The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-04 00:00:00

MR. BOURELL, M.P., AND hIS CON STITUENTS. Last night a public meeting of the inhabitants of Lambeth was held at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, for the purpose of receiving from Mr. Roupell, one of their representatives, an account of his stewardship in the past session. The meeting was very numerously attended. Mr. Robert Taylor, member of the Metropolitan Board of Works, was called to the chair. Mr. ROUFELL, on coming forward, was loudly cheered. He said that, although some present might differ from him in opinion, yet he believed all would give him credit for an earnest desire to do his duty. In 1861 the session was of an anti-poli tical nature, and the great question of reform, from the indifference displayed out of doors, met with but a cold reception, and the only thing done upon the subject was to appropriate four seats to four great constituencies. It was desired to give a re presentative to another metropolitan borough, but the county influence was too strong for them, and the vote was conferred upon a county constituency. Mr. Locke King, it was true, brought forward his annual motion to increase the county constituency, but that was got rid of by the moving of the pre vious question, Mr. Berkeley had also brought for ward his motion to confer on voters the protection of secrecy in the exercise of their franchise, but he regretted to say that the motion was rejected by a larger majority than had ever attended it before, and on both these questions there was an amount of apathy and indifference which to true Reformers was utterly incomprehensible. Having glanced at the Bankruptcy Bill, he said one session they dis cussed the subject but passed no bill, and the next session they passed a bill,without discussion, which he believed was of an unsatisfactory nature on ac count of the way in which it was hurried through committee, and he doubted not that at an early date that bill would require amendment. He con gratulaAed the country on the fact that they had at l'.st got rid of the paper duties, and Mr. Glad -Bone was entitled to the greatest praise for having vindicated the principle that the House of Commons should tax the people only, and he was really sur prised at how much could be said in favour of a tax when it was sought to have that tax repealed. He next referred to the establishment of the post-office *savings-bank, which gave a facility to the poor man to invest his savings which he did not possess to a suf- Ecient degree under the former system. Another ques tion had arisen of great importance, especially to his constituents, and that was the embankment of the Thames. He had the honour of being a member of the select committee of the House of Commons in 1860 which sat to investigate the subject of the embankment of the north side of the river, when the subject was very fully gone into, and during the proceedings he strongly impressed upon the house the necessity of embanking both sides of the river. He was not then listened to, but since then a deputation had waited upon Lord Palmerston, and he (Mr. Roupell) had reason to know that his lord ship had used his influence to bring about an em bankment on both sides of the river. He then ad verted to the Dover-road Toll Bill, which had been most improperly introduced, but had been got rid of in a moat signal manner, and therefore those tolls no longer existed, Going from home to foreign topics, he said they still found the,Pope at Rome, supported by French bayonets, and the civil war still raged in the United States ; but with respect to the Trent, for the courage and ability with which Lord Palmerston and Earl Russell had dealt with that question, and upheld the dignity of their country, they were entitled to the respect of their countrymen. It would be idle on his part to dis cuss the Trent question, as it had been most ably discussed by the press, and by every public speaker throughout the country. Mr. Roupell then glanced at the prospect of a new confederacy among the Conservative party, and it was said that there was to be a re-action, but he placed no faith in such predictions, believing that there could be no per manent re-action in favour of Conservatism, espe cially as the Conservative of the present day was altogether unlike the Tory of former times, who was opposed to all change, let it be good or bad. Rav ing alluded to the death of the Prince Consort and to the other losses which the country had recently sustained, he said he had only to ask them for a continued expression of their support, which was all the reward he sought for the labour and sacri fices he had made in their behalf. In answer to a question from Mr. LONGHAM, Mr. ROUPELL said he did not think the fact of receiving an Envoy from the Confederate States of America would of necessity involve the recognition of those States as an independent Power. A resolution assuring Mr. Roupell of continued support was put and carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. MR. ANGERSTRIN, 111. P., AND HIS CONSTITUENTS: Last evening, at 8 o'clock, a numerously attended public meeting of the electors of Greenwich was held at the Literary Institution, for the purpose of bearing an address from Mr. W. Angerstein, M.P. The chair was occupied by Mr. Cook, of Black heath: Mr. AN GERSTEIN, M.P., said he appeared before them to give an account of his stewardship. He held the meeting at a late period to afford him an oppor tunity of alluding to the latest questions. After referring to the death of the Prince Consort and the death of Lord Herbert, he spoke of the calamity at the Hartley coalpit. His own belief was that this frightful accident ought not to have happened. He was rejoiced to find that the Government had determined to institute a strict inquiry, and he had reason to believe that a Government bill would be introduced during the next session with a view to protect the large and important body of men em ployed in coal mines, and prevent for the future a repetition of this wholesale sacrifice of human life. (Hear, hear.) He had to express his joy that another great calamity had been happily averted, and that was a war with the Americans. He could not but express the utmost admiration at the conduct of her Majesty's Government in making the most com plete and efficient arrangements for any contingence and for the noble manner in which they, and espe cially Earl Russell, had maintained the national honour. He thought the North was wrong in de signating as rebels those who were in arms to gain the independence of the Southern States. He was no Southerner, and should indeed be sorry to ex press sympathy with the views of those who for _many years h a d u ph e ld s l aver y ; but they had to deal with the fact that several sovereign States who bad once entered into a compact of union with other States, now declared their intention to win their own independence. He could not forget also that the Southerners were disposed to carry out to the utmost the principles of free trade, while the North maintained a system of protection. Bet, notwith standing these fa c t s , he considered that it , would ill become this country t o interfere in the quarrel. He Sully believed that, with, regard to the blockade of the Southern ports, Engl an d and the other nations o f Europe had uo right to interfere, and that the question ought to remain with the Americans. (Hear, (Hear, hear.) He concurred with h men ts uttered by Mr. Horsman b e f ore his co"nnsttii.- tuents at Stroud, t hat whether the Americans chose to have two or even three separate Governments mattered not to us. Even if Lancashire suffered— bad as that evil might be—it was no reason why this country should commit a wrong. The threa tened evil of a short supply of cotton had, to some extent, been productive of good, as it had led to serious inquiry relative to obtaining the material from other than American sources. The Govern ment had paid great attention to this subject as well as the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton Supply Association, and he believed the re sult would be that in a very short time we should not by any means be dependent upon America. After alluding to the progress of liberal ideas on the Continent, and the useful measures of the last Session, Mr. Angerstein said that he had voted against the Government in favour of Mr. Hubbard's motion for a committee to inquire into the working of the income-tax, and, although the committee was vouch divided in opinion, he considered that much ultimate good would result from the inquiry. Ha ' had repeatedly voted in favour of Sir J. Trelawny's motion for the abolition of church-rates, and should be happy to see that vexed question settled in a just and politic manner. The general taxation of the country had reached a point which had almost , passed endurance, but it was a noble thing to say that this taxation was inflicted with the hearty con sent of the country, as it was required to maintain the national defences. He hoped the time would soon arrive when this great expenditure could be safely reduced. He had invariably redeemed his pledges to support a measure of Parliamentary re form, and should continue to act with the party of progress ; but he was convinced that a Reform Bill could never be carried unless it was demanded in an unmistakeable manner by the masses of the peo ple. A re-arrangement of seats would be an im portant part of any measure of reform, but he did not wish for such a re-arrangement as the Govern ment had carried out in one or two instances last session, as he believed that the alteration bad rather injured than aided the Reform party. Mr. Angerstein then alluded to the metropolitan sewer age works, the proposed southern embankment of the Thames, and various local matters, and re sumed his seat amid applause. The Hon. MEMBER then replied to n umer o u s questions in a satisfactory manner. On the motion of Mr. H. BRANSBY, a resolution of continued confidence in Mr. Angerstein was unanimously adopted. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. OXFORDSHIRE. OXFORD, MONDAY. The official declaration of the poll took place at the County-hall this morning by Mr. B. H. Rey nardson, the High Sheriff of the county. Am o n g other gentlemen present were the newly-elected member (Colonel Fans), the defeated Liberal can didate (Sir Henry Dashwood), and the Right Hon. Mr. Henley, M.P. The casting-up of the poll-book occupied up wards of an hour. The HIGH SHERIFF declared the state of the poll as follows : For Colonel Fane 1,909 For Sir 11. Dashwood 1,722 Majority for Fane • . -187 The formal declaration of the Sheriff that the choice of the electors had fallen upon Col. Fane was received with mingled cheers and disappro bation. The following are the numbers polled at each polling-place : Fan). Dashwood. Oxford .. 408 .. 537 Banbury .. .. 219 .. 243 Bicester 171 .. 112 Chipping-Norton .. 142 .. 184 Witney .. 312 .. 240 Nettlebed.. .. 224 .. 134 Tetaworth 309 .. 83 Deddington 124 .. 189 1,909 1,722 Colonel PANE, who was unfavourably received by a portion of the audience in the body of the hall, said that if they could only give him a few mo ments' indulgence he promised to detain them no longer. The declaration which had just been made by the Sheriff had informed them that he had a majority over his opponent, and it became his pleasing duty, therefore, to return them his sincere and grateful thanks for the position in which they had placed him as their representative. That would, indeed, be a honour to any man, but he was himself most proud of it, because he had been born and bred, and had lived all his life in the county, and belonged to the third generation of Fanes, who had been elected to serve that county in Parliament. (Cheers.) He was sure that contest had been an example to every county in England for the quiet manner in which a very struggle had been carried on. Whenever his hon. opponent and himself had met in the course of their canvass it had been upon the best terms, and not only his opponent, but those by whom that gentleman was supported, and who in Toting against him (Colonel Fane) according to their own convictions hadinduced him to think the better of them for doing so. (Laughter.) If during tho oaoitoroont of 4,13.04 olootivu a single wurd had been said offensive to any individual he hoped it would be attributed to the excited feelings which had prevailed for the last month, and all remem brance of it buried with the opposition which had called it forth. He would not detain them further. His political opinions were contained in his address to the electors, and in the speeches which he had made in the several market towns in the county he had plainly and fairly told them his opinions upon various political questions which he thought would be submitted to the consideration of Parliament. From those opinions nothing should induce him to flinch, because, as he thought, he had coma forward in a manly manner, and in a manly manner he was determined to act. (Cries of Bravo! Time.) He was glad to hear the hon. gentleman below say "'Time." It was one way of telling him (Colonel Pane) that he had been address ing then long enough. He •would, therefore only add that he returned his hearty thanks to all for placing him in the proud position of represent ing them in Parliament, and wished them all a very good day. (Laughter, and cries of " Throw up the sponge.") Sir H. DASIIWOOD said that although he had not been successful in the present election, he would not refrain from thanking the electors for the support which they had given him ; and, considering the very effective organization of the Conservative party, he felt that he had little reason to be dis satisfied with the position which he then occupied. (Cheers.) When he came forward as a candidate, ho was unaware of the organization which existed among the Conservative party—(Cries of " the Duke!" " Marlborough !" and " Shame !")—of the combination of two political associations, and the large body of paid agents whom they had retained in their service. In spite of all that, they had not obtained a majority of 200, and he hoped and be lieved that on some future occasion the Liberal party would be more successful. (Cheers, and cries of " You're a turncoat !") He was accused by some gentleman standing below him of changing his opinions. (Hisses, and cries of "He's a liar He did not think that any one who had read his first address could conscientiously say that he (Sir Henry) had changed the opinions which he ad vanced in the first instance ; for he then stated that he approved of Lord Palmerston ; and he defied any man to prove that he had ever shrunk from that avowal. He thanked the electors for their support, and those of the Oxford district especially, and he was proud to say that among his supporters were many distinguished clerical members of the , University. (Cheers.) He thanked the Liberal electors of the city of Oxford, not only for the support which they had given him at the poll, but for the kind manner in which they had re ceived him throughout the contest. When he first met them he told them then be was not suffi ciently advanced in his opinions for them, and that he was against many measures which they ad vocated strongly—(cries of " Ballot !")—but, in spite of that, they begged him to go forward, and did not ask him for a single pledge. (Cheers, and three deep groans for "the Duke.") The greater proportion of the constituency was agricul tural, and he thought that he knew the wants of the tenant.farmers as well as most men, but he admitted that he had not, in this instance, gained the support of that part of the constituency so largely as he had anticipated, although he hoped, when he again came forward, that-he should be considered entitled to receive it. (Cheers.) He trusted that any ani mosity that had arisen during the last few days would be buried in the past, and, as far as he was concerned, h e did not believe' that ho had lost a single friend by the contest in which himself and his opponent had on A t vote he of propositionthan k b s ee wasof n e engaged. (Cheers.) Sir Alderman HENßY D s maw E el l t o , n o . f o p l a o u s s e e l d F t o A N t h E e , Highsecon seconded r i b ff y , Oxford, said that although the election had not been declared in their favour they had, thank God, only been beaten, and not disgraced. (Cheers.) They w ou ld fight the Liberal battle again and again, notwithstanding the threats and intimidations of noble dukes and lords. The honest freeholders of Oxfordshire who earned their , THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1862. llivelihood by the sweat of their brows had votes as good as the_Duke of Marlborough, as the poor man's vote was equal to the rich man's freehold. (" Hear, hear !" groans, and cheers.) They were determined to have an efficient registration of the county, and to fight the battle of independence at every succes sive election until they had at least one member, if not two, to represent the Liberal opinions of that county in Parliament, notwithstanding the intimi dations of men of high station and great wealth. (Cheers.) The crowd then separated. LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE. The 12th annual meeting of the Liverpool Cham ber of Commerce was held yesterday, Mr. Win. Brown presiding. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which was little more than a formal record of the proceedings which had been adopted by the Council of the Chamber during the year. Mr. J. C. EWART, M.P., seconded the motion by the chairman, and in doing so expressed his hearty concurrence in the respectful allusion contained in the report with respect to the death of the late Prince Consort. He said all of them must deeply deplore the continuance of those sad proceedings which had taken place, and which are yet occur ring in America. England, he considered, bad very properly all through preserved the strictest neu trality in regard to those disputes, and the greatest anxiety had been shown in the House of Commons to avoid the introduction of anything which could wound the feelings of the Americans. He (Mr. Ewart) was glad that the American Government and people had met the Trent affair in the manner they had done. Though late, they had made the amende honorable, and that ought to be considered satisfactory. He could not, he said, avoid express ing his deep regret at the blockading of Charleston harbour. Mr. Seward had, indeed, stated that it was only a temporary blocking up, but he (Mr. Ewart) feared that it would be found much more difficult to remove the obstacles than Mr. Seward appeared to think. A gentleman just returned from Charleston had told him (Mr. Ewart) that 25 whalers laden with stone, closely cemented toge ther, had been sunk there, and the only reason why the remaining portion of the harbour had not been blocked up was because it was defended by the guns of Fort Moultrie, He hoped there would not be a repetition of such acts in the other parts of the Southern States. England would, he was sure, be strongly inclined to support any effec tive blockade of the ports; but if the reports he heard were true, that of upwards of 100 vessels trading between Havannah and the Southern ports of America, only six had been captured, it was quite clear that the blockade could not be consi dered effectual, amd that they would be justified in disregarding it. How far such conduct on our part might be wise or politic was another question. His own conviction was that we should continue to pursue the same non-interference we had hitherto pursued, and leave the Americans to fight out their own quarrel. His further belief was that before many months were over we should see those diffe rences brought to a satisfactory conclusion. Mr. Ewart concluded by seconding the motion of the chairman, which was carried unanimously. Mr. MACFIE moved, and Mr. S. JOB seconded, the motion that thanks be voted to the members for the county and borough, Mr. John. Laird, M.P., being ex officio a member of the council. Mr: HOLDERNESS asked if the Chamber had taken any steps to protect British interest in the ports of the Southern States. He understood that many British merchants were prevented from following their occupations, and that they had no means of communication with any of her Majesty's ships of war. Mr. CHILTON, who in the meantime had assumed the chair, explained that the general question of the troubles in the States, and the rights of belligerents at sea, had received the anxious attention of the council, who were almost unanimously of opinion that all private property should be respected atsea, and that it would be to the advantage of this and all countries that this should be the principle of belligerent rights. (Hear.) The question, however, of the protection of the property and the rights of irivate individuals trading in or with the Southern States—particularly as that trade was supposed to be entirely closed—was one that could not be taken up by the chamber unless brought before it on an actual motion, or upon an actual case. While on this subject he might be allowed to read a letter which had been addressed by Mr. Cobden to Mr. Horsfall, M.P., just before the news of the Trent outrage was received, and forwarded by Mr. Hors fall to the chamber. The letter, which was read, was as follows : " Dear Mr. Horsfall,—The question of bellige rent rights, on which you took a part repeat edly in the house, must come up for discussion--I hope for settlement—in the next session, To me it seems as clear as noonday that if the articles of the Paris Conference respecting the rights of neu trals are to have the force of international law—of which I suppose nobody, except Mr. Bentinck, has expressed any doubt—Ulm it must be the interest of England —nay, as a vital necessity, for her to go forward and adhere to the Ame rican doctrine of respecting private property at sea even against armed Government ships. And it is equally clear to me that we must go a step fur ther, as suggested by Mr. Buchanan's Government, and agree to put an end to blockades. It is very desirable that these questions should be well dis cussed by the Chambers of Commerce, especially that of Liverpool, before they are brought before Parliament. I hope your Chamber has entertained the subject." Mr. CHILTON said he cordially agreed with Mr. Cobden, believing that belligerents had no right to interfere with something which had precedence of them—namely, the rights of peace. The rights of each and every nation freely and quietly trading with each other stood first upon all occasions. Bel ligerents could only step in to override these rights when permission to do so was absolutely necessary for the actual prosecution of military or naval ope rations. This was a simple principle, upon which ultimately (perhaps not immediately) these ques tions must be decided. Mr. HALL, in the course of some further discus sion relative to the blockade, strongly protested against the principle of a neutral Power stepping in and interfering in the quarrels of another nation, and taking action to prevent the legitimate Govern ment of any State from reducing to obedience any portion of its subjects. Mr. EWART denounced the stoppage of Charleston harbour as an atrocious act. He said he hoped that in these civilised times he would never see harbours which had been given by the Almighty to the whole world permanently blocked up, which he very much feared was the case in this instance. Mr. MACFIE, on the part of the Council, dis claimed any Northern or Southern bias in their treatment of the question. Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—WhiIst the fishermen of Filey were pursuing. their daily avocations out at sea a few days ago, in their small cobles, the wind suddenly rose, and veered round to the south-east, which brought on a tre mendous sea. The most intense anxiety was felt on shore for their safety, and soon twelve noble fellows manned the lifeboat belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, and at once rowed through the breakers to the spot where the cobles were. The lifeboat followed_ them closely as they carefully made their way through the rolling sea to the shore, which they providentially reached in safety. Too much praise cannot be given to the crow of the lifeboat for their disinterested and manly act, 'for in her absence, had any of the cobles been capsized, the poor fellows must have inevitably perished. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills.—The Right Road to Health.—ln selecting the most appropriate medi cine for a particular ailment there may be some difficulty, unless'one can be found to purify, regulate, and strengthen. Holloway's Pills possess and exert these three qualifica tions in an extraordinary degree. They enable the stomach to digest any ordinary food, they increase the secretory powers of the liver, cleanse the blood, expel all morbid matters, and throw Into the circulation the purest elements for sustaining and repairing the frame, and preserving it from unnecessary " wear and tear." These inestimable Pills are especially useful in broken bodily health, where the system is out of order without any assignable cause. - With this knowledge none should trifle with life or death, THE BRAZILS. From the Rio papers we learn that on the night of the sth and Gth ult. a fall of rain occurred to an extent never before experienced. On the same night a ball was being given at the Hotel Braganza to celebrate the arrival of the magistrates and others of the nobility. About 2 o'clock in the morning, during the dancing of the Lancers, the ball-room was suddenly inundated, the ladies being forced to get on to chairs and into the orchestra. As can readily be imagined, the confusion was immense ; in a few moments the water in the room was two feet deep, and many ♦aluable jewels were lost. The ladies, who were all very wet, were eventually carried in the arms of the people to the upper rooms of the hotel. Many of the houses and warehouses in the principal street were also inundated, and the loss of sugar and other property was very great. In the house of M. Ignacio Papai the water rose to the second story. The rush of water aroused many per sons from their slumbers, and they were compelled to seek safety in their night attire. Within two hours after the water began to recede and the river had resumed its original condition. In reference to the sales and stock of coffee, the Eio de 'Janeiro fournald the 7th of January says:—" In the few days from the sailing of the French steamer Estra madam, on the 25th of December, up to the end of the month, there was very little done, the sales being only 20,000 bags, the dealers maintaining with firmness their pretensions. This month, so far, there are no sales, and,:though accounts are not unfavourable- from consuming markets, still the fear of war between England and the United States prevents exporters from operating at the present high prices current. On the other hand, the coffee dealers, influenced by the diminished arrivals of coffee from the interior, and still more by the almost impassable state of the roads, owing to the late fearfully heavy rains, show no disposition to give way; we must, therefore, consider our quotations entirely nominal, and the same as on the 23d of December last. The arrivals from the 24th of December to the 4th of January were 34,518 bags, of 5 arrobas each, or about 2,876 sacks per day. The total exports of coffee from Rio de Janeiro were 2,085,974 bags in 1861, against 2,150,188 in 1860, equal to 148,998 tons in 1861, against 153,585 in 1860. The stock in Rio was large—say, 320,000 to 340,000 bags in dealers' hands for sale, but so confident were they of short supplies from January to July that when the mail left on the 9th of Janu ary they firmly . maintained their pretensions." her could be seen on tae second morning after her loss. The master's certificate was lost with the ship.—l have, &c., JAMES TRAILL. I concur. Hy. LlA.nßis, Nautical Assessor. To the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, &c., &c. BAIL WAYS AND OTHER COMPANIES. BELFAST AND NDRTHERN COUNTIES. The report of the drectors states that, notwith standing the depressor in the commerce of the country and the opering of a new route from Bel fast to Londonderry, they are enabled to pay the same rate of dividendthat was declared at the two previous general meetings, and have reason to be satisfied with the ?respects of the undertaking. The total receipts from all sources of traffic during the half year amounted £55,856. The extreme wetness of the past summer and autumn prevented much of the usual p easure traffic passing over the line, which, with tie diminution in the number of ordinary passengers, has materially affected the re ceipts. The directors believe that this falling off is bat temporary, and look forward to a better return from this source of income with a revival in the trade of the district. No comparison of receipts and expenditure with those of previous statements can be made, as this is the first half year during which they have had the entire line through to London derry. The improvements and necessary works on the Portrush line are progressing, and will be com pleted before spring. The revenue account, after paying all charges against it, including interest on loans, &c., and rent of Londonderry and Coleraine line, shows a balance of £20,838 available for divi dend, of which the 4 per cent. preference shares will absorb £3,000, and they propose to pay a dividend on the ordinary shares at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, amounting to £13,725, and carry £2.805 to the credit of the reserve fund, making that account £lO,OOO, and leaving £1,308 for the next half year. The capital account shows that £992,999 had been received to the 31st Dec., and and £1,049,726 expended, leaving a balance of £56,727 against the company. The revenue ac• count for the half year ending the 31st Dec. last shows that £55,856 had been received, and £23,420 expended in working charges, £6,598 paid for in terest on loans, and £5,000 for rent of the London derry and Coleraine line, leaving, as above, a balance of £20,838. OFFICIAL REPORT. THE SCHOONER SPARKLING FOAM. GREENWICH POLICE COURT, JAN. 30. My Lords.—l have the honour to transmit, for your lordships' information, the:evidence adduced before me on the investigation into the loss of the schooner Sparkling Foam, on the 23d of December last, on or in the neighbourhood of Margate Sand, and to report the conclusions to which, with the assis tance of Captain Harris as Nautical Assessor, I have come with respect to the conduct of the Master, as connected with the loss of the ship. The Sparkling Foam was a schooner of 188 tons burthen, built in the year 1858, at Jacobstadt, in Finland, and pur chased by her present owners. Mr. George Timothy Sims and another, in the early part of last year. The tow-rope, the breaking of which caused the loss of the ship, was part of her furniture when pur chased, and is said to have been then to all appear ance nearly new. When produced in evidence, it had the appearance of decay in parts, and could hardly be considered capable of bearing heavy straining or violent jerks in towing. The crew of the schooner consisted of the Master, Fraser Mackie, holding a master's certificate of service, one mate, holding a master's certificate of service, and six sea men, The schooner left London at 5 a.m. of the 23d of last December, with a general cargo, bound for Berbice. On leaving dock her draught of water was 10 feet 6 inches aft, and about nine feet forward. She was under the charge of Mr. William Fairbairn, an able and experienced Trinity House Pilot, who was unfortunately drowned when the ship broke upon the sands. After stopping at Gravesend for an hour to pick up a seaman (who was also subse quently drowned) the schooner proceeded en her voyage, and passed the Girdler Light probably about 5 p.m., though this, and in fact every other circumstance connected with her navigation, even to the exact place where she went aground, is left in the greatest uncertainty by reason of the extra ordinary contradictions between the story told by those on board the schooner on the one hand and that told by those on board the tug on the other. It is quite impossible to reconcile these stories with each other, or either of them with entire probability, and by the death of the pilot, we are left to conjecture the true cause of the ship's loss, and the degree in which (if at all) any one besides himself could be held responsible for it. The extent to which the two narratives, that of the tug and that of the schooner, contradict each other, may be judged of by the op posite accounts given of the breaking of the tow rope and of the final disappearance of the vessel — those on board the tug asserting that the rope broke four times before the ship touched the ground, and that, after the rope broke the last time, she passed under the tug's stern with her head to the northward, and making way for half a mile, as if running up channel ; whilst, on the contrary, the crew of the schooner contend that the rope broke only thrice, the• third time being after she took the ground, and that, after taking the ground, her head cast to the southward in the direction of Margate Lights, and t hat she never moved from that spot till she broke up. Between such conflicting state ments, when the object of each party seems to throw blame on the other, the only safe course in judging of the master's responsibility is to confide ourselves to his own admissions and the evidence of his crew, and to such facts as are fairly to be deduced from an impartial source. Looking at the case in this light, it may be assumed that the following leading facts are proved, viz. :-Istly. That it was blowing a strong breeze from the eastward, with a heavy sea on, when the schooner was passing down the Prince's Channel. 2dly. That the rope with which she was being towed, though of sufficient size, was not trustworthy, and that from 25 to 30 fathoms of tow-rope, which was all that was given out, was not sufficient scope in such weather. 3dly. That though the master at starting is not shown to have been aware of any defect or insufficiency of the rope, he must have been made aware of this by its repeatedly breaking. 4thly. That, notwithstand ing the repeated warning of the dangers of proceed ing in tow under such circumstances, no attempt was made to anchor or run up channel. And lastly. That, in consequence of the imperfection of the rope, or, as the master alleges, of the improper manner of towing (which, however, if true, would have been an additional reason for not proceeding), the ship gets aground, and goes to pieces with the loss of two lives. This is a state of facts upon which, if there had been no pilot on board, the master could hardly have escaped censure. It is impossible to conjecture what explanation the pilot, had he survived, could have given to justify him self and reconcile his conduct with the character given him. In the absence of evidence exonerat ing the pilot under such circumstances, it would be unjust to condemn the master, particularly as he stated that he did suggest to the pilot the propriety of coming to an anchor. If such a suggestion was offered it would make the conduct of the pilot more reprehensible as well as more accountable, though his disregard of it would not, I conceive, justify the master in insisting upon this suggestion being fol lowed. Upon the whole circumstances of the case, therefore, as far as we have been enabled to ascer tain them, the only conclusion which can be come to, consistently with the recognised doctrine of law in reference to this subject, is, that the master of the Sparkling Foam is not chargeable with a de fault,o the lo ss meaning of the statute, in respect the the vessel, he having a properly qua i d pil ot o n n board, wh ose prov i nce it was to de termine the of course to b e pursue d, an d w ho, it is ifi t h to be presumed, did determine to pursue the course which terminated unhappily in the loss of the ship I and of his own life, and that of another person.t will be observed that the master did what lay in his power to ,save the lives of those on board. Nothing could be done for the vessel, whiels broke up very quickly, and hardly a vestige of DUTCH RHENISH. The receipts for the fortnight ending January 15, 1862, amounted to £6,432, and for the correspond ing period of last year to £5,829, showing an in crease of £602. The receipts since the commence ment of the present book year, on the Ist of May, including the above, amounted to £145,927, show ing an increase as compared with the corresponding period of last year of £15,966. The working ex penses for the fortnight amounted to £3,223, or 50 per cent. of the receipts, and for the correspond ing period of last year to £2,918, or 50,04 per cent., showing an increase of £305. The working expenses from the Ist of May, 1861, to the 16th of January, 1862, amounted to £53,419, or 36.47 per cent. of the receipts. The working expenses for the year 1860-61 were 38.42 per cent. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday the following bills were disposed of by the Examining Barristers : EASTERN COUNTIES.—For two new lines in Mid dlesex, the first commencing by a junction with the Northern and Eastern at Tottenham, and ter minating by a junction with the North London at Hackney ; the second commencing at Edmonston and terminating at Tottenham. To raise on shares £160,000, and to borrow £53,300; also to subscribe to the North London extension £300,000, and £lOO,OOO on loan. METROPOLITAN.—To acquire lands and houses in the parishes of St. Sepulchre and St. Botolph, Alderagate, near the northern side of Long lane, be tween Charter-house-street and Doswell-street, near the western side of Coppice-row, and to raise £300,000 by the creation of preference shares. RICHMANSWORTH, AMERSHAM, AND CIIESHAM. —For a line between these places, with a capital of £91,000 and loan of £31,000, and for arrangements with the London and North Western. The other bills passed were those of the London Railway Depot and Storehouses (for the relinquish ment of the street and railway they were authorized to make by their Act of 1860, in favour of the Corporation of London, who undertake to do it) ; Llanidloes and Newtown, Mid-Wales, and Manchester and Milford (a joint station at Llanid loes, and to raise £32,000); Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and Fife and Kinross (amalgamation); Newry and Armagh (deviations); Uxbridge and Rickmansworth (deviations) ; West Midland and Severn Valley (to alter terms of lease); Somerset Central and Dorset Central (amalgamation); Severn and Wye (to enlarge harbour at Lydney); London, Tilbury, and Southend; Llanelly ; Deeside, The railway bills withdrawn were the Marton and Harbury ; the Fermoy; and Cork, Middleton, and Fermoy Junction. WESTERN BANK OF SCOTLAND. A special meeting of the partners, for the pur pose of receiving the resignation of Mr. Robert Lumsden, as one of the liquidators, was held on Saturday, in Glasgow—Mr. W. Eying, chairman of the shareholders' committee, in the chair. The report issued by the committee in November last was approved ; and the chairman, in moving that Mr. Lumsden's resignation be accepted, adverted to the zeal and energy which he had displayed, in common with his brother liquidators, in winding up the affairs of the bank. Ile congratulated the shareholders on the diminished amount of their liabilities, the whole amounting to only about £50,000, and even of this comparatively small sum it was certain that a large part would not ulti mately come against them, The long-pending case between this bank and the Ayrshire Bank was now happily set at rest, the Ayrshire Bank having paid them, as a compromise for all claims, the sum of £lO,OOO, in addition to about £8,400 which they had in hand. It was the intention of the liquida tors to make another return of £lO a share to those who were entitled to receive it, and which would include some parties who did not par ticipate in the dividend of £25 a share, made on the Ist of July last. This payment would probably be made early in March. A vote of thanks having been passed to Mr. Lums den, he remarked that the success of the liquidation had resulted from the most honourable and courage ous way in which the shareholders had met the tremendous demands made upon them to pay all those liabilities which had been contracted in their name and upon their responsibility. Considering the number of the shareholders, and the number of peculiar circumstances under which they have been involved in unexpected liabilities,:it was perfectly wonderful how very few defaulters there were, and but very few endeavoured to shirk their fair share of responsibility. (Hear, hear.) WESTMINSTER PALACE HOTEL. The half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at the Hotel, Victoria-street, Westminster; Viscount Chelsea in the chair. The Secretary read the report, an abstract of which has already appeared. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said it was so very full that it was unnecessary for him to offer any remarks upon it. A SHAREHOLDER asked whether the rates, amounting► to £l,OOO, were for the year or for the half-year; because, if for the latter, it 'would be a very severe tax to pay £2,000 a-year. The CHAIRMAN said those rates and taxes were for the half-year. Mr. CROUCH (an auditor) thought the sum paid for servants was enormous. They had to pay for 50 servants, which, with their board, came to about £4,000 a-year, and they received back from the visitors only £1,600, thus leaving a deficiency of £2,400 a-year. This was the only item in the accounts they could cut down. 6everai shareholders urged the directors to exer- cise the strictest economy, and, after considerable discussion, the report was adopted. The retiring directors were re-elected, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. THE EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL FOR MURDER IN FRANCE. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) The most intense excitement has been created throughout France by the trial of a man named Martin Dumollard, a labourer, who, for the last eight'years has been in the habit of murdering and robbing servant girls under the pretence of con ducting them to good situations. Fifteen cases of murder or attempted murder are alleged against him, and it is,suspected that he must be guilty of many more crimes of a similar nature. His wife was indicted as an accomplice. The trial, which took place at Bourg, in the department of Ain, commenced on Wednesday last, and was brought to a close on Saturday. Dumollard, whose hair and beard were rugged and unkempt, is 52 years of age. He was attired at the trial in a blue blouse. He regarded the audience in cowl with a dull and stupid gaze, and, although he is represented as a man of unusual acuteness and cunning . . his counte nance denoted only the lowest passions. HIS wife has nothing striking in her appearance. She Was attired during the trial in the costume ordinarily worn by countrywomen in France. The following account of the extraordinary and unparalleled charges against the prisoners is obtained from, the official acte d'accusation. On the 25th of May, 1861, about 11 o'clock at night, a woman knocked at the door of M. Joly, an inhabitant of the vil lage of Ballau, and asked for shelter and pro tection from an assassin, out of whose hands she stated she had escaped in a miraculous manner. The terror depicted in her countenance, her disordered garments, and the bruises on various parts of her body bore witness to the reality of the danger which she had encountered. The name of this woman, who was a stranger to that part of the country, was Marie Pichon. She was at once taken before the police authorities at Montluel, to whom she made the following astounding state ment :—She had (she said) come from Lyons, where she had been living as a domestic servant. That same morning, as she was crossing the Bridge de la Guillotiere, she was accosted by a countryman, clad in a blue blouse, with a hump on his back, and hav ing a scar and a swelling on his upper lip. This person inquired of her the address of a certain re• gistry-office, and took the opportunity of entering into conversation with her. He told her that he was employed as a gardener at a chateau near Montluel, and that he had been sent to Lyons by his master for the purpose of engaging a domestic servant. The place was a most advantageous one, the wages being 2150 f. a year, besides perquisites ; the work was easy, and consisted mainly in attend ing to three cows. Thrown off her guard by these unexpected proposals and the apparent simplicity of the stranger, Marie Pichon accepted the tempt ing offer. She at once got ready her box of clothes, and an hour or two afterwards, accompanied by her guide, took the train to Montluel, where they ar rived soon after nightfall. The man, putting the box upon his shoulder, told Marie to follow him, saying that he intended to take a short out to their destination. Suddenly, after having proceeded for a long time through lonely and unfrequented ways, and after having passed across several ploughed fields, the stranger stopped in the middle of a mea dow and laid down the box, saying that he was too tired to carry it any further, but that he would go for it the next morning and take it to the cha teau. They then resumed their journey, but this incident caused Marie to feel somewhat uneasy. Soon afterwards they came to a hill and began to ascend it. Marie Pichon observed that her com panion seemed anxious that she should.go first. She had before remarked that he had armed himself with a heavy stick, and now she noticed that he stooped down several times to pick up stones. When they had proceeded a few paces further on she saw him thrust his hand under his blouse, as though he were about to draw forth a weapon. Terrified be yond measure, she stopped and said, " I see you have deceived me. I will go no further." " We have arrived at our destination," replied the stranger, at the same time stretching out his arms in the direction of his victim, who saw that a cord with a slip knot was above her head. She instinc tively dropped a bandbox and an umbrella which she was carrying, and, raising both her hands above her head, arrested the fall of the diabolical instru ment of murder. As it was, however, her bonnet was dragged off her head. Marie Pichon then took to flight. She fell several times and bruised herself severely, but on hearing the footsteps of her pur suer she summoned up all her energies and resumed her headlong flight through the darkness. At last, to her relief, she beheld a light in a cottage win dow, and in a minute more she was safe under the roof of M. Joly, in the village of Ballau, which soon became the scene of the most intense excitement. The search made for the box and the other articles was altogether fruitless. The disappearance of these so soon after the commission:of the crime seemed to indicate that the culprit was not far distant, and this supposition was strengthened by the evident fact that he was perfectly acquainted with the neighbourhood. Above all, the attack upon Marie Pichon called to the minds of all a great number of cases of the same kind which had been made on previous occasions in the same locality. The cir cumstance of all the victims being domestic ser vants, the similitude of the manoeuvres by which they were lured on, and the singular fact that the assailant had been always described in the same manner—all these tended irresistibly to the conclu sion that the attack from which Marie Pichon had providentially escaped was the most recent of a series of crimes which their authors had systematically pursued. The attention of the officers of justice was soon directed to the occupiers of a house situate at Mollard, a hamlet in the commune of Dagnoux, and in the vicinity of the place to which the woman Pichon had been led on the night of the 25th May. The neighbours looked with suspicion and distrust upon this house in consequence of the my stery and silence maintained by its inmates. The bad character of the man who resided there, coupled with the grave and dissimulated behaviour of his wife, the strange nocturnal excursions of the hus band, and, lastly, the striking resemblance he bore to the description of the malefactor who was " wanted," induced the juge de paix to proceed to the house of this man—Martin Dumollard, who had already been twice convicted of robbery—and to demand of him an account of how he had em ployed his time on the day and night of the 25th of May. The embarrassed manner of Dumollard and his wife, their evasive and contradictory replies, and the presence in their abode of a quantity of various articles, seemed to confirm the suspicions which were entertained. Dumollard was arrested ' and forthwith conveyed to Trevoux, where he was confronted, on the evening of the same day, with Marie Pichon, who immediately recognised him as the man who had made the attempt upon her life. The evidence of identity was corroborated by the ' testimony of several persons who had seen him in Lyons in the company of his intended victim on the day in question. The obstinate denial opposed to this conclusive evidence by Dumollard is the less to be wondered at when it is considered that his mind was occupied as much with this isolated crime as with the frightful acts which he had previously committed. The woman, who had compromised herself by her false and contradictory statements, and also by the anxiety she evinced to conceal cer tain suspicious articles, was likewise taken into custody. Several searches were made in the house, and resulted in the discovery of a large quan tity of clothes, linen, trunks, boxes, fragments of lace, and - other articles, all likely to have belonged to domestic servants. Among these spoils, of which many bore traces of blood, particular atten tion was directed to some garters of different form and colour, which appeared to have belonged to different persons. The police also found some pieces of stuff which had been taken from the box of Marie Pichon, and also articles of clothing belonging to women who had been assassinated. The crimes which were subsequently brought to light extended over the period between February, 1855, and May, 1861. The aete d'accusation recounts a large num ber of these murders and attempted murders, among the most remarkable of which is that of Marie Baday, a young servant of Lyons, and the attempt upon the life of Olympe Alabert, another servant. The latter girl, being deceived by the promise of 250 f. wages, unhesitatingly departed with her pre tended guide and after a long journey they arrived at nightfall in the environs of Tramoyes. They were approaching the forest of Alontaveral, where some days previously the bleeding body of Marie Baday had been discovered, when, affrighted by the soli tude of the place, Olympe Alabert declared that she would proceed no further, and suddenly quitting her companion she fled into a neighbouring farm house. The acte d'accusation then enters into par ticulars of two successive attempts made in the months of October and November, lBss , the obje c t s being two servant girls , Josephine Charlety and Jeanne Marie Bourgeois. Both of them escaped by flight frcm the consequences of their imprudent confidence, and both lost their luggage and money. The acte d'accusation goes on to say that from No vember, 1856, to the close of the year 1858, no crime committed by the accused has been publicly charged against him. In December, 1858, however, he re sumed his diabolical avocation, for, engaging a young servantmaid at Lyons, he conducted her to the wood of Montbain, and there, in the middle of the night, he first violated her and then, having wounded her, buried her while she was still alive. After tracing a number of robberies committed by the same means wom.....iftebeliftwirromA - 01.• —the victims slways servants decoyed from Lyons —who only es.vped death by flight and leaving their property in the hands of the .accused, the acts cl 'accusation /that. 's the particulars of the last mur der committed by h im on the night of Feb. 2§, 1861, and concludes by a tating that duriv,g the eight years in which the ,prisoner had pursued his career of crime six of hit t victims had been murdered after being violated, and nine other girls pro videntially escaped fro m their assailant, though four of the latter number . were compelled to leave in tres were substantiated by his hands the propetuy which had excited his cupidity. The above chi b the evidence of about 70 witnesses, the principal facts being extracted frog i the wife of Dumollard, who was subjected to a lenothened examination. BOURG% FEB. 1. The trial was brought to a cf.lse to-day. Dumol lard was condemned to death, and wife to 20 years' imprisonment, with hard labour. COUNIBI MARKIE2S. -4 , - GLOUCESTER—FEB. 1. A fair supply of English wheat, and trade very dull,lbut prices may be considered unaltered. Foreign was still less inquired for, and in some instances is per qr. lower. Oats a slow sale; also barley and beans. CHELMSFORD—JAM. 31. A Tqir supply of wheat, which was taken off slowly, the best ss'lmples maintaining lato rates, a,nd inferior quali ties slightVi cheaper than last week. Sp.ring corn of all descriptions unaltered. Wheat, old wi7.1ite...308 60s Peas, Partridge- ...37s 41s „ w ... —49 s 67s White ....... 398 45 s old red...,• • 298 52s Boiling . ......418 47s 54s 63s Dun ..,.368 40s new ...... L. Barley 30 ) : 398_ Ditto new ...... • - s —s Chevalier ..30s .428 Beans, Tick, old ..35s 41s Grinding . .24s 3'as , n0w..35s 41s Malt 6ls 0781 Harrow Ticks ..37s 438 Chevalier . 64s 69s new .. 378 42s Oats 23s 308 Mazagan,..., 32 358 COLCIIESTER—FEn. I. To-day a small supply of wheat, and late prices were supported for all dry samples ; inferior sorts a slow sale. Fine barley maintains its price, but in small supply ; and middling samples unchanged in price. Beans dull, and the shade lower. Peas were the same as last week. Wheat, white. s4s 68s Beans, Mazagan ..36s 40s red 46s 64s middle & small.4oB 44s Barley . . 36s 42s Peas, white 38s 4014 Oats ..... . —s gray 380 42a KIRKCALDY GRAIN—FEB. I. We had a moderate supply to day of wheat and bar ley, but good of oats. Sales for wheat slow, at a reduetioa of is per qr. Barley and oats' at:Previous prices. Wheat. Bark . v. Oats. First....42s Od 24s 64 1 I 20s Od Second ..48s Od 29s 6d 228110 d Third....6os Od 32s Od 26s 6d, ARKETt the close et the market Walla End. s. d. South Ke1100...... . l6 0 South Whitworth. • • •l5 0 Cassop .. ... „ ... 16 0 Hetton .. .....• •17 0 Tunstall Whitworth 1 5 0 Hunwick l4 1C• 0 H o ugh Hall K elloe Gosforth 14 South Hetton 17 Haswell . 17 0 Trimdon Thornley...• 14 3 Keiper Grange.... ..15 9 Russel's Het ton 16 3 Eden l5 9 Acorn Close., • • .15 9 Wharnclille .. ........ 14 6 Braddyll's Hotta( 16 3 Lam bt on •.„.. 16 6 Caradoc .... ...... .., •16 3 ITurswell,.. .......... 13 0 292; sold, 205. COAL M. allots of Coal per Ton at s. d. Conon Hartley 15 0 Bate's West Hartley 14 9 Burnhope Gas 12 0 Walker Primrose 12 6 Tanfield Moor Butes l3 0 North Pelton .. 13 0 Hastings Hartley l5 6 Wylam ..15 0 West Wylam 13 6 Buddle's West Hartley 15 6 Lambert's West Hart- ley l5 Davison's West Hart _ ley .. 15 9 Howard's West Hart- ley ....15 Bell's Primrose ......12 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ....15 6 Carr's Hartley 15 6 Craighead Steam 14 6 Holywell ..16 7 Eden Main ...15 6 Ships at market, FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Fob. 18. via Marseilles ... Feb. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet........ March 6. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena..Mareb 3. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Feb. 18%. via Marseilles ...Feb. 13; Falkland Islands March 6. Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Feb. 10. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Feb. 184 via Marseilles Feb. 13.• India (Bombay), via Southampton Feb. 10. via Marseilles Feb. 4. Lisbon Feb. 11. Malta, Egypt, and Men, via Southampton Feb. 10. via Marseilles Feb. 4. Newfoundland .. Feb. 5. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Feb. 5. by U.S. packet by Canadian packet Feb. --. W.C. of Africa, Madeira and Teneriffe Feb. 10. Bahamas, via New York , Feb. 13. Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Feb. 13. California, and British C01umbi....... MURDER IN SHROPSHIRE.—Yeaterday two Irish man, named Jack Tolley and Peter Tolley, were brought up at Shrewsbury, before Mr. Hopo Edwards and Itir, Campbell, magistrates for the county, on a charge of having murdered a man named John Preece. It appeared that the deceased was a labourer on the Shrewsbury and Hereford Company's line of railway, and on Sunday, the 26th ult., had been working in a ballast hole to get out gravel to make a portion of the double line now in the course of construc tion. When night came on he went with some of his fel low workmen to a publichouse in the village of bonningtes, known as the Bridge Inn, where they met the prisoners, with a number of other persons. They sat drink . ** toge ther until about 9 o'clock at night, when they ill went away. They had not proceeded more than about 305 yards along the road when the two prisoners and Preece Ind a dispute and a fight. The deceased, in his statement made on oath before a magistrate, assettod that after a few blovre had been struck Jack Tolley stabbed him. The reason the_. had quarrelled was because one of the Tolleys had said that Preece could not do so much work as the other men. After the deceased was stabbed he felt his belt hurt him, and ho called a man named Fox to cut it, which ho did. Dr. Glover, on reaching the place, found Preece lying on his left side in the road, with a wound between two and three inches in length on the rigb t side, passing through the rec tus musslo and a little below the naval. He had no hope of Preece recovering, and he died on Wednesday morning. Evidence was adduced as to the arrest of the pri oners, and the magistrates affirmed the verdict of the coroner's jury by sending Jack Tolley to the assizes for trial on a charge of wilful murder , but, as there was no evidence against Peter Tolley, he was discharged. A BARRISTER . DISBARRED FOR BREACH OF PRO FESSIONAL ETIQUETTE.—It is announced that Mr. Clay don, a barrister, who has for some time past practised in the County Court and Petty Sessions Courts in the town of Wolverhampton and the district, has been disbarred in the past faw days by the benchers of Lincoln's-inn. Mr. Clay don has not unfrequently taken cases without the customary instructions from attorneys, and complaints have been made of this practice to the judge of the County Court. During the hearing of an insolvency petition in the Wolverhampton County Court, last July, Mr. Claydon publicly announced that he should continue the practice, unless it could be shown that he was acting wrongly. The judge (Mr. A. M. Skinner, Q.C.) said that, as a benchcr of Lincoln's-inn, he could not but take cognisance of the challenge, and at once drew up a statement of the case, which, if wo mistake not he submitted to Mr. Claydon. This statement having been forwarded to the benchers, they have, after hearing evi dence, decided in a manner that, it is announced, will pre vent Mr. Claydon from continuing to practise the profession of a barrister. We understand that Mr. Claydon has ex pressed his resolve to appeal against the decision of the benchers.—Birminyhant _Daily Post, Elcctro-plating is a remarkable instance of utilised mag netic power, so also Is Herring's magnetic brush. Dr. Has san remarks, "I regard them as the most perfect brushes hitherto made, as respects their mechanical construction and their maguetical action." They arc the remedy for grey hair, neuralgia, rheumatism, .te. N.B.—Counterfeits are being made. Offices, 32, Basingliall-street, London. BIRTHS. BURCKRARDT.—On the 2d inst., at Yelverton Lodge, Twickenham, the wife of Adolphus A. Burckhardt, Esq. of a son. BANDCOCK.—On the Ist inst., at 41, Dawson-street, Dub lin, the wife of the Hon. Robert Handcock, of a daugh ter. ROSE.—On the 2d inst., at Upper Tooting, the wife of Alderman Rose, of a daughter. STAVELEY.—On the Ist inst., at 23, Kensington-gardens square, the wife of T. G. Staveley, Esq., of a daughter, MARRIAGES. BUTLER—AMPIILETT.—On the Ist inst., at St. Mary's, Newington, George Butler, Esq., of Camberwell, Sur rey, to Eliza Maria, only daughter of the late John Am - phlett, EN., of Mont House, Worcestershire. DE KEYSERLPIERON.—On the Ist inst., at Brussells, Mr. Polydore De Keyser, of the Royal Hotel, London, to Louise, daughter of M. Isidore Pieron, of Brussels. DEATHS. ARCHER.--On the 3d inst., at 38, Lime .street, city, Mr. James Archer, aged 77- ArxrivsoN.—On the Ist inst., Francis Atkinson, Esq., of 3, Endslcigh-street, Tavistock-square, aged 72. Bsowsr.r--On the 2d inst., at 7, Brixton-rise, Wm. Brown, Esq., aged 71. DEXTER:—On the 2d inst., at llighgate, John C. Dexter, Esq., aged 65. DixoN.--On the Ist inst., at Bayswater, Charles Dixon Esq., Of Ceylon, aged 43. HYDE.— On tho Ist inst., Charles James Hyde, Esq. M.R.C.S., aged 57. RIDDEL.—On the Ist inst., suddenly, Wm. Riddel, of 5, Elgin-crescent, Notting-hill, aged 57. - - - LoNnor : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TIM SuN OMe,e, No. 112,Strani, in the Precinct of the Savoy 1n tbp County 91 Aliddlcoex Tuegidith reDrutiry 4, IN% ~~.~,