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tution. The elected of the nation, therefore, met together in private to consider the matter amongst themselves. . . . The real promoters of the dis aster congratulated themselves on the promptness with which events seconded their aims and desires." The author justly blames the deputies for this act. Whilst they were discussing, the enemies of the con stitution were employed in exciting the people to revolt, and the barricades were formed—lo,ooo troops quietly looking on at a dozen boys heaping together fragile barriers! Prima farie this is a strong justi fi cation of his Majesty's conduct on that awful day—the people were in revolt, a few boys and a few national guards were opposing the opening of parliament. The fight took place, and the royal troops followed up their victory by unnecessary bloodshed and plunder, which was eventually stopped by the remonstrances of Admiral Ilaudin, whose fleet was then in the Bay of Naples. Without' accusing his Majesty with the " sin of omission " in not promptly disper,ing the deluded victims of re volt. let us sec what follows. Nine days after the 13th of May the following royal decree appeared : Neapolitans! Profoundly pained by the horrible events of the 15th of May, our greatest desire is to ameliorate, as much as is humanly possible, the consequences. Our most firm and immutable will is to maintain the constitution of the 10th of February (1818) pure, immaculate from every description of attack. :With being alone compatible with the real and present necessities of this part of Italy—such shall he the sacred ark in which the destinies of our loved subjects and our crown arc placed, The legislative cham bers shall again be immediately convoked, and the wisdom, firms, so, and prudence which we shall expect from them will materially waist us in grave and useful reforms. Re turn, then, to your onlinary occupation., believe in the fullness of your souls, in our loyalty, in our religion, and in our sacred and spontaneous oath, and live in the fullest certainty that our incessant occupation shall be to abolish as mom as together with the state of siege, the memory of the unhappy events which have afflicted us. (Signed) FEMDINANDO Such is the solemn promise and pardon published a few days after the disasters of May, couched in language which is only surpassed by the awful oath of the constitution. And yet forty five men, who have remained in prison more than two years, are now brought to trial. More than WO were taken with arms in their hands, but only 45 are ac cused. On looking over the names, I find they are ex deputies and government officials, conspicuous for their constitutional opinions, and like the celebrated 42 of the last trials, victims of political hatred, and no doubt like them will be sent to the galleys in chains. Tht„c gentlemen have already revealed enough to prove that the real authors of the street fight do not appear. I shall, however, reserve their statements until they can be presented in a more complete state, continuing the narrative of events which followed May 15, 1418. The parliament was again called; its conservative character and moderation may be seen in the records of that assembly. Several ifscful reforms past, but never received . the signature of the King. At length the finance was to be voted; the King then closed the parliament, and shortly after, out of 101 depu ties, 24 were thrown into prison, and 52 exiled them selves from the Two Sieilies. in all i 6 victims. The reaction had now triumphed; the King felt himself sure of the army, and the events of Europe no longer threatened from without. The old corrupt police machinery was recalled, and the irritated hounds of despotism have since hunted the whole kingdom, far the last two years, crowding the prisons, and ruin ing families in all directions. It is enough to be denounced by a spy, to be thrown into prison, and eventually removed to the galleys. Poem and his c•impanious already wear the chain, mid others will assuredly be added to these early victims. It is a crime to mention the word constitution—it is high treason to refer to that unity of Italy which his Majesty solemnly contracted with Charles Albert. It is here generally believed that the French army will shortly leave Rome, and leave his Holiness with a mixed garrison of Austrians and Neapolitans. This, however, may be simply the wish of the powers that be. TURIN, Jet.v 23. Nothing further has transpired with regard to the trial of the Aldborouglia Comparisons the most un fasourahle are naturally drawn here between the influence , of the British and American governments, as shown in the respe Yive eases of these young men and the American , tray :11er recently imprisoned in Hungary and liberated on the energetic demand of Mr. McCurdy, the United States , minister. Arrested in the Austrian dominions, under circumstances , which might or might not have justified the suspicion of , the government, it is certain that it was its' intention to , have tried him secretly, and that it was only Mr. Mc Curtly's threat of immediately demanding his passports if the alleged delinquent was not brought to his residence, which effected his deliverance. Here, on the contrary, is a country which is not Austrian, English subjects are incarcerated for a transgression which is neither proved in fact or in degree, by an Austrian military tribunal, kept incommunicate, and subjected to a private trial. The introduction by the Austrians into Italy—not only into Austrian Italy, but into the l'apal States—of the prac tice of flogging women for political offinecie—in one case for hissing the Austrian troops, and of extracting confession from suspected persons by the lash, may give some measure of the brutality of Austnan courts-martial. But if, leaving these foreign military occupants, we turn to the native authorities adminktering what is called justice in all the Italian states (except Sardinia), we shall find them consti tuted, I will not say in a manner calculated to alienate con fidence, for that would convey no correct impression of the reality. but to render it impossible that they should not have committed many of the atrocities and injustices laid to their charge. There was always much no doubt to com plain of in the character of public office rs in the Italian states, but the present astonishing depravity of a bench and constabulary literally recruited from the bagnio, is a new and unfortunate effect of recent revolution and of the state of public feeling. Naples—singularly enough, through the greater demo ralisation of national character—has undergone in this respect the least change for the worse, though there the principle has been studiously disseminated and diligently accepted that in political eases those suspected of disaffection must be punished by all means, fair or foul, and under every imaginal.le pretext and subterfuge. The trial of Poeriu (which it is said that Mr. Gladstone is about giving to the world) will convey some faint idea of the manner in which justice is administered in the kingdom of the Two Sieilies ; but in other parts of Italy, and espe cially in the Papal States and Lombardy, hatred to the existing government is so unanimous and so strong that sufficient persons of common respectability cannot in any class be found to serve them. In the Papal . States, fur in stance, there are, no doubt, individuals enough of ordina rily fair antecedents, in circumstances sufficiently tempting, and indifferent enough in polities to render them desirous of office and its emoluments ; but so general and so intense is the public feeling that such individuals dare not brave it. They know that relatives, friends, and neighbours would point at them the finger of scum, and brand them with infamy, and therefore choose, even in their extremest need, to forego the advantages of employment rather than par chase them at the expense of becoming outcasts from the society and bosoms of all near and dear to them. This fact, together with the natural suspicion which the Papal government entertains of all who have expressed themselves hostile to it, and in which category, almost without excep tion, the whole population must be ranged, have forced the l'ope to recruit his public servants, high and low, amongst the most degraded of mankind. With regard to the police arid abirri, it was shown to me that a majority at least consists of felons and jail birds. Against these underlings I have one conclusive case, which renders superfluous further comment, but which I shall pass over now to speak of their superiors. To attempt to convey some idea of how the Roman bureaucracy is composed, I shall cite individual eases as they came in a couple of days' inquiry and inves tigation to my notice. The priest, Tagliani, was being spoken of with some indignation, as having been decorated with a fresh order and pensioned by the l'ope. Tagliani, I found, bail formerly been sentenced for participation in highway robbery. This, however, was not brought with acrimony against him, and it was observed that perhaps Cardinal Antonelli might patronise, through sympathy. highwaymen in consideration of his own uncle, the hriplild CLISp3/031i (the hero of the " Gentle Zittclla," which is sung about our streets), and who is still expiating his numerous robberies and murders in the galleys, in which several other of jhe cardinal's relatives have been located. Wc neat passed tl:c present commandant of the papal artil lery. A large proportion of the former officers had Seen killed or wounded on the bastions of Rome by the French, the remainder were of course turned out. A Swiss sub miter's, whom many years ago they had seen broken and impelled for einbezilement, has now been advanced to the 1110111M1141 of the whole body. if death have not removed him, There are instance, in which, as with Bokhare, their ina bility to reach the oppressive government must oblige Eng lishmen to forego protection. But that this is not the ease either with Austria or Italy has been proved at Vienna by the recent firmness of Mr. M`Curdy, and in Italy by the " invisible government." The invisible governinent, as it is called, declares that it forbids assassination, and protects its enemies from the dagger to reserve them for extermination by the sword, but cannot always restminthe popular vindictiveness as well as it pretends. After the flogging of the woman Maria Biagio at I'errugia, it placed on the walls in Lom bardy and in Romagna that it gave up to public vengeance the officer who should repeat "this infamy." The Austrian commandant of Lodi took no heed of this warning, and was stabbed dead on the fourth day after has transgression. Since that example, reprehensible as it may have been, I have heard no further instance of woman-flogging• SCENES LN THE SPANISH BULL CIRCUS. MADRID, JCLT 26. Yesterday, the Bull Circus of Aranjucz became the theatre of &spectacle worthier of the age of the Itomans of the empire than of the 19th century. Several wild beasts were introduced successively to fight in the arena. The Queen-Mother and her family, together with the King and the Duke of Rianzares were present in the royal box. The first fight was between a wolt and several dogs. The wolf looked at first excessively frightened, and made several leaps to clear the lofty iron grating which surrounded the arena. These effort' became desperate when he saw bound into the circus four powerful dogs, which in a few moments reduced him to such a pitiful state, that it was necessary to withdraw him. The wolf stood merely on the defensive—he shook off the dogs, but he did not attack them. Next entered an hyena, against which four dogs were likewise loosed. One of the dugs distinguished himself greatly in this combat, and several times mastered the hyena alone, dragging him over to the ground, hut he wax so punished by the fierce bites of the wild beast, that his master was fain to cater the arena and withdraw him from the combat amid salvos of ap plause. The hymn* was then withdrawn in rather a mangled audition. The next wild beast that appeared was a sturdy, surly bear, against whom were launched as many as 13 dogs. The enemy was now evidently of a more formidable kind, for the dogs were no longer so carter to grapple with the object of their attack, but contented themselves with bark ing around him iu a ring ; and when any of the number ventured into closer quarters, he received a hug and bite which left him apparently lifeless during several secondu The public now loudly called for the intrepid dog who had mauled the hyena. This was the first of the pack who dared to seize the bear with his teeth. The others imitated his example with less pluck, but no effect Premed to be pro duced by any of the assailants upon the shaggy beast, and the bravest of them seemed baffled by the thickness of his coat, which defied the gripe of his adversaries. The last act of the spectacle was that which had more particularly attracted crowds by railroad to Aranjucz. The fight was now between a lion and a bull. The first was one of the finest of his species. No sooner was he loosed into the arena and espied the bull than he made towards him at once, and attacked him with fury. But he only suc ceeded in seizing the tail of his horned foe, by which he clung on with his claws. The bull, thus attacked from behind, was unable to defend himself by his horns, but pre sently the lion having bitten his tail close off to the rump, the bull turned on him, and frantic with pain charged with tremendous fury, tossing the lion, notwithstanding his size, into the air, which so damped the pluck of the latter, that it became at once clear on which side the victory would be declared. The lion sat down dejected and moaning with pain, while the bull charged him several times in succession, instigated by the crowd outside the grating more than by his own will, for as soon as the lion was hors de combat the bull sought no longer to molest him, and would have left him alone but for the stimulation which was applied to him by the spectators. The lieu was killed. THE GREAT EXIIIIIITION.—YestertIay the num bers attending the Exhibition amounted to 57,819; the stun taken at the doors was 2,8001. 16s. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were ailmitt.al members of the college, at the meeting of the Court of Examiners, on the 30th ult.:— Messrs. F. Martin, Brighton; J. Sainsbury, Denbigh; J. Dale, Yarn; J. Andrews, Pershore ; W. Smith, Caistor; J. S. Dodd, Notting-hill; C. J. Toren, Hailleigh; and J. F. Wright, Edwards-street, Portman-square. NATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.—Tho council of this association for 1841.2 is now being elected. All those who have subscribed before the 21th ult. are eligible to vote, the aggregate list of candidates, from whom 190 are to be selected, being placed in the hands of each subscriber. The voting commenced yesterday and will continue to-day and to-morrow; and the scrutiny, to decide on the 100 names for whom the largest number of votes has been re corded, will take place on the Bth. The chairman of every local association numbering 10 members becomes a member of the council er affi , in; and every local association num bering 100 members is further entitled to send a second re presentative of their body to the council. The elected lel will have the power of adding 50 honorary members to the council. Every member of parliament who has voted with Mr. flume, on the Reform Association, is placed on the council. This new arrangement for the constitution of the council gives great satisfaction to the now numerous body of whom the association is composed. I)EATIIS IN THE ARMY.—According to the Army List for this month the following names of de ceased officers have been received at the War-office sines the last list was published: General Sir It. 11. !theatre, Bart., Colonel of the 36th Regiment, July 17, 1851; General J. S. Wood, Lieutenant of the Tower, July 3; Major-General Birch, Royal Artillery, June 29; Colonel M. Stewart, half pay Portuguese officer, May 29; Colonel Story, unattached, July 3; Colonel Roberts, retired full pay, R.A., July 9; Colonel Thomson, R.E., July 13; Colonel Vavasour, ILE., July 4; Lieut.- Colonel Hon. G. Cadogan, half pay, May 1; Major Townsend, 83rd Regiment, June 2; Maj or Soden, 2nd West India Regiment, June 30 ; Major Murphy, retired full pay, June 22; Captain Chalk, 51th Regiment, June 21; Captain Lewis, half pay, sth Neat India Regiment, June 12 ; Lieut. Lind, retired full pay, Ist Infantry Bat talion, June 30; Lieut. Muckleston, half pay, 25th Foot, June 21 ; Cornet Brinkley, 9th Lancers, May 16; Ensign Thompson, 3rd West India Itegiment, July 22; Paymaster Doran, 76th Regiment, June 19; Paymaster Harman, half pay, 17th Dragoons, no date; Surgeon Henley, half pay, Staff, July 6. VIOLENT STORM.—On Tuesday last a very des tructive hailstorm, accompanied with thunder ana light ning, broke immediately over the boundary line between the counties of Nottingham and Derby, on the Erewash line of railway. Shortly after 3 o'clock in the afternoon two heavy clouds, one from the south and the other from the south-east, met apparently just over the village of Sawlcy, and immediately afterwards Large hailstones, mingled with heavy drops of rain, fell in torrents, deluging the streets, and beating down the crops in the neighbourhood. Four yearling calves, the property Of Mr. Parkinson, were killed by a flash of lightning; and the electric fluid, passing down the chimney of a cettage, As* tered to splinters some bedsteads that stood in the corner a room, broke all the windows in the place, and camel other considerable damage. At the neighbouring villages of Sandiacrc, Breaston, and Wilsthorpe, the storm me equally violent, five cows, also the property of Mr. Parkin son, being killed. At Draycot the lightning killed a fat cow belonging to Mr. Timson, and a vivid flash darting down a chimney in the house of Mr. Smith, butcher, set a bed on fire. At Sandiacre nine acres of grass land, never before under water, were inundated ; and at Stapleford a valuable young cow, belonging to Mr. Burton, farmer, was destroyed by lightning. At Cuckney, near Worksop, a village some miles further in the north, a servant employed by Mr. G. Swift, of Norton, was holding her hand on the door-latch of Mr. Smith's house, when she was struck by the electric fluid; she became insensible, and was unable to speak until the following morning, but is new partial's,. recovered. On the London-road, near Cavendish-bridge, a horse, which was drawing a chaise containing a lady and ' gentleman, was struck by lightning, its eye was burst, and ' its fore-legs were broken. The animal was immediately shot; the persons in the chaise sustained no injury. The water in tht Trent, near Long Eaton, rose three feet dur ing the storm, but subsided to its former level soon after the hail and rain had ceased falling. THE SHEFYIELD-PARK NIURDER.—We are in formed on very good authority that the convicts William Battersby and Eliza Wilkinson, who have been found guilty of manslaughter of the husband of the last named indivi dual, have made a statement which, if true, explains to a certain extent what has hitherto been a most mysterious transaction. The communication is made to us verbally, and in respect of exact details is not very complete. The put , port of it is as follows: On the Saturday upon which the unfortunate Wilkinson perished in so horrible a manner he went out into the yard for a few minutes, leaving his wife and Battersby alone, the little girl having gone to bed. During that interval his wife and Battenby were toying with each other respecting a handkerchief, of which he was endeavounng to gain posetiasioe, and while so engaged Battersby placed his am round the woman's waist. In that relative position they were surprised by Wilkinson, who, inferring a more grave impropriety than the facts warranted, became very angry. " Collie, Battershy," he exclaimed, " we'll have no more a this; there has been too much of it already; you shall leave my house this night, and see that you never enter it again." He then turned fiercely towards he wife, and, snatching up a knife that lay on the table swore he woald kill her in stantly. At this moment Battersby interposed, and strove to take the knife from him. the There was, and is dill, A strait 6 i tossed, in whi ch . a youth in the public hospital, accessible to 311, and whose hands of both of them were cut, as deposed to by certain of ease i. duly attested by medical certification, who. I the witnesses. The woman, taking advantage of this mo taken to the police station in a street quarrel, was ' mentary withdrawal of attention from herself, snatched up subjected with perfect impunity at the hands of the police the poker, struck her husband on the wrist, and knocked ruffians, of whom sixteen are implicated in the horrible the knife out of his hand. Wilkinson upon that became transaction, to outrages so cruel and revolting that a modest quite furious, and she, to screen herself from violence, ran pen must refuse to trace, and a respectable newspaper hesi- upstairs, and leaped out of the window. Battersby, find tate to publish, such disgusting viliany. ing the stream of the jealous husband's rage turned wholly This ease is universally known at Rom e. Mr. Petre against himself, then got possession of the poker or coal cannot be ignorant of it. I have authority for stating rake, and dealt him th at terrific blow which made such that Mr. Baillie Cochrane when at Rome had proofs of . havoc on his head ; and, afterwards, observing that the this horrible story offered him—that is to say, a sight of the , disabled man was dead, conceiving the thought of present victim. and of the attestations of the surgeons attending ' ing the appearance of suicide, he cut the dead man's throat, him, but turned a deaf ear to the proposition ; and lastly, and laid the clasp-knife upon the floor, where it was found 1 challenge our consular agent, Mr. Freeborn, to deny my the following morning. Haring completed his gory work, statement, if he be inclined to do so, which I cannot be- he then ran upstairs, hastily changed his dress, and ran leers away in the manner described by the witness Mary Sarah I ask, therefore, whether under such a system we ought Pearson. If this were so, it would seem that the statement to permit a British subject to undergo secret trial I—whe- of the woman as to her own conduct was in the main true, thee any evidence against him ought not to be given in the and that she acted deceitfully only in suppressing such de moonlight of day, and ten times over sifted and re sifted, tails as would have prejudiced herself and Battersby.— before admitting it against him Shefidd Times. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1851. zbe court. OSBORNE, THVBSDAT, JOLT 31. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the younger branches of the Royal family, took their usual early waits in the grounds at Osborne this morning. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Col. Sir O. Couper, took leave of 'Majesty, and em barked at half-past 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the royal yacht Fairy fur Southampton. The Countess of Desart has succeeded the Countess of Mount-Edgcumbc as Lady in waiting. Lord John Russell left his residence, Pembroke-lodge, Richmond Park, yesterday, for Osborne, Isle of Wight. Sir Gaspard le Marchant had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the ColoniaLoffice. A general meeting of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England was held yesterday at their office in Whitehall place. TIIE ARCILEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. BRISTOL, THCRSDAT, JrLY 31. The members of the society yesterday paid their premised visit to Wells, fur the purpose of making an examination of and hearing from Professors Willis and Cockerell an explanation of the architecture and sculptures of the Cathedral, Episcopal Chapel, Deanery, Bishop's Close, Vicar Chorals' College, and other ecclesiastical and ancient structures of that ancient and interesting city. About IJO of the members started from Bristol in carriages and four, and at Wells they were joined by numerous parties resident in the county of Somerset, who take an interest in nrchmological pursuits. Alter divine service in the beautiful cathedral, The Rev. Professor Willis delivered, in the Grand Jury Room, at the Town-hall, an erudite and eloquent lecture on the architecture of the cathedral and ecclesiastical buildings. Arranged above the lecture table were drawings, ground-plans, and sections of the cathedral, to which the lecturer constantly referred and without which it would be impossible to convey an adequate idea of the details of his lengthened discourse. After adverting to the great beauty of the architecture, workmanship, and sculpture of the cathedral, the rev. professor observed that cathedrals de clared their histories in two ways first, by their masonry, which proclaimed to the practised eye the period at which the stones were nut together; and second, by documentary records. The records of the Cathedral of Wells did not present a continuous history of that structure; nor, indeed, did the records of any cathedral do so, but he was happy to state that, by the kindness of the dean and chapter, he had had access to three books of record, called the Liber Albus," Liber Rufus," and a smaller book not named, and he had been fortunate enough to obtain information upon some points of interest. Most of the English cathedral+ had been originally governed by monks of the Benedictine and other orders, but that of Wells was conducted from the earliest period by canons presided over by a dean. Sur rounding and connected with the cathedral were a chapter house, an episcopal palace surrounded by a wall with bas tions and by an extensive moat; a deanery (which presented a very splendid specimen of domestic architecture) and suites of buildings as residences for the canons, the vicars choral, and singing boys. The cathedral diffe red in style from most others in England, and could only be called for the most part improved or decorated Norman, but in the towers was united sortie of the perpendicular style. It was probable that the architects who did not adopt the style of the early cathedrals (probably introduced from France) had a style peculiar to the architects and masons of Somerset shire, who, front its being a district abounding in stone, had probably been accustomed to work much together. In the walls of the cathedral three periods were discernible, and it was evident, from peculiarities in the structure, as well as from the records of the canonry, that after the great tower was built, it—as was not uncommon with the works of the rash and careless media.val builders—sunk, and disk, tatted the masonry, and thus ent ni led the necessity fur resorting to various expedients to strengthen and consolidate the tower and prevent danger from the pressure upon it. This would account for many of the striking peculiarities which were observed upon an inspection of the edifice. The cathedral was recorded to have been built by Bishop Jocelyn during the period between 1206 and 1212. The bishop ' however, only proceeded to an extent and elongations and additions were subsequently made. The Chapter-house would seem, from an entry in the recoil's, to have been com pleted about 12h6. Front records of the convocations it appeared that in 13378 the canons were called together to consider the imminent peril in which the build ing was placed by the settling of the tower. The date atilt Lady Chapel would appear, from a minute of a grant of license by one of the bishops of a portion of his garden to the resident canon, to have been finished about a year or two before 1326. Among the contributors to the erection was Bishop John de Hartwell, who pro vided two-thirds of the amount required for the completion of the great west tower, which was carried up from the roof in the perpendicular stele, and Bishop Burbege corded up the other tower. AnOther contributor was Bishop Bekington, who raised the west cloisters, built part of the Bishop's Close, a gateway of the same, gateway of the Episcopal Palace, some houses in the Market place, &c. The 8011 of a weaver proved himself a innenifi,ent architect and furtherer of the work. The date of the foundation of the Bishop's Palace could not he det rminesl, but it must have been very early. The hall, which, al though in ruins, presented a beautiful specimen, was erected by Bishop Burnell, who lived in the commencement of the 13th century ; and the wall and moat were constructed by Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury. There hod been likewise, in the earlier times, a college for the secular priests, but no remains of it could now be found. The lecturer concluded by expressing a hope that the officers of the cathedral and chapter would devote themselves to the investigation of the chapter records, which, he was sure, would throw light on the history of the cathedrals of canonries and chapters. A Note of t auks having been passed to Professor Willis, Professor Cocks-roll proceeded to lecture on the sculp tures of the west-front, repeating the theory laid down in his well-known work, as to the nature and character of the 600 or more figures which enrich the building, and which he conceived to represent the early preachers of Christianity; the bishops of Sherborne, in which see Wells was originally included; the nine angels, the Apostles, the bishops of the sec of Wells, and the five of those prelates raised (down to the time of Jocelyn) to the archiepiscopacy of Canterbur ; groups illustrative of the Old and New Testaments, and t he kings, princes, and princesses of the Saxon line, beginning with Isgbert, to which dynasty it was evidently the inten tion to do honour, as being the dynasty most worthy of honour in England at that day. A dinner now took place in the judges lodgings, after which the two professors accompanied the visitors through the building, explaining as they went along the different points of interest mentioned in their discourses, and ' the grounds upon which their respective hypotheses were ADMIRALTY, JULY 31.—APPOINTIMENTS.—Master 8 Assistant W. Bicknell, to the Styx; Clerk J. Sweatman, to the Britannia; Clerk's Assistant D. F. Guy, to the Centaur. BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The fourth annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of this insti tution took place yesterday forenoon, at the London Tavern, Bishopmate-street;William Cuhitt, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The objects of the society are to allow pen sions to decayed persons engaged in the building trades, and their widows, and to give temporary relief to deserving workmen in eases of accident. From the report submitted to the meeting it appeared that the amount of donations and subscriptions during the year ending June 30, 1811, was 688/. l3s. M., and the proceeds of the ball on behalf of the institution 119/. Is, ltkl. ; the amount added to their capital stock was 6.01. ; making a total amount of stock in. vested in the Three per Cent. Consols of 2,250/. One pen sioner had died during the year, and the directors recom mended that three male and one female pensioners be elected, the polling for which would take place at the close of the meeting, making a total of recipients of their funds of eight males and four females. The report having been adopted, Thomas Griisell, Esq., F.S.A., was elected presi dent for the ensuing year, and the meeting broke up. - • - TILE Ettarwoop MußDEß.—Sarait Barber, the woman condemned to be executed on Wednesday morning, the 6th inst., in front of the county gaol, Nottingham, fur wilfully poisoning her husband, Joseph Barber, on the 24th of March last, since her condemnation has become ex tremely penitent, and appears disposed to confess to the crime with which she is charged. Indeed, it is understood that already she has divulged some particulars, sufficient to satisfy her prosecutors and the jury as to the correctness of their conclusions ; but the precise nature of these disclosures, as well as of any others that may subsequently be made, will, by command of the high sheriff, be kept secret until after the execution. The unfortunate woman, who is but twenty-three years old, has passed through a strangely varied existence from the time she was a child ; nevertheless, she is good-looking, and her manners appear prepossessing. She is remarkable for her unusual stature, her gaol ad measurement now being slightly over 6 feet 11 inch. One of the morning journals last Monday, by mistake, announced that the execution would take place on the Wednesday next ensuing. instead of that day week, and this mistake having been copied into some of the other daily newspapers, thousands of the people of Nottingham on Tuesday afternoon thronged the front of the county gaol, where they remained till nearly midnight, in spite of all the efforts of the police to disperse them, or persuade them to go home. The early trains 011 Wednesday brought into the town many others from a dis tance, all doomed to disappointment. No female has been hanged in Nottingham since 1802, and only two others during the century previous, consequently the excitement in anticipation of the event is very great, and anise fears are entertained as to the consequences to some of the multi tude from the vast crowd that will no doubt assemble on the occasion. In anticipation of this the high iticriff of the county and the mayor of Nottingham have caused the whole dntrict to be placarded with announcements in the following terms, and which are also advertised in the news papers: " Executiod,of Sarah Barber.—Caution.—The high sheriff of the county and the mayor of the town of Notting ham hereby . warn all persons of the danger which may re sult from joining iu the crowd on the above occasion, and !more particularly females and young people. At the last execution in Nottingham, several persons were crushed or trampled to death. No precautions which can adopted will effectually prevent danger; but should there be any outcry of a crush and pressure in the crowd, all those on the outside are particularly urged to withdraw.—JOHN FRANt KLIS, High Sheriff. WiLtiasi Fttsix, Mayor. Nottingham, July 30." IRELAND. Destiv, JULY 31. I subjoin the latest news that has been received from the scene of the animated contest going for ward at Limerick. Lord Arundel carries on his can vass accompanied by a host of Roman catholic priests, and some catholic electors who had promised their support to Mr. Russell have, it is said, begun to withdraw from the town to watering places, and to effect an escape in other ways, rather than expose themselves to the violence of the mob by voting for the protestant candidate. On the other hand, the Hon. W. Vereker, who had offered his vote and in terest to Lord Arundel, has on the representation of Mr. Russell, who reminded hint of a former pledge to himself; withdrawn his promise. The cor respondent of Saunders's states that the win dows of several electors who had declined ' pledging themselves to Lord Arundel have been demolished by the mob, adding that this circum stance " was not cause of astonishment, owing to the inflammatory addresses delivered a short time previ. ous by the Roman catholic clergy from the platform of Lord Arundel's committee—it was stated to be a struggle between Cod and Lucifer—between Heaven and the pit of hell'? The Russell party were grossly abused by Mr. D. Cullen, who dealt rather severely when alluding to the family ancestry of that tirm:' Three troops of cavalry, a whole regiment of in fantry, and 400 of the constabulary are ordered to hold themselves in readiness for any emergency. The Earl of Surrey will be proposed by the Right Rev. Dr. Ryan, the Roman catholic bishop of the diocese. It is understood that the inauguration of the Gal way Railway to-morrow will take place without any public demonstration. The ceremony will be per formed in private, and trains arc to run for the con venience of the public. The Rev. Hyacinth Darcy has been presented by ' the Lord Bishop of Tuam to the rectories and vim ' rages of Umma, Moyrus, and Ballindown, and the Rev. Alex. H. Synge to the vicarages of Arranmore, .trranbeg, Innismanc, and Inniskir, in Couuengwa. SPORTING. GOODWOOD RACES. _ Timmiwt. WF.P.P4TAITA of 100 sovs. each, for 3.yr-olds, the praluce of mares that never bred a winner ; colts, Bst 71b ; Bst 21b. One mile. N4r. Gratwieke's The Squaw (Platrnan) Walked over. SVaSES STAKE 4 of 25 NOVI. each, for 2syrsolds ; colts, Set 7lb ; fillies, fist 41b ; 3lbs allowed, &c.: winners extra. T.Y.C. (5 subs.) Mr. Gratwicse's Canterbury, ant 41b...... (Rogers) Walked over. SwV.EPSTAKES of 200 Wall. each, for 2 yr-olds ; colts, fist ilb each ; 3lbs and slbs allowed. T.Y.C. (9 subs.) the R. Pinot's Filiuc, Ant 401 (Robinson) Luke or Richulorire Hon:akin, Set 7lb (Katmai.) 1 Mr. Winch's Ilernete!, ad 7th (Rogers) 3 Lard Egliuton'e Clacertinuee, net 71b (Marlow) 4 Betting: 7 to 4on Claverhouse, 3 to 1 aunt Herschel, and sto I each agst Houlakin and Filius. Iloulakin took the lead at starting, and, with Herschel and Clavcrbousc laid 019, cut out the work to the distance, where the favourite was beaten ; Filius now went to the front, headed the Good wood horse half-way up, and won easily by a length and half. Run in 1 rain. 17 secs. _ GOODWOOD CCP of 300 sous., the rest in specie by sub scription of 20 mom. each, with 100 added ; the second to receive 100 som. out of the stakes, and the third a 0 sovs.; the whiner to pay 10 SOTS. to the judge. Two miles and a half. (30 subs.) Mr. Mintlrwon's Nancy, 3 yes, Tat (Marlton) I Mr. realty's Cossack, seed, List Nib (A. Ifay) 2 Lord Luricsn's Camas, 3 srt, 0-t 101 k (Arnold) S Mr. Gratwicke's Landgrave, S yns, Sat Illts (P. Hotter) 4 The following also ran : Cariboo, Lord George, Clincher, Montes, Glenhawk, War linrse. Betting at starting: 2 to 1 agst Nancy, 9 to 4 agst Cari boo (t), 9to 2 apt Cossack, 10 to 1 agst Monte,, 12 to 1 agst Lord George, 15 to 1 agst einem, 15 to 1 eget Clincher, and 50 to 1 agst Glenhawk.--Olenhawk went away with the lead, followed in a ruck by Cariboo, the two foreign horses, Nancy, and Cossack, this being the order, however, °lily to the distance post, Lord George there taking the second place, and Cariboo dropping behind Montes. Glen hawk carried on the running to the mile post, where he gave way, and Cariboo took it up, followed closely by Lord George, Nancy, Montes, and Cossack, most of the others well up. There was no further change of any moment until they were round the lust turn ; Cariboo then showed symptoms of distress, and at the bottom of the hill he woo out of the race. Nancy and Cossack now went right away from their horses, the mare leading three or four lengths ; the horse, however, drew upon her inside the distance, and was within a length of her opposite the stand, but never quite got up, the mare, alter a surpassingly exciting race, winning by a head ; Cihrus a bad third, Landgrave fhurtb, Clincher fifth, and Cariboo sixth. Rua in 4 min. , YJ secs. Mr. Pedley has called upon the stewards to have Nancy's mouth looked at, and the examination is ordered fur this day (Friday). itAccio STAKT.E. of 50 SOTS. each, for 3-yr.olds; colts, fist 71b ; fillies, fist 4lb ; winners extra ; the second to save his stake. 1 mile. (13 subs.) Sir 1.111-orley's The C ontessor, sat Ilk (J. Mormon) 1 Lrcd Eglinton's IlippolTtu., est 7th ............ 2 I hike of Richmond's thickhompl, sot 71b (Ptittman) 3 FIRST YEAH OP THE FIMST BEETIXCIL MIIIIOIIIAL STAKES. A triennial stakes of 10 Poss. each, for 2-yr-olds; colts, 84 71h; fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. (76 subs.) Anooll'l. Bay En.lisd (P. Butler) 1 n ke of Richmond's Red Hind. (Etches/el I Puke of Weinman's ..... (Hannan 3 Mr. Merp's Uoppy Joe (Marlow 4 punt: Or RICHMOND'S PLATE (handicap) of 100 soya. for all ages. New mile. M... 1. deott's Tordesillas, 4 pa, Est Bib (Charlton) 1 Mr. Mane a Preslaw. 4 ars, 7st alb Chesterfiekl's Ilumolum 4 yrs fiet 1 21b (Wells) 3 Mr.C•rew's Era,a yrs, :at (Ba Bus) 4 Bettina: 5 to 4 apt Humphrey, 3 to 1 apt Cotton Lady, and 10 to 1 apt any other. Preslaw got away with the lead, followed by Mol.anna, Humphrey, and Eva, and made running to the distance; Torderillas here joined him, deprived him of his lead half way up, and won cleverly by a length, half a length between the second and third, Eva a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 51 aces. Mottcomn STAKES of 50 Bove. each, h ft, for 2yr-olds : colts, fiat 7lb ; fillies, Bst 41b ; winners extra; the second to rave his stake. T.Y.C. Mr. Psyar's Glenluse, 94 lib (Platman) 1 Mr. E. Panance's f by Merry Monarch, out of Carus, 94 41b (A.Day) 2 Lard Easter's Ambrose, But 71b (Normoni 3 Mr. Ovtwielm's Maidstone, Bst :lb (P. Butler) 4 Mr. Dornen's Chief Won Inkbo/son, Sat 12Ib (lnelortn.r 5 lbs arra) ANGLESEY PLATE of 501. Gentlemen riders. Craven Course. Mr. PAR.'. Aria, 6 yrs, I Ist (Captain Little) 1 Mr. Martin's Upton, 5 yrs, llst (Mr. C.C. Brookel Mr. Baraow's Chatterer, 5 yrs, list Mb Lord Waterford's Lord Grows. .3 yrs, Mat S i b Capt. Pettat 4 DERBY BETTING. _ _ Offers to take 25 to 1 about Claverhouse, who was dead amiss in his race to-day. Thclate hour to which the racing was protracted leaves us only time to say that the weather turned out remarkably tine, the sport interesting in the highest degree, and the attendance numerous and fashionable, embracing, besides those names which have already been published, Lord and Lady and the lion. bliss Foley, the Duchess of Norfolk and the Lady Adeliza Fitzallan Howard, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, Lork Newark, Lord Andover, the Earl of Belfast, the Hon. James Macdonald, Lord de Lisle, &c. There were an immense number of pickpockets on the course, and five, who had abstracted watches with violence, were taken and committed for three months. One was re manded. CRICKET. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS MATCHES.-HARROW • WINCHESTEII. This contest was yesterday brought to a conclusion. The score was as follows at the conclusion of the match, by which it is shown that Winchester won by one wicket : Miaow. F. Monkey, EN., b Mow — 7 c Bennett, b Fiennes lO A. Curtels, Esq., b Stoneham* 0 b Wearies O. Cr coley. Tftq .0 Groat, b Fuller 30 c Grant, b Fiennes 4 C. Leigh, FM, b Fuller ern E. C. We* b Fuller I'. Butter. Esq., not out J. t ,baoo, EN., b Fuller 1 0 Fuller Hun. D. Campbell, c Grant, b 9tcoe bouse P. Faeroe, EN , b Stonetwure I c Bennett, Is Fuller W. Marrillter, Rai , c Bennett, Is Stonehowe - ........ ...''o e IMAM, b Faller 0 T. S. Meroer, Faq., b Fuller — 3 not out. 82, Ib 3 E. Lipesombe, Emi., e Campbell, b __ Cartels lion. W. Flamm, 0 Cartels ... ...... 0 • Mercer, b Campbell E. Tranllaa, Esq., b Cartels G. Emmett, Esq • , pi Hanley, b Car tels Esq., • —' • Car- O.l'7lller, - ~ e illaghm, b. trio P. Prat* Em., a Has. Leigh, b Campbell . E. Grant, Lot.. b Cartels T. Po 'e, Eeq., e'Clibion, b Cartels 9 b Cartels A. Mbar, b Campbell 0 not out A. short, Erg., sot oat J. ettoneboule, Esq., b CUrtelf . .... 6 Lb,2; vr,4; nb,l SEcEsstoN.—The Rev. W. Hutchinson, of the parish of Endellion, near Wadebridge, Cornwall, in the diocese of Exeter, has relinquished the protestant for the faith of Rome. This young clergvman was for some time curate of one of the newly-formed districts in the borough of Devonport, where he obtained some notoriety, and the notice of the bishop, for his adherence to the peculiar prac tice. of a certain party in the church. His proceedings, however, displeasing the incumbent, the Rev. T. C. Childs, he was removed to the parish church of Stoke Damerel, and subsequently presented to the living of Endellion, by the Bishop of Exeter, where he was soon left by his congrega tion, which has latterly consisted of about four or five pet , sons only.-3,forginy Paper. Lain fittelligence. HOUSE OF LORDS.-YFSTERDAY. DERIVELV,I . R DIVORCE BILL. The house being formed at 3 o'clock, the Lord Chancellor asked the agent for this bill whether he had any limbo. evidence or explanations to give to tl.e hcuse in reference to the points to which their lordships drew the attentieu of counsel on Tuesday last (see the Daily News of Wednes day) ? The agent replied that he had not. The Lord Chancellor then, addressing the house, said that the difficulties which were suggested by their loril,hips to the petitioner's counsel on a former day seemed not to be understood—certainly no attempt was made to remove them. No explanation was afforded to their lordships of the cause of the separation in 1846, nor why the husband had left his home on the eve of the wife's Departure, and allowed the baron—the party charged now with adultery—to conduct her to her new residence. The husband, after the separation, went abroad; and it appeared that for some years he omitted to look after his wife, al though it was urged on their lonlships that dur ing all that limo he entertained no suspicion of her fidelity. lie, however, appeared to have abandoned all cure of leer, affording her no means of maintenance, except two sums of five pounds each ; and these sums were, as it appeared in the evidence, trans , mined to her through the hands of this baron. These circumstances required to he cleared up, because, being now without explanation, it appeared that the petitioner abandoned his wife, and left her to find such livelihood as she could, to the disgrace of both of them ; and it did so happen that she went to live in adultery with another person, named by the witnesses on a former day. lle (Lord Truro) was really sorry for the sake of the peti tioner, but he could not advise their lordships that this gen tleman was shown to be entitled to the relief which be sought by this bill. Their lordships had a delicate duty to perjures in these eases; for although they were bound to afford relief where a party was entitled, they were at the same time, as guardians of public moralkin some respects. bound to see that a petitioner for this sort of relief was nut in any way the author of his own mi.-fortune. The circum stances of this ease were such, that, on a careful considera tion of the evidence, he could not advise their lordships to read the hill a second time; and he there fore moved that it be read a second time tkat day six months. The motion was put and agreed to. EQUITY COURTS.—YESTERDAY. Bertha rue. Lean missertioa. THE ATTORNEY-GENEtI. is (ox AND OTHERS.—TiIt DUKE OF ToRICS CREDITORS. The above is the title of an appeal heard in the House of Lords in 1815, and for disposing of which Lord Cotten ham sent his written judgment last August, to Lord Lang dale, who read it to the house, but without adding any ob servation of his own, he not having been present at the hearing of the appeal. The parties to this appeal—namely, the Lords of the Treasury, in whose favour the judgment was given—the creditors of the late Duke of York awl his executors—both these parties having in filet the same interest as against the Treasury—have had several meetings with the officers of the House of Lordi, for the purpose of drawing up the judgment of the house, but they have not been able to agree. An application was made by the exe cutors and creditors to have the appeal re-heard, but the house refused that application, as being contrary to the practice of the house to vary a judgment pronounced by the house. It was, however, suggested by the Lord Chan cellor in the appeal committee, that some application to rectify the error, if there was any, might be made in Chart , eery. Mt. Tlethell (with whom was Mr. Gifrartl) now, on be half of the duke's creditors, after adverting to the ribose circumstances, stated that the suit in which this tedious litigation occurred was instituted in 1827, just after the duke's death, by Greenwood and Cox, creditors of the duke, filing a bill against Taylor and others, the duke's executors, for the purpose of foreclosing a mortgage on York-house, now Sutherland-house, St. James b. The crown being also a creditor for large advances made by the Lords of the Treasory for completing the building of the house, and having also mortgages thereon for 00,0001., lucerne a party to the suit. Exceptions taken by the crown to the Master's report, under a decree of reference, were allowed by the Vice-Chancellor of England in 184.5. (Sec 14 Simons, p. 404, where the nature of the claims of tile crown and of the other creditors is stated.) The plaintiff. also, Green wood and Cox, and the executors took exceptions, sepa rately, to the Master's report ; but by arrangement between the parties—as it was alleged - only one set of these exceptions was filed, both excepting parties having the same objections to the report. They succeeded before the Vice-Chancellor in getting these exceptions allowed, and from that order al lowing them the Attorney-General for the crown—that is, for the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury—appealed to the House of Lords. The appeal was argued so long ago that Lord Cottenham, in writing his judgment last year, must have forgotten the facts, because, although the exe cutors and the creditors of the duke were heard by their counsel in the house, his lordship said that the creditors could not be heard to urge their case on an appeal; whereas the fact was, that there was no distinction be tween the creditors and the executors, as the latter were hound to apply the estate in payment of the debts. Tlw only remedy now left was to obtain Mom this court an order to put on the file of this court the exceptions that were takeu by the creditors, and in effect allowed by the late Vice-Chancellor, and that being done, to obtain an order to supply the defect in the record sent to the House of Lords. The Solicitor-General, Mr. J. Parker, and Mr. James, for the crown, or Lords of the Treasury, opposed the applica tion, and referred at length to passages in Lord Cotten ham's written judgment on the appeal, to show that he did not forget the position of the parties. The claims of the dill's!. rent parties stood thus : Greenwood and Cox had a mortgage on York House for 30,0001. in 1823 . Coutts and Co. had another mortgage on it fur 30,0001. The Duke re quiring more money to finish York HOW, applied to the Lords of the Treasury representing to them that Green woos!' and Cox were to take a lien for 10,00011. of the 30,0001. upon the Duke's: plate (which was at Coutta and Co.'s, and was worth 20,000 f.) The result of the negotia tion was that the Lords of the Treasury advanced the mu ney to the Duke, and became sole mortgagees, as they thought, of the house and gardens, &c., for 60,0001. by taking assignments of the mortgages to Courts and Greenwood and Co. These latter were also general creditors of the Duke and claimed besides a special lien on the plate. The exe cutors also claimed the plate, and so did the Lords of the Treasury, who were special creditors on the plate as well as the house for a much larger sum than the house sold fur. This was the state of facts, and Lord Cottenham's judgment was perfectly applicable to it. The Lord Chancellor read the whole of Lord Cottenhant's MSS. judgment, and said it appeared to him to be appli cable to the circumstances of the case, and he fully con curred in it. The discussion which had taken place before the appeal committee made hint conversant with all the facts of the can, and seeing that the judgment disposed of the whole ease, he was under the necessity of refusing the present application, which he did with costs. Baroas VI KNIGHT Biwa.. RE LONDON AND V BIUNIINNHAIL EXTENSION AND NORTHAMPTON, DAVENTRY, LEAMING7O:4, AND WAR WICK RAILWAY COMPANY.-GAY'S CARE.-WINDING-VP ALTO.-CALLII. Mr. NV. I'. 8. Daniel and Mr. Cale moved, by way of appeal from the decision of the Master, whereby he ordered a call of It. 134. per share to be paid by the contributories included in class one (in which the appellant was included), on the 22nd of August next. Class I consisted ef 484 con tributories, who had executed the subscription contract in respect of 18,175 shares. The call was made fur the eau pose of paying off debts of the company amounting to 2,7311. 16s. id., which hadbeea found by the Master to be due in respect of the bills of parliamentary agents and solicitors, the secretary's salary, advertisements, and expenses of wit ' nesses before the standing orders committee, and also the expenses of winding up the affairs of the company, amount ing to 1,9501., the whole sum required being 4,6811. His. 4d. In support of the appeal it was insisted that the members of the committee of management had received much more than sufficient to pay all the expenses fur which the call was made, and that they ought fully to account for their receipts and payments before any further de mand could be made upon the shareholders, who had already paid more than their rateable share towards the expenses. It was also insisted that there was no evidence that the demands in respect of which the cull was made were binding on the subscribers at large, or were made in respect of contracts entered into in the manner prescribed by the subscription contract. " Ite Carrick" (15 Jurist, 645) was cited. Mr. Cooper, Mr. Malin, and Mr. Swift, for the official manager, referred to" Ex parte Preece," and " Ex parte Prit chard." decided by his Honour, and contended that under the Winding-up Acts a call might he made at once, leaving the relative liabilities of the different contributories for subsequent adjustment, and that it wouldbe unjust towards the creditors who had forborne to Enforce their demands, upon the faith of having them discharged under the pro visions of the acts, to compel them to wait until all the questions of relative liability between the shareholders were adjusted. l'he Vice-Chancellor said that the cases mentioned during the argument as having been decided by him might or might not have been correctly decided ; but whether correctly or incorrectly decided, they did not appear to him to govern the present case, and they seemed to him scarcely to affect it. He must assume that thin question was raised before the Master upon his intention being made known of making a call upon the contributories, being a question be tween the contributories who tormcd the managing com mittee and those who did not form the managing committee, whether, by reason of the great sums they had re ceived from the shareholders at large, and which they had not accounted for, they were liable in the first instance to the call, or hable, at least, in a much greater degree. Now, a case might be coneeived in which there might be so urgent a necessity as to render it not unfit, for a time at least, to disregard and post-' pone such a question, and to make the call at once. Assuming, however, that there might be such a case ren dering that temporary injustice unavoidable, the question still remained whether this was such a case, and it seemed to his Honour that there were in the master's office the means of entering into that question and of deciding it, to a great extent at least, if not wholly, between the managing corn- I mittee and the shareholders , . The managing committee might have been required to tliiiilit an account of the sums which they had received in the course of their management, and then something approach ing to a notion might have been formed, not only upon the question whether there was to be an equality of contribution between the managing committee and the general shareholders, but also as to the amount of the cull. His Honour thought that between the two inconveniences, or the two hazards (if there were two), it would have beta safer and better to attempt at least to investigate that quest tion before making the call, the call having been made without entering into the question or hearing arguments, and without calling for evidence. With deference to the Master, his Honour thought that in this particular case it would be better to adopt thatcourse. The Master, it appeared, considered that the decision in "Es parte Pritchard" pre ' eluded him, but his Honour had not intended to preclude the Master from adopting such a course. The order for a call must be discharged without prejudice, in order that the I matter might he gone into before the Master as to this ques tion with the managing committee. The who!c order must be discharged; it could not he qualified, and the costs must come out of the estate. It might he suggested to the Master I that his Honour thought it would be desirable to hear this case again as to the managing committee. If the Master should find that he could not;do it, he would proceed accord ingly. As to the costs of the application before the Master, which it was stated he had refused to Mr. Gay, his Honour ! said if he had jurisdiction to give the costs, he should direct them to be paid out of the estate. BUM:VE:O4 . OF THE COVRT. The Vice-Chancellor said he should hear the remaining motions on Monday next, tho 4th August. I'ItEitOGATIVE COURT.—YESTERD tV. 11/PORE. SIT: 11. J. Fern. CIA:ARSON r. TF.AOUF.. This was a business of proving, in solemn form of law, the last will and testament. and also a codicil, dated respec tively the 2ith January, ISIS, and the 1.4 Noveml•r, of Mrs. ri.m.th DowilitCli, late of Newington. The ergo meets were closed this morning, but from the nature of some of the charges involved in the case. we reserve OUT notice until the judgment. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YESTERDAT. Buns. Ma. F01011.10,..il Fuss. IN RE II01.T1101!ME. no bankrupt, C. Ilelthouse, was described as a sugar broker, sugar dealer, and wine merchant, of Great Tower street. This was the meeting for the last examination. The balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Thomas, of Gresham-greet, extended from the Ist of January, 1819, to the 26th of April last. The following arc the principal items :—To creditor., 7,189/. ; do., secured, 1,50fi1. ; liabilities, 1,1154 ; profits 8251. By good debtors, 3551. ; property, :112/.; du. held by creditors, 2601.; trade expenses, 6551, ; interest, 779!. ; personal expenses, 6431. ; lass en vale of sugar, 993!.; do.. on realisation of property, 21W. ; sundry losses, 614!. ; deficiency its lot Jan., 1849, 4,065/. Mr. Lawrence supported the bankrupt; Mr. Matthews opposed for the assignees. Mr. Bagley opposed for Messrs. Travers, grocers, of St. Swithist's-lane. Mr. Canaan, the official assignee, stated, in answer to the court, that the assets had been well realised. The total amount of the purchases was 36,6001., upon which there was a lost of 3 per cent., or 1,200/. Those purchases en tended over a period of 27 months. The bankrupt being examined, admitted the above facts, and added that he made the purchases upon two months credit. The greater part of his mercantile transactions, witness said, were entered in his books. Admitted that he bought, in the three mouths next preceding his bankruptcy, of three merchants, sugar to the ratite of 2,800/., and that at the time of the bankruptcy there was not more than two hundred weight of sugar. It was not his habit to have sugar on his premises. Had no warehouse. When the balance-sheet commenced, in January, 1849, there was a deficiency of 4,0'91. In March, 18.51, bought four bags ot Mauritius sugar. Th.! bankrupt was questioned on tins head. Bought the sugar from MOWN. TrlverS and Co., and sold it to Brucksner and Cu. The original entry in the book stated the amount bought, but the remainder of the entry, vie., the value, and to whom disposed of, &c., was made subsequently to the sale. It Was not, however, show n that the entry was in :my manner frauoulent, or made with the intention of deceiving. Acted partly as nu rebind and partly as brok.as Bought, on the I Ith ot:M arch, sugar from ltlessrs. Travrrs, at Wis. lid., and sold a 36a. per cwt., en the 13th, and tic's allowed discount. The goods were sold to Meters. Bruckner. The discount witness allowed was 5 per cent. per annum. Lost, on the average, 3 per cent. by his marcantila transactions. The main charge now urged against the bankrupt was imperfect ban! -I:Aping ; and it was attempted to be shown that the bankrupt had kept his books imperfectly, and with the view to dscaive his creditors, thus bringing the bankrupt within the penal provisions of the Consolidition Att. llk Hon( •:r iILI red think there hail been the slightest attempt at eancealtnant since the bankrupt came into the court. The clause was a highly penal one, involving nu absolute refusal of' protection from arrest, and must there fore 1w construed strictly. The bankrupt, though not conn ing strictly within the language of this ss (lion, might still he liable to punishment at the certificate meeting, when every part of his coaduct must be considered. Mr. 13.ssley contended that, independently of the 2.51;t11 (Action. the bankrupt had nut made such a disclosure as to entitle him to p loi; but, under the third clause of that section, he had clearly contracted debts by fraud. Ilia amour said the trade and the public were much in debted to Messrs. Travers for having come forward and ex troaed the eowlact pursued by this bankrupt. But the application for reliant of protection was premature. It was !handed oa the 9th clause of the 256th seethe'', which lett I no discretion to the court if any of the offences therein specified bud been committed. It was therefore necessary carefully to couaislcr the words of the clause, which were, in tact, contraili(!tory, the terms " wilfully" and " imper fectiv, carelessly. or negligently," being applied to the same act. Tlw latter words had probably crept in lead vertently ; ha must hold that the acme must be " wilful." Ile did not think such was the case in this instance. There was Critil•Sl!y no intention en the part of the bankrupt to conceal the Aide of his affairs, as he had disclosed every thing with the most perfect candour; and his books, when examined by an accountant, gave an easy clue to Isis trans actions. But it was said he had contracted debts by fraud, and was thus broil:tilt within the penal section. The court (lid not think that this man' , mode of dealing amounted to such a fraud as was here coutemplated. lle did nut say the bankrupt's conduct was free from blame; but that would be a consideration at the certicatspmeeting. In all such eases it was better to allow a bankrupt to pass his Manilla. tion, where 1w Mel spoken the truth. Ile believed this man had done so, that his accounts( were true, and that he fully shadow...l hit affairs. Ile would, therefore, pass his last examination. The certificate meeting was fixed for the 22nd of August. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-YESTERDA Y. Datortx La Cmiriamonota Pwit.urs. IN Tilt MATTEIt lo: Til e itEV.EDWAItneIIARLT.4 Samtru. This insolvent, who had held a curacy near Chelmsford, was opposed by. Mr. Woo!lett or several tradesmen, resident at Chelmsford, and supported by Mr. Nichols. The case occupied several hours. The point raised was, that the insolvent tad incurred debts without reamniable expectations of payment. lie had been vice-principal ot Grosvecor College. at Bath, and he was subsequently curate in Essex. Ilin relatives had paid his former debts, and he now owed about 6001. In addition to his income as a curate, which was about 1001. a-year, be took pupils; and iu his last place he was sold up by an execution. It cane out in the course of the case that he had incurred 3,000!. ot debts at Cambridge, and he said he went to the universay when ho was 16; the debts had been paid. Mr. Commissioner l'hillips expressed his abhorrence at the manner in which credit was given to boys who were at the universities. Ile had done all he could, in connexion with his brethren the other commissioner., to repress th,• system. The d, bta on the schedule were investigated and counsel addressed the court. . . . . . Mr. tominvononer Phillips wasof opinion, that the point of contracting debts without reasonable means of payment was got rid of. Ile, however, considering the amount of debts, and the experience he had, by his relative paying the former account, tholght it wit., a case fur a remand, under the discretionary clause. There was a kind relative who had assisted the insolvent, and as the case would be adjourn.' to serve a creditor omitted, application had better be made to the individual, as it would probably obviate tiie necessity of an adverse judgment. The case was adjourned. BURY COUNTY COURT. THE EAHL OF DERBY AND THE OVEIOEEHS OF TIM MOH or Boor. On Wednesday last7ae;;e;w7tifedat the County Court, Bury, Lancashire, which excited great interca throughout the entire locality. Nearly the whole of the land on which the town of Bury is built is the property of the Earl of Derby. and is a source of immense wealth, which is constantly increasing in consequence of the rapid im provement of the town. The workhouse is situated within the manor of Bury, and previous to the year 1828 the overseers of the poor paid one shilling per annum as rent, since which period five pounds have been annually paid. By the enlargement and improvement of the building the overseers have expended the sum of 1,2831. Idle. hid. Some time since the agent of the Earl of Derby directed the attention of the overseers and guardians to the importance of building a union workhouse sufficiently capacious to admit the applicants for relief, so that they might dispense with the practice of giving outdoor relief to the able-bodied paupers. The overseers and guardians en tertained an opinion that the plan which they had pre viously adopted was much superior to the plan recom mended by the agent of the Earl of Derby, which they sup posed would involve the expenditure of a large amount of money, without resulting in any great advantage to the ratepayers, end consequeutly refused to commence opera • tions in building a union workhouse. Subsequently, with a view to induce the guardians to alter their determination, notices to quit possession of the workhouse were served upon the overseers and guardians, and at the expiration of the notice a person was appointed to whom possession of the workhouse was to have been given up. The governor of the workheue: having received instructions not to give up the possession of the workhouse to any party, kept the doors of the workhouse locked for some time, and when the person who was appointed to take possession of the premises reached the workhouse he found the doers were closed against him. Tho ageutof the Earl of Derby then entered an action in the Couuty Court fur the purpose of obtaining possession of the premises, and the case was heard on Wednesday last before J. S. T. Greene, Esq. The service of the notices to quit possession was proved, and counsel contended that, as the overseers were legally tenants under the Earl of Derby, and had held valuable property at a ue ry low rental, they ought, after having re ceived eutficient notice, to have given up po session. Mr. Monk raised a variety of legal objections to the course which had been pursued, and contended that, in consequence of certain informalities in the notices to quit possession, Honor proceedingstheendtimiedeathathev had ulbt,c consideration of the objections which had been raised before would umkee time Cur the His giving his decision in the case.