The Sun. — London, England, 1846-05-14 00:00:00

the 54 40 men, and the 49 men; and we doubt whether he possesses the moral courage or magnanimity to rise above such influences. . Mr. Hay wood and his friends, on the one side, and General Cass and his supporters on the other, are constantly visiting the President. It is supposed by some that the " notice" will be communicated to Mr. Pakenham—by others, that it will be sent to Mr. M`Lane, to be by him presented to the British Minister, coupled with an invitation to nego tiate. On the other hand, the President's " own organ," calls and clamours for Congress to pass all the Oregon inea sures--measures for taking legal and military possession of Oregon—establishing mails, block-houses, forts, courts, and general jurisdiction. The organ, however, does not specify how far north-49 or 54 40—these measures are to ope rate in the territory. We - do not believe that any of these measures can pass the Senate till the negotiation has been closed. We have rumours that a battle had taken place on tha Rio GrAnde, and that General Taylor had met with a reverse. The departure of General Worth from the army has given rise to rumours of dissensions in the American camp. If General Taylor should be defeated, Mr. Polk and his Administration would be execrated. A defeat of the Ame rican army on the Rio Grande would almost cause an imme diate and voluntary invasion of Mexico—thousands of the Western riflemen would rush to the Rio Grande, and pro bably to Mexico. The interest for news is intense. As to the financial and commercial measures before Con gress, nothing is certain—nothing definite. The adminis tration of Mr. Polk is reaching a crisis. LATEST FROM THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.— We have been favoured with the following extract of a letter from an officer of the U. S. army, which appears to contain one day later intelligence from General Taylor's camp opposite Mal =eras, than the accounts from the New Orleans papers published in another column. The latest dates from his camp are there stated to be the 12th inst., w hereas we are here told that on the 13th the Mexicans "formally declared war." Of course a declaration of war, properly so called, could not be made by General Ampudia ; and perhaps nothing more is meant than what is represented in the N. 0. accounts to have occurred on the 12th. These accounts do not mention the capture of Colonel Crass by the Mexicans. This letter also states (which the New Orleans papers do not) that the ob ject of the steamer Colonel Harney in proceeding to New Orleans, was to procure reinforcements. BRAZOS DR SANTIAGO, APRIL 14.—8 y the date of my letter you will see that we are in Mexico, or within a few miles of it, the main body of the U. S. army being encamped 28 miles above us, opposite the Matamoras. within 200 yards of the walls, and we are expecting to have a fight every hour. The Mexicans having formally declared war yester • day, every man at this place is furnished with arms, and we are expecting to be attacked here at the same time General Taylor is attacked above, this being the depot for the whole supplies of the army. Colonel Cross, Deputy Quarter Master General, having ridden a little too far out of the camp, was taken prisoner by the Mexicans, and is now in Matamoras: Our array numbers about 3,000, the Mexicans 7,ooo,—large odds, and I should not be surprised if we get licked. The steamer Harney leaves here in the morning as an express to New Orleans for reinforcements. BRITISH FUNDS. 1 3 ,4 d. . .. .. 26..-434 FOREIGN FUNDS, Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 32 5 ;, Ditto, for the Account .. 33 Ditto, Deferred I ro4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. 39!.; 40 Portuguese Four per Cent .. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, 1840 .. • • .. • • .. Ditto, Passive Bonds .. Ditto, Three per Cent .. Dividends on the above payahle in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 96 97 Dutch Two-and4i-Half per Cent .. 59% Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates • P.S. April 15.—The Mexicans have made a little move, but of no importance. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, APRIL 29. The market is heavy to-day, and prices have fallen off a fraction, compared with those current at yesterday's second board. The news from Europe is not considered, in the street as very favourable, and the Bears are operating exten sively for a further decline in quotations. Compared with thosprices current at the first board yester day, Long Island shows an improvement of % per cent. ; Canton, %; Harlem, 3 / 4 ; Norwich and Worcester, 3 4 ; Mor ris Canal, ; Farmers' Loan, 1,4 ; Reading Railroad, 1. At the second board a further improvement was realised, in Harlem, of per cent. ; Canton, %; Morris Canal, lA. There was a moderate inquiry for sterling exchange to day, and quotations ruled at 9 alO per cent. premium. An extensive demand is anticipated to-morrow (Thursday), and the rates will probably advance to a specie point. The Bank of the state of Georgia has declared a semi-an nual dividend o OLD STOCK EXf three per cent., payable on CHANGE demand. 14000 U S 6s, 1862 ... 3649 62 Ohio 6s, 1852 5000 Min. spl. bds. 26000 Penn. S's PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. ••• ••• 109% 93 ... z6O 6 35% ... 7% 75 - Ki... 7000 Readg. Nor. bds. 20000 Readg. bds. 30 Shs. Nechs. Bank 50 U. S. Bank 50 Farmers' Trust 50 Shs. Canton Co. 5000 Harlem R.R. 25 Mohawk R.R. 50 Nor. and Wor. 550 Reading ... SECOND BOARD. 50 Shs. Canton Co. 100 Mechanics' Bank 200 Long Island R.R. 100 Nor. and Wor. 50 Morris Canal ... 20 Syracuse and Utica 50 Reading ... 2000 Reading Bonds ... 50 Harlem • s6O 76 • 103 1 4 4 3 / ...• b3O 27 1 h ... 860 39 47 1 / 2 1)10 57% s6O a 15 70 s 3 38 ... 13% s3O 34) s 3 57 1 b3O 15 ... 110 ... 70 ••• 7514 ... 49 SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) BLACKMAN V. OBBARD. PRIZE MONEY ;7117:FRIZE XcFirs::Theplaintiff in this action is an outfitter, &c., in Leadenhall-street, and the defendant is an officer in the navy. The action was brought to recover the sum of 101. for goods sold. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. Mr. CORPSE stated the case. During the last year the de fendant became entitled to prize money to a considerable amount, and having some business with Mr. Levy, a navy and prize agent, the latter introduced him to plaintiff; who supplied him with a variety of articles, which were sent to him at the Golden Cross, Charing-cross. He should prove the order and delivery of the goods, and was at a loss to know what the defence could be. The plaintiff's foreman was called, and proved that the defendant was iatroduced by Mr. Levy, and goods were or dered. On twe subsequent occasions the defendant alone called, and other goods were ordered and sent. Levy said that the defendant was a man of property. Levy afterwards called, and desired the accounts to be tent in to - him, __ Mr. THOMAS, for the defendant, called for the plaintiff's books, and which it appeared were very irregularly kept. but under the heading of Levy, Obbard's name, as being intro duced, were inserted. The invoices, however, were made out in Levy's name. The Learned Counsel then urged that the credit had throughout been given to Levy, who had paid something on account, and the bill made out showed what he was to charge defendant in full, and by the discount the sum he was actually to pay. Levy had become bank rupt, but he would be put into the witness-box. Levy, on being called, said that he was in the habit of ad vancing money on prize notes. He had had dealings with plaintiff and defendant before. Defendant was entitled to 500/. prize money. He believed he advanced one-third in money, and dress and ornaments for the rest. Out of the cash part 50/. was a bill, which was not taken up. He could not say to whom plaintiff gave the credit, but he, witness, or his brother, had paid 10/. on account. The jury gave a verdict for the defendant. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) THE BATTERSEA MURDERS. Mr. Baron ALDERSON intimated that as no counsel was engaged for the prosecution in the case of the woman Clarke, who was charged with the wilful murder of her children by throwing them over Battersea-bridge, the trial (which was in the paper for to-day) must'stand over to a future period. The Learned Judge then said that he felt bound in justice to Mr. Bodkin, senior counsel for the prosecution in the trial of Wm. and Ann Maria Richardson for murder, to state that the Learned Counsel had been imperatively compelled to absent himself from Court in order to attend his Parliamentary duties in another place. Mr. BoDKIN thanked his Lordship for having thus publicly stated the reason for his non-attendance in Court during the whole trial. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. Silvester Houlahan was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying John Stack. The charge in this case arose from what is generally termed "an Irish row." A party had been given at the prisoner's house, on Monday, the 23d March, and words arose between the host and John Stack, one of the guests. The prisoner seized the poker and struck Stack on the head, who fell down insensible. He was removed to the Westminster Hospital, where he died. The surgeon found, on making a post mortem examination, that the skull had been driven in upon the brain, causing inflammation, which terminated in death. Mr. Hutt conducte d the prosecution ; Mr. Parry at. tended for the prisoner. Mr. Justice COLTMAN summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter, but with a strong recommenda tion to mercy. Sentenced to imprisonment in the House four months, and to be kept to hard labour.of Correction for THE ASSASSINATION IN DRURY LANE. At twelve o'clock this day an inquest was held at the Grange, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, before Mr. Bed ford and a highly respectable jury, on view of the body of the unfortunate man Blewitt, who was shot by the lad Graham in Drury-lane, on the night of the 25th ult. The evidence was a repetition of that given at Bow street and the Coroner, in the absence of the female named Cook, , who was unable to attend from illness, adjourned the inquiry for a week. The father of Graham was present, and complained of the first statement which appeared in the Times, to that he had encouraged his son to have fire-arms, when the opposite was the fact, he having spoke to him mildly and otherwise on the subject; ho was not aware of his having either a gun or pistol in his possession. CONCERT AT TILE LITERARY INSTITUTION, BOROUGH ko.f.D.—Last evening a vocal and instrumental concert was given in the lecture-rootn of the above institution, by Messrs. •George Case andN. T. Spo r l e , w hi c h was b u t thinly attended, owing, we imagine , to the wetness of the evening. - At the termination of the first part of the programme Mr. calle4l the John Parry amused the company with a sang " l!te im inneitely Maiden, or the Bride, the Breeze, and the Battleaxe," traordinary effeAte,:i: by Mr. Powell, which was performed with ex coml., ______ and by the former gentlemen on the pianoforte. whose adini-fiArne"andailiOntifiC skill on that instrument called "forth the Was a curious medle y ause of the company assembled. It certainly per haps ludicrously PY __agg o e f rate arranged It trY, music, ihtufte onr tltrand fun, portions of it per on Mr. Parry, whopiano , whole it a iireflectsd displayed great credit co nBi - derable mimic powers in i ts sided at the pianoforte, displaPer,foraiance. Miss E. Ward, who pre olio tits. A. Newton, Miss Thornton, i great powers of execution, and cer othiton, Messrs. Rich ar d son , C ase , an d Sporle, were justly e n ti t l ed to appro bation which they received from their warm and enthusiastic IitILLAII they F delighted audience. b ailing of a new Music Hail, to be uidNe,D.—The fund for the English master of class singing, or whaltit i led with Mr. Mullah as the .. Singing for the million," proceeds in a s called in the vernacular, believe that it was the intention of the nu successful manner. We t hese classes to join in the bestowment of some pupils attending ihil i a b personally, as a mark of their regard, eagtiS of value to Mr. ment, in some measure, for the advantage of the an ack nowledg received from him. The great want of a roots or hall, education performance of choral music, has been long felt in the fer the proper Aware of this, and anxious that every facility should metropolis. f.a - the cultivation of musical taste in our youth, as l b s e t resented Germany, and many parts of the Continent, the monies subscribed were, in were, by the approval of a committee, devoted to the building referred to. In aid of the fund severa l Choral Meetin g s hav e been held in Exeter Hall with, it is believed, .beneficial results. Last night another re union, for the same purpose, took place at the above hall. The programme was divided into two parts, sacred and secular; of the former, motet, " I will give thanks, Palestrina ; chant, "Te Demo Laudamus," 0. Gibbons ; and motet, " Give ear, 0 (led," Himmel, py Mr. W. H. Seguin and chorus, were well given ; the second part embraced an excellent selection of song, glee, and madrigal, the principal of which were—glee, from Obn on, "In Fairy Laud," " Wake now, my love," lullah ; madrirgoalll , Stevens ; madrigal , " Now is the mon th of Maying," Morley ; glee, " l By the dark . lug Waters," M‘Mordle ; and g lee, " When Winds breathe soft," Webbe ; the whole concluded with the part song. " Rule Britannia," which had a flne effect. Mr. May ably chorus and semi-chorus, presided as conductor. The hallyas filled with a very numerous and respectable company. Baron d'Andre, Secretary of the French Embassy at Turin, arrived in Paris en Sunday. Ile is the bearer of the treaty concluded between France and Slednia, which the King of Sardinia ties ratified. DIZAT WAR.HETS. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. - A large business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yester day, 12,000 bales being solkof which 3,000 were American on speculation, and 1,000 for export, at an advance of lAd. per lb. The market was very firm. Shares were rather heavy again. At the present moment a very considerable degree of anx iety is felt as to the ultimate results of "winding-up "of relit% ay projects, which were brought forward last year. Very many of the Provisional Committees (we are sorry to say) still withhold information, though they have instructed their legal advisers to proceed against allottees, as to the expenditure incurred, :and the way in which money re ceived, has been expended. Surely, before a claim is made to liquidate expenses honestly incurred, the parties upon whom demands are made ought to have a debtor and credi 7 tor account sent to them—or to have the opportunity of in specting the mode by which the money subscribed has been expended. Among the most prominent of the new railway companies which have rendered full accounts is the Man chester and Southampton. A fair field of discussion and no favour was shown at the late meeting of the proprietary body, and a determination was most strongly exhibited to proceed with the line. This is as it ought to be. Where the scripholders are satisfied with the conduct of the managing committees full confidence ought to be awarded to them. There are r.o late arrivals from the British Colonies to-day. Consols for the Account have been rather firm this morning at from 96% 3 %, and for Money at 96% % ; Ex chequer-bills are lower, some sales having been made at 21e. premium. Bank Stock has fluctuated from 204% to 205%; East India Stock has fallen to 264%. In the Foreign Market but few bargains were made this morning. The Peruvian Six per Cents. are at 40; the Dutch Four per Cents. at 97; and Mexican at 32% 3 / 4 . The settlement in the Railway Share Market is proceed ing satisfactorily. In general the prices of scrip are a shade lower. 1/46 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICER. Bank Stock .. .. • . 204% 205% 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95% % 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% % 96% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 97% 1 4 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 3, 1860 .. 10% 3-16 10 3-18 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 - 10 1-16 India Stock .. . 267 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. Ditto, under 1,000/. Consols for Account - Exchequer Bills. 1,0001. Ditto. Small 5001. 29 p 96% .. 33 29 p 96%% vhd. 24 21 24 pm. 21 .... 24 21 24 pm. 24 ~.. 25 21 24 pm. 24 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. 57% 24% 23% 5 % 36% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. .. 10 .... 6 • • llirmingham and Gloucester .. .. 100 .. 124% . ... 124% Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 27; Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 ..... Ditto Ne .. 5 .... 10% %•...... • Bristol and Gloucester .. 30 .... 50 Buckinghamshire 428. • • %P•• • • • • Caledonian .. 10 •• • • 12 %% " Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% .... 2 .. . • Ditto. Extension , 2% .... 1 ••• .. ... • Cambridge and Oxford.. .. • • 1% •• • • %••••• • • • • • Cheltenham and Oxford .. .. 2 .... ...... •• • • Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 514 •• • • 3% ••••• • • • • • Direct Northern .. 2% .... 2 Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 10 .... 7 ••..•• • • • • Eastern Counties 14/. 165..... 23%%% .. • • Ditto New .. 81. 165..... p• • •• • • Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. •• • • 1N %•••• • • • • Eastern Union .. Do. Cambridge and Ely . East Lincolnshire .. 1% •••• • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .. ••• • • • Ditto New % Shares.. .. 12%..., 18% . . Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 42e..... p• • .. • . • • Great North of England . •.100 217 • • Great Western .. 85 •••• • . • • Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 88 .... • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 17% ••••• • • • • Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 35% •• .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 40 .... 57 .•••• • . • • Ditto, New . .. 5 .... 10 .... ... •• • Leicester and Bedford . 225..... % dls... Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Jim. .... 2% • • London an t Birmingham Jima . .. 100 .... 227 . ...... •• • Ditto Quarters .. 2 .... ••••• • • • • • London and Brighton .. 50 .• .. 65 % Ditto ditto Fifths ..• .. 30 41% • • .. • • London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 22 . . London, Hounslow, & Western .. 2 .... London and South-Western 41/. 6s. 10d. 79 78 79% Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 34 .... 52% .. •••• • • • • Ditto, New . •. 17% 30 ...... • • London and York .. .... 214% •••• • . • • Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 ••••• • • • .• Ditto, Quarters .. 2 .... 10% • • ...... • • Ditto, Fifths .. .. 3 .... 12 .. Ditto. Sixteenths .... 9% . .......... Ditto Extension .• 425..... 3% 3 p...... Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 81% . . ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 ... • 12% .......... Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) 4 .... 13 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .. • • 9% • ........ Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425... • • 1%14 %s p• • Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 2 • ..... Ditto, New .. 18 .... 33% 32% •• •• Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .... 45 44% • • Ditto, New . 1 .... 10 9% . ..... Ditto, New, Brandling .. 25 .... 44% Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 25% .. • . Norfolk .. .. 20 Ditto, Tenths .. • . .. 2 .... 2% ... • • •• • • North British .. 22% .... 29% 30% •• • • Ditto, Half Shares .. .... Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. .. • .• .. 2% North Staffordshire 425. .... 4%14 %p• • • • 4% p Oxid.,Woreester, & Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 8% .... •• • . Preston and Wyre .. 25 .... 32 31 .•• • • 31 Reading, Guildford, & Reigate • 425. ••• • .. •••• .. • • % dis Scottish Central . .. 10 .. 16% •• . . 16% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .... • • .... 3% South Devon .. 35 .... .. . ... 33% South Midland .. .. 425. 1% 1 4 p p South and Midlands Junction .. 425..... 1 dis • • .... 1 dis South Eastern and Dovor .. 33% .... 40% ••• • • • .... 40 Ditto., New (iss. at 32/.) No. 1. 16 •.. 19% 19% Do.. New (do. 331. Gs.Bd.) No. 2. 10 .... 13 13j I be., New (do. 15/.) .. No. 4. 2% 32% •• . • South Wales b .. . . Y 2 . .•• • • Warwickshire and London .. 425..... par • • ........ par Welsh Midland .. 2% .... 1 .... • • 1 % West Biding Union • • .. 425. 3% p 334 p Wislieach and St. Ives .. " 2 .. York and Carlisle .. 2:y4 134 .. - York sad North Midland .. .. 50 .... I iDitto, Half Shares 25 .... 50% .......... Ditto. Extension .. 15 .... 33 .......... Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... I .... 1116 FOREIGN' RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... 12 .. . Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... .......... Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... 2 .. Dutch Rhenish .. 5 .... 6% 7 East Indian) . ss. .... Grt. North. of France, Constituted 5 .... 15 14% Namur and Liege ' 6 .... 4 .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 10% % Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 7 1 4 ........ Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... ..... Rouen and Havre • .. 20 .... 29% •• .. MINES. PA.. ..... ... % P 12,4 24% 7% p 1% 1834 M P 217 dqi 229 29% 65( 41 22% 52% 29% 2% 1034 12:h 9% 3p 80►% 13% 9 !ii 1% p 153% 32% 44►% 9% 44% 25% le s 5 % 29% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 14.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.E., light breeze, and fine clear weather. DUAL, MAY 13.—Wind E. to E. by N., strong.—Ant. Commerce (brig) from South America, for Cronstadt. A three-masted steam schooner, black and white mouldings, westward. PORTSMOUTH, M AY 13.—Wind E. to N.N.E., fresh.—Sid. for a cruize, her Majesty's ships St. Vincent, Trafalgar, Queen, Rodney, Albion, superb, Vanguard, Raleigh, Brilliant ; her Majesty's steamers Terrible, Scourge, Retribution, Gladiator, Cyclops, Devastation. Put back, her Majesty's ship Raleigh. Off, Cuba, Degu, liavannah, for I I ambu rgh. NEWPORT, MAY 11.—The Three Brothers, Evans, after being re paired at Fishguard, left on Thursday last, and was shortly after wards found making much water ; to avoid her sinking, she was beached on Goodwin Sands, when a treenail was found wanting in one of the bottom planks. SEAHAM, Mar 12.—The Clara, Gearing, arrived here with loss of cutwater, jib boom, fke., having been in contact on the 10th inst., off Radcliffe, with the brig Eliza Ann. HARWICII, MAY 13.—1 t has been blowing a heavy gale throughout the day from the eastward, and still continues. LIVERPOOL, MAY 13.—The wreck of the Edward Kent was passed, 7th ult., in lat 35, lon. 75, by the Lady Rallies, Roy, arrived at this port. The Jane Dixon was driven on shore on the main land near Quintam Island, Patagonia, during a S.W. gale. The Smile was driven on shore to the northward of Quintana Island, 17th Feb. ; crew saved. DUBLIN, MAY 12.—The Hope. Adams, from the Clyde to Dun kirk, put into Kingstown yesterday, leaky, and the crew refused to proceed. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) RAY IVEATMETS. Smixneirt.o.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 50 to 41 8s ; Clover ditto, 4/ 8s t o 51 15s ; Oat straw, 11 12s toll 14s ; Wheat . Straw, 1114 a to 11 168 per load. Supply good, and trade dull. CUMBULLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 Sc to 41 10g ; Clover ditto, 41 88 to 51 14s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 13s to 1/ 15g ; Wheat Straw, 11 16* to 11 17g per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 41 8s ; Clover ditto, 418 s to 61; Oat Straw, 11 125; to 11 14s; Wheat Straw; 11 14s to 11168 per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly at barely late rates. SOUTHALL, MAY 13.—Although the Supply o Tiat stock was, on the whole, good, the demand ruled steady, at fully last week's quotations. Lamb, Beef from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 54 ; ss 4d to Gs 4d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s ; and Pork, as Sd to 4s Sd per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, MAT 13.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved of! at full prices. Otherwise the demand ruled heavy. Bef stQadi o ll n : 2s led to 4 s; Mutton , 3s 6d to 5s ; Lamb, 53 4 d to 6s 3 s4(l . ; e Teal, 4s -, 4s to 4s 10d; and Po rk, 3s 8d to 4s 10d p er Slbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter -old Store Pigs, 14s to and ; idch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. HAILSUAM, MAT 13.—We had a steady demand here to-day at full prices. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s Sd to 5s ; L am b, 5s Gd to Gs 2d; Veal , 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, .35 10d to 4s 8d per Bibs. ARUNDEL, MAT 12.—Beef, from 2s 8(1. to 4s Id ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s ; Lamb, 5s Gd to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s Sd per Bibs. Supply moderate, and trade tolerably firm. CHICHESTER, MAY 13.—There was only a moderate business trans acted this morning, yet the quotations were well supported. Beef, from 2s 10(1 to 4s ; Mutton, 38 8d to 5s • Lamb, 5s to Gs ;Veal, 4s to Quart; and Pork, 4s to 4s 61 per Sibs. ' Suckling CaWes, their 28s; r-old Store Pigs, 14s to 18s ; and Milch Cows, with small Calf, 161 to 171 15a each. NZIVTGATEI AND MILILDENNAL3 I . - We bad a fair average supply of each kind of meat here, yet the general demand ruled steady, at full prices. Beef from 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4,1 to 4s 4(1; Lamb, 58 4d to Gs 4d ; Veal, 4s to 51 and Pork, is 8d to 5s per 8110; by the carcass. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRI TI H S CORN For the Week ended May 9, 1846, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors In the different Cities and TOWII3 in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. HAI& Rig. BEANS. mks. PRICE .. I 56s 8d 29s 7d 23s 8d 33s 5d 3 5 s 8 d 34s id DUTY... 16s 0 , 1 Is Od 5$ Od 9s Rdl 79 Gd As Cd. 1 HORRORS OF THE L EAGUE. —W e men ti one d in last week's Journal th a t the Earl of Lonsdale's property at Appleby lied last been adverti se d for sale by auction in June next. Within the a few days, however, large flaming handbills have been circulated throughout the country, announcing the postponement of the sale until further notice. What is the real cause of this sudden change in the intentions of his Lordship we are not in a position to say ; but it is confidently asserted that the Noble Lord, fearing that in the event of a public sale the principal part of the property might fall into the hands of his political opponents, and thereby greatly en danger the seat of the gallant Colonel for Westmoreland, has been obliged to adopt this cautious proceeding. It is, indeed, whispered that the Colonel is about to become the purchaser himself, not wish ing to allow the advocates of free trade to gain such fearful odds.— Carlisle Journal. WHO WANTS A CHILD ?—The Western Times con tains a letter offering to any persons who may be desirous of adopt ing a child, a little boy between three and four years of age, " whose mental and bodily developments are of the first order," but whom the parties in charge of him " cannot afford to s u p port and educate without proper remuneration." Prompt attention will be given to any coillniunication addressed to the editor of the Western, Times, who says that " his own bands am NI of small life." HOUSE OF LORDS. THE SUN, LONDON, TNTJRSDA 4MLWAY commirry,Es, (THIS DAY.) GROUP, No: I. The Committee met again this day, at one o'clock, the Earl of Lovelace in the Chair. LONDON AND YORK. The promoters resumed the examination of witnesses in support of the preamble. Lord Sandwich, examined by Sergeant KINGLAKE—His Lordship said that he was Lord Lieutenant of the County of Huntingdon, and lie could state, on his own knowledge, that . that county had suffered very materially from the traffic having been diverted from the old North-road. There was no railway within 18 miles of Hun tingdon, and the inconvenience was very great. A Bill had been ob tained last session of Parliament for a line from Cambridge to Hun tingdon, but it was not a line which met with as much favour as the accommodation proposed by the London and York. Ho preferred the latter line, for It gave a direct communication with the North of England, which would bring a very large supply of coal to the inhabitants, who at present suffered from a scarcity of that article of consumption. He considered it most important to the interest of the people of Hunting don to have an independent line of communication north and south. The population were most decidedly in favour of the London and York line from the great advantage it would confer upon the whole neighbouriwod of Huntingdon. Had no ffixibt whatever of the traffic of Huntiagdon being most remunerative, and after the construction of this lige of railway it would increase most considerably. Crosi-examined by Mr. Sergeant JoriEs—By the London and York Railway a station would be within half a mile of his residence, near Huntingdon. This would be convenient to him, but it would also be disagreeable, for ho had been told it was almost too near him to be very pleasant. By Lord VYVYAN—Had frequently travelled by the Eastern Coun ties line, and bad very often to complain of delay. This complaint he believed was a ♦ery general one with those who travelled by that line of railway. Mr. S. Cocking—ls a market-gardener at Biggleswade. Had under cultivation, as market-gardener, about one hundred and sixty acres of land. The vegetable produce of this quantity of land was very considerable, and the markets at which it was disposed of were London and the north. An acre of garden ground would produce from ten to fourteen tons of cucumbers in the year. The quantity of manure required for the cultivation of the vegetable produce of Biggleswade was very great, and the great diffi culty and delay in the present mode of the transit of goods generally to this place, made it most expensive and inconvenient to those re quiring such a commodity. The witness was briefly cross-examined by Mr MILDTARD, but the evidence hi chief was not shaken by the result. Mr. Robert Limon, of Bedford, Mr. Thomas Bowyer, of St. Neots, Mr. David Veasy. et Huntingdon, and Mr. John Bradley Gear, were examined, and all concurred in the great advantage which the Lon don and York line of railway would confer upon those important dis tricts with which they were connected. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XX. This Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Mr. Sotheron the chair. WINDSOR, SLOUGH, AND STAINES ATMOSPHERIC. The formal evidence having been given, The case of the promoters closed. Mr. WARREN then addressed the Committee against the ae on behalf of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College. He said that the present case was one which required the greatest deliberation on the part of the Committee, and he trusted they would pause before they would give the project their sanction. If the Legislature would be very cautious in permitting any "residential injury" to the property of private individuals, he believed that such a place as Eton College had tenfold claims on their consideration. The towns, also, which it proposed to connect by the projected line were very inconsiderable, and, taking everything into consideration, there was no case whatever made out for its construction. GROUP XXVII. This Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour, Sir Charles Lemon in the chair. SOUTH MIDLAND. Mr. Berkeley, a land agent of Northamptonshire, was the first witness examined. He deposed to the accuracy of the estimates for land, &c. Several other witnesses gave the usual formal evidence as to the valuation, &c. This closed the case for the promoters. Mr. FLOOD, on the part of Mr. Justinian Isham, an opposing landowner, then addressed the Committee. He contended that the promoters had made out no case whatever for the construction of the proposed line. The population of the district and the traffic did not require it. GROUP XXXV. The Committee met to-day at 12 o'clock, in room No. 27 (Grand Corridor), by adjournment from Tuesday last. Present, Mr. G. Bankes (Chairman), Sir. A. L. flay, Mr. Bruges, Sir T. Williams Bulkeley, and Sir Thomas Wilmington, and resumed the consideration of the EAST COAST. The examination of Nr. Fulton, the engineer, was continued. The witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr. WEBSTER, as to the engineering details ot the bridges, and other works projected on the line, and as to the mode of junction with the Direct York, the Ambergate, and other railways. Sir John Rennie was examined by Mr. COOK, on the part of the promoters, and gave detailed evidence of great length in favour of the line as respects the probable traffic, the wants and capabilities of the district, and the engineering merits. This gentleman was also examined by the Committee minutely on the subject of the large tract of land now in course of being gained from the sea, and is called Victoria county. He described this as being in a most promis ing state, 4,000 acres being completely reclaimed and now in culti vation. Several little towns had sprung up there, and the East Coast Railway would give a great stimulus to further improvement. He approved of the bridges designed by Mr. Fulton, and he thought they could cot be dispensed with. Mr. Cubitt, the engineer, was next examined to the sam pur pose, when The Committee decided that the preamble was not proved, and the rsillwas, accordingly thrown out. The Committeethan separated, having gone through the Bills in their group. GROUP XLIV. The Committee met at the usual hour in room 25 ; Lord Pal merston in the chair. Members as before. The general eVidence in favour of the CLITHEROE =NOTION was continued. The first witness called was Mr. Leach, a cotton spinner, at Enfield, and also at a place near Clitheroe, and a land-agent at those places. He said that nearly one thousand hands were employed on his mills at Enfield. It would be a great advantage to the people of Clitheroe, &c., to have a line from Accrington, through Clitheroe, Long Pres ton, &c., to Settle. • lime was used very extensively as ma nure, and would be used much more extensively if a better communication was obtained. At present it could only be used whets obtained from places near those where it was to be used, as it would be unprofitable to lay it down as manure at a greater cost than Is. per load. Settle would derive great benefit from this line, perhaps more than any other place on the line, as it was farthest from the coal districts, and very much required communication with them. A desultory conversation here arose as to Mr. Taylor's property, in the course of which Mr. Merrivale said that no sum of money could compensate his client for the injury to his pro perty, and Mr. Brentd said that he would be ready to adopt any proposition made on the part of Mr. Taylor, by which the injury to his property would be avoided. Mr. IlgunivaLE knew of no manner in which the injury could be avoided, except by the line passing under the property in a tunnel, which his client would, he bad been instructed, most readily assent to. However, he had no doubt, if the mischief could be obviated in any way, Mr. Taylor would withdraw his opposi tion. Mr. BRENTD proposed a consultation between Mr. Taylor's en gineer, and the engineer to the line. If this proposition were ac cepted, and any mode devised by which the injury to Mr. Taylor's park could be obviated, It would readily be adopted. Mr. MEREWETRER and Mr. CALVERT, on the part of the Black burn, Clitheroe, and North-Western Railway, were quite willing that the engineer to their line should also consult with Mr. Taylor's en gineer, and with the engineer to the Clitheroe Junction line. It was ultimately arranged that the three engineers, viz., of :the Clitheroe Junction, of the Blackburn and Clitheroe, and of the petitioner ; should meet and consult, and en• deavour to devise a line that would avoid the injury to the property. That whatever mode of passing his property they should fix upon should be adopted, and that whatever Bill the Committee approved of in other respects, Mr. Taylor's property should be passed in the manner agreed upon, so that this would become a question of which, railway shall do—not how shall it he done. Mr. Thomas Burdy, of Stackhouse, a banker at Settle, and a direr. tor of this line, gave similar evidence as to the cattle traffic, and also the traffic in coal and in freestone. He was cross• examined by Mr. MERSWETHER. Mr. Higley, a mineral agent, gave evidence as to the probable coal traffic. He had made calculations as to the probable saving to the people of Settle that would be made by the superior accommodation which would be afforded by the pro posed line, which calculations were founded on the following data : The ordinary price of coal at Settle was ifs. per ton. By the pro posed line it would be reduced to Bs. He supposed that two tons per head per annum were used by the whole population, and as the popu lation amounted to 52,000, the saving, at 3s. per ton, would amount to 15,600 i. per annum. Mr. Townley, a gentleman having a seat within a mile and a half of Burnley, gave general evidence. Mr. Haewin the► said, that lie would not call any further evi deuce, but would proceed to call witnesses as to the amount of traffic between certain places on the line of the Blackburn and Clitheroe Rail way. birb Walbt-tion NEWIVIARKET RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) BY THE EASTERN COUNTIES ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. • Match, 50 sovs. T.Y.C. Mr;treville's Killie Krankie Mr. Shelley's Hawkesbnry Handicap of 20 sovs. each, 5 ft, &c. T.Y.C. Mr. Lowther's Lyons Sir J. Hawley's Fugitive Lord Exeter's Sister to Pergularia. A dead heat for second. Match, 100. T. Y. C. Mr. W. S. Stanley's Paultons Sir J. Hawley's Bishop of Romford's cob ' 2 Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added. T.Y C. Mr. Newton's Reminiscence Lord G. Bentinck's Blackeock Colonel Peel's Isis Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each. T.Y.C. Lord Albemarle's Nell Cook Mr. Watson's Libation 2 Mn. BNivio 's of Mr. Benton, attentive s u e BENEFIT.--NVe observe that the benefit a r t l a te ad sub-treasurer of Drury-lane, and the civil and Mr. itentai rt of the Free List office, takes place to morrow. . own merits, which are well known and justly appreciated, would s at any time secure him a good benefit, and with such a bill of fare provided for to-morrow, in fgulaistalitietar ia ß ß e a n glig ict r s :e s , and the far-famed ballet d'a ' c'ion, he f d'teurre, The Crusaders the with Wieland as Chimpanze, we think wo may venture to bp el em u a t ,,ow l i i t t: e, prophecy that he will have a bumper, Ile well deserves it. KENSINGTON.--TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.—The nobility, gentry, and other inhaltilants of the parish of Kensington, have pre , tented Mr. Chesterton a handsome service of plate on his retirement from the office of churchwarden, which he had filled for the last six and -twenty yeare. The following is the inscription on.the salver " presented to Charles Chesterton, Esq., May 5, 1846, on his retire• meat from the office of churchwarden of the parish of St. Mary Ab- Botts, KellgillgtOli, as a memorial of the high esteem and respect in which he is held by his friends ,and as an acknowledgment of the valu able services rendered by him to the parish during the long period of twenty-six years, in which he has discharged, with diligence, dis cretion, and fidelity, the arduous duties he had to perform." QUEEN ELIZABETH AND THE DRAMA.--A hitherto nukuown and highly curious document was laid before the Shakspere Society at its last meeting, and it forms an important illustration of our early stage history very shortly before our great dramatist is supposed to have come to London. It is stated by several authori ties, that Queen Elizabeth formed a separate company of royal players, in 1583, putting Richard Tarlton and Robert Wilson at the head of it. Wo now learn, for the first time, in what way she pro ceeded in order to secure the best actors to be found in any part of the kingdom. She issued a most arbitrary commission under the Great Seal, to 'filmy, her Master of the Revels, authorising him to take up, for the Queen's disport and amusements, any of the actors belonging to the different noblemen or companies In London, or in other parts of the kingdom. If they resisted his power, and refused to quit their present employment, lie was to commit them to prison, " without bail or mainprise," until they obeyed. The most singular clause in this document is still to be noticed, for Tilney was not only to exercise this authority over actors, but authors ; and every dra matist he chose to summon was to appear before him with their plays, or to read and recite them to him, that he might select such as ho pleased for performance before the Queen. if they refused, thought u o g i 1 1 1 t y fi a t , non o remarkableb stante i l a l uusytrAmeito as P a r r e l g i a a n r i d e s ti t. the T d h r a i s m c a o , they might be committed for any period the Master of the Revels n •.e display of arbitrary power by the Crown 111 nibmutissasionrei! garde ti 1582 i which is the date It boar There are now to be elected three Directors, in lieu of John Griffith Frith, Esq., Hunter Gordon, Esq., and John Rawson, Esq., whose period of office has expired, but who are eligible to be re-elected, and offer themselves accordingly ; and also two Auditors, in place of Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor Graves, AIL, F.R.S., whose period of office has expired, but who in like manner offer themselves for re election. Approved by the Court of Directors, T. LAMIE MURRAY, Chairman. The report and the audited accounts having been read, 'rho CIIAIR3IAN rose and said—Before I move the adoption of the report, if any gentleman would wish to ask us any questions on the subject of the society, we .hall be happy to answer him. After waiting for a short time, in order to give' any gentleman an opportunity of putting questions to the directors, of which, however, no one present seemed disposed to avail himself, The CHAIRMAN continued—No gentleman seems dis posed to put any question. I suppose I may take that as an indication of perfect satisfaction, and a willingness to adopt the report of the directors. The past year has been decidedly a prosperous one, and had we been more disposed we might have taken more credit and drawn obvious conclusions from the success we have met with. But this is quite unnecessary, as the public will not be slow in forming a correct judgment, and there fore we have contented ourselves with setting forth the facts as they exist. It will be seen, on a reference to the former report, that the reserve fund had reached 24,0001. In the present year, after deducting the bonus of last year, it has attained the sum of 37,0001. and upwards. It is from this fund, which has been constantly accumulating since the first valuation of the Society's business, that the bonus to the policy-holders and shareholders are derived; and, although one-fifth of it becomes' divisible every year, yet, as its augmentation is greater than its reduction, the annual division becomes greater and greater in each year. A glance at the successive divisions to the policy- holders will at once prove the justice of these ob servations. The Society commenced its operations in the year 1837, and up to the last valuation, in Decem ber last, about eight entire years, the bonus payable on a policy of 1,000/., dated in 1837, will be this year 217/. 15s. added to the policy, should it become a claim before the next annual valuation ; 1001. Os. lid. in cash, should the assurer prefer to re ceive it in money, or a reduction in his annual premium of 161. Os. 4d. A policy of 1,0004 taken out only five years ago, in 1841, will be by the present division entitled to a bonus of 1111. 6s. Bd. The Society has received greater support in the past than in any previous year. Those who aro engaged in the business of life assurance know that the past year has not been a favourable one, by reason of those causes to which we have alluded in our report. I attribute this increase in our business to the excellent principles on which we are founded, which Kerns to afford a greater protection to the assured under the frowns of fortune. If the past year has been pros perous, the present one is promising, the application for policies being even greater since December loot than in the corresponding period of last year.—(dear, hear.) I might go further—the, subject of life assurance is a wide one—l might easily be led into a long discourse. Ido not think that the intelligent meet ing lam addressing will require this from me. You will find your interests set forth in the proper place, and Ido not think you will b e dis p osed to co m plain. I may , I think , without hesitatio n, p romise you the continuation adoption I will, therefore, conc l u d e b y ort.—(Cheers.) of an equal, if not greater bonus on y our s h ares i n m eachmov i n g n s v rg u c . t c hse ar e SCOTT, o di ;Tog, pnf the rep J, seconded the moti on , w hi c h was carried. unanimously. A resolution was then put arid carried, to re-elect the auditors and directors. WM. STUDLEY—Gentleman, there is one thing which we ought to do in justice to the directors and to th e Chairman, as well as to ourselves, and that is, to move a vote of thanks to them for their efficient highly gratified at the rep ort wh i ch has just been l services. lam sure there is no 'g en tl eman but must I am p art i culaaly so, having a large interest in the concern. A l'aopnicTon said he vvould take th e h onour to him self of seconding a motion s o well deserved. adopted fee ; as for myself, The motion was carried unanimously. 1 The CHAlRDlA.N—Gentlemen, on the part of the di rectors as well as of myself, I beg to return you our most sincere thanks. We certainly had a very serious as well as anxious labour in examining upwards of seven hundred poli cies, which have been taken out within the last year. Gentlemen were aware of all the necessary inquiries which were consequent upon such an examination, but if their labours were considerable, the progress and suc cess of the Society, and the approbation of the proprietors were their reward. I beg again, gentlemen, to return you our sincere thanks. The meeting then separated. The Duke of Northumberland has consented to be. come one of thirty subscribers to pay of the budding debt of the City of Westminster Mechanics Institution. The subscription, which was set on foot by Mr. Ilindley, M.P., and is headed by Prince Albert, al ready includes twenty-one noblemen and gentlemen as subscribers. Westminster-bridge is in as dangerous a State as ever. Mr. Batty says, the most difficult feat his horses have to accomplish is crossing the mountainous paving that runs over the Thames, from his circus to the Houses of Parliament. me Alps, he declares, are 11911111 1 5 t 9 itgf"K4 Y EVENING, MAY 14, 1846. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. - Yesterday the annual general meeting of the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, at one o'clock ; T. T f amie Murray, Esq., Chairman, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by calling upon the Secretary to read the advertisement convening the meeting. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement, The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, the directors have prepared a report of the proceedings of the Society since our last annual meeting, which the Secretary will now read. The SECRETARY then read the following report : Tim SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DI RECTORS OF TII E " NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY" TO THE PRO PRIETORS. 13th May, 1846. The Directors have again the pleasure of meeting the proprietors on the recurrence of the seventh annual general meeting of the Society. The influence a remunerative industry has on the provident habits of the general community has been constantly pointed out by the Directors as the true source of that praiseworthy inclination to avail itself of the advantages of life assurance. The financial and industrial character of the past year, especially remarkable for its extreme vicissitudes, has been prejudicial to the progress of life assurance, inasmuch as the sudden adversity which at once prostrates the resources of provident foresight is not more unfavourable to institutions of this kind, than the sudden prosperity which too often is apt to neglect the rules of ordinary precaution. It is, however. highly gratifying to the Directors, notwith standing these discouragements, which have so peculiarly marked the past year, and so largely interfered with the bu siness of lite assurance, to be able to state that the progress of the National Loan Fund Society has been uninterrupted, and its business for the last year even greater than in the three preceding years combined. Not to mention the number of life assurance offices whose institution preceded the National Loan Fund, so many new, though some of them short-lived, competitors, have sprung up since that period, that the field of exertion would appear to be constantly narrowed. There is scarcely to be found a community of sentiment, occasional association, or casual in terest that has not been seized on, and exhausted in the formation of new assurance societies. As the expenses of management, particularly where so much competition exists, must always form a considerable item in each new establishment, however economically con ducted, it is a question worthy of consideration whether the assurer is benefited by the constant sectional subdivision of his patronage. In the course of the previous year the Directors have en deavoured, with care and assiduity, to extend the connexions of the Society. They congratulate the proprietors on the result of their efforts, and believe they have laid the founda tion of a stable institution, whose extensive range of action and public utility will not be without its influence on the policy-holders and the proprietors. At the date of the last meeting, the number of policies then issued were 2,781. These have since augmented to 3,550, exhibiting an increase in policies of 769, and of new pre • miums within the year of 12,691/. Since the formation of the Society to the end of 1844, the decreement amongst the assured has amounted to 30,008/.165. In the last year the claims paid by the Society amount to 5,7481. 18s., making the total sum distributed to the repre sentatives of the assured 35,7571. 145., being less than the expected mortality by 11,027/. Gs., and so far may be consi dered a proof of the care taken in the selection of lives. The Directors, in conformity with the deed of settlement, have caused the annual investigation into the affairs of the Society to be made by the Actuary; and it is now pre sented, together with the accounts of the Auditors, and will be read to the meeting rollowing the plan of distribution laid down in the preceding annual division of profits, of taking one-fifth of the reserve fund for immediate distribution to the e us positionpropprroisepteorrosand of thepolicy-holders o S f oc fi ie ve t; e y n e a ar bi s e ' s the standing,Dire th tors, after reserving 30 per cent. of this sum, to divide amongst the policy-holders entitled to this distribution a reversionary bonus, varying - from 35 to 85 Per cent. on the premiums; and to the proprietors a bonus of 3* per cent. on the past year, in addition to the regular in terest of 5 per cent., already paid to them. The following table, prepared by the Actuary, exhibits the amount of the four last annual bonuses, to which the holders of policies of five years' standing have become entitled, with the options of receiving the same in cash, or by addition to their policies, or in reduction of annual premiums. SPORTING INTELLIGENC E. - - - - - „ NEWMARKET, TursDAY k EKING. New Match for Thursday.—Sir J. HaFikyli-EinFp of Romford's Cob, 6 yrs, Bst 1211), agst Mr. W; S. Stanley's Paultons, 4yrs, 7st 121 b. T.Y.C. 100. New match for Friday :—Bishop of Romford's cob, Bst 121 b, against Paultons, 7st 121 b. T.Y.C. 100. In the match between Hawkesbury and Satyr, th 9 fernier receives forfeit. _ Mr. Gurney liar named his colt by Emilius out of Mesene, whiner of the R. M. Plate this afternoon, " Cantley." Arrivals—Duke of Rutland, Marquis of Exeter, Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Earl Spencer, Earl of Suffield, Lord Godolphin, Lord W. l'owlett, Lord Howth, Hon. Col. Anson, S. Lyttleton, G. Fitzroy, H. Forester F. Villiers, Col. Peel, Messrs. C. (Levine, r evine, Payne, WigramTowneley, S. Stanley, S. Graham, G. H. Moore, Shelley, Campbell, Neville, Higgins, Crommelin, Magenis, Driokald, Lowther. WEDNESDAY'S RACES. Meta, 50, 11 ft, first half of Ab M.—Mr. Greville's Motilla, Bst 71b (Nat), beat Duke of Bedford's Black Cat, Bst 71b. — Even betting. Won by a length. Run in 59 sec. The Suffolk Stakes of 15 Sovs each, . 5 ft if declared, &e , with 100 added. Last mile and a half of R.C. (33 Subs., of whom 15 declared.) Sir J. Hawley's Alamode, 5 yrs, 7st 51b (Nat) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs, Sat 91b 2 Mr. Greville's Polka, 3 yrs, sst The following also started, but wero not placed :—Mr. Onslow's Ruff, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—L or d Sandwich's Plantagenet,2l 5 yre, 7st 71b—Col. Peel's I- am - not - aware, aged, 7st Mr. Shelley's Maynooth, 4 yrs, 7st 21b--Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, 6st General Grosvenor's Scarlet Rnnner, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Mr. King's Seve n ' s th e Main, 5 yrs, sst 51b--Mr. S. Stanley's Leaconfield, 3 - yrs, sst 511--Mr. Wesley's Elimea, 3 yrs, sst 21b. Betting-3 to 1 agst Alamode, 7to 2 agst Maynooth, 6to 1 agst Marquis of Conyngham, 8 to 1 agst I-am-not-aware, 8 to 1 agst Jenny Wren, 8 to 1 agst Seven's the Main, and 25 to 1 agst Elimea. Plantagenet took the lead, followed by Scarlet Runner, Leaconfield, Maynooth, Seven's the Main, and several light weights, Alamode, Jenny Wren, Polka, and Marquis of Onyngham lying off, the order of running close, and the paoe as good as Plantagenet could make it. They remained in noarly these positions for about a mile. Maynooth and Leaconfield then took up the running, followed by Jenny Wren, :Polka, and I-am• not-aware ; Alamode in a good place, and looking, even thus early, an easy winner. On reaching the T.Y.C. winning•post Alamode went past his horses, and led to the Ktot of the hill, but was then pulled back, and the lead left with Maynooth and Marquis of Conyngham ; at the top, however, he again took up the running, had it all to himself, and von very easy by two lengths, the Marquis of Conyngham beating Polka by a length, and Jenny Wren and Scarlet Runner close up. Maynooth was stopped some dis tance from home. Run in 2 mm. 56 sec. Handicap Plate of .501., for three yrs old and upwards. A.F. Lord Altemarle's Beaumont, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Robinson) 1 Duke of Rutland's Sister to Flambeau, 3 yrs, 7st (Pettit) 2 Mr. Shelley's Tit-bit, 3 y,"s, 6st 41b The following also star:vd, but were not placed :—Mr. Rolt's Solace, Mr. King's Ridicules Mus, Mr. Arber's Caro line, Sir J. Hawley's Prospecf, Lord Exeter's Lebanon, Mr. R. J. Shafto's Sharpshooter, Mr, Phillirnore's Side Saddle. Betting-3 to 1 agst Prospect, 3to 1 agst Sister to Flam beau, 6to 1 agst Lebanon, 7to I agst Tit-bit, and 10 to 1 agst Beaumont. The running was made at an indifferent pace by Tit-bit and Lebanon, followed by Prospect, Side Saddle, and Beau mont waiting in the rear. No change till they were half way down the Bushes-hill, when Lebanon died away, and the running was taken up by Sister to Flambeau, followed by Tit-bit and Prospect. Beaumont waited on this lot into the bottom, took the lead on reaching the bill, was never after caught, and won cleverly, by a length. Tit-bit was an indifferent third, Prospect fourth, and Caroline fifth- Run in two minutes thirty-three seconds. The Jockey Club Plate of 50/., for four yrs old, let 21b; five, Bst 31b; six and aged, Bst 91b; the property of Members of ' the Jockey Club. B. C. Mr. Shelley's Maynooth, 4 yrs (S Mann) I Mr. Wigram's Ke,sheng, 4 yrs 2 11 to 10 on Kesheng. Maynooth made all the running, and won by two lengths. Run in eight minutes and fifty-eight seconds. NEWCASTLE RACES. Handicap for the Northumberland Plate. Alice Hawthorn, aged, 9st—lnheritress, 6 yrs, Bst 121b — The Cure, 5 yrs, Bst 111b—Lightning, 5 yrs, Bst 101b—True boy, 6 yrs, Bst 91b—Godfrey, 5 yrs, Bst Sib—The Baron, 4 yrs, Bst 81b—Morpeth, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Winesour, 6 yrs, Bst 61b—Rowena, 5 yrs, Bst Glb—Glossy, 6 yrs, Bst 41b—Pa gan, aged, Bst 41b—Discord, aged, Bst 21b—Xanthus, 6 yrs, Bst 21b—Queen of Tyne, aged, Bst—Needful, 5 yrs, Bst Mentor, 4 yrs, Bst—Nottingham, 6 yrs, Bst—Miss Elis, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Milton, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—Midlothian, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b —Pedometer, 5 yrs, 7st 91b—Tellemachus, 5 yrs, 7st 91b—; Red Robin, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—The Parson's Clerk, 4 yrs, ist —The Pride of Kildare, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Jane, 4 yrs, 7st 71b— Chertsey, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Warp, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—Mickey Free, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—Milden, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Little Hampton, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—Pythia, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Co-heiress, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—John Harris ' 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Crim. Con., 4 yrs, 7 st 61b—Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Sir Henry, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Beaidront, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Portobello, 5 yrs, 7st 41b— Whinstone, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Salopian, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Fitz alien, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Heretic, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—The Roper's Daughter, aged, 7st 41b—Saladin, 6 yrs, ist 31b—The Mag net, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Badinage, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Comical Boy, 4 yrs, 7st 11b—Burgundy, 3 yrs, 7st— Marian Ramsay, 4 yrs, 7st—Dog Billy, 5 yrs, 7st—Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs, 7st—Lycurgus, 4 yrs, 7st—Clumsy, 4 yrs, 7st—As you like it, 4 yrs, Gst 131b—Rowland Hill, 5 yrs, 6st 121b—Psalm- singer, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Little Johr, 5 yrs, Gst 121b—Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs, Est 121b—Laird o ' Cockpen, 4 yrs, Gst 101 b —Plaudit, 4:yrs, Est 101b—Cranebrook, 3 yrs, Est 91b—Fancy Boy, 3 yrs, Est 91b—Advice, 5 yrs, Est 81b—Poll of Wapping, 4 yrs, Est 61b—Colleen Bawn, 4 yrs, 6st 61b—Arthur, 4 yrs, Est 51b—Dolo, 3 yrs, Gst 51b—Petit Morceau, 4 yrs, Gst 41b—Lucy, 4 yrs, 6st—Billy Purvis, 3 yrs, 6st— Cataract, 6 yrs, sst 101 - Crikey Billy, 6 yrs, sst 101 b Theasites, 3 yrs, sst 81b—Lord Harry, 3 yrs, sst 91b—The Druid, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Sister to Sir Robert de Gorham, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Sheraton, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Fitzwilliam, 3 yrs, sst 71b —The Slaver's Daughter, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Duffield, 3 yrs, sst 21b—Cimera Obscura, 3 yrs, sst—Laura colt, 3 yrs, sst. —Little Cassino, 3 yrs, sst—The Comet, 3 yrs, sst—Fair Star, 3 yrs, sst—The Lyon colt, 3 yrs, sst—Headsman, 3 yrs, Sat—Golden Bee, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Curiosity. 3 yrs, 4st 121 b Spur, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Punch, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Dictator, 3 yrs, 4st 111 b. N.B. In consequence of Epsom Races occurring so imme diately upon the declaration of forfeits, owners of horses who may intend to declare forfeit are respectfully requested to ar range so that the declaration may reach the secretary, Mr. Radford, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on or before Saturday, the 23d inst., it being desirable that a list of the horses remaining in may be circulated in time for the meeting at Epsom. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each. T.Y.C. Queen of the Gipsies, 6 yrs, 9st ; Beaumont, 5 yrs, Bst 41b; Lyons, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ; Hereef, 3 yrs, 6st 21b ; Sister to Per gularia, 3 yrs, 6st 91b; Fugitive, 3 yrs, Est 21b. Three de clared forfeit. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. T.Y C. Symmetry, 4 yrs ; Energy, 4 yrs ; Nell Cook, 3 yrs ; Fu gitive, 3 yrs ; Brainless, 3 yrs ; Metha, 3 yrs ; Libation, 3 yrs; Motilla, 3 yrs. • LATEST DERBY BETTING. - - -- 4to 1 agst Sting . Yy 25 to 1 agst Peri colt—taken 6 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes 33 to 1 agst PyrrhustheFirst 11 to 1 agst Humdrum—taken 40 to 1 agst The Traverser 20 to.l agst Brocardo 40 to,t agst Poynton EGLINTON PARK RACES—TUESDAY. Match, 100, p.p.—Mr. Mytton's Volney gelding (Captain Williams), beat Mr. Robertson's Saladin, 12st each, half a mile. The Trial Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 20 added ; the last to pay the second horse's stake. Half a mile (10 subs.) Mr. H. Johnstone's Khorassan, 6 yrs (Owner) 1 Mr. W. S. Crawford Ha. The Era, 6 yrs Captain Pettat na Secundus, 5 yrs 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Leslie's Wooton, 5 yrs—Mr. J. H. Crawford na The Cure, 5 yrs—and Lord Eglinton's Bretwalda, 4 yrs. The Irvine Cup Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 1501. added. Once round and a distance. _ _ Lord Saltoun na The Cure, 5 yrs (Mr. 11. Johnstone) 1 Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, 5 yrs 2 Lord Glenlyon's Ben y Ghlo, 6 yrs Won by six lengths. The Half-bred Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., with 50 added EXAMPLES. Policy I Bonus in Permanent AzlSum As- Annual addition to Bonus in 'reduction of -e. mired. Premium. take _ ou t Sum Cash. annual Assured. Premiums. - -- A s. d. X s. d. X s. d. £ s. d. r 1837 217 15 1 100 011 16 0 4 111 1 1 1838 192 3 0 87 1 4 13 10 2 GO 1,000 74 3 4 1839 165 11 10 74 1 9 11 3 1 1 1840 116 7 6 54 010 718 10 L 1841 111 6 8' 49 10 0 710 4 Two miles. Mr. 11. Johnstone's Tom Touch, 6 yrs (Owner) 1 Lord Waterford's The Roper, 5 yrs ' Mr. F. Nicoll's Wild Rose, 4 yrs 3 Mr. Leslie's Wooton, 5 yrs The Wynnstay Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft., and 5 only if declared, with 50 added. About two miles and a half. Captain Boyd's Dog Billy, 5 yrs ..(Mr. P. Williams) 1 Lord Eglinton's Britannia, 4 yrs... Lord Waterford's King Dan, 6 yrs 8 Mr. Ramsay's Moss Trooper, aged 4 SHREWSBURY RACES. —WEDNESDAY. The I'atshull Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft. About a mile and a half. __ _ Mr. J. B. Minor's Augustus The Great Cleveland Handicap of 25 SON'S. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added, the second to save his stake. About two miles. Mr. Trwin's Pride of Kildare, 5 yrs Mr. Burton nd Dulcet, 4 yrs The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr Robinson's Morpeth, 5 yrs ; Mr. Dawson's Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs; Mr. Ongley's Roderick, aged ; Mr. Standish's Little .Hampton, 5 yrs; Mr. Mostyn's Stream, 4 yrs ; Mr. Ball's Rein Deer, 4 yrs; Mr. W. J. Clement nd Valiant, 4 yrs ; and 113 - r. Charlton nd Heir. at-Law, 4 yrs. The County Members' Plate of 60/. for three yrs-old, Gst 101 b ; four yrs, Bst 51b ; 5 yrs, Bst 121 b ; six yrs and aged, 9st 21b ; mares, &c., allowed 31bs. Winners extra. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. W. Smith's Master Downes, 4 yrs .....(Sly, jun.) 1 Mr. Scott's Highfield, 3 yrs O2 Mr. G. Shepherd's The Forest Flower, 4 yrs .. 20 DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR ROBERT WALLER OTWAY, HART., G.C.B.—This distinguished officer expired on Tuesday morn ing, at his residence in Hyde Park-gardens, having just completed his 74th year. Sir Robert was Admiral of the White, a Knight Grand Cross of the order of the Bath, a dignitario of the Brazilian order of the Cross, and Groom of the Stole to her Majesty the Queen, having been appointed to that office by the Whig Administration. He was born in April, 1772; married, August 15, 1801, Clementina, daughter and co-heir of Admiral Holloway, of Wells, Somersetshire, by whom he had issue live sons and seven daughters, of whom two sons and two daughters are dead ; to one of the latter, Adelaide Louisa, Queen Adelaide stood sponst.r. The eldest son, Robert Waller, born July 22, 1813. a commander in the Royal Navy, was killed by a fall from his horse in Hyde Park, May, 1811. The second son, Charles Cooke, born in June, 1815, was lost in her Majesty's ship Victor (which he commanded) in a hurricane; in the ,West Indies, September, 1842. The deceased was created a baronet at the Corona- Bon in 1831, for his eminent professional services. He went to sea early in life. In Lord llowe's action in the Channel he served as lieutenant on board the Impregnable. While in command of the Thorn he was frequently engaged on shore in the Carib wax, and captured the French corvette Courier, in 1795. Ile commanded the Mermaid, and twice beat off the French frigate Vengeance, of greatly superior force, under the batteries of Basso Terre, Guadaloupe. In command of the boats of the same ship he cut the Mutine privateer, of considerable force, from near Porto Rico. In command of the Ceres, he drove on shore, off the Havannah, a Spanish guards costa erlo guns, which (the Ceres being also on shore) he destroyed by the boats. In command of the Trent, and with the boats of that ship he brought out a Spanish corvette from Laguayra, in 1799, and de stroyed her. Commanded the London in the battle of Copenhagen, in 1801 ; the Montague on the coast of Catalonia, and rendered good service; the Ajax off Toulon, in Sir 11. Blackwood's partial engage ment with the French squadron ; and, in the same ship, covered the siege of St. Sebastian, in 1813. In short, the Gallant Admiral was under fire upwards of 100 times, and his name has been repeatedly mentioned in the published dispatches of superior officers. Sir Robert's family is one of great antiquity. In politics he was a Whig and " something more," but of late years he took no active part in political proceedings. POST-OFFICE RETURN. Yesterday (Wednesday) neorning, the letter-carriers of the General Post-office were called upoil to make an immediate return to the House of Commons of the (stating whether mid-day mails, amoOnt of their wages, extra ex e tra i.r dutias delivery, accommodation houses, bell cart-deffies, or ath )n't)arCiaistrna.s gratuities, and other fees and (including houses aalle li d Allover_ p t r e the call of Mr, Protheroe, emOlutnentabla la upon th. Sot ?II ThitUlaaro 11 30, 1840. PUGILISM. GILL (or CCTENTRY) AND NORLEY (OF MANCIIESTER) —CONTEST ron ...c"* —Nought save that irresistible fate which urges the ni'er-varying course of time, and which regulates alike tide at.-. 1 railroads, should have left such of the readers of the 21/orniny ...41drertiser as seek information on matters pugilistic without a ti: - te and particular account of yesterday's doings in Oxford and Gloucestershire. Had not the Dii minorei decreed a remove, all would have gone well, and " our own commissioner" have found the terminus of his journey in due time to save the suspense of those who, though not so 'fortunate as to be " there," yet yearn to be possessed of the details of how the field was won. Waiving all preliminaries, then, we may state that ere the brilliant noonday sun threw short shadow from the pinnacled tower of Christchurch, Oxford, or the " mighty Tom " had pealed forth the last enumeration of hours, we were rattling along the road to Ensham, a populous hamlet some eight miles from the ancient city of collegei and Corinthians, near which is found a common uncommonly well adapted to the purpose in hand, and on the turf of which Harry Broome and Rowe settled their difference of opinion last year. Here, however, the " heads of houses" had determined that the heed-ifying scene should not be witnessed, and accordingly a detachment of pz ace preservers forbid the combat; a move was now neces sary, and Withy Green, some seven miles further, on the border of Wychwood Forest, was pitched upon as the locus in quo. Here, then, at a little before two, all was in readi ness, save a referee, on which much-mooted point a long and tedious argument ensued, and it was three o'clock, wanting five minutes, before the point was settled, and the competi tors for glory and gold (two things more closely allied than the uncandid world will admit) shook hands in sign of the absence of personal animosity. Harry Broome and Sim mends, of Birmingham, seconded Gill, while Johnny Hannan and 31'Donald did the attentive to Norley. Betting was brisk, but no price beyond par could be obtained on either. The weights of the men were also as nearly balanced, Norley drawing Bst. 71b., and Gill under the stipulated Bst. 81b. 1. On sh ow i ng at t h e scratch, Norley looked h ar d , b rown, lathy, and le ggy; Gill rpund, big, broad, and " heavy for n b ce n t t iv i r i i e n re g, i l t vi u t . l as i th ,, e tr in ic t k en a t n o d f t p i e e, n o et u ra n t t i i n l his weight." A long time was spent by both in dodging and tactics,m five minutes, h o o v t e l n i other's during which numerous stops, feints, parries, penetrating after elc advances, and retreats were put in practice • the Manchester , hero got his left home on Gill's frontispiece; quick as thought, but missed ; a close en threw Gill heavily. sued, and Norley 2. The second round presented a striking contrast to the first; instead of twe:ty-five minutes of artistic evolution, the men got at it at once. Gill missed hi s r i g h t at t h e body , but got his left in on Norley's cheek ; exchanges followed rapidly, and Norley slipped down in his own corner. This round lasted one minute. _ _ _ 3. Gill again tried his left, but was foiled ; Norley, too, was out of distance. After a little mutual hitting, Norley, in the close, managed to plant a little one on the country man's victualling office, and threw bim cleverly. 4. Gill seemed disposed to force the business , but Worley retreated, then resuming the offensive, he drove Gill back ward in return. Feints, stops, and some tedious sparring, scientific avoidances, and parries in abundance; a close, and Norley down, a slight fall, but of serious consequence. This was no less than an accidental blow on the point of the right shoulder, from coming in contact with a stone of some bard body. Hence, although the courageous fellow concealed it from his seconds, it was soon clear that his dexter weapon had lost its cunning; and, as the battle went on, the stiff ness was more and more evident. 5. Long pauses and sparring. Norley got in his left neatly, and some smart exchanges followed; in the close both went Cown ; a dog fall. 6. Norley's disablement manifest ; he fought defensively ; Gill stepped in to him, and Norley, in retreating, tell. [Six rounds in 45 minutes.• 7. Gill led off, Norley clearly manoeuvring on the retreat. Norley gave Gill a sounding smack on the organ of kissing. Gill ran in, and Norley got down prudently. 8. Counter-hits with the left. Gill caught Norley in the chest, who went down with his own consent. 9. More sparring, and a long pause. Norley active and clever; Gill watching an opening: a close, a short struggle, Norley half down, jumped up again, and swung Gill round on his back. No harm done. 10-150. Although every round of this interesting and gal lant contest finds its brief abstract in our note-book, a detail would be a hundred times told tale ; su ffi ce it, therefore, to say, that Norley, who, previous to th e accident which crippled his energies looked well forward for victory and the 500 golden Victories, was gradually losing ground before his p er severing and two-handed antagonist. Everything that a brave man could do, or that practical science could suggest, was put into use, yet though " 'tis not in mortals to com mand success," Norley did more, he " deserved it ;" and we trust, while recording his defeat, which took place after no less a time than four hours and seven minutes, during which one hundred and sixty rounds were manfully contested, we shall have established his claim to the high consideration and warm sympathy of the patrons of pugilism. Of Gill, his courageous conqueror, we can only say, that a fairer and a more forbearing fighter is not on the list, and he may well be proud of the victory he has achieved. Norley had been for some time going, yet he refused to yield, and was deaf to the remonstrances of his friends until physical strength failed him, and weakness, not his will, compelled his surrender. It was past seven o'clock ere the mill concluded. Norle arrived in town on Wednesday, and Gill will " show a head' to-morrow or to-day.—Advertiser. CHILDREN POISONED to OBTAIN FUNERAL CLUB MONEY. RUNCORN, SATURDAY.—An inquiry, which has occupied the attention of Mr. H. Churton, one of the coroners for the county of Chester, nearly the whole day, has produced a degree of excitement never before known in this part of the country. The inquest was held on the bodies of two children of Joseph and Mary Pimlett, who are in custody, charged with the murder of two of their own offspring, and attempting the murder of a third. Pimlett, it appears, is a ship carpenter, and he with his family came to reside in Runcorn about three months before Christmas. Amongst those who knew him he was considered a respectable, industrious, sober, and humane man. The circumstances which led to the disclosure are as fol. lows :—On the 6th of March, James Pimlett, an infant, ten months old, was reported to have been found dead in bed. An inquest was held on the body, and the principal witness examined was the mother, who gave such an account of the illness of the child as to induce the coroner's jury to believe that death was the result of one of the various diseases incident to children, and a verdict was returned of " Found dead." On the 16th of thesame month another child, Richard Pimlet, was taken ill. This child was taken to a medical gentleman, Mr. Edward Pye, who administered an aperient medicine. A day or two afterwards' the mother called upon Mr. Pye, and in consequence of her representa tions two alterative powders were given to her. Those pow ders, however, were afterwards found in the house of the parents, having never been administered. This child died on the 21st, and was buried, the father giving orders to the sexton of the church that the body of his former child should be taken out of the grave, the grave made deeper, and the new coffin placed under the body pre viously buried. On Monday, the 27th of April, the mother took the third child, named Thomas, to the surgery of Mr. Pye. This was three years and two months old, and the symptoms pro • duced no suspicion at the time in the mind of Mr. Pye. Subsequently, Mr. Pye's suspicions were excited, and he gave information to the magistrates and also to the coroner of the county, and in the mean time the child having be come very sick and ill, Mr. Pye ordered the mother to pre serve the ejecta, but she cunningly avoided doing so, and frustrated his purpose for obtaining possession of any por tion of it. However, being afraid of the life of the child, it was removed from its parents, and both she and her husband were taken into custody. Subsequent inquiries prove that arsenic had . been administered to the child The coroner then issued his warrant for the dis interment of the bodies of James and Richard, and sum moned Mr. Pye to make a post-mortem examination of them. On the coffins being opened, both bodies were remarkably fresh, considering the period of time which had elapsed since death. This led to the supposition that arsenic might have been taken by them, as it hu the effect of preserving dead bodies. The internal viscera was removed from both and analysed, a small portion of that of the body of Richard by Mr. Page, who found arsenic in the brain, kidneys, spleen, liver, and other parts of the body. The rest was analysed by Ur. Brett, professor' of chemistry, of Liverpool, who found in 61 ounces of the contents of the stomach of Richard Pimlett no less than eleven grains of white arsenic, or, as he observed, enough to kill several persons. Arsenic was also clearly detected in the abdominal viscera of the other body. A great variety of circumstantial evidence was given affecting the charge, particularly against the mother; but there being nothing more than suspicion against the father, he was discharged, and the jury returned a verdict of" Wilful murder" against the mother, Mary Pimlett, in both cases. The prisoner, immediately on hearing the result, burst into tears,_ and loudly declared her innocence. The Coroner issued his warrant for the committal of the a p ss ri i s z o e n s e . r to take her trial for the offences at the next Chester ! RAMSGATE, MAY 13.—The South-Eastern and Con al pany's splendid iron steamer Queen of the Frenchtinent Steam pt arrived here o e th t C iralternoon front Ostend, after a passage of five hours, with a strong easterly wind, bringing thirty-five pas sengers, fourteen horses, and a great quantity of merchandise. Among the passengers yesterday by the Princess Mary was M. Marto, with a newly-invented musical instrument, a present to her Majesty from the King of the Belgians. The traffic between this port and Ostend increases daily; the advantages of Ramsgate Harbour, over that of Dover appear to be generally appreciated by travellets to and from the Continent. Upwards of four hundred and seventy passengers have crossed to and from here during the last month, a nutnber exceeding the mo s t sangu i ne expectations of the steam-boat company, to whom and to the directors of the South-Eastern Rail way, the w r th wn threeg O nar f ea l d t r ams etset wee ga rn t t e tttn i o s etn i tei n ai d gi e tu b rmaffi te:l, for being placed in that s i tuation position which,C a , ndaeee natural tiatea ssi fr b o l m e at all and tides, it ought to have held long ere this. SPAFIELDS' BURYING GROUND.—Mr. Bramwell, the barrister to whom this matter was referred, has just made his award. He was attended on several occasions by Mr. Wakeling, attorney, and vestry-clerk of Clerkenwell, on the part of the prosecution, and by Messrs. Lewis and Lewis, on the part of the several defendants. The indictment was for an alleged nuisance ; and on the trial, on the 19th of June last, it was ordered by the Court of Queen's Bench, by and with the consent of the parties, that the jury should find a ver dict of " Guilty" on the sixth count, and of " Not Guilty" on the rest of the. indictment, subject to the award of Mr. Bramwell to direct, order, and determine, in what manner the burial-ground should be conducted in future. The arbitrator has apportioned a part of the ground in a plan for burials, for a period of 10 years, and has ordered that, in the other part, the soil shall not be disturbed for the time mentioned. After giving a full description of the places where burials may take place, the arbitrator has made certain re gulations which now come into operation :—" No coffin of five feet or upwards in length shall be buried in any grave not deep enough to leave over the upper part of such coffin a depth or thickness of soil of five feet, calculated from the general level of the soil there , and no coffin of less length shall be buried in any grave not deep enough to leave over the upper paNthereof a depth or thickness of soil of four feet, calculated as aforesaid ; and I further award, order, and direct that coffins may be buried one or more deep in the said parts of the said ground, and as near to each other in a vertical direction as the said defendants, owners, lessees, and occupiers, or other persons burying, may deem fit, not breaking or disturbing any coffin or body ; but that where any coffin has been buried for ono year, the said defendant and others shall not, nor shall they suffer or permit any person or persons to bury as aforesaid over. such coffin, nor disturb the ground over the same for the purpose of burying there; and I further award, order, and direct that there shall be in a horizontal or lateral direction a space of one foot at :he least between coffins buried in the said ground; and I further award, order, and direct that the said defendants, owners, lessees, and occupiers shall not, nor shall they suffer or permit any other person, to remove or disturb any coffin, body, part thereof, as well those now burled as those that ma y hereafterbe buried, until the mune shall have been bur r iet io l ow fo e r it the space likewise of ten years from the time of such burial." Mr. p declared, by his award, as to the other parts of the ground not Ila yearst l o n s b above rals m co a m y p t r a i red p in tae t e he th i e la e l i t e , , that after to mentioned. Uno rpmeerisodeoodf regulations SMITHFIELD INTELLIGENCE .-- Our Smithfield corres pondent writes to us in a state of gloomy despondency. A general flatness prevailed in all sorts of meats, and veal was as dead as mutton. There was a terrible glut of beef, and several cows got their horns crumpled in the crowd. A few southdowns- exhibited a slight upward tendency, but they went into a rapid decline before the close of business—a decline caused by a want of general consumption. Pigs fell when taken by the leg, and fine old steers were so depressed that it required several doses of Sleep's opodeltioc to bring them up aga i n . There was in the course of the day a buoy ancy h e ra, but.the (h)effervescence WAS only temporary.—Puffed. COUR Her Royal Highne. Queen yesterday at B to luncheon with her His Royal Highnes. jesty yesterday. her Majesty and h early walk yesterday. His Royal Highness PAnce Albert afterwards rode out on horseback, attended L'S the Equerry in Waiting the Hon. Captain Gordon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday in the Flea sure grounds of Buckingham Palace. The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yes terday, evenity , included the Duke an d D uc h ess o f Buc cleuch, L or d' George Lennox, and Captain Francis Seymour. iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Cout,er, Bart.. and their Royal Highnea•es the Duke and Duchess et Cambridge, attended by Baroness Mackidt And Mr. Edmund Mildirnay, honoured the Earl and Countess Howe with their company at dinner yesterday efening, at their residenc e i n S outh Audley-street. After din ner the illwtrious guests and the noble directors of tha Concerts of Ancient Music accomp4:ued Earl Howe to the Hanover-square rooms, to honour the performance of the Concert of Ancient Music with their presence; the Noble Earl being the director for the evening. Prince Castelcicala, the Neapoiltan :.Ministcr, trans acted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Metropolitan Railway Termirii Commission met on Tuesday, at the dike, in WhitehaJi-place. The Commissioners present were, Viscount Canning, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, the Lord Mayor, and Sir Frederick Smith. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday. There were present, the Bishops of Winchester, Bangor, Carlisle, Chester, Chichester, Gloucester, and Bristol. Hereford, Lincoln, Llandaff, Norwich, Oxford, Ripon, Rochester, Salisbury, and Worcester, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of eess borough, and the Right lion. H. Hobhouse. The Mayor of Sunderland had an interview with Sir R. Peel yesterday. Captain Stokes had an interview with Mr. Secretary Ch T a h n e cel s lo o r lic o i f to t r h . e Ge E nxer cahiequer transacted yesterbduays'i,neasts Gladstone yesterday, a t th e C o l on i a l- o ffice. The Bishop of Carlisl e h a d an i n t erv i ew w ith the residence in D own i ng -street. at the office of th e B oard of Trade. Dispatches we re sent off yesterd y evening from the Colonial-office, for th e Governor of a the Mau . i y i . i e s s o te ffi rd ei a al y Councilt. rus sat. The Judicial Com m it tee of the Privy yesterday. There were present the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor, Knight Bruce, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. The appeal from the Arches Court, " Black v. Rackhane," was concluded. Mr. Wigram, Queen's Counsel, was heard on an appeal from British G uiania, " Macrae (Attorney of Campbell) v. Goodman." The case was adjourned. Lord and Lady:William Compton arrived at Farrance's Hotel yesterday. LITERATURE. OUR OTVN TIMES. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. The frontispiece to this number is an admirable serio comic etching of the interior of the Hugged School, West-street, Smithfield. From a descriptive paper on ragged schools, we extract the following observations, which are worthy the study of all who take an interest in the advancement of real education : "Despite the cheering symptoms observable amidst the noise, confusion, and ignorance of the Ragged Schools,' we left the place impressed with a conviction that their founders were courageous and zealous, warm-hearted and enthusiastic, but feeble pioneers. Their conduct deserves all encourage ment, all praise. It is lack of aid and backing, not of heart and good-will, which prevents them from doing more than indicating the path, to tread which we must have skilful organisation and a formable power. Moreover, the con ductors of the' Ragged Schools ' are too sectarian, and not sufficiently practical. It is not enough to teach neglected children chapters from the New Testament end hymns from Dr. Watts. Many of them cannot afford to he honest. They must steal, or if they would rather not starve, become inmates of our workhouses. What we should recommend, and like to see established, would be practical work-schools. We should teach the children trades as well as indoctrinate them with dogmas. We should make them good carpenters or blacksmiths as well as attempt to render them zealous Methodists or strict Episcopalians. We should have a child taught honesty, and then enabled to pursue it. What is the use of telling an urchin that theft is wrong, when he will starve if he does not thieve ? No : tell him certainly that to steal is a crime, but teach him how to live without stealing. To do all this, we know, demands great resources and power ful influence. Why cannot we have both? hundreds of thousands are annually subscribed for educational and mis sionary purposes. "Let it be the merit and the praise of the Ragged Schools' that they have indicated a class ; that they have pointed out an outcast grade of helots—of home savages —at once our terror and our disgrace —a class, than on the reclahniug and educating of which money could not be more beneficially or more wisely bestowed—a class for the accommodation of which the more schools we build we shall simply have to erect the fewer prisons." One of the most humourous papers in the present nutcher is " The British Lion," by Alfred Crow the illustrations to which are very good ; and George Cruikshank's illustration to the paper on Spoons is ono of the most quaint specimens of pictorial fun we have seen for many a long day. THE PATRICIAN. .No. I. Editfd by John Burke Esq., Author of the " Peerage." This is the first number of a periodical devoted to genealogy, antiquities, heraldry, and generAl literature. One of the most novel features of the Patrician is an annotated obituary of the month. The Patrician is well got up, and the name of Mr. Burke is a sufficient voucher for its scrupulous accuracy in all matters relat ing to genealogy or titles of honour. It w itl henceforth be the authority on the subjects on which it treats. CIRC ss the Duch $37 . ' 40ii".4s -* -- 41be\C 3uckinghatn Alajvsty an ;s Prince G rie," • lio4 Ala ' Ler Royal Co Ett_ COLBURIV'S UNITED SERVICE. We must protest against the spirit of disgueangly ser vile adulation in which the article entitled the Emperor Nicholas is written. So innately servile is the writer that he can tolerate, nay admire, cunning, dishonesty and dishonour, provided theta re accompanied by un reasoning obedience to the autocratic will. " The foie of ruse and cunning, the fact of extended torrup tion, and the absence of high sense of honour, are features which have always marred the character of the Russian nation,—else so beautiful." The opinions of beauty entertained by this gentleman must be very peculiar. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT.—Yesterday a re turn was Issued, on the application of Mr. Hawes, of monies re ceived by the Registrar and other persons, under the Metropolitan Buildings' Act. The first branch of the return has reference to monies received and expended by the Woods and Forests Commis sioners, on account of the salaries of the official referees, and Regis trar Of Metropolitan Buildings, from September 1, 1844, to the Isto! April, 1846. The contributions received out of the Consolidated Fund, towards defraying one moiety of the salaries of the official referees and registrar, was 2,650/., out of which 146/. 18s. 4d. was deducted for clerks, &c. The contributions in the same period, out of the rates of the City of London, and the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent, were 1,500/... making together 3,8631. Is. Bd. On the credit side there were payments to the official referees and registrar at I,oooi. a year each, of 3,483/. 14s. 9d., and on the Ist of April last, there was due on the accounts to the same parties, 1,258/. 4s. 3d.. which is now made payable by the statute passed in the presen ta s es; Slon - out of the Consolidated Fend. A statement is made in , th e I, 1844, to the Ist of January. the registrar, from the Ist of September, 3 w hich, with 1461 . 185. 4d , emit part of the fees received and 1845. The lees received were 265/. 1 s., by payment of the ice of Woods and Forests payments made by Mr. .S 3 mont .., received through the oft Treasury on account of salarlist, on u s l id s. c. 4d u . ith Th a e s n u - i ni one o Si. ias. 034 d. carried y was disbursed, asper state ment to tlie " neat account, making 418/. 4s. 4X d. The tidal account in t he return is a statement of fees and payments Ist of January, 1845 , to the I st of April last (five quarters). m made other4l2l. The )Yomth amount received in that period was 1,958/. 4s. 9,1., which was disbursed in payments, except a balance in hand of 64/. 18s. In the rive quarters as much as 531. I Is. 10d. was paid for postages. The amount due to the Ist of April on salaries and expense, wag 3511. ls. 9d., and the amount owing to the office was 2111. 2s. lid, EDITORIAL:ELEGANCIES.—The editor of the Manx Sun quotes the following allusion to himself, by his " esteemed con., jackass fool, undone what booby-too took h i e ne m t an we ,s nt at y ; temporary," the Manx Herald:—" Have you seen the Sun lately? articles has, The fool, the idiot, the jackass (ourselves) who now writes the lead ionnge establish—the ass. He'll d—n the Rising Sun, I mean the Manx Sun, if it is not d—d already. It has been filled up with trash (mere fudge and fus tian) for months past." And the Sun editor does his best to prove himself as " good as his company," by retorting in the following style :—" Our opponent, then, does not demon strate his manly nature by calling us opprobrious names on account of a success which is the natural consequence o the superiority of our social position. In reality, therefore, the ' man' of the Herald is, in his public capacity, a con ceited, envious, censorious, and mischievous old woman, fit only to be treated with a moral ducking-stool. The' lawyer,' though he prates of ' Justinian's Pander,' the ' Twelve tables,' the ' Theodosian Code,' the 'corpus juris cirilis,' and the ' profound civi lians,' knows as little of the very alphabet of law as a hen knows of hydrostatics, or a puppy-dog a week old of the cynic school of philosophy. Like the quack in the story-book our opponent ' cured'. the Advertiser' till it Wed.' He did his best to ' cure' the Sun, wit ha similar unhappy result. Fortunately, in the latter case he was dis missed before the final consummation, and he is angry and envious because a more competent practitioner has restored the ill-used sufferer to health and vigour." Surely some offshoot of the Harris fatally must have taken possession of the Manx press, In the Manz Sun one can almost trace the old lady's own pen. THE PRINTER.—A printer is the most curious being living. He may have a bank and coins, and not be worth a cent— have small caps, and neither have wife nor children. Others may,run fast, but he gets along swiftest by setting fast. Homey be making impres sions without eloquence ; may use the lye without offending, and be telling the truth ; while others cannot:staud when they set, he can sal standing, and even do both at the same time—have to use fareiture, and yet no dwelling—may make and put away pie, and never see a pie, much less eat it, during his life—be a human being and a rat at the same time—may press a great deal, and not ask a favour— may handle a shooting iron, and know nothing a bout a cannon, gun, or pistol ; he may move the lever that moves the world, and yet be as with his nose under l e-hill; a mole-hilt; far from moving the globe as a hog being a housewife; he may lay his form on a spread sheets without the floor •he may the t Deed to sleep on le , nse witheut bed, and yet be obliged 1 g blood, and from the earth may hanffie the 58 * ;he may ba o si f e : r d o i t n fing dlspositionjand - yet never desire to travel ; he may have a Afoot, and not be deformed; never be without a case, and know nothing of law or physic ; be always correcting his eirov.t, and grow. ing worse every day ; have erns without ever haying the arms of a lass around kim ; have iris form locked up, and at the same time be free from gaol, watchhousc, or any other eonfinemett. The Francesca Catharina, which left Serici on the Bth of January, with a cargo of marble for the tomb of the Emperor Napoleon, arrived on Sunday at ll•tvreits Rouen. . ,on way to ouen. 'I his vessel, after having been obliged to put into Gibraltar and Lisbon, was caught in the Bay of Biscay in a violent gale of wind, which placed it in great dauger, and forced it to throw overboard tell tons of its cargo. The Weser Gazette of the Bth has the following •-- "We learn fro m P o l and that disturbances have brolwn out among the peasants of Radom, and that several of the nobles have been murdered." TESTIMONIAL.—The parishioners of Chalton-on- Ottrooor, have united in raising a subscription for purchasing a pleas of plate to present to their late curate, the Rev. Henry Matthews, as a mark of respect for his good, amiable, and generous conduct to wards them during his residence at the village. On the 48th ult., the memorial, which consisted of a silver tankard, was presented to the Rev. Gentleman, who thanked the parishioners for the honour done him. Mr. Matthews has borne an excellent character, and is justly entitled to the tribute of respect Which has been presented t,4) Lim.—Ad Chronicle