The Express. — London, England, 1851-06-16 00:00:00

'Sistine. Governor Calhoun issued his proelama sion on the 23d April, for the election of members of th e L e gislative Assembly on the 19th of May. The session of the legislature is to commence at Santa Fe cc lune 2. Business of all kinds was very brisk, en d l a rge quantities of goods ordered from the Atlan tis States. The canvass for the next election is going on with rest vigour in Texas. Oov. Bell is thought to have ase best prospect of success. - - MEXICO. The dates from Mexico are to May 23. Signor Yams, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been appointed Minister of Finance,the chief clerk taking this place meantime in the foreign department. The plan which he has presented for creating a revenue is received with decided aversion by the friends of the present administration. He asks for power to reduce the expenses of the public offices—to make arrange ments for the introduction of raw cotton, and im posing a tax on the manufacturers of the country —to lay a duty of two per cent. on the coasting trade—to assess taxes on the States sufficient to supply the deficiency in carrying into effect the law for the regulation of the pub lic debt—with several other measures of a similar character. The Mexican government has been charged with the duty of presenting to the United States government claims to the amount of 20,000,000 dole. for damages committed by the Indians in the state of Chihuahua, sontrary to the stipulations of the treaty. The advices from Yucatan state that the Indian warfare is fast drawing to a close'. The Indians had sustained a bloody defeat at Bacalos. TILE ISTHMUS. The rainy season has set in some two weeks earlier than usual. On that account business men have generally removed from Oorgona to Cruces. The Masons and Odd Fellows are about establishing their respective lodges at Chagres, and have excited considerable interest. The Law and Order Society has exerted a beneficial influence, having almost entirely suppressed theft and gambling. The annivirsary of the Frenvh republic was celebrated by the French citizens of Panama, on the 4th of May, by a banquet in the Town Council House, M. Ca sette, the French Consul, presiding. The absence of the American Consul, Mr. Corvrine, gave rise to a brief difficulty, but on the representations of M. Ca sette, harmony was soon restored. SANDWICH ISLANDS. The prospect of a collision with the French has passed away. A compromise has been effected, in which the King has agreed to refer to the legislature the questions of equality between the cathulics and protestants, and of the tariff of duties on French spi rits. Documents from French subjects are to be re ceived in the French language, and the treaty is to be adopted in French and Hawaiian. [For markets xCe last page.] CANADA. From British America we learn that the govern ment has introduced a measure to abolish the law of primogeniture in Upper Canada, The law has hitherto not been sustained by public opinion. Petitions were presented in the Legislative Assem bly at Toronto, on the 30th ult., for a charter to enable a company to build a railroad to the Pacific, and to be allowed to purchase land along the line 60 miles wide at the price it was purchased at by government from the Indians. Mr. Prince gave notice of a bill to enable foreigners to hold lands in fee simple in Canada. The house has adopted an address to the home government against the pro posed reduction of duty on foreign lumber. The Monied exile Mackenzie made his first speech in the house on the 2ath ult. The occasion which called forth his remarks was a motion for the intro duction of a bill repealing the privilege of the Trust and Loan Company to receive a higher than the usual rate of interest. Ile spoke for nearly two hours, defending the usury laws, and exposing the ab surdity of allowing a band of foreign usurers to take 8 and 9 per cent. interest. He objected to the company as a machine fur lessening the number of freeholders in the province. The motion, how ever, was rejected. The Attorney General has stated that tho govern ment will go to Quebec after this session, where a residence has been hired for the Governor for four years. The Quebec Bar have petitioned parliament for the enactment of a law depriving the judges of the superior courts of Lower Canada of the power of de ciding the lawyers fees, and conferring it on the bar of that dist ri ct . . . _ . . The Seignorial Tenure question has been again re ferred to a committee for inquiry, tho government wishing to throw the responsibility , of dealing with the feudal system on a committee of the house. John Montgomery, who was tried fur treason in 11327, claims 38,009 dots. compensation fur krises in the rebellion. WEST INDIES. By the Africa we have Jamaica dates to May 27. The House of Assemble was prorogued by the go vernor on the 23rd. his excellency made a long speech on the occasion. in which, while commending some of the acts of the legislature, he as decidedly condemned others. The cholera still lingered in Ja maica. It had appeared iu several localities which have been hitherto exempt. At Mountain Valley the people have refused to bury the dead. The Kinystosi Ailrertieer of May 24, says: The tains which hare visited us for the last week may be said to be almost universal, and we may con gratulate the country on the appearance of the May serious. In St. James. Trelawacy, and particularly in St. Ann's, there have been very tine and continu ous showers._ _ . The . Trinidad papers also speak in enthral:lde terms of the weather and the crops. The mime have been very abundant, and the prospect far a ism quantity of sugar is fine. There is the us:ml sompliunt of a want of hand. HAYTI. Our Paris correspondent writes : The latest news, dated May Is, received at Havre from St. Domingo, represents Soulouque as remons trating in a friendly and pacific tone with the Do minican republic ; so that French intervention will probably not be required. The above is the same data as that of the news received by the Africa. METROPOLITAN ADROCIATION FOR IMPROVING TUE DWELLINGS urns IXDUITILIOUSCLASIIIII.—The seventh -Weal meeting of this society was held on Saturday, at Willie-room. air Ralph Howard, in the chair. In his address to the shareholders the chairman commented on the various statements of the printed report which had been dis tributed, and while he admitted and lamented the fact that the society's establishment for single men, in Albert-street, Spitalfields, had not hitherto obtained a =anent number of inmates and become a self-supporting concern, since 120 only out of 134 rooms had been taken, he strongly . advised the shareholders to continue their exertions, since the Sumo position of the association, though at present un satisfactory, was evidently tending to more satisfactory re sults. After a few words from Lord Ebrington, Dr. South wood Smith rose to advocate the self-supporting character of the institution, and to comment on a comae paragraph in the report which discourages the declaration of a divi dend. Dr. Smith was of opinion that estaldhemants like these of this association ought not to be dimities, thuegh comaasaged in a charitable spirit, bet that they aught to Mead the merry test, and he tad re den* bet AM they Illeukt ultimately do so. But besides the map test, there • ins the esmilert test and the anis tat. That the es tablishments is Albert-street and Pinar road were com fortable MI bees freely submitted co ell sides ; and as to the Masa tisk Dr. S. Smith shows* that these establish ands darnig 11 moths' occupansy bed a essetality of only emeisif of lbs gasserd modal, - of the metropolis rad of tire titbit of Ms mortality in the rent pier of London. lo the meet the ehrrsholdere were ahem& that a seen of lad lista lonermi r r e ti e of of free leml sod lams ha adjoin . hog the aseistes /Miry Jo Albeit-sant, Ids ; . doe the Wd " drial serm res far t *eps um: deareen sociesuret ct, dela, leoe be the purposes of the y ; that the holidiere k the Old POSINFIOII4 amelo ally m ended ; mid en Me account above a banns of Nil. in favour of thee leaddleia. The 1101Wip M Inedlies in Albert-street, MONA licsr- tows, hove Marne produced an income of TM. The directors lan streened a supple mental charter which em r ower theta to ran • peeviaeial capital of 1,000.110/., and to 'modem the sent Blibeeet • provincial alder; and be n& osoriatior here sense speedy beta hissed at Beergato and et TOM loss or TUX I'LYNOETH BA ZIIII &twig intelligence wee reseived at Lloyd's Ind re Thun der reselas, the 13th inst., the Plymouth poiltst, while ea M voyage trem Nommen le Liverpool, starl_eim swan rock toundie the day, red alma handend, nay sal In Irma .inep. Besides bar new sleight men, eke led sheet pseindri to = . gi es dasia i rr is res mo seta punt INDIA AND CHINA. By our usual express in anticipation of the Over land Mail, we have advice' dated Bombay, May 14; Calcutta, May 3; Madre, May 9; Singapore, May 3 ; Hong Kong, April 24. The following la the summary of tho Bombay Times : The Oovernor•Oeneral was expected at Skala on the 12th whither Sir W. Gomm had ' ' him: tho Com- May, *. ...uef will, it is mid, make Simla his place of abode during the term of his service. Mr. Thornisou, Governor of the North West Provinces, and Mr. J. Law rence, member of the Lahore Board of Administration, had also arrived at the Hills, and multitudes were crowding from the plains in quest of a cooler temperature.—The report of the Post.ofßee Commirioners is now in the bands of the Governor-General, the commissioners themselves, after the lapse of a twelvemonth, dispersed: the noble niarquis is said to have been armed with ample powers to deal with the question, all the leading facts connected with which have long been familiar to the home authorities.—Accounts have been received of the destruction by fire near Penang of the ship Ardaseer, of Bombay ; on this occasion the conflagration seems to have been accidental; there seems scarcely any doubt that the destructiou of the Buckinghamshire and Kurramany, both of which perished by fire during the past six months in the Hooghly, was the work of incendiaries, The Nuwab of Jhujhur, near Delhi, has broken through the time-honoured custom of Indian nobles, of leaving all business to their ministers and dependants, and is creditably endeavouring to manage his immense estates himself. Ono of the consequences is, that the parties thus thrown out of power have raised a clamour of oppression and tyranny, complaints arc made by the Jhujhur ryots of ill-usage, and already have many arrived at the gates of the Governor- General's agent with their complaints; when the estates were under the government of a parcel of dependants and agents, all appeared to go as smooth as a marriage bell. The slide of the weather becomes at this season of the year we of the most interesting topics of discussion; the atnia spheric perturbation all over India seems to have commenced on the 17th of April, and matters are not likely to resume their wonted serenity till after the monsoon. A violent hailstorm had visited Meerut on the 28th of March, the hailstones being the size of pigeons' eggs. On the 17th of April, Delhi, Meerut, and the districts around, were visited by a furious storm of thunder, lightning, rain and hail ; on the same day a heavy shower of rain, accompanied by hail, occurred at Hyderabad, in Sciatic, and a heavy shower fell at Simla. The intense heat which had prevailed since the end of March seems to have terminated when the storms began; heavy showers began W pour down all over Lower Bengal about the 23rd, and so con tinued for a week, the spring sowings having gone on rapidly and cheeringly. On this occasion a violent hail storm visited Calcutta; no great damage, however, was oc casioned by it. Hail fell at Secunderabad on the 11th April and 2nd May ; and on the 22nd April a hailstorm of terrific violence occurred at Rungpore, near Calcutta, the hailstones being as large as ducks' eggs. Nearly all the fruit in the districts, hundreds of house., and a great num ber of trees were destroyed by it. On the 6th and 6th of May showers and squalls prevailed all over Western India, the barometer at Bombay having sunk so low as to lead to the inference that there must have been a hurricane then prevailing within SOO or 1,000 miles of us. The Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Madras are at that Presidency; the Commander-in-Chief of Bombay is at Mahabuleshwur. The governor has been at the Presidency since the 27th ; he leaves in a few days for the hills, from whence the whole aristocratic occupants of those lofty regione will move to l'oonah a fortnight hence.—Dr. Coburn, deputy assay master, Madras,:is expected at Hom iny, to assume temporary ch arge of the deputy assay mas tership, on the 22nd, displacing Dr. Coles, by whom the acting appointment has been held since the 17th of April.— The mail of the 7th April reached Bombay on the 4th May, bringing replies to letters of the 3rd March, which had reached London on the 2nd April : on the 4th April the mail of the 7th March reached us, the shortness of the month of February having alone on this occasion deprived us of return of poet. Within the past ten months we have received four mails from London under 28 days ; that of the 4th May, 1840, reached us in 27 days 16 hours, the 23rd January in 25 days 17 hours, the 4th April, 1851, in 27 days 12 hours, and the 4th May in 26 days 11 hours. A few years since, 31 days were considered the average of our rapid transits, and the mails were determined to be despatched from India on the 3rd, from London on the 7th of each month, so as to secure return of poet from England on all ordinary occasions—return both ways was never dreamt of. From returns just published in the Bombay Times, it appears that we have four steamers which in forty-eight voyages—all they have for the past 1112 years performed—afforded average transits of u little over 29 days, occasional transits under 28, very few ever exceed. ing 30 at the outside; so that, with the saving of a very few hours on the whole line, we might have return of post fur two-thirds of the year both ways.—Mr Mead, who fore merly conducted the Madras Atheniewn, and has beau for a twelvemonth conductor of the Delhi Gazette, has quitted the latter paper to resume charge of the former, the con ductor of which, Mr. Bruce, retiree from the service. Mr. Sanders has taken charge of the Delhi Uazelle, and the paper promises to be conducted with ability—it has always been one of the most respectable and best infurtned of our Indian journals. The Wheel Tax Fraud Commission has closed its labours : the only results likely to arise from these will be the dismissal of a few native employis, the disclosure of the loss of 3,0001. to the public by the frauds of parties unknown, and the exposure of an amount of laxity in business matters on the part of various public servants of distinction almost in credible: on their part there is no evidence of fraud or 11l intention of any sort, hut a sad exhibition of lack of discre tion. The robbers who plundered the Oriental Bank throe months since have been discovered. On the evening of Saturday, the Bth February, the head native cash keeper stated that he counted the money, amounting to about 12,0001., of which '3,5001. were notes of the Bombay Bank. They were locked up in the safe in the strong room as usual, the Up being taken charge of by the European assistant tommarer, who saw that the boxes were all in the sera, but had no responsibility for their contents. Oa morning, at ten o'clock, when the lank was She notes were found wanting—the other cosh was leeks were all found fast and right, and the keys M disk proper places, with no appearance of either Lavin Wm %Wm* with. The numbers of the notes were hip nallablredeeetleed—the notes themselves were desired* be stopped, whoa a panic arose, a run on the bank was threatened, mad an iutimation was issued that all notes would be NAM as usual—the Oriental Bank running the risk of the Ism Suspicion attached to the native em yis: the bead cash keeper was dismissed, and Dorabjee a Pamee also, in whom the utmost confidence WM ted for a time to act in his stead. For twe ninths =ore no clue to the robbery could lie dil emma, At last the emerkeres of the pollee got on the leall: it was espouse to them that Dorabjee Wsass bank setae ha~ _to dives of—an ialliallew with him was ives4 whoa he said , that a party with whom he was eapalated was , pewersd et a esaidatable mewed et seise, of 'Odds be ' wi ge emit. Alter seems babes anewpwaseis, it ' wasewed fist the yenta who had awned the sheresaar et means ad= dwell lying sash with lima to Ltssehlen Iwlaereagorate would be emanded: Ms was dose, whoa the amiss were Mai in his rier lo ll atone sesusod. sad is now in c , the peat balk stele slots* sads ha been veneered, mad the whale eisamelmee stew Minty are likely very to bees= Mews. Dent i s a i n s maof e r n try Y , wad ostler Me he Iles , no easpleisa ever he a =smut easing I. kin. For some inmiths he hes bias Wag ilnei, sad entering into ' hawse haildies spesuistiens mit bsyid say money he add hely law sae blyl, the resift imam manifest, his spat hes boa esiabYrlM, saddest et sans will soon be liftWilki. Ai MS lir haelewie, the Perms lave generally berm the alley ighest ellawanict aseswest as, the present mishap h alteiether oassesesstablo. (For arreksis ate last per.] MILITARY LNTELLIORSCE. CALMAT:MD by death in the =Well of India, reported since the departure of the mail an the 3rd of May. Bom bay Ts —Ensign A. G. Taw's, 26th N. 1., at Neemuch, on the 6th of May. Bengal Troops—Major K. Campbell, 46th N. L. at Lahore, on the —. Arrow/Mann, Fisomovioxii, die., &c. Es urn NIA /LITT'S Tioors, announced since dispatch of the last Overland Mail, on the 3rd of May.—lnfantry--61st regt . Lieut. T. Oabbert has obtained leave of absence to the Murree Hills from 17th April to 15th Oct., on medical c er ti9cate.-75th do. Major E. Hickey and Lieut. A. S. Craig have obtained leave of absence to Simla on medical certill: tate, the former from 2nd May to 4th August, and the latter from Ist May to 31st Oct.-78th do. (Highlanders) Lieut. Macpherson, at the recommendation of a board of medical coers, has obtained leave of absence for two years to England from the date of embarkation at Aden.-86th is. Lieut. Leet has obtained leave of absence on medical certificate for two years to England, subject to the tear mation of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in In dia. Captain Rawlins bas obtained leave of absence from Ist May to 31st. Sept., to Belgaum on private affairs-96th do. Lieut. T. W. Fellows has obtained leave of absence to Simla from 13th May to 30th Sept.-98th do. Captain T. H. Crawford has obtained leave of absence from 27th March to 31st July, to enable hint to join. CHINA AND THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. The summary of the Orerlond liived of China, dated Victoria, April 24, is as follows: The disarrangement of trade in Southern China, conse quent upon continued terbelence in the Hwang-si and Kwarsif-teng provi is now become of such magnitude that the period appeals eem, to hare arrived when it is necessary for the representatives of foreign pewees resident in this country to eater upon some correspondeace with the impe rial government upon the subject. We mast judge of the orriousnese of the rebellion more by the oonseqeences entailed than from the uncertain re ports from time to time reaching us. There are not many in China who pores either the mesas or the inclination to seek oat what is going en around them in the adjacent pro vinces ; and one of the great difficulties in arriving at the actual state of things is the continued exaggeration of the informants who bring that news principally which is thought will most please the hearer, leaving truth to find its way through the mass in such proportion as the auditor has the ability to sift it. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1851. That the program of the insurgents has been as greet that the whole of the available resources of this part of the empire must be speedily brought into action, if the absolute supremacy of the Hien-lung dynasty is ever again to be re stored, there is every reason to believe.* It would appear that the Imperial Commissioner Li and his aid the Governor Chau-tiensioh, have been either un able to concentrate their forces or obliged to retire before their antagonists. A late report runs that the district towns of Ho and Kai hien, both situated on the river Ho, the former in the pro vince of Kwang-ii, the latter adjoining it in the north western part of Kwang-tung, have been attacked and pil band, and that every officer, civil or military, has been met to indiscriminate carnage, ann the wealthy inhabitants I had to ransom. This report appears, to a great extent, to be a well founded one. Governor Yeh has returned from Ying-teh to Canton ; cad it is now certain that his diplomacy has been inane dent to check the rebels. His return appears to have been the signal for numerous bands of discontented spirits to take their departure for the field of action, and what effect it may have upon the mass has yet to be seen. For aught we know to the contrary the residents in Canton are sham boring on the surface of a volcano. The taking of Kwe lin-fu still requires confirmation. The leading topic of conversation among the Chinese citi zens, during the first part of the month, was the audacity of some unknown individual, in thrusting a strongly written remonstrance into the Governor-General's chair, as ho was journeying towards a temple, to worship Confucius; his supineness in dealing with the insurgents and neglect to carry out the imperial desires being dealt with, it is said, in no measured terms. His exce.lency was greatly incensed, and made every effort to discover the writer, threatening to suspend the literary examination for Ku-jin if the gentry did not denounce the guilty party. After some days three persons were arrested, who implicated a number of others, so that Seu has been placed in rather an awkward position, and is now entirely at a loss how to act. The approaching examination in Canton for the second literary degree is attracting quite a crowd of the literary aristocracy from all parts of the province, and the city is soon likely to be the arena of warm political discussion. It is nearly a month since information was sent to us from the north that the young emperor had remitted all dues and deficits as an act of grace to signalise his acces sion to the throne (a similar remission was made in 1810, on the occasion of Taokwang attaining his sixtieth year). It will have been the remission of these dues and deficits that gave rise to the report of an ohnlition:of the im perial salt monopoly ; it being pretty certain that there is a greater accumulation of arrears on this gabel than any other. The revenue derived from salt is raised, on the Bea coast, principally in the shape of a land tax; the sum paid for permission to manufacture it being somewhat after the rate of a quarter of a dollar per acre per annum. But still we' are at a lets in tracing the remission of deficits (in tonne ion with the salt gabel) to the provincial city, where, within the last few days, the inhabitants have been busy plat:aid ing the walls with petitions that arrears of taxes might be remitted. By the present mail, Don Sinibaldo deltas, Spanish En voy, takes his departure for Europe ; and we are informed that her Most Catholic Majesty has determined on refrain ing from further attempt to negotiate with the Imperial court, and from keeping a legation in China. We presume, however, that it is not her Majesty's intention to leave the trade with this country without a superintendent of some kind; although it is rumoured that uo definite arrange ment has yet been determined on. [For markets see last page.] rquired our are, thought it best to give the Clementine np to the two French captains, they agreeing to furnish suit able officers to conduct her to a safe port. Accordingly she will sail with all possible despatch for Bourbon or the Isle of France.—Ever yours, BIN BALCJI, jun. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. IRIS DAY. OLD COCUT. The June session of the Central Criminal Court cam moused this morning, before the Right lion. the Lord Marr ' the Right Hon. the Recorder, Aldermen Sir J. Duke, Hunter, and Wire, the sheriffs, under-sheriffs, and the usual city authorities. The calendar is unusually light, there being only 174 prisoners for trial, and the cases, with very few exceptions are of the ordinary description. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, expressed the great gratification he felt at observing the lightness of the present calendar, both as regarded the number of prisoners for trial and the character of the offences with which they were accused, and he observed that it was peculiarly grab lying to observe that ,while the streets were crowded with unusual numbers of people, instead of this circumstance being the occasion of an increase in the duties of that court, there was actually a diminution of cri:ne. Ito confessed that ho was one of those who thought it was impossible for such multitudes of persons to be collected together in a small focus from all parts, without some increase of crime being thereby occasioned, but he was happy to see that his anticipations had not been fulfilled. It was also a gratify ing circumstance to find that although a great num ber of persons bad been collected from all parts of the world, some of whom it might be feared would be attracted to this country by improper and illegal objects, yet there was not the name of a single foreigner in the calendar for the present session charged with robbery of any description. Ills lordship then briefly alluded to the charge of murdering a policeman at ' Vauxhall, and he directed the grand jury, if the tact. should be made out to their aatisfaction,to find the bill; and he said if there were any circumstances of mitigation in the ' case that would reduce the crime blow that of murder. Those facts would be mor.: properly brought forward when the case came to be finally disposed of by the learned judges and a petty jury. The grand jury then retired. THE EXETER SYNOD. (nom the Westr.rn Tiviet.) The Rev. G. C. Gorham has addressed the follow ing letter to the reverend "Rural" of Cadbury deanery : The Vicarage, Brampford Spoke, June 10, Rev. Sir,—You inform me that a meeting of the Burl- Decanal Chapter of Cadbury, will be held at Cadbury, on Thursday, the 12th instant, "to deliberate on the matters to he considered at the Diocesan Synod, and to elect two representatives at the Synod from this Deanery." Even were that Synod legal and expedient (on both of whiclt points I entertain serious doubts)—there does not exist any precedent for constituting that body an elecgire, and, con sequently, a represerdulice assembly, as La I am aware, and I have looked into the subject with some carefuluces. With this view of the assumed authority which you, and the clergymen who may meet together as Cadbury, pro pose to exercise—l must lust only decline, as a benches Pres hyter of this diocese, attending your Ituri-Decanal Chapter to vote for representatives, but I must solemnly protest against such a proceeding as tending to subvert eccleuastical order, and to create division and discord at a period when union and harmony are peculiarly desirable. I am, Sir, your's faithfully, D. C. GOILUAM. The Rev. N. F. Lightfoot, Dean Rural, Cadbury. PROTESTS AGAINST THE SYNOD IN EXETER.— HOLY TRINITY PARISH, EXETER.—AII influential meet ing of the parishioners, of Holy Trinity, being lay mein ben of the church of England, was held on Thursday, at the Valiant Soldier, Mr. Higgins, the warden, presided. Mr. E. P. l'ridham proposed a series of resolutions, protest ing emphatically against the Synod, which were seconded by Mr. Mark Kennaway, and unanimously adopted. A rate of thanks to the Archbishop of Canterbury for his pro testant and christian conduct was passed, and another ex pressive of the approval of the parishioners of the conduct of their rector. It was resolved to print and circulate the re solutions, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. Similar proceedings took place at meetings of the parishes of St. Stephens, and St. Mary Arches, Exeter. be Court. At the State Ball at Buckingham Palace on Fri day night, after the reception of the four national quadrilles and the quadrilles headed by the Countess of Wilton, her Majesty and Prince Albert descended from the throne to take part in the ball. On the Queen and Prince Albert taking their places to dance the Polonaise, the full effect of the royal costumes was for the first time observable. They were as follows: Her Majesty's head-dress was composed of a small diamond crown placed on the top of the head, and a large emerald set in diamonds, with pearl loops, on the side of the head. The hair behind was plaited with pearls. The skirt of the dress was composed of rich grey watered silk, trimmed with gold and silver lace, and ornamented with bows of rose coloured ribbon, fastened by bouquets of diamonds. The front of the dress was open, and the under-skirt we. made of cloth of gold, embroidered in a shawl pattern in silver, ecellopped and trimmed with silver fringe. The gloves and shoes embroidered aftermath with roses and fleurs-de-lys in gold. Her Majesty wore on the front of the body of the dress four large pear-shaped emeralds of an immense value. Prince Albert was dressed in a coat of rich orange satin, brocaded with gold, and with a green sprig ; the sleeves turned up with crimson velvet, embroidered in gold and silver, with a pink satin epaulette upon the shoulder. A baldrik of gold lace, embroidered with silver and edged with a fringe of pink silk and silver bullion, carried the sword. The breeches were of crimson velvet with pink satin bows and gold lace. Stockings of lavender silk. Sash of white silk and gold fringe. The whole of this dress was composed of materials of British manufacture ; and the brocaded silk for the coat, the beauty of which could not be surpassed in any country, was completed in twelve days from the time of the order being given. The hat was trimmed with gold, with white ostrich leathers round it. Her Majesty danced the polonaise with Prince Albert, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. Prince Albert also danced with her Orace the Duchess of Norfolk. At a quarter past 12 o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert were conducted by the Marquis of Westminster (Lord Steward) to the state supper; and on returning to the ball room her Majesty danced with the Prince of Leiningen. Among the many beautiful costumes at the ball not pre viously described were those of the Baroness de Cetto (Lady of the Bavarian Minister), who wore the costume of a lady of the Bavarian court of the period. The deini-train and corsage were of blue satin, the front of the latter being nearly covered with antique point lace ; a row of old point went round the top of the corsage, and the same beautiful fabric went down each aide of the demi-train from the opening at the waist to the bottom; five ornaments of diamonds and emeralds were displayed on the corsage, one on each shoulder, and three in front; the petticoat was of white satin, with four flounces of Brussels lace; rows of pearls were worn round the neck ; a beautiful bouquet of diamonds adorned the left side of the head, and the hair was confined at the back by rosettes of blue satin. Baron de Cetto appeared in the court costume of a noble man of the Bavarian court of the period. The coat was of claret-coloured velvet, and breeches of the same material, tied at the knees by bows of red satin ; the coat was orna mented with gold lace ; the sash was of red silk, having gold fringe at each end; the stockings were red silk, and the shoes buff leather, with red satin rosettes. Senor Isturiz, the Spanish Minister, appeared in the costume of a nobleman of the court of Philip IV. of Spain, composed of black velvet with diamond ornaments. His Excellency Mussurus Bey, the Turkish Minister, was attired in the costume of as Ottoman ambassador of the 17th century. It consisted of a light blue silk pelisse, richly lined and trimmed with ermine ; the under garment, or kaftan, was of rich rose-coloured gold brocade, the waist was girt with a splendid Cashmere shawl, in which was thrust a dagger, or hangiar, richly ornamented with dia monds. The turban was composed of the shoubara en circled by another Cashmere shawl of great value. Scarlet trowsers, with yellow bottines and slippers, completed the costume. _ _ . Prince ogorules, Councillor of Legation, wore the dress of a Turkish civil functionary of that epoch. M. Paul Mussuru•, Secretary of Legation, that of a naval officer of superior rank. M. Zohrab, first Attache of Legation, was attired in the full costume of the then Dragoman of the Forte, particularly remarkable for its richness, and the calpac or sable fur cap which he wore on hie head. . _ _ Nubar Bev, Secretary to the Puha of Egypt, was. dressed as a chief of the African Land Troops of the &nal time. _ _ . Before the conclusion of the ball a Highland reel was danced by a number of Scotch ladies and gentlemen, her Majesty's Piper, in full national dress, playing the Scotch tunes. After which, at ten minutes before two o'clock, her Majesty and Prince Albert left the State apartments. The Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Leiningen, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, soon afterwards left the Palace ; dancing ceased, and this most magnificent Royal Fete was brought to • close. About three o'clock the ' whole of the company had departed. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Mary Seymour, General Wtm, and Colonel Bouverie, visited the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, on Saturday morning, and remained two hours at the Exhibition. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, also visited the Exhibition on Saturday forenoon. The august party afterwards returned to Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert, attended by Col. Itouyerie, rode out on horseback on Saturday morning. The Duchess of Kent and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen visited the Queen on Saturday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, took a drive in an open carriage and four, on Saturday afternoon, the Equerries in Waiting, General Wemyss and Colonel Bouveric, attending on horse back. Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa took an airing on Saturday in an open carriage and four, The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal,:aud Princess Alice, honoured the Royal Italian Opera House with their presence on Saturday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Charlemont, lion. Mary Seymour, Lord Camoys, General Wemyss, and Colonel Bouveric. Yesterday her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess) Royal, the Duchess of Kent, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic house hold, attended divine service in the private chapel at Buck ingham-palace. Tho Hon. and Rey. Gerald Wellesley officiated. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen and attended by Lady _Fanny Howard and Lord James Murray, honoured Her Majesty's Theatre with her presence ou Saturday evening. A deputation, consisting of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart., M.P., Mr. George Alexander Hamilton, M.P., Mr. Edward Grogan, M.P., Mr. George Roe, Mr. Francis Codd, and Mr. Heron, had an interview with Lord John Russell on Saturday, on the sablect of the withdrawal of the grants from the Dublin Medical Hospitals. A deputation on the part of the ballast heavers, consist ing of Mr. Thomas Hughes (barrister), Mr. E. V. Neal (barrister)), Mr. Henry Barthorp (secretary), and Mr. T. Thynn (corresponding secretary), had an inter view with the Right Hon. H. Labonchere on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. The Rev. E. Hawkins had an interview with Earl Grey on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. Sir John Herschel and Captain Harness had an inter• view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. Despatches were sent off on Saturday from the Colonial. office to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Der patches were received at the Colonial-office on Saturday from the Governor of New South Wales. JAMIEsON V. RamsaT.—The Observer of yesterday gives the following statement: "On Saturday, at the Whitechapel County Court, was heard the ease of ' Jamie son v. Ramsay,' in action of tort. The damages were laid at 601. The plaintiff is a retired tailor, powering a villa, called Labour's Retreat,' on the banks of the Thames. The defendant is an old man-of-war's man, who some time ago became rimmed of considerable property in White chapel; but, preferring to live afloat, he equipped a yacht of ale guns, the Tom Bowling, in which he lives. In the evidence it appeared that on Easter Mondays the plaintiff (Jamieson) holds a festive anniversary, in remembrance of the day on which his wife died, and cannon are let off to announce the joyful tidings. It happened that on the last anniversary the Tom Bowling was cruising off Labour's Retreat,' and, when her crew smelt the powder, all hands were piped for action, and they returned fire, The firing on both aides continued some time, until the landsmen put stones in their guns, and riddled Tom's' duck and stream ing bunting. The aggression was resented, and the boatswain, 'hotting his guns, seriously damaged the tailor's stack of chimneys. Captain Ramsay then landed his crew, to demand satisfaction for the insult offered to his flag, and having thrashed the tailor's friends, the captain challenged the tailor himself, politely offering him the choice of swords or pistols. The tailor, thinking it safer to faint than to tight, swooned away, upon which the defendant ordered him t he taken prisoner, and on coining to his senses the tailor found himself under hatches of the yacht, where he was kept the whole night, bewailing the misfortune of being kidnapped by pirates, as he termed his captors. In the morning he was brought before the defendant and tried by court-martial for insulting the British flag, and being found guilty was sentenced to the yard-arm. He begged for mercy, however, and, as a last resource, offered up prayers. The sentence was then commuted to the infliction of as operation performed on sailors when first crossing the line.' in that state he was transported to Herne Bay, forty miles from home, without a farthing in his pocket. Mr. 0. E. Williams, for the defendant, contended that the plaintiff deserved the treatment which he had brought on himself. The judge said, that although the plaintiff had acted moat improperly in loading his guns, the defendant had retaliated too severely ; but, under the circumstances, he should award only 51. damages, without costs." ROYAL COLLEOE Or fillEGFAKeli.—The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the College on the 13th lust.:—Meters. C. Osborn, Bognor; J. Stead, Manchester; S. S. Lynch, London; L L. Crawisour, Lon don ; H. Duncalfe, Weet Bromwich ; J. Hemming, Lea den ; T. J. Kelly, Dundalk ; C. Cooper, Dublin ; J. Hen • demon, laretoo, Derbyshire ; J. H. Freeland, daddy& SINGAPORE. MAY 3.—The disturbances among the Chinese and Christian Ilueys, or secret societies, have ceased, and quiet was once more restored in the interior ; but the place of disquietude has been taken by that scourge of the human race, cholera, which, in the short pe riod of fifteen days, has carried off at least 400 of the inhabitants, consisting of all classes of natives. It has now given way and almost altogether ceased ; but on the Malayan continent, at Pahang, Calantan, and at Siam, the disease is sweeping away thousands of the population. Here, in almost every case where rcmcdials were promptly applied, the disease gave way ; but the natives are strongly prejudiced against European medicines, provided gratuitously by the government, and, in some instances, resisted by force their application until the patients had reached the collapsed state, when medical aid can avail little. Great complaints have been made by junk traders of their being attacked in the China Sea by piratical junks, and their vessels plundered of everything valuable, and it has been well ascertained that some of these freebooters actually refitted their vessels and disposed of their plunder in Singapore, although the fact was not discovered until they had sailed and when no steamer was available to proceed after them. After a month's delay her Nlajesty's ship Amazon and the Semiramis steamer left this for the purpose of scouring the China Sea. The Amazon has since returned unsuccessful, and there can be but little doubt the pirates are kept fully informed of what passes here, as well as " mark their game." WEST COAST OF SUMATRA. NICIIDEROI3 ATTACH or THE NATIVE.v.—By way of Prince of Wales Island, Straits of Malacca, we learn particulars of a shocking murderous attack on a trading vessel, the plunder of her treasure, and the butchery of the captain and his officers. The details were forwarded to Mr. C. Currier, American consular agent at Prince of Wales Island, by Captain B. Balch, of the American ship Ariosto, and dated Barba Irce, a place on the west coast of Sumatra. We give Captain Balch's letter entire, and we trust the admiral on the East India and China Station will direct one or more of our ships of war to cruise along the coast, which is much frequented by vessels of all nations, and particularly English traders, for the purpose of procuring pepper. Barba Iree, 2nd April, 18.51, Ship Ariosto. My dear Sir,—lt be:omes my melancholy duty to inform you of another sad transaction that has taken place on this coast. At four on the morning of the 30th ultimo, I wiris awakened by the watch on deck hailing some one, went itee mediatcly up, and found a boat alongside with two men from the Italian barque Clementine anchored at tbst port Dish, who stated that the Malays had taken the sand ad t't t h he captain and all the officers were mu the m en on deck, found one of them (the stewate task wounded, the tendon of his left heel being severed ;le was entirely naked and bleeding much, dressed his wound as soon as possible, mannedmy boat, and started for Tello Cruet, where the American barque Borneo, Captain Rhoades, was lying waiting cargo. Informed him of what had takes place, and we proceeded to Tello Cruet to tell the E. ; found the carpenter of the Clementine working on shams for said Rajah, went hack on board the Borneo, Captain Rhoades manned and armed his boat, and at 7 am. started for the Arleen'. On our arrival with seven more of the mew, one of them badly wounded, commenced to get the Arkin) Milt wenn, bat, the wind falling, abandoned RI assess[ and avast re large host with six men and pea needed ter the Clementiss, the Borneo's boat with six ow well armed a accompanying us, likewise the bark's, with sera men and reter unarmed. On approaching da• bark, saw that she was completely in pour wades as the Karr, who were making signals to us at the shore, could not determine which divided ourselves, Captain Rhoades pulling for the rebeeri bow, and the Arioeto's for the starboard quarter, bearded at the same time from both boats, drove the Marys eat of the vessel and commenced clearing up, found Captain Cadero, in the lower cabin buried under bole", begs, Ike,, completely . dead ; the first mate at the foot of the cabin steps likewise dead; the second mate cross the threshold of the upper cabin door, dead, and most horribly mangled (as were likewise the captain and mate) ; found the boat- swain lying in the forecastle badly wounded, stabbed with a kris in the right breast, a flak wound entirely through his body coming out at the back under the right shoulder blade. Examined below the deck, found every thing in the greatest confusion, drawers and boxes broken open, barrels of provisions stove in and their content' scat tend mu about, band all the specie and most of the car go taker sow I pissed the dead bodies on deck, and sewed I them Is menu shrouds as decently as possible, and as VW alas, MN very hot and sultry, and not deeming it mdb to pea shore or send our men under Iprewnt circum offiffilliffie it beet to put them in the sea, which was dean erar p, dr raw of the bark performing the amid smiles, anwsdre to the catholic ritual ; washed the dashes bent the imbrid. skated all up, and made ready fare 18 go to sea or est on the defensive. At neon the MIK of Tello Csnet (Trim Nah Oise) came up with two esemeliftwe, he arritea bassi with eight of his head men, nil Mkt hearing can asset of the whole transaction, re weld ti to remain at anchor, and he would go , on den and see if it was possible to obtain the specie or the ladder plundered. Examined for arms, found the Mays had taken or thrown overboard everything but the large cannon, and had left no powder ; divided our boats' crews in two watches, Captain Rhoades taking the I first, and the Ariosto the second watch; all peaceable and quiet through the night. Morning of the 31st, at 8, Ali Oargar (the Jerre 'Fulls of Captain Rhoades) came on board from Dish (where he bad been sent the day before) ; he informed us that all the stolen property was taken to Dish, and that the Rajah of Dish (Cu Juan See Andam) and kadjee Marta Hoe (Jerru Tubs of Diah) were the ori ginators and actors in the whole affair, and that they had all the 'peels and other property in their possession, stating than were 8 kegs and 5 bags containing 21,000 dole. At about 11, a.m., the French ship Nantes, Captain Leroy, from Ckwing, came in and anchored • sent a boat for rim ; be came on beard imme diately ; said he heard of the sad affair at four in the morning of the 31st, and got under weigh at once. At 2 p.m. the American ship Pluto, Captain M. Lord, came in from Patty ; he came directly on beard, and heard all the particulars. At 4 p.m. the Rajah of Tell° Cruet sent word from Qualla raga that we had better remain at anchor until the next day, as he had hope' of obtaining some of the sperie or cargo. Concluded to remain, through the night all quiet. Morn ing, Ist April, the French ship Adele, Captain Armorette, arrived from Clewing ;he came on bo ard ;we gave him ell • parka/an of this sad affair, and as our own vessels yr • Tee meows of Nubia/ante us now freely talked of =nit Ike Melee la flonsaw, ; sod mow are in expectation of inertly swift • lwirrelerfee, the warped deelpetka thh4sh. In plese el that et the papa dpeety. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. OXFORD, JUNE 14.—The University prizes have just been awarded as follows, viz. The Chancellor's l'rizes. —Latin Verse: " Parthenonia ltuinw," Mr. Charles S. Blayds, Scholar of Balliol College. English Essay : " What form of political constitution is most favourable to the cul tivation of the tine arts? " Mr. Charles S. Curer, BA., late of Balliol, now Fellow of Merton College. Latin Essay : " Demosthenis et Ciceronis inter se cousparatio," Mr. Henry E. Tweed, B.A , Scholar of Trinity College. Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize.—English Verse: " Nineveh," Mr. Alfred W. Hunt, Scholar of Corpus Christi College. WAUII,I3I COLLEGE.—There will be an election to two Scholarships on Monday, the 30th iust. Natives of Great Britain under 19 years of age are eligible ; and for one of the scholarships the founder's kindred may he entitled to some preference. Candidates must call on the warden with the proper certificates of their parents' marriage, se., on Wednesday, the 25th, at 4 o'clock. AFOMENTATION OF THE PROFESSORS' SALARIES, &C. —The object of the proposed new statute is to augment the stipends of some of the professors and readers who are more immediately connected with the subjects for examination in the new schools of physical and natural science and of history, and who are at present inadequately endowed, sub ject in each case to certain conditions as to residence, the number of lectures to be given, and the amount of fee to be paid by members of the University attending the same ; secondly, to encourage the attendance of junior mem bers of the University on the lectures of these professors by appointing a moderate amount of fee for each course. It is proposed, accordingly, to augment the sti pends of the Camden Professor of History, of the Professor of Chemistry, and of the Reader of Experimental Philoso phy, to 3001. per annum each; and the stipends of the Readers of Mineralogy and Geology, and the Professor of Moral Philosophy, to 2.50/. per annum each. The augmen tation of the stipend of the Camden Professor will be paid out of the proceeds of the estate bequeathed by the founders for the benefit of the University, and hitherto applied to the general purposes of the University. The payment of the other professors or readers will be made from the interest of so much stock in the Three per Cent. Consols Reduced as may be required for that purpose (viz., 23,0001.), which will be transferred from the Press account, with the consent of the delegates, to the general account of the University. if any of the abovenamcd professors or readers shall Ise appointed to hold, at the same time, ano ther of the professorships so augmented, he shall receive the augmentation of only one professorship. Thirdly. It is proposed to appropriate the sum of 30,000/. stock in this Three per Cent. Stock Reduced, to be transferred, with ths consent of the delegates, from the Press account, towards a fund for defraying the expense of, first, erecting a new university museum; second, providing such additional lec ture-rooms and such additional examination schools as may be necessary for carryiug into effect the new examination statute. No accurate estimate of the cost of such building can as yet be made, till the site for the new museum shall have been determined ; but there is good reason to aspect that not a less sum than between 30,0001 and 10,0001. will be required for these several objects. ORDINATION IfV TILE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTER sear.—Deacons : Albert Aitken, St. John's Cambridge ; E. Robert Cowie, Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; Walter De Veal*, Queen's, Cambridge ; William Edward Downes, Wadham, Cambridge ; Edward Gilder, St. John's, Cam bridge ; Richard Glover, Bishop Hatfield's Hall, Durham; Francis James Holland, Trinity, Cambridge ; Robert Joshua Leslie, Trinity, Dublin; John Haworth Brasenose, Oxon ; Henry Retail Reynolds, Trinity, Cam bridge; Charles Stirling, Exeter, Oxon. Priests : Charles Brooke Bicknell, Exeter, Oxon ; Henry Jennings Borek hardt, St. Peter's, Cambridge ; Edward Jonathan Birch, Wadham, Oxon; Charles Creaghe Collins, Christ's, Cam bridge; James Churchill Cook, Pembroke, Oxon; John Henry Smart, Trinity, Cambridge ; John Starkey, Trinity, Cambridge ; Joseph Thompson, Theol., Birkenhead Edward Ditcher Ward, St. John's, Cambridge ; Hugh Weightman, Trinity Hall, Cambridge. THE ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON AND LEWES ReitivAy—titzetAL VEnottT.—The inquiry into the re cent melancholy catastrophe on the Brighton and Lcwcs line of railway was resumed on Saturday, at the Shirehall, Lewes. Officials of the company proved the sound condi tion of engines and carriages when the trains started, and several engineers and engine-drivers gave their opinion that there is no danger in running the tender before the engine at a speed of 20 or 30 miles an hour, and that in the present case the guards on the engine would not have re moved the sleeper. No evidence was given to show how the sleeper came upon the rails. The coroner proceeded to sum up. Having gone through the evidence, he said the first question they had to decide was the cause of the accident. if they were satisfied that it arose I from the sleeper, then they wuuid consider whe ther it was so placed intentionally, and whether the evidence was so tar satisfactory as to lead them in fixing 1 the guilty party. For his own part he did not see that I quite clear, but it was for them to judge. The jury retired, I and after being away for nearly an hour and a quarter, they I came into court with the following as their verdict: We I find that the deaths of the deceased were caused by the train running off the rails and passing over the Newmarket arch- way ; that a broken sleeper was found on the spot after the accident, but by what means it came there does not appear to the jury ; that in this instance the tender preceded the engine, and that the train passed down the Fahner incline at a greater rate than directed by the company, and the jury arc of opinion that such practices were dangerons,and that had the engine been placed first, or the tender been provided with iron guards, the probability of safety would i have been much increased; that the jury express their regret that so much connected with this ac cid ent should have been moved before their inspection, by, which they were prevented from so complete an examinaton as other wise might have been afforded." The proceedings closed shortly after five o'clock. DEATH OF LIEUT.-COLONEL R. BAILEY, FORMERLY OF THE 12TH INFANTItT.—Lieut.-Coloael Bayley, who served in the 12th Regiment of Infantry, died at Boulogne sur-Mer, on the sth instant, aged 73 yeah. SHOCKING HOMICIDE AT WOLVERHAMPTON.--On Friday last James Jones was committed by the mayor of Wolverhampton foe trial at the assizes on a charge of wilful murder, the young HOMO, Catherine Morris, whom he stabbed on Monday Lot, haying died on Thureday.—Staf ferdshire Aden Geer. Katy iintelligence. SUMMRR CJRCtl7ti OR THE JUDGER, Int. The tol'oetiefr days and Oboes are flied for bolding the caning mew WEBIERN CIRCUIT. ...... WILTXRIII—MIMIaIty, July 14, at Devine.. Iforessout —Thoth- • day, July 17, at V 4 incheah r. Masorantaa—Wedawday, Ju'y 21, at Monomer. Davormiar —Saturday, July 26, at the Caolo, Eaotar. Cm or Pntaa—The mime day, at the Guildhall of Exeter. COAN. wan.—Saturday, Auguirt 2, at Bwimin. Sosisaarrans - Saturday, August 7, at Bridgwater. The horned judges have not finally tiled the day for holding the aaaie• for the ray of BriatoL NORTHERN CIRCUIT. TOVOINIIIIIR—Saturd July 12, at the Undo, York. Cr/Tor Yuan --The name day, at the Guildhall. Leausis —Saturiay, Juiv V., at Durham. Noartstusa..at.saa--Thinsday, July 31. at Newcastle-nu. Tyne. Town or Nancssri-a—The same day, at the sane place. Curissi.v.o —Monday, August 4, at Carlisle. WIIIIMOREUND— Thur,day, August 1, at hold , by. LANCAPHIRS—Northern I iishion, Saturday, Anaud 9, at the Castle at Laneaater ; BoWI Ihvicon, Wed. needs]. August 19, at Liverpo.l. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. Etwt stdrilltlii—WeduQTy, Teti iiakham. NORTHAMPTON —lhesandr dsy, at the (Su:Whitt of Northampton. Lino. tooth's— Saturday, July 19, at the Castle of Lincoln. ( irr cr Liscout —The .axe day, at the some place. NUTTINuHAMSNota—Wedne-day, July 29, at Nottingham. Town or Nerrno.Ham—Tdr PIMIC due, at the same place. Pnursatu - Friday. July 25, at Derby. LsterArr.a anzar—Tuerday, July 29, at the Guildhall of IA icentes. T 4,101 Ulf or Lracarnat um. day, at the same place. Wauwieliouss (Coventry Dirinioul—Friday, Aug. I, a. the Courts nt Cortnuy Warwick Disielon—tiaturdity, Aug. 2, at the Castle of Warwick. SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT. GLlllOPO.lOOlllltll &dumb!, Ju y 12, at the Town-hall, Cardiff. CARVAKTlllMilltar—Seturdiy, July 19, at Carmarthen. P1.1‘111.0)(10. tutu. —Fri.tay, July 2 , , at Ilavertnrchrect. HAVrNPORURP, AND TOlrt—Tne tame d and place. Ca apicatiarisari—% ednealay, July 30, at Oudigitn. 1ITMCNIVIC•111.-84tUrellly, Aug. 2. at liitcou. Fa :Tedium-A Lunday, Aug. 7. tar arm C. USTT or rau— Saturday, Aug. 9. EQUITY COURTS.—SATURDAr. Devout rat LOUD Co/NITWIT SMITH I. PINCONDE AND OTHENA.--COMPROMME Or AN ACTION.—ALLLO ED FRAUD. This appeal against a decree of the late Vice-Chancellor of England was opened some days ago, and the nature of it was then stated shortly in this journal. The bill was filed by Mrs. Smith, whose husband was made a defendant, and it stated among other things that she was the natural daughter ot a Mr. Thomas Pineombe, formerly of Smith molten, Devonshire, who died in 1838, leaving three wills dated respectively in 1832, 1831, and 1837. Ile, by these wills, left his freehold property, worth about 70/. a year, to trustees fur the bene fit of the plaintiff, then Miss Pincombe, with a re straint against alienation. She and the trustees, after the teatator's death, entered into possession of the property, acting under the will of 1837. An action of ejectment was afterwards brought against them by William Pincontbe, brother and heir-at-law of the testator, on the ground that the will (of 1837) was not duly executed, one of the wit news being a legatee therein named. The plaintiff in the action died before it came to be heard. His eon, Thomas Pincoinbe, in 1811, soon alter Miss rincomhe's marriage with Smith, brought another action of ejectment against them and the trustees. Their attorney having taken an opinion on the validity of the will of 1837 not being then aware of the prior wills—proposed a compromise just as the cause was conthig on for trial. The result was an arrangement by which T. Pin combs: should, on getting a release and conveyances of the property from Mr. and Mrs. Smith and the trustees, secure to Mrs. Smith 2.11. a year for her life and pay down 1501. fur the costs and expenses. The parties all joined in a din ner on the occasion Inc the purpose of putting an end to all bad feeling and renew their old friendship. Mr. Pin combe, having indulged rather freely in the after-dinner potation, disclosed the existence of the former wills, adding that though the will of 1837 might be liable to objection, that of 1814 was perfectly free from any,and left the property to Miss Pincomhe ill the same way as the will of 1837. Mr. Pineombe, conceiving the arrangement to which he and the parties had come was binding on all, refused a proposal made to him to increase the annuity to Mrs. Smith; where upon she tiled this bill, charging that the compromise was brought abaut by misrepresentation, and praying that it may be set aside fur fraud, &e. The Vim-Chancellor de creed for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed against the whole decree. Mr. Bethel] and Mr. W. Terrell, for Mrs. Smith, and Mr. M. A. Shoe, for the husband, were heard in support of the decree. Mr. Molt, Mr. Follett, and Mr. Karslake, for the appel lant, contended that there was no concealment or fraud in the compromise; that the proposal came first from Mrs. Smith's attorney; that he and she could not but be aware of the previous wills which were in possession of rearse, the trustees' attorney; that Mrs. Smith, alter her father's death, saw them and heard them read. Mr. Bethel, in his reply, insisted on concealment and fraud on the part of the appellant. Mr. Pearse had ceased to practise before the action was brought, and in transferring his business to the attorney of Mrs. Smith, he did not men tion the wills of 1832 and 1.:31. Admitting that she saw the wills alter the father's death, and handed them, with other papers, to the attorney of the trustees, she was then a mere girl about 18, and had uo knowledge then of the con tents of the papers. Judgment was Ex PARTE BLAKELEI, IN RI TICE NORTIIIRN COAL Mustste CONPANI AND TOE WIN Acre (18 18-9)--Co iItIIII:TORN—INT eitrsT AND LIARILITY OF A SHAREROLDIK-1141W Olt Wnios TIV.T clam This appeal against an order of the late Muster of the Rolls was opened last Wednesday, and then we gave a short report of the case. The arguments were now concluded. It appeared that Captain Win. Rex Illakeley was owner of 200 shares in the above company—which was formed in 1838. Ile died in 1812, and by his will appointed the petitioners, Edward and Elizabeth Blakeley, his executor and executrix. The deed of settlement under which the company was formed contained, among various other pro visions, some to the effect that the liability ot a livingshare holder was not to cease until his shares were effectually transferred and actually accepted, and that the personal representatives of a shareholder who should die should not be proprietors of his shares until they had complied with certain formalities imposed on them by the deed of settlement. With these formalities the petition ers had not duly complii 0, but they paid two calls on the shares in 1816 and 1818, and one of them attended meetings of the company, and did other acts. The company came to be wound up before one of the Masters ; the petitioners claimed an exemption of their testator's assets from all liability to contribute to the debts of the company incurred utter his death. The Master, however, was of opinion that they were liable, and he placed their :names on the list ot contributories'. The Master of the Rolls was of the sante opinion, and dismissed the motion before him to expunge the names. Mr. Walpole and Mr. Craig, for the petitioners, and Mr. Willcock for another party, contended that the petitioners, representatives of Captain Illakeley, were not liable to eon tribute, inasmuch as they had not complied with the pro visions of the deed of settlement. They referred at great length to the complicated provisions of the decal, and also to certain acts of parliament passed in relation to the com pany. Under the deed, if any profits had accrued in respect of these shares the petitioners could not claim them, neither should they be made liable for losses; at all events, the lie. bility of a shareholder should be held in this us in some banking companies to terminate with, or with the expira tion of three years after, the partner's death. Mr. Daniel and Mr. R. Palmer supported the decision of the Master, and of the Master of the Kona. Mr. Walpole replied. Judgment was postponed. Another appeal (" Rubinson r. Geldars") against an order of Vice Chancellor Knight Bruce, was then opened by Mr. J. Parker, and at three o'clock the further hearing was adjourned. BLPOIX LOU. Cubwoarw VICE.CHASCFLIAM). PRESTON e. LIVERPOOL, lANCIIESTEU, AND New- CASTLE-UPON-TYNE RAILWAY COMPANY.— BILL FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF AN AGREEMENT. This was a bill for the specific performance of an agree ment entered into by the plaintiff, Mr. Cooper Preston, with the above company. The agreement was to this effect : It is agreed that on the following condition Mr. Preston consents to the railway going through his pro perty :—That in case the company shall obtain their act of incorporation the company shall pay to Mr. Preston the sum of 1,0001. for all the land required by the company in passing through his property, and also the aunt of 4,0001. for residental damage to the estate and hall of Flashy." It appeared that the railway company obtained their act of parliament, but decided upon making the line in a different direction from that at tint proposed, without going through the plaintiff's land, and the company refused to take any land under the agreement, or to pay for residental damage. The plaintiff, therefore, filed this bill to compel the com pany to perform the agreement with respect to the 4,0001. The case came on upon demurrer. Mr. Bethell and Mr. Humphrey appeared in support of the demurrer ; and the Solicitor-Geueral and Mr. Preston 'for the plaintiff. Lord Cronworth reserved his judgment. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—SATURDAY. Sinuses us Moloch THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. TILE LONDON DOCK OEN PANT.—ALLEOED FILAVDs UPON TUE REVENUE. Sir F. Kelly resumed his argument in this case, and pro ceeded to call their lordships' attention to the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth counts of the information upon which the Crown sought to enter the verdict by the present rule. The second and fourth counts in effect charged that the goods seized had been unduly leakd without re-entry. T he second count was founded upon the second section of the Regulation Act (8 & P Vic., C. 80), and the fourth on the 20th section of the same act. The first section prohibited the unlading of goods before due entry made or war rant granted. The question then was, was there any evi dence to show that those sugars were unladed without due entry or warrant. If there bo the whole of the cargoes from which those sugars were collected were forfeited, for no question could arise between two portions of the same c argo. The 20th section prohibited the taking and delivery out of the ship without entry and warrant. So that if there was no due entry here where the usual CORM was pursued, the whole contents' of the defendant's ware houses would be subject to forfeiture. The entire of the accumulations were taken after the unlading of the cargoes. If the entry and warrant was defective, not only those por tions of the cargoes were improperly landed, but the whole of them. The weighing had nothing to do with the case, for it took place after the entry and the landing, and after the warrant. The 18th, 19th, and 20th sections of thesame act of parliament referred to the entry of the cargo before the landing, and consequently before abstraction could take place. The entry described the name of the master, and the ship in which the goods were brought. The name of the place where they were to be warehoused, and the number of packages, and the description of the goods, vghrobably 10,000 cargoes, bad arrived at the London while - 4. • - 314,1\ ,isAkabi i