The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-23 00:00:00

---- WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCI— ENTIFIC, AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. A public dinner, in aid of the building fund of the .; City of Westminster Literary, Scientific, and Bleats- I nics' In-titution, took place on Wednesday evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street. By the t report, which was circulated amongst the company, it appeared that, although the institution had been most I prosperous in its operations, and the amount of donations most liberal, there was still a debt of 1 1,2331. remaining on the building in Smith-street. The probability of the " short-hour" system being speedily adopted in the metropolis seems to have suggested to the active and intelligent committees the necessity of mak ing an effort to liquidate the debt referred to, with the view of prsviding fur the increased demand which it is to be hoi e 1 will hereafter be made by the industrious classes for the means of instruction and amusement which me ch mica' institutions are so well adapted to impart. I The chair was taken by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, at ha'f-past six o'clock, and amongst the numer ous and highly respectable company assembled we ob servi d Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Dean of West minster, the Rev. 11. Milman (Rector of St. Margaret's), Rev. J. Jennings (Rector of :St. John's), Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir De Lary Evans, M.P., C. Ilindley, Esq., M.P., Messrs. Broadwood, Major- General Evans, Sir J. C. Wood, and Mr. W. Johnson. The usual loyal and patriotic touts having been drur.k with all the honours, The Loan MAYOR rose, and called upon the company to drink a bumper to the " Army and Navy," to which Sir DE LACY EvANs responded, and in doing so took occasi , us to eulogise institutions like , that which they were met to support. He observed' that they sprung frun the people, and were peculiar to the country and the times in which we live. They had tended greatly to promote the intelligence which characterised the people of England, and insured the further intellectual des elopment of all ranks of s ociety.—(Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR then gave "The Health of Charles Shaw Lelevre, Esq., Speaker of the House of Commons, and President of the Westminster Institution," which was drunk with warns applause. The CIIAIRMAN next gave, " The Vice-Presidents and other officers of the Institution." The Rev. 11. MILNAN, in returning thanks, passed a high'eulogium on the Westminster Mechanics' Institu tion, and at some length expatiated on the benefits it had conferred on the district in which it was situated, and the advantages to be derived from tuch institutions by the community at large. Institutions of this kind might be made a very great element of peace in a state of so ciety where - there were at least sufficient subjects tending to an opposite 4irection. The LORDATAYOR gave, " The Dean and Chapter cf Westminster." Dr. BUCKL.AND (Dean of Westminster) returned thanks, and congratulated the meeting en the great extent to which information had of late years spread among the industrious classes, which he attributed very much to the spread of institutions of a kindred character to that which they were now cerebrating. The Rev. Gentleman cor.cluded by proposing " Lord Robert Grosvenor, Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. C. Hindley, and the other Members of the House of Commons." Lord R. GROSVENOR acknowledged the compliment in a hum , rous speech, in which he drew an amusing contrast between the House of Commons and its nightly debates. and the Westminster Literary Institution and its weekly le due!. The Secretary, M. W. IL TRAICE, here read a list of the subscriptions at. the table, which amounted together to nearly 5001, and included 211. each from the Lord Mayor, Lord R. Grosvenor, and Messrs. Broadwood ; 31/. 108. from the Messrs. Jackson, and several donations of 10/., and sums of a smaller amount. The secretary also an nounce d that Mr. Medley, M.P., would join thirty other gentlemen in paying the residue of the debt. (This an nouncement was received with every mark of applause, and immediately eleven gentlemen followed Mr. Hind -ley'a example.) The Lord Mayor's health having been drunk with great enthusiasm, and the other toasts disposed of, the company seara'ed at an early hour, highly pleased with the evening's entertainment. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. E. Meredith, linendraper, Liverpool—first div. of ls. in the round, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Hulate, paper dealer, Manchester—first div. of l d. in the pound, on any Tnesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Man chester. W. Whiting, landing waiter in her Majestys Custon s, Egremont, Che3ter—second div. of Is. 2d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. W. Haska3ne, ship chandler, Liverpool—final div. of 3id. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Caze nove, Liverpool. H. Lacey, bookseller, Liverpool—first div. of Is. •in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. J. 11. Shanklin, landing waiter in her Majesty's Customs, Li-card, Chester—second div. of Bd. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove Liverpool. J. 0. Harvey, gr rcer, Newark, Nottinghamshire—first div. of 3'. Pd. in the pound, en any Friday, at the office of Mr. Wiaitmore, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. C. J. Banister, linendraper, Derby, April 11, at one. In the Country. D. Smith, ironmaster, Kings Swinford, Staffordshire. April IG, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—J. Vaile. wine merchant, Cheltenham, April 23, at twelve, at tin Bristol District Court-8. Woodroffe, wine merchant, Chep stow, Monmonths!tire, April 23. at eleven, at the Bristo' District Court—'l'. Told, cotton dealer, Manchester, April 14, at twelve, at the Manchcs:er District Court—M. I. Jacobs. tailor, Ashton-under-Lyne, April 15, at twelve, at the Man mter District Court—R. Brigge,cotton spinner, Ulverstone, Lancashire, April 15, at twelve, at the Manchester Distric , Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. E. Clayton, licensed victualler, Edgeware-road, April 11— D. Hutson, agent, St. Albans, April 11—T. Ellis, boot maker, Wisbech St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire, April 11-0. Wynne, innkeeper, Colwyn, Carnarvonshire, April 14—.1 Mann, grocer, Warwick, April 10—C. J. Blunt, civil engi neer, Great rmond -street, Queen-square, April 10—G. By ford, wholesale grocer, Liverpool, April 10—J. IL Rand, dealer in glass, Westminster-bridge-road, April 10—H. J. Andrews, apothecarv, Ph mouth, April 10—F. W. E. Ba• rasdon, merchant, Philoot-lane, April 10—R. Tate, silver. smith, Regent-street. April 10. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Lavers and J. Ackland, pr inters, Bristol—G. Roper, C Roper, and W. Roper, carty_nters, Rath—J. B. Terry and S. Turner, osier dealers, Springfield, Essex—R. Dodsworth and G. Alderson, stock-brokers, York—G. Jordan and J. Webb, straw-hat manufacturers, Luton—E. Wilcock and F W. Norton, shawl manufacturers, Bolton• le-Moors—R. and Banks, butchers, Liverpool—J. Young, H. Weston, J. Hay ward, and M. Drayson, linendrapers, King's-cross—C. arc' 'F. A Magnay, paper-makers, Mill-end-mills, Hertfordshire —J. Younghusband and P. R. Bull, wholesale fancy sta tioners, Providence-row, Finsbury—J. Harrison, C. Lange, T. Carr, and T. Martene, shipbrokers, Stockton (so far a. regatds T. Carr and T. Marten)—J. Harrison, C. Lange, and T. Carr, shopt;roker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (so far as re gards T. Carr) —T. J. Bedbarough and G. Jenner, builders. New Windsor—T. K. and G. 11. Pulley, porkmen, Lower Afar-h, Lambeth—G. Golding and J. 13. Smith, joiners, Liver, o )1-3 and W. Chater, painters, Sunderland—W. Watts a rd T. Standby, iron-stone cane ware manufacturers, SwaTincote Pottery, Derbyshire—G. W. Green, S. Mills, arid T. Welts, carriage-spring makert, Darlaston, Staffordshire —B. I lamp and .1. Hilton, engineers, Newton-wood, Cheshir, --IV. Richard, J. Bell, and J. Findlay, shipwrights, Liver pool —R. Dcbenham and J. Lanham, linendrapers, Edward. street, Port man-tgeare—W. M'Naught, R. Pinningtott, C. .New, , e, , ne, J. Darden and J. Griffiths, c,otton:spinners,Roch dak—W. Simpson and T. R. Hills, stock-brokers, Leeds—S. Rhod.ls wet . I'. Mountain, joiners, Wakefield—J. Hall, J. Hall, and W. D. Hall, paper manufacturers, Saddlewortb. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Thomas Fairbairn, M.D., banker, Edinburgh, March 26, and April 16, at. two, at the chambers of Mr. Burness, Edinburgh. William Davison, smith, Glasgow, March 24, and April 14, at two, at the chambers of Messrs. Ferguson and Hall, Glasgow. Sharp and Thompson, calico printers, Meadowside, Lanark shire, March 25, and April 15, at one, at the chambers 01 Messrs. Murray and Galloway, Glasgow. John Crombie, baker, Glasgow, March 26, and April 16 at one, at the chambers of Messrs. and Towers, Glasgow. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MARCH 20.—Sales have bean rather on the increase during the past week, at recent rates, but the amount of business done is still, notwithstanding, only to a limited extent. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MARCH 20.—The demand for •vool during the present week has been much the same as for some weeks past, and is confined to the supply of the immediate requirements of the manufac turers ; prices are consequently a shade lower. LEEDS. —We have had very dull markets this week at our e l ‘sth halls. There was very little done either on rsaturday or Tuesday, except in very low tweeds for tin German markets : fine and middle cloths continue dull of sale : prices continue firm, and the stocks are rat:). &rate. There have been but few buyers in the town during the week, and business has, in consequence, been dull in the warehouses. BRADFORD MARKET, THURS DAY —Our report for this week need only be a mere repetition of n t n h l atfor tin last few weeks. The business done in w limited, but prices are firm, as the country dealers are very obstinate for present prices. In yarns there is nothing better doi: g. Nearly all is produced t o supply present demand. For plain piece goods the d merel y reand is tolerable, but for fancy pieces there is a miserable trade. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—W e h ave not bad the least signs of any improvement in our cloth market this week ; indeed, the heaviness has, if any thing, increased, and prices further receded for most deseliptions of goods. Nothing can well exceed the prostration of the market, al ; stocks are accumulating to an inconvenient extent. vea the richest and the most wealthy are becoming anxious sellers. The yarn market is as dull as may be, and we note, if any change at all, that things aro in favour of the buyer. BARNSLEY.—We cannot report any decided improve ment in the linen trade of this town, which has been very much depressed since the commencement of the year ; arising, in a great measure, in addition to the various causes in operation at home, from the unsettled state of our relations with America. LEICESTER.—There has been rather a better demand for manufactured goods for the home trade. Shipping orders for the American market have been suspended for the present.• Worsted yarns are more in request. The cotton hosiery branch still continues good, espe cially for coloured sorts. Wools are firm ; combing skins and noils obtain good prices, and farmers' lots average 30s. per tod.—Leicester Journal. A notice has been received by the Customs' authorities of a revolving light having been established at the entrance of the Harbour of St. Juan, in the island of Puerto Rico, and a copy of the name will be posted, by their directions, at all the ports througLout the kingdom, for the information of masters of vessels and all other parties concerned. POOR REMOVAL BILL. The following outline gives the general clauses in Sir Samos Graham's Bill "to consolidate and amend tho laws relating to the removal of the poor." 1. Repeal of such former Acts of Parliament as relate to the removal of poor persons settled in England. 2. Declaration, that unsettled persons are to be re liesed at the charge of the parish where they are desti titute, as if they were settled there, until they are lawfully removed, or their destitution there is lawfully at an end. 3. Board of guardians empowered to charge relief in doubtful cases, subject to warrant of removal, or appeal to the Commissioners. 4 The books of overseers and relieving officers made prima facie evidence of chargeability. 5. The Commissioners, with the consent of the ma jority of the board of guardians, may make houseless poor a union charge. REMov kersons chargeable to a " parish" in which they are not settled, declared liable to be removed to the parishes of their settlement. RESTRICTIONS ON REMOVAL.-7. But persons are not to be removed from one parish to another parish in the same union. Their settlements may, however, be ascer tained by order of justices. 8. Persons exempted from the liability - to be removed after five years' residence in parish without relief. 9. Also widows for twelve months after the death of their husbands. 10. Also children and wives, when the father, mother, step father, or husband is not removable. 11. Also persons chargeable through temporary sick ness or disability from accident. 12. Power to overseers to admit settlements, and agree to amicable removals. 13. Summons of persons liable to be removed ; their examination; the warrant for their removal. Proviso for the examination of persons who cannot attend the summons. 14. Board of guardians may apply for warrant of re moval after notice to the overseers. Proviso for saving the power of overseers to apply for such warrant. 15. Paid officer may be appointed to conduct removals and regulations to be made with reference to his duties. 16. No removal to be made until after forty days' notice, unless the removal be previously submitted to. In case of appeal, the removal not to be made until such appeal is ended. 17. Overseers, or persons employed by them, may ex ecute the warrant of removal. _ _ ...... ... 18. Persons procuring removals for the purpose of causing chargeability to another parish without warrants, made subject to penalties. 19. Delivery of paupers under warrants of removal, at ;he workhouse of a parish or union, to be regarded as delivery to the overseers. 20. Suspension of the removal ; recovery of the charges incurred by such suspension. 21. Appeal where such charges exceed 101. 22. Overseers may abandon a warrant of removal, paying the costs caused to the other party. 23. The clerk of the justices to transmit a duplicate of every warrant of removal and the original depositions to the clerk of the peace. 24. The clerk of the peace, on application, to furnish copies to the overseers of the parish to which the re moval is directed to be made. 25. The parish aggrieved by a warrant of removal may appeal, giving notice of the grounds of their appeal. Appeal to be respited only on affidavit of special cir cumstances. Warrants of removal made before the passing of this Act may still be appealed against, as if the Act had not been passed. 26. Appeals against warrants of removal from parishes ut of the union not to be entered without the consent of the board of guardians. Expenses of removal to be controlled by the board of guardions. 27. Overseers may have access to the pauper touching his settlement. 28. Summonses of witnesses. 29. Quarter Sessions held fourteen days after notice af appeal to bear the appeal ; no grounds to be gone into, but such as have been set forth in the respondents' and appelants' statements. 30. On the trial of the appeal, the duplicate of the ,varrant, and the original depositions transmitted to the ,clerk of the peace, may be referred to for certain pur poses. 31. Costs incurred by reason of notice of removal, or ,f appeal, and costs of trial, and costs caused by state aaents of frivolous or vexatious grounds of removal or appeal, to be awarded and certified by the Court ; re covery of such costs. 32. Costs may be taxed by the proper officer at any time, although the Court be nut sitting. . 33. The cost o: relief and maintenance of persons under warrant of removal incurred from the time that lotice of chargeability was sent, till the time when the warrants might lawfully be executed, to be repaid to the parish. Proviso saving the provisions in clause 15, re specting suspended warrants. 34. Certiorari taken away. 35. Notices of removal, appeal, &c., may be tent by post. r UARDIANS OF PARISHES INVESTED WITH POWERS FOR REMOVAL OF POOR PERSONS.-36. B Arch of Guar. lians of single parishes may act in matters relating to .he settlement and removal of the poor. CONSTRUCTION AND LIMITATION OF THE ACT.- 17.—This Act to be construed as one Act with the Poor. law Amendment Acts. 38. Forms set forth in the schedule to be sufficient in aw in proceedings under this Act. 39. The Act limited to England. 40. The Act may be amended this session. The schedules give the form of order of settlement ; l'orms of admission of settlement, &c. ; of warrant of removal ; of suspension of a warrant of removal, to be qlorsed on the back of such warrant ; of a permission to execute the warrant of removal, to be endorsed there • and order of payment of expenses incurred by the suspension ; of notice of application for a warrant of ..emoval ; and of consent of guardians to overseers ap „waling against warrant of removal. CASE OF THE LADY SALE. (From the Nitutical Standard.) The owners, master, and crew of the ship Lady Sale, ,eve been subjected to every kind of annoyance and in sastice short of being tried and condemned for an offence .)f which they were not guilty. We trust their guilt or nnocenee will yet be made clear as noonday. The )wners of the Lady Sale cannot sit down tinier the im autation of trading in slaves; and if their vessel has been !legally condemned, the Portuguese Government must restore the value of her and pay all expense , . It is evident ,he matter cannot rest in its present undefined position. Capt. Tyrrell, and his crew, after being brought to England is felons, in vain appeal to the Thames-police magistrates; hey are referred to her Majesty's Government. The Lords of the Admiralty virtually dismissed the case, when the master and cre w were ordered by them to be iberated from custody on board the Duke of Cornwall. If innocent, surely they had serious grievances to redress —if guilty, justice was outraged, and the sincerity of Eng land's zsal in the oppression of slavery laid open to suspi ion by our Government not showing itself anxious to sift his matter to its last grain of truth. One would really imagine it an affair of every-day occurrence, fur the e-sw of a British vessel to be sent home as prisoners guilty X felony in trading for slaves ; and that England felt nclined to make as light of the crime imputed to them .i.s the Portuguese, when slave-crews are sent on shore tt Princes Island. Yes, these men charged with felony ere turned loose in England by Government, without a .ilgle intimation of being made to them, as to the belief ,f the authorities in their guilt or innocence. The owners lave lest their ship, and refuse to pay the wages of their -row; nnd,while the amount claimed by the mate takes his me oat of the magistrate's hands, and transfers it to the Court of Admiralty, the sailor is refused a summons, which might lead to the recovery of his few pounds, hardly earned in the pestilent climate of Africa, because, I orsooth, he is miserably poor, and carnet buy even two shillingsworth of justice! What a mockery is it, that the Merchant Seamen's Act provides for the pay ment of a sailor's wages " within three days after the cargo shall be delivered, or seven days after the man's lischarge, whichever shall first happen, when it must first happen, that the seaman whose wages are unjustly withheld has two shillings in his pocket wherewith to buy a summons from those who sell the commodity in a court of justice. If he has not that sum, he must raise it from some Jewish money lender, who having once got a lien upon the poor fellow's wages, knows well how to appropriate a considerable proportion of the remainder. We could hardly have believed it ooseible, did we not know it as a fact, that on the Friday of last week, two seamen of the Lady Sale were refused summonses to recover their wages from the master of that ship because they had not two shil lings a-piece wherewith to pay fur them. Of what use is the " Merchant Seamen's Act" to the sailor without two shillings in his pocket? It would seem that .he whole case of the Lady Sale, from first to last, re quires investigation and amendment. Guilty or innocent, tier sailors have in either case less than their due. The country is not satisfied, for a Portuguese man-of- war has insulted our flag, and appropriated the proprerty of our merchants under false pretences ; or that flag has been prostituted to the worst of purposes; we have slave-dealers in Liverpool! and a British slaver has been taken in the African seas, beneath which the bones of many thousand English sailors lie, whose lives have been sacrificed to :oppress the slave trade. In defiance of our treaties with foreign nations—in despite of our laws, which declare slave trading piracy, and give to the crew of a slaver the pirate's death, the seamen of the Lady Sale, with their characters blackened by the judicial condemnation of their vessel as a slaver, with the pirates' brand upon their brows, are even now walking the streets of slavery hating London with as bold a front as though they were treading the accursed slave marts of the Havannah. Let us hope that the proper authorities, however tardy at present, and difficult to be discovered, will be obliged to itnte w er o fer u l s at:d m j a u s s t t e i r e , l) e and ship's to England, as well as to h rious African trader. PERSONAL APPEARANe m E a O n F DAVID HUME. The powers unlike his real , physiognomy were I believe, never formed an3r discover the d —Nature the must skilful trace of the cha racter titan David Hume. baffled by his countenance ; neither er e s ol o i f l features of that. of mouth in that science pretend to smalles tan t n han i faculties of his mind in the unmeaning his visage. His face was broad and f g at, wide, and without any other expression im becility. His eyes vacant and spiritless, and the corpu lence of his whole person was far better fitted to communi cate the idea of a turtle -eating alderman, than of a refined philosopher. His speech in English was rendered ridicu lous by the broadest Scotch accent, and his French was, if possible, still more laughable ; so that wisdom most certainly never disguised herself before in so u hencouth was a garb. Though now, near fifty years old, healthy and strong; but his health and strength, far from being advantageous to his figure, instead Of manly comeliness, hid only the appearance of rusticity. His wearing an uni— form added greatly to his natural awkwardness, for he wore it like a grocer of the trained bands—Lord Charlemont. IRELAND. THREATENING NOTICES. Dunuw, MARCH IB.—Two young men, entered at Trinity College here, and, therefore, socially in the rank of gentle men, have, I understand, been arrested here to-day by the police, on a charge of having written and sent two notices to a gentleman in the vicinity of Dublin, threatening him with death, and his family with dishonour. THE APPREIIENDED SCARCITY. The Cork Reporter of yesterday has a long article com plaining of the "evils of delay," and asserting, that while parties in the state and elsewhere are squabbling among themselves as to what is to be deemed the starvation test, sickness and famine are already doing their work. " The afflicting spectacle," says the Reporter, "of men and wife borne to the grave from fever was witnessed in our streets yesterday. The melancholy procession, and the cry by which they were followed, sufficiently attested the class to which they belonged—they were of the poor. Three of their orphans are struggling with the same malady, and remain in the same building from which they were re moved. How many, let us ask, must perish before any of the four Bills lately passed is in operation, or any of the food in hand distributed ? Are we to have nothing, and hear of nothing but precautions ? Will the Fabian policy conquer hunger and subdue a pestilence? As yet no family has had ti'paal of the state-imported corn. It is here—it is on the way—it is grinding—sailing—travelling from one estuary to another. It is talked of—one day it is off the harbour, another at the quays; the next it is reloaded and wafted down the river, and the last announcement left it off the coast of Dingle, where the ship that bore it loomed through the mist like the flying Dutchman, disappearing, perhaps, to attract the anxious gaze of the watchers on some other shore. We have the substantial proof of food being really here in the daily marchings and counter marchings of marines and regulars, but beyond that we have no gratification. The people do not well know how to apply or where to come to ; the distant parishes hare heard rumours, but yet require information. They have received hints and read letters once or twice, but there is no public proclamation of the terms on which they are to apply for sustenance. They have gone on eating or fasting on the tainted potato, imbibing mortal disease, and have sickened, died, or starved, while the ma chinery of grand jury and other intervention was preparing. Food and employment ought to be afforded at once, in stantly. We have said so over and over; we repeated the warning until we grew tired of the reiteration." After briefly noticing the fever report recently laid upon the table of the House of Commons, the Reporter thus con tinues : " Unsound potatoes have bred typhus. The sick are in some cases quintupled ; contagion is feared ; even the word we fear to write—cholera is apprehended. Why is this? Where is it to end? Precautions were taken. Every wise and ,ufficient antidote was contemplated. The plans were faultless, the scheme of the campaign against the double foe of famine and pestilence was without a flaw. Sir Robert Peel assures us he had foreseen all that was to happen, but how many are they who have gone to the grave through the wards of the hospitals while he and his colleagues were quar relling and pondering, resigning and resuming office? We repeat our question, what is the number of dead we must first count over before food will begin to be distributed?" And, by way of bearing out the foregoing remarks, the fol lowing correspondence is quoted : " Mayor's-office, Cork, March 11, 1846. "My Lord,—l take the liberty of addressing your Excel lency in compliance with a resolution adopted by the trus tees of the Poor Relief Fund of this city, and as the chair man of their meeting held on Friday last. It is unnecessary for me to go into the numerous and most painful details of the deep distress of the poor of Cork, and of its alarming progress ; but I am directed to lay before your Excellency the humble prayer of this committee, that immediate mea sures may be taken for a general issue and sale of Indian corn and oatmeal to the poorer classes, who are at this mo ment for the most part subsisting on rotten potatoes, and among whom cisease is already making fearful ravages.— I have the honour to be, my Lord, your obedient humble servant, "A. F. ROCHE, Mayor of Cork. " To bis Excellency William, Lord Heytesbury, Lieutenant-Governor and General-Governor of Ireland, Dublin Castle." " Dublin Castle, March 14, 1846. "Sir,—l am commanded by the Lord Lieutenant to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, and to acquaint you, that by his Excellency's directions, your communication, with its accompanying resolutions of the trustees of the Poor Relief Fund of the city of Cork, has been sent to the Commissioners for inquiring into all matters re lating to the failure of the potato crop, for their considera tion.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, "RICHARD PENNEFATHER. " To the Mayor of Cork." TERRIBLE OUTRAGES.-MURDER OF A MAGIS TRATE. The intelligence from the country to-dayds of the most painful character. In the long catalogue of crimes reported, are 1. The murder of Mr. Carrick, a magistrate, in the county Clare. 2. Attempt to murder Mr. Smith Blood, who lies danger ously wounded, in the same county. 3. Murder of Denis Meara, in the county Tipperary. 4. Murder of Murphy, in the county of Waterford. Several cases of firing into dwellings, threatening noti,:es, and violent assaults, make up the frightful record for this day. I shall now proceed with some' f the terrible details. It appears that a meeting of the gentry of Ennis, and the surrounding district, was held at Spaniel Hill, in the county Clare, for the purpose of devising means for ' relieving the distress of the people, and it was returning from this meet ing that one of its promoters, Mr. Pierce Carrick, was shot down by assassins, He was in his car, within a mile of his home, Toureen-house, when he was fired at from behind a wall, and a bullet lodged in his thigh. Mr. Carrick jumped from the car, and without a moment's delay a second shot was fired. Another ball entered at his groin, and passed round towards the spine, inflicting the wound of which he died yesterday morning. Mr. Carrick was possessed of a considerable estate, which he managed in such a manner as to give extensive employ ment. Ile was also the receiver under the Court of Chan cery of a large property, and he appeared to be extremely popular amongst the people. He was also a Catholic and a Liberal. Of the second outrage—the wounding of Mr. Blood— there are no particulars in town beyond the following, from the J,;merick and Clare Examiner :—" We have heard that Mr. Smith Blood, of Castlefergus, who also attended the meeting at Spaniel Hill, was fired at and dangerously wounded." The Limerick Chronicle confirms the above thus :—" There 's an account in town this day that another gentleman, a magistrate, was fired at last night, between Quin and New market-on-Fergus." A correspondent of the Ecening Packet says, that " A person named Molloney is in custody, and it is said that Mr. Carrick identified him at once." ANOTHER MURDER. On Sunday night a man named Denis Meara, was mur dered by six miscreants, who broke into his house near Clough-jordan, in the countrof Tipperary. They dashed the unfortunate man's brains out with clubs and stones. An inquest was held on the body next day, by Mr. Carroll, when a verdict of Wilful Murder against persons unknown was returned. A THIRD MURDER. The Waterford Freemen of yesterday contains the follow ing :—" A man named Murphy was so severely beaten on his return from the fair of Killedmund, on Thursday, that he died on Sunday. The deceased was one of the most power ful men in the county, and attended the fair to take part in a factioa fight, which would have taken place but for the in terference of the magistrates, and a large force of police. In the course of the day several persons were arrested, charged with this murder." EXTRAORDINARY AND MELAN °HOLY DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN. On Thursday Mr. Biker held an inque3t at the Britannia Tavern, Commercial-road, Limehouse, on the body of a male person, apparently about twenty-six years of age, whose name was unknown, and accordingly so described in the inquisition. Th.; first witness examined was Mr. Charles Clenton, the proprietor of the above tavern, who deposed that on the 14th of February last the deceased came and engaged apartments in his house; he went by the name of Mr. St. George, and -represented himself as connected with the shipping interest. Witness believed it to be a fictitious name, from the general tenor of his conduct. He was of very gentlemanly appear ance and manners. On Thursday morning, about one o'clock, he retired to bed, quite sober, having only taken a glass of brandy and water, and smoked some cigars in the public coffee-room. _ _ . Vv By the Coroner—Deceased was of sound mind and very gentlemanly in his manners; but there was an evident anxiety to conceal his real name, he having cut the initials from his linen. Edward Lexton, the waiter, said that on descending the stairs adjacent to the deceased's bed-room, on the morning of Thursiay last, the deceased called to him in a faint voice for assistance. He went in and found the deceased lying on the bed. He was unable to speak for some minutes, when he said he had been reading in bed and fell asleep; finding his shirt on fire, he jumped out of bed, and extinguished the fire as best he could. It happened at three o'clock, but he would not call for assistance as he was unwilling to disturb the in mates of the house, although in great pain. Mr. Adolphus Burrell, surgeon, of the Commercial-road, said he was called in and found him dreidfully burned from the right arm and shoulder down to the hip. He went on favourably until Tuesday morning, when collapse took place, and he died in two hours. Death was the result of the injury sustained by the burns. After deceased's death, his desk was opened, when, from a quantity of correspendence therein, it appeared that he is brother-in-law to the Hon. G. F. Nugent, who is at present in Ireland, to whom a communication has been forwarded. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from accidental burning." After the inquisition was signed, the Coroner, addressing Mr. Clenton and signing his warrant for the burial of the body, asked what was intended to be done? Mr. Clenton replied that he should keep the body on his premises as long as he could possibly do so, for its identifica tion, and the delivery of some rings, &c., remaining in his possession. A NEW LUNATIC ASYLUM.—The noble and spacious building in the Camberwell New-road, which a year or two since was occupied by the youths connected with the Royal Naval School, the head master, and his numerous assistants, has, withift a few weeks been opened as an asylum for the reception of pauper luna tics, by Mr. Aubin, the proprietor of the Infant schools at Norwood. Already upwards of eighty patients are entered upon the books ; and the establishment is capable of containing 250 persons. Perhaps a more airy and healthy situation could not have been selected ; while the house itself, alluding to domestic arrangements, is replete with every convenience. The dormitories are extremely well fitted-up, and ventilated, and the day apartments for the inmates allow ample space, when the weather is unpropitious, for exercise ; the grounds also afford abundant scope for recreation and amusement. We were, we confess, much pleased with the interior accommodation, and not less with the mild treatment of the poor creatures; there were no eh sins or manacles to be seen ; no handcuffs or feet-straps, which used to characterise the whole disgusting and brutal system ; nor any of that dreadful coercion, which formerly drove those raving mad who had only slight symptoms of lunacy about them. Nearly all the inmates were cheerful, and spoke in warm and affectionate terms of the medical officer and chaplain, and indeed of every one connected with the asylum. We should rejoice if the Hanwell prac tice were to be adopted, as we suspect it wiz, for the poor will know that their friends and relations, who may unfortunately be afflicted with lunacy, will then be treated IN ith kindness and without harsh restraint. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.-011 Fri lay, a girl named Susan Pickett, aged 18, servant in the employ of Mr. Abbet, hook seller, No. 210, Tottenham-court-road, corernitted suicide under the following singular circumstances. It appeared that the deceased had been in her situation for about two months, and bore an excellent character. On Wednesday night she went to bed somewhat melan choly, and the next morning proceeded to her aunt's, in John-street, and stated that she had had a very curious dream to the effect that . she had got up and lighted the fire, and then went and hanged her self behind the kitchen door. Her aunt, perceiving that she was frightened, began to expostulate with her upon the folly of her fears, and she afterwards seemed more cheerful. She went home, and re tired to rest at the usual time, but the next morning (Friday) was discovered suspended to the kitchen-door, with a rope fixed tightly round her neck. A surgeon was called in, but life was quite extinct. The body now awaits the inquest. At the Southwark Police -court, on Friday, William Gordon, a inan of respectable appearance, was committed for trial, charged with committing several robberies under the pretext of sell ing patent ink. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCU IT.—Excter, March 19. The commission was opened in this city yesterday by Mr. Baron Rolfe. The cause list presents a very small number of cases, but there are two, it is understood, relating to rail way provisional committees, and there is one case of breach of promise of marriage; so that, perhaps, the public may be more than commonly amused. The calendar has not more than an average number of delinquents. There are two cases of infanticide, and there is one of inciting another to murder. This morning their Lordships attended divine service in the Cathedral, and then repaired to the Castle, Mr. Justice Erie presiding in the Crown Court, and Mr. Baron Rolfe sitting at Nisi Prius. Mr. Justice ERLE, in charging the grand jury, observed, that there were two cases of child-murder ; with rq,ard to one of them, as far as he could judge, it did not contain any cogent evidence that the bruise upon the hiad of the child was inflicted intentionally by the mother. if there was not cogent evidence likely to lead to a conviction for murder, it would be much better that the solemn trial should not be had, and then there would be a bill presented for the coil cealment of th, birth. There was a charge of inciting another to commit murder, and therefore he thought it probable that a bill would be put before them for murder. The party shot was a gamekeeper. The only observation be should make would be this —if they should be of opi nion that the accused person and the, person who shot the deceased, together with others, were out for the common purpose of using fire-arms to attack the game keepers, he was of opinion that the firing of any one of the party so engaged in one common purpose would be the firing of all, and all persons engaged in that common purpose would be guilty of murder. They were to be satisfied that the prisoner accused of that crime was engaged in a common purpose with the man who fired the gun of using their fire arms against the keepers in case the keepers should come forwards. (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) . William Wright and Charles Arnold were indicted for bur glariously breaking into the dwelling-house of Edward Frost, and stealing therefrom many articles, his property. Mr. Phinn conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Cox defended the prisoner Wright. On the 3d of August the prosecutor and his sister lived together at a farm called Ho!corribe Farm, near Tiverton. They slept in one room. In the night they were awoke out of their sleep by a noise, and then they saw a light, and im mediately afterwards Arnold entered the room• His face was blackened. Wright followed him with his face black ened. Arnold bad lived in the service of the prosecutor for six months. They took some things out of the room and went down stairs; and then Wright returned with a light in his hand. One of them struck the old man and cut his cheek. He begged him not to hurt him, and called out for mercy. The prisoners said " Life or money." The old man told them his money was in his breeches pocket. Arnold took it out, and then they said they wanted some blankets, and they took those which were on the old man's bed. Both the men had bludgeons. The men weiu in tho house half an hour. The prosecutor gave a deacription of the men to the police, and Arnold was apprehended the same morning near the premises wing to work. Arnold's shoes were compared with some marks of footsteps in the prosecu tor's garden, but he was at the house the day before as a servant. Arnold was seen near the spot at five o'clock on the morning after the burglary had been committed. He was a farm labourer. Upon examining him there was the appear ance of lamp-black near his ear and on his hair, and in his pocket there was some lamp-black in a paper, and a bit of greasy tape, a box of lucifer matches, a fork, a clasp knife, and a gimlet. When Arnold's shoes were compared with the tracks he said those were his tracks, and that he had used the lamp-black to grease Lis boots at Wright's house. The door of the prosecutor's house had been broken, and by that means the robbers had entered. It appeared that when Arnold was being examined at the Town-hall, at Tiverton, Wright entered the hall, and he was then pointed out by the prosecutor. Mr. Cox, for Wright, argued that the evidence of identity should always hi looked at with strictness. Arnold, in his defence, said that the prosecutor had got it all up for spite, because he owed hint wages. The jury wanted to ask the prisoners where they were, but The JUDSIE said that was not the way the law was admi nistered in this country ; prisoners might state what they pleased, but they must not be asked any questions. The Learned JUDGE then summed up, and The jury Acquitted both the nrisoners. NISI PRIUS COURT. Mr Baron Rolfe very soon disposed of six out of the 15 causes, and the counsel having urged upon his Lordship that they were not prepared to go further, he, evidently with great reluctance, consented to the other cases being postponed till the next morning, and he then tried some of the prisoners. March 20. The Learned Judge took his seat at nine .'dock. The first case called on was one respecting TUE LIABILITY OF RAILWAY ALLOTTEES. WOOLMER AND OTHERS V. TOBY. Mr. GREENWOOD ored the pleadings, and Mr. CR.OWDER, Q. , stated the case. He said this was an action brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant, to recover damages for the breach of an agreement which the defendant had entered into. The amount of damages was 1051., that being the sum according to the agreement be tween the parties the defendant had undertaken to pay to the plaintiffs. The jury were all aware that when a bargain was entered into between two persons, or two sets of persons, it was to be kept, and if one broke the bargain, the law would come in and oblige him to fulfil his engagement. This action arose out of an agreement entered into with re ference to a railway company, and very likely many of the jury had heard, among other projects in the autumn of last year, there was a company called " the Direct Exeter and Plymouth Railway Company." It was a line of railway that was considered to be very favourable in all its parts— it was an economical line—a direct line—and one expected to be exceedingly serviceable to the county. Of that opinion it would appear there was a very great number of persona who were anxious to be connected with this Company, and to have shares. Among others, Mr. J. Toby, the younger, who he believed was an attorney of this city, was an applicant to belong to this Company, and did apply to have shares in it, which shares were afterwards allotted to him by the mana ging directors of this Company ; and when the shares were allotted, he refused to pay the deposits; and this action was brought, and the jury would be called upon by their verdict to give the plaintiff's the amount of damages asked. The Com pany was provisionally registered (as it was called), under the provisions of a particular Act of Parliament, and it was always necessary, in these matters, that a few should be selected as a committee, for the purpose of managing the affairs of the concern ; and it appeared that on the 7th of October, the persons who had been appointed to carry on this company, selected out of their body seven gentlemen, who were a committee of management. These seven gen tlemen were the plaintiffs upon the record. and they were, Edward Woolmer, Esq. (late Mayor of Exeter), Lieut.- Colonel Ellis, Major D'Urban, John Eyre Kingdon, Esq., B. Salter, Esq., W. H. Tanner, Esq., and S. S. Bastard, Esq.; all these gentlemen were living in and about Exeter, and were very fit to conduct this undertaking. On the 7th of October the affairs of management were first entrusted to these gentlemen Shortly afterwards it was found that a great many applications for shares were made, the appli cants numbering 721 persons. The capital required was a million, to be supplied b y 40,000 shares of 25/. each, deposit 21. 12s. 6d. on each share. At this time Mr. Toby sent this letter : TO THZ PROVISIONAL COIIIIITTEE OF THZ DIRECT EXETER ♦ND PLYMOUTH RAILWAY. " I request you will allot me fifty shares of 25/. each in the above railway ; and I undertake to accept the same, or such number as you may allot me, subject to the regulations of the Company, and to sign the necessary documents, and to par, when required, the deposit of 2/. 12s. 6d. per share.' Nothing could be more clear than the teruis in which the defendent wrote to have shares allotted to him, and to pay the required deposit of V. 12s. 6d. per share. No shares were immediately allotted, because it was necessary to see in what condition the Company were likely to be, and how the shares could be proportioned. All these were matters for consideration. This letter was sent on the 13th of October. 1845. At that time it appeared there was a meeting ; sad it seemed from the great number of applicants that it would be a very thriving concern, and in all probability the matter be generally taken up. It was necessary there should be a survey of the line; and engineers were appointed by a reso • Wien of the committee on the 13th or 14th of October—the engineers being Mr. Redman and another person—for the purpose of surveying the line. On this occasion also it was necessary to have lawyers—always a necessary evil in such cases—who must prepare all the various Parliamentary contracts and other matters, and advertisements, in order that the public might be apprised of the undertaking. These persons were appointed ; and he believed all these gentlemen, and all the other officers of the Company, were pers ons of the highest respectability, and he defied his Learned Friends (Sergeant Kinglake and Mr. Montague Smith) to bring any proof of this being a bubble, or of being only established for individual gain. It was a b ona . fid e Company, supposed to have an exceedingly good line, which would be beneficial to the country. The soli citors were Messrs. Woollcombe and Square of Plymouth, and Mr. Mond of Exeter. Of course, expenses were in curred; and the jury would remark that before any engineers were employed, and before any expenses were incurred, the gentlemen who acted as the provisional com mittee of management took care to be perfectly sure, by the number of persons who applied for shares, there would be plenty of funds to meet their engagements, because the jury would know, now that railways bad been carried out to so great an extent, all these things were attended with an enormous expense. Those expenses must be paid ; and it was on the faith of the people subscribing on making appli cation for shares, that the committee were induced to incur these expenses. There did come some panic. The parti cular period of the panic he did not know, but it took place during the latter end of last autumn, and had operated daring the winter. But subsequently to the proceedings he had narrated, on the 15th of December, the allotment was made, and the defendant received a letter, which allotted to him not the whole of the 50 shares, but 40 shares. The letter was sent in the ordinary form. and was signed by Mr. Farrant, the secretary ; and it informed Mr. Toby that the deposit of 2/. 12s. 6d. on each share, must be paid on or before the 20th of December then current The letter also stated that the plans and sections had been deposited in order to go to Parliament in the ensuing session. This was quite true. This letter being sent, the Learned Counsel contended that there was a distinct agreement and a complete bargain entered into ;-36,000 shares were allotted, and the de fendant became bound to pay the deposits allotted to him. Out of the number of shares allotted, very few persons indeed paid any deposits, leaving the provisional com mittee, who had incurred these considerable expenses, without the means of paying for them ; for he should tell them that the expenses incurred amounted to upwards of 6,0001.; but if the parties had paid their deposits, there would have been ample funds, but without these payments there were no funds whatever. Mr. Toby, jun., seemed to have set himself against the Company ; the Learned Counsel did not know whether he was at the head of this opposition or not, but he was informed that there was a club or union of all those persons who had not paid their deposits, and they defended this action, and were determined to defeat, by every means in their power, the claims of the provisional committee, because to all these persons it was most important that this action should fail. Everything which had been done had shown that the gentlemen who had consented to conduct the affairs of this Company without remuneration, had been only anxious to do their duty to the public. A circular was sent round to the allottees ; and this was done with the best possible motive, in order that if the project should not proceed further, they should obtain in demnity for the expenses incurred. This circular was sent round on the 31st of December to the defendant ; in this it was stated that the committee of management had uadertaken to pay 3s. on 200 shares each, and the provi sional committee 3s. on 100 shares each, and the allottees were applied to fl pr 3s. on the shares allotted to them. To this no reply was received. The Learned Counsel , in conclusion, said, the ple as o f the defendant amounted only to a d enial that any agreement was entered into ; on one of these pleas, that assuming that an agreement was entered into, but re presenting that the defendant had been induced to make it on account of fraud on the part of the plaintitls, the Learned Counsel commented with much severity. The letter of Mr. Toby applying for shares having been put in, Mr. Granby Farrant, secretary to the Direct Exeter and Plymouth company was examined, and proved some of the facts detailed by Mr. Crowder. This witness was subjected to a long cross-examination by Sergeant Kinglake, and it appeared that he had not produced some prospectuses which he had been suhpcenaed to bring with him ; and the Learned Judge said if this was so, he might be proceeded against. Witness stated that no Parliamentary contract or scrip was prepared, as it would have added considerably to the expenses. Sergeant KINGLIKE objected that the committee of management was a committee of management for the Com pany, and that there was no contract entered into by Mr. Toby with the* committee. If there had been a contract, the committee of management were not the parties to sue. The JUDGE said 'lie would reserve the point. Sergeant KINGLAKE then contended that there had been a change in the provisional directors after the application, and before the allotment had been made ; and that, there fore, there could be no contract between the defendant and them. It was a different scheme now to what it was before. He contended that there was evidence that the committee of management itself was changed; and if that were over ruled, it would be sufficient that the provisional directors were changed; and the defendant was only bound to take shares in the Company as it was when he applied. He also argued that Mr. Toby had applied to take shares in a scheme of 40,000 shares, which meant that 40,000 shares should be allotted. Here 40,000 had not been allotted, and the con dition on the part of the Cempany had not been carried out; and the defendant was not hound to ply his deposit, except in a scheme in which 40,000 shares had been allotted. If the defendant had paid his deposit, and the whole shares had not been allotted, he would be entitled, as in the case of Hodgson against SpOttiswoode, to receive the whole back without any deduction for expenses. He also took a techni cal objection to the declaration, on the ground that it set out that the defendant had agreed to pay the deposit on the 20th cf December, whereas his letter of application stated his readiness to do so when required. The JUDGE was of opinion that this was the proper form of averment under the circumstances. _ _ _ Sergeant KINGLAKE, in continuation, contended there had been no allotment of shares, as shares could only exist after the Act of Parliament had been obtained, whereas this must be treated as an abandoned scheme, in which the projectors could not recover a sixpence. He contended that if the jury should be of ooinion the allotment was properly made to the defendant, the damages should be N., the proportion of 3s. per share for the expenses, and not 105/. _ . The JUDGE said he would reserve the points, and give Sergeant Kinglake leave to move for a nonsuit in the court above. _ _ _ _ . Mr. Farrant was recalled, and it appeared that ➢ir. Berkeley and Mr. Tombs withdrew from the provisional committee between the periods of the application and the allOtment, but no public notification was made of their with drawal. Sergeant KINGLAKE then addressed the jury, and con tended that the allotment was not made within a reasonable time after the application. He denied that any club had been formed for the purpose of defending the case. He said it was not impossible that if the shares had risen in the market during the interval which had elapsed, Mr. Toby would never have heard of any shares being allotted to him, and that the provisional committee would have taken them all themselves, and the profits would hare gone into their pockets. But as it happened that a panic took p'ace, the shares were only allotted after the scheme had been virtually abandoned, in order to get the money for the expenses from the pockets of the allottees. Mr. CROWDER, in reply, said that the remarks of his Learned Friend might as well have been spared, as the evi dence which bad been produced by his Learned Friend in the cross-examination of Mr. Farrant, clearly proved that if there eier was a genuine, honourable, and bona fide railway scheme, it was the Direct Exeter and Plymouth Railway Company. Every circumstance which had been elicited by his Learned Friend proved this fact, and he had failed to find any one poiut in which he could show misrepresentation or collusion. The JUDGE said it was impossible to call the interval be fore the allotment an unreasonable time. There were 40,000 shares to be allotted, and applications were received from 721 people. It was true that 40,000 shares had not been allotted, but 36,46 G shares had, and the Company had taken nine weeks about it. It seemed to him impossible they could have got through it in less time. The jury immediately found a verdict for the plaintiffs. [This, we believe, is the first case that has been decided on this very important point, and establishes the fact that all persons who have applied for shares in a railway company are liable for their deposits, or a proportionate contribution towards the expenses.] NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, March 19. The last of the criminal cases was tried last night, and to day both of the Learned Judges have been engaged in the trying of causes, a large amount of which still remain undis. posed of. (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) NAYLOR V. ELLERTON.--SEDUCTION. The plaintiff in this action is John Naylor, a stonemason, residing at Merrick ; the defendant, Richard Ellerton, is a farmer and owner of landed property, living at the same place. The action was brought to recover compensation in damages for the seduction, by the defendant, of the plaintiff's daughter, Ellen Naylor. The defendant had pleaded not guilty; and also a second plea, that of leave and license from the plaintiff. Mr. Dundas and Mr. Addison appeared as counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Bliss for the de fendant. Mr. Dusums stated that the defendant, who lived in the same neighbourhood as the plaintiff in this action, was a far mer, supposed to be of considerable property, and had thoueht proper to seek the acquaintance of the plaintiff's daughter. were plaintiff was in a station more humble, but his family The people of respectability in character and conduct ; and it would be shown that the plaintiff, during his acquaintance with the daughter, had always represented that his object was to marry her. He had repeatedly promised so to do ; but he had not only broken that promise, but betrayed, and subsequently deserted her. Ellen Naylor, the daugh ter of plaintiff, was now eighteen, and was only about fourteen at the time the acquaintance commenced. She had become pregnant in the summer of 1844, and early in last year had a still-born child. That child, she said, was the child of defendant. The defendant had denied that he had debauched the child of the plaintiff. But he had farther pleaded that which was singularly shock ing, for it was this, that lie bad leave and license of the girl's father to do that of which the father by this action now complained, that he had effected the ruin of the daughter with her own father's connivance! If even that were the fact, he (Mr. Dundas) would ask what kind of man must this be who could defend the action by a plea containing such an admission against himself?' He challenged the de fendant to support that plea by evidence, and would only beg of the jury to attend to the proof which should appear before them, to judge of the defendant's conduct and of his defence as it might appear, and then to give those damages which they should consider just in such a case. The plaintiff's daughter, Ellen Naylor, now eighteen years of age, was the principal witness examined. She stated that her father was only a Journeyman in the trade of stonemason ' • that he had one other child, a daughter, older than herself , who had been out at service, and that she herself was now eighteen years of age. The witness was dressed in a style more than neat, for it might be called genteel, so that she would not have been taken for the daughter of a journeyman stonemason. She stated that the residence of her father at Merrick was about seven miles from Richmond. They had dwelt there two years and a half. They before lived at Downham, three miles off, and at the latter place they were tenants of a cottage belonging to the defendant, or his mother, in which there were but two rooms, one up stairs and one down. The defendant, while they were at Down ham, lived about half a mile from then, with his mother and sister. She first got acquainted with the defendant at Downham, and then she was only about fourteen years of age. She considered him a gentleman of rank. He held a farm of his own. He was about thirty-four or thirty-five years of age. Half a year after she had come to live at Downham, defendant came to visit at their house. He used to come frequently, as often as four or five times in a week. He was ]per suitor, and her father and mother knew it. He always said he would marry her. He said, however, that he had an uncle, an elderly man, Dr. Ellerton, who was a clergyman, who had a great deal of money, and that he wished not to marry until after his uncle's death. Plaintiff had no servant but witness herself. Had a child in February, 1845, and defendant was the father of that child. Upon cross-examination, the witness said she first became acquainted with the defendant when on her way to the mar ket at Marsk. Defendant then "threw himself in her way," in a lane, accompanied her to the market, and back again. They were acquainted for two years and a half before any thing improper took place between them. That first took place in the month of June, 1845, when she was going on the North Sides from Merrick. It was in a wood ; but cannot say what time of day. Thinks it was after dinner. De fendant took her into that wood. Witness has gone with her mother into the same wood to pick sticks, but never left her mother when so engaged to walk away with the defendant for an improper purpose. The same intimacy had taken place between her and defendant in plaintiff's house. Her father and mother were from home on every one of those occasions ; and her sister was always at service, except for a fortnight. The sister, when at home, slept with witness, and they both slept in the same room with plaintiff and his wife. The defend ant's mother did give plaintiff notice to quit the cottage in 1844. Mr. Lodge called to give the notice; but he did not state that Mrs. Ellerton did that from her son being " har boured" in their house. Witness has worked for defendant. Has worked at hay-making, stone-picking, and hoeing tur nips. The boa now worn by her was given to her by Miss Lambert, the daughter of the clergyman. Her bonnet she had had three weeks, and her scarf a week, and her gown was a new one. Believes that her aunt, the plaintiff's sister, once spoke to witness's mother on the impropriety of the de fendant's visits. There was a Mrs. Matilda Wilson, another relative of the plaintiff; but does not know that she remon strated against them. The defendant once came to the house on horseback, and her mother held his horse for five or ten minutes while he was within ; but she did not lead the horse up and down ; and the plaintiff was inside the house all the while that defendant remained, and in his company. In the hay season of 1844 Joseph Jackson was at her uncle Wil son's, and witness was there also, but she does not remember Jackson throwing her down in the hay-field and kissing her. Defendant never sent plaintiff any present, except once, and that was of a hare. Never gave witness anything but once. He gave her a half- crown as a new year's gift. He had bought her a new muslin de laine gown once. Witness goes out to work in the fields, but not in winter. She gets from Is. to le. 3d. per day. Re-examined—About a year and a half ago defendant told witness that if he and his mother should quarrel, be would break his father's will, which was bad, and then marry her. She believed what he said. She was 15 or 16 years of age when she lay on her back as above-mentioned. They were all then "larking" and playing. The Joseph Jackson spoken of as being in the hay-field is a relation, brother to her aunt, Mrs. Wilson. Mr. John Cawsey, surgeon, stated that he attended plain tiff's daughter at the time of her confinement. His charge for that attendance was one guinea, which had never yet been paid. Mr. Walter Harland, Mr. Robert Hutchinson, sons of farmers in the neighbourhood, the latter of whom paving 4001. a year for his farm, and Mr. George Whitelock, of Oeb den-hall, all gave evidence to show that the defendant was a person of considerable property. He held some land himself, and let one farm besides of 100 acres, at 21. per acre. He had declared, in the presence of Mr. Hutchinson, at Mr. White lock's, that ho intended to act "honourably" towards the girl; and the latter gentleman having told him by way of joke that Mr. Whitelock had taken a fancy to her himself, he replied "he had better not, for we will follow law to the utmost if he molests her." Subsequently, in addressing Mr. Whitelock on the same topic, he said, " You had better not, or I'll make it cost you four or five hundred pounds." . The Rev. Mr. Lambert, curate of Merrick spoke to the respectability and good character for decency of behaviour of the plaintiff and his family. He knew nothing against the girl before this occurrence on the score of modesty and pro priety. 'Witness had six daughters, but he knew nothing about the boa having been given to the plaintiff's daughter. On cross-examination, Mr. Lambert said that there were reports two years back respecting the visits of defendant to plaintiff's daughter. Never heard them commented on as very improper. Never was in the plaintiff's house. Lives only 200 or 300 yards from the plaintiff's. ee. te I Mr. Sergeant Wilkins addressed the jury at considerable EXECUTION OF W. SPICER' 1 length for the defence; after which, FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE. I His Lordship having recapitulated the evidence, the jury Soon after daybreak, on Frida th e w orkmen l ee went out for about three-quarters of an hour.—Verdict for , the plaintiff—damages 3001. actives}' engaged in erecting the scaffold in front of tv,', Edwin Adamson, convicted of forging a cheque, in the new Count y Gaol, and at an eerl y hour g roups th e re name of Messrs. Brownlow, Pearson, and Co., of Hull ; and sons were to be seen wending their way towards th e Hugh Doran, convicted of uttering a similar forgery, were to witness the progress of the works. The me' eich sentenced, the former to be transported for fifteen years, and below were thrown open by the occupiers, ieto dregs, the latter to be imprisoned for two years with hard labour. :Arsons of every age and size hastened , by hun ife Thomas Adamson and Benjamin Adamson, severally charged long before the appointed hour of executio n--teel for the same offence, were both acquitted. o'clock. There were, at the lowest computation, :I'. NORFOLK CIRCUIT, I3ur St. Edmunds,Marchi9. wards of 5,000 persons present, and the rnsjoritinp; CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) most decidedly composed of women, many havi n g in'' John Lew, aged 19, and Georgtin, a(red 17, were - in thei arms. indicted for is maliciously setting fire e to M a r shee,'tne property Thew wretched culprit, William Spicer, throughollibil of Sir Augustus Henniker, Bart., at ilaugliley, on the 4th whole of Thursday, appeared very penitent. en" b e instant. .. symptoms of contrition, for some time past, inducrolips, Mr. Power conducted the case for the prosecution. attendants and others connected with the gaol to 13:vbie The prisoner Lewis p'eaded " Guilty," and Martin " Not that he was prepared for the solemn event o ut guilty." awaited him ; indeed, his expre:sions and de tnee w so ' From the evidence of the butler of the prosecutor and could lead to no other conclusion. Many h o urs is i others, it appeared that the two lads, who had only the day e before been discharged from the House of Correction, where spent by him in perusing the sacred volum! be they had been committed as vagrants, called at the'liouse at in devout meditation. He retired to rest c o half-past eleven o'clock, on Sunday, the 4 th inst., and so• tween eleven and twelve o'clock last night, and r e„, , , licited charity. The butler said he had pity for them; 11 bat soundly until about his usual hour of rising this m 1,`,),. no money, as the family were all at church, whereupon th e and, having dressed himself, partook of a heartl ° f et le two boys turned away muttering to themselves. In about a f a st. Th e w h o l e o f th e pris oners a tt e nded set' , ic e - t ee quarter of an hour a girl came running into the house - to say chapel at nine, o'clock, and after the reeding of the P ii• de that " the haystacks were on fire," but the butler rushing ers, a brief address suitable to the occasion eeß e J. out saw that the fire was in the colt shed, near which the vered by the highly esteemed chaplain, the i lef en strangers would pass on leaving the premises. It being too . Field, who has been unceasirsly attentive to the: t ere late to save the shed, the butler thought to secure the offenders, and on going into the read found both the prisoners tunate criminal ever since his incarceration. 11, f ed in the custody of a farmer, who, passing by, saw them come being concluded, each prisoner returned to his c e , o ire over a gate leading from the shed, When after he perceived from about half-past ten until a little before ti ne d smoke to arise Pone its vicinity. Mehen delivered into the Spicer was ow:aged with the chaplain, when he ec` e ,, s ioe custody of the police the prisoners stated, that after they hal to his own room. Upon one of his attendants exer; ir e been refused relief at the house they were "quite wild," and to him a hope that ho felt resigned and ht•en Y. ~,,P 0 coming upon the shed they rested there for ten minutes, at repeated the following passage from the I” - ;1$ the lapse of which period they set fire to it, and were making expressive •of his feelings, " Yea, though 1 to off when they were stopped on the road.'lif e" through the valley of the shadow of death, I al s ole Mr. Baron PARKE said, that perhaps the jury would con- . sto e evil, for Thou art with me ; Thy rod and Thy o fe , n , eider the case too clearly proved to require any observations on his part, or any repetition of the evidence which they had comfort me." The fatal hour having struck, 1 "; t oe! so recently heard. went to the room for him, upon seeing Whom, en n oel. he 6 The jury considered the matter for five minutes, and having pitting the purpose for which he was wanted, so rei returned a verdict of Guilty, both prisoners were sentenced " Shall I pull off my neckerchief ?" and being ali o lei , to 13 years' transportatior. in the affirmative, he did so, and placed it in " in ei° James Plumb, a stupid-looking cub, 15 years of age, was leaving it upon the table. • He was then lereugh . te ltig charged with maliciously setting fire to a corn stack, the pro.. room below, where he underwent the proce:s of Po n o perty of William Jilliugs at Ousden, on the 6th inst. without being in the lea't degrr e excited. The to et? et? Mr. GURDOS conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was wee- ,4,1 procession hre formed, headed by Ii .ut. I b e not represented by counsel. This was also a clear case, and only remarkable from the governor, the chaplain following, reading th e r eee total absence of all motive on the part. of the prisoner for service, the culprit, and the officers of the.l.fre: the perpetration of the crime imputed to him. According moved slowly towards the scaffold. The astonish B s 0.0 . to the testimony of two young girls who were working in ness the prisoner maintained in ascending the s t e e r o pt! the prosecutor's field, where the sack in question stood, it the subject of universal remark. Having arrieo ite rt l l came on to rain at twelve o'clock on the day in question, and drop, he placed himself beneath the beam. but u is ,tii l thinking it a good opportunity to partake of their homely afterwards turned round and heartily shock bane tine dinner, they retired to the stack, and while sitting down on the governor, who asked him if he had anything t e l e one side discussing their meal, and wondering when it would to which Spicer replied by saying, " No, goo(' •„ef leave off raining, they were surprised to find themselves sud- give my love to your family." Calcraft, the eseeer:f-bei denly enveloped in smoke, which came pouring on them in volumes round the corner of the stack. Jumping up, the rom . Newgate, then drew the cap . over ropethessl2erellOJ, elder one ran round the stack, and there she saw the pri- culprit's face, and was about to adjust the .e, to sonar deliberately engaged in " kindling a straw fire" on the the criminal's neck, it being already suspen d " ground within two feet of the stack, which was of barley beam, when the noose was found not to reece '_ lsi f and of considerable value. Remonstrance by the girl as to than the middle of his face, and a few minutes 'dill the imprudence of his conduct only elicited coarse abuse from before it could be properly done ; and :Ve t o 4 himncoupled with the expression of his wish to fire the stack. this time not a muscle or limb in Spicer,. jolt The girl, however, resolutely put out the " straw fire , " as she served to move. At length the necessary preenlissi! called it, and retired to finish her dinner, but had scarcely were arranged, the chaplain continued to read W e b? sat down before she heard " the crack of a lucifer match," vice in an audible voice, and at a given sigua l en l d e et : and on going back to the prisoner she saw him poke a whole box of lighted lucifers into a hole which had been excavated sustaining the platform on which the culprit 5w . 410:: by by the prisoner in the stack about foot from the ground, withdrawn the executioner, and he was laua o " d 00'' and from which flames and smoke a immediately burst out. eternity. He made a few convulsive throes , l ife This second fire she likewise extinguished with great promp- raised his hands, but in a few short minul e .', o 4,,, titude, in spite of the opposition of the little urchin, who re- quite extinc t . There was no ex p ression of feelinfibro;„ peated his intention to set fire to the stack, and termed her a the man on the part of the vast multitude, ivh% o l/ A s fool for interfering in his affairs, when she handed him over turned homewards. The body , after henging 0 Of, to her master. was taken down, and buried within the precine ilie';, The jury having found the prisoner Guilty, and gaol, nearly close to the last con ict, Jen , ing s ; t he to r The Learned JUDGE, having aniinadverteSon the enormity maining spectators then quietly disperse 1 , a nd ee / of his offence, sentenced him to be transported for 15 years, assumed its usual tranquillity.—Reading M eg " . in the hope that after a short period passed in this country 1 r ) he might be found to have reformed his evil disposition to an A extent which would warrant the remission of the full penalty MARKET NE WS.-- { •:.A T U ~ -- R D f 4 of the. law. lie might be assured, however, that if be did COVENT-GARDEN. fee /Op" not evince a desire to repent and reform, he would be trans- Immense quantities of fruit and vegetables were on 4s t o • ported mad made to suffer to the full extent of the sentence business was doh gat our quotations —Potatoes freld., l 4 4 now passed upon him. cwt; Turnips, 10d to 2s ; Carrots, 3s 6d to 5s 6d ; 701 , 0,1 2s 4d to 2s ad ; Gteens, is 9d to 2s 6d ; and Leeks, 6 d t° er l' fid bunches Apples, Is 6d to 4s ; and i.pinach, 64 to OP ID. ll' , Forced Potatoes, 4d to 8d ; Pine Apples, 6s to 9s Percelerit4 6d to 10d ; and Cauliflowers, is 6d to 5s per dozen. 0 to,# 4 2s; Horseradish, Is 6d to Cs ; forced Asparagus, 4 ' a nd n 1 0; Rhubarb, 6d to is 2d per bundle. Oranges, 7s to 125 ; „net. l. ' 7s to lOs per hundred. Sea-kale, is 3d to 3s 6d per Pd-rolte' Greens, Id to ad ; and Brocoli Sprouts, 4d to 8d per dishes, 3d to 8,1 per dozen hands. ,? ... Alan r , NNUTGATE AND ZZATINNim" -- IV 0;4 At Trime Mutton and Pork commanded a ready sr_ fop , • fi , In other kinds of meat very little was doing. Bee' , bs tt: ' , o l l 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 4tl to 4s 6d; Veal, 45 8d W ,„,, } 4 4 , 0 Pork, 3s 6d to 5s per Bibs. by the carcase. Turke& s, DA ; Geese, 5s to 7s ; Ducks, is 6d to Si 3d ; Tame 8Ab b 4 04, 4 0,j; 8d ; Wild ditto, 4d to 8d ; Pigeons, 6d to is; and rtsri' d es,'„ 1 1 to 9s each ; Fowls, 3s 6d to 8s per couple ; Partrlo".6jVi' Bares, 3s to 3s 6d ; Woodcocks, 2s to 2s 6d ; S n ,, iP ,, e vjale' Grouse, Is 6d to 2s; Wild Ducks, is 6d to 2s; All" ' r to Is 6d each. t O 4 , NUNGERFORD. ba t ; I ,i 1 7 The supplies of each kind of produce were somew l ,4l, crease to-day. Generally speaking, the trade ruled " were barely supported. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHW ARK. A young girl named Dunn, of considerable personal at tractions, was brought before Mr. Traill, charged with wil fully breaking two panes of glass in the shop-window of a tradesman in the vicinity of this court. The complainant stated, that on the preceding night the defendant approached his shop-window and deliberately smashed two panes of glms with one of her hands, which was very much cut, owing to the manner in which she did the damage. Tnat she made no attempt to avoid the responsi bility she incurred, but waited there until a policeman was called, into whose custody she was given. The complainant added that she was a ,perfect stranger to him, and that he was totally ignorant as to the cause of her having a-...ted in the manner described, and that he had expressed to her his willingness to permit her to go at large if she paid for the two panes of glass, but she refused, declaring that she com mitted the damage in order to be sent to gaol. Mr. TRAILL, addressing the defendant, asked her what was her motive for breaking two pames of glass, and why she was not contented with smashing one instead of two, if her determination was to be sent to gaol? The defendant, who exhibited much obstinacy, and re fused to answer, at length explained that her object in breaking two panes of glass instead of one was, that if she had only broken one she knew that her mother would pay for it, and so have her released, but that the expense of two she knew was more than her parent could afford to pay, and that she (defendant) would therefore have to go to gaol. Mr. TRAILL said that she would find a great difference in a gaol to her own home. In the former she would be com pelled to associate with the worst of characters, and when she came out, it would be an indelible stain upen her cha racter. The Magistrate then called forward the girl's mother, who stood weeping in the Court. Mr. Traill, addressing the poor woman, asked her if she could explain the reason her daughter had conducted herself in the way described ? The mother replied, that to prevent her daughter seeing a man who was endeavouring by the most artful devices to seduce her from the paths of virtue, she (the mother) deter mined to keep her at home, and for that purpose locked her in her room. She found, however, that her daughter soon got over the impediment by jumping out of the window into the street, and when she was followed for the purpose of being brought back, " Rather than return," said she, " I'll commit an offence, and break some windows to be taken to gaol." That she had no sooner uttered the words than she smashed two panes of glass in the complainant's shop win dow. The mother added, that she was afraid her daughter intended to lay violent bands upon herself if she was re strained from seeing the individual whom she (the mother) was confident only sought her ruin. Mr. TRAILL, having given the defendant a serious lecture upon the folly of her conduct in not listening to the advice and admonitions of a parent, was at length induced to dis charge her on her promise to be guided by her mother, and not be led away and ruined by a heartless seducer. The tradesman's glass being paid for, she was liberated. NEWPORT. 11 1.1' Beef from 2s 64 to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6 4 to 4s 8 ,1 s ; to 5s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s per Slbs. 3 0 ll ' zazaarszosawrz. rob, P'a# Turbots, 8s to 16s ; Brills, 2s 3d to 5s ; Cod is te ii Whitings, 4d to 8d ; Mackerel, 6d to 104 ; Lobsters, e1t0,.:0, Crabs 8d to 2s each ; Soles, 6d to 3s 3d per pair ; S P ' 2s Gd. and Thames Flounders Is 6d to 2s per dozen.. 4 1E , to is 44; Eels, 44 to ; and , CrimPed Scate , " Sa r WHITECICAPEL. 0 8 41 ' Beef, from 2s 6 , 1 to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3 ,6 d to 4a 8d to 5s sd ; and York 3s Gd to Is per Sibs. ti tr". The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropo - til 934 d ; of household do., 7,1 to 8 1 / 2 d per 41bs loaf. ) 1 . HIDE MARKET. to 1 d aiy f Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2)4d to 3d ; do. 8 41 " 3),? ' . 0 3M d ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3M dto 3)4d ; do. 801 b to 881% to 4Vof do. 881 b to 961 b, 33id to 4d; 40. 961 b to 10 41 b, 44 e el , to r Skins (each), 4s to 7s ; Horse Hides, 13s ; rolled 61', Gs 6d ; Half Breds, 4s to 5s 6d ; Downs, 3s 6 d to 41 8d; to 4s; Shearlings, 64 to 8d each. lICALY DILLIVE2STS. , 0 SMITIMILD.—Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 41 Ss; Cl°, ler :to l/ Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, oad. A fair average supply, and a sluggish dobana• ve r Jir o CumBERLAND. —Meadow Hay, 31 ss to 41 lOs ; C 1° 111 67 to 51 1.5 s ; Oat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s; Wheat Straw, per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. O' IF WHITECRAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 4 1 Ss ; CI to to 6135; Oat Straw, 1112 s to 11 14s , Wheat StraW , 111 di)9 l ji 1)0 011 a71 THE REBECCAITES IN THE GREAT Yesterday morning, and to some extent during the r, 0 11; 0„« of excitement was caused in that portion of the ,7; tellierof from St. George's Church, in the Borough, to e aemtlA I/ Roll's floor-cloth manufactory, in consequence oft Aid temporary bar placed opposite the Swan Inn, b), - ,10 . 00 7 , becca" party in that neighbourhood. Since Satur""kps . ee ,i 9 c4 been driven into the ground, and a bricklayer them, at the corners of all the streets along ti t ', P r e r a p i p to exact a toll for vehicles passing through trod thD Dover-read. The persons, however, who are Pd!, q there tolls, so far from using their " poll bars , fase . ,, e tS , ',l9 reach half-way across the streets, as a means t ° he sr*?;/ of the vehicles, have had the ends iron-bound to /, j they are like a fence by the side of the footway' m . o ueo', tVl., ‘ , Wednesday night the " pole" near the Swan was A cr° s sr e l would probably take a dozen such lengths to rca,aie 001,01 The inhabitants never remember a toll being b efl :dero l ', l o o 6 4 any were bars ever placed there, and they feel it a con''l',l Kir to their business to be thus novelly and without te , so P lecii Men are placed there who demand the toll sa n s be t he and some do not. Westminster Hall will probably areas the novel proceeding must at last be decided. '', o o 4 THE 62D REGIMENT.—Extragt Iron ° ale ',o o 4 !idi;e officer:—" Poor fellows, they have suffered from v enemies and friends. Three officers out of 2Of te slif action. They fought • like lions. They were, 1- ,45/ 1 /Alf like grass by the grape front 31 of the enemY S [ADVERTISEMENT. SIGHT fe p, actually fell by sections." AND 11,, e c' V' ti jffr tl e . [A Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Newly-invented .44 scopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c. pairleatiapf, Sir Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd,. Sir Ja".on, Frederick Goodfellow, Clayton Grosvenor 310rri_,,,, f j j ai d son, Mackenzie, Galway, Biggs, Woolf, 3B!r t s i i r rit• ir4p lr Price, Lindsay, and Thackray ; Major-Generals t-yer:ie Sir John Rose, Sir James Cockburn, Aclunty , ri ;e oer,4 l' , Hamilton, Turner, Wemyss, and Cock; co ci‘ i Bouverie, Sir J. Macdonall, Sir R. Barton, Sl!„. 0. its o / Wm. Eustance ; Admirals L rd John Hat , °; /. IIT, o, e ° 4 ,r 4 ; George Munday, Sir George Martin, Sir James '11011 1 :0 ' Gold, Ross, Alexander, Curzons, Tompkins,..mce 9dt Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen; Rear-Admirals P' o ", v e :4",1",.! &c. Messrs. S. and B. Solomon, Optician s l•oeli AV" tilde Lenses upon a new construction. Dante ° „Die s , se i , before imperfect vision, that mist and dullne m e b c lo , t rol. the eyes is at once removed, every object becorig., so, l : t or' so that the most aged imperfect sight becorne7,riginj:dt,"ll:, and Is brought to its youthful, natural, and "„ e s, W e lf, e Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Mier° sc° :st 04 0 4 kinds of Acoustic Instruments, tot relief of I°- ", sr ° ple'/l ii r f y Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solomon=, Opticif!hn'efo. 0;0i connected with a person of the same name in L'od°, o o l bourhood. To prevent mistakes be cautiolls, be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly , ell ~4 ° ,071 [ADVERTISEMENT.) —A CASE PILLS o CONSTITUTION CUBED BY lIOLLOWAT'S twenty-four, daughter of Colonel Glover, 1 5, . m itat'„, 0 0 ./9 had an enlargement of the liver, a constant P ii T r e ottgle fur besides being dropsical, was never free fr ° o ot t f e ea with much expectoration. She was so bad 34 , had "4 ;',Forifes',o her chamber. The first advice in the countrZ re , 0 0 , to p , Y e , her, but to no purpose, as she daily got , t e ie,DO altogether. In this hopeless state the C010.,0 oi;e1VO" twenty dollars worth of Holloway's Pills, 1 ;r oi ' completely restoring the young lady to $o" a3' Sold by all druggists , and at Professor o°' 244, Strand, London. load. i'ratle dull, at late rates. ehOoltilUneicentlY' 0 0 a n t t h h e e ls ls th th ii i:s t. t : , a a t t Nweewatbarleurnicßkhrea.l,:alicerp.;,!..lol;l"ol, : I ' o Webb, a t h o e f a ri l a h u i g n it s t t e . , r . at the of coseP t of Rev. Charles h al te; Cambridgeshire,Clarke, ast . , of t h a son. Ge org e ... ,,t 0 it. Cam s, for ° il .. On the 11 t h ins t . , at wVai Humber fis:aro nt Vicarage. Rev t T o. I :re ri:: : re' ;41"' AV 0 1 r the Rev. Allan Cowburn, of a daughter. }frg' , i to • On the 18th inst., in Great. Ormond-street, tll e '''' of a daughter. 011, If s c pb .On the 18th inst., at Rectory-grove, ' IA 16 ° Hodgetts Deacon, Esq., of a son. If il ti ic i‘ 0 0- AfARB/ED. yreJ e f til e 1 On the 17th inst., at St. Peter's, Plinlice,i,,,tie • 40 , , ,A, Esq ,of Bayland Hall, Norfolk, to Isabella " , . C P A', P t/''' , Robert Bruce, Esq., of Chester-square. ..,,,atgellrtllolo ,o• On the 17th inst., at St. John the 1 ...",,. a- t or to youngeit son of the late John Biddulph, "' l'tli; Into • 1 0 ' I, tz " , shire, to Caroline Margaret, daughter of ~ Thomas, Bart., of Bodiarn, Sussex. I 5.13. lAi'' On the 17th inst., at St. Ann's, Soho , - -3 " 5 .. , cr i . a , l l ' .. Jefferson, of Cheltenham. P lr rho tad On the 18th inst., at the Lutheran A. I side, J. C. H. Freund, Req., M.D., to Louis •-• O a - n ee' 0 - ~iy.,d, DIED. cod A , pr - ,10 e7tihatients!..,wat. Bcarortmelre,yE,aqM.lddieseS;to jet, 0:30 7 116 , i,0, v, totihrethlsth ult., at Margate, Miss Sara h eT. i '. f v - P P •I' ' On the 3d inst ,in tkloane-square, Chelse colcf " 0 ' itfr at Naples, the i n f an t daughter 0',,fr0.;,f,t1/v itte So 1. , c,d , On the 9th Inst., at Hampstead, Mrs. -- f , George Sale, aged 90. unt , t.' # ~ rt P'stl• jig ' it On the 11th inst., at Darmstadt, Re-e 'of 0 po Eight Joseph Allen, D.D., Lord flishoP.. jo ri t 0 On the 12th inst., Della, the wife of 3.11 ' 5 ,0 0 of Sussex, aged 51. ~,,,uts, o tef 9 4 , On the 13th inst., at Sherlield-green, " ,JO 44, ~., Mr. Edward Vines. Wall' pfe . fr On the 17th inst., Mary Camilla, th e 0 0 'V Gibh, Esq., of the Bombay Army. lee itie ,kf to e ,j , On the 17th lust., Sarah, relict of the „oil , ~,0 I P ci• ,i St. John's, Horslydown, aged 89. • , o r So fre On the 16th inst., a t Woolston Lawn , :' .D. li e a . C 1 widow of the Rev. Henry Woodct,clt, Itrog, dirt 1 On the IGth inst., Maly Ward Arms ~, ag ed . _ w hie , strong, Esq., of Great Cumbtrland-st!aeccte, viod On the 17th inst., in Prospeet-Pi Esq., M.D., aged 65. P)I 11141bv.i 1;4 1 W i ,reD O London: Printed and Published by oil St Strand, Printer, at Th e Sun Oftee, No. ' '.,;u001 , of the Savoy, In the County of Nitu'. 23, 1846. SUSPICIOUS DISCOVERY ON CHATHAM ISLAND. A letter has been received at. Lloyd's from the Foreign office, inclosing a copy of a dispatch received from her Ma jesty's Consul-General in Central America, dated A Guatemala, Dec. 3, 1845. My Lord,—The master of the Black Cat,' of London, who has just arrived at Iztapa, has given me the following note respecting the remains he found of the furniture of a vessel on Chatham Island, situated near the equator, in longitude about 87. Captain James Davies's account is as follows : November 10, 1845. Made the Gallapagos Islands. Being calm, I went on shore on Chatham Island in search of water, but found none. At eight A. 31., returned on board, and proceeded along shore at the rate of 6% knots per hour, for the space of two and-a half hours, when the wind died away. A sudden calm abreast of a deep bay. Lowered my boat, and went on shore myself, and four hands under arms. On arriving at the bottom of the bay, in pulling along the shore, my attention was called to a number of water casks, twenty-five in all, twenty yards above high-water mark. I then lauded at the spot, took out the bungs, and finding the greater number of them full, rolled four of them down to the beach ; left them, as it still continued calm ; proceeded a short way into the woods with the boat's crew, when I discovered three poles sticking into the ground, namely, two top-gallant and lower studding sails booms belonging to some unknown vessel of about 180 or 200 tons, on which the, American flag was flying all in tatters ; beneath them a heap of cinders, where there had been apparently a great fire, and the most valuable of instruments to mariners had been destroyed and melted, namely, brass sextants, compasses, and log glasses, knives and forks with• out number totally burned and destroyed, with the exception of one knife and fork of buckhorn handle, having the name of" Rodgers ;" sailors knives, scissors, sewing needles, packing ditto, fish- hoops, ramrods, gun and musket locks, a heap of but tons melted together. Brought away five supposed to be Spanish gold, date 1787, of the weight of two ounces. Leaving the spot, on running my sword into the sand it held fast. I picked up a hoe near the same spot, and digging where I ran my sword I discovered a cask of beef v ithout pickle, in a putritied state; tripe, Indian corn, meal, large white round peas, and a can of castor oil ; a chest containing carpenters' and coopers' tools, some of them were bran new, having the name of " Myers," cast steel ; blocks and tins, cooking utensils, kettles, saucepans, two boilers, one of metal, the other of copper, muskets without locks, a barrel of common gun powder, nibs. 9oz. ; clumps of guns, tompions ralsofive pump kins, which were in perfect order, with the exception of one. Proceeded to the boat, and rolled four casks into the water, one of which, being very large, and the tide having fallen about fourteen feet, struck on a rock and bilged there. I suceeded in getting on board, made sail, and Proceeded on my voyage. At 10 30 A.M. the following day Downes Island, which is marked doubtful ,in the chart, bearing distant five miles; latitude observed at noon 33 min. 15 sec. north, longitude 89 deg. 30 min. west. By having the same inserted in the papers, it may be of ser vice to some nation or people, as I attribute the whole to some piracy or mutiny, from the signs. Your Lordship may perhaps think it desirable to make this singular case known at Lloyd's, for general information. - - At first I was inclined to suspect that this might be the Toven Cecilia, Peruvian schooner, which disappeared from the coast of Peru in November, 18-1-1, with a cargo of goods, of the value of 20,000 dollars, belonging to Mr. William Turner, a British subject, and which was traced to Realego and Punta de Arenasin, the republic, where! the Captain, Santo Bustos, sold some Of the cargo. On the 13th of February last she called in at Acajuitha, and was supposed to have proceeded thence to the cost of Mexico, but the valuable nature of the objects, Captain Davis de scribes as having been so deliberately destroyed, and the fact that a quantity of gold was found melted with the rest of the things, forbids that supposition, and leaves the cause of this strange occurauce beyond reasonable conjection. . I have, &c., FREDK. CHATFIELD. (Signed) _ --- DEPRECIATION OF THEATRICAL PROPERTY.— On Thursday Mr. G. Robins. the auctioneer, attended at the Auction Mart, to sell by auction several renters shares in the Theatre Royal Drury lane, there being present several gentlemen connected with the thea trical world. In the particulars of sale it was thsta ted the shu, tatm has originallbeen y a share was entitled to 2 s. 6 d. a night, but at lowered to Is. 3d. per night. The auctioneer, per annum, aced, however stated, the t a renter of such share now only received AL oug h ft had no doubt that next yea r, in consequence of the able management of Mr. Bunn it would have an increase of value. For many years he received 251. for his share per annum. There were four shares, with a free admission to each, which was said to be worth 3/. 10s. Two were sold for Cl , guineas each; another for 60 guineas; and the fourth for 59 guineas. ..„ F LIG LITI OF W F OW L.—On O WL.—Ori F} I lay a large flock of wild ducks hovered over the river Thames, near Kingston, and flew in a southern direction. ,---- CI I laj itny)rtar; b oute " the sta For thi e.ther at 1 thhury Jai 113, lb t get The I); to , Itoß 1 4 1' 4 Pplien 44ilvrity-t tf:lttehdvaFtroYt i b e•ore 1 yrilletatil 41 41 the all lartheir !Iluulti act Lond on . r. ? 6, 5 o'cio al Lotidali tow with() tun of ti ` h e Thar, lieery Ph.' 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