan. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, JAN. 22. -- The lijobetislurn's Post contains the following address from seve ral hundred citizens, chiefly consisting of students and mechanics, to the representatives of the burger class and de. puties of the vides the undersigned burgers and in habitants of Copenhagen, hereby call upon the states, depu ties, and the repress ntativ es of the burgers of the capital, to adopt measures conformable with the importance of present circumstances, and, as the organ of the people, to seize the right moment for bringing before his Majesty the wishes of the people—At the taking of the oath by the students at Copenhagen on the 22nd, there were loud exclamations of " The constitution for ever." Many of the students and candidates joined in this cry. The ladrolandet states that the address to the detilies of the states and burger representa tives was signed by about 400 students, who delivered their petition, it is said, to Professor Dr. Klausen. Ducar or HOLSTEIN.—Ou the 25th inst., the civic guard took the oath of fidelity at Altona, to King Frederick VII., as also, on the 2bth, the dragoons stationed ARRIVAL OF SPECIE AT LIVERPOOL—The Colum ba, New York packet-ship, arrived on Sunday with 6,0001. The Columbus, from the same port, brought 14,0001. The SE R. Peel brought 12,0001. THE•NEAPOLITAN REFORMS. The follawing are the ordonsanota - published at Naples on the 18tb and 18th, and which we hare referred to abcere : FIRES ORDONNANCIL—FIRDINAND IL—After having prided, by our royal decree of the 13th of August, 1847, for the welfare of our well beloved people, by the abolition of the duty on mills, by the diminution of the duty on salt in our royal domains on this aide of the Straits, and by other =emptier in Sicily, we intended to introduce other ame liorations in the high administration ofthe state. Considering that our laws, the civil institutions, and the guarantees granted by our august predecessors contain every source of public pros perky; but, nerartheless, those civil institutions are sus ceptiblis of improvement, because sock is the nature of human things. By these considerations, and by our own full and spontaneous will, we order what follows : Art. 1. To all the attributions granted the councils of Naples and Sicily, by the organic law of the 14th June, 1824, we add the following :-1. To give the necessary pre vious opinion (parer.) on all projects of law and general re gulations. 2. To examine and to give respective previous °pistons on the general budgets of the royal treasuries of the royal domains on either side of the Straits, on the provincial budgets and en the commercial budgets, the approbation of which is reserved to us by law, on the imposing of commer cial duties, and on the tariffs of those duties. 3. Oaths ad ministration of the public debt and the sinking fund. 4. Oa commercial treaties, and on the tariffs of the customs. 6. On the desires expressed by the provincial councils according to the terms of the article 30 of the law of the 22nd Dec., 1816. 6. With respect to the affairs above-named, the ministers portqfeuille, cannot present to um any proposals in the council, without having previously obtained the opinion (parere) of the conaulta. Art. 2. The provincial council. of Naples and Sicily, which represent the provinces conformably to the law of the 12th December, 1816, have long enjoyed meat precious privileges; we are pleased to add the following : 1. The administration of the provincial funds is entrusted toe deputation, which the provincial councils shall name in their annual sessions, and to which the administration of those funds shall be en trusted under the presidency of the intendant. 2. The acts of the provincial councils foreseen by the article 30 of the law of the 12th December, 1516, and their budgets, after the approbation of the sovereign, shall be made public by the medium of the press. Art. 3. Willing to entrust to the communes themselves of Naples and of Sicily the administration of their property, as far as it is consistent with the power, always reserved to government, for the preservation of the patrimony of the above mentioned communes, we request the councilerneral to present to us a project having for bases:-1. The free election of the decurions entrusted to the electors. 2. All deliberative attributions granted to the communal councils. 3. All executive functions entrusted to the syndics. 4. The duration of the functions of the communal chancellors. — Naples, Jan. 18, 1848. (Signed) FERDINAND. SECOND ORDONNANCE.—FERDINAND Il.—According to the taw of the Bth December, 1816, which, after the en gem of Vienna had acknowledged and confirmed, in the name of all the powers, the union of the Two Sicilia in one sole kingdom, her established fundamental laws for the administration of our atatts:;:according to the law of the 11th December, 1816, by which the privileges grouted of old to the Sicilians have been made to agree with the unity of the political institutions, which, in virtue of the treaties of Vienna, was to constitute the political rights of the kingdom of the Two Bicilies—according to the sovereign act of this day, by which we have, of our own free will, granted benevolent dispositions to our people of Naples and Sicily, desiring, moreover, that Sicily should continue to enjoy the advantages of an administration distinct and separate from that of Naples—we have ordered and do order what foilowa : Art. 1. The laws of the Bth and 11th December, 1816, are replaced in their full vigour. Art. 2. The decree of the 31st October, 1837, relative to the promiscuousness of places and employments, is abrogated. Art. 3. We confirm for err the judiciary and reciprocal independence of our domains on either side the Straits, and consequently the ordinary suits of the Sicilians will continue to be tried, even in the last resort, by the Sicilian courts. In I like manner, the supreme court of justice and the high court of accounts in Sicily will stand on an equal footing with three of Naples. Art. 4. The administration of Sicily will continue to be independent, a. heretofore, of that of our territory on this side the Straits. Art. 6. All offices and employments will be held hencefor ward in Sicily by Sicilians, and in the Neapolitan territory, by Neapolitan& To avoid disorder in the different branches of the administration, the promiscuous appointments which have hitherto taken place will be modified as soon as possible, and within • time not exceeding four month. for civil dikes, and for ecclesiastical offices it will cease as soon as the resent incumbents shall die or be removed. THIRD ORDONNANCE.—FRIILINAND 11.—Considering the organic law of the council of state of the kingdom, of the 14th of June, 1844, and desiring that the discussion of affair brought before it should be conducted with the greatest diligence and wisdom, we ordain as follows : Art. 1. Councillors for extraordinary service are appointed. Art. 2. When our residence shall be in our domains at this side the straits, the President of the Supreme Court, the President of the High Court of Accounts, the President of the High Civil Court, the Directors General, the Minister of Public Instruction, the Superintendent of Public Health, and others whom we shall select, shall have the rank and privilege of extraordinary councillors. When our residers shall be on the other side of the straits, the President of the Supreme Court of Palermo, the President of the High Court of Accounts, the President of the High Civil Court, the Judge of the Monarchy, the Minister of Public Instruction, the Directors General, the Superintendent of Public Health, and others whom we shall select, shall have the rank and privilege of extraordinary counaillors. Art. 3. Our Minister of State, President of the Council, is authorised to call to the sessions of the committees of the councils, and of the council general, the said extraordinary councillors, who will have the same right of voting there as ordinary councillors. Art. 4. Every provincial council, at a close of its session, will present to us three candidates chosen among the princi pal proprietors, who will be provincial councillors. We will choose amenp them • provincial councillor for each province, who will sit in the council of state in all discussions concern ing the administration of their respective provinces. Art. 6. The secretaries of state, when they think it ne cessary to sit at the council, will occupy a post immediately after the President-General of the Council.—Naples, Jan. 18, 1848. (Signed) FERDINAND. Cbt Court. - - WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Duchess of Kent ar rived to luncheon with the Queen and Prince Albert, and the King and Queen of the Belgians, from her residence, Fr ore-house.—The Duchess of Cambridge, attended by her Lady in Waiting, is expected to arrive at the Castle this evening from her re-idence at Kew. Prince Frederick of Hesse is also expected to arrive this evening from Kew, on a visit to the Queen.—The Earl of Aberdeen and Col. Wylde are expected to arrive on a visit to her Majesty. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening is expected to include the King and Queen of the Belgians, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Fre derick of Hesse, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Lady in Waiting of the Queen of the Belgians (La Marquise de Trazeynies), the Lady in Waiting of the Dud es. of Kent (Lady Fanny Howard), the Lady in Waiting of the Dui hese of Cambridge, the Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Aber deen, Mr. G. E. Anson, Sir G. Conger, Col. Wylde, and Lieut.-Col. Craufurd, commanding the grenadier guards, A meeting of the Royal Commission to inquire into the Merchant Seamen's Fund sat at the Board of Trade yesterday for three hours and a half. The commissioners present were Lord Ellenborough, Sir W. Clay, Sir E. Cod rington, and Sir. Enderby. G. Scovell, Esq., and G. F. Young, Esq., were examined. Mr. Moffatt, M.P., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi dence, in Downing-street. The Chief Secretary for Ireland had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Co:onial-office for the Governors of hew South Wales and South Australia. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office on Sunday from the Governors of the West India colonies, and also from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, New Zen had, the Mauritius, Malta, and Gibraltar. JEWISH DISABILITIES. A meeting of the inhabitants of the city of West minster, for the purpose of petitioning parliament to remove the remaining Jewish disabilities, was held yesterday at the Hanover-square Rooms; Mr. Smedley, the high-bailiff, in the chair. Letters were intimated fr-m the following noble men and gentlemen, excusing themselves from attendance, for various reasons, but all expre , sing their concurrence:-- Messrs. Thompson, M.P., C. P. Grenfell, M.P., J. Wilson, M.P., Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P., Messrs. E. Divett, M.P., J. Matheson, M.P., Lord D. C. Stuart, M.l'., Right Hon. Fox Haute, H.P., Mr. G. Moffatt, M.P., Lord Marcus Hill, M.P., Sir E. Colebrooke, M.P. Myers. E. Hutt, M.P., Wynn Ellis, M.P. \V. P. Wood, M.P. E. P. Bouverie, M.P., J. L. Ricardo , ' M.P., E. De Vear, M P., B. flames, Esq T. B. Macaulay, and Dr. Lankester. The High Bailiff having opened the proceedings, J. MACGREGOR, Esq. M.P., moved the first resolution: That considering the existence of relies,us restrictions on the exercise and enjoyment of civil rights and privileges to be at variance with justice and couri policy, and contrary to the presentspirit and practice ca the constitution, and that the Jewish people, being subject to all burdens ,nd °big:Atone unleting :objects of this kingdom, lure always shown tbenuelves wiWag to discharge their duties as "Wren:, and loyally and peaceably to yield obedieJoe to the laws and statutes of the ream, this meeting fires Ito best suppart to bet Majesty's staters in their planate of removing from the statute.book the re 'paining civil ili,tunues of the Jews, an obnoxious remnant of ages of Intolerant legislation. The hon. member expatiated upon the injustice and im policy of longer continuing any dicabilities upon a class of men so inoffensive and so industrious as the Jews, and pointed out the beneficial effect which the measure contem plated by the government would have upon the condition of the Jews in other ocesntries—in Germany, in the Austrian dominions, &c., where the Jews, far more numerous than they were here, at present laboured under many political and civil disabilities. In Holland, Belgium, France, where the Jews had been admitted to exactly the same rights and privileges with the rest of the community, no effects injuri ous to the established religion of the state had been /ape. rienced. He vindicated the character of the Jews from the imputation of dishonesty and over-inching, so generally attributed to it, and declared his conviction, derived from long experience, that the Jews in their dealings were to the full as honest and fair dealing as any other commercial men. He mentioned the fact that the prosperity of the Rothschilds THE EXPRFSII, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1848. themselves had taken its rise is an act of noble integrity in the grandfather of the_prseent member for Loudon. J. WILD, Esq., M.P. in ascending the resolution, re pudiated the idea that this introduction of the Jews to perils mint would unchrietianise the Home of Casasseas as per fectly ridiculous. It was high time that the contumelious isolation in which we had placed the Jews, by a long coarse of legidation and social oppressing, should be removed. Ueneral Sir Da LACY Erase, M.P., in supporting the re' solution, s po ke in the stroegest terms of the claims which the Jews had upon our moped, from their uprightness of moral conduct, their devout observanee of their religious duties, and their warm-hearted oharit not oell towards their own, but to the Christian, poor. The gallemt general tooted a - •• of the Archbishop of C.a. the ' - qL.—ed a parliamentary testimony of me terbury, to the high moral and social merits of Jews, and next dwelt upon the justice of entitling the electors, not only of the City of London, but of all the constituencies throughout the realm, to elect whom they pleased, being otherwire properly qualified, whether he were Jew or whe ther he wire Chriatian. It was a perfectly monstrous pro position that the first commercial city of the world should be debarred from selecting, as one of its representatives, a man of eo excellent a position kin commerce, and so estim able In his private character, as Baron Rothschild, merely became he adhered to the religion of his forefather. CHARLISS LUSHINOTON, Esq., also supported there. solution. He referred to the testimony which the Bishop of London had accorded in parliament, to the high moral and social character of the Jews, to the vote which Archbishop Whately bad given in their favour, and to the opinion! stated by the Bishop of Chichester, that the Jews, after all, differed but very slightly from the Christiana. He adverted to the fact, mentioned in the Ardessieumjournal of last week, of the establishment at papal Rome of a new club called the Circolo Rotondo. of which one of the presidents, elected by a large number of votes, was a Jew, and elected dis tinctly because he wee a Jew. C. COCHRANE, Esq., and Sir C. ALDIS having oleo sup ported the resolution, it war put, and unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN then raid to the meeting a petitim pee pared for presentation to both houses of parliament, from the Inhabitants of the city of Westminster, bated upon the resolution. _ _ The lion. F. Bums moved : Mut the petition now read be adopted, and presented to both houses of parliament; that tieaeral Sir De Lacy EMU be requested to present that to the House of Commas, t hat Charles Lusinugton, Eaq. M.P., be requested to support the same, and that the moat boa. the Marquis of Lansdowne be solicited to present that to the Howe of Peers. ---- -- - ----- Mr . Pitoor seconded the resolution, which having been adopted, thanks were toted to the chairman, sod the meet ing separated. ACCIDENT AT THE EUSTON STATION. Yesterday, pursuant to adjournment Mr. Wakley, M.P., 'misted by Mr. Mills, the deputy coroner, resumed the inquiry into the deaths of Charles Oedge, aged 47, and James Hickey, aged 39, two of the men killed by the felling of • portion of the vestibule now in course of erection at the Euston station of the London and North Western Railway, oa the 6th of January. Mr. P. Hardwicke said: I reside in Russelbequare, and em the architect to the North Western Railway. I made the design for the building at the Euston station. The con tractors for the works are Messrs. W. Cubitt and Co. There was no fixed time for the works to be finished. The work which fell is called the columns across the north end of the vestibule. The construction formed eight columns, carried up in pairs, one behind the other ; that is, four pairs. Those which fell are similar is structure to those now standing at the south end of the vestibule. The columns stood upon a solid piece of brickwork, placed on concrete three feet thick. There was a continued rise of five footings, one above an other. The width of the concrete was 11 feet 6, and the en tire building stands upon a bed of concrete. The concrete has not been examined since the fall; but the substra tum of brickwork is as firm as ;suable. I am perfectly satisfied that the fall was not occasioned by any defect in the foundation or substratum of bricks. There was nothing peculiar in the construction of the scaf fold. I attended to watch the works occasionally, my son daily, and Mr. Christopher Benin, my clerk of the works, continually. Mr. Cubitt, also, had Mr. Butterwick, a fore man of the works, in constant attendance. The contract for the works was between Mr. Cubitt and the company. I never had to complain of the works. The loss by the fall will be about 1201. or 1301. I think the lose will fall upon Mr. Won. Cubitt. It will certainly not fall upon the com pany.—Coroner : Have you formed any opinion with regard to the fall t—Mr, Hardwicke : My first impression was that the cement of the columns, on account of the work being proceeded with so fast, was not sufficiently set to beer the weight above them ; it was green brickwork, and the damp weather was unfavourable. It ii requisite that cement should be used within a certain period, as if left for a long period it loses its adhesiveness and becomes crumbly. A co lumn of that size admit+ of being constructed of a solid mess of cement and brickwork. There ought not to be any interstices, hut if there were they ought to be filled up with cement. The cement used was Roman cement. When the cement is good there is a union between the brickwork and cement as solid as stone. The bricks in the columns were laid edgeways. I think that as secure as if they were laid flat. On examining some of tke fragments of the columns after the fall I found that the cement was green and not well set. . _ Mr. W. Cubitt, M.P., exemined.—l was, with my partner, the contractor for the works, a portion of which have fallen. There was no specified time for the completion of the con tract with regard to that portion of the work. Mr. Butter wick was my general foreman of the works, but with respect to the columns the foreman's name was Stephenson. I ' never received the slightest complaint as to the improper • performance of the works. I made no complaint on receiv ing the drawing" of the construction of the building. I never complained of the works myself. We find the cement differ very much in quality. Cement which is very fresh and new hardens almost instantly, but takes some time before it becomes of the character of stone. The cement which is used very new takes longer in assuming the character of stone. It is necessary that bricklayers should have experience with regard to the use of cement. The men employed on these works are picked men. lam ashamed to say that I have not been able to form any conclusion is to how this accident happened. Ido not believe the scaffold had any thing to do with it. I cannot find a satisfactory cause in any one part. lam of opinion that those columns would have eventually been fully capable of carrying all the work. If they had been erected at a more favourable period of the year the work might have been done in half the time. We were, altogether, engaged 11 weeks is carrying up the north end of the vestibule. Mr. Cubitt, in answer to the coroner, said it was his opinion that the cause of the fall was mainly dependent on the rain and other unfavourable weather. The men had not the slightest inducement to hurry the work at all. The beet Thames sand war used with the cement. Mr. Christopher Bavin, clerk of the works to Mr. Hard wick., examined : My duty is to superintend the work, and see that it is carried out according to the plans, and the quality of the materials, according to the specifications. I visited the building daily, and never had occasion to make any complaints of the manner in which it was being done, or of the quality of the materials. It was on my suggestion that the columns were built brick on edge. I have seen them built on end, but I cannot call to my recollection of having seen them built brick on edge. The view I had was that the ma terial should be more compact. There would of necessity be more bricks and less cement in the columns. I mentioned it to the men, and they approved of it instantly. I account for the accident by a sudden leverage or swaggering of the scaf fold, which was 90 feet high. I have discovered during the week that the columns were confined at a certain point. They were braced about two-thirds up by the transoms poles touching them. I noticed them some days before the accident, but 1 did not complain or order themto be removed, as I thought they would strengthen the columns. Ido not think the pedestals would settle from pressure. I do not remember ever seeing any similar structure. It is usual to make those pedestals with mortar, and not with cement. The columns were formed of the best Cowley stock bricks, which were hard to be cut, and that was one reaa.n of their being put on edge. The course of bricks ran 25 at the bot tom of the column, 23 in the middle, and 21 at the top. Mr. William Tite, of Upper Bedford-place, Bedford square: I am called at the request of Mr. Har dwicke. I have examined the works, and think the brickwork and mortar had not thoroughly set, and that the pedestals gave way first. It appears at if the columns had slipped off them. The work had been carried up in wet weather, and was not thoroughly set. It might have been done too rapidly for the time of the year. I have calculated the weight the columns would have borne, and I am of opinion that they would have carried eight times the weight they were intended to carry. In had been there five minutes before the accident I would have had no hesitation in going upon the scaffold. The accident happened by a sudden pressure upon the colunius. I think it is a pure accident without blame to any one, and produced by the length of the leverage. Mr. Edward Blore, of Manchester-square, architect—l have examined the place, and having heard the evidence, am of opinion that the accident originated from some movement of the scaffold, being taken from the perpendicular, and throwing the pressure on to the columns. I would guard against such an accident for the future by connecting the wall in course of erection by steadying points from the back wall. I agree entirely in the evidence of Mr. The, and that the slight sway at the top of the scaffold in raising the lever caused the pressure upon the columns suddenly. Mr. Hardwicke said he had several practical builders to call, but be thought. after the evidence of Mr. Tite and Mr. Blare, it would be unnecessary to take up further time. The Coroner said that at the last meeting the jury ex. pressed a wish to have the evidence of a gentleman con nected wit's the office of Wo4s and Forests.—Mr. Hos kins h.d attended from that office, and in order that the jury should have the best evidence, he (the Coroner) had sum. moned Mr. Braithwaite. He would examine them at once, but as Mr. Hoskins wished to consider the evidence he had beard that day before he gave his opinion as to the cause of the accident, he (the Coroner) thought it could not be re fused, and therefore he must trouble the jury to come once more. Mr. Hoskins said he should not only wish fir time to consider the evidence, but also to put his opinion to writing. The inquest was then again adjourned until Thursday morning. LORD TORRINGTON AND CAPTAIN WARNER.—Sir, — With reference to • leading article in Tour paper of this day, I am instructed to inform y ou that the directors of this company feel bound, in justice to Lord Torrington, to state distinctly that his lordship did not procure the dismissal of Captain Warner, and, that although they could not approve of Cap tain Warner's conduct on the occasion in question, his ser vices were dispensed with Lot on that somunt.—C. W. HOWELL, secretary.—peninsular and Oriental Steam Navi gation Company, offices, 31, St. Mary-us, London, Jan. 31,1848. GROCERS AND TEA-Dr•l IrEte BENEVOLENT PRO. TzeTtom Bocinvr.—Yeeterday, the usual half-yearly elec tion of pensioners as the fends of this institution was held at the London Tavern, Francis Hicks, Seq., in the choir, when three pensioners were added to the list at: My two already sleeted, receiving annuities varying hem 181. to 30=si o n o ttes. The airsits of this charity am la very sa state, its fended cepital now aseimintilieg to be. Mien 11, 1. and 12,0001., but, Diem the dimmilress events of the past year, it was anticipated the applisnuts for the bounty would be numeroua, as the society embraces in its rale* not only the members of the tea sad trade, but ell whose principal basins, is mutes•eil %elud ing Best and West India and colonial moreblests: Imams. Importers, sugar refiners. &c. It was an that the Duke of Cambridge bad consented to preside at the am* anniversary festival of the society in May next. CONTINENTAL CATTLE STEAWAHIP CONVEYANCE COMPLNY.—A general meeting of the shareholders of this corn patty took place yesterday, under the deed of settlement, at the daces in Mark-lane, City, Mr. Thos. Melladin in the chair, but was adjourned, a general meeting having been recently held at the George and Vulture Tavern, when the accounts and report were laid before the shareholden. The next meeting would be appointed for some day in March. IRELAND. DUBLIN, JAN. 3t. The tenant movement is becoming general. The spirit of the north has passed into the border county of Meath, and the high sheriff has called a meeting of his bailiwick to deliberate on the rights and relations of landlord and tenant. A more decided step than either aggregate meeting or banquet has just been taken in Belfast, to collect the opinion of the north on the great question. A circular, signed "H. Montgo mery, LLD.," has just been issued, inviting the tenant farmers of Down and Antrim to send two re presentatives from each electoral division to a meet ing, which takes place in Belfast, on Friday. The object is to consider the provisions which should be introduced into a law calculated to protect the just rights and interests of landlords and tenants. The Museum of Irish Industry is about to undergo illustration in the south. One of its directors will deliver a course of lectures in Cork on the application of chemistry to gilding, calico printing, paper stain ing, glass making, and dyeing. All is not perfectly quiet in Tipperary, though the desperate wickedness has received a check. Mr. O. Roe, nephew to Mr. Roe, who had been murdered by Lonergan, applied to the Chief Justice to have his name removed from the panel, as he could not safely act as juror. The request was complied with. Mr. Roe moves about with an escort of siz policemen. A NOTEL MODE OF TRACILINO CRIMINALS.—Lord Cla tendon has discovered a new method of criminal repression. ' A man, named Brown, was lately assassinated near Thurles, Tipperary. The two suspected townlands which supplied or harboured the murderers were immediately after visited with a strong polite force, who are to be paid by the semi. piers. The police will not be removed until the assassins are delivered up. The relatives of the deceased only are exempted from the novel tax. brava OP THE Counritv.—The unhappy condition of society in this country, the recklessness of the disturbers of the pease, and the utter hopelessness of improving them with the terrors of the law by even the severest examples' `receive exemplification in the columns of the Limerick papers come to hand to day. I had hoped yesterday that the evil doers terror stricken by the results of the com mission, had aba ndoned their desperate courses; we now have evidence abundant to prove they have not. While we find the police and military in the counties proclaimed by the Lord-Lieutenant scouring the county for concealed arms, the very same journals inform us of their activity in searching out concealed guns in out-houses, yards, and corn ricks, contain accounts of desperadoes carrying off well appointed arms from the houses of farmers and gentry in other places. In the Limerick Examiner to-day we find a record of an attack upon the house of John Connell, keeper of the Limerick hounds, into which a shot was fired, and a party forced their way in, carrying off a gun. In another part of the same county the house of • man, named Enemy, was forcibly entered and plundered of a sum of 11. Bs. 6d—all the money the owner had on the premises. A few nights since two small hookers, laden with corn, were boarded in the Shannon, and plundered of a portion of their contents. . . A new steamer, the Lyra, to ply between Belfast and Glasgow, has just been launclud tram the building-yard of Mr. Napier, at Govan.—The old and long-known flea. mill at White Abbey, Belfast, the property of Mews. Cowan and Co.,was burned down on Thursday night. It was insured for 12.0001. SCOTLAND. thervetteirr or GLASGOW.-Dr. Jeffrey, professor of anatomy in this university, died on Friday last. He has held the chair since 1790, and was the only professor or officer connected with the nollege whose appointment was made last century. The patronage is in the crown, and it is said that the appointment will be conferred on Dr. Allan Thomson, professor of the institutes of medicine in the uni versity of Bdinburgh. PROVINCIAL. PUBLIC MEETINGS TO PROMOTE THE REMOVAL OF JEWISH DISABILITIES were held yesterday at Cambridge and at Derby. Both meetings were well attended, and both agreed to petition parliament to admit our Jewish fellow subjects to an equality of political pririleges with their Christian brethren. NATIONAL DEFLNCES7- l At6very crowded public meeting of the inhabitants of Preston, held in the Temper ance-hall, on Thursday, a petition to the House of Commons was unanimously adopted, praying it not to unction any in crease of the naval and military expenditure of the country, ►ut to Wks measures for a large and early retrenchment thereof. A NEW MARKET-HOUSE AT BLACKBURN was faimslly opened on Friday lut. - - - - ANOTHER FIRE occurred on Sunday morning at the cotton factory of Messrs. Blanc and Dean, Dukinfield. Property to a large amount was destroyed. ' ••••,•,... mow SERIOUS VIOLENCE TO A PRISONER.—The Mayor of Leeds has been engaged in the investigation of a charge against a policeman, named Smith, who, it appeared, struck • drunken prisoner, named Heath, with a fire-shovel, and fractured his jaw. The mat or said the magistrates exceed ingly regretted the occurrence. They were of opinion that the policeman Smith, in the exercise of his duty, had used unnecessary violence. The prisoner Heath would be at tended by a surgeon, at the expense of the magistrates, and the policeman Smith would be suspended, and his case brought before the watch committee at the next meeting. The decision of the bench elicited an unmistakeable expres sion of approval from • number of persons assembled in the gallery of the court. 6E.r. AN INQUEST was held at on Saturday upon J. Stewart, late quartermaster-sergeant in the 63rd regt., front which he had been discharged only two days, alter an honourable servitude of 22 years, eighteen of which had been spent abroad. Deceased committed suicide by pre cipitating himself front Rochester-bridge on the previous evening, and falling a depth of upwards of 40 feet on to the starling beneath, by which he received such injuries as to nun his death, after lingering until twelve o'clock the next day. Verdict "Temporary Insanity." Colrctcr EirrABLISIIMENT.—On Friday, &consider able addition yea made to the number of prisoners on board the several convict hulks at Portsmouth. This is • partial carrying out the intentions of the goners meat with reference to the abolition of the practice of sending convicted felons to distant colonies. gbr_Brama. TFIE OLTSIPIC.—Mi r . Brooke, the new tragedian, appears to be treading in the 'ootsteps of Kean, if tr. t passe bus aqui., yet at no very great distance. After having sud denly made himself famous by his appearance in Othello, he has confirmed his reputation by his Sir Giles Overreach, which he performed last night with very great success. " A New Way to Pay Old Debts" is the only one of Massinger's plays which keeps possession of the stage ; for his " City Madam," when modernised for the sake of Kean's appear ance of Luke, was almost turned into a new piece. It can not, as a whole, be considered a good play ; its plot is absurd, turning upon one of the most clumsy contrivances that ever were produced en the stage ; and the principal character, wholly out of nature, seems the monstrous birth of a diseased imagination. But, as an exhibition of the wildest passions raging in a mind uncontrolled by any :aw, human or divine, it has great dramatic capabilities, and gives scope for the highest powers of the tragedian. Mr. Brooke's performance reminded us strongly of Kean in the same part, though there was no appearance of studied imitation. In the earlier scenes there was something of heaviness. In the familiar, conversational passages his elocution was too slow, formal, and declamatory ; and it was not till the arene in the third act, in which Sir Giles pours his infamous counsels into the ear of his daughter, that the genius of the actor became apparent. From that point his performance rose in excellence to the very conclusion. The whole of the last act was a storm of contending passions, represented with terrific power—boundless triumph suddenly changed into fury, horror, and despair. In these closing scenes, probably, Mr. Brooke has never been surpassed. The curtain fell amid a tumult of applause; and when he came forward M make his acknowledgments, he was greeted with prolonged acclamations. The play, on the whole, was well acted. ?dr. 8011, in Wellborn, was spirited and gentlemanlike ; and Mn. Brougham performed Lady Allworth with ease and dignity. Mr. Davidge's Morrill was from beginning to end an admirable piece of acting, and was warmly applauded. The scenery and decorations were exceedingly good. The theatre was crowded to !ICBM in every part. CLERICAL. Brighton Herald says: "A great senaation is maid to hays been caused among the clergy of this diocese, by the refusal of the bishop to ordain a gentleman on account of his declared adherence to Puseyism. I Gasmou Call/Cli, which, fox the antiquity of its arthi teeters, and the various ancient monuments which it con tains, ia not surpassed by any country church in the dioxin of Carlisle, has of late undergone many material alterations and improvements, and tits chancel is now being wholly rebuilt, in accordance with a monition obtained from the bishop, with the united concurrence of the patron, rector, churchwardens, and parishioners. NAVAL. ADIIIPALTT, JAN. 31.--Plo3lo7lorts.—B. Sharpe, J. Harvey, and W. Loring, to be Captains.—C. G. Philippe, J. Etheridge, and H. Need, to be Commander. APPOIXTMENTI.—Captain : Sir J. C. Roes, to Enterprise. —Commander: J. Cammilleri, to Poietien.—Lieutenants: W. H. .1. Browne, to Enterprise ; H. G. Veitcb, to Power fn/.—Purser : J. Walter, to Powerful—Acting Porter : T. Biggs, to Enterprise.—Second Muter: T. Hose, to Cale sionta.—First class Mutineer : J. Bruce, to Baashee.—Third • class Engineer: W. Pitt, to Locikr.—Master's Assistant : H. J. Sutton, to Poictiers.--Clerks : H. W. V. Warrington, to Poictiers ; E. Whitehead, to Enterprise; C. L. Cart wright, to Illustrious ; W. J. Shanks, to Havannah.—Mid shipman : J. P. Cheyne, to Enterprise—Gunner : J. Quin, Powerful.—Acting Boatswain ; H. Marshall, to Agin court—Carpenter G. Gall, to Agincourt. MILITARY. - ----- GIBRALTAR, J.N. 19.—The freight-ship Herefordshire arrived yesterday evening, at gun-fire. with the Ist batt. of H.M.'s 67th Refit ~ after a passage of seven days from Cork. The regiment will disembark this afternoon.—The freight ship General PAliner arrived from Portsmouth in nine days, with a company of the Royal Sapper and Miners for Gib raltar, and will proceed to Corfu with other troops. SPORTING. TATTERSALL*B—IdoNosy. The betting on the Cheater Cup materially Increased the list of favourites, and at the same time brought some horses that were in considerable favour last week into more promi• neat notice. These were Cracow, Jonathan Wild, Swiss Boy, War Eagle, Rufus, and Lady Hylda; Cracow had by far the strongest party, aced was almost if not quite as good a favourite as Blaze. Of the outsiders the Human Platoff colt was most in request. An immense acceptance is ex pected. The Derby betting was slack, and, except u it regarded Cirrus, who was in force at 3 to 1, and Keratin, against whom 40 to 1 was betted, was without any change of moment. Closing prices : LE&WINOTON STEEPLE CHASE.-12 to 1 agst Hayhurst (t); 12 to 1 apt Edward the First (t). LTVIMPoOL STEEPLE CliA3ll.-30 to 1 14111 Stan ford Huard (t). NIWMAINSET HANDICAP.— 12 to 1 apt Marquis of Cooyngham (t); 12 tel 1 apt Millwood. CHEBI26 Car.-25 to 1 opt Blue (t) ; 25 to 1 agst Cracow (30 to 1 t freely) ; 30 to 1 apt Keleshe (t) • 33 to 1 apt Jonathan Wild (t); 33 tel 1 agst Swiss Boy (t); 33 tel 1 &get War Eagle (10 to 1 t) ; 36 to 1 east Lady Hylda (t 40 to I) ; 40 to 1 apt The Swallow (t); 40 to 1 apt Clumsy (t); 40 to 1 apt Queen Mary (t); 40 to 1 agst Hetman Platoff c (50 to 1 t freely) ; 45 to 1 apt Rufus (t) - 1,000 to 20 agst Chat (t); 1,000 to 20 apt Maid of my Soul (t); 2,000 to 35 agst Maid of Motherwell (t) ; 2,000 to 35 apt Pantomime (t) • 3,000 to 45 apt The Tartar (t); 1,000 to 15 apt Glen Saddel (t) ; 1,000 to 15 agst Bingham (t) ; 1,000 to 16 apt Pillage (t); 1,000 to 15 apt Lady Wildair (t) ; 1,000 to 16 apt Tit Hit (t); 1,000 to 15 agst Rob Roy (t); 1,000 to 10 spat West Countryman (t). The following horses had been scratched on Sunday even ingt—Chemisetve, Raisthorpe, Chanticleer, Executor, Jock o'Hsaledean, King of the Forest, and Romance. DIIIIDT.-9 to 1 apt Surplice • 12 to 1 apt Glen dower (t 13 to 1) ;20to 1 apt Ass aultl (t to 2.501.) ;25 to 1 apt Nil Desperandum (t); 30 to 1 spat Cervua (t freely) ; 30 to 1 agst The Stinger (t) ; 40 to 1 ac to Keratin (t to 3501.); 2,000 to 50 apt Sesostns (t and oh o ; 1,000 20 apt Swiss Boy (t) ; 1,000 to 15 Deer Stalker (t). taut inttilfgente. SPRING CIRCUITS AND LENT ARIIZES 1848. riol7olJi Ciarerr.—Judges : the eight Hon. Sir Frederick Po:leek, Ent., Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and the Hon. Mr. Justice Coltman.—Buckingliamahire, Monday. March 6, at Ayleebury; Bed 83rdahlre, Saturday, Match 11, at Bedford; liuntingdointure, Wed. today, March 13, at Huntingdon; Cambridgeshire, Friday, March 17, at the County Courts at Cambridge; Suffolk, Tbunday, March 23, at Bury St. Edmunds; Norfolk, Tueolay, March 28, at the Ounle of Norwich; City of Norwich, the same days, at the Guildhall. EQUITY COURTS. Before the Most• of the Itolß. ..... -..—.... CLARK O. FREEMAN. —RIGHTS OF PATATVANS.—Mr. Turner (with whom was Mr. Wickens) moved in this case, on behalf of the plaintiff, Sir James Clark, Bart., physician in ordinary to the Queen, to restrain the defendant, Richard Freeman, a chemist, living at 5, Clayton-place, Kennington road, from selling or offering for sale some pills, of which he was the manufacturer, in such manner as to represent them to* be the pills of the plaintiff, and from holding himself out to be the agent of the plaintiff for the sale of the pills. It appeared that the defendant manufactured the pills in question for the cure of consumption and other pulmonary complaints. and, to puff them off, he published advertise ments and circulated hand-boles-it worded as to lead the pub lic to suppose they were the pills of Sir James Clark, who enjoys a great reputation in pulmonary disorders, having written some treatises on the subject. One of the adver tisements was headed—" By her Majesty's permission, Sir J. Clark's Consumptive Pills, a certain cure for consump tion, and an unfailing remedy for coughs, asthma, difficulty of breathing, &c-;" and then followed a dissertation onfpul monery disorders and a eulogy of the pills, and at the toot. "Agent, Mr. R. Freeman, Kennington-road, and to be had of any medicine vender. 2s. 9d." There was also a repre sentation of the royal arms after the words " Her Majesty's permission." Another advertisement was in the form of an apology to the medical profession for selling a patent medi cine. The defendant had spelt the name of Clarke with an e at the end ; but the intention appeared to be to induce the public to believe that the pills were manufactured and sold under the direction of Sir James Clark. In support of the application, an affidavit of the plaintiff wan read, in which he stated that be had annul the pills to be analysed, and had found that they contained antimony and mercury, which ware very injurious in misty cases of consumption. Ile had received several letters from parties in the country, some asking him how they were to use the pills, and others com plaining of the ill consequence. which had followed from the use of them. Master of the Rolls thought he had not jurisdiction. There could not, he said, be any injury to property sou to induce the court to interfere. An attempt to impute to Sir James Clark that he had anything to do with a quack medicine was perhaps defamatory to hie character, but he could not imagine that a person in hie position could be seri ously injured by it. Be must refuse the application. Before Vke-Cheneellor Wigram. ALEXANDER V. YOUNO.—CONSTRUCTION OP WILL.— His Honour delivered judgment in this came, the guesiion in whilt arose upon the construction of a will. Hie Honour made a decree in favour of the plaintiff, and directed a transfer of the fund accordingly. MILNE v. PA RE EL—CONSTRUCTION OP WILL.--CoNvER SION.—His Honour also delivered judgment in this case, the question in which was, whether upon the construction of the will of a testator, his widow, who was named as tenant for life of the residue, was entitled to the enjoyment in specie of a sum of long annuities, part of the residuary estate ' • or whether the parties entitled in remainder bad a right to have it sold, and the proceeds invested upon the trusts of the will.—His Honour was of opinion that the widow was enti. tied to receive the dividends of the long annuities in specie. —Messrs. Romilly, Wood, B. L. Chapman, and•Baggallay appeared as counsel fur the different parties to the suit. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Rana. Ex PARTE WHITWORTIL—MANDAMVII TO COMPEL A RAILWAY COMPANY TO COMPLETE A PROJECTED LINE.— Mr. Martin, Q.C., mov,-d for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, directed to the North Midland Railway Company, commanding them to complete a certain line of railway from Somers to Burlington, which they had agreed with Mr. Whitworth to do, he having some property on the line. They had now stopped short of Mr. Whit worth's property, had told him they should not complete the line as at tint agreed on, and that he might seek any remedy he plea-ed. The learned counsel referred to a cue of the " Queen e. the Eastern Counties Railway Company," in support of his ap plication . — Rule granted. JACORB V. TAULTON.-1111 this Pale, which we reported yesterday, Lord Denman said the court were of opinion that the learned judge who tried the cause was right to relusing to admit evidence in reply to the defendant's cue, and the rule must therefore be discharged. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. SiHine in Banes. CHAMBERLAINS V. THE CHESTER AND BIRIENUELD RAILWAY COMPARY.—PLEADINO. — Sir P. Pollock, C. 8., delivered judgment yesterday in this case, which came be fore the court upon a demurrer to the declaration. It al leged that the plaintiff was owner of a certain ferry across the Mersey; and that the defendants had wrongfully and fraudulently, and in evasion of the statute by which they were incorporated, made a branch from their station to a spot on the sh,re " near to the Woodside ferry," without first having made and opened another branch to the plain tiff 'a ferry, as they should have done according to the 11th section of the act. The defendants demurred—fir-t, upon the ground that the declaration did not allege the plaintiff had sustained any special damage by reason of the acts com plained of; and secondly, because the declaration did not ezprwaly show that the defendants had committed any breach of the section relied upon. It was only alleged that the defendants had made a branch railway " near to Wood side ferry," whereas it was contended it should have been alleged that they had made one " to" it. Those points having been fully argued, the court were of opinion, with respect to the first, that though special damage was generally necessary, yet it was not essential in the present case ; there fore as to that objection they were inclined to think the declaration was good, but they wisked to give no decisive opinion upon the subject, because they were unanimous in holding that the defendants had sustained their objections to the declaration upon the second ground. The action was founded upon the 11th section of the statute, and in order to sustain it the plaintiff ought to have shown expressly and clearly in his declaration that the defendants had committed a breach of the provisions of that section. The allegation that they had wrongfully, &c., made a branch near to Wood side ferry, did not amount to anything sufficient to warrant the court in saying (looking at the record itself) that they had committed a breach. They thought the declaration did not aver the breach with sufficient accuracy or clearness, and the demurrer upon that ground should be elloved.—Judgment lot the defendants scoottlisily. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mime Mr. COMMIMiCatir Shepherd. IIUICMCIENT ACOOUNTS.—Edward Callow and Ma* Faversham, stock sad share brokers, Cornhill and Finch. lan., cam,• up for their last examination. Ultimately, the WI examioa , ion was adjourned, for the production of mots de tailed cash account& CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. This court commenced its sitting for January yesterday, with the usual formalities. At ten o'clock the Lord Mayor, the Common Serjeant, Mr. Ald. Ald. Salomon, Ald. Finn* the sheriff., and the undersheriffs, &c., took their seats. There are 197 prisoners for trial at this session. ALLsorri FIEJVAI.—L. F. Barent surrendered to an in. indictment charging him wish committing wilful and corrupt perjury —Tee Common Serjeant, at the elom of the cam for this prosecution, inquired which of the allegations on whisk perjury was imputed the learned enamel. for the pro secution considered to be negatived by the testimony a two witnesses I—Mr. Wilde said he must admit that it did appear to him that althoush the whole of the allegations were contradicted generally by the different witnesses, that no one of them was disproved by the pantile oaths of two witnesses.—The Common Serjeant said, as this was the case, the indictment must fail to the ground, the act of parliament requiring that, in charges of perjury, the evidence of this party accused of that offence should be contradicted by two witnesses at least.—The jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty. POLICE. Y- _ ESTERDAY. MANSION-HOUSE.—ALLEOED FOROZRY.— T. Sehaek was charged with having uttered a forged cheque for 1001. upon the house of Messrs. Rothschild.—Mr. F. G. Kircham, clerk to Messrs. Rothschild, of New-court, St. Swithires lade, stated that the prisoner presented a bill of exchange for 1001, and received the amount. The acceptance, that of Messrs. Rothschild, was genuine ; but the signature on the back, purporting to be that of Lawrence Weber, was ficti tious. Ihe prisoner had acknowledged that the indorsement was a forgery. The firm received a letter afterwards, in re lation to another bill which was forged, and advising that the person who should present it should be detained.—The prisoner was remolded. BENEVOLENCE.—The Lord Mayor acknowledged the re ceipt of the second halt of the 101. note from "A. 8.," and a 61 note from " W. S. 5.," and 10s. from " D.," for the poor-box. GUlLDHALL.—Arrastrren SUICIDE.—R. Bertie was charged with attempting to destroy himself by leaping from Blackfrian-bridge into the river.—R. Ware, piermaster at Blackfriars-bridge, stated that on Saturday afternoon he saw a young men lea,, from the centre arch of the bridge into the river. Witness jumped into a boat, and with the assistance pf another officer succeeded in rescuing the prisoner, who was taken to the receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, and afterwards conveyed to the union.—Ald. Gibbt asked the prisoner what induced him to make a.' rash an at tempt? The prisoner said it was in consequence of being in extremely low spirits, and in a very weak state of health, that he thus foolishly attempted to destroy himself. He sincerely rcgreusd what he had done, was most grateild to those who bud been the mans of saving him, and hoped the worthy alderman would forgive him.—Meßogers,manag ing clerk to Mr. Watson, of Bouveriestriet, Fleet-street, attorney, said that the prisoner had been his assistant-clerk about sixteen months, and was a most energetic man. About a month back he was taken ill, and he returned to his work in • weak state both of body and mind. On Saturday, see ing that he was very unwell, witness teed him he had better go home for a week, until he gained strength. He agreed to do se and left. Shortly after witness found a scrap of paper on the desk, hinting at what he was going to do. He had • wife and two children, and witness thought it would be a most humane thing if he were admitted to some hospital, as it was out of his power to pay for proper surgical assistance. —Alderman Gibbs ordered him to be sent to the infirmary until Mr. lil'Aliudo, the police surgeon, could see him, and report as to the state of his health.—Mr. Bertie was then conveyed to the infirmary. WORSHIP-STREET.—ThEATMENT or THE WHITE CHAPEL POOR.-4. Baynes and J. Downer, the latter of whom stated that he had carried on business as a master butcher in the district for 30 years, applied to Mr. Harninill for assistance.—lt appeared from the statement of Baynes, that having recently had the misfortune to lose his wife by apoplexy, and one of his children by small-pox a few hours i afterwards, he was reduced to such distress and privation that, being unable to obtain any provision for his three re maining children, one of whom was dumb, and all in delicate health, he was compelled to apply to Mr. Finlater, the over seer of the Whitechapel union, for admission to the house, having lived for four years in that parish. air. Fialater gave him an order for one night's lodging only, and on pre senting it on Saturday night at the house. he and his children were conducted down • gateway to a kind of long shed in the rear of the building, where he found about 40 other outcasts huddled together upon the ground, with nothing but a little straw to serve for a bed, and were each presented with a small piece of dry bread, which was the oily sustenance they received. The place had two skylights on the roof, but so many et the panes in them were broken that the wind and rain poured down upon them throughout the night, and they were almost paralysed with the cold and damp, which produced in each of them a severe attack of rheumatism, and the sense of hearing in one had been since almost entirely destroyed. The place was so infested with rats, that one of them, who had saved his bread till morning in his hat, found that it had been devoured, and the handkerchief in which it was wrapped had been partly dragged down one of the holes. The next morning they were all turned out, without any food being given them, and their renewed intreaties to be taken into the workhouse were met with a determined refu sal, and an intimation that if they returned at night they must expect no other accommodation. In this emergency they had since been compelled to subsist upon the casual bounty of strangers ; and as they were both in a states of extreme debility and suffering, and one of them had three sickly and starving children upon his hands, they were in duced to submit their case to the consideration of the msgistrate.—Mr. Hammill expressed some surprise at the statement of the applicants, as it was manifest, from their appearance, that their urgent claims were entitled to ample and immediate attention, and he directed Rowland, the warrant officer, to lay out ss. from the poor-box in the relief of their present wants, and proceed with them to the office of the relieving overseer to represent his opinion of the ease, and request that it should be at once attended to. CHAILITY.—The magistrate acknowledged the receipt of the half of a 61. note, No. 93,925, from "0. R. ;" the 1 second half of a 51. note from " It. H . ;" the secoud half of a 101. note from "Z. B.;" the second half of a 51. note from "W. ;" a sovereign from "A Lady ;" and "H. A. B. R." 55., for the poor - box. A 51. note from " O. W. A.," for Mrs. Charlotte Thomson ; and 10s. from the lady before referred to for the poor widow Margaret Ives. MARYLEBONE.—FitAt'D ON • RAILWAY COMPANY. —H. Chriahan was charged with defrauding the London and Birmingham Railway Company by riding a greater dis tance than that for which fare had been paid. On Satur day evening prisoner came up to London from Birmingham, and on his ticket being demauded be gave up one which en titled him to travel no farther than Weedon. His excuse was that he had fallen asleep, and that on finding that the train had passed Weedon when he awoke, he thought he might as well come on all the way. The excess fare, 51. 9,1., was claimed of him, but he had no money.— Fined 10s., or 14 days' imprisonment. CiL&EITY.—The magistrate acknowledged the receipt of the remaining half of a 51. hank note from " It. E. " ter the poor-box. LAMBETH.—UNFOUNDED CEA/WM.—Ur. 11. Ilensee, a broker, was charged with stealing a . prayerthook, the pro grtV;ifaMr-sr:reeTt,Vliclnfrlorsi-tle and Ir. man," Lrs e 172 L, de posed that on Saturday night three men came up to him, and one of them gave the prisoner into his custody on a charge of stealing • prayer-book out of bin pocket in a public-house in Cannon•row, Westminster. The prisoner said be had a parcel in his pocket which the man charging him bad given to him a few momenta before, telling him it was fancy soap, and asked him to take it back to the shop. The planner at the time also said he was • broker and ap praiser, and had distrained upon the goods of the persona charging, and that the charge was a mere trick on their part to get the goods away. The person charging replied that it was a lie, and that the prisoner had taken the book out of his pocket in the public-house ; and the other man said this was true. At the station house, Vicary per sisted in the charge, and the prisoner was locked up. Vicary was told to be in attendance at the court at ten o'clock this day to substantiate the charge, but he had not made his appearance.—Mr. Gaines, who attended on the prisoner's behalf, designated the charge as one et the most scandalous that had ever been made against a respectable man. It was a trick resorted to, to luck up his client, and gat his man out i of possession at a house belonging to Vicary.—The accused ' was discharged. At a later hour of the day Vieary made application to Mr. Elliott for the restoration of his book, saying at the time that it was out of his power to attend in the morning.—Mr. Elliott refused to make any order about the book, which remains in the hands of the constable, Davis. SO UTE( W ARK.—Meet Lt ON • POLI CLEAN.— T. Bemis& a pugilist, was charged with assaulting policeman 137 L.—The policeman, who appeared to be very aerionsly injured, stated that on Saturday night, while on duty near the Surrey Theatre, he interfered to prevent a fight between the prisoner and another man, when he was instantly knocked down by the prisoner. And, while on the ground, his as sailant knelt upon his chest with such force so to deprive him for some time of the power of breathing. He was also kicked is the side, but he could not say positively the pri soner was the person by whom the kick was inflicted. The policeman here handed in a medical certificate, describing that ~ he had received serious iuternal injuries, which in-. capacitated him from attending to his duties, and adding. that it was impossible, as yet, to ascertain the extent of them.—The prisoner, in defence, said that some time ago hs ; received a wound on the head, from the effects of which b e suffered much, particularly when he was drunk. That on this night in qu , shun he was insulted by a man, and they . ws,ra about to settle their difference when the policeman tiller fend ; it was by accident he (prisoner) fell c.pon him in the way described, which he would not have done if be had not been in liquor.. —The magistrate said that as it was impossible to predict what might be the consequences of the prowler's conduct towards the policeman, he should commit him to prison for one month, instead of inflicting a penalty, and that in the mean time if the policeman died he would be brought up again irom the gaol to answer for the more serious charge. ALLEOED EITILAORDINARY Coenucv or rue RANG OF ENOLLIID.—Ms. ht'Leod, a brewer, attended for the pur pose of giving his explanation relative to an a ' don made on Friday cm the 'subject of a . • to have been shipped at the Bank ' lout jun grourela for such a p isheent said :- that Mr. Franklin in Ailter=heoceottre en. Friday, gale a Tee ..‘ - .......) ...,- 1 ,..„. • ' k: iii_ /