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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 5. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from Plymouth in favour of the enfranchisement of copy holds. ___ ----- RIBBONISII IN IRELAND. The Marquis of WESTMEATH wished to know from some member of her Majesty's Government whether it was their intention to give increased powers to the Lord-Lieutenant for putting down the system of rib bonism in Ireland, which now prevailed to an alarming extent? Earl GREY' said it was impossible to give anything like a satisfactory answer to thi s question, as the result of the Special Commission had only been known that day. COURT OF CEfANCERY. The LORD CHANCELLOR announced that a Bill would be laid before their Lordships on Friday next, founded upon the report of the Equity Commi ss i oners . L or d BROUGH.A.NI said he cordially concurred in the recommendation of the Commissioners. REPLY TO THE ADDRESS. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER brought up the reply of her Majesty to the Address voted by their Lordships, in answer to the Speech from the Throne. It waa as follows: " My Lords, I thank you for your loyal and dutiful Address, and it shall be at all times my earnest desire to co-operate with you in measures calculated to pro moto the prosperity end happiness of my people." The reply was ordered to be entered upon the minutes of Ike House. THE KAFIR WAR. The Duke of WELLINGTON wished to take that opportunity of expressing his hearty approval in the proceedings of Sir Harry Smith at the Cape.—(Hear, hear.) The ability and courage of that gallant general were too well known and appreciated to need any encomiums from him ; but, after what had passed in their Lordships' House the other night, he felt bound to come forward and bear his testimony to the able and efficient services which Sir Harry Smith had rendered his country while serving in a much less subordinate position than that which he had recently occupied.—(Hear, hear.) In the Peninsula and in India Sir Harry Smith displayed abilities as a soldier of the highest order, and though in this protracted Kafir war he and his army had not yet succeeded in restoring tranquillity to the colony, no one could say that either he or they had shown any want of skill or courage during their disastrous campaign. He had had some experience in wood warfare, and he knew that opening roads in these countries was one of the first steps to be taken; and the only fault he had to find with Sir Harry Smith's operations was that he had not taken this step. The war in the Cape had come to that point, that unless such a measure were adopted, there could be no peace in that part of the world, nor enjoyment of social l ife . It wouldtake time to adopt it, and it would enta il ex pense, but he was convinced that that expense, in itself not one-tenth of the expense of a single campaign, would secure peace. Lord LYNDHURST inquired whether the papers on the table contained an account of the proceedings of the Legislative Council .. Earl GREY said that there were two sets of papers, one containing the warlike proceedings, and the other contained the proceedings of the Council. INDIAN AFFAIRS. The Emil of ELLZNBOROUGH wished to know what member of the Government would answer any question put with regard to Indian affairs. Earl GREY said that if the Noble Earl would give notice of any question which he might have to put, some member of the Government, he could not say which, would answer it. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH then gave notice that he should on Tuesday night put several questions to the Government relating to the renewal of the East India Company's Charter, and also relative to the rela tions of her Majesty's Government with the Court of Ave. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. Lord CRANWOR [EI brought in a Bill to make some particular amendments in the Municipal Corpora tions Act. COUNTY COURTS. Lord BROUGHAM made some observations on the groat advantages which had resulted from the operation of County Courts, and moved for a return of the amount of business transacted by them in regard to cases of bankruptcy. Tim returns were accordingly ordered. LEGAL REFORM. The LORD CHANCELLOR brought in a Bill, en titled the Common Law Procedure Bill, which was founded upon the Tenon of the Commissioners who were appointed to inquire into the practice and procedure of the courts of law at Westminster. He intimated this was only one of a series of Bills he intended to intro duce. Lord CAMPBELL expressed his satisfaction that the Noble Lord had Drought in, at so early a period of the session, a Bill from which he believed the arcatest benefit might be exp-cted, in regard to the admiinstration of the common law. Ho inquired whether he proposed to bring in a Bill to provide that 'he payment of officers of the courts of law should be by fees and not by salavies, an improvement which he considered would be highly beneficial. The LORD CITANCELLOR said the effect of the Bill would be to diminish the flies very con.iderably. The Chancery Amendment Bill would substitute salaries for fees in regard to the clerics of the Chancery Court. The Bill was th'n read a liar time. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. The LORD CIiANCELLOR also brought in a Bill to annihilate the orricf, of Secrktary of Bankruptcy, and to annihilate the salary of twe Registrar. After a brief conversation the 13i11 was read a first time. CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES OF LAND.- II ELANI). On the motion of L ‘rd AIONTEAGLE certain re• turns relating to consolidated annuities on land in Ire land were ordered. REGN TRATION OF ASSURANCES. In reply to a question put by a NoBLE Loup, Lord CAMPBELL said he was happy to be able to state that a Bill i❑ reference to the registration of as surances would be brought into the House of Commons by the Master of the Rolls early in the session. Hs should add that he (Lord Campbell) was entirely in favour of the Bill, and hoped it would become the law of the land, believing it would be the foundation of the law of real property. —(Hear, hear.) Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 5. The SPEAKER ZOok the Chair at F_Air o'clock. A number of private Bills were brought in and read first time. PETITIONS. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh in favour of an Pxtonsion of the suffrage. Mr. ADDERLEY presented a petition of Go o d Rope, praying that the promise d from constitution theCape for th at colony m,- be carried into immediate effect. Mr. W. MlLEg y presented a petition from Somerset• shire, pr ay i ng that peeper lunatics might be confined i n proper lunatic asylums. Lord DUDLEY N OTICES OF MOTION. STUAR i: gave notice that on an early day he should move for the production of say Pa pers that may have been received from foreign Govern- J uana relative to the residence of political refugees. Colonel SIBTRORP gave notice that next week be should move for a return of the expenses attendant upon the removal of the Marble Arch from Buckinham Pa lace to Hyde-park. g Mr. MO e WAleave T o gave notice th a t on an early day he should mov for t bring in a Bill to imp rove th e of the metropoli s . water supply PRESERVED MEAT. Mr. MILES moved for returns showing the date and terms of the contract for preserved meat for the use of navy with Goldner, also, the quantities her Majesty's issued since the commencement of the above c quantities fit for use, as well as thoenqtruact, aPeoiling the ned or returned into store as unfit *ties either condem ned of her Majesty's stores or ships whe for use, from any then at home or abroad; of the quantity of cases, if any, th e contractor has been allowed to wi t h draw salt store; provisions o f o tom_ from he r M a j es ty's stores afte r havin g su pp lied the same, stating ho w l on g such cases a a d t e plaints, If any , ma d e of the issued to h er M a j es ty's ships on the West India station s tate of th e in during th e year 19 51, thuvi j o g the extra quantity issued to ma k e up the regulatedallowance, and the Ar a ;esty's account ; quantities co n d emned or so ld o n her J and the contract prices of beef and pork for the years 1848, 1849, 1850, and 1851.—Agreed to. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND IRELAND. Mr. HERBERT wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home De partment if Government had received any communica tions relative to laying down the electric telegraph be tween England and Ireland? Sir GEORGE GREY said he had received several proposals from different parties on the subject. These parties were anxious to know what assistance Govern ment was disposed to render them in the matter, but he had delayed returning any answers until he had ascer tained which was the most likely company to carry out the project. H e admitted that it was highly desirable that such a communication should be established. LIBRARY COMMITTEE. Sir R. H. INGLIS moved the re - appointment of th e '▪ ibrkrY Committee as follows:—" That v. Standing Committee of 16 Members be appointed, to assist Mr. Speake r in the direction of the Library, and to whom shall be referred all matters relating thereto:—Sir Ro bert narry Inglis, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Goulburn, Sir r rees Graham, the Lord Advocate, Viscount Mahon, .ta . Attorne.y. ✓ine, Mr. Monekton Milne*, General. Mr. Pendarves, Sir Wm. Somer- DandaSir .rn. 1.7 Mr. Gladstone, Sir David - —l.l ...Jim.. and M Clive. Five to be m , 1 n the qu a, orum."— A. ,.. BEER_ Kreed to HOUSE'S IN SCOTLAND. Mr. FORBES m AcK , ENZIE move d that the House , now resolve itself into a Committee , to • 1 deration the sale of beer in ittltse:d9 to take into consi- Mr. SPOP ~, ~ uded the motion. Mr' EttrmEllb the 1 7: 1 1 \t _ , LO e motion. He thought no case had beerkm B-Pp or the. necessity of legislation on this sttbieot A fV4 3 4o there had he should oppose any 1 attempt to nlovre re ' t,kr„ Mr. EWART isles!: hoped ti iiii, the Hon. Member would offer some explOts to the House before he pro- Mr. with this Bill. - 1 Mr. F. MACKENZIE LezPl.9.lusd that this was s 1 maims whioh had pissed WO 49nse of Lot Loads las le Na THE SUN, sion, but had been brought into this House too late to be considered. The House then went into Committee, and leave was given to bring in a Bill on the subject. COUNTY RATES. Mr. FRESHFIELD obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to the assessment and collec tion of county rates in England and Wales. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The Address in reply to the Queen's Speech was con sidered and agreed to. SUPPLIES. On the motion of Mr. CORNEWALL LEWIS, it was agreed that the House should go into Committee to-morrow to consider and report on the supplies to be granted to her Majesty. ARMY AND NAVY. Mr. HUME inquired whether it was the intention of the Government to carry out any of the recommendations in regard to the army and navy, which were made by the Committee which sat nearly three years? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that nearly all the recommendations of the Committee had been already adopted. TREATY FOR COPYRIGHTS. Lord J. RUSSELL laid upon the table of the House the proposed treaty with France in regard to copyrights. SAFETY OF THE CHANDELIERS. Sir J. PAKINGTON inquired whether the Noble Lord at the head of the Woous and Forests could assure the House, that the lamps suspended from the ceiling were safe, and that there was no danger of their falling upon the heads of Members. Lord SEYMOUR said, in consequence of the state ment made yesterday that one of the chandeliers had fallen down and gone through the fluor, be had made inquiries on the subject, and he had received a paper, signed by the clerk of the works, and the contrac tor and the foreman engaged in suspending the chandeliers, stating that no such occurrence had hap pened, and that they were perfectly secure and safe. It appeared, however, that, on the 3rd January,while fixing one of them, a workman let fall a piece of iron which went through the floor. Mr. B. OSBORNE said he did not make the state ment on his own authority, but on that of a Member of the Government, the Member for Lichfield, whose authority was the seconder of the Address. Mr. HUME asked whether any steps had been taken to improve the ventilation of the House? A motion was, however, made to adjourn the House, which was put and agreed to. The House then adjourned. FRANCE. The Ministers of Justice, War, and the Interior have addressed the following circular to the Pro cureurs- Ge n eraux : " Monsieur le Procureur-Genikral,—Animated with the desire of putting an end to the difficulties which have been caused by the numerous arrests which have been made in consequence of the late disturbances, and of seeing society delivered from the pernicious elements which threaten to dissolve it, the Go vernment wishes that a decision shall be come to in the shortest possible delay on the fate of all the individuals compromised in the insurrectionary move ment, or attempts at disturbance which have taken place since the 2d of December. Already, by a circular of the 29th nit., inserted in the Moniteur, the Minister of the Interior has given orders to the Prefects to imme diately set at liberty all those prisoners whom they shall consider to have been only led astray, and who may be released without any danger to public security. The prefects have hastened to re spond on this subject to the intentions of the Prince President, and those who have not yet done so, will order the immediate release of all those who may be set at liberty without any further examination, and give an account of the same as soon as possible to the Ministers of the Interior and of War. After the execu tion of this measure there will remain in the prisons cer tain persons more or less compromised, with regard to whom it is also desirable to come to a prompt determina tion. The Government has thought that, in order to reconcile at the same time the interest of justice, of general safety, and of humanity, that it cannot do better than confide the trial of these prisoners in each department to a kind of mixed tribunal, composed of functionaries of different orders, sufficiently connected with the places where the facts have occurred to be able to appreciate their real character, and sufficiently high placed in the hierarchy to understand the im portance of such a mission, to resolutely accept the re sponsibility of it, and to offer to society as to individuals every guarantee of intelligence and impartiality. In order to leave to these departmental commissions free liberty of appreciation, all the judicial, administrative, and military authorities who have been up to this time charged to examine into the late events, such as the military commission!, the examining magistrate!, &c., are now completely to cease their operations. All the documents connected with the examinations which they have already gone into will be immediately sent to the prefectures, to be there placed at the disposal of the commission. The following is the manner in which this commission will be formed, and the manner in which it is to proceed:— " 1. The commission will be composed at the chief town of a military division, of the commandant of the di vision of the prefect, and of the procureur-general or procureur of the Republic ; at the chief town of court of appeal which shall not be the chief town of a military division, of the prefect of the military commandant of the department, and of the procureur general ; in all the other departments, of the prefect, the military command ant, and the procureur of the ltepvblic of the chief town. " 2. The Commission thus composed will assemble at the hall of the prefecture. There it will call for all the documents which have been placed at its disposal, either by the parquets, by the military commissions, or by the civil administrations; and, afier a mature examination, it will take with regard to each prisoner a decision, which shall be transcribed on a register, with the motives in stipport, of it, and which shall be signed by three members. If in the case of some of the prisoners the documents collected . are not sufficiently explanatory it will order more information to be obtained, which may be done by any judicial, administrative, or military agent, indistinctly • " 3. The measures which may be applied according to the degree of culpability, the political and private ante cedents, and the family position of the accused, are the following:—Being sent before the Councils of War, transportation to Cayenne, transportation to Algeria (two classes, expressed by the words more, less), expul sion from France, momentary removal from the terri tory, the obligation to reside in a determined locality, being sent before the correctional police, being placed under the surveillance of the Ministerial department of police, and being set at liberty. However, the commission will send before the Councils of War only such individuals as are evidently guilty of murder or an attempt to murder, and will pronounce transportation to Cayenne only on such of the accused as have been previously tried and condemned by the ordinary courts of law. In the departments which have not been declared in a state of siege transportation to Cayenne shall be pronounced against individuals of the first category, even when not previously tried and con demned by the ordinary courts of justice. "4. As soon as the deliberations shall have been closed, a list o f t h e matters d ec id e d on s h a ll b e d rawn u p la triplicate and sent to the Ministers of Justice, Inte rior, and War. The said list shall contain-Ist, the names, place of birth, and place of residence of the ac cused; 2d, the decision come to in each case; and 3d, in a column for observations, a suc c inct sketch of the trial, and, particularly, the motives which may have deter mined thu commission t o pl ace t h e accused on t h e cate goryindicated in the decision, so that the Government may judge of the merit of the several classifications. " 5. The present instructions have been deliberated on in common by the Ministers of Justice, Interior, and War; they are consequently to be executed by the designated functionaries dependent on the three departments. These functionaries will have to be perfectly penetrated with the double motive which has dictated them; accord amongst all the authorities, in order to co-operate in agreat measure of j ustice and general safety; and rapidity in com ing to a decision, in order to terminate as quickly :as possible a situation which cannot last any longer. The Government reckons sufficiently on the intelligence and devotedness of the members composing the commission, to be convinced that they will proceed together in a perfect understanding, and with all the activity pos sible towards the end which is to be attained. The Go vernment desires to have the fate of all the incrimi• nated persons decided at latest by the end of February. "6. These instructions are not applicable to the de partments composing the first military division. For the other departments, they are to replace those which may have been hitherto sent on the same subject to the heads o f the Departments of Justice, the Interior, and v o e ic trtay, and which are to be now considered null and " Receive, Monsieur le Procureur-G6Aral, nee of o ur distinguished consideration. the assur. Annsmuccx, Minister of Justice. A. DE S T . A RNAUD, Minister of War. T . DR PERSIGNY, Minister of the Interior." Prussian Governmentmbteeer The follow' G ERMANY. circular addressed by the all l the states of the Zollve nig is th co ast, in consequence of the at the tren a c t le V se ie d i , n o a f : t — he ~ a ua r t of P rus sia rein on the sth Dece mber ~ By a note, a copy of svhinclitor convocation of a customs 28th ult., the Austrian envoy re mitted to the Government of his has which he received from his Court t sty the instructions (a copy of which is likewise enclogoend the 25th ult. which inform the Government of the win) ---instructions cation of a new tariff of the Austrian cugstof the publi cation intention of the Imperial Governmen t to and of Vienna, at the commencement of the year, deliber ati ons at ns on a customs and co mmercial association, to be ratio eluded b e tween Austria an d the German States. "11" " Before taking any resolution in this important af fair the Government of the K in g considers it n eces s ar y to call t o m i n d, i n the first instance, the delibera ti ons which took pl ac e at the general co nference of th e states () tthe Zillv ere i n on the subject of the formation of commercial relations between the Zollverein and Austria, Now, • hese deliberations it w as observed, in t such being entered in the proces verbal on the subject , t h; t that the Zll ----there was no objection 0 vt,rign shou ld enter upon negotiations with the Austrian Government relative to the conclusion of a trtaty for • commerce and that such negotiat ions Prussia, should be coaduct e d b y Bavaria, and Sax on y , under reserve to the concurrence rrence of the plenipotenti aries of the other states of the c Zoilverein, if the latter should h desire it; on the other and, no resolution was passed on the motion which proposed that the treaty in question should be concluded on the basis pro posed by Bavaria and Saxon y , position made by the Prussian pleni potentiary and the pro position to, it bein g further decided was ad ottwisie, l watio, and 44z9127 oh _ th atthe Governments II " Si*. St 1413 AA' LONDON, derstanding between themselves on this subject and corn municate the result of their deliberations to the other states of the Zollverein. Although this resolution, as well as the deliberations which preceded it, had in view only the conclusion of a commercial treaty with Austria, whereas the Imperial Court appears to propose the con clusion of a treaty, not merely with the Z illverein, but likewise with the other German States, the Government of the King would nevertheless have decided to proceed to the preparatory deliberations with the Governments of Bavaria and Saxony, which is spoken of in the above re solution, and this for the purpose of being able to open ne gotiations with the Imperial Government on the basis of the result of the said deliberations, and of the declarations to be made on this subject by the other Governments of the Zollverein, if it were not perfectly convinced that the present situation of the Zollverein, which has changed essentially since the deliberations of the general confer ence, made it impossible for his Majesty's Government to concur with any chance of success in such delibera tions at the present moment, and has compelled it to de cline for the present the invitation addressed to it by the Austrian Government, which it has accordingly done in a dispatch dated this day (a copy of which is enclosed), which dispatch was addressed to the King's Minister at Vienna, and communicated in duplicate to the Austrian Ambassador at Berlin. " There is but little to add to the details contained in the said dispatch. " A treaty of commerce with Austria such as the Aus trian Government proposes, and such as we ourselves conceive, should be concluded on a very extensive basis, and COLISt quen tly comprise numerous reciprocal con cessions, which, in order to brieg about a satisfac tory result, should be able to count on a long duration, quite independent of every species of eventuality. But this certainty cannot be obtained except in such case where the state of affairs which must be laid down for the starting point of the negotiations shall remain un changed throughout the whole of that period, and it is precisely this certainty which is wanting at the present moment, and which, moreover, cannot possibly be ob tained, until after the deliberations on the maintenance of the Zollverein. " The Government of the King has not hesitated to enter for a period not exceeding the close of the year 1853 into negotiations on the subject of treaties of com merce which concern only the maintenance or unimportant modifications of the status quo—such, for instance, as those concluded with Belgium and the Netherlands. A period as short as this would be utterly incompatible with the character of the negotiations to be entered into with Austria. (Signed) IRELAND. " ' MAN TE IMPEL." DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.— CLOSE OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION AT MONAGHAN.—At the sitting of the court yesterday morning, the jury who had been locked up all night in the case of Francis Kelly, for the mur der of Mr. Bateson, were called into court, when the foreman, in reply to the Clerk of the Crown, stated that they hart not agreed, and they were ordered to retire once more to their room. The two prisoners, Patrick Thornton, and Thomas Hodgens, who had been arrested by the police on Thurs day behind a hedge on the road to Castleblaney, were then placed at the bar, and indicted for illegally having a blunderbuss in their possession within a proclaimed district. The Attorney-General stated the case, and examined some witnesses; for the prosecution. The case for the Crown having closed, the prisoner Hodgens, in answer to the Clerk of the Crown, said they had no witnesses, as they had no time to send for them. The jury, without leaving the box, immediately handed down a verdict of guilty. Chief Justice Blackburne then sentenced the pri soners to two years' imprisonment and hard labour, and informed them that the Lord-Lieutenant had power by the special provisions of the Act, to alter the ordinary place of the imprisonment and labour to one of a much severer character. The prisoners were then removed, and the Court was adjourned for a short time. Shortly after twelve o'clock at noon the judges came into court, and it having been intimated that the jury in the case of Francis Kelly had not agreed, and; Dr. Bodin, a medical gentleman, having deposed that two of theta were seriously unwell, they were discharged, and the prisoner was ordered back to gaol, and the special commission declared adjourned. The correspondent of the Louth Advertiser says—" I understand seven of the jury were for an acquittal. The two prisoners, Francis Kelly and Owen Kelly, will be tried at the ensuing assizes of Monaghan. There was no application to have them admitted to bail. The special commission has cost the county about 3,000/. The Judges, accompanied by the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General, returned to Dublin yesterday (Tues day) evening. They were escorted from the town of Monaghan, to the railway station at Castleblayney, by a troop of dragoons." ILLNESS OF FATHER MATHEW.--The Dublin Even• ing Post says:—" A letter from Cork, dated last evening. received by a gentleman in this city, states that he had just heard the afflicting intelligence of the death of Father Mathew; but we earnestly hope that the report was unfounded, and that the life of this benefactor of the human race may long be spared." The Cork papers which came to hand this morning make no mention even of the Reverend Gentleman's illness. UOVERNOR OF THE FOUR COURTS MARSHALSEA.— At length the vacancy in the Marshalsea, caused by the death of Mr. J. D. Mullen, has been filled by the ap pointment of Captain Clements, a relative of the Earl of Charlemont. The present salary is 870/. per annum, with a residence, bat likely to be reduced to 750/. ARREST OF MR. JAMES BlRCEL—Yesterday Mr. J. Birch, late proprietor of the World newspaper, and plaintiff in the recent action against Sir William Somer ville, Chief Secretary for Ireland, was arrested on a bench warrant, at the suit of Mrs. French, daughter of Mr. Brewster, Q.C., who had addressed the jury for the de fendant in teat action. It is said that this was the first time the gent!eman slept in his own house since the war rant was iasued for hia apprehension. DUBLIN, TRURSDAY. — KINSALE ELECTION.--.The writ for a new election in the borough of Kinsale, in the room of Mr. B. Hawes, was dispatched from the Harm per-office yesterday evening. The election will take place early next week. Mr. C HAMB RE. — Yesterday evening Mr. Chambre was so tar recovered as to be able to sit up in his drawing room. The slug which had entered his eye, and which it was feared had penetrated into the brain, has passed out behind the ear, FATHER MATHEW.—The Cork Examiner of yester day announces that Father Mathew has recovered " from the severe attack from which he suffered on Sunday last." ILLNESS OF TH E B ISHOP O F M E A TH .—Th e E ven i ng Mail says—,. We are informed that the Bishop of Meath, in consequence of his late dangerous illness, has been prohibited by his medical attendants from attend ing his Parliamentary duties for some time." PROSECUTION AGAINST MR. JAMES Bincrt.—Yester day Mr. Birch, proprietor of the late World newspaper, who had been arrested on the previous day on a beech warrant for a libel on Mrs. French, was admitted to bail, himself in 2001. and two sureties in 1004 each, to abide his trial is the Court of Queen's Bench. A STANDING NAVY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—The leading article in your paper of last Saturday, on the system of maintaining the British navy, is calculated to do immense good. You will, perhaps, be aware that I am in a position to inform you that great has been its effect on the Board of Admiralty, and that the change you recommend will ere long be adopted As a seamen and an Englishman I don't know how to express my thankfulness at finding your able and powerful pen taking the only true and rational view of the state, condition, and government of the British navy. The press teems with letters about invasion, about arms, and other similar topics; but whether we have peace or war, it deeply concerns the public to know if the navy is made as efficient as possible, and whether it might not be more economically governed. There is no argument in favour of a regular or stand ing army that may not be still more strongly urged, both on the grounds of economy and efficiency, in favour of a regular navy, which ours is not. No one in the Admiralty has yet been found who has ventured to deny that the breaking up our ships and crews every three years increases the expenditure of the navy about one sixth. Neither have they been able to refute the assertion that this method is also the most ingenious ,device for rendering the navy inefficient. As a professional man I give it as my opinion that even at this moment we should be better with half the number of ships-of-war we have lying rotting in ordinary, and with two-thirds fewer officers. Our seamen should be entered for the same length of service as the soldier, without reference to paying off this ship or commissioning that, and the ships should be repaired when they require it without any fixed rules in commissioning or paying off. At this moment it is still further of immense im portance to the public to know how it is, that whilst the French have a highly efficient set of admirals, with but 30 in the whole various grades, we cannot find an efficient admiral, though we have so many hundreds that it is difficult to give an account of them. The simple fact, then, is (and I almost think the subject may be worth another leading article from your powerful pen) that the rule of promotion in the French navy is the reverse of ours. Their junior officers, as a general rule, are promoted by seniority, but their flag officers are all selected as the most efficient men in the prime of life, from the captains' list, and at a fixed age are put on a separate pension list. I would bring to your notice this important point, that the French make their admirals at the average age of 40 (the age of Nelson). The English now make their admirals at the average age of 70. Here, then, is the secret why the French find 30 admirals sufficient. The French wisely say, it is of the the most country efficthieanttthe men adtmheirca country no great m oment that the j un i o r officers should be promoted by sel ec ti on, as th e y only act under orders, but they d eem it of vital importance to th e . s afety of be In En g l an d , strange to say , w e would seem to o ls and tr y admit that th e junior officers must be selected, but with our admi ra l s i t is of no sor t o f co nsequence. It g c e a n n e rals should produce. is plain that the time is not far distant when these simple but all-important facts will have their weight ; truth cannot be stifled in this country, and the people will soon think of demandi ng a good article for their money. name, AB elloloSed, gar* 7 k nown to you ; FRIDAY I need not say it would not be safe for me to sign it here. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, London, Feb. 3. A. B. THE MARCHIONESS OF BATH AND THE, VICARAGE OF FROME. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, —Although various conTaments have been pub lished on this subject, it has not yet been made ma nifest in what capacity the Marchioness of Bath has exercised the right of presentation ; and as the subject is one of great interest, not only to the parishioners of Frome, but to every other Protestant community in the realm, perhaps you will afford the following remarks a place in your valuable journal. First, it was alleged that the Marchioness made the appoint ment as her son's guardian, subsequently, it was al leged, as trustee, and ultimately, it was insinuated, as owner of the advowson. Now, Sir, if it be main tained that it was made as " guardian," it may be observed that " a guardian cannot present to a vacant living in right of the infant heir (Co. Litt. b. 29, Ed. 111. c. 5, and 3, Inst. 156) ; but " this must be done by himself." (1, Inst. 89, a, Shapland v. Ryols, bro. Jac. 98 ; and Hearle v. Green, 3 Atkyn's Chancery, Repts. p. 710.)—1f as trustee, it is almost unneces sary to observe, that there are few cases which come before the Courts that involve points of greater legal nicety than those relative to the duties and powers of trustees; and thi s case , p er h a p s , th ere ma y h ave been either misconception or ill advice.—lf as owner of the advowson, it will naturally excite astonish ment, as we find that the Longleat E s tate w as not broughtinto the family by the Marchioness of Batb ; our records inform us, that it has been in possession of the noble hou se o f Thy nne f o r u p w ard s o f t wo centuries, having been purchased of Sir Thomas Vava sour, by Sir Th omas Thy nne , A.D., 1609 ; and th a t the right of presentation of the vicarage of the Church of Frome (which, it may be observed, was vested in the crown from the time of the dissolution of the Abbey of Cirencester, 31, Henry Bth, of which it was anciently a possession, until the reign of James Ist), was granted by letters patent to Sir Thomas Thynne; and this right of pre sentation it is considered has been exercised without interruption by the right heirs of the said Sir Thomas Thynne, from the reign of King James until the present time. Dispositions of the estate may have been occasionally made by family settlements and testamentary instruments, but whether such dis position be of sufficient force to oust the present heir of a right conferred by Royal Grant, is a question wortby of grave consideration, not only as regards Frome, but many other lay presentations still extant, more particularly those of infant heirs. It appears, however, that the Bishop of Bath and Wells has expressed his intention to institute Mr. Bennett, d ec l ar i ng hi m self satisfied that the Reverend Gentleman is attached "to all the doctrines of the Church of England, repudiating all Romish doctrines." Now, Sir, I perceive by the respectful and dignified remonstrance addressed to the Bishop, by the clergy and laity o f F rome , that amongst other objectionable passages to be found in Mr. Bennett's writings i s th e followin g :—" All ideas of the Bible, and the dispens ing of the Bible, as in itself a means of propagating Christianity, are a fiction and an absurdity?' Surely, Sir, it may be fearlessly asserted that language similar to that j us t c it e d h as not been enunciated even by any Roma n ec cl e siastic, since the days of the Council of Tr en t, w h en " t h e Bible was called by one P o pi s h prelate, At ramen t u m mortuun?; dead ink ; anot h er said, Scripture est res inanimis et mute,' a dumb inanimate thing ; and a thirdimpi ously menti one d the sacred volume as nigrum E yangehum; the black Gospel. (L u d ov i cu s in Concilio Tridentino.) See Bishop J ewe ll' s Ap o logia . E cclesim Aglicanm." Isaacson' s e dit. Surely, Sir, it might have b een reasonably expected by a Christian community, that the bishop would have ex acted some public renuncia tions of th e above-cited sentiments, ere he deemed their author wortby of his sacred approval—th at a f ter having read and given his best attention t o th e memorial, he would have required some disavowal, however slight, of such pernicious p r i nc i p l es, and regret for the promulgation and diffu s i on thereof, ere he assured the memorialists he was " fully satisfied that Mr. B ennett has a firm attachment to all the doctrines of the Church of England, repudiating all R omish doctri nes ." As suming, Sir, that the Marchioness of Bath i s en ti t l e d . to this presentation, it is hoped that her Ladyship will reconsider her appointment ; and this hope is induced by the fact, that the Noble Marchioness stated in reply to the address presented by th e c l ergy and laity of Frome that she received with s i ncere regret the communication. It is true that in the reply it was added, " it cannot be revoked," never theless it may be satisfactory to her Ladyship to learn that a presentation may be varied or r evo k e d. " There is no doubt," said Chief Justice de Grey, " but that by our law a lay patron may revoke his presentation at any time." (See " Rogers agst. Holled and ors ," 2 Wm. Bla , 1.040.) Even the Canon Law allows the patron to vary the presentation, (Lyndw. c. 3, t. vi., p. 138.) But by the common law of England it is expressly held that the patron may revoke. (Latch's Repts., 192.) Belgravia. A PROTESTANT. P.S.—lt now appears that Mr. Bennet has been inducted; that circumstance, however, does not affect the question to which this lamentable case has given rise, for, if a presentation be originally erro neous, inductio n and i ns tit u ti on d oes not cure th e e rror. The vicar must show a good title to the heir when he becomes of full age, and to any other person of whom he may claim tithes, fees, &c. &c. LONDON and COUNTY BANKING COMPANY. . Th e usual company preliminaries,dpie half -yearly genera l meet i ng o f th e pro prietorswas held yesterday, at the Lon don Y , Es q ,, q., M.P., in the chair. Th e SECRETARY read t h e report, w hi c h s t a t e d that After o t f Tavern;hethisusual j. s a r the net profit of the bank for the half-year ending 1851, amounted to . 13,101/. 14 s. 9 d . The directors recom mended a d i vidend of 6 per cent. per annum f o r the half-year ending 31st December, 1851, and a bonus of 1/. per cent., both free of income-tax, should be de clared, which would leave 2,2304 Is. 3d. to be carried to the guarantee fund, Which would thereby be increased to 38,4871. 2s. 4d. During last au t um n the company had made an acqu isition of the business of the Berks Union Banking Corapa n .., y and their respective branches, from which considerable benefit might be anticipated to the establishment. The directors had been induced, at the instan ce of many respectable inhabitants of the locality, to establis h a branch at Paddington, and they h a d thought i t j ud ic ioas to close six minor branches. Th e CHAIRDIAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the statement, which the meeting had Just heard, proved that the institution was in a state of pro gressive prosperity. The bank at the close of the year was in a sound and satisfactory state. He attributed the success of the company to the probity and judgment of the directors, as we --n as to the efficiency of the officers. J. G G itIFFI 7 , Esq., seconded the motion, which, after some discussion , was agreed to, and thanks bei n g voted to the Chairman, the meeting closed. MORTALITY of Uncert ain OF DEATHS ,„-- FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED 111 THE WEEK "'.ING SATURDAY, JAN. 31, 1552. E p id em i c , Endemic, an d in the METROPOLIS. Conta g io u s Diseases ... *215 Diseases Seat ... ... ••• "' 39 Tubercular Diseases ... ... ... ..,, ... 169 Di seas es of the Brain, N erves , an d S e nses.'.. ... 105 Di sea ses of the Heart a n d Bl oo d- vesse ls ••• ••• 35 nce Respiration ••• ... ... ... ... ••• 176 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... .. ••• .• " ••• ", Di seas es of the Lungs , and other Organs of Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. •„, •••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &a. ... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &O. ..• ••• "• Malformations... • ••• ••• ••• Premature Birth ... ... •• ••• ••• 24 Atrophy ••• ••• 31 ••• ••• ••• ••• Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 46 Sudden ... ••• ... ... ••• ••• .. 3 Violence, Privation Cold and Intemperance ... 16 ifiCauses not spee d ' es. ••• ••• ••• ••• •.• 13 ... 12 ... 10 ... 7 ... 5 1 DEATIIS FROM ILL CAu ... 8 .. E .: 9 — 17429 40 2 e7 Deaths 1n eon's- Deaths Population West Districts... sponding week in of 1851. Week. E C N a e o n s r t t t r h a Central Districtsl i i s i t S r r e i t 4 3 4 8 9 9 3: 5 2 3 2 5 9 2 6 6 • . . 188 .. . 221 214 .. . 199 South Districts.. 616,635 ... 318 .. . 275 Totals... •.... 2,362,236 ••• 1,041 ... 1,002 Males ••• ••• ••• ••• 501 ••• Females ... ••• ••• ••• 501 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ••• ••• ••• ••• 822 F e males *** iii• Ill• ... •t• ••• 794 Total ...1,616 *ln this number are included 27 by Scarlatina, 36 by Typhus Foyer, 13 by Diarrhoea, and 2 by Cholera. ItahteeSHIPPING DISASTERS ON THE WELSH COAST.—The 5, 130 E1 eyere gales have been productive of serious disasters to of I 'g on the c oast of W variousales, and the var ious harbours forrse shipping have been crowded with vessels which h ave p ut in ' elter, having sustained more or less dam a g e. At Thorn Island, at the entrance of Milford Haven, the George and Francis ( hiorton, master), of and from Chepsto w to Dublin, was totally lost, the crew taking to the boat and barely escaping with life. The wreck did not escape the plundering propensities of some pe rsons, who stole a qu antit y of the materials. The haven - has been crowded with vessels, as likewise have the roads at Penarth. Several vessels received damage at the Mumbles. The Southern Whale Fishery Company have re ceived intelligence from their agent at Sydney, that one of their vessels, the Earl of Hardwicke, had be an e d n sispoakboenutin2lsoa litit:daew3ick4 deewg.o built south andfor longitude 159 p l 4o s9 n deg. 40 min. east, bound to the Auckl an d Islands, " a full ship . " The Earl of tons, old aleaq uargen t t 1 EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1852 LAW INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 5. (Sittings at Nisi nibs, before L')rd Chief Baron PoL- Loci( and Special Jurie.) THE QUEEN V. HEREIN. This was an information against the defendant for smuggling upwards of 11,0001bs. of tobacco, valued at 2,260/. The Attorney-General and Mr. Wilde appeared for the Crown; Mr. Collier was Counsel for the defendant. The tobacco, the subject of this information, proved to have been imported in the schooner Swift, of Neath. William Hooper, the mate of the Swift, stated that that vessel left Neath in June last with a cargo of coals for Plymouth. The defendant took a passage on board of her. After passing the Lizard, the captain called the witness down into the cabin. Defendant, who was also present, asked if he was willing to go over to Jersey after some tobacco, and offered him 101. for the job. Witness consented. They then went to Jersey. De fendant went on shore, and on his return requested wit ness to assist in getting the tobacco on board. Witness and the rest of the crew then removed about three tons of coals to make room for the tobacco. They then brought on board about 200 bales of stein tobacco. The defendant came on board tr./ice while the tobacco was being loaded. The Swift then sailed for Plymouth, but p issed it, that it might appear to be coming from Vales. They went up the Tamar, and then landed the tobacco at a place called Worleigh Wood. Defendant was thero assisting, but ho had not come over in the schooner. Ocher evident: , , confirmatory of these facts, having been given, Thi; jury, after hearing his Lordship's summing up, found a verdic for tho Crown. SHERIFFS' COURT, Feb. 5. (13wtore Mr. W. BURCHELL.) EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT.—BULL V. ROLT. This was an action to recover damages for trespass and assault. The defendant suffered judgment to go by default. The plaintiff is a widow lady, keeping a house in Albion-street, Hyde-park-square, and the defendant is the son of a gentleman residing in Hyde-park-gardens. In May last the defendant went to plaintiff, and stated (hat he had been secretly married, and wished to take apartments in her house, and he and a lady took up their abode; the lady conducted herself with the greatest propriety, and if it had not been for the statement of the defendant, plaintiff would not have known but it was Mrs. Rolt. On the 13th of November a dispute arose between the defendant and Mrs. Rolt, and the latter went down into the kitchen in a state of great excite ment, and claimed plaintiff's protection, or she would be murdered. Defendant afterwards went down stairs and (-ndeavoured to force Mrs. Rolt up. Plaintiff insisted on his leaving the place, instead of which he became very violent, and on a female, having a child in her arms, begging Mrs. Rolt to go up stairs, defendant asked her why she interfered, and attempted to strike her, when plaintiff interfered, and detendant struck her and injured her arm, which was bad for three weeks. Plaintiff's daughter then interfered, and defendant threw her down. The disturbance was so great that, on the servant-girl opening the door, the mob rushed into the house. Mrs. Bull, who is the wife of Major Bull, deposed to the above facts, and Mr. Challis, a neighbour, proved the general disturbance in the street. Mr. O'BRIEN addressed the jury for the defendant, and commented on the fact that plaintiff's daughter and other witnesses were present. He urged that the de fendant, from a feeling of delicacy towards the young female who was under his protection, offered to make thy reasonable compensation, which, however, was refused. Emma Sims was called for the defendant, and denied , hat on the day in question she went down to claim the protection of Mrs. Bull, but went down to speak to her. Defendant sent to her to go up stairs, when Mrs. and Hiss Bull said, "Do not go—do not be a fool." Wit ness did not go up immediately, and Mr. bolt went down and offered her his arm. Witness got up off her chair, but Miss Bull pulled her down on her knees, and held her. Mr. Rolt said," Let her go," and plaintiff went over to hold witness, and plaintiff laid hold of ,Ir. Molt. She denied that defendant had used any threat to her on that evening, nor did she see any blow struck in the kitchen. - Mr. SHAW, plaintiff's attorney, cross-examined the witness, but did not shake her testimony. The defendant was called, and stated that previously to the last witness going he had gone down to see the plaintiff, who had charged the defendant's valet with getting fish, &c., from the fishmonger without his know ledge. This, however, was not true. Whe❑ Mrs. Rolt went down, he (defendant) sent for her, and as she did not come up he went down. He denied that he struck any blow. Mrs. Rolt was willing to come up, but plain tiff and her daughter held her down, and a scuffit, took place, but he did not strike a blow. Plaintiff ran out in ,he area, and called " Murder." Elizabeth Morgan, the plaintiff's servant, corrobo rated the evidence. She also proved plantitf had sent ner to the defendant to say that if he would give her 201. she would not proceed, but he was not at home. Plaintiff said she hoped witness would be on her side. Witness said if sha had to go up to court she must tell the truth, and plaintiff replied, " Oh, you are conniving with them." Plaintiff asked witness to say plaintiff was knocked down. Witness fetched a policeman because Hrs. Bull was knocking Mr. Rolt about. Coss-examined--While Mr. and Mrs. Bull were holding Mrs. Rolt down, defendant said, " Emma, come out of this den of infamy." Defendant had never offered her 201. to give evidence in his favour. Robert Hales, defendant's valet, was called, but he was ❑ot present at the time of the alleged assault. Mr. SHAW, for the plaintiff, challenged the defendant to show that there had been one bona tide offer of com pensation. Mr. Martin, clerk to the defendant's attorney, proved that an offer had been made of 501. by Mr. Ballantine, delendaut's attorney; that was, however, entirely to pre vi-nt the case getting to the knowledge of defendant's friends. The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up, and said that either the plaintiff had availed herself of a recent Act of Parliament to give evidence in her own behalf, and by falsehood to extort money, or the defendant's wit• nesses were perjured, and the jury would by their ver dict decide on which side the truth had been told. He then read over the evidence. The jury consulted for twenty minutes, and ultimately gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 201. damages. BULL v. ROLT. This was another action arising out of the same trans action, and was brought b y t h e daughter of the plaintiff in the last case. Mr. SuAw requested an adjournment for a short time, as he said the case would last for a very long time, as he would call all the witnesses, not only those ho had thought unnecessary in the last case, but also those which the defendant might have called and had not done so. During the recess, defendant's counsel then asked the jury whether they had taken into account anything as to special damage for loss of letting lodging•, &c. The jury said the damage was given for the assault only, INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Feb. 5. (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.) THE NEW LAW OF EVIDENCE ACT—IN RE JOHN GRANT. This insolvent was opposed by Mr. Sargood for several creditors, and supported by Mr. Cooke. It was admitted that the arrest in this case was a friendly proceeding by the insolvent's brother-in-law (Thompson), to enable him to take the benefit of the Act. The creditors resided near Banbury, Oxford, where the insolvent lived. Iu the course of the case a point arose under the new Law of Evidence Act. The Commissioner wished to examine the insolvent's wife as to property, and counsel objected, and the statement of Lord Chief Justice Jer vis, as reported in the papers of to-day, was referred to, by which it appeared than fourteen out of the fifteen judges were of opinion that a wife was an inadmissible witness. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS said he had read the re port, but he did not see that any opinion of the judges had been given after solemn argument. Lie had decided in this court that a wife could be heard. Mr. COOKE begged to be heard on the point. It was one of importance, and he contended that a positive en actment, which for one thousand years prevailed against the evidence of a wife, could not be got rid of by a mere negative proposition in the new Act, which stated that a wife, in criminal matters, could not be a witness. The Lord Chancellor had told them how the section was al tered just as the Bill was about to pass, and that it was an oversight that the other clause was allowed to remain as it now appeared. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS said the Lord Chancellor had not told him how it had occurred. Mr. COOKE alluded to what had appeared in the news papers; they could not shut their eyes to what had been stated by the Lord Chancellor on the subject. The Learned Counsel urged upon the Court the danger of admitting wives as witnesses. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS was of opinion that a wife was an admissible witness. lie had read h e a report, but until he saw a solemn decision agai nst them to be examined. admis sibility of wives he should allow He knew that it had been Raid :w thateiatrwd of the oulddisp ea tur e b eof the peace of families, but they never (amities being disturbed because children were examined for and against their parents. d t ,• tao n t d he af c te o r m t m he is c si a o s h e e h r a w d h o e c t c h u er - The wife was examinpe pied some time, he would sustainit twhaeso-pruestition of a man who had come on a friendly arrest. There away from his creditof was an assumption property, but it did not appear to be tangible. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS sustained th e p et i t i on. He wished frie ndl y arrests wore illegal, but the law allowed them. Ultimately the case was adjourned for better accounts, and the insolvent remanded to prison. TIIE /Rim AMELIORATION SOCIETY. —The half yearly meeting of this corporation was held on Tuesday, at the flice, in Waterloo•place. In the absence of Lord de Manley the chair was taken by Mr. Pinney, M.P., who laid a state ment of the present state and future prospects of the society before the proprietary. The rep .irt of the proceedings of the last special meeting was confirmed, and one of the proprie tors, the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Percival, entered into some de tails relative to new and extended purposes to which the charcoal produced from peat have been applied. Votes of thanks to the chairman and directors having been passed the meeting separated. THE UNITERSITIES Or SWEDEN.—A letter from Upsal, in Sweden, 20th ult., states that during the last six : years the number of students in the two universities of Sweden has considerably increased. In 1846 there were only t 800 at Upsal, and 326 at Lu n d ; now t h ere are 1 , 559 at 8. 7 . 11 former place, and 526 at the l a tt er , f orm i ng a t o t a l of 2,0_ _ of whom 481 study theology, 503 l aw, 248 medicine, and 352 3 66 0 3 f the various other science s . Of t h ese 2,085 s tudents, (or more than one-thi r d) are t h e sons of peasan t® , t o t h e ecoleaiaatica, 191 belobs t o th e nobility, au" ?29 kiSnOgiliCt POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Henry Jameson, a hawker, and a reF,pectablc-looking youth named William White, were brought up on a warrant from Birmingham by Ins's( etor Glossop, and placed at the bar before Alderman Humphery, charged, the former on suspicion of being concerned with the latter in stealing 11 diamond rings, value about 4001., the property of Mr. Walton, the goldsmith and jeweller of Ludgate-hill. Mr. Hockley F. ,Wood, of 73, Basinghall-street, ap peared for the prisoners. Christopher Walton said, that on the 17th of October last, about half-past five in the afternoon, he was in his counting-house, his assistant having left the shop, when prisoner White entered the shop. Prosecutor seeing him standing there, beckoned him into the counting-house, when prisoner asked him it he kept plated studs at 2s. 6d. per set; and receiving a reply in the negative, he walked towards the shop door, and the prosecutor thinking he was gone resumed his writing. In about three or tour minutes afterwards he heard a noise of something fal ling, and on going nto the shop found prisoner standing at the nifi.er of the counter, near the window. He col lared prisoner, an I asked him what ho was doing there, when prisoner replied by begging his pardon, and saying he thought prosecutor was coming to serve him. Prose cutor d , cl not believe him, but looked about, and not missing a ything allowed him to go. As soon as he had gee prosecutor, happening to look on the ground, saw a diamond ring near the spot where the prisoner had been standing, which induced him to examine the dia mond ring tray in the window, which he found open end eleven of the rings gone. The trade value of the eleven rings was 322/. at least. He had seen them safe within h .lf an hour previous, as he had had occasion to fill up several vacancies occasioned by sales. No person had entered the shop besides the prisoner, himself, and his assistant. Prosecutor gave immediate information at the Fleet-street police station, and issued handbills offering a reward for the property. He noticed that White wore a peculiar set of studs, a description of which he forwarded to the police of London and the six principal counties, and in about ten days after he seemed a communication from the Birmingham police that White was in custody for a similar offence there, and enclosing one of his shirt studs, which prosecutor recognised as one of the set worn by the youth who en tered his shop on the 17th of October, shortly before he missed the rings. Prosecutor then went to Birmingham, and identified the prisoner White. Inspector Glossop, of the Birmingham police, said White had been sentenced to three months' imprison ment at Birmingham, for being found in a jeweller's shop in that town for an unlawful purpose. At the ex piration of that term, witness lodged a warrant at the prison lodge, and apprehended prisoner on his discharge, and also took into custody Jameson, who was waiting outside the gaol door to receive White. Witness told White the charge against him, and he said he never was in London; but, on being reminded that he had told the gaoler he was at the Exhibition, he admitted he had been to London once for that purpose. Witness found on Jameson a gold cameo ring and 4/. 10s. in money, and was present when White signed the property book at the prison, claiming a gold watch and chain, and a gold mourning ring with the following inscription inside; —" Henry John Richman, at. 69, and Elizabeth, his wife, mt. 73, ob. 23 Nov., 1824." Alderman HUMPHERY asked Jameson where he lived, who replied that he resided with his father and mother at 4, Belmont-row, Hackney-road. A similar question was put to White, which he, by the advice of his solicitor, declined answering. William Fisk, shopman to Mr. Walton, corroborated his master's statement as regarded his absence from the shop in the afternoon in question; and further added, that on going out he left the glass door of the window closed, White came into the shop about one o'clock on the same day, and asked him then if they sold plated studs; and recognising him as having called several times within the previous three months, and each time inquiring for pearl buttons or plated studs, without pur chasing anything, he answered him rather sharply to the effect that they did not. He was having his dinner at the time, and on seeing prisoner go towards the door he returned to his dinner; but not hearing the door shut he looked back, and saw prisoner three parts of the way up the counter. Prisoner, who immediately stopped short on his toes, said, " Can you tell me where I can get them, sir?" Witness referred him to " Lower down," and prisoner then went away. Cross-examined—The goods on the counter were kept in glass cakes, and the window was closed in with glass doors, but they were not always locked. Witness never opened them in the prisoner's presence, Mr. H. F. Wood submitted there was no case against Jameson, and therefore no ground for his detention. Alderman HUaIPIIERY said it was rather a suspicious circumstance that Jameson, a resident of London, should be at Birmingham, and at the prison door, at the identi cal time that White was to receive his discharge. At all evente, he should remand him with White tor a few days, for further inquiries to be made respecting both parties, to discover some clue to the missing prop er ty. An application for the money found upon Jameson to be given up met with a refusal, and the prisoners wero then remanded; but in the course of the afternoon Green, the detective, who had been dispatched to the Hackney-road, returned with the information that Jame son had given a false address, as Belmont-place was not to be found. Alderman nIIMPLIERY announced that he had re ceived for Jane Wilbred a penny subscription of 41. 15s, 11d., collected by members of Lodge No. 1,880 of the Ancient Order of Foresters, held at the Steel Yard Arms, Thames-street. Also a donation to the poor-box of 51., from James Carder, Eq., of Burton, Westmoreland, through Alderman Sir Robert Walter Cardea. The do nation for Jane Wilbred, the Alderman said afforded him the opportunity of increasing the sum invested for her benefit in the Three per Cents., from 66/. 13s. 4d to 72/., of which she will receive the interest half-yearly until she becomes of age, when it will be at her own disposal. SOUTH WAR K. Yesterday John Pill; a journeyman coppersmith, re siding at Single Cottage, Brunswick -street, Horse monger-lane, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett for re examination, charged with attempting to murder Eliza beth Iliff, an aged woman, his mother, by cutting her throat with a razor. The circumstances attending the prisoner's apprehen sion were detailed on the former examination, but the charge was not fully entered into on the occasion, as the complainant was not then expected to survive the injuries inflicted on her throat. Yesterday, however, it was announced that the unfortunate woman was out of danger, and she was conveyed from Guy's Hospital and supported into court, and was accommodated with a seat while giving her evidence. She still appeared to be in a very weakly state, owing to loss of blood, and on being sworn stated as follows:—" I live with my son, the prisoner, in Brunswick-street. On Sunday morn ing, Jan. 25, I was sitting in an arm chair by the parlour fire, between ten and eleven o'clock, when t he prisoner entered the room, came up to me, and d re w something across my 'throat, and I felt wet trickling down my neck. I exclaimed, ' John, what have you done?' and I saw him hastily run out of the apartment and heard him calling out ' murder.' I then saw th a t bl oo d was fl ow i ng from a wound in my throat, and became weak and exhausted, but recollect that some persons came into the room, amongst whom was Mr. greedy, the surgeon, who ex amined and dressed the wound in my throat, and I was afterwards taken on a stretcher to the hospital, where I have remained ever since." In reply to Mr. A'BEcKETT,:the complainant said that she had had no quarrel or misunderstanding on the morning in question with her son ; that for some time past she observed that he was labouring under great depression of spirits, and was occasionally flighty in his conduct; that when he entered her room on the morn ing in question she had her back to the door, and there fore did not see him until she felt something at her throat, and did not see the weapon with which the wound was inflicted. The prisoner never offered her violence before, and he was never confined until the present occasion. Mr. A'BECKETT (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to put any questions to your mother ? The prisoner merely shook his head, and said ho had nothing to tilt her. I was attending on the complainant, an Jane Chandler examined—On the modrnhiandgemcceenetiieonnetde sonar in the act of coming from t go to the kitchen, and when I rheetudrinreedetilensaewf t t h h e e s p p r e i ; her throat was cut, and I ex claimed down her neck that where his mother was sitting. Saw from the blood run ning in John, t he what pushedhave you me b o e n e n ee d e o doing?' d g e ? ' a ' nadndralntroV, and c to lai s m t l o e p d saw him drop the razor produced on the ground between the street door and the garden gate, an d I heard him say " I have killed her." I then w return e d n e t d o the room, and finding the complainant was bl ee di ng fast stated that she from the throat, I ran off for Dr. Preedy, ,ies h ated to In the e h p o l u y s et to thend attended magistrate, upon th e the i t p n a e t n believed tor some time that the prisoner was not in his right mind; and when the witness was asked the reason down the parlour window she thought so, her reply was, that upon a re cen t occa sion,ehad h thepulled t e r d s blind window blinds and r closed again immediately afterwards' e prisoner ope ne d th e m him draw his ar m over the — that she had also seen table and sweep off all the things that were on it. Henry Reed deposed that he was in the kitchen at the time, and heard a scream of " Murder!" and imme diately room, afterwardssawbrandish prisoner i ()lately head, e r d a h n is d m ex o : claiming, "I have donnegiat J az T or h o e ver his prisoner then ran out and dropped the razir, which witness picked up, and afterwards went to the assistance of the complainant, whose throat was cut, and helped her on the bed and attended to her un til t h e s urgeon arrived. The witness also gave it as his opinion that the prisoner was of un., sound mind, and had noticed it for some time, in conse quence of living in the same house with him. Mr. Richard Naggs, doctor at Guy's Hospital, stated that on the day in questio n t he com p lainan t was brought there, and on examination he discovere d two distinct wounds on her throa t, evidentl y inflic t e d with a razor, such as that produced. One of the wo unds, the m ost dangerous, was 3} inches in length, and half an inch in depth; the other was a mere superficial wound. He added that the complainant was now out of danger. Sergeant Bradford gave evidence of the apprehension of the prisoner at some distance from the house where the offence was perpetrated. Tho prisoner, who exhibited great despondency of mind during the examination, and shed te a r s a t it s con clusion, was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court. IMPORTS OF TIMBER INTO LIVERPOOL.---A docu ment prepared by the Liverpool Dock Committee shows that the imports of timber during the last year were 250,068 tons, being an increase over the preceding year of 37,460 tons. The largest timber laden vessel which entered the port was one of 1,600 tow, while the overage tonnage of the ships *All 800. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. Bars Ton, FEB, s.—The market for wheat was less buoyan t, though previous prices «ere maintained. English wheat (new) sold at 44s to 48s per imperial quarter ; foreign white, 46s to 48s ; ditto red (superfine) 40s to 45s ; ditto (fine) ditto, 41s to 43s ; ditto (ordinary) ditto, 3's to 40s; ditto (hard) ditto, 37s to 40s per 480Ibs. Flour was the turn dearer; but the sale slow ; English flour (seconds), 32s to 34s per sack ; Ame rican ditto (sweet), 23s 6d to 24s Cd per barrel. Illalting bar ley was Is to Is 6d, and grinding ditto Is per imperial quarter dearer than last week ; English barley (malting), 293 to 36s per imperial quarter; ditto and foreign (grinding), 26s to 27s per 4001bs. Oats were 6d per quarter higher. Devon and Welsh oats, 17s 6d to ISs 6cl per imperial quarter , Irish white ditto, 19s to 21s per 3201bs ; ditto black ditto, 17s 9d to 18s 3d per imperial quarter. Beans as last week. English beans, 30s to 34s per imperial quarter ; foreign ditto, 27s to 284 p er 4801bs. The averages are—Bristol wheat, 43s 8d ; Gloster, ditto, 415 5d ; Bristol oats, 7s 'Bd ; Gloster ditto, 20s Id; Bristol barley, 31s 2cl; Gloster ditto, 28s 6d ; Bristol beaus, 30s; Gloster ditto, 31s 6d. Loucisuoitoucir, FEB s.—This market was well attended to-clay. Wheat was firm at last week's prices, with good sa le. Barley is higher. Other things much the same. BIRMINGPIAIf, FEB. s.—At Gloucester and Worcester markets, on the 31st, the wheat trade ruled dull, at an advance of is per quarter. Barley is per quarter d ea rer ; and on °at, a similar improvement was realised. B eans an d peas unalte red. During the present week, the f ew t ransac ti ons r eported are at about previous currency. Barley again Is per quarter highq• Oats held for udvanced r a te s , but oily taken in limited quaatt ties. On beans the t urn i s i n f avour o f t h e se ll er . Peas diffi cult to dispose of. At thi s d a y' s mar k e t th er e was a dull supply of wheat from th e f armers , an d t h e t ra de ruled with the turn in favour o f b u y ers; b u t we ma k e no altera t i on in our quotations. Fine barley turn cheaper but grindi.g parcels realised is per quarter more money. Oats 6d to per quarter dearer. Beans firmly maintained their val ue ' Peas dull. UPPINGIIAIII, FEB. 4.—Wheat 403 to 45s • barley 29 to 32s ; oats 18s to 245; bea ns 28 s t o 35 5 . Butter Is to Os Oa per lb ; eggs 22 for Is. LOUTH, FEB. 4.—Whe a t 36 s t o 42 5; b ar l ey 25s to "; oats 15s to 20s ; beans 25s to 30s per qr. NEWARK, FEB. 4.—Wheat, w hit e 46 s t o 51 s , red 436,T 46s ; barley, malting 33s to 368, grinding 24s to 28s ; ri !`"! 245 t., 22s to 235. list., 20s to:21s; beans, old 365 to 3 01 ' new, 32s to 335; malt, 54s to 565; tares, 30s to 325 per 9r• MELTON MOWBBAY, FEB. 3.—Wh ea t, 42s Od to 465, barley, 28s to 325; oats, 20s to 25 5; b e ans, 325 to 361 per qr. Butter 12d to 13d per lb ; eggs 20 to 22 for ls. Lie BOSTON, FEB. 4.—Wheat, red 32s to 41 s Od, white to 465, superfine 48s to 003 ; barley 24 s t o 27 s ; oats, i, 'to s 21s ; beans 26s to 33s ; peas 23s to 28s per qr. LYNN, FEB. 3.—Wheat 36s Od to 43s Od, fine 4 49 ; ° . 465; barley 28s to 335, fine 30s to 335; oats 19s to 24, Od, beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr. EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, FEB. 4.—There was a e xi „ supply of all kinds of grai n i n th e u ar k e t to -d ay. S a l ts were quickly effected, but barley rather dull. The top of w heat the same as last week, and the average 3d down. Barley ° :1 the top Is up, and the average 3d. Oats on the top 2d , &D ee the average Is 8d up. Beans on th e t o p 6d up , an d t h e a rer l % bd. Unsold, 164 qrs wheat, 305 qrs b ar l ey , 74 qrs oa ts, la 52 qrs. beans. Top of Wheat ... •.. 6311 b. 495 Od „ Barley „, „ 57 lb . 32 5 Od „ Oats ... 4111 b. 245 Sd Beans ••• 65ilb. 35s 6 d bet EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 4. The 11 101 A. of cattle was 653, or 87 less than last week. Top price. 6 s current, 6s 6d to Os Od ; secondary and inferior, from , to 5s 6d per Dutch stone. A clearance w as not effect The number of sheep at market this morning 1/ ,, e . 2,170, being 98 less than last week. The demand " 0, very dull, and prices down 2s per head. B es t we dder top price, sid per Ib ; current, 5d to Od; ewes, 4d to 4i A clearance was not effected. CORK, FEB. 4. Barrels. Currency st°// g _ Ls 8 White wheat 215 Od to 00s Od 00 s Od--- 2 0 43 Red wheat l9s Od to 20 a 9d 00 s Od-2 0 "" O Ditto 2os Od to 21s Od O Ditto oos Od t o 00s cd 72 Barley lls 8d to 12s 6d O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od} 003 Od-••• 16 O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od 0 Bere OOl Od to Os Od Os Od 201 Oats 9s 4d to Os 10d 473 Ditto ... 166 Ditto ... los 2d to lOs 9d 135 Pigs, 22s Od to 31s Od 291 6d Per owt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-- OM 0 barrels white w h ea t ; 2 re d ; 30 barley; 0 h e re; it 48 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last wee 372 . Wheat, 974. Barley, 1,079. O ats , 5,947. Pigs, 0. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY. 70' First quality ... 79s First quality 66i Second quality 00 1 Third quality 001 Fourth quality Fifth quality 00 0 Sixth quality oos Sixth quality ............ ... - Return of Cattle sold for week ending Jan. 31. Pigs, 1,022. Sheep, 243. Cows, 99. a'COßY.—Hour—First 124 Od to 14 s Od ; ex tra 15s ai seconds, lOs 6d to 12s Od; households 8 s t o 10 s Od ; thirds 6, to per cwt. Oatmeal 10.6 d tolls; Indian mea l 7 8 Od to 7s 6.3; wbea p meal, Ps 6d to 10s per cwt. Indian corn 71 Os Od to 715 s 0° r" ton. Bran 85s Od to 90s per ton. Hay—Farmers 22s to 31s; averag: 00. ; dealers 40s to 00s Od; average 00s per ton. Straw.— Farss,t,. 12s Od to 161 Od ; average 163; dealers 28. Od to 00, average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 5d to 6111; household loaf 4d to bil i d per 41b. Fresh butter „,_,..„, 8 d 10d per lb. Eggs -5s 6d to 61 Od per hundred. Newport 15s Od ; L y d ney 15s ; Landore 00s ; 123 6d per ton. Tallow 38. Od to 401 Pe r ot Whisky, 25 o. p., 5 s 9d per i mper i a l ga ll o n. Ad m se —Beef 4d to bid; mutton 5d to 6lid ; veal Pry 6d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages bcl Hops 818 s to 9/ Os per cwt. Banor slates 2117 s 6d to 31 5 ton. Bark—Barbary 710 s to 810 s; Valonia 151 to 01; Fr en 61 03 ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 141 to 1 5 s P„er ato ne. red Hemp 29/ to 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to per ditto, 243 to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to „, , . yew) ton. Timber—Memel, 703 per ton ; red pine, ,?„,` der ditto, 2/ 158 per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per Ca l; pi k nk ittl l, Market 18 3 t o 255; salted 20s to 26s p e r ost 3,1-d to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 7d to 8d k Poi Of 10d to 12d. G uano — P eruv i an, 111 Os ; Icha b oa , 81 t° per ton. Tar —Arebangel, 19, per barrel. RAILWAY SHAKE MARKET BRISTOL, FEB. 5. yeti STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market has been ii firm to-d ay, b ut t h ere was little alteration of prices. Tile-- „„ transaction reported was—iristol and Exeter, 86. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market has been ! I ; tremely flat to-day, and there was very little business do.i9rae, The transactions were as follow: - Lancashire and YorkiT i o 62 5 4 - Ditto, Fifths, 7 1 4 dis.—Midland, 50,4 —St (Railway and Canal), New Preference, 6 per cent., 21 4 I Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, N. Div., 20 3 4. M.A. , NCIIESTER, FEB. 5. amount of STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a very small aranti„-„ is business transacted to-day, without material alteratwr o ol, prices. The transactions were as follow :—BirkeoPs'av Latcashire, and Cheshire Junction, 12 5 dis—East shire, Quart ers , 15 t,—Lancashire and Yorkshire , v l,reof Ditto, Fifths, 7% di s. —L ondon and North-Western' mid' Quarters, 3 1 ; i ; p.—Manchest er , B ux t on , M a tl oc k, and - land, 21%. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 5. Im o i n STOCK EXCHANGE.—There w a s littl e or nothing 0 - c i on the share market to-day. The only sale report s 'Change .was—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4A° SEABORNE MAIL S. st4f 4 e° [N signifies that the naafis are sent from the General by the night—end M by the morning--dispatch.] vy ine night—end M by the morning---dispatch.] When made up is ' From what W llOO ---------- PLACES. ' General Post-ofllce port dis - due . London: patched. ~., ----- I ( Liverpool.. .. Feb. S America (by Brit. pkt.)N Feb. 6 ••• .. Liverpool Feb. 19 America (by 'U.S. pkt.) NlFeb. ld :. .. tiouthampt. Feb. 14 America (by U.S. pkt.) M Feb. lath of the month Plymouth March 3 .. .. .. Dover .. Dally Af .iu r e i i c a a n ( dri lh• s e . st . c . o . as . . t . ) .. ... Belgium • • • • •.: 51 9th of the month . , ooutnampt, Feb. .- . i..:T N •., l i i in tn y & 30th of mo. Dover ~ F e b, IS Brazil •• '' ~ m 9th of the month Southarnpt. Feb. 1 " Buenos Ayres •• 34 1 2 d & 17th of month Southampt. Feb. ! 3 Callfornia(via` p 7 14th of month Cape of (food HoP . e .. 11,7 th 17th 27th of mo Dover •• F eb ' ;- Constantinople* • America • • m2d & 17th of men, Southampt. .. N 7th 17th 27th of rno ( Dover Feb. - gilt Central Anne .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri I'll• Channel Isles • • Southampt. ' 1 : 11 ' ,0 M 17thof •' , . the month Southampt. Feb, gilt Chili •• - - 31 8, N,r w : Franca • • • • 'cc daily • • • • Dover • • W c , 0 Plymouth.. March Feb. , 4st , namb c urgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday London • • Ts e ' • at Me g. 2 Holland - •• .. 31 Wednes. & Satur. London • • -- ,, g. 2 Honduras • • •• . Nll7th of the m uth' th m t. , Fe'• -° 9,11/ Ireland .. -M & N'rs,•• d 0 SOU a P ~,w iced N i Twice ally.. .. Holyhead •• ' Feb,23 India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. " 0 India (via Marseilles) N ilth& 24th ef month Dover " Feb. 2 (rests* .. .. Mediterranean (via Southairnto• N 23 I, • . 3 C 2 Oth of the month S ou thaM Fe b ' • Mediterranean (via 1 Marseilles) . N I Feb. 20 . gth& 24th of inonth Dover • ' Feb. b Mexico •• .. .. 312(1 of the month ..ISouthamPt• ' - 16 Madeira .• .. M,9th of the month 'Southampt. Feb. 10 Malta* • S' 7th,17 th,l9th,27th 1 3 Dover Feb. .• •• I & 30th of month Feb. 12 Naples* •• •• •• N, 3 th 15th 25tb am() pover •^ Feb. 12 Papal States* .. .. Nl3th 15th 25th of mo IDover •• " b. 16 Peninsular.. • • .. Ml7th 17th 17th of molSouthampt. Fe 2 0 Peru .. .. .. .. Ml7th of the month SouthaMPt• F eb ' . 12 Tuscany* .. .. .. Nlsth 15th zsth of mo Dover •• Feb. 20 West Indies .. .. 317th of the month Southampt. .r West Indies (except 1 b Havanna & Nassau) 33,2 d of the month .. SoutharePt •I yeb. ed by, convey * The mails to those c ountries thus marked (*) are French packet via Marseilles. during t ill The direct llavre mail from London via Southampton , ,w . i.v. month will be made up three times a week only, instead o f CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, rota the Uni v. ' are now despatched and due by every American packst A found a coverrondict of er's j" Manslaughter" ury at Wolvera ha ains mpton t Ann 110 Cade' who, in a fit of rage at her littl e d aug hter refusing 'l o ud' her in some trifling matter, threw a poker at her, on missed the girl but stru c k h er li tt l e b oy, age d two Yea rs ' the head, and caused his death. BIRTHS. - - F A SON. ' On the 3d i ns t. , at t h e Vicarage house, East Liarll' the wife of the Rev. W. Streatfield. On the 2d i ns t. , at t h e H eat h , F a i r li g ht, near 0 85tivgg' the wife of the Rev. R. G. Barton. OF A DAUGHTER. Sand' On the Ist inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Captai n ham, Royal Artillery. On the 4th inst., at Kew, Surrey, the Joh n C. Conybeare, Esq. ED.RRI MAg On the 3d inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, the ite od Thomas Barker, M.A., of Queen's College, O x ford, : o f curate of Hounslow, to Myra Augusta Henderso n, oiec the late E. Banks, Esq , of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Berger' On the 3d inst. at St. Philip's, Dalston, Lewis Esq., of Norwood, illiddlesex, second son of J. Berger: of Hackney, to Sophia Ann, second (laughter of Ole la Lee, Esq., of the same place. ►iinck°' DIED. On the 4th inst., at Montague-square, William P Esq., of St. Ptersbrgh. O ra On the 30 h e ult., u at Bicester, Oxfordshire, Mr. —d H. Thorpe, Esq., aged 38. It• On the 31st ult., at Park-village East, John Cape, Esq., aged 71. ? Apr On the 31st ult., at Brighton, Hannah, relict of d'Arley. VA' On the 2d inst.. at Wellington, Somerset, G. Coutts , a /4 On the 2d inst., at Cheltenham, T. Jerram, Esq. , ag e Regent's-Par London: Printed and Published by MIIRDO Ilt*e No. Strand, Pri n t er , at T/c Sun 0010, l'o9;w Strand, in the Precinct of the savoy. in tho c° tdiddleta, Friday, Feint:ay 6, 102. _241