The Express. — London, England, 1847-06-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1847. SOf erourt. .111. Queen and Prinoe Albert, accompanied by his g4ham the Prince of Leniogen, aad attended by r A-L — Paget, left Buckingham Palace soon alter eight calyeantorning, for Clarence-house, St. James's, ayMk po I w o R.H. the Duchips of Bent, envious to Lamson for the Comment. H.R.H. the Duchene of F o i flit Clarence-house at half-past o clock, sews by his Serene Highness the P ri n ceof Lenungen, in an d tour, for Woolwich. H.R.H. was attended ;; h y s Lady A. M. Dawson , Sir G. Cooper, and Lord J. P. Her Majesty and her royal consort returned to kw* agbarn Palace. H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent ern gogi a t Woolwich, on the Garland steam-packet for Oiled, et rage to Breasels, fall Prince Albert presided, yesterday afternoon, • ot the Cornms.siou for Promoting and West. • the Foie Arts, in the Rebuilding the Palace of West. Wasir. H.B.H. mired at the New Palace at a quarter ore three o'clock, attended by his Equerry in M siting, wine. The Commissioners present were, Lord iiinutoe, Lord Colborne, Viscount Mahon, the Right Hon. y o ft Peel, Sir R. IL. Inglis, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Hallam, ..A Nr. Vivian. The Secretary, Mr. Esstlake, was in d o me. The Prince and the Commissioners left the esereinseroom at four o'clock, and went to Westminster wit. to Mope: the oil -paintings sent in for competition. 0.11. &oil the Comm.sumers left the hall at half-past fire. ii the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, Vice t i m iesl de Lutke, and Lieut• Colonel the Hon. Charles g is y, dim.' with the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Not —At nice o'clock her Majesty and Prince Albert, seammaied H.I. IL the Grand Duke flonstantine left pa, ct Theatre to honour the perforMance tM v ita tkeir presence. The R , }'a l suite emulated of the Via- O us Jocelyn. Lade Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Paget, bi d c i soys, Vice Admiral de Lutke, Lord Alfred Pag et, a ?heretic and Lieut• Col. the Hon. Charles Grey. li.theGrand Duke Constantine of Russia, H.R.11. to Dab's. of Glouc,ster, their RR.fill. the Duke and whim of Cambridge, their ItR,FIII. the Hereditary Grand poke and Grind Duchess of Sane Weimar, and H.R.H. ft ,. George went to Chiswick yesterday afterno a and kecerad the Duke of Devmulhir• with their company. --- Mr. Glyn and Sir Cnaries Douglas had an inter- T o with the Right lion. Edward Strutt yesterday at the aced the Commissioners of Railways, in Great George west.—The Rev. Daniel Wilson had an interview with Sir Now Grey yesterday. Sir Charles Lemon had also an in tries sti a ihe right hla, Dart. at the name imputation, consisting of Mr. Alderman Johnson, the City ' Rminstassesr, Mr. Edward Harrison, Mr. Richard Lam km yawn, sad Mr. John Wood, had an interview with lard John Rsaell yesterday.—The Duke of Ronburghe and Kr B. B. Roche had interviews yesterday with the Earl Clanocloa.—Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with the Cliamositor of tlr Exchequer yesterday at.his official resi- Jam is Downing-Arca. Me Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had sausatee meeting yesterday. From last night's Gazette. BrCat'Gß.tM PALACE, JUNE s.—This day had adieu* of her Majesty, E.O.M. the Prince Oicar of Sweden, attended by his Excellency the Baron de Re hears, the Swedish Charge d'Affaires, to which U.R.H. was introduced by Vise. Palmerston, CJ C .8., stud conducted by Col. the lion. Sir B. Cost, K.C.H. DOM:INC-STREET, JUNE S.—The Queen has ap• misted C. Andersen, Esq., to be Chief Commissary of Police ir the island of Mauritius, and T. J. Hugon, Esq., to be Protector of Immigrants into that island. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 7.—The Queen appointed I.ltorgan, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Rio Oraede do Sul ; also, A. J. Kayat, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul g Ufa. OFFICE OP ORDNANCE, Jrxe, ISt% lorFar.ArtiErsry.—Brer. major T. O. Cater to be lieut-col., rat, op, :0.. on f.-p.; See. Capt. G. Gambier to be rapt; Fleet Iry t T.lbat to be pee. eapt.; Bee. Lieut. .1. J. MacDougall to be lie lieut. Ordeuwe Medical Department.—lL D. Alllmon to be anise..siarg., Ole lawsosi, pram COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the dispatch of Winne Tat VEnLORAIII.II STATE OF THE GILTSPVII.-STREET Pesos.—The Sheriffs having made their report on the state of *env prisons, Alderman Witsow said he had received a letter from de town clerk, written by the direction of the com mittee of the whole court, requesting his immediate atten tion, ea visiting magistrate, to the disorderly conduct of the piemers contused in tiiltapur-street compter. He begged to remark upon that communication that he had not been inattentive to his duties, but that he had long been fully and harfully alive to the dreadful state of disorder which pre vailed in the gaol ; and he begged to say that he by no means deserved the imposition of the personal responsibility now thrown upon him, but he would call upon the court for joint muistance. (Hear.) lie had been occupied 'haat daily in endeavouring to restrain the pri nters teen the perpetration of acts of violence ; and, notwithstanding all his efforts, the greatest dangers were to be apprehended to the public peace, in cense nonce of the existing insubordination. It was in vain that la addressed them in the language of expostulation and menace. One of the ries/leaders in tie disorder in a very Mort time demolished sixty-nine panes of glass, others fol lowed the example in that description of outrage, while othencommetted violent assaults upon their fellow prisoners. The removal to separate cells produced no abatement of the noise and disceration to violence amongst the abandoned inmate'. They threatened the governor, assaulted the turn keys, and pulled to pieces their beds and every other kind of furniture they could lay their hands on, and he had at last been compelled to put in force the act of parliament authorising the infliction of corporal punishment, an extremity to which he had never before resorted, to bring the principal offenders to • sense of their duty and of commou decency. The whole of the gross misconduct he had faintly de-crihed arose, he must ay, ben the want of the means of accomplishing classifica• doe, from the want of a sufficient number of cells for the separation of the unmanageable from the well disposed, and the impossibility, in a place tie overcrowded, to make any practicable arrangements for the observance of order. He us determined to press the necessity of government inter knee, and the buil ling of a new prison, in order to pre vent the serious misthiefs which eery one who witnessed, nib bad witnessed, what constantly occurred in the Comp ter, meld not help Anticipating. It would be desirable to hiders:fed by Sheriff Challis, who was the chairman of the 'gilding Committee, what was the cause of the delay of a an prison, and what difficulties presented themselves an the Posecritioa of the labours of that committee ? Alderman and Sheriff CHALLIS said the reports which he sad his brother sheriff presented, differed in nothing from the mons usually handed in to the Court of Aldermen ; and the books of the visiting magistrates contained all the details tithe daily occurrences with unirdermitted regularity, and was produced before the committee every Saturday. He admitted that great evils arose from the want of the means of deifying the prisoners in the compter. In the absence of thus means the necessary discipline could not be organised; teethe magis tr ates were doing all they could do to improve *Prison as far as was compatible with its size and existing egebilities. They had appointed • sub-committee who had embodied a system of rules for its regulation and manage ment, and that system only required the sanction of the Secretary of State to be carried into effect, and they had determined to raise the salaries of those who had the superin- Mildew:tot the inmates, so that a better class of men would , be engaged in the performance of the duties. As regarded the new gaol, no time had been at all loat. The committee mastantly assembled for the purpose of carrying out the ime %mined the court, impressed with the urgent nature of flee setiuity. Aldermau SIDNEY strongly condemned the still issistlagt abomination of Odtapur-street Prison, the dreadful state of which was the cause of the transportation of such sates of the PeoP'e. He was convinced that if the means of eland& seam were not adopted, and the magistracy did not show more activity in carrying out the great Inject of those who maul well to the community, government must take the whole business into their own hands, and erect a building adapted to the exinacies of the time. JUDGMENT iv THE CASs OP THS SIINFACTORS AND Baoeene.—The Case came before the court by a petition from Mr. Stephen Curtis, complaining that Meson. Goad and Rigg, brokers licensed by the court, did, previously to a sale, announce, as one of the conditions, that one-half per cent. was to be paid by the buyer into the hands of the selling broker, on receiving the order for the delivery of the goods; that Mr. Curtis remonstrated it the time of sale against the condition, but the sale was proceeded with in spite of his remonstrance; that he purchased a certain quantity of bides at the sale ; that on subsequently tendering the price of the hides, less the half per cent., the brokers refused to receive that sum, and made a demand by their attorneys for the whole sum, including the half per cent., which he vas thus constrained to pay. The petitioner averred that he did not in any way employ the broker, and that the double brokerage was con trary to the civic laws and usages, and injurious to trade. The broken, in their reply, stated that the charge of one half per cent. was just and legal, and the long established nage of the trade. They quoted a legal opinion, that they were acting rather as factors or auctioneers, and might legally make the payment of the half per cent. a condition of the sale, which the party busing on that condition could not then refuse is pey, and they confidently hoped that the court would not interfere with the custom of the trade. — The Recorder stated the following to be the judgment of the mart: That the petition baring been read, together with the answer thereto, hod U proofs r allegation, and proo of the parties considered, said Omani beard thereon, this court Ms renolved that under all the cir evananees this court will not take any further preening. thereto. The solicitor for Mr. Curtis eon to address the court, but the Recorder said the judgment of the court was in the terms be ba d expressed, and that there was no comment or ex. Planation to be made.—Alderman liughes Hughes: It is too, that the parties should understand that the lodgment was unanimous.—Upon the motion of Alderman maghes pinghe:, seconded by Alderman Lucas, the petition of kir. Curtis was then dismissed. Tag - rho • "E NEW EHERIFES.—The gentlemen who arc to beproposed forsheriffs of London,and will doubtless be elected, are Charles Hill. E , q , of the firm of Hill, Fawcett, and Hill, aleck and sharsbrokers, Threadneedle-street, and William Cobitt, Esq., the builder sad engineer, of Gray's-inn - lane- LINCOLN'S INN, JUNE S.—The following gentlemen were this day tolled to the degree of Barrister-st•law, by the Ron. Society of Lincoln's Inn, viz.:—Edward Leigh Pent hett". ion Eiq. ; Alfred Coops, Esq. t Richard Baertres Turner,Eeq ; Thomas Anthony Marsden, Esq. ; S. Brown - Shw Gray, Msg. ; William Newton Warren, Esq.; and erman Kay, Esq. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. WILDERSPIN. . On Monday last a wird party of Mr. Wilderspin's Mends met b Stratton -street, Piccadilly, for the _purpose Of preseuting fo hie • tion.pieoe, purchased by the Teichers and Children's Puny Tribute Fund. It was the workman. ship of Mr. J. Bennett, Cheapaide, a simple and extremely handsome article, with a group of children at study on the to The iesaiptions were : "The Teachers and Children's Gift to Saamel Wildenpin, Juvestatis Amator et Amor. Jame 7, 1847." "Fertile, WM tremor Mevalefte format MM. Wedl eve eneltesd, d sad this settee des im p heft bead Me burs by Thee se well, AM fr Ma iselly misesess ebr Mere Ned. Whom lempuet la eve's bee work has sped." The gift was processed by Me. DANIRL 0411 KILL. He said Mr. Wildenpin bed been augured more than a quarter of a century in promoting the isquevement of infant educa tion, and in the laborioeseempatbeefonening infant schools. In this cause he had made a gnat sacrifice, both of health and property; and having been so eminently successful in the art of teaching, and having introduced a ey stem so be. eedeial in its results, it did appear to us that in his &deemed gee he was fairly entitled to same valuable proof of national gratitude. Under this impression ' a subscription was en- Owed into. Mr. Wilderspin had been no sectarian in his views ; he had opened schools for all, without distinction of met or party ; and on the list of subscribers will be found the names of persons of aimed every phase of political and religious opinion —many of the highest rank, both in church and state, and many amongst the humbler classes of society. The subscriptions received up to this time amount to nearly 1,800/., a small sum, if regarded as a compensation for the labours and services of Mr. Wildenpin ; but, coupled with the pension of 1001. a year, which her Majesty has graciously conferred upon him, it will be sufficient to re lieve him from much present anxiety, and prove a great comfort in his declining years. In presenting this offering Ife you, air, I know you will not estimate it according to its pecuniary value, but that in your estimation it will derive `chief value from the source whence it proceeds. Teachers and taught have long been the object of your peculiar care, and this tribute of affection and respect from them will often recall to your mind the sweetest recollections. I hope Many descend to your children's children, and may prove a stimulus to them to employ their talents (as you have em ployed yours) in promoting the improvement of [nankin!. Mr. WILDIRSPIN replied in terms of affectionate gra titude to the donors, and giving a slight but most interesting sketch of the progress of his early career —how he had suffered from the persecution which so frequently attends those who stand aloof from party, who hold all in the wide embrace of catholic humanity. He alluded to the result of his labours. He saw oa the roll before him, inscribed with the autograph or name of 1,000 children, the sympathy of the Church of England, the Wesleyan, the Independent, the Catholic, the Unitarian, the Jews (who in one poor school had subscribed 160 farthings), and the Friends. lie hailed the prospect of an old age, not of poverty nor yet of affluence, but of ease and comfort, sad he thanked the source of every good for the prospect. Mr. Me:scums Mitses, though all he felt had been'so ably and clearly expressed by Mr. Gaskell and Mr. Wil denpin, could not withhold the sympathy he had in the object of the meeting. Mr. Wildenpin was a man of genius, and he had devoted it to the highest object —the cultivation of the human race from its earliest youth. Every day added conviction of the importance of his mission, and every day unhappily added a sense of its difficulty : obstacles to any plan of general education seemed to increase with the knowledge of its necessity,—the perascuted were becoming the persecutors. But he would not despair, for on looking around him, and finding the subject was becoming one of universal interest and perpetual discussion, hope brightened the horizon of the future. Mr. CHARLES Dicuave regretted that a severe cold and hoarseness would prevent him saying half he felt. lie was grateful for the information he had received, not being before aware of the extent of Mr. Wilderspin's labours and services. He rejoiced that a subject so connected with the wants of infancy, and the threatened destitution of a public benefactor, was brought forward by a woman, and with the expression of his cordial sati.faction he united his hopes that Mr. Wilderspin might long live to enjoy his well merited honour , . Mr. THORNTON HUNT briefly, but most heartily, con gratulated Mr. \Vilderapin's friends on the success of their persevering labours and untiring exertions; after which the separated. COMMENTS ON COUNTY COURTS PRACTICE.—A decision of Mr. Palmer in the Bristol Court, reported below, is the event of the week, and not only has it occasioned much controversy in legal circles, but it has attracted public no tice, and been made the topic of two clever articles in The Times. Nor has its importance been exaggerated. If the decision be good law, and ultimately supported by the su perior courts, the jurisdiction of the County Courts is in definitely extended beyond the limits nominally cosigned to them, and which the farmers contemplated. Half of the remaining business of the superior courts will be absorbed by the County Courts, for whe will resort to the former when he has a remedy so much simpler, readier, cheaper, and more efficient in the latter ? There are some dissenti ents, and they, too, persons of no mean authority; but the general opinion supports Mr. Palmer's judgment. And we think there can be little doubt that he is right, although the conditions under which alone the rule is applierible are such that it cannot be so extensively em ployed as at first might be supposed. Tho principle is clear enough. Each distinct order and delivery of goods is a dis tinct contract, and therefore a distinct cause of action. For each an action will lie. But practically the superior courts will not permit distinct actions to be brought for items that may be joined, fur that is properly deemed to be the using of the processes of the court for the needless vexation of a defendaat ; and so, upon application, they will compel the plaintiff to consolidate his actions, and mulct him in costs for the attempt to haws. Mr. Palmer says, very properly, that this rule is equally applicable in the County Courts. Their jurisdiction is limited t i causes of action not exceed ing 201. Each item of goods sold and delivered at different times is a distinct canoe of action. Bach is, therefore, within the jurisdiction of the court, if below 201. There is no rule of law which prohibits a man from bringing • separate action for each cause of action; the courts will only use their power to compel a consolidation ; and' as their jurisdiction is unlimited in amount, that power would extend to the whole debt, however large. Applying this to the County Courts, Mr. Palmer says that he will exercise the same authority, and adopt the rule of the superior courts to the limit of his jurisdic tion. If a plaintiff bring several actions for items which together do not exceed 201., he will compel him to consolidate them and make him pay the coats of the proceedings. But his jurisdiction is limited to 201. When that sum is de manded, he cannot look beyond it to see if there be more I due. When that is answered, and an action brought for another 201., he can only inquire whether it has been already recovered and paid. It would be no answer to such an an.' lion, that the plaintiff had already recovered 201. for a differ ent cause of action. And so the whole debt may be recovered by piecemeal. But there are limits in practice to that form of proceeding which it may be as well briefly to notice. A question will, in most cases, arise as to the precise cause of I action, for that will turn upon the nature of the contract, and the greater number of such contracts being implied, and nut expressed, it will be open to the courts to put what con struction they please upon the nature of the contract, as determined by the course of dealing between the partite, and other circumstances. Where, far instance, a man orders his baker to send him so many loaves per day, and pays him at the end of the month or quarter, the contract is for the sale of so many loaves to be delivered and paid for at certain ' times, and the whole would probably be held to be one con tract and one cause of action. And it seems to us to be open to great doubt whether, In all cases of continuous I dealings, where hills are sent at stated intervals, as yearly or half-yearly, the contract, as implied from the conduct of the parties, is not that the whole should form one account, to he payable at such periods; and whether, by plating them all an one bill, and adding the amounts together, and demanding • total sum, the whole is one cause of action arising o.i the account stated. It is upon this principle that the early items in a running e'eount, although beyond six years' date, are excepted from the Statute of Limitations. The account is the cause of action, and not the original contract. But this is a subject which will require repeated consideration, and must frequently offer itself for discussion in various shapes. We per now to the still vexed question of the fees. These are the facts :—The schedule of fees fixes for the judge a certain fee for " every order or judg ment," and for the clerk a fee for " entenng and drawing up every judgment and order, and copy thereof." The fee. book gives, as a specimen of the mode of entering the fees, a fee to the judge both for order and judgment, and a fee to the clerk for drawing both judgment and order. Some of the judges and clerks read the schedule as giving only a single fee to both for the order and judgment ; others consider that It gives it only to the judge, and not to the clerk; and others that it gives the double fee to both, as stated in the form of the fee-book. It is remarkable, that in one the dis junctive is used, in the other the conjunctive. At first we were inclined to think that this difference in the language implied a difference in the meaning ; but, on further re flection, we are satisfied that both judge and clerk are en titled to the fee, both for the judgment and the order ; and we have requested the author to amend the table accord ingly, end we recommend those who possess it to do the same—Lam Times. BANK OP BRITISH NORTH MitatlCA.—The share holders of thisbank—established to extend monetary facili ties to the North American colonies—had their annual meet ing yesterday to receive the usual statement of affsirs, and upou other routine business. The chair re was taken by Mr. Tura. The following was the port of the directors : There has been aeonslderable extension of commerce and agricul ture in Canada, and the state of trade generally has been very satis factory. Cornieering, however, the high prices obtained for agricul total produce Is thleCountry, owing to the deficiency of the crepe, and the probability that with • favourable harvest some reaction may take place, the directors have been led to recommend to their mana gers each measures of precaution as are calculated, in their opinion, to protect b 4th the bank itself and its customers from the effect& of such • change. The severe prewure now felt on the money market at borne renders them precautions the mere requisite, and the direc tore rely with confidence on the vigil .nce and discretion of the kraal directors and officer. le carrying out their Ontructions. The state ment of the results of last year's Mennen. I. as follow.:—The amount of undivided net prate to Dee. 31, 1845, was J 6,7391. lee. Id. ; the net profit for the year 1846, after deduction of all current charges, and providing for all had and doubtful debts, was 74,7231. lee. Id.; amounting in all to 111,4571. Ss. Gd. From this awn hes teen taken the amount of dividend• paid, at Midsummer and Chthtmas, 1846, which was 50,000 f.: the undivided net profit, therefore, to I Dee" 1016, is 61,4571. as. fel. Out of this the directors intend paying, on the sth of July next, a half-year's dividend, at the increased rate of a per cent. per annum. The contents of the report were received with much satis faction. The Chairman, after recapitulating the accounts of former years. and showing that the prosperity of the estab:ishMent haapru;stetisively increased, stated that should a ny anforeseen dincultiee arise to impede the progress of the corporation 'le directors would not hesitate, as thy hid done before, to redoes the dividend.—Mr. N. Lewis wished to learn what leans kmd hers granted by the hank, to whom, aid the rate of interest paid F—The Chairman said the directors lent ample. mosey, es other beaks did, at the cur rent rate of interest of the day, to parties of the highest re spectability and on good security. Of course the names of such parties could not be mentioned. In reply to a ques tion tile chairman said the ineomotax would be deducted from the dividend as before. The dividend hsd been in creased from 6 to 6 per cent., and that was doing all that had been thought advisably. A motion was made and seconded that the dividend should be free of the tax.-24r. Carterdirector) 111111 th e re was an o is ectton to . The (a intorno-tax on profits did not apply to the colonies, and if the amount were not to be deducted front the dividends to parties in this country a corresponding amount must be added to the dividends of eobnial shareholder,. The tion was immediately withdrawn.—Mr. G. R. Robinson observed that the amount of the income-tax would go into the capital, and be employed for the benefit of the bank and its proprietors.—After the adoption of the report, the re• election of the three directors who retired by rotation, and the usual votes of thanks, the meeting adjourned, RAGGED Scnoots.—Last evening the first general meeting of the supporters of the Grotto-passage Pegged Schools was held at the Literary Institution, Edward-street, Portman-square.. An interesting feature in the meeting was the presence of twenty or thirty of the poor children for whom the schools are intended. The secretary read the re port, which mated that the schools were formed to instruct the ignorant and depraved youth of both sexes, and since its establishment, a year ag had received 150 boys and 130 girls, the avenge daily attendance being 30. The cxrueitlee and teachers hed found by experience that the greatest reward they could offer for good behaviour, war to teach writing and arithmetic to the most orderly. This plan had been followed, and the results were most beneficial, for a very marked im provement took place in their behaviour a few days after they entered the school. The bodily wants of the poor children had not been neglected ; by the kind contribution of several ladies, many of the children had been provided with decent clothing. To carry on their operations the committee had received the sum of 1621., and had expended all but 81. They now appealed for further support to keep the schools in existence. The report having 'Jaen adopted, resolutions on behalf of the schools were carried, and the meeting broke up. TETE LATE SIR EARDLET WILMOT.—The late Sir Burney Wilmot was descended from a branch of the ancient family of Wilmot, in Derbyshire ' and from the Dudley', of Eardley-hall, in the county of Staff.ird. His father, Mr. Bardley Wilmot, member ter Coventry, was the friend of Mr. Pitt, and was selected by that minister, at the period of the declaration of American Independence and the French Revolution, as the chief commissioner for settling the claims of the American Loyalists and French Refugees. His grandfather, Sir Eardley Wilmot, chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas, was a lawyer of eminent and ac knowledged ability, but was so averse to politics that he twice refused the chancellorship with a peerage; once at the termination of the Duke of Orafton's administration, and again upon the death of Chancellor Yorke. The late baronet was born in February, 1783, and when he died, on the 3rd of February last, had not completed his 64th year. lie was educated at narrow, and subsequently went the Midland Circuit for several years. Soon after his marriage, which took place in 1808, with Elizabeth, daughter of the celebrated physician, Dr. Parry, of Bath, and sister to I Captain Sir Edward Parry, he left the her, and went to reside on his estate at Berkswell•hall, in the county of War wick, where he discharged the duties of magistrate and country gentleman with the respect and esteem of the whole county. In 1818 he married, secondly, Eliza, daughter of Sir Robert Chester, late master of the ceremonies to her Majesty. In 1821 he was created a baronet, by his M•jesty King George IV., as a reward for the public services of his father and grandfather. It was soon after this period that be was elected to preside over the quarter sessions for Warwickshire, which post he occupied till his departure for Van Diemen's Land, in 1843. Upon his resignation of this office be received the moat honourable testimonials of respect from his brother magistrates. In 1832, the Reform Bill having constituted two divisions for the county of War wick, he was invited, in consequence of the high estimation in which he was held for ability and active habits of busi ness, to stand for the northern division. He was returned to parliament at the head of the poll, Mr. Dugdale and Mr. Renting being the other candidates. His politics were liberal; but when Lord Stanley and Sir J. Graham left the Whig party, in 1837, Sir Eardley accompanied them. Sub sequently to 1832 be stood two other contested elections, but was never defeated ; and at the last election, in 1841, he was returned to parliament without opposition. In 1843 he was invited by Lord Stanley, then colonial minister, to accept the lieutenant-governorship of Van Dieman's Land, on account of his experience in criminal law, and the deep interest he had always taken in the reformation of juvenile offenders. This last subject lead occupied Sir Eardley Wilmot's careful attention from an early period of his life. lie left England in the spring of 1843, accom panied by two of his sons. The coneludeig portion of kis life bas acquired a melancholy notoriety, and the intelligence of his death has arrived at a momeot whit n his triumphant acquittal from calumnious charges brought against him in his absence was fully established. Soon after he heard the tidings of his sudden recall in the month of September last, he was attacked by sickness, from which he never rallied, and final:) , closed his mortal career on the 3r3 February in the present year. He is succeeded in his title and estate by his eldest son, Mr. Eardley Wilmot, barrister-at-law, who married in 1839, Elixa, sister of Sir R. Williams Bulkeley, Bart., M. P., a niece of Lori Dinorben. Sir Eardley left seven other sons and three daughters. Of his sons, the second, a captain in the artillery, ' has just been appointed on his return from the Cape (where he held a scientific post connected with the Magnetic Obser vatory for several years) to preside over the Military Academy at Woolwich, a position requiring the highest qualifications of conduct and character. Another son, now a commander in the navy, was Admiral Sir William Parker's flag lieute nant in China, and lately at Lisbon, where, upon the death of Captain Lockyer, he was appointed to command the Spartan in the Mediterranean. A third son, also an officer of artillery, at the outbreak in New Zealand, quitted his father in Van Diemen's Land for Auckla'.d, to take charge of a gun u a volunteer. Hie services in that colony mo t cured him his majority, and he was honourably mentioned in the public dispatches. • DINNER TO M. SOTE.R.—A dinner was given last evening, at the London Tavern, to N. Sayer, by his friends, in acknowledgment of " his philanthropic and disinterested exertions for the relief of the poor in Ireland; and likewise to ameliorate the condition of the destitute in every other civilised country." About 150 gentlemen were present. Mr. B. Smith presided, in the absence of Sir Andrew Leith Hay, who was unable to attend. The arrange merits' both substantial and ornamental , were all of an extra kind. The dinner, which was of a description well worthy the distinguished guest, and the display of gold and silver plate on the table and sideboards, ailing forth general and unqualified commendation. After the usual routine toasts, the chairman proposed the health of M. Soyer. M. Sayer, in returning thanks, observed that it was with the most grateful &elicits that he did so. both on account of the warm and hearty ex pression of feeling by the chairman, and the manner in which the toast had been received. With regard to his naiad= to Ireland, he considered that the duty which he lasi performed in Dublin was only in fulfilment of the laws of nature, one of which was to relieve the suffering of our fellow-creatures as long as was in a man's power. On that important subject he was delighted is helium them OM MI his economical principles for prodnaingshaap hod kg the poor had tar surpassed his most sanguine expo:ander. At the present time from 20.000 to 25,000 poor poems, were being daily relieved, without the slightest confusion, from the central kitchen in Dublin: all the city depots were sup plied with whAesome and nutritious food bread include and at a saving of above one penny per lied per diem, com pared with the old system of preparing food in the unions. The economical plan was still in its infancy, the above being the results of their small model kitchen, small, he said, compared with the extent to which he could carry it with a very trifling additional outlay. After detailing some of the improvements which he had effected in the preparation of food, and satisfactorily showing the great saving rendered thereby, M. Boyer concluded by returning his best thanks for the honour which had been conferred upon him. The other toasts were, " The Freedom of the Press," acknowledged by Mr. Barrow • the health of the Chairman • and that of the Stewards. The party separated shortly a fterwards. A new kind of bread, the invention of M. Sayer, was handed round after dinner : its merits con sisted in the length of time which it would keep without becoming uneatable. The specimen in question was twelve days old, and the apparent freshnem of its condition excited general astonishment. GOVERNMENT INSPECTION.— DIE ENNISKILLEN RATLWAY.--Sir—While reading with much pleasure the article in your paper of yesterday upon the question of public safety in connexion with railway travelling, I was somewhat startled by the paragraph "The works on the Enniskillen Railway had just been approved, when we had to record the fall of an entire arch over a public thoroughfare, as a regi ment of soldiers were about to pass under it." Being deeply interested in the Londonderry . and Enniskillen Company, and that being the only " Enniskillen Railway " which has undergone the process of a government inspection, I made immediate inquiries, and find that no Ouch occurrence has taken place upon that line, which is working most sans factorily, both as regards traffic, receipts, and public conve nience. From the accompanying paragraph, which I have extracted from the Irish Railway Gazette of yesterday, it would appear that the accident to chick you allude occurred on the Waterford and Kilkenny, and not on the Enniskillen Railway. May I request that yon will kindly rectify this error, as if left unexplained it would cause much uneasiness to those interested in the Londonderry and Enniskillen Com pany.—J. K. A. NARROW ESCAPE.—Yesterday, shortly before 11 o'clock, as the Dryad Woolwich steamer was coming into Blackwell, in her attempt to pass another steamer, Water man No. 10, she came into collision with a small boat, attached to one of the yachts lying off Blackwell, and cut it completely asunder. The boat sank but a man who was is it seising a favourable moment, leaped from the boat, ar . 4 clung to the rails of the Dryad till he was rescued, INQUEST, YESTERDAY.—MIRTERIOUS, Dg A TE.._ Before W. Carter, Esq., at the Waterms;x 6 Anne, Surrey Canal, on the body of Mr. Oeorge sge d 5 6 , w h o was found drowned.—Mr. James of 8, Church-street, Trinity-square, clerk to M:. solicitor, of the city, stated that the Uecer.sed had been for upwards of 30 ran the e o e. ll4 'ntial clerk of that firm. On Wednesday &d night, at 0 ir k , ' the deceased left witness and another fellow ^ .lerk, at L ondon-bridge, to meet his wife in Surrey - Be was never seen afterwards alive. They had oeen having some wine, and the deceased was merry, but not intoxicated. On Saturday the body was found near Taylor's- I bridge, Surrey-canal. Ile appeared to have been in the water two or three days.—The deeseaed's daughter stated he was in the habit of walking by the canal of an evening, and said the family had gone out on Wednesday on a visit, so they mold not tell if the deceased had been hume.—lt seemed the deceased had a sum of V. 6s. when he left the city, and as neither this nor his bat could be acetunted for, the jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned, but there was no evidence to show how he came in the water." THE ACCIDENT ON TUE NORTH WESTERN RAIL RAY.—Of the persons killed by the late accident, Mr. Cope —one of those of whom nothing was known when our last re port wee sent up—is found to have been a clerk in the London and Westminster Bank, and was proceeding to Wolverhamp ton on leave of &donee ; of Mr. Smith nothing is yet known. The per.ons injured were, Messrs. W. Turner, of Bythefield Hall, Staffordshire; Henry Shannon, Oldham-street, Manchester; Thomas Bader, cook at Regent's Hotel, Leamington; and James }laden, of Dublin. The official, of the company, in all the departments, from the highest to the lowest, have done all in their power for the survivors of this melancholy accident. These injured, and who are lying at the inn near the sta ion, are visited almost every hour by Mr. Rogers, the surgeon, and the greatest solicitude is shown for their recovery. This afternoon the report wa, that they were progressing favourably. Fioden, who was much cut and contused about the head, was able to get up. Mr. Shan non, who is upwards of 60 years of age, has received a lovers contusion of the leg. Mr. Turner, much hurt about the legs and cheat ; and Eades is similarly cut. On Monday a number of the carpenters belonging to the factory at this place were employed In making coffins for the bodies of those killed. The Coroner, on the adjournment of the in quest, made out his warrants for burial, and on Monday night the bodies of Makinson and Bherratt were removed to Rotten and Lichfield. Those of Millar and Clifton were brought up by the York mail to London at 2 o'clock this day, and that of Cope was forwarded to Wolverhampton. The body of Mr. Rsttrey is not yet coffined, the company having ordered a leaden one to place it in, in oonaequence of the distance it will have to travel. The body of Mr. Smith, should it not be owned, will be buried in Wolverton church yard on Thursday. The company have taken upon them selves the expense attendant on the funerals of all the sufferers. Tony, the constable, who canoed the accident, is confined in the Newport Pagaall station-house, where he will remain until alter the inquest. €LECTION INTELLIGENCE. CITY OP Lortnon.—Yesterday, a requisition calling on Sir Robert Peel to allow himself to be put in nomination for the (pity of London on the approaching election of the new parliament, was lying in different parts of the City for signature. el ABA LEBONI.—Last night, a meeting of the electors of the borough of Marylebone took place at the Exmouth Arms, Hampstead-road, for the purpose of affording Lord Dudley Stuart en opportunity of expressing his political sen timents, as a candidate for the representation of that bo. rough. The chair was taken by Chu. Eden Wagstaff, Esq., the junior churchwarden. Lord Dudley Stuart stated that he had been a reformer, but was of opinion that reform was now ou• of fashion. While • reformer he had satisfied a great many good and tried men. He then adverted to the working of the reform bill. The noble lord gave his opinion upon the b,llot, and argued that, whether it was considered as a point of privilege or a point of duty, the voter ought to be protected in the free exercise of his discretion. The noble candidate then expressed himself favourable to triennial parliaments, the extension of franchise, the repeal of the " rate-paying clauses in the Reform Bill," repeal of the window tax, and the health of towns' bill. After some fur ' ther remarks, the noble lord, in reply to questions put to him by some of the company, stated teat he was unprepared to pledge himself to soy particular question.—Mr. How;,,,th moved a vote of thanks to Lord Dudley Stuart, for the very candid manner in which he had come :award to express his opinions, which was seconded by Mr. Etherington, out who. howev.r, disnntell from the exposition of principle laid down by the noble lord; and, at the end of a long and stormy speech, the proposition was put and carried nem. con. Mr. Serj,aut Shee, another candidate for the borough, was also present. The meeting retired at • late hour. --- • IRELAND. Keogh's ATHLONE.--.otWit s ang r. " famous" committee, with the Hon. Mr. Hancock at the head, the present member—a long purse coming In aid of liberal prin ciples—will be the sitting member. IDUDLIN GNIVEIWITY.—The friends of Messrs. Shaw and Hamilton are stirring themielves aithin the walls, though the principle of the " house list" does not tell there with equal effect. It in likely Dr. Gifford will not "chow," not withstanding the " authority" of the Packet that so admir able a protestant and unswerving a conservative would evict that most faithless of tory representatives, the recorder. GALWAY City. —A London conservative paper says, authoritatively, that the Solicitor-General will not contest Galway. This may prove true in the contingency of his promotion to the bench, but only in that, at present, impro bable event. Mr. Monahan will stand for and be returned for Galway without a contest. Shtoo.—Mr. Somers is expected immediately to canvass his constituents, ar.d with every prospect of brushing through another parliament. The conservatives menace one of the Wynne family, which possesses much local influence ; but as yet the " ould member" looks like a walk ovir. Mr. Somers is very popular with the Sligo folk. TRALEE.—A Mr. Bateman, instigated by the county club, once proposed a trial for supremacy with the present member. The registry, however, seat aside all conservative pr.-ten sions. Mr. O'Connell is quite certain of his election; and, if he should withdraw from parliament, a liberal would decidedly be elected. SCOTLAND. DI:IIBARTONSHIRE. — A recent report that Mr. &nollett was to retire is unfounded. EDINBCIIOII.—AII quiet. Sir Culling Smith to a certainty will not again oonie f.rward, and Mr. Miall's standing is the , shadow of a " peradventure," his chance of success being of the same consistency. ELOIN Suaons.—Sir A. L. flay and Mr. Duff are busy canvassing the different burghs, but their relative position remains unaltered. Gtaeoow.—All that yet can be said with any degree of certainty is that Messrs. McGregor and Mastic will be put up together, and that Messrs. Dennistoun and Dizon will stand singly. That the conservatives will be onlookers it were too much to say, as the broken state of the liberal ranks presents a tempting opportunity for diversion. ADDINGTON Buttons.—The liberals ere indignant at the desertion of Lurd Melgand, and are casting about fora ntw candidate, but have not yet succeeded in finding one. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Juwa Z. The minute fragments of Irish faction are breaking up into still smaller fractions. The " Council of the Irish Confederation," with its half-a-dozen members, is about to throw off a swarm of "three," to form the centre of another grand party. The canoe of the die , sension is said to be the tone adopted by the Nation on O'Connell's death. " If," say the fragments of the frament, " your present panegyrics on Mr. O'Connell be j g ustified, then we cannot understand the reasons of the secession. We have withdrawn from his allegi ance for the very faults in his conduct which you now declare to have had no existence." Such are the prospects and position of this " formidable" body, with its vanity, presumption, and noise. The accounts from the potato growing districts are to-day of the most agreeable character, and are in deed such as to convince us that there can have been little real ground for alarm up to the present time, whatever may be in the future. The brown spotted appearance on the leaves, so much dwelt upon, has appeared in some districts, but it is an appearance superinduced by the dry and harsh winds which very generally prevailed until within the last fifteen or sixteen days. An extensive cultivator related to me a circumstance which may, perhaps, throw some light upon the subject of this much talked of potato blight. Two large farmers of Meath, with whose names he acquainted me, are con signees each of a cargo of Imam corn, which they hold at their own risk; and which have been lying at our quays the last ten days. Now, those gentlemen have been sedulously propagating a report for several days, to the effect that the whole potato crop in Meath is diseased, and must be valueless. He informs me also that having returned from Meath not later than Friday last, he can attest that the report is utterly untrue, and that the crops of potatoes in that county never were more promising. The papers from the provinces, in other respects utterly barren, re ceived to-day, confirm what I have so frequently stated as to the promise of the crops. MONUMENT TO THE LATE Mit. O'Connett..—Requisi tions are pouring in from the several provinces of Ireland to the Lord Mayor of Dublin, calling upon him to convene a national meeting to take into consideration the most appro priate means by which the memory of O'Connell could l e e perpetuated in a monument. These requisitiots ate extremely numerously signed, end by men of eV, peak, more especially by the clam which being I; :ttral were not adherents of the policy of the o,,,oeu e d. In coin. pliance with these requisitions, the Lord Mayor has called a meeting for the porno'," i n di ca ted, to assemble on the day following that oit . n hi c h th e c h eecn ies shall have taken place. What the d ay will be is not yet ascertained, Prevailing :pinion is, that the remains of the distin guished the ni, t i.d iekder cannot possibly reach Ireland at an earlier Per.od than the close of the month of July. FB:surni ON RELIEF FUND6.—A circular has been issued Foss the relief-office to the several inspecting officers which Indicates the existence of shameful frauds. The relief com missioners state that various abuse. exist, " some involvin a moat unjustifiable expenditure of the relief funds, amount ing to fraud ;" and others to "an abstraction of the food provided as the resource of families that are entirely desti tute." The inspectors are recommended to endeavour So fix the culpability on individuals, that they may be punished or exposed, to presentee opinion gaining ground that such practices acquire en impunity front being common in the iOIIIy. THE H 7 REPEAL ASSOCIATION. — Tiere wu a meeting of Win body, to-day, in C , -ihation-hall, Alderman Delahunty, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, M.P of Waterford, in 'the chair. —r. elde4 sen of Mr. O'Connell, deceased, and Mr. John O'Connell, were present. The most important business transacted was the reading of 'tetra documents, being ad• dresses and resolutions from various bodies of the Roman catholic clergy, from several corporations, and other public bodies, proclaiming adhesion to the political conduct and teachings of the Late Mr. O'Connell, and promising that they would confide in his son, Mr. John O'Connell, as the expounder of that conduct and policy. Mr. John O'Connell received those testimonial with manifestations of deep &eller and indications of extreme grief. After thanking the parties for their sentiments, he stated that he would not presume to accept of any leadenthip, but that, with the advantage of his brother's (Anise' and experience, he would endeavour to with in the paths his father would approve. it would seem, therefore, from this, as well as from some expressions of Mr. Maurice O'Connell, who undertook, as " head of the family," to reply to an address of condolence to the family, that the two brothers will, for the present at least, assume to guide the movement of the repeaters. In this course they will be assisted by a council of their father's ad herents. Already the funds of the association have been placed in the guardianship of trustees, that of Aldermen M'l.oghlin and Kahan. The rent acknowledged was nearly 501. The head-pacificator, Mr. Tom Steele, addressed the meeting in a long speech, which was a kind of autobiography of his own political life, and declared that it was his list ap pearance in Conciliation Hall, or at any public political meeting. He said he was enthusiastically attached to Mr. O'Connell during his life, and he was as deeply attached to him in death. He would never forget the principles which that great man instilled into his mind, but believing, as he did, that Ireland had proved herself ungrateful to him — that he fell a victim to that ingratitude—be (Mr. Steele) would never again take part in teals politica. The whole of the committee appeared to-day in deep mourning, and many of the ladies present at the proceed ings wore mourning also.—Mr. O'Connell, in the course of the proceedings, recd the following letter which he said had been prepared for presentatioa to the Chief Secretary for Ireland from the Roman Catholic members of parliament, relative to the charge made by Captain Norris against the Roman Catholic clergy of the diocese of Cashel:—" To the Right Hon. the Chief Secretary fur Ireland.—Sir,—We, the undersigned Catholic members of parliament, earnestly re quest of you to reconsider your determination in the case of the attack made by Captain Norris upon the characters of a large portion of the much-respected clergy of the Catholic archdiocese of Cashel. You have not made public his ex planation, on which you hold him exculpated. We, there fore, who venerate our clergy, and must feel es an insult to ourselves any attack or slight thrown upon them, have no means of judging if the reparation be sufficient. And declining altogether to enter into particulars, you, to use the words of the remonstrance of the Cashel clergy, ' take on yourself to say that the charges Captain Norris did make were partly deserved.' You must pardon us for saying that this course does not seem consistent with the commonest fair play. If the charges were not to be established, they should not have beat made; as they have been made, it is due to the respected parties assailed, clergymen held in the highest veneration by their flocks, and by the Catholic community generally, that they should be con fronted with their reckless accuser and given the opportunity of vindicating themelves. If you persevere in refusing, we are bound to say that you, in a manner, proclaim to the Catholic people of Ireland that their clergy may be insulted with impunity by every petty official ; and that no redress, but on the contrary, an adoption of the insult, is to be ex , ported from the government —We are, sir, your very obe• dient servants." SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, Jules 7. With the sermons of yesterday the funeral obse quies of Dr. Claimers may be said to have cloned. Public ilisoonrses were dehvered in the hall of the 'free Church Assembly, at Morningside, where the doctor was a member, and at the West Port Cowgate, which was his last and favourite experiment in church extension. In the other free churches, in almost all the dissenting places of worship, and in many of those of the establishment, his death was the sole or leading theme of pulpit disquisition. The mourning habiliments of the inhabitants were as general as in the case of a royal death. Various projects are on foot regarding a monument to his memory, but except a statue by Steel, for the new college, which was pre viously in preparation, none of them have taken any definite shape. Contradictory opinions arc prevalent here as to whether the education minutes be or be not applicable to Scotland ; and it would prevent confusion were an authoritative declaration made on the subject. There is also some cariosity to know the exact object of a committee said to be appointed to inquire into the state of the Scotch schoolmasters, and understood to have been instituted on the motion of the Duke of Bumleach. The feeling in favour of national instead of paro chial assessment is gaining ground, especially in dis tricts where the local rates arc high. At an inter view which the Provost of Paisley had with Sir G. Grey, the latter declined giving any remedy for the unequal taxation system prevailing in Paisley, on the ground that isolated peculiarities should be included in some general scheme of revision. At a late elec tion of sub-inspectors for Glasgow fifty-six candi dates came forward for three vacancies, curiously showing that the danger of casualty from fever is not reckoned higher than the advantage of settled income. THE TITLE OF LORD PROVOBT.—The Court of Seihion (says the Aberdeen Herald) have recently perpetrated a solemn piece of trilling. In an action, arising out of the deed constituting the Milne Bequest, the Pro- vast of Aberdien, aa one of the trustees, was designated in ' the pleadings " Lord Provost." This title was objected to by the Lord Justice Clerk, and, on bin wiggestion, the in terlocutor in the COW commenced by gravely pronouncing that " The lords having considered thin reclaiming note, in which the said Thomas Blaikie is designed as • Lord Provos. of the city of Aberdeen,' ordain that the word ' lord' be delete in the process copy of the said reclaiming note, and in the littler papers in this saute."—We believe that the only "lordly " provosts in Scotland are those in Edinburgh, Glas gow, and Perth. The last city had a sore battle to fight be fore it could establish its right ; but some old chart:r ren dered it indisputable. PROVINCIAL. A SINGULAR CASE OF SWINDLING WAS brought before the magistrates of Manchester yesterday. A young Oermaa, giving the name of Adolphus Schutz, was the prisoner, and Mr. Beswick, chief superintendent of the Manchester detec tive police, rated that he had r.nson to believe the accused went, some time ago, to the bank of Messrs. J. H. Stemetz and Co., Vienna, and obtained a letter of credit upon houses in England for 20,000 florins (2,0001.), and upon the face of this letter there were, as usual, the names of several hoes s in t h is country to wuom the holder was entitled to apply, as convenience might dictate. Amongst these names were those of Mr. Shusesitch, London, and Mesa's. Merck, merchants, Crossatreet, Manchester. When he obtained the letter of credit, it now appeared that he had pilfered blank forms for others from the same house, and that he had tilled one of them up, forging the names of Stemetz and Co., and taking one of them to Mr. Shuns each, in London, got 1,9001. advanced upon it. He had then gone to Manchester, obtained 1,9001. from Meters. Merck, and from thence went to Liverpool and engaged a passage in the Cambria, for Boston, U.S.. which shouldlsave sailed on Saturday, but was detained by low tides till Mon day. In the meantime Messrs. Merck had obtained in formation that he had drawn to the amount of his credit in London, and upon their information Mr. Beswiek had sent an officer to Liverpool, who apprehended him. The prisoner had to be examined through the medium of an in terpreter, and acknowledged the offence, stating that he had been robbed of the first sum of money in London, and had been driven in this way to commit the forgery. In the course of the examination this difficulty arose to the prosecu tion—that no one could swear which was the forged and which the real letter of credit, and Mr. Maude (the magis trate) laid, in this dilemma he would remand him, to see if witnesses could be procured; but he could not commit him to the assizes for trial without some one from Vienna to swear to the writing of Stemets and Co. Our reporter states, it has transpired that the prisoner had power to draw in thirteen large cities in different parts of a route from Vienna to England, and that by means of soother forgery he had drawn to the full amount of the genuine letter of credit at Aix la Chapelle. He had an accomplice when he arrived at Manchester, who escaped to London, as it is supposed. It has further transpired, that he had transmitted 1,0001. to friends in Vienna, and this money, it is expected, will be recovered. Very little money was found in his poss ession. COMMISSION BY THETCONJ;LIEI:;ENANT.—J. K. Wilson, Esq., to be lieut.-col., vice Lacy, deceased, of Royal Cum berland Militia. COMMISSION BY TH * " . El,;;;;;l:airTaxAmr.-0. A. Byron, Esq., commonly &led the Hon. G. A. Byron, to be deputy lieutenant COMMISSION Ey TrMYO7I.I3-17;a;;;ANT.-COIMSI R. B. Honey, to be lieut. ; W. W. Stone, gent., to be cornet ; of the 2nd Regt. of Royal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry. - SUFFOLK, ALLSOID ZITINBIIII FAILVAIL.—TIN Essex Herold of yesterday says : the town of Ipswich has been thrown into a state of excitement by the sudden departure of a profes sional man for the continent, leaving liabilities to the amount of 26,000!. unsettled. These embarrassments are reported to have been caused by railway speculations. A banking firm in the town is said to be a creditor to the extent of 10,0001., and a sharebroker in London, well known in Ipswich, creditor for a similar sum. The alleged defaulter, who was a magistrate of the borough, enjoyed a very lucrative practice, and possessed property, it is said to the amount of 40,0001. ESSEX. GALS or ESTATES, GREAT BADDOW.-011 Friday last Mears. Baker offered for sale by auction, in Chelmsford, the following property, situated in Great Beddow. The estates. which were cop hold, were divided into 13 lots, and attracted the attention of large as well as small capitalism. Duffield's and part of Lee's farms, consisting of excellent farm house, good barn, cow-house, waggon lodge, stable, and spacious cattle sheds, all in good repair, and 33a. Ir. 36p. of arable and pasture land, in a high state of cultivation, good water, and subject to two henota-1,6001. Fart of Lee's farm, farm-house, barn, stable, cattle sheds, garden and orchards, containing, with the land, 34a. 3r. lip., ail arable-1,2601. These two lots were offered without reserve. Cat Pond Field, part of Lee's farm, abutting upra Groan lane and Filler's farm, containing 4a. Ir. 38p. arable. Mr. Baker wrote upon a piece of paper the sum fiat t upon as • reserve for thiel,t, but the biddings fell short of Chit Amount and the lot was withdrawn. House, garden, barn. shed, and cattle-yard, with Filler's meadow, together Ba. Or. 7p. near the last lot, subject to one heriot : House and garden let to Samuel Taylor at fit —4201. Fart .11 Lee's faros, known as Pinking's field and Tile Kiln ficlda ' together 14a. 3r. 32p. arable. is the Hanningfield-road, leaditrg to Gt. Beddow— efkt. Pit fi Id and the four acres, part of Filler's, adjoining the Brook farm, containing together 12a. 2r. Lip. subject to one heriot.-1401. iFint Arts. ROYAL ACADEMY.—NOVEL Isquusir.—No. 1328 of the present Royal Academy Exhibition, is entitled, " /do del of the statue of the late Lord Chief Justice Sir N. C. Tindal, in his Judicial robes, intended to be executed in marble by subscription;" and the name of the artist ap pended is "E. H. Daily, ILA." Some of our contempora ries have admired the original character of the statue, but it is now more than confidently reported that the figure is actually the work of the elder Bacon, who died in 1799, and that if the masque of Chief Justice Tindal's lace was taken out, and the foes designed foe the figure restored to the proper bead, we should have an original mo del by &Wilt for a statue of the celebrated Sir William Black stone ! For our own parts, we are hardly inclined to credit the story, but the circumstance is so confi dently reported in artistic circles that we shall be happy to hear and insert a positive contradiction of its truth. There is this to be said in favour of the originality of Mr. work, that the members of the Academy invariably refuse to exhibit " copies of any kind," or " works which have been already publicly exhibited." Oar readers will 'remember that in our critical review of this year's exhibition, we pub licly stated that the fieure was a mere cento from Bacon. The statue of Charles 11. in the Old Stocks Market, in Lon don, was originally a figure of John Sobieski ; an alderman of London bought the statue cheap, altered the face, set it up in the City, and invited his royal master to come and see it. The King, it is said, enjoyed the metamorphose. PAID& ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA..—" Norma" was performed last evening, for the first time at the " New Theatre." Grist exerted all her powers. We beautifully, or throw into her representation of the character more energy and panders. The part of Atialgiser was sus tained ly Nile. Corbari in such a manner as to exalt still further her rising reputation. The progress mule by this young performer since her arrival here at the beginning of last season has been surprising. Her voice, always sweet, has gained streugth and volume; her execution ham become clear and fi rm, and she has acquired forcible mil impassioned expres sion. Salvi, with a voice of inferior quality to Mario's, gave mere inter,st and importance to the part of i'oflions; and Marini was not much below Lablache. either in vocal power, or in the dignity and feeling with which he personated the high priest of the Druids. The principal scenes of the opera made a strong impression, and were enthusiastically applauded. 'fun 11Inc1cst. UNION.—A crowded audience, as sembled in Willis's rooms yesterday afternoon, to hear Joachim, whose fine qualities as a violinist are exhibited to peculiar advantage in quartet play ing. He was sup ' ported by Deloffre, Hill, and Rousselot ; and the two quar tets which they performed (Haydn's in 0, No. Gil, and Mendrlsnohn's in D, op. 41), were executed in a manner which could net be surpassed. Schulhoff (the young pianist whose concert we lately noticed), and Joachim, then played Beethoven's " Kreutzer Sonata," more to our satisfaction than any other performers we have ever heard. Bclauthoff showed all the boldness and brilliancy of Liszt, without a grain of his affectation and extravagance •, and both per f inners gave the text of Beethoven in all its purity and beauty. MR. AND MRS. W. H. SEGUIN'S CONCERT.---Thig concert took place yesterday morning in the Hanover-square ROOMS and was attended by a crowded audience, as this re spectable and accomplished pair stand deservedly high in public esteem. We have always observed that they show a classical taste, not only in their choice of music, but in the purity of their style of singing. Among other thing., Mr. Seguin sang the fine air, " Tutta rea," from Handers Italian opera of "Seipione ;" and Mrs. Seguin sang Haydn's charming caimonet, "My mother bids me bind my hair." We should be glad to hear such music more frequently at our concert.. A number of pita, were sung by Hue Birch, Madame Dorus Gras, Herr Pischek, Madame F. Lablache, Madame liennelle, Bliss Dolby, Mr. John l'arry, and Mr. Wilson ; the whole forming a very agreeable musical milange. CLERICAL. Ac Game is Cm/gem appear* m Imt night's Gx.ette, sanctioning a sebeme of the Ecclesiastical Commisrioners for uniting and con solidating certain cot:dicks,ua parts of the pari4.-1 of Gargrave and Kirkby Nalhambide, count; of York, diocese of Ripon, and forming the same into me consolidated chspelry, for the consecrated church called St. Peter* at Coniston Cold, Gargrave. Ter PrAPIMAL ADVOWSON Alto vane rII.I.NTATION to the wean. Mated rectory of Creeksea end vicarage of Althonie were put up for male by auction on Friday last at Chcirmsfonl. The present incum bent is in his 69th year. The duty is single, and the distance between the churches two miles and a half only. The rectory of Creek/ea In cludes a cottage with oat-buildinge, and 21 a. 2r. let at 32/. The vicarage comprises B residence, gardens. and six ; cres gat Idol. The reetorialtithes have been commuted at 217/.. ant the vicarial tithes at 153/. 15a., making the annual income of -lie:. 10s. subject to lend-Wt. The ceeditions were, that the vendors would deliver an aletract within fourteen dare from tsale, and all objeetions were limited to fourteen days, niter which they shall be considered as waived; and if the vendors arc onailling or tenable to remove or comply with any objection or requisition, they were to be at liberty to remind the con tract. on returning the ti,jiigilt without mete or interest.—Bought in at 1,7001. Paireautmer.— Rev. G. Shand, to Guestwick V., Norfolk, dio. Torsi.; vales 751., with residence patron, W. Es 1,. &Awl*, K• 4. Varamr.—Prebend of Whitchurch, din Both and Wells, by dmln of Rev. O.M. Coleridge, when demise also vacates St. Mary's church V., with Coglnswell, Devon, dio. Fact; velem 270%, with residence . patron, D. and C. of Exeter. NAVAL. Plum NONVT.—Notke is given to het night's Gas 'trio the officere and company of H.M. stoop Pantaloon,' Wilson, Corn., that an at proceed. and tonnage bounties for the Brazilian slave erb. Magico, "Mud 9th Dee., 1843, will be deporited in the registry of the Admiralty on the gth inn. —Notice is aleo given to tbe officers and compeny of lI.M. sloop Hero ' e,,, C. Edmond., Com., that an account of tonnage bounties for the Braan slave ech. Sierra Leone .rowels 30th Jan., 184 4 . will be deposited in the registry of the Admiralty an the Rth WM.—Notice is likewise given to the officers and company of H.M. sloop Mutiny R. B. Crawford, Com., that they will he paid, at No. 22, Aruralehstreet, Strand, their rest eetive pr portions of slave and tonnage bounties for a vase, name unknown, n i zed Sth May. 1843, on Thursday, 24th lust., where walls will be made, on Wednesdays and Thursian only, far the three fallowing month. Comma.nder, 1211. Ob. lid ; first case, 411. 14x. Md. ; second dans, 251. Grid.: third clime, 121. 10s. Md. ; fourth clan, V. Gs. 100. ; fifth clswti 41. 3.. 3d. ; sixth clam, 21. 154. Md. ; seventh ease, 11. 7s. Bid. NAVAL SAVING. BANICP.--On Monday evcmng a meting of the officers of Woolwich Docßyard was held in the Pay Office for the pur =oozing laving. bank In connexion with that dockyard. Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, C. 8., presided, and in the tannin of an excellent address pointed out the advantages that would ensue from the formation of such on institution. Mr. lidd Pratt and Mr. Jenkins, the atorekeeper of the yad, addreased the meeting ; and the rules for the formation of the bank were read and wad to. Porroarorrn, Jr.. 7.—The VTOIiC, 16, Capt. Hamilton, arrived :.t flpithead yesterday afternoon, and having been invented by the own- Inandenin.chief, was Pared into harbour, for the purpose of landing her freight. The Vengeance has been moved from the dockyard, and Is rapidly programing in her refitting. DAVOSFOST, luny Y.—Caledonia, IN, Capt. M. IL Diem, has been inspected and mustered this day by the commander-in.chief, Admiral Sir J. Went—Torch, at., Lieut.-Om 0. Morrie, arrived this morning from Scotland. Aunts...ter, Juni B.—Areourrusins.--Cbatiblris : J. W. Dickson to Ina= ; J. B. Bence, to Vengeance. Midshipmen :E. Walish, to Caledonia; W. H. Ppm, to Excellent. Naval Cadet: D. Orr, to Odin. Clerk : J. T. Wells, to Vindictive. Clerk's-Assistant F. Ives, to Canopus. MILITARY. The Grand Doke Cons amine Si accompanied by the Marquis Si Armin's, will visit Woolwich on Friday, when there nil be ti review of the Royal Artillery, and gun and mortar practice on the common. Posnatoore, Jcor 6.—The Guards at Winks:an will not be moved to Chichester: but the 71st Regiment, oow to the mote quarters with the Guards, will more to tbe Northern district, W make room for the 60th Rifles. SPORTING. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.- GOODWOOD, 1547. WEIGHTS rot THE GOODWOOD STEEDS of 25 eon , eselkl.Sll, and uagelt-zv--bdr.trietrv,,7willa be mated to tot /Ib, and the others in proportion: Wolf Dor, Set 91b; Mae Sarah, flat 181 b • Lightning, Bet 121 h; Inheritress, Mt 121 h; Mentor, Bst 1110; Dulcet, Mt 91b; Burgundy, Sot Alb ; Poyoton, lot 81ti: ht. Lawrenee, lat 610; Lethal* Set 7lb • Pency Boy, &t 71b; Granata, at 61b; Nem:wart, tit 41b; Morpetiz het alb; The Dried, Bat llb; In b by Galessood, Mt; Glory, 64; Mies ERA let 11th; Crim. bon., Tit 121 h; Quadruped, 70. 12th; Queen Meb, let 12th; Conspiracy, let 12th; Amen 714 11th ; Crown Prime, let lelb; *Gaselier, 7st 10th; Beet of Tire*, let 10th; Aristotle, let 10th; Humdrum, let, gib; eMowerink let 91b; Tory, let. ebb; Eistieuff, let 71b; flaillarring, 74 71b : Reminiscence, 7et 7101 Queen of Tyne, 74 7lb ; Gibs Rule, 7st IIM Magnet, let 6th; Pal, 7st 6th; idawilliare, Tar Pb; DITSEWT, 7111 61b; tie George, let Sib ; Rohm, hit 4th; Memesa, hit 41h; Payer, let 411"; Pl audit, 'et sth; Cawronerk Tat Pb; Fair Helen, 74 31b; Bourton, let 31b; Banta, let 3151 Inaiewle 7st 216 ; Doleful, 7st 21b; Cuckoo, Tat 21b ; Ilutallen, let 210; Roper's Daughter, 7st alb; Attorney, let; Lady Ova* 7st; Woodpecker, 7st; Pau:, Tel ; Blackbird, let; Ala, 6st 13Ib ; Pris cilla Tomboy, 64131 b; Eryz, tat 1210 ; Marta, Get 111 h; lido, Mt Illb ; Hydrangea,(ist 10lb; Mathematician, bet 101 b; Columba; Gee 101 b: Hydrometer, tint 910; Emigrant. &d 910; The Widow, bet Mb ; . Ninety one, at 91b; Traria!, Get 91 0 , Camera Obemyk Est gab ; Bacot Book, fat Mb; Flitch, 6M Bth; Cromer, bat ilb , Tommy Moore, 64 710; Nottingham, Got 7th; Bingham, tot alb; Mrs. Hudson, Est 7th; West India Planter. Get Mb; baby Verulank dam by Black lock, 6.4 Sib; Ream, Get alb; II or br e by ',entrees, out of Leda, bet Mb; Farnham, 6.; Slb; Ridieulue Hum, fist Sib; !Wein the Beau, let 4th; Marietta, bit 4th; Punch, Set lib; Archness, bet ; Vohuraala, Sit; Oregon, Bet; Bedlam, Set 12th ; Peelsre-Day Boy, Set 11th; Salts, Set 1110; Widred, Sot 1010; Milliner, Set IMb ; Limarillo, Mt 110111 ; 'hada, Set 101 b; Signet, Set 10113; Mile 's Boy, Set Mb; M. Leon, Set 11110; Monett, Set ebb; The Wren, Set 710; Remitition, Set 71b; George Hudson, Set 61b; Joyful, Nit GM : Vamp i re, Mt 6th; DEIOTDDIE, Mt 6:b; Pantomime, Set Sib; Elecaripaae, Set 410; Devils mean, Sst 410 ; fby lon John, out of Game Lass, Sat 41 b ; Buck ** Set 4th; Vanity, fat 410; Allertonian, Su alb; Ss Alter* Sat Mb; liimblaworth, Mt 7th; Owen Mary, let; lielelma, Set: The Questionable, Set: •Kite, let 121 h; Pell-mell, lot 10 ,• b I by RIM, or Venison, out of Odessa, tet 10lb ; Black Bibs ; est 7lb • ' ,_ Rohn, ast 7110 ; •Clentiont pays forfeit. Those mane' • %Atm been entered without the knowledge of their cabers • fiti , ing out by the time prescribed, melees socia ll y ord. - - eKII . he 9114.0.4 L HAitproS. 1947, - I t l 601 h, let to. Toe following Makes closed on 1 079a9ye WvONEDDAT.-ItAILWAY [ ' LTA of 20 same ... ,b. Ream Reilway. Heats, oboe rased wed sae. B ~,, - - n 'lO,ll of Esmeralda, bi by Muley Moloch out of Chelsea 7 • ` 7 .........b f O 7 Altman out of Nannette. Mamma of lea, Marc • .-SO, to R. One mile. P.m' THUE,DAT.-INNKZEPEEIe PLA az 23 emir 46 c a _ _,,..r 1 to . of 5 Goes. each. Elate, one mils and a muter 50 ....- , " --- the Leporello, (by Don John ARM Mafia, .. . rnaiTOile, ....e V .1, -, Chev 7 Chi., GYIPh, b f bya= out of!. AaulaDd, 8 1 ._ 6 " e . , ~,,...1 , , Camelford, (by Lou. rcost out of Mountain lunette, W.' .k b t by Mania out of Esmeralda. MIR MAIIITIE'g PLATE Of 100 by Antrim°, 'Amara, be by rile t y al i Gylph's Dart. EMU c a.y 7 , b t Heats, 2 u.P,Z,.. 1 ..a Las. Cameo, Pantomime, Blind Hockey, AU broth ont 10 ' l " .-- iiesda. man, Old Port, Tacit Flower, Bunt 'wrath* 8D1 U ... I Canyasham, Aliwe- lion, i eyes Bob is ° i '~ ~~ J is