The Express. — London, England, 1847-02-19 00:00:00

not exactly the moat politic step to take at a time when thealliance of France and Russia was • possible recurrence. Although the Commons would not commiserate the fee of Cracow, the Lords went into the question of the civil war , in Portugal. Lord LANSDOWNE made t h e important menace, that in case of • Miguelite inarrection being likely to succeed, Great Britain wad probably interfere. Lord ABERDEEN was evidently angered by such an announcement, though he did not question either its e ight or its expediency. He merely hinted that the Br iti s h government had been accused of favouring the liberals who had risen against the Queen. Now, we can as sert, from our own information, that the liberals also accuse the British government of having ruined their cause and their enterprise. The fact is, that we are striving to effect an utter impracticability in Portugal, viz., tonupport the Queen on her throne, and at the same time make her govern constitutionally. Her Majesty will never do the latter as long as she is assured of the former. And thus we are engaged in doing with the one hand what we are undoing with the other. FRANCE PARISIAN Rumouwa. L'F.aprit ha ,- says, .• Rumours of diplomacy have caused great fl u ctuations on the Bourse. A report being spread that W. de Saint Aulaire bad been invited by her Majesty M a di n ner (which was never given), and that M. Ouizot had 1 been present at a ball given by the English Amb.isaador, the , Bonne rose immediately. But these rumours were soon , contradicted, and the decline was as sudden u the rise. , L' Union Mower/tiro thus speaks of an alliance between the ' house of Bourbon, exiled from Spain, and the Royal Family of Rucland:—" Our London correspondent states that reports are ow area of a marriage between Count de Montemolin and the Paccess Mary, datighter of the Duke of Cambridge. The only obstacle is the difference of creeds; but it is said that this will be removed by the Princess becoming a Catholic" SLIZCRE OF BRAZILIAN VESEL.—We read in the C ons titutionet of Tuesday :—" The captains of the Brazilian vessels seised on the coast of Africa, by the French cruisers, acting in virtue of a treaty concluded with England to re place the right of search, addrereed us a letter some time once which we published, in which they demanded a speedy trial, which was most reasonable. We have received another letter from them, in which they state that their imprisonment is accompanied by the most severe treatment; that the imprisonment Itself is prolonged beyond measure, one of them having Wen now more than a year in the bands of justice. They add, that their prison is unwholesome, and that they are subjected to all sorts of privations. They likewise energetically protest against the accusation of piracy brought against them. These complaints are serious, and we cannot refuse to make them public. We are not aware lithe captains of all the vessels seised are slavers ; but if their guilt WAS evide it would not tess be an abus to keep them in prison nt without a trial—supposehe l they e were proved innocent? We doubt very much that the govern ment is in any great hurry to lay this matter be im a council of state. It is more than doubtful that this assembly adopts the jurisprudence of M. Ouizot in matters of piracy. It was far more easy to cause a docile majority to vote the eonclu , ion of the treaty on the slave trade and piracy, than it will be to make the council of state sanction that monstrod.y. But the embarrassment in which the Minister of Foreign Affairs finds himself is no excuse for denying justice to men who, perhaps, are innocent. If M. Ciskei is not led by a sentiment of equity and humanity to expedite the trial of these ,risoners, he may, perhaps, think that, en the midst of the political isolation en which his con duct has placed us, it is at least superfluous to alienate the Bruits from us also." RUSSIA.—Twe BALTIC PROTINCES.—The Berlin' Vosaitehe Zeitung gives a letter from the Baltic provinces complaining of the persecutions inflicted on the Lutherans. Is some parts of Livonia many of them have been induced to enter the ()reek church, the synod in Petersburg have pronounced an anathema on a catechism of general and liberal Christian doctrine, largely circulated in these pro- vinces. AMERICA.—The captain of the Columbine, which arrived at Liverpool yesterday from Laguna, reports that when he left (Dec. 28), it was under strict blockade by the American squadron. 1215 t gout The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the performance of the French Plays with their presence yesterday evening. H.R.H. the Dwhesa of Kent also honoured the performance of the French Plays with her presence last evening. Count Alexander Mensdorff left Buckingham palace at half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning for South ampton, en route to Portugal. H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday morning. Their RR. HH. the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday in the garden of Buekingham•palace. H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent visited H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester-house. Her Majesty's Commissioners for considering the state of the several hishopricks in England and Wales, with reference to the foundation of new bishopricks, held their first meeting yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street. The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements Majesty' held a meeting yesterday at the office of her M. 's Woods and Forests in Whitehall-place. There were present Vie. mint Morpeth, the Lord Mayor, the Right lion. J. C. Herries, Sir Robert Inglis, Sir C. Lemon. Lord Colbonse, Mr. Hope, the lion. C. A. Gore, and Mr. Milne. Mr. Archibald Cuninghame bad an interview With Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. Gibson Craig, M.P. had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Watt yeste rday, at the office of the Com missioner' of Railways in Great George-street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday at their office in Whitehall place. The Muctuis and Marchioness of Queensberry have arrived at 1. arrance's Hotel, Upper Belgrave-street, from their sett, Kinmount, Anna, N.B. LITERARY PETTY LARCENY.—We copy the fol lowing from the Mighty's Gazette: It Is ea amebas tio Wield 'wakes eamidwed with an but We meek Iles isey beelealsemawiet awe than asual. Oa see die we bore OM 1010 deems et remeeting the aArgetrem mew walk It bet 1110111•1111.1 dme wad labour to collect, miseidadgment by the lora men • sod on rseaber_ , we woe mere st maw tke Thew es antmiley aseribe to Ike 011olv is mei vadelvess lea emeetres trenslatel mad Ewa Ike Osman ameallog ems fearful war e .0 leafy semsdNad predaoes. We ware these Weer' NM IPS dial sum day Tama trick like the clever one whisk lase base issselly awmalsea the Ds* New. Ike eseapiliat of the rightism editor exposes a trick which mardatedligkyed by the papers he mentions on the Daily Neese. Pkgsgraphs first obtained and carefully prepared in thls elise are transferred to the Globe without acknowledg ment, aid inserted next morning in the Times with the Globe imprimatur. It may be pleaded that the dishonesty of the Globe deceives its morning copyist ; the practice has become too much a system to a'lmit a supposition that it is innocently persevered in. THE SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.—The half yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Southampton Dock Company was held at the office yesterday, No. 19, Bishopsgate-street, to receive the report for the past half-year, and to elect four directors. The report stated that, up to the 31st December, 1846, the agsrmate amount of shipping which entered the duke, comprised 228,777 tons, the quantity the previous year being 158,880 tons. The revenue account for the half-year shows • surplus that would enaCe the directors to allow a dividend, clear of the income-tax, of one per cent. for the half-year (10e. Per share), being at the rate of two per ant. per annum, after the payment of which there would remain the sum of 1,5141. 15e. &I. to the credit of the company. The directors had executed an agreement with the Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs, to build on the Dock Company's land, and lease to the Crown for twenty-one years, a custom-house on an enlarged scale, which will be completed on the 30th of June next. Workshops are being erected for the repairs of the ships and machinery of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, and it was intended to construct a second dry-dock adjoining the present our, for steamers and sailiug-vesuls of - the second clue tonnage. It concluded by stating that the directors bad called the at tention of her Majesty's government to the importance of establishing the port of Southampton as the direct medium of communication with the north, east, and west of Eng land for the delivery of letters. The resolution was agreed to unanimously. The chairman proposed that a dividend of 10e. per share be paid on the Ist of March. A proprietor inquired, as this was the first dividend, if it were likely to continue ? The chairman replied that, judging from the Potent before them, it would. The ships forming the line of communication from New York to Bremen would enter their port ; and they had the ships of the Oriental Company, with other companies in view. The resolution was adopted. The directors retiring were re-elected ; after which the meet ing separated. THE PAM!! OF ST. PANCasa.—Yesterday, at a meeting of the St. Pancras vestry, Gordon-square, Mr. Churchwarden Howarth in the chair, Mr. M'Oahey, the miry-clerk, read a letter from Mr. Lee, the master of the workhouse, giving notice of his intention to resign that office at Lady-day nest. A second communication was read announcing the resignation of another officer connected with the institution, and after some further business the /tory,. separated. THE RaTE-PAYING CLAUSE.—A public meeting is *Winced to be held in the Vestry-rooms, Gordon-square, on Monday evening nest, for the purpose of adopting a pe tition to parliament for the repeal of the rate-paying clauses of the Reform Art, and to revise and to amend the registra tion laws generally, upon which occasion Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., Sir C. N a p ier , M.P., a n d other influentia l gentlemen will attend. ROYAL COLLEGE OP CHEMISTRY.—Yegtenlay after -110011 a general meeting of the supporters of the above co en al e was held at the Institution, Hanover- 0 W"/ for the purp ose o f rece i v i ng a co ds of laws, to be presente e b y the council, agreeably to a resolution passed at the u sual meeting on the 31st of August last. The proposed constitution and laws of the college were then read by Mr. Johnson, the secretary. The college. it appeared, was insti tuted for the purpose of affording adequate opportunities for instruction in practical chemistry, at a moderato ex pense; and for pr 'meting the general advancement of chemical science, end its application to agriculture, manu factures, and the useful arts, by means of a well-appointed laboratory of research. The laws u submitted were then agreed te, the only rule which gave rise to much discussion being that which admitted every donor of 1004 to a seat in the council. This question hying been decided in the affirmative, and th.tnks voted to the chairman and council for their services, the meeting separated. CONSEQUENCES OP THE CORPORATION CONFLICT. — The consequences of the civic conflict by the non-election of the corporate officers by the Court of Common Council, have been already made apparent. Yesterday war one of the days appointed for holding the City Sheriffs' Court at Guildhall, but in consequence of Mr. Commissioner Bul lock, the judge, not having been re-elected and sworn in, the court was obligid to be adjourned, to the serious incon venience of suitors and all persona having business at it, the court being one of r cord, and having jurisdiction to hear summonses under the Small Debts Bill. FIRES. INTREPID CONDUCT' OF A YOUTH. Yesterday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, an express was re ceived at the London engine stations et the outbreak of a most destructive fire in the town of Old 13rentford. In the space of • few minutes the County engine, from Regent-quadrant, and two belonging to the Brigade, with the Wert of England one, started for the scene of conflagration, upon reaching which the firemen found that the outbreak had occurred in the premises of Mr. Grover, • boot and shoemaker, situate in the High-street. A youth named George Best, in the service of Mr. O'Hara, butcher, first discovered the fire, and, owing to his intrepid conduct was the instrument of saving five lives from a hor rible death. Whilst be was in his master's yard, he noticed smoke issuing from one of Mr. Grover's back windows, and on running to the front of the houe, he saw, by peep ing through an aperture in the window-shutters, that the shop was in a blaze. He immediately knocked at the door, and shouted " fire," but without being able to make the inmates sensible of their danger ; he therefore re turned to the back of the building, and after climbing over the wall, succeeded, with the aid of • pole-axe, used for kill ing bullocks, in breaking open the door, when he ascended the staircase, and made for Mr. Grover's bed-room; the smoke and sparks were at the same moment rushing upwards, with the greatest impetuosity. After considerable trouhle, he entered the bed-chamber, but the smoke had obtained such power over the inmates, that they were perfectly un conscious of what was going on, and, in the course of a few minutes longer, they must have been burnt to death. But having laid hold of Mr. Grover's leg, he shook him violently, and then took up a couple of his children in his arms and ran down the stairs with them. Having placed them in safe custody, he returned and saved Mn. Grover and her husband, and a third child was saved in a similar manner. Not feeling then satisfied, that all the parties were saved, he returned into the burning premises for the third time, and inspected every room not on fire, and being convinced that all the invitees were got out, he was about to run down ashy to escape himself, when a huge sheet of flame overtook him on the staircase, which completely knocked him down, but havinz recovered himself, he opened one of the back win dows, and leaped into the yard. When picked up, he was quite insensible, and such • powerful effect had the smoke upon him, that the blood issued from hie mouth and noes, and it was some time before the youth could be restored. had it not been for hie praiseworthy exertions, a most de plorable loss of life would have occurred. The engines of Brentford, Ideworth, and other neighbouring towns were early at the scene, but the fire was not extinguished until the whole of Mr Grover's stock in trade was destroyed, and the premises partially gutted. The occupier, who has lost upwards of 6001 worth of property, was only insured for halt that amount. One or two of the contiguous premium see also damaged by fire, but not to any great extent. — l7 OLD-STKEET.—Late on Wednesday night a fire broke out upon the premises of Mr. Cbiswell, Old-street, St. LAN's. Mrs. Chiswell having taken a light into a room, it le rep posed that a 'pork must have fallen from the candle ea Se bedding, for shortly afterwards the fire broke out. A per son named Puddefoot rushed into the room. and succeeded in rescuing an infant, but not until it was burned in a frightful manner. Mr. Mallett, the engineer, quickly at tended with the brigade-engine, but the fire could not be extinguished until nearly the whole of the furniture in the apartment war destroyed. Unfortunately, the occupier was not insured. LYQUESTS, YESTERDAY.— ACCIDENT AT WF.ST minirrElL Bat eoz.—By Mr. W. Payee, at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of Michael Hayes, a carpenter, aged 6-5. The deceased resided at No. 1, Meson-street, Cornwall road, Lambeth, end on the 18th of Dec. was engaged with other men in " shoreing up" one of the arches of Westmia ster Bridge, to prevent its falling. About three o'clock, a fellow-workman called upon him to give him up some " wedges," and whilst getting up the cross beams, under the arch, his hand slipped off the timber, and he fell back wards a depth of sixteen feet. on to a scaffold beneath. From 'the scaffold he fell into the water, a depth of four feet, but was quickly got out by • boat. He was then taken to the hospital, where, on examination, his left leg and the bndgs of his nose were found to be broken, and his shoulder dislocated. He went on well at first, but mortification of the leg supervening, caused his death on Monday law. Verdict. " Accidental death."— ALLzele POTSODUNG ST A WRONG MeniclNE.—By Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Wheatihear, Camden-town, on the body of Miss Sarah Ellen Collyer, aged 21. The deceased, it is stated, died in a quarter of an hour after the adminis tration of the medicine, and the court was very fully attended by medical gentlemen, a very important question being, it is understood, likely to be involved in the investigation, as to the tendency of certain arrangements as at present practised in the compounding of prescriptions, respecting which, al though the public are very ignorant, they are deeply inte rested. The ease was adjourned till this day (Friday), for the purpose of completing the testimony. THEWOOleenCli CONVICTS.—ADJOURNED INQUEST. —Before Mr. C. J. Carttar, at the Ordnance Arms, Wool wich, on the bodies of Wm. Abbott, aged 27, and Win. Wallington, aged 67, two prisoners under sentence of trans portation ow board the hulks at Wool wicb. On the first day of the inquiry the evidence was confined to the identity of the bodies. It was agreed by the jury to order a pest mortem examination to be made by Mr. Bosley, the surgeon to the establishment, in the presence of some eminent member of the faculty. On the re-sseembling of the jury, Dr. Babing ton and Mr. A. Key, from Guy's Hospital, attended by re quest of the coroner. A short-hand writer front the Secretary of State's office also attended, and took copious notes of the proceedings. Mr. Bosseydetailed the whole symptoms and mode of treatment pursued in the ease of Wellington, who had been several times in the hospital labouring under inflammation of the eyes, chronic Inflammation of the mow= membrane of the bowels, dyspepsia, catarrhal affection, and various other disorders incident upon a state of great debility. No remedial measures, either in the way of medicine or nutriment, appear to have been spared, port wine, isinglass, jelly, egg and brandy, stewed eels, and other articles being freely administered. At the conclusion of this evidence the coroner put a number of questions to Mr. Bossey as to the allegations made in the speech of Mr. Don combe in the House of Commons. In reply to these Mr. Boseey d egging, thoughenied that he had e cited one or t ver threatened wo any cases i n sick rimoner with fl o ogging, hewhich the prisoners had for • time successfully fe ig ned lilacs • in the one case a prisoner I. retended to ' have a farge abscess, for which he was at Chatham twice punctured, and also treated with caweic ; yet it was disco vered that the tumour was an absolute fiction, and disap peared on the relaxation of the muscles. In two other cases men named Williamson and Johnson feigned the one pars iris, the other lameness. In these cases he had threatened, that if the attempts at imposition were continued he would order the men to be flogged, but they were not flogged, nor were their cases ever reported upon their returning to work. He had never threatened the really sick prisoners under any circumstances whatever. He described the appearances presented by the post mortem examination, which proved that the deceased died of disease of the throat which had gone on to mortification. In reply to questions from the jury, he stated that he had no reason to believe the prisoners ware defrauded of the extras allowed them by the names. He did not remember more than three or four cases of flogging during the last few years, and he had not the slightest recollection of any man who bad died having been flogged. The number of lashes were generally eighteen or two dozen, and once or twice in the lest twenty years. as high as four dozen or five dozen. The punishment was the same as amongst the military, only the cats were not so many. Whipping with • birch was now substituted for flouging. Dr. Guy Babington was next examined, and expressed his entire satisfaction both as to the cause of death and the course of treatment pursued by Mr. Bosley ,• it was most scientific and excellent throughout, and be had met every symptom with great propriety and skill. He had visited the hospital, and though it was more crowded than be could wish, there being 97 occupants instead of the general average of about 60, still the treatment was excellent, and far beyond what he could have expected. The diet was richer and better than in Guy's Hospital, and fax beyond what persons out of doors in poor cireum stances could obtain. With regard to the application of cold water to the head, it was • perfectly scientific proceeding, and was often used as a remedy. Mr. Aston 'Ley gave similar evidence as to his Win approval of Mr. Bossey's mode of treatment. The jury then rounded to inq ui re into the death of Wm. Abbott, when the same nurse of examination was pursued, Mr. Seamy detailing the dist onsis of the patient, and the appearances pimento' on the post mortem examination, which established the caw of death to be sudden and violent congestion of the beds end lunge. Dr. Babington and Mr. Aston Key again ex pressed their entire approval of the course of treatment that had been adopted. 31r. H. Masterman, the overseer of the Warrior, and Mr. J. Strickland, master of the Unite hosed tal-ehip, were then examined, and spoke in favourable terms of the condition of the prisoner and the conduct of the sur .—The jury, without retiring, , returned a verdict of ddid from natural causes" in both eases. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Pl 3. 17. The painful interest is alternately divided between Cork and Mayo. One day, and Southern misery and mortality till the public mind ; next comes Mayo and the West with their latest reports of " Death's pro gress." To-day is the turn of Mayo, and most shocking it is. The Constitution reports not fewer than 34 deaths from starvation within one week : of these twelve were awaiting the arrival of the coroner, just as at Sligo, but his hands were too busy, and the graves had to wait. In famous Castlebur, where THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1847. deaths some weeks since were numerous, there bas' been none within the last week. The soup kitchens and contributions of the charitable have mitigated the effects which would otherwise have flowed from the closing of the workhouse. How soon distress has affected social disorganisation in that county ! The calendar of prisoners for the county, to be tried next assizes, amounts to 108 only, being not within one hundred per cent. of the usual amount of crime for the spring assizes. The fruits of the fish-curing . system adopted!w the Board of Wotks are beginning to be developed. Mr. Farnell has opened an establishment in I mullet, at which he purchases all the surplus fish, and cures it also, for the instruction of the fishermen. The Lent will give a stimulus to the demand for cured fish. . I learned to-day a fact of a very gratifying nature, which proves that the apathy of the Irish farmers is not so great as to make them abandon all hope of the future. In a letter from an eminent seed merchant in London, received in Dublin, it is stated that a larger quantity of seed, chiefly of the green crop sort, had been ordered from that single establishment this pre sent season than all the other London seed houses together had orders for in the past year. Much of this, however, may be connected with speculation. On this subject the Coleraine Chronicle contains a letter to Lord Besborough from a Mr. Orr, a resident landlord and practical farmer, not unworthy of atten tion. The only defect in the suggestion is how the required seed is to be purchased. TO HlB ENCELLENCT THE EARL OF EVAROROVOH. My Lord,—Permit me to urge the immediate necessity of appointing select committees in each electoral division, through the chairman and guardians of the different unions, to make correct and faithful returns of such occupiers as are unable to seed their land, • list to be sent to your lordship, and a second to he kept in the board-room of each union, for the information of those concerned. It is hoped that mea sures will be adopted without delay to acres', as much as possible, the desolation which is threatened, in addition to the present sufferings of Ireland.—l have the honour to be, your lordship's obedient servant. SAMUEL Oast. Coleraine, 11th February, 1847. GALWAY Ecgerrow.—The result of the polling of Mon day was a majority of five for the Solicitor. General. At a quarter past one o'clock, P M., on yesterday, the gross Roll, both aides admit, was—O'Flaherty, 602; Monahan, b 0 0; leaving the former in a majority. A highly respectable solicitor, however, who had gone down to Galway to poll for Monahan, state' that at two o'clock the parties were equal on the poll, and the Solicitor-General's friends were con fident. COUNTY TIPPERARY seems more calm—there are fewer outrages of every kind. The miller, upon whom life an attempt was made, who was wounded in the body with shot, and the steward on the public works who was assaulted, are both out of danger. The sum of 18.0001. was agreed to be assessed :upon the barony of Clanwilliam, Tipperary, at a special sessions held on Friday last. The sessions preferred proceeding under the Labour Rate Act to Mr. Labouchere's letter, but adopting the Treasury minute, the assessment will be by electoral divisions. A DISTRESSING PICTURE. The following letter, dated February 15, 1847, from Commander Coffin, R.N., commanding 11. M. steam sloop Scourge, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, shows that the accounts of the destitution in certain districts which have been published from time to time have not been exaggerated : My DELR Sia—Having in the course of my late duty (of discharging a cargo of meal, &c.) at Sehull been brought into direct contact with the distress which prevails there and in its neighbourhood, I venture to lay before you (feeling assured it will interest you in their behalf) that which I had ocular demonstration of. In the village of Schell three fourths of the inhabitants you meet carry the tale of woe in their features and persons, as they are reduced to mere ske letons, the men in particular; all their physical power wasted away; they have all become beggars. In landing the meal &c. they used all the cunning they possesse 1 to avoid deter- , Lion in cutting open the mouths of the bags and purloining the contents, and it required great watchfulness to prevent it. Having a great delve to see with my own eyes some of the misery which was said to exist, Dr. Train, the rector of Schell, offered to drive me through a portion of his parish. I found there was no need to take me beyond the village to skow me the horrors of famine in its worst features. I had read in the papers Lett rs and accounts cf this stave of things, but I thouebt they must be highly coloured to attract sym pathy ; but I there saw the reality of the whole—no examen don; for it does not admit of it! Famine exists to a fearful degree with all its horrors ! Fever has sprung up, consequent upon the wretchedness: and swalinos of limbs and body, and diarrhoea from the want of nourishment are everywhere to be found. Dr. Traill's parish is twenty-one miles in ex tent, containing about 18,000 souls, with not more than half a-doren gentlemen in the whole of it. He drove me about five or six miles; but we commenced our visits before leaving the village ; and in no house that I entered was there not to be found the :dead or dying ; in particularising two or three they may be taks n as the picture of the whole ; there was no picking or choosing, but we took them just as they came. The first which I shall mention was a cabin rather above the ordinary ones in appearance and comfort: in it were three young women and one young man and thrae childrett,all coruched over a fire—pictures of misery. Dr. Traill asked after the father, upon which one of the girls opened a door leading into an othercabia, and there werethe father and mother in bed ; the father the most wretched picture of starvation possible to conceive—e skeleton with life; his power of speech gone the mother but a little better; her cries for mercy and food were heart-rending ; it was sheer destitution which had brought them to this; they had been well to do in the world with their cow, and few sheep, and potato ground; their crops failed, and their cattle were stolen, although, anticipating this, they had taken their cow and sheep into the cabin with them every nige.t, but they were stolen in the day time. The son had worked on the road, and earned his Bd. per day; but this could not keep the family, and he, from work and insufficiency of food, is laid up, and will soon he as bad as his father. They had nothing to eat in the house, and I could see no hope for any one of them. In another cabin we went into, a mother and her daughter were there ; the daughter emaciated and lying against the wall, the mother naked upon some straw on the ground, with a rug over her, • most distressing object of misery. She writhed about, and bared her limbs, in order to show us her state of exhaustion. She had wasted away until nothing but the skin covered the bones. She cannot have survived to this time.—Another that I entered had, indeed, the appeatance of erretehednete without, but its inside was misery ! Dr. Train, on his head inside the hole which answered for • door, IV " Well, Phillis, how is your mother to-day? " he having been with her the day before, was replied, " Oh, air, is k yon? Mother is dead!" Anil there, fearful reeEty, wee the daughter, • skeleton herself, crouched and steyies imee the lifeless body of her mother, which was on the floor, cramped up as she died, with her rags and her cloak about her, by the side of a few embers of peat.—ln the next cabin were three young children belonging to the daughter, whose husband had run away from her, all pictures of death. The poor creature said she did not know what to do with the corpse; she had no means of getting it removed, and she was too exhausted to remove it herself. This :cabin was about three miles from the rectory. In another cabin, the door of which was stopped with dung, was • poor woman whom we had taken by surprise, as she roused up evidently much astonished ; she burst into tears upon seeing . the doctor, and said she had not been enabled to sleeps incs the corpse of the woman had laid in her bed ;—this was • poor creature who was passing this miser able cabin, end asked the old woman to allow her to rest herself for a few moments, when she had laid down, but never rose up again ; she died in an hour or so front sheer exhaustion. The body had remained in this hovel lit feet square with the poor old woman for four days; she could not get anybody to remove it. She said she trusted her sins were pardoned,—she had prayed earnestly for forgiveness; she had been a wicked sinner, but God was merciful, sa d her Saviour was all-sufficient; she thought she could die, and longed to depart and be at peace, and she had blocked up the door that she might not he disturbed; she had some money—a trifle by her—but living four or five miles from the village, she could not get any food ; she had asked her neighbours' children to buy her some , but they were too much taken up with themselves ; she could not rise up, and could just manage to kneel she had no thing to eat in her miserable hole, and I should fear must be dead ere this. I could in this manner take you through the thirty or more cottages that we visited, bat they without exception were all alike—the dead and the dying in each, and I could tell you more of the truth of the heart rending scene, were I to mention the lamentations and bitter cries ol each of theme poor creatures on the threshhold of death. Never in my life have I seen such wholesale misery, nor could I have thought it so complete. I sin convinced in that district it is not in human power to stay the evil, it may be to alleviate it; but this must be bye good organised system, and the supply chiefly gratuitous. lam of opinion the employmeut of a number of naval sargeons, having under their orders a number of men (who might be selected from the lists of pensioners if they goal be Misty recommended) to have charge of certain dialglets, tat itely dispensing medicine where it may be malted, bat absltat by an order on the relief committee, to soy perm M their district. The pensioner or two who might be seder mit surgeon would not only assist in visiting, but In eoaveyleg the food and medicine &e., to the poor; and by being strangers to the localities, baring no friends, would do this duty without partiality : The unseat amid set with the relief committees, bur independent of thook A board of health is also now wanted. As it osamet he expected bat • iplati knee wiU rage when the num it Owe bodies deenylee, they have ceased to put them ishpolllmom Mims dm funeral service performed, and they now* lay then a low inches under the soil. All that I have Meted above I have seen with mine own oyes, and can vouch for the truth et And I feel I cannot convey by words the impression left oa my mind of this awful state of things. I could tell you alms of that which I eonld vouch for the truth of, but which I did not see myself, such as bodies half eaten by the rats ; of two dogs last Wednesday being shot by Mr. O'Callaghan, whilst tearing a body to pieces ; of his mother-in-law stop ping a woman, and asking her what she had on her back, and being rep lied, it washer son telling her she would smother it, but the poor emaciated woman said it was dead already, and she was goir.g to dig • hole in the churchyard for it. These are things which are of awry day occurrence. I trust you will pardon my having troubled you with this, and taken up so much of your time. I have given the counterpart of it s te t, a g a r s Hugot ; but, tbieking you might like to have it, has indu «ae to send it to you. I enclose one of Dr. Trailra letters ; every word I can answer for the truth of. Pardon this hasty serawl.—Believe me, my dear sir, very faithfully your , J. CIUMFORD CAFFM. P.S.—There have been flan or three post oriortent exa minations of those who have Inv], and they find that the inner membrane of the stomach turns into a white mucus, as if nature hai supported herself on herself, until enlist's lion of all the humours of the system had taken place. WALES. Ton DEAF AND DONIII.—On the Ist init., a meeting was held in the Town-hall of Aberystwith, for the purpose of establishing a school for the deaf and dumb natives of the principality. The mayor, D. Edwards, Esq., who took the chair, stronely commended the object of the meeting, but seemed to think the present rather an unpropitious moment for the commencementof the undertaking, as the principality and other places were inhering heavily from the mucky of provisions. This feeling, however, was quickly dissipated by Mr. Owen, who informed the meeting that he bad the assurance of a gentleman thoroughly acquainted with the country. that he would undertake to raise in Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire. and Pembrokeshire, and in one English town, the sum of 3,0001. in donations, and 1.0001. in annual subscriptions.—Mr. Owen stated the number of deaf and dumb persons in Wales to be at least 600. pit BM. DEATH OF WILLIAM COLLINS, RA.—This cele brated painter died at ten o'clock on Wednesday, the 17th inst., at the age of 59. He had been ill for some year* past. but it was not till within the last six months that he was obliged to abandon the pencil. Hie disease was one of the heart, terminating in dropsy. Critics in art associate the name of Collins with everything that is pleasing in rural life. " Children picking bops," "Children gathering black berries," and " Children examining the contents of a net;" with everything that is connected with the life of a fisher man on the sea coast—" Fishermen coming ashore before sunrise," " Fishermen on the look-out," and " Fishermen getting out their nets." Mr. Collins was the son of a picture dealer and cleaner—a man of ready wit—hut best remembered by his " Life of Morland, the Painter." His son William was born in 1788, and exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy, in the year 1809, at the age of 21. In 1815 he was elected an associate of the Royal Academy, and in 1829 a royal acade mician. A very considerable alteration was made by Mr. Collins in his style and manner of painting after his visit to Italy in the years 1837 and 1838. Like his friend Wilkie he became ambitious of greater eff.rts, and visitors at the academy were surprised to see an old favourite quitting his sea-shore scenes, his muscle gatherers, and shrimpers, for " The Two Disciples at Emmaus," and " Our Saviour with the Doctors in the Temple." The latter picture is now at Bowood, the seat of the Marquis of Lansdowne. The head of Christie uncommonly poor—the heads of the doctors finely painted, but rather vulgarly conceived. The colouring is very powerful and harmonious. But it is not by his more ambitious efforts that Mr. Collins will be tried— some of hie sea-shore scenes are exquisitely true to nature; and his " Rustic Civility" (boys opening a gate), and his " Happy as a King" (a boy swinging on the top of a gate), are incidents happily conceived and charmingly painted. His " Fetching the Doctor," in the exhibition of 1845, gas man • quiet humour different altogether from any of his former efforts. Mr. Collins received large prices for his pic tures, and has left a widow and two sons to lament his 100. Plum. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The performances at Exeter Rail, last evening, consisted of a selection of sacred music, comprising Handel's Coronation Anthem, The king shall rejoice ; " the ancient quartet, " Alla Trinita Beata; " Mozart's Service (or Mass), No. 12; and Handel's " Dettingeo Te Deum." None of these pieces werenew to the Exeter Hall audience, nor was there any thing remarkable in their performance. The solo parts were sung by Mrs. Sunderland, Miss Dolby, Mr. M s, Mr. Genge, and Mr. H. Phillips, who acquitted themselves very satisfactorily. All the pieces were well received ; but the only encore was given to the fine specimen of mediaeval harmony, Alla Trinita," to which the singers did grestjus tice. In the " Dettingen Te Drum," Mr. Harper,jun.,produced great effect by his masterly performance of the trumpet part. His obligato accompaniment to Phillips's air, " Thou art the King of Glory," was vehemently applauded. This young performer is • worthy successor to his Lahti., who has so long been regarded as the greatest trumpet-player of his time. The chorus singing was powerful, and often very grand, but exhibited the usual deficiency of delicacy and variety. Sufficient pains are not taken to teach this immenes lady of voices to produce a piano. The hall, as usual, was full to overflowing. We have received a copy of the Report of the Anuual Meet ing of the Society, which has been recently held, with the report of the committee laid before that meeting. These documents are very satisfactory ; and, in particular, we ob serve with pleasure a resolution passed at the meeting, ad mitting the necessity of more frequent and careful rehearsals than have hitherto taken place, and making regulations for an improvement in this respect in future. We hope (in the words of the report) that this will "tend materially to im prove the character of the public performances." At the same time. we must observe that much more than Oil is necessary for the accomplishment of this desirable object, The report contains some interesting statistics. During the last ten years, the society, after defraying its large expenses, have accumulated stock invested in the funds and other property, to the amount of 2,0001. Their payments in that time to members of the musical profession amount to 20,0001.; and for charitable and benevolent purposes, to 4001. They have given 160coneerts, which have been attended by 306,670 persons • and the society's receipts during the same pet iod have been 37,0001. In regard to the future, it is stated that " they have entered upon arrangements, under which they hope to be enabled to produce several works which have not yet been performed by the society; amongst these are included Handel oratorio Belshazzar,' which, although one of his noblest compositions, has probably not been performed as a whole in public within the memory of any person now living ; and Dr. Mendelssohn's new oratorio ' Elijsh,' with the im portant advantage of being conducted by the composer him self. They have also the gratification to announce that Dr. Spohr has accepted an invitation from them to conduct the performance of some of his compositions during the present season." All this bespeaks well directed activity, which, we hope, will produce good fruits. gbe 'Munn. FRENCH PLAYS. —Aland. Fred4ric Lemaitre took his benefit last night, when helappeared so Jacques Ferr.ind, in Eugene Sue's drama " Les Mystares de Peri.," performed on this occasion for the first time in London. This play is founded on the novel of the same name, which is to familior to the romance-reading public that we may be spared any description of the plot. That the novel, though et • bad school, is written with great power, is Mimed hy the large number of readers it has hand. Bat sureties will not always bear turning into action ; and " Les Mysteres de Per," though dramatised by the author himself and a collaborate's'', is ineffective in Fe rmentation The piece is in five acts, which are subdi• riled into eleven tableaux, some of which were omitted in the performance of lost night. In the effort to cram each of these with effective situat;oas, incidents are brought about with such forced rapidity, that all craisens- Stance is lost—in a word, it is a bad specimen of French melodrsme, and the part of Jacques Ferrand is quite unworthy of ',maitre. There is no salient characteristic on whic h the artist can seise, so as to impress an individuality and centraliee the interest. Don Caesar de Baron end Robert Macaire, as represented by Lemaitre, live in oar recollection long after we have witnessed his performance ;but JacquesFerrand has no existence ; even Lemaitre's careful and artistic acting could notinfuse vitality ; and we amid not bat regret to see hie efforts bestowed on so bad apart. Although much care had evidently been bestowed on the redact up of the piece, and the actors put forth their beat pours, it halted sadly towards the &nowt:sent, which came about so lamely that more mirth than interest was excited. In alluding to the performance generally, we mustnotomit to notice with praise the acting of M. Durnery, as the brutal Maitre d'Ecole. M. Lansteval, as the sturdy Chourinevr; M. Tourillon, r Pipekt, and Madame Graau , r as Madame Pi,oekt. The play was received with some disapprobation, and will scarcely be repeated—we trust not; and that M. Lemaitn will choose for his one remaining performance a part note worthy of him than Jacques Ferrand. SADLER'S WELLS.—Thin theatre was last night filled to the roof by an andienee, numbering, among those who composed it, several men eminent in literature and sit, amembir to witness the first performance of a new histo rical play written by the Bev. Mr. White, and called "Feu dal Times ; or, the Court of James the Third." The poetry of this work ie so pure and earnest, and its construetM so dramatic, that it maybe predicted with little qualification that this piece will hold a permanent place on the national stage. The three principal figures in " Feudal Times " are lama 111, of .tiast4; Cochrane, Earl of Mar, his minister and favourite; and Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, Bell-the-Cal the first a good but a weak man; the second a good and a great man; the third a great but a bad man. Between the king and the minister there exists the distinction which seven one who loves art and Mem the a volupnary her one who cherished' this es • parlet. The minister and the Earl represent, the am letarel, the ether political miaow au". ; aced thes4 2 ;esseted the melba of the ielehreat noble with the pisissisa , theme sr the wish the sword- A fors passemege, Margaret • est& orphan, reads the lama that to those two dams se i en irreconcilable, then hoboes • seamen dossed love for Cochrane, dr natural love of MINIM for what ever is good, meat and heroic, they meet end fuse. The mutual action of thine several persons is treated in a plot of remarkable life and essegy. _lt GPM at the lement whm Cochrane has been medlar' of Mar; • genet with Ainpue ensues, and is followed by • deg between them Ar w la vanquished, and spared only he beams the use enemy of his coequeror. set appeal of great sir ficesallibrgara Rseede be mbar to march whist C la ragligt Weeps, end smisetehm, eseseling to the mil kman story, is slay (kehromo,—oto bilithesst." The swat of A and lds perils by the weak wad timid Kiri, ;and so the stediatee is lei to the semen of treason, the slaughter of °wham, and the dm* et Margaret, who will not survive WA. Bads ea is narked by a dagle event of intermit to the pr incipal penauge ; that event is brought about without realty and mimed witiwat clam and ais made to tell with great and imeamsted /NM Mb meet powerful sem in the play 1e whisk the drag between Anger eel thahrawe wilareed ben email ew set the palace by Marprot, and by her to the King and Queen. Those; in maim it meg be Wieder le the similar one in " leashes," is wields )dense desselles attack on Tonnage:cm to the been of the tale who is wounded in the chamber, it Is In the degree stirring and martial, and, to use • triad hyperbole, " electrified the home." TY* the piece would have been successful with acting less vitro rous and careful, it is just to observe that Mr. "'kelps as Cochrane, Mr. Bennett as Angus, and Miss Laura Addison as Margaret, contributed greatly to the production of that enthusiasm which broke out into long continued cheers at the end of the piece. These three performers were called before the curtain to receive further marks of approbation ; and the author himself bowed his acknowledg ments from a private box. TUEATRE.ROTAL, NIANCITESTER.—Mti. Butler, nAe Fanny Kemble, commenced her new career upon the English stage at Manchester on Tuesday. The play selected for her debit was the " Hunchback," and the Manchester papers state that her welcome was enthusitstie. Last night she was to play Juliana in the " Honeymoon," and is, during the coming week, to gratify the audiences of Manchester with her pennmations of Lady Macbeth, Juliet, Lady Teazle, sad Queen Catherine. IJNIVERSITT AND CLERICAL NEWS. °mob Paw Ill.—The examiner. , appointed by the Mathematical Bambara* (Program Powell, Mr. Walker, of Wadhent, and Mr. Ashworth, of ill 10111111111), haw given notice that an examination will be holden is ths sands as Monday, the 15th of March, and the fol lowing dap, far the pw..peaa of eleetirot one plater and one senior scholar. The junior ar.olar•thip is open to all members of the univereitvwbobove not exceeded nine terms from their matriculation incluetedy. The senior scholarehip is open to all Bachelors of Arty, or Cho:maybe bane at teem peened their public examination, and have not ezeloind be 96th term born their matriculation inclusively. Tug rraw Does.—A correspondent states that the tour bishoprics to he welded admeding to the proposition of Lord John Russell, will be eeeßwed on dr Nee. and Rev. Montague Villiers, MA., rector of 84. ( 1999 1i 99 4 Illognshary ; the Rev. Thomas Dale, MA Vicar of Pureed mid Ora Reddentlary of St. Sues; the Rev. J. Slade, MA.. Cara of Odder, sad Vicar of Bolton.le-Monrs ; and the Rev. MtpatenSydow, MD., Warden at Waldman College, Ox ella VicesChearellor of the University. Pawassenre.—Rev. C. floutell, jun., A.M., to Wigsrenhall St. Mary Magdalen V., Sort, dia. Nord.; value 947.; patron, W. Franks, Dig. NAVAL. CORPORAL PCIOSURRNT IN TOR rave.—Copy of the order gime by the Admiralty to of to submit to the awnmander.in-Chief at the ports, for his approval, crimes that require corporal punishment. Orderrd by the Howe of Gammons to be prints:l, Feb. 15, 1817 "To Admiral SD Charles Ogle. Bart., Portsmouth.-IConfidential.)--Ad. miralty, Aux. 91, 11146.—ter,-1 am commanded by my Lord• Com mis-lners of the Adrrinety to signify their direction to you to coati dentially ecumenic:44e to all cetera in command of Tier Majesty's ships and vessels under y our orders. that no corporal punishment i• to be inflicted for the future in Portsmouth hartgler, without the written amoral of the Admiral in command, or mils °filter for the time be ing.-1 am, he. (Signed.) W. A. B. tiseturen.”—Birrillar asks were sent at the rune time to Adre Sir J. West. at Derceport; to Vice-Adak Sir E. D. King, at Sheerness; and to the senior calm of 11.319. at Woolwkii. Sarcasms, Feb. 17.—The temporary batteries on which the men of the dockyard battalion are to exercise the great guns have been com mented. The men are to be immediately organised, and the drill is to begin on the be of April. Each man will remise lid. per hour while en drill. Aug maim fisi-18.—Arrotwrwsnrs. — Second Master IL G. Thom. sett, to Penelope. Master's Assistant J. Rogers, to Cslactonia. Third Engineer J. A. Berton, to Charon. MILITARY. AT rim ROTAL MILITAXT 7147 a ;;LIMCR COL AT OMURA, prepays tory steps have been taken for the introduction of the normal sehoot eystem, which to suited to be the first of a series of promplent meanuren for bettering the condition of the akina. It will be re collected that the chaplain-general to the forces visited several of the continental Maim • short time since, for the purpose of making him self acquainted with the methods of military education earned out in the principal European armies. The interior of the Chelsea itati tution to undergoing ■ thorough alteration, and in consequence all school operations have forfora time been suspended. The teacher. under the now system, whore capabilities were tested a short time dace by • rigid examination, will, It is understood, commence their duties in about a fortnight. SPORTING. TA rrERO Aiur.-iwV Coo.'. A very flat afternoon, end no change of any moment in either of the race. now to betting. The Chester Cup transaction. were few in number, and without the slightest public littered ; the same remark may beypplied to the other Ilezdimps, while on the Derby the only hone hocked for any money was Epitote, on whom several hundreds were laid out at 9 and 10 to 1. The Horn of Chase was backed at 28 to lin hundreds, and afterwards at 25 to ; Bcdbm moo at 2,000 to 30, and frequently at 1,000 to 20 ; Will o' the Wisp for about BiDf at 1 I,oooto 15 and 2,000 to 15 ; and Bingham for 40f., at 50 to 1 • 800 to 100 was laid apt. Von Tromp, the taker giving 6 mos. for the bet:— elegem prices Newilbsnmr Mannleae.-10 to 1 eget Footstool (t.) ; 20 to 1 eget DeviLme-eare (1-) ; 100 even on the field apt 10. It was for this nes, not the Metropoli on tan, day. in Irbil* he knot engaged, that Bro.:ergo was serstedsrd on Mgramou M ran HANDlCAl.—Nothing done. 2,000 Otorome &teem —6 to 1 opt Coupe/Wan (t.); 300 even on the field apt Plenet, Glentilt, and Conyngttem. Camara Dec.-20 to 1 egg Men :Bunt ;25t0 1 ai* The Lomb ; 28 to 1 apt Antler ;30x1 apt Punch; 2,000 to Mart Omer& Ohmura (L); 1. 000 to 23 eget Duke of Richmond (t); 10 to 1 eget Flitch ; 1,000 to 3 0 Wet loteilbl ;3 0 to 1 art Sir Tatton Sykes (t- and ago[.); 56 to i apt Flisallell j 1,000 tO 13 apt Newoourt ; 1,000 to 15 apt Doleful (1.) ; 1,000 to 15 apt Fattlid coat (L and aft. oK) to to 23 agst Sweetmeat (L) ; 1,000 to 10 opt Premier (L); 1,000 to XI apt Doleful (L) • 800 to 100 egg Th e 3.1 r. olde. .- Drner.-fi to 2 emit Kent's lot, 13 to 2 eget Van Tromp, 10 to 1 apt Wrote (t freely:, 12 to 1 apt Planet, 22 to 1 aget Cikntitt (t), 240 1 WS °mitts..., 2 1 to 1 apt Morn of Chase, 10 to 1 agst Lune dale, 40 to 1 eget teratar, 50 to 1 apt Oldapt Port, 50 t laml aget Bed (t), 50 to 1 apt Bingham (, 2,000 to 15 Will Any odds apt Christopher, w ho ie reported to be lame.o' the Nkp (t), fisee.-15 to 1 mist MLmI, 16 to 1 apt Merkel:, 20 to 1 apt Ellerdale. Ss Le AT TAITEISALIe.—The kilerwhig harms wireroM 01 Monday. —Butting. 1 yrs, 230 p.• Chemists, 4 yr., 51 ge.; Wild Roe, 37g ,. and Emmeline, 26 p. The else* door, Vanguard, 110 p. lain internam. ROUSE OF LORDS. Present: The Istrd Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Hardarieke. BAIRD C. BAIRD.—ENTAIL.- - Thu WWI an appeal from • decision of the Scotch courts, in which all the judges con curred that a deed of entail (dated 1737), under which the appellant, Sir David Baird, is heir in poeseseion of the lands of Newbyth, and Mrs. Baird and the other respondents are the heirs substitute, did not permit the appellant to alienate ' the lands or turn them into fee simple. The questions in the cause turned on the technical rule* applicable to the construction of deeds of entail in Scotland.—The Lord Ad vocate and Sir F. Kelly (with whom was Mr. Anderson) amued these questions for the appellant.--Mr. Stuart Wortley and Mr. Rolt were for the respondents, but the former only was heard • the latter is to be heard next Mon day, to which day this ippeal stands adjourned. EQUITY COURTS. Before the Vice-Cluorßor of Eithiand. LUDLOW 1). GUILLEBAUD.—CONSTRUCTION OP A WILL. —WHETHER AN ABSOLUTE INTERP.ST OR A LIFE hit-- RUT WAS OFFEN TO CHILDREN.—A question was raised in this ease upon the construction of the will of Anne Guille baud, who gave the whole of her real and personal estate to trustees, upon trust, to receive the interest, dividends, and annual produce thereof, and pay the same to her daughter Elizabeth, to her separate use for life, and in case the husband of her daughter shouli survive her, then to pay the proceeds to him forj life, or during his widowhood only, with remainder, on his death or marriage, to the chil dren of her said daughter, upon their attaining 21, with cer tain residuary bequests over. The testatrix's daughter died in 1834, leaving five children, and her husband married again in 1842. It was now contended that the children teak as absolute interest in the propetty upon the second mosiege of their father. The residuary legatees contended *A the dividends only were given to the children for their Ike" and that ou their death the residuary bequests would lie effect. he. Stuart, Mr. Llod, Mr. Stinton, Mr. Fisher, and Briggs, appeared for different parties. The Vice-Chancellor said he was clearly of opinion that the children would take, under these words, the whole in terest in the property as tenants in common, and that the residuary legatees had no interest whatever in it. DINGWALL O. HEMMING.—QUESTION OP PRACTICE.- 125 Ta ORDER OF MAT, 1845, JIB TO THE COSTA OP A BILL OF DISCOVERY.—The plaintif f in this case was a builder, who bad done certain work for a gentleman who died and left the defendants his executors. The plaintiff commenced an action for the recovery of his Dill against the executors, who filed a bill in this court for an account and Sir an in junction to restrain the action at law. The ininnetion was granted, but was afterwards dissolved. Subsequastly e the plaintiff filed a cross bill against the ezecuton for Manwry. It turned out that the cross bill was useless, since ft P no relief, and was consequently dismissed. The execateee= obtained an order, of course, for th, payment of the mob of the cross bill. The plaintiff refused to pay them, and use committed into custody. The present application was Ike the discharge of the order on she ground that, under*. 125th order of May, 1845, it was directed that thumb ef a bill for discovery, filed by the defendant to a bill fie rend, were to be costs in the cause, unless the meet thiuM Wm wise direct.—Mr. Stuart and Mr. Soatboileeposeeed ter the plaintiff, and Mr. Bethel' and Mr. WilloorAlor the ex ecuton. The Vice-Chancellor said this was a point upon which he should have liked to consult the other judges, bat as the plaintiff was now in custody he would decide it at mos. It appeared to his Honour that although the 41st order of 11161 was not actually repealed by the orders of 1846 in shiet terms, still it was virtually within the clause by which dew of those orders were repealed. The bill of el/Rooney bed been filed in this case respecting the matters at Wee, end It was expressly directed by . the 125th order that In Niel area the onto should be ante in the cause. It appeared to him that this question WWI clearly met by that eel& of 181 d. He should, therefore, grant the application for dischasge of the seem with oats. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sonnesu.. Before lord Denman end Comm Juries. KIDSDON O. WHAOO.--COLLISION.—Mr. *Miami nee and Mr. Bramwell appeared for the plaintiff in this me, who sought to recover compensation for the injuries done to himself and his cart by the defendant having driven up against it, and so caused it to overturn. From the evidence it appeared that both parties were returning from Epsom on one of the race days. The defendant, who was driving e four-horse coWok sad on which was a party of young geatlemen, overhe plaintiff, who, with his son, wu in a chaise cart, at Clapham Rise. There wu a throng of vehicles, and - when he attempted to pass, the son of the plaintiffjamped from the cart, seined the leaders by the reins, and backed them, sou to place them behind the art. Shortly afterwards the defendant again attempted to pass the wheel of the coach became locked with that of the chaise out; the two vehicles were dragged on so locked to gether for some yards, until they were released by the chaise cart being overturned. Mr. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Charnock, for the defendant, called winsome, who attri bated the aecideat to the fact that the near leader had be anie violent when it we seised, unnecessarily as they thought, by the plaintiffs eon, so that subsequently there wu a difficulty in restraining it. They also said that some one in the shale cart had struck at the leaden and frightened them; and that the defendant had not been guilty of any negligees* or carelseeme. Lord Denman leaving summed up, the jury retired for a short time, and then returned into court with a verdict fur the plain!iff, damages 731., being SOl. beyond the amount of the bills for medical attendance and the repair of the' chaise-cart. JACKSON T. BIS AN.—PROMISSORT NOTE, WITH ex- ALTERNATIVE MODE or PA V3IIINT.—MT. Q. C.,. and Mr. Ogle, appeared fur the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant, Shee, Mr. Edwin James, and Mr. Peacoeg, for the defend ant. The action VAIS brought by the brother and adminia- , trator of a lady named Jackson, who committed suicide in' the month of August, 1844, to recover the amount of a pro-' misery note, made hr the def-ndant, dated the oth of June, 1843, and thus word d: " I premise to pay MOSS Jackson, ur Sir Gregory Lewin, upon her account, 0001. one month . after date, with interest at the rate of six per cent., value re ceived." Sir Gregory Lewin died in the year 1845, and thss. note was found among his patters; but, although originly named as an executor by .liss Jackson, an appointment which had only been informally revoked, Sir Gregory Lewin bad renounced the executorship. For the defence ; It was contended that the note was in law bad for informality, the mode of payment being in the alternative ; and th.st It had been, in fact, paid to Sir Gregory Lewin. Its evidence of the latter statement it was shown that Sir Gregory Lewin died so embarrassed that &creditor, and not a member of his family, had administered to his estate, and that the defendant h^d paid to him 340/. in a cheque, and had also I paid to him a promissory note for 3401. To account for the note sued on, and also a policy of insurance to secure it, re maining in the hands of Sir Gregory Lewin, the absence or the defendant from England and of Sir Gregory Lewin from London at certain times was alleged. In reply, it was con tended that the defsndant had not paid Sir Gregory Lewin,' and that if he had, that payment was no satisfaction, because Sir Gregory Lewin was not tho executor of Miss Jackson, and his agency had expired with her life. After Lord Denman had commenced summing up it was inttneted that the counsel, in deference to a previous sug gestion of the judge had settled the ewe by agreeing that the parties should 'dish!, the loss occasioned by the non payment to the plaintiff of the 800/. and interest, and that each of them should pay his own cosu. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, pmt Parrs.—Before Sir P. Pollack WO a London (batmen Jury. PALL o. JoNr.s.—RsiLweva.—Mr. Q.O , and Mr. Mellor. conducted the plaintiff's case; Mr. Serjeant Allen and Mr. Gray for the defendant. This was an action to mover damages for the non-performance of a contract to transfer a certain interest or shares in the Leicester and Bradford Railway Company, which was formed in 154.5, and was since abandoned. After having passed a committee of the House of Commons, it was defeated in the Lords. It appeared that the defendant, who was an attorney in Lon don, obtained an allotment of forty shares in this under taking, through the instrumentality of Mr. George Pell, the solicitor of the company. When the time arrived for the payment of the deposits, the defendant stated his inability to take the shares, and the result was that Mr. G. Pell ad leveed the necessary sum, and got the defendant's accept- ance on the 13th July, 1845, as a security for the repayment of it. The defendant, who was then going to France, directed Mr. Pell to sell the shares " whenever they would realise 201. or 301." Accordingly, upon the 19th of Jul, the plaintiff, who is uncle to Mr. George Pell, purchased the shares at 11. pm. from a Mr. Stiller, manager of the North ampton Bank, where the letter of allotment and banker's receipt had been lodged for the purpose of effecting a sale of the defendant's interest. Upon the 28th of July (the shares basing risen in the interval to 41. er dl. premium) the defendant was apprised of the sale of his in terest in the scheme. He said it way a pity the shares had not been hi ld over a little longer, but expressed himself perfectly satisfied, and promised to attend next morning at the offices of the company to execute the deeds, hand over the scrip, and close the transaction. Next day, however, ho refused to give the scrip, and altogether repudiated the authority to sell he had given Mr. George Pell, upon the ground that it 101 not in writing. The present action was commenced in June, 1846, and it was now contended, on behalf of the plaintiff, that he was entitled to recover the highest price the shares bed sold for at any time etir their sale and before the action was brought. For the defendant it was insisted on that he could not transfer his interest to the plaintiff. At most the alleged contract only amounted to a verbal sale of something that had no existence—there were no shares issued, And even if there were, by the 8 & 0 Vic., c. 16, the interest in them was confined to the subscribers "exclusively," and could not be transferred until after the act of parliament incorporating the company had passed. There could be no " shares " issued until after the act bad passed.—Tbe Lord Chief Baron reserved the points, and left the question of damages to the jury, who found a verdict for the plaintiff.— Damages 50/. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Before Ilr.Commissioner Fonbtfuu Ris RIMEL—The insolvent Rymer, an author,came up for his final order. He was supported by Mr. Lucas, and op posed by Mr. Sawed, on the ground that the insolvent, within two months of filing his petition in this court, as signed all his interest in certain leasehold property to Mr. Bowles, a builder, in consideration of a debt due to him to the extent of about 7001. Evidence was taken to prove that the debt due to the op posing creditors arose out of a discount transaction, in the course of which had been received never less than 60 per cent. for several renewals ; and after having paid 41. when a bill became due, he (the insolvent) was sued upon it. His Honour was of opinion that this was a case in which the final order ought to be granted. ARCHES COURT. The learned judge, Sir H. Jenner Fust, disposed of three small cases, not one of which required especial notice. In the suit "Hodgson o. Block," the facts relative to which have been already reported, the learned judge decided against the appeal, and with costs. JUDGES' CHAMBERS.—SeItiIIANTB' INN. Wore Mr. !tribe* Wigatcaan. Tea BANKRUPTCY LAWB.-110011CROFT a. PBAcOCK ANC OTileas.—This case came before Mr. Justice. Wightrean on a summons, which had been directed to the .heriff of Surrey and the plaintif f , to show cause why the It id sheriff should not withdraw possession from the goods and premises oocu pied by the defendant, the claim of the plaintiff having been barred as against the defendant by his bankruptcy and certi ficate obtained since the verdict was delivered.—Mr. King, from the office of Mr. Silvester, contended that under the statute 6th Geo. IV., c. 16, a. 58, the debt of the plaintiff was not proveable against the estate of the defendant. The action was broaght for the takieg away of the plaintiff's cab, when the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for IV. 'b. On the 25th day of April, 1845, final judgment was signed for 591. 7s. The defendant being ►ware that the final judg ment was to be signed on the above day, procured a fiat to bo issued against himself on the 24th of April, and was gazetted on the same day as the final judgment was signed ; and on the 19th September fol. lowing he obtained bus certificate. The plaintiff, however, refused to prove against the estate as the final judgment bad not been signed at the time of issuing of the fiat. Under these eireurnstaimes he (Mr. King) contendedthat the plain tiff was at liberty to ore any legal remedy for the recovery of his debt, he not being barred by the bankrupt's certificate. — Mr. Beckles, in support of the summons, contended that the debt and costs teak effect from the fint day of term, that it was clearly proveable and ought to have been made under the Bat ; and so the plaintiff bad neglected so to do he could not now obtain his demand under afterifacias, ani therefore the summons must be made &bee lute.—Mr. Justice Wightmm considered that the debt was not proveable, and therefore he had no power to order the Sheriff out of possession. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. LANCASTER, Fen. 17. MANSLAUGHTER.—Thomas Hay, 22, was charged with killing and ilayitt,g John Ward, on the 28th of January last. During the day on which the offence was committed, there had been a rabbit chase in the neighbourhood of Bashagden, at which both the prisoner and the deceased, with many other., were present. After the rabbit chase was over, a party to the number of twenty went to the Red Lion public house, at Haslingden, where they had a quantity a/ liquor. In the course of the evening the party began " tossing " for liquor, and in a abort time • gene ral n quarrel took place, and several of the parties fighting. During the row, the deceased, John War , fell down upon the floor, where he was twice kicked about the head by the prisoner, who, at the time, had a strong pair ot clogs on. Prisoner was then told that he had killed the de ceased, when the former seemed alarmed and offered to give him tome water, but it was found he was quite dead. A surgeon from Blackburn said that there was a severe con tusion on the forehead, and the ant sad second vertebra of the neck were injured, the mooed vertebra pressing on tint spinal marrow, which would cause immediate death. He «mattered that a severe blow on the head giving it a sudden twist, would produce the effects alluded to. Verdict, "Guilty of manslaughter." Sentence, to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six ealeader months. • POLICE.—YESTERDAT. MANSION-HOUSE. —Tea ROBBIIIT AT SAVORT . e.— W. join, wee charged upon suspicion of having been cog- Mod the robbery of Mr. Savory's shop, in December Whoa which occasion watches of the value of 1,0001. wee. teke.—Joeeph Bassett, clerk to Mr. T. Cox Savory sad oe., of 54, Cornhill, said At about 8 o'clock on the 15th ot December I csineto work. At about 25 minutes past 1 Elsa I had to go out for a few minutes, and I came out, ing everything safe in the shop, and locking the door Am me and taking the key. I remained away about sor 6 Edwin at the furthest, • upon my return I found the dens open , and that the whole of the property, of the value of I,oool.,which hadlosealid rte on the counter, had disappear ed.—Trew (liesmsm,lll): have been engaged since the rob bery leek ftwouring to trace the goods and the thieves, eat I -needed the prisoner,, in consequence of inferiorities mid& I eisetwed. that two men, one of ahem aneeresel Miles tiinelpties et the primer exactly. had, on the =mein et the whiny, ail it sib toddle,' in the T=issued a heavy bes In ft, and gone off to '• Ilhave two witmees here, one of whom loam whims ea the look-out we some days.--Willima Park masw, %Ilk stated that at about half-pot thee eteimhees Woiliterlsy, the 15th Decemher, as he was on kis Mai, *pp liesseseeftwe' Hall door, • man came from the nermrbuell of Trinity.equare with a black beg under Warm, an d Asp*, into the cab desired him to drive to _pethe-houe, Bethnal-green. Another man OMNI Sinitar-oquire, and got upon the box, and wit smeis sespeiosi drove, There were thee three on the box 11141•• Mai , with the *et bag, in.which there appeared al be • mokht, MIS mb arrived at Tyson-street, elekims. the eutakbe passenger gat, g i ll' the box and die sad witasses fellew4ertaist then drove off to where, when they arrived at the Bird-rage Wilk-hawse, the "inside fare got out to look about