The Express. — London, England, 1852-05-18 00:00:00

THE BOOKSELLING TRADE. DEPUTATION !kip CAMPBELL. - A deputation of the bookattling trade, consisting of M. !ors. Lowman, J. Murray, Parker (Oxford), Pick. enne Ileilby (Birmingham), Isow,:lxa (Pidiaburgh), Tay- lor tkianchester), **icy, Bohn, and ;Sampson Low, on the: pill of the booksellers' association, and Messrs. Per re Bickers and Bush, W. Tegg, James tfri ffen (G lasgow ), sad J. Chapman, p:mating the die reatients. The o jeet of the meeting was to marble the latter aestliment to lay their ease before Lord Campbell. Mr. LICKERS said that the bookselling controversy having beea exhibited to the public in all its phases, little remained kr him hirther to odd, than simply in few words to state their masons why they gave the Booksellers' Ataasiatiaa their most determined opposition. In the first piece they claimed the tight to &vase of their pros C2ss whatever manlier might appear to them most 'vs to their own interest and welfare, unshackled by trade regulations, which in their opinion were imprac ticable and impolitic, as well as unjust both to themselves as traders, and to the public as purchasers. Secondly, it appeared to them that the association seeking to effect their object by means not recognised by the laws of the country. which tricy believed could not be enforced by a court of law, was necessarily proved by that circumstance to be as well as impracticable soil impolitic. Thirdly, its impracticability was proved by the Lied that for twelve years they have refused to belong to the association, and other' more or Les leave coustsutly sit at defiance or evaded the "rules Laid down from time to time fir the better Cis it is termed) regulation of the trade." Mr. llo4ers proceeded, in an address of some length, to •upport fits liens, and in conclusion said that no trailing flourished which was encompassed and mbar rasieil wits restrictions. That it might that day have its quietus Iron his lerd.hip and the other gentlemen asso ciated with him, was their (the retail booksellere) fervid hope, mad, in their opinion, the only mode of settling this sesailquestion. It had been the source of immense tiles to them individually, as well as annoyance. They bad battled manfully against it, see they trusted it would ultimately prove sweemsful. 'Chore could be no peace, no law, no order, till all artificial restrictions were removed, and men recognised the win, maxim of letting trade Lome. Mr. CHAPMAN said that the else of Meters. Strutt bad been alluded to in the course of those discussions. He was quite prepared to admit that Messrs. Steen might even be right in refusing to supply piersonsscllsng the goods at • loss ; bat that was not the question now in dispute. Messrs, Strutt di I—not was the case with the publishers—oyes bine with other nisnufucturen to prevent any one else from selling thread at a lower price than they might decide upon. hut beyend all these assertions, there was one broil principle which could not be gainsayed, that was the right of the public to obtain stoods at the lowest possible "nee at which they could be produced and sold. He would add that et., of the great evils connected with the associa tion was its tendency to generate great dishonesty, as many of the persons who were forced to sips the agreement were in the habit of selling at reduced prices. Since be had withdrawn from the amociatim, he had received many offers from hoe:see:lcm connected with the moo nation to supply him with books, and to such an ex tent had the assistance been tendered that he had never hail occasion to turn away a customer for any book. There wee no doubt but that the maintenance of the present system resulted in making books considerably higher in price: end he had no hesitatien in saying that, it the price were reduced, the increased sale obtained would effect such a saving in the items of compoition, advertising, and other incidental expenses, as would ultimately reduce the charge for each copy of • work by not less than 3t) per cent. Ile fully coneurred in the opinions expressed by Mr. Oladstsae, that the pub.ishers had no claim to ask for any remission of the paper duty so lung as relations of this formidable and dangerous citarackr existed among themselves. Mr. lit'tell said that the firm to which he belonged had never belonged to the combination. He believed that, if the great houses had let the trade alone, everything would bag since have fallen into its natural channel.. (that, hear.) But he did not know whether there was any use in troubling his lordship, as he had been informed that two eminent publisheis had declared they would adhere to the restrictions, no matter what might be the deci.ion. Lord CAMPBELL interposed, saying that Mr. Bush had ao sight to anticipate matters. Mr. Bl apt suonsitted that he was not out of order, as if the gentlemen opposite meant exclusive dealing it might form an element in his lordship's decision. It was alleged that under 24 per cent. the bodiseller could not live. Lord CAMPBELL-1 think we must not discuss that, as it does not come within the scope of our inquiry. Mr. CHAPMAN said that in America every book,iler hail his own scale of discounts, and that the discount varied on different works. Mr. HUSH roomed, and said that one of the strongest arguments urged for the restrictions was that they produced unseirmity of prier • if so, how was it that in cases of long credit there was a di fference of 14 per cent ? The fact was that the great houses were anxious to increase their bail ness. He was so also, and he did not see why ready money should not have every facility in procuring cheap books. (Hear, hear.) The gentlemen opposite said that booksellers could not live under this profit; be thought they could do with much less, and that with the aid of capital a fair trade might be carried on with a much smaller per ce.itage. He u.noght that 11 per cent, would be a good profit. The result of the present sy-tem was, that small booksellers kept up no stocks but took their orders to rateraoster-rew, and the houses there were at an enormous expense for adve rtisement,, to keep the public &alleviated wish the new books. It was also urged that the reetrictiona pr Hluccd insolvency in the trade,and jetgentlemen opposite deplored its di eay. Mr. HURRAY—Un ler your plan it decayed. It is tiounshiag now. Mr. 11l SH—All protected trades meat decline. (Hear.) Another allegation (Oben gentlemen was that books were a laxury. Why that was an argument be should have ex cted from a &nth Sea Islander rather than a Louden book . (Hear, heir.) But were school bookie law, medical, scientific, and divinity batiks luxuries ? Ile con tended that they were absolute necessities. Lori CAMPBELL-1 can vouch fur it that law books are to luxuries. (.b laugh.) Mr. BUSH proceeded to read several documents, to show how he had been impeded in his trade by thaw restrictions, and kow wholesale houses had been coerced into refusing to dial with hem. Ile complained my much of a placard that hail been circulated without any printer's name, calcu lated very ranch to injure hum in his business, u showing that the great homes were closed against him. He knew wore than one bookseller who would have tried an action could he find whence the placard originated. Lard CAMPBELL asked bow this placard had been Cie (slat. d _ _ - 176. - ShE LEY mkt it hod brew scot patted to the trade, r. CHAPMMAN said that h was silso plaited up in this shops, is order that any one who came la might mo who were th. delinqurnts. Lord CAMPBELL—Why this 1. a sort of oncosummica- Con. (11. Ar. hear.) Mr. BUSH proceeded to read letters from various pub. li.hers declining to deal with him, sad sows of them ad mitting that they had been forced to do so by the associa tion. _ . _ Mr. W. LONOMAN, on the part of the association, said that having when he last addressed his lordship placed before him the arguments in support of the emaciation, it warn not his intention to revert to that part of the question ; but the boolselling trade and the protective association having been made the subject of public discussion to • very considerable extent, it appeared to him to be necessary to Defier a few statements and opinions which had been pat forward, and which, as it appeared to him, were erroneous. Although this could not but to some extent involve per sonal mutt is, he trusted that he should not in any way eater into or provoke a merely personal discussion between the supporters of the emaciation and those who had dill rod tram us. It had been very constantly put forward that the publishers and the "book merchants," as they were termed, of Paternoster-row, had supported, if not on. ginated, toe Booksellers' Association for their own selfish ends. He used the term "selfish ends" because, although every man engaged in hennas to make his living tlitteby, yet in this discussion it had been constantly put forward that the publishers and book merchants had taken up this system is order to OUP interests different from those of the general body of the trade, and in fact, that they had ensued the retail trade into this system. Now, these state ments were diametrically opposite to the real facto of the ease, and that they were so, could, he believed, be easily shown. The object of the association was to produce a uniform rate at which books should be sold. In fact, to destroy competition in the retailing of books. Now, be would ask, who was it tint would most benefit by competi. tin ? Who were those who could compete on the most advantageous terms? Was it not those whose extent of business has procured them the high wending name of book merchants ? Was it not those who had • large capital, an extensive business, a great machinery, and ample ar rangements foe carrying ea that business? and who in addition to all this were very large proprietors of cop right. ? Was it not 'beard to suppose that such a class of men should have a selfish ob ject in fettering themselves, in preventing themselves Iron. entering into • competition with these who had none of those advantages ? Was not the real tenth also the enioti probable, to., that one object of the as sociation was to prevent the large houses, the book mer chants, from entering into a competition with the retail booksellers which would inevitably destroy them ? Having on the former occasion explained the reasons why the mein. ben of tho Association deemed it their interest to support the retail trade by this system, he should not now revert to that part of the question ; but it might be asked why, if the processed object was to promote the interests and prosperity of the retail booksellers, diet they not leave those gentlemen to manage their own concerns? Ili, answer was, because the booksellers were powerless without the publishers. It had excited surprise that Lis house (Mersin. Loegman) should have taken so prominent • part in the managees - at at the association. To explain this, it was necessary to state that for some time minions to 1850 the association was earned on with great laxity—that it was a snare rather than • safeguard. (Hear, hear.) It was an Injury to those who felt themselves bound to observe its rules, and a protection, an actual benefit, to those who had either sever bound themselves to o b serve its rules, or who did not hesitate to violate the pledges into which they had en tered. Under these circumstances the Mesta's. Longman's were determined that, if the association were to exist, it should be carried on systematically, thronghly, and COM pistely, and equitably, and the trade looking to them, to a leery considerable extent, as their leaders, wished we should be dm alga managers of the association. Under these eir sometimes his partners permitted him to be the chairman, nod he then felt that it devolved upon him as a duty to do ersrlitimi _in his power to carry out the object to mown phial whisk he was placed in that position. Al a great meg= of line, it a great shortike of corresisses, at, fro. THIS DAY, Noox. Oaten el WWI. Strength el Mad. State et the Weather. trots Baez.. Tile retsina hens the (slowing Sues did sot neck this elk* to time he publication yesterday ; they thereat,' indicate the state of the weather ea Saturday morning at alas o'clock. Lamm L 04lLOW LW. livucosaa .—........ LW. LW. Worm LW. BiarniesAx .......... LW. ..... LW. DAW1NT011......... LW. awisibein Owl Moil 08111YDrase GrOpllmuire On*Wm* mamas Bata Merged MudWs Partial, Matt Partially noway Priseipally Ckaa Cleadkei BENEFICIAL ERECTS OF FM TRADL—The fol lowing statistics relative to the meek of the population of the several parishie e ,, mpriesti to Mo kederay Union, Chatham, will be read with interest, elsowing that whilst In the course of eleven years the poetise los increased nearly 6,000 in number, pauperism degreased to a very considerable extent. The return Is mode up to the end of April, 1612, and is ae follows: Chatham, 22,093; 9,329; Saint Margaret,6,7o2; Saint Nieholu, 3,385 ,• Lasing, 39; Orange, 185; precinct, 186—making a total of 11,8 95. At this period there were 311 paupers in the house, and 623 families receiving outdoor relief, and the total number relieved, including men, women, and children, was 1,C45. The population In 1 6 41 for this district was 36,036 and at that time there were 460 in the union-house, and 617 receiving out relief. The total number relieved then, including men, women, and children, was nearly I,4oo—thns showing an increase of 6,857 in the population, and the gratifying hot of a decrosee of pauperism. MlNimillow fluently, a great saerifice of feeling; e could conscientiously say he had dotal his duty firmly, unselfishly, sad to the very best of his ability. (Hear, hear.) He, and the other book merchants, hesitated a long time before they com mitted themselves to this course. The book merchants de manded of the retail booksellers, who were wishing to revi vify the booksellers association, that they should show ' them that it was the general yeah of the trade that this association should exist ; and it was not until the others were convinced of this fact that they consented to move in the matter. After this explanation he trusted they should hear no more of the charges brought against the publishers and book'utercbants of having united together to dictate terms to the retail trade. But it bad been stated that the met of forming the association was not the act of the general body of the trade. I can only say that the promoters of the iummoition did all in their power to prevent its being the I act of • mere clique, to give every opportunity . for discuss ing the puotion, and for the expression of opiainn thereon. ' With this view a public meeting of the bookselling trade took place at Exeter Uall. Invitations to attend were is sued to every bookseller ' of any curet of business, in Lon don—an advertisement to the same effect was very pro minently inserted in the booksellers' paper—the Pub/se/Pei s' Circular—no London bookseller would have been refused admittance. Above a hundred booksellers attended. He confessed be expected that more would have been present, but it appeared to him that those who did not trouble themselves to attend as op posing parties might fairly he considered as not averse to the associ ition. 'the only opposition that the asso ciation met with at the meeting was on the ground that its rules were not sufficiently stringent—that they allowed too much liberty of action. In supporting the llookselling Association its members were aware that they were putting its merits or defects to the severest possible testa The system could not succeed with out the co-operation of all, including authors as well as pub lishers, and they conceived that the time had arrived for putting it to that tel. The promoters of the association might have produced a revoluti m iu the trade by seceding from the association, but, conscious that the system could not last unless it was founded on meted principles, and that his would. be best tested by the thorough and com plete carrying out of the system, they pretense' the milder course of strenuously supporting the association. lie believed there never existed a more enterprising list of publishers than those of the present day, or a body more willing or more in the practice of remunerating authors highly. lie Leld hi his hand a list of fourteen volumes, pub• lished by his house within a few years, the first editions of which cost the firm upwards of 6,0001., those editions vary ing in number from 1,000 to 4,000 copies. The author ship of them fourteen volumes coot between 16,000/. and 17,000/. Ile would now turn to a more pleating sub into-viz., the Prospect held out to them by various eminent men of the prosperity of the bookseliing trade if this association wore given up. (A laugh.) If those gen tlemen were correct,there was a perfect paradise of prosperity in store for them. lie sincerely hoped it might be so, but he doubted whether a beneficial change to that extraor dinary extent would take place. He doubted whether new books of general literature would Over have & very much more extended sale than at Fitment in this country unless they were published as reprints of English books were in Arno rim, at so low a price that the purchaser could afford to throw them in the fire when he had read them, and at such prices he believed it would not be /possible su fficiently to remunerate the author. The public in general had not room in their houses to keep one tenth part of the new books that appeared, end many books, though interesting, and, iudeed, important at the time were only of temporary value. Circulating libraries and b ook societies have always existed, because by their means the public could, at a com paratively small cost, obtain the reading of books which they would not care permanently to poems". Bat with respect to the bouliselling of the future, he would offer a few ob servations. If this association should cease to exist, what was the course they were to adopt ? lie believed it would be necessary for a time to let events take their natural course. The river mast flow in the channel it made or found for itself ; and any attempt to force it into an artificial bed would only aggravate the evil it was intended to pre vent. It was clear that the publisher must have a fixed price at which he sold. Now it had been recommended that this price should not be advertised. It appeared to him that this would bo throwing away one of the peculiar advan tages of their trade, viz., the power of filing •ma x imum price at which a book should be sold. Others had recommended that the price bird should be the one at which a book should be sold, either to the pablic, or to a bookseller. This system would, be believed, tend to concentrate the trade in the hands of the publisher, and thus limit the sale. Others had advised a complicated system of selling books 6 as 4, 12 as 7, and so on. This, it appeared to him, would be only a very cumbrous form of the present system, and if not evaded, would encourage monopoly. Others again bad suggested a reduction of the trade allowance. This certainly appeared the best suggestion, but it would be attended with very great technical difficulties, which he would not now occupy the' time of the meeting by explaining, and in conclusion would only express his opinion that for the present it would be the wisest plan to leave events to take their natural comae. With these opinions, and thanking his lordship and his talented colleagues for the patient manner in which they had listened to his remarks, be would leave the case in their hands, with the greatest confidence in their impartiality and in the correctness of their judgment. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MURRAY said that the fact was, that although the point was a delicate one, the number of insolvencies among underselling booksellers, had reduced the association neces sary as a defensive measure. Lord CAMPBELL asked were not those Wogs common in all branches of trade ? . _ Mr. MURRAY admitted that to be the fact, but said that if some measure were not established, the undersellers would neither live themselves nor let other people live. Mr. J. 11. PARKER said that formerly the university allowed only 20 pee cent. to the trade, but had latterly in creased the allownsee to 25, and the consequence had been • great increaser their seise, as the booksellers now kept their publications ia Lord CAD/PULL did act think that that touched the question. Mr. IX)COLASS use merely to verify the statement he had made at the horse meeting. Ile believed there were no men tileSugengsd Mailers in Edinbur i gh than he had stated at the Met leasties. Mr. SRILLZY defended the publishers against the charge of oppressive dealing. He was for free trader well u the dinentnnts. If, when he allowed 26 per cent., the retailer took 17, he could do so, but if he (Mr. Seeley) thought his interest injured by sack a tonne he was enti tled to decline dealing with such • retailer when be came again. The question of high price or low price had nothing to do with this question. The competition among the publishen would keep the price down for the public, sad Ms. Chambers's statement would show how close they went to the wind. With respect to the opinions of authors, of which there were about 90, he contended that they were all in his favour ; and even if net, reason would have its sway. It was but a month since the Crystal Pa. lace was backed by all the power of the Mires to stead, and now it was gone—he might add, rightly goes. Lord CAMPBELL—Mr. Seeley, I hope you don't mean to corrupt me by touching my feelings on this matter.' (Laughter.) Mr. SEELEY oontinued—The question was put in the majority of instances to authors whose works were of slow sale. They wen asked, would they like their works sold, and of course they answered, " Sell by all means ;" and others disapproved of the association because they were of opinion that nine-tenths of the retailers might be swept away with advantage to the public. He trusted that his lordship would not confine hinuell to giving an opinion on this question, but would put it in some train of settle ment for the future. _ Lord CAMPBELL said that to•lay down any rules for the &tun would be quite beyond what he had under taken to do. ifsedWtatients then claimed the right of reply, hut Lord Campbell ruled that they had already been heard, end smionneed hie intention of giving his opinion at two o'clock on Wednesday next. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. MINOAN, MAY 18, 1852. The state et the Weather at each se the Mewing plias et Mae (Meek yeetentayr isoniatt. The stations ere arranged la erase et latatede. Lome et ?Om Ckgrge whid. 4 Mimes S. POSTIMISOTIM 6.W. BRPOSTOIN L L 111 WINGS immune= lOU MOM BA. Tvw., ammo W. UFA:MICH LW. *sone ......... " W. Swim Dus Osumerm Cummins ..... Illsle al Westkir. Oda Cala Odin Oda Oda Light Mrs Geidlos Brom Geed, Brune Ode Ain iiistis louse I T 0 0117 Ilnis Rein Isla Las °mead Overtagt Itais Oftrast Pude!Sy Mindy Baia ilwirast THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1852. IRELAND. Dr OLIN, MONDAY AFTERNOON. A deputation waited today on the Lord-Lieu tenant with the memorial for pardon to Smith O'Brien and his companions. His Excellency replied that he did not consider himself justified in recom mending the prayer of the memorial to the favour able consideration of her M‘jesty. Mr. George Herbert Kinderley, who has been.dc scribed in the Irish papers as the man-of-all-work of the Earl of Derby, has issued his expected address to the electors of Tralee. He professes himself to be a supporter of Lord Derby's government; but in al most the next sentence he declares that ho is opposed to any attempt at reimposing a duty on foreign produce, and a little further on he announces that ho is favourable to the Maynooth grant. The simple I minded electors of the capital of Kerry are puzzled to make out from the address what either Mr. Kin &riff's, or his master Lord Derby's principles can bc. Mr. Mogan has again addressed the electors of Westmeath, but I believe his case there is hopeless. Mr. Vance, the tory candidate, has commenced his canvass in Dublin, but as fur as can be ascertained front the registry, Mr. Reynolds's seat is quite secure. Mrs. Chisholm has been received by all classes since her arrival in Cork with the most marked re spect. She has visited the charitable institutions, the embroidery schools, and other establishments of public industry. Numbers of ladies and gentlemen have waited on her, and all seem to take a deep in terest in her benevolent mission. The Cbrk Reporter' says : Yesterday Mrs. Chisholm received letters from her hos tmed, Captain Chisholm, darted Melbourne, Port Phillip, January 12, announcing that gold dust to the value of 1,0401. was about to be sent home by persons who had emi grated, to assist their friends to go out to them. This day's post brought another letter, received by the Earl of Shaftesbury, forwarding 4101. for the same purpose.l Amongst the Irish remittances is one of 1301. from a man to his friends in the county of Tyrone. Captain Chisholm had been only five weeks in the colony promoting the ar rangements made by his amiable lady when this large sum was made up. SPORTING. TATTERSALVS-MONDAL SOMERSET'S/LIRE STAILE& 3 to 2 apt lidt - ‘771 - 17 - ea;t7;II;R(V) --- 6 to 1 Waltman's Chief Justice 6to 1 Mr. T. DIWPOIei Tom Finch 6to 1 Mr. brae Day's Waterfall II to 1 Mr. Hole's Grand Duchess Enter was declared not to start about half past 2 yester day (Monday). OWL to opt Mr. Merry's BMW Nato to Lard Oder" threes (16 to I) 10 to Mr. Amid% Vido liz i g ger forlyl le to Dohs at ilielareffa II to lad Ilallideaellaverhowee 14 to Mr. Stallnee Alfred the Great 110 to Lord laillisettelr'e lictiraton (a) 20 to Lard Insisels Stockwell 50 to lwi Milidd'a Augur (t, and aft off ) 10 to Mr. L aintron's King a Tromp. (t 25 to 1) 23 to Mr. Davies% Ma Mom Sichatun 23 to Tereemea dee liff Ye Site Mr. 3. Chorill Sleet ! 50 to lewd 1111Mkala1s Saab (t) 1000 to 1 Mr. P.lloolaa KWh. (I) 300 to 200 at Mateo 112Mbe adapt AlMed the Great in their pima 340 even MMlntlakond Wok& fora large amount at 6 to 1, and firmly maintained his position es first favourite. 10 to 1 wa laid to several hundred pounds against Little Harry, 14 to 1 laid against Alfreddm Great to 1001., 16 to 1 to upwards of 1,0001. against Kinglike, and 20 to 1 to six or seven hundred pounds against Augur, the layers in every rase offering to go on. Offers to take 9to 1 about Aleovanand 12 to 1 about Claverhouse , and to lay 10 to 1 against Harbinger, and 20 to 1 against Stockwell. OAKS. 6 to 1 apt Duke et Richmond's Red Iliad. 7 to 1 Mr. Johalkott's Sonstress 10 to 1 liir G 7iloark's Gossamer it to 200/.) Is to 1 Lord Westminster's Attack. The Subscription Room will to opened every day this week; Friday and SAturday will be "comparing " days. lab) inteilmence. HOUSE OF LORDS.—YZSTEZDAY. Baroas Till Low, CNANCVLIAIN. Till Manor or Koawtom, Law, MADA.DAID AND LOAD ON.VILJJL HAWKims• Dtvuscs. This house met yesterdaiiortbeiarperis of hearing fur ther evidence in support of the bill now before parliament to dissolve the marriage between Lieutenant Septimus Moore Hawkins, of the 97th Regiment, and Harriette Ls viola, his wife, on the ground of adultery with the Viscount Malden. The leading facts of the cue, as disclosed by the evidence adduced at the sitting of the house on the Sod of April lard, and fully reported at the time in the Espress were these - Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins (a daughter of the late Lieut.- Colonel Bennie) were married in September, 18t6, and re sided in the isle of Wight until the beginning of the follow ing year, when they Joined the regiment in the Mediterra nean. In June, 1848, they returned to England, end resided at Clatterford. near Cariebrooire, till October, then removing to Bow-chureh, at which place they continued to reside till March, Ibl9. After a visit of three mouths to Mr. Hawkins' brother at Alresford Hall, in Esse:, they retnrned to the Isle of Wight, taking up their residence at Shide, near Parkhurst, where they met Viscount Maldon, who was there with his regiment. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins continued to live together at Shide till May, 18,30, when the former sailed with a detachment of bis regiment for the headquarters at Frederickton, in New Brunswick ; Mrs. Hawkins, who was in a delicate state of health, being by medical advice left at the Isle of Wight. Mr. Hawkins joined his regiment in America in the month of July, 1850, and remained with it till March, 18d1, when he returned to England on the 23rd of that month. He joined his wife and continued to live with her till the 3rd of June, when, greatly to the astonishment of every one, she gave birth to a male child. It was proved in the eon'se of the evidence that in the month of September, 18.50, Mrs. Hawkins went to London and took apartments iu Coa's Hotel, in Jermyn-street, ac companied by her little daughter and her maid. The waiter of the hotel proved that, immediately on her ar rival, she sent a note to Viscount MaldoL, that his lordship imini diately a ft erwards came to the hotel, and that they remained alone toecther for upwards of three hours, fur a considerable portion of the time in the dark. It was also proved that in an action for criminal conversation insti tuted by Lieut. Hawkins against Lord Mahlon his lordship consented to a verdict against him with 5001. damages. A divorce, a mensa et thoro had also in the present year been obtained in the Ecclesiastical Court. The further consideration of the 'AI was postponed in consequence of the iiiness of Mrs. Haukins's maid, who was to speak as to the personal appearance of her mistress prior to the birth of the child, and also to allow an oppor tunity of producing more certain evidence as to the date of Lieut. Ilawkins's departure for America, and as to the pay ment of the damages in the action against Lord Maldon. The house now met for the purpose of receiving that evi deuce, and for the considering the divorce bill. Mr. Talbot and Mr. M'Queen appeared of counsel for the petitioner, and adduced the following evidence : Mr. Tomkins, a clerk in the banking-house of Gos ling and Co., proved that a cheque for 7361. 16s. was paid in by the banking-house of Praed and Co. It was made by Lord Essex in favour of Mr. Lowe. Mr. Sharp, of the firm of Sharp, Field, and Jackson, at torneys-at-law and solicitors, said he acted as attorney for Lieut. Hawkins, in the action against Lord Meldon. Messrs. Lowe were the attorneys fur his lordship. The sum of 7361. 16s. was the amount of damages and costs incurred in the action. He made application after taxation for pay ment, and was answered that the amount would he paid in the latter end of the month of March. On the 25th of March Mr. Lowe called and gave a cheque for the amount, putting witness's banker's name across the cheque. This was paid into Puked's. Witness subsequently paid 4001., the amount of the damage., into Lieutenant Hawkins's banker.. Ihe Lord Chancellor having minutely examined the entries in the banking books produced, relating to the transaction, Mr. Talbot said he should next tender evidence with respect to other parts of the case. Mr. G. S. Ward, master of the ship Alarm, deposed that he was chief officer of the Earl Durham, in which the detachment of the 97th Regiment was conveyed to New Brunswick. Mr. Hawkins came on board at Cowes either on the 12th or 14th of May, 1850. Mr. Hawkins did not leave the ship until she arrived at Halifax except for a short time off the banks of Newfoundland, when he went on board of a French vessel to purchase fresh fish for the troops. Ann Young stated that she had been lady's maid to Mrs. Ilitwkios for about three years prior to the birth of the child 41 June, 1851. She saw Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins part from each other, when the former sailed for America in May, 1850. This witness was examined to account for Mrs. Hawkins' residence from the departure of Mr. Haw kins down to the period of the journey to London in September. The learned counsel was proceeding to examine her with respect to the occurrences at Cox's Hotel, when the house intimated that the evidence already adduced on that point was conclusive. The witness was then examined as to the state of Mrs. Hawkins' appear ance during the absence and after the return of Mr. Haw kins. Witness was daily in the habit of dressing and undressing her mistress, and it never occurred to her that she was in the family way. Latterly she had changed the style of dressing; she wore looser dresses, but witness thought this was owing to her Illness. The birth of the child was the first intimation of the pregnancy, and it sur prised her as much as it did every one else. This was the ease in support of the bill. The Lord Chancellor, in moving the second reading, said that after the evidence on this and a former occasion, the house could have no difficulty whatever in at once arriving at a satisfactory conclusion were it not for one circumstance, a very extraordinary one—namely, the fact of Mrs. Haw kins being pregnant, which seemed to have escaped the knowkdge of every one, and even of her husband himself, until she actually gave birth to a child. Lieut. Hawkins left England on or about the middle of May, 1860, to join his regiment in America, and did not return till the 23rd or 25th of March, 1851. It was manifestly impossible that he could be the father of a child born on the 2nd of Jane, 1861, and therefore that an act of adultery had been com mitted was beyond all question. The time of Mrs. Haw kins' delivery so corresponded with the time of the sup posed act of adultery in London (for, though there was no direct proof, yet the evidence was such as to satisfy his mind), that there could be no reamer able doubt that an set of adultery did take place in the early part of September, 1850, at the place and under the circumstances to which the attention of the house had been called. Now, the extraor dinary circumstance of the enemas, that this lady hail had two children; one of them died the other was living. Her husband had cohabited with her during these two progenitive yet he was ignorant that she was in the family way until she actually was easdined. It was evident that when Mr. Hawkins returned from America his wife meat have been gone with child six or seven months. He resumed coha bitation with her, and it was proved that they occupied the same sleeping apartment, in which there was only one bed, down to the night before ; indeed until a few minutes of the birth of the child. It would not, perhaps, seem so very extraordinary that the persons who were about Mrs. Haw kins should not have discovered her situation, the more especially as the fact occurred to them that her husband was abroad at the time ; yet it did seem very difficult to be lieve that lily. Hawkins should not once during the re mainder of the period of gestation from his return till she gave birth to the child, have suspected the fact. Singular as it might seem every body seemed to have been deceived by the personal appearanes of the lady. The noble and learned lord then referred in detail to the medical evidence and the testimony of the landlady at Boachurch in support of this fact. The only risen remaining to be accounted for was Mr. Haw kins himself, sad on that point the house was left In a great measure to conjecture. It seemed very difficult to believe that, placed as ho was during the months of cohabitation down to within a few moments of the delivery, and with his previous experience, he should have had no suspicion. Nevertheless it was perfectly manifest—difficult though it might be to credit the fact—that he was as much misled as other persons with respect to the situation of his wife. Far in the first place, no preparation whatever was made for such an event. Mrs. Hawkins, apparently in a false secu rity, left everything to chum*. No medical attendance was secured, no nuns was provided, nor baby linen, nor were a_ of the preparations made neesseary on ands occasion. What took plus when she was delivered appeared perfectly ooncluaive.As soon as Mrs. Hawkins got her husband out of the room, she vainest anxious that the matter should not be immediately made known to Mm; she desired :the landlady not to break the intelligence suddenly, because, as she said, he bad a heart complaint, and it might kill him. The house had ample evidence of the heavy blew the in tellMence was to him. Under these circumstances he (the Lord Chancellor) had come to the conclusion that Lieut. Hawkins, singular as the cheumstance might appear, was wholly unconscious that his wife was in the family way un til she actually gave birth to the child. This, therefore, was a ease in which ho could with perfect confidence re commend to the house that the bill be reed a second time, with the view of giving to Mr. Hawkins the remedy he was clearly entitled to. A noble lord having seconded the motion, The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted on Monday. lientia v. vita OREAT NORTIIIRN RAILWAY C —FORPZEMILII AND CANCILLATLON OF Sithuzi.—Ai.ez- RATION UP lISUI..—DILIGENCI.—EICEPTIONII.—J near. The house then proceeded to givo judgment in this ap peal from the First Division of the Court of Session rn Scotland, argued at the bar on the 19th and 20th ult. The facts were fully dated in our report of the argument. The Lord Chancellor, in moving the judgment of the house, said this was an action by the Great Northern Rail way Company against Mr. Inglis, the appellant, as the holder of eight shares, to recover the amount of certain calls. The right of action was given by the 9 and 10 Vict., c. 71, which was the company's act of incorporatimi ; although some argument had been raised on this point that there was no provision authorising such a prosecution, it was clear that the first section gave all the remedies provided by the Companies Clauses Con solidation Act of 1815. The action went to trial on the WILIC, " Whether the defender is tho holder of eight shares of the said Great Northern Railway Company, and as such is indi bted and resting, owing to the pursuers in the sum of 18/., being the amount of his proportion, effeir ing to his said shares of a call of 21. fr. per share, made on the 28th May, and payable the 30th June, 1847 ; as also in the sum of 161., being the amount of hie proportion as aforesaid of a call of 21 per share made on the '27th August, and payable on the 30th September, 1847, with interest on the said two several sum' ?" On the t ri al of that issue a verdict was found for the defender ; but a bill of cam Sloss having been taken, a new trial was granted. torespondents)reisethequestion q th . n applied have the lane u altered r ( end° the fender was the holder of the shares t. at the date of makiug t en wheth er to the d the calls," on the ground of the forfeiture and ceseellation of the shares under the provisions of the act, that when it should happen that the market price of shares which might be forfeited fur non payment of calls should be such as to render it impossible for the company to sell the some so se to realtee a sum equal to the arrears of calls due, then the shares shall be cancelled, and so many new shares issued of such nominal amount as the company should thiak fit. The defender, in his answer, alleged that the pursuers had raised in virtue or in place of the shares in dispute, a larger sum than whet, recording to their own showing, was repre sented by these shares, and he contended that the motion for the alteration of the issue was not only incompetent in itself, but was also uncalled for by anything in the existing state of matters. The lords of the first division allowed the issue to be amended as craved. Thereafter, with a view to recover evidence of the facts averred by the defender in his answers relative to the forfeiture and cancellation of his shares, he moved for a diligence ; but their lordships re fused the application. These formed the first two interin cuter. appealed tram. On the trial of the imams as amended, the jury found for the pursuers. The defender took vari ous exceptions to the ruling of Lord Itobeitson at the trial, and these were afterwards disallowed by the learned judges of the first division. The tapes' was therefore against the interlocutors allowing the alteration of tho issue, and refus ing diligence for the production of evideuee, and for disal lowing the exceptions taken at the trial. With respect to the first objection raised, that the statute gave no power to alter issues, several cases were cited, but these did not ap ply to the case before the house, and in his opinion the court had the power to do so, sad therefore that the objection could not be sustained. The appellant maintain. that, under theCompaniee' Clauses Consolidation Act, the respon dents had no power after forfeiting and disposing of the shares said to belong to him, to insist for payment of culls which had previously become due on these shares. The 27th section of the act provided that it should be sufficient to entitle the company to sue a shareholder for payment of calls, to aver that he was the holder of one share or more in the company, and by the 28th section it was enacted that on the trial of such action or suit it should ho sufficient to prove that at the time he was the holder of one share. It was insisted that the cencellation of the shares dissolved the contract and destroyed the right of action. Unless some solid distioctien could be shown be tween forfeiture and cancellation, it seemed to him that the same rule must apply to both, and it did not appear to him that this was an objection which it was competent fur the appellant to make. The interlocutor had reserved to the appellant the means of enforcing any rights to which he was entitled. At the trial, c-rtain evidence was objected to, and formed the ground of the exceptions. The fourth and filth exceptions only were wanted, or, as remarked in the court below, the directors had power to make calls and to delegate that duty to a finance committee. It seemed enough, in the first place, to prove that the call was in fact made ; and, in the s..cond place, that tile minutes should bear ex facie that the parties by whom it was made were members of the committee. Here the call was made by the finance committee, and signed by its chairman, as the mi nutes :proved. The remaining exceptions were technical ones. It was objected to the production of the register of shareholders, that the register was in several volumes, and that the last only bore the mark of authentication required by the statute. But he thought it would be contrary to the intention of the act to put this restricted meaning on it. It sou then objected that the evidence of the appointment of the finance committee was not admissible because the minute was not signed at tho particular date ; but the meeting was adjourned to another day named, when it was duly signed. His Lordship concluded by moving that the judgment of the court below be affirmed, and the appeal dismissed with cost.. Judgment accordingly. The noble and learned lord, for the first time since the great seal was intrusted to his care, delivered a written judgment. THE POLICE COURTS. _ MANSION-HOUSE. Bursts, a WsOnring man, ;;brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having assaulted Mr. Arthur Cooke, a public preacher. The complainant said—l have been in the habit of addres sing the people in the streets on week days as well as on Sundays, and I carry about with me a sort of portable pul pit from which I preach. On Saturday last, between two and three o'clock, while I was proceeding with my dis course, in my gown and band, the defendant interrupted me, wished me to desist, and used language of a most im proper and violent description upon finding that I was not disposed to do as he desired. The man was evidently drunk at the time, and I thought it necessary, for his sake as well as for my own, to give him into custody, as there was a great crowd of people who expressed great indignation at his conduct, and some of them seemed disposed to lay bands upon him. Se took an opportunity to come behind me and struck me a violent blow on the side of this head, and he leaped upon my stand and broke it. The Lord Mayor asked the policeman into whose custody the defendant had been given what he had observed upon the occasion ? Policeman—The man was very obstreperous indeed, my lord, while the sermon was going on. I considered him to be drunk too. The Defendant—Well, I wu a little fresh to be sure, but I felt that the preacher was going out of his line. I did not see what right be bad to abuse the I'opo in the public street. Complainant—l certainly did in my discourse refer to what had been done by popes in ages of great darkness, but I made use of no language at all calculated to ofend any one. Defendant—l was going home quietly, my lord, at the time, and I heard him laying it on the Pope as hard u ho could, so I told him I bad a question to put to him, and I then begged him to inform me where he had got his com mission to preach? lie replied from some place in Pell street, but I thought be might preach away, and let the Pope alone, and I said so. The Lord Mayor-11u he been in custody ever since he was apprehended ? Policeman—He hns, my lord. Complainant—l as,ure your lordship that I said nothing but what I considered neces.ary to illustrate my subject. The Lord Mayor—lt is evident that the defendant has acted unjustifiably, but I think if he pay the price of the damage to your stand, you will have no wish to press for any further penalty. Complainant—Mot the least, my lord ; but he might have been severely handled by the crowd, who were much exas perated at his conduct. The defendant—l dare say it would have been all right if be had just let the Pone alone, for I am a Roman catholic ; but I didn't like him to be abused in his absence. The defendant then paid for the repair of the com plainant's pulpit, and was discharged. GUILDHALL. _ _ _ Antes Ogdes was committed for trial on the charge of unlawfully obtaining 100 pieces of Orleans cloth, with in tent to defraud Thome, Barran, who already stands charged with constructive larceny, and also with conspiring with the prisoner and a person of the name of Robert Young to defraud Mr. M'Oregor of the same identical goods, and from whom they were originally obtained by Barra.. WORSHIP-STREET. Frederick Weston TuTti;rieti with c utting and wound ing an elderly man, named Peter Yates, living in West street, Mile-end, and his son George Totes, whereby both their lives had been placed in imminent danger. Maria Yates, the wife and mother of the respective torn. plainants, stated that for a considerable time put the pri soner had entertained the must rancorous feelings of ani mosity towards her husband and son, and on the preceding evening he called at the house in a state of intoxication, and forcing his way into the parlour, in which they were seated, commenced assailing them with scurrilous and threatening epithets. They succeeded, with some difficulty, in effecting his expulsion, but he immediately began batter ing the street door with large stones and other missiles, and created such a disturbance that the complainants went out and threatened to give him into custody, unless he desisted from further annoyance. The moment the threat was uttered, the prisoner made a rush at her eon, and raising his hand, in which held an open clasp-knife, struck it with all his force into the lower part of his pet son. He instantly fell to the ground, exclaiming, "O, mother, I am stabbed,' and the prisoner, after making a second stab at her eon, which inflicted a wound in the upper part of his fuee, sud denly sprang upon her husband, and made such a desperate blow at him with the knife as to snap the blade, and the lower part of it remained lodged in his bead. The prisoner then dragged him to the ground, and was proceeding to further acts of violence, when several of the bystanders in terfered, and secured him till the arrival of a constable, who took him into custody. The wounded men were then con veyed into the house, and a surgeon war immediately sent for, who extracted the broken portion of the knife, which was about two inches in length, from her husband's bead, and having ascertained that her sea had received a dread ful wound in the abdomen, which penetrated the lower in testines, he directed their removal to the hospital, to which they were at once conseyed. Police-constable Ford, K 341, produced the handle of a large clasp knife, with the pointed part of the blade broken off, which he had found upon the prisoner, and stated that, from his inquiries at the hospital that morning, he had as certained that both the wounded men were in extreme danger, and that the younger one had sustained such serious injuries that scarcely any hopes were entertained of his recovery.—liernanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. _ _ Louisa Aubert, • fashionably-dressed yenta French woman, belonging to the class called unfortunate, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, on the following charges: Smith, 166 C, stated that on Saturday night about -half past 10, he saw the defendant loitering about the lower part of Regent-street, for the purpose of soliciting gentlemen. As witness had repeatedly spoken to her on the subject, and warned her as to the result of a conviction, but to no purpose, ho took her into custody. Mr. Hardwick inflicted a fine of 71., which was paid The interpreter who attended for the defendant said, as the case had now been adjudicated by his worship, he (the interpreter) was instructed by the defendant to prefer a charge against the constable ' but injustice to the latter, he not understanding the Frenc h langua-e, end the discharged defendant not speaking English, he should state the case in English. The policeman, he was instructed to say, bad been in the habit for some time past of receiving bush money from the defendant, to allow her to follow her avo ' cation. Since she had ceased to satisfy his pecuniary de mands, he had made a point of taking her into custody every time he saw her in Regent -street. lie (the interpre ter)'had witnesses who would come forward and corrobo rate his statement. _ _ Mr. Hardwick said, if the woman had any charge to pre fer against the officer, and could bring evidence in 'ippon thereof, she had only to lay her statement before the Co m „ missioners at Scotland-yard, and they would cause the strictest inquiry to be made into the ease. If it should ha pruned that the officer bad acted in the nor diseribzd, he would most assuredly be s.sertly punished. The imo rpreter saisl he should du as his worship 1111.1 tug. gested, and go to the commissioners at once. Ile had al. ready spoken to Superintendent Otway on the subject. BATH RACES. BATH, MONDAY EVENING, G o'CLocx.—The following are the arrivals up to the present time :—Pitsford, Charon, Darkness, Vau llugo, Ephesus, Waterfall, Kate, Weathergage, Merlin, Tho Ban, Lamartine, Contentment, Ferret, Runnymede. Bordeaux, Baeton, Orand Duchess, Normanton, Manifold, Stockpole gelding, Ballet-girl, Coccus, Young England, Clothworker, Miss Talbot, f by Libel out of Arethusa, Bundy, l'saltry. Sir Robert, The Trader, Amason, Madame Wharton, Britannia, Placid, Stella, Chief Justine, Bcapulary, Montague, Letter-press, Appleton. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. RAILWAY BILLS PASSED.—BIyth and Tyne, Lan cashire and Yorkshire and York and - North Midland, Mid dlesbrough and Uaisbrough, Railway Passengers' Assu rance. NORTH WIRTZ/AN RAILWAY.—The committee on this bill in reporting the preamble proved state that the length of extension tramway to be constructed "is 3 feet" (Qy. 3 miles), and that the cost will be 2,50 W. The committee have approved of an arrangement between the company and local board of health of Lancaster for the establish ment of a new street, end also for a steam-boat communi cation between Morecombe Harbour and the harbours of Peel and Barrow. YORK, ISIIWCASTIII, AND BERWICE RAILWAY.—III re porting this bill passed the committee state that tho pro- posed deviation of the Bishop Auckland branch is eight miles, sad that by adopting the deviation a saving of 7,c001. may be effected out of the original estimated cost of 190,0001, the capital to come out of funds already autho rimed to be raised. LANCASEIRE AND YORKSUIRE RAILWAY.—The report remnants that the proposed additional capital to be raised I for new works la 15,0001., of which 12,0004 by new shares, the works being bridges over Ordiall-lane, in Salford, and wilitiewal statism accommodation there and at Rochdale. The enemsittee report it is proposed to confirm the purchase by the esemmety, and to authorise the merger or sale of minim abeam In their own company and other companies, whisk wareputchased without parliamentary authority ; but that as iksee dentitions took place several years ago, before the sOlseMin riperilament had been specially directed to the queliestabie legality of such proceedings, together with the bet of the shenholders being cognisant of them, the cossmieles gesemmend the confirmation in question. FROMM TlOlll4 AND WEYMOUTH RAILWAY.-AS the bill grimes the completion of the Wilts, Somerset, and zteestli W See, between From ewd Weymouth, and as the a }Wad to be raised is net additional capital to be by se existing company for branches, the committee tweet fry Mee Lamed the bill. lasinswilt AND BORTH WESTERN RAILWAT.—The COES WON GM Ms INEEptly's bll for their " debenture stock " repoetffie same lOW proved. GREAT WERKE!, SHREWSBURY, AND BIRMINGHAM AND CERNY= RAILWAYS.—The committee report passed the bill for the amalgamation of these companies. A FAMILY PilatOsED.—The neighbourhood of Bonen-tows bee bees greatly alarmed by the pointing of • whale tinily , man lb fol lowing circumatness. • non named WMy nadir* at 2, Brill-vralk, Beemestows. who Faisal him livelihood by hawing Ind ins WOMINIFOINS in the selebbeurbsed and n k os( faseedies W 4ews, had giVal whin at • been be Candiniewn • tureen of saw en la. tardy, .IAM be woo hollioned by heasieles had hese sine des penis= Tuesday. The sus harried hcert the et tank be, his wife, end nun chil dren penseir. 11 GM 12 Veloric tbe eine night, Walk end his elle wen awoke by the sidivier and masa of In ponied aid, wits is three old, and was stinks& with vision eel other manner of pains. In lers ill Wee hear tbe 'ether new lane etthe honk wen andlody Washed. whoa de hew head anis bie_yrow Ilr. Intlieren'e , Chnrsh-row, Bt. Pennon 'Mt miss= and upon rewash* =We been, he band fie anntionod child in a state et seinen end shone nabeleva, and, as he sup /71", dying. The lay reduced to the same fright inelasee Nab, sled, like the child, was quite cold. The father and the ether children, elthesen suffering greatly from retakes end diarrhea, were en is serious) y attacked. Mr. /inheres noplisi • proper entidees, with the best effect as receded the ass sod tha two ether children, but • con adorable bre of tine .seared before he succeeded in 're storing warmth eel 0000810•1•1116 to the mother and the third child. Yesterday the neither was out of dang er ; the child however , Sheath greedy relieved, remain s in a vary precarious state. The vendee of the soup had a strong coppery odoor,as if it had been allowed to remain some tints in a copper saucepan, or as if a copper spoon, plated, wall left to stand in the tureen with the liquid. LZEDS NORTHERN RAILWAY.—On Saturday last, as *stoma extension of the Leeds Northern (late Leeds sad Think) Railway was formally opened, with the usual ausilletation of rejoicings and festive ceremonies on such ocesden. The new portion of line opened is nearly 30 miles la length, extending from the Melmerby station, be twain lines end Think, to the port and town of Stockton, in the esosty et Dunham. A further extension of the corn. panty's Bun Nankpoot, about 12 miles from Stockton, will be opened at the let of June, and then the Le. de Northern Railway will form • direct communication be- Moen two of the not rising ports on the north-east coast of England mad the rasnulacturing districts of tho West Riding of Yeelitelbe and the whole of Lancashire. DiniVINKINSOwt.}-IIOLLOWAVA OMNI= AND PEW VLOINIATIO namnorm AXPUTA. 711111r11111 Ong& T. Nay% linktownyt. Drembson.Chee• =navollbred kr woo Om light WS bleu line& ; Awing • wee Mar WYE& Um mbe wig •111 r Mrhei itullont et vAus• Nip ter irequbitly tom tMt sotpolstio, vim", sod It yr loopcoolblo to al the opeini Wows& vain dr aides Yr kiosk is Med nJ. bra"myl est plpitsvilid; km sided • parka an, sod as a yeemmull aims do** alailel be um Oen altar ebbing( of du& aim l• am of do Imo imes. WA by al std al ran.. itibilftwart ; 344 saws. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCS. Pam our contsionadents , the • ftedhpatt Gillehte• lad • Goff. LMv CASUALTIES._ Blythswood, Giles, was destroyed by fire at Coring', Aprd L.—Madras, April 13. Duke, Welch, of Cork, from Mobile to Liverpool, was lost at tbo west end of Grand Bahaism, April 14; part of cargo saved.—Nassau, April 21. Emperor of China, from Loudon to Shanghac, wan lost og Coco Iteef, lt.oida Sea, previous to Feb. 15 ; crew a n d pavengers saved by the tar West, and landed at CsJelli, in Boura. 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Frifte7 Wodom a Pntor. ,17th of Out manila T•ioe daily ... + 12utli of the worth I I lithlk2lth of enw.th *Mot these:till A tliMith of mouth ! 2r4 of the ementb ellt of Om ntoothi 7tl,l7th,lete,27thl Ithetbof the month 3tl6l3th2Stkof woo Sehtsth2 .teolgeonl 7tlll7th27tkof mon Zed& Mho( reaotb• t.,1 m unite!' tLon Ilti of the mouth 1112 of the caul] • Th, t. Uwe Jountnts thus markw iv) caavagad kg erezch waist via alarrvillea. ARRIVED. A/MONA-at Falmouth, May IS, - froth ........... A anew-at Falmouth, May IS, from Ancona Alli•bale-at Falmouth, May 16, from lfavannah A anstosearsa -at Liverpool, May 17, fr0m.......»..New Orleans Arramar-at Liverpool, Msy 17, fr0na........... nay:dolt% Ai alall-at Liverpool, May 17, from .....». Mo ilo MAI 5N1.15111-11t Liverpool, May 17, from. Bantam Acura-at Orsveaod, May Is, from Tobago Bramen-st heal, May 16, from Cadiz ElLClPlaalli-at Gravelend, May 17, from Calcutta Bums-at Grathaend. May 17, from iit. Minhaell4 BaLLa-at Liverpool, May In from. Lean limesa-off Liverpool, SI •y 17 Cona-at Falmouth, May 16, from Alexandria Cow or Lutheran-at Liverpool, May 17, from Alexandria CANDIN-at Liverpool, May 17, from Cdarleeton , Courtmosn-.t Gravesend, May 16, from Antigua rAIOLJNIt JONAIINA-at Graverenst, May 17, from SI. Video Dthoweriss-et Liverpool, May 17, from New Wrath Ethms-at Liverpool, May 17 from Mobilo Briar -at Gravesend, May 17, from = Esrmous-at Queenst ' own May 14, from. G•111114-at Falmouth, May IS, from. is. LeOMll Garrisa-at Liverpool, May 17, from Nantes Duane Rthow-st Bristol, May 17, from tt. We isel's Ileum -at Clominslory May 14 , from Mauritius lUi-at Ora•Ca.alld. May IG. from .. Cuba loses-at Liverpool, May 17, from New Orleans isuararathes-at Forranaouth, May 16, from London 1 cum-at Falmouth, May 15, from.. . ... ........ --Lao Grande Joethersa-off Plymouth, May 15, WnwL.......... oydrey JANE GOODII.-at Liverpool, May 17, from Flarbadoes lows llunt.cm-at Gravesend, May 16, from. Stauri.on Loo-at Gravesend, . May 16, from Petra. LUCT L. liars-at L iverpool, May 17, from Ralliwthe Maratuth-at Queenstown, May 14, from...-. ....... Murtha Mosaant-orf rurilimd, May 16, from. Lnkutta MakNION-ar Falmouth, May 14, from ...,.,...Leunerstort NIDA/04-at Falmouth, May 14, from AnCtlaa Drunao-at Falmouth, May IS, from B. Janeiro Pouncs-at Liverpool, May 17, from .New Orlcans Panne-et Liverpool. May 17, from Boston Ithvaresnormws -at Gravesend, May 17, from Antwerp Ran Paer-at Gravesend, May 17, from Optrto Swareorr-at Deal, May 16, from B. Menaces ntarthionex-at Falmouth, May 14, from tkfroo tiaromor Causes-off Falmouth, May 14, from- Fatar..nia Snattrormaa-off Falmouth, May 14, from Lalla0(1403 Br. Greaos-at Liverpool, May 17, from New thltdat Scort.aro-at Liverpool, May 17, from Molds era C. Navas-at Liverpool, May IT, from Metals Scrum-et Liverpool, May 17, from Alexandria ttistr-at Liverrol . May 17, born Lisbon Tathasou.-at L verpool, May 17, from .Ncw OrICULS TAVJOILI-at Gravesend, May IG, froze Vauralux Usion-at Falmouth, May 113, from I. taannis VICTURT-at Gravesend, May 17, halal ........... .... . . 1.1 a.ntua WATLILILT-M. Grailalallti May la, from. Jo t. Lia Was-sit Liverpool, May 17, from trtt,tua SAILED. ABBY Putt—from Liverpool, May 17, to Poona Al10111•SAIA/M—froes Livirpoul, May 17, to 9 '',Z AIIIDA. —tram Liverpool, May 17, to Licari:mho BRUM/A—from Liverpool, May 17, to %area Cossrain mons—from Portsmouth, May 16, to C. t,. llopo Comout—from Queenstown, May 11, to Viialou Oeminammi—trom Liverpool, May 17, to %%Ours Crwrma—from Livirpool, May 17, to Sesliur &Aril Mumma's—from liaerfool, May 17, to Nava nisi, —from liestol, May 17, to kpais Gamut aa—from Liverpool, May 17, to Me; ale Osumi—front Liverpool, May 17, to lies York busanoss Ka:a—lima Liverpool, Lay 17, to St. Petenhork J. Karmic—from Liverpool, May 17, to Charicatnt Harr Lsmasa—frems Li verp ool, May 17, to liouCe LAXCAVITa—tom LiowpaL May 17, to „........... Asti= Lieu—from Plywuth, May 15, to ... Pip:sin Penrose's—from Plymouth, May 13. to Paraas—from Livmpoala May 17, to ,,,..„..,...............31 eta ILLCJVIAT—IVOUI GlllTellead iu May 17, to „,.. Qllebte BTlLlA—from Plymouth, y IS, to ...Cadiz Taos. thITOIN —10.102 blgadS. May le, to %Jett Tay—train BriAtel, May 17, to . ...... .. ............ Wmsao.—from Liverpool, May 17, to ....... VESSELS SPOKRN WITH. Alllama, from Loudon for Poet PLUM, Aprit 9,1at.0.21 11., lon. 2)- 2 . Ell i and fleeter (barque), Irma London 1.,r the Cape of 0.,0d Bum May 18, out In dose, lat. 30.4 S., 100. 9.10 W.; nll we:l. Leoettne (Bremen barque), hcm llonduraa for Land's, April lat. 37.30 N., los. 87.3 W. Moan, trout Calcutta Mr London, lot. 2 N., lon. 81 E. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. Mans. ALEXANDER.—May ti, trio wife of J. McKinney., E , erect, Fiusbury.aquare, of a moo. Allifto3l.—May la, at Sunbury &Kay, the wife of th- IP,. F. Anson, of a eon. HALM %C.—Hoy it, at Cheater-place, H. Donlan, Bag, of a sou. HING.—May tI. at King square, Bristol, Mrs. 0. L. Kill;, of A eon. MAYO.—May If, at Park-road, Upper Holloway, tho wife of Yr. William Mayo, cf a ma. RA11111.401.-1 , 447 14, at Burney.afreet, Greenwich, the wife of T. E. Raimbach, Esq., of soon. WARD.—May 13, at Now Loam, Olveston, the wile of T. J. Wardo Esq., of a son and hoir. Wt Cle at MARRIAGES. .... DEACON—CHAPILASL—May mo ot Pt. Stephen's Church, near Belinda, Mr. W. Deacon, to Jane, mond daughter of Mr..l. Chap man, Foraatreet, Plymouth. MARTLRY—FRI BAT.--May 13, at Chepstow pariah church, ty the Rev. J. B. (labriel, Vicar, W. Manley, C.E., ildest son of t e Lb J. Manley, fag., of Itallyfalkm, Meath (Irelsic , ), Mar) i-ade eldtet daughtsr of J. Friday, Eaq., of flamelike, Rent. ORCHARU—BEAVEN.—May 13, at Crtetbunt, Berta, by the Rey. M. M. Preston, M.A., Rector, M A. U. tankard, Esq., It.Stbs Reit. Bengal Light Infantry, son of the late Cot. Orchard, lit Le ropeen Bengal Fusilier% to Agnes gaina &twat, lounged dingle. ter of the late C. Ilescen, Esq. PARSLOE—BUDOETT.—May 13, at Cheddar, by the Rev. R. A. C. &Rain, Mr. F. Pandue, of Matmesbury, Wilts, youngest woof ilia Wed. Persia% Esq.. to Matilda, eldest daughter of U. Ildliatt, Esq., of the Cornier plea,. PRICE —TAYLOR.—cIay 13, at Credenhill, Hereford, by the Res.'. bekley, M.A., Mr. T. Peke, of grin ;hill, Perini:lurch, to listinaba Mad daughter of the ate Mr. M. Taylor, of the Court Emote CredeabilL RIMINUTON—TMORNRILL.-3f ay 13 at St. John's , Tltteknsr, by the Rev. T. J. Rowell, M. lUmiegton, Esq., of Bombay, o Ragusa fourth daughter of E. Thornhill, bath of Upper Clapton. ST. Al PIIONOE—NORTIICIWT.—May 13, at Pt. Mach( W., Deo mark-MIL by the Rev. S. Badge, M.A., C.l. fit. Alphonse, EN., of the buck Lichens% and faunterwei4 to Wt./4.rib Wry, ye east danghtce of W. Northoott, Eaq., of St. ilary'oroad, Peckbans Berrey. TIIOIIAB-11011N.—May 13, et St. Mary's Church, Cardiff, by the Rev. W. L. Morgan, Visa B. Th.tmas, Erg., of Pont.y.llliera, Monnitoch•htee, Mei. Margare t Waters John, eldest a-tug:der of the Lite W. Prichard, Pap, Cardiff. DEATHS. Coolll3s.—May 13, at TorelTever,l.Orioraba, urn., EM , aprd -3 . PARLY,--liareh 3, at Poet lanstnth, (doe of Good Doge, taitiavli. wife of W. J. Berle, Fp. , and third surviving daughter of the isto George Utssiell s Flurartticit.—M.7 IS. at the Lodge, Bedford, N. Pitrgitrak, Ersu., MAL, late of the Royal Artillery. HALVORD.—May lA, at Newcourt, Doran, Mary, wife of :lir Rev. T. HC I Rl l i t — d c MO a; 11, at Blackburn, Llneaehirs, W. 11. Mortice, NICHOL—May 14, it Norcealloon-Tytie, A. Nichol, Esq., La:e alderman of that town, and formerly of norgate-whert, London. PUOIL—May 14, 1. &Pugh, Eaq., of Imocae-terrace, SATOW.—May 14, Hellas Memo, Meet daughter of IL U. C. P. dew. SPQ.. of the Common, Upper Cla,doo, sod Love-lane, Eartcheap. aged 19. BRIPW ITll.—May Is, at Newbold Ilan, Warwichebire, Fir G. Bitipwith, Bart., aged SI. nioate,v.v.—lfay 17, at her reaidettee, 111, Blackfriart-rosai Remy, Il Prism, reHet of the late Robert . lgitsegr Thompon, RN. garb argeon 14th Light Dragoons, ha. YOU/SO.—Kay Is, at Plegate, hurray, Rev. J. Yeubg, LLP. for IS years React of that parish, aged 71. Mated ma pobilloind by WHAtatt KING att.es, of No. 8, Lookw• otrod. be tbo at of lima" Printer. u tbe JO" in Lantar l • atripst. in thil mist cd Wkiliebts.—Tv a var. Roo 113.101. brimitylo cot MoucgTo" -3 13assasa — M. Tht ' s Inait‘ Is the year la towr-diths 'wade...lied so s The whole c kr the cactus TM prat* Din redue . ect, an in HaWcrtalit the holders —t hquidited out Two calmer c to participate the other, cur deterred tact rowel a,A4 fis tied sae rbildV Nl. . NW declared. At the wino dead et O per all mentle re their reetit,tic -.11 - N 4 BRITAI BOP Col 1 1( way , Geo•R F. P. 0 Oterg. LIW) Jobs 1.) 1 111 Ton de will 8 ecanfort,, eithe: ) VUWANISI Ibraosines. er ble its. tubton Portable he ?rhino Boots, All.ordere a toonuf..ctory, attention. --,,--..-- 1 0 LAI the akin i 0 1::rifyir HO pores I *On SUrfa officinally der oolooltions. Au Imports to the en thp hands a Woes, s, after al Ilbe W and Maybes bre r wrapper of tb Batten Garden on Ash bottle Chtoolotrarel i EIFTY T • ONE t 19,1i11: aerv ■era r t r b r a 11l am excellent bad.' ffart‘ffo. 71, of Deis :—" 1 b which., the p miters l lb., Me. Buper-rel and tit lb. seri order, by DU I SO, Om-cohort S. FROM Ainng.AL Second Lieu lieneenant, vi CgAitLeg dealer. W.ILLIAIt 1 finlike Cr JOHNJOHN YAW JAttns ELI E MATTHOW JOHN Caul ROHZ/LT 1., Jamul MA MAISHALL, I ALLtagpe • L Livearoor etrohger here the business d are the tonne °Wire, and C Counties, 9 and North NV —Ditto (new 6 4 —South !dirt:chant J —Dutch Met hiercutar There woo an buyers hark t brokers did ro Unarm and Preference, ll oHpjj. , 9 7 . e e. tilatentall4 bet here to-do 'ince. The i I ste•guotation Lisps, BI A zeta this mon thy, Closing sham, NI e.; e ndirookshiro Midlands, 691 Batstot, 1 themellet, ti ,hich 1 PRESENT : paintini from alional Gall t neva from irett to the 1 TUE SWE t oted their l i d . attire the el wet the firs r°o 4ll Kok beget the to °i ll Part of ; tte u b ur g• ••. tad. luotation ..,s mon Clain Georfe ( Jobs I> Enema T. e. awn • dim Garde!! li Intik